Chapter 77 Dark under the lamp

At the same time, in the IG lounge.

Head coach Chris, assistant coach Mafa, and manager Su Xiaoluo are gathered together to discuss the tactical arrangements for this game.

And when everyone learned from the staff that VG's mid laner would be Hou Ye in the first game of Bo3, everyone couldn't help but frown.

For a moment, there was a burst of discussion in the room.

"Oh no! Why is it the Marquis who came up to fight? Shouldn't it be the new mid laner?"

"Yes, if Lord Hou comes up to fight... VG's mid laner won't be able to gain an advantage. If another mid laner comes up, maybe they can."

"What a pity! If it was Young Master Leng, he could just target the middle lane. But if it was Lord Hou... He plays a mage, so he's too steady. Even if he doesn't need to set the pace in this round, he can just bind spirits in the middle lane. How can we find opportunities like this?"

"I remember when VG played against EDG before, they also let Hou Ye play top lane, right? Could it be that the opponent is planning to play a late-game top laner again in this game?"

"The problem is that the opponent's top laner is Long Ge, and he shouldn't be good at playing Lulu top lane. It seems a bit strange. It feels like he wants to play in the early and mid-terms, but he doesn't want to play against us in the mid lane."

"The Marquis does have a trump card, the Ice Maiden, and the Marquis's ability to actively set the pace is not strong, so he needs the jungler to help him set the pace. The Ice Maiden is a hero that lacks damage in the early game. I feel that in this game, the opposing jungler will probably choose either Lee Sin or Nidalee..."

"Both of these heroes require a lot of skill, and the opposing jungler also has very good skills, so I feel like it's really one of these two heroes."

This time, there is nothing wrong with IG's analysis.

Naturally, they also thought of what Hongmi could think of.

However, the problem lies in this last step.

After hearing everyone's analysis, a voice suddenly came from the corner.

"Neptune is actually a hero that doesn't require much skill." General Sturgeon said subconsciously, "The opposing jungler probably won't choose her. I think the opponent is more likely to choose Lee Sin."

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

Isn't Nidalee affected by the operation?
Bro, do you know what you are saying?

The so-called "there is one generation among ten Leopard Women, and there is a generation among the generations."

Because of the special mechanism of the hero Nidalee, both her snowballing ability and pulling ability are very strong. Not only is it easy for her to gain an advantage in the early stage, but the key is that the hero Nidalee can clear the jungle very quickly. Once Nidalee gains the advantage, the jungle can be easily invaded.

Because other jungle heroes may need to go through several key jungle entrances if they want to enter the jungle, but Nidalee doesn’t need that.

It is precisely because of this that Nidalee has become the first choice for leveling on all major platforms. Her position in the jungle position is the same as that of the 'Spear of Online Dating' Skateboard Shoes in the bottom lane.

However, facing the strange looks from everyone, General Sturgeon was not at all panicked. He shrugged and asked back.

"Is not it?"

"What can Nidalee do? Can she use R to flash and start a teamfight like Lee Sin? Can she make up for the disadvantage through operations like other jungle heroes?"

"I can't even think of any tricks that Nidalee can use. The best she can do is use a Q to punish."

"Otherwise, why is it that although Nidalee is powerful in the early stages, it is difficult to win as long as she is at a disadvantage... It is even more impossible for a miracle to happen in a team fight. She can just use her Q skill to get a reward. As long as there is enough vision, we won't be able to move around and avoid it. Otherwise, why is the appearance rate of Nidalee so low among professional players? This is the reason."

"So the Nidalee hero doesn't rely on skill at all, but on basic skills, right?"

"Pulling, positioning, vision control, rhythm, invasion... these are what are most needed to play Nidalee."

"VG's jungler is a showman, his mechanics are great, and his tempo is okay, but his basic skills... To be honest, in the first few games, I didn't see how good he was, so I think we should try to use the top half as a breakthrough point in this game."

After hearing General Sturgeon's analysis, everyone thought for a moment and nodded.

Although General Sturgeon experienced a period of lows last year, his performance on the court after transforming from AD to jungler can be considered remarkable. Not long ago, he even pinned RNG to the ground again.

Although they beat RNG, IG's current situation is still not optimistic, and the bottom lane is always a big problem.

Originally, General Sturgeon was capable of continuing to play in the bottom lane, but the problem was...

When playing against Uzi last year, he dealt 443 damage with Vayne throughout the entire game, which stunned everyone. IG fans were so angry that they rushed to the official IG blog to blast him. General Sturgeon was also heartbroken and finally switched to the jungle position.

Thinking of this, head coach Chris suddenly sighed.

Although it is indeed outrageous that only 443 points of damage were dealt in that round, don’t you look at who your opponent is!
That’s uzi!
The key point is, did you choose Vayne to fight against others at that time?

Isn't that just showing off one's skills in front of an expert?
No matter how good your basic skills are, can they compare to other people's natural talents?

As a coach who has coached the old Royal Club, Chris is of course very optimistic about Uzi.

It’s a pity that before the start of this season, no matter how he suggested buying Uzi, manager Su Xiaoluo remained indifferent.

The word "indifferent" is not quite appropriate, it should be...

Su Xiaoluo went to talk, but it was no different from not talking.

Because after the other party learned of his offer, they ignored him.

Thinking of this, Chris shook his head and said directly.

"Our bottom lane is obviously weaker than the opponent..."

"In that case, the jungler should make up for the AD damage. The opposing jungler is likely to choose Lee Sin, and we happen to be on the blue side in this round, so let's just grab the Graves from the first floor!"

On the other side, in the commentary booth.

The colonel and Jide saw that the players from both teams had already appeared on the field, so they spoke.

"Welcome everyone to the 2016 League of Legends Spring Regular Season. I am the commentator Ze Yuan, and my partner is Jie De. Together we will bring you the wonderful commentary of the focus battle between VG and IG."

"At the moment, IG's situation is not very optimistic. They are currently ranked 9th on the standings. Their opponent in this round is VG, who is currently undefeated and ranked first on the standings."

"However, it is worth mentioning that this game is different from the previous ones. VG made some adjustments in the mid-lane position, and the currently hot Houye continued to play instead of the Icon player who has stronger laning ability. I personally feel that VG's tactics in this game should be biased towards late-stage teamfights rather than laning."

"Perhaps this is an opportunity for IG. Rookie is also very strong. In the current LPL single kill list, Rookie currently ranks first in the LPL with 13 single kills."

"Okay, without further ado, let's take a look at the BP of both sides."

"In the first game of Bo3, IG is on the blue side and VG is on the red side."

"IG chose to ban Tristana, Lulu, and Ryze."

"As for VG, they banned Quinn, Gangplank, and Rengar."

"At present, it seems that IG's lineup is constantly limiting VG's late-game combat capabilities, while VG is countering IG's mid-game roaming and support capabilities."

"IG's first team locked down the jungler Graves first, and VG's first team was not to be outdone and directly took down Nidalee..."

Looking at the Nidalee chosen by VG, Daxiao and Jide didn't realize anything was wrong.

What happened to Leopard Woman?
Isn't he just a normal jungler?
However, what the two didn’t know was that the moment the Leopard Woman appeared, the audience immediately went into an uproar.

"???"

"No, it's really a leopard girl!"

"It's over, it's over. The Canyon Ghost is coming."

"Winter Goddess Leopard Girl 1-13 plays me.JPG!"

"He's really brave! I'm beginning to wonder if Dong Shen came to LPL to practice his heroes."

"What the hell? What's the Canyon Ghost? Is there any big brother who can tell me about it?"

"Since the last live broadcast, after Winter God betrayed Jack, he insisted on going to duo with Jack again, and gave up his heroic words in advance. This time he chose Nidalee to kill ten people. As a result, he was unconscious as soon as he entered the game and was killed from beginning to end by the opponent. When he surrendered in 20 minutes, he successfully developed i-13. Jack couldn't stand it and directly changed his name to Winter God Nidalee 1-13 to play me."

"Fuck! Is this even possible?"

"To be honest, I've always doubted Dong Shen's ability. I remember that his account on the Korean server had a very high win rate before! How come his performance has dropped so much since the live broadcast?"

"I see. Dong Shen was afraid that we would become thin and hungry. After all, the competition was too intense. So he personally cooked a full banquet for everyone during the live broadcast. My family members were moved to tears..."

"Other contestants are performing in the competition, but Dong Shen is performing us on the live broadcast, right?"

"Brothers, what do you say about the live broadcast of Dongshen in the left hand and the live broadcast of the game in the right hand?"

"Okay, okay, you've figured out the combination of meat and vegetables, right?"

Fortunately, the audience in the audience had seen a lot of things at this time, and most of them made fun of Lin Dong when they saw him use his "unique skill" as the Leopard Girl.

But the IG players on the other side were stunned when they saw this Leopard Woman.

"Wait a minute? Just pick Nidalee? Isn't it said that the opponent is more likely to pick Lee Sin?"

Everyone subconsciously looked at General Sturgeon who had made such a solemn promise at the beginning.

But General Sturgeon was also confused at this time.

The main thing is that he didn't quite understand why the opposing jungler wanted to use Nidalee. This obviously didn't match VG's lineup!

But he didn't get scared, instead he smiled slightly.

"Isn't that right? He picked Nidalee, so the Marquis must have chosen a mage as well. In this case, wouldn't our advantage in making Mercury's Boots come out in the early stage? It provides magic resistance and can offset control. As long as the opponent's mid and jungle can't get a huge advantage in this game, it will be easy to win in the later stage, right?"

"And considering the opponent's jungler's basic skills... it's not very suitable for the Nidalee hero, right?"

However, what General Sturgeon didn't know at this time was.

Lin Dong’s basic skills are indeed not solid, and he is indeed not suitable for playing Leopard Woman.

After all, for a player who has been playing poorly for a long time, this requirement is a bit too high.

But General Sturgeon has solid basic skills!
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to switch from AD to jungle at the speed of light and still achieve good results.

So as soon as the game started, Lin Dong felt an inexplicable force surging into his body!

The feel is here!

The basic skills of one of the three biggest players in the national server are indeed worthy of their reputation!
Except for the fact that it doesn't work, everything else is pretty good!

Suddenly, Lin Dong became confident.

At this time, Hongmi also asked in the voice.

"Since you chose Nidalee, this game will focus on the jungle. It's true that Nidalee is a jungle hero with very strong tempo ability, but it's best if she can cooperate with her teammates."

"For the bottom lane, you can choose a hero with strong initiation ability. As long as you can take the initiative and control the enemy, Nidalee's Q skill will definitely hit, and ganking will be much easier. How about choosing Alistar as the support?"

After hearing Hongmi's words, Lin Dong didn't hide anything this time and just shook his head.

"Mini-Ox has a strong ability to take the initiative, but the control is still a bit too weak. What if the opponent comes directly to block my Q? The damage of Nidalee's Q skill is closely related to the distance. It is better to choose Braum as a support than Alistar, and Braum can also help me invade the opponent's jungle in the early stage."

"Braum's invasion is strong at level 1, but his ability to find opportunities in the laning phase is weak." Xiao Duan said subconsciously, "How about letting Ma Ge play another rat in this round?"

"No, I said before that we won't play in the late game this time. There's no need." Lin Dong said with a smile, "The bottom lane needs to have some damage in the early game. It's best to be able to suppress the opponent and have the ability to start a team fight."

"The problem is that the skateboard shoes have been taken by the other side."

Just then, Hongmi spoke up.

"Ashe is OK, a standard AD in the early and mid-game, but a little weak in the late game, with poor burst and insufficient AOE. Although she can be Runaan's Hurricane, the attack speed flow Ashe is very ordinary. However, her ability to suppress the lane and find opportunities is indeed very strong, and her E skill can help you catch the opponent's jungler... After level 6, her ultimate can also be used to actively start a team fight."

"this is not bad."

So soon, the lineups of both sides were determined.

IG, blue side.

Top lane Troll, jungle Graves, mid lane LeBron James, bottom lane Skeleton + Thresh.

VG, red side.

Top lane Tam, jungle Nidalee, mid lane Violet, bottom lane Ashe + Braum.

Looking at the opposing lineup, General Sturgeon couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in the IG voice chat.

"Isn't the opponent's lineup wrong?"

This time, even the weak voice of the man noticed something was wrong. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly spoke.

"Isn't the opponent's lineup a little too lacking in damage?"

"Yes, the control is sufficient, but the problem is... as long as we hold on, it will become increasingly difficult for them to fight. The key is that their top laner is good at warriors, right? Why did they choose Tam?"

"It looks like the opponent wants to end the game in the early stage." General Sturgeon shook his head and said, "Our bottom lane is relatively strong, and the opponent has a support Braum. It is very likely that they will trade with me for the bottom half of the jungle. Everyone be careful. When laning, try to set up wards well, especially in the river. Don't give Nidalee a chance in the early stage, so she can't snowball. In the mid-game, it will be easy for us to beat her."

After saying this, General Sturgeon didn't even go to his own lower jungle area, but went directly to the upper jungle area.

Because he knew very well that for a hero like Nidalee, changing the jungle area was actually the least profitable strategy.

Changing the jungle area means showing your cards and fighting against the opponent. Although Nidalee has strong pulling ability, she does not have stable first-hand control and can only rely on teammates, but teammates will be restricted by the laning, so it is easy to guard against.

In contrast, the best solution is to wait for Nidalee to reach level 3 and then directly invade the jungle.

Therefore, the first thing General Sturgeon has to do is to set up vision in the river in the upper jungle area in advance to prevent the opponent's Nidalee from coming to counter-jungle in the middle of the game.

Looking at General Sturgeon's movements, even the colonel in the commentary booth couldn't help but praise him.

"General Sturgeon's decision was very wise! He did not choose to go directly to the lower jungle area to start the jungle, but chose to start the jungle from the upper jungle area."

"Because if Nidalee comes to counter-jungle with the red buff after level 3, Graves will be in trouble."

"When it comes to the ability to pull the team together in the jungle, no other hero can compare to Nidalee."

Jide, who was standing by, also added.

"Yes, at the moment, VG is actually at a disadvantage by relying on Braum's strength at level 1. Although they can target the bottom and middle lanes, Nidalee's counter-jungle ability and suppression power are not fully demonstrated."

"It's obvious that IG has already noticed it."

"The duo in the bottom lane set up vision at the river early on, and they immediately returned to the triangle grass to block the entrance to the bottom jungle area with Rookie at F4. In this way, IG had a clear view of VG's movements."

"Look, this vision has seen VG's bottom lane duo in advance, and VG should have guessed this, so Xiaoduan directly started scanning and found this ward in the river. However, after removing the ward, it seems that VG did not prepare for the next invasion, but retreated..."

However, when the colonel heard what Jide said, he was suddenly stunned.

"Withdrawing now?"

"I feel like... this doesn't seem like VG's style, does it?"

The next second, both of them exclaimed at the same time.

"and many more?"

"VG did withdraw..."

"But their support didn't turn back to prepare for the laning phase, nor did they help the jungler to clear the jungle, but went straight into the dragon pit?"

"What do they want to do?"

"Hey! That's not right! When IG's bottom lane duo saw VG retreating, they thought the other side had given up, so they haven't left the bush yet!"

"Does VG have any ideas about the two people in the bush?"

At the same time, in the game, in VG’s voice.

Looking at the familiar position not far away, which was cleared by Xiao Duan's familiar scanning, Lin Dong frowned suddenly before he had time to sigh that Xiao Duan was becoming more and more adept at this move.

"and many more?"

"This ward position...is it wasted by the opponent?"

"Why do we need to place wards here? It's enough to just stand there physically. Although we have Braum who can invade at level 1, they also have reaction time, and the jungler Graves can come back to provide cover..."

The next second, Lin Dong suddenly reacted!

"No! This ward position is necessary!"

"There is only one possibility for the opponent to be so cautious! That is, the opponent's Graves is not in the lower jungle, but in the upper jungle, so their bottom lane duo will not hesitate to waste a ward to find our position in advance!"

"But the problem is... isn't this just a case of trying to cover up one's own faults?"

Thinking of this, Lin Dong made up his mind and spoke directly.

"Xiao Duan, I think the duo on the opposite bottom lane are still hiding in the triangle grass. Do you want to make a bet?"

Hearing Lin Dong's words, Xiao Duan subconsciously looked at the opponent's bottom lane triangle grass, then looked at the eye position that he had just cleared, then was stunned, and immediately reacted.

"The man's gun is on top?"

"It's very likely." Lin Dong put a question mark on the opponent's triangle grass and said, "On the one hand, the opponent's ward position is to discover our position in advance, fearing that you will flash directly there to activate the passive to keep people. It's easy for the opponent's jungler not in the bottom half to get into trouble. On the other hand, it is betting that if we invade the jungle, your scan will give them the triangle grass instead of the river. If the opponent guessed right this time, it would be a big profit, but now they guessed wrong, there is no ward position here, they must continue to stand in the triangle grass until the wild monsters refresh or we continue to invade, otherwise all the previous efforts will be wasted."

"The question is... how do I get there?" Xiao Duan frowned slightly. "From this position, it's definitely not possible to just walk over. Even if I flash, I can only use a passive skill. If the opponent flashes more decisively, I may not be able to stay there."

"It's okay..." Lin Dong smiled, "Have you heard of a word?"

"What?"

"It's dark under the lamp."

After saying that, Lin Dong walked directly towards the dragon pit.

(End of this chapter)