LOL: What does "mid-lane hybrid expert" mean?

"So-called 'mixed learning'!"

"It's about the art of ranking up while lying in the Rift."

"As usual, check your teammates' match history before picking champions. Top lane is the well-known Fiora pro from the first server; jungler 'Soft Sweetheart Sauce' played Sona and Janna in the first five games, and Nidalee and Elise in the last five; AD even typed directly that he's a pro player—as long as he's not a pro 'carry' like us, this game is in the bag!"

"The opponent picked Cassiopeia for mid lane in the first pick, so we chose Galio, who was just reworked in patch 7.6, to counter them."

"The reworked Colossus has a simple skill set, extremely high tankiness, and more importantly, it can support teammates, making it a true beast for us mid-lane casual players looking to easily climb the ranks..."

2017 5 Month 20 Day.

The League of Legends live streaming section of a certain software.

While explaining the game's mechanics into the microphone, Li Yi controlled Galio to manage the laning phase.

"Positioning, trading blows, and dodging skills are things that the top players should do; it's too much for us noobs."

"Therefore, we chose to build an Adaptive Helmet first, directly sacrificing health for the enemy mid laner's mana to gain lane priority and help our carry..."

Under the astonished gazes of thousands of viewers in the live stream, the opposing snake woman, like an incompetent husband, could only manage to leave a trail of saliva on the magic-suppressing statue despite her continuous venomous spitting.

As the siege minion wave pushed towards the turret, the Cassiopeia, whose mana bar was almost depleted, could only watch helplessly as Galio disappeared into her own jungle.

[666, I learned something!]

[Just arrived, just arrived! Why isn't today's dish my favorite grasshoppers?]

  

Compared to Malzahar, Galio definitely has a better time.

Am I the only one noticing that this streamer keeps getting matched with overpowered teammates? Where can I buy an account like this?

After giving up the kill he was about to secure to his jungler, Li Yi recalled to base and glanced at the rapidly scrolling chat: "What's the use of buying an account? You can't learn the streamer's game understanding; you won't even be able to survive in Master rank!"

After returning to the fountain and replenishing his health, Li Yi chose to skip the teleport back to lane and walked directly to the bottom lane.

Our bot lane duo in this game is Lucian and Thresh, and they are being pressured under their tower by the enemy's popular Kog'Maw and Lulu.

Upon reaching the bushes near the second tower, Li Yi marked the enemy's Kog'Maw in advance, and simultaneously activated his already ready R skill, [Hero's Appearance].

The bot lane duo understood each other perfectly.

Thresh landed a sneaky Q that pierced through minions, hitting Kog'Maw precisely. Although Kog'Maw used Cleanse to instantly remove the attack and prepare to counterattack, Thresh was already right in front of him, and the aura of Galio's R skill lit up on his body.

Double Kill!

Lucian calmly secured the double kill.

This roaming play helped the AD carry establish a significant advantage, and ultimately, the team easily won the game by snowballing their lead in the bottom lane.

After winning the team fight, Li Yi relentlessly attacked the base crystal while engaging in a chat war: "Ten-game winning streak! Is anyone still questioning the streamer's 'mixed learning' philosophy? As a soon-to-be LPL professional player, how could I possibly lie to you?"

[Where's the professionalism? All I see is Lucian's dual pistols practically smoking.]

Although I don't watch many matches, in professional esports, the mid-lane position is probably the one where you can't afford to be complacent, right?

[Just a reminder to the streamer, your club is EDG. If a player like you, who's just coasting along, wants to get playing time, the most urgent thing you need to do is switch to top lane.]

[Changing to South Korean citizenship is also an option...]

Seeing the comments teasing him, Li Yi couldn't help but sigh.

Yes, Li Yi is a reincarnated person.

In his previous life, he was a game streamer on a short video platform in 2026, outlasting many of his peers as the popularity of League of Legends declined. He was planning to secure his position as the top streamer in this era of decline, but after an all-night live stream, everything went black, and when he opened his eyes again, he had been reborn back to 2017.

The good news is.

His talent in this life is not bad.

After dropping out of high school, he reached Master rank in the Korean server in just two months and successfully secured a youth training contract from EDG.

The bad news is...

Such talent in the LPL can't be called unparalleled, but it can only be considered ordinary.

Especially in EDG, his rival is the future champion mid laner - "The Thief" Scout.

Although this person later made jokes about "student loans" and "Vietnamese prisoners", and was even once expelled from the team by fans for arguing about the contract.

But at this time, Scout was still one of the top mid laners in the LPL.

It's not something Li Yi can pull off at this stage.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this youth training contract will most likely be the last contract of his professional career.

As for starting to do live streaming, one reason was that Li Yi was envious of the high salaries offered by various live streaming platforms to attract talent; the other reason was to pave the way for his life after retirement and avoid wasting his remaining years in some unknown gaming companion store.

Given the abundance of skilled League of Legends streamers at the time, Li Yi chose a different approach, adopting a mixed learning strategy, which resulted in quite good streaming performance.

I thought I was just retracing the steps the streamer took.

Unexpectedly, the system appeared while I was just getting by.

As a reborn individual, Li Yi acquired a cheat system called the "Mixed Learning Settlement System." As the name suggests, after each game, the system awards corresponding learning points based on the quality of the match and the extent to which he won without contributing in the game.

"You won a Master tier game on Ionia with the Colossus of Justice. You had 0 highlight plays in this game and ranked 4th in the team. Reward: 10 points."

"You have been judged as having 'carried away wins' for ten consecutive games. Humanitarian aid is being issued: 1 Free Attribute Point."

As the crystal exploded, Li Yi was placed in the queue for the next round, and at the same time, he checked the results page that popped up in front of him.

Host: Li Yi

"Operational Ability: 65"

Game comprehension: 80

"Competition Experience: 65"

"Competitive Mentality: 77"

Current free attribute points: 1

"Current remaining learning points: 60 (100 points allow for one simulated training session, and 500 points allow for one ability extraction)"

After a moment's thought, Li Yi decided to allocate his newly acquired free attribute points to understanding the game.

After all, for a mediocre player, having the skill to play like a pro is enough; improving game understanding is the key to winning.

[Hey, hey, hey, why are the streamer's eyes closed? Are they still alive?]

[If Faker closes his eyes, you say he's summoned a god; if a streamer closes his eyes, you say he's dead.]

[Hey streamer, it looks like you've been matched against Uzi. Think about how to persuade your teammates to kill him instantly...]

After turning off the virtual panel in front of him, Li Yi opened Uzi's live stream on the same platform and found that he had indeed been matched with Uzi in the same game.

"I'm not going to play casually this time. Let me show you the real skill of a streamer." Li Yi's mouse hovered over the portrait of LeBlanc, the Deceiver.

Just as I was about to let Zaozi experience the pain of S8 in advance, I noticed a new message suddenly popping up in the chat box in the lower left corner.

Oh no, there's a stain on the other side!

Don't be afraid, I'm Imp.