LPL didn't want me? I joined SKT instead!

"When you can still exert pressure under such extreme targeting, no one in the world will be able to beat you in the laning phase."

TheShy stared blankly at Xiao Yan.

His eyes were slightly red, and the flame in his heart that was about to be extinguished seemed to be doused with a bucket of gasoline, instantly rising into a raging inferno.

He finally understood.

This SKT team, which appears to be in turmoil and internally chaotic, is actually not chaotic at all.

All of them are silently enduring misunderstandings and insults from the outside world for a grander goal.

"I understand, senior." TheShy took a deep breath, wiped his eyes, and his gaze became more determined and fierce than ever before. "I won't let you down again. I will tear the entire enemy top lane to shreds!"

Xiao Yan smiled with satisfaction.

"Go to sleep, we have a scrim tomorrow. The day after, we're playing KT."

……

Two days later, at the OGN eSports Arena in Seoul.

The place was packed with people, and every seat was taken.

When the match entered the draft phase, Jeon Yong-jun, the "Roaring Emperor," let out a deafening roar in the commentary booth:

"Ladies and gentlemen! We've arrived at the most anticipated match of the Spring Split! SKT vs. KT! This is a clash between two super teams!"

"We see that SKT has once again started the controversial rookie top laner, TheShy! Facing Smeb, who is currently widely regarded as the world's best top laner, can TheShy withstand the pressure?!"

The BP action was exceptionally intense.

KT's coaching staff clearly had a very thorough understanding of SKT. In their first three picks, they banned Jayce and Fiora, which TheShy has been performing well recently, and also banned Xiao Yan's signature Xayah.

Subsequently, KT instantly picked Sejuani, a top-tier jungler in the current meta, on the first floor, giving their veteran captain Score the most comfortable tempo-initiating role.

SKT, on the other hand, calmly locked in Orianna for the mid lane and Varus for the bot lane.

In the final pick of the draft, SKT reserved their fifth counter pick for the top lane.

At this point, KT's top laner Smeb had already locked in his signature champion, Gnar, who is currently one of the strongest top laners.

"What will SKT pick as their last pick? Maokai? Sion? Or Ornn?" the commentator speculated. "Facing Smeb's Gnar, TheShy's best option is to pick a tank to withstand the pressure; as long as he doesn't die, he'll be successful."

However, inside SKT's soundproofed match room.

Xiao Yan turned his head, looked at TheShy, and a wild smile appeared on his lips.

"Chenglu, after training for so long, it's time to show them the results. What do you want to play?"

TheShy stared at the screen, a bloodthirsty glint in his eyes. Without hesitation, he hovered the mouse over a champion's portrait.

"Her it is. I can't wait to chop them up."

The next second, the SKT fifth floor's portrait was instantly locked.

"Precision is the difference between slaughter and surgery."

Camille, the Steel Shadow!

The entire audience erupted in uproar!

"Camille?! TheShy actually picked Camille against Smeb's Gnar?!" the commentator exclaimed in surprise. "This is a champion that requires extremely high skill and snowballing! If Camille gets caught and killed even once in the early game, she'll be completely disconnected from Gnar! SKT is playing with fire!"

Despite the shock from the outside world, the five members of SKT remained unusually calm.

Enter the game.

The first five minutes of the match were uneventful.

But anyone who understands the game can see that the laning phase in the top lane was incredibly intense.

TheShy's Camille was not suppressed by Smeb's Gnar as expected. Instead, he used Camille's passive shield and precise W skill outer edge to gain the upper hand in frequent trades!

Smeb frowned slightly; he sensed something was wrong.

This newcomer's positioning and skill execution are far more refined than what we saw in previous recordings. He's like a precise killing machine, every movement calculated in terms of distance and damage.

The game has been going on for six and a half minutes.

Score's Sejuani, the veteran captain, quietly crept into the river bushes on the top lane.

At that moment, TheShy's Camille used her E skill to kick in, attempting to engage Gnar in a combo.

"We've been tricked!" KT's fans cheered from below the stage.

Smeb's Gnar instantly used his E skill and jumped back, while Score's Sejuani immediately flashed out of the bush with her Q, and the huge Glacial flail slammed down on Camille in mid-air!

This is a deadly trap!

However, just 0.1 seconds before Sejuani's Q-flash collided with Camille.

TheShy's fingers blurred across the keyboard.

Without the slightest hesitation, without the slightest panic.

Camille used Flash while in mid-air!

"Bang!"

Sejuani's Q-Flash hit nothing but air.

TheShy's Camille not only dodged the fatal control, but his Flash position actually bypassed Gnar's body and arrived behind Gnar!

"What?!" The commentator's eyes widened.

Before anyone could react, TheShy activated his ultimate ability, "Hextech Ultimatum," instantly trapping Gnar within a massive hexagonal barrier.

At the same time, Camille's second Q, "Precise Etiquette," dealt true damage and landed hard on Gnar!

Smeb was terrified and tried to fight back, but he had nowhere to escape within the barrier.

Just then, Peanut, who hadn't shown up yet, controlled Lee Sin to emerge from the tri-bush in KT's upper jungle!

"One warehouse!"

Lee Sin unleashed a powerful kick, sending Sejuani, who was trying to come to her rescue, flying and crashing heavily into the wall!

"Kill Gnar!" Peanut roared in the voice chat.

TheShy's eyes were icy. He used auto-attack, Tiamat, and then another auto-attack.

The fluid combo instantly depleted Gnar's health.

"First Blood!"

The entire stadium fell silent, then erupted into a tsunami of cheers!

"OMG!! TheShy!! He dodged Score's deadly Q-Flash! Not only did he survive, but he also teamed up with Peanut to kill Smeb!!" The commentator roared wildly, "What kind of godlike reaction is this?! What kind of terrifying anti-gank awareness is this?!"

The camera focused on TheShy, an eighteen-year-old boy who remained expressionless, silently pushing the minion wave.

In the bottom lane, the director unusually focused the camera on the bottom lane duo three times in less than ten minutes of the game.

It wasn't because of some earth-shattering lane kill in the bottom lane, but because of that suffocating "stability".

However, today, this top-tier bot lane duo had an exceptionally frustrating experience.

Xiao Yan chose Varus, while Deft picked Ezreal.

Xiao Yan continued to steadily maintain his dominance in the bottom lane, keeping the minion wave just a little bit in front of his own turret, neither pushing it forward nor allowing KT to send the minion wave into the turret.

This perfect "lane control" made it impossible for Mata to find any opportunity to return to base and roam.

If he dares to leave the bot lane to help the mid and top lanes, Deft's Ezreal will immediately be tower-dived and killed or permanently pushed out of the experience range.

Fifteen minutes in, Xiao Yan's Varus had a terrifying 165 CS, not missing a single one! Deft's Ezreal, on the other hand, only had a pitiful 120 CS.