The Road to Godhood in Honor of Kings

"You guys..." Xu Xiaomeng said helplessly, then snatched the drink from Han Cheng's hand and said, "Who said I won't drink it!" She then opened the bottle and took a big gulp. Han Cheng was embarrassed and thought to himself that she was indeed a person of strong character.

"By the way, do you think Xing Feng was driven crazy by his father? Why is he suddenly trying to curry favor with us?" Xu Xiaomeng asked.

"Who knows!" Sun Wukong said, and the fat man chimed in, "Anyway, as long as something falls down, it's fine."

“Okay… Xing Feng is quite strange, but you guys seem even stranger…” Han Cheng thought to himself.

After finishing their meal, the group left the cafeteria and went to the big tree to continue playing games.

"Quick, quick, Sun Wukong has invited us to a hotel!" the fat man exclaimed.

"What's the rush? Book a room? What room? Such shamelessness at such a young age!" Sun Wukong said sarcastically, but still created the room. It had become an unwritten rule in the Miracle Team that Sun Wukong would create the room and ban/pick.

Sun Wukong invited Miracle: Unending, Miracle: Illusion, Miracle: Nightmare, and Miracle: Knight into the room.

The ban/pick phase has begun.

"Let's use the 'Disruptor' lineup!" Sun Wukong suggested. Ever since he learned about this lineup, he had fallen in love with it. This lineup was tanky, dealt a lot of damage, and was hard to kill.

"While the 'Disruptor' composition is good, it also has its drawbacks. For example, the members of the 'Disruptor' composition have relatively short range, making them vulnerable to poke-style compositions. Although this composition is strong in team fights, its power spike comes after level four, so being pressured in the early game can be very difficult. While this composition is easy to turn the tide, it also has quite a few weaknesses..." Han Cheng explained, aiming to make Sun Wukong understand that while the 'Disruptor' composition is useful, it also has its shortcomings. He shouldn't always use this composition because it lacks a backline and has weak late-game damage output. Therefore, he should use other compositions when appropriate.

"Oh, I see. But what's the poke composition?" Sun Wukong asked.

"The so-called poke lineup refers to a lineup with strong ranged poke capabilities. It can initiate team fights from a great distance and, against lineups that rely on poke, can almost wipe out the enemy team from afar. Although that's a bit of an exaggeration, this lineup is indeed very strong. However, since most of these heroes are squishy, ​​they will only be wiped out if they encounter a lineup with many mobile assassins," Han Cheng said. "There are many such heroes, such as Yu Ji, Zhou Yu, Shiranui Mai, Ying Zheng, etc. They are all heroes who are good at ranged poke and dealing explosive damage. And most of these heroes are mages with ample AOE damage."

"Wow, Xiao Chengzi, you know so much!" Xu Xiaomeng exclaimed. Han Cheng scratched his head sheepishly; he hated being praised more than anything...

"That sounds pretty impressive. Shall we go with this lineup?" Sun Wukong said.

“Okay!” Xu Xiaomeng said, “I haven’t played a mage much in a long time.”

"Uh..." Han Cheng was speechless. This was a ranked match in the King of Glory, with unusual team compositions. Did they not consider this a competition?

Finally, the Miracle Team's lineup was finalized: Xiang Yu in the top lane with Execute, Zhou Yu in the mid lane with Purify, Shiranui Mai in the jungle with Execute, Yu Ji in the ADC role with Purify, and Zhong Wuyan in the support role with Heal.

Contrary to what Sun Wukong and Xu Xiaomeng Fatty had imagined, this lineup wasn't all squishy mages. Instead, it included two tanks, Xiang Yu and Zhong Wuyan, making it resemble a typical lineup. Although it lost some ranged poke damage, the addition of Xiang Yu and Zhong Wuyan, two powerful backline protectors, made the lineup less vulnerable to being picked off, allowing the backline to deal damage more comfortably.

“That way, we won’t be afraid of being cut,” Han Cheng said. “Otherwise, five crispy guys would be cut to death.”

“Yes, Han Cheng is right. We need to consider the advantages of a lineup, but we need to consider its disadvantages even more,” Ye Bing said.

However, once the loading screen appeared, everyone was embarrassed.

What made everyone feel ashamed was none other than the IDs of the five people on the other side: "Snow, god", "Snow, icebound", "Snow, thousand emperors", "Sonw, Xiaoxiao", and "Snow, W".

"Isn't this the Snow team that presented me with the award last time?" Xu Xiaomeng said. The team that presented the award to Miracle Team last time was Snow Team's god, which Han Cheng remembered vividly. The Snow team was actually the third place winner of the KPL last season, so their strength should not be underestimated.

"But is this really the Snow team?" Ye Bing questioned.

“Yeah…” Han Cheng thought for a moment and realized that someone might be imitating the Snow team’s ID. But then he thought that since it was a high-level game with thirty or forty stars, it was not impossible to be matched with the Snow team in a training match. And even if it wasn’t the real Snow team, they would still be a strong opponent.

"Thirty or forty stars in the King rank is a bit low, but maybe this is a smurf account from another region, or maybe it's the real Snow team..." Han Cheng thought to himself.

Looking at the opposing team's lineup, the top laner is Icebound Monkey King with Execute, the mid laner is Thousand Emperor's Diao Chan with Purify, and the jungler is god's Han Xin with Smite. This god Han Cheng knows very well, as Han Xin is his best hero. The ADC is Xiao Xiao's Sun Shangxiang with Purify, and the support is W Lu Bu with Heal.

The opposing team's lineup is fairly standard and quite strong, but Han Cheng's biggest concern right now is whether they are truly the Snow team...

"Hey there! Are you really the Snow team?" Xu Xiaomeng sent a message to the other side as soon as she joined the game.

Han Xin (all): That little girl? Do you remember me? I'm the god who presented you with the awards at the city competition.

"That little girl?" It seems that the person opposite him recognizes Xu Xiaomeng. Maybe she really is God. Han Cheng couldn't help but feel immense pressure. She's a professional player, but she was the third place last year. How can he possibly compete now?

"Is it really you?" Xu Xiaomeng asked again.

The opposing Han Xin replied with an "Mm" and then fell silent, as the game was still ongoing.

"Alright, that's fine. No matter who it is, even if they're the champion, we have to fight with all our might!" Han Cheng thought to himself, and couldn't help but recall a saying: "The will to charge into battle is to die rather than live." No matter how strong the enemy is, there is no such thing as desertion on the battlefield. Once the battle begins, it's either you die or I die!

"Everyone, play well. These are professional players, a star team. If we beat them, we'll be famous. Also, don't care about their status or honors. Just play your own game and don't lose your composure," Han Cheng instructed before the game started. Everyone responded with a confident "Okay" and then focused entirely on the match.