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Chapter 205 Two Tears? Everyone's in an uproar!

In front of the screen, in TL's training room, Doublelift was still repeatedly trying out the hidden R from the previous game.

As a player who is exceptionally skilled at playing bot lane ADC, he came to a conclusion after numerous experiments.

Wow~ That's impressive!

After successfully testing it himself, the senior brother was full of praise and even went on Twitter to extol Uzi's eternal god status.

This technique is highly practical and very easy to execute; basically, anyone who understands the mechanics can use it.

Its terrifying practicality lies in its unexpectedness.

It's not just the walls of the Dragon Rift that can provide this opportunity; there are also several other places like the bottom lane dragon pit, the thick red buff wall, and so on.

Even if you know that Kasumi is going to R, you will have a hard time reacting due to inertia, and it will be impossible to dodge in this situation.

It could even be said that Uzi's new move has directly elevated Xayah's teamfight ability in a specific position to SSS level.

That's so unfair!
The groundbreaking nature of this technique, and its impact on the improvement and transformation of the hero Xayah, is in no way inferior to the creation of some R-flash techniques.

Would Riot Games really allow this move to disrupt the balance?
Unfortunately, what the senior brother didn't know was that after the wall was changed in the S9 preseason, this technique was lost forever.

Just like the changes to Faker's Cassiopeia's reverse R-flash, Riot Games will not allow such ingenious techniques that exploit the system's mechanics.

Filled with admiration, the senior brother opened the live streaming website again to watch the second match.

The game started eight minutes later.

In the early stages, the development of both sides was very harmonious, and the economic difference remained within 500.

This small gap can be quickly closed by a single recall in a certain location.

In the bottom lane, the combination of Ezreal and Janna faces off against Xayah and Braum. Both sides focus on farming and playing cautiously in the early game, making it difficult to create any sparks.

The mid-lane players, Ryze and Karma, are like leeches, sometimes locked in combat, sometimes separated.

The growth curve of the hero "Wanderer" is similar to the sine function curve.

Simply put, it's a downward-curving arc.

It's strong in the early game, becomes incredibly weak in the mid-game, but then rises again in the late game to become a late-game overlord.

Of course, the reason why Ryze is a Tier 1 mid laner in the current version is because of the item Archangel's Staff.

Once you stack Archangel's Staff, you can greatly increase Ryze's combat power. The combination of ability power, mana, and shield makes Ryze less of a liability in the mid-game.

The same applies to this game. During the window of opportunity before Archangel's Staff is available, it's impossible to pressure Karma.

Once Karma leveled up, she even started to suppress Rogue.

Just like the previous game, the top lane became a battleground for both sides' top laners and junglers.

Olaf in the top lane wasn't afraid of Jarvan IV at all, so Khan's Illaoi and Olaf teamed up, and within eight minutes the two sides had already clashed several times in the top lane.

Xiangguo's Prince secured the first blood against Khan, but was then taken down by Xiaohai's Olaf. With the help of double buffs, Olaf stuck to Ornn and secured a double kill.

Undeterred, Xiangguo went to the top lane again. This time, he counter-ganked and killed Olaf, but Khan got a double kill instead.

The fight in the top lane only occurred there; until the 13-minute mark, the other lanes remained calm and uneventful. However, when Ezreal returned to base in the bottom lane, the chat exploded within two seconds, and even the commentators started trembling.

"Ghost, did Uzi go to a bar the day before? He still can't understand this game?"

"Another Tear of the Goddess? I think it's because his teammates are too bad, and he has to play a four-protect-one strategy again. Is Uzi making a silent protest?"

"Can any experts analyze the function of this item? Should I build two Manamune? Or am I making a mistake?"

"There must be a mistake. This is just too ridiculous. Why would they do this at the World Finals?"

"Is this the world's best ADC? That's really hilarious."

The live chat was full of doubts and confusion, with some even resorting to insults, making it seem as if RNG had already lost.

Although RNG has many unconventional tactics, releasing another Tear of the Goddess is truly unprecedented.

"Miller, what's up with this? Is this Tear of the Goddess a new interpretation of Ezreal? I don't think I've ever seen it in ranked games before?"

The commentator's understanding of the game largely stems from watching a lot of players' records before the commentary, and then analyzing them with his friends.

When it comes to such unexpected situations, we should look to Miller, who has a deeper understanding of the game.

"I can only say that this is a bit irrational."

Miller thought about it carefully and said:
"I haven't seen many people build Tear of the Goddess after Manamune, but since Uzi dared to use it in the finals, he must be confident. I don't think we need to analyze his understanding of these bot lane champions; just watch his gameplay."

"The key point is that you can't stack a second Tear of the Goddess before you've stacked the Manamune, right?"

"Can't be stacked? I thought we could stack them together."

At this opportune moment, the director showed the real-time status of the two items: the Manamune was constantly stacking, but the Tear of the Goddess on the other side remained steadily at 0, without moving an inch.

The three commentators looked completely bewildered, as did the audience and some of the streamers in front of their screens.

Some quick-handed players even played a practice match to prove that you can't stack Tear of the Goddess before stacking Manamune.

Four protect one? Protect Ezreal? And you even gave me two tears?
There have indeed been many miracles involving the "four-protect-one" strategy.

However, looking at all the world champions throughout history, no team has ever won the championship by relying on a four-protect-one strategy.

In other words, Li Luo traveled through time and, relying on his understanding of the game version, managed to win by using a modified jungle carry strategy with four protectors.

But in the past, even in the S7 "Ardent Censer Monster" version where the bot lane was like conjoined twins, the champion team SSG didn't win the championship by relying on Bao Chi Di.

It relies more on vision control and strategy. Even Crown, the mid-laner, played his part in the crucial matchup against Faker.

Yabolong posted a Weibo post after RNG's defeat in S6:
"The most ridiculous turning point in the LPL was the 'protect the carry' strategy that we so proudly touted. Uzi is indeed very strong, but I don't understand why a 'four-protect-one' strategy is praised so highly. Wouldn't it be easier to win if everyone in each position excelled together? Isn't the 'four-protect-one' strategy just protecting the strongest player because the others aren't strong enough? The hype was outrageous! It led to the disbandment of two of the LPL's strongest mid-top-jungle teams (referring to the dark horse OMG and RNG from S6)."

Although this Weibo post was deleted amidst countless insults from fans and trolls, anyone who searches for it can still find the screenshot.

It doesn't mean that the four-protect-one strategy is completely unacceptable. Every tactic has its pros and cons, and there is no absolutely invincible tactic.

However, this tactic is inherently a gamble of "the weak defeating the strong." RNG is already so strong on paper, yet they still want to use this tactic to protect a double-tear Ezreal, which will make all netizens stand up and curse immediately.

"Openly revealing four cards to protect one" is like revealing your royal flush in Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game). It's like telling others right away that you're going to use this strategy, and they can target you however they want, but you're not afraid.

Isn't this stupid?
(End of this chapter)