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Chapter 384 Letme, you should just stick to playing the smutty stuff!

Wukesong Arena, backstage.

The LGD team members chatted and laughed as they walked through the player tunnel and into the rest room.

LGD were in high spirits after easily winning the first game of the finals.

Along the way, Zhou Dian kept teasing Wei Shen, telling him to honor his bet and remember to treat his teammates to a good meal later.

Wei Shen laughed and said, "No way, you destroyed the base too fast this game, I didn't have time to solo kill Xiaohu!"

"How about this, if Xiaohu picks Lucian again next game, I'll pick LeBlanc and I'll definitely solo kill him."

"Xiao Wei, you're just being lazy!" PYL said, feigning exaggeration.

At this moment, Dgc walked into the middle of the group, interrupting their playful banter, and began to make tactical arrangements for the second round.

The break time passed quickly. Before heading to the main stage, the LGD members gathered again, put their right hands together, and shouted "Go for it!"

Then everyone left the lounge and entered the players' tunnel.

As you walk along the players' tunnel, you can gradually hear the noise from inside the stadium.

As the LGD players came out of the player tunnel, the RNG players also came out of the opposite player tunnel.

Before stepping onto the main stage, RNG's head coach, Feng, patted Letme, who was walking at the back, on the shoulder and said, "Relax, don't put too much pressure on yourself, just do your best."

"Ok!"

Letme turned his slightly stiff neck and nodded.

After a series of advertisements, the images of Doll and Miller reappeared on the four large screens in the four directions of the venue.

"Alright, everyone! Welcome back. We're about to bring you the second game of the 17 LPL Summer Split Finals!"

"At present, LGD is temporarily leading RNG by a score of 1-0!"

"Miller, I feel the atmosphere is starting to get a little tense. What about you?" Doll said with a smile.

Miller replied, "I'm nervous too, but I believe that the fans of RNG and LGD who are at the stadium or watching the live stream are even more nervous than we are."

"The upcoming second game is undoubtedly more important for RNG. Whether they can tie the score and return to the same starting line, or fall into a desperate situation of being down 0-2, it all depends on this game!"

"Let me say this first: I personally have no preference for either of these teams, so I hope they can play a full best-of-five series and give all the viewers a great match."

Miller spoke very cautiously, his survival instincts running high.

Fearing that fans of both sides would accuse him of bias, and that as an official commentator he was biased towards one side, he was afraid that fans of both sides would say he was biased.

on the main stage.

The players from both teams took their seats. After the referee confirmed the readiness of all the players, he informed the director, who then relayed the instructions to the commentators.

"Just received news that both teams are ready, and the draft phase for the second game of the LPL Summer Split Finals BO5 is about to begin!"

"In the second game, RNG had the first choice of side and chose the blue side, while LGD chose the red side!"

"In choosing sides, actively choosing the blue side remains the mainstream approach!"

Before the draft phase began, the live stream camera quickly scanned all the players' faces before finally settling on Uzi's.

Uz's face turned slightly red!
If Uzi's blushing before the first game was within the normal range, and could be described as having a rosy complexion, then...

It's clear now that the blood and qi are rushing upwards, exceeding the normal state.

The live stream camera then pulled back from the main stage to show the interior of the Wukesong Arena.

Next, BP will begin.

The BP interface appeared on the big screen at the venue, split in two in the middle. The head coaches of both teams appeared first in the middle of the screen.

"Okay, let's take a look at the draft for the second game of the finals. RNG is on the blue side, and LGD is on the red side."

"Since LGD is still on the red side, barring any unforeseen circumstances, LGD's counter pick should still be given to Zhou Shen, the top laner."

"In the last game, Zhou Shen picked Jayce in the counter position and directly carried the game."

"I wonder if RNG had figured out a strategy to deal with Jayce during the break, but I personally think it's unlikely that Zhou Shen will get Jayce again this game," Wawa said.

"Yeah, if you can't beat them, just ban them. That's the most direct way." Miller nodded in agreement.

"Okay, let's take a look at the first three bans from both sides!"

First round of BP.

RNG banned Rakan, Jayce, and Cho'Gath.

LGD banned Kalista, Alistar, and Kog'Maw.

"Hey, RNG actually banned Jayce in the first round!"

“But Feng should be able to figure out one thing: even if LGD picks Jayce again this game, they won’t pick it in the first three picks! After all, LGD is on the red side,” Miller said with a hint of doubt.

"That probably means RNG didn't have a good idea of ​​how to deal with Jayce, so they just banned him early. What if LGD picked him in the first round?" Wawa guessed.

Although Wawa is known for talking nonsense, he actually guessed it correctly this time.

During the break between matches, the RNG coaching staff and players had a long discussion and came to a conclusion.

Given Letme's champion pool, if he faces a top-tier Jayce, he'll only get crushed in lane.

Even if the jungler targets him, Jayce, a long-range lane-pushing champion, doesn't often lose much experience even if he gets ganked and killed by the jungler.

If your top laner is a tank champion with little snowballing ability, Jayce can continue to pressure you once he respawns.

Moreover, Zhou Dian is different from other top laners known for their mechanical skills.

This person is notoriously difficult to catch.

Actually, Mlxg suggested that Letme play a warrior hero with dash ability.

In that case, once Jayce is caught and killed twice, no matter how skilled you are in Zhou Dian, you won't be able to win in a one-on-one lane.

But after Letme was brutally beaten in the first game, he was genuinely scared.

His proficiency with those warrior heroes, such as Renekton and Camille, wasn't exactly top-tier.

After confidently picking Kennen in the previous game only to be completely outplayed, he really doesn't dare to pick that kind of hero in front of Zhou Dian anymore.

Moreover, in order to make the overall draft and ban phase easier, RNG deliberately chose the blue side in this game.

This makes Letme even less willing to pick fighters. Picking Kennen might not be a good choice, but at least he has long range and can farm minions, making him somewhat useful in team fights.

Picking a champion like Renekton or Camille, and then getting countered by Zhou Dian's counter-pick, the image is too beautiful to contemplate. Letme can't bear to think about it anymore.

Feng was quite helpless. This wouldn't work, that wouldn't work, what else could he do?
We might as well ban Jayce as soon as possible, and then we'll just have to deal with whatever comes our way!
Back to the commentary booth.

Miller said, "The other bans are similar to the previous games. LGD banned Alistar and Kalista on the red side to prevent RNG from first-picking one of these two heroes, as both of them are very difficult to deal with in the current version."

"RNG banned Rakan probably because they didn't want to give LGD's bot lane their signature Xayah and Rakan, and they were also wary of Rakan's strong engage ability. Rakan is a very good fit for LGD's style of play."

"And Luo also has an advantage that other aggressive initiation supports don't have?" Wawa said.

"what game?"

"Luo Neng is using the Incense Burner! Have you noticed in some recent matches that the Incense Burner seems to be quite powerful?" "Oh, right!" Miller nodded repeatedly.

"RNG's third ban of Cho'Gath was probably an attempt to force LGD to ban Maokai as well!"

"In summary, Maokai and Cho'Gath are the two most suitable top laners in the current version."

"Yes, after LGD banned Maokai in the last game, RNG had no choice but to ban Cho'Gath as well!" Wawa added.

"But now things are getting interesting. RNG banned Cho'Gath, but LGD banned Kog'Maw instead, completely ignoring it. It's like saying, 'You can pick Maokai however you want!'"

As soon as the baby finished speaking, RNG secured the big tree on the first floor of the blue side.

"Oh my, RNG went straight for Maokai. Since LGD isn't banning him, then I won't hold back."

After a pause, Miller continued, "Actually, I think Letme shouldn't go for anything fancy when choosing champions. If he's picking a top laner first, and there's Maokai or Cho'Gath available, just pick them. You can't go wrong!"

Miller's subtext was, of course, "Letme, you don't have the skill to compete with Zhou Shen in terms of mechanics, so you should just stick to playing tanky characters!"

Subsequently, LGD selected Tristana and Jarvan IV on the first and second floors of the red side.

"It's still Tristana. LGD's Tristana performed well in the last game. The combination of Tristana and Jayce pushed towers like crazy, which gave RNG a lot of headaches."

"Oh my, Eimy's playing Jarvan IV again this game. No problem, keep picking the hero you won!"

Miller continued, "So what does Mlxg say? Should we continue choosing barrels?"

"To be fair, Xiangguo's Gragas in the last game didn't seem to have any problems. RNG didn't lose because of Gragas!"

As soon as he finished speaking, on the second floor of the blue side, Mlxg personally locked in the Spider Queen for RNG.

A cheer erupted from the crowd.

"Hey, this is a crucial game, Mlxg's Spider!"

"I think it's time to pick Spider, otherwise all your pre-match boasts will just backfire."

"The best Spider in the LPL, you have to pick Spider in the finals!"

Then RNG locked in Lucian on the third floor of the blue side, marking Xiaohu's second consecutive game using Lucian.

"Here, Xiaohu has once again secured Lucian, the current dominant mid-lane champion."

Meanwhile, Lucian's draft rate and win rate during the Summer Split were displayed on the large screen at the bottom of the venue.

During the Summer Split, Lucian's win rate was a paltry 35%.
Upon seeing this, Miller immediately added, "However, Lucian, like his win rate, is a very unstable champion."

"Hehe, 35 percent!" the doll chuckled.

In the LGD player seat.

When Wei Shen saw that Xiao Hu had picked Lucian again, he immediately got excited.

"LeBlanc, LeBlanc, Coach, I want to play LeBlanc again!" Wei Shen said.

"Row!"

After hearing Dgc's reply through his headphones, Wei Shen immediately locked himself in LeBlanc on the third floor.

At this point, only three seconds had passed in the countdown for selecting candidates.

With LeBlanc locked in, the bottom of the screen displayed LeBlanc's ban/pick rate and win rate during the Summer Split.

LeBlanc's win rate contrasts sharply with Lucian's, reaching a high of 68%.

"Wow, Wei Shen instantly locked in LeBlanc, just like his pick in the last game. LeBlanc's win rate is interesting, almost twice as high as Lucian's!"

Miller said, "I think LeBlanc made a good pick. If we don't pick her now, we probably won't see her in the second round."

"Okay, let's look at the second round of bans and picks!"

Second round of BP.

LGD banned Ashe and Karma.

RNG banned Camille and Kennen.

"Wow, RNG has banned two more top laners! That means RNG has banned four top laners this game!" Wawa exclaimed in a slightly exaggerated tone.

"RNG doesn't have much of a solution either!" Miller added. "Generally speaking, Camille is probably the champion that best suits LGD's playstyle."

"Moreover, Camille is still quite strong this patch. Most importantly, RNG has already picked a top laner, Maokai. I don't need to elaborate on Zhou's Camille skill level, right?"

"There's not much to say about Kennen. He can dominate in lane and is also great in team fights. He's especially terrifying in Zhou Shen's hands."

At this moment, on the LGD players' side, Dgc paced back and forth behind the players, looking somewhat troubled.

RNG banned four top laners, which was indeed a good way to target their weaknesses.

It was now LGD's turn to select players on the fourth floor, and the selection countdown had already passed several seconds.

Zhou Dian suddenly said, "Let's take the top lane first!"

Picking the top laner first isn't a problem. RNG still has two bot lane positions left to pick, so it doesn't really matter whether he picks the top laner last or last.

"Are there any other good options?" Dgc asked hesitantly.

To be honest, as the head coach, Dgc didn't know what to pick at this point.

Because the counter-relationships in the top lane are incredibly diverse, he only knows the counter-relationships of some of the mainstream top laners.

At this point, we can only see what heroes Zhou Dian still has in his hero pool.

Just like in many basketball games, when it comes to the crucial moments, many head coaches only have one option.

Give that damn ball to the star player.

Dgc knows that Zhou Dian has a deep hero pool and many clever ideas, so let Zhou Dian make the decision himself.

Upon hearing Dgc's words, Zhou Dian quickly pondered for a moment.

According to the pre-match plan, what he needs to do now is to help the mid and bot lanes draw the fire of RNG's jungler, while also playing a role in split pushing.

The best way to draw the jungler's attention is undoubtedly to pressure them relentlessly.

However, RNG banned several suitable heroes.

If you can't directly pressure someone
The same applies to the seams.

Push the lane aggressively, push the lane relentlessly, and utilize the minion wave to achieve the same goal without attacking the opponent.

Zhou Dian's lips curled slightly upward; he had already decided which hero to choose for this game.

On the big screen, with only two seconds left in the hero selection countdown, LGD locked in Faker on the fourth floor of the red team.

"Huh? Graves? Jungling?"

Miller was a little confused, then said, "So they're going to move the prince to the top lane?"

"But Graves jungle hasn't appeared in matches for a long time! Could it be Graves top lane?"

(End of this chapter)