LOL: What does "mid-lane hybrid expert" mean?

The next morning.

Li Yi, who was woken up by the alarm, was sitting on the bed in a daze when he suddenly saw a new message pop up on his phone.

It was sent by Meiko, an old acquaintance.

"Are you up? Pack your keyboards and mice, and report to the training room."

Is it that sudden?

Is Scout in debt again?

Li Yi, who was feeling drowsy, was mostly awake and quickly opened EDG's Weibo super topic.

Despite it being the off-season, the topic remains incredibly popular, especially due to several posts from Scout's female fans.

I heard that my junior is going to be busy in Korea for a long time, and might not even be able to come back before the Summer Split starts...

Is this for real? What about the Demacia Cup?

[If EDG wins the Demacia Cup, they'll be criticized for being unbeatable in domestic matches; if they don't, they'll be criticized for not understanding how to play domestically. In my opinion, they should just find someone to play against...]

Although some longtime fans expressed their dissatisfaction with Scout's professional attitude in the comments section, it was quickly overwhelmed by a wave of voices from "learning from moms".

Li Yi roughly understood the reason.

"You want me to go to the first team as Scout's backup?"

For most players, being a substitute for star players not only means not getting a chance to play, but also having to endure personal attacks from some extreme fans.

But for Li Yi, who possesses the "Mixed Learning Settlement System"—

This is a good thing!

The system is known to award rewards based on the strength of the matches, as long as you can schedule scrimmages with top LPL teams...

Thinking about this...

Li Yi packed up his equipment, ate a few bites of his barely edible breakfast in the cafeteria, and headed straight for the team's training base.

The entire EDG club is quite large.

Li Yi took a long detour before finally arriving at the entrance of the base building.

Meiko came out to greet them.

  

As the person who recommended Li Yi to join EDG during ranked matches, the two communicated frequently online and had a very close relationship.

Meiko took the bags from Li Yi: "Perform well in today's training match. Don't try to coast like you do in ranked matches. You need to put up some impressive plays to stay on the first team."

"Are Iboy and Clearlove going to play together? I'm worried Zet and Ai Luoli won't be able to carry me..."

"..."

The two went upstairs and into the training room.

Li Yi greeted the team members in a very casual manner: "Hello everyone, I'm Li Yi, the mid laner of the second team. Please take care of me in the future."

Everyone turned to look.

Li Yi made a very good first impression on them.

Compared to the other players whose hair was so greasy it looked like a level 2 helmet in PUBG, Li Yi's buzz cut looked exceptionally refreshing.

Coupled with his rugged good looks that allow him to pull off this hairstyle, it's safe to say that as long as Li Yi's performance on the field isn't too bad, he'll definitely win the favor of a large number of female fans in the esports circle.

Top laner Mouse, being rather outgoing, took the initiative to shake hands: "Li Yi, right? I heard you're really good at climbing the ranks. I, a Maokai Jinchūriki, will be relying on you from now on."

"no problem."

Li Yi readily agreed.

Mingkai, standing to the side, rolled his eyes. Did he think he hadn't watched Mingkai play ranked games? Didn't Mingkai know how he climbed the ranks?

"Factory manager, I'm a fan of yours..."

"Stop, stop."

Mingkai interrupted Li Yi's close-range attack, pointed to the empty seat next to him, and gestured for Li Yi to sit down.

A short while later, Abu walked into the training room and greeted Li Yi: "I want to tell everyone that Scout has something to do and can't come back recently, so Li Yi will be filling in for the next few days of practice matches."

"I've arranged a practice match with Snake. Meiko, get Li Yi a tournament account. Once everything is ready, we can start."

"Received!" ×5

After obtaining the tournament account, Li Yi entered his ID—LeeE—and skillfully purchased his frequently used heroes and skins.

Seeing that none of his teammates had any intention of practicing last-hitting in training mode, Li Yi simply logged into a custom room.

I opened my phone and glanced at today's MSI schedule.

In the semifinals that just ended in the early hours of the morning, WE suffered a shock defeat to G2, creating the infamous "Beach Party" battle in LPL history.

In today's finals, G2 will be swept by the defending champions SKT.

Although Riot Games has consistently denied making changes to specific teams, Li Yi, who returned in 2026, is well aware that the annual nerfs to the MSI champion are an open secret.

To weaken Peanut's influence in the jungle, aggressive junglers such as Lee Sin and Elise have been nerfed, and the jungle environment has shifted from emphasizing offense to vision control and teamwork.

Clearlove7, who also works part-time as a Peanut idol, has obviously suffered an undeserved misfortune.

"Hiss, looks like I need to spread my mixed learning philosophy to the factory manager beforehand..."

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At this moment.

Lingshi Road, inside the Snake Club training room, a few hundred meters away from the EDG Club.

Looking at the sleepy-eyed team members, Manager Zuo Wu felt a surge of inexplicable anger.

"How do you guys manage to sleep at your age?"

Last season's best-of-one match in the gauntlet severely damaged Snake's strength, and despite a series of repairs in the spring split, they barely managed to avoid relegation.

With the summer season just around the corner, Zuo Wu is determined to get the team off to a good start, and his top priority is to achieve a major upset victory.

As the saying goes:

Distant water cannot quench a nearby fire, and a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative.

This morning, Zuo Wu visited the EDG club and was surprised to find that their star player Scout had not yet returned to the team.

It's worth noting that in several matches between Snake and EDG during the Spring Split, Snake gained a significant advantage in the early game, but was ultimately defeated because they couldn't handle Scout's late-game carry.

With Scout out, ZuoWu must consider whether this is his only chance to defeat EDG and boost morale.

"Is it true that Ruichan isn't going to fight?"

Snake's Korean mid-laner Tank's eyes lit up.

Tank is under considerable pressure because he has to compete with another mid-laner, Zz1tai, for the starting position. A win against EDG would essentially secure his starting spot for the Summer Split.

"What's the enemy mid laner's ID? LeeE. I guess he's a kid promoted from the second team?" AD Crystal replied casually while fiddling with his newly bought potted plant.

The Snake players logged into their tournament accounts and typed "1" in the chat box to indicate they were ready.

Game start.

"How should we approach it? Should we increase the intensity of the opposing rookie?" Coach Zhu Kai had mostly invested his skill points in ordering takeout and giving motivational speeches, so he mainly listened to the players when it came to the draft phase.

"Give me Lissandra."

Tank spoke up, grabbing his signature move first.

EDG secured the first hero, Maokai, and after a moment's hesitation, locked in Malzahar, the Void Prophet, on the second pick.

"Damn, are they planning to just start messing around?"

"Sofm should just pick Lee Sin; he's a one-shot kill for those short-legged guys with no mobility."

Sofm, who had remained silent, nodded in agreement.

Known as the "Vietnamese bandit," he might prefer to invade the jungle, but if he could directly crush the enemy mid laner, then NTRing Clearlove's F6 would be a piece of cake.

The final lineups for both sides have been finalized.

The blue team, Snake, consists of Poppy (top), Lee Sin (jungle), Lissandra (mid), and Draven and Thresh (bot).

EDG (Red Team): Top lane Maokai, Jungle Elise, Mid lane Malzahar, Bot lane Varus and Lulu.