League: Educating LPL is my duty.

In another interview, A Guang, who rarely plays as Li Chen's substitute, was also pulled to the LPL's interview booth by the opportunity.

Today's interviewer is Yu Shuang, whom everyone knows. After exchanging questions, we went straight into the interview process.

Yu Shuang first asked a few normal questions, and then steered the conversation toward the issue of EDG's roster change today. This was also arranged by the LPL officials to give EDG a reasonable opportunity to clarify things and help Li Chen get rid of the blame for being a team bully.

"So, what's the reason behind EDG's sudden change of their starting top laner today? Is it some kind of tactical design by the team?" Yu Shuang asked, giving a direct hint.

Ah Guang held the microphone, pondered for a moment, and said, "In terms of tactical design, it wasn't really. My appearance on the field was rather sudden; even I didn't know it beforehand..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Shuang frowned involuntarily, thinking to herself that A Guang was being unreasonable, and that he still wanted to publicly criticize Li Chen in the official live broadcast room.

How can this be allowed!

Just as Yu Shuang was about to subtly remind A Guang again, A Guang suddenly changed the subject: "So I am really grateful to Brother Chen. If it weren't for Brother Chen overcoming all opposition, I definitely wouldn't have had the chance to play."

Because in every aspect, I'm definitely not as good as Brother Chen, and I think anyone who watched the matches knows that. But Brother Chen has always taken good care of me and was always willing to find opportunities for me to play.

Yu Shuang's eyes lit up, and she immediately followed up by asking, "So, it was god_C who suggested you be rotated in?"

"Yes, I don't think any professional top laner would be willing to give up their starting position to give a substitute a chance to perform, but Brother Chen never minds these things, and I am really grateful to Brother Chen for taking care of me all this time."

Ah Guang's gratitude was genuine. After all, without Li Chen's intervention, no one could have taken the starting position from him; it was determined by his unparalleled strength.

His remarks also made it clear to viewers watching the live stream why the starting lineup was changed.

[He really made me cry!]

[See that? Those haters are talking. That's the kind of mentality C has – proactively letting the substitutes come on.]

[This was actually evident during the Spring Split; C frequently ganked mid lane, wasn't that just giving A-Guang an opportunity?]

[And yet some people are saying C is a team bully? He's clearly a team dad!]

[With a starting lineup like this, what more can I say? If I were A-Guang, I'd be laughing in my sleep. I'd be raking in the salary and accolades, and I'd still be playing against easy opponents.]

[Laughs. It's obvious that EDG management forced A-Guang to say that, and he actually believed it.]

[666, so they're just determined to get C right, ignoring everything else, right?]

Ah Guang's remarks greatly influenced the direction of online public opinion, but there are always some people who choose to be selectively blind and deaf, which is unavoidable. However, these people are a minority and cannot cause any significant waves in the short term.

Soon it was time for the sixth game of the day, EDG vs TSM, with A-Guang playing again.

EDG's situation was even worse in this game than in the previous one. They didn't even gain an advantage in the early game. TSM's reckless attacks caught EDG off guard.

However, EDG is experienced, and since the outcome of this game was not important to them, they took the initiative to manage the game and kept it in a stalemate.

The two sides were evenly matched, and the battle was very intense, with the economic gap fluctuating back and forth, and neither side was able to break through the 2,000 economic lead.

This situation continued for more than 30 minutes, when TSM's lack of discipline finally came to the fore, and EDG seized the opportunity to score a 3-for-0.

EDG then secured Baron Nashor, establishing an advantage, but even so, the subsequent battles were still very difficult.

TSM even dared to take the initiative to seek opportunities, although it was unsuccessful, it still made people break out in a cold sweat.

With 47 minutes remaining, perhaps it was the will of 7 that started to kick in, and EDG finally found an opportunity to wipe out the enemy team, winning the game with a hard-fought victory.

After watching the match, SKT's Kkoma shook his head and said, "This match has no reference value. Don't pay attention to it or study it. Don't let this form of EDG affect you. Without God and Carry, EDG is not a world-class team at all."

"The gap in the top lane is too big. God_C is indeed a huge lead in the top lane. His presence raises EDG's ceiling and floor. When he doesn't play, it's difficult for EDG's mid and jungle, who are used to his rhythm, to perform at their best."

Faker also saw the problem with EDG: they were simply too complacent, getting carried to victory every game. With their star player suddenly gone, the others couldn't adapt to the change in pace and played hesitantly.

Like SKT, other teams and even viewers didn't take EDG's performance today seriously. After all, without Li Chen playing, what kind of EDG is this?

When Li Chen takes the stage tomorrow, EDG will immediately be the invincible team again.

However, to everyone's surprise, on the fourth day of the group stage, the starting top laner was still A Guang, and Li Chen still did not play. EDG even posted that Li Chen had an upset stomach and was not in good health, so he could not play.

Fans simply didn't believe this perfunctory explanation.

[666, I think C's thinking is also flawed, and he even got an upset stomach. Laziness is laziness!]

[This really cracked me up. I don't care at all whether you play or not, as long as you've qualified, but what's the point of not playing or streaming?]

[How can you do this to your fans? We can't see you during the match, and the live stream is just a black screen. C, you come out and say something!]

[You bastard! I don't need you to play, but at least start streaming! If you have an upset stomach, stream yourself lying in bed sleeping, or even just taking a dump!]

Today's matches against G2 and Flash Wolves aren't against physical teams like GAM and TSM, so I feel there's a real possibility of an upset.

The outside noise could not affect Li Chen's decision. He did not play these past two days purely because he did not want to give SKT too many opportunities to study him, and at the same time, he wanted to train his teammates, or even deliberately wanted EDG to lose one or two games.

Nofe brought this up himself, because EDG is still undefeated in the group stage, and his teammates are already feeling the pressure, which might affect their performance during the match.

Li Chen also agreed with this point. In fact, even he himself had some pressure from his undefeated record in the competition so far, but he had the system and his condition was not affected.

However, his teammates don't have the same system as him, and their performance is not consistent. If they are affected by a small trick of SKT during the game, their mentality and performance will deteriorate, and the course of the game will become difficult to control.

So he simply stopped playing, letting his teammates do whatever they wanted. Losing one or two games would relieve the pressure of a perfect record, and then he could focus all his energy on the knockout stage.