Chapter 181: Iron Turtle Returns to the Arena

The "move" that Hongmi mentioned was actually the move in the spring finals, when Lin Dong chose the herbivorous jungler Amumu to fight against the factory manager's male gun in order to cooperate with the team to force a team fight.

When facing the Graves' counter-jungle invasion, Lin Dong chose not to farm the buff at the beginning, but only to farm the small wild monsters, thus regaining the rhythm at the cost of the buff.

Of course, what Lin Dong is going to use this time is definitely different from what he used last time against EDG.

Because when playing against SKT, the jungler absolutely cannot play the herbivorous style.

So...Sofm's strategy has room to play.

You must invade aggressively and kill all the wild monsters that may appear after the Mark of Kindred.

At the same time, Kindred was forced to exchange the jungle area!
However, this style of play has a drawback.

That is, if the jungler chooses to invade, SKT will most likely choose to defend.

Therefore, the mid laner must find a way to gain control of the line. Even if it is impossible to provide support in advance, at least it must ensure that it can provide help to the jungler when it is 2v2 between the mid and jungle.

So, after hearing Lin Dong's words, Hongmi just thought for a moment, immediately made a decision, and spoke.

"Our opponents today were not very strong, so it was not unexpected for me to defeat them."

"The key is tomorrow, two tough games."

"First SKT, then Flash Wolves."

"Because it's a double round, and this is our first fight, the other side may not take us too seriously. If Lin Dong wants to invade the jungle to exchange wild monsters, we need the help of the mid laner."

"So tomorrow against SKT, Leng Shao should go first."

"Of course, my Lord, you'd better prepare as well."

"In the Bo1 of the group stage, we won't target each other too much in terms of Bp."

"But if we make it to the semifinals and play a Bo5, you two might have to rotate."

The Marquis had no objection to Hongmi's arrangement.

Seeing that the version is getting further and further away from the type I am good at, especially the elemental dragon version of the summer season, which is very unfavorable for the late-stage development mid laner, I am lucky to have the opportunity to play now.

Of course, the Marquis also has his own little expectations.

It would be even better if I could play and compete against Faker.

When he thought about being able to compete with his former teammates on the field, Lord Hou suddenly became a little excited.

However, what the Marquis didn't know was.

At the same time, on the other side, in the SKT lounge, everyone started talking about him.

The initial cause was that after today's game, SKT head coach Kkoma began to review the game and arrange tomorrow's game.

However, unlike the attitude of everyone in VG, Kkoma’s attitude is clear and firm.

"Although I'm not sure if he will play, I don't want to lose to a team with former SKT players."

“So I hope that we can all play to our best in the match against VG tomorrow and defeat them!”

"The opponent's mid laner is fine, the key is the opponent's jungler. We must find a way to curb his rhythm."

"As long as he doesn't have room to play, other positions won't be a concern."

"By the way, everyone must be careful of the opposing jungler. I have studied some of his playing styles in the LPL. He is very good at making unexpected ganks in the early stages, such as ganking the mid and bottom lanes at level 2."

"So in the early laning phase, try to focus on development, be steady, and wait for the jungler to pick up the rhythm."

After saying that, Kkoma looked at Blank.

Blank is a jungler whose main playing style is ganking. Although SKT went through a period of painful adjustment in the spring season, Blank eventually found a playing style that suits him and SKT, and forcibly saved SKT from the brink of elimination, defeating Rox and winning the spring season championship.

Especially his Kindred, who has almost become his signature hero.

Because of this, he has great confidence in Blank's abilities.

"If there's a chance, I can still try Kindred tomorrow."

"Just help to counter-camp the mid lane. The opposing jungler will most likely target Faker as well."

"As long as we gain enough time for development, we can delay it until the later stages."

After hearing Kkoma's arrangement, Blank nodded and agreed.

It is obvious that both SKT and VG have made sufficient preparations for tomorrow's game.

The time to face SKT is coming soon.

On the second day of the MSI group stage, the match between SKT and VG is about to begin.

Because LPL is the home team for this mid-season tournament, most of the audience are VG fans.

The real-time support rate showed that the audience's support rate for VG reached 70%. Even the cheers from the audience were obviously much higher.

At the same time, in the commentary booth.

The colonel who commented on two SKT games next door yesterday finally got his turn in this game today.

So this time, the colonel was very excited and greeted the audience as soon as he stepped onto the commentary stand.

"Welcome to the game. Today is the second day of the group stage. I believe everyone has been waiting for today's game for a long time."

"That's right. The next match will be between VG and SKT."

"Let's take a look at the rosters of both teams first."

"In this round, SKT also chose yesterday's lineup and did not make any personnel changes."

"As for VG, VG still chose the Icon player to play, and Houye will take a break for the time being."

"In this game, VG will be on the red side, facing SKT on the blue side."

After hearing the colonel's words, the people in the audience began to talk.

"Why is Young Master Leng on the field again? Is the Marquis on the bench again?"

"Although Icon is really strong in laning phase, it is too difficult to gain an advantage over Faker. I think it would be better to let Hou Ye fight? At least he can play in the late game."

"To be honest, SKT is really strong. In the two games yesterday, it was like playing against bots. I feel like VG might be in trouble this time."

"Yeah, CLG is okay. The hero Dragon King is a real trap in this version. But G2 is pretty strong, but they still got beaten badly."

"G2's play style yesterday was almost identical to VG's usual play style. I feel like the play style centered around a mid-lane assassin won't work for SKT."

"Yes, and in this game VG is on the red side, which is not suitable for early-game rhythm."

This time, it’s not that everyone is pessimistic about VG, but SKT’s performance yesterday was indeed a bit scary.

Even G2, which was highly expected at the beginning, was easily defeated by SKT. The pressure can be imagined.

However, Lin Dong was unaware of the discussions among the audience.

Because he actually knows very well that defeating SKT is not easy at all.

There is only one way to beat SKT, and that is to suppress the opponent's mid and jungle rhythm.

The jungler is fine, as it is a battle of brains. Even if the opponent Blank is very strong, Lin Dong is confident that he can fight him on equal terms.

Besides, although Blank is strong, his upper limit is actually not as high as Bengi. Unfortunately, Bengi has not yet made a name for himself in SKT.

So the key to the problem lies in the laning in the middle lane.

At present, Leng Shao has only two cards that can give him a chance to gain an advantage over Faker.

The first one is his mid laner Ahri.

The second one is the mid-lane Lucian that he has been practicing recently.

These two heroes are tailor-made for Faker.

Because during the S6 Spring Split, Faker's three strongest mid-lane heroes were Ryze, Azar and Timeshaker.

There is no need to worry about Ryze, even in LPL, he has always been in a stable banned position.

So you only need to target Tsar and Time. Leblanc has an advantage against Tsar. Although Tsar has long arms and strong consumption ability, his damage and burst are low in the early stage, and he is no match for Leblanc in the line.

Lucian is used to fight the Time Man.

While Lin Dong was thinking, the fight between the two sides had already begun.

This time, SKT gave VG a big surprise right from the start.

After VG banned Ryze, SKT actually chose to ban Ashe directly.

Looking at this ice girl, the crowd below the stage immediately burst into an uproar.

"Wait? Ice Maiden? What the hell is SKT banning Ice Maiden?"

"Hahaha, did you see it wrong? You thought the Marquis was coming?"

"You know what? It's possible. After all, Houye also came from SKT. They must know Houye's signature hero."

"You're overthinking it. Would SKT make such a low-level mistake? This is clearly a ban. They don't treat VG as human beings."

However, the audience thinks differently.

SKT will definitely not make such a low-level mistake.

Banning Ice Girl, there must be a reason!

Seeing SKT's Ice Maiden, Lin Dong and Hongmi's first thought was...

"Ban Ice Girl? The opponent is afraid that we have stable means to start a team fight and control?"

"The mid laner is definitely not afraid. Faker knows how to fight against the Ice Maiden. They should be afraid that we will use the Ice Maiden in the top lane..."

"Wait? Kindred! The opponent is afraid that Kindred will be controlled and killed instantly!"

"Although the Ice Maiden's W skill only imprisons, her ultimate skill has a stun effect. During the stun effect, Kindred cannot use her ultimate skill!"

So at that moment, Hongmi and Lin Dong looked at each other and immediately had an idea in their minds.

Whatever the other side is afraid of, it proves that we made the right choice!
In this case, let’s have more stable means of starting a team fight, and they must be control skills that have a chance of preventing Kindred from using his ultimate!
Not only that, we also need to start from another direction.

Minimize SKT's protection capabilities as much as possible!
So, the next second, Hongmi spoke immediately.

"I won't ban the Tsar this round, I'll ban Old Man Time instead."

"Faker likes playing with time recently. In the LCK Spring Finals, they used the combination of Time + Kindred. One is invincible and the other is resurrected, making their back row almost immortal."

"Then ban Tam as well. This hero can't be kept."

"The mid laner is still Leblanc, but for the top and bottom lanes and the jungle, it would be better to have more control skills."

So, soon, the lineups of both sides were gradually determined.

At the same time, in the commentary booth, the colonel quickly discovered the clue and spoke.

"SKT chose to ban Li Si, Li San and Gragas."

"Oh, I understand! SKT is trying to find a way to protect the jungler Kindred, because whether it's Ice Maiden, Gragas, or even Lee Sin, they all have the opportunity to use the mechanism of their skills and cooperate with their teammates' control to kill Kindred in one set."

"No wonder SKT banned Ice Girl! This is targeting Saint Spear!"

"As for VG, they chose to ban Ryze, Tam and Timeshaker."

"SKT wanted to protect Kindred, but VG wouldn't let them do that."

"But... in this case, the battle in the middle lane of this game will probably be quite intense."

"Because whether it's Faker's Azrael or Icon's LeBlanc, they're both out there now!"

"See if both sides want to choose... They chose! SKT took advantage of the blue side and locked Kindred first. VG counterattacked and took down the opposing Excavator and the mid laner Leblanc. SKT also immediately locked down the mid laner Azar and the bottom laner Lucian."

"In response, VG brought out the bottom lane combination of Skateboard Shoes + Alistar, choosing to confront SKT's bottom lane!"

"This time, VG didn't back down!"

"SKT, on the other hand, began to hesitate."

"In the end, Braum was used as a support and Maokai was used as a top laner to deal with the situation. Now it depends on who VG will target in the last move!"

At this moment, looking at the Braum in Wolf's hand, everyone in VG was in trouble.

In order to pursue stable control in this game, Hongmi's initial plan was actually to let Saint Spear choose the top lane Titan.

Whether it is Titan's Q skill or R skill, both have a knock-up effect. During the knock-up process, there is a chance that Kindred will die directly without being able to use his ultimate skill.

But Braum's E skill can block Titan's ultimate, so Titan definitely cannot be chosen.

As for other popular top laners in this version, such as Shen and Troll, they either lack control or lack stable means to start a team fight.

However, looking at the sad faces of the crowd, Saint Spear Brother, the person involved, had a strange expression on his face.

"Why do you have such an expression?"

"It's not easy to choose the top laner." Hongmi sighed, "You need to start a team fight, control, and be tanky. It would be best if you can also help Lin Dong invade the opponent's jungle..."

"Forehead……"

Hearing this, Saint Spear Brother's forehead was filled with black lines, and then he spoke.

"Isn't this simple? Haven't we played this before?"

"Ah?" Hongmi was stunned.

It turns out there really is such a perfect top lane hero?

But why don’t I have any impression of it?
"Have you forgotten how to counter Quinn in the previous match?" Saint Spear sneered and said, "In this match, the opponent has a Kindred and a Lucian, a double AD lineup. With that, wouldn't they be invincible? I don't even need to activate Kindred. When fighting in a team, I just need to deal with the Tsar. The rest is up to me. I will just stand there and take the beating. Let's see who dies first, the opponent or me."

After hearing this, Hongmi finally reacted!

Yup!

During the spring season, top lane Quinn was all the rage, but why did he suddenly lose popularity?

It’s because we found a solution!

Iron Turtle——Dragon Turtle!
AD nemesis!

And at this time, on the other side.

Kkoma is quite confident about his BP.

Whether the opponent chose LeBron, Skateboard Shoes or Minotaur, it was actually within his expectations.

However, what SKT is least afraid of is this kind of snowball lineup.

Because wanting to snowball means giving opportunities, and what SKT is best at is seizing such opportunities and turning defeat into victory.

So Kkoma believes that with the rhythm of Faker and Blank, this game can still be won easily like the previous games.

But he obviously overlooked one point.

That is VG's top laner, who actually dared to bring out a top lane hero that had only appeared once in his professional career at this time!
Dragon turtle!

So the moment the dragon turtle appeared, KkOma's body stiffened instantly.

Blank, who was standing next to him, looked stunned for a moment, and then showed a look of pain.

"broken!"

"I can at least operate the excavator in the later stages, but I can't handle the hero Dragon Turtle!"

"Even if I become the Ruined King, I can't deal with it! When I hit him, my health loss is higher than his!"

"And...how come the top, middle and bottom lanes on the other side are all able to invade my jungle?"

"Not only that, except for Leblanc, the other four are almost all controlling! And they are not insignificant controls like imprisonment, but knock-up and taunt!"

"Can I really use my ultimate move in this round?"

(End of this chapter)