League: Educating LPL is my duty.

"I will try my best. C is really better. I have played against him in ranked games, but I think what C said makes a lot of sense. You must not be afraid of your opponent. If I meet him in a match, I will find a way to beat him."

TheShy's eyes held a hint of anticipation. He really wanted to face off against Li Chen, who was almost universally recognized as the world's best player, in a match to see if there was really a big gap between the two.

However, Su Xiaoluo didn't really like TheShy's fearless and naive attitude.

So far, anyone who refuses to believe in Li Chen's abilities and tries to prove themselves by competing with him has been losing more and more money than the last.

In comparison, it seems that the composed Duke is more suitable to make an appearance.

Having made the decision, Su Xiaoluo stood up and said, "You all should prepare well. Study some tactics in the next few days. The principal said that as long as you win a game against EDG, each person will be rewarded with 20,000 yuan. If you can defeat EDG, each person will be rewarded with 50,000 yuan."

When Ah Shui heard the reward amount Su Xiaoluo mentioned, he immediately said with some envy, "Waqu, they really treated EDG like a boss. You guys have to keep it up. You might as well take this bonus."

Kid rolled his eyes and said speechlessly, "Stop messing around. You think too highly of us. SKT got swept in a best-of-five series. How are we supposed to compete? I feel like EDG can really win the first World Championship for the LPL this year."

While the IG players were chatting, the match finally came to an end.

On the commentary stage, Miller loudly announced: "At 23 minutes, 14 to 0, EDG has won the second BO3 of the Summer Split. Based on the game points, they have also moved into first place in Group A."

Actually, this result shouldn't surprise many people. Objectively speaking, Snake Esports' performance today was significantly worse than EDG's. This is also their second loss in the Summer Split. Hopefully, they can adjust their form as soon as possible.

Wawa and Miller exchanged a glance and said, "Due to the Intercontinental Championship, our schedule this month will be quite tight. If we can't adjust our form in time, the future of the Snake Team is not optimistic."

Backstage at the venue, the Snake team members, who had already returned to their locker room to pack up their things, listened to the commentator's analysis in silence.

Although these words were not pleasant to hear, they had to admit that there was nothing wrong with them.

In the current summer season, they have played two games and lost both, both by a score of 2-0. They haven't won a single game, and they even lost to a newly promoted team like DAN.

They will then face RNG, IG, and IM in their group, none of whom are easy to deal with. To put it bluntly, they are now almost on the edge of a cliff.

Boom boom boom!

Just then, a knock on the door broke the silence, and then the door was opened.

The Snake team looked up at the door and found that the person who came in was none other than Li Chen, who had just dominated them for two rounds.

Li Chen stood at the doorway, briefly assessing the atmosphere inside the room, before adopting a familiar expression: "Brother Zhu is packing his things. Is it alright if I come in and sit for a bit? I have something I'd like to discuss with you!"

Although he was asking a question, Li Chen had already walked in on his own.

Perhaps because they both enjoyed playing off-field tactics, Zhu Kai was very wary of Li Chen, squinting as he said, "We're about to leave, why are you still sitting here? Let's talk about it when we get back!"

"Wouldn't it be too late if we went back? Here's the thing, our two bases are so close, we see each other every day. Since we all have some free time today, our manager would like to treat everyone to a meal to get to know each other better."

Li Chen spoke with a smile, but his eyes scanned back and forth among the many members of the Snake Team, as if he were selecting his favorite items.

Saint Gun stood at the innermost position and inadvertently met Li Chen's gaze. Looking at Li Chen's eyes, which were filled with a hint of possessiveness, Saint Gun couldn't help but get goosebumps.

Zhu Kai did not respond immediately, but pondered whether this meal was a trap or not, and what Li Chen was really up to.

Anyway, he didn't believe that Li Chen simply wanted to treat him to a meal. After all, what good intentions could a weasel have when it comes to offering New Year's greetings to a chicken?

Seeing that Zhu Kai remained silent, the others, as team members, also kept quiet and did not want to make a decision on their own.

Just as Li Chen was about to say something more, the biggest victim of the day suddenly spoke up.

"I see. If that's how you put it, then it's only right that I eat a meal with you. Young people don't know their own strength. You beat us guys up in two rounds, so we should give you some psychological compensation."

Although he was dizzy from being thrashed in the match, he adjusted his demeanor and emotions quickly. Seeing that no one was talking to him, he took the initiative to stand up for Li Chen out of courtesy, and even agreed to speak for him.

Li Chen silently gave a thumbs up in his heart, but pretended to be unhappy on his face: "What kind of talk is that, Brother Tai? What do you mean by torture? We're all brothers here, and you're a senior in the competition, highly respected. What's wrong with letting me win two rounds?"

Besides, EDG is short-handed right now. There's a lot of turnover among professional players; who knows, we might end up on the same team someday. Isn't it normal to treat everyone to a meal beforehand to get to know each other?

"Cough cough cough!"

Zhu Kai coughed twice, his face darkening, as a slight reminder.

Li Chen's blatant poaching of his talent right in front of him was practically a slap in the face.

"Well, if you don't have anything else to do, you should head back first. We need to get back and review today's match, so this meal..."

Before Zhu Kai could finish speaking, Li Chen leaned closer and whispered, "We're also short of coaches, and Nofe will most likely be returning to China next year."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Kai raised an eyebrow slightly, and changed the words he was about to say: "This meal... well, it's not that we can't eat it. After all, we're all neighbors, and EDG is doing so well, we should learn from you guys."

Having found a plausible excuse for himself, Zhu Kai turned to look at the other team members.

"Let's take advantage of this meal to learn from EDG's advanced tactics, humbly ask for their advice. Losing one or two games isn't scary; everyone loses. What we need to do is learn from our mistakes, face our shortcomings squarely, and work hard to improve..."

Li Chen listened for a few minutes and felt almost full, thinking to himself that Zhu Kai's skill in making chicken soup was indeed extraordinary.

Li Chen, who was overly nourished, interrupted Zhu Kai's spellcasting: "Ahem, since it's settled, Brother Zhu, you guys go ahead with your work, see you later."

"Okay, no problem!"

With Zhu Kai finished speaking, the others naturally had nothing more to say.

Although having dinner with the team that just crushed me in two games sounds a bit awkward, it won't hurt me, and I don't have to pay for it myself, so I'll just have dinner with them.