You promised a top lane tutorial, but you're just using Worlds as material for your videos?

Chapter 114 GodV's Dao Heart Shattered? From Destruction to Reconstruction, He Decides to Transform!

LGD's three-game winning streak was ended, and by WE, who are now considered the top favorites to win the Spring Split. It's not surprising, but it's actually quite normal.

For LGD fans, who are always optimistic, losing 1 to 2 to WE is perfectly acceptable; at most, they feel a little regretful.

They won't be too critical of the team.

After all, LGD's recent performance has been quite good.

However, two players still faced criticism from LGD fans after the match.

One of them is naturally the head coach, Dgc.

The criticism mainly focused on the player selection for Zhou Dian.

Why pick a tank for the team's best-performing top laner recently?
Even we fans wouldn't make a draft like that!
However, LGD fans' condemnation of Dgc is mostly still within the scope of criticism, scolding him for losing his mind in the decisive game, but it has not yet escalated to questioning and insulting his overall coaching level.

Furthermore, there are very few personal attacks against others.

To put it bluntly, it's just criticism, which is acceptable.

However, another person—GodV—was subjected to a large amount of abuse, including many direct personal attacks.

Among them were many long-time LGD fans who had watched GodV's matches for several years.

Amidst the criticism, many also expressed their disappointment with GodV.

In the decisive game of the BO3 between LGD and WE, GodV's Syndra, who was picked second, was solo killed by Xiye's LeBlanc without any intervention from either jungler.

Later, Eimy helped GodV stabilize the situation in the mid lane.

However, GodV, who had been solo-killed, was already on a roll and kept thinking about getting a solo kill back, relentlessly pushing the lane.

He then made a basic mistake, getting caught and killed despite having WE's jungler in his vision.

Syndra was completely unable to lane, and the mid lane completely collapsed.

WE extended their advantage in the mid lane to the other lanes, and with their mature and stable operations, LGD had little chance to turn the tide. In less than 30 minutes, WE took the game, and LGD lost the decisive game.

After the laning phase ended, Syndra was caught and solo-killed twice by LeBlanc.

In other words, GodV's confident choice of a hero that relied on skillful play was actually countered by Xiye's three solo kills in a single game.

After this match, many longtime LGD fans were extremely disappointed with GodV and started cursing him.

Actually, GodV has been playing well for more than half a year now, it's not like they just started playing badly recently.

But since the other LGD players had all performed poorly, and LGD fans had already started criticizing them, they wouldn't single out GodV to attack him.

After these recent matches, LGD fans have seen hope in the team, and their expectations for the team have also risen accordingly.

Losing to WE 1-2 is certainly acceptable.

However, GodV's performance also broke the defenses of many LGD fans.

He took the opportunity to vent all his frustrations about his half-year of slacking off.

That was a bit too much!
It was evening, on the bus returning to the base.

The LGD players were still chatting and laughing together; losing to WE did not affect the team's atmosphere.

In these kinds of situations, GodV doesn't talk much, but he usually participates in the small talk.

But today, GodV didn't say a word after leaving the LPL venue and getting on the bus.

He even deliberately found a corner to sit in, instead of his usual seat.

The other passengers knew that GodV was feeling unwell, so they didn't disturb him.

GodV, sitting in the corner, kept scrolling through his phone, but his expression was getting increasingly grim.

Dgc quietly walked up to GodV and glanced at GodV's phone screen twice.

It appears that GodV is browsing the stress relief forum.

Good grief, tank that firepower, don't let Wei Shen get depressed.

That would be going too far.

After observing GodV for a while, Dgc felt that his plan was about halfway done.

I'll talk to GodV privately when I get back to base.

If Xiye can successfully persuade GodV to change his mindset, he should be credited with the greatest credit.

"Xi Ye really delivered today!" Dgc thought to himself.

At the same time, on the WE team bus returning to their base.

"President Su, you did a great job today!" 957 patted Xi Ye on the shoulder.

"Aren't you going to treat me to a meal? If I hadn't carried you today, you'd be making an instructional video for me tomorrow!" Xi Ye said.

Upon hearing this, the other members of WE around them all burst into laughter.

In the first game, 957 was indeed badly beaten by Zhou Dian's Fiora.

"Hey, that's not enough to teach anything!" 957 waved his hand. "Zhou Shen has made a lot of Fiora tutorial videos. I don't think he'd even look at the first game of the match. Even if LGD wins today, he won't use the first game as material for his Fiora tutorial!"

“That’s true!” Xi Ye nodded. “However, I think LGD’s draft picks in the third game were a bit strange!”

You think so too, right?

957 continued, "In the third game, LGD was on the red side. I was a little nervous at first, but then LGD picked Poppy in the top lane and left the counter pick to GodV. I really didn't understand it."

"I don't understand either!" Xi Ye shrugged. "But it doesn't matter, we won anyway!"

957's curiosity was piqued, so he took out his phone, opened WeChat, scrolled down a couple of times, tapped on the contact with the nickname "[Top Lane Master]", and sent a message—

"Why did you pick Poppy on the red side in that last game? That's not like you!"

They replied very quickly.

[Top Lane Veteran]: "I think Poppy is pretty good!"

Now 957 was even more confused.

Poppy is great? In what way?

Just then, another message came in from the other end.

[Top Laner]: "Leg Bro, you absolutely have to meet us in the playoffs! I'm definitely going to use you as material for a tutorial video!"

Depend on!
So confident?
Are you so sure you can control me, 957?

So, 957 sent a message back—

"Okay! I'll be waiting for you in the Spring Split finals. You won't fail to make it to the finals, will you? Please don't get eliminated before the finals!"

The two had a good relationship and exchanged some lighthearted jokes.

Zhou Dian returned to the base just in time for lunch.

After dinner, Zhou Dian and his teammates returned to the training room.

We just had a match today, so there are no practice matches scheduled for tonight.

Normally, the coaching staff should be leading the players in a review of the afternoon's match against WE.

Then it's time for ranked matches.

Nearly an hour later, after the afternoon's match recap was completed, Dgc said, "You can arrange your own ranked games from now on!"

Then, turning to GodV, he said, "GodV, let's go to my office, I have something to tell you!"

After saying that, Dgc was the first to walk out of the training room.

GodV was a little confused, but he still followed the coach's lead.

Watching the two leave the training room, Eimy sidled up to Zhou Dian and asked, "Brother Zhou, why did the coach call Wei Shen over?"

Before Zhou Dian could speak, Eimy continued, "Could it be because Wei Shen played terribly today that they called him over for a private reprimand? Damn, is Brother Xu really that ruthless?"

"What are you thinking!" Zhou Dian was a little speechless. "Does Brother Xu look like the kind of person who would do something like this?"

“That’s true!” Eimy nodded seriously. “Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s duo queue, duo queue. We must reach 1000 MMR in the Korean server today. Zhou, you don’t need to practice any heroes today!”

Eimy and Zhou Dian haven't been able to climb the ranks much lately, mainly because Zhou Dian has been practicing new heroes like crazy.

It's one thing to practice heroes, but to practice such bizarre heroes that nobody actually uses in the top lane is another. The vast majority of these are ranged heroes.

In recent ranked matches, Zhou Dian has also become somewhat addicted to the feeling of long-range characters fighting short-range characters.

Eimy asked curiously, "Why?"

Zhou Dian said that he feels like ants are crawling on his body when he doesn't play long-range heroes lately, which is uncomfortable!
For Zhou Dian now, playing ranked matches would be meaningless if it weren't for practicing new heroes.

As for ranking points, as long as you're still in the King rank and haven't dropped out, that's enough!

Fortunately, this itch to play without long-range weapons did not spread to the competition.

When playing official matches, Zhou Dian is still able to control himself.

However, this trend is already spreading to training matches.

While waiting in the queue, Zhou Dian took out his phone and checked out forums and social media platforms like Baidu Tieba and Weibo that discuss League of Legends esports.

On Weibo, it's clear that after LGD lost to WE today, most of LGD's fans are focusing their attacks on GodV, while also criticizing Dgc.

As for the other members of LGD, they were basically not criticized.

In places like the Anti-Pressure Bar and the Back-Swap Bar, where fans of various teams and all sorts of weirdos gather, GodV naturally received just as much criticism.

But Zhou Dian received just as much criticism as GodV.

I'm not a war criminal today!

Zhou Dian glanced at it and found the reasons for his criticism to be far-fetched, purely an emotional outburst; he just wanted to criticize him.

Most of those who criticize him are EDG fans.

This is actually quite easy to understand.

First of all, Zhou Dian carried LGD to a comeback victory against EDG the day before yesterday, which led to EDG being ridiculed by fans from all sides.

Then yesterday I made a Cassiopeia tutorial video, which was another way of "humiliating" EDG.

Then today, Zhou Dian lost to WE again.

The relationship between EDG fans and WE fans has been irreconcilable since the "fight to the death, I'll leave tonight" incident involving Clearlove.

Two days ago, after LGD defeated EDG, WE fans played a significant role in mocking EDG.

Moreover, EDG and WE were both in Group B during the Spring Split, and the competition between the two teams for the top spot in Group B was fierce.

After all, the top team in both Group A and Group B of the regular season will advance directly to the semifinals of the playoffs.

As a result, LGD beat EDG, but then lost to WE.

This back-and-forth effectively put EDG two games behind WE.

Especially in the deciding game, Zhou Dian actually picked Poppy.

This really infuriated some EDG fans.

When you were playing against us the day before yesterday, were you picking Cassiopeia and Yasuo with such enthusiasm?

Why did they chicken out and pick Poppy when playing against WE?

As a result, many EDG fans found a tricky angle to criticize Zhou Dian for playing the game too selfishly, only knowing that selfish playstyle, and being a cancer.

When playing team heroes, their true abilities are immediately revealed.

A top laner who doesn't understand team mechanics will ultimately have a limited potential.

Zhou Dian was speechless.

独？
Does liking to draw lines mean you're a loner?

Who said that solo pushing doesn't involve teamwork?
I'm the only one who can win!

A bad player is a bad player, and a mediocre player is a mediocre player. Trying to embellish their image by calling it a team effort is ridiculous!

Nonsence!

Others simply mocked.

You were having a blast with the Cassiopeia tutorial video yesterday, so how about a Poppy tutorial video tomorrow? We can use footage from the match against WE.

Of course, these trolls didn't do much damage to Zhou Dian.

However, it's impossible for Zhou Dian to completely ignore the criticism he receives.

However, having just lost the game, he couldn't really refute anything.

I was just thinking that if we encounter EDG again, we must strike hard.

They should properly improve EDG fans' understanding of the top lane position.

After GodV left the coach's office and returned to the training room, he walked straight behind Zhou Dian.

After Zhou Dian finished a ranked game, GodV patted him on the shoulder and said, "Play later, I need to ask you for a favor!"

"OK!"

Zhou Dian turned to Eimy and said, "Brother Dan, why don't you solo queue for now?"

GodV then explained his purpose to Zhou Dian.

After hearing GodV's purpose and seeing the somewhat conflicted look on GodV's face, Zhou Dian could roughly guess what Dgc and GodV had discussed.

OK, it's my turn, Lao Zhou, to step in!
GodV didn't come to Zhou Dian for anything important; he just wanted to challenge Zhou Dian to a solo match.

Zhou Dian knew that this solo match might be crucial in determining whether GodV could make certain decisions.

So he focused intently and showed no mercy.

Following the rule of one blood, one tower, and one hundred CS, they soloed for over half an hour, each of them switching between six or seven heroes. But whether they were soloing in the top lane or the mid lane, GodV didn't win a single game.

That concludes our solo laning phase.

Next, the two played a very popular positioning game, where two level 1 Mundo players threw knives at each other in the Baron pit to see who could kill the other with their Q first.

Two wards were placed in the middle of the dragon pit as a dividing line, and Zhou Dian and Wei Shen began their positioning game.

I played six games in total, and each time Zhou Dian's Mundo had the last laugh, killing GodV's Mundo with his Q.

Whether Mundo is on the left or right side of the dragon pit, GodV's Mundo can't win.

Moreover, every time GodV's Mundo was killed by Q, Zhou Dian's Mundo always had half of his health left.

This means that GodV did not narrowly lose in this game of positioning.

It was a crushing defeat!

At least in terms of positioning skills, the gap between him and Zhou Dian is extremely large!

At some point, the other LGD members stood behind Zhou Dian, watching the solo match between the two.

After GodV's Mundo went down for the sixth time, imp exclaimed, "It's so good to be young, your reactions are so fast!"

The sound wasn't loud, but Zhou Dian heard it.

So Zhou Dian turned around and said to Imp, "Brother Imp, you can have this reaction speed even without drinking!"

imp fell silent, his eyes flickering as if deep in thought.

On the other side, GodV's Mundo has already resurrected in the fountain.

He didn't type to ask for another round; he just stared at the screen in front of him.

He recalled what Dgc had said to him earlier in the coach's office—

"Still can't let go of your pride as a former prodigy mid-laner? But let me tell you, there are plenty of people more talented than you!"

"Don't believe me? Take our team's new top laner, Xiao Zhou, for example. I think his talent far surpasses yours!"

"True talent is talent that can be realized. And there are many ways to realize talent, not just one path!"

Yes! Zhou Dian's talent is truly far superior to mine!
I am no longer the person I used to be. Perhaps even if I were the person I used to be, my strength would not be enough, and I would not have truly reached that level.

What are you still stubbornly clinging to?

There is more than one way to prove yourself.

It's time for a transformation!
(End of this chapter)