The Road to Godhood in Honor of Kings

Not far away, a long-haired man in black entered with several people. It was Cui Qinchuan. Behind him was a woman in a red leather jacket, Liu Ruchi. At the same time, there was a man in white with a serious expression. Beside him was a short-haired boy who seemed to be taciturn. In addition to these four people, there was also a girl who looked very clean. Although the girl seemed relatively innocent, Han Cheng did not feel that way. Appearances can be deceiving. Maybe this girl was a master. Naturally, he did not hesitate to consider this possibility.

The members of Team Tom also entered the arena. Facing the low-key Team Jinglan, they inexplicably felt a kind of pressure. Those who talk a lot and are high-profile often have little strength. The weak think they are strong, while the masters are often very low-key. They don't make a sound until they do, and when they do, they are more powerful than the sky.

The match started quickly. Sima Yi looked at Sun Wukong with a serious expression and said, "Don't be nervous. We'll pick Sun Wukong again this game. After all, Sun Wukong is still very strong in the late game. Even if we are suppressed in the early game, we still have a chance to rise in the late game."

Sun Wukong nodded solemnly, "Okay! I will try my best to play this game well, and even if I lose, I will lose without regret!"

"You've finally said something sensible. If you lose, you should lose without regrets," Song Ziyi said.

"Ahem, could it be that what I said before was monkey language?" Sun Wukong looked bewildered.

“Yeah, right.” Song Ziyi replied matter-of-factly.

"Alright," Sun Wukong said helplessly.

As expected, Sun Wukong chose the Monkey King. This hero has always been with Sun Wukong. It is said that the Monkey King is also going to be reworked. If the rework is bad, then Sun Wukong may quit the game. However, it is more likely that he will continue to accompany him. The Great Sage Equaling Heaven is Sun Wukong's faith. Even if he is weakened or reworked, he will remain unchanged.

The lineup was quickly finalized. Team Jinglan didn't ban anyone, but Team Tom dared not leave anyone out. After a moment's thought, they decided to ban Zhuge Liang. If they were banning junglers, there were so many jungler heroes that they wouldn't be able to ban any. And if it were other positions, Luna and Guan Yu were no longer must-ban or must-pick heroes.

In the stands, Han Cheng inadvertently noticed that the fair-skinned girl opposite him was showing a faint, uncharacteristic sneer. Could it be that Sun Wukong didn't ban the hero she was good at?

However, Han Cheng was quite worried. Cui Qinchuan was the captain of the Jinglan team, and his Luna was exceptionally skilled. Han Cheng had instructed Sima Yi and the others to ban Luna, but Song Ziyi wanted to play Luna, and besides Luna, she didn't have any other heroes she was particularly good at. Therefore, she didn't ban her. Han Cheng wasn't too worried that the opponent would instantly pick Luna, since Luna was easy to target. If Tom picked Zhuang Zhou and several other heroes with crowd control, then Luna would be useless. If Luna wanted to counter this, she could bring Purify, but a Luna with Purify would definitely not be able to jungle. Luna's jungle clearing speed is very slow in the early game, and without Smite, it would be even slower. She would basically be ganked and killed in the early game. But if Luna didn't jungle, how could she develop? After all, Luna is a scaling hero, and if she can't develop, she's useless.

However, the Jinglan team still surprised everyone.

"Bang!" A hero was instantly selected, and it was Luna who was instantly selected.

"Damn, this guy is so arrogant," Sun Wukong couldn't help but say.

“You know how monkeys are, and I can also play the role of Zhuang Zhou,” Sima Yu laughed.

The opposing team picked Mulan for the top lane again.

Without a second thought, Sun Wukong instantly picked Zhuang Zhou. Since the opponent hadn't chosen Zhuang Zhou, it meant he was giving himself an opportunity. He decided to pick Zhuang Zhou immediately and ensure the opponent's Luna would be utterly destroyed. That's what Sun Wukong was thinking.

Sima Yi instantly picked Mai Shiranui, without any suspense. Qin Li instantly picked Sun Shangxiang. In official matches, the ban/pick process usually involves some preparation and subtle competition. It's quite rare to see everyone instantly picking without even thinking, like in this game.

The final lineups for both teams were: Tom's top laner Monkey King with Execute, mid laner Shiranui Mai with Flash, jungler Zhao Yun with Smite, bottom laner Sun Shangxiang with Execute, and roaming Zhuang Zhou with Heal. Qin Li's choice of Execute for Sun Shangxiang seems a bit odd, but upon closer inspection of the lineups, with Zhuang Zhou as support, there's little point in Sun Shangxiang taking Purify, especially since Zhuang Zhou also has Heal. Squishy heroes like Sun Shangxiang need survival skills, and besides a few, Flash is the only other option. However, Sun Shangxiang doesn't lack mobility, so Qin Li's unusual choice of Execute actually enhances her solo kill potential in lane.

The Jinglan team's lineup consisted of Hua Mulan with Execute in the top lane, Diao Chan with Purify in the mid lane, and Luna with Smite in the jungle. Yes, they still used Smite, but that would make team fights more dangerous, potentially ruining their "Moonlight Infinite Combo." The bottom lane had Huang Zhong with Flash, and the roaming Xiahou Dun with Execute. Jinglan's lineup wasn't particularly high-tier, mostly consisting of warriors, and all popular heroes. However, in this game, the jungler wasn't Cui Qinchuan, as Han Cheng had expected, but rather that girl—the girl who instantly picked Luna, the girl with the cold smile, whose ID was Jinglan, Zixia.

"Given the skill level of the Jinglan team, they wouldn't be so sure about picking a dangerous hero like Luna without a chance. Besides, looking at the female Luna player's ID, she must really love Luna. She's probably a professional Luna player. So, Tom's chances in this game are very slim," Han Cheng muttered.

"Yes, I agree with Han Cheng. Xiao Ma's team doesn't have a high chance of winning this game. Although they picked Zhuang Zhou, if the opponent's timing is perfect, Tom's team doesn't have hard crowd control, and Monkey's ultimate isn't that useful. I estimate that their chances of winning this game are really slim," Ye Bing said calmly.

After listening to Ye Bing's analysis, Han Cheng realized that he hadn't finished his analysis yet. Indeed, the Tom team didn't have any hard crowd control in this game. Although Shiranui Mai was not lacking in control, control also had an initiation time, which was a fatal problem. They could very well lose the whole game because of this problem.

"Damn it, I was only thinking about targeting Luna and taking Zhuang Zhou away, but it seems we don't have any hard crowd control. I should have used Zhang Liang in the mid lane." Sima Yi realized this and looked helpless.

"It doesn't matter," Song Ziyi said. "You're just a Mai Shiranui, with Lamo's control abilities, what are you afraid of? Control the enemy Luna until she's in agony, and then we can just kill her instantly."

"That's easy for you to say," Sun Wukong said. "What if you lose control?"

"Would someone like Brother Ma make such a basic mistake?" Song Ziyi retorted. Sima Yi smiled helplessly and said, "You never know."