League of Legends: League of Unknowns

The advancement of the LPL is sometimes very unpredictable. Even if you play LOL every day, a live broadcast screen could suddenly appear during one of your games. At this, many people would realize that the professional competition had started.

Of course, those who had just joined the big family of LOL may be confused by this and wonder what the h*ll was going on. And then, they would just hit the play button, going into their own AI game.

The LPL professional competition is broadcasted live on the game interface, and although many LOL players would turn blind eye to it, there were just so many people who played LOL in the country. There were in fact many people who were waiting for the competition to begin!

In places like Demacia and Noxus Club, everyone’s favorite time was when the professional competitions were taking place. It was all the more exciting if their club’s team was competing.

The people at Demacia Club had unknowingly started to regard the five young, handsome youths as their own team, and they were thrilled to see Team Skycrown at the opening ceremony!

They may not bother watching the other teams’ matches, but how could they not watch Team Skycrown play?

During the period of the competition, the club once again ushered in a large number of customers. Mr. Lei had already bought the shoplot next to him in anticipation of Team Skycrown’s appearance in the LPL.

A hall spanning a mere two hundred square meters could no longer accommodate the amount of customers flooding in. A second competition lounge had been opened, and all the sofas there were occupied too…

A youth who had just arrived asked, “Does our team have a match on the first day?”

“They don’t have any matches today, but they’ll be playing tomorrow. But Team Sky has a match today,” said Xiao Duoduo, the store manager.

“It’s been a while since Team Sky made an appearance. I wonder what their strength is like now?”

“F*ck, the commentator is so long winded. Hurry up and just start the game already, I want to watch it!”

As everyone was waiting anxiously, the camera suddenly switched to the stands. The five members of Team Skycrown could clearly be seen amongst the audience, wearing their uniforms with the LOL gaming mouse sponsor logo on it. They were sitting in the front row…

With one glance, Feng Da spotted Yu Luocheng and laughed. “Hahaha, it’s Captain Yu!”

“Yo, look at that, Da Luo is still digging his nose haha! He doesn’t know that the camera is on him, so disgusting,” said Mao Ge, chuckling as he observed Da Luo’s movements.

The commentator was still warming up the crowd when the cameraman aimed the lens at the crowd. The moment it landed on Yu Luocheng, the two commentators changed the topic.

“Oh, isn’t this Team Skycrown’s captain? He’s quite the looker,” said Xi Ling, the female commentator, with a smile.

“That’s right. But to the professional players of the LPL, his face is a source of fear. Especially for the captain of Team Sky who is preparing for their match right now,” said Bao Jun.

Even after a year, Bao Jun still clearly remembered the match he was talking about!

“Hehe, is this the so-called aura of a master?” said Xi Ling.

Both commentators continued to tease Yu Luocheng.

He scratched his nose as he sat there, thinking to himself, ‘I’m just sitting here and I’m still a target? Also, when the camera was on me just now, did my hair look okay?’

***

“Haha, our Captain Yu is so awkward. When the camera lands on any of the professional players, the commentators will mention their names…” said Xiao Duoduo with a slight laugh.

Sitting in the audience stand and not yet playing still felt the same as being in the competition. This caused the two new members of Team 71 who have yet to show their faces to feel such embarrassment.

“Eh, why do the LPL professional players fear our Captain Yu? Is he that fierce? No way, I think he’s kinda cute,” said a girl who looked to be in college.

She came to the club not long ago, after being introduced to it by a friend. However, she was very pretty, and many people had already crowded around her.

“Tian Tian, you don’t know. During the LPL last year, our Captain Yu beat the living sh*t out of the second strongest team in the country—Team Sky. He beat them so hard that he got a hundred kills on them!” said Mao Ge in a clearly boastful tone.

“Ah? The team from our club is actually so powerful!”

“But of course.”

Everyone was very proud as the regulars were pretty close to the members of Team Skycrown. So whenever a new customer came to watch the game, people like Fan Da and Mao Ge felt a special sense of superiority!

***

The LPL had officially begun, and Team Skycrown had purposely stayed back to watch the first match because their most-hated team was on stage.

Team Sky!

This year, Team Sky was different from the previous year, because their captain—Blood Eagle—had returned. It was said that Team Sky had not lost a single match since Zhao Tinghu’s return. They had even won their match against Team Daemons.

The seemingly quiet Team Sky had suddenly come alive again, and they were now even more fierce and unstoppable than ever before!

From his spot in the front row of the audience, Yu Luocheng could clearly see each member of Team Sky. Sitting right in the middle of the five computers was Zhao Tinghua, who had disappeared for quite some time.

This guy Zhao Tinghua, Yu Luocheng understood him only too well.

Most of the time he would have a faint smile on his face, and Yu Luocheng could always tell whether it was fake bravado or real confidence under that mask. The smile currently on Zhao Tinghua’s face was a little odd. In the past two years, Yu Luocheng had not seen anything like it before.

It felt like back when Team Wings fell into a difficult position during their match against Team Swiss. They were fiercely pressured in that game and every action was in the palm of their hands. That match was extremely difficult, but they had managed to win three out of five games. Their victory over Team Swiss was all thanks to Zhao Tinghua who had carried the entire team’s income.

During that game, Yu Luocheng, Lin Dong, Zhou Yan, and Da Luo had been incredibly frustrated, and they internally suffered in agony throughout it. Zhao Tinghua alone was able to discard his usual play style and routine. He used his absolute confidence to lead Team Wings to defeat Team Swiss who had managed to pressure them so badly…

At that time, the smile on Zhao Tinghua’s face was like the one he sported now—one of enjoying his own confidence.

Team Sky vs Team 71 was the first match of the LPL. Both were strong veteran teams in the top four. Plus, Team 71 was even the team that had previously beaten Team Sky for the S International League qualification. Where did Zhao Tinghua’s self confidence come from?

From his previous studies and observations, Yu Luocheng was clearly aware of Team 71’s strength, and they were as terrifying as ever. They had even set up unique counters for each team, according to their respective play styles. Even Team Daemons didn’t dare underestimate them.