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Chapter 140 I didn't receive any notification!
But on the third day of the competition, EDG faced TSM...

The starting lineup didn't feature Li Fan, whom everyone had been expecting; it was Scout again. At that moment, everyone in the live stream exploded.

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Am I seeing things? Where's Unreal Engine?

[Has EDG's management gone mad? The starting lineup includes Unreal, but Scout, that lousy guy, is still on the roster?]

[1-3 and still no substitutions? Are they trying to swim back down?]

[Damn, that's incredible! EDG is definitely the best club right now. That feint was actually a genuine attack.]

Did Scout save management's life? Why didn't they replace him?

[It's over, EDG is completely ruined, rotten to the core!!!]

Not only the audience, but even the on-site commentators found it hard to believe and understand the decision.

Didn't they change the person in charge? Why is it like this?

At this moment, the atmosphere in EDG's backstage lounge had reached freezing point.

Nobody is interested in watching the game right now.

Abu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, constantly dialing Li Fan's number, only to hear a "phone is switched off" message.

His forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his face was pale.

How come we can't get in touch with them?

Last night, when I returned to the hotel from the scene, he was still there. He said a reporter wanted to interview him, so he went to give the interview, but he hasn't come back yet.

"No...no...the hotel room is empty. I've searched all the places he frequents, and I've even called the police. They said they'd keep an eye out...but this is Brazil!"

"Don't worry too much, just follow the reporter to contact the newspaper reporter when the time comes."

Just as EDG's backstage was in chaos.

In São Paulo, Brazil, at a professional e-sports club training base, gunshots, footsteps, and callouts echoed throughout.

This is the training base of the CrossFire division of the Brazilian powerhouse BD Club.

After returning to the training base yesterday, Diego came to interview Li Fan again, and Li Fan agreed.

During the interview, Li Fan casually mentioned that he used to play CF (CrossFire) and was very good at it, even making a few jokes about the current version's weapon balance.

He does not mean that.

Diego himself is also a passionate e-sports enthusiast, and he had long heard of Li Fan's reputation as a "gaming genius," and his Street Fighter championship win amazed him even more.

He immediately realized that this might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he warmly invited Li Fan to visit and provide guidance at their CF base.

I also want to see what level Li Fan is at in CrossFire.

Li Fan was already feeling a bit aimless because he was on the bench, and now he's being asked to go back and play...

To be honest, I'm still a bit emotional, since I only went to participate in the Street Fighter competition with Abu's permission.

You agreed, but then external pressure forced you to the bench. Honestly, I can't accept that.

It's one thing to say that I participated despite opposition and accept the punishment, but it's unacceptable that I did this even though it was clearly with permission.

With so many fans and such great skills in various games, Abu seems to have lost his sense of proportion and doesn't realize that people also have tempers.

Although my expression was calm that day, I was still experiencing a lot of emotional turmoil.

So I didn't really want to play tomorrow's match, but I took this opportunity to go with the reporters.

To everyone's surprise, the place they visited was the BD esports team.

This team has quite a background and is very strong.

In November 2017, they defeated the Chinese team SV to win the overall championship at the CFSI Vietnam Invitational.

SV has a Grand Slam champion, Ma Zhe...

Li Fan first watched the BD team players train, occasionally exchanging a few words in simple English and gestures.

At Vianna's enthusiastic invitation, the two engaged in a one-on-one duel on a transport ship.

At first, the members of the BD team watched the game from behind the two players with relaxed smiles, whispering to each other in Portuguese, clearly thinking it was just a fun exchange.

vianna1 also had a confident smile on his face. He didn't think that a League of Legends professional player could pose much of a threat to him in CF.

However, after the first sniper shot rang out, the atmosphere in the training room began to become subtle.

Li Fan's actions didn't seem fancy, but his almost instinctive reaction speed and precise timing made the professional players watching gradually put away their smiles.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

The sound of sniper rifles echoed continuously on the classic map, Transport Ship.

Every dodge and jump of Vianna1 seemed to be exactly what Li Fan had anticipated.

Often, as soon as Vianna 1 shows half of her body, the screen goes black and white instantly.

Li Fan's sniper bullets seemed to have been waiting there all along. He scoped in, aimed, and fired with almost no pause, a smoothness that was breathtaking.

Vianna1's sniping attempts, however, often missed their targets. Most of the time, he had to sacrifice two or even three lives to manage to take down Li Fan once.

"My God!" one of the team members couldn't help but exclaim.

"That's impossible!" another team member exclaimed, his eyes wide.

"His reaction...was beyond my expectations."

Exclamations of surprise rose and fell, filled with disbelief.

Vianna1's confidence had vanished, replaced by a focused seriousness, with even fine beads of sweat appearing on her forehead.

He felt like he wasn't having fun with a visitor, but facing a top-notch sniper!
That pervasive sense of oppression...

Diego stood behind Li Fan, his eyes wide like saucers, his camera constantly taking pictures and recording short videos.

He kept muttering to himself, "Is this the talent of a genius? Unbelievable."

Street Fighter secured a spot in the world championship in just one week; I never expected CF to be at a professional level too…

BD is considered a top team in Brazil, with very strong capabilities.

He originally just wanted to satisfy his curiosity and see how well this League of Legends prodigy fared in other games.

But to my utter surprise, what I saw was such a terrifying scene!
This is Vianna1, Brazil's top CF professional player, and she was beaten so badly by a guest League of Legends player?
"Is this the level of Chinese CF?" A thought involuntarily surfaced in the minds of all the Brazilian team members, even bringing a touch of fear.

If even a professional League of Legends player is this amazing, then how powerful must the real professional CF players in China be?
The one-on-one match ended with a score that was significantly lopsided.

A brief silence fell over the training room.

All the Brazilian team members looked at Li Fan with awe and disbelief.

Diego was the first to react, rushing forward excitedly and patting Li Fan's shoulder hard, incoherently expressing his shock in English: "Unreal! You truly live up to your reputation! Your reaction speed is beyond what this world should have!"

Li Fan just smiled and replied in simple English, "Actually, it's just muscle memory. I haven't played it in a long time."

This seemingly casual remark sent a chill down the spines of the professional players around him.

Haven't played in a long time and still can play at this level? This can't be described as genius, this is simply monster!

"It's a waste of your FPS talent to become a League of Legends player." Just as Li Fan was exchanging ideas with the BD team players about "how to train reaction speed" and "how to find shooting feel," enjoying the pure fun of the game.

On the MSI stage, EDG is experiencing a complete and utter defeat.

Without Li Fan anchoring the mid lane, EDG seemed to have lost its soul.

In the match against TSM, Scout was completely overwhelmed by Bjergsen's dominance and fell into a huge disadvantage during the laning phase.

The factory manager tried to help but was repeatedly outmaneuvered, causing the team's momentum to collapse.

Both the top and bottom lanes seemed to have lost their former dynamism, with distorted operations and hesitant decisions.

Throughout the match, EDG was like a disorganized mess, gradually being devoured by TSM, and finally had their base destroyed in the last forty minutes.

1-4!

The scarlet numbers on the match results panel stung the eyes of every EDG fan.

Each of the five players from EDG could easily be the second-in-command in any LPL team.

However, it's impossible to become the eldest brother and the absolute core supporter.

Therefore, the difficulty of winning a game when you are at a disadvantage is extremely high.

This led to a four-game losing streak...

The backstage dressing room was deathly silent.

Abu's face was ashen, and he covered his face with his hands.

Quickstar finally realized just how stupid Abu really was.

They were trying to kick me out back then, they really had no brains at all.

Ultimately, they just want to take advantage of young people.

As a senior, you have these bad habits, but whether a young person can handle you depends on the person.

Scout is fine, but if you don't have the ability, you won't dare to pretend, so you'll end up criticizing and beating yourself.

But Li Fan absolutely cannot make any rash moves if he hasn't lost the game. He should take a look at what he has actually done.

They benched the hero of the rescue team and now they want to bring him back?

That little bastard is incredibly stupid.

However, he wasn't in a great hurry.

He knew Li Fan would naturally return in the evening, and he definitely didn't want to play in today's match.

Online, public opinion has completely exploded, with questions being raised about the management!
Just then, the boss called...

"Abu! Is your brain filled with shit?!"

Ed Zhu's voice was completely devoid of its usual composure.

"I gave you autonomy so you could manage the team well, not so you could fucking push the team into a fire pit on your own. Who gave you the guts to bench Li Fan before such a crucial match as MSI?! Huh?!"

Abu, his face pale, explained, "Boss, it's the pressure from public opinion that's too great, from fans and sponsors..."

"Bullshit!" Ed Zhu interrupted rudely. "Public opinion? Fans? What do they know? Can they help you win the game?"

"Can they even pay you a salary?! What I want are results! Championships! Traffic! Commercial value! Look at Li Fan, the positive traffic and sponsorship he brings are worth more than ten thousand trolls!"

……

The atmosphere in the BD Club's restaurant was lively, a stark contrast to the atmosphere at EDG's side.

Delicious Brazilian barbecue and ice-cold drinks.

Li Fan and the BD team members communicated enthusiastically using simple English, exaggerated gestures, and game terminology. Diego, in particular, kept adding food to his plate and introducing him to the local food culture.

As the pleasant dinner drew to a close, Diego habitually took out his phone to check the time, but inadvertently came across the latest MSI match report.

"EDG suffers another defeat, 1-5 and mired in elimination!"

Diego clicked on the details in surprise, quickly glanced at them, and then looked at Li Fan, who was leisurely drinking his beverage, with a complicated expression.

"Li, your team... seems to be in a worse situation."

Diego turned his phone screen toward Li Fan, which displayed a brief message that EDG had just lost another match, bringing their record to a dismal 1 win and 5 losses.

"Why is a player like you sitting on the bench?"

"Yes, it's the club's arrangement."

“Arrangements?” Diego frowned, his face filled with incomprehension and a hint of indignation. “Letting a genius like you sit on the sidelines and watch the team suffer defeat after defeat? My God… those guys are a bunch of idiots!”

Diego's blunt words drew curious glances from the BD team members nearby, who, upon learning the situation, all wore expressions of disbelief.

"Why don't you stay and play CrossFire with our club?"

Li Fan didn't reply, but simply took out his phone from his pocket and pressed the power button.

The phone rang shortly after I turned on my phone.

Abuna's almost collapsing scream pierced through the air: "Li Fan!!! My ancestor!!! Where are you?!"

"Huh? Manager Abu? What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"I'm starting? I didn't know... My phone died, and I was chatting and practicing CF with my friends at the BD club. I just finished eating, and as soon as I turned on my phone, I saw the news that we lost the game. I was going to contact you, and you just happened to call me."

"Okay, okay, I'll be right back. I didn't know I was starting..."

After hanging up Abu's call, Li Fan gave Diego and the BD team members a helpless smile: "Looks like I have to go back quickly."

"Li, good luck! Remember, the doors of BD Club are always open for you. If you're not happy in League of Legends, come to Brazil anytime. We need a genius like you here!"

Li Fan smiled and thanked him, then, under Diego's arrangement, got into the car back to the hotel.

Shortly after Li Fan left, Diego quickly organized the footage from the day's shooting and wrote a report.

"League of Legends prodigy Unreal crushes BD's core player vianna1! The skill level of Chinese CrossFire is unfathomable!"

The report detailed Li Fan's terrifying skill in CF, describing it as an absolute talent that transcends the boundaries of the game, and included the one-on-one video that left Vianna1 sweating profusely.

At the end of the report, Diego added an "interesting tidbit".

"What's even more surprising is that we learned from our conversation with Unreal that he had not received any notification from his club EDG about starting in the crucial MSI match, so much so that he missed it during our friendly visit to the club."

He was only urgently recalled after he turned on his phone and made contact.

This raises the question: what went wrong with EDG's internal communication and management? How could such a crucial player be completely unaware of the match schedule?

This report was immediately reprinted back to China.

[After watching the video, Vianna1 was completely outmatched; it's outrageous! They even invited Lee Fan to join the BD Club.]

Is this the main point? The main point is that EDG's management is idiots! They didn't even notify Fan Ge about starting?!

"No notification received for the start of the season," hahaha, I could laugh at EDG management's jokes for a year!

[Where are those haters who criticized Fanshen for not focusing on its core business? Look! They're dominating other gaming genres too!]

[The management team needs to be replaced immediately! EDG will never rise to prominence without a change in management!]

[Do you all understand now? It's not that EDG became Unreal, but rather that Unreal is leading EDG forward...]

(End of this chapter)