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Chapter 430 I just want to see Zhou Shen completely crush the Khan! (Happy New Year!!!)

(Wishing all my fellow book lovers a prosperous and auspicious Year of the Snake!!)

Meanwhile, in the LGD lounge.

Dgc closed his notebook and said, "Then let's continue with the red side!"

Then he turned to Zhou Dian and asked, "But if you ban Tryndamere and pick Jayce in the second game of Dragon Ball, what other heroes can you counter Jayce?"

Before Zhou Dian could even speak, PYL said, "I think even if we let Jayce go in the second game, Longzhu might not dare to pick him!"

"Brother Chen, you didn't see it. When Khan came off the stage after the first round, he looked completely bewildered. I think he was totally stunned."

As he spoke, PYL chuckled.

Upon hearing PYL's teasing remark about Khan, chuckles erupted one after another in the lounge.

After the jokes ended, Zhou Dian said seriously, "We can't decide what he picks for top lane. We'll just have to deal with whatever comes our way!"

If Zhou Dian was 70% confident of winning today's quarterfinal match before the LGD vs. Longzhu game, then...

After finishing the first game of the BO5 series against Longzhu, Zhou Dian's confidence had soared to nine points.

Dragon Ball is indeed a paper tiger!

Or perhaps it was originally a strong and powerful tiger, but it got sick of "being out of touch with the times".

He was very ill and his body was very weak.

Therefore, Zhou Dian seemed to be indifferent, saying that he couldn't beat me no matter what he chose.

Influenced by Zhou Dian's confident and composed demeanor.

After winning the first game, the teammates' initial fear of losing and anxiety about winning had largely disappeared.

Hearing Zhou Dian's words, Eimy laughed and said, "Maybe Khan has been scared off by me and will choose a big tree to hang around with next!"

"hey-hey!"

In the lounge, everyone started laughing and joking again.

It's a good thing to feel relaxed right now.

Once you're on stage, all you need to do is concentrate fully.

"The big tree?" Dgc repeated in a low voice.

In Dgc's opinion, if Khan were to actually pick a champion like Maokai or Nexus, it might not necessarily be a good thing for LGD.

After all, Dragon Ball's two main characters—BDD and Pray the Rat King—are both tough opponents.

Khan picked a big tree and played passively, while Dragonball focused on the two carries. LGD, on the other hand, couldn't quite capitalize on their top laner's advantage.

Although Dgc thinks that Wei Shen and imp are no worse than others.

However, he wouldn't be so arrogant as to think that his own two core players must be stronger than Dragon Ball's two core players.

Only in the top lane, Dgc is now certain that no top laner can beat Zhou Dian in a one-on-one match.

At least for now, the top laners of the remaining teams in this World Championship are no match for them.

It won’t work for anyone!

He felt that Zhou Dian had entered a state completely undisturbed by the outside world.

It sounds a bit mystical, but DGC just has that kind of vague feeling about it.

In a one-lane top lane, whoever comes is doomed!
At this moment, the staff member's voice interrupted Dgc's thoughts.

The break between sets is over, it's time to go on stage for the second set.

"Alright, everyone, welcome back to the quarterfinals of the S7 World Championship!"

After a rather uninformative analysis from the commentators, the live stream camera switched to the commentary booth.

Guan Zeyuan announced loudly: "Both teams have taken to the stage one after another. What is about to begin is the second game of the final quarterfinal match of this World Championship, LGD vs. Longzhu, a best-of-five series!"

"LGD won the first game, and currently leads LCK's number one seed Longzhu Gaming 1-0 in the BO5 series!"

"The news we just received is that in the upcoming second game, LGD, who has the right to choose sides, has chosen the red side."

Upon hearing this, PDD immediately said, "Here they come! LGD's classic side selection strategy of actively choosing red!"

"Yes, in recent versions, the blue side has had a higher win rate than the red side, but LGD is the team that actively chooses the red side the most," Guan Zeyuan added.

"I don't need to explain the reason, I think all the viewers understand, it's for the red team's counter position."

"That's right, this counter pick seems to be different in Zhou Shen's hands. Everyone saw how badly Khan's Jayce got beaten in the last game." PDD chuckled. "I'm really looking forward to seeing if Khan will pick Jayce again this game?"

After a brief chat among the commentators, Guan Zeyuan received a reminder from the director and said, "Okay, the players on the field are ready. The second game of the quarterfinal BO5 between LGD and Longzhu is about to begin!"

"Blue team Dragon Ball, red team LGD!"

The screen on the big screen switched to the BP interface.

First round of BP.

Dragon Ball banned Xayah, Malzahar, and Galio.

LGD banned Kalista, Janna, and Caitlyn.

“Longzhu banned Xayah themselves, so it seems they don’t want to play either Xayah or Rakan. But LGD is on the red side, so Longzhu has to ban one of them,” Guan Zeyuan said.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Dragon Ball snatched Lulu from the blue team's first floor.

"Hey, why don't you pick Thresh again!" PDD said with a laugh.

"The Thresh pick in the previous game didn't do much, so this time Longzhu isn't going to be stubborn and is obediently picking a soft support."

"If they pick Lulu, it seems like Dragon Ball is planning to focus on the bottom half of the map and protect their AD carry in this game," Zhihuan added.

"How about LGD continue to pick Loathee and Sejuani?" Guan Zeyuan asked.

"Rakan is probably one of the best supports PYL plays in this version, and he performed very well in the last game."

At this point, LGD secured Sejuani and Tristana on the first and second floors of the red team.

"They picked the jungler and AD carry first, just like in the last game," Zhihuan analyzed.

"No problem, picking Sejuani first is absolutely necessary. Sejuani is basically invincible in the early game top and jungle matchups, making her a perfect fit for LGD!"

“Indeed, the enemy support has already picked up their item, so our support doesn’t need to rush to take it.” PDD nodded.

Next, Dragon Ball locked up the prince and Varus on the second and third floors of the blue side.

“It’s another case of the prince switching between top and jungle. I think it should still be the jungle prince,” Zhihuan immediately said.

"Top lane Jarvan IV is too weak right now. He's not good in lane, not tanky enough, and doesn't deal enough damage. He just uses his ultimate to initiate team fights. Khan probably won't pick this kind of top laner."

"Let's see what LGD picks for their third pick. They'll probably take a support, but will they pick Rakan next?"

It wasn't until the last second of the champion selection countdown that LGD revealed Gem on the third floor of the red side and then locked it in.

“I think this pick of the gem is very good. It's designed to defend against your Prince’s charge. Look at this Dragon Ball bot lane, it’s Varus and Lulu. They probably want to group up and create momentum in the mid-game!” PDD said.

"Hey, LGD banned Ryze again. Ryze's ultimate is very powerful, and he has a strong mid-game tempo. I feel like LGD has found a way to counter Ryze!"

The first round of business matching (BP) has ended.

In the second round of banning and picking, LGD banned Ryze and Cho'Gath.

Dragon Ball banned Jayce and Fiora.

"LGD banned Ryze but not Taliyah. Could it be that they wanted to pick her themselves?"

"I think it's very possible!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than LGD locked in Taliyah on the fourth floor of the red side.

PDD scratched his head, "Wow! That Ryze ban and Taliyah pick was pretty cunning. LGD's draft this game was pretty good."

Then PDD said in an extremely exaggerated tone: "Dragon Ball bans Jayce by himself? Hey, I let you have Jayce and you didn't dare to pick him, fine, but you banned him yourself because you were afraid someone else would pick him. You chickened out, Khan!"

PDD was making a lot of jokes on stage, and the LPL audience below the stage were also cheering. If Khan hadn't been wearing headphones, his face would probably have been booed white by the audience.

When it was Dragon Ball's turn to choose, they hesitated for a long time before finally picking a big tree on the fourth floor of the blue team.

Call! ! !
The boos from the audience below the stage grew even louder.

The audience members came to the match not only to support their favorite teams, but also to witness the exciting duel between Han Yishang and Guo Yishang.

So what's the point of you choosing a big tree now?

"Big Tree? Oh dear, he's chickened out, he's really chickened out!" PDD chuckled on the commentary stage.

Next, Dragon Ball chose Clockwork on the fifth floor of the blue team.

"But to be fair, Maokai is a very good top laner in this version!" Guan Zeyuan said. "And Maokai is quite a good fit for the Dragon Ball lineup."

Zhihuan added, "Yes, it seems that this Dragon Ball lineup has deliberately slowed down the pace."

"Last game, Longzhu wanted to play quickly against LGD, but they lost. It seems they learned their lesson."

"Then let's see what champion Zhou Shen picks to counter Maokai!" PDD rubbed his head. "To be honest, against Maokai, any champion is the same. Maokai is too slippery. At most, you can pressure him a little in lane, but he's useful in team fights."

“Yes, I quickly went through all the heroes Zhou Shen used in the competition, including the Barbarian he used in the last game. I felt that they were only so-so against Maokai,” Guan Zeyuan said.

"However, heroes like Camille and Gnar from Zhou Shenhui can definitely farm without any pressure against Maokai. These kinds of heroes are very powerful once they get farmed up. It all depends on what LGD thinks."

At this point, PDD said, "That makes sense, but I'm worried that if we develop normally and engage in team fights, the Korean teams will outmaneuver us and kill us."

There was a moment of silence on the commentary stage after these words were spoken.

Guan Zeyuan and Zhihuan both agreed with PDD's statement.

This kind of matchup has happened countless times in the past when LPL teams and LCK teams have faced off.

In PDD's opinion, it's best not to play too conservatively when facing Korean teams.

Just like in the last game, the right approach is to dominate his entire path and snowball to win the match.

However, judging from the lineups that Dragon Ball has selected so far, each lane has very stable hero choices, making it much more difficult to achieve this than in the last game.

At this moment, on the LGD players' bench.

Dgc was standing behind PYL, looking quite excited. Dragon Ball's choice of Tree was exactly what they had planned before the match.

Their pre-match strategy remained the same: to crush what viewers considered the strongest top laner in Dragon Ball.

This game has successfully picked Sejuani jungle, who is almost invincible in the early game top and jungle matchups, so this strategy must be executed.

In League of Legends matches, targeting the opponent's weaknesses is certainly the most common strategy.

But since it's a weakness, it's always being targeted, and opponents are on guard. You never know when you might fall into a trap and ruin yourself.

Going against the grain and attacking the opponent's strong points can often catch them off guard.

Of course, this is on the premise that your strengths are stronger than your opponent's; otherwise, it often turns into a situation where you're just giving away points.

It seems that Longzhu has also figured out LGD's strategy for this BO5 match.

In this game, Khan picked Treant Protector to play defensively and drag the game into a phase of strategic maneuvering and team fights.

The warrior heroes that Zhou Dian used in previous matches could indeed only suppress large trees, but were difficult to kill through them.

But Zhou Dian can pick heroes he hasn't used before!
Just like the Barbarian in the last game, even though Zhou Dian had already used it in the last group stage match, he still lost.

But no one expected that he would pick Tryndamere again when facing Jayce.

A deep pool of heroes means you can do whatever you want!

Moreover, in some hero matchups where it's a "father beats son" situation, you don't really need to be a proficient player of that hero.

With such a strong counter-pick system in hero matchups, it's a piece of cake.

“OK, let’s go straight for Darius!” Dgc said to PYL.

PYL didn't hesitate and quickly found Darius, locking him down on the fifth floor of the red team.

As soon as the hero appeared, a cheer erupted from the audience.

When LGD locked down Darius on the fifth floor, the cheers from the crowd grew even louder.

Before his rework in the second half of Season 5, Darius was jokingly referred to as "Noob's Hand" in casual games.

After being reworked, it became a huge hit at the S5 World Championship that year.

However, after subsequent nerfs and adjustments, Darius's strengths could not outweigh his weaknesses, and he gradually faded from the professional scene, and we haven't seen him for a long time.

In casual games these days, Darius still has a fairly high pick rate in the top lane, and there are many players who love playing Darius.

Players who don't play Darius often grit their teeth and call him "Darius dog".

Top laners who have a lot of experience in playing against Darius jokingly call him the "top lane quality inspector".

This means that a truly skilled top laner is not afraid of laning against Darius.

Is Khan a skilled top laner?
of course!
If "Han Yi Shang" doesn't know how to play top lane, then nobody knows how to play top lane.

However, that's the principle.

Ultimately, the specifics will depend on the actual gameplay.

Some champions simply can't beat Darius; even the King of Heaven couldn't defeat him.

For example, big trees
"Wow, Darius, you really dared to pick that!" PDD shouted from the commentary booth.

"This champion is so good at taking down Maokai in lane. I really didn't expect Zhou Shen to pick this champion," Guan Zeyuan said.

"It's more than just easy to beat up!" PDD immediately said, "It's the ultimate easy to beat up, like a father beating his son, or a grandfather beating his father. He's so easy to beat up that he can't even fight back, you know that!"

In a moment of excitement, PDD almost blurted out "F*** it".

Fortunately, he realized that this was on the official commentary stage, not in his own live stream, and he shut up in time.

"However, Darius can indeed easily bully Maokai in lane, but in team fights, his short range and vulnerability to kiting are difficult to overcome!" Zhihuan said calmly.

"Hey, I don't care if his legs are short or not, I just want to see Zhou Shen crush the Khan!"

Adjusting his glasses, PDD continued, "As for the short legs issue, you can bring Sprint, right? Didn't the Barbarian win with Sprint in the last game?"

"Although this is a competitive match, top laners don't necessarily have to bring Teleport."

(End of this chapter)