Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 276, Section 273: Is it human?

I've made this remark more than once.
"Is this person really human?"

This level of focus results in such a low level of error.

This is something only a robot could achieve.

If this weren't an offline competition, he would have completely suspected that the other side was actually using a script.

No.
Even a script alone cannot achieve this level of performance.

The script can only perform the optimal operation based on the existing situation.

However, in League of Legends, speed isn't everything.

Often, you've already lost half the battle the moment you make a decision.

These are decision-making errors that cannot be compensated for by certain reactions.

What makes Yuna Shimamura better than a script is that she simply doesn't make certain wrong decisions.

Rather than a script, she is more like an AI trained on a large amount of data.

How can you possibly win against an opponent like that?
At other times, Rest might start to cower in fear of making a mistake.

I will choose not to continue to be reckless, not to make mistakes, and to try my best not to cause trouble for my teammates.

But today, he chooses to fight until he has no regrets.

Only by trying the way you want to play can you truly have no regrets!
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Then, REST was completely overwhelmed.

This outcome was not unexpected for REST itself.

This was not unexpected for the audience.

After all, there is a significant difference between the two players.

But seeing Jayce get completely dominated by Vladimir in lane is still somewhat humorous.

If Zeus's Jayce were to get utterly thrashed by Shimamura Yuna's vampire like that, Zeus would probably be trending on social media tomorrow.

No.
That kind of thing is simply impossible.

If the opponent picks Zeus, Shimamura Yuna wouldn't pick Vladimir if the opponent might pick Jayce; that would be a bit too risky.

The reason she can play like this now is because she is very sure that REST can't do anything to her.

And this is indeed the case.

It's no exaggeration to say that, visually speaking, the matchup between these two players really looks like a Challenger player playing against a Diamond player.

It's an absolute crushing victory in terms of skill level and rank.

The director cut the camera to the top lane and saw Rest getting beaten up there.

I was hit by A, by the red-angered Q, and pulled around.

Every now and then I couldn't hold back anymore and went at it with a hammer.

This setup likely has some advantages, since Jayce's damage is higher than Vladimir's.

Then, after the first set ended, during the vacuum period, he was relentlessly attacked by Shimamura Yuna and focused down by the minions.

As the fight progressed, the health difference was quickly reversed, and the initial gain was essentially negligible.

For Shimamura Yuna, getting a chance to work at REST and making her own business is as easy as eating and drinking.

You can tell he's in a hurry.

But sometimes, being anxious really doesn't help.

The skill gap is an objective fact.

However, no matter how much the Vampire can turn the tables and pressure Jayce, it's still quite difficult for him to completely cripple Jayce in the laning phase.

Although REST was slightly outmatched by Yuna Shimamura in the laning phase, it looked a little ugly.

However, for the Vampire hero to be effective, the timeline needs to be later.

If the other teammates can hold on, then the game should show that the other lanes are trying their best, but Shimamura Yuna is developing in an uncontrollable way.

Then he died within 15 minutes, but they deliberately delayed burying him for 30 minutes.
Probably so.

The problem is that it's not just Shimamura Yuna; the other lanes in WBG have also been playing exceptionally well lately.

People often say that Little Tiger is the Tiger Emperor of Spring and the Tiger Scoundrel of Autumn.

This is the player I'm talking about. He always performs exceptionally well in the early part of the year, but then he becomes incredibly bad when it comes to the World Championship.

A typical case of starting strong but ending weak.

But this year, Little Tiger is different.

It was almost winter, but Xiao Hu's performance actually improved.

After Shimamura Yuna left, HongQ should be the most outstanding and influential player in their team.

On the one hand, he is young, quick-witted, and talented. On the other hand, while he has excellent physical attributes, his experience is no less than that of some veteran athletes.

Many people say that HongQ is a player who would be competitive even if he went to the LPL.

But in the end...
He couldn't get past Little Tiger.

The rejuvenated Xiaohu gave HongQ a suffocating lane dominance.

After all, Xiaohu has never been a player specializing in laning, not even during his peak.

But HongQ could sense that Xiaohu always seemed to be doing things that were more right than he was.

He has a better understanding and judgment of the game than I do.

Knowing when to push the lane, when to provide support, and when to stay on the lane and farm.

He has a wealth of experience with this game in his mind.

Through some path dependencies, Xiaohu can find the optimal solution at different times faster than him.

It doesn't put pressure on online platforms either.

When I went to provide support, it was always ineffective. Looking back, I saw Xiaohu farming the mid lane all by himself, widening the economic gap.

HongQ realized that his understanding of the game had simply been exposed.

My thinking is always a step behind Xiaohu's.

My own assessment of the situation was far less accurate than Xiaohu's.

Based on this premise, Xiaohu doesn't need to exert much pressure in the lane to create a significant gap in effectiveness with HongQ through other means.

Faced with this situation, HongQ, as a young man, would be anxious.

But there's no use in being anxious.

For Xiaohu, he doesn't need to have such exaggerated laning skills that he can completely dominate anyone.

He has always been a player with a deep understanding of games.

His declining skill level made it increasingly difficult for him to maintain his understanding of the game, and his performance this year seemed like an old server struggling to move forward.

However, once his skill level returns to normal, his understanding of the game allows him to quickly become incredibly powerful.

The game has now reached a point where the CFO is completely unable to cope.

The top lane counter-pick got completely crushed.
The difference in impact between the mid laners is astounding.

No matter how nicely you put it, the bottom lane can only be described as a flat line.

But in reality, the CFO was actually under a little pressure.

In other words, WBG is a top-tier third-tier city.

With such a strong presence in all three lanes, Xiaotian could roam freely in the jungle.

He can do whatever he wants now.

Having unlimited rights to do things naturally means having unlimited abilities to do things.

He chose Hoshimamura Yuna. As always.

With Shimamura already having an advantage, the mid and jungle players coordinated to tower dive the top lane multiple times.

This quickly turned Jayce's laning phase, which had only been slightly disrupted, into a complete collapse.

This turned a slightly unfavorable situation into a complete breakdown.

Ultimately, Shimamura Yuna's vampire, with its uncontrollable and premature development, quickly became invincible and eventually dominated the match.

This is a match where there is a fundamental difference in skill level.

This is unlike any other match before.

Previously, WBG had shown a clear advantage in strength when facing T1 or the other two LPL teams.

However, having a superior strength means that "WBG has a higher probability of winning when fighting against these teams."

But when they were playing against the CFO, the audience simply couldn't imagine WBG losing.

These are two teams that are not even in the same league.

Everyone believes that if WBG wanted to, the CFO wouldn't even get a single penny.

At least that's how the visuals came across when REST was on screen.

Moreover, at the same time, the astonishing effect of Shimamura Yuna's vampire also confirmed one thing for all the teams watching the match.
Yuna Shimamura's vampire story really shouldn't be shown.

Although the effect was achieved by stomping noobs,
'You're just faking it, you're good at bullying newbies. If you really want to play with me, you're useless.'

Who has the confidence to say that?

With so many individual cases in front of us, who would dare to bet with Shimamura Yuna that they aren't one of those cases?

Especially now that we're in the knockout stage.

No one would risk the outcome of a game to bet with Shimamura Yuna whether her special skill was truly unbeatable.

This is what I said before.

In fact, everyone knows that Shimamura Yuna's vampire isn't necessarily a high priority; she's just an ordinary option.

Everyone in the world knows that Shimamura Yuna's vampire act might just be a smokescreen.

However, this requires something to prove that Shimamura Yuna's vampire is indeed useless, and that choosing this hero is completely irrelevant.

If CFO can defeat Shimamura Yuna's vampire, or even if she doesn't defeat the vampire, it proves that this hero is useless, proving that "she's just relying on her teammates to play her, it doesn't matter what she chooses."

But this one gives a completely different feeling.

Dominates in lane, unstoppable in the late game.

This is "the legendary vampire".

Yuna Shimamura's vampire still possesses immense power.

As more and more empirical evidence emerged, people felt increasingly that Shimamura Yuna's vampire theory was unsolvable.

Who can be confident that they won't be the next one of the countless isolated cases?

Ultimately, the match, which the CFO initiated with the intention of shattering the urban legend surrounding WBG, ironically made the legend seem more real.

The first game ended in a brutal massacre.

After the match, REST sighed in the training room, "Sigh, I feel like I'm still not good enough. Let Driver play."

The driver's feelings were also a bit complicated.

"Me? Really?"

Almost everyone agrees that he operates better than Driver, he is younger, and he is more skilled.

However, there's the issue of his limited hero pool and the skill gap between him and Yuna Shimamura.
Of course he knew about this.

To put it bluntly, if Shimamura Yuna wasn't significantly better than him, why would she always be the starter in important matches?

If Shimamura's strength wasn't far superior to his and Rest's, why would they still insist on starting Shimamura in important games when she was almost completely absent from the regular season and lacked chemistry with the team?
Isn't that because Shimamura Yuna is much better than him and Rest no matter what?

Although he hadn't suffered the same fate as Rest, who had been shattered by a solo fight with Shimamura Yuna, he was well aware of just how much he was inferior to her.

Even the best players can only "feed" Shimamura Yuna when playing tank characters.

As someone who isn't even a top player internationally, and is only good at tanks, how can I possibly be of any use against Shimamura Yuna?

He had serious doubts about this.

His teammates said, "We believe in you."

Believe it or not.
The driver gave a wry smile.

He didn't think believing this thing would have any effect.

After all, this isn't the world of anime and manga.

But
Now that things have come to this, there's no other way but to go through with it.

"give it to me."

The driver's eyes revealed a resolute determination that showed he was ready to die.

then
Then he went on the field and was also kicked to death.

This result was expected and quite natural.

As the person who respects tank players the most in the world, if a player who specializes in tanks goes to the opposite side of her, he can only experience what it means to be a tank-obsessed player.

Although CFO's team had already done a relatively targeted draft in the second game, banning Shimamura Yuna's Gwent, Jax, and Yorick.

They banned three top laners directly, wanting to make it difficult for Shimamura Yuna to play.

But Shimamura Yuna's greatest characteristic as a professional player is her freedom.

Her hero selection is not limited to the current version, nor even to the few heroes she considers her signature heroes.

The essence of League of Legends is to play the champions you want in your assigned role.

Yuna Shimamura can be said to have taken this concept to the extreme.

After her two main champions were picked, she immediately chose Fiora without hesitation.

Actually, in the current version, there are quite a few heroes to choose from to counter these tank characters.

Even without Gwen and the Gravedigger, there's still Iron Man and the Crocodile.

However, Shimamura Yuna doesn't like playing characters that don't have a late-game progression.

The characters she plays often have the potential to create miracles.

As expected, it was another one-sided and utterly crushing defeat.

Driver looked very nervous when he came on stage.

Then, after only a few minutes of fighting, I started to feel pain.

Fiora received a slight buff in the World Championship patch.

But to say it's powerful or strong, it's still a far cry from being truly formidable.

At least as of now, this champion has had a zero pick rate in this World Championship. Shimamura Yuna's Fiora match was the champion's debut in the World Championship.

However, this seemingly useless and unpopular hero becomes like a god of war once he's in Shimamura Yuna's hands.

The teams watching the game from the sidelines, trying to figure out WBG's tactics, were completely bewildered.

What hero is this team playing in the top lane?

She can basically play all the playable damage-dealing heroes and even the unplayable damage-dealing heroes in this version.

She can achieve good results even with characters that are normally not played in the current version.

So which ones are just smokescreens used to deceive noobs, and which ones are actually effective?
The issue of having a limited hero pool, which was criticized when Shimamura Yuna first entered the professional scene, has now become an advantage.

(End of this chapter)