[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lol-just-turned-18-let-me-rebirth-and-reverse-my":3,"chapter-lol-just-turned-18-let-me-rebirth-and-reverse-my-lol-just-turned-18-let-me-rebirth-and-reverse-my-chapter-156":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","LOL: Just Turned 18, Let Me Rebirth and Reverse My Fate",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2346776,4586,"Chapter 156: The Battle of Ice and Fire! A Duel of Spear and Shield! An Unexpected","lol-just-turned-18-let-me-rebirth-and-reverse-my-chapter-156",156,"\u003Cp>October 31st, Atlanta, State Farm Arena; every one of the nearly 17,000 seats in the stadium was filled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the only remaining Western team, Rogue, had already been eliminated, the local North American audience remained enthusiastic, having come today to enjoy this battle of powerhouses—or perhaps hoping that Gen.G, who had knocked out their home team, would meet the same fate today!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 5:00 AM local time, viewers back home had set their alarms, waiting punctually in front of their screens for the match to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena lights suddenly went dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant center screen began to play the pre-match promotional video for the semifinals—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{In the LCK, dominance and strength are the keywords for Gen.G and its players this summer.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The narrator’s voice emerged as the screen flickered with footage of Gen.G’s matches in the LCK league and scenes of them hoisting the league championship trophy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Chovy appeared on screen, his right hand resting against a glass mirror, gazing at his own reflection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my view, there isn't much difference between the World Championship and the LCK Summer Split.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This statement was clearly an allusion to the semifinals being nearly monopolized by the Korean region, implying it was almost like going through the LCK playoff process all over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And we are the best team in the LCK.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will prove this once again at this World Championship!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene shifted, transitioning from light to dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The narrator’s voice returned, and scenes of EDG’s equally fiery summer flashed forth, stirring the passionate nerves of the team's supporters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{The crown initially seemed to become a shackle for this team, until they integrated new blood, broke to build anew, and were reborn.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The footage connected to Chovy’s segment; the camera suddenly panned and stretched to the left—standing on the other side of the opaque glass mirror was the figure of Ye Bo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My teammates just walked this same path last year; they are very familiar with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With them leading the way, I don't think I'll get lost here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, I’m actually someone with a collecting hobby and obsessive-compulsive tendencies... so I’m really looking forward to facing player Chovy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The implication of this segment was self-evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pre-match stats for the World Championship have always been the most discussed topic on major media forums, and whether within his own region or on the world stage, Ye Bo’s peerless \"Solo Kill Rate\" had always been a focal point of attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two finished their \"trash talk\" monologues, the camera pulled back instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It revealed the two of them standing opposite each other on either side of the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, both raised their fists simultaneously and smashed them forward into the mirror, shattering the barrier that had been mere inches away—instantly arriving at a King-versus-King encounter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clanging, thunderous sound of shattering glass resonated in sync with the burning background music, while the screen flickered incessantly across every landmark in Atlanta, with both sides appearing in succession, their momentum fully charged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every person in each scene was gazing toward the Summoner’s Cup that appeared everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, under the intense glare of the spotlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides stood facing each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The focus of the screen returned to the scene of Ye Bo and Chovy standing face-to-face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was clearly the \"focal matchup of the match\" handpicked by the officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The video’s narration resumed, recorded separately by the LCK’s \"Roaring Emperor\" and the LPL’s Guan Zeyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan: {People say Ye’s laning is like fire, a flame capable of destroying and devouring all opponents and hope.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roaring Emperor: {Then Chovy’s laning is like ice, an iceberg that stands forever unshakable in the mid lane.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan: {The last LPL team, taking on the LCK’s first seed.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roaring Emperor: {The true contest has only just begun.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen froze there, instantly sparking a frenzy of discussion in the livestream chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oh my god! It’s getting hyped!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Making it look this cool, huh? Won't it be awkward if someone gets absolutely crushed later~]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The upper bracket is a trip down memory lane for the veterans, while the lower bracket is a song of ice and fire for the new generation!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[There’s nepotism here! The championship teammates have so little screen time; is this really just Ye’s personal promo video?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Not allowed? Without Master Ye, it would have ended last week!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Then let me ask you, why can a three-time quarterfinalist be the protagonist of the World Championship promo video for two years?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[One protagonist made it to the semifinals six months after debuting, while the other only made it to the semifinals for the first time in his 4th year; I find it hard to say who the one with connections really is.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the chat was arguing endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beam of dazzling light suddenly projected from the top of the arena, shooting straight down into the center of the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The physical Summoner’s Cup appeared before everyone’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To all the viewers here and in front of your screens, this is Atlanta! Welcome!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The North American host, dressed in a suit, stepped into the spotlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the spectacular competition in the upper bracket, the first powerhouse to step into the finals has already climbed the mountain, and today we will have the semifinal matchup of the lower bracket.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, please welcome both teams to the stage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lights suddenly expanded to both sides, illuminating the entire stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, let us welcome the 2022 LCK Summer Champions, the LCK region’s first seed—Gen.G!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Top laner Doran, jungler Peanut, mid laner Chovy, AD carry Ruler, and support Lehends!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Korean fans who had traveled from afar screamed with all their might, cheering for their home team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The host waited for the noisy sounds to subside before taking a deep breath and calling out again: \"And now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let us welcome the 2021 World Champions, the 2022 LPL Summer Champions, and the LPL region’s first seed—EDG!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cheers in the arena, which had just calmed down for a moment, exploded ten times over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by screams in many different languages and irrepressible, thunderous applause, it formed quite a contrast to the previous welcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Bo, waiting under the stage, felt the platform beneath his feet rise and listened to the increasingly clear cheers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart was already pounding violently in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Top laner Flandre, jungler Jiejie, mid laner Ye, AD carry Viper, and support Meiko!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The on-site host shouted, drawing out the tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was very obvious that when the mid laner was announced, the foreign voices in the arena rose with a rather spirited swell once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is only one seat leading to the finals; only the winner can obtain the ticket to the San Francisco finals. Let us wait and see who will emerge victorious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The continuously boiling commotion in the arena did not cease even after the players from both sides took their seats in the center of the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The broadcast feed also cut back to the respective streaming channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome to the live broadcast of the 2022 World Championship semifinals. Hello everyone, I am Wawa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello everyone, I am Miller!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello everyone, I am Zeyuan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the semifinal matchup, in addition to the standard \"Haier Brothers,\" they specifically brought in Guan Zeyuan for the shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the upper bracket matches exceeded all of our expectations, today’s match is actually the main event everyone was looking forward to most before the tournament!\" Miller took over the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"EDG versus Gen.G, a clash between the first seeds of the two major Chinese and Korean regions; it will definitely be a battle on the edge of a knife!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wawa also followed up, adding: \"And before this, both sides were still undefeated in the World Championship, maintaining a perfect record! This is enough to show how close the strength of the two teams is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director cut to a comparison of the ten players' specific stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as one of the focal points of this matchup, when it came to the mid lane stat comparison, it unsurprisingly attracted everyone’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Ye’s 'Bloodiness Index' before 15 minutes is a terrifying 9.6! This might even be the highest such stat for any player in the history of the World Championship!\" After Wawa finished speaking, he didn't forget to explain how this stat was calculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Bloodiness Index mainly refers to the comparison between 'Average Kills per Game' and 'Damage per Minute,' and since the period before 15 minutes is generally still the laning phase, being able to achieve such a number, he is truly worthy of the description of 'Fire' in the promo video!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miller immediately replied: \"Conversely, player Chovy’s stat is 4.3, a full half lower than Master Ye’s. They are almost two extremes, which is indeed very much like the description of 'Ice' in the promo video!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guan Zeyuan, however, noticed a few other key stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Chovy is not without advantages here. You can see that Chovy is ahead of Ye Bo in 'CS Difference' and 'Gold Difference at 15,' and he is only slightly inferior in stats like 'Damage per Minute,' 'Damage Share,' and 'Average Solo Kills per Game'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, the stats for Chovy and Ye Bo are indeed quite close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this is actually mainly because in the quarterfinals, Ye Bo’s shift in playstyle was indeed very similar to Chovy’s team positioning, and he \"farmed\" a wave of stats, which led to several stats being somewhat close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there is one stat where the two have a clearly huge gap—\"Kill Participation Rate\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Bo’s kill participation rate ranks 1st at the top of the list, while Chovy’s kill participation rate is 8th.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranking last among the quarterfinal mid laners!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is where the biggest difference between the two can be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commentary desk was still conducting their analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on both players' stages, people had already come to the center to conduct the pre-match coin toss for side selection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, very quickly, Flandre, who had been the closest and rose to go over, walked back with a pout; one look at his expression and you knew he had lost the toss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lost the toss again, Flandre~\" Jiejie teased with a slight nasal tone: \"This coin flipping isn't working out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never guessing this side again, the blank side really doesn't work!\" Flandre complained irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine~ let them have the Blue Side for one game!\" Ye Bo comforted him with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsurprisingly, in this patch, unless there is a special design, it is almost impossible for anyone to actively choose the Red Side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The side selection information was conveyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, a crisp, clanging sound resonated throughout the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The BP panel appeared before everyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first game’s BP has officially begun! Gen.G won the side selection and took the Blue Side for the first game!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, Gen.G seems to have chosen to leave the mid lane open!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides' first round of bans—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gen.G: Akali, Maokai, Viego\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>EDG: Yuumi, Caitlyn, Aatrox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is no need to say much about the Red Side's draft; two spots were essentially locked out from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter which one is left open, the opponent will snap-pick it, and if both are left open, the opponent only needs to pick Caitlyn to break the strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, if they take Caitlyn and the opponent dares to pick Yuumi, the Caitlyn system is already half-successful before the game even starts; meanwhile, the Caitlyn side can counter-pick Yuumi to solve the hero's biggest \"V-shaped power curve\" flaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it stands, unless the ban slots are extremely tight, the simplest and most direct way is to ban both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Aatrox, it can be said that there are quite a few factors influenced by yesterday's semifinals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That BO5 performance by Aatrox was truly brilliant and critical, even though everyone knows the more critical factor was the user, Kingen—after all, the Aatrox used by Zeus did not achieve very good results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that performance at least proved the hero's strength and ceiling; there is no need to leave it open if you don't have to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Blue Side's draft, GEN has its own ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DK has already paved the way for them; it is clear that strategies targeting the mid laner's champion pool are difficult to make effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, they might as well leave everything open except for the most famous signature picks, using more ban slots to construct a lineup advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GEN seems to be wavering between Azir and Sylas, but they finally chose to first-pick Azir!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were before the quarterfinals, GEN.G might have been more inclined to pick Sylas as the first pick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after the quarterfinals, the impression Ye Bo's Azir left on everyone is by no means inferior to Sylas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Azir is also a hero Chovy is more proficient with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, in EDG vs. DK, as well as T1 vs. DRX yesterday, the {Azir vs. Sylas} matchup had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Azir piloted by Ye Bo and Li Xianghe both exerted impressive suppression on the field, which seems to prove that this is a reasonable matchup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"EDG immediately locks in Sylas in response! Without the slightest hesitation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although this matchup is known to be somewhat uncomfortable, for Ye's signature pick, it is absolute confidence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miller recalled: \"But it's not to say it's unplayable. Although Zeka's Sylas had a difficult laning phase yesterday, he achieved quite impressive results in mid-game team fights. The two still can't be called a hard counter matchup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"EDG takes Graves next; it looks like Jiejie should be back in form today!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, GEN has picked Sejuani and Varus. This Blue Side draft is truly comfortable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the tournament reaches this stage, the priority of Varus has seen a visible increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is not because of the \"Three Arrows Stealing the Dragon\" from yesterday; that was, after all, a low-probability event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very beginning, this hero was a relatively niche choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players criticized it for having no mobility and being prone to sudden death, while its mid-to-late game carry potential was not as good as Aphelios, and its laning strength was not as good as Caitlyn or Kalista; it could be said to be in a somewhat awkward position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with everyone's improved understanding of the patch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varus suddenly transformed into a \"jack-of-all-trades\" choice that has far better mid-to-late game carry potential than Kalista, can crush Aphelios in laning strength, and simultaneously possesses crowd control and a certain amount of wave-clearing ability!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since this hero is not very dependent on the support and can switch between \"Attack Speed build\" and \"Poke build\" at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what type of support it is paired with, it can achieve impressive results; it has now become a high-priority bot lane pick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Ye Bo was not surprised after seeing the opponent's draft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already determined their strategy before the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This GEN team is a team built around a dual-carry core. Relying on the top-tier individual skill of Chovy and Ruler in the mid and bot lanes, plus their famous \"farming\" playstyle, they can steadily kill the game as long as they operate slowly and drag it to the late game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, to play against them, EDG had already prepared for a \"blitzkrieg.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"EDG picks Kalista on the third rotation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking at the lineup alone, it seems the EDG playstyle we are most familiar with has returned today!\" Wawa appeared somewhat excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the second round of bans—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>GEN: Renata Glasc, Renekton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>EDG: Singed, Karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renata Glasc is an excellent combination with both Varus and Kalista, but since the Red Side can pick first on the fourth rotation, GEN had to ban it themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they naturally saw that the opponent's lineup was clearly intended to play a fast tempo, so they sent the early-to-mid game powerhouse Renekton to the ban list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for EDG's thinking...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"EDG banning Singed is perfectly fine; Lehends is the famous number one Singed on the Korean server, and Kalista is really quite afraid of Singed's grounding effect!\" Miller analyzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this Karma ban... there are actually quite a few support heroes left outside; it feels like it doesn't limit them much, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? EDG didn't save the counter-pick for the top laner and gave Shengqiang Ge the jack-of-all-trades Gnar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, if one could see clearly the \"support confrontation\" situation laid out at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One would find that saving the counter-pick for the support is very normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are indeed many enchanter supports still available, such as Soraka, Lulu, Lux, Ashe, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But among them, Lehends, who comes from a background of playing engage supports, basically doesn't play Soraka, and he also completely doesn't understand how to play non-mainstream marksman supports like Ashe that require attack-moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what remains are {Protection-type} and {Poke-laning-type}.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But here, there exists a \"triangular counter-chain\" for supports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally speaking: {Engage-type hard support → Poke-type enchanter → Protection-type enchanter → Engage-type hard support.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lux and Varus are chosen to form a dual-poke lane, the fifth-rotation counter-pick could be an engage hero like Leona or Nautilus—since Varus's range is far from being as shameless as Caitlyn's and cannot maintain a health advantage at all times, it is easier to find opportunities when facing engage-type hard supports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if Lulu is chosen for protection, the opponent can pick a poke-type enchanter to cooperate with Kalista for a strong laning phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that the laning phase would inevitably be miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, once an enchanter like Lulu, whose core ability is \"buffing,\" is chosen, Varus must be bound to an \"Attack Speed build\"—but against the opponent's strong dive-heavy lineup, an Attack Speed Varus without mobility has a worryingly low survival space!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After GEN head coach Score thought about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made a solution that seemed more appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go with Tahm Kench; it can also defend against the opponent's early bot lane tower dives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this game, Ruler will go for the poke build, and Tahm Kench will watch over Azir in the late game. As long as the opponent's lineup can't kill Azir later, we have a ten-zero chance in team fights!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the support would be countered no matter what is picked, it is better to pick one that is the lowest-risk choice even if pressured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Tahm Kench can also add a final layer of protection for the team's two key dual-cores, or even say, for this big core in the mid lane, and can also guard against the four-man dives that might occur early on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Ye Bo saw the opponent pick a protection-type support like Tahm Kench, a flickering meaning appeared in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>EDG made a prompt decision and selected Ashe from the two poke-style enchanters, Lux and Ashe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lineups for both sides were confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>《Blue Side: GEN.G || Red Side: EDG》\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Top: Ornn vs. Gnar】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Jungle: Sejuani vs. Graves】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Mid: Azir vs. Sylas】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【ADC: Varus vs. Kalista】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Support: Tahm Kench vs. Ashe】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the DRX members who were watching this final.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this last BP choice, BeryL, who was responsible for the team's BP, also clearly had some fluctuations in his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GEN's understanding seems to be different from ours... this still looks a bit like the understanding from the previous patch, still this kind of slow-paced, turtling lineup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Karma ban is very clever; it happens to be one of the enchanters that Sun plays best, and it's also a choice that can both lane and protect... EDG has studied them very deeply.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But actually, just looking at this Tahm Kench, I feel like GEN might not even realize what the opponent is thinking!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were BeryL making this support selection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he knew he would be countered, and knew it might give the opponent more opportunities to play their tempo, he would still do everything possible to pick a hero that could contest for lane priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply because in his understanding, lane priority is the most important thing in this patch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the clue BeryL noticed was exactly what Ye Bo had discovered before the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the match where GEN played against Rogue in the quarterfinals was not without gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Bo discovered a \"phenomenon\" in this team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent's patch understanding, apart from the lower pick rate of hard supports, seems to have not changed much since the group stage—this is an extremely rare phenomenon among quarterfinal teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is to say, GEN is one of the few teams still sticking to their initial understanding and has not changed by \"following the crowd.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there is no so-called \"correct answer\" for patch understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, GEN still has an undefeated record until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one can, nor dares to say, that their set of understanding is not the \"correct answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you insist that the logic of DRX, which has already entered the finals, is correct, the reality is that DRX only barely passed through each match 3-2!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in GEN's own logic, they are originally a lineup that plays slow-paced operations, so naturally, they wouldn't pay too much attention to early-game lane priority contention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Tahm Kench pick was equivalent to giving up the contention for bot lane priority in exchange for defense against bot lane tower dives and late-game insurance—which also made Ye Bo completely confirm this thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience in the LPL broadcast room were confused and discussed this lineup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Damn, it's this turtle-shell bunker lineup again. Does this GEN team only know how to play this? They've been playing it for a year!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Everyone can order takeout now; get ready to see 0 kills in thirty minutes.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【That won't happen, watch how EDG pries this turtle shell open to make soup!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【So you like leaving Sylas open, huh? This Samsung coach better be ready to take the blame! When Chovy gets solo-killed, go back and slap the coach!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Wake up, do you even know who this coach is? If he slapped these five Samsung guys, they would still have to kneel down immediately and shout \"Big Brother, that was a loud slap!\"】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>GEN head coach Score walked behind the players one by one before leaving the stage to give encouragement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Play freely, today we're counting on you to take Ye down!\" When he walked behind Chovy, he also thoughtfully squeezed his shoulder: \"As long as their mid laner falls, they have no tempo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chovy also looked quite confident: \"Don't worry, leave it to me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Score nodded with satisfaction, continued walking behind Ruler, and spoke similar words of encouragement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruler, having his shoulder lightly touched, immediately and honestly replied respectfully: \"I will do my best!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coaches from both sides stepped off the stage and shook hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mingkai and Score, these two old rivals who once had a battle at the World Championship, looked at each other; they never expected to meet again in such a way with the same status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back on it now, there was still some emotion—because that match was the final World Championship match of Mingkai's career!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was that he was ruthlessly pierced through the chrysanthemum by his fellow jungler, Score's Xin Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two nodded to each other in acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shouting and cheering inside the State Farm Arena were incessant, surging in from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the screen gradually dimmed, Summoner's Rift descended with a roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first game of the semifinals begins!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A duel between two No. 1 seeds, and both sides have arguably chosen their most proficient lineups; it can be called the sharpest spear against the sturdiest shield!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let us look forward to whether the spear breaks the shield, or the shield snaps the spear!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a simple buildup, the commentary desk quickly dove into the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The opening looks like a standard formation from both sides.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, what is Jiejie trying to do!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the director's focus, before even seeing the rune and skill choices of both sides, it was already discovered that EDG's Graves had a strange movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Graves was seen heading straight for the Baron pit right after leaving base, followed by an E-skill Quickdraw dash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slid directly into the dragon pit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But strangely, Graves just slid into the dragon pit without any further action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he were waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other four on both sides maintained the most standard \"single-file line\" formation, appearing within each other's vision and meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed there was nothing unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at 0:45, after Graves waited for his E-skill to refresh—he directly used Quickdraw to \"cross the wall\" and E out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ornn was in the brush above, and Sejuani was at the river entrance below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though those two positions could provide vision of this part of the river, there was not the slightest anomaly on GEN's minimap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't seem to be discovered!\" Flandre, who was watching from above, gave the information after seeing Ornn did not leave the brush to surround him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, it shouldn't be discovered.\" Ye Bo, who was monitoring from the side, also spoke up: \"Then let's proceed as we designed, Jie. If they discover us, we can still win at level one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, it's finally my turn to counter-jungle!\" Jiejie rubbed his hands with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was Graves able to \"walk\" into the opponent's jungle so seemingly easily and openly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must know that the position Peanut was guarding could perfectly detect all vision at the Baron pit entrance—which meant that if anyone walked out of the Baron pit entrance, they would definitely be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what if he didn't walk out of the entrance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he used a displacement skill to dash directly through the corner wall—that would allow him to stick to the edge and hit a \"narrow\" blind spot in vision!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This design was actually inspired by Ye Bo after reviewing the match against DK, watching Kayn's incredible level-one invasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the reason Canyon's Kayn was able to use E to pass through the defense tower was that he happened to hit the vision limit on both sides of the tower, allowing him to complete the movement without being seen during the duration of the E-skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of unique advantage, other than Kayn with Shadow Step, no one else had; it couldn't be learned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this concept of \"capping vision\" was clearly a concept that could be applied to all heroes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After long and slightly tedious testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the most conventional \"single-file line\" formation, Ye Bo found an extremely hidden vision gap in the river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as one had a displacement skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could reach that river vision gap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Graves entered the blue jungle, first placing a ward in the blue buff brush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without stopping, he continued straight toward the Wolves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My goodness, Jiejie has once again snuck into the jungle without anyone knowing, placing a ward the opponent is completely unaware of. This way, Peanut's jungle path should be detected again...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He doesn't seem to just want to place a ward!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the commentary desk saw Graves walk into the opponent's Wolves area without pressing recall, it was clear he had no intention of leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone revealed looks of shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peanut, completely unaware, had placed a ward in the upper river brush before leaving, guarding against a potential level-two counter-jungle from Graves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he went straight to start the blue buff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejuani is much better at fighting Graves in the jungle than Maokai, especially in the early game; her brawling ability is arguably not below Graves'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armor bonus from [True Grit] provides no resistance to Sejuani's magic damage, and her passive, Fury of the North, can negate the majority of Graves' two bullets and shotgun burst!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he wasn't caught off guard, Peanut didn't worry about Graves coming to counter him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he didn't know was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a short distance below—there was a Graves, syncing his jungle clear with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One soloing blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One soloing Wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, wow, wow! Peanut has no idea! And the speed of clearing the blue buff is definitely much slower than the Wolves!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jiejie has already reached level two first and snuck to the wall... he is actually only one wall away from Sejuani! This is going to be a Smite battle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Kayn's sudden E-dash and Smite from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With intent against the unaware, plus having vision at his feet to provide the monster's health information at any time, Smite-battling wasn't difficult, especially since Sejuani wasn't prepared to use Smite at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Sejuani swung her whip—a Smite crashed down from the sky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!?\" Peanut stared wide-eyed at the blue buff that had disappeared before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Axi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't understand how Graves could be in that position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the level-two Graves had already begun to beat the drowning pig, chasing Sejuani's rear with a barrage of shotgun fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sejuani couldn't have learned Q at level one to jungle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the pursuit of a level-two Graves, she couldn't create distance and ultimately had to helplessly burn Flash to force a gap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Graves didn't force the chase, turning back to continue devouring the jungle camps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A successful level-one design! An unexpectedly bold design! This is the EDG we are familiar with!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're back! It's all back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Haier Brothers at the LPL commentary desk were beaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GEN has a bad start! Sejuani is going to lose an entire upper jungle quadrant right at the start, plus a Flash!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After experiencing the jungle invasion from Canyon in the quarterfinals, it looks like Jiejie is going to dump all the humiliation from the quarterfinals onto Peanut!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",4959,"2026-06-21T01:25:48.101Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","2c8ca357951ac99df431b9fa93fe1e1d9fcaf6ae787b1f518b4006e738e88151","lol-just-turned-18-let-me-rebirth-and-reverse-my-chapter-157","lol-just-turned-18-let-me-rebirth-and-reverse-my-chapter-155",395,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flol-just-turned-18-let-me-rebirth-and-reverse-my-cover.jpg"]