I'm a platinum-level author, so what if I play professionally?

[EDG Esports Club. Abu looked somber, seemingly deeply troubled by something.]

With the IEM Invitational just around the corner, Abu had some different thoughts on his mind.

With SKT and C9 announcing their withdrawal from this year's IEM Invitational, EDG has become the top favorite to win the championship. Fans believe the title is practically theirs.

However, EDG's recent performance in the league has clearly caused Abu to lose confidence in the championship. Especially in the two matches against Snake Esports, EDG was thoroughly outplayed by Snake Esports, completely shattering their confidence.

"Coach Nofe, do you think we have a chance to win the IEM?" Abu asked Nofe, voicing the question he already knew the answer to.

When asked by Abu, Nofe simply nodded, then shook his head, seemingly unsure of what to do.

Seeing Nofe's expression, Abu made his decision.

The prize money for the IEM Invitational isn't much, and if you don't win, you'll be criticized online, making it a completely counterproductive endeavor.

She stood up, as if having made a decision, and said, "Then I won't go."

Hearing Abu's words, Nofe couldn't help but ask, "If we don't go, won't people gossip?"

Abu chuckled softly, her smile radiant and charming. "I have a way."

She thought for a moment and added, "Let's announce it in the last few days, otherwise the spot will be given to another LPL team."

By the time Wang Ke finished writing a chapter, the match between the two sides in the live stream was already coming to an end.

There were no ups and downs, no back and forth. Once Snake Esports' lineup gained an advantage in the early game and started to operate, all that awaited EDG was a suffocating, slow death.

The only thing that Wang Ke found absurd was that, under these circumstances, Song Wen's card still seized the opportunity and successfully refreshed Zet's kill count to ten.

The cards are getting way too strong.

Compared to Galio, Twisted Fate was two levels ahead in card level, and the economic difference was a whopping four thousand!

This data is so outrageous that Scout doesn't even seem human.

When Snake started their 4-1 split push, EDG thought they finally had a chance to engage in a team fight, but they found that their team fight composition, worth 5,000 gold, crumbled at the slightest touch against Snake.

Although their team composition is worth 5,000, they are already 10,000 behind Snake in terms of economy.

If EDG is 10,000 gold ahead, there might still be a chance for them to turn the game around, but if EDG is 10,000 gold behind, there is no chance for them to turn the game around.

"Snake! They've pushed towards EDG's base! The only surviving member, Prince, is helpless against Snake's five-man advance!"

"In that case, Snake can end the game in one fell swoop!"

Guan Zeyuan's voice then rang out.

"Snake's performance in today's match was absolutely phenomenal! Especially their strategy in the second game; they practically defeated EDG using EDG's own tactics. After a brief slump at the beginning of the season, the dark horse Snake we know and love seems to be back!"

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With Snake Esports defeating EDG, Wang Ke's novel became a huge hit after a few days of buzz!

In the past two days, a novel has been circulating in various online forums, including those for the Anti-Japanese War and League of Legends, as well as in fan groups for both RNG and EDG.

Rebirth: I Am a Six-Time Champion

Wang Ke's novel instantly became a hot topic of discussion among netizens due to his unique insights into games and his high accuracy in predicting match content.

This led to a significant increase in readership for Wang Ke's novels in a short period of time.

By Monday, the number of reads of "The Six-Crown King" had reached 2,100!

This day marked the day when Qidian.com would compete with Sanjiang Recommendations and the Little Horn (a local media platform).

After communicating with the editor, Wang Ke was somewhat disappointed to learn that he was only a few dozen more reads away from being featured on the Little Horn app, but fortunately, it was confirmed that he would be featured on the Sanjiang app.

This was the first time in many years of writing that Wang Ke's book had been featured on the Sanjiang Recommendation, and he was extremely excited.

However, at the same time, the novel is also facing increasing criticism from readers.

Many readers believe that the author of this book is definitely someone from within the Snake team.

Many people also suspected Song Wen.

But this doubt was quickly dispelled.

After all, he's already made a name for himself as a professional gamer, why is he writing some cheesy novel?

As a result, Wang Ke, who was known by netizens as the "Black and White Duo" and "Two Scoundrels" together with Song Wen, was thrust into the spotlight.

Until the latest chapter of this book was released.

Chapter Seventy: The Blitzkrieg Against Poland.

This chapter is almost entirely about EDG, and at the end it even describes EDG's decision to withdraw from the IEM Invitational.

Initially, this chapter did not generate much discussion, and many readers even criticized it, believing that EDG could not possibly do something so utterly disgraceful.

Although the quality of the IEM Invitational has been gradually decreasing in recent years, it is still a rare opportunity to exchange ideas with teams from around the world.

Moreover, IEM is by invitation only, and the invitation slot can actually be changed after communicating with the event organizers. In other words, even if EDG really doesn't want to go, they can tell the organizers earlier, and IEM will naturally re-invite other LPL teams. After all, for many LPL teams, this kind of opportunity to compete abroad is quite rare.

EDG not only refused to go, but they also kept delaying until the very last minute before the competition was about to begin, only then announcing their withdrawal. This meant that due to visa issues, other LPL teams were also unable to participate.

Therefore, the chapter's release immediately drew criticism from some readers.

[Isn't this chapter's plot a bit too outrageous?]

[EDG actually did something like this? Is the author still asleep?]

How much do you hate Abu?

[The author estimates it to be 60 billion, haha.]

Even though novels are fictional, shouldn't they at least have some logic?

[I've abandoned this project; this is just random writing now.]

Wang Ke did not reply to these comments, but simply gave them all a thumbs up.

Because he knew that it wouldn't be long before they would come back to apologize to him.

2 month 18 day.

EDG eSports Club issued a statement on their official Weibo account.

[Announcement: Due to visa issues, EDG LOL division will withdraw from the IEM tournament.]

The EDG LOL division was originally scheduled to travel to Poland to participate in the IEM Katowice finals held from February 22nd to 26th, but due to visa issues with the players, they were unable to complete the process before the competition date and had to withdraw from the IEM tournament.

EDG apologizes to the event organizers and their concerned fans, and wishes the competition a great success.