Reborn in S14, crush the entire league!

The night of the final game of the regular season.

The weather was fine and sunny, with not a cloud in the sky.

Maokai leaned back in his chair in the lounge and casually stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray.

Before long, everyone entered the conference room.

Chen Xiao walked at the very back, yawning repeatedly.

He ate too much last night and didn't fall asleep until three or four in the morning, so he's a bit sleepy.

"The regular season results are in, and we're in second place."

"Although we ultimately couldn't surpass BLG... achieving our current ranking is still a great accomplishment!"

Guo Hao smiled, very satisfied with the team's regular season results.

Compared to last year's situation where the "two kings" (King and Queen) dominated, this is a significant improvement.

"Therefore, the club has prepared a bonus of 300,000 yuan for each of you to reward your hard work in the regular season, and we also hope that you can continue your efforts in the playoffs!"

This is a standard procedure at Top Esports; they always give out bonuses when the team performs well.

Although it's not a lot, we still have to show our attitude.

After Guo Hao finished speaking, it was Mao Kai's turn to speak.

He wrote a series of team names on the wall, then tapped the whiteboard with his finger.

"Second place in the regular season... means we've already got our 'resurrection armor'."

This is the "double-elimination format" that was first introduced in the S11 Summer Split and has been used ever since. The top two teams in the regular season can sit in the "double-elimination stage" of the fourth round of the playoffs and wait for the challengers who have fought their way up.

Even if they lose the first BO5, they will only fall into the "loser's bracket" and will still have a chance to fight their way back.

RNG used this format to fight their way back from the loser's bracket in the S11 Summer Split and ultimately lift the championship trophy!

"The first round of the playoffs starts on April 12 and continues until the 20th when the fourth round begins—we have eight days of rest and preparation time after the playoffs start."

"There's plenty of time. I can give you a few days off, and then you can come back to prepare for the next training session."

Maokai's coaching philosophy has always been "work-life balance," and he doesn't put too much training intensity or pressure on the players.

When he coached EDG, he saw many players break down or even develop psychological problems due to the club's high-pressure policies... This is definitely not a good sign!

Chen Xiao looked at the regular season team rankings on the whiteboard.

Arranged in order as follows:

1. BLG, 2. TES, 3. JDG, 4. FPX, 5. NIP, 6. LNG, 7. WBG, 8. WE, 9. OMG, 10. IG.

Based on the rankings, the playoff schedule will be as follows:

Round 1: (G1) WE (8) vs OMG (9) BO5, (G2) WBG (7) vs IG (10).

Round 2: NIP (5) vs G1 winner (WE/OMG), LNG (6) vs G2 winner (WBG/IG).

And so on.

He just needs to wait for the winner of the third round to come up in the fourth round of the playoffs (BO5) and then defeat them.

If we win another BO5, we can directly advance to MSI!

All you need to do is win two best-of-five series... that doesn't sound too difficult.

But Chen Xiao knew that the intensity of the playoffs was incomparable to that of the regular season.

We must not let our guard down in any small venue!

Strong teams often suffer upsets, and he doesn't want to be one of them!

Therefore, he has made up his mind to use this time to continue to improve his skills.

As for taking a break, we'll talk about that when we advance to MSI!

Having finally been reborn, if I were to fall in the playoffs... that would be such a disgrace to transmigrators!

……

The atmosphere in the meeting room became noticeably more relaxed.

The second-place finish in the regular season has far exceeded everyone's expectations at the beginning of the season.

Guo Hao sat at the very front, his smile almost never stopping.

"Guys, we're just two best-of-five series away from MSI!"

"...It's been a long time since we've fought such a fruitful battle!"

Ah Shui leaned back in his chair, a lollipop dangling from his mouth.

Last year, Top Esports faced a dire situation, beset by both internal and external troubles.

Now that things are back on track, he can't help but feel a little smug.

"It's mainly because my buddies are awesome—especially me!"

Xiao Tian immediately contradicted him.

"You're so tough, if it weren't for Chen Xiao covering for you in the mid lane, you would have been defeated long ago."

"What do you know?" Ah Shui said confidently. "ADC is inherently a high-risk, high-reward profession."

"I call this creating a miracle space for the team."

369 chimed in quietly from the side.

"What you're doing is creating a space for Meiko to have high blood pressure."

Meiko pushed up her glasses and nodded in agreement, a rare occurrence for her.

"Indeed, Jack always gets inexplicably impulsive, making me unsure whether I should follow him."

"..."

The meeting room erupted in laughter; even Maokai couldn't help but laugh.

The team atmosphere has been really great lately; victory is definitely the best team glue!

The oppressive and tense atmosphere that existed in the team before has completely disappeared.

Now the training room is filled with all sorts of random comments every day, and people even dare to actively look at the chat during 369's live stream.

In the past, he could get a half-hour blush just by glancing at the comments.

Guo Hao chuckled and patted the table.

"Alright, alright, let's get down to business."

"Although we are doing well now, the playoffs are the real battleground, and many teams will step up their game in the playoffs."

"Especially BLG..."

The atmosphere in the meeting room became noticeably more serious when the team name BLG was mentioned.

No one dares to underestimate BLG now.

Bin, xun, left hand, ELK, ON......

On paper, this lineup is considered luxurious even in the entire League of Legends esports scene.

Xiao Tian smacked his lips.

"Zhuo Ding's performance this year is truly extraordinary."

"Especially Azir and Orianna, they become almost insane in late-game team fights."

Xiao Tian added:

"And then there's XUN... he's had a second wind since returning to BLG!"

Maokai didn't talk about BLG anymore, but changed the subject.

"So the focus these next few days is still practicing the current version."

"The playoff version will be finalized soon, we must take it seriously!"

"It's best to use this time to expand your hero pool so you can adapt to any changes!"

As he said this, he subconsciously glanced at Chen Xiao.

His eyes clearly showed satisfaction.

After all, the heroes Chen Xiao has been using lately have been quite exaggerated.

Lucian, Twisted Fate, Sylas.

He even played Jayce and Yone in scrims.

Version Heroes Gathering.

Even non-version heroes can do this.

Most importantly, no matter what hero he plays, his laning phase is ridiculously stable.

That's the scariest part!

Ah Shui chuckled.

"But to be honest, I'm starting to feel that Chen Xiao is more and more like a mid laner from the LCK."

Chen Xiao asked, puzzled, "Why are you suffering like this?"

"Her development is too steady!"

Ah Shui started counting on her fingers.

"Stable wave management, stable trades, and rarely gets ganked..."

Sometimes I even suspect that you've secretly become Chovy's apprentice.

Xiao Tian nodded in agreement: "Indeed."

"Especially when you have an advantage, the enemy mid laner often inexplicably falls behind by 20 or 30 CS."

"The most outrageous thing is that I haven't even realized what you did."

Chen Xiao thought for a moment: "Maybe I have the passive ability of being a 'hater'?"

"..."