Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 232 Back and Forth, the Disgusting Nature of Korean-Style Management
Before he could even fully enjoy the buffs from the three water dragons, Faker on the other side had already taken down Zilean and Janna with Jinx's ultimate.

Subsequently, Li Ge's Irelia was also killed by Li Luo and Clearlove, who were now free to fight.

The team fight that resulted in a 2-for-3 exchange and the capture of three Water Dragons was entirely due to Lee Sin's perfect R kick, which knocked Smeb's Camille to the ground before she could even unleash her R skill, thus creating an opportunity for Vayne to engage.

Otherwise, this team underestimated Faker's Irelia fighting power and could have easily turned the tide in a perfect team fight before the Korean team could even get going.

They secured the dragon, but because they failed to kill Alistar and Jinx, the team hesitated to engage Baron. Those in poor condition went back to base to recover, while those in good condition pushed the lanes and farmed the jungle.

Trying to take down Baron with this lineup is extremely risky, especially since disagreements often arise regarding Baron and kills.

Therefore, to successfully engage in a major battle, one must focus on vision control and make strategic moves accordingly.

In the version where the green jungle item disappeared, Peanut was, of course, a supporter of the red jungle item before it disappeared. However, in this disadvantageous situation, anyone with a brain would definitely switch to the green one.

The lack of vision meant that the jungle on the top lane was extremely dangerous, but because of the presence of Baron, the Korean team on the red side had no choice but to come over and forcefully establish vision.

One's perspective is always limited.

Before the match, the factory manager did only one thing!

Based on this Korean team and Mata's match footage from the LCK Spring Split, we studied the ward placements Mata made and the possible placement of Peanut's control wards.

Having remembered these points, in the jungle, the factory manager activated his scanner, carefully sniping through all the wards before hiding in the bushes in front of the red buff.

Blocking vision and avoiding all wards is one of Clearlove's specialties. Except from God's perspective, the red team has no idea where the blind man is.

After Xiaoming scanned and cleared the wards around the Dragon Pit, the Korean team panicked when they saw the pitch-black Dragon Pit.

Would anyone dare to go and place a ward? Even in ranked games, Mata wouldn't have that kind of courage.

After picking up Jinx and Olaf, the three of them went together, specifically to the upper half of the map, intending to place a ward in the Baron pit.

"Come on, come on, walk close to the wall, and whatever you do, don't go out!"

As soon as he saw Irelia disappear from the bottom lane, Clearlove immediately realized that his opportunity had arrived.

"Okay, okay, the Ornn model is a bit big, can it come over?"

Letme simply posted "On its way" to indicate that there were no problems.

"Don't come any closer. Just have the puppy and the tiger handle it. You and the Janna draw their attention from the front."

A small group of commanders ambushed the enemy in the jungle. Under the factory manager's command, the two old coin players followed suit and hid in the bushes again.

A blue Vision Modifier suddenly landed in the bushes next to the Red Buff, startling the three of them.

This position is almost like walking a tightrope. Without Janna's protection and Ornn's counterattack, if any three of them get caught, Baron Nashor is basically gone.

Of course, the thrill of the wait is often followed by a bountiful reward.

Olaf chose to head towards Baron from the F6 bush, while Jinx took a detour to try and take the red buff.

The moment the two bombs suddenly landed on Jinx's head, Deft was stunned for a second. Before he could even warn his teammates, he was melted by the explosive damage from Lee Sin and Vayne.

But at the same time, there was also a direct attack on Letme!
With the ADC dead, Alistar and Olaf were almost instantly surrounded, and a team fight was imminent.

Four against five, South Korea's answer is!
Counterattack!

Almost instantly, two whirlwinds surrounded Janna and Ornn from the front and back, clearly indicating that the Korean team knew that if they lost this wave, they would be finished.

Smeb and Faker were positioned extremely cleverly; before Zilean could even reach the front lines, Janna had already been killed.

In an instant, the number of people on both sides returned to four.

However, the South Korean team's lineup was more concentrated, bringing together Camille, Alistar, Irelia, and Olaf, instantly boosting their fighting power.

Looking at the Chinese team's roster, with champions like Vayne, Zilean, Ornn, and Lee Sin, they wouldn't have an advantage in a direct confrontation.

"beat!"

Without hesitation, Brother Li gave the signal, and then Mata's Alistar immediately activated Lee Sin's ultimate.

The four South Korean players, who were initially moving erratically, suddenly retreated, as if disorder had turned into order, making the blind man's idea of ​​kicking one of them back no longer exist.

Ornn is still getting beaten up in the back!
Camille has already completed Trinity Force, which has true damage from her Q skill. Combined with the Conqueror passive that both Camille and Irelia have taken, even Ornn's health bar is dropping rapidly.

Ornn vs. Camille and Irelia.

Vn Time Wars vs. Alistar Olaf.

A small area was divided into two battlegrounds.

Olaf charged in with his ultimate ability activated, his target clear: Zilean, who had no Flash available.

With Q applied to slow Olaf, W activated for a basic attack, and Hydra and E skills activated simultaneously. Although Olaf's development was average, Zilean's body was simply too fragile. In less than two seconds, his health was already at a dangerous level.

His real target is Time's ultimate move.

Without forcing out Zilean's ultimate, let alone killing Vayne, the key is for him and Alistar to figure out how to escape. Unless they can withstand Vayne's damage and kill Zilean first, they might be able to rely on the two damage dealers behind them to come up and deter Vayne from leaving.

One crossbow bolt after another struck Olaf, and although the damage output was still astonishing, there was no visual effect of an explosion.

This is also why Vayne doesn't build Blade of the Ruined King or Guinsoo's Rageblade in this version.

In a version where Endless Blade provides 250% critical damage, not building this item means that even if the opponent doesn't have armor, you won't be able to kill them instantly.

It was precisely because of this that Olaf was able to withstand Vayne's damage output and forcefully knock out Zilean's ultimate.

Mata, who came up behind, headbutted Vayne, applied his E skill, and began to circle around Vayne.

Alistar can max Q first and then W, or max Q first and then E. He can level up R if available, but based on Mata's skill cooldowns, it can be inferred that he most likely only leveled up E.

so--
"W skill has two seconds left on cooldown," Li Luo said in a low voice.

Olaf's health was still dropping, and in the blink of an eye it had fallen to less than a third, reaching a dangerous level.

However, the Minotaur's skills will soon be off cooldown.

"It's now!"

Without a second thought, almost simultaneously, Mata used his W skill to try and help Olaf out of trouble, and Li Luo also used his E skill to knock back Alistar.

The two were already very close. In the instant their faces were almost touching, everyone strangely noticed that it wasn't Vn who was thrown away, but rather the Minotaur who was thrown was knocked back by the crossbow bolt and crashed into the wall.

However, in a sense, Mata's actions also allowed Olaf to survive.

When Vayne's W passive stacks on a champion or minion, the previous passive stacks will disappear once Vayne switches targets, whether to a minion or a champion.

The same applies to the E skill. When Olaf had two stacks of his passive, Li Luo used his E skill on Alistar, which also interrupted his own passive, allowing Olaf to flash to the Malphite.

Olaf had taken so much damage from Vayne that his health was low, but thankfully he had the lifesteal from his W skill, which allowed him to recover half his health at the Krugs.

Olaf escaped, but Alistar is in trouble; Alistar's ultimate ability cannot avoid Vayne's true damage.

He took down the Minotaur's head effortlessly, but Li Luo was far from happy.

Because, on another battlefield that was happening at the same time, Ornn, who didn't have his ultimate ability, and Lee Sin, who was tanky, had pathetic damage output.

The red team's Camille in the top lane and Irelia in the mid lane dealt explosive damage, killing two opponents while still maintaining their health.

They initially targeted one person, but now it's a 2v3 situation, and Jinx has already revived!
Considering the unexpectedness of being surrounded by two teleporters, this result is acceptable.

But that's not the point.

The key point is...
"The dragon is about to fall!"

The factory manager gritted his teeth, his face grim, filled with self-reproach.

This team fight was originally a flawless ambush initiated by him, but the Korean team was unexpectedly decisive and directly counterattacked with double teleports, catching the Chinese team off guard and securing the Baron buff, which was the key to their comeback.

"It's not your fault," Xiaohu and Letme said almost in unison.

"It's just one big dragon, not a duel between two dragons, we can still fight!" Li Luo comforted him softly.

The factory manager in a losing game is completely different from the factory manager in a winning game. If you want to turn the tide, the factory manager's performance is indispensable.

Of course, this sudden boarding action was not in the plan. No one expected that there was a ward placed behind the blue buff by someone unknown, which cleverly evaded the first wave of scanning and reconnaissance and became the landing point behind Camille's pack.

Otherwise, in a normal match, even if it's a direct head-on confrontation during this period, the Chinese team has a 60% chance of winning.

The factory manager was reassured that the problem wasn't serious; the only concern was that he might have a meltdown.

In fact, the impact of this dragon is enormous.

With the support of the Baron, the pressure on the Chinese team's already strained lanes became even greater, and the opposing team's team fight and split-pushing capabilities would only increase as the game progressed.

In the current situation, the Chinese team's lineup can only defend the tower and wait for the Baron to end. However, given the Korean team's track record, they will inevitably bring back the same pain they suffered in the previous game.

A series of brilliant decisions allowed the seemingly doomed South Korean team to instantly reverse their disadvantage against the Dragons.

That's the charm of League of Legends. Of course, it's not all due to the team's command. This counterattack and the details also indirectly prove that this team is not simple.

"The Korean team was smart; after securing the Baron buff to relieve the pressure of pushing the lane, they started to turtle and defend."

Miller frowned and analyzed:
"They know exactly how to use this Baron buff, which is also related to the Korean team's consistent operational habits. Their lineup is designed to exert its power in the mid-to-late game, and now they can't wait to have more time to develop."

The child nodded, looking worried.

"Yeah, the Korean team is using the same tactics we used in the last game again, the 1-3-1 split push. They have Olaf and Alistar's ultimate abilities to remove crowd control, plus Jinx's long range. Most importantly, Camille and Irelia are pushing lanes too fast. Someone has to go and defend, otherwise they'll be wiped out in one push."

The team used this tactic even more perfectly than the Chinese team. It wasn't just their learning ability, but also the fact that the 1-3-1 tactic was originally a variation of the 4-1 tactic in South Korea. As a master of strategic play, their use of this tactic was even more difficult to counter.

Camille switched to the bottom lane to split push. The next Earth Dragon is about to spawn. If the Chinese team wants to fight, they will have to gank the bottom lane first. Irelia, who has no mobility, is very easy to kill.

With the Baron buff, Trinity Force, and Tiamat, Irelia pushed the lane incredibly fast, taking down the minion wave almost before it even left the blue side's second turret.

And just as the commentators said before, China's only hope for a comeback has truly become Vn alone.

Vayne's damage output, including that of Camille and Irelia, is currently unbearable.

With Blade of the Ruined King, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Quicksilver Sash, and Randuin's Omen, a tanky Vayne build is strong not only in terms of survivability in team fights, but also in many other aspects.

In ranked games, you can often see a strange hero standing in the top lane.

Among the AD top laners affectionately known by top lane players as "AD top laner, mom watching from the sky," Vayne is a typical example.

The build for top lane Vayne is exactly the same as Li Luo's current build, with Blade of the Ruined King and Guinsoo's Rageblade as the core, and the rest of the items are for increasing survivability.

This kind of Vayne can not only act as a semi-frontline tank to draw fire in team fights, but also push lanes even when the team is at a disadvantage.

The more skilled a Vayne is, the stronger her split-pushing ability becomes.

Once the battlefield is open, even if Camille alone comes over, it's not certain that she can kill Vayne, let alone Irelia.

Faker's Irelia was very clever. The moment she saw Vayne approaching, she started to retreat. The two were at least 1000 yards apart, giving her absolutely no chance.

Because it was an earth dragon, the South Korean team, which had already entered its dominant period, didn't take it seriously at all.

You want to take it? Take whatever you want!
If you take the dragon, I'll take the opportunity to push your lane and destroy your towers. Since you can't push your minion wave out anyway, what's the use of taking an earth dragon?
The match, which hadn't happened in a long time, devolved into a classic Korean-style bladder game.

Both sides are now vying for resources and focusing on development, making a direct confrontation highly unlikely.

A large number of wards were deployed at the pass, and as soon as they were cleared, they were quickly replaced.

The pushing speed of Zilean and Ornn was extremely impressive; they barely managed to hold off the Korean team's Baron Nashor while surrounding the mid and bottom second turrets.

Unfortunately, after this wave, the economic gap between the two sides suddenly reached 1500 yuan.

Although the Chinese team is still in the lead, any veteran League of Legends player knows perfectly well that with the current lineup, the Chinese team is already at a slight disadvantage.

"Damn it, Riot should keep nerfing this kind of strategy. It's disgusting to watch. Neither side fights. I mean, why don't you just start a custom game, farm up to six items, and then have a team fight? Whoever wins wins, okay?"

"Is this Camille really that disgustingly sneaky? She's only reached the second tower, and you're already hiding under the first tower? Are you just going to farm and push lanes?"

"To be fair, the Korean team is actually quite smart. Right now, apart from Uzi's Vayne who has any fighting ability, the others are too weak in one-on-one combat. Clearlove might as well not build tanky items and just build high-damage, armor-penetration items."

"This game is over. Let's start the next one quickly, don't let it affect our mentality. Next time, let's pick some strong heroes. What did we pick this time?"

The stalemate under the Korean-style management was so boring that it made people drowsy. If it weren't for the Asian Games finals, most people would have chosen to skip this kind of boring game and just wait for the result.

(End of this chapter)