As soon as he pushed the door open, Lin Yan was startled by the noise inside.
"Whoa, so many people?" he exclaimed.
The originally spacious lounge was now packed to the brim.
There were roughly twenty people in the room, which was double the number of people that Lin Ran had when he was competing.
Not only were there the four players who had just been transferred from the youth training, but there were also the coaches of Team Two and even members of Team Top.
"Why are you guys here?" Lin Yan went up and punched Zhuo Ding. "You want to steal secrets and trick tactics, right?"
Knight only knew how to giggle. He looked extremely innocent.
Zoom replied from the side, "Yesterday I heard that YM was going to send five substitutes. It just so happens that we have a match today, so we came to take a look and help you test your skills."
"Test what?"
Phyllostachys Pubescens retorted. "We're playing against OMG, not Team Top... Besides, if you wanted to test, why didn't you do it earlier?
Last night, we wanted to ask you guys for a practice match, but Bobby rejected it without even thinking about it! "
Last night, YM originally had a practice match against Griffin, but the Korean team received a last-minute notice to take a photo for the playoffs, so the practice match was canceled.
Red Rice immediately found Team Top in the country, wanting to play a best-of-five match with them.
However, Team Top's head coach, Bobby, was different from White Crescent. He felt that there was no need to practice with Team Two, who was nominally the starting lineup of YM but was actually a youth training team. It was better to review the match and find their own problems, so he rejected Red Rice's request.
YM had no other choice. Since Lin Yan was not there, Red Rice could only find this group of youth training players to play ranked matches for the whole night.
Mongoose saw it clearly in the training room, and now that he saw Zoom, he wanted to settle the score.
"Don't embarrass me. That was Bobby's doing. What does it have to do with me, Zhang Xingran?" Zoom said confidently.
On the other side of the lounge, the other Team Top players were still chatting with the youth training players.
"Don't drop the ball when you go on stage," Urashi's smile had wrinkles like Itachi's, but this smile was very cheerful and infectious, "That would be too embarrassing."
Only then did Lin Yan notice that the four youth trainees were like pandas that were surrounded by a crowd. They sat there, not knowing what to do. Xiaolongbao's face was as red as Ouze's, and he was about to turn red.
"Scram, scram, scram," he said angrily. "I can see it now. You guys are just a bunch of pressured kids who are here to mess with the mentality of my team members."
The members of TOP giggled and wanted to say more, but Lin Yan and Jin Gong chased them out of the lounge together.
Before closing the door, Zhuo Ding suddenly grabbed him.
"What's the matter?" Lin Yan turned around and asked.
"Well … that," Zhuo Ding scratched his head, looking troubled. "Our team's condition has been rather average recently."
"I want to ask Brother Ran if you have any solutions."
Lin Yan didn't watch TOP's games, but he often browsed the forums, so he had some understanding of the ups and downs of the other team's condition during this period.
Old Dream seemed to have absorbed all of Lin Weixiang's and Jack's shortcomings during this period of time, and he began to go crazy. He always appeared in the most unexpected places, and then gave a big wave of support, fattening up the opposing team.
This was completely different from his previous steady style. Even the fans couldn't help but comment crazily under TOP's official Weibo, asking the team to find a substitute for the ADC.
"Talk to him more," Lin Yan thought for a moment, and proposed a solution. "I think Old Dream has a problem with his thinking. It has little to do with his strength."
Although the version was changing, the bottom lane's ecology hadn't changed much.
It was nothing more than the addition of an Ice assistant. Overall, the majority of the team was still playing as a tool.
Generally speaking, unless a player encountered a major accident, it didn't make sense for his strength to suddenly drop off a cliff. Lin Yan felt that Old Dream was a bit led astray by his teammates, lost his rhythm, or lost his confidence.
"How do you want to talk to him?" Zhuo Ding heard Lin Yan's words and froze in place. "Just … just talk to him?"
"Just ask him what trouble he's been in recently.
What troubles he's facing in the game? "
Lin Yan gave him a brief explanation. "You have to find the crux of his problem first, and then use the right medicine to achieve good results."
Knight frowned. "I don't know what I should do … Can I get a counselor?"
"Of course you can. After all, he's a professional." Lin Yan shrugged. "But the effect won't be as good as talking to a teammate in person."
After all, teammates, not counselors, fought side by side on the battlefield.
Moreover, counselors didn't know how to solve many of the problems that occurred on the battlefield. Only players who had also played professionally could understand.
Zhuo Ding looked troubled.
He was more introverted, and he really didn't know how to communicate with his teammates when he encountered this kind of situation.
Lin Yan saw Zhuo Ding's expression and could roughly guess what the other party was thinking. His tone was a lot more serious. "You have to learn how to face many things. This is a necessary quality to be a team leader. Running away from the problem won't solve it."
From his point of view, Knight's performance was quite impressive. With his excellent skills and reputation, he should be the leader of the entire team and not just a hired thug.
However, this step needed Zhuo Ding to take the initiative, and the help he could provide was limited.
Lin Yan didn't persuade him anymore. He turned around and returned to his own lounge, leaving Knight alone with a conflicted expression and a battle in his heart.
After the TOP player left, the originally crowded lounge became much emptier. The youth coach who had followed the team to the main square was still comforting the young players who were about to go on the field.
Apart from Lin Weixiang, the other four players were entering the LPL for the first time. Appropriate comfort was necessary, otherwise, the players would definitely panic when they went on the field.
"Relax …" Jack lay on the gaming chair, his posture like a bully. "There's nothing to worry about. It's just a regular game."
369 adjusted his breathing.
He was very nervous.
He was so nervous that he didn't even bother to eat the egg tarts on the table.
Four months ago, he was still in the youth training camp, confused about his future. Now, he was about to step onto the stage of the top league and become a member of YM's Double Champion team.
At this time, a staff member knocked on the door and came in. "YM players, please get ready and go on stage according to the instructions."
"Let's go, let's go." Red Rice patted his butt and stood up, leading a few young players out the door.
The five old players sat in the lounge, taking advantage of the time before the game started to joke around.
Lin Ran, on the other hand, grabbed a spicy burger, tore open the packaging, and bit into it.
"Did you come here today to watch the game or to freeload?" Jack mocked.
"Freeload my a * s. I drove here, and a hamburger isn't even enough for gas," Lin Yan retorted, then immediately used his trump card. "I can't help it. My partner is too busy to accompany me. It's a little boring at home, so I can only come to watch the game."
"Fortunately, the two of us can go watch a movie tonight."
He only used three sentences to silence the Shiba Inu.
Jin Gong changed the topic. "Who's stronger in OMG now?"
Since this was not within their range of imaginary enemies, he knew nothing about Planet Light.
"Icon, I guess. He's quite good." Lin Yan swallowed the drumstick in his mouth.
Young Master Leng and he were both players who entered the league in 2016. To a certain extent, they were considered to be in the same period, and their individual abilities were quite outstanding.
However, their current circumstances were worlds apart.
Regardless of whether it was personal glory or team achievements, Lin Ran had reaped a lot of rewards. On the other hand, Young Master Leng was languishing in the team at the bottom.
After S5 Ouze and the older generation of underground forces members left the team, OMG relied on the support of Old Thief Sima, Young Master Leng, and Little Five, and their lineup was not bad. At that time, the promotion and relegation system had not been abolished, so the team did not dare to be too obvious. They were afraid that they would be squeezed into the secondary league and waste a lot of the club's funds.
With the elimination of the promotion and relegation system this year, coupled with Old Thief Sima's departure, Planet Light was completely exposed. They did not even bother to hide it.
Now that the team's results were at the bottom, compared to the limitless glory of the past few years, it really made people sigh.
"Jiang Chen is under a lot of pressure today." Liu Qingsong gloated.
"What heroes does he use?" Lin Yan looked at the youth training coach.
Team Two's coach had the four players' common hero pools and the analysis of their playstyles. Seeing Lin Yan's inquiry, he quickly pulled out a piece of paper from a pile of documents and handed it over.
"Before entering the professional youth training system, he was good at heroes, Vampire, Murloc, Dragon King …"
Lin Ran read each and every word out loud. Then, he laughed out loud. "He's really something. None of these three unique skills are commonly seen in the competition."
Vampire and Murloc were born to be all-in heroes. Two years ago, they could still be seen in the professional league. However, with the improvement of their understanding of the game, the team realized that the mid lane was becoming more and more dependent on the lane. Without the lane, they would lose the game and lose the initiative.
Therefore, the appearance rate of these two heroes decreased year after year. Vladimir was basically only used as a top laner, and Murloc disappeared after his half-tank top laner style was nerfed.
Dragon King was another type of hero. He had absolute lane control in the early stages, and no hero could beat Aurelia Ansol in this aspect.
However, the shortcomings were also obvious. Dragon King's team fighting ability was quite weak without the advantage of roaming in the early stages. Moreover, W's [Starry Dome Explosion] would retreat to the inner circle when he was controlled.
The youth training coach laughed. "He used to play support and only started hitting units in 17 years. There must be a problem with his hero pool, so after he came to YMA, I asked him to expand and try other characters."
Lin Ran responded and looked down the file. He immediately sucked in a breath of cold air.
"What's the matter now? Why are you so surprised!"
Xiao Tian was very dissatisfied with his reaction. He ran over and put his arm around his shoulder while looking at the file in Lin Yan's hand.
In the end, Phyllostachys Pubescens himself was stunned.
"Currently good at heroes, Galio, Rambo, Cards, Dragon King … and Titan?
Good guy! "
Jin Gong laughed.
"They're all roaming support heroes. Isn't that the other you in the world?" he said to Lin Yan.
This was almost a copy of Lin Yan's roaming hero. The other YM players were very familiar with it.
"When Jiang Chen was playing professionally, Brother Ran had just won the S6 championship. He idolized you, and his playstyle and playstyle were all moving closer to Brother Ran." Team Two's coach also held back his laughter.
Lin Yan was very dissatisfied. "Then why did he use Teacher Ma's ID?
If he's not called Teacher Ran, I don't agree. "
The lounge was suddenly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
"We kept him back then because we saw that his hero pool was special. Many support characters are not that easy to train."
Team Two's coach's words were very much agreed with.
Before they could say anything else, they heard a crisp sound coming from the TV in the lounge.
BP had already begun.
As the youth trainees had only been in YM for three days, Red Rice did not know them very well.
"Can I use Dragon King?" Jiang Chen made a request. "It's mainly to help open up the situation for the top and bottom lanes."
"Okay." Red Rice did not hesitate. "Then I'll get Jace for the top lane. You'll protect him in the lane."
Hearing this, 369's throat moved slightly and he swallowed his saliva.
Choosing Dragon King for the top lane and giving him Jace was undoubtedly using himself as the team's core in this game.
"You can do it. Good luck!" Jiang Chenglu patted 369's shoulder to show his encouragement.
Bai Jiahao nodded solemnly, indicating that he understood.
However, the script of the first game was not as simple as they thought.
At the beginning of the game, Young Master Leng used a scout placed in front of YM's tower before the minions reached the middle lane and accurately judged the movement of the level two Dragon King after pushing the lane.
After that, OMG's jungler, Sister World, deliberately crouched in the river and cooperated with Icon who rushed over from the middle lane. They formed a two-sided pincer and finally succeeded in killing Dragon King.
In YM's lounge, the players could not help but sigh.
"He's too young." Jack folded his hands together, thinking that he was in a position to keep warm in winter. "He's swimming too fast!"
Lin Yan finished his hamburger and took a piece of tissue to wipe the corner of his mouth and fingers clean.
He had not played Dragon King for a long time and rarely saw this hero in the Korean server rankings. To be honest, Lin Yan himself had almost forgotten Dragon King's strategy.
However, it was obvious that Icon had come prepared with this scout before sending out his minions.
They must have prepared for Jiang Chen's hero pool beforehand.
From here on out, OMG controlled the rhythm of the game.
In all fairness, Lin Weixiang and iwandy in the bottom lane played quite well.
However, OMG's support, Little Five, was not to be trifled with either.
In terms of strength, he was definitely not weak in LPL. In OMG, he gave off an unstable feeling, mainly because this was the characteristic of the support position. Once the team collapsed, there would be at least two deaths regardless of whether it was to be a scout or to open the team.
In this way, it looked like he was sending himself to his death.
However, they were still facing each other. Five had no pressure to defend against the young iwandy alone and could also restrain Lin Weixiang at the same time.
As for Young Master Leng's Zooey, after getting the first kill in the early game, he quickly expanded his personal advantage.
Jiang Chen's Dragon King could not move at all in the middle lane. If he was not careful, he would be hit by a flying star and his health would drop by a lot.
Without the protection of his teammates, 369 did not have much of an advantage against Sunset's Aun.
Although he could take a small hit, he did not dare to push too far ahead, afraid that he would be caught by the jungler.
"He's going to the bottom lane!"
Phyllostachys Pubescens pointed at the screen and muttered about Little Dragon Castle, "Won't he be caught if he goes to the bottom lane now?"
Frozen Sunset's Aun had not reached level 6 yet. It was almost impossible for him to cooperate with the jungler to kill a Shanjes who did not have a lane push suppression.
From Mongoose's point of view, Little Dragon Castle could totally go to the bottom lane to open up the situation.
As long as iwandy was released, the team would be much easier to fight. They would not have to stay in the lane to deal with Bound Spirits in all three lanes.
However, Little Dragon Castle was not standing in God's View and could not hear Phyllostachys Pubescens's commands from behind.
He, who usually played aggressively, looked at the darkness on the map and felt that since it was his first time on the LPL stage, it was more stable to farm the jungler.
This time, he used Wine Barrel. There was nothing wrong with catching people after level 6.
Soon, a wave of fighting broke out in the bottom lane.
Xiaowu's Hammer Stone accurately hit iwandy. Then, he triggered a two-stage Q and flew up. He wanted to cooperate with his ADCchel1y to kill him.
"Don't be afraid. Pull back first." Lin Weixiang was very calm. He increased the speed of his speech and transmitted his thoughts to the support. "Save a skill. We'll directly kill the AD later!"
The moment Chel1Y moved forward, iwandy suddenly attacked.
In order to prevent himself from being interrupted by Hammer Stone, he did not save any skills. He controlled Bull's Head to use a Q and send Verus flying!
Lin Weixiang's normal attack, Akashic Torrential Rain, followed by a Void Lock, his combo was extremely smooth!
Kesha's single target damage was quite high. She directly crippled Verus from Chel1Y.
In the end, Xiaowu's Ignite successfully burned iwandy to death. However, Lin Weixiang obtained a double kill.
"Good job, Big Mei!"
The backstage lounge was filled with cheers. Liu Qingsong was grinning from ear to ear.
It was only when he realized that there was a camera pointed at him that he suddenly stopped smiling and changed his expression at the speed of light.
"Brother Xiang is going to carry his teammates today." Lin Yan teased.
In the end, less than ten seconds after he finished speaking, Miss World ran over. She controlled Zhao Xin to flash forward and kill Kesha who was returning to the city under the tower with two shots.
Seeing Lin Weixiang helplessly pinch his eyebrows, a few of his old teammates in the backstage lounge laughed mercilessly.
Although Kesha was killed, the bottom lane was still open.
After all, Chel1Y did not get a kill.
At this time, Jiang Chen also seized this opportunity. He called Xiao Long Castle over and forcefully pushed away the minions in the middle lane. He then went to the bottom half of the map and led another wave of momentum, feeding Lin Weixiang a kill.
The YM fans below the stage were very supportive. They let out waves of applause and screams.
They came to watch the competition today. They did not expect their own team to win. It was already good enough that Lin Weixiang and his four young trainees could fight OMG back and forth.
"Beautiful!" Jin Gong could not help but cheer for Teacher Ma. "Isn't this the rhythm?"
However, 369's days in the top lane were getting more and more difficult.
After Aoun got up, he was not afraid of Jayz at all. With a big move, he could even try to kill him one-on-one.
369 himself also made a series of mistakes. After taking Aoun's Blazing Charge at the wall and being sent flying into the sky, he had no choice but to flash to avoid the second part of the big move.
After that, Jayz, who did not flash, was taken care of by OMG.
Young Master Leng and Miss World kept going to the top lane. It was obvious that they wanted to use 369 as an ATM.
In contrast, Little Dragon Castle was a little at a loss.
Although his Wine Barrel also used a big move to help 369 out once.
Overall, he had been in a defensive position. His overall rhythm was suppressed by Miss World.
Fortunately, Lin Weixiang was in excellent condition in this game. With the help of his teammates, he lived up to expectations and almost broke through the bottom lane.
Kesha's economic lead over YM was still in a balanced state at 25 minutes.
However, once they reached the middle of the game, YM's young trainees began to get lost. They made mistakes in their vision during the laning phase, giving OMG several opportunities.
Lin Yan shook his head as he watched from the back.
To be honest, laning was the smallest gap between the young trainees and the LPL's starting lineup. After all, it depended on talent.
Only when they reached the middle of the game could the difference between the top league players and the young trainees be reflected.
OMG, who was considered to be at the bottom of the LPL, could hang up the top teams in the secondary league and beat them, not to mention the four young trainees who had not been able to enter the starting lineup.
OMG started the Dragon team battle with a 5,000 economic lead in 30 minutes.
Lin Weixiang did his best and dealt more than 4,500 damage in this team battle. However, he still could not break through the iron wall created by the Frozen Sunset Aoun.
In the end, after 38 minutes, YM was defeated.
When they returned to the lounge, the four young trainees did not look very good.
Iwandy was still considered average, while the players in the top, middle, and jungle positions did not perform well.
They had seen the power of the LPL. Even if it was a team at the bottom, it was not something that the young trainees could take advantage of.
"It's okay, it's okay," Guo Hao comforted. "Newcomers have to pay some tuition."
He originally wanted to say that everyone had been like this, but when he turned his head and looked at the few starting members of his team, he was too embarrassed to say this.
369 plopped his buttocks down on the chair, pulling a long face and not saying a word.
He had been caught too badly in this game. Without the support of equipment, Jess did not perform well in the team battle.
Lin Weixiang was half dead tired. He was still drinking cola to replenish his energy. He had already hit the limit of Kesha's hero in the last game.
However, there was no other way. In this version of the game, the ADC advantage was not as useful as the top, middle, and jungle.
"Catch more people," he said to Xiao Longburg. "Don't be afraid. I saw that you were quite enthusiastic during the mock competition!"
Xiao Longburg crossed his fingers, lowered his head, and said in a dull voice, "It's still a little tight. I feel like I can't let go."
Lin Yan saw this and stood in the middle of the lounge. He clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention.
"Let me emphasize again. There is no pressure on the team at the end of the season. The five of us need to rest. That's why we brought you guys up.
"Everyone knows this very well. I'll be honest. While we rest, we also give everyone a chance to train in the top league. It's a win-win situation."
The four youth trainees nodded like chickens pecking at rice.
They were already very satisfied.
Many LDL players had never been able to step on the LPL stage in their entire lives.
Although it was only two BO3 matches at the end of the season, it was still a profit.
Lin Yan continued speaking. He increased his volume to ensure that everyone could hear him.
"So don't feel pressured. You're here to train. You just need to play your skills. Play how you should play. Show off to your heart's content. Don't be afraid!
"You want to compete with OMG in terms of operations? Is that possible?"
His voice became more sonorous and powerful. "I'm not trying to belittle you guys. The truth is right here. You guys have only been together for three days. It's simply unrealistic to want to compete with a mature LPL team in terms of operations!
"You guys just have one idea. You'll be able to beat the master to death with your fists. Fight with them and pick up the pace!
"You guys have nothing to be afraid of. The ones who should be worried should be the other team!"
The four contestants listened quietly. Lin Ran was talking on a whim, and even his tone was excited.
"Think about it carefully. If a group of LPL players lost to the youth trainees, what kind of pressure would they face from the public?"
He imitated the tone of the audience. "Losing to an LPL team isn't the end. Losing to an LDL team … How shameless!"
Laughter could be heard in the lounge.
The four youth trainees reacted as soon as they heard this.
What was there to be afraid of? They were already youth trainees anyway. What was there to be afraid of?
At most, they would be sent back to continue playing.
Didn't they come here to fight for success?
Now that they were standing on the LPL stage, they naturally had to cherish this opportunity!
"Let's fight them to the end!" Xiao Longbao yelled.
The four youth trainees rushed out of the lounge as if they had been injected with chicken blood. They were all stunned by Lin Weixiang's antics.
"Amazing!" Jack clicked his tongue in praise. "You managed to revive it in such a short period of time between matches?"
"Do you know the value of World No. 1 High School?" Phyllostachys Pubescens laughed. "You're good at boosting morale."
Lin Yan put his hands on his hips. He was pleased.
He was so f * cking awesome.
It was just that Zhuo Ding was not here. Otherwise, Lin Yan would have personally taught him what a team leader was.
The second round began. 369 chose a signature captain for this round.
It was obvious that they were bullying Sunset, who only knew how to play tank-type heroes.
Lin Yan's chicken blood was very effective.
Xiao Longbao even cooperated with Jiang Chen to invade the jungle at level two, restricting OMG's jungler Miss World to death.
Then, Jiang Chen's Dragon King started to wander around crazily.
It could only be said that he was indeed a unique hero. He did have some skills.
After winning the first round, OMG thought that they could solve the problem of Dragon King. They even let him out and gave the ban position to other characters.
Jiang Chen used facts to prove that when Dragon King wandered around, a normal mid laner could not restrict him.
"Lin Weixiang is going crazy!"
In this round, Vayne, who was used by Big Eyebrows, wore his champion's skin. Together with iwandy's Hammer Stone, with Jiang Chen's help, they quickly expanded their advantage and got two kills.
With three kills, YM used 37 minutes and 57 seconds. With Lin Weixiang's unbeatable performance in the team battle, they managed to win back a point!
"You're in good shape today!" Red Mi could not help but praise Big Eyebrows.
In this round, Vayne was even godly. Although the solo mid and jungler Xiao Longbao played a part, Lin Weixiang was ridiculously stable in the later part of the team battle. He could not die at all.
"Of course." Lin Weixiang raised his head. "Look at how high my Vayne's win rate is!"
To be honest, it was higher than Esports' Yuan Shao. He was definitely Big Eyebrows' signature hero.
"Everyone, let's work harder." Lin Yan gathered the young players together. "If you win another round, you'll be making history!"
"OMG is under a lot of pressure. You might even lose control. Go all out and fight!"
These four players decided to come here for youth training because they saw Lin Yan and YM's match. Now, their idol was right in front of them, cheering for them with clenched fists …
The four of them felt their blood boil and their bodies were filled with energy.
They stacked their palms together and transmitted their strength to each other.
OMG recognized reality in the third round and sent Dragon King to the ban position, trying to create space for Young Master Leng to carry.
Icon's performance did not disappoint. They successfully suppressed Jiang Chen in the mid lane.
However, the bottom lane split open.
Xiao Longbao's master was Old Ancestor Sai Wen. He immediately used a level two grab to free iwandy.
Little Sister World did not dare to act rashly in the face of the jungler's support. She could only let the opponent nibble away at her own vision and jungle.
It had to be said that Xiao Longbao was really fierce. His restraint in the first round was just because he was too nervous. Now, he could not wait to shop in OMG's jungle. He did not even care about his own jungle and just invaded crazily.
This time, Little Sister World suffered greatly.
"F * ck …" Jack's eyes widened. "They can't really win, right?"
He never thought that there would be such a script before the match.
After all, there was a gap between the secondary league and LPL.
However, now, a few YM players were about to break through the barrier!
"Teacher Ma's Rambo used a big move to forcefully clear the mid lane minions and create space for his teammates at the bottom lane to advance!"
Even the commentator Yu Tong found it unbelievable.
Young Master Leng was restless.
The two towers at the bottom lane were destroyed. He could only defend the high ground with his teammates.
At the crucial moment, Little Sister World made a mistake. Xiao Longbao's Zhao Xin seized the opportunity and used a Flash E and a third claw attack to send her flying into the air!
She melted instantly!
"The jungler is dead. The Dragon is going to die too!"
As Baron Nash screamed, purple halos appeared on the five YM players!
At the 28th minute, at the high ground of the bottom lane, Teacher Ma's Rambo used a big move to seal off the path. He cooperated with his teammates to kill two people and pushed forward!
The economic gap between the two sides was close to ten thousand. Even if Young Master Leng tried his best to resist, it was useless.
The cold and merciless notification of a team wipe echoed throughout Summoner's Canyon!
"We're really going to win!"
The crowd cheered like a wave!
OMG was powerless to defend. In the end, they could only watch as YM flattened their own base!