League: What? A bunch of old men can win a championship?

Doinb stared intently at Lu Yingdong, his expression slightly grave.

Now, he remembers everything.

The man in front of him, who was about the same height as him, was East, the fox from that day!

Because on the very night that ranked match ended, Doinb specifically investigated the origin of this "East".

After confirming that this person was indeed EDG's substitute mid-laner, he had a moment of self-doubt.

Now, even a perennial substitute can beat me?

Has his skill level really dropped that much?

For a moment, Doinb was actually a little nervous.

If this is the person competing with him for the starting mid lane position today... then he really needs to take it seriously.

While the two were talking, several more people walked into the training room behind Doinb.

This time, Meiko and Flandre, two of EDG's starting members, are here.

Upon seeing Lu Yingdong, the two greeted each other familiarly.

"Is everyone here?" Abu looked around and smiled. "Then get ready. Coin, you can sit in Scout's seat for now. His peripherals have already been taken down. Then I'll contact Top Esports. The scrim will start soon."

Doinb was slightly taken aback and asked, "It's starting already? What about Viper?"

Abu smiled and said, "Viper and Scout are still in Korea. They probably won't be back anytime soon."

Doinb is a shrewd person, and he immediately understood the meaning behind Abu's words, so he stopped talking.

As Lu Yingdong listened to Abu's words, he felt a pang of sadness.

Viper's departure was a foregone conclusion long ago. He had clearly communicated with the club beforehand that he was determined to return to the LCK in order to secure a starting spot for the Asian Games.

Viper's words were straightforward, and the club didn't seem to have any objections.

EDG Club never stops its players from pursuing their dreams. Viper came to EDG for two years and successfully won the championship. It was an amicable parting between the two sides.

But Scout... EDG still doesn't understand what he means.

Although Scout has made it clear that he is in contact with LCK teams, he did not say goodbye to EDG in advance like Viper did.

In other words, he was pulling.

He wants to take his EDG contract and seek a better job in the LCK.

Of course, EDG would never pin their hopes on the almost impossible scenario of Scout turning over a new leaf, so they have already started trying out their mid laner.

Even if Scout wanted to come back, EDG wouldn't give him that chance.

Abu made a phone call, seemingly trying to call in reinforcements.

Soon, a young man who looked somewhat shrewd walked into the training room.

"This is our second team's AD. Leave, Hu Hongchao," Abu said. "Since Viper isn't here, let him fill in and give him a tryout opportunity."

Leave walked in with a slightly respectful demeanor, greeted the senior members of the team, and especially smiled at Lu Yingdong.

Both of them are struggling to secure starting positions, so they exchange a little bit of information regularly...

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Abu took the opportunity to explain the rules of the trial. He looked at Doinb and Lu Yingdong and said, "Today, we're mainly testing the mid lane. So, you two will take turns playing. Just play your usual style, okay?"

Doinb and Lu Yingdong both nodded.

Abu concluded with a smile, "Well then... let's begin. You two are EDG's top priority mid-laners, and I hope you can both deliver outstanding performances."

Doinb nodded confidently, then asked, "Who wants to go first?"

Lu Yingdong remained calm and composed: "Whatever you say, it's up to you."

"Then I'll go first!" Doinb readily agreed, sat down, and logged into his account.

Doinb is full of confidence in the training matches, believing that he will definitely not lose in today's competition.

He and Lu Yingdong debuted in the same year and started from almost the same point, both starting in LSPL.

In the past eight years, he has been relegated to the LSPL twice and has played for four different teams... but without exception, he has always been the absolute core player.

In terms of individual skill and competitive form, Doinb has indeed declined recently, and may even be inferior to Lu Yingdong.

But when it comes to on-field experience and rhythm control... that's something this eight-year substitute can't compare to!

The opponent has never played in the LPL. If we can beat him in a scrim in a professional system, then his championship won for nothing.

With this confidence, Doinb locked onto Orianna under the guidance of coach Maokai and began his first training match.

Lu Yingdong remained quite calm. As before, he held his thermos and stood behind his teammates, quietly watching their screens.

After both sides joined the room, Lu Yingdong also took the opportunity to see the lineup of the opposing TES team.

As expected, besides Wayward, who has been with TES since S12, Tian, ​​the jungler, and JackeyLove, the mid laner has changed from Knight to Rookie.

Secondly, the support role has also changed; it's no longer Zhuo or Mark, but has become Green Hair.

The fact that Green Hair would appear in TES's lineup was somewhat unexpected for Lu Yingdong.

Of course, it's just a trial period, and not everyone will succeed; it's just an attempt.

Doinb also saw Green Hair on the other side at this moment. He seemed a little surprised and started interacting with Green Hair in the team room.

In Season 12, Doinb and Lvmao were both players for LNG. After LNG lost 2-3 to RNG in the Season 12 qualifiers, the two were dismissed. Now, they have appeared on opposite sides of the same training match.

There was actually another Doinb teammate in this room, someone he had reached the top with.

However, the two did not interact at all, as if they were complete strangers.

The most familiar stranger is...

Lu Yingdong, watching from behind, felt incredibly awkward...

Soon, without much waiting, the training match between the two sides began.

The match had barely begun when Doinb started typing away on the keyboard, performing various actions non-stop. He would switch screens every now and then, and occasionally press Enter to open the chat box, type in a string of characters, and then delete them.

Later, although Lu Yingdong could understand that these were some of the methods to maintain his touch, he was still slightly surprised.

Such high-intensity operation, how tiring must it be after a long time?

Perhaps due to his age, Lu Yingdong now makes very few moves. Even when last-hitting minions, he stays in one place and doesn't bother to move unless necessary, which is the complete opposite of Doinb.

After the training matches officially started, Doinb took over the command, constantly coordinating with jiejie through verbal commands and signals.

Since her debut, Jiejie has been playing games with Korean player Scout. The two, who have some language barriers, rarely communicate and collaborate so closely, so it was a bit of an adjustment for them.

But it must be said that the effect is indeed good.

Both are championship-winning mid-laners, each with their own system and multiple roaming teams. Doinb, with his numerous former teammates, is definitely much better than Rookie on the other side in terms of being plug-and-play.

In the first skirmish between the junglers, Doinb anticipated the situation and abandoned his minion wave to help his teammates kill Xiaotian, gaining a huge advantage in the mid and jungle. He then quickly expanded this advantage in the subsequent game, and then extended it to the bottom lane, helping the rookie Leave gain an economic lead.

Leave's performance in the bottom lane was also a pleasant surprise. He is an AD carry with an extremely aggressive playstyle, very similar to JackeyLove on the opposing team, and often makes plays like flashing forward.

Once such a player gains an economic lead, their dominance will inevitably be extremely terrifying.

Midway through the game, both sides swapped lanes, with LeaveMeiko and his partner playing Luna and anchoring the mid lane, directly attacking anyone they could catch.

With the support of mid lane priority, EDG's jungler and support can coordinate freely and do whatever they want.

Meanwhile, the sound of Doinb typing on his keyboard could be heard constantly in the training room. He was recording the summoner spells of the five opposing players in the chat, and even took over Meiko's job.

Even Meiko is a little stumped by this...

With a good rhythm, EDG played steadily and gradually expanded their advantage, eventually winning the Baron team fight at 28 minutes, which basically secured the victory.

The training match became meaningless at this point. The two sides exchanged a few words in the public chat and ultimately decided to end the training match early.

After both sides withdrew from the match, the TES team remained silent, clearly having gone to review the game.

Both teams came for tryouts, but TES got completely crushed, so they definitely have to take this seriously...

Doinb stood up with a big smile on his face and gave a thumbs-up to his teammates around him.

It has to be said that with players like this on the team, the team atmosphere is generally not too bad, unless...

"Not bad!" Abu nodded at this moment. "The rhythm is good."

Doinb smiled and nodded.

In terms of controlling the pace of the mid lane, he was second to none, even Faker couldn't claim to be number one.

Although it has slipped somewhat, its advantages still exist!

While TES was reviewing their game, I did a quick recap.

"Actually, there's not much to review in this game," Coach Maokai said, watching the replay. "The tempo was too good, and the teamwork between the enemy mid, jungle, and bot lane was just average... There's only one point worth mentioning."

Maokai adjusted the timeline to just over twenty minutes and moved the camera to the mid lane.

As you can see, Leave's Lucian is currently clearing the wave in the mid lane with Meiko, and there are no other teammates around besides the two of them.

On the other side, however, there was a bot lane duo and a jungler whose identity was revealed.

Despite being significantly outnumbered, Leave didn't back down. Instead, they advanced aggressively, using their E ability to engage in a high-stakes battle.

The final result is self-evident: Leave thought his Flash and Gale would save him, but that wasn't the case.

As he was knocked up by Xiaotian's Xin Zhao's Flash E, JackeyLove followed up with damage, and Leave gave up a crucial kill.

At that time, if Doinb and JieJie hadn't arrived quickly and coordinated beautifully with Flandre at Baron, managing to hold Baron and turn the tide of the game, things might have been very different.

Clearly, this is a common problem among players with an aggressive playstyle. While an aggressive playstyle brings higher rewards, it also brings greater risks.

Listening to the coach's admonition, Leave whispered, "I thought I could escape with Flash and Whirlwind, so I used E to engage... I didn't expect Xin Zhao to have a Q3 hidden behind me, and I was too slow with Flash..."

"It's pointless to talk about it," Maokai said bluntly. "Even if you manage to escape from that place, you won't gain anything. It's a deal that's either a break-even or a huge loss; there's no profit to be made! This operation is completely unnecessary!"

Leave pursed her lips, lowered her head slightly, and remained silent for two seconds before saying, "Mine."

Maokai then said, "Be more careful in the future. Playing aggressively is not a bad thing, but you must be disciplined. A top player is an aggressive player who can perform well in big games and also handle risks."

Leave nodded again.

Lu Yingdong, standing to the side, also nodded.

He is also an aggressive player, and he deeply resonated with Maokai's words.

But why does it seem like...Leave isn't quite convinced?

At this moment, TES sent another message, indicating that training could continue.

"We can't tell much from just one game," Abu continued. "Doinb, play a couple more games, then we'll see. This time... try a game with a stronger tempo."

Instead of playing traditional mages, he chose to play tempo heroes, which was a departure from Doinb's usual style. Wukong readily agreed and then hopped into his seat.

On the other side, TES also seemed to have slightly adjusted their tactics. They increased Rookie's draft pick weight and elevated the status of the mid laner in order to suppress EDG's mid-jungle rhythm.

In this match, EDG's rhythm stagnated slightly.

Although Doinb was at a disadvantage in the laning phase and struggled to farm CS against Rookie, he managed to squeeze out time to exert his minimal influence on JieJie.

With Galio landing a powerful shot, the tide of the 2v2 battle between the top laner and jungler was turned, and EDG emerged victorious.

This one play alone is enough to show something. With their top and jungle players collapsing, TES had lost all hope for this game and ended this training match, which hadn't even started for long, prematurely.

After a brief recap, the third game began.

This time it ended even faster. This time, Xiaotian chose a variation and launched a three-man gank in the mid lane. However, EDG had already anticipated his route, and JieJie was already counter-ganking in the mid lane.

In a 2v2 mid-jungle skirmish, JieJie racked up two kills, and TES seemed to be on the verge of a mental breakdown. Without further ado, they chose GG again.

This pause lasted for quite a long time, and TES made adjustments for a long time before the fourth game finally started.

This time, they were finally much more normal.

Rookie isn't made of clay; after losing three games to Doinb, he had to get something back.

In the fourth game, Rookie finally found his rhythm, dominating the mid lane and giving Doinb no chance to roam. Under this suffocating pressure, TES gained control of the mid and jungle for the first time.

After losing their mid-lane rhythm, EDG's game suddenly changed. Leave made a mistake in trading blows under high pressure, and both of them were brought to low health. In the end, Xiaotian cut off their retreat and tower-dived to kill them, causing the bottom lane to collapse.

Thanks to Doinb's persistence, the game lasted for twenty minutes, but the result remained unchanged, with the deficit seemingly endless.

Left with no other option, Doinb gave up and typed "GG" to end the game.

"Four games, three wins and one loss." Abu glanced at the notebook in Maokai's hand and then said, "Not bad, very good!"

To be fair, the opposing TES team is definitely not a weak team. Both Rookie and LvMao were once at the top of the LPL. We cannot underestimate them just because of their losing streak.

Doinb's role in controlling the tempo of the game is undeniable in enabling the team to defeat TES multiple times!

Abu nodded in satisfaction and said, "OK, Doinb, take a rest. Let's try someone else."

"OK!" Doinb sprang into action, his face beaming with pride.

Although he lost the last game, which prevented the trial from ending perfectly, his anxiety had subsided considerably.

After these four matches, the five players on the opposing TES team have achieved initial synergy, and their strength has significantly improved compared to the first game. They were even able to win the fourth game.

In other words, Lu Yingdong has less experience in the competition, but he will be facing a stronger opponent.

Regardless of whether he ultimately joins EDG, he has most likely already won the mid-lane competition today.

"Your turn, Lu Yingdong," Abu said to Lu Yingdong. "Are you ready? It'll be quite difficult if you go up now."

Lu Yingdong remained calm and said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's not a big problem."

Admittedly, it would be much more difficult to go up now.

After four games, Rookie has clearly found his form and is even able to completely suppress Doinb.

But so what?

He has cheat codes.

Lu Yingdong entered the system interface and activated the Peak Card he had just obtained a few days ago when he advanced to the King rank.

[Peak Card - Use! Target: Doinb]

What is a roaming mid laner?

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Today's plot flowed smoothly, so there was no need to divide it into chapters. Therefore, I'm posting it as a single post, totaling over 4500 words.

The trial training scenario will be described in a bit more detail, and once it's finished, I'll be going pro, it won't be long.

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