The news of KG losing to Minx did not surprise Lin Feng and the others.
After all, even though KG was a veteran and strong team in the LPL region and was a top-tier team in the world of esports, and they had a top-laner like Tian Tian, who was one of the top laners in the Seven Kings, their opponent, Minx, was not to be underestimated.
The fact that they were able to defeat Fate and stand out as the second seed in the LCK this year was enough to show how terrifying this Korean rookie team was.
Not to mention that although KG had Tian Tian, the world's number one top-laner, Minx also had Fly and The Sword, the two core aces in their lineup.
Fly's strength had been personally verified by almost all the teams in the major divisions in the past two days of practice matches.
Even if he had lost to Morning Star in the mid lane.
But this Korean genius rookie mid laner had fought head-on against Spoon, the king of Europe, and defeated him head-on. This was a record that could not be erased.
As for The Sword in the top laner —
He was even more unfathomable than his mid laner teammate.
It could be said that when this Korean rookie top laner made his debut on the first day of the training scrimmage, Tian Tien, who had just secured his throne as the world's number one top laner, was directly challenged.
Tian Tian was not the only one who thought so. The top players from other divisions, including Autumn, Nian Thirteen, Spoon, and Phoenix, also gave an objective assessment of the two top laners. They believed that the overall strength of the two top laners was about the same, but when it came to pure offense and matchmaking, The Sword was even better than Tian Tian.
In the first match between KG and Minx yesterday, although KG won by a hair's breadth, there was a lot of luck involved.
At that time, Tian Tian's top laner, Gnar, did his best to slow down The Sword's growth rhythm, dragging the game to the later stages. In the end, it was Gnar's godly maneuver that sealed the victory by knocking out four players.
But this was not his victory in the laning battle.
So as expected —
In the second match between the two teams today, The Sword brought out the Unparalleled Swordswoman, taking pure offensive to the extreme and making it difficult for Tian Tian to defend …
"Actually, it's a little broken at the start."
Tian Tian honestly admitted,
"If it wasn't for Old C's Excavator forcefully sacrificing its own farming rhythm to help me lay in wait for two waves, my top lane would have been blown up in ten minutes."
Ceng Rui was speechless.
"So exaggerated?"
Even though he had watched the match between God and Minx yesterday, and he had seen with his own eyes how terrifying Ike's one-handed solo player from The-Sword was, there was still a gap between the strength of God's top laner and Tian Tian.
Tian Tian was now the number one top laner in the LPL and even in the world. Normally speaking, he should have been able to fight back against Team Minx's ace player …
"It's really scary."
Tian Tian nodded hard to emphasize. Even Shi Hang, who was beside him, nodded in agreement.
"It's true. You guys weren't there and didn't see it."
"Motherf * cker, that swordmistress from The Sword … She's freaking scary, even fiercer than Eric! Old Tian's choice of Lamborghini was considered very stable. Anyway, I didn't see any problems with his maneuvering. He was forcefully destroyed by that guy's crazy attacks — "
Tian Tian continued,
"Yes."
"So after the match, when our club held a meeting to review the match, Coach Tony and several other coaches also analyzed the situation. Basically, they couldn't find a good solution. I reckon that if we meet Minx again, the swordmistress will have to be banned or picked. We can't let her go to The Sword again."
Li Shiyi frowned.
"His Ike is also very strong. That swordmistress and Ike … That's already two banned spots."
Shadow Puppet cautiously added, "It sounds like … we won't be able to counter them."
Indeed.
If The Sword's top laner position alone required the consumption of at least two banned spots, then Team Minx had more than one trump card. The mid-laner, Fly, was also enough to pose a fatal threat to their opponents —
"Yes, and we're not like God. If we can't give Fly pressure in the mid lane during the ban phase, it'll be very difficult to play against 'Demon Ghost' in the mid lane." Tian Tian nodded and admitted, feeling a little worried.
A team like Minx, which had two core trump card players, was a huge threat even to most teams in this year's finals.
Because just as Li Shiyi and Shadow Puppet said, if they met Team Minx, the ban phase alone would be a huge headache.
You could target one of the two trump cards of the other team.
But you couldn't target both at the same time.
But it was true that God- Hand of God was one of the few exceptions.
First of all, Team God also had two core C players in charge. More importantly, Morning Star was in charge of the mid unit. Fly was able to cope with the opponent's attacks. From the ban selection to the official match, Team God only needed to focus on The-Sword alone.
In addition, even if I let you develop on the top lane, and then focus on taking care of Desolate Snow Nightsong's ADC, he would still be able to support the situation in the later stages without panicking.
God's victory against Minx in the mock competition yesterday was the best example.
"You can't say that."
Desolate Snow Nightsong chimed in.
"To be fair, it wasn't easy for us to win that game."
"That Ike from The Sword almost destroyed us."
It was rare to see Desolate Snow Nightsong being so humble. But it was true that although his ADC, Policewoman, had saved the world on her own, there was still a certain element of luck. If they were to do it again … they might not be able to win.
"At the end of the day, compared to us, your God team is still more stable."
Shi Hang curled his lips and said,
"If it were us, Quick Water, he would probably have a harder time."
With his strength, it was already quite difficult for him to go against a strong player like Fly in the mid lane. If he met Minx, Quick Water's chances of winning were probably no more than 30%.
Morning Star nodded in agreement.
"That's right.
But KG can still fight against Minx. "
"It mainly depends on who plays better in the top lane, Old Tian or The Sword."
Tian Tian looked a little bitter.
"It's going to be hard …"
After so many seasons, this was the first time he had encountered such a strong and terrifying opponent on the top lane.
Lin Feng patted Tian Tian on the shoulder.
"Even if it's hard."
"Let's forget about the others, but if you lose to a Korean rookie in the top lane, Senior No.3 will train you to death —"
It was a very considerate and kind reminder.
Tian Tian immediately thought of certain things, and he was so frightened that he shuddered.
"I, I, I'll try my best."
Shi Hang suddenly thought of something and asked curiously, "Hey, where are Senior and the others? Haven't they come back yet?"
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