Gala had never faced off against Xu Yuan before.
When Xu Yuan was dominating the LPL and the World Championship in 2018, Gala was still struggling in the LDL.
Players like Xu Yuan achieve what all ADs dream of.
Therefore, Gala was actually not unfamiliar with Xu Yuan.
He also often watched some highlights of Xu Yuan's world game performances posted by others on the Internet, and knew that Xu Yuan was once very strong, ridiculously strong.
But Gala never expected that.
It's been four years...
Even though he hasn't played for such a long time, his laning phase is still so terrifying and his attention in team battles is still so focused.
The training match just now was the most stressful game Gala has experienced in recent years.
He had never seen an AD with such a strong desire to attack.
As long as there is the slightest flaw, he really dares to fight to the end.
When the jungler comes, there will be no hesitation when it is time to retreat, and there will be no fear when you feel you can fight.
This person's assessment of the situation has reached a terrifying level.
At least Gala knew that it was basically impossible for her to reach this level.
This laning is so outstanding, so outstanding...
He was a little out of breath.
"Didn't I tell you to try to keep the bottom lane stable?"
Li Lican's voice at this time was very cold.
"I told you before the game, Savior is different from all the ADs you have encountered."
"Even if he hasn't played for a few years, he can still beat a lot of people because he used to be so far ahead of his opponents."
"In the world competition, we always have an advantage in the bottom lane, and we can destroy the tower in ten minutes against any opponent."
"Do you think the previous AD was too rubbish?"
No, it’s just that Savior is too strong.
Li Lican felt really uncomfortable.
When you greet someone, they don't say anything, and then you beat yourself up silently.
It's been four years!
Unexpectedly, when that former friend returned, he still fell at the hands of the other party.
This was totally unacceptable to Li Lican, who wanted to prove something.
He has always wanted to prove that he can live a good life even after leaving EDG.
However, the reality seems to be not the case at all...
He briefly returned to EDG during S11, but after achieving some good results he chose to leave again.
Because the salary elsewhere was higher, and he only went back because EDG offered the highest salary ever.
What's the result?
S12's LNG is just so-so.
Now, Xu Yuan is back.
Li Lican watched as the other party directly joined EDG and was unwilling to even send him a message on WeChat.
He knew that the other party was still somewhat dissatisfied with him.
This made Li Lican, who had always wanted to save this friendship, very sad.
He has a cold personality and doesn't take the initiative to make friends.
So I know a lot of people, but I don’t have many real friends.
The one who used to have the best relationship with him almost became his enemy because he left EDG.
[If you send me a message after your comeback... I can still let you come to LNG even if Gala is kicked out.]
This is what Li Lican thinks.
What Gala? I'm not familiar with it.
Given how much LNG thinks of him, if Li Lican said that one of them had to leave, it would definitely be Gala.
Li Lican said no more. He typed nervously on the chat box in the lower left corner indicating the end of the game.
LNG.Scout: You played really well, Xu Yuan. How about another training match?
The LNG coach standing at the back seemed to be hesitant to speak.
In fact, they only had one game with EDG, and the next one was with BLG.
BLG should apologize for failing to deliver.
But considering that it was Li Lican who said it, he thought about it and said nothing.
Li Lican waited anxiously for a reply, but in the end all he got was this message.
EDG.Savior left the game.
“…”
Li Lican held his head with both hands in annoyance and remained silent for a while.
The entire LNG was silent, and no one dared to speak at this time.
"So much hatred? I don't think it's necessary. Scout really wants to reconcile with you. He does consider you a good friend."
In the EDG club, Meiko joked with a smile.
"The day after S7, he told me he wanted to go to SKT. I had already told him at that time."
"From now on, you go your way, and I'll go mine."
"We will not have any relationship in the future, and I will not make any comments on his behavior."
"Why can't he figure it out?"
Xu Yuan responded calmly.
There is definitely no need to be friends anymore, Xu Yuan hates betrayal.
S7 They had imagined it together many times.
We agreed to play together until retirement, but after you won the championship you wanted to go back to your parents' home.
regret?
If regret is useful, what is the use of the police?
"Coach, is there a training match today?"
He turned around and asked Maokai, who was laughing while eating melon.
"Ah? Yes, yes, but we're playing against RNG."
Maokai quickly came to his senses and said with a smile.
Today’s RNG…
It is no longer the RNG that could compete with EDG for the championship in the playoffs.
To put it bluntly, it's a vegetable, a bit green.
But Xu Yuan didn't care.
He himself intended to slowly boost the club's confidence in him through a series of training matches, and then slowly make his new teammates trust him.
This is a necessary process.
Even though his new teammates were very nice to him, what Xu Yuan needed was not their friendship but their trust.
Because only by pulling this team together will there be a chance to achieve good results in the World Championship.
After all, EDG's current configuration is much weaker than T1's.
What Xu Yuan needs is a team that trusts him.
As for whether we can enter the world competition?
With Xu Yuan here, EDG has already entered this World Championship.
It’s just so crazy!
Is the next opponent RNG?
It’s RNG, that’s fine too.
After playing a series of training matches, Maokai's expression gradually changed from surprise and excitement at the beginning to calmness and numbness.
Oh, did we defeat the opponent in the bottom lane again?
That's normal. Isn't it normal for our EDG bottom lane to break through the opponent's bottom lane?
Leave a few who?
I'm really not familiar with him. Our EDG's AD has always been Savior.
Maokai, the coach, was already tired of watching the situation and was even considering whether to use the four protecting one strategy next time.
I can't protect this kind of AD?
Oh? I'm a pig?
Compared to Maokai who was just watching, the players on the field felt it more deeply.
A Le was dumbfounded as he watched Xu Yuan abuse the opposing bottom lane twice in a row.
What the hell is this laning strength?
He always attacked the opponent's bottom lane and beat anyone he met like a dead dog.
It's really a bit exaggerated.
Many times he goes to the lane to play Old Black against Crocodile, and they are in a tense game.
Various messages kept popping up on the screen.
EDG.Savior killed RNG.LP
EDG.Savior killed RNG.Lvmao
EDG.Savior is close to going berserk!
EDG.Savior is close to being a god!
EDG.Savior has surpassed God!
Ale took a look at his 137 last hits and 0/0//0 data.
Then I took another look at the 15 minutes or so of game time.
Lost in thought.
Ale: ...
Brother, isn’t this a bit too cruel?
If you say that the last game against LNG was because Gala was in poor condition, he underestimated this AD who hadn't played for several years, so the bottom lane was destroyed.
That's barely acceptable.
After all, training matches are sometimes not as serious as competitions.
But he dominated two training matches in a row, averaging 15 minutes per game... ?
This isn't so damn easy to explain.
Could it be that the AD and support Xu Yuan encountered today were both in bad condition?
Impossible?
The only reasonable explanation is:
He is really fierce!
So fierce that it is beyond everyone's imagination!
He is so powerful that he can defeat anyone in the laning phase, and he makes no mistakes in team battles!
Ale suddenly recalled a conversation he had with A Guang, the S7 MSI champion top laner who had transformed into an analyst when he was in EDG.
"Savior was so strong before, why did you let Smeb start after MSI? If you keep playing, maybe you can win the championship too."
A Guang shook his head, looked at him with a complicated look and spoke.
"You don't understand. Xu Yuan is too fierce. So fierce that I feel it is a sin to drag him down."
The old Ale didn’t understand.
Ale now: question, understand, and become!
The current version is not a version that relies solely on the bottom lane.
But Xu Yuan can make everyone's attention focus on the bottom lane.
Then, in full view of everyone, he destroyed the opponent's bottom lane.
The jungler came to help? No use!
Kill the jungler together!
Four around two? If I can do it, I will definitely do it to you. Retreat? Not happening!
But when he really judged that there was no room for maneuver, he retreated more decisively than anyone else.
Even if he doesn't eat two or three waves of soldiers, he must stay alive.
This is a very outrageous AD.
It's not that it's ridiculously bad, it's that it's ridiculously strong!
This is Ale’s first impression.
Unlike Ale who has always been in the top lane, the mid and jungle need to play around the bottom lane and have a clearer understanding of how powerful Xu Yuan is.
These two games were the most enjoyable ones played by Fofo and Jiejie.
The bottom lane will definitely have an advantage. If the opposing jungler dares to come to the bottom lane, he will definitely suffer a loss. We have never lost in 3v3.
You can eat any Xiaolong river crab, just like the ones you raise at home.
There is no need to worry about anything, as Xu Yuan's instructions can be heard in the headset at any time, clear and specific, his voice calm and firm.
People can't help but play the game according to his ideas.
Then, as the game was going on, the opponent team collapsed.
No matter how hard the opposing mid and jungle target the bottom lane, they will always lose.
Xu Yuan would sometimes take the initiative to stop their support, judging the gains and losses from the most rational perspective.
He would not say anything uncertain; as long as he spoke, it meant he had already made a decision.
Regardless of whether this decision is right or wrong, at least it will make Nakano clear about what they need to do instead of feeling confused.
The originally noisy EDG voice gradually became much quieter.
During the team battle, Xu Yuan's voice was the only one that could be heard without him noticing.
Looking at his amazing record, Zhong Ye would naturally choose to trust his judgment.
This is not only because the AD is Xu Yuan, but also because Xu Yuan has gained the trust of the mid and jungle with his strength.
The game lasted 20 minutes. RNG, who had barely held on for 20 minutes, could not bear the humiliation and clicked surrender.
After twenty minutes, EDG's economic lead was close to ten thousand.
And the lead in AD alone is as high as seven thousand!
"Brother Yuan, you are really strong!"
Buddha couldn't help it.
Two consecutive slaughter games, this is a brand new experience that EDG has never had since the start of training games this season.
Is this the world's No. 1 AD four years ago?
Fozi has only one comment:
Well deserved!
"Okay, that's great."
Jiejie is usually very quiet, but at this moment she couldn't help but start praising.
Meiko's smile was harder to suppress than AK's, but she waved her hands pretending to be calm.
"He's like this. You'll get used to it in the future."
There was laughter and joy in the EDG club, and there was also laughter and joy on the RNG side.
"Fuck! Is EDG so strong? Now, Li Fei is so hard to beat?"
The mid laner Tangyuan spoke first and touched his head optimistically.
His performance in the spring season was also very humorous. Gala was still there at that time, but RNG was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
So far in the summer season, the results are not good.
RNG's top management has given up on getting them into the World Championship, and has set a very low goal for them:
Making it to the playoffs would be a success!
So the glutinous rice balls are quite lively at this moment.
"This guy is really fierce. Isn't his proficiency in Lucian a bit too outrageous? I don't think there is any first-attack Lucian in S8."
Li Fei has already put on the mask of pain.
I was beaten in pure laning phase, nothing much to say.
Li Fei is RNG’s bottom lane LP.
In the summer season, LNG traded Gala for him plus 10 million, so he went to RNG.
He says whatever he thinks. This Luna is a bit exaggerated.
Could it be that EDG’s Luna really has something to say?
"Compared to Viper and Meiko, which Luna is more powerful?"
The top laner, Brother Xihu, said with a smile.
His mentality has always been very stable.
Damn, if you lose a training match, you will die. Why are you still playing a useless profession? Just quit.
"To be honest, Viper's Lucian didn't give me this much pressure, and his positioning wasn't this exaggerated."
“But I can’t quite believe it.”
Li Fei spoke truthfully.
He really couldn't believe it.
Of course Xu Yuan knew it, as he was a two-time AD champion and the only FMVP at the AD position.
But after four years, the performance is still so exaggerated?
Li Fei really couldn't believe it.
If he doesn't touch the mouse for a few months, he probably won't even be able to beat an ordinary Grandmaster AD.
In four years, the version has changed so much.
This is my first game after returning, so it’s questionable whether I can beat ordinary Diamond 1 players.
So you just treated me, Li Fei, like a pig and killed me in the training match?
Is this a bit too much?
He had reason to suspect:
Xu Yuan, there is a trumpet!
And it is definitely one of the top 1,000 or even top 10 accounts in the Korean server!
Otherwise this situation cannot be explained.
Li Fei has a clear understanding of himself.
Although not as good as those top and first-rate ADs, but at least we are a second-rate and mid-level AD, right?
Although he was kicked out by LNG, the fact that he was able to start for LNG has already proved that he has some ability.
What's the result?
There is no power to resist.
People beat him like a father beating his son, and each pull was gentle and loose.
This is really outrageous.
Because there are only ADs who are at least first-rate and close to the top, and they have to focus on laning.
Only then could he be beaten like this!
And this story continues.
The discussion about Xu Yuan's return was still going on online, and at this moment they had the same idea as Ming Kai:
The game against JDG is coming up on June 10th.
So the question is, will Xu Yuan play?
Many people think not.
"Are you kidding? Just think about it."
"Indeed, Chizi is now undoubtedly the No. 1 AD in LPL. Even if Yuanshen was once powerful, that was only in the past."
"The past is the past, and the present is the present. You keep talking about the time you beat up a ruler. How do you think back to your childhood?"
"It's not shameful not to play... After all, I haven't played for so long. I should try to find my form in the regular season first, and then I can try my luck with the ruler in the playoffs."
"Haha, if Uzi returns to EDG, they will definitely win against JDG. Chigou was also defeated by Uzi before, he is definitely the best!"
"Indeed, Uzi is not afraid of this. He has been criticized for so many years. So what if he can't win?"
"Xu Yuan still has the image burden of being an idol."
Many fans think that EDG's lack of AD this time was a great opportunity for Uzi.
As long as I play well, there will be no problem in my comeback this time.
They really like Uzi and want to see him play again.
With Xu Yuan's sudden intervention, the rumor about EDG contacting Uzi, which was originally circulating on the internet, came to an end.
This makes them very uncomfortable.
I already hated Xu Yuan, and now I hate him even more.
So at this moment, many people are secretly leading the rhythm.
However, this time not only did they think that Xu Yuan might not be able to make it, EDG fans and Yuan Za were also worried.
It’s been too long. It’s really too long.
They were really happy that Xu Yuan came back, but it would be a bit embarrassing if he was really beaten up by Chidi.
So they are really worried and even think it is better not to go.
However, during this period, the LPL clubs were in trouble.
Almost every team that has played a training match with EDG immediately raised EDG's level to T1, which is a threatening level.
There is no other reason.
Xu Yuan and Meiko in the bottom lane...the killing was so brutal!
He destroyed the bottom lane in every game, and even if the mid and top lanes were not handled well, Xu Yuan was still able to take over the entire game in team fights just like he did four years ago.
This forces all teams in the league to focus on the lower half.
Just start forcing them to play in the lower half!
This is Xu Yuan’s deterrent power.
In fact, the EDG that had Uzi was the same, but unlike Xu Yuan, the EDG that had Uzi was because the mid, top and jungle constantly supported Uzi during the laning phase, helping Uzi to put pressure on him.
So the opponent can only help stabilize the bottom lane.
As for Xu Yuan, as he and Meiko gradually regained their tacit understanding, he simply relied on his laning ability to make the opponent dare not not come to the bottom.
There is an essential difference between the two.
First of all, in this situation, EDG's mid and top laners have more freedom and are under less pressure.
They no longer need to pay attention to confusing commands or know what to do.
Just listen to Xu Yuan and everything will be fine!
It's that simple!
The formula for victory was already in front of them. Even if Fozi and Ale were stupid, there was no way they couldn't figure out how to play this game.
Besides, they are not just pure losers.
Although Ale is far from being the best top laner in LPL, his laning strength is close to the top among the first-rate ones.
This season, he can beat Theshy alone. You can't say that Theshy doesn't even have first-class laning ability, right?
So there is no problem in ranking Ale in the first-class or near the top.
The situation is almost the same for the mid-lane fo.
Are you going to ask him to break his left hand or cancel his toothpaste account?
It's basically impossible for him to do it. It's a bit too difficult.
But he also couldn't let these players be defeated easily. He was mature and cautious in the laning phase and didn't give them many chances.
And this is enough for Xu Yuan.
He doesn't need to be very C in the middle or upper part.
He just needs to not support his father in the mid and top lanes, and then be obedient.
It's that simple.
Why is Xu Yuan’s thinking so clear?
Ultimately, it was Lee Sang-hyuk next door who gave him the inspiration.
Many players are born to be fighters.
It's no use telling him why he does this, because he simply can't understand.
So Lee Sang-hyuk often treats his teammates as sand soldiers.
He wouldn't say why he did it.
He will only tell you:
You have to do this!
With the T1 formula in front of him, Xu Yuan also had some ideas on how to coach this EDG.
All I can say is... thank you for the gift of nature.
Lee Sang Hyuk: Amenos!
Of course he could see what method Yuanzi was using, and he was being crazy and sarcastic to him on WeChat.
"Oh? This is stealing too? I thought people from Hubei also have this talent?"
"Awesome! You, a Korean, are playing dirty tricks on me, a Chinese, right? Go eat more kimchi. I'm not stealing. I just picked it up from the ground."
Xu Yuan's reply was as abstract as ever.
Under such circumstances, Mingkai and Abu also completely confirmed a fact:
Xu Yuan didn't become a bad food.
Instead, it became even more ridiculously strong.
The fact is...
Now as long as they play four protecting one, EDG will immediately become one of the top teams in LPL.
Because this "one" is so strong.
Although this is a little difficult to understand, it doesn’t matter, Mingkai can figure it out with his imagination.
He and Li Fei thought of the same thing:
BYD, has Yuanzi been secretly ranking all this time?
This is the most reasonable explanation.
So the question is, after communicating with Xu Yuan, he also knew what the other party had been mainly doing in the past four years, and it was a very tiring and heavy job.
But even so, Xu Yuan still insisted on training.
Maintaining the same state for years.
Now that EDG is in trouble, Xu Yuan has returned.
What is it for? No need to say more, right?
This is clearly waiting for EDG's call at any time!
What a loyal player!
EDG boss Ed Zhu was also deeply moved after listening to Mingkai's analysis. He couldn't express much, so he secretly transferred money to Xu Yuan's card.
Therefore, when he met Xu Yuan in the EDG club recently, he would always pat his shoulder with emotion, look at him with a look of satisfaction as if to thank him for his hard work, and then walk away with heavy steps.
Xu Yuan: ???
He looked confused.
No, Brother Kai is doing something stupid?
Why do you look so touched? I didn’t do anything!
Under such circumstances, EDG's running-in continues.
On June 9th, at 6:55 in the evening.
Everyone was anxiously waiting under EDG’s official blog.
Because they need to know one thing:
Xu Yuan, are you going to go up or not?
Both the black and white pieces have arrived, and they are extremely anxious.
But the ideas on both sides are very interesting.
After a few days of discussion, they all agreed that Xu Yuan would definitely lose if he went up, and there was basically no chance that he would defeat Chidi who was now at the peak of his power.
So now the haters are eager for Xu Yuan to come on the stage, because they want to see him make a fool of himself.
Bai Zi hoped that Xu Yuan would not go up, because if he did, he could maintain his undefeated record against Chi Di, and would not get slapped in the face after his excited comeback.
It can only be said that it is very abstract.
And just as the much-anticipated seven o'clock arrived as scheduled, both the black and white players were shocked and began to frantically refresh EDG's official blog.
New Weibo is out!
【EDG Esports Club:
#Gather for love, move forward together#
2023LPL Summer Regular Season
Shanghai EDG Hechuang Auto vs BJJDG
June 10, 19:00
Go upstairs!
The team's starting lineup is as follows:
Coach: Maokai
Assistant coach: clearlove
Top laner: EDG.Ale
Jungler: EDG.Jiejie
Mid: EDG.Fofo
AD: EDG.Savior
Support: EDG.Meiko】
Countless black fans watched from beginning to end, but they could only see one ID in the AD position, and that was Savior.
No substitute!
Even the Thesnake that went viral before is not there!
No, you really are?!
In an instant, Heizi was ecstatic.
However, they didn't dare to say directly, "You idiot, how dare you come up here? I'll beat the shit out of you."
Instead, he started to put on a hypocritical expression:
"This is the courage of the older generation of e-sports players. No matter how strong the enemy is, once they decide to make a comeback, they will never run away!"
"Now I have a different opinion of Xu Yuan. I hope he can perform well against JDG and show his former glory!"
"This match is really worth watching. It's our fateful showdown after four years. I'm already excited!"
What does it mean to flatter to death?
This is called flattery!
They don't think EDG can beat JDG at all.
So the reason why they praise Xu Yuan now is actually to wait for EDG to lose and then disgust EDG:
"Hey, what are you going to do if you don't have the ability?"
On the contrary, the white pieces became extremely anxious and even heartbroken.
"Yuanzi is not calm anymore! We really can't go on like this!"
“I feel like I’m going to be ridiculed again… so annoying.”
"What on earth do EDG want to do? They haven't played for four years, and now they're back and you send them to play against JDG? Are you crazy or am I?"
"You really don't treat Yuanzi as a human being. Is this something a human could do?"
It's funny to say.
Before Xu Yuan's first game after his comeback, the white pieces were crazy about pessimism, while the black pieces were crazy about encouragement.
At this time, EDG's operations also felt very wronged.
It’s really not us EDG who forced Savior to play!
He really had no problem playing, and he strongly requested to play, so we agreed out of helplessness.
Don't put all the blame on us!!!
Facing the operations manager who wanted to clarify, Mingkai remained calm.
"It's okay. We've done a lot of shit over the years."
"The blitzkrieg in Poland, the dispute over the contract with Scout, etc., have all become stereotypes."
"Let them blame the club. If they lose, it's better to blame us EDG instead of Yuanzi."
Abu nodded in agreement.
The EDG operations manager is confused.
He had heard some outrageous rumors before:
The real prince of EDG is Xu Yuan.
Mingkai is actually Xu Yuan’s long-lost brother.
Abu is a gay who likes Xu Yuan but dares not confess his feelings. He can only indulge his love silently.
He didn't quite believe it at that time.
Now, he began to have doubts.
June 10th evening, 6:54.
The EDG team has arrived backstage.
And in the lounge...
Next to Fofo , sat the handsome young man who had been long awaited by countless fans for many years.
He seemed to feel that the camera was filming him. He looked up, smiled, and raised his hand to greet the camera.
At this moment, countless fans were in tears.
He is really back!