[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league":3,"chapter-reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-chapter-69":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Reborn in S3, Training the Entire League",{"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},2292539,4484,"Chapter 69","reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-chapter-69",69,"\u003Cp>The historical origin of LPL’s “bottom-lane core” tactical system and its strategic dilemma stems from these past two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During S2, the pace was generally slow, and the mid and top jungle ecosystems were dominated by support-oriented champions; after Cassiopeia was nerfed into a void wriggler, there was no effective way to instantly kill squishies, so by teamfight time, ADCs almost always completed their three core items: attack damage, attack speed, and armor penetration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then WE, as the pioneer, won the IPL5 world championship with a bottom-lane-centric strategy, and the visual shock of Smiler’s vastly superior ADC understanding during the wild early days of esports naturally led successors to imitate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tactical understanding continuously seeped from the professional scene down to the grassroots level; countless beginner tutorials universally recommended ADCs as the easiest entry point, and 70% of ranked matches adopted a bottom-lane resource priority strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, when Royal Club unveiled the ultimate “four-protect-one” system at the S3 World Finals, it marked LPL’s tactical dependence on the bottom lane reaching its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the entire region’s competitive focus centered on the lower half of the map, players unconsciously fell into a “dark forest” game theory dilemma—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ask yourself: in a region like this, where every bottom lane is a monster, and the enemy keeps ganking your bottom lane from mid, top, and jungle—what’s the best solution?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer is simple—join the magic duel and be done with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for a long time, whether an LPL team was strong depended entirely on how good their bottom lane was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the arrival of S3, assassins ran rampant, delivering a dimensional strike that shattered LPL’s tactical foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the ADC’s status plummeting, LPL’s competitiveness naturally suffered greatly; even as patches changed, the bottom lane remained stuck at the kids’ table, its strategic mismatch making it fantasy to expect a championship from the bottom lane alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Jiang Ming pulled out Jayce as top lane precisely to change the region’s habits and one-sided style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to tell these teams: there are many ways to win a game—it’s not just mindlessly protecting the bottom lane and waiting for teamfights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hecarim, Kha’Zix!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Gandie’s tactical plan was instantly exposed by Jiang Ming: after realizing his top, mid, and jungle couldn’t win the lane fight, he hoped to rely on the bottom lane’s Twitch to carry late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since you all love playing ADCs, let me show you how to withdraw cash from an ADC in style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best support for Twitch, Lulu, was taken by the enemy; now they’re stuck with a Sona, and Hecarim plus Kha’Zix in mid and jungle can make Twitch dare not even last-hit a single minion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Gandie’s final two picks were Rumble and Ryz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, Firebrand Poppy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming slapped his forehead—he’d still overestimated the drafting skill of these pro teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw Twitch and Sona, he assumed Lao Gandie wanted a four-protect-one composition, but had to abandon Lulu because his team took it, and needed a bit of engage, so he settled for Sona instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Firebrand Poppy was picked, Jiang Ming could no longer hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This isn’t four-protect-one at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryz needs farm, Twitch needs farm, Rumble needs farm—who the hell should the jungler help?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most critically, LGD’s composition has zero synergy: no protection, no engage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ADC, take Graves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shitou, focus on ganks—both top and bottom lanes are easy to break.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it, Ming-ge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ming didn’t dwell on it—he added Graves to the team as a final pick to supplement burst damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Team compositions confirmed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue side LGD: Top Rumble, Jungle Hecarim, Mid Ryz, Bottom Twitch + Sona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red side NXG: Top Jayce, Jungle Hecarim, Mid Kha’Zix, Bottom Graves + Lulu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the champion matchups appeared on the big screen, the live audience and viewers online began a new round of discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ah, why did NXG pick Jayce, such a useless champion?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Left side is a melee team—how are you supposed to fight when Hecarim gets tanky later?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Graves has been nerfed to hell and they still pick him? Why are people online praising this team?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Clearly blue side wins—Hecarim tanks in front, Sona and Rumble have ultimates that can destroy everything, Ryz and Twitch behind them just slaughter.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slaughter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re dreaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players with slightly higher game understanding scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>NXG’s composition wasn’t fully clear yet, but it was definitely stronger than the right side’s team that relied entirely on Flash for engage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ji, write it down fast—JM’s come up with so many game strategies, Jayce as top might be another ladder-breaking godpick.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While LPL audiences and commentators were still debating whether the compositions made sense,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the OGN region, CJ Team’s base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of Korea’s leading teams, CJ’s training room lacked the cramped feeling of other squads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>MadLife, the team’s support and commander, sat solemnly at his computer, the live stream on screen clearly showing the ongoing LPL preseason match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jayce has long-range damage, and if Kha’Zix evolves his W, he gets something similar… oh right, Graves’ ultimate counts too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his thoughts became clearer, MadLife’s brow tightened further: “Blue side lacks engage—once their state drops enough, Hecarim can immediately charge in, and Kha’Zix finishes the cleanup.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clicked!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it made sense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s how it works!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s that?” Shy, sitting nearby, removed his headphones and asked curiously: “Minqi, you’ve been muttering to yourself since earlier—what are you watching?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t tell me you’re watching some porn video.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shangmian, take a look at this.” MadLife pointed at the screen; they were nearly the same age and had no senior-junior barriers between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“NXG?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That name sounds familiar.” Shy strained his memory. “Is this an LPL match?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, we talked about this team earlier—its mid laner—or rather, its owner—defeated WE’s entire team in solo queue and climbed to #1 on LPL’s ranked ladder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentioning other things might bore the young man, but add “WE” to the topic, and he instantly perked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still vividly recalled last year’s Dragon-Tiger Cup, when WE’s bottom lane crushed them with a 1v3 highlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, and those idiots from KT—who pushed an enemy nexus while offline and got slaughtered in a comeback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the later LCK region’s general disdain for LPL teams, at this point, many OGN squads treated WE as their primary hypothetical rival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So JM is playing professionally now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shy’s eyes lit up—he’d heard rumors of this gaming monster who dominated solo queue and crushed LPL pros.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not exactly—he formed his own team and’s playing in the LPL.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my, he’s his own boss? That’s impressive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>MadLife sighed, annoyed they’d drifted off-topic: “I need you to look at NXG’s champion picks—you’re a professional top laner. Without considering teamfights, how effective do you think Jayce on top would be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jayce?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Playing Jayce top against melee is totally fine—hey, that’s actually a great idea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Long-range poke, close-range duel… there aren’t many top laners with high burst.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shy’s eyes brightened—he pulled over a chair and sat beside MadLife.\u003C\u002Fp>",1169,"2026-06-20T04:16:26.320Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9defb7e5da8b683728369a2874033fc41f127ede245eb1a8c3143cfdadb72946","reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-chapter-70","reborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-chapter-68",190,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-s3-training-the-entire-league-cover.jpg"]