NFBE Chapter 101: No Martial Morality!
Chapter 101: No Martial Morality!
Chapter 101: No Martial Morality!
Top Esports players' bench.
Chen Xiao's lips twitched as he looked at the four mid-laners banned.
No, who did he offend? Why is he being targeted like this?
Most of the strong mid-lane champions in this patch have been banned, leaving only those with weaker laning abilities.
Maokai immediately saw through Hongmi's intentions: "Hongmi's goal is very clear: to restrict your laning phase, and even to lock you down in the mid lane."
So—what are your thoughts now?
He looked at Chen Xiao, asking for her opinion with his eyes.
Maokai didn't have any better ideas at the moment, so he decided to throw the ball to Chen Xiao.
"Let's see which one we choose on the fourth floor across the street!"
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After hesitating for more than twenty seconds, Redmi finally instructed Ruler to lock in Neeko.
Based on the three heroes already selected by JD Gaming, it's almost certain they'll be going to the bottom lane.
"Support Neeko with Kai'Sa? JD Gaming doesn't seem to want to completely abandon the bot lane!"
Miller analyzed, "Neeko as support has strong poke damage, which will cause Draven some trouble."
Guan Zeyuan smoothed his stubble and thought of another possibility: "Do you think this Neeko support pick—could it also be to limit Top Esports' mid-lane options?"
Upon hearing this, Miller suddenly realized what was going on.
"That's quite possible. Neeko is a lane bully in mid, and if she gets picked first, Lucifer will have one less champion to choose from!"
Tong Xi was somewhat surprised: "Is Coach Hongmi really targeting Lucifer like this? Doesn't that mean the other lanes on Top Esports are okay with it?"
Guan Zeyuan adjusted his glasses and continued to explain, "It's not surprising that Coach Hongmi made this decision. Targeting rookie players is definitely more appropriate than targeting others on the playoff stage."
"I get it. So you mean targeting the opponent's weakest point is more effective?"
"That's exactly what I mean. New players are often mentally unstable when they play in the playoffs for the first time, and if they are targeted even slightly, they are likely to expose their weaknesses."
Guan Zeyuan's gaze fell on Chen Xiao, his eyes holding a somewhat unreadable expression: "But my intuition tells me that Lucifer might not be so easy to target—let's see what the rest of the drafts are like!"
As soon as he finished speaking, JD.com's fans were immediately unhappy.
【？？？？？？？】
[The censors are spouting nonsense again.]
Why are you praising a rookie who hasn't even played in the playoffs?
[Wayward wasn't as successful as Lucifer back then, so where is he making his fortune now?]
[If you ask me, Coach Hongmi has definitely figured him out completely. Just wait and see how he gets thrashed!]
[Don't end up like 369, getting beaten up to the point of developing psychological problems and having to sheepishly go see a psychologist!]
【————】
The camera returns to the Top Esports players' bench.
After a brief exchange, Maokai decided to lock in the Crocodile for 369 first, to ensure the strength of the Broodmother and Vanguard teams.
Locking down the crocodile first can also block Flandre's hero selection.
Many warriors were countered by the crocodile and couldn't get out.
When it was Chen Xiao's turn to choose, he fell into a brief moment of thought.
Lucian, Tristana, Ahri, Azir, Ahri, and Neeko are all gone.
The only viable options left are mid-laners like Orianna, Alter, and Corki, who aren't particularly strong in lane.
However, the skill level of the alternate painter is average, and when he releases an airplane, he becomes a kitchen knife team.
Picking Orianna makes it difficult to lane against Ahri, and it's hard to gain lane priority.
Chen Xiao was caught in a dilemma.
Just then, his gaze suddenly fell on the four heroes that the opposing team had already locked onto.
Vi, Ahri, Kai'Sa, Neeko —
Upon closer inspection, a flash of inspiration suddenly occurred to him.
He turned to Maokai and said, "Coach, I want to play Sylas this game. It's easy to steal their ultimates."
"Since it's not easy to get possession of the ball, I'll go for a functional approach and give the ball to Jack and 369!"
Maokai was taken aback at first, then subconsciously frowned.
"Silas?"
"But you haven't won much in the previous few games, and the enemy team's mid laner is most likely Ahri, so you won't have much pressure in the early laning phase."
As a coach, his first reaction was to play it safe.
Although Clockwork doesn't have lane priority, it is at least stable in the mid-to-late game.
If Sylas falls behind in the laning phase, the situation can easily spiral out of control.
However, Chen Xiao shook his head.
"Coach, look at their lineup."
He pointed to the screen.
"Vi's ultimate, Ahri's ultimate, and Neeko's ultimate are all very powerful and can all be stolen."
"And they're banning four mid laners right now, which is clearly to prevent me from having a comfortable time to farm in lane."
"If that's the case, why should I bother fighting them for lane control?"
"The more they try to lock me online, the less I can go along with their rhythm."
Maokai fell silent upon hearing this.
It must be said that Chen Xiao's thinking does make some sense.
Redmi's core strategy for the draft in this game was actually quite obvious.
It's specifically designed to restrict the mid lane.
Moreover, this restriction is not only in the BP (Ban/Pick) process, but it is also very likely that it is designed into the game itself.
Continuing to give Chen Xiao a big core in this situation could very likely lead to him being targeted and unable to recover.
Then why not—
"Okay, Silas it is!"
Mokay was never one to hesitate; he made his decisions immediately.
The moment Silas locked down the lock, the entire stadium erupted in uproar.
Miller adjusted his glasses: "Silas? It's an unexpected answer, but it's not necessarily bad."
Above, Chen Xiao's calm expression was reflected on the big screen, as if he was confident about everything.
"Although Sylas isn't a top-tier champion in this patch, I feel like he could unleash a different kind of creativity in the hands of a player like Lucifer who dares to play aggressively!"
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Soon, the business plan was finalized by both sides.
TES: Top laner Renekton, Jungler Maokai, Mid laner Sylas, ADC Draven, Support Nautilus.
JDG: Top laner Sion, jungler Vi, mid laner Ahri, ADC Kai'Sa, support Neeko.
After a short loading period, we officially entered Summoner's Rift!
Chen Xiao put aside her random thoughts and focused all her attention on the screen.
Ah Shui still chanted his age-old catchphrase: "GOGOGO, if you're slow to leave, you'll lose half your money!"
"Neither side has any plans for a level 1 raid; they're both standing guard in the river!"
"Huh? Crocodile and Sion met up, and the two of them started dancing in the river?!"
369 and Flandre have a good relationship in private, and they started messing around as soon as the match started.
Ah Shui followed suit, and he and Chi Di exchanged tokens in the lower river channel.
A joyful and harmonious atmosphere!
The peace was broken by Meiko's Titan—he sneaked from the bottom lane to the river while Ruler was flashing his taunt and hooked from the bush!
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Fortunately, Ruler was lucky enough to suddenly take a step back when Meiko made her hook.
I barely managed to dodge it!
But he couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, you have no sportsmanship!"
If he didn't have ADHD, he would have had to leave this opportunity to Flash!
Seeing this, JD.com's fans were immediately enraged.
[Damn, what is Meiko trying to do?]
[A sneak attack? Like cockroaches in the sewers, huh?]
Top Esports is disgusting; they actually did this to Ruler!
Where are your morals? Where is your integrity? Beautiful lady, where is your QQ number?
【————】
To this, Meiko could only sigh regretfully: "All's fair in war—what a pity!"