LOL: Reborn in Season 3, Taming Lee Sang-hyeok

Li Zhixing was unaware of Ambition's thoughts.

He didn't care at all who shook his hand, and didn't even glance at them for a moment before moving on to the next person.

After shaking hands with everyone, Li Zhixing slowly walked to the center of the stage and bowed to the audience with his teammates.

Below the stage, countless audience members, as supporters of CJ, naturally didn't have a good impression of RISE.

However, a significant number of viewers chose to applaud R1SE.

Whether it's their impeccably dressed and neat team appearance upon entering the arena, or their decisive and domineering playing style during the match, RISE is flawless and exactly what viewers envision as a professional esports team.

Compared to RISE, all other teams seem ordinary.

This is the kind of team that deserves our support!

Looking around, Li Zhixing could see that a considerable number of the audience members were already focusing their attention on him.

Of course, this makes sense, since Li Zhixing is the core of the team and naturally attracts the most attention.

He smiled and waved to the audience before turning around to pack up his equipment and leave.

As we walked to the rest room, we saw Ma Yingdong, dressed in his team uniform, welcoming the team back.

"Wow, awesome teammates!" Ma Yingdong gave a thumbs up: "They really got crushed by CJ!"

"I can torture you all I want anyway," Li Zhixing chuckled. "I'll give you a good time next time."

"Great!" Ma Yingdong was overjoyed.

Ma Yingdong is an avid esports enthusiast who follows OGN matches closely and knows how dominant CJ is in the OGN Winter Season.

During the Winter Season, he had even imagined how glorious it would be if he were a member of CJ.

But a few months later, he joined RISE, and CJ became his defeated opponent...

The feelings involved are truly difficult to explain to outsiders.

It can only be said that he has good judgment; he applied for a job as a chef at an e-sports club on a whim, and ended up getting such a great opportunity!

The thought of having another chance to play against professional teams made Ma Yingdong extremely excited.

Everyone here is a master, so who says I can't?

However, some people felt uncomfortable hearing this.

Lee Sang-hyeok did not participate in the discussion, but instead turned to look at the broadcast screen in the lounge.

The screen is displaying post-match statistics.

It is clear that Lee Sang-hyeok's Orianna damage is unique and undoubtedly the highest in the entire game.

After all, he has a tanky Sion to deal damage in lane, and in team fights, he has the crazy ability to hit four people with his ultimate, so it's hard for his damage not to be high.

Upon seeing this, Sang-hyeok couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly.

Without a doubt, this was the most dazzling moment for him!

Some were happy while others were worried. Sang-hyeok was happy, but the duo who had committed a serious crime were a little panicked.

The two understood that once they returned to the base, a trial was inevitable.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the lounge, and a woman wearing a white dress, holding a microphone and a cue card, walked in.

According to the competition schedule, after the match, the winning team will send one player to the stage for an interview.

When Lee Sang-hyeok saw the host outside the door, a slight ripple stirred in his usually calm heart.

So beautiful...

"My name is Eun-jung, and I'm a host for OGN." The person in front of me introduced herself, then chuckled, "Lee Ji-hyung, please come up on stage for an interview~"

Lee Sang-hyeok turned his head away, continuing to admire the damage he had caused himself...

"Oh, okay." Li Zhixing was quite familiar with this, nodding in agreement, and then followed Eunjung back onto the stage.

"Hello everyone, I'm Neo."

A thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

Even if you dislike RISE, you have to admit Neo's power.

Achieving the top spot in the Korean server for two consecutive seasons, personally building a team to reach OGN, and defeating the champion CJ – these are all impressive feats.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Eun-jung asked the question she had prepared beforehand:

"This match marks RISE's first victory in OGN. How does Neo feel about it?"

"It's alright," Li Zhixing said calmly. "It's just winning a regular season game, nothing special."

Eun-jung was slightly taken aback when she heard this.

What does this mean? Does it mean that winning a regular season game is not worth celebrating, or that the opponent was too weak and the victory was meaningless?

Eun-jung thought for a moment, then asked, "How would you rate today's opponent, CJ?"

"As the OGN champion, CJ is indeed a formidable opponent," Li Zhixing said softly, holding the microphone.

Upon hearing this, Eun-jung breathed a slight sigh of relief.

But the next second, Li Zhixing changed the subject:

"Compared to the NLB teams, they are definitely a level above. But unfortunately, their opponent is RISE."

At that moment, the audience erupted in uproar.

Countless CJ supporters were enraged, and the calls for action continued!

Even the number of comments in the live stream increased several times over.

[That Neo guy is such a show-off!]

This guy is always putting on an act; I could tell from his last interview.

The main problem is that nobody can cure him!

I refuse to believe that a newly formed team can be invincible!

Eun-jung also stuck out her tongue slightly at this moment, marveling at Lee Ji-hsing's ferocious interviewing style.

After thinking for a moment, she came up with a question that suited Li Zhixing's style:

"So... what goals has Neo set for this Spring Split?"

Eun-jung doesn't ask this question easily.

After all, if you ask those teams that aren't considered strong and they just give you vague answers like "staying in OGN is a success," then the question is pointless.

You have to ask this confident team.

Li Zhixing chuckled and said, "Of course, it's the championship. I've said it before, R1SE is the strongest."

Eun-jung looked at Lee Ji-hwan and smiled slightly.

Sure enough.

The interview session ended there. Lee Ji-haeng handed the microphone back to Eun-jung and then quickly returned to the backstage dressing room.

Several teammates had been waiting for a long time. After Li Zhixing packed his backpack, he left from backstage and rushed to the subway station...

Actually, once a team makes it into the OGN, it's no longer suitable to take the subway to play matches.

After all, OGN has a huge audience, and you'll often encounter spectators on your way to and from the matches, which could cause some unnecessary trouble.

The team doesn't need to cultivate a persona of "e-sports youth forging ahead".

That approach worked fairly well in China, since China really didn't have the environment for esports, and everyone faced a tough time in the early stages.

But in South Korea, it's not really a big deal. Esports is a national phenomenon there, and everyone knows about it.

This problem cannot be solved in the short term, since the positions of driver and cleaner/cook are different, and the latter two do not actually have high expenses, and the club has already provided them.

But the driver position is a bit more difficult. After all, in addition to paying an extra driver's salary, you also need to equip the team with an MPV with at least seven seats, which is no small amount of money.

Li Zhixing will have to wait a while longer.

Or, to put it another way, until a major investor is willing to sponsor it.

Zhao Shiheng pointed to the empty seat that had just been opened: "Brother, would you like to sit here?"

"It's alright, please have a seat." Li Zhixing smiled, grabbed the armrest with his right hand, and took out his phone with his left hand to open the forum.