Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 309 The Strategy of "Tian Ji's Horse Racing"

Of course, the SKT players weren't really stunned. As a team that had won three championships, they weren't afraid of RNG at this moment, but rather lacked confidence in their own future.

Seeing the performance of the other four members of SKT, the adorable Lee Ge breathed a sigh of relief and swallowed back the words he had prepared earlier.

SKT lost, but Faker didn't.

Similarly, even if Skt were to be swept 3-0 by RNG today, at most some fans would be disappointed in him, rather than venting their frustration on him.

"How do we play in the next match?" Top laner Hanzi spoke first. His voice no longer carried the confidence and arrogance he had when he first joined SKT. In fact, his voice was hoarse, as if he had just finished a marathon.

Coach Kouma did not give any tactical instructions upon hearing this; instead, he let out a long sigh.

Looking at the expectant-looking guy, Koma opened his mouth and slowly uttered the sentence that the guy least expected:

Use what you're best at!

"Huh?" Hanzi looked at him in surprise.

His best champions? Jayce? Aatrox? Or Fiora?

"So what about our tactics? Don't we need to choose a team composition?" With a hint of doubt and confusion, Hanzi asked the question that everyone in SKT wanted to know.

"No need for tactics!"

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“??”

Upon hearing Koma's words, Skt fell into a deathly silence, even his breathing became weaker.

Seeing this, the fist-wielding photographer sitting in the corner quickly held his breath, afraid of breaking the calm before this great destruction.

I don't know what SKT's coach said, but these guys are making such a scene...

Thinking this, the suffocating feeling in the lounge became even stronger.

silence.

Silent as if dead.

Even Brother Li, surprisingly, remained silent this time, seemingly tacitly agreeing with Koma's words.

"Given our current disadvantages, do you think there are any tactical or unexpected draft strategies that could be useful for us, or that could help us defeat this RNG team?"

Koma's words struck like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's hearts one after another, making them completely forget that he had just been trying to restore the team's morale.

"So for the next game, I hope you can all pick the champions you're best at in ranked games, or even champions you feel are practically useless in team fights. Anyway, at this point, none of that matters to us anymore."

"I'd even treat the last game like a ranked match."

Koma sighed, even using the phrase "none of it matters."

They're already down 2-0. With no way to break RNG's tactics right now, winning the game would require a miracle and a significant breakthrough in skill from the SKT players.

A team's success or failure is intertwined.

SKT lost, and Kkma can't escape responsibility either. He definitely won't be able to stay with SKT next season. The best outcome would be to win the third game, lose the match 3-1, and then SKT would let him leave as a free agent out of consideration for their past relationship.

"I want to play Jayce. I think my Jayce will definitely be able to dominate him in lane!"

Seeing Kouma's desperate move, Hanzi felt a surge of energy welling up from somewhere, and his soft voice echoed in the quiet lounge.

"Good! That's the spirit I've been looking for!"

Seeing Khan's expression, Koma slapped his thigh, stood up, and seemed to have a burning fighting spirit in his eyes.

"Losing the game is not terrible, your career is not over yet, even if this is the World Championship that other players can only dream of for a lifetime!"

"As long as we have this spirit, this unwillingness to admit defeat, and this fearlessness of losing, even if we lose this year, we can come back next year to avenge our defeat against RNG and end their three-peat!"

Hearing Koma's words, everyone finally woke up this time, instead of being threatened and forced to muster their courage as before.

Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years!

With Kouma's guidance, they realized that the third game was not only about who would win the championship, but would also directly affect their future careers.

"Our SKT team has the best lineup in the world right now, and if it weren't for RNG's unconventional strategies, I believe they wouldn't stand a chance against you. Now that we're just as good as them in terms of skill, we also need to be stronger than them in terms of mentality, because we are invincible!"

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Koma's speech, which resembled that of a teenager with delusions of grandeur, did not elicit laughter. Even the official photographer, who did not understand Korean, was infected by Koma's passionate emotions and felt as if a fire was burning in his heart.

"Back then, which team wasn't strong? But which team could be so domineering over us, SKT? In the next match against RNG, I hope you can perform at 12% of your usual level, pick your most confident heroes, and crush them in the laning phase!"

After saying that, Brother Li couldn't suppress his inner childish fantasies any longer, and stood up, shouting directly in front of everyone...

"No regrets! We are SKT, believe in us, believe in you, believe in this team!"

In an instant, the others also stood up, like suicide soldiers, and shouted out their innermost ambitions.

This scene startled the staff who opened the lounge door to inform the others that it was time to go on stage; they even thought they had walked into some kind of grand ceremony.

"Even if we lose, we should lose with understanding, understand? Treat every game from now on as if it were your last!" After saying that, Coach Kouma took the lead and walked out to embark on his final journey.

The rest of SKT exchanged glances, as if they could see the burning fire within their teammates.

There was no anger, no mental breakdown, and no resentment.

Some are just——
revenge!

On this grand stage watched by hundreds of millions of people, they are about to compose their final, magnificent chapter, just like the Virtuoso. At the same time, everyone in RNG's rest room is also forcibly suppressing their excitement, picking up their water glasses and preparing to go on stage.

"I won't say much more, brothers. Let's win the last round, and we'll get what we deserve. This year's hard work will not be in vain! We will build an era that belongs to us!" Standing at the door, Bai Xing gave each of them a deep hug.

When Li Luo arrived, the two did not hug, but simply nodded to each other.

But at this moment, Bai Xing felt as calm as if she had taken a reassuring pill!
Sometimes, only the weak need to prove their strength with words and actions; the strong are often lonely and isolated.

With both teams waiting in the wings, the third game of the best-of-five series at the 2018 World Championship began: RNG's match point game, and SKT's do-or-die game.
It's about to officially begin!
"This is the official League of Legends livestream room. We're about to bring you the third match of the best-of-five series at the League of Legends World Championship, which we've all been waiting for. Hello everyone, I'm your commentator, Wawa."

"I'm Miller!"

"I am Long Hair!"

The camera switched to the inner area, revealing three familiar smiling faces to everyone.

However, the three commentators seemed to be unable to contain their excitement at this moment. When one of them spoke, the other two seemed to lose their composure.

Of course, it wasn't just them. When the director turned the camera to the waiting area, all the LPL fans and RNG fans in the audience were filled with excitement and couldn't contain their emotions.

"Let me first update the audience who just came in. Currently, our LPL team RNG has successfully secured two victories against LCK team SKT, putting us at match point."

Looking at her two partners beside her, the doll changed the subject:

"The game hasn't started yet, so let's talk about the pre-game predictions. Miller's predictions were quite different from what we've seen so far!"

"Of course, no one expected RNG to be so dominant now, but Changmao's guess was right." Miller blushed and forced the conversation to end, while also shifting the blame to Changmao.

"Absolutely, but if RNG really manages to win this match," Changmao laughed, "then all of us watching today might witness another chapter in League of Legends history."

"Very likely, okay?" Wawa said excitedly. "If you said this before the finals, I might argue with you, but now that RNG has already crushed them in two games, how can SKT possibly beat them? Brothers, just look at the LCK commentators to understand this feeling of powerlessness."

The doll, who was being sabotaging others without benefiting himself, chuckled sinisterly, while also subtly alluding to the LCK commentary booth located right next to the LPL commentary booth.

At this moment, in the LCK commentary booth, the three Korean commentators were shouting and yelling as if someone had died, which made the three of them feel extremely satisfied.

There was a time when LPL commentators were just like they are now, getting completely outplayed by teams from other regions, making them feel ashamed.

"They're just one step away. If RNG can win the championship, then our LPL region will become the undisputed number one region in the world, because there can only be one team to win the World Championship consecutively. If RNG can also win, before S9 ends, their status will even be higher than SKT's!"

"Yes, if RNG can win this championship, they will be aiming for a three-peat dynasty that no team in history has ever achieved!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

It wasn't just because of the commentators' words, but also because at this very moment, both RNG and SKT players had entered the arena!

"Wow, both teams have started to take the stage. Coach Koma's methods are excellent. We can see that the Skt players, who were a bit mentally broken in the last game, seem to have rekindled their fighting spirit. However, everyone on our RNG team also looks full of energy!"

"For SKT, I think the most important thing is their mentality, followed by tactical counterplay. I hope Coach Kkoma can come up with a solution this game," Miller continued. "However, to be fair, once SKT adjusts their form, the two teams can still go head-to-head. I hope RNG can withstand the pressure and win the third game!"

"Indeed, in the best-of-five series against FNC, Skt's team spirit changed dramatically after Wolf came on, leading to their incredible comeback from 0-2 down to 3-2. Their current form gives me that same feeling again, this game is going to be interesting!"

"Okay, we've received the director's notification. The third draft phase is about to begin. Let's enter the draft screen for the third game of today's best-of-five series!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Bp interface appeared.

RNG is on the blue side, and Skt is on the red side.

Right from the start, RNG banned several of Skt's signature champions: Faker's Ryze, Hanzi's Jayce, and Bang's Ezreal.

However, Skt also responded:

First, there's the rock eagle, a combination that shines brightly and is almost mindless in the previous round, a rock climbing combination.

The second one was given to Kai'Sa, who suffered a great loss in the first game after being released.

But the third hero was someone no one expected: Vayne!

Surprisingly, they gave all three of their first bans to the bot lane, and surprisingly, they didn't ban any junglers or mid laners, leaving RNG's mid and jungle to play freely.

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Everyone was dumbfounded. What did Skt mean by this?
Are they starting to learn from other teams and start targeting specific lanes? Does Skt think that targeting RNG's bot lane will secure victory?
"SKT actually gave all three bans to Uzi!" Wawa said in surprise. "If I remember correctly, this is the first team in this World Championship to target Uzi like this, right?"

"It seems like SKT isn't afraid of RNG's tactics anymore. They've given all their bans to the bot lane, leaving the mid, top, and jungle lanes undefended. It looks like SKT is a bit defiant and wants to go head-to-head with them."

Miller's expression was uncertain, as if he wasn't sure what Skt meant.

"In that case, RNG's top, mid, and jungle are freed up, so they're targeting the bot lane instead, it seems like they're going to make a move on the bot lane!" Wawa said, somewhat puzzled.

Anyone who has studied elementary school Chinese knows the story of Tian Ji's horse race.

This story categorizes horses into three classes—superior, inferior, and average. Similarly, in League of Legends, laning is divided into top, mid, and bottom lanes, with the jungle lane, when considered separately, overlapping with the laning positions.

Therefore, heroes who can usually go to the top lane are generally mid-tier or mid-tier heroes. For example, tanks and fighters. They generally prefer melee combat.

Those who can go to the mid lane are also mostly mid-to-high-tier heroes. For example, assassins and mages. They are usually squishy heroes who can use skills, and they are both cunning and treacherous, and they also steal kills.

Those heroes who can go to the bottom lane are all low-tier heroes. These heroes are generally squishy characters who can only deal damage with basic attacks, and occasionally use skills.

During team fights, they'll be sacrificed by the enemy's top-tier and mid-tier horses. Therefore, their only purpose is to bait out the enemy's skills.

The two sides were engaged in a team fight, and the AD carry was sacrificed. That's the origin of this idiom!
Therefore, following the strategy of Tian Ji's horse racing, after dividing the teams into two levels based on their experience and track record in world-class competitions:

Skt should allocate resources to the top-tier Faker, support to the mid-tier Bang, and finally give the remaining chips to the bottom-tier Khan.

However, RNG should allocate resources to the top-tier Uzi, provide support to the mid-tier Letme, and finally give the remaining resources to the bottom-tier Xiaohu.

Therefore, in direct matchups, Rng's top-tier horse is matched against Skt's mid-tier horse, mid-tier horse against lower-tier horse, and lower-tier horse against top-tier horse.

At this point, with the help of the jungler, even a lower-tier player like Xiaohu can fight against a top-tier player like Faker!
In this situation, how can we lose?
(End of this chapter)