This Lee Sang-hyeok is very strong, but he lacks self-awareness.

Upon hearing that they would be playing against EDG's first team, Lee Sang-hyeok's pupils instantly contracted, his muscles tensed again, and he nervously began to speak:

"Now...now?"

"What, scared?"

The factory manager tugged at his collar, his tone calm yet carrying an inexplicable sense of pressure.

"If you don't even have the courage to face Scout, then when you encounter those monsters from LCK, like Bdd and Crown, you might not even be able to hold the mouse."

The factory manager assumed that Faker was afraid to face Scout, so he named two LCK star mid laners in a row, trying to scare the seemingly weak rookie in front of him.

Surprisingly, upon hearing these names, Lee Sang-hyeok visibly relaxed.

LCK's monster? Bdd? Crown?

These people are, at best, just footnotes to his legendary LCK career.

How can they be compared to those GOATs in the LPL?

On the contrary, after saying this, the factory manager couldn't help but recall the scene a few months ago when he was dominated by Peanut and played a game that became a legendary 4396 game, and his expression became a little unnatural.

Abramovich, who was standing to the side, had already spread out his tactics board and then announced the first team's starting lineup:

"Top lane Mouse, mid lane Scout, and as for jungler, Clearlove, you and I will watch the game together. Let Ai Luoli go."

"AD..., Support..."

Upon hearing that the factory manager wasn't going to fight, Lee Sang-hyeok immediately breathed a sigh of relief, so much so that the AD and support players behind him didn't hear him clearly.

"Okay." Lee Sang-hyeok nodded, his voice still soft, but no longer trembling.

"Why won't you let me play? I wanted to give Kobayashi a proper lesson!"

Abu ignored the factory manager's rambling, clapped his hands, and led the group to the training ground.

The first team members stood up from their seats in twos and threes and greeted Lin Xiu and Faker.

Mouse and Zet didn't say much, just greeted each other and returned to their seats to prepare for the match.

Ai Luoli pinched Lin Xiu's shoulder and said teasingly:

"Kobayashi, here we go again, showing off your understanding?"

In previous training matches, Lin Xiu was always the one who got beaten up by Ai Luoli.

Even though I often come up with some unexpected game ideas, I have almost never won a game due to the gap in skill level and the disparity in the skill of my teammates.

Lin Xiu chuckled lightly, without saying anything more.

Meiko greeted the two with her signature smile and said gently, "Good luck, I'm looking forward to your performance."

Lee Sang-hyeok, who had already relaxed, felt his heart skip a beat the moment he saw Meiko.

Oh, I forgot about Meiko, the hook god!

Although Meiko didn't directly face Faker and create a memorable moment like Clearlove did, becoming Faker's inescapable nightmare,

However, as EDG's starting substitute for those two years, he repeatedly made amazing hooks to initiate team fights and destroyed his own SKT.

Also in S15, this handsome young man, who served as IG's support, almost nailed him to the pillar of shame of the top 17 in the S-series.

Fortunately, the two Korean players on their team were relatively weak, allowing Lee Sang-hyeok to escape and eventually reach the finals of the S15 World Championship.

They successfully delivered a kill to Brother Shui.

Lee Sang-hyeok's face paled even more, but this scene was interpreted differently by Scout behind Meiko.

As a substitute mid laner who struggled to secure a starting position for many years during his time with SKT,

After arriving in China, taking advantage of Pawn's back injury, Scout immediately became EDG's core mid-laner thanks to his talent.

He now thoroughly enjoys his core position in EDG.

Therefore, Scout harbors a natural hostility towards this fellow countryman who came all the way from South Korea to debut in the LPL and wants to compete with him for a spot.

Scout believes that Lee Sang-hyeok's fear is not because of Meiko, but because he is afraid of himself.

"Lee Sang-hyeok, the player..."

Scout sneered, his eyes filled with undisguised hostility. As he passed Faker, he muttered something in Korean.

"Get ready, I'm going to suffocate you."

He then quickly returned to his seat.

Lee Sang-hyeok paused for a moment, then remained silent.

Lee Sang-hyeok was indeed stunned.

He was looking at Scout with an almost absurd sense of bewilderment.

asphyxia?

In those dark fragments of memory, he was smashed to pieces by White's barrel on the stage of the World Championship finals.

He was once riddled with bullets by Uzi's Twitch in the shadows, and his Flash timing was predicted when facing Clearlove's Sejuani.

He was once unable to even use Flash against Xiaohu's Galio's W-Flash combo, and was pushed into the enemy team by Knight's Azir with Flash, resulting in an explosion.

That's what you call real suffocation.

That was an absolute dominance that shattered his Dao heart and made his soul tremble.

Scout, in front of us, is just a substitute mid laner who couldn't even get a starting spot in this timeline before he joined SKT.

Not to mention the timeline of his joining SKT; Scout was just someone who walked behind him in the SKT base, carrying his peripheral bag for him.

He calls himself Sang-hyeok hyung with trepidation, and even when eating instant noodles, he has to blow on them until he touches the fork before he dares to eat them!

Lee Sang-hyeok murmured to himself with a self-deprecating tone. His face, which had been somewhat pale from seeing Meiko, suddenly took on a strange rosy hue.

That was a laugh born of anger, and also a surge of fierce determination.

It's one thing to be unable to defeat those monsters, but now even you, a junior, want to ride roughshod over me?

Lin Xiu sat to the side. Although he couldn't understand Korean, he possessed the system, a cheat device that transcended dimensions.

On the virtual screen in front of him, several lines of prompts appeared:

[Detected Fei's father's ID: EDG, Meiko, triggering a mentality penalty. Since it is not a main ID, the penalty is halved. Current mentality score: 55 points]

[Due to Scout's provocation, Lee Sang-hyeok triggered the hidden ability: Bloodline Suppression!]

Although Lee Sang-hyeok still fears the LPL, his LCK god instincts are awakening when facing Korean opponents!

[Mental state score temporarily improved: 55 → 85! The debuff caused by Meiko has been removed.]

Lin Xiu turned his head and watched as Lee Sang-hyeok's previously unfocused pupils refocused, even revealing a hint of sharpness.

Scout, like a shot in the arm, hit the mark by accident, and its effects were outstanding.

The starting five players and the other three substitutes have all taken their seats and are waiting for the match to begin.

Lin Xiu patted Lee Sang-hyeok on the shoulder, and the two sat down in their seats.

"Brother Li."

Lin Xiu didn't ask what they were talking about; he just stared at Lee Sang-hyeok, his eyes filled with certainty and trust.

"Although I don't understand what you're talking about, I can tell that he thinks you're an easy target."

"Since you say you want to win, then I will fully support you!"

Lee Sang-hyeok took a deep breath, extended his long, slender fingers, and gently tapped the keyboard.

A crisp "click" sounded.

That familiar, ingrained sense of control was spreading from my fingertips throughout my body.

Since it was just an intra-team practice match, there was no draft phase; they went straight to the hero selection phase.

"Help me get this."

Lee Sang-hyeok spoke, and this time, his voice was somewhat decisive.

"Take what?"

A slight smile curved Lin Xiu's lips.

"Ryze".

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xiu locked Ryze on the first floor.

For a moment, Abu and the factory manager, who were watching from the back, were stunned.

"Should we lock in Ryze first in this version?" Abu frowned.

"Scout hasn't even picked his champion yet, and LeBlanc is still out there. He's putting himself in a very dangerous situation."

The recently reworked LeBlanc has significantly improved wave clear ability, making her a Tier 0 mid laner in high-elo ranked games.

Although it hasn't officially appeared in a match yet, LPL teams have already raised this hero's priority to the level of a must-ban or must-pick in scrims.

The factory manager narrowed his eyes, stroked his chin, and pondered:

"Was that kid's modesty just an act? He's got a pretty wild hand lock."

On the other side, the moment Scout saw Ryze lock onto him, the cold smile on his face froze instantly, replaced by a furious look of being underestimated.

"Ryze? Is he provoking me?"

Without any hesitation, he clicked on the Demoness's avatar and locked it instantly!

"Still want to debut in the LPL? I'll personally organize your retirement ceremony today!"

Scout's voice was deep, and his eyes were filled with coldness.

Seeing the tense atmosphere in the middle lane, Lin Xiu chuckled.

"Since the mid laner needs to make a decisive move in the laning phase, I can't just slack off in the jungle either."

Lin Xiu moved the mouse and clicked on the hero that was almost synonymous with jungling.

Blind Monk - Lee Sin!

"Damn, Linzi, you're going to be arrogant too?"

Ai Luoli shouted from across the way.

"You still dare to pick Lee Sin? Have you forgotten how I taught you before?"

Abu's expression grew increasingly serious; he naturally knew that the Blind Monk was Lin Xiu's best hero.

However, when facing Ai Luoli, Lin Xiu's Lee Sin always struggled to make a name for himself in the early game, resulting in consistently poor performance.

This should be a quick push game, Abu concluded.

But he glanced at Lin Xiu and Li Xianghe again.

There's something off about the way those two people are looking at each other.

That wasn't the nervousness you'd expect from a trial player or substitute facing the starting lineup; it was an intense longing in their eyes.

......

The loading screen lights up.

[Blue Team (Substitutes): Top Rumble, Jungle Lee Sin, Mid Ryze, Bot Varus, Support Karma]

[Red Team (Starting Lineup): Top - Poppy, Jungle - Kha'Zix, Mid - LeBlanc, Bot - Ashe, Support - Maokai]

"All troops, attack!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Lee Sang-hyeok's Ryze headed straight for the mid lane without looking back.

Lin Xiu's Lee Sin, on the other hand, abandoned his own red buff at level one. To the astonishment of Abu and Clearlove, he placed a ward in the Baron pit, went down the wall, and reached Ai Luoli's blue buff bush.

In the S6 and S7 versions, Korean-style macro play dominated LOL, and all teams were talking about macro play and stability.

But Lin Xiu knew very well that this was Lee Sang-hyeok's first battle, and to activate the god within him named Faker,

He must maximize his advantage in understanding the version.

"Brother Li, I'll make Kha'Zix disconnect this game, so you can dominate in lane."

The clash of the first level erupted quietly just as Scout was about to step forward and suppress Lee Sang-hyeok!