LPL History

Chapter 13: Using a borrowed knife, Ruofeng plots for power; in a critical situation, Zhou Li battles his nemesis.

The dormitory door was being knocked on repeatedly.

Zhou Li opened his sleepy eyes and saw that Joker was already standing in front of his bed.

"It's already noon, bro. Why are you still sleeping? Get up! We have a practice match scheduled with the CLC team. You'll have to play it today."

Upon hearing Joker's words, Zhou Li closed his eyes again.

"CLC? What a bunch of scoundrels, I've never even heard of it. I never kill nameless nobody."

In 2012, esports events in China had not yet developed, and even the LPL had not been established. There were countless so-called teams in the industry.

In Zhou Li's memory, he had no impression of this CLC team at all, and thought it was just an internet cafe team. He had no interest in playing against them.

However, upon hearing Zhou Li's words, Joker expressed his dissatisfaction:
"CLC is full of rotten fish and shrimp? Apart from IG and Ehome, they are one of our biggest competitors in the TGA Grand Prix! Are you still half asleep?!"

Zhou Li scratched his slightly messy hair and asked in confusion:
"How come I've never heard of this before?"

He looked at the Joker with a wary expression on his face.

"Why me? Where's Ruofeng?"

Joker sighed, his brows furrowing into a tight knot.

"Ruofeng fell while taking a shower last night and seems to have hurt his hand. He went to the hospital today. The competition is in August, so please don't break any bones."

Hearing Joker's words, Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, then almost laughed.

Ruofeng truly lives up to his reputation as the source of chaos in the LPL; who would have thought he was the originator of bathroom wrestling?

With Joker's help, the elderly Zhou Li climbed out of bed, looking frail and worn. Seeing the empty lower bunk, he asked:
Where is my beloved Princess Bucciarati?

"You went to take a dump, didn't you?"

Zhou Li silently looked at the Joker.

It seems this kid has realized that Abu intends to replace him, and his attitude towards Abu is completely different now than before.

He slipped on his flip-flops, got up, and walked towards the training room, asking without turning his head:
"Who are the members of the CLC team? I need all the information on those men in two seconds."

Joker, seemingly accustomed to the ritualistic practices of Zhou, began by saying:

"CLC's top laner is Aya, jungler is Slivas, mid laner is LoveTT, ADC is BSYY, and support is Chris."

Zhou Li frowned as he listened to Joker rattle off a bunch of IDs like a menu.

Chris?
White crescent moon?

Zhou Li originally wanted to ask more questions.

But after thinking about it, I figured if I asked Joker too many questions, he wouldn't say a word.

Zhou Li was already impressed that he could read out all the team members' IDs.

Joker led Zhou Li into the training room and asked:
"So, have all the CLC members arrived?"

Strawberry turned her head in surprise, looking somewhat confused.

"What CLC? Aren't we playing against IG?"

Joker was dumbfounded.

"Huh? Are we playing against IG?"

Zhou Li gave Joker a disdainful look, then walked towards Ruofeng's location.

He might be somewhat interested in playing against IG.

Like WE, IG can be considered one of the oldest League of Legends teams in China.

In terms of current strength, WE, IG, and Ehome are the three strongest contenders for the S2 World Championship.

"Speaking of which, who were the members of IG during this period...?"

Just as a few familiar voices popped into Zhou Li's mind, Joker grabbed him.

"Let's forget about playing against IG. I'll contact IG and see when Ruofeng can come back."

Zhou Li was furious.

"No, Xiao Ke, what do you mean?!"

“IG is different,” Joker said with a serious expression. “Even in scrims, we have to go all out. They are our biggest competitors.”

Zhou Li stared at Joker and asked:
"Doesn't defeating Ruofeng in a one-on-one fight prove my sperm count?!"

Before Joker could reply, Dao Ge had already started shouting sarcastically.

"How can some people be so lacking in self-awareness? They won a solo match by exploiting a bug and think they're emperors."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the dejected IF beside him, and seeing that the other didn't respond, he seemed quite dissatisfied. "IF, are you fucking out of your mind?"

Strawberry also looked at Joker.

"Coach, why don't we wait for Team Wind to come back first?"

Joker nodded, about to speak, when he saw Smile stand up.

"Ruofeng is in the hospital. It's just a training match, so let's not worry him. I think we can let Zhou Li give it a try."

As soon as he finished speaking with a smile, to everyone's surprise, Brother Dao suddenly stood up.

"That's true, we can't rely on Brother Feng for everything. Come on, let me help you catch more this time."

Then, to everyone's astonishment, Brother Dao even personally moved Ruofeng's chair outside.

The atmosphere in the training room suddenly became strange.

Zhou Li smiled and, under Dao Ge's gaze, leisurely sat down in Ruofeng's gaming chair.

Strawberry scratched her head, saw Zhou Li sitting next to her looking at her, smiled awkwardly, and turned her head away to mutter to herself.

"Something feels off."

Why is Dao Ge, who is a loyal supporter of Ruofeng, suddenly being so polite to Zhou Li?
Zhou Li sat lazily on Ruofeng's gaming chair, crossing his legs.

By this time, all ten members of IG had arrived, and their IDs were already in the self-built room.

Zhou Li's eyes quickly scanned these IDs.

PDD.

Zz1tai.

iliuSioN.

Kid.

Xiaoxiao.

Seeing these IDs, Zhou Li couldn't help but laugh.

I never expected to run into these old acquaintances so early in 2012.

Seeing that Zhou Li had already sat down, Joker also came over and reminded him:

"The opposing mid laner, Zz1tai, is a rookie mid laner who just debuted this year. Although he doesn't have much competitive experience, his mechanics are very refined, and he is especially good at assassin-type mid laners, giving him a very strong advantage in lane."

Zhou Li was taken aback when he heard Joker's words.

His current posture seems somewhat different from the posture he remembers.

He quickly thought of Ruofeng, who had broken his hand.

It has to be said that Ruofeng, as the most intelligent person in the entire WE team, is quite capable.

This tactic of using someone else to do one's dirty work is extremely vicious.

As WE's biggest competitor in China, IG and WE frequently face off. Although WE has a slight advantage in past records, it cannot be said that they are guaranteed to win.

However, it cannot be said that Ruofeng was completely defeated in his match against Zita.

After all, Ruofeng is currently at his peak, but if he focuses on supporting others, he will often suffer in the mid lane and against Zz1tai.

But Ruofeng knows exactly how to beat IG.

Once Ruofeng reaches level six, his Twisted Fate will always be focused on the bottom lane.

IG's bot lane duo, XiaoXiao and Kid, are definitely two lumps.

Especially Sun Yalong, sometimes during the game, Ruofeng would suspect that Weixiao was giving Sun Yalong a red envelope in private.

In short, as long as you keep smiling, you can't possibly lose the game.

But just like WE's strong bot lane and weak top lane, every team has its own weaknesses and strengths.

IG's strength lies in their mid and top lanes.

When he first debuted, he was hailed as a prodigy mid-laner.

During the laning phase, Ruofeng often felt immense pressure when facing Zita.

After yesterday's SOLO incident, Ruofeng was already extremely dissatisfied with Zhou Li.

He knew that it was highly unlikely that he could win against Zhou Li in lane, given his skill level.

Today's scrim with IG provided an opportunity for Ruofeng.

(End of this chapter)