nycdaug Chapter 85 The Scholar
Chapter 85 The Scholar
"Zoe!" Momo exclaimed in surprise.
After calming down, he speculated, "It should be Rookie's Zoe, right? She just got buffed, so Chunfeng should have mastered the Corki."
He had barely finished speaking when he realized something was off. "Just because he's been buffed doesn't mean he's unplayable, especially since he's facing Scout!"
[IG has gone mad; they're playing players who don't dare play Zoe even though they don't usually do.]
[Could Zoe be played in the bot lane? Chunfeng has played her on the Korean server.]
[He's playing Zoe? Zoe the Siren, right?]
CvMax was completely baffled. What the hell was this? Wasn't it supposed to be Vayne's?
He then shared his thoughts, saying, "I think the plane might be going to attack from the bottom."
Peyz frowned and stared for a while. Once he confirmed that IG's two carries hadn't switched champions for a long time, he immediately changed his runes to Lethal Tempo.
Against aircraft, you can't beat them in the early game whether you rely on archery or attack speed. But when the aircraft comes to attack you aggressively in the mid-game, you still can't beat them with archery, but you can still have a chance with attack speed.
On the contrary, when facing heroes like Azir and Cassiopeia, he always brought Comet in scrims.
None of these heroes have the means to suddenly cross the minion wave and engage in a full trade of damage. Even if they did, they couldn't do it frequently, and their damage output is inconsistent.
He can just take a Comet and build armor penetration on Varus, clear the minion wave, and leave.
Wang Song's voice suddenly rang out, "It's a switch! Zoe in the bot lane!"
[IG played dirty, only making a substitution at the very end.]
[What a despicable act! Peyz seems oblivious to it.]
Peyz was still pondering the details of the laning phase when he realized that there were only a few seconds left. He clicked his mouse rapidly and finally switched to Comet at the last second.
Rookie breathed a sigh of relief after switching champions. He was finally back. He would have gone crazy if he had actually gotten Zoe; it had been so long since he had played that champion.
The final lineups for both sides have been finalized:
Blue side JDG:
Top laner Ale: Renekton
Jungler Xun: Nidalee
Mid laner Scout: Viktor
Bot lane Peyz: Varus
Support MISSING: Ruier
Red team's IG:
Top laner TheShy: Wolf Mother
Jungler Jiejie: Xin Zhao
Mid laner Rookie: Corki
Bot laner Chunfeng: Zoe
Support Meiko: Leona
[Host detected to have selected a non-AD role hero; random talent selection is in progress...]
[Congratulations, host! You have obtained the random talent: Scholar]
[Scholar: General Talent - Once you buy Mejai's Soulstealer as your second item, your stacks will no longer drop.]
[Friendly reminder: Sir, I'm an intellectual, please don't kill me!]
Mu Chun's lips curled up slightly.
"If you don't die after writing the murder book, you won't die," he said, so subtly.
Why insist on building it only as a second item? Why be so rigid with the rules? Are you trying to prevent the opponent from having a bad game experience if you build it as the first item?!
"Mu Chun! How are we going to play in lane?!" Meiko's shout came from behind.
Mu Chun was startled and shuddered. "Just attack directly, my damage is very high."
After saying that, he looked expectantly at Varus's runes.
I made him change it back anyway, how awful!
Welcome to Summoner's Rift!
"Alright, the first game between IG and JDG has officially begun. JDG is on the blue side, and IG is on the red side!" Mao Mao announced loudly.
The audience below the stage were cheering loudly for their favorite opponents.
Looking at the screen, Wang Song said, "Neither side chose to switch lanes; the junglers are all farming towards the top lane."
Scout was also communicating with Peyz in Korean, asking, "Are you really not going to switch lanes?"
"I'll give it a try. I feel like Zoe isn't that strong this version. I'm sure I can beat her," Peyz said confidently.
Before the minion wave arrived, the two sides clashed in the mid-lane bush in the bottom lane.
The moment Mu Chun saw Varus, she didn't hesitate at all. She controlled Zoe to go straight for him and exchanged a basic attack.
Zoe then threw her Q behind her, followed by an empowered auto-attack on Varus.
Peyz looked at Fei Xing's position and unconsciously began to underestimate Mu Chun's Zoe.
Everyone knows that Zoe's Q deals damage based on distance, but the farther the distance, the easier it is to dodge with positioning. Even top mid-lane Zoe players wouldn't use Q like that in a level 1 fight.
Furthermore, he didn't believe that Leona's crowd control would guarantee that the Q would hit him. As long as the support healed him in time, he was fully confident that he could use the speed boost from the healer to dodge it.
Was this guy confused after being beaten in the training match?
As the flying star approached, he said in broken Chinese, "Treatment, treatment."
Bang! Smash!
The flying star struck Varus precisely, followed closely by a red lightning bolt.
Mu Chun didn't retreat; instead, he took a step forward and unleashed another powerful attack, instantly reducing Varus's health to half.
Mu Chun frowned. He had bought a Killing Ring before going out, which had three less spell power than a Doran's Ring, otherwise the damage would have been even higher.
The moment Rael used her healing ability, Varus flashed green light, accelerated his retreat, and instantly turned around to unleash his Q, the arrow shooting straight at Zoe.
"I've paid for the treatment."
Meiko's voice came through, and Zoe and Sun Maiden flashed with green light.
Mu Chun also used his speed boost to get out of the comet's damage range and chased after Varus, landing another attack.
He only retreated after Varus retreated back to the defensive tower.
What kind of damage does Zoe do?!
[Zoe only had her E damage buffed, so how come her Q damage is so high too?]
[Just use the furthest possible Q, and Electrocute's damage has also been increased, so the damage is normal. You guys think it's strange because you don't play like this at level 1, you won't be able to hit anyone with Q.]
Peyz's chest heaved violently. "Damn it, even treatment takes so long. Is this guy a professional?"
He turned to look at Missing beside him, then at Zoe.
His eyes gradually filled with doubt; this person was completely different from the one he was in training!
In training matches, his skills weren't that accurate, and he didn't play that aggressively or decisively!
He probably changed players for the match; the player I played in the practice match wasn't him at all.
He shook his head. No, the practice matches were just him holding back. The problem now is with the hero. In the end, he suffered because he hadn't faced the opponent in lane before!
At 1 minute and 40 seconds, the minion waves converged.
Varus finally emerged from behind.
Mu Chun crouched in the grass, intending to cripple the enemy minions first. Zoe used her Q behind her and then last-hit the minions as she emerged from the grass.
Then, at the perfect moment, he used Q, sending the flying star flying across the bushes.
Varus initially walked towards the back, but judging from the trajectory of the flying star, it seemed that the flying star had already anticipated his movement!
He ultimately chose to move closer to the back row.
Mu Chun was also taken aback. Wasn't he supposed to be such a glutton?
Little glutton!
boom!
Fei Xing hit both the enemy and the minions. Mu Chun also moved forward and used his ultimate to attack Varus, then chased after him and attacked him again. After triggering Electrocute, he went into the bush to pull away from the minion wave's aggro.
Varus's health, restored by the potion, was now completely depleted. He hid in the back, gathering experience points, but Zoe's position outside the bushes continued to pressure him, forcing him to return to base.
The two supports could only watch helplessly. That's how it is with hard supports. Although they can all synergize, they have less initiative in the lane without hooks. After all, without skills, they're just a spinning top.
Varus teleports back at full health.
Mu Chun glanced at his equipment; he only had a Doran's Blade. He hadn't gotten a single minion, and he couldn't even afford to buy any potions.
Even so, Varus at full health was still pushing towards them after coming online, and it was indeed difficult for them to wear him down.
First Blood!
JDG Xun kills IG TheShy
The upgrade flashed, and Mu Chun had just reached level three, thinking he had a chance to kill someone in lane, when he got ganked in the top lane?!