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Chapter 343 [Speed ​​Training]! The Top 8 Grouping for "Either Gold or Bronze"!

The Asian Games officially opened on September 26, 2023.

The Asian Games have a total of 40 major categories and 481 events, so the e-sports competition schedule is not very long.

League of Legends is already the esports game with the most international teams participating, so there will be matches on the first day of the opening ceremony, and the finals will continue until National Day.

However, the first two days were mainly qualifiers from various regions and wildcard qualifiers, so there weren't many highlights.

Thanks to WE's victory in the Asian Games during the middle of the Summer Split, the CN team will directly enter the quarterfinals group stage, skipping the first two days of qualifiers, which means they will have two more days to adjust and observe their opponents.

The KR team, on the other hand, can only interact with international friends from Indonesia, Kazakhstan, India, Malaysia, and other countries.

But after a month of intensive training, the KR team seemed to be holding their breath.

They were extremely heavy-handed the whole time!

"Twenty-seventh point!!"

"KR's mid-laner Lee Sang-hyeok achieved his twelfth consecutive victory with Tristana! The Indian player seemed to offer absolutely no resistance!"

"In the end, it only took 17 minutes and 55 seconds! The Indian team was defeated by a huge score of 0-31!"

"Congratulations to Team KR for becoming the final winner of the qualifiers! Advancing to the quarterfinals!"

[Wasn't this guy too rough? They're not coming next time!]

[It's really quite tragic to think about it. I traveled all the way here and practiced for a whole month, only to get speedrunned and killed in 3 minutes. All my hard work was for nothing. That's just too tragic.]

[Case solved! A volunteer informant revealed that the Indian team's training room is right next to the South Korean team's, and they're being attacked daily with gas canisters—it's revenge!]

Don't worry, the Korean team might be doing the same thing; they'll just have to play a couple more games, hehe.

[Hehehe, don't be so quick to pop the champagne. It'll be hilarious if someone gets a guaranteed spot in the quarterfinals, but then gets eliminated in the semifinals!]

[The forum users speculate that Dafei played the fewest scrims, likely still a substitute, based on his ranking records. So why was he allowed to play today? Because they also felt today was the only game they could secure a win!]

The difference in strength between the two sides was too great, making this match a foregone conclusion.

The CN team, observing from the training room, also found it difficult to glean any valuable information. They even worried that the other side might be deliberately misleading them, making it hard to gather any information.

However, the real focus is on the quarterfinals draw that will begin soon.

"Hasn't Master Ye arrived yet? The draw is about to start!" Xun looked around the training room, searching for Ye Bo.

"They're probably still training," Flandre guessed.

"Keep training! Train until you're sick this month, you're going to be on the battlefield soon!"

Jie Jie tilted his head back and interjected, "Master Ye, well, it's like this~"

Everyone smiled knowingly upon hearing this.

We've all been spending the month together, and there are bound to be occasional breaks in the training room.

GALA and Liu Qingsong, two "outsiders," witnessed the legendary "Sleepwalking Training" for the first time. Several times, they watched as each other's fingers moved wildly while the other was asleep, and even seemed to be moving in a methodical way.
It was only after that that the bot lane duo truly understood why everyone on the CN team had such unwavering respect for each other.

You have to admit, that's impressive!
While waiting for the draw to begin, Gala started playing a mini-game on her own.

Liu Qingsong leaned over and looked at the mini-game that resembled a pixelated version of League of Legends: "What's this?"

Gala casually replied, "Dodgeshow, a mini-game for dodging skills. I saw Faker play it on his stream before; it seems like it can help practice your hand speed."

The live stream was still going through the process when Xun curiously walked over.

When he saw that the opponent only survived for a little over 200 seconds before dying, he even mocked, "That won't do, Ga Zi, is your cheat malfunctioning?"

"This is quite difficult."

"It looks pretty simple, I'll give it a try!"

Xun watched as he simply used the mouse and keyboard to move around and dodge the LOL hero skills that could fly out from all directions at any time.

I just feel like I need hands!
He stubbornly took the mouse and keyboard—but after a serious attempt, he was defeated in less than 90 seconds!

One more time, 77 seconds.

"No, no! I'll do it again!"

Xun, who considers himself a fairly skilled player, got carried away and kept trying, but couldn't break 100 seconds no matter what he did.

Since everyone had nothing else to do, they took turns trying it out.

Surprisingly, Xun had the best score!

The worst performer was Flandre, who only survived for a little over 40 seconds.

Seeing Xun's frustrated look, Gala comforted him, saying, "You're really good! I only lasted about 90 seconds the first time I played. Guess how many seconds Tiger lasted the first time?"

Saint Gun chuckled self-deprecatingly and joked, "Cancel the account? He can't be faster than me!"

"Yeah, Tiger only lasted 26 seconds!"

Everyone laughed.

But if you think about it carefully, it's normal.

After all, Xiaohu has gained weight and his appearance no longer exudes any fighting spirit. He is no longer a so-called "skill-based" player, so it's reasonable that his hand speed is a bit slow.

Moreover, playing professionally generally doesn't require having an exceptionally strong ability in any particular area; a balanced approach is more important.

Unless, this ability has truly reached some kind of "ultimate" level.

Gala was still talking to himself: "It took me a long time to consistently get over 100, but his speed gets faster and faster over time. My highest record is over 700."

“Faker’s highest score was over 900 before, and the current world record is 1555.78.”

"1555.78??? That's cheating!!!"

Once again, Xun broke through the defense 100 seconds ago and died.

"1557?" Ye Bo, who had just stepped into the training room, was stunned when he heard this: "I missed God and Demon, who is playing 1557 now?"

"Hey, Master Ye's here!"

"The draw hasn't even started yet, so I'm pretty sure it's not my problem, it must be the game's problem!"

Ye Bo was pulled by Xun to the front of the screen.

However, when he saw the game screen in front of him, there seemed to be some surprise in his eyes.
Without saying much, he grabbed the keyboard and mouse and clicked "Start Game".

The six people who had just finished their test were also curiously leaning against the back of the seats, wanting to see what results Ye Bo could achieve.

"As expected of Master Ye, he broke 100 so easily."

"Little Xunzi, did you learn something? This is what you call the difference in talent!"

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"Wait, you can dodge that?"

"Master Ye, have you ever played this before?"

Ye Bo even managed to turn his head to answer the question: "This is indeed the first time I've played this game, but I've played similar ones before."

That's what he said.

But the six pairs of eyes behind him only widened their gazes further.

My points have already reached 1000, then 1300, 1400...
The frequency of the hero skills on the screen increases every 100, and it's almost dazzling at this point!

But in fact.

This game is child's play for Ye Bo right now.

Because the special training he underwent in his spare time during that month of training was somewhat similar to this game.

only.

One player simply uses WASD + right-click to move and dodge skills on a pixelated interface. But Ye Bo is doing something completely different: in the real Summoner's Rift, he's simultaneously casting a persistent "Nightmare" ultimate ability while dodging skills that could come flying from all directions at any moment!
As we all know, Nightmare's ultimate ability, Haunt, restricts the enemy's vision range to within 700 yards.

It's roughly the position of a normal mid-range movement skill!

In the highest difficulty mode of [Hand Speed ​​Training], Ye Bo needs to react at any time within the Nightmare ultimate move, using hero skills and combinations to dodge, while also trying to counter-kill at least one random target who rushes in.

It can be described as "taking the enemy's head amidst a hail of bullets"!
These things alone are not that difficult, and Ye Bo wouldn't have to work on them for a whole month.

The challenge is that you also have to maintain the previous "last-hitting training" standards while not missing more than a certain number of last hits!
Talk about it.

The so-called "hand speed".

Many people confuse it with "Reaction".

In conventional thinking, many people would assume that the performance of "older players" is that their reaction is not fast enough, but their hand speed should be about the same - it's just pressing a few keys, right?
The reality, however, may be quite the opposite.

In fact, many "older players" can quickly decide the best course of action in their minds based on their reaction or experience, but they don't have time to move their fingers to press the button.

Some "young players" often fail to come up with the best solution instantly, relying instead on instinct to operate, or even randomly pressing buttons.

My brain can't keep up with my hands.

My hands can't keep up with my brain.

These are clearly two completely different concepts!

Hand speed itself is divided into two things: APM (actions per minute) and EPM (effective actions per minute).

These two are completely different.

The average APM of ordinary players is generally between 100 and 150, while the average APM of professional players is between 200 and 300.

Ye Bo saw his stats during special training, averaging around 400+—proving that he definitely had talent in this area, which might explain why he started as an assassin and was good at extreme maneuvers.

But simply having high APM does not equal being strong!
Some players' APM is simply due to habitual, unconscious positioning, especially some ADC players, which leads to an inflated APM.

For example, someone once calculated UZI's APM in a losing team fight, and the highest peak even reached 500+, but they still couldn't win that team fight.

Some people, on the other hand, focus more on "key decisions".

This is the function of EPM.

Similarly, data shows that Faker also had an average APM of nearly 500+ during his peak in S6.

However, during his laning phase over the past three years, his APM has gradually dropped to less than 250—but 85% of that is EPM!

In other words, all of these are used for effective operations such as last-hitting minions, skill casting, dodging skills, and vision control!

In contrast.

Ye Bo's initial EPM data was only 50%.

The [Hand Speed ​​Training] focuses on how to maximize the conversion of APM to EPM!

Of course.

While the improvement in hand speed in a "physical sense" may not be as obvious, it still has an effect.

For example, if Ye Bo were to use Qiyana's overpowered QWEQ combo again now, his success rate would be almost 100%!

For example, when helping my mom prepare ingredients in the kitchen, I can at least pretend to be a human egg beater.
"Holy crap, it looks like Master Ip is about to break a world record!!!"

Ye Bo glanced at the live stream next to him and saw that the lottery had already started, so he slightly lifted his fingers off the keyboard.

The game screen, filled with constantly flashing skills, almost instantly stopped at 1601 seconds.

On the right side of the settlement screen, in the "Global Leaderboard," a GALA8 user ID marked with the Chinese flag has already climbed to the top of the global leaderboard!
Ye Bo stood up again.

The team members behind him all looked like they had seen a ghost.

After all, they had just experienced the difficulty of this thing firsthand and knew it was definitely not that simple, so the impact was even stronger now.

"Master Ye is a human being!?"

"Hey, hey, why are you swearing?"

"I knew I hadn't chosen the wrong nickname! Did the camera capture that? We'll definitely have to include that part in the documentary!"

"You're popping champagne early, huh? I'll record that part for you right away!"

"Let's go, let's go see the lottery."

The special training program is difficult and tedious, almost like constantly repetitive practice of the same scene, like playing a speedrun game to beat levels repeatedly until it becomes muscle memory.

Ye Bo's month-long work can be described as non-stop, with his time filled to the brim every day, leaving him with almost no rest.

But for Ye Bo...

This feeling of genuine self-improvement and constantly refining his skills is arguably the best reward he can give himself.
Of course, the exclamations and praise from teammates and the audience are also a great reward!
On the live stream screen.

Mr. Kenneth Fok, from China, stood on the drawing table, reached into the glass tank, and drew the first black ball.

Uncover it, and there you'll find the banner of the Taegeukgi (South Korean flag) inside!

South Korea's representative team!

"The first one is the South Korean team. We can't be drawn against them in the quarterfinals, can we?" Liu Qingsong asked jokingly.

"I feel like they'll probably draw a draw? It would be too much to just play them directly in the quarterfinals," Meiko said instinctively.

The cautious Flandre Gunner quickly covered his mouth to stop him.

"You can't just say that. Didn't you guys see it? The Koreans were recently saying to be careful we don't foul. It's not that serious."

Ye Bo suddenly started turning his head left and right, searching for Ming Kai's whereabouts.

"Where's the factory manager? Quickly, pay our respects to the factory manager!"

Xun was momentarily confused: "Why should we pay homage to the factory director?"

"Because the factory manager is the god of the top eight~~~" Jie Jie chuckled, clearly understanding immediately.

"So you're saying we really can't meet in the quarterfinals because we actually have the factory manager on our team this time!"

"Young Master Jie, you're finished! I've recorded your criminal record, your account is gone!"

Amidst the laughter and playful banter, the second ball was drawn.

Inside is the regional flag pattern featuring a white Bauhinia flower.

It was Tabe who led the regional team representing "China Xiangxiang"!

In fact, most of the teams that made it to the quarterfinals were very familiar, or rather, the competition was basically monopolized by the "East Asia region".

Kenneth Fok continued to disassemble the third black ball he had drawn.

But the moment he saw one of the banners, a half-smile appeared on his face.

It is shown to the camera from the opposite direction.

Inside the black sphere—is a five-star red flag.

Many people who had just breathed a sigh of relief in front of their screens suddenly gasped in shock.

And almost all the athletes, spectators, and even the commentators on stage who were watching the live draw at that moment.

They all involuntarily gasped in surprise!
The passing of the South Korean flag and the Chinese national flag in alternating rows signifies that both sides are in the same half of the bracket—meaning that if both sides advance normally, they will meet directly in the semi-finals, where there is no room for error!
This also means...

Only one team can advance to the finals!

The screen displays the final [Eight-Round Grouping].

Upper bracket: South Korea vs. China (Xiangxiang), China vs. Vietnam
Bottom half: China North vs. China Menmen, Saudi Arabia vs. Malaysia.

The draw results for the Asian Games main event spread rapidly across various forums, sparking heated discussions among netizens from different countries.
(End of this chapter)