ctnovel Chapter 70: 5 Bans for Jungler?
Chapter 70: 5 Bans for Jungler?
Chapter 70: Five Bans for Junglers?
Sitting on the subway heading to Longhua District, Li Zhixing took out his phone and was browsing the discussions on the forum.
Today's match is undoubtedly the focus of attention, so the forum is buzzing with discussion.
With two teams both 5-0, one of them is destined to drop to second place.
I support KT! Ryu is the strongest mid laner in my eyes!
[Ryu? He's not even close to being one of Faker's toes!]
I don't know how KT can compare to RISE; no team can even reach RISE's high ground right now.
KT really need to figure out how to counter Neo. If their jungler can't hold up, they absolutely have no chance of winning!
It's clear that after Dachang's five-game winning streak, the sentiment on the forum has shifted considerably.
Opinions on RISE have shifted from unanimous pessimism to relative optimism, with the company now holding its own even against KT.
It's quite reasonable, considering that RISE not only has a good record, but also plays a very attractive style, with various GIFs circulating widely on the forums.
The most widely circulated story is the dragon team fight where three people fought five, and the scene of Lee Sang-hyeok's R attack hitting four people has been widely praised and his popularity has soared!
However, with more people, there are naturally supporters and opponents. Many people are still not optimistic about RISE, a new team, believing that it lacks experience and will eventually be exposed.
However, given RISE's winning streak, these players dared not come out to fight back and could only lie low for the time being.
They're just hoping RISE loses the game; if they do, a massive backlash of traffic will come crashing down on them!
When the subway arrived, everyone exited the station and entered the venue with ease, taking their seats in the lounge.
After putting his backpack down and catching his breath, Li Zhixing began to discuss the day's key points with his team members.
"KT is a team that focuses on their mid and jungle players; that's their trump card."
Li Zhixing said, "Therefore, Xianghe should still be careful today and not be careless."
Lee Sang-hyeok didn't take these words to heart.
Lee Sang-hyeok certainly knew Ryu, KT's mid laner.
After all, we're all Challenger tier players on the Korean server, and we often face each other in ranked matches.
This is a mid-laner with few weaknesses, but also few strengths.
Lee Sang-hyeok couldn't imagine what possibility he might have of losing.
Li Zhixing frowned almost imperceptibly as he looked at his younger brother's expression.
Because of his presence, the careers of his four teammates have all been too smooth.
This is clearly not a good thing. Extreme confidence can breed hidden dangers and will eventually lead to a painful defeat for the team.
Li Zhixing, however, hoped that this failure would come sooner.
Soon, it was time for the match.
At the call of the host, Jeon Yong-jun, both contestants stepped onto the stage.
Li Zhixing stepped onto the stage, his gaze sweeping over his opponent's ID.
Ragan,KaKAO,Ryu,Score,Mafa
At this moment, the eyes of the five enemy soldiers were also turned towards him, all focusing on Li Zhixing.
From the perspective of ordinary viewers, Faker, the most outstanding player in R1SE right now, is in the mid lane. After all, Faker's skill is obvious to the naked eye, and he has been hard to beat even now.
But everyone here is a professional player, so they have a different perspective.
Especially after watching Li Zhixing's replay of the Winter Finals, the KT team deeply understood who the true core of RISE was.
After the players took their seats and made a brief preparation, Ragan, the top laner from the blue side, clicked "confirm," and the first game's draft began immediately!
"Okay, business development (BP) is starting!"
After finishing his hosting duties, the "Roaring Emperor" immediately returned to the commentary booth and began his passionate roar: "We can see that KT is positioned on the blue side in this game, while RISE is on the red side. Both sides are quickly exchanging bans!"
"In the first round, KT banned Elise, while RISE banned Zed! Oh, that's an interesting ban!"
"Yes!" Kim Dong-jun nodded. "Usually, Zed is a ban pick for R1SE's opponents. That's how the draft changes are affected by the players' skill."
Lee Sang-hyeok isn't the only mid-laner who can play Zed well; Ryu is another excellent example.
However, only the blue side has the right to pick first. Now that RISE is on the red side, Li Zhixing has no choice but to ban Zed.
Lee Sang-hyeok was not actually satisfied with this decision; he felt that even if Ryu got Zed, he could still win.
However, Lee Ji-haeng ignored Lee Sang-hyeok's request.
You have to use up your three ban slots, right? It really doesn't make sense to ban the enemy's star player's favorite hero.
"Then, on the second pick, KT banned Lee Sin, and RISE then shut down Jarvan IV!"
"Then, as the final move, KT banned Pantheon. They actually chose to ban three junglers – they really have respect for Neo!"
At this moment, Lee Sang-hyeok, looking at the ban list on the opposing team, couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
Are you not even going to give me a single ban slot?
You'll regret this!
Li Zhixing was also somewhat surprised at this moment. After thinking for a moment, he decided to ban Fiddlesticks as his last pick, which was still KT's forte.
Entering the selection phase, KT was quite decisive, immediately snapping up Vi on the first floor!
With three bans and one pick for junglers, four jungler heroes were effectively shut down.
Even considering the Jarvan IV that RISE banned himself, looking around, it feels like there are no junglers available right now!
Li Zhixing remained calm at this moment, deciding to first target the alchemy and then seize the policewoman.
The moment the alchemy was locked in, it was decided that the team would focus on the bottom half of the map, so the female police officer was the best choice.
It would be even better if we could pair her with a Zyra to provide pressure.
Then select a jungler with strong crowd control, and that's the standard RISE victory formula: push the lane, dive the tower, and win.
RISE's meaning is crystal clear. Normally, KT should have picked Zyra, but they didn't. Instead, they picked Volibear and locked in Morgana.
"Voliber?" In the commentary booth, Kim Dong-jun was stunned as he watched KT pick Volibear. "They've already picked Vi, so this Volibear is for top lane?"
KT clearly had Volibear in mind for the top lane. Although Volibear, a champion who can't push lanes, is at a disadvantage when playing Alchemist, it further reduces the number of jungler options for Rise.
Spider, Pantheon, and Volibear are all extremely strong tower divers, and KT has effectively shut them down by either banning or picking them.
In addition, they deliberately let Zyra, who is not strong at tower diving, and Morgana, who has strong fighting power under the tower, with the same goal: to fundamentally prevent RISE's ubiquitous four-man gank on the second floor.
You can tell from BP that they have done a lot of research on RISE!
"That means there's one less jungler."
The Roaring Emperor scratched his head. "Neo doesn't have many options left. Let's look at their picks. If they're going to give the counter pick to the mid laner, then they should pick the jungler this round!"
The camera panned to the RISE contestants' bench, where Li Zhixing appeared calm.
He certainly understood the logic behind it, but he wasn't flustered.
Five bans on junglers, huh?
So you don't want me to tower dive?
Then I'll just go ahead and do it!
You think a few ban slots can seal off my hero pool? Dream on!
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