LPL History

Chapter 102 The Land-Based Sword Immortal Slays Five Tigers, A New Chapter is Engraved on the Anti-Korean Monument

The first game between the two sides has ended.

AZF has once again become a laughingstock online.

CloudTemplar's pre-match voice line, "If we win, I'll still curse him," has become a bible in the eyes of players.

Zhou Li's actions of typing while killing people have led netizens to question whether he has entered the realm of "land-based keyboard immortals".

Most importantly, the match ended in less than twenty minutes.

It's important to know that in the current version, under normal circumstances without surrendering, the average match time is between 35 and 40 minutes.

WE destroyed AZF's base in just 19 minutes and 37 seconds, setting a new record for the fastest victory in professional matches ever.

The most shocking thing about this match was—

WE's tactical operations and teamwork.

If WE was previously considered the world's strongest team, it was because Zhou Li, the world's best mid-laner, completely outclassed other professional players in terms of skill.

Therefore, when most clubs are researching tactics to defeat WE, they will choose to target WE's other lanes, especially the top lane.

In their view, WE has obvious weaknesses.

Even if Zhou Li is powerful, they can still find a way to survive by taking a roundabout approach.

Therefore, there is a general perception that WE is not invincible; it's just that the clubs haven't found the best way to break through.

However, today's match made people realize that WE seems to be a little too perfect at this stage.

Although Zhou Li once again carried the entire game in this match, the reason he was able to achieve this effect was different from the past. It was not because Zhou Li made any particularly brilliant plays in the mid lane, but because the entire WE team used precise tactical coordination to support Zhou Li's Talon through the early game weakness period.

While WE frequently targeted the bottom lane, facing immense pressure from the top lane, Strawberry demonstrated absolute discipline and exceptional awareness, perfectly completing the task of withstanding the pressure before the outer turret in the bottom lane was destroyed.

AZF's attempts to find a breakthrough in strawberry-related products have repeatedly hit a wall.

To paraphrase Quan Yongjun's post-match summary:

"If the WE of the past was like a continuous mountain range, with Zhou Li as the highest peak, then climbers would think of crossing over the less high peaks around him. But the current WE is like an entire mountain."

AZF lounge.

October in Los Angeles is usually quite mild, and the Galen Center has 24-hour air conditioning, but the AZF lounge felt like a giant oven.

The players' mentality had completely collapsed after just the first game.

CloudTemplar couldn't resist any longer and took out his phone.

He knew that the internet was full of mockery and insults directed at him and his team, but he just couldn't resist wanting to see it.

Perhaps he still has some loyal fans supporting him.

The moment the phone screen lit up, CloudTemplar saw a message notification.

[Li丶on, whom you follow, just posted a status update.]

CloudTemplar has been following Zhou Li since his Twitter account was first created.

He logs into Zhou Li's account more than ten times a day, constantly monitoring Zhou Li's activities.

I always hope to see Zhou Li post something unpleasant to cheer him up.

Unfortunately, to this day, all he has gained from his actions is watching Zhou Li's fancy displays of arrogance every day.

CloudTemplar suppressed his anger and clicked on it.

He knew the kid was probably mocking them on Twitter again, but he just couldn't help himself.

[Hi everyone, this is Lion, the mid-laner for Team WE. I'm starting a fun activity: I'll post the players' names, and you guys rate them out of 10. The best comment will win a mousepad signed by the entire Team WE!]

CloudTemplar was taken aback when it saw Zhou Li's post.

Then I clicked into the comments section.

[Top Order: Strawberry]

Hundreds of comments have already followed Zhou Li's post.

The first rule was issued by Zhou Li himself.

[10/10, like father, like son.]

CloudTemplar continued reading.

[9 points, Lady Olaf's Pillar.]

[3. A sure way to win without lifting a finger.]

[4 points, it doesn't matter if there are berries or not.]

[7 points, Zhou Li: Stop ganking the top lane, he's just my Meimei.]

[8 points. That incredible escape in the top lane was so cool; it made CloudTemplar and TheShy look like they had prosthetics.]

CloudTemplar felt a throbbing in his temple and pursed his lips.

He's just a nobody, I don't know what he has to brag about.

Let CloudTemplar play top lane for WE and they'll still win.

CloudTemplar continued reading.

[Jungler: clearlove.]

[9 points, Zhou Ge's ride.]

[8 points, private car.]

[8 points. I suspect that the "Particle Dance" is a clone created by Brother Zhou, and Brother Zhou's brain directly drives Mingkai's four hooves.]

As a fellow jungler, CloudTemplar was clearly very dissatisfied with this rating and simply started deleting words.

[0 points. A bully who relies on his master's power and influence.]

He quickly scrolled past Mingkai's rating and looked at the next line.

Mid laner: Lion.

[100 points! A perfect score! It has to be 100 points!!]

This comment was posted by Zhou Li himself.

[10 points! The person upstairs cheated. Wasn't the maximum score supposed to be 10?!]

[10/10, the world's best mid laner is too strong!]

[10/10, Waaaaah, Brother Zhou, I want to have your babies!]

[10 points. Suspect it's aliens impersonating humans.]

[0 points. This is a 168cm tall, perfectly proportioned, sweet-voiced, charming, gentle, and well-mannered female college student in white stockings, hoping to attract Brother Zhou's attention.]

I found CloudTemplar irritating and disgusting, and I didn't want to continue watching.

As a result, I casually swiped down and saw a familiar ID.

Top laner: Shy.

That wretched kid actually started giving them scores!
CloudTemplar glanced at Shy, who was sitting on the other side with his head down, and then continued watching.

[0 points, pretending to be very capable.]

[0 points. True to his name, he got shy and blushed while playing.]

[0 points, Ueno's synergy resulted in one death and one free kill.]

[0 points. AZF helps in the top lane every game, but he's practically invisible in the top lane every game.]

[0 points, the Shy Tiger of the Five Tigers of Goryeo. Its characteristic is that it blushes and hides when it sees a powerful enemy.]

CloudTemplar almost couldn't help but laugh when he saw this comment.

"Hahaha……"

Who's laughing?
CloudTemplar paused for a moment, then instinctively covered his mouth to make sure it wasn't his own laughter.

who is it?

In such a desperate situation, how could anyone still laugh out loud?!
He looked up and glanced around, only to find that everyone in the lounge was looking down at their phones.

The prisoner who had just laughed has cleverly hidden himself away.

CloudTemplar's questioning gaze swept over everyone's faces before continuing to look.

If nothing unexpected happens, following the order, I should be next as the jungler.

CloudTemplar took a deep breath.

He knew he was likely to face harsh criticism from netizens.

Mid Laner: RapidStar.

CloudTemplar was taken aback. Why did he jump straight to the mid lane?

However, he didn't think much of it and continued watching.

It has to be said that seeing netizens' sharp comments about one's teammates is also a very satisfying thing.

After all, he already had a lot of complaints about his four stupid teammates in this game.

[0 points, card is a piece of shit.]

[0 points, suspecting it's Ruofeng impersonating someone else.]

[0 points, damn RapidStar, you've had three big shots in nineteen minutes! Did you pry off the R key on your keyboard and use it as an anal plug?] [0 points, repeat after me, RapidStar. Rapid, of the follicle. Star, dead. RapidStar, dead of the follicle.]

[0 points, Egg Tiger of the Five Tigers of Goryeo. Its characteristic is that when encountering a powerful enemy, it transforms into an egg-shaped creature under a tower in an attempt to protect itself, but it will still die. Because it often dies in egg-shaped form, it is called RapidStar.]

Some of the comments on CloudTemplar are not very easy to understand.

However, thoughtful Chinese netizens would provide explanations in Korean and English below.

CloudTemplar glanced up at RapidStar.

I held it in.

I continued reading.

[ADC: woong.]

[0 points, we at AZF also have our own strawberries.]

[0 points, woong, the Korean server's king of endurance.]

[0 points. You won't understand how to masturbate. I suggest you consult Abu.]

[0 points, Woong, one of the Five Tigers of Korea. He got his name because his ID, woong, sounds like a dog barking. Another explanation is that woong had no status within the AFZ team, like a dog tied up in the bottom lane watching the tower, hence the name. Because he was the youngest in the team, some fans also affectionately called him Little Tiger.]

CloudTemplar couldn't help but bark.

Woong across from them raised his head and looked over.

"what's up?"

For some reason, the moment woong raised his head, CloudTemplar seemed to see the corners of his mouth that hadn't yet been suppressed on his face.

"Oh, it's nothing..."

CloudTemplar didn't know what was so funny about this noob, and continued looking down at the screen.

[Support: Madlife.]

[0 points, Madlife: Is the ADC level 3 yet? OK, I'll go feed mid.]

[0 points, rhythm master, team wipe engine.]

[0 points, Goryeo deity parade.]

[0 points, Water Tiger of the Five Tigers of Goryeo. He enjoys swimming in canyon rivers year-round and is an excellent swimmer. Rumor has it that his swimming ability is so superior that he can swim from America back to Korea.]

CloudTemplar took a deep breath.

He knew that what was bound to happen would eventually happen.

Zhou Li was a petty and narrow-minded person; he must have deliberately placed him last to humiliate him severely.

He wouldn't tolerate that; he was determined to reply and criticize Zhou Li.

CloudTemplar continues to decline.

However, they did not see their own score.

He paused for a moment, wondering if he had just swiped the page, and checked it several times.

They definitely do not have their own scoring system.

An unnamed anger suddenly flared up!
What's the meaning!
A game for ten people, and you're the only one without a name?!

Zhou Li's behavior infuriated him even more than if he had directly exposed CloudTemplar.

Because it means the other party is completely ignoring him!

CloudTemplar's eyes were bloodshot as he frantically searched through the comments section, finally finding one.

[Lion, why isn't CloudTemplar, that noob, included? I was already prepared to give him a scathing review.]

Although the netizen's labeling him a noob made CloudTemplar very unhappy, he at least felt a little better.

At least some people still remember him.

But Zhou Li's reply made him blush again.

[This is the player's score; AI opponents are not included in the scoring.]

“Ashiba keiseigi!”

CloudTemplar cursed angrily, completely losing his temper, and launched a frenzied attack on Zhou Li in the comments section.

Five minutes later, CloudTemplar looked up and realized that his teammates were all looking at him.

The corners of their mouths were uncontrollably turned up slightly.

Only then did CloudTemplar realize what those guys had been laughing about.

He took a deep breath and then, pretending to be a passerby, commented in Zhou Li's comment section:

[This isn't right. We were promised the Five Tigers of Goryeo, but there are only four. We need to make it five!]

A short while later, someone commented below.

[Lee Hyun-kyung, the Brilliant Tiger of the Five Tigers of Goryeo. The strongest fighter among the Five Tigers of Goryeo, and currently the only one who, in his battle with Ju-rye, occasionally managed to gain the upper hand.]

Outside the AZF lounge.

Listen to the sound of the Western Eight Trigrams.
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"Viewers watching the live stream, you are now watching the 2012 League of Legends World Championship. The two teams competing are Azubu Frost from South Korea and WE from China. I am your commentator, Changmao!"

"I'm the commentator Joker."

Joker was beaming with joy in the commentary booth.

"In the first game that just ended, Team WE demonstrated their unparalleled dominance, defeating Azubu Frost in less than twenty minutes! It was a crushing victory! Facing the incredibly strong WE, Azubu Frost's performance in the previous game was undoubtedly terrible. They successfully helped WE set a speedrun record."

Longhair nodded and said:

"It's clear that the gap in strength between the two teams is quite significant. To be honest, before the match started, I really didn't expect Azubu Frost to lose so quickly. However, judging from WE's hero selection and early game tactics in the previous game, this should have been a pre-planned strategy from the beginning."

Hearing what the long-haired man said, Joker laughed and explained:
"Regarding this, I actually asked Lion about it after the first game. Lion's reply was that he didn't mind the game lasting longer so they could get more kills. But he learned from his experience in the last OGN tournament that Koreans really like to surrender, so they definitely wouldn't be able to get any kills. So they simply opted for a fast push."

Long Hair smiled and said, "Lion is indeed a very interesting player. Okay, now let's turn our attention back to the match! Both teams are seated! This quarterfinal will be a best-of-three series, which means that if WE wins just one more game, they will be able to advance to the semifinals and meet IG! In that case, there will be two Chinese teams among the four semifinalists, which will give them a better chance of winning the final world championship."

"On the other hand, Azubu Frost and their fellow Korean team Najin have already been eliminated. They carry the last hope of Korea! If they lose this match, there will be no Korean team in the semifinals of this World Championship, which I think is unacceptable for both Azubu Frost and Korean esports fans."

“Yes,” Joker said with a smug smile. “We know that South Korea has been developing esports vigorously over the years, while our domestic esports scene, whether it’s League of Legends or clubs, started much later. Yet we have repeatedly defeated South Korean teams in major tournaments and achieved remarkable results. To be honest, I deserve some credit for the current level of esports in China.”

Longhair looked at the self-praising Joker with surprise and asked:
"Oh, how so?"

Joker had a proud look on his face.

"As you all know, I was the coach of WE at the time, and Zhou Li was my player. If I hadn't discovered this gem of a player, Zhou Li would probably still be hidden away, and there would be no one to shoulder the responsibility of leading the Chinese League of Legends team today!"

The long-haired man's mouth twisted slightly.

As someone in the industry, everyone knows that you, Joker, were just a figurehead coach at WE, receiving a salary without real authority.

It can only be said that when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

He didn't want to hear Joker continue bragging, so he said:

"Alright, the ban/pick phase has begun! WE is on the blue side, and Azubu Frost is on the red side! Surprisingly, there haven't been any changes to the bans on either side compared to the last game?! WE's bans are understandable, but Azubu Frost hasn't made any changes either? Has he already figured out a way to counter WE's fast-push strategy?"

Joker, looking at WE's hero selection, analyzed:

"WE locked Lux ​​on the first floor again! Lux's bot lane pairing with Caitlyn last game was incredibly torturous for Azubu Frost's bot lane!"

Longhair then spoke up:

"But WE can only pick one pick. Do you think it's possible that Azubu Frost might try to pick the female police officer instead of banning her?"

Joker shook his head:

"Probably not..."

"Alright! We see that Azubu Frost has locked in Caitlyn! They want to break up WE's fast push lineup through the draft! Azubu Frost's second pick is still Twisted Fate!"

When Azubu Frost still chose the card, the Korean viewers in the Korean live stream were completely devastated.

Wow! Why even bother choosing cards?! I've already been getting destroyed so many times.

Why not remove the cards? Why not remove the cards?

[Ah, it's not nice to say this, but what else can Azubu Frost play besides card games?]

In short, just don't choose the cards! My grandma is a fortune teller, I had her do a reading! The cards counter Azubu Frost!

[Damn it, it feels like this game hasn't even started and it's already over.]

WE continued to pick Maokai for the jungle position, and then added Corki for the AD position.

"Ah, the combination of Corki and Lux..." Joker thought for a moment, "I did see them use this combination in their scrims before, and it was very strong."

AZF opted for Zyra and Amumu.

The right to vote has returned to WE.

Joker was still talking about how awesome WE's Corki and Lux ​​combo was when WE locked in Olaf for top lane and Sona for support on the fourth and fifth floors!
"Wait! Something's not right!"

Longhair exclaimed excitedly, "This Lux really hit the mark! With Lion personally handling the Lux pick, I'm already looking forward to it!!"

On the AZF side, after a brief moment of hesitation, they locked in Shen for the top lane.

"AZF's two picks clearly show they've made adjustments! In this game, AZF probably won't continue focusing on the top lane! This is indeed a wise choice, as TheShy didn't perform very well against WE!"

The lineups for both sides were thus finalized.

(End of this chapter)