Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 160 002, 003 Disconnection
RNG's outstanding performance has also forced many ambitious veteran players to retire.

The most famous of them was Zz1tai, an important member of the Black Tiger Gang in later generations and LPL player number 003.

This time, RNG did not buy Zz1tai to fill the roster, as was the case in previous seasons.

After staying with SS in S7, he returned to IG in S8 and, feeling that IG had no hope of winning the championship, submitted his retirement application to the official organization.

As Zz1tai considers retiring, another important member of IG, Kid, who was once IG's twin stars and LPL's No. 002 player, has also submitted his retirement application.

Overnight, with RNG achieving a nineteen-game winning streak, players 002 and 003 were all retired, heralding the end of the ancient version.

Coincidentally, on the first day after the LCK Spring Regular Season ended, another legendary player, General Pawn, who was far away on the other side of the ocean, also submitted his retirement application.

Pawn, who was also the mid laner for KT in the LCK, was also defeated by the invincible LCK team SKT and retired on the spot.

If history had followed its course, this SKT team would have lost 1-3 to the KT team, which at the time had Semb, Deft, and Mata, in the Spring Split playoffs.

At that time, Skt's top laner, T, was so badly beaten in this match that his mentality collapsed.

In the summer split, he picked Darius against Aatrox and got 0-3. In the second game, he used Aatrox against Darius again and got 0-3 again. He was sleepwalking through the whole season.

However, everything changed after RNG won the championship. The current top laner of SKT is no longer the familiar T-King, but instead, it is Hanzi, the strongest top laner in S7.

T went to KZ, while Khan went to SKT. This KZ team, which has Rat King, Greal, BDD, Peanut, and Khan, underwent this change because Rat King was beaten at the All-Star game and took a three-month break. This really makes Li Luo baffled.

After joining SKT, Hanzi thrived. Paired with the SKT roster at its peak, including jungler Xiaohai, mid laner Faker, and bot laners Bang and Wolf, he experienced a resurgence. Although his record couldn't match RNG's undefeated record, he still caused quite a stir in the LCK.

After the Spring Split ends, the highly anticipated MSI Mid-Season Invitational will take place. Domestic players have already turned their attention to other regions, helping RNG gather intelligence in advance.

After the regular season ended, Bai Xing didn't hold back and treated all the RNG staff to a grand barbecue party at the base.

Expensive ingredients like Australian lobsters and American abalone were airlifted to RNG's base in boxes.

After today, with less than a week of rest, the first playoff game will begin.

After the celebratory banquet, Li Luo felt a mix of emotions.

All told, I've been in this world for about half a year now. Most of the regrets I had as a puppy have been made up for. Looking at my teammates laughing and joking in front of me, I'm filled with many thoughts.

I remember when I first traveled to this world, it happened to be the crucial fifth game against SKT.

After winning, everyone cheered and celebrated wildly. They didn't expect time to pass so quickly. In the blink of an eye, RNG had achieved an unbeatable 19-game winning streak.

After finishing the barbecue, everyone chatted and laughed, rested for a while, and no one chose to go straight back to sleep. Instead, they all consciously went to the gym at the base.

Playing games can be addictive, and so can exercising. Once something becomes a habit, you'll feel like something's missing if you skip it every day!
During this period, Li Luo, who was among them, could clearly feel the change in everyone's spirit and energy.

Some conditions, such as cervical spondylosis and lumbar disc herniation, have largely disappeared after exercise, and the remaining conditions can be cured simply by continuing to exercise.

Haste makes waste; the relentless training of all the professional gamers in the past was not a rational approach.

On the contrary, people now take time out of their day to exercise and reflect on their mistakes during the exercise.

This approach was unanimously praised by all teams in the league, and its effectiveness grew, with even other regions on the other side following suit. Three months of consecutive victories had forged an invincible mentality in all the players, including substitutes Xiao Dongbei and Xiao Tian, ​​who were also released to clash with strong teams such as Rw and EDG several times, showing remarkable growth.

In many fantasy novels, the protagonist, having mastered great martial arts skills, must descend the mountain to challenge various opponents one by one, thus forging his invincible spirit.

This approach was not unfounded; it was already advocated by various schools of thought during the Warring States period when the Hundred Schools of Thought were competing.

war!
But not warlike! Unafraid of war!

During the frequent matches, Li Luo sensed that everyone had reached their peak.

Even S9 and S10 didn't have this kind of competitive state. This kind of competitive state is fleeting and only emerges when you are most motivated and focused on a goal.

The current RNG is a team with a diverse style, incorporating the strengths of various approaches, which is why RNG dares to invite players to scrims without any restrictions.

Whether it's the aggressive, reckless playstyle of the entire team, the strategy of sacrificing top and mid laners to protect the AD carry, or the three-core strategy of top, mid, and jungle, RNG has mastered all of these approaches this season.

Impeccable!

No team could find RNG's fatal flaw. If one had to point out a possible weakness, then only three letters remained in one's mind.

Uzi!

RNG's breakthrough point is not because Uzi is too bad, nor because Uzi is too easy to catch, but because he is too strong!
If you don't gank Uzi, you're guaranteed to lose this game. No matter what method you use, if you gank Uzi and completely destroy him, at least everyone can farm peacefully for another 20 or 30 minutes.

Even if we lose team fights, it's still more respectable than having RNG dominate all three lanes.

Yes, all the LPL teams now just hope they don't lose too badly; they no longer crave winning!

Anyway, it's not the World Championship or the Summer Playoffs where you get a ticket.

RNG is so strong, unless Riot Games and Tencent are idiots, they will definitely find a way to nerf them.

LoL is not a basketball or football game; a team's strength or weakness largely depends on how well they adapt to the current version of the game.

If RNG can be weakened before the World Championship, then other teams will have a chance, and the outcome of the World Championship will become unpredictable.

This is why Uzi has mentioned in interviews and discussions that his most regrettable season was S8, not S7.

If S7 was Uzi's strongest season, then S8 was RNG's strongest season, as winning all the championships except for the World Championship is enough to demonstrate their dominance.

However, Riot Games still made version changes to create suspense, which plunged RNG into the abyss. After a season of playing supportive mid and top laners, how could they suddenly get used to needing to carry themselves?

Therefore, all teams have now excluded RNG from their competition. The ticket is yours, but the championship is not guaranteed.

Don't be fooled by your 19-game winning streak in the Spring Split. When it comes to the World Championship, the outcome is still uncertain!

Now that the regular season is over, Li Luo has no plans to play in the games before the playoff finals. The progress of the regular season has already proven the strength of RNG's second team.

Now RNG only has one major enemy left in the playoffs: IG, who have won 15 games in the LPL.

In other words, only when TheShy awakens will IG be qualified to compete with RNG!
(End of this chapter)