[Esports] Team Leader Xie, your mid laner is causing trouble again.

After lunch, as usual, Li Zhi took the subway to the UUC base.

As soon as he entered, Jiang Feng came downstairs, and the two met face to face.

Jiang Feng glanced behind him to make sure no one else was following, then whispered a greeting:

"Oh, Lychee's here?"

Before any official announcement, the identities of all players who come to the team for tryouts must be kept secret.

Li Zhi nodded and smiled slightly.

He was wearing a white tracksuit today, with the zipper all the way up, revealing a small section of his chin.

He looked clean and neat, like a student who had just stepped out of school.

Coupled with that smile, she appears incredibly harmless and obedient.

Jiang Feng scratched his head, his mouth stretching into a wide grin.

It seems that his initial impression upon first meeting was indeed just a misperception.

How could such a well-behaved little O be like a street thug?

He led Li Zhi towards the training room with satisfaction, completely unaware that the person behind him smiled for two seconds and then instantly straightened his lips.

The coaching staff and UUC team members were already in the training room.

Several computers were lit up, with training mode interfaces displayed on their screens.

Chi Lie, sitting in his seat, whistled as soon as Li Zhi entered.

"Welcome, Lychee! It's an honor to have you here."

The last syllable was drawn out, and the tone carried a kind of irritating enthusiasm.

The other team members also greeted her politely. Li Zhi looked at each of them, a gentle smile on her lips, and replied with "Hello" to each one.

The coaching staff sat at another small round table, a total of three people.

Shi Kai sat in the middle, smiling as he looked at Li Zhi, his eyes filled with the satisfaction of an old father seeing his son succeed.

"Please take a seat," he said, gesturing with his chin towards the computer in the center. "We'll begin immediately."

The tryouts were no different from official WPL matches. The players wore headsets, and the coaches communicated the drafting and banning (BP) process via headsets.

On the other end of the network cable was the second team of another WPL team.

Few teams are willing to practice with new players; everyone is busy working on their own lineups, and no one wants to be a free sparring partner.

Shi Kai has already put in a lot of effort to secure a best-of-three series.

The first draft phase begins.

Li Zhi sat in front of the computer, his hands burning with enthusiasm, eager to prove himself.

The hero list on the screen scrolled through several times. Our support locked in a tank, and the top laner chose a tank with high crowd control. The lineup gradually took shape.

When it was Li Zhi's turn to choose a hero, he took a deep breath and spoke first:

"Coach, I want to play with the burning skill."

Zhuo is the fire-type magic core in "All Realms Showdown". It has a burst of ignition, instant damage, and strong ability to kill.

It is Li Zhi's comfort zone, and also the hero he used the second most times on his road to fame, after Jin Ge.

If Jin Ge is an assassin dancing on the edge of a knife, then Yao Zhuo is a cannon turret crushing everything in its path.

No need for fancy footwork or hiding in bushes to block vision.

Once you've developed your strength, you can stand there, unleash your skills, and someone will die.

Shi Kai originally wanted to see what level Li Zhi's condition had been at over the past two years, so he agreed without much hesitation, "Okay, take Zhuo."

As soon as he finished speaking, UUC's marksman 369 hissed, "Then coach, does that mean I can't play hit-and-run style anymore?"

Those familiar with WPL know that UUC's main strength lies in the synergy between jungler and marksman.

In layman's terms, the remaining three positions are for support roles, allowing the jungler and marksman to develop and eliminate enemies.

Therefore, in the hero pools of Chi Lie and 369, the most frequently used heroes are assassin junglers and roaming marksmen.

High damage, but requires sufficient resources.

Once Li Zhi plays Zhuo, the team's economy won't be enough to go around.

If a team has three core damage dealers, and all three are vying for the same food, the worst outcome is that no one will get enough to eat.

Shi Kai thought for two seconds and assigned 369 a marksman who could protect himself.

"Let's try a mid-jungle synergy this game. You stay in the bot lane and play defensively."

As the match began, Li Zhi focused on laning, unleashing Zhuo's skills with precision and ruthlessness. She handled the 1v1 situation against the opposing mid laner with ease, pressuring the opponent so much that they dared not leave the tower.

However, as time went by, Kurichi's shortcomings became obvious.

Chi Lie was no longer nonchalant inside the bureau; his voice was a few decibels deeper than usual.

"Lychee, why don't you coordinate with the mid-jungle synergy every time I come to support?"

Li Zhi pursed her lips. "Sorry, I'll be more careful next time."

That's what they say, but once the rhythm is off, it's impossible to get it back on track.

If they can't kill the opponent, the opponent will come after them, and they'll target 369.

369 plays ranged shooting all year round and is used to teaming up with Chi Lie. The two of them share the economy and follow each other wherever they go.

Now that Chi Lie is not by his side, even if his hero is good at self-defense, he can't fight against four fists by himself.

The enemy jungler and mid laner kept surging into the bottom lane, and they almost always managed to gank them.

The bottom lane was breached, and they quickly pushed all the way to the crystal, ending the game.

Li Zhi only managed two solo kills in the early game. Once the economic gap widened, his turret mage became completely useless.

His record was 2/4/1, so bad that he didn't even want to look at it.

Li Zhi took off her headphones, staring at the settlement panel, her fingers still resting on the keyboard.

But before he could even process his frustration, the next game started immediately.

Shi Kai's tone remained calm: "Next game, we'll still have the jungler and marksman synergy, and let Lychee try out a utility mage."

A utility mage?

Li Zhi pursed her lips and remained silent.

In the second round of ban/pick, Li Zhi was designated to lock in Han tide.

In "Warriors of the Realms," the control-type mage uses water flow to slow down enemies, has an ice-sealing ability in the mid-game, and a group freeze ultimate.

Low damage output, but plenty of crowd control; a standard utility mid-laner.

You don't need to farm resources or deal damage; your only task is to provide crowd control and let your teammates finish off the enemies.

In this round, Li Zhi knew what to do without Shi Kai even having to remind her.

Clear the lane, level up to level four, then hang on the side to help the marksman.

Hanxi's icy blue figure moved through the canyon, her skills precisely freezing one opponent after another.

Chi Lie and 369 started the game with their familiar rhythm, and their jungler and marksman coordinated their attacks smoothly.

In addition, Li Zhi would occasionally go to the bottom lane to help 369 freeze the enemy marksman, feeding them kills. In less than fifteen minutes, the enemy's crystal was destroyed.

The score is now tied at 1-1.

Back in my comfort zone, 369's voice in my headphones sounded pleasant: "Looks like we'll have to stick to our old strategy, but Lychee played the support role really well, making the whole game very comfortable for me."

Li Zhi stared at the victory screen without saying a word.

369 felt comfortable, but he didn't.

It's hard to describe the feeling; it's like you know how to cook a Manchu Han Imperial Feast, but others only ask you to chop scallions.

It's expected that you'll cut it well, but if you don't, you'll get scolded.

Most importantly, the scallions you chop end up being credited to someone else's cooking.

In short, I'm extremely unhappy.