Lin Yan sent Su Cheng to the hotel elevator and then took a taxi back to the base.
The team members were still in the training room practicing. There was a competition in the afternoon and they couldn't find a suitable team to practice with, so the management gave them a day off.
Lin Yan saw that it was still early, so he turned on the computer and played with Xiao Tian.
While waiting in line, he told his teammates about the college entrance exam repeaters and freshmen that Su Cheng had told him.
No one in the training room had participated in the college entrance exam, so the team members were stunned by Lin Yan's words.
"Then how did our team lose?"
In the quiet room, Mongoose asked softly, "OMG's mentality should have been destroyed by us."
He hit the nail on the head.
"You really know how to talk, Phyllostachys Pubescens." Lin Yan gritted his teeth and pounced on Mongoose to pinch his neck.
"I was wrong, Brother Ran. Don't hit me!" Mongoose begged for mercy. "… Jin Gong, where the f * ck are you touching?"
The five days of rest passed quickly. During this time, YM had been training in isolation and it was finally time to check the results.
Lin Ran was finally able to use the System.
After the entire summer tournament, he had accumulated 2,400 points. He chose to increase his [Money Farming] and [Team Battle DPS] to 90 points, which cost him 1,100 points.
He used the remaining 1,300 points to increase his "Version Development".
After upgrading all his abilities, Lin Yan was finally satisfied. He was looking forward to the semifinals.
On the afternoon of the competition, they took the bus to Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center.
When they arrived at the venue, the team members put on their makeup and listened to the coach's tactical explanation.
After coach Hanyi finished his last sentence, he saw that it was almost time. He stood up and spoke to the team.
"Brothers, as long as we win this match, even if we lose the finals, our ranking in the tournament will be very impressive!"
"Don't be nervous. Bring out your half a year's worth of experience and your individual strength. That should be enough to beat WE." Hao tried to calm them down.
"Come on, it won't be a problem. Don't forget how strong we were in the regular season." Lin Yan also stood up. "Think about it this way, we only need to win one more game than the BO3 to enter the finals."
"Brother Ran is right. Let's fight normally and let them see the strength of the new battle team." Xiao Tian clenched his fists, the veins on his skinny arms bulging.
Chubby, who had come to supervise the battle, also stood up and patted everyone's shoulders with his chubby hands, indicating that there was no need to be nervous.
However, the moment the members of YM saw Chubby, the tension in their hearts dissipated.
His outfit was too comical — he had changed into the custom-made suit, tie, and white shirt that he wore during the LSPL finals.
Due to his large size, Lin Yan was always worried that his shirt buttons would pop out when he sneezed.
With this outfit and the way he walked, he looked like a penguin mascot sent by Tengjing's parent company. He looked charmingly naive.
"Team YM is ready." A staff member knocked on the door and came in to inform them.
"Let's go, let's go. I'll watch your exciting performance in the lounge." Chubby and Hao escorted their team members to the players' tunnel.
"Good afternoon, viewers. Welcome to the live broadcast of the 2016 LPL summer semifinals …" Today's commentators were Doll, Mille, and Joker.
"Five days have passed. It's a familiar stage again, but we've welcomed a new challenger." Doll's work was very professional. "The number one team in the regular season, YM."
"That's right. It's time to test their ability in the playoffs." Mille nodded. "WE just killed the Snakes. Their morale is high. Let's see what kind of sparks they'll create against YM."
"Everyone, what do you think of this BO5? Which side do you think has a higher chance of winning?" Doll began to change the topic.
"I think … YM will win. 3: 1. That's about it." Mille thought for a moment before giving his answer.
"I think WE has a higher chance." Joker laughed. "In terms of experience, YM's players are still too young. They haven't experienced much."
"But they have the upper hand against WE in history. They won all four of the B3 matches," Doll said from the side.
"But WE's vision control is very good. This is an extremely important skill in the playoffs. You can't win a BO5 just by relying on early game offense." Joker had his own reasons. Others would never be able to convince him otherwise.
"Uh …" Mille didn't know what to say.
Fortunately, the caster came to the rescue. He showed the statistics of the two teams on the big screen and successfully changed the topic.
"YM's individual statistics are very eye-catching." Doll commented. "Other than their ADC and jungler, their KDA (Battle Loss Ratio) is the highest in the league."
"There's a reason JKL has a low KDA. He likes to jump when he's playing against weak teams. His damage output has increased, but his death count has also skyrocketed."
Mille laughed. "Everyone knows about the jungler position. With Factory Director, other junglers will never be able to reach the top of the KDA rankings."
"It's worth mentioning the midlaner Ran's stats. He has 31 solo kills this season and is ranked first in LPL. His KDA is 751. He's first in the midlaner position and second in all positions."
"You have to know that he played midlaner Titan before. Otherwise, his KDA would be even higher," Doll explained. "WE's stats are more average. They're the standard for a support team."
"An individual's strength doesn't necessarily mean that the team is strong. In the end, it still depends on the team's teamwork."
Joker nodded to the camera as he spoke. He seemed to think that what he said was true.
Mille's lips trembled. If it weren't for the camera in his face, he would have asked who was the first in the LPL regular season.
"Let's see if YM will continue their invincibility in the regular season or if WE will become stronger and win another round." Doll realized that the atmosphere in the commentary booth was not right and quickly tried to smooth things over.
"YM has the right to choose sides due to their lead in the regular season. As expected, they chose the red side and left the blue side for WE." Mille saw that the caster had switched to the OB camera and began to analyze the BP.
"WE banned Blind Monk first while YM banned Chiwil," he said. "Like I said before, no team in the LPL will play Blind Monk and Hammer Stone against YM. This combination of high damage and flexibility in the early game is a disaster for YM."
"Sure enough, WE banned Hammerstone again, and YM chose to ban Rock Sparrow," Doll continued. "It's worth mentioning that Ran hasn't used Rock Sparrow in a single match so far. In my opinion, this hero's support attributes are quite good."
"WE chose to take out Captain for the last ban, while YM chose to take out Gnar," Miller continued. "That way, Ember will be released. Let's see what WE will do."