LOL: Do I have to be a spinning top too?

December 26, 7:45 PM.

In the training room at the TES base, a dozen or so people were crammed in front of the tactical screen.

The screen was showing a live broadcast of another semi-final match of the Demacia Cup... EDG vs. TT.

As Huanfeng, controlling Aphelios, flashed forward wielding his red and white swords.

The barrage of bullets intertwined with broken souls and glowing flames ignited EDG's base crystal, and commentator Wang Duoduo's voice exploded from the speakers.

Let's congratulate TT!

"We defeated EDG 3-1!"

"This team, which was not favored by anyone before the tournament, has made it to the 2022 Demacia Cup final as a dark horse!"

"Huanfeng!"

"This world runner-up AD, after experiencing a slump, announced to everyone with a near-perfect Aphelios performance..."

"The boy by the sea hasn't been swallowed by the waves yet!"

"He still stands tall in the vast ocean, braving the winds and waves!"

The screen was flooded with comments.

[Red and white blades swell forward! The Sea Whip Boy is showing some courage today!]

[With TT in this form, TES is in trouble tomorrow]

Huanfeng is dominating Jiaqi with experience!

Don't worry, TES has Glory.

Guo Hao stood up from his seat and clapped his hands:

"Alright, the opponent has been decided. Tomorrow's final is against TT."

"Go home and rest early, get your energy ready, and we'll set off on time tomorrow afternoon."

The group responded and walked towards the dormitory in twos and threes.

Li Hu turned around and walked to the corner computer station, then pressed the power button.

Qingtian, her round belly protruding, was about to walk out when she caught a glimpse of Li Hu's movements out of the corner of her eye, and stopped in her tracks.

"Huh? Tiger, you're going to practice again?"

  

Qingtian's voice was filled with disbelief: "The final is tomorrow, shouldn't you be getting some rest?"

Li Hu nodded, his tone calm: "Shy asked me to have a solo practice match, so I'll practice with him."

"Holy crap? You've really messed with me?"

Qingtian walked back quickly and sat down at the machine next to Li Hu. The chair creaked under the weight of his sturdy body.

His small eyes sparkled.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true."

Li Hu smiled and said while adjusting the equipment:

"When he won the S8 championship, I shouted 'IG is awesome' all night at home, and got a beating from my mom."

"A friend of mine went even crazier; he ran around naked, and the video went viral the next day."

"Awesome."

Sunny gave a thumbs up, then asked again:

"So, if you were to solo against Resya, could you win?"

Li Hu thought for a moment, then said casually:

"I think it's alright, it should be about 50/50."

"Fifty-fifty?"

Sunny's expression became quite interesting:

"Tiger, I don't mean to discourage you, but the opponent is TheShy."

"The originator of long-range top laners, your Vayne and Varus are nothing but noobs in comparison to him."

"It's alright, Brother Qingtian."

Li Hu pushed the keyboard forward and adjusted the mouse speed:

"Being able to practice laning against Brother Sun, even getting spun around like a top, is still a win."

"Why don't you go back and rest first?"

"No, no, no."

Qingtian waved her hands repeatedly, her face jiggling as she did so.

"Anyway, you'll definitely be playing tomorrow. I can just lie down and still win a championship. Whether I rest or not doesn't matter."

He moved closer to Li Hu, his tone full of anticipation:

"The important thing is, I want to see if you can actually pull off TheShy's spinning top."

Li Hu's lips curled slightly, but he didn't reply.

He opened the ErYa voice messaging app, logged into his account, and waited for TheShy's message.

JA area, WBG base.

TheShy sat down in front of his computer and started his live stream.

The moment the screen lit up, a flood of comments poured in.

[Holy crap! Shy actually streamed today!]

[Missing Person Returns!]

[Show off, show off, show off!]

Should we play ranked? Or is it going to be another ARAM match?

TheShy glanced at the live chat, smiled shyly, and greeted the viewers in his signature broken Korean-accented Chinese:

Good evening, everyone.

"No ARAM today."

The comments section was scrolling even faster.

【So what do we play? Ranked matches?】

[Could it be that he's duo-queuing with Rookie?]

[Isn't Yijin on a date with Xiaoyu? He doesn't have time to duo queue with you.]

TheShy glanced at the comments and replied:

"Today, I'm going to have a solo match with a player."

"Then, play ranked matches."

The live chat immediately erupted in chaos.

[A contestant? Who is that?]

Is it from LPL or LCK?

[Could it be beef jerky?!]

[Niu Guli has retired again, okay? The commenter upstairs is definitely a spectator.]

Could it be Zeus?

[You're overthinking it. Zeus doesn't have time to show off his bro's solo right now.]

[Who else could it be? It must be a new member of WBG, Xiaohu or Light?]

[It might be Rookie! A reunion of former S8 teammates!]

TheShy did not directly answer the comments.

Instead, he picked up his phone and sent Li Hu a WeChat message containing a link to a voice channel.

After sending it, he looked up and said in broken Chinese to the camera:

"It's... a new player."

The moment the words "new contestant" appeared, the curiosity of the viewers in the live chat was completely piqued.

Li Hu's phone vibrated. He opened WeChat and saw the voice channel link sent by TheShy, and immediately clicked on it.

The moment the voice connection was established, a familiar voice came through the earpiece:

"You hoo!"

Li Hu smiled and pressed the talk button:

"Hello! Brother Sun!"

Li Hu's voice came through clearly in TheShy's live stream.

The live chat exploded instantly.

That voice... sounds familiar!

Wait, isn't that the new top laner from yesterday's Demacia Cup?

【Glory?!】

Holy crap! It really is Glory! That rookie who's won MVP five times!

Yes, that's him! The one who got a 10.0 rating in five games on Hupu!

[Shy actually invited this newbie to train with him? Who is he?]

Another group of viewers who don't follow the Demacia Cup were even more surprised.

Because their entire impression of this newcomer comes from the marketing content they saw on social media today...

Glory refused to bow down to Wei after the match, Glory conducted an interview to settle scores with Wei, and Wei reported Glory for cheating.

These terms trended on Weibo for an entire day today.

Is this newbie really that arrogant? They even dare to talk back to Wei?

Whether he's arrogant or not is another matter, someone who can get TheShy to invite them for a solo match must be quite skilled.

Li Hu, of course, couldn't see these comments. He asked:

"Hey bro, are you playing on the Chinese server or the Korean server?"

"Hanbok." TheShy answered decisively.

Li Hu turned to look at Qing Tian, ​​who was sitting next to him, joining in the fun.

Qingtian instantly understood what he meant and immediately patted her chest, saying:

"No problem, I'll lend you my Korean server account."

As he spoke, he quickly typed his account and password on the keyboard.

While entering her password, Qingtian scratched her head, looking a little embarrassed.

"That account got banned for a while because Faker reported me for going AFK due to a bad attitude..."

"But they later reached a settlement!"

"This account is newly registered, so you can use it without worry!"

Li Hu smiled and didn't say much, then typed in the room number TheShy had sent him.

The Korean server client interface popped up, showing a custom room with the two players' IDs side by side.

Li Hu smiled and pressed the talk button:

"Brother Shai, I've watched you compete since you were a kid!"

"I'm not going to hold back since we finally have a chance to fight!"

Upon hearing this, TheShy smiled and responded in his signature Korean-accented Chinese:

"Oh? That's great, that's great."

He paused, then added:

"I won't give in to you either."

The chat room erupted in excitement.

[Glory, this is so awesome! You got to meet your idol right away!]

[I'm so envious, I also want to solo with Shy!]

This newbie is really outspoken, and he doesn't even back down from Shy. It's hilarious!

Don't get too excited yet. Shaq's laning strength is incomparable to what it was in the Demacia Cup. Just don't get crushed later.

I bet a bag of spicy strips that Glory won't last past level six.

[Waiting for Brother Shai to teach newbies how to play long-range top lane]

To be honest, for TheShy to personally invite me to a solo match, that's already the pinnacle of prestige among LPL rookies.

Both sides then began selecting heroes.

The rules for solo play are completely different from those for formal competitions.

There's no need to consider jungle skirmishes or worry about jungle ganks; it's all about individual skill and laning finesse.

Most importantly, you need to be familiar with the hero counter relationships.

Any professional player who can win the S-series championship will have excellent online skills.

So even though Li Hu has several heroes he's 100% proficient with, he knows he can't guarantee a win against TheShy.

But that's exactly what he wanted.

Being spun around by TheShy and being spun around by Sunny Day are two completely different things.

TheShy's laning dominance is unmatched in the LPL.

His sense of distance, his timing of blood transfusions, and his masterful maneuvers are all top-tier.

Being beaten up by such an opponent will definitely increase the absorption efficiency of the spinning top panel by several times compared to normal.

Li Hu paused for two seconds on the hero selection screen.

Then he locked in Riven.

The day the broken sword is reforged will be the day the knight returns.

At the same time, TheShy also revealed his choice.

Lost Tooth - Nar.