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Chapter 139 "The streamer hasn't retired, the streamer is just..."

After IG's pre-match promotional posters were released, countless fans in the IG super topic hoped that their favorite team would defeat LGD and return to the top of the LPL regular season.

After securing Gao Dashu's starting position, IG shook off their slump at the MSC, giving IG fans renewed hope.

Now they are all teammates who won the championship in the first year, and many fans of IG have also returned.

Just considering the fighting power of the fans, Top Esports, without their current leader, is definitely no match for IG.

"I solo-killed Chicken in the hospital yesterday, and Chicken seems to have a sty in his eye! He might not even play in tomorrow's match."

The first post in the super topic included a photo of herself with Di Wu, who was wearing sunglasses and had her face blurred.

"Great! Great! There's a prize for the solo kill chicken dinner section, our super topic's author will be giving one!"

"What? Where do I claim it? Isn't the praise from netizens a prize?"

"Could it be that he's the online 'chicken bro' guy, but he's actually calling himself 'Chicken Bro' offline?"

"If he calls me 'Brother Chicken,' then this kid has guts. He must be calling me 'God of Chicken'!"

"If Gnik doesn't play, it doesn't seem like there's any point in IG winning the game. It's just taking advantage of someone's vulnerability!"

"Oh, what a pity! Call Gnik over here. Did I tell you to call Gnik over here?"

"Is Gnik scared off?"

The official lineup for the second day's competition was not released immediately.

At LGD's base, even the LGD owner came to the base.

"Alright, alright, just take a good rest! You've already put medicine on your eyes, the doctor told you to rest well, trust your teammates for tomorrow's match, okay?" LGD's owner kindly advised Di Wu.

"But we're playing at home, the audience will definitely come to see me, right?"

???

Peanut, standing next to him, opened his mouth. He was the first to object to this, saying that he also had many fans, including Korean fans who came specifically to see him. "Brother Di, aren't you being a little shameless?"

Flandre patted Peanut on the shoulder and shook her head at him. Peanut shut his mouth again and didn't say anything in the end.

Sigh~ Flandre is right, the patient is the most important! Did the doctor also say that Diwu should rest early and maintain a good mindset?
Let's just go with the flow!
"You can watch the game from the base first. It's our home ground anyway. If things don't work out, you can go on the field! What do you think?" Mai Zijian offered a win-win solution.

Let Di Wu rest in the training room for now. Since the game is being played on home turf, let Yuukie fill in for now. If he really can't handle it, then we can call Di Wu to the stadium later.

"Oh?"

Di Wu nodded in agreement. Mai Zijian's words made sense. After all, this was LGD's home ground, and it was the same whether he was up there or in the rest room.
"Alright!"

Hearing Di Wu's compromise, LGD's owner finally breathed a sigh of relief. She hadn't even planned to come today, but when she heard that Di Wu wanted to play the game despite having a needle prick, she was very happy.

She drove straight to the LGD base, finally extinguishing Di Wu's passion.

Putting everything else aside, Di Wu is the core of her team, the absolute core of LGD, and the key is to maintain a steady and long-term approach.

With a player like Di Wu in LGD, they can attract even more good players. She has a feeling that one day...
LGD will become a super powerhouse club like SKT!
He's gone all in this year, so Di Wu absolutely can't let this minor injury ruin his career.

LGD confirmed their starting lineup, and then the official team released the starting lineup for the next day. In the mid lane position for LGD's match against IG, there appeared an ID that was already somewhat unfamiliar to everyone.

"Yuukie?"

At LGD's base, Di Wu called out to Yuukie, whose face looked somewhat dejected, "No, this is your attitude after returning to the starting lineup?"

Faced with Di Wu's questioning, Yuukie's lips twitched slightly: "...I fucking hit Rookie?"

"I haven't played in a match for so long, and the first time I do is play against Rookie. After two scrims yesterday, I couldn't even beat Icon. How am I supposed to beat Rookie?"

"Isn't it as simple for him to abuse me as peeing?"

It's not really Yuukie's fault. With Di Wu around, he was already planning his own retirement.

If all else fails, I can try playing games with clients. If that still doesn't work, I'll just have to go home and work as a mechanic.

Before the match against IG, Diwu had an eye problem and went to the hospital, so he was suddenly asked to face Rookie!?
Although IG did not play well during the MCS, ...
In the Summer Split, IG's top, mid, and jungle synergies have come together, and they are now just one place behind LGD!

Rookie is naturally in top form. He was already holding back his anger after being defeated by LGD in the Spring Split playoffs, and now he's going to unleash that anger on himself.

"It can't be that pessimistic, can it? You still have your buddies!"

Di Wu waved his hand. So that's what you're afraid of?

However, Yuukie at least has some self-awareness about his own limitations; he's simply not cut out for this area.

"Sigh~ Fine! I'll stand up for you this once?"

"I just don't know if I can headbutt a sow or a pig?"

Yuukie lit a bottle of the same Furong Laowang cigarette as Yuanyuan and continued to immerse himself in Rank.

The comments section below the official LPL post has exploded.

"Huh? What about the Chicken District? Where are the people from the Chicken District?"

"Oh no, Prime Minister!!!"

"Could the chicken-themed area really have been solo-killed by netizens offline?"

"I'm the attending physician in the chicken area. Yesterday, Kanavi sent him some pornographic videos, and he found needle marks inside the blanket!"

"It's all thanks to me, Kanavi, that I have the resources! Let me check it out too, what kind of video can show a needle prick?"

"Wouldn't it be so boring without matches in the chicken-themed area? (chuckles)"

"Lao G! What will I do without you?"

The comments section can be roughly divided into four categories. The first category consists of people who are genuinely upset, who are die-hard LGD fans. The second category consists of people who are faking their upset, who are mostly IG fans.

The majority of the comments were from people who wanted to have fun and share their thoughts. However, despite the general fun and discussion, almost no one in the comments section questioned Di Wu's importance to LGD.

Even now, with Gala in the bot lane, Fran in the top lane, and Peanut in the jungle, his performance has improved considerably.

Without Gnik, LGD's win rate will drop by at least 30%.

The next day!

At LGD's home stadium in Hangzhou, it wasn't until yesterday that the LPL officially confirmed that LGD would not start Di Wu.

The tickets were sold out long ago, and even if the audience members were unwilling, they had no choice but to come and watch the game once they arrived at the venue.

Since Di Wu isn't here, I'll just have to check on Peanut and Flandre while I'm at it!
In the empty base, Di Wu, wearing sunglasses, also started his live broadcast.

The title had been changed to "The streamer didn't retire, he just got a sty!" But what appeared on the Huya homepage rankings was...
"The streamer hasn't retired, the streamer is just..."

One by one, bewildered viewers entered the live stream room, only to find that Di Wu was actually streaming LGD's match in his own live stream room.
This wonderful feeling
"The streamer didn't retire, they just got unwanted!"

"No, is this the actual streamer?"

"Huh? Why are you wearing sunglasses at night?"

"Does the streamer do massages? She looks pretty good with those sunglasses on."

"What's the host's number at the club?"

Di Wu looked at the screen full of comments with a bit of helplessness, adjusted his sunglasses, and realized that he had almost gotten used to wearing sunglasses while looking at the computer.

The game can definitely be played, but the owner and management team must take a break.
Forget it! I'll just wait and see if the LGD guys have improved since they won all the way from the second half of the Spring Split.

The main character always makes their appearance last!

The first match between the two sides began quickly, and LGD could be said to have had a dream start.

Peanut led his teammates to victory in the early jungle skirmishes, giving LGD a huge advantage. GALA also got some kills early on, and the rest of the game should just follow the pattern of LGD's previous matches.

Protect GALA and play well. Once the ADC gets their three core items, GALA will take over the game.

On the commentary desk, Guan Zeyuan couldn't help but burst into tears upon seeing LGD's triumphant performance.

"I feel that LGD is already a very strong team, and Gnik is just the icing on the cake for this team, you know?"

"LGD can still deliver exciting matches even without Gnik!"

Does it mean to add flowers to brocade?
The people next to me didn't dare to say anything, only my brother Guan dared to speak up.
However, this game is indeed pretty much a foregone conclusion, as Peanut's early game rhythm was simply too good.

Waiting for the GALA three-piece set.
Twenty minutes later
Despite being down by more than 5,000 gold, IG turned the tide in a team fight and ended the game!

???

Di Wu, sitting in his own live stream, couldn't help but exclaim: "."

"No, you lost?"

"what?"

Holy crap? A classic Chinese IG storyline?

IG is in a slump, IG has made a series of blunders, and IG is giving their acceptance speech?

This is outrageous! GALA, who went 8-1, only died once in this game. Only once?!

"It's over! Yuukie is mentally collapsing!"

The camera focused on Yuukie, who replaced Di Wu today. Yuukie is a player with a fragile mentality, and it was a shock that such a big advantage was turned around.

He didn't even make any mistakes; he just couldn't win in pure team fights.
Yuukie's face was deathly pale, truly deathly pale. At the scene, Yuukie could only feel her heart beating very fast.

According to his own assessment, his heart rate was at least 170.

Di Wu narrowed his eyes slightly; he knew it was time for him to make his appearance.

LGD had been undefeated in the summer split this year, and he wanted to try to replicate EDG's undefeated record in the league. His eyes were still a bit swollen, but he could manage for now, and the audience couldn't see him while he was wearing sunglasses.

What? The doctor advised me to rest well and reduce eye strain?

I do not accept the doctor's advice!
"Guys, the streamer's gone offline! I have to go save the team from this mess!"

The screen inside Di Wu's live stream went black instantly.

???

"The streamer plays so well, why don't you go play? Are you really going to go?"

"Hahaha, wow! He's already ending the stream to go play the match?"

"Huh? Doesn't Chicken Bro's sty hurt? You just kept going?"

"You really left? You ended the stream so quickly!!"

In LGD's break room, Mai Zijian's forehead was already sweating. LGD was always the one pushing others to this point. He subconsciously wanted to find that familiar voice, but then he suddenly remembered... Di Wu wasn't here today.

"Hey, don't rush in, don't engage in those team fights! It's so stressful when your health drops so low, you need to kite..."

"You still seem to need me a lot, don't you?"

A familiar voice drifted into LGD's lounge. Di Wu, wearing sunglasses, had his expression unreadable. He glanced around and finally met Mai Zijian's eyes.

"It's my turn to go on!"

"what?"

Just as Mai Zijian was about to say something, Di Wu slowly raised a finger.
"rest assured."

"I will win, because I am invincible!"

???

The same confidence, the same words, the same person!

Although Yuukie really wanted to stand up and complain, he was already so moved that he was about to cry.

Dige!!! To avoid putting himself in an awkward position, and to save LGD! He still came!!
Even though his eyes were so swollen that he could barely use one eye, he still decided to go on the court despite losing the first game.

In the commentary booth, Guan Zeyuan blushed slightly with embarrassment.
You were just saying that casually? IG really turned the game around!?
However, the message coming from the director in his earpiece eased his expression slightly.
"We've received news at the front!!!"

"LGD has made a roster change; Yuukie in the mid lane has been replaced by Gnik!!"

"LGD's savior!! Has returned!"

Guan Zeyuan spoke with immense excitement, as if he wasn't the one who had just said "adding flowers to brocade."

Di Wu walked to the front of the arena with his equipment, and the audience cheered as they looked at Di Wu wearing sunglasses.

After changing his equipment, Di Wu stood in the middle of the stage, smiled slightly at the audience, and adjusted his sunglasses.

Tactical eyepieces, ready!

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(End of this chapter)