Reborn in S14, crush the entire league!

When Chen Xiao walked up to the toothpaste, this veteran mid-laner from JD Gaming took the initiative to speak.

"Chen Xiao, you played really well today!"

Toothpaste patted Chen Xiao on the shoulder, his tone tinged with emotion.

"The new LPL players are truly surpassing their predecessors."

"You flatter me, you flatter me..."

To be honest, he doesn't have much of an opinion about toothpaste.

The two had fought many times in their previous life and were quite familiar with each other.

Toothpaste is a decent person with a good temper, but he can be a bit absent-minded during competitions.

They were badly beaten in both games today, but they maintained a very positive attitude, without showing any displeasure or making excuses.

That alone puts him ahead of many others.

"Brother Gao, you're too kind."

Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Today it's mainly about hero counters. In a different match, you might be the one teaching me a lesson."

The toothpaste shook its head and didn't say anything more.

He could clearly feel his own operational and reaction speed declining rapidly.

He doesn't know how much longer he can stay in the LPL.

……

Then came the Ruler Emperor.

Chen Xiao held a certain amount of respect for this top ADC who traveled from the LCK to the LPL.

It's not for any other reason than that Ruler is a very "professional" person.

Well, how should I put it?

Many Korean players in the industry start to slack off after coming to the LPL, with perfunctory training, a lax attitude, and even openly or secretly looking down on their teammates.

But Emperor Chi did not.

He trains relentlessly no matter which team he joins, and he has extremely high standards for himself.

Despite having a criminal record of 80 years, he would still willingly hand over the microphone when he lacked the necessary qualifications.

Their main selling point is "no double standards"!

How can this not be another form of "dedication"?

Amidst his racing thoughts, Emperor Chi Chong Chen Xiao nodded and squeezed out a sentence in somewhat broken Chinese.

"You...are very strong."

After a pause, he added a sentence in Korean, which Missing translated for him.

He said that next time they meet, he won't make you feel so comfortable again.

Chen Xiao raised an eyebrow. He caught the leaping slash.

"Then I'll wait."

Missing followed behind Ruler, shook hands briefly, and her expression was still a bit wooden.

This support player had a really frustrating game, constantly putting out fires and extinguishing stalemates, and in the end, he couldn't escape the same fate himself.

The two didn't talk much, just nodded to each other and left.

The handshake session has ended.

The audience was still chanting support slogans, but Chen Xiao had already taken off his headphones and walked backstage with his teammates.

……

As usual, the broadcast director released a summary of the game's statistics after the match.

In the two games, Lucifer's overall score was 16-1-11.

His overall damage percentage is the highest in the team.

The participation rate was so absurd that I didn't even want to look at it.

In the commentary booth, Miller had already begun to summarize.

"TES really showed so much in today's BO3."

"It's not just Lucifer's individual performance; the team's communication and teamwork have improved by more than one level."

I remember adding, "And what's even scarier is that this is only Lucifer's fifth best-of-three series since joining TES!"

"This reminds me of Boruto back in the day... Can I say that?"

"If we can work things out a bit more later..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was already quite clear.

Rita ended the conversation with a smile.

"Alright, congratulations to TES for winning today's match!"

"We also hope they can maintain this level of performance in the upcoming matches!"

The live stream chat was still flooded with comments.

TES is really something this season!

[I never would have dared to imagine Top Esports (TES) doing this before, but now they've actually swept JDG?]

[Lucifer has only played five best-of-three series, and I already feel like he's already dominated the LPL!]

[I suggest Kanavi go to KFC for some chicken legs after the match to replenish his energy; he didn't get enough F6 today.]

The chicken farm manager ordered a family bucket meal with tears in his eyes.

Stop laughing, everyone! Has no one noticed that TES has basically secured a top-three finish?

Holy crap, is this for real? How many more games are there?

The remaining opponents are all mid-to-lower tiers, so unless TES suddenly has a bad run of form, a top-three finish is practically guaranteed.

That means they have a very good chance of winning at MSI!

[Hopefully it won't turn into Vietnamese fermented bean curd...]

……

It was past eight o'clock in the evening when we got back to the base.

As usual, Maokai did not rush to arrange a review.

After each victory against a strong team, he would postpone the post-match analysis until the next day, giving everyone a night to relax.

In his words, "A string that's too taut will break; you have to loosen it when you need to."

What's more, today's victory was far too decisive.

The two games lasted less than fifty minutes in total, and JDG didn't make a single ripple from start to finish.

The significance of reviewing such matches is not great; it's better to let everyone rest well and maintain their current form.

Guo Hao was even more generous today.

As soon as the car stopped downstairs at the base, the owner of TES sent a message in the group chat.

"It's on me tonight! Order whatever you want!"

Ah Shui was the first to jump in and reply: "Hot pot! It has to be hot pot!"

Xiao Tian quickly followed up: "Agreed! That Sichuan hot pot place last time was alright, let's go again!"

369 sent a thumbs-up emoji.

Meiko posted "Whatever".

Chen Xiao glanced at his phone but didn't reply immediately.

It's not that I don't want to eat it, it's just that I've been ordering takeout every day lately, and suddenly hearing the words "hot pot" makes my stomach hurt reflexively.

But then I thought—who cares, winning is what matters.

"Okay, hot pot it is!"

……

Half an hour later.

At a Sichuan hot pot restaurant near the base, six people sat around a large round table.

Guo Hao sat in the main seat, his face glowing.

The significance of today's victory goes far beyond just a best-of-three series.

A clean sweep against JDG means that TES has firmly secured a top-three position in the regular season standings.

In the remaining matches, the opponents were mostly mid-to-lower-tier teams, posing little threat.

Barring any major surprises, the MSI hopes are very high!

For Guo Hao, his investment this season is finally starting to pay off.

"Come on, come on, don't be shy."

Guo Hao raised his Coke cup. "This meal's on me today, you can eat whatever you want!"

Without saying a word, Ah Shui immediately put three plates of tripe into the pot.

Xiao Tian was even more outrageous; he monopolized the entire plate of duck intestines by himself, glaring at anyone who tried to touch them with their chopsticks.

"Can't you have any manners?" 369's chopsticks were blocked when he picked up a piece, and his face turned black.

"I'm the MVP today! Don't I deserve a bite of duck intestines?"

"So what if you're MVP? Does being MVP give you the right to steal other people's duck intestines?"

"Then why don't you order one yourself!"

"I'm going to eat this!"

The two argued back and forth, while Meiko sat quietly rinsing his tofu skin, as if everything around him was irrelevant.

Chen Xiao picked up a piece of tripe with his chopsticks and dipped it in the oil sauce.

This meal was really enjoyable.

It's not that hot pot is particularly delicious, but rather that the feeling of relaxation after winning a game is hard to replace with anything else.

Guo Hao watched everyone joking around with a smile, occasionally putting food on Chen Xiao and A Shui's plate.

He doesn't seem like a team manager; he's more like a subordinate!