LPL History

Chapter 285: Tears well up as he acknowledges his father, a moment of solace in his life; Cake's divine display and the dragon's clones create a spectacular effect.

"my father"

My father's name is Zhou Li.

—Excerpt from imp's Weibo post on June 21, 2015, Father's Day.

When Zhou Li's murder book reached its 25th layer, the game was essentially over.

If the professional teams had approached this ranking match with the same level of professionalism from the very beginning, the outcome might have been different.

But clearly, they didn't take Zhou Li, the weakest Korean player, seriously at first.

Once they realized the seriousness of the situation, Zhou Li, with his abilities, naturally wouldn't give them another chance to retaliate.

Deft became Zhou Li's primary target in this game.

Almost every time they showed their face, they were instantly killed, and in the end, they ended up with a score of 2-6.

Just as they were about to push down the enemy's high ground, Zhou Li typed his last words in this ranked match.

[Deft, Imp is better than you.]

At this moment, the live stream chat was in an uproar.

Holy crap, that kid actually won!

[This LeBlanc is on fire! Is even the worst Korean import this strong?]

[This guy is so good at mid lane, why is he playing top lane instead of mid?]

[If you don't understand, just ask: Why is his Chinese so good?]

[EDG dominated with a 3/5 score, they're unbeatable!]

Even if we're not brothers, there's a limit to bragging. Do you think the factory manager and the others are taking this seriously?

[This is hilarious, they're even trying to scam people in a ranked game.]

Compared to the heated discussions among netizens, the LGD training room was unusually quiet.

"Thump thump thump!"

Imp pressed his hand to his chest, a surge of hot blood rushing to his head.

deft, imp is better than you!

These words hit him right where it hurt, and in an instant, Imp felt drunk. It was a kind of heat that he couldn't get even after drinking ten bottles of soju alone on a lonely night!

Under Mata's suppression, Deft had long become Imp's inner demon.

Regardless, he wanted to prove himself and let others see that he was no worse than Deft.

So he held his breath and won the World Championship, but afterwards he was said to be the least spirited champion AD, and that Samsung White's bot lane could win even if they had a dog on a leash.

He came to the LPL wanting to defeat Mata and Deft to prove himself, but before the match even started, he kept losing to Deft in scrims and ranked games.

This caused him enormous psychological pressure and setback.

So Zhou Li's words really hit imp right in the heart.

Looking back at this game, his bot lane was still at a disadvantage against Deft, mainly because his support was Dopa, who filled in for him.

imp thought he would lose to deft again, just like he had done countless times before.

He could almost hear Mata and Deft complaining about him—

"Wow, that Giant Warrior is brain-dead, so bad. Facing him is like giving us free points."

Unexpectedly, the man known as the "worst Korean player" stepped up at this crucial moment.

He used a weapon he had never seen before, the Enchantress, to lead him to victory in the match.

He even personally turned Deft from a 2-0 scoreline into a complete disaster.

In the very end, everyone typed out that line that touched his heart.

Imp felt a tightness in his throat.

He never expected that the person who understood him best in the world was Zhou Li, the Acorn underling he had previously looked down upon.

Even so, he forced a laugh, chuckling as he grabbed at his blond hair and said:

"Oh, don't say such strange things, hahaha."

After he finished speaking, he didn't forget to add a sentence.

"Although what you said is indeed true."

"Huh? Did I say something wrong, Brother Divine Soldier?"

The voice in his ear startled Imp. He turned his head and saw Zhou Li bowing to him with a sincere expression.

imp was startled and his eyes widened.

"What?"

He stared at Zhou Li suspiciously. "Is your mental illness cured?"

Seeing Zhou Li's humility, Imp felt a pang of melancholy.

It would be better if he had remained mentally ill.

At this moment, Pyl stroked her chin and offered a constructive suggestion.

"Why don't you play another round with him? See if he changes back?"

Imp immediately accepted Pyl's constructive suggestion and, pulling the somewhat hesitant Zhou Li along, launched into a game.

As soon as they entered the character selection screen, Zhou Li suddenly spoke up:
"No, Pupu, I've already given you a hand, why are you coming again? I'll get tired too!"

Imp was filled with tears, crying tears of joy.

came back! They're all back!

His Zhou rituals are back!
At this point, the viewers in the live stream finally realized what was happening.

[Holy crap, what kind of move is this?]

Is your mom schizophrenic?

[That's kind of scary, no wonder Imp's so afraid of him.]

[This is hilarious, is this some kind of prank?]

This guy really knows how to make the show interesting.

【We're matched against Dopa again this game!】

Where can I find Dopa?

[They're on the other side!]

Perhaps it was fate, but this time, Dopa sat opposite Zhou Li.

And it wasn't just Dopa; Deft and Mata also ended up on Dopa's team again, this time with Zhou Li.

After all, there are only so many people in the high-ranking matches on the Chinese server, and it's common for players to run into each other during this time period.

It's worth mentioning that Dopa's team not only includes Deft and Mata, but also Ani Cake Shop.

On Zhou Li's side, there were some random players from the Chinese server.

Ani's Cake Shop Livestream Room.

Seeing that Dopa had been spotted again, and that Zhou Li hadn't stolen the spotlight from him in the last game, Cake became instantly excited.

Although he won the previous game, he did not feel the joy of being a victor.

He won the game, but as a streamer, he lost completely.

He failed to defeat the Korean team as promised, and he completely detached himself from the game, despite promising to carry Dopa to victory.

The live stream chat was still flooded with messages.

[This is a terrible cake; it can't even out-argue a Korean player.]

Cake gritted his teeth, determined to get back everything he had lost.

The cake, located on the first floor, once again completely ignored Dopa's request for a spot and instantly locked in Supreme Fist!
"Brothers, last game was a real accident, this game I'll give you a good show, okay!"

Just as Cake was figuring out how to play this round, he saw a comment in the chat:
[Holy crap, Li is on the opposing team this game!]

Which one?

[Playing Wukong as a jungler.]

[Haha, it even matches the cake perfectly!]

[The cake is ruined; now even the last shred of dignity has been torn away.]

[It's not awkward to be matched up; it's awkward for whoever is worse.]

The comments on the screen undoubtedly infuriated Cake.

Why is this Li so persistent, always haunting him?!

In this game, no matter what, he focused on two people: Li and Dopa.

dopa's live stream.

Dopa frowned when he saw that he had been matched with this Lee Sin again. In the last game, apart from coming to the bot lane early and feeding him a wave, this Lee Sin was nowhere to be found for the entire game, and he was always buried in the jungle farming.

Fortunately, his teammates were quite reliable in this game. The bot lane consisted of Deft and Mata, the top lane was TheShy, and he also got Twisted Fate for the mid lane.

Overall, although this blind player is not very skilled, he seems to be able to handle a four-on-one situation without much trouble.

So Dopa didn't say much.

However, he would still keep an eye on the blind man's movements from time to time, fearing that he might cause trouble.

Sure enough, at the start of the match, after clearing the red buff, Cake's Lee Sin chose to go straight into the enemy jungle, wanting to steal Wukong's jungle.

As a highly aggressive jungler, Lee Sin has no problem invading the enemy jungle in the early game.

But the problem is that Cake's next move completely stunned Dopa.

After seeing the monkey hitting the blue ball, he suddenly started having a battle between his left and right hemispheres!
On one hand, he wanted to steal the monkey's blue buff, and on the other hand, he wanted to attack people, so he chose to Q people and then attack the blue buff!

As a result, the blind man's Sonic Wave was completely dodged by the monkey's positioning, and the blue buff was also stolen by the monkey with a Smite!
When Cake saw that he hadn't managed to steal the blue buff, and all his skills were wasted, while the monkey had leveled up to level three, he immediately panicked.

Dopa couldn't bear to watch either, but luckily he had lane priority. While rushing towards the blind man, he pinged a retreat signal to the cake's location.

The next second, Cake actually used Flash!
What's even more outrageous is that Cake activated his E skill while using Flash!
E-Flash Air!
Seeing this, Dopa's mind went blank for a moment.

It was this moment of dazedness that allowed him to fall for the charm of the enemy mid-laner Ahri, and he ended up getting hit with a combo.

On the other side, Cake also couldn't escape the monkey's pursuit and was killed by Zhou Li with a single blow in the river.

First blood!

"Oh! This blind man is really strange!"

Dopa had just sighed when he saw the blind man tap him several times, followed by a line of broken English text.

Why ping me?

【xia dao me le!】

"What is he saying?"

It took the translator several seconds to understand the sentence before he spoke:

"He said why you pinged him, scaring him out with your Flash."

"..."

In a more normal match, given Zhou Li's jungling style, it would be very difficult for Cake to reach level six in this game.

But in this game, Zhou Li really didn't have time to invade the enemy jungle.

Because all three of them are at a disadvantage in a normal laning phase.

He needs to spend more time ganking on all three lanes.

Moreover, our team consists of random players, while the opposing team consists of Dopa and TheShy, who have developed excellent synergy through long-term duo play, as well as Deft and Mata. If we enter the enemy jungle, our team's support speed will definitely not be as fast as theirs.

But this time, the cake didn't suffer; his teammates online, on the other hand, suffered terribly.

After all, it's a ranked match, and even professional players can't pay as much attention to vision control as they would in a regular match.

Zhou Li's jungling and anti-vision awareness are absolutely top-notch.

Ten minutes into the game, Zhou Li ganked and killed the top and bottom lanes twice in a row, but even so, it only relieved the pressure on the lanes and prevented them from being at a disadvantage.

Dopa, on the other hand, really takes ranked games with the same serious attitude he does in professional matches. He's extremely steady and cautious in lane, and Zhou Li really couldn't find an opportunity for a while.

The main reason, of course, was that their mid-lane Ahri was really bad. He tried to gank mid twice, but Ahri killed him every time she was charmed, while he just missed all his skills.

Even so, Zhou Li still had to suppress Dopa's rhythm. Dopa's Twisted Fate's second ultimate was about to be ready. If he didn't put pressure on him and let him fly around, it would be easy to immediately take back the advantage that Dopa had gained in the early game.

So Zhou Li circled around the vision and returned to the middle lane.

Fox also has an ultimate ability. If you can quickly close the gap when your ultimate is available, there's no reason for your E skill to miss.

However, he clearly underestimated his teammates, as Ahri managed to misfire her E skill when the two were only two body lengths apart.

This resulted in a slight difference in damage output between the two, allowing Dopa to escape back to the tower with low health.

Zhou Li glanced at his Flash cooldown. He had just used it when he ganked, and it wasn't ready yet. He could only sigh helplessly.

However, at this moment——

The blind man suddenly appeared from the side!
The cake shouted!
"R Flash!"

"Fuck me!"

"Xiba!"

Dopa, the male streamer, swore once during his live stream!
Because his screen is gray!

Dopa, who had already escaped, was killed by the Monkey King who was kicked back by Lee Sin's R-flash combo! (*)

Even worse, this stupid blind man tried to kill the monkey, but after a series of absurd maneuvers, he ended up being killed by the monkey and the fox! (*)

Dopa scratched his head in anguish.

"Wow, what is he doing?!"

The usually silent Dopa was clearly taken aback by Cake's incredible performance.

Mata and TheShy are also close to being breached.

Because as they played, they realized that it seemed like they were playing 4 against 6!

The cake-themed Lee Sin is playing Final Destination, causing death wherever he goes!

In 23 minutes, the blind man in the cake had already achieved a score of 0-9!

Meanwhile, Zhou Li on the other side continued to launch mental attacks on him.

[Still have the guts to play Lee Sin?]

My dog ​​plays better than you.

[Taking on apprentices.]

I initially thought you were just doing it for the show, but now I realize you're genuinely bad at it.

The last sentence, in particular, completely broke the cake's defenses, which was trying to salvage the situation by claiming it was for "show effect."

At 26 minutes, both sides finished a team fight.

All of his teammates are dead, but Cake is still farming jungle monsters.

But at that moment, he suddenly noticed the monkey with only a trace of blood!
The anger that had built up over the two games made him immediately choose to chase after them!

"Run! Where do you think you're going! Weren't you so arrogant? Why are you running away as soon as you see me!"

The cake now displays an aura of bravery and fearlessness!

After passing the bottom lane corner, Cake placed a ward, then paused for almost a second before unleashing a lightning-fast ward jump!
A monkey with a sliver of blood was right in front of him!
The other person even turned their head slightly, seemingly trying to dodge his sonic wave.

A disdainful smile appeared on the cake's lips.

"You think you can just use your positioning to dodge my Q? Do you think I'll give you that chance?!"

Cake flashes and then unleashes a dragon's tail!

"Ichiku!"

I've received twenty-five yuan. (*)

He was slightly taken aback, and when he saw that the monkey's teammates had also surrounded them, he laughed awkwardly.

"How can this be fake? Oh my god, hahaha..."

In the live stream chat, the chat was completely overwhelmed.

【Xiang! 】

Are you fucking blind?

[I was the one handling it; the cake was just a reporter.]

[Okay, cake, I know you're trying to indirectly fight against Korea.]

[66666! Invincible!]

Dopa undoubtedly lost this game.

Looking at the exploded base, he sighed, and then waited a full ten minutes before starting the ranked match again.

When he re-entered the game, Dopa, who rarely spoke, did not ask for a position as usual.

Instead, he picked out the first Chinese word he had learned.

“ban xia zi.” (*)

On the other side, after winning two consecutive games against Deft and Mata, Imp was clearly in a great mood.

He put his arm around Zhou Li's shoulder and said excitedly:

"Zhou Li! Good brother!"

Zhou Li silently pushed Pupu away.

"Who's your brother? Call me dad!"

(End of this chapter)