Volume 2 Chapter 82: Family, family, family, family, who understands?
MSI, full name League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational.
Seeded teams from 13 regions around the world will compete in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this year.
Moreover, the current MSI is extremely critical.
Because it can determine the places for the global finals.
The region that reaches the semi-finals in this year's MSI will have the number one seed in the group stage of this year's World Championship.
That is, the top seed in the division directly becomes the number one seed in the group.
This is quite crucial, because if you get it, you will have a chance to avoid a civil war in the group stage.
After all, no one wants to fight with their own team in the group stage.
At this moment, EDG has entered the final training countdown.
Xu Yuan lives a very regular life nowadays.
After getting up in the morning, I played Rank for more than two hours and practiced last-hitting for an hour.
Then there were training matches one after another in the afternoon.
Some teams are now on holiday, so EDG can only play against teams that are not on holiday.
Some answered, some didn’t.
After all, everyone is on vacation, and whether they are willing to accompany you to EDG training depends on their mood.
Fortunately, both RNG and WE agreed to EDG's request for a training match.
Today's LPL is indeed very united.
Now EDG has only three opponents: RNG, WE, and IG.
Many IG players did not leave during the holiday. After all, it is impossible for Korean players to go back during such a short vacation.
So the basic staff are all there.
Since I had nothing to do, I naturally accepted the training match.
And because of this, EDG's win rate against IG in training matches was the lowest at the beginning.
The reason is simple.
"GG."
Xu Yuan typed GG on the screen and exited the game after fifteen minutes.
This is the third training match we lost to IG today.
Xu Yuan took a look at his battle which had not yet ended.
I took another look at the second tower in the top lane which was about to fall.
I didn’t know what to say for a moment.
In fact, we may not lose if we continue playing, but the training match is to practice early operations and laning. Since the result has already come out, there is naturally no need to continue playing.
A Guang was out of line again.
Of course.
When IG replaced the rookie jungler Ning who likes to gank, plus the terrifying Theshy who is fierce in laning.
These two people put together...
During this period, A Guang, who had been feeling a lot more relaxed because Xu Yuan often had to bear the pressure of being caught, suffered a very terrifying military training.
Not surprisingly, he collapsed.
After all, A Guang is not that strong in laning phase, and it is very difficult for him to face Theshy alone, not to mention that Theshy also has Ning Wang with him.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
The smile on A Guang's face also disappeared, and he was filled with self-blame.
In professional competitions, if the second tower is pushed down by others in just over ten minutes, it undoubtedly means that the laning phase has been completely defeated.
A Guang didn't even dare to look up, for he was afraid to see the disappointed faces of his teammates.
He knew that he was EDG's biggest breakthrough point.
During this period, A Guang has never stopped training and has worked very hard.
However, the talent gap is there, and if you can't win in the laning phase, you just can't win.
When thinking about the upcoming MSI opponents, A Guang's body trembled slightly, and he immediately became more determined to train hard.
He absolutely cannot let the tragedy of the training match happen at MSI!
Li Lican's face was calm but indifferent.
He doesn't like to comfort people.
Mingkai scratched his head and didn't know how to solve the dilemma on the road.
Meiko was in no mood to talk either.
The game is over after three consecutive laning rounds haven’t been completed!
How could he not feel anything?
But there was no point in blaming his teammates, so he chose to remain silent.
Abu stood behind them, watching without saying a word.
Don’t ask why Abu just watched, because this is the effect he wanted.
IG's top and jungle are very strong, really strong.
Especially this Theshy.
In Abu's analysis, he might be more suppressive and aggressive than SKT's top laner Huni.
To exaggerate a little.
The top and jungle strength of this combination will only be higher than the current SKT combination of Huni and Xiaohuasheng.
This is the effect Abu wants.
By playing training matches with teams that have stronger top and jungle players than SKT, Guang can learn how to stabilize himself better during this period of time.
After playing against an opponent with a perfect score, your chances of winning against an opponent with a score of 90 will definitely be much higher.
But… there’s a problem.
That’s the mentality of the players.
Anyone who has played games with friends knows that this kind of situation often occurs:
I went to stay up all night in high spirits. I started out talking big, then I started talking nonsense in the middle of the night, and I fell silent when I was about to get off the plane.
Even if you keep losing in the dormitory all night, it will affect your mentality, not to mention losing in training matches.
Just when Abu was worried, Xu Yuan stretched lazily.
"Guang, do you want to take a break?"
“I…I…”
A Guang looked at Xu Yuan, who still had a smile on his face, and felt a little at a loss.
"Do you think it's embarrassing to lose? Or are you afraid of causing us to lose?"
Xu Yuan asked with a smile.
In the entire EDG training room, only his voice was echoing.
"I'm afraid of being held back..."
A Guang spoke hesitantly.
"Harmful."
Xu Yuan stood up and patted his shoulder.
"We are a team. If we can't win, we can slowly adjust. I don't believe that the opponent can really make you lose your balance."
"Don't be afraid. If the situation becomes desperate, I will help."
"Guang, please believe me, okay?"
He did not have any emotional fluctuations because of the three consecutive losses.
To be honest, the despair he had experienced was much more terrifying than this.
How does it feel to have to lie in bed every day waiting for death to come at any time?
This was his daily life in the last ten years of his previous life.
So Xu Yuan didn't feel any annoyance at all.
He had long been accustomed to patience.
After all, there's no use in being anxious.
A Guang looked at his gentle eyes and finally nodded seriously.
Take a deep breath.
"good."
As the undisputed boss of EDG now, the more calm and composed Xu Yuan appears, the more confidence he will bring to his teammates.
It also prevents teammates from giving up due to pressure.
After all, the big guys in the team are still emotionally stable.
There is someone behind you who can stand up!
This feeling of security can give people more courage.
Abu, who was standing behind him, breathed a sigh of relief and then a smile appeared on his face.
"Then let's take a break and continue the IG date?"
"No problem! Coach, I think we can play!"
Xu Yuan was the first to respond.
With him taking the lead, the originally irritable Nakano Fuku naturally calmed down.
Keep your mindset!
Abu gave Xu Yuan a thumbs up in his heart.
What is leadership qualities?
This is leadership qualities!
Time flies.
Soon, the day of departure arrived.
The dormitory door was open and bright sunshine poured in.
[May 4th, sunny.]
[Today's training match results were not ideal. A Guang was still very uncomfortable being caught, but when facing Theshy alone, he had learned not to be killed by a single person. ]
[May 5, cloudy.]
[Tian Ye was a little depressed, I think it was because of the loss, but when I told him that I would go to SKT if I lost, he regained his fighting spirit, which was pretty good.]
[May 7, light rain]
[Gam! I just remembered that I can’t play Xia in this year’s MSI. Fist, burn your dream!]
[May 8, sunny. ]
【A Guang is now so stable that it’s almost scary. He finally understands that as long as he doesn’t die, it’s enough. Although he is being suppressed very badly by Theshy now, he finally stops relying on his father in the laning phase. We have a chance against SKT because Huni is much worse than Theshy. 】
"Xu Yuan, are you okay?"
Mingkai's voice came from the door.
Xu Yuan, who was writing furiously, put away his diary, looked up and responded.
Although a serious person does not write a diary, is he a serious person?
Xu Yuan stood up and walked to the mirror.
The boy in the mirror is handsome and sunny, and at first glance he is a cheerful big boy.
"good."
He muttered to himself with satisfaction and ran out of the dormitory.
Today is the day they travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
There are only two days left until the start of the group stage.
There was no mourning for RNG's fall, and the one who immediately rushed to the battlefield was——
EDG!
At the same time, the famous e-sports media ESPN finally released their carefully edited MSI player rankings at this moment.
This media outlet is of great importance.
Do you know who is the No. 1 ADC in S4?
ESPN ranked Nami first.
Then Nami ate that bowl of beef noodles and never stopped eating it from then on.
Do you know who was the number one player before S5MSI?
Lee Sang Hyuk!
As a result, SKT's BP was tricked in the fifth crucial game, and Lee Sang-hyeok's Leblanc failed to perform effectively. Even with Leblanc, which once had a 100% win rate, they still lost the MSI.
With these two counterexamples from the Harry Potter players in front of us, the current ESPN rankings are more often called the poisonous list.
Of course, although the first one is a poisonous milk, the second and third are generally very accurate. So it is also of some reference value.
Not surprisingly, all members of SKT are on the list.
NO1: SKT.Faker
ESPN's evaluation of him is:
"After experiencing the difficulties in S4, we are very happy to see the official return of the big devil. Maybe some people think that SKT, which lost MSI in S5, is not worthy of the honor of dominating for a year. However, in the two consecutive world championships in S5 and S6, Faker was the undisputed cornerstone and core of the championship!"
This is an honor only for the first place, and the other contestants did not receive much evaluation.
The second place is Bang.
A very simple sentence: "The strongest ADC so far, a textbook-level AD that all AD players should learn from."
The third place is Peanut, which is peanut.
"The crazy ROX team in S6 was always inseparable from his near-perfect performance. Now that he has got a ticket to MSI again, it seems that he has integrated into SKT very successfully."
The fourth place is Wolf.
"A support with strategic thinking, together with Bang, they are the strongest bottom lane team in the world right now."
It’s not until the fifth place that the others come.
NO5: G2.Perkz
"The man who saved G2 from the water and fire, the absolute core without a doubt, the genius mid laner who created miracles!"
Only two people from EDG could enter the top ten.
NO.9: EDG.Scout
"He is a mid laner who has successfully continued EDG's strong mid lane, but whether he can still perform as well as Pawn in the world championship is still a question mark. We remain looking forward to it."
NO.10: EDG.Savior
That is Xu Yuan.
ESPN's evaluation of Xu Yuan was even more contemptuous.
"A player with a play style similar to Bang, an AD who can barely be considered a genius, but no one knows how far he can go. He may not be able to do the same things as Deft, or he may be stronger. We hope he can play better and not let the suspense disappear too early."
When the ESPN ranking came out, the maggot babies in China were furious.
But I don't have the confidence to refute.
After all, the S6 World Championship was so bad, so what qualifications do we have to refute others?
Now, they can only pin their hopes on EDG.
"Even though it's EDG Sima, since you're going, you better not lose in the next few games!"
"There's nothing I can do. I can only support EDG. If they lose, I'll scold them. If they win, I'll praise them."
"It's okay. Although EDG's top, jungle and support are trash, the double C is indeed top-notch. Looking at ESPN's attitude, I guess they didn't want to rank EDG's players in the top ten. But the double C's data is really strong and they played dominantly."
"Yes, believe Xu Yuan!"
"This has to be Cheng Yuanza, Xu Yuan, kill me!"
The girls on Weibo started praying to gods for EDG.
This is also a reserved program before every major competition.
The sisters are not very good at swearing, but they are really good at making fun of people.
"Mingkai~Tianye~Xuyuan~Li Lican~Chen Yuhao~Souls are back!"
"Girls, I just went to a nearby temple to pray for EDG, and the result showed a very good fortune!"
"Come on EDG!!! Draw a 77.7R, open at night, those who have cursed EDG are not allowed to draw!"
However, EDG was completely unaware of the online turmoil at the time.
At seven o'clock in the evening, they arrived at the Sao Paulo airport.
To be honest, this is Xu Yuan’s first time going abroad.
After meeting with the staff arranged by Riot, I was naturally taken to the hotel arranged by Riot.
Brazil is a place...
It’s actually quite messy.
At least the Riot staff warned EDG that if anyone wanted to leave the hotel, they should tell them.
But speaking of safety, it is actually quite safe.
Although there are many gangs and drug dealers, people with regular entry and exit records don't have to worry.
This is the confidence that CN brings to Xu Yuan!
After the Riot staff arranged the EDG players, Xu Yuan felt a little hungry.
I called Mingkai and prepared to go out to eat something clean, and then adjust to the jet lag at night to avoid acclimatization.
Unexpectedly, just as I was about to go out, I ran into the SKT members who were also preparing to go out for dinner.
In some narrow corridors, two groups of people were stunned at the same time.
"Savior?"
The first to speak was Bang, who looked a little surprised.
He looked Xu Yuan up and down, nodded slightly, and asked in relatively fluent English,
"Just arrived today?"
"Um."
Xu Yuan couldn't figure out what he wanted to say, so he nodded slightly.
"ha……"
Bang smiled and walked in front of Xu Yuan.
"Do you remember what I told you? Have a good meal. Enjoy your last lunch."
He seemed to want to say this in a condescending manner.
Unfortunately, Xu Yuan is taller than him.
As a result, the momentum is a little insufficient.
"You're too close, it's affecting my appetite."
Xu Yuan was not surprised by his ridicule.
After all, as the representative of both sides, Bang can only have this attitude towards him.
"I hope you have more than just words."
Bang sneered and returned to the SKT crowd.
Li Xianghe looked at Xu Yuan with a strange look.
This is... the AD with an overly good temper?
Offline, in this kind of occasion, it is somewhat unexpected that he shows his edge.
Lee Sang-hyuk likes such opponents.
For him, the victory was a smooth one...
It's a bit boring.
As he passed Xu Yuan, he chuckled and patted Xu Yuan's shoulder.
"come on."
Xu Yuan: ???
Lee Sang Hyuk, what are you doing?
I guess we don’t know each other!
At this moment Xu Yuan suddenly thought of a passage from the Bible:
Family members, who understands?
I met a jerk today, and he started to touch me right away!
It’s really depressing!
