Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 268 Do you remember that move that came down from the sky...?

Nunu, who has never appeared on the field before, does not mean that the hero has been introduced to the game. Rather, it means that the opposing players are not familiar with the hero.

Nunu is a frequently seen jungler in ranked games, but without exception, almost no one chooses to gank bot lane with Nunu at level two.

Simply put, Nunu is still too weak as a jungler.

The W skill is basically useless in close-quarters combat in the jungle, and the Q and E skills are also negligible.

Once Nunu chooses to gank bot lane at level 2, the enemy jungler will inevitably choose to aggressively invade the upper jungle. At this point, Nunu, who is only level 2, can only watch helplessly as the enemy jungler clears his jungle monsters.

It inflicts 800 casualties on the enemy, but also 1500 casualties on itself.

Xiangguo's Nunu debut brought a gameplay style completely different from all other Nunu players in ranked games.

Nunu, pushing a giant snowball, skillfully made a small turn in just one second and crashed directly into Little Cannon.

A basic attack with the red buff and a Q skill with a slow effect were used on Tristana, instantly taking away nearly two-thirds of her health and eliminating her.

Nunu's W skill, the ball push, is terrifying. Once it hits, in this version of Nunu before he's been nerfed, it's devastating.

With almost no effort, the kill went to Yasuo again.

Yasuo started with a 2-0 lead, while Tristana was 0-2.

Why is there this difference?

Hjarnan pondered to himself.

Then he saw Yasuo skillfully using his E ability to move around in the minion wave, almost cooperating with Xiaoming's Gragas to kill the younger brother, and then he suddenly realized what was going on.

Because Uzi is not only proficient with Yasuo, but also with Tristana.
He knows the hero Tristana very well.

Even from Tristana's first move, he can guess your thoughts. It's the same principle as Draven not dealing damage if he doesn't catch axes. Tristana, who is not strong in the early game, will have a hard time getting through the mid-game when he becomes weak.

Therefore, the early game is when the cannon's offensive desire is strongest.

As for controlling the timing and distance of an attack, isn't it easy for a player like Uzi to predict it?
What's even more frustrating is that after forcing Galio back, the two of them stood directly between the first and second towers, confident that Lee Sin wasn't in the bottom half of the map, and arrogantly started cutting off the minion wave.

This monster!!
Hjarnan finally understood why the ADCs who faced Uzi in the group stage were all terrified of him.

Suddenly, Hjarnan remembered what the coach had said earlier:

"Tristana and Galio together can absolutely crush Yasuo!"

"I'll blow your head off!"

Hjarnan couldn't help but panic.

He breathed a sigh of relief after using W to sneak under the tower to gain experience.

Since the tower absorbed the blue team's minion wave, and with Yasuo and Gragas breaking the wave, as long as the two opponents let go of the wave, it means that the minions will return to the middle lane where they started. In fact, because the two players recall, the minion wave will even push towards the blue team's tower.

Then, the line of troops was stuck.

Once Yasuo and Gragas are released, a Yasuo with two attack speed swords and a pair of boots, plus level three, will be a formidable opponent. If Tristana makes a careless move and gets caught by Gragas, she'll be severely injured.

Every time he last-hit a minion, he was filled with dread, fearing that Yasuo and Gragas might suddenly flank him and another Yeti would appear from behind.

It's common knowledge that RNG has a long history of going to the bottom lane when they can't find a breakthrough.

Especially when there's a four-protect-one situation!

Even though Hjarnan was so careful, he was still repeatedly harassed by Yasuo's E without taking any damage, reducing his health to half.

Some players, under Yasuo's pressure, wouldn't even dare to finish off the enemy after weighing the pros and cons.

Over time, just five minutes into the game, the difference in last hits between the two players widened to 20.

Despite having long range, Yasuo managed to out-farm Tristana within five minutes.

"His laning ability is too strong."

Hjarnan broke out in a cold sweat.

The process of laning is like a master butcher dissecting an ox; the deeper you delve into this field, the more you can feel the vast difference between the two players.

When dividing the meat, some people didn't exert any effort but the meat fell down naturally, while others used all their strength but still couldn't cut it.

Especially when fighting ranged opponents in melee combat, there are more details involved in the laning phase, and the situation is much clearer compared to ranged combat.

A player's laning ability can be measured by their ability to control distance, predict movement, understand minion waves, and even master the hero.

Many netizens feel that in the game, the opposing players and Uzi were not at a significant disadvantage during the laning phase, but they seemed to be sleepwalking in team fights, and the gap between them just kept widening.

The reason is that the pressure during the laning phase is too great, and by the time team fights begin, one's mental state can no longer keep up with the actions.

This situation became even more apparent in the later rounds of a best-of-five series.

Hjarnan is currently experiencing an extremely uncomfortable feeling that is difficult to describe.

Trying to finish off an enemy, only to get traded kills without taking any damage; trying to trade kills... well, look at the menacing Gragas lurking nearby, how could I possibly win?
Especially after Yasuo uses Q twice, he holds onto his wind spell and doesn't release it, using his control over the skill range to make it difficult for Tristana to get close.

Hjarnan felt like he was going to a martial arts tournament. With his glasses on, everyone's fighting power seemed about the same, but once they activated their Saiyan forms, he could only be beaten to a pulp.

"Hjarnan, what's wrong with you?"

Jankos, the jungler for G2, was chasing and pressuring Nunu in the jungle. After successfully stealing another set of jungle camps, he opened the tab interface and was immediately shocked.

Yasuo's CS difference with Tristana reached 30 CS in just over six minutes. This might be okay in ranked games, but in professional matches, it means a disadvantage of at least two kills.

After shifting the camera to the bottom lane, Yasuo and Gragas aggressively occupied the middle of the minion wave, in perfect condition.

Meanwhile, Tristana and Galio could only watch helplessly from afar, not daring to approach at all. Galio could only use his Q skill to chip away at the minions that were missed to make up for the losses.

"Their equipment is too good; I can't out-trade them. If I die again, I'm going to blow up."

"Jankos, go down and help push the minion wave, get it close enough for a potential kill. At this point, their jungler won't be in the bottom lane."

Before Jonkos could speak, Ap started giving instructions in the mid lane.

When it comes to coaching staff, LCK coaches are the most famous, but when it comes to analysis staff, Eu's analysts are the most powerful.

Regarding Xiangguo's jungle clearing route, G2's analysts summarized more than 100 games before the match, analyzing where Xiangguo would likely be at a certain time and when he would likely gank.

Despite the influence of the situation, the data is of great reference value in most cases.

At the spot where the red buff spawns in the bottom lane, Xiangguo will most likely do the opposite and invade the red side's upper jungle to mitigate the damage.

This is a habit of Xiangguo's, and it's hard to change even if the hero is changed.

After saying that, Ah P added, as if to comfort him:
"It's normal that you can't beat him. Even if I went to the bottom lane, I still wouldn't be able to beat him."

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With the support items not upgraded and vision in the bottom lane starting to disappear, Akali and Lee Sin were already pushing the bottom lane minion wave by Yasuo and Gragas when they tried to head there.

Staying in the bottom lane to control the wave without vision is extremely risky. In this situation, pushing to the enemy tower and then returning to base to buy items and improve vision is the best option.

In the early to mid-game, especially for ADC Yasuo, having an equipment advantage and not falling behind in levels is essential to being effective.

Once Yasuo loses experience, he's vulnerable to being focused down and killed in small-scale team fights during the early to mid-game due to low health. It must be said that Li Luo, who inherited Uzi's understanding of minion waves, has a much higher sensitivity to the bottom lane minion waves than his opponent. Hjarnan panicked when he saw Yasuo start pushing the lane and preparing to leave.

The previously huddled siege minion suddenly used its E skill on the siege minion, stacking four layers in an attempt to push back.

Ideally, Yasuo should be allowed to stay and continue pushing. If not, at least push the minion wave forward to minimize losses before Yasuo and Gragas return to lane.

Otherwise, by the next wave, the minion wave will still be in the middle, making it difficult for Ap and Jankos to gank.

however.

Just as they saw Tristana use her E skill to push the lane, Yasuo and Gragas walked away without looking back, leaving the two remaining minions unattacked.

As a top-tier bot laner, anything unusual must be suspicious. Putting myself in their shoes, the fact that Tristana suddenly started pushing back like this suggests either someone is behind her or G2 is about to gank her from four to two.

If Xiangguo hadn't been farming in the enemy's top half of the map, Li Luo would have called for a free-for-all.

"This guy"

Akali, who had reached the dragon pit, looked at the two figures walking away and helplessly turned back towards the mid lane.

The experienced mid-laner is like a rock in a latrine—stinky and hard—making it virtually impossible for him to kill Sion.

The bottom lane is like a nimble goldfish, slippery and never giving you a chance.

Especially since Uzi won the S7 championship, his playstyle has become increasingly unpredictable.

When he judges that he can fight, he will instantly transform into a monster of skill and crush you with his superior technique.

When he judges that he can't fight, no matter how well you entice him, he simply won't take the bait or get carried away and fight.

After squatting for a while, Jankos left helplessly. It was during this time that Xiangguo's Nunu caught up in development and level.

For a jungler, ganking is equivalent to transferring their advantage to their teammates.

But if you fail to catch it, the losses will not only be time and money, but also a breakdown in the rhythm of things.

How can a level 5 blind man catch a level 7 tree?

Similarly, if the jungler stops farming while other lanes are developing, they will unconsciously lose their advantage.

In just a short time, Xiangguo directly overtook the level, reaching level six first despite losing two sets of jungle monsters. Whether continuing to farm jungle monsters or ganking, his pace was better than Lee Sin's.

Just like the S8 IG vs. G2 match, it's not that Jankos can't gank, but sometimes he really can't gank. If he forces a gank, the game will collapse.

"You can arrest them!"

After returning home to replenish his equipment and logging back in, Li Luo quickly assessed the situation and then spoke directly.

"Okay, coming right away."

"I came with Xiangguo."

Nunu, who had just returned home and upgraded his equipment, was originally planning to go to the top lane, but upon hearing Li Luo's words, he walked to the bottom lane without hesitation.

This perfectly coincided with the blind man's return to town to catch up on his development.

Because there was a jungler nearby in the previous battle, Tristana's wave had almost pushed to the tower, and she was playing very aggressively, clearly intending to come up and take the tower plates.

When Flash's cooldown is over and the levels are similar, Tristana can indeed gain a significant advantage.

Even after Yasuo and Gragas had replenished their equipment, Hjarnan still acted a bit "pretentious," trying to make the enemy think that his jungler was behind them, so that they would push the minion wave and go back to base.

Yasuo and Gragas did seem to be frightened, and they stopped being so aggressive in trying to change blood pressure.

"OK, OK, let's go home!"

After nervously finishing off the last minion, Hjarnan retreated without looking back, leading Galio in a series of retreats.

But in that instant, the two who were originally acting cowardly suddenly used Gragas's E-flash to interrupt Tristana's retreat and used his R skill to blow Tristana away.

In order to prevent the cannon from reacting, Li Luo didn't even risk the cannon being blown back, and directly used his R skill to fly over and add control.

At this moment, in the river, Sion roared and transformed into a mech, charging wildly forward.

Nunu, behind the tower, also pushed his snowball forward relentlessly.

Just like in the first wave, Tristana didn't have a chance to use her W skill from start to finish.

"Damn it, their lineup is completely focused on ganking from outside vision, it's unplayable!"

Hjarnan stared at the gray screen in front of him, unable to come to his senses for a long time.

He touched his head in frustration.

Even the younger brother standing next to him couldn't help but laugh. This time, his Galio R skill sent a dead Tristana flying, which was incredibly funny.

Why do the same requests for help, specifically to have the jungler gank bot lane, produce such drastically different results?
It's very simple, it's just the difference in online channels.

Many people say that RNG only mindlessly ganks bot lane, and IG only mindlessly ganks top lane. With the jungler's help, I could do it too in top lane.

But upon closer examination, it becomes clear that this argument is fundamentally flawed.

Protect the bottom lane, or gank the bottom lane?
Can all teams play like this? Everyone knows the strategies and tactics, and even in the draft phase, everyone gets five players on equal footing.

But it is precisely because even if the support players can't achieve the same results as RNG and IG, more tactics will emerge to counter them.

With RNG's bot lane lacking wards and needing to recall, G2's bot lane faced the same situation. Whoever can act more convincingly and gank faster will gain an advantage in professional matches.

After the bot lane duo died, Xiangguo was about to leave when Li Luo called him back.

"We can do it again, right here!"

Upon seeing the spot marked by Li Luo, Xiangguo instantly understood.

"Wow, RNG's rhythm is really good today. In just seven minutes, the bot lane has been firing on all cylinders, with all four kills coming from the bot lane."

"This little cannon is no longer able to lane. With the help of the bot lane, Xiangguo is about to start invading Jankos' jungle!"

"Where am I?!"

On the screen, all three commentators thought Nunu was about to start farming the lower jungle, but unexpectedly, when Nunu reached the Gromp, he flashed over the wall.

Instantly, the director realized what was happening and quickly switched the view to the red team.

Nunu, who looks silly and innocent from God's perspective, is completely obscured by fog from the red team's viewpoint.

Brushing along the edge of the second tower's vision, Nunu used an extreme positioning technique to silently hide in the bushes between the bottom lane's second and first towers!
What is he going to do?
"Xiangguo is too daring! Even in casual games, you don't play like this!" Shenchao was dumbfounded, saying he couldn't understand this high-risk move at all.

"Hey Miller, do you remember that explosion that came down from the sky?"

"You mean the one that's been lost to the martial arts world for so long?" Miller looked shocked, seemingly not quite believing it.

But after glancing at Nunu's location, he slowly exhaled the words that had been pressing on his throat.

"An atomic bomb in the bushes?"

(End of this chapter)