novelODS Chapter 39 AD Top Lane Station...
Chapter 39 AD Top Lane Station...
Half an hour later, the EDG team gathered at the base restaurant, quickly finished their dinner, and immediately returned to the training room, where they sat down in front of their computers.
Abu, holding a tactical board, stood behind everyone and said, "Although Snake's performance has fluctuated this season, their top laner Zz1tai and Flandre rotate, and both are very strong individually. Also, their jungler Sofm's jungle routes are very unpredictable, so Mingkai, you need to be careful."
The factory manager nodded: "I understand. I've experienced his bandit-like tactics before."
Abu looked at his teammates, his gaze sweeping between Lin Mo and A Guang, finally settling on A Guang.
"Ah Guang, you go first," Abu said. "Your mentality was a bit affected in the semifinals, so take advantage of the training match to adjust your form and regain your confidence."
"Okay, Coach!" Ah-Guang took a deep breath and sat up straight.
Lin Mo nodded indifferently, pulled up a chair, and sat down to watch the game.
Soon, the first training match began.
In this game, Snake's player is Zz1tai.
Ah Guang picked Maokai, his best champion, focusing on a stable and resilient playstyle.
Meanwhile, Clearlove and Scout continued their hot streak from the semifinals, dominating SofM and Zz1tai in the mid-jungle matchup.
Although Zz1tai played top lane very skillfully, he was helpless against the Treant who was only focused on defending the tower.
Ultimately, EDG won the first game around the 30-minute mark with a Baron fight.
"Well played, A-Guang held firm this time." A-Bu nodded in approval.
After a short break, the second game began.
In this game, Abu had A Guang choose Rumble, a damage-dealing top laner who requires a certain level of skill and awareness of how to avoid being ganked, in order to test the lineup.
Meanwhile, the opposing team's stance was to lock onto the Peerless Sword Maiden.
As soon as the competition started, A-Guang felt immense pressure.
The Fiora played aggressively, frequently using her Q skill to poke and harass Rumble.
With the addition of the Lee Sin from Saofen coming in at level 3, A Guang's Rumble gave up first blood in just three minutes.
This created a crack in the defenses on the upper route.
After gaining the advantage, Zita kept A-Guang's Rambo trapped under the tower, unable to move.
The opposing jungler, SofM, also frequently ganked top.
In less than ten minutes, Rumble was down nearly thirty CS, and his score became a dismal 0-3.
The top lane became the opponent's weak point, and Fiora was invincible in split pushing, completely disrupting EDG's rhythm.
In just 25 minutes, Snake destroyed EDG's base crystal.
Abu frowned slightly.
Ah Guang can survive playing tanky heroes, but once he gets a hero that requires pressure, his weaknesses are exposed if he gets targeted.
"It's alright, it's just a training match, it's meant to help identify problems," Abu patted A-Guang on the shoulder to comfort him.
Then, Abu turned his head and looked at Lin Mo, who was sitting to the side drinking water.
"Lin Mo, why don't you try it out in the third round?"
Lin Mo put down his water glass: "Okay!"
After watching two practice matches, Lin Mo's hands were already itching to play.
He already has a base hand speed of 77 points, plus the temporary attribute bonus in the game, and wants to see if he can compete with these veteran LPL players.
Lin Mo quickly switched places with A Guang, logged into his own competition account, and entered the custom room.
As soon as I entered the room, a message popped up on the chat screen in the lower left corner.
[Snake.Zitai: Hey, Mo's here?]
[Snake.Zitai: Mo, go easy on me! Don't use your hunger strike technique on me!]
Seeing the playful banter in the chat, the members of EDG's training room couldn't help but laugh.
Lin Mo typed a reply:
[EDG.Mo: Don't worry, I definitely won't be playing the starvation strategy this game. I'll play normally.]
At this moment, in the Snake team's training room.
As he looked at Lin Mo's reply, a sly smile crept onto his lips.
"Guys, HunShen says he's going to play normally this game!" ZiTai laughed at Saofen and Crystal next to him. "I watched his match replays from the other day over and over again, they were absolutely awful!"
"Watch how I outplay him this game! I'll show him how deep the LPL's top lane is, and how he can't handle it!"
They were all eager and ready to give this "slacker" who had recently become an internet sensation a good beating.
BP started quickly.
Since it was a practice match, everyone banned players quite casually, mainly to test team compositions.
When it was EDG's turn to pick a counter pick on the fifth floor, Abu stood behind Lin Mo and asked, "Xiao Mo, the enemy picked Renekton first. What do you want to play? How about Maokai? Or Malphite or Garen to tank?"
Abu now has very low expectations for Lin Mo, as long as he doesn't collapse as quickly as A Guang's Rambo just now, he can leave the rhythm to the midfielders.
Just as Lin Mo was about to answer, a "ding" sounded in his mind.
[Ding! The host is facing a difficult choice, triggering the mission: The Rise of the Scoundrel]
[Mission Objective: In this match, using any ADC hero, accumulate 10 or more kills.]
[Mission Reward: Mystery Gift Pack x1, Accept?]
This sudden task caught Lin Mo off guard.
But since there's a reward, why wouldn't I accept it!
"Accept!" Lin Mo replied in his mind.
Since he had to use an ADC hero, the tank and fighter roles he originally wanted to play were naturally excluded.
Lin Mo pondered for a moment, and a bunch of heroes flashed through his mind.
Top lane Vayne, Lucian... or...
His gaze lingered on a ghostly figure wielding a spear.
Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance!
As the darling of the bot lane in this version, Kalista's dominance is undeniable.
But what if you take it on the road?
Top lane Kalista against Renekton – this is a strategy that has been proven in later generations to torment short-range heavy warriors to the point of questioning their existence!
"Coach," Lin Mo turned his head and pointed to the screen, "this time, I want to pick Kalista."
Abu paused for a moment, then asked, "Take what?"
"Skateboard shoes." Lin Mo repeated, then casually tapped Kalista, revealing them directly.
This left not only Abu but also the others momentarily stunned.
"Xiao Mo, are you running a fever?" the factory manager said. "You're a top laner, playing Kalista against the enemy Renekton? That champion is as fragile as paper; one bite from Renekton's red-rage combo and you're done for!"
Scout and Meiko both turned to look at Lin Mo.
After all, during the S7 era, the top lane Kalista playstyle, which could be considered "heretical," had not yet appeared in the public eye or the professional scene.
Lin Mo had anticipated their reaction and explained, "Don't be hasty. This is a new tactic I've secretly developed recently."
"A new tactic?" Abu frowned. "What kind of tactic is this?"
"Long-ranged attacks against short-ranged opponents!" Lin Mo said. "Kalista has a passive dash ability. As long as you kite well, Renekton will never be able to touch me. Compared to picking a big tree and passively taking hits under the tower, this move is definitely the ultimate reverse suppression! It just so happens that today is a scrim, so I want to use it to test the waters and see how effective this strategy is in actual combat."
Abu fell into deep thought after listening.
He admitted that Lin Mo had a point; Kalista could indeed use her long reach and mobility to pull and suppress the crocodile.
but……
Even a pig could tell that this would require an extremely high level of skill to accomplish...
Can Lin Mo handle this?