LOL: What is a roaming mid laner?

At seven o'clock in the morning, twelve members of the CHN team gathered at the entrance of the canteen of the Asian Games Village.

From the players to the coaching staff, everyone’s expressions were serious.

So much so that when eating, the only sound made by the clinking of tableware on the long table.

Letme looked very nervous, with a reserved expression, and kept pouring water into her mouth.

Abramovich was the first to speak: "Everyone should eat more today. Our game will not start until noon. If you are hungry at noon, you can only eat bananas. It is best not to eat rice, which will affect the brain reaction."

Everyone was not new to the profession, so they understood this point and nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Yan Junze still couldn't let go, Abu comforted him, "Don't be nervous, just treat it like a normal game. It's just a BO5 and it will be over soon."

This sentence sounded pale and feeble to Letme's ears, and had no consoling effect at all.

He just nodded politely and replied feebly.

Fortunately, the Korean team players next door were also restless.

Although it is called an exhibition match, when it comes to the finals, none of the athletes define its nature only in the word "performance".

But 'first time'.

It can be said that this e-sports performance event is dispensable for the Asian Games and is not even counted in the medal list.

But for e-sports itself, it has a strong symbolic meaning.

Fortunately for China, there is not even an official live broadcast on the mainland, and South Korean officials attach great importance to the entry of e-sports into Asia.

SBS, one of the three major domestic TV stations, will even broadcast the final live, and I don’t know how many people will watch it.

In comparison, the pressure faced by the Korean team will naturally be greater.

The youngest one in the team, Chikutei, looked at the kimchi and rice in front of him, holding the chopsticks in his hand but motionless, his eyes looking dull.

Abu scanned around and felt that his family was not losing in terms of mentality, so he relaxed.

Except for the two long tables occupied by the Chinese and Korean teams, the rest of the cafeteria was in full swing.

Due to the long competition format of League of Legends, they are the first to start the qualifiers, but they are also the last e-sports performance event to compete for gold medals.

Most other games are now over.

Not only traditional sports, but also players from the International Department of Glory of Kings won a gold medal yesterday.

This has resulted in the current atmosphere in the Asian Games Village being very relaxed and pleasant.

Many athletes from different countries wore award-winning uniforms of different colors and styles, holding the Asian Games medals they had just won, and sharing their joy with their partners.

After filling his stomach, Lin Ran went back to the dormitory, packed his backpack, checked all the peripherals such as keyboard and mouse, and only after confirming that everything was correct, he picked up his bag and boarded the bus.

Mahaka Square is located in the northern area of ​​Jakarta, about 40 minutes' drive away. Today we happened to catch up with the morning rush hour and the traffic was extremely congested.

Sitting in the bus, Lin Ran could hear the beeping and honking outside, which was disturbing.

He simply put on his headphones and listened to music, and browsed domestic and foreign news in order to relieve his mood.

Lin Ran jumped into the counter bar, wanting to see what new water sticker methods were available recently.

There are still six or seven hours before the start of the finals, but the Tieba forum is extremely active.

He immediately saw a hot post at the top: How would you rate the Asian Games final that will be held this afternoon?

The accompanying picture is actually the official Twitter of League of Legends - [Who will win in this epic showdown? 】

In the picture, Lin Ran and Lee Sang Hyuk are standing on each side facing each other. Their eyes are extremely determined as they look at each other.

The League of Legends official tweet has 5 million followers. Once a tweet is sent out, the number of replies instantly increases.

I have to say that the poster did a great job and even thoughtfully provided an honest and elegant translation.

[My friend asked me to ask what kind of competition this is, and he also wanted to have fun]

[The Asian Games is a variant of the European Games]

[Okay, here comes the second question, what are the European Games? I've never heard of it]

[Hey guys, there is actually a League of Legends for this kind of event? 】

【Every village has access to the internet, right? The Rat Terrace has been occupied by Chinese people these days]

[It doesn’t matter who wins, I just hope to complete 5 rounds]

Lin Ran scanned the comments posted by the poster and found that Europeans and Americans did not attach much importance to the outcome of this game.

After all, this is a struggle between China and South Korea. It has no interest relationship with them, and naturally there is no subjective position.

However, in the comments below, Lin Ran can feel the confidence of the domestic audience.

[No matter how we look at the paper strength, we are stronger, with 7 world championships, while the Korean team only has 4]

[Can this be considered as a combat effectiveness? I, he, meow, call me an expert]

[No matter what, we must win the Korean team today! 】

After winning two consecutive global finals and two mid-season championships, LPL viewers are now very confident. They firmly believe that the CHN team is invincible.

Lin Ran has been with the Shiba Inu for a long time now, and his personality is somewhat close to him. When he sees the comments that are all praise and support for him, he still feels that he is still unsatisfied.

Scroll down in the order of replies and finally find a post with translated comments on Korean websites.

As soon as I walked in and took a look, I immediately felt right.

【The Republic of Korea must win! 】

[As long as Sang Hyuk holds the opponent in the middle, I think there is a good chance! 】

[The key is how to delay. I watched Brother Ran’s recent Asian Games games and found that his condition is ridiculously strong]

[Can Lee Sang Hyuk hold Ran down? Very blue]

[The traitor upstairs, hurry up and get out, you Xiba bastard, you are trying to shake the morale of the army here]

[Speaking of this, it’s really strange. The YM quartet clearly struggled in the previous LPL regular season, and their record was also very unstable. Why did they become fully qualified as soon as they reached the Asian Games status? 】

[I wonder if everyone has forgotten one of the most critical factors. Our strongest team is not the players, but the coaching staff. kkoma+Edgar+homme are invincible! 】

Lin Ran watched it with great interest, and the bus finally passed through the congested road section.

The northern area of ​​Jakarta is a historical and cultural center with various churches and historical monuments scattered here.

The modern building of Mahaka Square is particularly eye-catching here.

The vehicle slowly stopped, Lin Ran picked up his backpack and followed behind his teammates, got out of the car and headed to the backstage passage.

Due to traffic jams on the way, the Korean team, which started a little later, also rushed over.

All kinds of people were greeted along the way. Due to the competition format, there were no particularly interesting events in the Asian Games today, so Mahaka Square became the hardest-hit area where reporters flocked.

Among them, many Indonesian media saw Lin Ran and Lee Sang Hyuk, two popular figures in the League of Legends, and quickly stepped forward to ask them what they thought of today's third place match.

The two looked at each other, looking a little embarrassed.

All professional players know how strong the Indonesian representative team is. They do not have their own independent competition area, and it is difficult to even find a player who has participated in the secondary league.

Although the Taipei team is said to have exhausted the blood of Dou Di, it is still a star player in the local league. Coupled with the strong coaching staff, it is a bit unreasonable to say that this group of people cannot beat Indonesia.

This is not how you give face to your host. Lin Ran thought for a moment before responding:

"I can only say that they have a chance, but whether they can seize it depends on their state of play today."

After saying some ambiguous words, Lin Ran finally changed the topic and hurriedly slipped to the dressing room backstage.

The four participating teams put on uniform makeup here.

Although Indonesian reporters still believe that their home team has hope of winning medals, the players undoubtedly see clearly.

Can win a hammer!

If you reach the top 4, you are considered a successful person. What else do you need a bicycle for?

The Taipei team thought the same way. They believed they would win third place today without any suspense.

The two teams threw away the baggage on their backs and simply came to play a game today.

This fills the dressing room with a happy atmosphere inside and outside.

Kasa was laughing and joking with his old Flash Wolf teammates, and still discussing what to eat tonight.

Hearing the chatter of these people, Letme and Emperor Chi's brows relaxed slightly.

But the good times did not last long, as the two teams also left one after another to prepare for the third place battle this morning.

The atmosphere in the room solidified again. Now it was Letme's turn to be in a daze, and Chichidi began to drink water non-stop.

Everyone has their own thoughts, whether they are expecting, excited, nervous or worried. Everyone digests their emotions silently, and the dressing room is completely silent.

Lin Ran lowered his head and wiped his glasses with lens tissue.

A hand suddenly stretched out and grasped his forearm.

"Huh?" He looked up and found that it was his girlfriend.

"Are you okay?" Su Cheng looked worried.

She saw that Lin Ran remained silent during this period, for fear that her boyfriend might have some emotional problems.

"It's okay." Lin Ran put on his gold-rimmed glasses and smiled.

Su Cheng's heart dropped to the ground.

Lin Ran did not lie.

He was as calm as water and not nervous.

Different from last year's World Championship, now that he is facing a competition of this level, he no longer needs others to comfort and enlighten him.

It’s not like he was forced to the last step in the World Championships. He is very confident in this Asian Games and will not put much pressure on himself.

Because he is already at the top of the professional circle of this game.

The way of thinking and perspective of looking at problems has changed, and I have become more mature and steady.

At ten o'clock, the players were finally notified to go to the lounge.

There was an unexpected person waiting for them in the room.

The man's height and build made him instantly recognizable to all Chinese people.

Basketball Association Chairman Yao Ming.

Compared with when he was playing before, he is now two circles fatter, a bit like a "fat man who doesn't understand football".

Yao Ming was wearing a large-sized dark blue training uniform with an admission sign hanging around his neck.

A circle of staff gathered around them. Seeing Lin Ran and others entering the lounge, they quickly introduced:

"Chairman Yao came here specially to meet with you. He is also very interested in our e-sports."

Lin Ran was not surprised when he heard this.

When he was in the United States, Yao Ming was also an old Internet addict. Sometimes he would travel to Azeroth after playing ball.

Yao Ming lowered his head and took the initiative to say hello to them.

It may have something to do with his height. Yao Ming speaks in a loud voice, which sounds a bit like a subwoofer.

After everyone exchanged a few words, Lin Ran realized that the men's basketball finals had not started yet.

As the chairman of the Basketball Association, Yao Ming will naturally not leave Jakarta, but will stay here to supervise the war.

Today's men's basketball training camp was held in the afternoon. Yao Ming had nothing to do in the morning, so he went to various major venues.

For the same reason mentioned before, since most of the games were over, he focused on e-sports and came to Mahaka Square to meet these new faces from the Asian Games.

Abu and Lin Ran, as representatives of the coaching bench and players, chatted and laughed with Chairman Yao.

Yao Ming knew that they had to prepare for the finals, and it would not be good for him to sit here all the time, so he left after chatting for about half an hour.

Before leaving, everyone took a group photo.

Lin Ran is nearly 1.85 meters tall, which is definitely considered tall in the e-sports circle, but the Tianling Gai can't even reach Yao Ming's shoulders, let alone the shoulder width gap.

There seems to be a huge size difference between the two.

Others are even more exaggerated.

Gao Tianliang, who is 169.5cm tall, is like a little chicken in front of Yao Ming and can be lifted with one hand.

After the group photo was taken, Lin Ran looked at Yao Ming's smile in the photo and felt that it was no longer the same as when he was making emojis.

Not long after Yao Ming left, the semifinals began.

The Taipei team used their proud Nosuke two-tour system to completely destroy the Indonesian team.

The entire bo5 game lasted only 77 minutes.

Even adding Bp and rest time. It was less than two hours in total.

At one o'clock at noon, the third runner-up of the Asian Games was born.

"Get ready," Ms. Yang held a timetable and opened the door to the lounge. "We will start in about a quarter of an hour."

This sentence made Letme in the lounge even more nervous. He even felt that his hands were shaking.

He turned to get feedback from his teammates, but obviously failed.

Several players from the YM Club did not show any restraint on their faces, but were very excited.

Uzi was quite nervous and was still biting his fingernails.

However, he is a substitute today, and he is incomparable to Letme, the starting top laner.

Yan Junze looked at the expressions of several teammates and felt that there was a sad thick barrier between him and them.

"Prepare to collect your cell phone!"

A staff member came to the lounge and held a basket for the players to put their mobile phones in.

Lin Ran took out his mobile phone from his backpack and found that the signal light was on.

I opened it and found it was filled with information.

Lin Mingdong, Su Cheng's parents, and the group of high school classmates he knew well were all cheering him on.

There are even people from the professional circle, and the account holder even joked that he would lend him a tactical goggles so that he could see who on the opposite side had lower combat effectiveness, so that he could target them more easily.

Lin Ran didn't have time to reply one by one. I just posted a message on Moments to report it to everyone.

Then he turned off his cell phone and handed it to the staff.

"Be prepared to go through the security check and check whether there are any contraband on you!"

Ms. Yang reminded.

Lin Ran passed the test holding his peripherals, and the staff came to the stage to debug the equipment.

Su Cheng in the audience started the live broadcast as usual, but this time she was not alone.

There were a group of anchors and commentators around, and everyone opened their own live broadcast rooms.

However, Su Cheng has accumulated a lot of loyal viewers from the qualifiers to now. Coupled with the brand of Lin Ran's live broadcast room, her popularity here is still the highest.

This final was highly anticipated, and the number of viewers in the live broadcast room continued to grow rapidly, and even the barrage was somewhat laggy.

At this time, the spotlight above his head flashed continuously.

The male host stepped onto the stage, and his rich voice spread through the speakers to every inch of the venue.

"After a total of 5 days of competition between the qualifiers and the group stage, there are only two teams left, and they will decide the final winner later!"

"First let us welcome the Republic of Korea!"

The lights from the venue's dome focus on the stage entrance.

"Top laner GimGoon, jungler Score, mid laner Faker, bottom laner Ruler, assistant Corejj, as well as head coach Kkoma and substitute Peanut!"

Everyone who comes out will be greeted with cheers from the audience.

And Lee Sang Hyuk's appearance made the audience excited.

No matter what, he is an epoch-making superstar of this game and even one of the representatives of Korean e-sports.

Although there are few South Koreans, unity is important. They waved their own Taegeuk flag and cheered for the home team they supported.

The LED screen behind the players' seats also began to play the highlights of the Korean team from the qualifiers to the present.

The host paused for a moment, and then said in a longer tone, "Next, let us welcome... the People's Republic of China!"

He waved his arm and looked to his right.

The red flag was waving on the big screen, and the six players and coach Abramovich entered the audience's sight one after another, and they stood in a row.

"Top laner Letme, jungler Tian, ​​mid laner Ran, bottom laner jackeylove, assistant Crisp, head coach Aaron and substitute Uzi!"

When the team members were introduced this time, the noise that greeted them could only be described as terrifying.

All the Chinese people who came to watch the game used their loudest voices to make the players feel their enthusiasm.

Lin Ran enjoyed the most solemn welcome ceremony in the audience.

He waved to the audience, and when he looked up, he saw a bright red.

Many acquaintances came, among whom e-sports commentators were the most numerous, and there were also some older generation e-sports people.

They were so powerful that they easily suppressed the voices of Korean supporters.

The host was very satisfied with the audience's response.

"Now I announce that the finals of the 2018 Asian Games League of Legends event have officially begun!"

Everyone went to the player booth and put on their headphones. Since the staff had already debugged the equipment for them, now the players only needed to sort out the customized settings.

Lin Ran entered his account number again and logged into the competition server client.

See the Summoner ID displayed in the information bar in the upper right corner.

He realized that this might be the last time he would use the CHN prefix to compete.

With no time to express his feelings, Lin Ran entered the customized game, checked his key positions and interface settings and confirmed that they were correct. He then exited and waited for the staff to pull them into the competition room.

"Are you still nervous?" At this time, Xiaotian noticed that Letme's hand next to him was shaking, like a Parkinson's patient.

"You don't give me feedback!" Letme still felt that she was being wronged.

"How will we know if you don't tell us?" Liu Qingsong licked his lips, "I thought you would have adjusted your attitude after Abul finished speaking during breakfast today."

"Besides...brother, how many years have you been playing professionally?"

Jack also joked and said, "Does this mean your hands are shaking?"

"Aren't you all nervous?" Letme has wanted to ask this question for a long time, and now she finally found the opportunity.

"What's there to be nervous about?" Lin Ran asked back.

"We don't know anything about the Korean team at all. We can't tell anything just from the training matches. The opponent has not exposed any tactics from the qualifiers to now!"

Yan Junze told his reasons.

Once you hear it, it's understandable.

After all, most of people's fears come from the unknown.

Letme was not sure what kind of trump card the Korean team would play first in this game, so she was a little nervous.

If he could know himself and his enemy, his attitude would probably be the same as in normal training matches.

"We don't understand our opponents, and the Korean team sees us the same way!" Lin Ran didn't understand. "Then tell me, have we exposed any tactics from the qualifiers to now?"

"Ah..." Yan Junze thought for a while, "It seems like there really isn't."

He sounded cheerful when he realized that he had gone astray before.

"Are you infected by the cancellation of your account?" Xiaotian laughed and cursed, "It's quite fierce to kill someone, isn't it?"

This is the ridiculing evaluation of Xiaohu by many e-sports forums.

The main reason is that closed households often behave cowardly during foreign wars, and civil wars are like tigers descending from the mountain.

Lin Ran also felt that he was a bit similar to the current Laite Mi.

Facing teams and players they are unfamiliar with, their performance will be very slow.

Letme wanted to explain more, but Lin Ran said, "It's okay, I will definitely let you get feedback today!"

"Contestants please enter the custom room."

The referee's voice appears in the team's audio.

The five players ignored the chat and quickly accepted the invitation and appeared on the right side of the custom room.

The initiative to choose the side in the first game was in the hands of the South Korean team, and they were forced to choose the red side.

"Abu, you're not good at guessing at all!" Liu Qingsong mocked.

Jack prepared the pot first, "Abu, does he understand how much advantage the blue side has in terms of BP now?"

"Whoever takes the blue side will win. If we get to the last round and lose in the finals..." Shiba Inu chuckled, "Then you must have at least 1/3 of the responsibility."

"Okay, Shiba Inu, your thinking is so clear, I never thought of it before!" Lin Ran was happy.

Abu, who had just put on his headphones, smiled tolerantly when he heard this.

Seeing everyone laughing, letme, who was originally nervous, also laughed gregariously.

On the other side, Jin Gong, who was sitting in the Korean players' seat, looked at the four familiar IDs on the right side of the room, took a deep breath, and adjusted himself.

They were comrades in arms in the past, but today they are their own masters!

It is still unclear who will win.

"Jingong players, you can start the game."

The referee's instructions came from behind.

This means the players on the field, as well as the coaches, are ready.

He pressed the start button.

With a crisp sound of clang, ten contestants entered the Bp stage!

"The Korean team on the blue side took the lead in banning the Darkin Sword Demon!"

Su Cheng analyzed to the audience, "Obviously they are still worried about Lin Ran, for fear that he will show dominance in the team battle again."

"We retaliated and banned the OP hero Akali."

Ever since he saw the incredible actions Lin Ran performed with Akali, Abu has been filled with fear of the hero, Thorn of the Alien.

He felt that Lee Sang Hyuk might also perform this kind of operation.

The key is that there is currently no suitable hero who can counter her.

The Malzahar that Fengtang used before has been proven to have no effect.

If it were a normal group match, Abramovich might still give it a try.

But today was a crucial final, and he didn't dare to take risks without any room for error.

"South Korea then blocked the trolls. This is a trick that everyone on the blue side currently prefers to use," Su Cheng explained. "They can force the red side to perform ban swaps and use their own advantage of banning first. Play it out.”

Abu blocked Swain without any hesitation.

"For the last banned position in the first round, the Korean team chose Galio. They successfully dismantled the do-what-you-want system."

"We blocked Luo in the last song. It looks like we are going to dismantle the Xia Luo combination."

kkoma is not too surprised by this.

"The Korean team took Shen first!"

The current intensity of the Eye of Twilight is indeed outrageous.

Mainly because it is strong in the early stage and can support the jungle, and has control in combat, it is favored by most professional teams.

"We chose the crocodile and the wine barrel... this is the bright center!"

Letme's own role is positioned here. If Xiaotian doesn't help him, he will basically not choose a hero like Crocodile.

Moreover, AD+AP is also in line with the positioning of mid-field linkage. The combination of damage attributes is very scientific and can maximize profits.

The Korean team obviously saw through this.

They did not rush to select the pick, but locked down the pair of wild assistants, Xin Zhao and Niutou.

"Our last choice in the first round is Thresh, and there is no problem with the strength of the hero."

In the second round of BP, Abramovich focused on the opponent's Adc ruler.

Xia Xia and Verus, who has excellent line-mixing ability, were blocked.

The Korean team's idea is very simple. Block out Draven and Kalista, two very powerful ADCs paired with Thresh.

"Our fourth choice on the red side is the first to grab Kai'Sa. This way, there won't be many characters left for Chichi Emperor!"

Abramovich was prepared for this. He and other members of the coaching staff analyzed the hero pool of Ruler Emperor.

In the end, I found out that this person rarely plays mage. Not only has he never played in the professional arena, but he also rarely practices in ranked matches.

When magic-core heroes were the hottest in the summer competition, Chi Di claimed in an interview that he wanted to protect the glory of AD and would not choose a mage hero.

Regardless of whether Guardian Glory is true or false, the facts of the hero pool are here and cannot be false.

If it is disabled, it will be a problem for Chi Di to choose which hero to play in the bottom lane.

And before the game, Abu found that the ruler was very nervous.

Hit the snake seven inches.

This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is in front of us. If we can break the mentality of King Chi in the first game, the follow-up will be much easier!

Emperor Chi discussed with KKoma for a moment, and finally nodded, locking down a hero he was good at.

"Ice Assistant!"

One of the representatives of functional adc, Queen Ashe.

"Faker's last mid laner was to replace Zoe, and our last counter position was left to the top laner. Let me, he didn't think much and directly chose Ornn!"

With the emergence of the Sheep Blacksmith, the lineups of both sides are determined as follows.

The blue side KOR team: top laner Shen, jungler Xin Zhao, mid laner Zoe, bottom lane Han Bing + Niutou.

The red side CHN team: top laner Ornn, jungler Barrel, mid laner Crocodile, bottom laner Kai'Sa + Thresh.

The atmosphere in Mahaka Square became heated, and the audience shouted the names of the teams and players they supported.

Until the moment Summoner's Rift appeared, the cheers reached its peak!

I wrote 1W, but the later chapters are not easy to disconnect, so I might as well send out 7K... I will just play the whole game tomorrow, so it looks more coherent.