Chapter 536: So damn awesome!

Jankos had faced Liang Yan as an opponent, and now he is the teammate of Liang Yan's teammate from last year; he clearly knows well what kind of player Liang Yan is. Looking at this jungler who helped G2 win the championship with his blood, sweat, and tears from two angles, Jankos's evaluation is:

A god-like existence.

Jankos has always been confident, but not to the point of thinking mortal strength can oppose a god. Therefore, regarding Perkz's unreserved opinion that he is inferior to Liang Yan, Jankos considers it very correct and pragmatic.

Precisely for this reason, Jankos firmly believes that G2 can defeat VG, where Liang Yan currently plays—perhaps not necessarily tomorrow, but G2 has this strength.

To defeat VG, G2 needs sufficiently thorough and comprehensive preparation.

Everyone began to speak enthusiastically.

Meanwhile, Lao Zhang sat to the side, but never spoke.

Tang Anna noticed Lao Zhang's pensive expression, knowing he had an idea, and when everyone temporarily stopped speaking, she immediately asked him:

"Does the assistant coach have any ideas?"

However, Lao Zhang just smiled and shook his head, saying he had none.

It's not that he deliberately hid anything; for tomorrow's match, he has no specific ideas—just give it his all. Like everyone else on the team, he firmly believes that this G2 now has the strength to go toe-to-toe with any team in the world.

But he indeed has some things he hasn't told everyone, because they are unrelated to tomorrow's match.

As Liang Yan's best friend and former teammate, Lao Zhang saw one thing from VG's two matches today:

Liang Yan is testing his teammates.

Just as he tested his G2 teammates last year.

Although Lao Zhang didn't hear VG's internal comms, he is absolutely certain that the reason that little cannon dared to jump in and take on two opponents in the second game was definitely due to Liang Yan's encouragement.

Liang Yan leads the team very strictly; Lao Zhang knows this well. Without his encouragement, that little cannon would definitely not dare to do something so dangerous.

Without a doubt, this is Liang Yan testing his teammates.

Although Lao Zhang can only infer a few clues from the little cannon's 1v2, he can guess that the testing definitely involves every aspect—from team, system, and tactical stability to each player's personal limits—all must undergo Liang Yan's testing.

Moreover, this may have started long ago, rather than beginning with MSI.

Regarding why Liang Yan does this, Lao Zhang can think of many reasons; some are the same as when Liang Yan tested G2 before last year's Worlds, but some are different.

In short, this matter can be confirmed.

That means any team cannot see VG's full strength before pushing them to the brink of elimination, because as long as it's not about staying or leaving, Liang Yan will definitely not stop his testing.

This makes Lao Zhang feel somewhat regretful.

And it makes him feel immensely proud to have such a friend.

……

G2 held an overnight strategy meeting, while here at the venue, the post-match interview is underway.

Sjokz wore that sparkling sequined long dress, standing next to Gangzi.

The audience on site kept cheering.

Gangzi is nearly a head shorter than Sjokz, holding a microphone, with a somewhat restrained smile—since Gangzi had never done any post-match interview at last year's Worlds, this is his first time facing the global audience alone, so he is inevitably nervous.

When asked about that godlike play's 1v2 double kill, Gangzi embarrassedly scratched his head, honestly making everyone laugh:

"Actually, back then I wasn't thinking much; I just felt there was an opportunity, thinking I'd jump up, kill one, and run, because my gear was indeed good—killing a Jinx would definitely be no problem. But as I fought, I changed my mind, since Jiao Shen said dodging two Qs would let me take on two… and then I realized, huh, how did I kill them both?"

Hearing this plain-spoken remark, the livestream chat exploded instantly:

【Spread the word, Jiao Shen told Shuijing Ge to go 1v2!】

【Spread the word, Jiao Shen told Shuijing Ge to wipe out TSM completely!】

While the interview was ongoing, on another public-opinion arena, the heat of MSI-related topics also surpassed everything, yet the hottest topic had nothing to do with VG's victory.

A question suddenly appeared at the top of Zhihu's hot list:

【In the MSI match that just ended, VG jungler Firrrrrre's Vi simultaneously knocked up two TSM players in one teamfight engage—is this a bug?】

【Problem description: Don't tell me to download the game and check; I tried it in training mode with dummies, but I could never pull off this maneuver.】

In the answer section, the top-voted answer came from a respondent whose bio read "former semi-professional LoL player," giving a detailed technical analysis:

【First, the conclusion: it's not a bug.】

【You can't pull it off possibly because your reaction isn't fast enough, you missed the timing, because this maneuver is indeed difficult, with very strict requirements on enemy positioning distance and the flash's starting point.】

【But I can tell you, this is indeed a legitimate maneuver, a mechanism resulting from the underlying logic of skill and flash interaction; please see the diagram below for reproduction:】

【Vi Q Flash. gif

【Simply put, Vi's Q flash retains the damage judgment before the displacement ends; if, during the casting of Q's ability, you flash from in front of hero A to behind hero B, then the displacement path from flash start to end forms an invisible but real damage band, and heroes A and B within that band simultaneously receive damage and crowd control effects.】

【But as everyone knows, flash's displacement distance is only 400 yards, which is relatively short, so to achieve Jiao Shen's effect, you need heroes A and B positioned within 400 yards of each other, then you must flash before Vi's Q hits hero A (in fact, you must leave a little distance, otherwise the maneuver fails), and then use flash's skill mechanic to create a magical "invisible but capable of inflicting damage and control" damage judgment range, forcing a single-target skill to become AoE.】

【I don't know if I explained it clearly; it feels a bit messy……

【In short, Jiao Shen's maneuver uses flash to forcibly alter the collision judgment logic of Power Fist, forcibly pulling out an area control.】

【This is not a bug; it's a top-tier operation resulting from ultimate understanding of the mechanic, and Jiao Shen is also the first person in the world to pull off this move in a match—so damn awesome!】

This answer happened to be seen by Liang Yan, who was sitting in the lounge, so he casually liked it and left a comment:

【Explained well】