LOL: The strongest all-Chinese team? My G2 top laner

Domestic time is six hours ahead of Berlin time.

When Jiang Ling was greeted by G2 players with sacks over his head at Brandenburg Airport, LPL viewers were still asleep.

And as they gradually woke up.

When Jiang Ling habitually opened Weibo, he was surprised to find that his account had been changed from RNG_Demon to G2_Demon. He then posted a Weibo message:

[Does anyone understand? I'm in Berlin, just got off the plane, and was immediately dragged to the stadium to put out a fire...]

The accompanying picture is a photo of the door to the LCS EU studio.

Dark glass doors with an LED display screen hanging above, scrolling the words "LCS EU Summer Split".

The match poster for today's game is on the door frame: G2 Esports vs Misfits Gaming.

And in the starting lineup, G2's top laner is none other than Demon!

"??? Holy crap?! They're going on stage already?"

"Wait, buddy, your visa just came through yesterday, and you're playing today? That's a bit too efficient, isn't it?"

"Can anyone tell me what time the European region matches start?"

"It's 11 PM Beijing time, and LCS EU usually opens around that time."

"Wait, don't you need to adjust to the time difference?"

"11 PM is exactly when professional gamers are at their most energetic!"

"Wow, I'm definitely watching tonight! It's the first Chinese player's debut in the LPL, I have to support them!"

"Go Demon! Uphold our national prestige!"

"Hilarious! Starting a team without even playing a single scrim? Is G2 just desperately grasping at straws?"

"..."

After posting on Weibo, Jiang Ling didn't look at the comments section again, but instead closed her eyes.

Wearing the steel and iron label on your body, the effects of jet lag and acclimatization are almost zero.

He is not sleepy.

Closing my eyes was just to open the system panel.

Positive sentiment score: 287

Negative sentiment score: 342

Jiang Ling did not hesitate and exchanged 2 attribute points, then added them all to her operation skill.

……

We followed the team into the LCS EU studio.

Jiang Ling was somewhat surprised.

The venues for the European region's matches are dwarfed by the Zhengda Plaza venue for the LPL.

The Shanghai Grand Gateway Plaza can accommodate nearly a thousand spectators.

The LCS EU studio has only about two hundred seats in the audience area.

"How is it? A little disappointed?"

Ocelote walked up to Jiang Ling and asked with a smile.

"A little."

Jiang Ling spoke the truth.

"Don't rush."

Ocelote patted him on the shoulder. "This is the regular season studio. For the playoffs, we'll go to the Ahouy Arena in Rotterdam, which can seat 10,000 people."

Jiang Ling nodded and followed the team into the studio.

After walking through a corridor of moderate length and turning the corner, you'll reach the contestants' passage.

The walls on both sides of the passage were covered with the logos of each team.

G2's black and white color scheme, FNC's black and orange color scheme, MSF's pink and black color scheme, S04's blue and white color scheme...

……

Upon entering the studio, the first thing to do is to test the equipment.

Jiang Ling walked to her seat, placed her peripheral bag on the table, and took out her keyboard, mouse, and mouse pad.

The keyboard is the one he used during his time with RNG, and some of the keys have become a bit loose from being pressed.

The mouse is a G402, which has been with him for two years.

The mousepad still has the RNG team logo printed on it; he hasn't had time to change it yet.

"Demon, your mousepad..."

Jankos leaned over for a look, his expression somewhat subtle.

"Yes, it was posted by RNG."

Jiang Ling didn't hide anything and said calmly, "I haven't had time to buy a new one yet."

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Jankos waved his hand and laughed, "After this match, I'll take you to buy them! I know a peripheral store in Berlin that has a complete selection!"

"OK."

Jiang Ling smiled, and after the referee checked, she straightened the mouse pad and connected the USB ports of the keyboard and mouse.

Log in to your player account.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side of the studio.

MSF Lounge

"Hans! Hans! Look who's that?"

Mikyx's tone carried a hint of surprise.

On the television screen is a live monitoring feed of the contestants' passageway in the studio.

In the video, an Asian-looking young man carrying a peripheral bag is seen following the G2 team into the player tunnel.

Hans Sama put down his energy drink and looked up at the screen.

"Is that a Demon?"

He blinked to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

"It's Demon."

Mikyx nodded, his tone becoming somewhat subtle: "The starting lineup mentioned on G2's roster is actually true?"

"I thought they were just joking around."

Hans Sama frowned.

"I thought so too."

Mikyx shrugged. "You know, those guys at G2 love doing this kind of thing."

"I originally thought that G2 would suddenly say that Demon was unwell due to the change in environment before the match started, and then replace him."

"After all, Demon's visa only came through yesterday!"

"What you said is very G2-like."

Hans Sama nodded.

But then his expression turned serious.

"However, Demon had already logged into his player account on the device."

"And G2 did not submit a substitution request."

"so......"

Mikyx picked up the conversation, his tone becoming serious: "Is Demon really going to start?"

"That should be true."

Hans Sama took a deep breath and leaned back in his chair.

At this moment, top laner Alphari pushed open the bathroom door and walked in. He looked puzzled when he saw his teammates' expressions.

"What's wrong? Everyone looks like that."

"G2's Demon seems to be really going to start today."

Mikyx explained briefly.

"Starting lineup?"

Alphari was taken aback for a moment.

Then he smiled.

"That's our chance!"

He walked to his seat and sat down. He crossed his legs, his tone relaxed.

"Demon flew from China to Berlin overnight, a journey that took more than ten hours."

"After getting off the plane, I didn't even get to play a single practice match with my teammates before being dragged to the competition field."

"Isn't this just giving away points?"

"you're right."

Hans Sama nodded, his expression relaxing somewhat.

"Forget about practice matches, he probably hasn't even adjusted to the time difference yet."

"In this situation, how good can his condition be?"

"Fifty percent? Sixty percent?"

"It's impossible to be at full strength anyway."

Mikyx added, "Moreover, it was his first time playing in the LCS EU, and he had absolutely no understanding of the playstyle and tactics of the European region."

"If we hit him, wouldn't that be just randomly hitting him?"

"That's right!"

Alphari grinned, "G2 is grasping at straws in their desperation. They suffered a shock defeat to UOL yesterday, and today they're putting a Chinese import who hasn't had any time to gel with the team on the field!"

"We must seize this opportunity!"

"If we can beat G2 in this match, we can surpass S04 and move into third place on the leaderboard!"

Upon hearing this, the MSF members immediately perked up.

Last year, they almost upset SKT in the quarterfinals of the World Championship. What a glorious moment that was!

I thought I would be able to thrive in the European region this year, but I failed to make it to the playoffs in the Spring Split.

The team only started to improve after they changed their mid laner in the summer split.

However, it is currently ranked fourth, which is not considered very high.

If we can win Game 2...

"Alright, alright, don't get too excited yet."

The MSF coach clapped his hands, signaling everyone to quiet down.

"G2 starting Demon is definitely an opportunity for us."

"But the premise is that we cannot underestimate our opponent."

"You should all know something about Demon."

"Two months ago, when he was with RNG, he solo-killed Letme's Ornn, the MSI champion top laner, with his Camille."

"You've all probably seen that GIF."

"I've seen it, I've seen it."

Alphari nodded, but his tone wasn't too apprehensive: "But it was just a practice match. It's possible that RNG deliberately threw the game to sell players."

"Besides, he only knows a few heroes."

"Camille, Fiora, Jayce."

"Three-pronged approach".

"If we ban his three signature moves, what will he use to fight me?"

"you're right."

The coach nodded. "So the focus of our draft today is to target his champion pool."

"Camille, Fiora, and Jayce, all three are banned."

"Force him to pick a hero he's not good at."

"If he can't gain an advantage in the top lane, G2 will have to rely on the mid and jungle."

"And G2's bot lane..."

The coach glanced at Hans Sama and Mikyx, his tone brimming with confidence.

"You know what I mean, right?"

"Understand!"

Hans Sama grinned.

Mikyx laughed too.

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"In this situation, how good can his condition be?"

"Fifty percent? Sixty percent?"

"It's impossible to be at full strength anyway."

Mikyx added, "Moreover, it was his first time playing in the LCS EU, and he had absolutely no understanding of the playstyle and tactics of the European region."

"If we hit him, wouldn't that be just randomly hitting him?"

"That's right!"

Alphari grinned, "G2 is grasping at straws in their desperation. They suffered a shock defeat to UOL yesterday, and today they're putting a Chinese import who hasn't had any time to gel with the team on the field!"

"We must seize this opportunity!"

"If we can beat G2 in this match, we can surpass S04 and move into third place on the leaderboard!"

Upon hearing this, the MSF members immediately perked up.

Last year, they almost upset SKT in the quarterfinals of the World Championship. What a glorious moment that was!

I thought I would be able to thrive in the European region this year, but I failed to make it to the playoffs in the Spring Split.

The team only started to improve after they changed their mid laner in the summer split.

However, it is currently ranked fourth, which is not considered very high.

If we can win Game 2...

"Alright, alright, don't get too excited yet."

The MSF coach clapped his hands, signaling everyone to quiet down.

"G2 starting Demon is definitely an opportunity for us."

"But the premise is that we cannot underestimate our opponent."

"You should all know something about Demon."

"Two months ago, when he was with RNG, he solo-killed Letme's Ornn, the MSI champion top laner, with his Camille."

"You've all probably seen that GIF."

"I've seen it, I've seen it."

Alphari nodded, but his tone wasn't too apprehensive: "But it was just a practice match. It's possible that RNG deliberately threw the game to sell players."

"Besides, he only knows a few heroes."

"Camille, Fiora, Jayce."

"Three-pronged approach".

"If we ban his three signature moves, what will he use to fight me?"

"you're right."

The coach nodded. "So the focus of our draft today is to target his champion pool."

"Camille, Fiora, and Jayce, all three are banned."

"Force him to pick a hero he's not good at."

"If he can't gain an advantage in the top lane, G2 will have to rely on the mid and jungle."

"And G2's bot lane..."

The coach glanced at Hans Sama and Mikyx, his tone brimming with confidence.

"You know what I mean, right?"

"Understand!"

Hans Sama grinned.

Mikyx laughed too.

"Forget about practice matches, he probably hasn't even adjusted to the time difference yet."

"In this situation, how good can his condition be?"

"Fifty percent? Sixty percent?"

"It's impossible to be at full strength anyway."

Mikyx added, "Moreover, it was his first time playing in the LCS EU, and he had absolutely no understanding of the playstyle and tactics of the European region."

"If we hit him, wouldn't that be just randomly hitting him?"

"That's right!"

Alphari grinned, "G2 is grasping at straws in their desperation. They suffered a shock defeat to UOL yesterday, and today they're putting a Chinese import who hasn't had any time to gel with the team on the field!"

"We must seize this opportunity!"

"If we can beat G2 in this match, we can surpass S04 and move into third place on the leaderboard!"

Upon hearing this, the MSF members immediately perked up.

Last year, they almost upset SKT in the quarterfinals of the World Championship. What a glorious moment that was!

I thought I would be able to thrive in the European region this year, but I failed to make it to the playoffs in the Spring Split.

The team only started to improve after they changed their mid laner in the summer split.

However, it is currently ranked fourth, which is not considered very high.

If we can win Game 2...

"Alright, alright, don't get too excited yet."

The MSF coach clapped his hands, signaling everyone to quiet down.

"G2 starting Demon is definitely an opportunity for us."

"But the premise is that we cannot underestimate our opponent."

"You should all know something about Demon."

"Two months ago, when he was with RNG, he solo-killed Letme's Ornn, the MSI champion top laner, with his Camille."

"You've all probably seen that GIF."

"I've seen it, I've seen it."

Alphari nodded, but his tone wasn't too apprehensive: "But it was just a practice match. It's possible that RNG deliberately threw the game to sell players."

"Besides, he only knows a few heroes."

"Camille, Fiora, Jayce."

"Three-pronged approach".

"If we ban his three signature moves, what will he use to fight me?"

"you're right."

The coach nodded. "So the focus of our draft today is to target his champion pool."

"Camille, Fiora, and Jayce, all three are banned."

"Force him to pick a hero he's not good at."

"If he can't gain an advantage in the top lane, G2 will have to rely on the mid and jungle."

"And G2's bot lane..."

The coach glanced at Hans Sama and Mikyx, his tone brimming with confidence.

"You know what I mean, right?"

"Understand!"

Hans Sama grinned.

Mikyx laughed too.

"In this situation, how good can his condition be?"

"Fifty percent? Sixty percent?"

"It's impossible to be at full strength anyway."

Mikyx added, "Moreover, it was his first time playing in the LCS EU, and he had absolutely no understanding of the playstyle and tactics of the European region."

"If we hit him, wouldn't that be just randomly hitting him?"

"That's right!"

Alphari grinned, "G2 is grasping at straws in their desperation. They suffered a shock defeat to UOL yesterday, and today they're putting a Chinese import who hasn't had any time to gel with the team on the field!"

"We must seize this opportunity!"

"If we can beat G2 in this match, we can surpass S04 and move into third place on the leaderboard!"

Upon hearing this, the MSF members immediately perked up.

Last year, they almost upset SKT in the quarterfinals of the World Championship. What a glorious moment that was!

I thought I would be able to thrive in the European region this year, but I failed to make it to the playoffs in the Spring Split.

The team only started to improve after they changed their mid laner in the summer split.

However, it is currently ranked fourth, which is not considered very high.

If we can win Game 2...

"Alright, alright, don't get too excited yet."

The MSF coach clapped his hands, signaling everyone to quiet down.

"G2 starting Demon is definitely an opportunity for us."

"But the premise is that we cannot underestimate our opponent."

"You should all know something about Demon."

"Two months ago, when he was with RNG, he solo-killed Letme's Ornn, the MSI champion top laner, with his Camille."

"You've all probably seen that GIF."

"I've seen it, I've seen it."

Alphari nodded, but his tone wasn't too apprehensive: "But it was just a practice match. It's possible that RNG deliberately threw the game to sell players."

"Besides, he only knows a few heroes."

"Camille, Fiora, Jayce."

"Three-pronged approach".

"If we ban his three signature moves, what will he use to fight me?"

"you're right."

The coach nodded. "So the focus of our draft today is to target his champion pool."

"Camille, Fiora, and Jayce, all three are banned."

"Force him to pick a hero he's not good at."

"If he can't gain an advantage in the top lane, G2 will have to rely on the mid and jungle."

"And G2's bot lane..."

The coach glanced at Hans Sama and Mikyx, his tone brimming with confidence.

"You know what I mean, right?"

"Understand!"

Hans Sama grinned.

Mikyx laughed too.