The Road to Godhood in Honor of Kings

"He deserves to die!" Ying Zheng emerged from the bushes not far from the river, unleashing his ultimate skill, which hit Lu Bu and Zhong Wuyan, and surprisingly had a slowing effect. This guy has an Ice Staff!

Lu Bu and Zhong Wuyan moved slowly. Zhong Wuyan used a dash to turn back and kill Ying Zheng, but was slowed down by Zhuang Zhou's butterfly and was easily defeated by Ying Zheng. At this moment, Luna attacked from behind, pulling in Han Xin, Hou Yi, and Daji. Soon, Sun Shangxiang also appeared. In fact, the Miracle Team had been hiding in the bushes after killing the Dragon. It was unrealistic for everyone not to have retreated in such a short time, so they ambushed the enemy, giving them the illusion that they had already left. They took advantage of the enemy's negative mentality after knowing that the Dragon had been lost, which would cause the already disadvantaged team to collapse. They made them temporarily unaware of the ambush, so...

"Aced!" The entire team is wiped out!

In this wave, Miracle Team pushed the tower directly without returning to base to replenish their health, because they could already secure the victory in one fell swoop.

Three matches were played in the morning, with Miracle Team securing three points and determining the top twelve. The afternoon matches wouldn't be Han Cheng's turn; they would be elimination rounds for the defeated teams to determine the top four. This means only eight teams were eliminated in total. However, the competition uses a points system, meaning these bottom-ranked teams would only have a chance of ranking if they performed exceptionally well—no, exceptionally well. Tomorrow's matches will determine the top four, and the final day's finals will decide the champion, runner-up, and third-place winners, eliminating the last remaining team.

The final day's competition was quite exciting, a best-of-three series. The champion would be decided in the afternoon, winning a prize of 60,000 yuan, a trophy, and a signed poster from the Snow team. Han Cheng knew a bit about the Snow team, having watched many King of Glory tournaments. This team was known for its stability, as calm as ice and snow, and would never lose their composure even when at a severe disadvantage.

"Hmph, we'll meet on the field sooner or later!" Han Cheng thought to himself. It was only a matter of time before he encountered the Snow team, unless they had already retired by then.

After all, esports players tend to retire relatively early. Esports is different from other industries; it places high demands on the physical condition and age of its participants. Their teenage years are the best time, and generally, players over 25 are considered older.

Han Cheng is currently at his peak, and at his peak, he should do things that are appropriate for him! For example... well, I can't think of anything right now...

The next day's matches will be more challenging than yesterday's, as they will be matched based on points. Han Cheng and his team are giving it their all. Of course, they may not encounter any top players, so giving it their all is enough.

There are two matches in the morning and two more in the afternoon. We don't know about tomorrow yet; it all depends on the situation.

Today's competition was no different from yesterday's. After all, the preliminary rounds were not completely over, the setup was not great, and there was no big screen to broadcast the whole thing live. As a result, Sun Wukong and Fatty kept complaining that their ultimate moves were not seen by more people.

Han Cheng and his group sat down and looked at the people opposite them. They were practically a bunch of thugs: there were red-haired, yellow-haired, and other types of people dressed in strange clothes. However, Han Cheng thought that since they had survived to this day, they must have some strength.

The ban selection begins.

"This time we'll use a strong lineup to dominate the early game and try to overwhelm the opponent," Han Cheng said.

"Huh?" Sun Wukong looked at Han Cheng with some disbelief. "What lineup? How powerful is it?"

"Um...it's just that the early game was quite dominant..."

Finally, Sun Wukong banned Zhuang Zhou, and the opposing team banned Luna. The team compositions were then finalized: Miracle Team's top laner Lu Bu with Execute, mid laner Guan Yu with Execute, jungler Hua Mulan with Smite, support Arthur with Interference, and marksman Hou Yi with Heal. As you can see, almost everyone in this composition uses Execute as their summoner spell. This composition is very strong in the early game, hence the name "Blade Unsheathed." This composition focuses heavily on the early game; it's called "Blade Unsheathed" because of its powerful early-game capabilities. It has few natural counters in the early game and simply goes all-in. This composition was introduced by Han Cheng from League of Legends, and it's believed it will be very effective in Honor of Kings as well.

The opposing team's lineup features Xiahou Dun with Execute in the top lane, Ying Zheng with Flash in the mid lane, Li Bai with Smite in the jungle, Sun Bin with Heal as support, and Marco Polo with Swiftness as ADC. This lineup isn't too weak in either the early or late game, but I'm a little worried against Miracle Team's composition...

With the lineup changed, Han Cheng also felt that the players should be changed, so he gave the jungler position to Ye Bing, since Ye Bing was better at playing Hua Mulan than him. The top laner was still Sun Wukong, and the mid laner was Han Cheng himself. Xu Xiaomeng wasn't very good at playing Guan Yu, so she played Arthur. The ADC position was also the same, still played by Fatty.

At level one, the Miracle Team, except for Mulan who went to get the buff, pushed straight to the middle. They had Lu Bu, a hero who could take on several opponents in the early game, plus Hou Yi with explosive damage output and Arthur, who was extremely strong in the early game. Finally, don't forget Guan Yu, whose early game damage output was second to none.

Han Cheng still didn't activate his special ability. After all, with this lineup, why would he worry about the opponent coming to gank him? Even if it was four against five, he wouldn't be afraid.

There were four players online at once. The opposing team only had Ying Zheng and Sun Bin in the mid-lane, and only Hou Yi was in front of them. Just as they were wondering where everyone else had gone, Guan Yu rushed out of the bushes and slashed down a third of Ying Zheng and Sun Bin's health. Ying Zheng was about to use his first skill when Arthur rushed out of the bushes and slapped him, silencing him, but was then stunned by Sun Bin. Lu Bu also appeared in the mid-lane, while Hou Yi continued to attack from behind. Ying Zheng's health was now less than half, and Guan Yu had disappeared. Sun Bin used his heal to revive Ying Zheng, who was just congratulating himself on escaping death when Guan Yu suddenly appeared and killed him with a single strike, securing the first blood. Sun Bin was terrified and quickly retreated to his tower, calling for backup. However, most of his teammates were still on their lanes and couldn't arrive quickly, except for Li Bai, who arrived almost immediately.

"Should we tower dive?" Xu Xiaomeng asked. If we were to tower dive, she would be the first to go. Besides, she had the Disruptor ability, so even if the enemy team attacked from both sides, it wouldn't matter.

"Yue!" Han Cheng's gaze was firm. At the same time, he looked at Ye Bing, who had already reached level three. Ye Bing's jungle clearing efficiency was indeed fast. Ye Bing didn't say anything, but judging from the request, he knew that Ye Bing understood.

As their own minions entered the tower, Lu Bu and Arthur took the lead, entering the tower, followed closely by Hou Yi. Guan Yu ran to the side to charge up. Sun Bin glanced at the map; Xiahou Dun and Marco Polo should be arriving soon, while Li Bai was already on his way. It was best to avoid their attacks for now.

Sun Bin threw out his excrement and retreated simultaneously. Lu Bu, Arthur, and Hou Yi immediately attacked the tower. At this moment, Li Bai entered the fray, stunning Hou Yi with his first skill. Arthur immediately silenced Li Bai, and the tower showed signs of attacking. Seeing this, Li Bai quickly used his second skill to trap everyone within the sword circle. However, Arthur initiated with Interference, and Li Bai was shocked. His first skill had just gone on cooldown, and he had forgotten that the opponent still had Interference active.

Lu Bu swung his halberd, and Li Bai lost a large chunk of health. Hou Yi fired wildly from the side, and Guan Yu suddenly entered the tower, taking down Li Bai with a single strike, securing his second kill.