Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 336 The final piece of the puzzle, the lineup is complete!

The opposing jungler is Nidalee, a popular champion in solo queue recently.

As a jungler hero with a certain degree of mobility, efficient jungle clearing, and good ganking ability, even casual players can use him with ease.

After roughly determining Nidalee's location, Li Luo decided to go straight home and head towards his blue buff.

He was certain that Nidalee had an 80% chance of stealing his blue buff.

The fact that Champion7 has started ranking again has attracted the attention of some netizens.

Immediately, posts about this ranked match appeared on Hupu forums, including the two official forums and the anti-corruption forum.

"champion7 wasn't duo-queuing with Scout today, but this is still a star-studded game."

"Awesome! Does anyone have a streamer's perspective? Give me a link!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, after learning this major news, several top streamers who were originally observing other streamers immediately left and focused their cameras on the account that was currently on a 21-game winning streak.

Starmarkob is one of them, but the account champion7 is too mysterious, and he can only enter the spectator mode through Green Hair's friend list.

He even used an eye-catching title in his livestream: "Korean server ranked win streak kings are queuing up, Uzi, Green Hair, Han Yisuo, Bdd, Ghost Emperor. All-Star game."

Such a big gimmick immediately attracted a large number of players, and he himself served as the commentator for the match.

After a day of buzz, coupled with trending topics and analysis of Champion7's gameplay by various streamers, everyone wanted to know just how much of a stir this mysterious guy could cause in the Korean server.

"It seems like the Spider anticipated Nidalee's jungle steal, but Nidalee is already level three and the Spider is level two. Going in to fight would be unwise. Let's see how Champion7 handles this."

"The signal has been given. The mid-lane Yasuo, who is currently one of the top solo queue players in the Korean server, Han Yisuo, is incredibly skilled with Yasuo. His Zed opponent is Bdd!"

"No way, Yasuo initiated, and Nidalee is trying to steal the blue buff. It looks like they're planning a 2v2?"

Typically, observer commentators first follow popular accounts, then download their match recordings, study them, and prepare a draft before posting their commentary, using keywords from the script.

Usually, as long as it's not a night with several big streamers watching together, OB streamers' live streams can still attract quite a few viewers.

But today, during the live commentary, the feeling of being out of control the next second made Xinghen tense.

Yesterday, after studying several replays of Champion7's games all night, he was amazed. He could find several points to discuss in almost every game.

This game certainly didn't disappoint him.

When Elise and Nidalee were locked in close combat, Blue Buff's health was already down to half. However, Elise was level 2 while Nidalee was level 3, so there was a difference in the damage output of Smite.

惩戒1级基础伤害390，2到4级每级加20伤害，所以现在的豹女惩戒是430，蜘蛛则是410。

The moment the two met, Nidalee glanced at Yasuo, who was already approaching, and made a fatal mistake: she chose to continue attacking the blue buff.

Nidalee wanted to finish off the blue buff. Even if she failed to get a kill during the retreat, Elise's jungle clearing rhythm would be disrupted. But if she lost the fight and Elise took the blue buff, his rhythm would be in serious trouble.

The blue buff's health was still dropping, and although the spider was hitting Nidalee with auto-attacks that included the red buff, he ignored it and continued to attack the blue buff.

650!

610!

500!

As the blue buff's health approached the Smite's health, not only Xinghen but also the viewers watching the live stream became tense.

It was clearly a very ordinary ranked game, but with the commentators and viewers' encouragement, it seemed no less exciting than a regular match.

"These two need to be punished! Whose blue shirt is this anyway???"

"450, the Smite was missed, who used it first??? My god, Spider's great mentality led her to use Smite after the blue buff had less than 10 health left."

"This is bad! Yasuo has jumped over with his fruit too. Now let's see how Nidalee handles this!"

As a mere bystander, even with the slight advantage of punishing damage, he still made a mistake that couldn't be called a mistake in this tense moment.

BDD, who hadn't been able to get support yet, quickly signaled for Nidalee to retreat.

Unfortunately, Elise had already reduced Nidalee to half health while she was taking the blue buff, so it wasn't so easy for Nidalee to escape.

I made a casual prediction, and sure enough, Nidalee chose to use her leopard form's W to dodge the net under pressure, but she ran into Li Luo's prediction and was stuck in place.

Yasuo easily got the kill.

Not to mention the 300-gold kills, this double buff gave Yasuo a huge advantage in the fight against Zed.

Han Yisuo was a little surprised and chose to send a thumbs-up emoji to indicate that Spider was playing very well.

He originally only intended to help Spider defend the jungle, but he didn't expect to get such an unexpected reward. Putting aside Spider's skills, his composure under pressure is something that not everyone can do.

Of course, Zaozi, who was still laning in the bottom lane, also turned the camera over and basically saw the whole game.

In Li Luo's view, Zaozi's expression became a little abnormal. He seemed to want to say something, but he held back. He looked like he was constipated and in pain.

In Xinghenob's live stream, the chat exploded instantly, with a string of "666" flying across the screen.
"This spider's got guts! She just threw her E to the side; if it doesn't hit, Nidalee can escape!"

"Am I the only one who noticed that the Spider used her E skill and immediately turned around to farm jungle camps? A real man never looks back at an explosion, I love it!"

"This is bad, is Zaozi going to get carried to victory in the bot lane?"

Seeing this, Xinghen helplessly continued speaking:

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the enemy's game is over after this wave. The bot lane is being pressured like this, the jungler has died once, the mid lane can only withstand the pressure, and the top lane is actually not that important anymore."

Despite it being less than 5 minutes into the game, Xinghen, with his years of experience observing high-level matches, immediately concluded that the opposing team had already decided to give up.

Sure enough, when the Spider cocooned at F6 and hit Zed again, the mid-lane game was already over.

Yasuo was 2-0 and Zed was 0-1. There wasn't much difference in the number of kills, but in just ten minutes, the pressure that Li Luo's Elise put on Bdd translated into an economic advantage of 1800.

Yasuo was already ahead of Zed by a large sword and two short swords. Given Han Yisuo's style, Nidalee's jungle was almost entirely devoured, and with Elise's mindless ganks, the top lane's game experience ended before it even began.

As the fight went on, Brother Zaozi, who was sitting upright, began to recline on the back of his chair, and you could see a hint of pain in his expression.

"Are you alright? Can you still fight?"

"This hand is already won, stop pushing yourself."

Large beads of sweat dripped from Zaozi Ge's head. Clearly, because of the win rate, he put in extra effort and performed well in this game.

However, the reality was harsh; his body was no longer able to support him in such high-intensity combat.

"The enemy AD carry, that Ghost King, is quite skilled. If I don't take it seriously, I could easily lose."

Zaozi smiled and said that he was not competitive, but only wanted to win this game.

"Alright, now you believe me, right? Your physical condition is really bad. Come to Edg and we'll give you a good workout."

Upon hearing Li Luo's words, Brother Zaozi completely ignored the second half and only heard the first half.

What a joke! If exercise could solve the problem, he would have been fully trained long ago.

As long as he is active on the field every day and cannot rest, he must maintain his condition at a high intensity. Otherwise, his basic attribute values, such as his operational awareness, will plummet to a low point like a roller coaster.

"No, RNG probably won't let me go. After all, I still have two years left on my contract, and with the hype, the amount is huge. In my current form, I might not be worth that much."

At this point, Zaozi's eyes dimmed, as he had been overjoyed at winning the game and seeing hope for S10.

After struggling to stand up, Brother Zaozi rubbed his aching back and sat down on the sofa next to him.

Li Luo had previously invited him to join Edg, but he declined. His skill was one factor, but the pressure from the club was the biggest reason.

In this timeline, RNG can be considered a true "contract god," especially since his breach of contract penalty is as high as nine figures.

His breach of contract fees alone could fill an entire team, and even if that money were given to the LCK, it could buy a top-tier team.

Even before LCK became a league, the purchasing power of nine figures was already that exaggerated.

"Did you know that Kasa was leaving? No, did the RNG club know?"

Li Luo asked an important question, which seemed to have a hidden meaning.

Brother Zaozi seemed to realize something as well, hesitated for a moment, and said with a hint of conjecture:
"They should know, right? After S9, Karsa talked to the club about wanting to make signings, and the club agreed. However, the transfer window has opened now, and the club still hasn't made a move. Karsa is probably quite disappointed. He definitely wouldn't tell us if he wanted to leave, but he must have communicated with the club."

Realizing that Casa had already moved most of his belongings, and considering the club's ambiguous attitude, even Zaozi, who was kept in the dark, realized what was going on.

"RNG has contacted YM's jungler Xiaolongbao. I was wondering why they would buy a rookie when Karsa is already there. It seems the club had already made up their mind all along?"

With more and more evidence, it was as if a giant hand had cleared away the haze in Brother Zao's heart, and more and more guesses appeared in his mind.

"I've already told the club about my retirement. Although Bai Xing tried to persuade me to stay, there weren't many people in the management who objected. After I left, RNG must have already contacted their ADC, at least that's the case."

"We don't need to buy; we can just rent!"

Seeing that Brother Zaozi had finally realized the key point, Li Luo laughed.

"Why would you buy him? If Edg really spends nine figures to buy him, RNG will definitely not let you go. They're counting on using your reputation to attract more ambitious people, and they'd better put on some kind of 'passing the torch' drama."

"Anyway, once S10 is over and the loan period ends, your contract won't have much time left, maybe six months at most. You can play if you want, or just retire and rest if you don't."

Upon hearing Li Luo's words, Zaozi's dim eyes gradually brightened, as if he had already seen a bright future.

"That's right, RNG will definitely loan me out. After all, they can also benefit from the public opinion influence of teaming up with you. On the other hand, if Edg wants to buy me, it's equivalent to kicking RNG out, which they definitely won't agree to."

Zaozi is a veteran player; he grasped the essence of this "loan" in just a few words.

"That works, that works. You can jungle, Tianye and I will go bot, and Scout will go mid. But do you have a top laner right now? Your Sword Immortal isn't in good form. He can play, but... he doesn't quite fit our playstyle, does he?"

As he spoke, Zaozi, who had relaxed, started to laugh.

In the previous game, after he teamed up with Li Luo, the top laner in the match was completely reduced to a support role. Until the end of the game and the enemy's crystal was destroyed, Li Luo's Elise never went to the top lane even once.

Sword Immortal's style is the kind that's all about "help me and I'll be a carry, don't help me and I'll be a disaster," which seems completely unsuitable for the reorganized Edg.

"As for who to choose, I can only talk to him after you join Edg. He's a long-time fan of yours, and he'll definitely be willing to join then."

"Holy Gun Bro?"

Zaozi Ge immediately realized what was going on and blurted out Flandre's nickname.

If we're talking about which professional League of Legends top laner is a die-hard fan, then it has to be Flandre (Holy Gun) at the top.

Putting aside the fact that they indiscriminately praise each other in various occasions, their excellent teamwork as Yasuo and Lee Sin during the recently concluded All-Star Weekend alone is enough to demonstrate their talent.

"Holy Gun is interested in coming to RNG to play top lane. He told me about it at the All-Star event. His contract with Li-Ning is about to expire, but we don't know if Li-Ning is willing to let him go. Well, with RNG's contract, it's unlikely that a player like him will sign. Buying him is perfectly fine!"

"Then let's just invite him over and try to talk things out? Anyway, he's a free agent now, and we haven't broken any rules."

Without further ado, after discussing it with Li Luo, Zaozi sent a WeChat message to Shengqiang Ge to ask if he was free.

Unexpectedly, Li Ning is currently in the off-season, and Flandre, having become a free agent, is also bored. Not only is he not staying at the training base, but he is even playing video games in a shopping mall in Shanghai.

After discussing it, the two sent their location to Flandre and asked him to come over for a meeting.

Not long after, led by a waiter downstairs, the sneaky-looking Holy Gun Guy, wearing a headscarf and a mask, slipped in through the side door.

He was surprised to see Mingkai there from afar.

"Factory manager, puppy, have you two merged?"

As he spoke, Flandre revealed a slightly lewd smile, especially with his current attire, making him look exactly like a paparazzi who had discovered an affair.

(End of this chapter)