SWDnovel Chapter 71: How could someone be so heartless?
Chapter 71: How could someone be so heartless?
"If Ning picks Nidalee, then SN can pick Lee Sin or Xin Zhao."
After thinking for a moment, Wawa said, "These two heroes are the most suitable right now, but I've never seen Xin Zhao perform well against Lux."
"Lux hits you with her Q through the wall, dealing damage from a distance. Will you, Xin Zhao, use your ultimate or not?"
Miller nodded: "That's true, but SN still picked Xin Zhao. So, for the last top laner, it's either Neeko or Kennen. SN has no choice with this lineup, so they have to pick that."
In the end, SN decided to pick Kennen.
Just as the doll said, Sylas's most annoying thing is that he steals ultimate abilities, especially those of Kennen and Neeko.
Moreover, this hero performs very well in both laning and small-scale team fights.
"It's obvious that the other side is forcing us to pick Neeko."
Chen Song smiled.
"Since they're offering to give it to us, how can we refuse?"
Chen Song said in Korean, "Shy, I'm giving you Neeko this game. I only have one request: pressure me hard."
TheShy's eyes lit up when he heard this, as if to say, "Really? Is that possible?"
After Baolan locked in Neeko, Chen Song came up behind JackeyLove and said, "If you want to push the bot lane, Baolan should use his Blood W to secure a position and trade blows as soon as possible. Be careful with your positioning at level 2, or you'll be in danger if Pyra gets caught."
JackeyLove nodded: "Coach, don't worry, I'll be fine."
"I prefer IG's lineup this time."
Miller was the first to take sides: "IG's three lanes are all doing well in lane, and their top, mid, and jungle look very strong."
"Alright, the match has started. The lineup for the blue side, SN, is Kennen top, Xin Zhao jungle, Sylas mid, Pyke bot, and Yuumi."
"The red team IG consists of top lane Neeko, jungle Nidalee, mid lane Irelia, and bot lane Xayah and Lux."
SN coach Chashao and Chen Song walked to the center of the stage and shook hands.
Char Siu looked very confident, while Chen Song shook hands, smiled, and then turned and left.
After Chen Song returned to the rest room, Mafa immediately came to his side: "Chen Song, wasn't it a bit too hasty to let Ning play Nidalee this game?"
After sitting down, Chen Song didn't rush to put on his headphones. He explained, "Ning really wants to play. He just needs someone to encourage him. Our lineup is pretty good this game, so there shouldn't be any problems."
"Besides, it's a best-of-three series, so just treat it as practice with the heroes in advance."
Chen Song couldn't very well tell Mafa that he knew the jungle carry meta was coming and had Ning practice the jungle carry playstyle with Nidalee beforehand.
Mafa nodded: "Ning is indeed not very good at champions like Nidalee, which rely heavily on individual skill in the early game. It's not a problem to let him practice some."
Chen Song's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected Mafa to be so easy to talk to. He smiled and said, "Ning is actually very talented, but because of TheShy and Rookie, he gradually became more comfortable in his comfort zone. Comfort zones can easily mellow a jungler's wildness."
"Ning is currently in this state, but fortunately, it's not too deep yet, so it's relatively easy for him to break free."
Mafa was completely confused by Chen Song's words, but Chen Song didn't seem inclined to explain further, casually saying, "Let's watch the game first."
After Chen Song finished speaking, he put on his headphones and looked at the screen.
At the start, the director first scanned the positions of the players on both sides, and then lingered briefly on the wards placed on both sides.
We can see that SN has placed a ward at IG's red buff.
SN also noticed Ning's move to start with red buff.
The director was very astute and switched the camera to the bottom lane.
It's safe to say that the bot lane matchup is what everyone is most curious about.
Just as Chen Song said on stage, Baolan took the lead in positioning himself in the bushes, while JackeyLove slowly pushed the lane.
After helping Zhao Xin jungle, SwordArt's Pyke and Sima Laozei's Yuumi leisurely walked to their lanes.
Baolan's Lux spotted the right spot, stepped out of the bush, and threw out her W. She then walked towards SwordArt, intending to poke with a basic attack. However, she was hooked back by SwordArt. Just as SwordArt was about to land her basic attack, she returned with the second part of her W, and another shield effect appeared, successfully negating the damage.
Meanwhile, JackeyLove followed up with two basic attacks, and in just the first level encounter, IG's bot lane gained an advantage in the trade.
The camera switched to the mid lane. After Forge had steadily cleared two waves of minions, he pushed the wave to Maple's tower and then turned around to drop a trinket ward from the right-side bush towards SN's F6 camp.
This is a point that Chen Song specifically instructed Forge to make in the early stages, because Ning starts with blue buff and farms top. After clearing the jungle monsters, his activity area will definitely be in the top half of the map. If Weiwei's Xin Zhao starts with red buff and goes to gank top, Ning can also go to support him immediately.
Furthermore, there's a very aggressive playstyle for early-game heroes like Xin Zhao: start with red buff, then immediately go to the blue buff area, reach level three quickly, and then gank.
In terms of laning, both Forge's Irelia and TheShy's Neeko had lane priority, so Chen Song predicted that Weiwei was most likely to gank the bottom lane. Therefore, he instructed Forge to prioritize placing a ward at SN's F6 camp at this time.
First, once the minion wave is pushed to the tower, Maple will definitely farm minions safely first.
Secondly, even if they encounter Zhao Xin, they will not be in great danger if they are far enough away.
When Forge reached SN's F6, he found that F6 was still alive. Without saying a word, he dropped a ward and immediately turned and left.
The game lasted 2 minutes and 55 seconds.
As expected, Weiwei, with the double buff, appeared under the ward. IG spotted Weiwei's movement immediately, and a red signal dot appeared at Weiwei's location on the map.
Weiwei didn't seem to be planning to farm the F6 camp; he moved down and quickly disappeared from IG's wards.
"SN's bot lane is having a really tough time, and IG has also noticed Weiwei's movements. I have to say, Forge's ward placement was really good."
Miller, in the commentary booth, didn't hold back in praising Forge.
Weiwei's strategy was actually very clear this game: after leaving the base, he placed a ward in IG's jungle and then recalled to base to get a scanner.
Then, start with red buff and head straight to blue buff area. After clearing the Gromp and the three wolves, quickly reach level three and then gank bot lane with a scanner.
He knew his bottom lane would definitely be pushed, so he planned everything from the start.
However, he never expected that Forge, that old 6... oh no... Chen Song, that old 6, would actually place a ward in F6 when he was only level 2.
Steamed goose heart!
How could anyone be so heartless!
Five seconds after Zhao Xin disappeared, JackeyLove and Baolan retreated in unison.
Let alone professional players, even those masters and champions, if they suddenly see the opponent's movement, they can guess that the opponent must have seen their position.
Weiwei was very curious, though, since she had clearly been scanning all the way through, so where exactly did things go wrong?
"I'll leave aside everything else, but just look at Coach Chen Song's exquisite eye placement technique. I reckon Karam would never have imagined it in his entire life."