LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 577 Stop hitting me, I surrender

Yes, I remember how many moves Yu Lijun made before she conceded defeat.

It seems that this question is the real problem that Park Jung-hwan should be thinking about at this moment, but Park Jung-hwan doesn't know it, because he never thought that he would be beaten as badly as Yu Li-jun by Lin Ruo today.

So what gave him the right to watch Lin Ruo and Yu Lijun's game before the match?

Ok.

Actually, he had seen it, but seeing how badly his opponent was being beaten, Park Jung-hwan quickly skipped it.

After all, I am one of the top masters in the Korean Go world. How could I possibly end up like a little girl who is only a fourth-dan Go player?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

And then, in this seemingly impossible situation, it actually happened.

Fortunately.

Park Jung-hwan did a quick count and realized he shouldn't be in the same situation as Yoo Ri-kyun, since he had at least survived a hundred rounds.

Yes, after struggling for a while, the number of moves made by both sides had already exceeded one hundred.

Park Jung-hwan has absolutely no need to worry about the humiliation of being killed before the Hundred Hands.

However, he will most likely accept the humiliation of being killed after a hundred moves.

Because it's really hard to win now.

After some maneuvering on the left, the white stones seemed to be starting to make a living.

No, how come wherever I move the black piece, the white piece lives?

Although he captured one of the white stones, the one who actually lost was his black stones.

Because they have a big-picture perspective, it's useless for you to make a few small profits locally, since their bottoming out is like a spark igniting fires all around.

Anyway, now that they're alive, White's points in the lower left corner are increasing, while Black seems to have only one thing left in this area: thickness.

It looks thicker, but the difference in mesh count is something that can't be made up for.

Clearly, Black's position is almost hopeless, and the idea of ​​killing White's stones in this area is wishful thinking.

At this point, all Park Jung-hwan could do was look for opportunities above, specifically in the empty space in the upper left corner, a position where the two sides had never clashed before.

Because the situation was so bad, the only way to disrupt the situation and scatter the troops was by moving around in this way.

This can be said to be one of the most commonly used methods by the disadvantaged side.

But how could Lin Ruo possibly give you the so-called opportunity to win amidst chaos?

If you go up, I'll naturally go up too. However, Lin Ruo isn't going up to play black chess; she's going up to have some fun.

I'll just fly away without getting too close to you. I'll just pose a threat from the side, avoiding direct confrontation.

Given the current situation, is it necessary for me to fight you to the death? There's no need for that.

Just like Park Jung-hwan's previous thoughts, now it's my turn.

Lin Ruo only needs to do one thing: watch out for his opponent and prevent him from doing anything out of line, and then strengthen himself during this period.

As long as I stay on top and don't fall behind, the other side is definitely the one waiting to die.

Seeing that Lin Ruo was so confident and didn't make any physical contact with him, Park Jung-hwan had no choice but to take the initiative himself.

I'll go try it.

Yes, I'll fly out and strike directly at what looks like your weakest point.

But Lin Ruo was still not in a hurry.

You don't think my upper right side is weak, do you? It's not that bad. Without Lin Ruo's three steps, there's no need to worry about it.

So Lin Ruo quietly began her own arrangement below, as if there were some loopholes there. She thought, "Let me fix them."

But at least we should take a look at what's above.

Okay, I'll place it in the middle to cover both the upper and lower eye areas.

perfect.

Then Park Jung-hwan was dumbfounded. Wait, aren't you called Lin Ruo?
You're not Lin Ruo, who loves to attack relentlessly and fight everywhere? Tell me what happened, why are you being so conservative today?

Lin Ruoneng could say something, for a simple reason: at this point, protecting the team's victory was paramount.

I can wear you down no matter how long I wait, so why would I bother fighting you?

It's like fighting a war where the enemy's supplies are running low. Why bother attacking then? Won't the enemy collapse on their own in a few days?

In the past, Lin Ruo would not have done this. Regardless of whether he had a significant advantage or a significant disadvantage, he would have chosen to attack using the fastest means possible.

But now Lin Ruo has grown up, and it's not a personality issue anymore. He just finds that slowly tormenting the other person seems to be more interesting.

Rather than overwhelming the opponent into submission, slowly wearing them down makes them see no hope of winning the game, and also prevents them from feeling that they necessarily have to surrender.

The collapse would obviously be more profound in this situation.

Take Park Jung-hwan for example. He desperately wants Lin Ruo to launch a swift attack and fight him to the death, but Lin Ruo just won't attack.

If you're not going to fight him, then so be it.

Unfortunately, Park Jung-hwan himself couldn't find any good opportunities.

If we just bet now, it seems like there's still a 10% chance of winning, and there have been instances in history where such a low probability of winning has led to a comeback.

So what's the next step?
They can only mess around in the top left corner.

Lin Ruo is also very understanding. "Here you go, the top left corner. I don't ask for much. I just want a place here where I can live and quietly watch over you at any time."

In this situation, White has not yet achieved a complete and overwhelming victory.

However, winning the game was quite easy for Lin Ruo, because he had too many weaknesses to exploit, while the opponent had very few.

in other words.

White's overall layout is currently very coordinated; there isn't a single chaotic spot.

This is unlike some seemingly easy games where a large advantage appears to lead to victory, but there are some inconspicuous weaknesses that could be suddenly overturned at any time.

Lin Ruo did not. Lin Ruo's chess game perfectly embodied the principle of advancing step by step, like an impregnable fortress.

But Lin Ruo kept adding more.

The opponent can attack, but I will absolutely not give them any chance to get in.

I'll keep building it until it's right up to your doorstep, so that every time you open your door you'll be left staring at this massive fortress in despair.

Therefore, it's understandable that Park Jung-hwan broke down at this moment; there are some situations that are truly unwinnable.

Watch Lin Ruo's next move; he's going for a full-map, thick-water strategy.

White's moves were already quite coordinated, but you keep playing thick pieces everywhere, making it impossible for me to focus on where to attack. At this rate, even a fly couldn't find a crack to squeeze through.

Helpless, Park Jung-hwan scratched his head and touched his face. After pondering for almost six minutes, he felt it was time for him to make the most profound decision.

"Comrade Park Jung-hwan is really hardworking. Even in such a predicament, he did not give up and continued to look for opportunities."

He said it in the Korean live stream.

Seeing their own teammate get beaten up like this, the Korean commentator was at a loss for words to praise, so he could only reluctantly praise their dedication.

Look, even after being beaten like this, our player Park Jung-hwan hasn't given up. That's the great professional spirit of Go!

However, it seems that relying solely on morale is not very effective in the current situation, and it has no effect on the Korean viewers' disdain in the live stream.

[What exactly is this "Shiba" thing? Just surrender already, stop torturing us, I'm going to break down if we keep watching.]

[Although I really don't want to blame Park Jung-hwan, it's really embarrassing to be beaten like that.]

[That was really terrible. Is Lin Ruo really invincible? I don't believe it. I think it's because our players didn't perform better.]

[Sigh, actually, if you compare his performance to his performance at the Mlily Cup, you'll know that it's possible Park Jung-hwan has improved; his performance that time was truly appalling.]

[How can we talk about progress after losing a match? It was a terrible performance. We let Lin Ruo win, and now we can't hold our heads up again. The entire Korean Go world has been rendered helpless by a foreigner.]

Yes.

What Korean viewers can never tolerate is how a professional League of Legends player can dominate them so easily.

It doesn't make sense.

Why not just play your League of Legends? Why do you have to completely smear our Korean Go world from beginning to end?

Can you just step on one side?

It's fine to criticize League of Legends on this side but not on the other.

Obviously, the outcome was not possible, but even in this situation, the South Korean commentators did not give up.

“Park Jung-hwan has been thinking for more than 6 minutes. The situation is indeed very difficult, but we believe that Park Jung-hwan will definitely be able to find a way to break the deadlock.”

The South Korean commentator kept talking, and his excitement reached a climax when he saw Park Jung-hwan put his hand into the Go box.

"Here it comes, Park Jung-hwan is finally going to make his move. I'm sure he's found a way to break the deadlock after thinking for six minutes. At least it won't be like this where there's nothing we can do."

"Look at the determined look in Park Jung-hwan's eyes. Keep fighting! Go is all about fighting until the very last moment."

The Korean commentator's words were indeed encouraging enough, and they made many disappointed Korean viewers raise their heads again, all watching Park Jung-hwan's final blow.

The former number one player in South Korea slowly picked up a chess piece from the box, and it was obvious to anyone with eyes that he picked up two pieces.

Yes, there are indeed two.

So what happens next is that Park Jung-hwan is forced to take out two chess pieces and place them on the edge of the chessboard.

At this moment, all the South Korean viewers who were looking forward to his move were dumbfounded.

The South Korean commentator, in particular, felt like a complete clown.

This is the indomitable spirit he was talking about. It turns out that the brilliant idea Park Jung-hwan came up with after thinking for more than 6 minutes was: "Just click it, the sooner you die, the sooner you're free."

"Park Jung-hwan, you've conceded defeat..."

When the Korean commentator, sweating profusely, uttered those words, the Korean viewers in the live stream went wild.

[The commentator, a complete idiot, said he had come up with a brilliant move, but all that thinking was actually because he was hesitating about whether to surrender.]

[Go ahead and report this; this commentator is deliberately trying to annoy us viewers.]

At this point, isn't it a sure loss? Why are the commentators still saying there's hope? Are they haters of Park Jung-hwan?

[Seriously, this is disgusting. I had almost given up hope, but this 'wise' commentator inexplicably got me fired up again. I thought I'd found a chance to turn things around. Are they taking advantage of my lack of knowledge about Go?]

The South Korean audience was furious, but the match was already over.

Meanwhile, another live streamer should be happy.

"Congratulations to Lin Ruo for defeating Park Jung-hwan for the second time since the Mengbaihe Cup, and for advancing to the quarterfinals. She is one step closer to the championship!"

Wild Fox Commentary has probably never enjoyed watching someone play chess as much as he has ever done, because watching Lin Ruo play chess is like a way to maintain one's health.

Lin Ruo won't make you angry at all, nor will he make your heart race. He will simply let you calmly watch him win the game.

There were no mistakes, only a steadily increasing win rate.

Aside from people who enjoy entertaining themselves, who wouldn't want to support a contestant like this? It really is true that there are no people who enjoy abstract entertainment.

Oh no, it seems even the most entertaining people wouldn't know.

At this moment, the four large characters were uniformly displayed on the screen of the Wild Fox live stream.

[Lin Shen is awesome!]

[God of War! Holy crap, Park Jung-hwan, the number one player in Korea? He'd beat him to a pulp in no time.]

[I thought Lin Shen was already pretty awesome, but I never imagined he'd be awesome beyond belief.]

[No way, are they really bullying Park Jung-hwan like this? Shouldn't they call that guy surnamed Shin over next?]

[You guys are too easily satisfied, unlike me. Even though Lin Gou beat Park Jung-hwan, I still have to criticize him because he didn't finish Park Jung-hwan off within a hundred moves. That's a step backward, you know?]

【No, you think Park Jung-hwan is as easy to bully as Yu-mei? Well, he really is. I support you. It's shameful that Lin Gou didn't finish him off in a hundred moves. He's regressed, blatantly regressed. Don't believe me? Look how ruthlessly he killed people before.】

[Yeah, I rewatched the Mlily Cup final. Look how ruthlessly they beat him, treating Park Jung-hwan like a dog. Now, Lin is definitely complacent.]

It was obvious that the estimate was premature. Soon, everyone turned against Lin Ruo, believing that she wasn't working hard enough and wasn't as good as before.

Based on the performance in the game, that might be possible, but considering Lin Ruo's mood, it's the opposite.

Lin Ruo felt that slowly tormenting people was much more enjoyable than the speed-running methods she used to use. Just look at Park Jung-hwan's expression and you'll see.

Park Jung-hwan, who had conceded defeat, was so weak he could barely stand up straight. He kept sighing, and the only time he raised his head was when he stood up and exchanged salutes with Lin Ruo.

Shouldn't you bow your head when you salute? How can you raise your head?

Park Jung-hwan himself didn't know why. He just wanted to see Lin Ruo and what his expression was at this moment—whether he was smug or disdainful.

Okay, none of them.

Instead, it's an expression of yawning.

Lin Ruo just felt that she hadn't slept well last night, so she wanted to go back and catch up on her sleep after winning. When she asked Park Jung-hwan if she needed a review of the game, he declined because of his pride.

Lin Ruo breathed a sigh of relief.

Park Jung-hwan is such a good person. He got beaten up but doesn't even need to review the game. I can go back to sleep early, maybe even earlier than with Yu-mei.

Of course, Park Jung-hwan's refusal to review the game wasn't entirely due to pride. After all, in his view of the game, the reason for losing was simply because of that guy who tried to gain an advantage from the outside.

(End of this chapter)