My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 16 Ambition Hidden in His Eyes
"Wuhu~take it!"

"Galaxy Battleship, brothers, we are fighting the Galaxy Battleship!"

"Stop, stop, stop, stop! No more champagne at halftime. Come again if we win, come again if we win."

"Go! Next round, we'll take down the opponent!"

The overly harmonious team atmosphere made every member of V5 feel like they were full of energy. In comparison, the LNG team on the other side lacked interest.

When looking at the V5 group dancing on the other side, there was a faint sense of death like "Capybara".

It’s nothing, it’s just the workers’ occupational disease.

LNG is not as good as V5. V5 generally has the Avenger BUFF, and there are two new players. One of the old players is PPGOD. I have never met such a good teammate before, so the freshness is full.

And what about LNG?
These are truly four middle-aged men gathered together, and the Emperor of Lights counts as half of them.

Forget about the German Cup, even playing in the playoffs would probably be a nonchalant experience, with the only thing on my mind being getting off work.

despite this.

The V5 group still did not dare to be careless at all.

Until the fourth game, V5, who switched back to the blue side, undoubtedly had the advantage of BP rights.

(Before the start of the Spring Split in early 22, the official LPL rules were that one team would go first and the other team would go second, with the reverse order only being applied in subsequent encounters. This was not the version where the loser had the right to choose a side.)
But this time, LNG did not let Luo Ji go.

From the beginning of the game, there were endless two-on-one, three-on-one, and even four-on-one attacks by the support. It was as if they had no intention of winning the game at all and were simply avenging the previous game. From the beginning to the end of the game, Xiao Yan and PPGOD didn't even see the opposing jungler in the bottom lane.

Looking back
Luo Ji, who had enjoyed the same treatment as Marin, was completely numb after this.

"No, why are you arresting me?"

"I'm thinking this German Cup isn't the top half version either."

This is the last game.

I managed to create the feeling that the group of climbers from the southern village were taking advantage of my youth and weakness, and with one elbow I was knocked back ten miles away, with the high ones hanging on the tops of the trees and the low ones floating down and sinking into the pond.

Do you think there is any technique behind their catching method?

No, it’s purely because of the large number of people following.

Just like that.

The technology is obviously bad, but it is huge, and it can't be supported. What can you do?
Just lie down.

then
When V5 finally defeated LNG with a score of 3:1 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the German Cup, when the camera was given to LNG, the imagined wailing did not appear. Instead, their faces were filled with smiles of joy.

I don’t know if it’s because I can have a day off after losing the game.

Or maybe it was because his Taoism became smoother after he tortured Luo Ji.

All in all, I was very happy.

【Le, what a pity for a newcomer. 】

[The third round of Youlongyou was too ruthless, treating LNG like a toy. I will definitely come back for revenge in the fourth round~]

What a shame! I'd love to see a full BO5.

[Maximum? Come on, there are a few esports mercenaries on the LNG team. According to their salary logic, a championship like the German Cup doesn't count towards their results. It's pure overtime.]

Looking at Luo Ji lying on the sofa like a salted fish, the V5 members looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

Only at this time could they feel that Luo Ji was like an 18-year-old child.

Nofe was not in a hurry to review the game, but started distributing some post-match snacks.

The German Cup matches are almost all back-to-back, and they don’t have much time to prepare. Instead of using up all the time for review meetings, it is better to leave more time for the players to adjust their condition.

At least in his opinion.

Most young people have disordered work and rest schedules, are stupid, have little money, but always eat their fill, go out slowly, and have a weak will, which leads to a bad temper. They have thin hair and few romantic opportunities, so if they don't get enough rest, they will appear dull.

But it doesn't matter, as long as the person is fine.

"By the way, there shouldn't be any messy interviews about the German Cup, right?"

Luo Ji was stunned for a moment.

Suddenly I remembered that this is a knockout tournament, and the winning players will be arranged to be interviewed.

"there is."

PPGOD nodded. "This time, it should be Photic. Your performance was really nice today, but your KDA is...?"

"I know."

Luo Ji nodded in understanding.

Based on his KDA in these four games combined, without considering his on-field performance, your report of him for "intentionally giving away kills" would probably be accepted.

"But that dark circle under his eye?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. Who knows how he did it?"

"There is actually a way to save it."

Luo Ji thought for a moment and said, "Isn't spring coming soon? I've heard of a folk remedy that says that after spring, put ten dogs in a cage—one male and nine females. Release them after three days and observe the grass the male dogs eat. If you eat the same grass, even the weakest person will instantly become full of energy. You can have him try it."

PPGOD: ???
Karsa and Rookie, who were eavesdropping on the side, said:
That night.

The news that V5 defeated LNG 3:1 in the German Cup did not cause much waves.

Again, unless the German Cup reaches the finals, its popularity is not even as high as some popular teams in the regular season.

But what’s strange is that the news of the 3:1 victory didn’t get out, but the clip of Gwen with armor-piercing style became inexplicably popular.

no way.

The LPL is like this. There are galactic battleships every year, but few of them have really taken off. Basically, they fall down after flying for a while.

On the contrary, it is those strange and weird things that can attract everyone's attention.

Many people clicked on it and thought at first that the player was playing with a snake.

The results were further studied.

Huh? LNG?

Huh? The predecessor of this tactic was the one that brought out the 5A-level Iron Man?

Huh? This guy looks... in the top lane, he's a bit invincible, comparable to the four beauties of the ancient style circle, and his looks are even catching up with the old man in the barrage~
what! ?

Even Mebius, the Giant of Light, was actually called Luo Ji from the Three-Body Problem. Many people who didn't pay much attention to the German Cup but caught the highlights were completely blown away.

In a place unknown to Luo Ji.

His existence began to spread in another strange way.

V5 training room.

After returning from the game, they restarted their respective RANKs after a brief post-match review. The main reason was that many players from other teams had not returned yet for the German Cup, and even those who were in the German Cup were not the main players, so there were almost no teams to arrange for training matches.

Then we can only train on our own.

until late at night.

When Karsa and Rookie stretched and stood up from their chairs, it was already two or three in the morning, which was considered overtime compared to usual.

But nothing happened.

It’s because the newcomer in our team is so unlucky.

Led by Luo Ji, the king of books, Xiao Yan was the first to step forward and respond. This made it difficult for his roommate PPGOD. College students understand this feeling best: [The sound of my roommate's scrolling book lulls me to sleep, but the sound of him flipping through pages keeps me awake all night], and it's the same in the professional e-sports circle.

My own AD is practicing hard, but I feel like my heart is being traumatized just by browsing my phone in bed.

What can be done?

Sacrifice your life to accompany the gentleman~
The top and bottom supports were trying their best, and the two big brothers, Karsa and Rookie, were too embarrassed to just sit there and rest, so they were forced to participate in this road to the king.

What does this mean?
This means that all scabs deserve to die (bushi)

"These guys are really getting more and more crazy. Our bodies can't keep up."

After following Rookie out the door, Karsa stretched his body, but his eyes were always on the movements in the room.

"Who says it's not? Young people have their own youthfulness, which is good. It would be uncomfortable if they pretended to be like old hands." Rookie handed over a can of drink he had taken out of it, with a look of emotion on his face.

As an e-sports veteran, he has persisted in training no matter how hard or tiring it is.

One of them was the leader of the Electric Wolf Soul back then, and the other was a coal miner and a gift from Kakao. I don’t know how much harder they worked than we are working now.

And most importantly, there was not much money to be made playing professionally at that time.

Pure love and faith.

However, since the capital has fully settled in, although the training volume has been standardized and increased, they have not felt the training atmosphere similar to that of the past for a long time.

If not for this, the two elders would not be willing to risk their lives to accompany the gentleman.

"Actually, it's pretty good now. I really like this atmosphere." Kasa suddenly spoke, with a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"You know, before I came here, I didn't have much hope for this team. After all, training newcomers never leads to good results."

"but."

“I seem to be gradually seeing something different.”

From the Soul of the Electric Wolf to the top student of the version, Karsa has been changing teams and pursuing results over the years. He has never said such things, but his actions have always proved his pursuit. Last year's TES, he thought that would be his last chance.

just.

Things are unpredictable. Who would have thought that TES's lineup in S11 couldn't even make it to the World Championship.

"So that's how it is. Did you see it too?" Rookie smiled and clinked his Coke glass with Kasa's. His eyes then turned back to Luo Ji's back in the room.

Because they have experienced lows, they both know the elements of success better than anyone else.

It's not pure talent, nor is it a perfect lineup, but rather a precious quality that is worth giving everything:
【Ambition】

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After the quarterfinals.

Because V5 will appear in the BO5 of the last round of the knockout stage, the first battle in the semi-finals will be between TES and IG in the upper half.

This gave them a day's buffer.

In contrast.

Their opponent in the lower half was also confirmed the moment the game ended. The opponent was none other than the last wail of Paris Phoenix, FPX.

There is an interesting point here.

Those who read a lot of novels have heard of the word "tsundere", but may not have seen it much in real life. In this year's FPX, only the last player of Paris' championship lineup was left, namely LWX in the AD position.

He is nicknamed "Big Smart".

He was the first one in the entire FPX championship lineup to shout that he wanted to abandon the team and run away.

But in the end, he was the one who stayed behind the team the longest.

The standard tsundere style.

The FPX lineup this year was relatively unknown. The audience might have some impression of their names, but they couldn't recognize their IDs when they saw their faces.

The top laner Xiao Lao Hu, perhaps because all players with the word "Tiger" in their names trigger the BUFF of the Spring Tiger Emperor by default, performed extremely well in the spring game of the original world S12. It can almost be said that he had the highest KDA of any unit in the spring game. According to what was written before, now is his prime.

Jungler Beichuan, the former number one in the canyon. Of course, this title is not very valuable now, but he is very famous in the boosting circle. He has his own strength, but the disadvantage is that his blooming period is also short.

Gori, the mid laner, is a ARAM player, weak in laning but a master in teamfights, and Faker's substitute. As we all know, Faker's substitutes are usually a bit flawed. Scout is fine on the court, but not so good off it.
LWX+Hang in the bottom lane, the champion AD's final blooming period is matched with a support that has some highlights, but because this support is not an "M" support, it is just like that.

In the conference room.

Nofe and Zero watched the FPX game video without blinking. Beside them, several data analysts in charge of data were writing pictures and graphs. The whole conference room was eerily quiet.

Only after the video ended did the two coaches take a deep breath and put down their pens.

"Something's wrong."

"This is so wrong."

"LWX is almost 24, how on earth does he maintain this condition?"

They have watched the same replay more than once.

FPX's winning formula is actually very simple, which is to rely on LWX to take down all opponents' bottom lanes. The LWX of this World's Demacia Cup was like the last glimmer of light before the death of that master. In that Demacia Cup, he killed all the gods and Buddhas in the bottom lane, and used his policewoman Lux to defeat everyone.

During this period, he was even called Master Xiang by his fans.

This gives them a headache.

Because in the current German Cup, V5 is also focusing on the bottom half of the zone. Once the bottom lane can't withstand the pressure and is defeated, then the hope of relying on the top half to make a comeback will be very slim.

But the problem is
How did you achieve this state? Did you also practice the "I Am the Only One in the Eight Desolations and Six Directions" skill?
A group of people fell into deep thought.

With V5's current configuration, it is actually not impossible to play in the upper half of the league.

There is an advantage in having Lao Deng in both the mid and jungle positions of the team, that is, as the engine, they can seamlessly connect and flexibly switch between various tactical systems, and they are all familiar with them. However, he does not want to play his trump card so quickly.

If it weren't for the moral prohibition.

I even wanted to order some takeout like beef noodles or Xiao Yang Sheng Jian for the other side to buff them first.

After all, the famous Korean chess player has once again verified the value of a word from a young Go player.

which is:
【Winning a game of chess sometimes doesn’t involve being on the chessboard; you can defeat your opponent outside of the chessboard.】

Unfortunately, it cannot be used.

"But, be prepared for both situations."

Closing the notebook on the table, Nofe looked at Zero with a meaningful look.

"I know you've been wanting to activate the top-half system for a while now." His voice was characteristically grainy. "But emotions need to build up before they can easily erupt. Opportunities are especially precious because they are rare."

"You should know this."

Zero noticed the bulging veins on the back of the other person's hand.

That was a stress reaction after being overwhelmed by public opinion several times. At this moment, the man nicknamed "Iron Head Coach" had some long-dormant ambitions burning in his pupils.

"He had been waiting for this opportunity, and I had been watching, but it came too quickly."

"Right now, everyone's focused on us in the bottom half. As our overt tactics become increasingly apparent, who will guard against the arrows lurking in the shadows? Photic is great, but his personality is still too immature and he hasn't developed his own unique characteristics."

Zero listened to Nofe's words calmly.

He never thought that the other party would have such great expectations of Luo Ji.

But he had no doubt that the man in front of him, despite his poor resume, was once rated as a top coach on the same level as Kkoma.

He is just stubborn, not blind.

now.

Nofe's voice continued:
"The LPL has no shortage of talented AD carry talent."

"JKL's ferocity, Viper's stability, GALA's tenacity—but the one who can truly tear the meta apart is always the demon sword hidden in its sheath."

"This knife needs to be at its sharpest before it can be used."

talking.

He suddenly chuckled and rapped his knuckles hard on an ID marked with a red circle.

The fluorescent light from the projector illuminated half of his face. The electronic clock jumped to four in the morning. The Huangpu River downstairs was rising, and the turbid waves kept hitting the solid embankment.

"The day it was unsheathed."

"We want the entire alliance to hear the dragon's roar."

　New Year's Eve is here, and I would like to wish everyone a happy new year in advance.

　　This is the new author Zuo Ge. I am currently working hard to save my manuscripts. It will be slow because I am a part-time worker and I am still working during the Chinese New Year. I need recommendations during the new book period, so I can only publish 4000 manuscripts a day until it is put on the shelves.

　　Thank you very much for your support, which has allowed this book to make it to the new book list in the game channel. I believe that everyone has already read a lot of LOL themes, but I still hope that my writing style can give you some different reading experiences.

　　And
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　　Love you guys ~
　　

(End of this chapter)