LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 361 Beaten Up in Two Rounds, This Professional Player Isn't Professional Enough!
Inside the VG eSports Club, Xiao, the Refuser, sat in front of his computer, wiping his sweaty hands and drinking some water to cool off. Feeling exhausted, he felt incredibly unlucky today.

The team was not in good form during the afternoon training match, and was swept by other clubs in three consecutive games. They finally got through the difficult review and analysis to find the problems.

The person who refused originally planned to play ranked matches before dinner to find a noob to beat and vent their frustration, but they never expected to run into Lin Ruo, who has recently become famous in the Dota community, in their first match.

It didn't really matter much; in fact, the person who refused was even a little excited.

He didn't think he would lose to a so-called newbie who had only been playing for two months, and he knew how much traffic Lin Ruo had. The boost in popularity that would come from a crushing victory was self-evident.

So the rejecter pressed Karl's button. Although he was very confident, he was also wary. He had seen Karl's amazing performance before.

Having done all this, the Refuser confidently locked in the Electric Stick, which was taking off in the current version, and was determined to show off his skills in the upcoming match, giving this young man who was new to Dota 2 a little bit of the shock of their top professional players.

You don't know until you fight it, and this fight was undoubtedly shocking, except that the object of the shock seemed to be somewhat reversed...

At the start of the game, the Refuser gained an advantage in the river by prioritizing the placement of wards. However, he did not expect that his opponent, Lin Ruo, would be a bit stubborn and actually buy a true ward in the hopes of counter-pickup.

The first engagement unfolded under these circumstances, with the Refuser falling victim to the opponent's calm and feigned health disadvantage and suffering a significant loss.

The fact that the Butcher learned three skills at level 1 was quite perplexing to him, and the fact that he learned the hook skill at the next two levels further broke down the Refuser's psychological defenses.

The person who refused was genuinely shocked to receive his first blood without any prior warning.

He knew that Lin Ruo, who could reach 8000 points in just two months, was a master, but he didn't expect that the range of the Tathagata Palm was comparable.

In short, this is bad.

The Butcher is somewhat weak in the early game, but if he gets ahead in kills, gold, and experience, things will get very bad. A Butcher who takes off can easily be called a 1v1 king.

The subsequent easy solo kill proved everything.

The game had only been going on for 20 minutes when the Refuser, already sweating profusely, looked at the 9-0 Butcher and was completely at a loss.

He can't beat them in either attack or swim, so he can only stay in the middle of the line like a good boy under the tower, watching the situation get worse and worse.

Lin Ruo, however, was showing off all sorts of divine hooks in front of him.

I'm not afraid of opponents taking off and wreaking havoc with overwhelming damage; I'm afraid of opponents making spectacular plays with every kill, and that's exactly the situation now.

If you're going to kill someone, why are you using all sorts of super-powerful hooks?

The person who refused lost face; he knew how many clips and how much buzz the game would generate online the next day.

He achieved a breakthrough in popularity, but only as a background figure.

"It's hopeless, just go ahead and order. I'm about to be driven crazy by this butcher."

"You're not going to do it today, are you? Did you not eat? You really gave it to Lin Ruoshuang."

Listening to his teammates' continuous complaints and rants in the voice chat, Refuser, knowing that the game had lost its meaning, typed GG and surrendered with a single click, ending the game.

Great, he has finally gotten rid of the nickname "the rejecter" that the audience used to tease him, and in the blink of an eye, his score dropped from just over 9000 to just over 8900.

But is this a good thing? Obviously not.

Because he got completely crushed in this game, and badly so, he has no appetite now.

The one who refused couldn't wait to run into Lin Ruo again and avenge his humiliating defeat.

Since he hadn't added her as a friend, he could only keep an eye on Lin Ruo's queuing time, but he waited a long time for her to enter the search queue mode. He only found out when he opened Zhanqi and entered the 4396 live stream room.

He was so angry he didn't want to eat, but others needed to eat.

"Brothers, that's it for the live broadcast. See you again at 19:30 PM, at the same time as the end of the evening news."

Lin Ruo, who was packing up his things in the live stream room, planned to go out for a nice meal. Well, he wouldn't eat the cafeteria food anyway.

The viewers in the live stream, especially the Dota viewers, were completely bewildered and had no idea what Lin Ruo was saying.

They couldn't believe it, especially the Dota players who were there to see Lin Ruo make a fool of himself.

The Refuser was crushed by Lin. What happened to the supposedly high-level match, and the supposed advantage being on the Refuser's side?

The so-called high-level game didn't even produce the most basic close battle; instead, it was a complete stomp from start to finish. Lin Ruo even managed to solo kill Refuser twice.

This plot sounds so familiar; it's exactly the same as Lin Ruo playing in low-level games.

No, so who exactly is the professional player...?

The Dota 2 forum was in an uproar late in the afternoon. Although Dota players were reluctant to admit it, the undeniable results spoke for themselves.

Lin Ruo not only defeated the top professional player Refuse, but also won with an absolute crushing victory. Moreover, the match was played live, and he climbed up the rank by streaming every day for two months.

There's no way to completely refute the possibility of something fishy going on, so there's only one fact that can explain everything for Dota 2 players.

That is…

Holy crap, is this a genius? Or a fucking all-around genius?!

Brothers, don't feel ashamed of being beaten by a pro League of Legends player. There's nothing you can do about geniuses.

[I don't know what people were questioning before, but if you look at Lin Ruo's past, he can even speed-play Go in a few months, so it's not an exaggeration to say he's amazing at Dota 2.]

[Sorry, but I've started to have this illusion that if Lin Gou (Lin Gou) went to participate in the professional league tomorrow, he could win the championship with any mid-to-upper-ranked team in the Dota scene.]

[That's an exaggeration. What do you take our Dota 2 scene for? He just beat Refuse. He'll definitely fail in the first year. I bet he'll win the championship in the second year.]

Is there still any doubt that he'll become the number one player in the Chinese server?

[Of course there's suspense. Let's see if it takes Lin Shen five days or a week to reach the top of the national server.]

In just one game, the Dota 2 forum has undergone a dramatic transformation, with its trajectory almost mirroring that of the Go forum in its early days.

What if you can't beat them? Then become a sycophant and start praising Lin Shen.

What if I lose face? How could I lose face? Reaching the top 100 in the national server in two months and crushing professional players in high-level matches would be embarrassing.

Rather than boasting, it's more accurate to say that Dota 2 players were completely impressed by the skill. The performance speaks for itself, and stubbornness is the most meaningless excuse.

Moreover, Lin Ruo further humiliated the Refuser after dinner, solidifying the irrefutable evidence that she could easily defeat a professional player.

The person who refused was also completely surprised. He had already let go of his obsession and become a Buddha on the spot. Losing a ranked game was just a matter of calming down.

As a result, after playing two ranked matches that night and returning to the 9000-point "King of the Land" realm, he encountered that familiar ID again in the third match.

"EDG's youth training program is recruiting Da Mao?" The rejecter frowned, his uncontrollable competitive spirit rising again, and he decisively pulled out Karl to teach Lin Ruo a lesson and get back at Factory.

He should get up where he fell, instead of falling twice in the same way.

...

EDG training room.

Lin Ruo, who was calm despite knowing her opponent, casually rolled the dice to select a hero and locked in Phantom Assassin, taking the time to familiarize herself with the gameplay and strategies before the game started.

He had played Phantom Assassin before, but that was last month. It's normal that he'd forgotten all the skill points, but no worries, he'd remember them all after reviewing them once.

As for whether this hero counters Karl, Lin Ruo had no idea.

All he knew was that the Phantom Assassin's strength lay in its high burst damage, high mobility, and excellent output.

In the DOTA2 battlefield, it can quickly cut into the enemy's backline, deal devastating blows to the enemy's squishy heroes, and thus change the course of the battle.

Okay, that's enough.

You also need to understand the skills. The first skill throws a dagger to deal damage to the target and slow them down.

The second skill allows the user to instantly teleport to the target unit and increase their attack speed, while the third skill provides an evasion effect and reduces the probability of being hit by the enemy's normal attacks.

The ultimate skill, Grace of Liberation, is a passive skill that can deal extremely high critical damage. With the right equipment, it can instantly unleash astonishing damage numbers, striking fear into the hearts of enemies.

In short, the R skill is all about luck.

Upon entering the game, Lin Ruo prioritized purchasing equipment such as healing ointments, round shields, agility boots, and ironwood branches to ensure sustained combat ability and last-hitting efficiency online.

Unlike Butcher, Phantom Assassin's skills make it relatively easy to secure a solo kill in lane; it all comes down to skill.

After all, it can poke, has mobility, and even critical hits and dodges, making killing difficult?
Lin Ruo believes that's definitely not the case. However, the game guide clearly states that Phantom Assassin is a rather weak hero in the early laning phase, so the best way to lane is to farm and jungle as early as possible.

Unbelievably, Lin Ruo chose to refuse and instead tried to fight Karl online.

While there are indeed weaknesses, the agility of his skills provides a lot of room for maneuver. Coupled with Lin Ruo's superb positioning, the Refuser, who tried to gain an advantage with Karl, did not achieve much success in the continuous three-shot attacks.

Most of his cannons were duds, empty shells.

In short, the refuser never expected Lin Ruo's positioning to be so excellent. In addition, Phantom Assassin has displacement and evasion abilities, so he really couldn't control Lin Ruo in lane for a while.

But if you can't control it, that would be terrible. Karl may have the Heavenly Fire, but that's a matter for later.

The Phantom Assassin, on the other hand, is much more agile and skillful at swimming.

Lin Ruo's thoughts were exactly the same.

In the early game, purchase small items such as Boots of Speed, Ring of Aquila, and Magic Wand.

The Boots of Speed ​​increase his movement speed, enhancing his battlefield support and pursuit capabilities, while the Ring of Aquila provides attribute bonuses and mana regeneration, allowing him to cast skills more frequently and improving his survivability and combat endurance.

Whether or not Karl is killed doesn't really matter; the main issue is that Refuser played quite steadily this game, making him a difficult opponent to kill.

He simply decided not to kill, not that he was so fixated on it. In fact, to make the opposing player feel unprecedented pressure throughout the game, dominating the lane in one direction is not the only way.

The only two ways are to roam around, letting him watch helplessly as his teammates get slaughtered, while he himself plays the role of a camper in the mid lane.

It's no wonder there's so much pressure, because your teammates' question marks will come like a storm.

The conservative refusers didn't think it was bad to farm in the mid lane, since Karl's early game strategy was to farm steadily and accumulate gold.

The real problem was that if Lin Ruo had completely crushed his teammates while he was developing, things would have been difficult. As it turned out, he had worried too much.

"Completely destroying them is an exaggeration. Lin Ruo at most... only destroyed three..."

Yes, only three, but it seems... The rejected person, with nowhere to put their object, felt a chill in their heart, knowing that this one would probably have to be sent again.

as predicted.

He had no problem developing, and even pushed down the middle tower to expand his vision advantage. However, when the two sides entered the real confrontation period of team fights, the huge gap became obvious.

The Refuser's Carl has the ability to carry, but he also needs to be able to unleash his skills. When his teammates are struggling to survive, it's incredibly difficult for him to use his skills.

As the saying goes, you can only contribute if you're alive, but it's really hard to stay alive in this game.

The team battle begins.

Without even needing to find an opportunity to enter the fray, Lin Ruo first used the Suffocating Dagger skill to slow down and inflict initial damage on Karl, then quickly approached with Phantom Strike and launched a normal attack.

The agile and invisible skills allow the user to dodge control skills and enhance survivability.

When Karl's health was critically low, his ultimate ability, Grace of Liberation, triggered a critical hit, instantly killing him.

The newly developed Refuser arrived at the fountain with his wiped-out teammates in the next second.

The enemy has pushed up the high ground. Should I buy back? Forget it, I'd rather just surrender.

The game had just ended, and the devastated Refuser shut down his computer and logged off early. Before he knew it, he had dropped another 9000 points, meaning he was destined to miss out on ranked matches tonight.

[Double kill! Lin Gou's luck is too good; he managed to defeat Refuser twice.]

[Yeah, Lin is really lucky. I think he'll probably beat Refuse again next time. Any objections, guys?]

[I've already knocked the refuser out of the game, I can't even see his online status anymore. Lin Gou's damn luck, how can he be so lucky to have teammates carrying him every game?]

[The one who refused has a match tomorrow; if he loses, Lin will take full responsibility without explanation.]

"Indeed, it was just luck. I only won twice by chance. Please don't think that I'm better than professional players."

Lin Ruo, who was joining in the audience's jokes, turned around and checked the current rankings of the Chinese server ladder. The Refuser, who had lost two games in a row today, had seen his score drop slightly.

Perhaps due to his recent poor win rate or lack of ranked play, his ladder ranking has dropped out of the top five.

Currently, kaka, a professional player from the NB team, holds the top spot with nearly 9300 points, surpassing the second-place player by almost 100 points.

Lin Ruo made a quick assessment and concluded that if nothing unexpected happened, he should be able to reach the top within a week at the latest. However, this was not his ultimate goal; reaching the top and creating 10,000 ladder points was.

What's the point of having 10,000 MMR? If you don't know, just being handsome is enough.

(End of this chapter)