League of Legends: League of Unknowns

“The Support from Team Skycrown has decisively sacrificed himself and managed to gain time for the ADC’s skills to cool down!”

“This ADC seems to be very confident… oh, beautiful! This Arcane Shift has not only managed to dodge a key skill, but has also dealt a considerable amount of damage. He has managed to turn the tables and kill Stardust instead!”

“Unwilling to turret dive?”

“Go around it, avoid the skills, open barrier, Flash, and run!”

“Escape with minimal health, have ulti, turn around, and ulti!”

“Reach, take it away, Double Kill!”

“Beautiful, he turned the tables on two of them! This youth has definitely shocked everyone, he completely saw through Team Stardust’s ADC and Jungler!”

“Two shutdowns! Team Skycrown’s ADC is definitely fed now, pay attention to his farm. It is accurately ten minions per minute and he has two completed items at eighteen minutes. Top has no way to defend against his damage.”

“Then again, Team Skycrown cannot be taken lightly. If it was any other team, they could safely use their 4:1 push tactic with their ADC having better items to defeat them. But let’s all not forget who Team Stardust is, that’s right, they have Earth, who is a scavenger!”

***

“Let’s take a look at this wave, will Team Skycrown be able to withstand the endless onslaught by Earth?”

“Okay, Team Skycrown has just slapped me in the face. I just said that and you left your ADC. What happens if he gets killed by Earth? He doesn’t recklessly go after people who are protected.”

“As expected, this killer is everywhere, he has appeared where the ADC is!”

“The Support is defending determinedly, throwing in a Flash and Exhaust. Earth used Cleansed instantly and is continuing to use his skills! ADC you still don’t want to run away?”

“Oh this guy has got guts! He even dares to move like that in front of Earth… and… he really did it!”

The commentator couldn’t help but smile as he just looked at his screen for a long time without speaking.

It was a beautiful play.

Or rather, Xiao Bei’s graceful maneuvers had once again rendered the crowd speechless and left them in awe.

Dodging the skill, turning around, consistently attacking, hiding in the bushes to block their vision, using the cannon minion to block the way. These few seconds of play had shown countless detailed movements of an ADC.

It wasn’t only Bao Jun who was given a slap in the face, even the crowd felt it. Everyone thought that Earth would instantly kill someone without a doubt and would even be able to retreat with no damage!

But this time, Earth was buried!

This was not only because Xiao Bei had better items, but it was also due to his boldness and precise calculation!

***

Watching the fight made Yu Luocheng’s eyes light up.

He had been skeptical when Xiao Bei said he had a new understanding. However, after watching this confrontation, even Yu Luocheng was surprised by Xiao Bei’s maneuver.

Asmodai was great at blocking vision. He played ADC to the point where you couldn’t touch him.

And it was Shallow Dream who made good use of the minions. His ADC was meticulous and breathtaking.

Being able to fearlessly attack was his own ADC style. He dared to fight to win, which meant that running away was meaningless!

It was obvious that Xiao Bei had been studying the videos of these ADCs recently, and that he had learned a lot from them! No wonder he was so confident before the match even started.

LOL’s strength is divided into levels, and when you gain a new understanding, then you would level up.

Seeing Xiao Bei’s confidence in his controls, Yu Luocheng couldn’t help but smile. Looks like Zhang Aijing would need to reevaluate Xiao Bei’s points again.

The same could be said for himself, as he had always been looking at Xiao Bei’s talent. Besides the work he put in, and the most important thing Xiao Bei had that others didn’t was an undying passion for E-sports.

It looks like the LPL was the place where Xiao Bei was going to shine bright like a diamond!

***

“The outcome is really unexpected—Team Stardust lost!”

“Perhaps Team Stardust relied too much on Earth’s assasination tactics. They panicked once the instant kill failed. Team Skycrown showed us rigorous defensive tactics, their aggressiveness, and their vigorous effort!”

“Congratulations to Team Skycrown, who gained double experience and double rewards from their first win! Alright, just kidding.”

“Team Skycrown has obtained four points, and Team Stardust had obtained two points. Both teams may still have a chance to meet again. Let’s take a break and after dinner it will be Team Revelation against Team Meteor. Don’t miss this everyone!”

***

The image on the screen changed to the broadcast hall where two commentators were seen analyzing the previous match.

“Coach Huang, do you think that Team Skycrown’s victory was a coincidence?”

Team Daemon’s coach shook his head as he said, “Their tactics were rigorous and the ADC’s strength is great. Team Stardust used the wrong tactics from the start, not to mention that they were too focused on killing the ADC and messed up their team fights…”

“Well, after being solo killed, you could see that Earth couldn’t control himself. I remember a foreign analyst saying that Earth would be unable to reach the top because of the way he doesn’t consider the team. He’s strong individually but he doesn’t work for team victory.”

“Oh right, I also heard that Team Skycrown has a great coach. I’m not sure if they performed so well in this round due to the guidance of the coach?”

“A team needs very comprehensive tactical guidance that is proficient for all roles while also looking at the overall situation. Team Skycrown’s teamwork is very interesting and their individual capabilities is no less than that of the other teams…” Coach Huang mused.

“It seems that Coach Huang is optimistic about Team Skycrown.”

“An old opponent.”

“Are you talking about the fact that they used to be in Team Sky?”

***

“Look, it’s a discussion about us! Coach Huang is helping us correct our image!” exclaimed Da Luo, his face full of glee as he pointed at the broadcast on the screen.

“What did I say? As long as we win our matches, there will be more reports about us. Others will stand up and do us justice,” replied Yu Luocheng.

Everyone nodded. Coach Huang had managed to sweep away a huge portion of the shadows that hung around their heads!

“We’ll be facing Team Meteor in the next round. And our opponent for the round after that should be Team Revelation,” said Lin Dong.

The last thing the remaining four teams wanted was to meet any of the top four teams in a match, because they really had no chance against them. All they could do if they faced them was get two more winning points from the defeat and try to use that to reduce the gap between them.

Right now, Team Skycrown would strive to win against the four bottom teams, while if they met with the top four they just needed to get enough points. They would persevere until the time comes to confront Team Sky!

***

Their next match was the day after tomorrow, and with the victory today, Da Luo suggested taking a day off, but his idea was vehemently rejected by Yu Luocheng.

You want to take a break? Dream on!

They needed to remain focused during the competition period. Just like being familiar with a woman’s body, if you don’t indulge often, would you still know what to do?

As agreed, Wu Sen was now in charge of washing their underwear for one month. On the day of their match against Team Meteor, Wu Sen angrily tossed Da Luo’s underwear out the window.

“You f*cker! You f*cking throw your dirty underwear at me so early in the morning to wash! Damn it, let’s see if you can still find a girl like this!”

“Who was the one that said he would wash our underwear for a month if we win against Team Stardust?”

“F*ck you.”

“Alright, alright. Get your things, we need to go.”

“B*stard.”

***

At the stage area, Team Meteor was already in place. Before this, Team Meteor had already been hostile towards Team Skycrown, thanks to the rumours spread by Sky Club.

If they disliked Team Skycrown, let them dislike all they want. Their goal was ultimately the world championships, so something like this was insignificant!

They took their seats and adjusted their computers. The match was starting.

As usual, Yu Luocheng silently watched the game from backstage. But from the start of the match, he had not stopped frowning. It seemed like Team Meteor had tactics that were specifically tailored to counter Team Skycrown’s assault.

Team Meteor’s Jungler liked to camp, especially at the middle and bottom lanes. Following a few failed ganks by Zhou Yan, Team Skycrown fell into a more passive state. The match kept dragging on, and the longer it dragged, the more Team Skycrown was at a disadvantage.

Just as Yu Luocheng was getting worried, a staff member called out, “Who’s in charge of Team Skycrown?”

“I am. What’s the matter?” said Yu Luocheng, turning around and looking at the competition worker skeptically.

“Oh, sorry to trouble you, but you need to follow me. There’s a small meeting that you need to participate in.”

Although Yu Luocheng found it suspicious, he still nodded his head and went along.

Once he reached the venue, Yu Luocheng saw Ai Ke, the general manager in charge of the overall event, Xi Xi who often contacted them, as well as several other officials.

“This is Team Skycrown’s coach,” said Xi Xi as he vacated a seat for Yu Luocheng.

Yu Luocheng sat down, slightly confused. Normally Xi Xi would be the one to contact him if there was any issue relating to the teams. Needing to meet the coach alone was rare, and it was even rarer for the meeting to be attended by so many officials.

Seeing as how they called a meeting at this time, it had to be about something important.

Ai Ke passed a document to Yu Luocheng. “Sorry, but please look at this. While applying for the grant, this is something that came up when we were verifying the identities of your team members.”

Yu Luocheng took the document from Ai Ke and realized that it was a form. On it, the six members of Team Skycrown were listed, with himself as their substitute. It also had each player’s full name, gender, nationality, identity card number, political standing, and other details.

It was basically a personal information form.

When Yu Luocheng glanced at the column with Xiao Bei’s name, he saw that Xiao Bei’s identity card number was stamped with a black stamp.

“I’m sorry to inform you that the security agency was unable to verify one of your team members…” Ai Ke hesitated before continuing, “There is no such person!”

Yu Luocheng went pale as he looked at the form.

No such person?

How could this be?!