Everyone remembers that era.
In that era, a peerless sword with a cold glow flashed across the dark sky of LPL.
They broke through all obstacles in an unstoppable manner and left EDG's name at the top of S7.
In the spring, we fought our way up from the bottom of the league to the top, crushing the team 3-0 to win the spring championship!
At MSI, a player named Savior proved his strength with a BO5.
He wasn't kidding, he really came to beat up SKT.
Then the summer season completed the last piece of the puzzle.
Sweep all the way to get the number one seed!
In the S game, they defeated all LCK teams and won the S7 championship with a crushing momentum!
This is the terrifying achievement Savior made just one year after joining EDG.
There was no dispute about who was the world's No. 1 AD that year.
The final FMVP, well deserved!
Not only that, in the second year he personally brought in Faker, the soul of the neighboring LCK region, and pulled up the young Xiaotian to establish a dynasty called EDG.
Everyone knows.
Although Meiko was the FMVP of S8, everyone on that invincible team in S8 was actually qualified to win the award.
This is Savior’s career in just two years.
He played professionally for two years, won S championships for two years, was the FMVP for one year, and was the TOP1 player for two years.
In that era...
If teams from all over the world want to defeat EDG, the first thing they have to consider is how to avoid being overwhelmed by the golden combination of Savior and Meiko!
This was the most glorious era for LPL, and it was also the era when LPL transformed from being beaten so badly by LCK to being able to crush LCK.
Unfortunately, such an era did not last long.
In the following years, both LCK and LPL won championships, but there was no longer a team like EDG that was strong enough to overwhelm its opponents.
If I have to say, the S10 version of DWG might barely be considered one.
But whether it is LCK or LPL, the evaluation of DWG is:
"Little EDG"
Yes, even though they also showed a very terrifying suppressive power in S10, they still pale in comparison to EDG, which once had a perfect record of 3-0 in every game, and can only be called a small EDG.
All this was the era when the Savior ruled.
Yes.
The generally accepted view now is that S7 and S8 were the eras ruled by the Savior.
Surprisingly, because Faker still praises Savior after returning to LCK, LCK audiences hate, fear and love him, so they have no objection to this statement.
The hatred is because Savior beat LCK so badly.
I’m afraid that if they meet EDG led by Savior, they will be eliminated.
Love is because they are also conquered by the Savior's personal charm.
The state of Korean audiences is roughly like this:
[Dark][Twisted][Crawling][Ah~Savior! 】
So when they knew that the legendary player Savior had really chosen to make a comeback, the old LPL audiences instantly rose up!
The old pigs who used to act like kings and scold other teams on the forums immediately shed their skins and turned against the team:
"I won't pretend anymore! I am just a pig!"
The veteran Yuanza who were already fanatical fans came back to life and started going crazy:
"Fuck, Yuan!!!! [Ruozi roars]"
Even Yuan Za, who played the role of a dog, no longer concealed it:
"Who cares? I have always been a loyal believer of the Abyss God!"
Of course, there are some weird things that inevitably appear:
"Lao Yuan, you are finally resurrected55555!"
"Brothers, deducting 1 really works!!!"
I can only say that the boss still has too many die-hard fans.
And in the distant LCK, on ​​the Raddit forum, this news was also carried over.
In an instant, South Korea’s server was directly overwhelmed by the huge traffic!
Countless Korean fans finally remembered the humiliation and fear they once felt when they were ruled by Savior!
"Ashiba! He! How can he come back! No! No such thing!"
"It's over! LCK just won last year, is it going to lose again this time?"
"This time Savior returns, he must want to beat us to our knees and force us LCK to become their LPL's Starfury! [Sad]"
"Go and invite T1!!!"
"Faker! You must protect the honor of our LCK this time!!!"
"Will you win? You will win!"
Countless LCK viewers started wailing, and some even started talking nonsense.
There's nothing I can do, my abyssophobia is too severe.
During those two years, LCK literally achieved nothing.
As long as it was a battle between divisions, they had never defeated Savior.
Every time they think of S7 and S8, they feel a piercing pain in their hearts.
While recalling the humiliation, he also became more wary of the player Savior.
The Riot headquarters far away in the United States also responded immediately.
They immediately chose to change their Twitter profile pictures.
It was a makeup photo of Xu Yuan with his hands in his pockets and his back to the camera, with the Savior ID shining brightly behind him.
Then he sent out this tweet:
"HE IS BACK."
"AD players around the world, are you ready to face the legend?"
The accompanying picture is a photo of Xu Yuan closing his eyes slightly and gently kissing the S8 champion at the final under the spotlights of the whole venue.
Almost instantly, Twitter was flooded with comments from European and American audiences.
“OMG!!!”
"My master, you have finally returned to your loyal LOL."
"If Faker is the devil of the mid lane, then Savior is the monster of the AD position. I am glad to see the return of another legendary player. For you, I will continue to pay attention to the LPL games! "
“He’s so handsome!”
"If you want to describe the career of the legendary player Faker as ups and downs, then Savior definitely deserves to be the one who turned the tide!"
"He is the soul of a team and the best big brother of a team. Every time I see him, I wonder where is our Savior?"
The almost massive amount of comments and reposts made Riot Games laugh so hard that they were numb.
Savior's traffic was so terrifying that anyone who watched his games in those two years could not ignore him.
Among the professional players who are as numerous as the stars in the sky, he is the only sun.
How can the light of a grain of rice compete with the brilliance of the sun and the moon?
Countless European and American professional players left messages, among which Perkz's message attracted the most attention:
"Oh, it's so sad. Even if you come back, you don't want to come to our G2. Savior, I hate you!"
Then he immediately followed it up with:
"Okay, I hated you for a second, but now I like you again. Excuse me, can you come to G2 next year?"
I can only say that it made everyone laugh.
In the end, all the comments turned into the same comment:
“Welcome back!”
“Welcome back!”
“Welcome back!”
This is the Savior’s appearance!
In China, countless professional players also immediately appeared under this announcement.
【Jackeylovezzz: We have finally waited for you, when will we get together? 】
[Cute Imp: Good brother, can you eat with Pu Pu? Please QAQ]
[Rookie handsome guy: I’m glad you’re back. I look forward to your wonderful performance. Come on! ]
【WBG.Theshy: Xu Yuan, I like it. 】
[UziQAQ: Come on! I think you are the best AD player. I am really happy to see you back! ]
Xu Yuan replied carefully one by one.
After a few years, it is obvious that we are still waiting for him to come back. We can find A Shui Pu Zi to get together when we have time.
And his former friends on IG also welcomed him sincerely.
Theshy’s reply was brief and straightforward, but that’s exactly why it proves it wasn’t simply sent by an operations representative.
Uzi is familiar again.
Even though four years had passed, he still had the emotional intelligence to say that he thought Xu Yuan was the best AD player.
Don't hit a smiling person. Xu Yuan no longer took the past grudges into consideration and interacted with him with a smile.
The fans’ grudges should be left to the fans to deal with themselves.
Anyway, Xu Yuan felt that with Yuan Za's strength, he would not suffer any loss.
After much difficulty in giving a comprehensive reply, by the time Xu Yuan finished, it was already time for the evening meeting.
Mingkai took Xu Yuan into the meeting room.
He clapped his hands with an undisguised smile on his face.
"Let me introduce you to our club's returning AD, Xu Yuan, Savior."
"Everyone, please give a round of applause to welcome him."
Suddenly, warm applause broke out.
In fact, during the afternoon training, most EDG players had noticed Xu Yuan's presence.
But they didn't dare to go up and talk to them at all. On the one hand, they were shy, and on the other hand, they felt a little pressured.
Even the most "rampant" A Le was quiet and obedient during the afternoon training, for fear of disturbing Xu Yuan.
Who doesn’t know how important Xu Yuan is to EDG?
Even though Xu Yuan hasn't played for four years, he still doesn't even need a tryout to secure his spot in the starting lineup!
This is EDG's respect and trust in him.
In case Xu Yuan was upset, A Le wondered if he would have to go to Team 2 the next day.
He was also there when the contract was signed in the afternoon. They were willing to give a five-year contract worth 24 million. This was really too exaggerated.
The club actually offered such a horrible salary to a player who hadn't touched the game for four years, and it lasted for five full years!
Abu basically kept this sentence in mind: "You can play as much as you want, we at EDG are willing to support you anyway."
At that moment, Ale also deeply realized a sentence:
Lingshi Road EDG Street,
Find out who the father is!
No matter how rebellious A Le was, he would not dare to show any disrespect to a player like Xu Yuan.
Try it?
That is really death.
Fofo looked at the legendary EDG soul with some curiosity.
Really...very handsome!
He has the kind of appearance that is still very dazzling even among celebrities. Even now that he is wearing the EDG team uniform, he still looks calm and generous, with a slight smile on his face. The only feeling he gives people is one word: handsome!
For the first time, Fofo discovered that the EDG team uniform can be worn so beautifully.
Isn't it the clothes that are the problem?
He began to doubt his life.
As if noticing Fofo's gaze, Xu Yuan lowered his eyes slightly and looked at him.
Then he smiled brightly.
fofo: Oh hoo!
He smiled at Xu Yuan embarrassedly and lowered his head.
Feeling his heart beating anxiously, Fozi fell into deep thought, shouting to himself in his heart:
What are you shy about, fofo! ! !
Meiko supported her chin with one hand, looking at this familiar scene with some amusement.
When Smeb first came to EDG, his reaction was exactly the same as Fofo's.
She is really an e-sports succubus ...
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Jiejie felt it was a bit strange.
My middle-aged and senior brothers are not particularly shy people, so why are they staring at Xu Yuan stupidly without saying a word?
He Jiejie can divert his attention with his own willpower!
Especially Ale, he is definitely not like this normally.
Xu Yuan shook hands with the contestants one by one. When he shook hands with Jiejie, he smiled and spoke.
"I watched the S11 World Championship. You are really strong. I am glad to be your teammate."
Jiejie instantly forgot about the complaints he had just made about his family, and he laughed foolishly and touched his head.
"Me, me too."
Ale:?
fofo:?
Is this the Jiejie who usually likes to act cool?
You are fucking kidding me!
After the contestants got to know each other, Xu Yuan sat next to Meiko as usual.
If AD doesn't sit with the support, where should he sit?
Meiko secretly nudged him with her arm and handed him a piece of White Rabbit candy.
Xu Yuan remained calm and took it without hesitation.
Tear open the package and put it in your mouth.
Ming Kai saw it clearly: ...
It started again.
In the past, during evening meetings, Meiko would often secretly give snacks to Xu Yuan. No matter how many times Abu told her about it, he still enjoyed doing it, as if he liked the feeling of feeding Xu Yuan.
But this kind of thing never happened to other EDG ADs.
Not to mention Leave, I haven't even experienced deft and viper.
This is a treatment unique to Xu Yuan.
“Ahem.”
He coughed and then began his daily summary and inquiries.
Usually at this time I would sort out some of the problems I encountered every day, and then prepare for the training match the next evening.
"Today's training match opponent is LNG."
When Mingkai announced the opponent for the training match, the top, mid and jungle players calmly turned their attention to Xu Yuan, showing a little worry.
LNG's bottom lane is not bad, and Gala is also a very famous AD player now.
Although Savior was the undisputed number one before his retirement, four years have passed after all.
If he didn't play well, they were worried that Xu Yuan's mentality would be affected.
Buddhists, in particular, are particularly worried.
He partnered with the returning Uzi in BLG last year.
If Uzi fails to win the bottom lane in a training match, he will be very upset. Although he won't lose his temper with them, his expression will not look good.
I like to sulk by myself.
"Against LNG? They like to play with four protecting one, so we can play with four protecting one as well."
Fofo spoke calmly.
Mingkai was stunned.
What?
LNG plays four to protect one?
I'm a coach, don't lie to me!
LNG has never played the four-protect-one strategy, and now uses Gala as a high-end LP.
The entire team serves the mid laner Scout, so how could they possibly play a four-protect-one role?
There was no way Scout would agree to that.
Mingkai also has some news.
When Scout transferred to LNG, he had a discussion with the management, and his original words were very classic.
"I can't play four protecting one in LNG. The only AD I can trust is Savior."
In fact, this is most likely an excuse.
Scout really doesn't like playing a mixed mid laner, he might just use Xu Yuan to block the attack.
But that doesn’t stop the LNG club from not understanding it, they really believed it.
After all, apart from the period in S7 when he played four protecting one for Xu Yuan, he really had never played this game before.
It is impossible that fozi does not know what kind of team LNG is, so why did he say that?
Mingkai's mind turned, his eyes lit up slightly.
He understood.
"Yeah, LNG likes to gank. If I fight them later, choose Sion and Ornn. I've been training a lot on tanks lately."
Ale followed closely and spoke.
He looked so confident and acted as if it were real.
Mingkai found it a little difficult to hold on, but he still forced himself to do it.
byd Ale, usually asking him to play a game of Sion is like asking his life, and he can only play rank two or three times a week at most.
Then you told me that you have been practicing tanks a lot recently?
The humor of this statement is no less than when Leo Yosi said that he didn't play in CN because he was injured.
"I want to play pig girl."
Jiejie was even more direct. He scratched his head embarrassedly and said with a smile.
Mingkai was too tired to complain anymore.
Jiejie usually plays a lot of rank games, and he doesn’t play tank jungle either.
But he chose to nod, "Okay, then let's play four protecting one."
Mingkai's brain worked quickly and he already knew why these three BYDs had changed so much today.
It's nothing more than worrying that Xu Yuan wouldn't perform well and that it would affect Xu Yuan's own mentality.
So he tried his best to help Xu Yuan in his own way so that he wouldn't feel too bad even if he couldn't win.
Mingkai did not choose to expose it, in fact he was a little worried.
Xu Yuan quietly watched them perform a duet here. While he felt a little amused, he also had a lot of good feelings towards his new teammates.
Don't forget, he was reborn in S14.
How could you not know the situation of LNG?
He can understand his teammates' concerns.
So the next thing to do is...
Kill through LNG's bottom lane.
This was not something too difficult for him.
After all, from his current perspective, Gala's laning performance was really quite ordinary.
When they were about to go back to the training room, Xu Yuan was stopped by Ming Kai.
"What's the matter, Kai?"
Xu Yuan was a little confused.
Mingkai coughed and spoke tactfully.
"How about we slow down the process of changing the players' status?"
Xu Yuan was stunned for a moment and didn't react for a while.
"Ah? Why are you slow?"
"The sooner you change your status, the sooner you can play. Otherwise, if you can't make it to the game against JD.com next week, then—"
When he said this, he suddenly understood.
"Brother Kai, don't you want me to play when you fight JD?"
He asked with some amusement.
"Ah, this? That's not it..."
Mingkai didn't expect him to react so quickly, and he hesitated for a moment.
"Are you afraid that I can't beat Ruler?"
Xu Yuan spoke very directly.
Mingkai: ...
This child speaks as directly as ever!
“Not really…”
He tried to explain, but couldn't come up with anything that made sense.
Just when he was extremely anxious, Xu Yuan patted Mingkai on the shoulder.
"rest assured."
His voice was calm as always, not angry.
"Brother Kai, it's normal for you to worry about me, so I'll let you see how much strength I still have in the next few days."
"If I play well in the training match, I can be allowed to play then, okay?"
Mingkai sighed. He knew Xu Yuan would be stubborn.
But since he said so, Mingkai had no choice but to agree.
Xu Yuan stood up and walked to the door. He turned slightly to reveal a smiling face. He said:
"Brother Kai, please trust me like you did before."
"To be honest, the ruler is with me..."
He walked out of the room, leaving only this half sentence.
"…It has always been just a dead dog."
Mingkai was stunned.
But the corners of his mouth were rising.
"good."
He is still him.
The Savior who is fearless and thinks everyone is a traitor.
Xu Yuan returned to the training room and followed his teammates into the training match room.
In the LNG club.
After seeing the prompt that the ID [EDG.Savior] entered the room, Li Lican, who was wearing glasses, was a little at a loss, and finally just greeted it nervously.
LNG.Scout: Hello, Savior.
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly and did not reply.
After S7 was over, SKT waved Scout away and he chose to go back.
Xu Yuan said that he could understand, but understanding did not mean he was not angry.
Tang Niu’s inequality, solved in seconds!
So now, facing his greeting, Xu Yuan chose not to respond.
“…”
Li Lican's eyes dimmed a little, he patted his face and gradually became serious.
"Fight well, this round is very important, I can't lose."
"Gala, don't let anything go wrong in the bottom lane."
"Hang, if you keep playing around, I'll have to practice until five o'clock today. The same goes for tomorrow. If you lose, I'll practice with you."
"Zika, you must stay steady, do you hear me?"
"Tarzan, let's work together as mid and jungle to target the opponent's bottom lane."
His voice was a little cold, but it instantly made the atmosphere in LNG tense.
Just as Ale knows Xu Yuan's position in EDG, other players in LNG also know Scout's position in LNG.
Although Li Lican usually sets high standards for himself, he really doesn't care much about his teammates, let alone suddenly asking them to take things seriously.
Because he always felt that there was no need to communicate with people who could not keep up with his thinking.
On the other side, EDG was also a little nervous.
But in fact, the most nervous person was not the players, but the head coach Maokai.
As a coach who has been in EDG for quite some time, and now has been promoted to head coach, he knows very well what a star player is.
What do star players mean to coaches?
pressure!
Once the team loses.
No matter how the star players perform, as long as they don't perform like war criminals, then...
The coach should take the blame.
In recent years, there have been more and more cases of fans complaining about coaches.
And now Maokai has another former two-time champion AD under his command.
He is still the kind of top star player who would be severely humiliated by even Uzi's fanatical fans.
To be honest, Maokai is under a lot of pressure at the moment.
He seemed to have heard the horrifying sound of a blade being unsheathed.
That was the trick that EDG fans stole from Top Esports fans by transforming into Sylas.
The reasonable one belongs to me!
EDG fans: The gushing hatred—ready!
[I'm not going to leave after this spring season, am I? 】
He was so exhausted that he could not even cry.
[No, I may not be able to finish this spring season! ]
He was very sure of it.
He swallowed and smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum after the game started.
"Um, Savior, is there any hero you want to play?"
Ale couldn't help but shiver.
He was used to Maokai's stern voice, but at this moment Maokai was ridiculously gentle, which made him a little uncomfortable.
"Coach, I want to play Kalista."
Xu Yuan smiled.
Maokai: Ah this
Can Skateboard Kalista play?
Actually, it is possible.
When paired with Renata, the strength of the Kale combination is quite good in the current spring season.
But the problem is that not every team can play this combination.
Currently, there are very few bottom laners who can play this combination, because the characteristics of the hero Skate Shoes are there.
If you can't destroy or kill the opponent's bottom lane, it will be difficult to perform well in team battles and you can easily become useless.
It would be the same even with Renata's protection.
What's more, we are playing Gala today.
In Maokai's heart, Gala is definitely the kind of ADC who is very strict in laning.
Although it cannot be said that it has a strong suppressive power, its ability to withstand pressure is definitely no problem and it is very tough to deal with.
Can Xu Yuan, who hasn't played a game for four years, crush Gala?
Maokai didn't even dare to think about it.
He was afraid that Xu Yuan would collapse, so he suggested quietly,
"How about Xia?"
The hero Xia at least has a lower limit, and her strength in the later stages is no problem.
Just select four to protect one, and then play around Xu Yuan in the later stage.
If we really lose, it will be because our teammates did not protect us well enough. Anyway, Xu Yuan is fine.
Maokai was also very careful.
However, Xu Yuan just shook his head and insisted on speaking.
"Calista, can you?"
Xu Yuan must reassure EDG that his current strength will only get stronger, not weaker.
So for him, beating Gala is a must.
It's not because he hates Gala, it's just because Gala is unlucky today.
To use a phrase from Three Body:
What does it have to do with you if I destroy you?
Even if they were playing against Top Esports today, Xu Yuan would not show any mercy to A Shui and would be ruthless just the same.
Maokai: ...
Why is this child so stubborn?
But Xu Yuan had already said it twice, so he could only nod and force a smile.
"Okay, I'll choose a card combination for you."
The BP ended quickly, and the opponent brought out the Xayah and Rakan combination to fight against Kale.
"Are you ready, meiko?"
Xu Yuan rubbed his wrist and spoke with a smile.
"no problem."
Meiko's face at this moment showed a confidence she had never had in recent days.
When I cooperate with Xu Yuan, I am definitely the strongest!
Maokai sat behind the players with a bleak look on his face, already thinking about who his next club would be.
The game time is three minutes.
【First blood! 】
Maokai sighed, already having a guess in his mind.
Is there something wrong with the bottom lane? This is too fast...
But when he raised his eyes, he was stunned.
The one lying on the ground was Hang.
Maokai: Huh?
No, he was really killed?
Five minutes into the game, Meiko seized the opportunity and used Renata's Q flash to pull two LNG players to the bottom lane.
At the same time, Xu Yuan used Q to make up for the damage and made a small jump to avoid Luo's turning back. He jumped quickly under the influence of Renata's W skill.
With the tearing, Hang died again, and Gala couldn't escape either!
Double kill!
Maokai: Huh?!
At seven minutes, it was two against three in the bottom lane, and at eight and a half minutes, the cooperation in the dragon pit was perfect. He flashed to avoid Scout Neeko's flash R in the shadow and completed the harvest.
Less than ten minutes.
LNG's lower tower exploded!
Maokai: !!!
Fifteen minutes into the game, when Skateboard Shoes, who already had ten heads, was destroying the opponent's mid lane tower, the screen suddenly moved uncontrollably.
The next moment, the victory sign appeared on the EDG player's screen.
Maokai at the back opened his mouth wider than anyone else.
Fifteen minutes later, LNG was forced to...vote! ?
A Le was also dumbfounded.
This is too fucking fast to kill!
Jiejie was confused and had been directed by Xu Yuan the whole time, but she felt an unprecedented sense of security.
Fozi played this game with ridiculous ease. As long as he supported the bottom lane, he could easily win the team battle!
“It feels so good.”
He couldn't help but speak.
At this moment, Maokai's eyes lit up terrifyingly.
Is this... the former legendary player Savior?
He suddenly understood Abu.
With this kind of player...
It’s so cool!