Su Cheng bent down and tied her shoelaces. Her waist and back formed a beautiful arc.
She was wearing a loose plain white t-shirt and black sports shorts. There were no other patterns on her clothes. It was extremely simple.
After getting up, the slender white calf exposed by the shorts bounced twice on the spot. Su Cheng bit the rubber band in her mouth and tied her long hair into a high ponytail with both hands.
She looked up at the clock hanging on the wall of the living room. The hour and minute hands were pointing at 7: 45 am.
She had just finished an elective course's final homework. Originally, Su Cheng had only written a small paper of 4,300 words. She didn't expect that when she chatted in class today, the papers of several students who chose this course were all about 7,000 to 8,000 words long.
When Su Cheng heard this news, she was numb.
The employment rate of mathematics undergraduates was not high. Once you graduated from university, you would not be able to find a suitable position. There were two main ways out. One was to continue to study in the same major, and the other was to rely on the mathematical foundation of everything in the universe and finance to get into those poor majors.
After all the calculations, there were only four or five universities in China that everyone could choose from. There were not many options for studying abroad.
After all, people wanted to climb higher. Not many people wanted to go to the next level of school to continue their studies.
This led to the fact that no matter which school they applied to, there was a high probability that they would meet their classmates. In this case, GPA was particularly important. When the time came for summer camps, whoever was the king of the exam papers would be the first to fail.
According to Fudan's regulations, the teachers of any course could not give an A grade that exceeded 30% of the number of people who chose the course for no reason. That was the maximum grade of 4.0. The famous Professor Wang Defeng from the Philosophy Institute applied for special permission to expand this percentage to 40%.
Because Su Cheng's mathematics course was difficult, except for a few true gods, everyone's GPA was not particularly high. Therefore, the students shifted their goal to the elective courses.
Although the credits for these courses were low, it was still meat. Everyone could just get in together.
As such, the results of elective courses were very important. Getting an A was the best. A- represented a 3.7 GPA, which was barely satisfactory. The next level was a B +. A 3.3 GPA meant that it would drag down the average results. At the same time, it would widen the gap between the top two grades.
Su Cheng had no choice but to increase the word count of the thesis to 7700 words in order to get a decent final grade.
This wasted her entire afternoon and evening leisure time. She even ordered takeout for dinner.
After eating a lot of fried food, Su Cheng felt a little guilty, so she went out for a run and bought some breakfast for tomorrow.
She connected her Bluetooth headset and opened the live streaming platform. The recommendation on the homepage was the match between YM and EDG.
Clicking on the livestream, Su Cheng went downstairs and jogged around the neighborhood. The commentator played in the background as she adjusted her breathing and strode with her long legs.
The commentator's voice ran rampant in her ears. Her high ponytail rose and fell with her body, giving people the urge to grab it.
"The MVP of the last game was still given to Jack. However, I think Brother Ran's Hammer Stone's performance was also very good." Doll was still defending Lin Yan. "Especially in the last team battle. After Q's [Death Sentence] hit Gnar, he flashed back to close the distance and threw a lantern into the dragon pit. Then, he triggered a second Q to follow up.
Su Cheng had just left the gate of the neighborhood and bypassed the fruit boxes placed on the sidewalk when she heard this.
？？？
She was stunned for a moment. Then, she suspected that she had heard wrongly.
Lin Yan played Hammer Stone?
Are you kidding me? Hammer Stone can play mid?
Endless Electric Swords used chains to play SM?
As she grew older, Su Cheng had gained a lot of Cheese. At this moment, she quickly got rid of the weird yellow trash and was full of curiosity.
She stopped and took out her phone from her waist bag.
What the hell is going on?
"It's mainly Brother Ran's flashy play. Not only was it cool, it was also very practical. When Lin Weixiang's Knife Sister entered the game, the damage was ridiculous." Su Cheng heard Mille's voice. "Together with Draven and Vampire's two big moves, YM's equipment advantage was fully displayed."
"Brother Ran's performance in the previous game with Hammer Stone was flawless. The reason he didn't get the MVP was probably because his KDA wasn't high enough. He died twice in the entire game." Doll was still talking about the previous game. "Other than that, Lin Weixiang's Knife Sister was not bad. Although she was suppressed by Little Junior in the early game, she didn't get killed by a single player. In the middle game, she got two kills and took off in the final team battle."
At this point, Su Cheng finally reacted.
In the previous game, Lin Yan and Big Eyebrows swapped positions and did a good job.
She put down her phone and quickened her pace. She wanted to finish her run quickly so that she could go home and watch the previous game's recording.
"The second game's BP has started!
EDG is in the blue side this game. They sent Rock Sparrow to the ban position first! "
…
"YM gave the last ban position to Knife Sister in the first round, and EDG took Zooey first. This is Little Junior's signature hero!"
Doll's voice sounded a little excited. She was probably still waiting to see if there would be any more comedians in this game. "YM took down the Charlo combo. However, Phoenix Legend has been weakened several times in a row. Their current strength is not as strong as before …"
Her breathing gradually became heavy. Shanghai had entered the rainy season, and the humidity was unbearable. The summer night's wind seemed to have firmly stuck to her body. Even breathing became difficult.
Su Cheng looked up at the thick clouds gradually gathering in the sky. It looked like it was going to rain. She had no choice but to stop.
She would probably have to go to the indoor gym for the next two months.
The Haier brothers were still yelling in her ears. It sounded a little irritating to her.
However, the information revealed by the two commentators attracted Su Cheng's attention.
"What's going on?"
After a slightly sharp exclamation, she could not hide her confusion and shock. "YM is swinging again?"
Mille's tone was hurried. "The countdown is about to end. YM can't exchange heroes anymore. In the end, Jack got Blind Monk, and Lin Weixiang and Mongoose got Charlo as the bottom lane partner!"
"It's a mess. What is YM doing in this best-of-three?!"
Su Cheng took out her phone and glanced at the time. It had been a full ten minutes since she went downstairs. She estimated that she had run less than two kilometers.
She turned around and walked back. YM's strange choice of route made her want to finish watching the live broadcast.
The moment she clicked on the bullet screen button, white words flooded from the right side of the screen.
[Are they trying to put on a show?]
[This is hilarious. They don't treat EDG as a human at all.]
[Don't blame YM. Why don't you find the reason from yourself?]
[9494. If you won the first game, would YM still dare to switch positions like this?]
Su Cheng glanced at it and turned off the bullet screen.
She could not watch this too often. There was often a dog barking in it. She could be disgusted at any time.
The bullet screen disappeared, and the director even pointed the camera at EDG's player seats. Su Cheng looked at her junior and Meiko with the same expression as she looked at the sky just now. It was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip out.
As for Guijiao Qi, he still maintained his look of triumph and looked bitter and resentful.
Su Cheng understood this deeply.
YM's behavior might be seen as a show to fans, but thinking about the problem from the perspective of the EDG players was naked humiliation.
Swinging the position of the players for two consecutive games made them feel that YM did not take them seriously at all.
The EDG players were full of energy and wanted to slap YM's face hard.
Su Cheng pushed the door into the convenience store before the game started. She took a dozen eggs, two boxes of luncheon meat, sliced bread, and 1.8L Fruit Orange. She chose these four products quickly. Later, she hesitated in front of the freezer for a while, gave up on Meng Long, and chose a Green Mood.
After paying the bill, Su Cheng carried the big bag and left quickly. She went through the east gate of the community. The small garden with a high coverage of green plants was definitely not deserted. A young couple pushed a stroller, and a kind-looking old man supported his wife. The topic of conversation gradually changed from romance to daily necessities.
Su Cheng did not have time to sigh in her heart before she heard Doll's sigh and the audience's cheers.
"EDG is very angry now. They want to fight YM at the beginning of the game … Brother Tribute, who is at the front, does not have much health left. He will be killed by our junior!"
This sentence made Su Cheng's heart itch. However, she had two bags of things in her hands and could not free her hands to watch the game.
Luckily, the elevator arrived.
Su Cheng hurried in.
She was the only one in the narrow space. The tall and thin girl raised her long legs so that they were parallel to the ground. She placed Fruit Orange on top of them, and then pressed the elevator button with her other hand. The whole process was smooth and it was obvious that it was not the first time she had done it.
Tongji North Court was an old community, so the elevator did not move very fast. Su Cheng waited anxiously.
When the elevator door opened, she rushed to the door and did the same thing again. She placed Fruit Orange on her legs, freed her hands to take out the key, and inserted it into the keyhole with great precision.
The cold air from the air conditioner in the house made her feel refreshed. The previous stifling and sticky feeling was instantly swept away.
After closing the door and putting down the plastic bag, Su Cheng hurriedly took out her phone and connected it to the WiFi so that the game could catch up with the live broadcast.
EDG2:3YM。
YM's kills were all taken by Lin Yan and Jack's tandem, while the National Film Academy's iboy and junior each took a kill.
The first team battle was over.
Luckily, the director gave a replay, and Su Cheng finished watching Bobby's team battle in the time it took to bend down to change her shoes.
Just as Doll said, EDG was indeed very angry.
They wanted to use Olaf and Zooey's strength to invade the jungle at level 1. For this reason, the junior even learned W's "Skillful Hand" to ensure the combat ability of the first team.
The result was similar to what they had expected. YM was on the verge of collapse at the beginning of the battle. Jin Gong took a set of damage from EDG and directly returned to the fountain. Lin Yan's Little Temptress also followed closely behind and gave him a kill.
Seeing that they had won a huge victory, EDG was already dizzy with victory. They wanted to continue to snatch YM's blue buff in the second half of the game and force Jack to go to the top.
It had to be said that the commander, Ghost Jiao Seven, had a very good plan.
He knew that Jack had never used the jungler position in a professional competition before. This time, his thoughts would definitely be stuck in the qualifiers.
As long as he destroyed Shiba Inu's established jungler route in the early stages, he would not have to do anything and Jack would be in a mess.
However, Ancestor Savin had also committed the crime of greed.
The Haier brothers, who were watching the team battle for the second time, were still pointing. "YM had previously placed a defensive eye in the river. After Jin Gong and Brother Ran revived, they both used their teleportation skills and went to the back to cooperate with the other three teammates who were still fighting with EDG in the jungle to encircle and suppress them!"
The sudden appearance of the double teleportation caught EDG off guard. Although they had killed YM's top middle, the five of them did not have very healthy health, and their summoner skills were almost used up.
Lin Weixiang and Mongoose's Xialuo combination skill had also been upgraded, and the two of them were quite powerful when they worked together.
In the end, YM won the first team battle in a similar way. They narrowly won a kill and also helped Jack to defend the blue buff.
Su Cheng changed into her slippers and sat on the chair, planning to watch the game first.
She opened the Green Mood and took a sip. The refreshing taste of the sand spread in her mouth.
"Brother Ran took two kills, but he hasn't converted his economy into equipment yet. He has to wait until the first time he returns to the city to complete the matchup and take the lead in combat!"
Mille interrupted. "But there's one thing. Junior has learned W [Skillful Hands] in order to fight the first team battle. This skill is really useless in a Level 1 matchup … Brother Ran is starting to replace his health!"
On Su Cheng's phone screen, the Trickster Enchantress Lefran drank a bottle of Corruption Potion. Taking advantage of the gap between Zooey's last attack, she used W [Phantom Steps] to step forward and followed up with a normal attack.
After the Electrocution was triggered, Zooey's health dropped to 70%.
Although Lin Yan also received a normal attack and a round of concentrated fire from the minions, he still managed to gain some health by relying on the rune recovery from Bleeding Gums.
Under the camera, Junior was very sullen.
However, he really had no choice. Zooey, who had learned W at Level 1, didn't have the ability to fight against Little Enchantress. In order to reach Level 2 as soon as possible, she could only endure the humiliation and be bullied by her opponent.
Su Cheng took one bite after another, and in a short while, she had eaten half of her ice cream.
"Blind Monk's blue [Magical Swamp Frog-Red] buff has reached Level 3. He's taking a detour to the middle lane to catch Zooey, who has used Flash in this Level 1 team!" Mille immediately expressed his thoughts. "But will it really work?
The spawn line is right in front of the EDG tower! "
The commentator felt that it would be difficult for Blind Monk and Little Enchantress to catch Zooey in this position.
That was what the junior thought as well.
However, Blind Monk used W [Golden Bell Cover] to move to Lin Yan's side. The next moment, Little Enchantress used W [Phantom Steps] to close the distance.
"Junior also swayed his body left and right, probably trying to dodge the skill … but Brother Ran still has Phantom Chain in his hand and hasn't used it!"
Doll's suddenly raised voice echoed in the rental house. "Jack didn't give him a chance. E [Flash Smack the floor] and the second E [Break Tendon and Break Bone] slow him down!"
Blind Monk's E [Thunder Break] seemed to be a close-range skill, but in fact, it had a large effective range of 450 yards. With the help of Flash, Jack successfully hit the skill at the edge and slowed it down.
"This time, Zooey has no space to move. Little Enchantress' Phantom Chain successfully hit and followed up with Mark of Malice's damage!"
Electrocution was triggered, and Blind Monk's Heavenly Sound Wave also accurately hit the target.
Jack deliberately waited three seconds for Conqueror to trigger before triggering the second Q.
The chain triggered Imprisonment, and Zooey died on the spot!
"Beautiful gank!" Doll's voice deepened. "Jack, Blind Monk played very decisively!"
When Su Cheng saw this, she felt that YM had a high chance of winning.
Blind Monk and Little Enchantress were a mid-laner combination with extremely high ceiling. Once they really showed off, the opponent could only lie flat on the ground.
Guijiao Seven even tried to go to the bottom lane to catch Xia Luo's combo, but Xiao Tian played the support role to the end. Xia Luo stood behind Big Brow and didn't bother him at all.
"Factory Director waited for ten seconds, but he still couldn't find the opponent's weakness. He could only force his way out and catch him!"
Meiko's Leona's E [Zenith Blade] paired with Flash Smack and successfully hit Big Brow. Iboy's Kesha activated Overload and Akashic Rain poured down!
Ancestor Savin also controlled Olaf to throw out a Q [Countercurrent Throw], wanting to take the opportunity to kill Lin Weixiang!
"Mongoose's E [Gentle Dance in Pairs] stuck to Xia, and W [Grand Entrance] lifted Olaf and Leona!" Mille couldn't help but praise. "The crucial control saved Lin Weixiang!"
Although the shield provided by Luo was very thin, they hadn't returned to the city to restock their equipment, so the damage wasn't that high. With Q's [Glimmering Feather]'s healing, it barely saved Big Brow's life.
In the end, Phyllostachys Pubescens used a second [Gentle Dance in Pairs] to return to Xia's side, and the two retreated safely.
Factory Director could only take advantage of the time when Xia Luo's combo returned to the city to fight Lil 'Dino. Lin Yan also took the opportunity to return to the city to restock his first equipment.
Boots of Sorcery + Dark Seal + Buff Tomes.
This set of equipment was simply a one-dimensional blow in the first five minutes.
Su Cheng, who had a bare ice cream stick in her mouth, saw this pair of Boots of Sorcery and knew that someone was going to suffer.
Lin Yan obviously didn't want to continue to waste time with his junior in the middle lane.
Sure enough, after Lin Yan leveled up to Level 6, he stepped forward with Phantom Steps. In the short time when his junior was about to use Flash, he threw out all three skills of QRE.
At the same time as the chain was thrown out, Enchantress also returned to her original position, making the visual effects of Phantom Chains ridiculously long.
"The damage provided by these Boots of Sorcery is too exaggerated!"
Doll couldn't suppress the shock in her heart. "After the Electrocution was triggered, our junior's health bar was left with less than 13%!"
Zoe directly lost her ability to fight.
Seeing this, Lin Yan quickly ran to the bottom lane. On the way, he drank a layer of Decay Potion and used the [Time Distortion Tonic] to increase his movement speed. Coupled with the 45 movement speed of Boots of Sorcery, Enchantress's pace was very fast.
"The EDG duo is already retreating … But Brother Ran used EDG's red zone's explosive ball to jump over the wall. He's too fast!"
The iboy was still alright. He didn't have enough money to return to the city for the first time, so he could only buy a pair of speed shoes. Now, his movement speed was not considered slow.
But Meiko was unlucky.
The cumbersome Leona had yet to use Flash and couldn't escape from Lin Yan's pursuit at all.
"Phantom Chains are tied to Sun Girl. Luo Yong, Qing Wu, uses a pair of W [Grand Entrance] to control!"
Leona had no chance of survival. In the end, her head was kept by Lin Yan.
Su Cheng shook her head as she saw this.
No matter how she looked at it, this year's EDG had already withdrawn from the competition of the top teams in the country.
Maybe their results looked good now, but their performance against YM was enough to prove everything.
Compared to the three teams, IG, RNG, and YM, EDG had no upper limit.
In other words, the possibility of them exploding and creating a miracle was almost zero.
Originally, when Fatty General and Mr. Dai were partners, the National Film Academy could use their operation skills to drag the game back unscrupulously because they had the best core in the entire Alliance.
In the later stages, the two C's were the stabilizing force of the team.
But now that Mr. Dai and Fatty General had both left, the junior was left alone.
Although the team had nurtured a newcomer, iboy, who looked like a flatfish, his reaction speed was so fast that he was praised by the netizens on TikTok.
But the shortcomings were equally obvious.
Iboy's reaction was indeed fast, but his damage output was about two Rain Emperors behind Mr. Dai.
No one in the professional arena relied on highlight reels to make a living. This was just the embellishment of a professional career. The ADC's responsibility was to provide stable damage output for the team. Obviously, iboy could only be considered above average in this aspect.
If this kind of damage output ability was placed in IG, it might be enough. After all, with Theshy and Broiler, the two damage kings, the team was not lacking in damage output.
But this was EDG.
As everyone knew, EDG recruited the Big Tree and required a top laner.
Although it was a joke, it could be seen that the position of EDG's top laner could only be described as extremely lowly.
This caused EDG's top laners to rarely be able to take out characters that could hold their own. In most cases, they would choose the tank that started the team to contribute to the team.
And now it was not the wild version where the S6 nanqiang was popular. The top laner and jungler could not make up for the damage output, so the pressure to deal damage was shifted to the two C's.
Iboy could not shoulder the heavy responsibility like Mr. Dai, which made EDG very embarrassed.
Drag it on. The two C's damage output ability was average. They might not even be able to win the opponent.
Desperately trying to suppress the rhythm, EDG was not as fierce as YM and IG. Also, after Meiko took over the command, the team's ability to end the game could only be described as terrible.
If they were not careful, they would be ten thousand ahead and turn the tables.
Now the National Film Academy was in an awkward position. They were stuck here.
This was also the reason why YM dared to keep swaying. To them, EDG's offensive and defensive abilities were average and did not pose much of a threat to them.
"Brother Ran, crouching in the jungle to Factory Director, trapping Olaf on the spot with a set of WQER double chains!"
Factory Director had not reached level 6 yet. Without his R ability, he was chained to the spot and could not move.
Just as Lin Ran was about to use his normal attack to take the head, a blind monk appeared from the side and used his [Golden Bell Cocoon] on Little Temptress. At the same time, he also used a [Heavenly Sound Wave] on her!
The speed of the skill's flight was much faster than Lin Yan's normal attack. It managed to kill Olaf before the damage from the normal attack appeared!
Su Cheng could hear the roar of laughter below the stage. Even the veteran Haier brothers were stunned.
Under the camera, Lin Yan turned his head and gave Jack, who was on the left, a death stare.
The director's ability to change the screen to see the details of the game was not very good, but his ability to find such gossip was not bad. He gave a close-up at the first moment.
Jack's body leaned forward. His already big head looked even more ridiculous under the camera.
His entire body was trembling with joy.
[Good job!]
[Kobe Bryant's back jump shot!]
[They're even going to steal this head?
Brother Ran has a ring!]
[Jack probably wanted to use W to get an assist, but his hands itched when he saw the head.]
[Sister Li, give it a try. After all, you've played too many ADC roles.]
However, this small episode did not affect EDG's decline at all.
By the time Little Temptress took down Canyon Vanguard 9 minutes later, the economic gap between the two sides was as high as 2.2k.
"YM's lineup is not ready to go all out yet … When Luo Ye joins the roaming battle, it will be the most difficult crisis for EDG." Mille was worried.
As expected, Lin Ran used the vanguard to push down the middle tower that his junior was guarding until it only had 13 HP left. Then, he took advantage of the time when the other party's party was busy killing the vanguard in the canyon to bring Ye Fu to the bottom lane on the opposite side.
"Little Temptress's W over the wall, Blind Monk's Golden Bell Shield, and Luo Ye's Light Dance as a pair …" Doll made a fuss. "YM's three players are too agile, right?
They went straight over the wall to kill EDG's duo! "
Iboy and Meiko obviously did not expect YM to act so quickly. Without the help of their teammates, they could only wait for death.
"Little Temptress took another head … The ring is almost full. Will Lu Deng directly buy the Killer Book after he kills him?"
Just as Mille thought, Little Temptress returned at 13 minutes with Meiko's Soul Stealer Scroll!
They took off immediately!
Su Cheng felt that there was no suspense in this game, but then came another victory report from the top lane.
"Brother Gongzi solo-killed Ray!"
Doll knew that the game was over. The YM fans below the stage shouted loudly, cheering for their home team.
Starch in the stadium had already quieted down, no longer as arrogant as before.
At 24 minutes, Lin Yan rushed out of the shadows with Lu Deng's Ghost Calligraphy Staff and Killer Book full of luxurious equipment. He triggered Electrocution with QRE and instantly killed his junior!
"Little Temptress's damage … is terrifying!" Mille was shocked.
Doll was still embarrassed. "Who's Si?"
Miller didn't pay any attention to him.
"Dragon is going to be killed by YM. EDG still wants to hold the high ground!"
At 27 minutes, YM restocked their equipment and rushed to the front of EDG's high ground with Dragon's buff.
"Luo R flash W opens up the team, Blind Monk follows from the side, Touch Eye R flash kick the Factory Director who wants to escape to Luo's side!"
"Little Temptress flash WR with super high burst, Brother Gongzi and Lin Weixiang also enter the field one after another … EDG is going to be wiped out!"
"Congratulations to YM!
Another 2-0 victory over EDG, sitting firmly at the top of the Western Division! "
Su Cheng happily put away her phone, pulled her ponytail, took off her plain white shirt and sports shorts, and threw them into the laundry basket. She turned and went into the bathroom.
When she passed by the sink, she could not help but look at herself in the mirror. Her waist was thin, her legs were long, her skin was white, and her body was still slightly young. The red mark on her chest a few days ago had already disappeared.
I'm really rich.
Su Cheng looked down, and this sentence suddenly popped into her mind. Then, she hummed a song, took out a bath towel and a change of pajamas, and ran to the shower to turn on the showerhead.
Dark clouds rolled in outside the window, and it started to drizzle.
When the rain in the shower gradually stopped, the sky outside the house also cleared up. The moon quietly climbed out, pouring soft and bright light on the ground.
Su Cheng dried her hair and drew a line on the calendar in the living room.
One day closer to the continental competition.