Chapter 3
The global draft mode is a real test of a player's hero pool. The other four DL players are okay, after all, they are all world champions, so they are definitely not that bad.
The only player in the team is Xiao Shi, who was temporarily promoted from the second team when AD was extremely scarce in the market and DL was in a crisis where no one was available.
There are only a few heroes that can be used in the LPL. After three games, I have used up most of them. If the opponent bans two of them, I may still be able to rely on the hard power of four teammates to win against other teams.
But this is EKN.
Qu Xing understood it as soon as the BP started.
The fact that DL was able to sweep EKN in the first game wasn't because he channeled some mysterious power. It was because EKN let it go on their own.
The red team has a natural disadvantage in this version, especially in the first game. They have to use up their ban slots to ban the strong heroes in this version, which is equivalent to having one less ban slot than the blue team.
They simply didn't ban them. This allowed the opponent to take them, ensuring they could use up the two ban slots in the next few rounds. A win would be a pleasant surprise, but a loss would guarantee a win on the blue side in the second round. By the time the third round came around and the team was on the red side, they could more flexibly target the DL lineup.
Although Ling Yin unexpectedly turned the tables on the red team in the third round, Xiao Shi was one hero short.
If they win this game, EKN's blue team win rate is 100%. The early draft and selection process will give the red team a huge advantage in the fifth game.
really.
EKN easily won the fourth game in 27 minutes.
"I have a bad feeling." The guy next to me stopped shaking his legs completely, and unconsciously put his nails in his mouth, biting them nervously twice.
Qu Xing thought to himself that your premonition might be right, and comforted him, "It's okay, trust them." Believe in miracles, perhaps...
Performing miracles could result in divine punishment.
Ling Yin was punished at the beginning of this game.
Due to the limited lineup options caused by Xiao Shi's hero pool, EKN easily picked a hero that could counter Ling Yin in the counter position. As soon as they entered the lane, they were harassed by several EKN players, making it almost impossible to fight. It was a very frustrating time. They even gave away first blood at the six-minute mark.
When the heroic figure with WindID on his head fell, Qu Xing glanced at the delicate face in the lower right corner and felt pity.
There will definitely be a lot of people who don’t understand the situation and scold him.
This match was just as frustrating as the beginning of Game 3. It was frustrating all the way to the 28th minute, when Qu Xing could still hear his buddy beside him muttering, "Comeback, comeback!"
How do you translate this?
Qu Xing leaned forward, his eyes scanning back and forth between the large map and the small map, thinking about what Ling Yin should do to fight for a chance of survival.
They're definitely going to lose a teamfight unless they can single-handedly pick off one or two opponents. Now's the perfect time. Ling Yin can TP in first, and if the jungler can quickly back up with their ultimate, they might be able to instantly take one down.
Ling Yin's ideas are surprisingly consistent with Qu Xing's.
The commentator clearly didn't understand: "Feng Shen is using his TP now??? What's he going to do? Isn't it a bit too reckless to attack at this time?!"
Qu Xing chuckled and saw that the jungler on the small map was indeed moving over. The moment Ling Yin landed, the jungler arrived.
Then……
????
Big?? Big?!
Qu Xing sat up straight, shocked to find that Blaze's ultimate skill was hidden in the skill column! He had already used it before the director showed him the camera!
Blaze obviously didn't tell Ling Yin that he was not big, and when Ling Yin rushed in, it was too late.
EKN's support TP landed too quickly, missing their best chance to instantly kill the enemy, leaving them vulnerable to attack. It looked like Ling Yin was leading the charge, followed closely by the jungler, and the top laner was also unable to resist and was beaten to death. The lane duo was left trembling in the distance.
"What is Fengshen doing now?! He's a bit too impulsive!!"
Qu Xing: “…”
Normal, normal... Even professional players might not be able to immediately understand what Ling Yin is doing.
Qu Xing looked at Ling Yin's face in the small screen again, and still felt a little heartbroken.
His poor idol was misunderstood like this.
The match dragged on to the 35th minute, with EKN securing the DL high ground. Qu Xing could see Ling Yin still had some hope, so he led his teammates in pushing them back a bit. However, EKN regrouped and came back, and Ling Yin's maximum damage output couldn't reverse the decline. They were wiped out by EKN's powerful attack on their home turf.
DL's S-League journey is over.
The scene was eerily similar to last year's finals: a 2-3 loss, repeated near-victory, and seemingly the ID Wind burning himself out on this map. And then... Ling Yin's habitual closing his eyes to calm down after losing a match.
Several people around couldn't help crying, and it was unclear whether they were crying because of the competition or because they felt sorry for Ling Yin's handsome face. Anyway, Qu Xing felt very distressed.
He tilted his head to look at his friend sitting next to him, also in a daze. Never mind that he was sitting next to a washed-up player who had been "retired" for half a year. He wouldn't have cared even if the Jade Emperor was sitting next to him.
So Qu Xing adjusted his hat, left his seat under the cover of dim lights, and walked around the back of the venue to the DL lounge.
Block people, block people, block people.
Job search, job search, job search.
The long, dim corridor from the auditorium to the backstage was halfway through when Qu Xing's unfamiliar phone suddenly began to ring in his pocket. He paused, pulled out his phone, and answered it.
"Hello, Qu Hongfei?"
…
Meanwhile, in the DL lounge.
"Why didn't you tell me about your ultimate move?" Le Anyi shouted, "You said Ling Yin and I wouldn't join that wave! You're always like this! What's the point of your mouth? In the end, the online public opinion wanted the team leader to take the blame. Do you have any shame?"
He Weichen grabbed his hair and said, "I thought I could kill him in one second!"
"you……"
Ling Yin took a sip of water and glanced at Zhou Si who was about to leave in a hurry.
Ling Yin: "Where are you going?"
"Catch him!" Zhou Si said angrily, "I'll help him solve any problems he has! I have to poach Dazzling."
Ling Yin put down the cup with a snap: "I'm going too."
The two saw a long figure wearing a double hat in the passage leading to the auditorium.
Qu Xing held the phone and said to the other party, "Got it. I'll go."
After hanging up, he looked in the direction of Ling Yin.
He thought the two men were going to the front for something, so he smiled at Ling Yin and said, "Feng Shen, you've worked hard. Keep up the good work next year." He glanced behind them and waved, "I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving first."
He turned around and left in a hurry.
Ling Yin stood where he was, quietly watching Qu Xing leave. He walked to the end of the passage and even jogged a few steps. It looked like he really had something urgent to do.
This was the third time Qu Xing had spoken to him. The first time was after the game when he asked for her WeChat. Qu Xing had hurriedly added her and then ran out, phone in hand, as if looking for someone. The second time was just before the game, also in a hurry, he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
It seems like he and him have no fate at all. All the fate is in that slightly over the top CP super topic.
"Send his WeChat to me, I'll find a chance to talk to him slowly." Zhou Si lowered his head and fiddled with his phone.
"Yeah." Ling Yin took out his phone, lowered his eyes and pushed the WeChat message to him, then raised his head and said in an extremely sincere tone: "Keep going."
"Don't worry." Zhou Si patted Ling Yin: "As long as it can be solved with money, I will definitely recruit people."
"Yeah." Ling Yin turned around and prepared to go back: "If there's a place...where you need me..."
He just faced the camera that was almost touching his face.
Ling Yin raised the end of his eyebrows, tilted his head, and walked around the camera, which was still following him.
Zhou Si asked doubtfully, "When did you follow me?"
Cameraman: "When you said 'arrest someone'."
Zhou Si: "..." Then Dazzling was photographed?
When they returned, the two Uenos were still arguing.
He Weichen had forgotten his guilt after being insulted by Le Anyi's unscrupulous means. "Can you just shut up? You're the worst on the team besides Xiao Shi! How dare you scold others?!"
Le Anyi: "Who are you calling bad? I'm the world champion!"
He Weichen: "Old Five Champion?"
Le Anyi: "Fuck you!"
Ling Yin walked past the two men as usual and calmly packed up his things to go to the interview.
"team leader."
Ling Yin glanced sideways.
Xiao Shi cried a little miserably. After trying hard to calm down, he stood up solemnly and bowed to Ling Yin.
Ling Yin dropped the strap of his backpack and raised his hand to rub Xiao Shi's head.
Xiao Shi couldn't help it anymore. He bent his waist and couldn't get up for a long time. He covered his face and said sullenly: "I'm sorry... I'm sorry, Captain. It's all because I'm too bad. I'm a burden to you guys!!" His voice sounded particularly tragic in the uncontrollable crying.
Ling Yin pulled out a piece of paper and gave it to him, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Ah, wuwuwuwuwuwu!!!" Xiao Shi took the paper and squatted on the ground, crying like a broken puppy.
The two of them finally stopped arguing and stared at this side silently for a while. Then He Weichen also walked over silently and bowed to Ling Yin: "I'm sorry, Captain. That move today was my mistake."
Ling Yin paused, then glanced at him in surprise. He shook his head and smiled, "If one mistake means we're completely out of the game, it only proves the gap between us and our opponents is too big. There's no need to apologize."
Of course He Weichen knew.
He looked out the door, across from the EKN lounge. Perhaps this was truly EKN's era, he thought. But he felt someone like Ling Yin shouldn't be reduced to a supporting role after just one victory. He was only twenty years old, possessing talent and skills that made all the other prodigies envious. He was the world's best mid laner. He deserved a moment of his own.
"Wind God." He Weichen suddenly shouted.
"Hmm?" Ling Yin tilted his head.
"Do you want to win?"
Ling Yin said without hesitation: "Of course I do."
"Keep doing the best next year," said He Weichen.
Best of luck next year.
Qu Xing had just said the same thing. Ling Yin recalled the match where Qu Xing had led four weaker teammates and beaten them until their hands were sore, and ultimately won.
He was also trying to create miracles. However, some miracles that seemed to be impossible to accomplish seemed to be only accomplished by Qu Xing.
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