League of Legends: I, with maxed-out stats, randomly descend upon the S-series.

There isn't much criticism of Lin Jin online; it's mainly from some haters of Jacky Lay Dance. Otherwise, a newcomer wouldn't get that much attention.

The club was also worried that Lin Jin might have mental problems, so they provided him with psychological counseling. Subsequently, the psychological counselor gave the management assessment advice: This kid is incredibly strong-willed and has a very stable mentality, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

The management also had a better impression of Lin Jin and highly approved of the coaching staff's decision to change the starting lineup.

On the day of departure, the qualifying rounds for the World Championship had already begun.

In their first match in the Play-In Stage group, the Li-Ning team faced the DRX team.

DRX is also the fourth seed from LCK, and according to regulations, they should also participate in the World Championship.

The match started with a China-Korea showdown, and Li Ning really messed up, getting completely crushed by DRX.

Especially the jungler Maokai, who completely shut down Tazank, leaving him no chance at all.

After the match, many commentators raised question marks:

"Is it really that difficult?"

"DRX, the worst team in Korea, can't even beat Li-Ning? That's hilarious."

"Even the fourth seed has a gap."

"LPL's fourth player is inferior to LCK's fourth player; LPL is inferior to LCK—no problem!"

"I've been watching LCK for a long time, and anyone who knows even a little bit about it knows how rubbish DRX is. How could Li-Ning possibly lose?"

"I'm really impressed. It seems like Li Ning is finished."

"They won't even make it to the qualifying rounds, that would be ridiculous."

"Nonsense, we're still guaranteed to make it into the play-in stage, just like the old Godfather 20 years ago, who stumbled and fell but still made it in."

Lin Jin also watched the DRX vs. Li Ning match closely. In this game, DRX's mid laner showed a strong offensive attitude.

The jungler also showcased his exceptional skills; Juhan's Maokai was truly amazing.

During a casual conversation, he subtly suggested the jungler Maokai to the coaching staff, and even specifically mentioned DRX's growth and strength.

It seems that White Crescent listened to their advice, as she was discussing it with the instructors in the waiting area.

After watching the video, Lin Jin checked the forum and found it full of posts criticizing Li Ning.

I think Li Ning shouldn't have lost to DRX; it's a disgrace.

Lin Jin also truly felt the terror of public opinion. In his previous life, he was a viewer, a fan, and a player, and he could freely criticize players who didn't play well without any psychological burden.

But now, as a professional player, he is also experiencing the pressure of public opinion.

Of course, this doesn't stop him from registering a secondary account and enjoying surfing the internet.

After a flight of more than ten hours, Lin Jin and his teammates, dragging their tired bodies, finally arrived in New York, the venue for the group stage of this World Championship.

Upon arriving at the hotel arranged by Riot Games, the first thing to do after checking in was to adjust to the time difference.

They didn't sleep well on the plane. Although they were in first class, Lin Jin's excitement overcame his sleepiness, and he barely slept the entire way.

But it's noon local time now, so I can't go to sleep right now; I have to stay up a bit longer.

Manager Guo Hao told everyone to check in and register, after which they were free to move around.

However, be mindful of safety and foreign customs.

Lin Jin is out. Da Huang and Mark are both going abroad to compete for the first time and are very excited.

Although Mark made it to the World Championship in S10, it was a local tournament and he had never been abroad.

Jack, Gao Tianliang, and Zuo Shou are all regulars in world championships and frequently travel abroad, so there hasn't been much of a reaction.

Lin Jin and his two companions went out for a stroll together, with the tour leader accompanying them throughout.

We partied until almost night before coming back to play ranked matches and get back into the swing of things.

At 8 p.m. local time, the qualifying rounds and elimination rounds of Li Ning's tournament began.

Their opponent is the Japanese team DFM; the winner will advance to the group stage.

This team is familiar to many LPL players.

DFM is a dominant force in the Japanese region, but the huge gap between regions cannot be bridged so quickly.

Even though Li Ning is the fourth seed from the LPL, no one thinks they will lose to a Japanese team.

As a result, the fight began.

Li Ning donated in the first game.

They unexpectedly lost to the DFM team.

There was a lot of scolding on the Internet.

"Holy crap! No way, is Li-Ning really this bad?"

"Damn it, the National Day holiday just ended, and Li Ning is doing this kind of thing, aren't they afraid of being criticized by the whole internet?"

"Li Ning is really bad; they even lost to DFM!"

"Seriously, Li Ning's performance is ridiculously bad!"

"With this kind of skill, you should be eliminated sooner rather than later, so as not to embarrass yourself."

In the makeshift training room, Jack, Mark, and the others were discussing how Li Ning could have lost to DFM. Could this best-of-five series have some surprises in store?

Lin Jin remained calm. Given the current situation, Li Ning was facing the same predicament as RNG in the previous life.

They lost to DRX at the start, then lost the first game against DFM, but rallied to win three games in a row and successfully advanced to the group stage.

This gave Lin Jin a sense of urgency; at least the timeline hadn't changed drastically yet.

He still has a lot of room to maneuver.

Sure enough, in the second game, although Li Ning made a series of mistakes, DFM gave away even more points, and Li Ning won the game back.

In the third and fourth games, Li Ning gradually stabilized and dominated the match.

They defeated DFM 3-1 and officially advanced to the group stage of the S12 World Championship.

However, this result did not satisfy the fans and viewers.

"Even if we win, it's still ugly!"

"Honestly, given the way the Light King is behaving, why the hell are they still protecting him?"

"A-Le spent the whole game just strolling around; his performance was inferior to that of the Japanese top laner."

"Big B is a complete slacker; he's only winning because of Tazan now."

"Damn it, those few big moves from Green Hair looked like they were bought."

"It's everyone's responsibility that Green Hair can still have a job."

"I'm sure Li Ning will make it into the top 16."

With Li Ning advancing to the group stage, all sixteen teams are now complete.

DRX successfully entered Group C, which includes Top Esports, while Li Ning entered Group D, which includes Samsung.

After playing their first practice match in New York, White Crescent looked serious because everyone was in poor form and made too many mistakes.

"This isn't the form I want to be in. It's Worlds, guys, let's get excited!"

"I'm going to give you a good whipping!"

The white crescent moon points at everyone:

"Say it again, and everyone gets excited."

"I don't want to be like this tomorrow!"

"We'll have three best-of-three scrims tomorrow, so do your best."

"We're already in Worlds form!"

After being scolded, Zuo Shou was in a bad mood because he had been in the worst condition.

I opened the forum, scrolled through it a few times, and saw comments like "Left-handed players have never played center in the World Championships" and "Left-handed players are weaklings in major tournaments." I was furious, and my mentality worsened.

Gao Tianliang remained calm, Mark was very excited and kept talking, while Jack was the most composed and was still comforting Zuo Shou.

Lin Jin, on the other hand, was using Aatrox, Fiora, Renekton, and Jax to climb the ranks on the North American server, almost winning MVP in every game.

They quickly finished their placement matches and were placed directly into Platinum I.

This is already incredibly impressive for a new professional account.