Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 366 Activating Popularity, Terrifying Bench
"Congratulations to Edg for taking the first game victory in the 2019 Demacia Cup finals! Congratulations to Edg!"

"Congratulations!"

Congratulations Edg!

After offering their congratulations, the three commentators exchanged glances, then fell silent, unsure of what to say.

The current Edg team on the field is almost unrecognizable.

too crazy!

They are like a completely new team, as if they only qualified for S9 and only entered everyone's field of vision in S10.

As the crystal exploded, the entire audience erupted in cheers.
"Edg! Edg! Edg!"

This unprecedented Edg team used two different tactics to tell all the viewers, commentators, and everyone who was following the match:
We're back!
"It was very impressive. To be honest, when I first saw Edg make such a decisive move, I wondered what their team style was. Was it the aggressive, high-flying style of teaming up for All-Star games, or the cautious, stable style of Edg's old style?" Wawa continued with a touch of emotion:

"I think everyone who watched this game knows what a team that can be both steady and aggressive represents!"

"It's hard to believe this is a team that's been together for less than a month. Even established teams in the league can't match Edg's clean and efficient tactical coordination today," Miller added.

More and more people at the scene screamed and cheered excitedly, reaching their peak even without any commentary to enhance the atmosphere.

Many of the fans who came to the scene today were even more surprised.

There will be a performance that belongs exclusively to Edg!
It’s too shocking!

The two teams were vying for the championship, but Edg's performance completely dominated Suning, leaving them in a state of utter misery for a full 27 minutes, starting from the very first wave.

The deadly operation, like a python coiling around its coils, left Suning with no chance to fight back and plunged them into a desperate situation.

Watching the five Edg players calmly drinking water after defeating Suning on stage, Suning's coach, Chashao, sat backstage in disbelief.

For a moment, he realized that the Edg team in front of him was both familiar and unfamiliar, completely different from the Edg team he remembered from the World Championship.

"Just by changing the ADC and the top laner, the team's style can be changed like this?"

Char Siu's feelings were complicated.

As a coach, he is particularly good at understanding where Suning went wrong in this match.

He also had to admit that in the matchup between junglers, Clearlove performed far better than SofM in this game. He not only directed the team forward, but also used his presence to influence other lanes, creating a different tactical style.

Such contestants are rare in my memory.

offstage.

Many LPL players also came to watch the game today, sitting in the VIP seats reserved for staff.

Thanks to the presence of many big names in Edg today.

The factory manager, Uzi, and Meiko—their connections alone span the entire LPL circle, naturally attracting a huge number of viewers.

All the players looked surprised after watching the Edg vs. Suning match.

If Edg can finish off Suning within twenty minutes, they won't be surprised; in fact, they'll find it perfectly normal.

However, Edg used a method that no one had imagined to wear down Suning, forcing Suning to give up the game.

This intricate operational method, like slowly boiling a frog in water, is impossible to guard against.

on the stage.

After the first round, there was no need for handshakes. Everyone, carrying their own water bottles, laughed and joked as they returned backstage together.

Backstage, the Edg management and coaching staff, who had been watching the game, were all smiles. As soon as everyone came in, they rushed over as if welcoming heroes.

"Come on, come on, our big stars are back! Let's celebrate! We won the first round!" Pushing open the door to the lounge, everyone was surprised to see Ed Zhu, who had been missing for more than ten days.

"I thought you weren't coming today," Li Luo said with a smile as he discussed the details with Brother Zaozi.

"Of course not, I have to come to such an important match." Edward gave a thumbs up: "This Kindred... I feel like you're even stronger than when you're playing ranked games."

Upon hearing this, everyone else in Edg nodded in unison, and their gazes toward Li Luo changed slightly.

You know how many players who dominate in ranked games can't even perform at 80% of their ranked level in a tournament. Everyone would call them tournament-ready players.

Once you reach 90% of the skill level in ranked games, you're basically a top-tier player in the LPL.

Only a very small number of players who can consistently perform well in both ranked games and competitive matches can be considered top-tier players.

But to find a player as outrageous as Li Luo, who can perform better in a match than in ranked games, is simply unheard of and unseen.

If Li Luo were playing a tank hero today, that would be fine, but the key point is...
Before this, in the LPL region, let alone Clearlove, there were very few junglers who had this kind of aggressiveness and could play Kindred.

The fact that he could perform so well after suddenly changing his style is almost unbelievable to everyone.

"Good, keep it up!" Abu walked over and patted Li Luo heavily on the shoulder: "Mingkai, I've really gotten to know you all over again today!"

Abu's emotional tone made everyone else sigh as well.

Suddenly, the atmosphere inside the Edg training room changed, and everyone started showering each other with compliments.

As they were talking, the MVP of the match was announced.

As expected, Li Luo's performance with Kindred in this game undoubtedly earned him the MVP honor for this match.

"Awesome! It looks like the FMVP will go to Clearlove this year. We have no chance!" Uzi laughed heartily, aiming directly for the S10 championship.

Li Luo laughed and said, "It's alright, the opponents are all new players, they don't have much of a chance against seasoned veterans like us."

That's true. Suning's current top laner, Bin, and mid laner, Black Angel, are both top-tier new generation players in Edg. Bin, in particular, only joined the first team this year and lacks experience playing in the LPL.

"You can't say that. What if one of your fans comes along and beats you up? That would be a real slap in the face," said Brother Zaozi, shaking his head and waving his hands.

"Come on, you had a blast playing jungle carry last game, how about I try it this time?"

"Okay! Tell me how we want to play!"

Abu coughed lightly twice as he watched everyone overstepping their bounds so brazenly.

"You've gone too far! I'm still sitting right here, what? You think you can sideline me?"

Abu feigned anger, causing everyone to burst into laughter.

With the first game of the Bo5 series over, Edg should take advantage of this short break to consider what tactics to use in the second game.

the other side.

When Edg won the first game of the Demacia Cup, it caused quite a stir in the outside world.

Today's match is extremely important, as one side is Edg, now boasting an All-Star roster and the "Pig-Dog" duo, while the other is Suning, with an equally impressive new generation lineup. Whoever wins the Demacia Cup will almost certainly have a strong performance in the Spring Split.

Moreover, some people were quite surprised by the result of the first match.

In particular, Li Luo's performance with Kindred gave many LPL viewers a deeper understanding of Clearlove's champion pool for the first time.

So our region also has carnivorous junglers. So we can play carry junglers too!
The ID "clearlove7" unexpectedly made it to the top of Weibo's trending topics list.

Although it's relatively late in the rankings, it's still quite remarkable compared to the current popularity of League of Legends.

It's important to understand that this isn't the timeline of Uzi, when Li Luo won two FMVP awards in a row, igniting the LPL's popularity.

Even with FPX's victory in the S10 World Championship, their trending topics didn't stay at number one for a single night; they dropped out of the top five after just a few hours.

The fact that they were able to win the Demacia Cup by winning a small tournament has piqued the interest of some veteran players who had quit the game, and they clicked in.

Once clicked in, many editing accounts had already quickly cut out the highlights of the first episode, which immediately sparked heated discussions among viewers.

"Wow, the factory manager is amazing! Is this really the factory manager?"

"This Kindred is way too overpowered! That range is over 700! Is this something you can pull off in a match?"

"Xiaomin went to Bobo Mountain to pick steamed buns for her husband. Sorry, wrong scene. Edg is awesome!"

"They're really strong. If Edg can maintain this form, they have a good chance at this year's World Championship!"

"They're in such good form today. By the way, what's the factory's form today? It's neither Mingkai nor Ankai."

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Many viewers who were confused but impressed rushed into the trending topics. After clicking on the video, even though they didn't understand LoL, they could tell from the passionate commentary that this person named Clearlove was incredibly skilled.

Compared to Weibo, Tieba is much more lively.

There are more esports pros here, and their focus is different from that on Weibo.

A graphic analysis of Clearlove's jungle clearing strategy: Edggo's new season has seen so many changes?

Since joining Edg, Uzi has been reduced to a mere sidekick.

Let's analyze rationally: where does Clearlove rank among junglers?

Every post that discusses topics related to Edg receives dozens or even hundreds of replies when clicked on.

Fans of various teams and players clashed and engaged in all sorts of online battles and feuds.

Some players involved in match-fixing breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Edg's current popularity.

After the Demacia Cup, the long Spring Split regular season will begin. If the hype can't be suppressed, they'll have to play every day on edge, fearing official repercussions.

The heated discussions on various platforms continued until, after a while, they gradually began to subside.

Since the half-hour break in the best-of-five series has ended, the second match is about to begin.

Inside the venue.

After a short break, the commentators returned to the stage to create atmosphere.

"We received a message from the director that in the second game, Edg replaced mid laner Scout with substitute Xiye. It seems Edgg has big ambitions; they still have the mind to experiment with their lineup even in the finals."

"Yes, with Scout on the team, we can see that everyone on Edg is incredibly brave and aggressive. We just don't know what new tactics and team styles will emerge after Xiye joins the team. Let's wait and see."

In this match, Abramovich replaced Scout. The club's performance is stable now, and Scout had no complaints about being substituted.

He's a player who's good at finding ways to carry the team, but compared to Xiye, he's still quite a bit lacking in terms of consistency and being a reliable carry.

"That's right. I believe many viewers have already witnessed Edg's outstanding performance this season. However, this is only the second game of a best-of-five series, and Suning still has enough time to figure out how to recover from their disadvantage in the first game," Miller said, then changed the subject:
"Of course, as things stand, we can see that Suning's situation is not very good right now. They need to find a way to break through Edg's chain attack system and develop their own style. Otherwise, compared to Edg's operations, Suning is still a bit inexperienced."

"Ahhh!"

"Edg!! Edg!!"

"Go Edg!!

As soon as he finished speaking, a thunderous cheer erupted from the audience!

The contestants have entered the arena.

Wow!
The moment everyone stepped back onto the stage, a wave of cheers and excitement washed over them.

Even those who were used to grand occasions were still deeply moved at this moment.

There are too many people, Edg has too many fans!

Compared to the previous knockout stage, in the second game of the finals, with the addition of some Suning fans, the entire game became Edg's domain.

You'll never experience that feeling of being the center of attention and adored by everyone unless you step up here and stand on the stage.

Li Luo was very fortunate because he was the undisputed protagonist of the day!
"Brothers, let's do our best. After this game, we'll basically have the game in the bag. Don't be nervous, just follow Abu's tactics from earlier!"

"rush!"

"Fuck him!"

With their fighting spirit blazing, the Edg team strode forward and began to walk to their positions.

"Suning did not make any substitutions in their second match. Although Suning's first team is still decent, their substitute lineup is not as star-studded as Edg's."

"Yes, even Edg's substitutes are big tournament players like Xiye. It's hard to imagine what kind of expression the opposing mid laner would have if they really went to the final game of a best-of-five series and faced a fully-formed Xiye."

In the commentary booth, after receiving notification from the director that Suning had not made any substitutions, Miller and Wawa exchanged a glance, both somewhat surprised.

"Bin exposed a lot of problems in the first set. When facing Flandre, their experience in matches was different, and their choices when faced with decisions were also different. Of course, Bin's performance was flawless."

"Hmm, these mechanically-driven players definitely need the support of their top laner, just like TheShy."

Judging from Suning's performance in the first game, their top laner is simply too inconsistent.

Against ordinary players, it's alright; with SofM's support, he can still deliver a brilliant performance as a new generation of aggressive top laners.

But problems immediately arose when they faced Edg.

sofm simply doesn't have the time or energy to keep looking after things on the road.

Edg's bot lane duo of Uzi and Meiko is so formidable that even SwordArt and iBoy struggle to handle them. They need a jungler to keep them in check, otherwise, if the jungler shows up, these two ruthless players will just go for it without thinking twice.

This is also the biggest dilemma that SofM is currently facing.

Should I help the one above? Or the one below?
(End of this chapter)