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Chapter 373 The Flames of War Reignite! The Summer Tournament Resumes!

"They won the championship?! The gold medal is theirs already?!"

"Holy crap! Korean fans are speaking up! Where are all those people who kept saying the Korean team was invincible? They were all shouting so loudly before, but now they're all playing dead, huh? Korean fans never play when they're behind?"

"Where are the people who mocked us for being a pile of shit without Korean players? Now I'm asking you, can five Chinese players win the game? The national team! That's the ultimate Chinese team!"

"It turns out that 5 Chinese players can defeat 5 Koreans!"

"..."

The sycophants on the anti-Korean forum were extremely smug, relentlessly attacking those who had predicted the national team's downfall before the match. Attacking pro-Korean supporters seems to have become a daily occurrence on various online forums and message boards.

Wang Yao quickly scanned the area, occasionally letting out a laugh.

"Good heavens... so this is what you're like, Old Wang!"

Coach Guo seemed quite surprised, "So you secretly read the online comments after the game and chuckle to yourself, huh?"

"What? Is it wrong to enjoy being praised by others?!"

Wang Yao didn't hide anything, "What do you mean by sneaking around! I'm looking openly and honestly!"

“Liu Shiyu, you just don’t understand.” Tian Ye spoke with the air of someone who had been there before. “Brother Yao almost never loses. He has so many fans online that you hardly see anyone criticizing him. If it were you, you would also be eager to surf the internet every day.”

"That's true."

Teacher Guo still didn't forget to steadily hurt his teammates, saying, "That kid Jian Zihao is like that. He gets really angry if he glances at the comments online, but he can't find any reason to refute them."

"Wait... bro, how did this get me involved?"

Uzbekistan was speechless and immediately spread his hands like a bear, saying, "Some people on the internet just spout nonsense and slander me, as if I've done something illegal. What can I do?"

Wang Yao just smiled and continued browsing; the rating posts had already been published.

There is no suspense.

All five players, including substitute Tian Ye, received full marks. Originally, everyone had some complaints about Tian Ye, who was clearly a nepotism hire that EDG had forced into the team.

But once they saw that he had won the championship smoothly, everyone looked at this "nepotism" person much more favorably.

After all, EDG now has two Grand Slam champions!

Although domestic viewers did not watch the live broadcast, they could still get a general understanding of what happened on the field through the oral accounts of 'war correspondents' such as Wawa and Miller, and they had their own judgments on each player.

Saint Gun has firmly established himself as the best domestic top laner, and his innovative Karma top lane strategy has helped the CN team establish a huge advantage.

Guo Laoshi consistently performed well against Korean junglers, and with Wang Yao in the mid lane as his strongest support, the risk of him invading the enemy jungle was greatly reduced.

As for the bot lane, Uzi's reputation has improved significantly, after all, he contributed many memorable moments at this Asian Games.

Just then, the food was served. Wang Yao glanced at it and saw that it was a cold dish of jumping shrimp. The shrimp were still alive and kicking, but they were soaking in the dipping sauce.

Wang Yao only took a symbolic bite of this stuff, while Shi Senming, who was from Guangdong, was quite used to it.

Halfway through the meal, Abu didn't forget to remind everyone.

"The tickets are booked, we're leaving tomorrow morning. Everyone remember to go to bed early tonight so we don't miss our flight tomorrow morning."

Under normal circumstances, after winning the championship, people would definitely consider spending 1-2 days sightseeing in the local area, visiting various tourist attractions, etc., so as not to waste the special trip abroad.

But for the members of the League of Legends project team, time is just that tight.

Despite the fact that Tencent Esports has tried its best to arrange the schedule in the domestic league to stagger the matches and give Wang Yao and others time to participate in the Asian Games.

But the matches that need to be played won't disappear; they still have to be played.

Wang Yao and others still have to rush back to participate in the LPL league. The players participating in this Asian Games are all core players of their respective clubs, and the teams cannot do without them.

League results affect regular season rankings, which in turn influence playoff matchups.

That's exactly why. Teams are hesitant to field their substitutes, fearing a loss that could lead to an embarrassing drop in their rankings.

Especially for teams like EDG, they've built their team entirely around Wang Yao. Expecting a mid-laner from their second team to replace Wang Yao in matches? That definitely won't work.

"Even the donkeys in the production team aren't this tired, are they?"

Wang Yao couldn't help but complain, "It's been like this from the beginning to the end of the year, I haven't even had a chance to catch my breath."

"That's how you get good grades."

Uz curled his lip in envy, "You're still not satisfied? So many people are envious of you."

"Come on, if I could, I really want to take a break." This was Wang Yao's honest opinion.

Being busy from the beginning to the end of the year is not a joke.

I started playing in the league at the beginning of the year, and only took a week off for the Spring Festival. Then I rushed back to participate in the competition.

The journey included MSI, the Summer Split, the Rift Rivals, and the Asian Games qualifying rounds. Just thinking about it makes Wang Yao's scalp tingle.

This year, LPL introduced a home-and-away system, and some clubs, like OMG and Snake, have their home cities in the southwest inland, so they used to have to fly there.

The main focus is on exhaustion!
"Alright, stop complaining."

Abu said with a smile, "It's only been a short while, and I'll have some time to rest soon."

After a satisfying meal, everyone returned to the Asian Games Village.

Fortunately, they had developed a good routine over the past few days, and everyone got up early the next morning.

After taking a final group photo at the entrance of the Asian Games Village, Wang Yao and the others went to the airport and embarked on their journey back home.

The flight's final destination is Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, a domestic airport.

When Flandre, Wang Yao, and Meiko returned to the team base, their teammates naturally gave them a warm welcome.

"Hey! Isn't this our Asian Games gold medalist in the League of Legends esports event?!"

iboy smiled and flattered, "Quickly take out the gold medal and let the brothers see it, so the brothers can share in the glory!"

"Get lost, get lost, get lost." Tianye rolled his eyes, but still took out the gold medal from his backpack and handed it to his teammates.

iboy and the others held the photo in their hands as if it were a treasure, and then couldn't wait to copy the photo that Wang Yao posted online.

They also struck a pose, but they didn't bite the gold medal.

Even Jimu Gong couldn't resist playing with the gold medal for a while before returning it to Tianye.

While Southeast Asia isn't as grueling as America or Europe, requiring jet lag, it's not as seamless as going to South Korea either.

Wang Yao ate something simple, took a shower, and went to his room to sleep early.

The coaching staff did not force him to play in practice matches.

After all, Wang Yao had just experienced the fiercely competitive Asian Games, and the level of the Asian Games finals was not much higher than that of training matches.

It's fair to say that Wang Yao is currently the player in EDG with the best on-field performance, but he also needs a little rest time to buffer and adjust.

During the Asian Games, everyone's mental state was under immense pressure. Even with his cheat codes, Wang Yao couldn't withstand the mental strain.

After a two-day break, EDG's regular season resumed, but the good news is that the strong teams had already finished their matches.

With two regular season matches remaining, SNG and TOP are the only two teams that are not considered strong.

EDG opted to rest Wang Yao in one of their matches. In the game against SNG, they fielded their second team's mid-laner and won 2-1.

(End of this chapter)