LPL History

Chapter 86 The Han River's surging tide buries the sparks of life; the madman laughs and talks of opening the gates of heaven.
Lee Sang-hyeok pressed the recall button. He knew that although he hadn't died this time, he was now at a disadvantage in this solo match.

Because both sides' minions have already been deployed.

Contrary to his outwardly introverted appearance, Lee Sang-hyeok can maintain absolute confidence once he enters the game.

With this mindset, Lee Sang-hyeok can always exert a high level of pressure in the mid lane when facing opponents who are not as strong as himself.

However, this overconfidence can sometimes backfire when faced with a stronger opponent.

Fortunately, with Lee Sang-hyeok's top-tier skills, there are almost no players who can consistently outclass him in the mid lane.

Unfortunately, he encountered Zhou Li today.

Zhou Li clearly had no intention of returning to base, since Nidalee could recover her health with her E skill once she reached level 2.

At this point, the healer's reputation is well-deserved; her E skill provides a very substantial amount of healing.

All he needs to do now is push the lane quickly, use his E skill to keep his health at a safe level, push the minion wave to Ryze's tower, and then recall.

In this way, he can maintain an advantage in equipment and level during solo play.

Having gained an advantage in the laning phase, Zhou Li returned to his lane and continued his dominance.

Since Lee Sang-hyeok no longer had Flash and had realized that the opponent was definitely not a so-called 1800-point player, he could only farm minions and develop his strength, and wait until level six to look for an opportunity.

Zhou Li didn't have a good solution for dealing with the retreating Ryze.

Because at this point, the leopard girl needs to reach level six before she can learn her R skill to transform into leopard form.

Before level six, he can only use basic attacks and his Q skill to harass the enemy.

Both sides then entered the developmental stage.

Zhou Li glanced at the number of last hits.

"Oh, you've got something. I only managed to press you down ten times."

Zhou Li's words made Lee Sang-hyeok's face turn slightly red.

What seemed like a sarcastic remark to everyone was actually Zhou Li's heartfelt praise for Li Xianghe.

Keep in mind that even when facing professional players in a match, his CS (creep score) is far higher than that.

Lee Sang-hyeok's Ryze has reached level six, and the Flash he used at level one has also been ready again.

He controlled Ryze to push forward.

I'm currently behind in last hits, so I need to find an opportunity to make a move. Even if I can't get a kill, I need to disrupt the enemy's health and find a chance to catch up in last hits.

Ryze with his ultimate and Ryze without his ultimate are like two completely different champions.

He needs to take advantage of this opportunity to fight back and win something.

Seeing that Nidalee wanted to leave after pushing the lane, Ryze immediately pushed forward.

As the leopard woman retreated, she swung her spear in a backhand motion.

Lee Sang-hyeok could have turned the tide, but he chose to take the hit head-on.

Because if you try to move around, you won't be able to catch up with the Nidalee.

Once Nidalee returns to base and leaves, she can win the game simply by last-hitting minions.

To Lee Sang-hyeok's surprise, after landing her Q, Nidalee actually switched to cougar form and pounced on him!
"He's delivering it!"

This was the first thought that popped into Lee Sang-hyeok's mind.

If it were an AD Nidalee, that would be fine.

You're an AP Nidalee, what right do you have to charge at my magic machine gun face?

Lee Sang-hyeok couldn't have asked for it. Without any hesitation, he pounded the mechanical keyboard so hard it sounded like it was exploding, and then rolled his face across the keyboard!

rwqeqwqeq!

At this moment, the Nidalee seemed to realize that she couldn't beat the Sven, and immediately turned around and ran towards her tower.

Lee Sang-hyeok, not one to back down, followed behind the leopard woman, unleashing a barrage of basic attacks followed by skill attacks for maximum damage output.

However, Ryze's damage in the early game is really low.

The leopard woman ran under the tower, with only twenty drops of health remaining.

"Wow! What a pity!!"

Choi Jun-wook, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"This kid's luck is incredible! He's still alive?!"

The onlookers also marveled at Zhou Li's good fortune.

Only Lee Sang-hyeok had some doubts.

Just as he was about to unleash his final basic attack, he was already prepared to use Flash along with Nidalee's Flash.

However, the opponent didn't use Flash!

He didn't believe that someone with the opponent's skill level wouldn't even be able to use Flash.

The only explanation is that the opponent has absolute confidence in their calculations of health and damage!
But in a situation like the one just now, even I would definitely have to use my dodge.

What makes him so confident?
Lee Sang-hyeok took a deep breath, clearing his mind of the jumbled thoughts.

Although he only has a third of his health left, he can definitely make up for his lost CS by defeating Nidalee.

Lee Sang-hyeok turned around to finish off the enemy, and just then, a spear suddenly flew out from the wall on the side!
He didn't take the spear too seriously.

He needs to clear the minion wave as quickly as possible, and as for Nidalee's Q, Lee Sang-hyeok is confident he won't die with a third of his health remaining. Maybe taking a Q will even lure Nidalee out.

You can end the game even faster by using Flash to instantly cast W.

"Snapped!"

The spear struck Ryze squarely in the body.

Lee Sang-hyeok was taken aback.

The screen is grayed out.

What followed was a shrill announcement.

First blood!!!!

Lee Sang-hyeok's left and right hands were still on the keyboard and mouse, respectively, and he did not move them away.

This damage is absolutely abnormal!

"Oh!!"

The onlookers instantly erupted in excitement.

Wow! What kind of damage does that Nidalee do?!

"I saw it! It was QRW flash! He used flash immediately after using Q!!"

Hearing what the onlookers said, Lee Sang-hyeok stood there dumbfounded.

He used Flash right after using Q?!
What makes him so confident?
Or is it that you are just a Muggle in the other person's eyes?
He noticed that the other person had stood up, and Lee Sang-hyeok subconsciously lowered his head, not daring to look at the other person.

"Why are you playing professionally if you're this bad? Go back to your studies, kid."

Upon hearing Zhou Li's words, Li Xianghe trembled slightly, then heard someone else shout:
"Oh! Lion! You're Lion, aren't you!"

Now that you mention it, it does seem to be true!

"It really is Lion! What are you doing here!"

lion?

Lee Sang-hyeok was taken aback.

He had heard of that name.

Or rather, now in all of South Korea, anyone who plays League of Legends knows this ID.

That mid-laner who claimed China was stronger than South Korea and then crushed a South Korean team in the OGN league.

Lee Sang-hyeok suddenly raised his head, but Zhou Li had already turned away, leaving him with only his back.

He saw Zhou Li wave his hand and say in a light tone:

"Genius is the threshold for becoming a professional player, but becoming a professional player is just the threshold for meeting me. Kid, you're very lucky. Studying is much easier than becoming a professional player."

Choi Jun-wook snapped out of his daze and began to speak:

"Uh, Sang-hyeok..."

Lee Sang-hyeok remained silent for a long time.

For the first time in my life, I began to doubt my talent for gaming and my pursuit of a professional career.

Outside the internet cafe, Zhou Li took a deep breath and, noticing a group of people following him out, quickened his pace.

After walking a block, he finally shook off the "fans who admired him" behind him.

"Brother Zhou, we're leaving now. You can get the prize money if you win one more round."

Ruofeng had been nagging him the whole way.

Zhou Li wanted to turn around and give Big Nose a good whack.

Just now in the internet cafe, those Koreans were looking at him like they wanted to eat him alive.

After all, his reputation in South Korea isn't very good right now.

If I stay any longer, my name will probably be on the Korean headlines tomorrow.

[Chinese esports pro player Lion wins a 1v100 real-time PvP battle in a Korean internet cafe, defeating them without taking any damage.]

Seeing how much Ruofeng cared about the prize money of over ten thousand yuan, Zhou Li spoke up:

"Hey, that's not right of you. We're professional gamers. Going to an internet cafe to bully a bunch of kids and get a 10,000 yuan prize, don't you feel ashamed?"

Ruofeng opened his mouth, about to speak, but Zhou Li continued:
"The point isn't the bonus at all, it's that we've already pulled off a great show."

He looked at Strawberry: "Handong, tell me, is money more important, or is coercion more important?"

Before Strawberry could speak, Zhou Li continued:
"That's right, showing off is important. People should show off more. After they've eaten their fill, they should think about how to show off, because that's the emotional value that people need the most."

"Pretending can bring you happiness, self-esteem, and satisfaction, making life more motivating. Actually, not pretending is also a form of pretending, so why not pretend properly, pretend openly, please yourself, disgust others, and live a more enlightened life."

Looking at Zhou Li gazing at the starry sky, Ruofeng felt as if he had sensed the realm he had always been pursuing in him.

He clutched his empty wallet.

Although I lost 30,000 won.

However, he felt that he had learned a lesson rich in life philosophy.

That's enough.

(End of this chapter)