Chapter 6: The Game of Top Lane
Chapter 6: The Game of Top Lane
On the screen, Fiora wields a rapier, gracefully parrying, her thrust slicing through the air. The sword energy passes through the minions and strikes Mundo, shattering the opening in front of him.
Then, taking small, quick steps, he approached the slowed-down Mundo and landed a basic attack, gaining the upper hand in the back-and-forth exchange.
Kou Rou's eyes widened. "Oh no, this guy is helping with the wilderness clearing, his experience is wrong."
When faced with unexpected problems, professional players have sufficient reserves on the spot, and multiple solutions will instantly appear in their minds.
In that instant, three ways to salvage the situation came to mind. The first was to retreat immediately, wait for one of the front-line minions to die, and then he would naturally level up to level 2, and the Fiora would not dare to pursue him.
The second method is to play like TheShy: go up and kill a minion to level up to 2, then rely on the advantage of having more minions on your side to go all-in with Fiora.
The third method is to first move to the side, stay close to the wall to avoid Fiora's weaknesses, and then use the advantage of having more minions on your side to fight Fiora directly. Once you naturally reach level 2, you can force Fiora to retreat, giving you a chance to chase her back.
Of the three options, the first one is the safest, but it carries the risk of being continuously chased. If TheShy can maintain a certain distance and avoid being traded kills, he can maintain a full health to half health state.
In this situation, the jungler has the opportunity to directly tower dive.
Especially since TheShy started by helping the jungler, it means that the enemy jungler was in the bottom half of the map, and since their own Elise was starting in the top half of the map, she definitely couldn't help.
"Two level 3s are two-thirds health ahead of me, who's only level 2, and they're even excavators... Even if I don't die, I'll lose two waves of lane minions!"
"Don't back down!"
"We must fight him to the end and force him to retreat on his own."
After a brief moment of thought, Koro1 chose the third strategy. Since he was facing Fiora, if he moved forward to attack TheShy's minions using the second strategy, Fiora would definitely find another opening.
According to the principle of vulnerability, the third vulnerability will appear in front of Fiora. If you take three vulnerabilities, you can't beat her even if you level up to 2.
Plan your strategy carefully, control Mundo to move downwards, and avoid Fiora's openings...
"Whoosh..." Just as Kou Rou was thinking about how to avoid a weakness, a golden light flashed before his eyes.
The Fiora appeared behind him, and the opening shattered instantly.
"A Flash!!!"
"Are you crazy?!"
Kou Rou never expected that this kid would choose a method that was outside of his own plan, just as he was trying to avoid any flaws.
I could just use A-Flash to break the second opening, but so what...?
"That's how you use Flash. How can you kite me now? I'll go all out and I won't lose. As long as I hold my position and prevent you from making a third mistake, you'll be the one who dies."
"I'll ask him for my next QQ message around the same time, and wait until he finishes his QQ message before asking him."
Koro thought to himself that the biggest difference between top laners is the skill game, whether they can use control to negate the opponent's moves or unleash a burst of damage at the crucial moment.
These are all key game strategies.
Flash is the trump card in this game of maneuvering and strategy. Now, TheShy has used his trump card first, but he only created an opening and did not dodge any skills.
As long as Mundo can reach level 2 and have his Q and E skills available, he can use his Q skill to slow down enemies and deal damage from a distance. Combined with his Flash ability, he can avoid Fiora's next Q skill and prevent Fiora from using her Q skill. If Fiora's Q skill is interrupted, she will have no chance to touch him again.
In the end, Fiora will be the one who suffers the loss.
"Just one soldier away from level two, it should be soon..."
"No...that's not right!!!"
Kou Rou glanced at the minion wave next to him to see how much health the front-line minions were still low.
But his gaze, fixed on the soldier, suddenly froze.
Contrary to expectations, the enemy's melee units stopped attacking the enemy's units!
When Fiora charged in, she had already calculated all the positions and distances. When her W hit Mundo, it was right in the range of all the minions' attacks, causing all the minions to focus fire on him.
"I couldn't level up to level 2 naturally this time."
"Depend on!"
The third option was shattered before his eyes, and Kou Rou was momentarily stunned. He quickly recovered and realized that the third option had been broken. He couldn't level up to 2 naturally. After being hit by an A-flash, the opening appeared on the left side. If he went forward...
Even if she kills a minion to level up to 2, Fiora can still tank an all-in, since she gains an extra auto-attack and the third vulnerability is guaranteed to hit.
A new plan, a new plan!
Kou Rou began to calculate quickly, trying to break the deadlock under the current circumstances.
Unfortunately, that's how it is in top lane matchups; if you make a serious mistake, the only way to salvage the situation is for your opponent to make another mistake.
However, TheShy's Fiora, like a precise machine, took small steps forward, holding onto her Q skill even though it was ready, waiting for Mundo to raise his Q skill before attacking to dodge.
"Should we go for a solo kill?"
"Mundo can't escape!"
"Kou Rou, you've committed a serious crime this time. You can't even see the minion wave clearly."
"Still hoping to advance to level 2, so you're not leaving?"
Lin Kong stood behind TheShy, staring intently at the screen. Everything that had just happened had occurred in just a few seconds.
After Koro1 misjudged the situation, TheShy's sword was pressed against Koro1's neck.
They're just waiting for Kou Rou to make his final decision.
After a brief pull, Kou Rou moved forward, killed the front-line minion, and leveled up to level two.
TheShy closed in and continued auto-attacking, while Koro1 retreated and unleashed his Q skill towards TheShy.
"We can kill them!"
As Koro1 raised his hand to attack, TheShy focused his eyes and pressed his Q skill simultaneously, dodging Mundo's Q skill while predicting Mundo's flash position.
He aimed Q towards the center, but unfortunately Koro1 didn't have Flash, and the shot landed on Mundo's flank.
"This is never going to end!"
Seeing TheShy predict his move again, Koro couldn't help but curse. He naturally understood that TheShy was trying to capitalize on his panic. If he had actually panicked and pressed Flash, Fiora would have perfectly predicted his move and hit his weakness.
By exploiting weaknesses, the difference in health is absolutely irreversible, and a one-on-one kill might be possible.
If it were an average player, it would most likely turn out like this.
But for top-tier laners like them, being killed by Flash is the norm.
After Fiora used her Q, Koro1 used Flash to create distance, and the fight ended.
"Oh, what a pity!" Lin Kong smacked his lips from behind, expressing his regret.
This was only possible because it was against Koro1, and it was a practice match. In a normal match, even Koro1 might have used Flash directly due to the pressure of the game, taking the predicted Q from TheShy.
With continuous pursuit, a solo kill is not impossible.
"However, if it were a regular LSPL player, TheShy would definitely have solo-killed them in this round."
"It seems that KG's first strategy of nurturing TheShy is still feasible."
Lin Kong made notes on the tactics board, noting that the training he had done for TheShy since he was recruited had not been wasted at all.
TheShy, putting aside everything else, can dominate even top LPL top laners in lane.
"Can the jungler come?"
"He didn't dodge!"
After this wave, Koro1's health dropped to the danger zone, and TheShy shouted into the microphone.
He wasn't idle either; he started pushing the minion wave to coordinate with the jungler.
"Yes, you can come! You're guaranteed to come!"
"If he doesn't leave, this wave is doomed!"
Xiao Tian responded in the microphone that he had not forgotten Lin Kong's tactical arrangements at all, and had been keeping an eye on the laning situation in the bottom lane since he started farming the jungle.
Back when TheShy was fighting Koro1, he had already planned that as soon as Koro1's health was reduced, he would come over directly.
The two finished their fight just after clearing the Krugs, a little over 2 minutes and 30 seconds in, and moved towards Fiora's side.
"So, shall we go home?"
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