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

049 Advance to the finals!

When Lu Yingdong returned to the lounge, Abu and Maokai had already been waiting at the door for a long time.

Maokai gave Lu Yingdong a warm pat on the shoulder and laughed, "You played fantastic today, Dong Shen! Much better than in the practice matches!"

Mao Kai was also puzzled; Lu Yingdong's skill level was truly unpredictable.

Before signing the contract, he performed exceptionally well in scrims, dominating Doinb and Rookie. After signing, his performance in scrims was above average, making him a decent, average top-tier mid laner.

And now, when he takes the stage again, he's unleashing his full potential, dominating the entire field and breaking records!

This guy gets really fierce in crucial moments? What Super Saiyan?!

Moreover, this B interviewer is quite skilled.

Listening to Lu Yingdong's words on stage, Abu was almost swept up in the moment, nearly reminiscing about his glorious past...

"Alright, alright, why are you all taking turns praising it? I'm tired of hearing it." Lu Yingdong shrugged and said, "There really isn't much pressure this time. If you want to brag, wait until we win the Demacia Cup. That one has a bit more substance."

"Okay, okay, so the Demacia Cup title only has some merit, right?"

"Isn't that right? This little championship is nothing. You guys have all won the World Championship, oh, except for Leave."

"Hahaha!"

Seeing the team's lively atmosphere due to the victory, and seeing Lu Yingdong getting along well with his teammates, Maokai and Abu always felt indescribably comfortable.

They really made the right decision by signing this veteran!

After joking around with his teammates for a while, Lu Yingdong finally turned around, sat down in his chair, and turned on his phone.

As soon as he turned on his phone, Lu Yingdong was bombarded with WeChat messages from Zitai.

【? 】

【No, you really want to kill fifty?】

You're not going to give me any face at all, are you?

Are they family?

OK, I'm never supporting you again.

【…】

No, say something!

Lu Yingdong looked at the barrage of messages dominating his screen, somewhat speechless, and replied: "I told you I was going to kill fifty, but you didn't believe me."

The reply came quickly: "Who would have thought you were serious? You just said you were going to win the championship, are you really going to?"

[I'm definitely going to take it!]

Hehe, you take it, I'll eat it.

【OK.】 Lu Yingdong replied with a smile, then came back to check the WeChat messages from the others.

Besides his attitude, his mother, Ed Zhu, Uzi and others also sent their congratulations. In addition, today's host hope Ran also sent him a friend request.

Lu Yingdong first picked out his mother's messages and replied to them specifically, and then responded to the rest one by one.

Xiran, who had just added me as a friend, also politely sent her congratulations: 【Good luck in the upcoming matches!】

Lu Yingdong replied with a Doraemon emoji with his arms crossed and looking smug, without replying to any further messages, and their communication ended there.

After processing the messages, Lu Yingdong finally logged onto the Anti-Japanese War forum and browsed the messages.

Right after the match ended, the forum was buzzing with discussion, with everyone talking about the game that had just ended.

Eight years in the making! Welcome back Dong Shen!

[Wait, there's something fishy about EDG, isn't there?]

[It's actually pretty good. Although there are some issues with the bot lane, the top half of the map is really stable.]

Now I understand why EDG chose him as their mid laner.

As Lu Yingdong browsed through the series of post replies, the word "awesome" came to mind.

He used to just read other people praising others in forums and didn't think it was anything special.

It feels so good to see other forum members bragging about themselves these days!

Of course, the Anti-Japanese Bar is still the Anti-Japanese Bar, and it still has its own unique characteristics.

[Seriously, can those idiots up there shut up? Is East your dad?]

[Winning against the streamer team has caused a huge mess]

[Streamer team? Fan team!]

[To stomp a team of viewers and get 22 kills is really not impressive. Do you think you can get that many kills when laning against players like Left Hand and Toothpaste?]

Lu Yingdong felt even more pleased as he saw many people disagreeing with him.

Is this a mess? Okay, okay.

We'll see!

The knockout stage of the Demacia Cup continues.

After EDG was eliminated, other teams quickly entered the competition, starting the quarterfinals.

After two days, the quarterfinals were completed, with TT, EDG, BLG, and JDG advancing to the next round.

The first 90% of the Demacia Cup matches are almost entirely uninteresting and offer little in terms of reference value. After all, in the early stages of the tournament, a team's strength is mainly determined by which side has more starting lineups.

Teams like BLG and TT, who are using their full starting lineups to gel, and teams like JDG and EDG, who have four starting lineups but strong rosters, should all advance as a matter of course.

Of course, the competition gets interesting in the semifinals, which is the last 10% of the race. After all, at this stage, everyone is using their starting lineup, and the championship is within reach, so no one wants to give up.

On December 25th, EDG continued their campaign, facing TT in the semifinals.

TT's five-man lineup is actually not bad. The two Korean imports, HOYA and Ucal, are excellent value for money, ensuring the team has a decent floor and preventing them from falling to the bottom tier.

Of course, because TT has a player named huanfeng who has a very poor public image, most viewers are not optimistic about this team and think that they should stop here.

Lu Yingdong was fairly confident about this team.

TT's mid laner can be considered the core of the team, coming from KT in S8 - the KT team that was crushed by JackeyLove's flash forward.

Many people say that if KT had won the last game in the BO5 of the S8 quarterfinals, they could have easily defeated G2 and FNC and won the championship.

Then Ucal will be the champion mid laner.

But everyone also understands that what seemed like a 3-2 victory for IG against KT in that BO5 was actually a 5-0 win for Rookie against Ucal.

In the final game, Rookie was so nervous that he forgot to buy items at the start, but he still managed to dominate Ucal in lane.

Perhaps his Dao heart was shattered by Rookie, and after that battle, he has been in a slump ever since.

Lu Yingdong didn't think Ucal was a match for him. Besides, TT's jungler and support, Beichuan and Yaoyao, were far inferior to Jiejie and Meiko.

In today's match, although Lu Yingdong did not have the terrifying level of performance he showed the day before yesterday, he was still quite good and maintained the upper hand in his collaboration with Jie Jie.

In addition, EDG also adjusted their game strategy, abandoning the currently popular carry-support-soft-support playstyle and instead locking in a roaming-oriented support for Meiko.

This was a reluctant change after the quarterfinals. After all, given Leave's playstyle, pairing him with a soft support to gain an advantage in lane was too risky and could easily become a weak point. It was better to let him withstand the pressure.

Leave was somewhat dissatisfied with this playing style, but he really couldn't do anything about it—after all, the victory was clearly more secure after changing the playing style.

With his extensive experience in the top lane and the added advantage of Lu Yingdong, EDG is virtually unbreakable. With a stable advantage in the mid and jungle, and as long as the bottom lane holds its ground, EDG is a solid defensive wall!

Ultimately, EDG maintained their composure and swept TT 3-0, becoming the first team to advance to the finals!

The battle between BLG and JDG broke out on the very next day.

Although JDG was missing a key starter compared to BLG, the brilliance of the left hand was overwhelming. He almost single-handedly suppressed BLG's mid and jungle, and his Syndra dominated the entire field!

In the end, JDG defeated BLG 3-1 and will face EDG in the finals!

In that instant, a murmur of discussion arose!

If you launch Wanplus Esports now and check the KDA rankings of this year's Demacia Cup players, you'll see that East and Knight, the two mid-laners, are ranked first and second with overwhelmingly high numbers, leaving a huge gap between them and the other players.

Lu Yingdong's stats exploded because he racked up huge numbers while playing MOJ, while Zuo Shou's stats were simply too strong, giving him an advantage against everyone.

Now, these two players are standing on opposite sides of the final.

The big one has finally arrived!

Meanwhile, our hardworking Master Lu finally finished another day of ranked matches, and a bunch of system messages appeared in front of him.

[Ranked match victory! Points gained: 10. Current balance: 400 points.]

[Frost Witch Proficiency: Proficient → Master!]

[Hero Proficiency Quest Completed!]

[Task Reward: Proficiency Enhancement Card *1!]

Looking at the series of system messages that popped up in front of him, Lu Yingdong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, I managed to finish it before the finals.

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Here's a 4700-word update. That's all for today. See you tomorrow, brothers!

With five days until publication, I'm strangely calm despite having zero drafts saved up...