You promised a top lane tutorial, but you're just using Worlds as material for your videos?

Chapter 186 Zhou Shen, you've finally met your match!
After the commentator gave that hint...

In addition, the observers focused their cameras on Ashe during the game.

Seeing Ashe heading straight for their own top tower, all the viewers understood what EDG was up to!

The live stream chat room immediately became lively with comments.

Holy crap, is EDG playing dirty?

[It's already Season 7, and they're still swapping lanes at the start? That's really dirty play!]

[No, the side that initiates the lane swap is definitely going to lose, so why would EDG initiate a lane swap?]

[Besides bringing in two bot lane duos to counter Zhou Shen, do you think EDG has any other ways to limit Zhou Shen?]

[That's true, EDG seems to have no other options, so they might as well just let their top laners self-destruct!]

That's exactly the point! Mouse being sidelined won't have a huge impact on EDG. But if Zhou Shen is sidelined, then LGD is at least half-crippled!

[Indeed, Gragas doesn't farm early game, but he's still useful in the mid-game. However, if Camille doesn't farm early, she'll be practically invisible for at least 20-30 minutes!]

[It seems Zhou Shen hasn't noticed that EDG's bot lane duo has been replaced!]

[Isn't that obvious? No one would have expected EDG to suddenly pull off a lane swap!]

[Oh no, Zhou Shen is going to be in deep trouble this game!]

[Good riddance, Zhou Chu! You think you're so tough? Try taking on two of them if you dare!]

[Still harboring resentment! What did Zhou Shen do to you? You seize every opportunity to criticize!]

[Don't be so quick to yell, even two against one might not be able to do anything to Zhou Shen!]

Don't blame everything on us pigs; this guy is obviously a royalist in disguise!

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Back to the game.

Zet's Ashe and Meiko's Lulu stopped just as they reached the range of their own top tower.

They were waiting for the minion wave to come before going out.

We can't let LGD realize that they've switched lanes beforehand.

In that case, Camille will be in trouble.

The later Zhou Dian's Camille realizes that EDG's bot lane duo has moved up, the more passive he will become.

Because if we can know in advance that the enemy has switched lanes.

So, top laners have a specific early-game strategy to deal with lane swaps.

Although we're still losing money, we're managing to lose less.

This is why, in previous matches when lane swapping was still common, people would go to the enemy jungle or even below their high ground to establish vision.

It's so that you can know in advance whether the other party has switched lanes.

You won't know the enemy has switched lanes until the minion waves meet.

At this point, your top laner can no longer use that same formulaic early-game strategy specifically designed to counter lane swaps.

In this situation, top laners need to use their extensive experience to adapt to changing circumstances.

How to get through these incredibly difficult first few minutes.

EDG felt that Zhou Dian had never played a lane-swap game before and lacked experience in this area.

When the formula or method doesn't work.

EDG believes that Zhou Dian is unlikely to be able to handle the situation.

Game time is 1 minutes and 35 seconds.

The minions converge in the middle lane.

However, both sides' top lane minions had only reached the first tower, and it was far from the point where the minions would meet.

The EDG bot lane duo, who were staying under their own top lane tower, had not yet shown themselves.

LGD still doesn't know that Ashe and Lulu have gone to the top lane.

Two seconds later, the non-buff monsters respawned.

Eimy's poodle immediately started using F6.

Wei Shen's Karma came over and helped him use Q to get six birds.

LGD's bot lane duo, Varus and Thresh, were waiting in the bush next to their own red buff.

After the red buff respawns, help the Rengar reduce some of the red buff's health.

In this game, Eimy's Rengar had a dominant start with his mid, bot, and support teammates helping him clear the jungle.

On the other side, Ai Luoli's Lee Sin also started with F6.

Mouse's barrels helped him clear the field.

Moreover, Gragas won't just help him clear one F6 camp; he'll continue to follow Lee Sin and help him clear jungle camps.

At least Lee Sin needs to reach level 3 before Gragas might stop following him.

The standard way to play a top laner in a lane-swap game is to follow the jungler, help them farm jungle camps, or dive the tower whenever possible.

Clearly, Zhou Dian's game is beyond the scope of the formula.

Because he was far away from his own wild lion dog.

Upon seeing that one of the top laners was already wandering around with the jungler, while the other was still waiting for the minion waves to converge in the top lane, Haokai immediately said:
"Oh dear, Zhou Shen is in a bad mood. He was completely outmaneuvered by EDG. Camille has nowhere to go!"

“Yes!” Wang Duoduo nodded. “Now Camille can’t even stay in the top lane!”

"If it's just a one-on-two situation, and you only take experience without last-hitting, there's really no problem."

"But the problem is that if Zhou Shen continues to stay in the top lane, by the time the minion wave is pushed to the tower by EDG's bot lane duo, Gragas and Lee Sin should also be there, and then it will be a four-man tower dive!"

Upon hearing this, Hao Kai added, "That's why in lane swap games, the top laner must stick with the jungler. If you stay in lane, it may seem like you're fighting two, but it will quickly turn into a one-versus-four situation!"

"This is a case of intentional attack against unsuspecting opponents. Mouse's Gragas can follow the normal lane swap rhythm, but Zhou's Camille is caught off guard and will have a very difficult time!"

In the game.

Zhou Dian's Camille was crouching in the top lane river bush, waiting for the top lane minions to meet before emerging from the bush to go to lane.

But just as the top lane minions were about to meet...

Ashe and Lulu suddenly emerged from the bushes along the path.

As soon as she emerged from the bush, Lulu immediately used her body to block the blue team LGD's minion wave.

The first wave of minions was used to block the lane, naturally so that a large wave of minions could push into the tower later, making it easier to tower dive and kill Camille.

Meiko's experience and attention to detail were spot-on. As soon as Zhou Dian saw the enemy bot lane duo appear in the top lane, he immediately shouted, "Holy crap, they switched lanes! I got ambushed!"

Zhou Dian never expected that he would encounter a "retro" playing style.

EDG was right about one thing: he indeed lacked experience in dealing with lane swap games.

It would have been better if we had discovered EDG had switched lanes earlier.

Eimy would definitely tell him to follow the poodle.

but now.

It’s too late!
In this situation, lacking relevant experience, Zhou Dian really didn't know what the optimal solution was.

However, he lacked experience, while others did!

PYL is a veteran of the industry.

"Team Leader, what do I do now?"

Asking questions when you don't understand is a very good quality.

"Uh, you shouldn't go online right now. Don't stay in the top lane alone for the first few minutes, or you'll definitely get tower-dived by three or four people!" PYL immediately said.

Then he said to Eimy, "Hurry up and take over their bottom jungle, we can't take our top jungle!"

In this lane swap game, all of EDG's players were in the top half of the map.

Lee Sin's jungle clearing route definitely involved clearing his own red buff area first, and then clearing LGD's blue buff area.

Therefore, Eimy definitely cannot farm in the top half of the jungle!

PYL was worried that Eimy might make mistakes since he hadn't played lane-swap games in a long time, so he reminded him in one game.

“I know, I know, I definitely know how to switch jungle camps, Ping, don’t think I’m stupid. I haven’t forgotten the basic tactics of lane swapping!” Eimy said.

However, Eimy can follow a fixed routine, but Zhou Dian can't!
“I know we can’t stay in the lane and farm minions for experience. The question is, what should I do now?” Zhou Dian asked PYL again.

"Uh..." PYL was stumped by the question.

You're completely out of sync with the routine, how am I supposed to know what you should be doing right now?
"Why don't you go and meet up with Eimy? I know it's a bit late, but you have nowhere else to go!"

Finally, PYL added, "Just don't stay in the top lane and wait to die. Do whatever you want for the next two minutes. The enemy Gragas is level one too, just like you, he won't get anything in the next two minutes!"

"As long as you don't give him a chance, Gragas is basically just AFK. At worst, you can just AFK against Gragas!"

"It won't be long before Imp and I go to the top lane to face off!"

Upon hearing PYL's words, Zhou Dian really wanted to give him a good scolding.

Camille and Gragas, how can they be the same?

If you leave the barrel AFK for a few minutes, you can still use it if you get some tank items.

If Camille is left AFK for even a few minutes, she'll be half-useless, and she might not even be able to recover for the rest of the game!

Moreover, the barrel didn't eat anything.

But it's not really in an AFK state.

The person at least helped Lee Sin farm jungle monsters, which greatly improved Lee Sin's jungle clearing progress.

It works!
No, I really can't just do nothing.

You have to participate in the game to some extent; you can't just become an AFK player in the fountain.

Zhou Dian decided to stay in the grass along the upper river for a while.

Crouching in this grass, you can at least smell some of the experience.

However, it is counterproductive.

Just as the three front-line minions of the red team were about to die, Meiko's Lulu suddenly went down and disappeared into the river bush in the top lane.

Upon spotting Camille, Meiko immediately called his AD carry over.

He was definitely going to drive Camille away; he couldn't let Camille suffer any losses of experience.

Zhou Dian originally intended to lose some health to gain experience.

But seeing Ashe approaching, he had no choice but to control Camille to retreat.

Otherwise, if Ashe really gets stuck on you, it won't just be a matter of losing a little health.

Camille was discovered and kicked out of the experience zone.

The LGD fans at the scene immediately sighed with regret.

Some even frowned, as if they had already immersed themselves in Zhou Dian's character.

In the commentary box.

Wang Duoduo said, "Oh dear, Zhou Shen is in so much pain, it makes me feel bad just watching him!"

Clearly, as a top laner, Wang Duoduo has already immersed himself in the role.

Any top laner would be annoyed to see something like this!
"It's really frustrating, we can't gain any experience at all!" Hao Kai added. "But there's nothing we can do about it. Since EDG is risking losing the first tower to actively switch lanes, isn't it because they want to make Zhou Shen suffer? We really have to play it this way!"

Watching Zhou Dian's steel shadow being chased away by Lulu, he slunk away.

Many viewers in the live stream were amused and sent numerous comments to tease the audience.

[Haha, this is hilarious! Zhou Shen, you've finally met your match!]

[Zhou Shen? This game is definitely Zhou Chu's, that Camille is useless now!]

[Director, cut to the camera! Cut to Zhou Shen's shot! I want to see Zhou Shen wearing a mask of pain!]

[Zhou Shen really fell into a trap this game!]

[EDG is still incredibly cunning; this lane swap completely ruined Zhou Shen's game!]

[This is nothing, it's just a matter of not being allowed to eat experience points. The four-way tower-crossing set meal hasn't even arrived yet!]

Yes, don't rush, Zhou Shen will experience everything Marin enjoyed in the LPL last year!

[Zhou Shen is really lucky; he caught Riot Games nerfing the lane-swap mechanic. Marin was targeted by lane-swap strategies every game in the LPL last year!]

Perhaps this is the legacy that LGD's top laner has inherited!

[Laughing so hard I almost peed myself! What kind of inheritance is this?! An inheritance that's been targeted in various ways, huh?!]

My suggestion is, don't stop, increase the intensity!

[Exactly! Give Zhou Chu a good beating! What's with all his arrogance all day long?!]

[Royal Fans are getting desperate and starting to acknowledge EDG as their father!]

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(End of this chapter)