Alliance: The contract was blocked at the beginning, so I just played badly

"Handshake, handshake!"

The factory manager reminded the excited crowd.

Under the leadership of Shen Lang, several people walked towards the Gen.G battle seat.

Compared with before the game, the expressions on the faces of the Gen.G players were obviously much uglier. They knew very well what losing this game meant.

"You played well."

Shen Lang smiled and said to Cuvee in Korean.

He had expected this result before the game started, so he deliberately learned a few Korean sentences online.

Hearing this, Cuvee's expression became even uglier.

If the two were evenly matched and EDG won the game in the end, then Shen Lang's words could be understood as a compliment.

But the reality was that he was beaten by Shen Lang from beginning to end in this game. No matter how Shen Lang said this, it sounded wrong.

"Thank you."

Facing the camera, Cuvee was embarrassed to get angry, so he could only force a smile and bow to thank Shen Lang.

"You know how to disgust people."

The factory manager behind him hurriedly pushed Shen Lang forward, fearing that he would be beaten.

After the handshake, everyone came to the middle of the stage to bow and salute, then walked off the stage and returned to the lounge.

"Awesome!"

Abu was very excited.

This game was the one he was most worried about in the group stage. Now that the team has successfully won the game, it is almost certain that they will qualify for the group stage. As a manager, he naturally couldn't suppress his excitement.

"What did I say? Gen.G's strength is just like that. There is really no need to be so nervous. If you really have this time, why not play our EDG's old tradition and study the opponent in the knockout stage first."

Shen Lang pouted.

Looking at his appearance that deserved a beating, Abu was powerless to refute: "You are the MVP of this game, whatever you say is right."

While speaking, the director quickly showed the post-match data.

There was no suspense. Shen Lang's sword sister successfully won the MVP of this game. What was really shocking was his output in this game.

The damage of the other four EDG players combined barely surpassed that of Irelia.

In sharp contrast, Cuvee, who was on the line with Irelia, only dealt more than 2,000 damage in this game. As a top laner, and choosing a top laner hero that was more offensive, this damage was obviously not up to standard.

"Tsk tsk, netizens used to always mock 4396, but now the more you look at 4396, the higher it is."

Shen Lang said with emotion.

"Okay, okay, I know you are awesome, don't poke people's lungs anymore. After today's game, the intensity of our next game is not that high. Everyone can take a break tonight."

Abu waved his hand and said generously.

"Yeah!"

The EDG people cheered immediately.

Since the end of the summer season, they have not had much rest. Every day is a high-intensity training game and Rank. Now they finally have time to relax.

"No, we're happy, but what the hell, what difference does it make to you whether you have a holiday or not?" iboy complained to Shen Lang. "What I'm thinking is that the intensity of the next game is not very high, can we let Brother Ray play?" Shen Lang explained. In the corner of the lounge, Ray, who was somewhat out of tune with the crowd, heard Shen Lang's words, and his face showed excitement, and then he looked at Abu next to him with expectation. Abu raised his eyebrows slightly. Since Shen Lang's performance on the court has been getting better and better, he really didn't think of changing players. If Shen Lang hadn't said it, he wouldn't even have thought that he had a substitute top laner. "It can be considered." After a little thought, he said. Ray clenched his hands in his pockets and cheered in his heart. Although the coach only said that it could be considered, based on his understanding of Shen Lang, Shen Lang would definitely not want to play in the next game. Everyone who knows Shen Lang knows that he is a big lazy guy. If you can avoid training, don't train. If you can avoid playing in the game, don't play in the game.

As for whether the substitute will replace his position, he never considers this.

...

That night, Abu did not arrange another training game, and Shen Lang dragged his teammates to play PUBG.

When people usually play PUBG, they may think it's just so-so, but at such a critical moment as the World Championship, playing PUBG is inexplicably fun. Maybe this is the theory of relativity.

Today, it's not just the EDG players who are happy, but also the domestic fans.

The group stage has been going on for two days. The LPL teams have played a total of four games so far, and all four games have been won.

If this is already exciting, then the dismal results of LCK will undoubtedly make netizens feelDouble happiness.

The LCK region has played five games so far, but except for the opening match where KT won against TL, the other four games were all lost.

AFS0-2, Gen.G0-2.

The subsequent group matches for the two teams will be very difficult. Only two days into the World Championship, KT has become the last hope of LCK.

"This year seems to be the most promising year for LPL!"

The netizens in the forum seemed to be celebrating the New Year, and the entire forum was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

"Is it possible that all three LPL teams will qualify as the first in their groups?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, EDG should be able to get first place in the group. The pressure on IG is not that great, so the possibility of getting first place in the group is also relatively high. Now it depends on whether RNG can be more powerful and beat KT. The three LPL teams really have a chance to qualify as the first in their groups."

"It's still too early to be happy. Gen.G and AFS are indeed not strong, but KT is strong. The knockout stage is not a points system. If LPL wants to win this year's championship trophy, it still has to beat KT first."

...

It's not just the domestic forum netizens who are talking wildly, the Korean forum is also going crazy at this time.

It's just that Korean netizens are more angry.

"How could the Gen.G players play like this? Why don't they just die!"

"Gen.G can't even beat a team like VIT. Don't play in the next game. Just go home."

"It's really abominable. If SKT advances to the World Championship, it shouldn't be like this."

"I thought Gen.G could beat EDG, but I didn't expect to be beaten like this. It really brings shame to the LCK region."

"Gen.G is the shame of the LCK region."

AFS and Gen.G both lost two games, and Gen.G's opponents were even stronger, but Korean netizens' firepower was all focused on Gen.G.

The reason is simple. Most Korean netizens don't like Gen.G.

Although they successfully won the world championship last year, they won it from SKT, and SKT has the largest fan base in Korea. These people have always disliked Gen.G and think that Gen.G stole SKT's championship.

In addition, Gen.G's performance in this year's competition is not good, and its performance in the world championship is very bad, so it naturally became the target of Korean netizens to vent their emotions.

To put it bluntly, Gen.G's number of fans in Korea may not be as many as the number of fans in China.

At least after winning the championship last year, Gen.G did gain a lot of fans like Guan Zeyuan in China.

After today's game, Guan Zeyuan posted on Weibo to cheer for Gen.G:

"The group stage is not over yet, and there is still hope to advance to the knockout stage. Adjust your state in the next game. Come on!"

As a fan, it is understandable that he did this.

But in the eyes of many domestic netizens, his words are unpleasant no matter how you look at them.

Combined with his remarks in the commentary of the EDG and Gen.G game, many people began to post mocking posts in the forum.

"When everyone in Gen.G thought the game was hopeless, only Guan Zeyuan, a real 'Gen.G player', thought they could still win."

"I really like what Guan Zeyuan said - Gen.G won't lose!"

"Thanos snapped his fingers, and Guan Zeyuan's mouth was still there."

"If it weren't for Colonel Guan's poisonous milk, Gen.G might not have lost so quickly."

"Let me put it here. After Guan Zeyuan's encouragement, Gen.G will definitely be eliminated in the group stage."

...

Amid the crazy discussions of netizens, the group stage soon ushered in the third day of the game.

The first game was between KT and MAD.

What made Korean netizens happy was that KT's strength was still online, and they easily defeated MAD and won their second game in the group stage.

Next was RNG vs. TL.

RNG did not disappoint domestic fans either. The game ended quickly in 27 minutes, and they successfully defeated TL with a crushing momentum, also winning their second victory in the group stage, and their points were temporarily tied with KT.

Until this time, the LPL teams still remain undefeated. Domestic netizens have begun to speculate which of the three teams, RNG, EDG, and IG, will lose the game first in the world game. There are even rumors that a bookmaker has opened a market, with EDG having the highest odds and RNG having the lowest odds.

In the third game, IG played against FNC.

IG won easily.

For domestic audiences, these few days are really like the New Year. How to win the game? How to win the group stage?Seeing how clear it is, it is no wonder that some people expect three teams to advance to the knockout stage as the first in the group at the same time.

In the fourth game, 100T played against GRX, and 100T won.

In the fifth game, EDG played against VIT.

After careful consideration, Abu decided to let Ray replace Shen Lang.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether he wants to or not. Unless the other three teams in Group B can threaten EDG's ranking, Shen Lang will definitely not play. After all, deliberately not playing in the game is considered a bad behavior in the eyes of the system, and it can also get system rewards.

Interestingly, in the BP stage, when Nofe habitually asked the top laner what hero he wanted to play, Ray was a little surprised at first, and then quickly made a decision-

Choose Irelia!

Facing an opponent like VIT, Shen Lang really doesn't need to play. Perhaps in the eyes of many people, the other EDG players are just soy sauce characters on the field, and it is Shen Lang, the "Tsar", and the four sand soldiers, but that is only because Shen Lang's performance is too eye-catching, so it seems that other players are messing around.

In fact, the strength of the others is not bad.

Ray's Irelia quickly gained an advantage in the laning phase, and successfully killed the VIT top laner when he reached level 6.

He was very satisfied with his performance.

But in the eyes of EDG fans, this Irelia was still a little bit lacking.

Shen Lang had just chosen Irelia in yesterday's game, and Ray chose it again in today's game. It was hard for fans not to compare.

Ray was still very fierce in the foreign war, and Irelia's operation was also very eye-catching, but in the eyes of the audience, there was no such elegant feeling as Shen Lang.

"Ray played Irelia, and Weiwu played Blade Dancer."

Some viewers commented like this.

This game lasted 28 minutes, and EDG successfully won the game. Due to Irelia's outstanding performance, Ray successfully won the MVP of this game.

Back in the lounge, Ray looked at Shen Lang lying on the sofa with excitement, as if he wanted to prove something.

However...

Shen Lang just looked up when everyone returned to the lounge, and then continued to concentrate on playing King of Glory.

Instantly, an unknown sense of frustration surged into Ray's heart.

The joy of victory was gone.

He still regarded Shen Lang as his biggest competitor, but he didn't know when Shen Lang had stopped considering him as a competitor.

"Maybe... it's time to leave EDG."

Ray sighed inwardly, and actually had the idea of ​​leaving EDG.

As long as Shen Lang was there, he would never have a chance to make a breakthrough. He could only be a water dispenser manager on the bench, waiting for Shen Lang to be unwilling to play, so that he could get a chance to play.

Interestingly, although EDG successfully won the game, the odds of EDG in the odds of who would lose the game first instantly changed from the highest to the lowest.

The dealers were not stupid either. Combined with the previous games, they had seen through Shen Lang's character and knew that Shen Lang would basically not play again if EDG was able to qualify stably.

EDG with Shen Lang and EDG without Shen Lang were completely two different teams.

…

The final match was between Gen.G and C9.

Through the previous matches, many people were not optimistic about Gen.G. Shen Lang’s idea was not wrong. As long as they kept winning the games against LCK teams, their reputation would gradually fade, and domestic netizens would also realize that LCK was not as scary as rumored.

But even when they were not optimistic, Gen.G actually defeated C9 with a crushing momentum.

The situation in Group B suddenly became mysterious.

EDG will definitely be able to advance, but the scores of the next three teams are exactly the same, and VIT beat Gen.G, Gen.G beat C9, and C9 beat VIT.

Now the most important factor affecting whether they can advance is not their own strength, but the transcendent EDG.

After yesterday's game, there were still some Gen.G fans who sprayed EDG, but after today's game, this voice disappeared instantly, and these people even began to say good things about EDG.

It's not that they have a change of heart, but they are really afraid that Shen Lang will play again when Gen.G faces EDG next time.