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

The air in the training room was somewhat stuffy, but the tension was also quietly building.

With a good start in the bottom lane, EDG's morale reached a peak.

Zet looked at the blacked-out profile picture and finally let out a sigh of relief.

During the laning phase just now, he really felt like he was playing against Uzi again, but in a more aggressive and crazy version.

Faker's gaze remained fixed on the now-grayed Draven icon, his slender fingers gently caressing the side buttons.

The positive feedback from the successful kill did not completely dispel the shadow in his heart.

"Lin, let's do it one more time."

Faker suddenly spoke, his tone as flat as still water.

"What? They're going to arrest us again?"

Lin Xiu paused for a moment, then chuckled.

"Alright! Let's strike while the iron is hot. Draven is probably eager to get back to lane and settle scores. Let's take care of him again."

However, just as Lin Xiu was preparing to clear the jungle monsters and head to the bottom lane, something unexpected happened there.

Despite being caught out by a four-man gank and losing his economic lead, Jackeylove did not show the slightest bit of fear.

He played Draven and returned to the online lane.

At this moment, Zet, having just received his share of the loot and bought a pickaxe, felt confident that he was invincible again.

He tentatively tried to step forward and use his W skill to harass the enemy, but the moment he raised his hand, he saw Draven walk up and use his skill.

"You still dare to look at me?"

Jackeylove snorted coldly in the voice chat, activated his W Blood Rush, and charged straight at Ashe despite her W.

"Brother Tianye, save me!"

Braum didn't have his ultimate at the moment, so he aimed his Q at Draven and used it, but it was blocked by Rakan, who used his E to close in on Draven.

Rakan then used his W to lift Braum up, instantly turning the bot lane duo's duel into a one-on-one fight between the support and the AD carry.

Draven swung the axe once, twice, three times, and the moment he caught the axe for the third time, he activated his E skill, Opening Axe, pushing Ashe, who was trying to retreat, further away from the turret and blocking Zet's path back to the turret.

"Holy crap! What kind of damage?" Zet exclaimed, desperately trying to create distance.

After being hit twice more, Ashe finally managed to create some distance between herself and Draven.

But Jackeylove countered with a powerful ultimate move, swiftly slashing his double axes towards EDG's tower, finishing off Ashe's last bit of health.

"Nice!"

Amid Jackeylove's cheers, Ashe fell once again at the edge of the turret.

"A lane killer! This Draven is seriously amazing!"

Abu watched from behind, shaking his head in disbelief.

"After being captured and killed once, he not only didn't back down, but fought even more fiercely. This kind of mental adjustment ability is truly born for big scenes."

Lin Xiu raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised:

"This kid, his fighting style is really tough. I'm not afraid you won't fight, I'm afraid you won't dare to fight."

Faker showed no signs of panic after this solo kill.

At this moment, Faker's thoughts drifted back to those days and nights of immense struggle.

In those painful simulated memories, Faker had reviewed those failures countless times.

He initially thought that the reason he lost to those LPL teams was because his skill level was not high enough.

He remembered the scene when he first debuted in Season 3, in that world-shaking final, where he was brutally killed by White's Gragas.

White's Gragas in those games was practically superhuman; his Q skill was so accurate it was almost like a targeted skill.

His E-Flash ability is incredibly unpredictable, often allowing him to flash into SKT's carry in the narrowest of spaces.

Not to mention the combo effects brought by the ultimate skill, Bursting Barrel.

On a stage like the League of Legends World Championship

White actually pulled off a combo that most players wouldn't dare attempt in high-elo ranked games, blasting Faker's Ahri into a pre-placed Q skill Gragas.

The combo of E skill and the meatball impact instantly killed a full-health Ahri in the late game, almost ending the game.

3-0, a crushing defeat.

The following year, because LOL was not highly professionalized and the income was low, the successful White retired and became a streamer, which made it impossible for Faker to take revenge on him and he could only regret it for the rest of his life.

However, I heard that White later became the first champion mid laner in CNLOL, and his live streaming career took off rapidly, making him the top streamer in the game live streaming industry.

In short, back then Faker believed that skill was everything.

Whoever has the sharpest skills and the fastest reaction time is the king.

However, as his professional career progressed, especially after encountering nightmarish mid-lane opponents like Xiaohu and Knight,

Faker gradually realized that mechanics and laning are just the most basic entry ticket to becoming a top player.

In countless subsequent matches, Faker asked himself if he had lost to anyone in terms of pure skill and laning ability.

Even against those players at their peak, Faker could put up a good fight in the laning phase, and often even gain a small lead through extremely subtle maneuvering.

But why does he always lose in the end?

Why was he unable to overcome the formidable opponents like EDG, RNG, TES, and BLG during that decade-long campaign?

The reason lies not in the players' skills, but in the LPL players' almost superhuman, extremely stable mentality and overall perspective.

For example, Xiaohu.

Among LPL fans, he was a player who was often criticized for his weak laning ability.

Even during RNG's dominance of the LPL, Xiaohu was frequently killed in lane, falling behind by a thousand gold in the early game.

Xiaohu's laning phase skills are really hard to call world-class.

However, in Faker's actual game experience, Xiaohu is an extremely terrifying master of stealing damage, a demon king of damage conversion.

In crucial matches, Xiaohu consistently displayed an extremely bizarre survival strategy.

No matter how much of an economic disadvantage Xiaohu faces in the early game, he always steps up in team fights and delivers the most terrifying damage conversion ratio.

Xiaohu's decision-making will never be distorted under extreme pressure.

Xiaohu won't give up thinking about the game just because he's 0-2. He'll be like a venomous snake, quietly waiting for the moment you make a mistake, and then delivering a fatal blow.

Then there's Knight.

In Faker's perception, Knight is the mid laner with the strongest presence in the entire league.

Whether in TES or BLG,

Even though Faker managed to suppress Knight's CS during the laning phase through extreme kiting and prevent Knight from roaming effectively in the early game,

But once the mid-to-late game arrives, Knight will appear like a ghost at the heart of every team fight.

Knight's teamfight participation rate is ridiculously high, and his positioning in teamfights is almost algorithmically precise.

Knight isn't the kind of player who can make you despair with just one lane kill; he's the kind of mid laner who leaves you feeling like you have a fishbone stuck in your throat, and no matter how hard you try, you can't get rid of him.

This ability to maintain a clear mind, execute flawlessly, and make sound decisions under pressure is the core reason why those two players were able to assist Uzi and Jackeylove in achieving their dominance.

They are the perfect Pippen alongside the two GOATs in LOL.