LOL: Reborn in S9, Coaching the Trident

Chapter 73: Rhythm Master Gao Zhenning

"After Zhao Xin finishes warding, he should be going to fight the Krugs. Be careful."

Ning was farming the Krugs in his own upper jungle when he said that, and simultaneously pinged a signal at the SN Krugs location.

"OK, push back the lane, we won't push the bottom lane yet."

After receiving the signal, JackeyLove took a few steps back and waited for Pike to push the line over.

The most important thing is that Baolan went home to replenish supplies, so JackeyLove didn't dare to block the minion wave alone and could only let Snake and Sima push the wave.

"They're going back to base this wave, Ning, you can start the dragon."

As the commander, JackeyLove saw through the vision in the bushes that Snake and his team were preparing to recall, and immediately signaled Ning to go and fight the dragon.

Forge provided support quickly; he maintained lane priority in the mid lane and was able to push the lane first and start moving.

They easily secured the first Fire Dragon, and the game is slowly shifting into IG's rhythm.

The game lasted 7 minutes and 22 seconds.

Using the ward in the top lane river bush, Ning cleared the red buff and then called Forge, who had finished pushing the lane, to swim to the top lane together.

"Wait for Kennen E, wait for Kennen E."

Ning reminded him.

Just as Ning finished speaking, TheShy, who was positioned slightly forward, tricked Biubiu into using Kennen's E skill.

The next moment, Ning, in human form, staggered out of the grass.

"You really came!"

Biubiu was somewhat helpless.

He initially thought TheShy was deliberately trying to bluff in order to prevent him from pushing the lane smoothly.

I didn't expect Ning to actually come.

That's all!

She'd already used her E skill, and Nidalee still had the red buff; how could she possibly survive?

From his perspective, this was a doomed game no matter what, but since it was a competitive match, he had to put on a show and couldn't just sit back and pretend like he would in ranked games.

Biubiu dodged Ning's deadly Q skill by twisting his body, then activated his ultimate skill on the spot to delay the cooldown of his E skill. Ning's javelin missed him, and he suddenly saw a glimmer of hope for survival.

As long as he could delay the cooldown of his E skill, and with his Flash and the Heal spell from the Unsealed Spellbook, he felt he could survive.

Biubiu unleashed his ultimate, Thunderstrike, and TheShy simultaneously activated his ultimate. In terms of the calculation method, Neeko's ultimate is different from Kennen's. Neeko's damage and control are only calculated at the end after the pre-cast animation and skill animation have finished.

In other words, this gives you a chance to dodge the skill.

Biubiu seized the opportunity and used the control effect after the Thunderstrike to stun TheShy, keeping him rooted in place. Biubiu then used this stun time to successfully dodge Neeko's ultimate with a quick twist.

At this moment, Biubiu's belief in living became even stronger.

He first flashed to TheShy's right side, used a Heal spell to restore his health, and with the added movement speed and the cooldown-refreshing E skill, he successfully escaped to the top lane tri-bush.

It's safe to say that Biubiu, from his perspective, was absolutely certain that he had survived.

As soon as Biubiu stepped into the bush, Forge's E skill landed, stunning him on the spot.

"Damn it, how come there are still people here?!"

Biubiu cursed under his breath as he took his hands off the keyboard completely.

There's really no way we can survive this time.

The Irelia has arrived, and I've just used all my skills.

I admit it!

"Mid lane Miss! Mid lane Miss!"

Maple suddenly reported a location.

Right after he finished speaking, Biubiu died in the top lane.

Looking at the kills on the public chat, Maple commented:

"My, my..."

After that, no more sound was heard in the SN voice chat.

"Ah...this...this wave is dead!"

Miller was puzzled to see that Biubiu had even used up his summoner spells.

From God's perspective, Biubiu was doomed to die, so he couldn't quite understand why Biubiu would use all his summoner spells under such circumstances.

In response, Wawa immediately chimed in, explaining, "Biubiu probably didn't know that Irelia had also arrived. And he had Flash and Heal; he was really trying too hard to survive this wave."

"Having such a strong will to survive isn't always a good thing. He wasted his skills here, and still died in the end."

This is the phrase they often use: "Losing both wife and army."

"Ning's Nidalee performed exceptionally well in those two ganks in the mid and top lanes, especially Forge's support, which was crucial. Otherwise, Biubiu might have actually survived."

Inside the IG players' lounge, Mafa excitedly shouted "Nice!", his face still flushed with excitement.

IG's support capabilities are not bad, but they are limited to occasional support, or rather, support from the jungler's ganks.

Situations like this, where support is delivered with such a clear purpose and immediate action, are not rare, but practically nonexistent...

Just like Baolan's previous roaming support, Forge's roaming support was also like that, which is a pleasant surprise.

"Ultimately, it all comes down to vision and minion waves. Take Ning's counter-gank in the mid lane, for example. The ward Forge placed at SN's F6 when he was level two not only prevented Xin Zhao from ganking the bot lane, but also allowed Ning to clearly see Xin Zhao's movements and counter-gank in the mid lane based on the situation."

Chen Song provided an explanation at the opportune moment.

"When Karam and I review the game afterward, we often discuss vision control, but we never come up with a concrete solution."

As an assistant coach, Mafa certainly understands the importance of vision in a game. But the problem is, even if you know it, what can you do? Knowing is one thing, implementing is another, and actually executing is a completely different matter.

In the early game, players mostly rely on wards with trinkets, which mainly involve placing control wards on the map. However, trinket wards have a cooldown, so how to place them effectively is a true test of the coach's and players' abilities.

It's said to test the players' abilities, but in the end, it's still the tactical analysts and coaches who analyze the data before the game and summarize it.

"You must have heard me emphasize vision control before the match, right?"

Mafa nodded at first, but then immediately shook his head.

He nodded, confirming that he had heard it.

The shake of the head means, "You were clearly speaking Chinese, so what difference does it make whether I heard you or not?"

Chen Song immediately understood and smiled awkwardly: "I emphasized that Forge should push the lane early and immediately establish vision control. During the draft phase of this game, I deduced two possible jungle clearing strategies for Xin Zhao. The first was to start with red buff, clear the bottom half of the jungle, then clear the top half, and then gank TheShy. The second was to start with red buff, clear only the red buff, then clear the top half of the jungle for a quick level 3 gank bot lane, and then take the river crab and the two camps in the bottom half of the jungle."

"Based on these two scenarios, I instructed Forge to push the lane and then place a ward at the enemy's F6 camp. This ward would help determine Xin Zhao's subsequent movements."

Faced with Chen Song's professional knowledge, Mafa adopted the attitude of a Korean coach: "Even though I don't understand it, I still listen very carefully." He listened to every single word.

After Chen Song finished speaking, he then said, "If there is lane priority in the mid lane, Forge should go and ward in advance instead of staying in the lane all the time. This is something I often tell Rookie."

"That's right, but actually Rookie isn't the most crucial one."