Occupation? I won’t even hit a dog!

Chapter 101 Is he LZ? We are still EDG!
"No, why is this B person so arrogant?"

"Isn't it just advancing to the quarterfinals?"

UZI's originally smug expression immediately changed: "I entered the World Championship three times, and I didn't say a word twice when I was the runner-up. Why did he get so angry after entering the quarterfinals? Don't you know that the most important thing for a professional player is to control his emotions? No player who wins a game will jump like him!"

Speaking of it.

UZI recalled the past that Ye Tian had revealed - S3 and S4 were all civil wars, and in S6 he was beaten back home when he met SKT. He couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, fearing that he would be pointed out by his teammates.

Fortunately, the other members of RNG either really didn’t remember it, or were pretending to be confused and didn’t dare to offend the star players in the team.

"That's it."

Xiaohu echoed: "It's true that a dog can't spit out ivory, and a dog's stomach can't hold two ounces of oil... Uh, I'm just talking about a metaphor, not a real dog."

"Yes." Letme pointed to the comment section: "Look, a lot of people are scolding him."

"Really?" UZI stretched his neck and saw the text and some familiar IDs on Letme's phone clearly, his eyes lit up.

[Don't pretend. The louder you scream now, the harder you'll fall later.]

[Get another top eight player to make it a 58 city? ]

[I will cry if I get LZ later]

[Some No. 6 seeds advanced with a 0- sweep, while some No. seeds had a fierce battle with the North American No. seeds]

[Is this the quality of a professional player? Are you mocking him?]

[You're bashing RNG during live streaming, you're bashing RNG during the summer season, and you're bashing RNG again during the worlds? RNG is your daddy?]

【Let’s go home with the waste Mingkai in the quarterfinals】

Tiexue HZ and GSL were the first to rush up, giving each other likes, huddling together for warmth, and having a blast.

The more UZI read, the happier he became. He couldn't help but stretch out his finger towards Letme's phone and swiped it down.

Cursor drag.

Two new comments caught UZI's eyes.

——【I thought Brother Tian didn’t mention any names, so why would someone come up to him and ask for a scolding?】

——[Let me tell you the truth, if you throw a stone into a doghouse, the one that barks the loudest is definitely the one that is hit.]

"hiss……"

When UZI saw the two heart-piercing words, his head turned red and he perfectly controlled his emotions to the critical point between dangerous temperature and overheating.

"Watch the draw, watch the draw." Letme realized something was wrong and quickly turned off his phone.

In the live broadcast screen.

Following the host’s introduction.

Two familiar rules come to the viewer's attention.

The first is that the team that qualifies as the first in the group stage will face the team that qualifies as the second in other groups. The second is that two teams that qualify from the same group will not be assigned to the same half.

The former is the benefit of being first in the group, as you can draw weaker opponents most of the time.

After all, in this kind of competition system, all teams will try their best to get first place in the group. Even when comparing the second place in the [death group] and the first place in the [promotion group], there is often a certain degree of gap in strength.

The latter is to ensure the viewing experience of the game - teams that make it out of the same group will never meet unless they make it to the finals together, so it is not easy to get visual fatigue from the same people fighting each other all the time.

As invited by the host.

Four support players, Wolf, Gorilla, Ming and Ben, represented the team.

Icon, dressed in a neat suit, walked to the center of the stage as a guest, came to pool No. 1 where four silver balls were placed, and reached out to take out the first small ball.

Unscrew the ball.

Display team banner.

Above is the RNG team logo with gold letters on a green background.

then.

Icon reached out again and pulled out the group leader in the same half as RNG.

This team is...SKT!

"not bad!"

RNG coach Feng Ge nodded: "Since SKT and we are in the same half of the zone, it means that we will not face LCK's No. 1 seed LZ before the finals, nor will we face EDG, who are best at fighting civil wars. Although SKT is also a strong team, its status this year is average. We have a chance to beat them!"

The other half.

Team WE took position first, and LZ filled in the remaining holes.

When the support players of the remaining four teams were invited to the stage, they would draw from the second seed pool that would determine the quarterfinal matchups.

Based on the principle of avoiding the same group, everyone had a guess about which team to play against, and the answer was accurate to two of them.

——RNG’s opponent cannot be EDG, nor can it be SSG in the same group. It will only be one of FNC and MSF. Judging from the performance of European and American teams in recent years, it is not an exaggeration to say that RNG is guaranteed to enter the top four.

The real excitement is on the other side.

"Give them a LZ, give them a LZ!"

UZI clenched his fist and cheered Icom: "Let's pick out SSG first. SSG won't be in the same zone as us. We can jump over and fight WE... Wow, I feel good. They really picked LZ!"

EDG's opponents are either LZ or WE.

Since SSG and WE are drawn together.

The opponent that EDG will face in the quarterfinals is naturally LCK's No. 6 seed LZ, which is invincible in the region and swept everything in the group stage 0-!

[Haha ..., I am dying of laughter, I really want to

[There is also a gap between the number one seeds]

【58.com, it’s done! 】

[OMG is always the pioneer in fighting against South Korea. Regardless of whether they play in the game or not, ICON, the national guardian, not only helped RNG and WE draw good lots, but also sent away the disruptive civil war phantom.]

[I hope RNG and WE will compete for the runner-up in the Bird's Nest]

[“I will divorce you when EDG makes it to the quarterfinals,” he said calmly. After hearing this, she felt warm in her heart. She thought, there is no promise more lasting than this. — Best Micro Novel Award of 2017]

[I want to prove here that I am the world's number one jungler]

【Genius jungler? Newcomer Cleralove8 is here】

[LZ: I'm here, the factory manager can't go to the Bird's Nest. The factory manager smiled coldly, and his clenched fist loosened slightly, revealing a ticket for seat 4, row 3, area 96 of the Bird's Nest Stadium]

[I just hope EDG can beat LZ a little bit, so that if RNG wins the championship, EDG will also have one-third of the credit]

The barrage is full of memes.

With the other half of the group being drawn, the quarterfinals schedule was determined.

RNG-vs-FNC
SKT-vs-MSF
WE-vs-SSG
LZ-vs-EDG
"oops!"

"This draw is a bit difficult for EDG. It can be said to be a draw from hell."

The camera returned to the commentary booth, and Changmao's voice was a bit sarcastic: "To be honest, with EDG's historical record, as long as they don't draw LZ, there is a very high probability that they will break the quarterfinals curse. But if they draw LZ, who is almost invincible... I can only say that I believe in EDG."

"Believe in EDG." Special guest Shen Chao said seriously: "RNG and WE both have good luck in the draw. I think it can be said to be the best draw. As the No. 1 seed, EDG does bear the greatest pressure in the LPL region, but they are not without a chance to win. At least I think EDG has a fighting chance."

"Anyway, we've already won the prize, so just believe it first." Rita's words showed that she was not optimistic.

Compared to SSG, the third seed of LCK, which was double-killed by RNG and even shut out, LZ showed overwhelming strength in the group stage. It was able to snowball in an advantageous situation and make an extreme comeback in a disadvantageous situation with classic Korean operations.

What's even more frightening is that, except for the bottom lane, the other three positions of the LZ team practiced heroes in various ways during the group stage. Khan in the top lane even took out a dog head, highlighting that they don't treat the other teams as human beings.

It can be seen that the group points of 6-0 is the limit stipulated by the tournament, not LZ's limit.

If the LZ team really goes all out, maybe they can speedrun six games in more than 20 minutes!
...

"Do you know what the more crucial point is?"

After the draw ceremony, Perfect OB confidently said in the live broadcast room: "EDG's other positions are not good, they just rely on a rookie to carry. However, EDG's Tian can carry the summer finals and group stage mainly by playing routines and taking advantage of the rookie benefits. The hard power is still far behind. Let's look at the Longz team. Their top laner is the LCK Summer Finals MVP-Khan."

"I'll find you a video."

talking.

Perfect OB pulled out the footage he had saved in advance: "Did you see that? Jayce fought 1v4 on high ground, killed Huni and Faker in a row, and almost took Wolf away. He was able to escape after killing them. This is the level of the world's best top laner!"

[Wow, so strong]

[LCK top laners are more powerful than each other]

[How come I haven’t heard of such an awesome top laner before?]

[Let me give you some general knowledge. Khan used to be called Hanlabong, the Orange Brother who beat Marin + Houye + Bang + Wolf]

[Was Smeb strong in S6? Even at his strongest, he was killed by Khan]

[A song "Liangliang" dedicated to G in another place]

[The cool night is filled with thoughts of you and you are the reason why I died?] [Hahaha, God, I died!]

[The knockout rounds are going to Guangzhou, and we'll be killed as soon as we land]

The HZ and GSL players were jubilant, as if they had just seen EDG being carried away.

Enter the quarterfinals?
Just make it to the quarterfinals!
Still want to catch RNG and start a civil war?
Leng Shao Icon will directly draw a LZ for you and see how you die!
Many HZ and GSL players were thinking that once EDG was eliminated by LZ 3-0, they would go to forums and live broadcast rooms to stir up trouble and make that crazy dog ​​become autistic and lose the courage to play professional games.

...

The outside world is overwhelmingly pessimistic.

The atmosphere within EDG was not very pleasant either.

Even though they made it out of the group stage with four consecutive wins and found a nine-square hotpot restaurant to celebrate, Abu and Maokai were obviously forcing smiles, making it clear that they didn't think EDG was a match for LZ.

"Are you afraid?"

Ye Tian picked up a large piece of tripe, rinsed it according to the complicated process, dipped it in the vinaigrette and stuffed it into his mouth. He looked around the table, waiting for other people's answers.

"What are you afraid of?"

The factory manager was the first to deny: "I have already collected all four eight strokes of the useless Mingkai, so why should I be afraid of the five eights in the same city? At most, I can get another top eight!"

"Then you are still afraid." Ye Tian swallowed his tripe: "The fight hasn't even started yet, why are you already thinking about the fifth quarterfinal? No wonder everyone calls you Zhuge Mingkai, you're thinking about defeat before you win, right?"

"No, you little... forget it." The factory manager scratched his hair, with a bit of embarrassment on his face: "LZ is indeed not easy to beat. They were ranked second in the world before, and ranked first in the world after the group stage. Our current state... we can only give them a fight."

"Are you sure you want to give it a try, not how to maintain your KDA?" Ye Tianxia took drastic measures.

"What the hell are you talking about to protect your KDA?" The factory manager was really angry: "What's there to be afraid of? What's the point of being difficult to fight? Just wait and see, I'm going to fight them this time!"

Top eight every year.

Being scolded every year.

The factory director was feeling angry.

To know.

The factory manager is not the kind of player who has not received any honors since his debut and can say with a straight face that "reaching the semi-finals is a success."

In the first two years after his debut, the manager named Nuoyan in the old WE team was the hope of the entire region.

Especially after winning the IPL5 championship, even though it was not a particularly formal event, the publicity for the region's first championship was overwhelming, and the factory manager received countless praises.

Even though Smile is the team's pillar, with Strawberry being the king of pressure resistance, Ruofeng's laning ability being extremely average, and the support being only a mobile eyestone, Zzaizhang is undoubtedly trying to maintain the third place and fight for the second place in the old WE.

Think about the past.

Think again about now.

Even though the factory manager had a good attitude and could make jokes about all the trash talk he got slapped in the face, he couldn't stand it anymore.

TNND!

How much worse could it be?!

"To be honest, it's not that we don't have confidence."

"The LZ team is particularly strong."

Abu said, "Besides, we had three choices, and the other two were basically sure wins. We didn't get two-thirds of the draws that were close to sure wins, and we got LZ, which is a big gap."

"Yeah, both RNG and WE are easy to play against." Iboy thought it made sense and muttered to himself.

"Xiao Zhao, what did you say?" Ye Tian turned around and challenged.

"I said... I said that RNG and WE are easy to beat... What's wrong with that?" Iboy was shocked by Ye Tian's aggressive look.

"Sister... I can bear it if Abu, who has been in the quarterfinals four times, says so. They lose again and again, it's normal for them to have no ambition." Ye Tian stared at Iboy: "Who are you? You are the most talented AD in LPL, the LPL summer champion who climbed to the top by stepping on UZI. It only took you two months from officially playing in LPL to the quarterfinals of the world championship. It's only been two months, and you're thinking of picking on the weak?"

"You, with your B personality, still want to have a future?"

"I'm telling you, if you only want to be in the semi-finals or runner-up, luck in the draw is very important. If you're lucky, you can be like UZI and not even meet a Korean team before the finals, so you can get runner-up by playing a civil war. But if you want to win the championship, you can't be afraid of any team, because in the end, you will definitely meet the strongest team!"

Listen to the first paragraph.

Abu used his dual-core brain to analyze Ye Tian’s meaning.

His face couldn't help but darken.

But the more he listened, the paler Abu's face became. In the end, Abu, who was as thick-skinned as a city wall and could remain calm even when using "sister" to engage in palace fighting, actually showed a trace of barely perceptible shame.

Even Abu is like this.

Others are more obvious.

Maokai's face was covered with a red cloth because he had drunk a few glasses of wine. He stammered and couldn't say anything.

White Lotus Meiko lowered her head.

The factory manager was a little overwhelmed and clenched his fingers under the table again and again.

bang-

suddenly.

The factory manager slammed the table hard: "What Ye Tian said makes sense. If you want to be in the semi-finals or runner-up, then you have to rely on your luck. If you want to win the championship, you will play against the strongest team sooner or later, so you can't be afraid of anything!"

"It was fine in the first two years. In the past two years, we said we wanted to fight hard and win the championship, but in fact we didn't have the confidence and belief to win the championship. We were just a bunch of trash lying on the fig leaf of 'Phantom God of Civil War'. If it weren't for Ye Tian this year, we wouldn't even be able to become the Phantom God of Civil War... Think about it, where is the self who just entered the professional circle?!"

The factory manager sent these words to other people.

It’s also a gift for myself.

Which player is not the king of the road who is almost unbeatable in the Rank?
Which professional player is not full of ambition and desire to ascend to the highest throne when he first enters the professional circle?

Which player would subconsciously avoid a difficult battle before his morale is worn out?
No.

not a single one.

In any field, we are sailing against the current; if we do not advance, we will retreat.

This is especially true in the professional world.

It is said that those who seek the best will get the middle, those who seek the middle will get the bottom, and those who seek the bottom will get nothing.

The lower the goal is, the worse the results will be. A big part of the reason why EDG is getting worse year by year is that they are old, decayed, and have no ambition!
Before the group stage, the factory manager said nice things and had various Clearlove Runs in the first three games. His average output percentage was not even as good as that of the auxiliary Incense Burner Monster who was only responsible for adding shields. He only fought hard when he was forced into a desperate situation.

This mentality is obviously not acceptable.

Grit your teeth.

The factory manager made up his mind to rush forward in the first game against LZ. He would rather ruin the whole game and become the scapegoat than be a coward again!

"Yes, don't be afraid of anything!"

"What are you afraid of? Just fight them!"

"What's wrong with LZ? He is LZ? We are still EDG!"

Everyone was excited and started shouting. Even Scout, the junior who hardly understood what people were saying, waved his fist in a daze.

"Even though you say that, you still think your chances of winning against LZ are slim."

Ye Tian leaned back in his chair and smiled: "But I tell you, LZ is not as strong as you think. You feel that LZ is invincible when watching the game, but in fact, their advantages and disadvantages are equally obvious - the way they win the game is to start the rhythm with the top and jungle, and then move to the bottom together. The reason is that their bottom lane is not strong enough to open the situation with individual ability, so they have to lean towards the top lane."

"Pray and Gorilla are too senior. In terms of honor, they are only lower than Bang+Wolf. In terms of status, Bang+Wolf should call them seniors. Especially in the big environment of Korea, I don't need to tell you how much influence Pray and Gorilla have, right?"

Pray, Gorilla.

Nicknamed the Two Xuanming Elders.

Among them, Pray is the first Rat King of LCK. In the S3 season, he did not lose to the then world No. 6 ADC. In the S season, he used Ashe to win the ROX Tiger team with one arrow and was just a little bit away from overthrowing the then invincible SKT.

Gorilla also debuted in that legendary era, played for three different teams, and won the LCK championship each time. If it weren't for Wolf's outstanding performance in the World Championship, the title of the number one support player other than the surname M would have gone to Gorilla.

"If UZI is the uncrowned king of the LPL region, Pray and Gorilla are the uncrowned king combination of the LCK region."

Ye Tian threw out a meaningful sentence.

Hear the words.

The factory manager blinked.

Discover that things are not simple.

[Uncrowned King] The title is a compliment, but when UZI is involved... especially when Ye Tian involves UZI, there are many different opinions.

What is UZI's personality?
There are those who are stubborn and self-righteous, such as "I am the C in the Royal Family", those who give up practicing Xia after playing a dozen or so games in Rank, those who are mysteriously confident that they will be caught but still push the line 2v3 with the support, and those who get emotional when they are under a lot of pressure...

UZI is like this.

What about Pray and Gorilla, who are both “uncrowned kings”?
"In addition to the bottom lane news, I will give you another promise."

Ye Tian stood up and lowered his body to face all the EDG players: "I am more than 80% sure that I can beat Khan in the LZ top lane!"

(End of this chapter)