Lin Feng's group of five quickly moved on to the next round.
The lineup remained the same.
Then, it was another crushing beating that started from the early stages of the three-lane matchup.
Dou Zi, the jungler, was thoroughly convinced. Tian Tian was worthy of being called the best top laner in the world. In the first round, he crushed Nolan's Blade. In the second round, he switched to Kennan, but he still crushed Lan Bo to the point where he couldn't even fight back.
In the past, he didn't think much of it when he watched the LPL stream.
But now, he had personally experienced just how powerful his teammate, the "Round God", was.
He was completely like a steady mountain. He never had to worry about whether there would be any problems on the top lane. He was a reliable top laner that people could trust their backs to.
Even Dou Zi couldn't help but let her imagination run wild. She felt that with a top laner like Yuan Shen leading the team, and with the current version of the game where top laners dominated, there was no reason for King to lose to any other team in the national server —
"Oh, Fatty's been doing pretty well lately."
Lin Feng also gave a compliment to him.
Tian Tian felt a little embarrassed. "I've been playing practice matches lately. I feel like I'm doing fine. But it's still not enough. I can't guarantee I'll be able to carry in the top lane when we meet the top teams in Korea, North America, and Europe."
Su Xue couldn't help but interject.
"Fatty, don't you think you're asking too much of yourself?"
"In the world of professional esports, how many people can guarantee that they will be able to carry if they encounter so many world-class players in a place like the S League?"
"Not even the Yonko can do it."
Tian Tian shook his head.
"That's different."
"Our team isn't as strong as the top teams in the world. Teams like Korea's Fate, Europe's Legend, and North America's Season. Even if they don't have a core carry, their team's tactical execution, teamwork, and sense of rhythm are just as strong. They can still win.
"But King can't do that.
"If I, as the core top laner, can't gain an advantage, then our King has no chance of winning at all if we compete in other aspects."
As he spoke, Tian Tian's tone became a little lower, and the atmosphere of the topic suddenly became a little heavy.
Su Xue was speechless.
Because she was now the official commentator of the LSPL First Division, she also had a deep understanding of the situation of the national team:
In terms of individual ability, the players of the various first-tier and second-tier pro teams weren't much weaker than the pro players of the other regions. In fact, they might even be stronger. However, in terms of the overall ability of the team, the development and execution of tactics, and the teamwork between the players, they were far behind the teams of the other regions.
In their own domestic league, the various teams were in this state anyway, so there wouldn't be too much of a problem.
But when it came to S League …
Against the top teams of the world, from the individual strength of the players to the overall strength of the team, the shortcomings of the national server's teams in terms of overall strength were immediately exposed.
The "All Chinese Class" KG Team that Tian Tian was in had such a classic problem.
Because the core of King's strategy revolved around Tian Tian, if Tian Tian's top laner could rise, King would have a high chance of winning. But if Tian Tian was targeted to the point where he couldn't find his rhythm in the early game, the team's overall chances of winning would be reduced to a precarious level.
Success or failure, it all fell on Tian Tian alone.
"But … this kind of tactical arrangement isn't healthy."
Dou Zi couldn't help but say:
"Winning a match should rely on the teamwork of all five members of the team. Now King is pinning all his hopes on Circle God alone. It doesn't make sense."
She couldn't help but feel indignant for Tian Tian.
Beside her, Lin Feng said leisurely:
"It doesn't make sense, but it can't be helped."
"King's team is in such a state now. They have to rely on tactics and teamwork to fight against the strong European, American, and Korean teams. They can't win in the first place."
"Playing operations will only make you more and more broken."
"If they want to win, they can only rely on Fatty's top lane."
"And —"
After pausing for a moment, Lin Feng casually opened his mouth and said,
"A good enough pro player has to rely on his own strength to fight for reason, no matter how unreasonable the task is."
Dou Zi was stunned when she heard this.
Then she subconsciously felt goosebumps all over her body, and she couldn't explain why she was trembling.
This sentence …
Even though it was an understatement, for some reason, it carried a domineering and infectious aura that made people's blood boil.
Tang Bingyao was looking at Lin Feng with a twinkle in her eyes. She couldn't hide her admiration.
Tian Tian nodded and said in a serious tone:
"Lin Feng is right."
"That's why I'm not strong enough."
"Actually, back in the day … there was more than one person who could've done this with their own strength."
Relying on his own strength, he was able to carry the entire game. Even in the S Series World Finals, no matter how he was targeted, no matter how harsh the environment was, he could still ensure that he was invincible and could be said to be undefeatable — —
In the current world of professional esports, even the "Moon Empress" Moon, "Phoenix" Phoenix, and "Autumn Empress" Autumn of the Four Emperors wouldn't dare to say that they could do this.
Only the head of the Yonkō (Four Emperors), F- Han Shihao, truly proved this legendary achievement with his full six years of achievements.
But in reality …
Apart from Han Shihao, there were two other people in the esports scene who were worthy of this evaluation.
One of them was undoubtedly Maple Lin Feng, who was also known as the "Maple Emperor".
The other …
He was also a teammate of Lin Feng's in the team.
Strictly speaking, he was even more worthy of this evaluation.
Lin Feng and Tian Tian were teammates, so he was even more worthy of this evaluation than Lin Feng.
… …
It was almost mealtime, but in the short span of one or two hours, Lin Feng's team of five had been very efficient in clearing out the opponents in the Ionia Group. They had actually finished four matches in one go.
And all of them were finished within half an hour.
Four wins in a row.
"Not bad! Not bad at all!" Su Xue said with a satisfied look on her face.
If she could continue to play at this pace and efficiency, she could even look forward to her account rushing into the Master Group before the end of the season.
Lin Feng rubbed his stomach.
"Hey, I'm a little hungry."
"You brat, all you think about is eating …" Su Xue rolled her eyes. Looking at the time, she nodded. "But it's almost time for dinner. Why don't we call it a night? We'll talk about it later."
The group stood up. Dou Zi, who was the quickest among them, was already heading to the front desk to pay the bill. Tang Bingyao and Su Xue turned off their computers and followed them out of the room. Only Lin Feng was a bit slower. Before he turned off the chat, he called out to Tian Tian.
"Fatty, I'm going to log off first.
"I'll find you later when I'm free."
Then, as if thinking of something, Lin Feng added.
"That's right.
What do you think of Bean's jungler? Not bad, right? "
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