Chapter 220 Go and invite Master Bengi!

At this time, in the SKT lounge, next to the water dispenser.

After hearing what head coach Kkoma said, Bengi did not answer immediately. He just nodded, and began to pack up his peripherals silently, and began to prepare for his first appearance in this MSI.

For him, the wait for this game has been too long.

Being a substitute player in SKT is never a good thing.

Because Kkoma is a very cold person, he will never give opportunities to players based on their past merits and achievements. Once a player's condition declines, or he needs to make a choice within the team, he will choose to replace the player directly, and it will even be difficult to give him another chance.

Especially after Blank joined SKT, Bengi's chances to play became less and less.

During this year's spring season, Bengi only played in 17 games, and all of them were against some weaker teams. In contrast, Blank played 35 games, twice as many as Bengi.

Not to mention that he didn't appear once in the group stage of this MSI.

Last year's champion jungler became SKT's water dispenser manager in less than half a year. It is indeed a bit sad to say.

In fact, the reason why Bengi performed so badly in the spring season is actually related to VG.

Because SKT started training substitute mid and jungle players since S5.

Starting from the S5 Spring Split, Bengi is no longer the only player in the jungle position of SKT, but rotates with another jungler, Tom.

Although Bengi does not have any fancy operations and does not have a particularly strong desire to attack, he still sits firmly on the throne of SKT's starting jungler in the S5 season with his extraordinary understanding of the game and rhythm.

Even though SKT won the world championship again last year, the conflict between the mid and jungle players still exists.

Because last year's World Championship was a top lane version, and Bengi didn't like to set the tempo but preferred to help Big Daddy, so at the World Championship at that time, he chose to let Faker, who was in the mid lane, go and help Marin, who was in the top lane. After helping the top lane establish an advantage, he helped SKT win.

In the S5 World Championship, everyone was amazed at Marin's outstanding online ability, but they overlooked that behind Marin, there was Bengi, who could still get 9 assists per game in a game version with very few kills.

But this makes Faker feel uncomfortable.

For Faker, he was unable to establish an advantage in the laning phase, and it was difficult for the mid and jungle to coordinate, and he couldn't set the pace at all.

Therefore, there is a big difference between Faker and Bengi in their understanding of the game rhythm.

Faker focuses on the game rhythm, while Bengi focuses on the game version.

The reason why the conflict between SKT's mid and jungle was not intensified last year was entirely because there was a substitute in the mid lane.

That's right.

Easyhoon.

Current VG substitute mid laner.

The Marquis doesn't need help and doesn't have high demands for rhythm. On the contrary, the Marquis prefers Bengi to play like this. Anyway, the longer it drags on, the more room the Marquis has to play.

Because of this, during the S5 regular season, the number of games played by Faker and Hou Ye was almost the same.

The only difference is that when it comes to the critical moment, Kkoma will always choose Faker instead of Houye.

It was for this reason that Hou Ye finally decided to leave SKT, go to LPL, and join VG.

Without Hou Ye as a buffer zone, the conflict between SKT's mid and jungle was immediately intensified. In desperation, Kkoma had to activate Blank.

From then on, Bengi was completely ignored.

Until this moment.

The mid-jungle rhythm that Faker valued was shattered by the opponent VG. The offensive means that Blank was proud of lost their effect. The advantage that SKT had finally gained was eventually forcibly taken back by VG in a weird, incredible and very creative way.

Especially after SKT was defeated by VG in the first two games, no matter how arrogant Faker was, he finally compromised.

He wanted to argue at first until Kkoma said that.

"If you lose, you lose. Anything you say now will sound like an excuse."

"We lost to the LPL team last year. Do you want us to repeat the same mistake this year?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Faker was silenced.

Although it is not appropriate for the game to involve the nationality of the players, the fact that the SKT players don't care does not mean that the LCK audience and SKT fans don't care.

Last year, SKT lost to EDG in MSI and was scolded by fans for nearly half a year. It was not until they won the World Championship that they finally got their revenge.

If we lose again this year...

So Faker had no choice but to agree to this request and decided to cooperate with Bengi.

at the same time.

In the VG lounge, everyone who returned to the stage did not feel relieved at all because they won the second game. On the contrary, everyone's faces became serious.

Because both Saint Spear Brother and Leng Shao clearly felt a very serious problem.

That's right.

That is, VG has always relied heavily on Lin Dong's rhythm advantage, but this time, Lin Dong's rhythm advantage was useless!
In the first game, the rhythm between us and the opposing jungler was 73:46, but in the second game it became :.

The rhythm is at a disadvantage!
If the bottom lane duo had not played a crucial role at the critical moment and the jungler had not grabbed the Baron, Faker would have become a traitor again by accident, and it would be hard to say who would win the second game.

So as soon as he stepped down, Redmi didn't even review the situation, but immediately started discussing the next round's tactics with everyone.

"In the third game...SKT will definitely bring out their most powerful trump card."

"In the second game, our rhythm was clearly at a disadvantage. I felt they would start with the rhythm."

"Bo5 is different from Bo3. You have to keep the situation stable. If you lose, you may lose - and -."

"Because once a team that has taken the initiative and gained an advantage fails, it will fall into self-doubt, thinking that its opponent has found its weakness, and then become hesitant."

"So in the third game, we must find a way to win SKT in one fell swoop."

"We must be wary of SKT's rhythm in the next game. The opponent will definitely change the rhythm again."

However, at this moment, Xiao Duan suddenly spoke.

"The question is...what if SKT changes players?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

If for no other reason, because no one could have predicted this.

Because Bo5 selection is blind.

The so-called blind pick means that before both teams confirm the starting roster for the next game, they cannot know the opponent's starting roster in advance.

In other words, VG at this time did not know whether SKT would make a substitution.

Except Lin Dong.

As an old viewer, Lin Dong knows SKT's nature best.

Whenever it comes to a critical moment, Kkoma will definitely let Bengi come up to save the day.

But this time, Lin Dong didn't say anything.

the reason is simple.

[It is true that SKT will definitely change the jungler. The one who will play in the third game will definitely be Bengi, not Blank. After all, Bengi is really the key game man. ]

【Bengi's rhythm is neither attack, nor defense, nor development, but help. 】

[But he is too familiar with the jungle rhythm. I can only be 50-50 with Blank now. It will be even harder to gain an advantage with Bengi. Once we can't gain an advantage and let Faker grow, it will be very difficult for us to win.]

[After all, Leng Shao's strength is not in the late game or in teamfights, but in laning. Once the game enters the late game, his style of play can easily give SKT opportunities.]

[So theoretically speaking, it is most appropriate to let the Marquis play in the third game.]

[The problem is... Leng Shao has played two games and won both. What will he think if he is suddenly asked to be a substitute at this time? What will the fans think? ]

[Isn't it because of this reason that Hou Ye was disappointed with SKT and finally left? 】

[And if he loses at this time, the Marquis will become the target of public criticism, and the pressure will be even greater...]

However, just as Lin Dong was hesitating, Li Yue, who had been silent for a long time, finally helped him make a decision.

I only heard Li Yue suddenly speak.

"I always finish what I start. No matter if the opponent makes a substitution in the third round, Leng Shao will go up and play."

"If we lose, we'll have to replace the player in the middle and let the Marquis take over."

"If we win, we can only wait until the finals and let the Marquis have another try."

"Does everyone have any objections?"

Hearing this, the Marquis was stunned for a moment, then he reacted.

He didn't know why, but when he looked at Leng Shao again, he actually felt a little envious.

An unknown rookie mid laner not only has the opportunity to perform in VG, but the team owner has also been trying hard to give him opportunities to perform. At the critical moment, he did not abandon him but was willing to take risks with him for a game.

No wonder this group of people have no complaints against VG.

If Kkoma could have made the same choice back then, without even having to do too much, just given one chance, perhaps he would still be staying in SKT now?
It's a pity that there are no ifs in everything.

Although I didn't have a chance to play in this round, this kind of VG might be more suitable for me.

Thinking of this, the Marquis smiled, patted Leng Shao on the shoulder and gave him instructions.

"I have no opinion."

"As for you, you should be careful. If SKT makes a substitution in the next game, their jungler is a little fierce. He doesn't seem to pose any threat, but he is very powerful at critical moments. Also... his ability to block vision is comparable to Lin Dong's. If you are dragged into the middle and late stages, you must not be anxious and don't give the opponent any chance." After hearing the Marquis's instructions, Leng Shao took a deep breath, nodded, and replied.

"I try my best."

"Besides, the other side has substitutes, don't we have substitutes too?"

"If I can't handle it, I guess I'll have to rely on you."

After saying that, the two men passed each other, the Marquis sat back on the bench, and Leng Shao prepared to play again.

At the same time, the staff also brought a crucial news.

As everyone expected, in the crucial third game, SKT finally decided to... change players!

Champion jungler Bengi is on the field again.

Looking at Bengi who suddenly came on the court, Lin Dong thought of something for no reason.

"Go and invite Patriarch Bengi!"

When Lin Dong thought of this sentence, he just found it funny.

The main thing is that SKT will indeed ask Bengi to come out at every critical moment, and Bengi can indeed produce results every time.

The problem is that Bengi's style doesn't seem to be very powerful, and it has nothing to do with the title of the ancestor.

If one must describe Bengi, Lin Dong feels that there is a sentence that is very appropriate.

"Bengi is not the jungle king, he is the jungle itself."

To put it simply, with the help of Bengi, strong teammates will become stronger, and weak teammates will still be weak.

This was also the main reason why in the original world, after Bengi left SKT and joined VG, VG's performance not only did not improve at all, but even fell into the LSPL.

So for Lin Dong, there is still only one tactical arrangement for the third game.

We still have to find a way to break through the middle.

This coincides with Redmi's idea.

So in the third game, Redmi chose to ban three mid laners, banning Ryze, Tsar and Viktor, leaving Faker no chance to exert his strength in the late game.

And this time, SKT also learned its lesson.

Banned Leblanc, Ekko and Kindred.

It neither gives the mid laner a chance to snowball in the early game, nor does it give the jungler a chance to carry in the late game.

In desperation, VG had to grab the rat on the first floor as the most important damage point in the later stage, while SKT took out Braum in response to resist the rat's ultimate burst, and then decisively chose the Time Man.

Looking at Faker's play of the Time Man, Lin Dong almost made a mistake on the spot.

"Time? The opposing jungler is not going to use Nidalee, is he?"

Hearing Lin Dong's words, Hongmi on the side was shocked.

"Bengi can also play Nidalee?"

“……”Lin Dong was silent.

Yeah, why does Bengi still play Nidalee?
Before that game, no one believed Bengi could play Nidalee.

But in that life-and-death game against ROX, Bengi not only used the only Nidalee in his career, but also won!
The key is that game, Faker just took out the time.

But fortunately, this time, Bengi did not choose Nidalee.

Just when Lin Dong breathed a sigh of relief, he realized that the situation seemed to be more serious than he had imagined.

Because Bengi took out Olaf directly.

The moment he saw this hero, Lin Dong knew something was wrong.

"Wait? Olaf?"

"Time speeds up for Olaf, Olaf rushes up to start the fight!"

"Olaf's damage is too high in the early game. Almost no one can beat him in a one-on-one duel in the jungle! His only shortcoming is his short legs. But if Old Man Time is around, he has a lot of room to grow."

"And in this way, the mid-jungle fight will not be able to beat the opponent!"

Looking at SKT's mid and jungle, Redmi can only settle for the second best and choose a mid and jungle combination that can barely perform.

"Lucian in the middle and Nidalee in the jungle."

"Lucian can keep pushing the lane in the laning phase and has lane control. If he plays in the jungle, Nidalee is very flexible and can pull Olaf back."

However, the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

As soon as Lucian and Nidalee were selected, SKT immediately took out Annie, which increased the movement speed of SKT lineup to a higher level.

Not only that, this time SKT did not take the Troll, but chose Maokai, making up for all the team-opening means and control skills.

Therefore, VG's lineup now faces the same problem as SKT in the previous game.

That's the lack of stability control.

Especially in order to prevent Annie from using her ultimate to charge, Xiao Duan had to give up the strong Minotaur support in this version. After choosing Karma, this problem became even more serious.

As soon as he entered the game, in the first wave of rhythm, Bengi gave Lin Dong a warning.

That's right.

In this game, given the opportunity, Bengi did not choose to take Sprint, but chose to take Flash!
In the first wave of mid-jungle battle, he used this flash and coordinated with the Time Man's E skill to accelerate, and knocked out Lin Dong and Leng Shao's flashes.

But what gives Lin Dong the most headache is.

Normally, the first thing a jungler does after gaining an advantage is to snowball and expand the advantage.

But Bengi doesn't play it that way.

He just plays at a normal pace, like a Buddhist.

This also led to Lin Dong becoming indifferent like him after failing to counter-squat twice in a row.

So here comes the problem.

SKT is a Buddhist, but very powerful in the late game!

The mid laner on VG's side is Leng Shao, not Hou Ye. Once it comes to the late game, he only has AP damage, which is not very stable and is very difficult to play against.

From Lin Dong's perspective, Leng Shao had actually tried his best in this game.

Even better than the first two games.

But it's of no use.

Every time he wanted to kill alone, Bengi was always there to protect him.

Of course, Lin Dong was also there.

But because he couldn't beat Olaf in a one-on-one fight, he could only watch and watch from the sidelines, not daring to get too close.

Seeing this scene, Lin Dong finally reacted.

"broken."

"He is trying to drag me into his rhythm and then crush me with his rich experience!"

"The problem is...I really can't seem to do anything to him!"

After reaching level six, the decline of the lineup finally appeared.

Bengi took advantage of the fact that his ultimate skill was not affected by control and began to control resources all over the map. He took advantage of the time acceleration and resurrection to rush at anyone he saw.

After finally getting through Olaf's strong period, we ushered in the strong period of Time Man and Annie.

With the double acceleration and the stable start of the team fight with Maokai's W skill, Leng Shao, who had the best development, became the target of concentrated fire, and Lin Dong could only watch Lucian being attacked. Braum raised his shield to block the burst of the rat, then retreated safely and started to fight again.

As expected, under SKT's operation, they finally got the rhythm they were best at.

It was like a blunt knife cutting meat, and it wasn't until the 45th minute that SKT successfully won the game.

With the explosion of the main crystal, VG finally suffered its first defeat in this MSI.

However, looking at this scene, Lin Dong laughed.

"I see, no wonder Bengi is Mr. Key Game, this is the reason..."

"I understand."

"Use the strong to make up for the weak, use Olaf's advantage to forcibly maintain the early advantage in the mid and jungle, and wait for teammates to develop and take over the game."

"He wins the game not by operation or rhythm, but by the overall view."

"Everyone knows how to help Daddy, but this kind of idea of ​​helping others is really hard to handle."

"But the problem is... in this version you can only help the mid lane."

"What if in the next game, I don't play mid-jungle rhythm? What if I play bottom lane rhythm instead?"

"I will beat you the same way that MSF's bottom lane beat you!"

(End of this chapter)