Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 59 The Final Battle!

"Judging from the situation in this game, RNG has finally regained its form from the Summer Split. Whether it's Letme in the top lane or Xiaohu in the mid lane, they changed their previous style and used the lineup that RNG is most familiar with in the regular season to achieve multiple points of attack, winning this game."

"Yes, apart from Xiaogou, the other four team members are entering the League of Legends World Championship finals for the first time. Before I came here today, I told Duoduo that the team members might be a little nervous."

"It seems everyone did a great job, including Xiaoming, who made his first appearance on the world stage and showed his talent."

Because of the more than one-hour break in the middle, it was now 9 o'clock Beijing time, and a light drizzle began to fall.

At this juncture, not only are the players and the audience exhausted, but even the commentators are on the verge of burnout.

As the one in charge of the event, Wawa spoke the most, and her voice coming through the microphone was already hoarse. While the contestants could rest during the one-hour break, these three had to fight continuously.

Upon seeing that the match was over, the authority was immediately handed over to Guan Zeyuan, who was on the field.

"Okay, thank you Wawa, Miller, and Duoduo for the great commentary. Everyone saw in the last game that RNG used the mid and top lanes as their breakthrough points, constantly letting Xiangguo make plays to open up the game."

"Then, they had Letme counter-control Samsung's top laner, using their own tactics against them, leveraging Letme's strengths to benefit the rest of RNG. To be honest, I've only seen this kind of strategy with SKT before."

"Yes, as someone who has played against SKT, I feel that RNG is indeed showing some of SKT's characteristics now. Maybe the players' skills aren't quite there yet, so it doesn't look quite like them, but as long as they realize this, the ceiling for this team in S8 is truly unpredictable."

Shen Chao nodded repeatedly upon hearing Guan Zeyuan's words and chimed in.

As someone who faced SKT in their prime during Season 3, I know that SKT used Bengi to continuously build up their mid and top lane advantages, then used the top lane to control the mid lane and the mid lane as the foundation for their offense, launching a constant barrage of attacks on the enemy.

Few teams can withstand this overwhelming onslaught. If they lose focus and SKT seizes the opportunity, they will face a thunderous and fierce attack.

RNG now relies on Xiaohu and Xiangguo as their main offensive players, then helps Letme in the top lane to open up a second offensive point, while Uzi in the bottom lane can also become a stable third offensive point by relying on his individual strength.

This is RNG's real purpose, and it's something that can be seen from the acquisition of players like Looper, Mata, Karsa, and Langx starting from S6.

However, RNG has consistently overlooked the coaching factor.

Indeed, players can be continuously strengthened by acquiring stronger top laners and junglers. However, once they join a team like RNG, where coaches require players to be protected by four guards, even the strongest players will fade into obscurity.

Therefore, once Hart was not involved in the draft phase, RNG displayed a completely different style.

"Throughout this World Championship, from the group stage to the knockout stage, and then to the semifinals and the first three games of the finals, RNG's team seemed to have a 'four-protect-one' strategy, and it was precisely because of this tactic that they got this far."

"What I'm saying might upset some of RNG's fans, but we also saw how RNG performed in the last game."

"RNG's ceiling and floor don't actually depend on Uzi; the real ceiling and floor are the performance of the top, mid, and jungle lanes."

Guan Zeyuan is a staunch supporter of Korean games and admires RNG's current tendency towards an SKT-style playstyle. However, his words were like a bombshell dropped into the chat, sparking discussion among viewers.

If Guan Zeyuan had dared to say such things before this match, he would have been immediately attacked by netizens. Whenever RNG is mentioned, their signature "four-protect-one" strategy is always brought up. However, after this match, with the consistent analysis from Guan Zeyuan and Shenchao, the fans were not as upset as before.

Soon, someone uploaded a GIF of Guan Zeyuan speaking and the accompanying subtitles to the internet. Even the e-sports Louvre Pot Anti-Esports forum had posts discussing the fourth game.

"Guan Zeyuan is indeed a K-pop fan, but to be fair, RNG is indeed as he said. Don't be fooled by Uzi's strong dominance in the bot lane, it's useless."

"I saw on Twitter that the designers are already planning to buff top laners and weaken the early-game presence of AD carries. If RNG continues to stick to this old playstyle, they will definitely suffer in S8."

"What Guan Gou said is nonsense. Don't you see that EDG's entire team is well-balanced? But what happens in the end? Once their star player underperforms, the rest of the mediocre players are no better. They still have to rely on their star player to perform."

"To be fair, stop attacking EDG, okay? A-Guang is a well-known aggressive top laner in China, it's just that his talent has been overshadowed by EDG's team style."

"However, this game relied on a surprise move against SSG. Next game, if Ambition realizes this and doesn't go bot lane, letting Ruler tank the pressure, he can gank mid and top. Regardless of Xiaohu's mid lane performance, just considering his performance in the mid lane, he'll definitely outplay Letme."

"Still bragging about how withered he is? He's an orphan who got solo-killed by Letme. If you ask me, he should just go to the top lane and help Letme dominate the top lane. Then, when Uzi crushes the bot lane, the other side won't have a chance."

"Is the person upstairs brain-dead? Clicked into Silver IV, that's fine, but if you don't have a brain, please go watch the S6 Withered solo kill highlights. Do you really think Ambition and Withered are afraid of you in a 2v2?"

"I think we should maintain four priorities and ensure stability as the remaining one."

The internet is in complete chaos, with fans of Korean teams, Royal teams, Pig teams, and 60e (a derogatory term for fans of all teams) offering their advice. By now, no one is mocking RNG's four-protect-one strategy anymore.

Is it shameful to have four protect one? Who cares about four protect one or four protect two if you can win the championship? As long as you can win, your tactics are the law.

The internet was in an uproar, but the RNG members were still excited when they returned to the rest room.

An agitated Yan Junze paced back and forth in the lounge, ignoring even Feng Ge's suggestion to sit down and rest for a while.

His face was flushed red. It was the last game, the last game. If he won, he would be the world champion!

Winning would give him the same historical standing as Marin, Professor Oak, and even his enemy Looper.

How can we calm him down when he's in this state of mind?

Four world-class professional matches have brought RNG, except for Li Luo, to the brink of exhaustion.

Besides Letme, Xiaohu, Xiangguo, and Xiaoming had already lay down on the chairs, and you could even see that Xiangguo had entered a half-asleep, half-awake state.

Everyone in RNG knows that Xiangguo's physical condition is not good, but his fighting spirit is very strong.

Throughout the four games of the finals, he constantly sought opportunities to act, unleashing extraordinary energy from his slender frame.

(End of this chapter)