Chapter 141
It's true that they were already at a disadvantage early on. But it's also true that Qu Xing knew they couldn't lose. Although he hadn't been playing as long as these four teammates, he had actually experienced far more disadvantageous situations than them, having fought his way through them in his first year of debut. Some early-game disadvantages are unavoidable; they're bound to happen.
However, some disadvantages can be reversed by finding a fulcrum in the middle and late stages, while some disadvantages can basically be avoided and one can only watch them grow bigger and bigger.
Although Qu Xing didn't know what this fulcrum was yet—he couldn't calculate it at this point, relying solely on intuition—UNG had indeed practiced more than just a single lineup.
At the Rift Herald resource point, UNG used Zilean's acceleration to take control first and was about to get the Herald.
Qu Xing was just trying to find a way to get out of this situation when he saw his desperate Jiang Lin suddenly emerge from the bushes and use a powerful move to freeze all three of them.
"Jiang Lin is so handsome!" Le Anyi yelled, "I'm coming, I'm coming!"
Before he finished speaking, Le Anyi had already rushed forward along the tunnel opened by Jiang Lin, accelerating with Ling Yin's ultimate move, and knocked Burst away with a bang.
Qu Xing followed up with his ultimate move, and the biochemical poison caused Fan's Leona to go berserk, gaining 100% attack speed and attacking all surrounding targets - prioritizing teammates.
Fan, who was in a rage, used E flash to control their new top laner Thorn.
Thorn: "..."
In the chaos, He Weichen Nightmare turned off the lights and entered the scene, instantly killing the upper with low health.
Burst wanted to draw his bow to save his top laner, but was interrupted by a ricochet attack from the opposing AD, Ling Yin. Several DL players focused their fire and killed Thorn, who was immobilized by his teammates.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Fan fled.
Less than ten seconds had passed since Jiang Lin charged in, ending the fight with zero DL casualties and three UNG dead. He Weichen smites the Rift Herald.
Lan Feng: "Perfect team battle, perfect coordination! That's why we can't team up with DL. Their coordination is too smooth, and we feel a bit overwhelmed!"
Qingyi: "Xixi's opening move was perfect. DL's previous disadvantages were completely eliminated."
Qu Xing: "I love you, Linlin."
Jiang Lin danced proudly for him.
Ling Yin: “…” Haha.
At 22 minutes into the Baron fight, DL took the initiative. Qu Xing followed his AD Carry to clear vision of the dragon pit. A group of players positioned themselves, blocking UNG's players from the outside. UNG couldn't see the dragon fight unfold. Upper slid in close, snagging the dragon from the wall. Taking advantage of Nidalee's long reach, he attempted to steal the Baron from a distance and secure a smite.
He Weichen was panicking - no matter where he went, he had to fight with Upper for punishment. He had never won a fight with this guy for punishment!
The whole audience's attention was on these two junglers.
At the critical moment, various skill special effects flashed, and a bolt of lightning struck the dragon's head.
The moment He Weichen released the punishment, he felt that the feel was wrong and thought something was wrong. The next moment, he exclaimed "Oh my god!"
Thank you, Captain! Great Captain!
Lan Feng: "I didn't expect that the dragon would be taken down by Feng Shen's basic attack."
Qing Yi: "Yes, Blaze's punishment was a little early, and Feng Shen was only a fraction of a second late, making up for the damage of the basic attack, otherwise the dragon would have won."
The Leopard Woman retreated with a thumbs-up on her head.
He Weichen simply turned off the lights to block his retreat.
Are you kidding? If you let people go, is it still DL?
Qu Xing used E to kill Upper. Seeing this, the other four UNG players decisively sold out their captain and retreated. DL used the Baron buff to push down two UNG towers.
Victory in the first game was almost certain.
However, when the first game was about to end, Jiang Lin suddenly went around and placed a ward, killing himself.
After killing him, UNG seized the opportunity and used the accelerated lane to destroy the DL middle road high ground. After destroying it, they withdrew and waited for the super soldiers to arrive and continued to advance.
Lan Feng: "Can DL be opened? If not, this game may be over."
Qingyi: "I didn't expect that the first one to defeat DL would be UNG?"
DL is open.
Le Anyi drove out directly from the fountain and crashed into Burst despite the damage, pushing Varus into the corner.
Once the finals came, everyone got excited.
Jiang Lin was still at the fountain. His four teammates had already engaged in a fight. He Weichen entered the fray, collaborating with Qu Xing's damage output to instantly take down Burst. Yina was manipulating Zilean to cast a revive spell on Thorn, but Ling Yin interrupted the spell. Jiang Lin, resurrected, arrived and used his E to target the low-health Zilean. Le Anyi was killed without a trace. But his undead form was still quite capable, chasing Zilean and beating him until he died.
He Weichen took the last person away.
After a narrow escape, although DL was temporarily tripped up by UNG's new lineup, they still won the first game.
Second game.
UNG's preparations clearly went beyond that, as they went with a lineup centered around Deathsinger and Wicked Mage. This lineup wasn't picked up by DL, so it was a bit unexpected.
UNG put Burst, the destroyer who loves to play laning, alone in the bottom lane to withstand the pressure - the last time he was abandoned by the support like this was at the end of last year, when he was given support in the Quxing Entertainment Tournament.
At that time, she was still hesitant and sad with Qu Xing, but now she has grown up to the point where she can handle pressure on her own, and she does it perfectly.
And what does the auxiliary do?
He did a shocking move. He accompanied Karthus to clear the jungle, and after they were done, he went to the middle lane and used his skill to kill Ling Yin, speeding up the process of stacking magic power for LeBlanc.
Qu Xing, observing their tactics, guessed that UNG's lineup had originally intended to use Bard as a support, as Bard alongside Karthus would maximize their use of the jungle resources, and Karthus's development speed would far exceed their timeline. Unexpectedly, they used Bard in the first game.
But even with their support being taken down, they were prepared with other strategies. This tactical system was still incredibly effective. The tight coordination between the mid, jungle, and support created two unmanageable numerical monsters.
It's even more terrifying than the advanced male swordsman created by Qu Xing when he played against EKN that day.
Once Karthus and LeBlanc get ahead in development, the opponent will not be able to deal with their ultimates.
This time, UNG didn't shy away from a fight, but instead sought it out. For the first time, DL was defeated by their opponent within 25 minutes.
No matter how much Lan Feng likes DL, he has to remain objective when both teams are LPL teams: "UNG's style of play is very novel, but the effect is terrifying. DL has rarely been suppressed like this. It feels like the roles have been reversed?"
Qingyi: "Well, in the first game, UNG used their super-fast movement speed to repeatedly take the lead over DL. If DL hadn't also chosen a high-speed lineup, UNG might have slipped away. In the second game, they even went with this lineup, which maximized the synergy between mid, jungle, and support."
Lan Feng: "Also, their lineup is very proficient. You can tell at a glance that they have done a lot of training. Otherwise, most teams wouldn't dare to play like this."
The two teams met in the audience. Upper put his arm around Ling Yin and said, "Interview, how does it feel?"
Ling Yin took his hand away: "I'm very unhappy."
"It's okay. Life isn't always smooth sailing." Upper shook his head and sighed, "I admit you're strong, but I'm getting old. Let me take the championship first, and you can come after me. Thank you for defeating EKN."
Whoever wins the championship must respect the elderly and love the young...
Ling Yin snorted, "No need to thank me, I didn't hit you."
Upper smiled and wanted to speak. Ling Yin saw Qu Xing rushing into the lounge and followed him in.
The other three people also went in with sad faces.
Burst pulled Upper towards his own lounge and whispered, "Don't provoke them. I don't think DL can handle it. Look at Quxing. He killed them with just Aphelios's dance. Be careful with teams like that!"
upper: "Oh... did I stimulate them?"
"What's wrong, Xingxing?" Ling Yin followed in and asked.
Qu Xing huddled next to the coach, watching the tape, and said, "What if they keep using this kind of rhythm cheating? Aren't we going to be like EKN, completely powerless to resist?"
Le Anyi: "Ah, but can't you play too? You play with them too, I beg you to direct."
Qu Xing shook his head: "Many of their operating habits and ideas are different from before. They are changing, so it doesn't count."
Le Anyi: "Fuck, so you really are that kind of person."
He Weichen: "You are sick, right? I already knew this a long time ago."
Le Anyi said confidently: "I just can't believe it."
Zhao Hui: "If the second lineup we discovered appears later, we'll just dismantle it."
Ling Yin leaned over and took a look.
Qu Xing: "What if it's not?"
Ling Yin said calmly: "We can't follow their pace."
Qu Xing: “Yes.”
He turned and stared at Ling Yin.
Ling Yin quietly looked at the lineups of both sides, then suddenly shook his head and said calmly, "It's okay, they'll win this round today."
Qu Xing looked at him and raised the corner of his mouth: "Why?"
Ling Yin glanced at him and chuckled: "Don't you know?"
Qu Xing narrowed his eyes and said mysteriously, "Because fate always gives a consolation prize to those who work hard."
Le Anyi: "What? What are you talking about? Who worked hard? UNG? What consolation prize? Was the game they just won a consolation prize? Who gave it to me? Did I agree to it?!"
He Weichen: "Idiot."
Qu Xing burst out laughing: "No, I was joking, you should ask the Wind God."
Ling Yin: "Unlike the EKN, they can't beat us anyway. There's no need to run after them. Just make them pay the price for their wandering."
Qu Xing turned to Zhao Hui and said, "So, Coach, let's change the drafting style? Let's stick with our usual lineup."
Zhao Hui: "What are you used to?" This group of people have so many different styles, how would he know what they are used to?
Le Anyi raised his hand: "To be honest, I like to force it open."
He Weichen: "I want all the map resources. I don't want to exchange them."
Jiang Lin: "I want to control all vision."
Zhao Hui: “…” So this group of people just can’t accept being at a disadvantage!
Zhao Hui: "Alright, force it. If you dare to attack me, I will do this BP."
Qu Xing: "But we still have to be careful. We can't just force our way in. We have to understand their lineup first. If they're always one step ahead of us, how can we force our way in? They'll have already taken their stuff and run away."
Everyone: “…”
So we are back to the original question.
How can they counter UNG's lineup while also getting the desired strong opening lineup? To counter UNG, they need to at least know what tactics UNG uses, but UNG's lineups correspond to a complete tactical system, and they can't understand it just by looking at the lineup.
Le Anyi: “Fuck…”
I dare not imagine how confused they would be now if Xingxing had not discovered it in advance.
But to be honest, if it weren't for the stars, UNG wouldn't have spent so much effort researching these things.
Really...
Qu Xing: "At least we have to pick a strong laner. The ones from the first game won't do. As long as they're strong enough, Fengshen and I can be more aggressive."
Ling Yin: “Yeah.”
Zhao Hui: "Be more radical? Risk your life to stop their wandering?"
"Actually..." Qu Xing thought for a moment: "It's not life-threatening, it's just a little extreme."
Zhao Hui: "But playing so extreme in the finals feels a bit..."
Zhao Hui suddenly remembered the e-sports missionary that day.
Qu Xing said at the time: "If it's not dangerous enough, it's not exciting enough. If you want stability, you shouldn't choose esports."
Zhao Hui: "Okay."
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