LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 88 Blitzkrieg on Poland (First Order Request)

"What blitzkrieg on Poland?"

After hanging up the phone, Abu shrugged his head. He had been busy from morning till night today and looked a little tired.

This actually cheered him up a bit.

"Why don't you plan to go to IEM?" Lin Ruo asked frankly.

IEM stands for Intel Extreme Masters in Chinese. It is the first global e-sports elite championship in the history of the world and includes a wide variety of games.

It has been part of the League of Legends professional league since its establishment.

So apart from the World Championship and Mid-Season Invitational hosted by Riot Games, IEM is considered the third global League of Legends event.

But unlike the first two, not many people pay attention to IEM, and it is commonly known as a useless event.

Because IEM adopts an invitation system, only strong teams from major regions are allowed to participate, and invitations will be sent to teams they deem suitable.

Winning the championship won’t be that glamorous, but the reward of a few hundred thousand US dollars might be nice.

But the timing happened to be at the end of February, which conflicted with the leagues of major regions. Even after communication with Riot Games, the league would be suspended for a week during the IEM opening period.

But most teams still won’t choose to participate, because they still have to prepare for the next league, or they will only go once and not a second time.

For example, SKT, whose main players won the championship last year, directly withdrew from the competition this year.

For this type of event, winning it once is usually enough.

Lin Ruo opened his phone and checked the time. February 2th was the day when EDG’s official Weibo account announced that they would not be able to participate in IEM due to visa issues.

Of course, this was just a cover-up excuse. The real situation was that EDG, the only party invited, was unwilling to go. As a result, after the incident was exposed, the two evergreen jokes of Blitz Poland and Guodian were born.

"There's no point in participating in this kind of tournament. Our goal is to win first place in the regular season and the league championship."

Abu said very seriously that the so-called hundreds of thousands of US dollars are not worth mentioning for the wealthy EDG.

He didn't know how Lin Ruo knew this news, as she had never mentioned it before.

"It's good to get some exercise. Anyway, if we go, the LPL will be suspended next week."

Lin Ruo was bored and looked up:
"Look, Zhao Zhiming and I are both newcomers. It's a good thing for us to experience world events in advance and gain some experience."

"Going abroad?" Ai Loli in the corner raised his head. He really wanted to go out and see the world.

Abu remained stubborn and waved his hand, saying, "SKT and SSG, who were invited to the LCK, didn't go. Only ROX, a team made up entirely of rookies, went. Without a strong team, they won't gain much experience."

But after hearing this, Lin Ruo couldn't help but smile.

I can't hold it in any longer. What's going on?

Is EDG's current enemy LCK? This is obviously an exaggeration. In S50:4FNC, they were swept by a Brazilian team in S6, and qualified second in the non-Korean group.

It seems that European and American teams are the main opponents at this stage.

And this is not just EDG's problem, the entire LPL is like this. The opponents at this stage can only be Europe and the United States.

Lin Ruo was deeply impressed by the fact that WES7 was eliminated by G2 in the mid-season tournament.

You look down on Europe and the United States, and Europe and the United States probably look down on you, LPL, too. They just dislike each other.

Although the situation will change in the S7 World Championship in the near future, it has not arrived yet.

And even if they did, it would have nothing to do with EDG, as they would still lose to C9.

"Abu, admit it honestly. Doesn't it hurt to say this?"

Lin Ruo jokingly said.

Being a man who understands things instantly is really tiring. Abu frowned and coughed: "Since you performed well in the game today, I forgive you."

"Whatever you want, you want to use the so-called deception to deceive people... Never mind, EDG has no shortage of black spots anyway, it's a big deal."

Lin Ruo knows when to stop. He is very open-minded. At worst, when EDG is ridiculed by everyone, he will just say in the live broadcast room that he is an employee and he does not know the boss's decision.

Or like toothpaste, I went to bed early last night.

He is a fool himself, so he doesn't care how many people criticize him. He is afraid of no one when he is abstract.

Lin Ruo, who gladly accepted any decision, took a sip of water and said calmly, "But I still want to say that winning against FNC and G2 is actually something worth celebrating, especially for us who are often teased as the phantom gods of civil war."

"Of course, if you're afraid of losing, just ignore what I said."

Abu remained silent.

……

After eating hot pot and returning to the club, Lin Ruo started the live broadcast as usual.

After playing Overwatch until nearly two in the morning, Lin Ruo washed up and rested. Before going to bed, he opened his phone and checked the news on EDG's Weibo.

The operation did not send any regretful notice about not being able to go to IEM.

The next afternoon, after the training match ended, Abu called everyone together.

"The emergency visa can be obtained, but it's a bit late. We will register on the 23rd, start the vaccination on the 24th, and return immediately after the vaccination on the 27th."

The trip to Poland was done.

"If I really want to participate, what if I can't beat the European and American teams and get criticized?" Ai Loli scratched her head helplessly.

It's not that he's afraid, but he doesn't know the habits of European and American teams.

However, European and American teams probably don’t know EDG’s style.

Now that the schedule is not out, we don’t know who we will play against, and who has the time to study it?

"If I don't go, I'm afraid you'll be criticized for being depressed." Lin Ruo smiled, returned to the training room to start a live broadcast, and changed the title in the room to "Blitz on Poland".

Is the host trying to teach us about history? And he even blitzed Poland.

[I think I'm going to participate in IEM. This year's World Championship is in Poland.]

People who came into the live broadcast room were talking about the fun.

"Yes, we have to leave urgently for Poland, and then beat up G2, FNC, and Taiwan's Flash Wolves, and win the damn championship. I call this process the Blitz to Poland."

Lin Ruo yawned and said, we can't lose the famous joke.

[Goodbye, EDG is embarrassing themselves when they go abroad, so just be tough at home.]

Will they compete with TSM, who always make the top 16, for the title of the strongest inner war god? It seems TSM won't participate, so EDG will definitely be first. Congratulations in advance.

[Haha, be careful and get beaten 4:0 by FNC again.]

Doesn't the LCK have ROX? EDG should consider whether they can beat them. They were badly beaten last year, and even a defeated team is still a force to be reckoned with.

Not losing to Flash Wolves is my greatest tolerance for EDG.

Lin Ruo smiled without saying anything. He didn't expect that there were so many haters in the live broadcast room.

He shouldn't be considered a black fan. After all, no one is optimistic about EDG's foreign wars except his own fans, so don't expect the people who come for fun to trust him.

"When playing against RNG, he kept calling them 'Lin Shen', but when he's going to a foreign match, he calls them 'Phantom God'?"

Lin Ruo sighed, it seemed that he had no choice but to go out and prove himself.

When Ai Loli next to her heard this, she thought that this rebellious taste was just right.

Seeing Brother Lin so confident, he immediately became passionate.

With dad around, you’re invincible in foreign battles. All the rotten fish and shrimp from Europe and America, get ready to be served on the table.

Over the next two days, training continued as usual.

Regarding the research on IEM, Nofe is the only one who would give it some thought in his spare time.

Time quickly came to February 2rd, and everyone packed their luggage and gathered to set off.

After a twelve-hour flight, we arrived in Poland exactly one day before the competition started.

The version used in the IEM Katowice Finals is not much different from that of the LPL, so there is no need for the team to think about anything in terms of gameplay.

The hotel arranged by the event organizer is equipped with a temporary training room.

But for the team, there is no need for training matches at all.

There is really nothing else to do in this day except to quickly adjust to the jet lag.

This can only be attributed to the fact that we arrived too late.

Seeing that time was so tight, Abu immediately felt a little regretful. If he had gone through so much trouble to come here and lost the game due to his poor condition, he would have been criticized to death in his country.

After all, they are now first in the regular season. They first killed WE and then RNG, which almost represents the face of LPL.

Lin Ruo was right, he did have reason to be afraid.

But no one can be blamed for this. It was my fault for harboring such thoughts and delaying the team's journey.

There are still twelve hours before the game starts, and after adjusting to the time difference, everyone starts to study today's players.

Every year there are teams that don't want to come to IEM, and this year there are even more teams. Only one team from LCK came, and it happened to be their opponent, ROX, the team that Nofe used to coach.

The two teams will directly face each other in the quarterfinals B03.

ROX, which has undergone a major transformation, is now composed entirely of new players and ranked eighth in the LCK regular season, which is in the lower level.

Nofe is quite familiar with the two young players promoted from his former team, so he is not too worried about this matchup.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, everyone who had finished their meal boarded the bus provided by the event organizer and rushed to the local studio.

The competition starts at six o'clock, and during this period there will also be competitions in other gaming areas.

Overwatch is a recent addition.

At the entrance of the studio, a flamboyant COS show is in full swing, and the traditional enthusiasm of Europeans and Americans is still quite strong.

"Fuck, that fox looks like..." Ai Loli stared at it for a long time.

A Guang made a fair and objective comparison: "The size is also correct."

"Brother Lin, come and see."

The two obsessed people turned their heads and found that the team had already moved to the front.

Accompanied by staff, they quickly entered the lounge inside through the passage.

It's five o'clock local time in Poland, and there's still an hour before the game starts.

At this time, it was just past midnight in Beijing.

The official will not broadcast the game live, but there are still some private channels.

After all, EDG vs. ROX can still give LPL viewers some expectations.

In a live broadcast room of Huya titled "Battle of Revenge", Guan Zeyuan and Jiede connected the microphones, and they were ready to comment together on the game that would start later.

"Brother Guan, your title is quite interesting." Wang Jide couldn't help laughing as soon as he came in. ROX had changed both the players and the coach, and they were still planning revenge.

"I feel like we have a sure win today. It shouldn't be a problem for the No. 1 LPL team to beat the No. 3 LCK team. Winning will be revenge. After all, you're still named ROX, right?" Guan Zeyuan said confidently.

"It's hard to say, time is a bit tight." Wang Jide said.

Guan Zeyuan was also confused about this: "Well, I don't know why EDG went so late." As the time approached, many of the mixed comments in the live broadcast room were about the civil war fantasy.

What the game never lacks is rhythm.

In the Polish studio, the game started on time.

In the contestant seats, Lin Ruo, who was participating in an international competition for the first time, appeared complacent and calm.

Nofe looked reassured, explaining the arrangements in awkward Chinese: "I've led ROX's AD carry before, but they're relatively weak, so they're our best chance to attack."

The BP officially began. In the first game, EDG used the system they were best at. The top laner was a pure tool man, Maokai, to withstand pressure. With Caitlyn and Jyra as the core in the bottom lane, they chose to set the pace and push the line.

ROX targeted Fiora, who had a four-one split push, and planned to use the top lane as a breakthrough point to drag the situation to the side lanes in the late game.

Guan Zeyuan in the live broadcast room exclaimed that it was a stable lineup after seeing it.

"I specifically watched a ROX game, the one against SKT last week. The bottom lane was badly damaged, and even an extremely stable AD carry like Bang was able to get a kill. Lin Ruolai should have an easier time."

"In short, both sides have their own attitudes, right?" Wang Jide agreed.

The biggest advantage of EDG's lineup is that the bottom lane combination has enough impact in the early stage, and can use it to pull the tower and gain economic benefits.

But the obvious problem is that if the policewoman's advantage in the early stage is not big enough, she will easily fall into a stage of being pulled in the mid-term due to her extremely low attack speed benefit and extremely long skill swing.

As a standard U-shaped AD, if the equipment is not good enough and the weakness disadvantage occurs, you will be in a dilemma of having nothing to do for a long time.

We have to wait until the slow three-piece set is ready to work, and then the pressure of dealing with ROX's solo lane will be doubled.

But EDG obviously didn't let the situation get to this point.

From the beginning of the game, the bottom lane was fully suppressed, and the fourth wave of the line had already hit the red side's first tower.

With steady operations, they took over the area in seven minutes and pushed down a tower in ten minutes, firmly controlling the situation on the field.

After several twists and turns, some mistakes and ups and downs, EDG still ended the game in one wave in 28 minutes and won the game.

"It's okay. We are still in good shape for the league. The time difference has not affected the team." Guan Zeyuan said slowly in the live broadcast room.

"We can't lose to a team ranked last in the LCK, right?"

……

The second game ended quickly. ROX, who were in a bad state in the league, had a lot of new players and had no experience in facing disadvantages in the World Championship.

After all, the team will be disbanded next year, so we won’t think about investing any more money.

EDG advanced to the semi-finals at the speed of 2:0, but due to too many mixed matches on the scene, they did not have any chance to be interviewed after the game and left the studio early to prepare for the next day's game.

At 10 pm local time, the semi-final opponent came out, the Flash Wolves from LMS.

"Flash Wolves have also been undefeated in the league this year. The team's strength has improved significantly since the addition of new player Betty to the bottom lane."

"However, they rely most on the mid-jungle synergy. Jungler Karsa is the core of everything. We will definitely pay special attention to him in tomorrow's Bo3 match."

As Abu finished speaking, everyone had a general understanding.

EDG also played against AHQ from the same region in last year's World Championship, with one win and one loss in the group stage. They are more familiar with playing against LMS teams than teams from Europe and the United States.

After analyzing and preparing, everyone dispersed in the early morning. Everyone mainly concentrated in the training room to play a few European server RANK games to temporarily ensure their condition.

The overall level of the European server is too low, and the super account rank given by the staff is not very high. It is enough to play a few games of Zhazhayu to get a feel for it.

During this period, Lin Ruo tried to start a live broadcast. Unexpectedly, it was no problem even though he was far away in Europe. There were many fun people to accompany him, which was quite good to relieve his boredom.

"Let's crush the Nationalist army tomorrow, okay? If we can't, what shall we do? Just let it go."

"Don't forget we are the Phantom Gods of the Civil War. How can we lose against the National Army? You're kidding."

……

On February 2th, also at 25 p.m., everyone arrived at the lounge in the studio early with their equipment and peripherals.

The big screen at the scene is showing the European civil war, the familiar G2 vs. FNC.

Amidst the hoarse shouts, the enthusiasm once spread into the room.

The game time was fixed at 19:2. In the end, G, who was also a phantom god of civil war, came back from a - deficit to defeat FNC and advanced to the finals first.

"Next, let's welcome EDG from the LPL region and FW from the LMS region."

Amid the cheers of hundreds of European spectators, both sides took turns to appear on stage and then took their seats to prepare.

"How to beat Kasar? It's urgent."

The two sides shook hands before going on stage. Ai Loli met someone and found that she was a bit tall, which slightly hit her confidence.

There will definitely be a lot of confrontations with FW's mid and jungle today, but when I think about the opponent being the LMS's civil war phantom, Ai Loli wants to laugh.

Phantom God vs. Phantom God 1.0.

"FW can only play against Korean teams. Last year, they were eliminated from the World Championship last year after being swept by IM twice. What are you afraid of? Just do it." A Guang took on the job of creating an atmosphere.

Maybe it was because the opponent's top laner MMD was relatively weak, which gave him absolute self-confidence. He couldn't help but shout again:
"Coach, can I not handle the pressure in this game? I feel like I can gain an advantage in the top lane. MMD only has one Gnar, and he can't play in this meta."

"Let's see how the BP situation goes later." Nofe considered. It's a good thing for the players to be confident. He certainly won't suppress their fighting spirit, but everything depends on the actual response.

"It's getting a little late. It's almost two in the morning."

Near midnight in Huya's live broadcast room, Guan Zeyuan connected with Jide as usual for the live broadcast.

Seeing that the game hasn't started yet, I'm already starting to feel sleepy.

"Honestly, I think it's a sure win. Otherwise, I'll just go to sleep. Tomorrow morning, it'll be another 2:0."

Upon hearing this, there was a protest in the live broadcast room.

There are only a few live streaming channels. What will we watch when you sleep?

"Okay, I won't sleep." Guan Zeyuan sat up straight, forced himself to stay awake, and chatted with Jiede for a while. Finally, the BP interface appeared.

EDG is on the blue side and FW is on the red side.

"FW came up and took out Varus, Shen, and Emerald. They did some research and targeted EDG's bottom lane while preventing Emerald from being used to avoid early fights and support their opponent."

Remember to concentrate on analyzing it.

EDG's BP also had targeted targets, namely Spider, Lee Sin and Syndra.

Limit the roaming and dominance of FW's mid and jungle.

Looking at the BP on both sides, Guan Zeyuan pondered for a moment: "Should we grab the Warwick first on the first floor and not give it to the other side?"

"Oh, I still picked Leblanc. It's not bad to let Scout take it first."

Later, FW released Warwick and Malzahar.

EDG brought out Jyra and Mantis.

"Huh, FW picked EZ as the third pick? This can't be the best choice in this version." Guan Zeyuan didn't quite understand.

Wang Jide, who has been following the LMS region, explained, "Betty is a very keen player on Ezreal. Perhaps it's because of her unique skill that makes her more confident when using it. Or perhaps, Flash Wrath's bottom lane was prepared to withstand pressure from the start."

As soon as he finished speaking, FW, who had finished the first three picks, quickly banned Jhin and Caitlyn on the fourth and fifth floors, grabbing a Titan for himself.

In the EDG player's seat, A Guang's eyes lit up and he shouted enthusiastically: "I can use Rambo to beat Titan. The opponent can't control me."

"Sure, use it to suppress the opponent's vision in the early stage."

Lin Ruo agreed, and Nofe had no objection either.

EDG locked onto Rambo on the fourth floor, and the audience couldn't help but start a discussion.

"What kind of combination should the AD position play with Jyra?" Guan Zeyuan had just asked when a mouse animation effect appeared on the screen.

"Twitch bottom lane? That way there's no advantage in the lane. I think it's better to just stick with Lucian."

Remember then said, "It's not bad. Your Ezreal can't put much pressure on Twitch. The main reason I chose Lucian is because he has short range and is easily controlled by Malzahar."

While the two were talking, cheers broke out again.

This mouse brought a big surprise to European audiences who like to see new choices.

But then, the surprise reached its climax as FW selected the Card Master on the fifth floor.

Guan Zeyuan perked up immediately: "You really have to max out your support abilities, right? But you're weak in lane. Can Twisted Fate withstand LeBlanc's counterattack?"

"There are pros and cons. With Twisted Fate paired with Lee Sin, EDG needs to pay attention to both top and bottom lanes. FW might feel they can't play without mid and jungle synergy."

Wang Jide pointed out the most dangerous point: "But EDG's lineup is a bit too fragile."

With the end of the BP, the lineup was finalized.

EDG side: Robo-Public Enemy on the top lane, Void Reaver in the jungle, Leblanc, Deceiver in the middle lane, Plaguebreaker on the bottom lane, Rise of Thorns as support.

FW side: Abyssal Titan on top, Pride Stalker in the jungle, Twisted Fate in the middle, Ezreal in the bottom lane, and Malzahar as support.

Both parties enter the loading interface.

"The opponent's mid and jungle are very strong. We should at least avoid them and wait for their ultimate to come and coordinate well."

In the FW player seat, Karsa, who served as the deputy commander, talked incessantly.

"Well, I'll try to stay stable in the mid lane, so it shouldn't collapse." Maple responded.

Betty looked over and said, "Brother Ka, remember to come and catch them. The ones with the big cards can definitely catch the rats."

The game officially started, and FW came online in a regular long snake formation.

But something is a little unusual on EDG's side.

Lin Ruo, who had just emerged from the first-level spring, went straight to the small bush in the middle of the upper river with Ai Loli and crouched there.

"We're going to use a tricky strategy. Your Twisted Fate is weak in the early game, and we have Rambo in the top lane. If LeBlanc learns Chain, is it possible to invade the red zone?"

Guan Zeyuan was just looking forward to it when he saw Scout in the middle lane also enter the river.

It seems that he really has some ideas.

Excluding the support Tian Ye, the four EDG players invaded from the red side's river entrance in a mighty force.

Karsa, who was placing a ward in the area outside F6, noticed the vision situation and quickly retreated away from the red buff area.

"I can't fight it. I can only go down to open the blue zone and see if I can invade and fight back the red zone later."

EDG took advantage of the situation and occupied the red zone.

Lin Ruo returned to the city and went online on time, while Rambo stayed in the red buff area to help with jungling.

Before Scout returned to the middle lane, he placed a ward in the bush next to F6 to prevent the Warwick from coming back.

EDG did a very good job targeting the jungler in the early stages.

Guan Zeyuan chuckled, "This is the consequence of your weak Twisted Fate in the lane. A powerful Warwick couldn't even get red buff, and facing the core of this version, LeBlanc, your situation will be even worse later in the lane."

"Indeed, it's not easy for Mantis to beat Lee Sin. It's much easier to get Red Buff."

　There are 6,000 words to be updated in the afternoon

　　
　
(End of this chapter)