Ceng Rui raised the question, and Lin Feng also gave the corresponding answer —
Could a mid lane as strong as Han Shihao be successfully targeted?
The answer was yes.
But after giving such an answer, Lin Feng paused and added,
"But it's actually quite difficult. That was also the first game of a set of 'best-of-five'. We caught that guy off guard. In the next few games, that guy had a place to guard, and it was basically not easy to replicate the same routine."
As he spoke, he looked at his jungler companion on the side.
"Actually, Eleven has more say in this matter."
Everyone at the table, including Morning Star and Wildsnow Nightsong, looked at Li Shiyi in unison.
Indeed.
The coordination of the mid lane was aimed at Han Shihao's mid lane. Whether it was the mid or jungler, the requirements for the two players were extremely high, especially for the jungler.
Although Li Shiyi had just gotten rid of the substitute bench of the Alpine Club in the LSPL division, back then, his strength and status were even higher than Nian Thirteen's.
At that time, probably only a combination of him and Lin Feng could successfully suppress Han Shihao's mid lane.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Li Shiyi did not dally. He thought hard for a moment before choosing his words carefully.
"It's actually similar to what Lin Feng said."
"Because it's been too long, I can't say too many details."
"But at that time, we did make tactical preparations to target F's mid lane, and it did work in the early stages, but it was only limited to that game."
"And —"
Speaking of this, he paused and looked at Morning Star and Wildsnow Nightsong, who were listening attentively to him.
"Our experience and case studies at that time may not be perfectly applicable to the current situation."
"After all, compared to the current season, whether it is heroes, talent runes, or tactical systems, there have been too many changes — not to mention, F is stronger than back then."
These words were very honest.
Everyone at the table could not help but nod slightly.
Indeed, after all these years, as the leader of the Four Emperors, Han Shihao's strength definitely hadn't slacked off in the slightest. He had always been improving. Perhaps the tactics that had worked in the past wouldn't work so easily on the world's number one mid laner now.
And don't forget …
Even though Lin Feng's answer was an example of success, it was only possible because he and Li Shiyi had worked together to achieve such a success.
Back then, a certain someone's mid could fight evenly with Han Shihao.
Li Shiyi was also the strongest jungler in the S1 Season that was not inferior to Nian Thirteen or Mafa.
Only two people like that could accomplish such a thing.
But as for now, forget about finding two mid-laners in a team that met the required standards, even if you looked at the entire world's professional esports circle and wanted to find these two suitable candidates …
It was almost as difficult as ascending to heaven.
As for the mid lane, Morning Star might be able to do it if he gave it his all.
But a jungler?
The junglers of Team God's first team weren't bad, but they still weren't up to standard.
"I guess I'll be the jungler."
Shi Hang was startled by Nian Thirteen's sudden comment. "Holy sh * t, when did you come out?"
"I came when Ah Xing said that he wanted a jungler to target Han Shihao in the middle lane."
Nian Thirteen rolled his eyes, then looked at Morning Star and gave him a thumbs up.
"But you're really amazing. After so many years, other than Maple Eleven and the others, you're the only one who dared to have such thoughts. Just based on this alone, Moon, Spoon, and Phoenix can't compare to you."
However, as he spoke, he changed the topic.
"But don't blame me for pouring cold water on you —"
"I saw that set of best-of-five matches with my own eyes. It was similar to what Eleven said just now. Only Maple could take on Han Shihao head-on, and with Eleven's jungler, the two of them were able to suppress Han Shihao."
"But on your God side … You know the strength of your jungler. He's a little weaker, which means that you, as a mid laner, have to shoulder more of the burden in this kind of targeted strategy."
"Logically speaking, you're still a little weaker than Maple back then, but Han Shihao is a lot stronger than he was back then. It's not that easy to make up for this kind of gap."
Although Nian Thirteen's words were rude and unpleasant, they were indeed reasonable.
However, Morning Star merely nodded.
"I understand."
"But … I still want to give it a try."
His tone was steady, but it revealed an unwavering determination.
Beside him, An Xin interrupted with a smile, "There's no harm in trying. It's just a training match anyway. There's no loss no matter whether you win or lose. And if you really succeed … you'll gain a lot."
Morning Star listened and nodded solemnly.
"That's right."
Lin Feng rubbed his nose, "Eleventh and Thirteenth Brother are right, but … if Ah Xing and the rest really intend to play this way, even though we can't exactly copy what we did back then, we should be able to give you some ideas …"
As he spoke, he glanced at Li Shiyi. Li Shiyi also nodded.
"Actually, there's no detailed method."
"Everyone should know that at F's current level of strength, it's basically impossible for you to catch his mistakes."
Hearing this, Morning Star and the others nodded. There was no doubt about this.
Li Shiyi continued.
"So …
"If you want to use the mid jungler to target F's mid lane, first of all, you can't think too much about the mid lane matchup. You have to put as much pressure on him as possible. Try your best to make him focus all his energy on the matchup. Then … the jungler forcefully grabs him.
"If you can forcefully reduce F's HP or use one or two Summoner skills in the mid lane …
"Then the jungler can directly cut in and follow up with Flash.
"Give him a hard control and damage.
"In this way, even F will have a hard time avoiding it."
After that.
The dining table was silent again.
Shi Hang's eyelids twitched slightly. "This … is a little difficult."
Ceng Rui murmured, "And the scene will be bloody and intense."
Lin Feng shrugged. "Anyway, there's no other more effective way."
Morning Star was silent for a moment and nodded.
"Okay.
I understand. "
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