This Lee Sang-hyeok is very strong, but he lacks self-awareness.

The four of them quickly entered the same voice channel.

As soon as the voice chat started, Xiangguo's signature sultry voice came through:

"Hey, isn't that the top mid and jungle player in the Korean server? Here to carry us to rank up?"

"I need to quickly change my stream title to 'Korea's No. 1 Mid-Jungle Player Carries Me to Victory!'"

Lin Xiu chuckled:

"Teacher Guo, you're joking, you're joking."

As a former League of Legends professional, Lin Xiu had a very favorable impression of RNG, the first team to propose the concept of an all-Chinese roster during the era of foreign players.

Although they were crushed by SKT every year, and even suffered a shocking upset by G2 in S8.

But after all, it was the only ray of light for LPL during that dark era of S3-S7.

"Xiaolin, Sanghyeok, you guys play mid and jungle this game, Xiangguo and I will play bot lane."

"Brother Yuanhao, aren't you playing mid lane?"

Faker was somewhat surprised; he was all prepared to play bot lane with Lin Xiu.

"Do you think I'm going to play mid lane myself? I'm tired of playing mid, so let's see how your mid and jungle perform this game."

Little Tiger retorted cheekily.

He had heard it before

Hearing Xiaohu say that, Faker didn't mince words, but subtly straightened his upper body.

I'm getting serious!

The first game begins.

Lin Xiu got the prince character who had just unlocked max proficiency, while Lee Sang-hyeok chose the Enchantress.

Xiaohu and Xiangguo chose the Luna combination of Lucian and Nami.

As the game loaded, Lin Xiu watched Faker sitting in his gaming chair, his head pressed against the backrest, his hands lightly resting on the armrests, and his eyes closed.

Lin Xiu was speechless.

Is this the start of the resting phase with eyes closed?

Three minutes later, Faker's LeBlanc landed all of WEQ combos in front of the enemy tower, and the passive damage combined with Ignite resulted in a solo kill on the enemy mid laner with a thousand points in the Korean server.

Xiaohu's exclamation came through the voice message:

"Nice! Sang-hyeok is so cool! I need to study that move frame by frame later!"

Upon hearing the phrase "frame-by-frame learning,"

A blush appeared on Lee Sang-hyeok's fair face, and his movements became even more swift and precise.

Three hours later, the chat room was buzzing with excitement.

Wow, that's incredible!

[Is this a Challenger-level game on the Korean server? It feels like playing against bots!]

[Xiao Hu was so scared he almost muted his mic, hahaha.]

Does Little Tiger still dare to call himself "brother"?

After three hours,

Watching Faker secure another triple kill at the Baron pit, Lin Xiu, while starting Baron, sighed in amazement:

"Brother Li, the way you're doing this makes it hard for me not to think that you were throwing the game when we were duo-queuing before..."

Although Lin Xiu and Faker reached the top rank in the Korean server while duo-queuing, and Faker's performance was extremely outstanding,

But never before has it been so unstoppable, like killing gods and Buddhas alike.

They dominate online and never make a mistake in team fights.

Poet, hold on!

Little Tiger, who had become increasingly quiet during the fight, also said blankly:

"MVP on one page, Sang-hyeok, I'm a little scared of you, this is too exaggerated."

The intensity of professional matches is definitely far greater than that of Korean server ranked games.

In a good communication environment, winning ranked games is naturally a breeze for professional players.

After all, a strong sense of the big picture, teamwork, and tactical execution are crucial.

Professional players are far superior to high-ranking casual players.

However, the laning phase is where the difference between professional players and casual players is smallest.

Because laning is purely about skill and reaction time.

Sometimes, even professional players often find themselves at a disadvantage in lane when they can't get the heroes they're comfortable with.

But Faker gets at least two kills in lane every game, something Xiaohu admits he can't do.

What's more, in this game, the opposing mid laner is Crown, the starting mid laner for LCK powerhouse SSW!

But Faker still managed to completely dominate from the laning phase to team fights!

"I've never seen this kind of dominance from a mid laner in the LPL. Maybe only Uzi can pull it off in the bot lane."

Mlxg was also amazed.

Just as the team finished securing Baron Nashor and were pushing down all three lanes in preparation for a decisive push, the door to RNG's training room was suddenly pushed open with a "bang."

"Who's talking badly about me behind my back? I just came back from the shower and I heard Xiangguo talking about me."

A slightly hoarse, nasal voice suddenly entered the voice channel.

Lin Xiu shuddered; he knew that voice all too well.

Jian Zihao, Uzi.

"Oh, the puppy's back after his bath?"

Mlxg started a commotion over there.

"Come quick, look at the top fanboy our brother Yuanhao has taken in. He's incredibly skilled at playing Enchantress, he's practically spinning Crown around like a top."

"Lee Sang-hyeok? Faker!"

Uzi leaned closer to Xiaohu's computer, his chubby face full of curiosity.

"Oh! Is that the EDG mid laner who said he liked Yuan Hao in the interview? The one who speaks pretty fluent Chinese?"

"This guy isn't a rookie at all! Have you ever seen a rookie completely dominate Rookie in lane?"

Xiaohu cheerfully introduced, "Sang-hyeok, Xiao-lin, come on, this is our AD carry, Uzi. I don't need to introduce him, right?"

Lin Xiu didn't reply immediately, but instead turned to observe Faker's condition.

Faker's face, which had been flushed with excitement from Xiaohu's praise, was now...

The moment they heard the name Uzi, they turned deathly pale at a visible speed.

His long, slender fingers, which were manipulating the keyboard, suddenly froze, and the enchantress on the screen was also being pulled up and down.

A W attack directly collided with the opponent's control, instantly vaporizing them.

I was so scared I cried!

[WARNING! The main ID of the player's profile has been detected: RNG, Uzi.]

[RNG and Uzi, appearing from a neutral standpoint, are not exempt from the Godhood debuff.]

[The mentality score of those who attain godhood plummets: from 100 to 15!]

[Debuff triggered: Due to extreme physiological fear, all attributes including operation and awareness are reduced by 80%!]

The system interface in front of Lin Xiu had turned a deep red, almost purple, and was even emitting a sharp alarm sound.

It seems this still won't work!

Faker was able to hold his own against Clearlove, Xiaohu, and Mlxg.

The main reason is that these people first showed goodwill and friendliness.

But as soon as their stance changes, they become hostile or even merely remain neutral.

This will still cause Faker's mentality score to plummet.

"This time it was my mistake."

Faker spoke, his voice trembling like a leaf falling in a storm.

Staring at the gray screen, he huddled in the large gaming chair, breathing rapidly, his pupils trembling violently.

What he was seeing in front of him at that moment was not the game in which he currently had a significant advantage.

Rather, it was the series of crushing defeats in simulated world championships.

She's the elusive rat, and Vayne, the hero who turns the tide.

He is the god of AD that can never be killed.

Uzi!

terrible!

Faker was still basking in Xiaohu's praise when

He regained a sliver of confidence that he had finally earned the recognition of such a formidable opponent.

But as soon as he sensed Uzi's presence...

He felt like he had turned back into that little henchman who was being stepped on and forced to hold a cup.

A spinning top that cannot satisfy its opponent no matter how hard it tries to resist.

"Huh? What happened to Sang-hyeok? Why did he mess up so badly?"

Xiaohu was very curious, because Faker hadn't made a single mistake in the past five or six games.

"Could it be that they were intimidated by Dog Brother's aura?"

Uzi was clearly surprised and laughed heartily:

"Tiger, don't talk nonsense. I'm not a monster. Sang-hyeok, I watched the interview. You said LPL is the strongest region, and I totally agree! How about we play a couple of games together sometime?"

"Okay, okay," Lee Sang-hyeok replied almost mechanically.

Seeing Faker's expression, which was almost fainting, Lin Xiu knew that the game was going to drag on any longer, so he immediately led the minion wave to destroy the opponent's crystal.

"Tiger, Dog, we played a match today and waited in line for so long. We're a bit exhausted. Li and I will rest after this match."

"Okay, okay, get some rest, bye-bye."

Upon hearing Xiaohu and Uzi's replies, Lin Xiu immediately ended the call.