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

After the post-match interview, it was time for interaction with fans.

At the exit, a large crowd of fans surrounded the EDG team members as they emerged, and they were not allowed to leave until sunset.

Back at the hotel, Iboy couldn't help but complain, "Was this part really that tiring? I don't even feel like I'm this exhausted from playing a competition."

Li Yi helplessly spread his hands: "There's nothing I can do, they're all my bread and butter."

After all, even the LPL officials would impose a fine of 150,000 yuan for fooling fans.

Not to mention EDG, which has strict management; they might demote you to their second team or even put you in a water prison.

After a quick wash.

Li Yi checked the system settlement panel.

"You won a Demacia Cup main event match against VG using Future Guardian. You had two highlight plays in this game and ranked 3rd in the team in terms of rating. Reward: 30 points"

"You won a Demacia Cup main event match against VG using the Colossus of Justice. You had 0 highlight plays in this game and ranked 5th in the team. Reward: 60 points"

"You have won your first professional match main event. Calculating bonus rewards: Random basic ability *1"

"take over!"

"Diligence can make up for lack of talent (beginner): When settling daily rank rewards, there is a 50% chance to trigger a critical hit, doubling the points reward."

Li Yi brought up his personal attribute panel again.

Host: Li Yi

"Operational Ability: 66 (+1)"

"Game understanding: 85 (+5)"

"Game Experience: 70 (+5)"

"Competitive Mentality: 80 (+3)"

Special Abilities: Screen Switching (Beginner), Diligence Makes for Lack of Talent (Beginner)

Current free attribute points: 1

"Current remaining learning points: 340 (100 points allow for one simulated training session, and 500 points allow for one ability extraction)"

"The abilities they gave me seem pretty good; I can save up my points for another draw..."

Li Yi thought to himself.

Li Yi opened the official Demacia Cup live stream and glanced at the match that was being broadcast live.

In the second match of the quarterfinals, IG faced off against WE!

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A clash between two long-established powerhouses.

Perhaps because WE had just suffered a crushing defeat at MSI and their roster was incomplete, they were swept 3-0 by IG, who had brought in new players.

EDG has also confirmed their opponent in the semifinals – IG!

Top laner TheShy! He abandoned his language skills and focused all his skill points on lane aggression, single-handedly breaking the long-standing dominance of top laners in the LPL. Thanks to highlight reels compiled by many bloggers who watch the Korean server, TheShy, who was just starting out on the competitive stage, already had considerable popularity.

Ning, the jungler, is also a newcomer to the LPL. He was loaned to IG after YM failed to be promoted in the Spring Split. He is known for his tempo-oriented jungling and aggressive playstyle.

Rookie, the mid-laner, was a freebie that came to IG with KaKao, and is now the absolute carry. He has extremely strong lane dominance; in winning games, he dominates, and in losing games... well, he just did his best.

The bottom lane duo consisted of West and Megan. West, despite securing a pentakill against Uzi in his debut, was nicknamed "West Emperor" due to his frequent deaths. Megan, on the other hand, became the most stable player in the IG team, thanks to the divine power of Megan's support.

Clearly, EDG's coaching staff did not expect their opponent to be IG. After a short dinner, they called everyone to the conference room.

"This IG team is a bit different from the Spring Split team."

Coach Nofe slowly swept his gaze across the EDG team: "They have transformed from a team that drags the game into the late game into a team that focuses on early-game top-jungle synergy."

After watching today's BO5 between IG and WE, Nofe felt a bit overwhelmed. It wasn't that he was afraid of Ning's aggressive playstyle, but rather that TheShy's laning phase was too fierce, and Nofe was worried about whether his two top laners could withstand it.

"This player, TheShy, is a famous Riven solo queue king in the Korean server, known for his aggressive and risky playstyle. I hope you can watch his match replay today."

"I'll start Mouse in the next game; his job is to hold the line in lane. And my strategy for the rest of you is just two words—"

"Grab him!"

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After Coach Nofe led Li Yi through the review of today's match, he felt a bit tired after a day of intense activity and returned to his room.

A new message suddenly popped up in the EDG team's group chat. Li Yi glanced at it and saw that it was from Iboy, with a laughing emoji: "Brother Yi, go take a look. All the rating posts on the Kangba forum are bashing you."

Li Yi asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are they so dark?"

Iboy: "They recounted your gameplay from the game."

Li Yi: "..."

Perhaps it was the victory in his first game back after his comeback that put Mingkai in a good mood. He posted a message that he usually stays quiet: "It's best not to read comments before a game, don't let the haters affect your mentality."

Of course, Li Yi himself didn't care much about these things.

After all, the concept of "anti-fighting" has a bit of a mystical element to it.

Faker, who was relentlessly criticized by the anti-fans of the forum, won his sixth championship in 2025, while the niche hidden gems that the anti-fans were praising have long since made their fortunes somewhere else.

In 2026, the fans finally decided to give in to Faker, but T1 unexpectedly lost to BFX and missed out on the Vanguard Tournament.

What does this tell us?

The more people oppose me, Li Yi, the more it proves I'm doing the right thing!

Upon opening Baidu Tieba, Li Yi discovered that the rating post for today's EDG vs. VG match had been pushed to the top of the trending searches.

Top laner Aodi.

[Perfect score! I love this kind of aggressive top lane play. Those noobs who only know how to play Maokai should just stay in the Water Prison.]

[I'd give it four points. The laning and team fight support were good, but the discipline in pushing lanes was lacking, so I'll deduct one point.]

Jungler Clearlove7.

[Full of gloom, the factory's performance has regressed by two whole years, it's like being back in S5 MSI, farming in Bengi's jungle.]

[Full marks. Although I often criticize Kayn, it was really tough to carry such a useless mid laner who doesn't deal any damage today...]

[When the fat general was at his peak, he encountered the most cowardly Mingkai; when Mingkai was at his peak, he encountered the most passive mid laner!]

Mid laner LeeE!

[Zero points, pure blunder.]

[Just dropping by to say hi. This player streams on a certain platform, and his content is basically teaching people how to win easily and climb the ranks.]

[One point. It's hard to imagine that one player in three evenly matched games had a total score of 3-10, with a negative gold difference against their opponent. I'll give them one point for having the self-awareness to let them win.]

[Can I give you a negative score? It's one thing to mess around by yourself, but you're also trying to corrupt the audience! A player with such a wicked mindset must get out of the LPL!]

[If LPL players want to achieve results at the World Championships, they must show their skills and demonstrate their abilities! With players who only think about coasting and avoiding challenges, they'll never be able to beat LCK!]

"No, is the malice really that great?"

Li Yi glanced at the thousand or so negative reviews under his rating; anyone who didn't know better would think he was the one being defeated three to zero.

But thinking about it, it's understandable.

After the LPL's crushing defeats in the S5 and S6 World Championships, the audience is generally quite hostile. It's understandable that Li Yi, as a rookie mid-laner for a popular team, has a somewhat controversial playstyle.

but……

At this moment, Li Yi suddenly remembered something.

If the system detects that the general public believes he "won by doing nothing," he will receive a humanitarian subsidy!

Thinking of this, Li Yi quickly registered a new account on Baidu Tieba and posted a comment under a post that was criticizing him.

"Please don't go to the official livestream and call LeeE a noob, and please don't edit out LeeE's gameplay and upload it to video websites!"

[666, and there are even wild guard dogs.]

I wasn't planning on posting this, but now that you mention it, I know whether I should or shouldn't.

[We must let the whole world know that this LeeE is a complete slacker!]