You Call This 'Steady'?

He really couldn't dodge Ardent Blaze, but fortunately, he had the stats from two Doran's Blades backing him up. Even after taking Lucian's WAA, he still had half HP left.

Then came...

Auto Attack, another Auto Attack, Lethal Tempo fully stacked, then one more Auto Attack.

"Rip!"

E skill—Rend. This time, boosted by several spears, the E skill's accumulated Burst Damage instantly killed the enemy ADC. He immediately turned to Focus Fire Volibear.

What?

Nami?

Without her Q skill's crowd control, and without a Utility Player to set up the E skill, she wasn't much of a threat anymore.

Titan was such a simple Support. Q crowd control, Auto Attack crowd control, then the E skill slow after the chain of CC—he kept Volibear firmly glued to himself. Kalista was clearly Within Reach, yet amid Kalista's extreme Auto Attack hops, he could never take that final crucial step toward her.

Although being rooted had refreshed his Q skill, the level-one 10% Movement Speed boost was still just a little too slow against Kalista.

It came down to five simple words: he couldn't Auto Attack her!~

He couldn't touch anyone moving forward, and he couldn't escape by running back. Thunder Gaba on Red Side could only watch helplessly as he was slowly Kitinged into a pincushion, and then...

"Rip!"

Another crisp spear-pulling sound rang out.

Volibear fell into the dust of bot lane alongside Lucian, embarking upon the forbidden path of man and beast, life and death...

Double Kill!

As the Double Kill announcement rang across Summoner's Rift, the two of them turned their eyes toward the Support at the side with perfect mutual understanding, then both revealed a benevolent smile.

A few seconds later...

As Titan fell beneath the enemy turret, a Triple Kill announcement from bot lane appeared above the entire Summoner's Rift.

Five minutes. 4/0.

Luo Zhen declared that this game had officially taken off!

666666, those spears are vicious!

The Streamer is still the most meticulous. The Streamer is getting more and more meticulous. (Nasus)

Lethal Tempo really is brutal, but the real credit goes to the clear game plan. Hiding in the brush to deny vision was insane.

I admit the Streamer's Kalista is genuinely strong, but even so, I can only rank you second on the National Server.

Once everything had settled, all that remained in the Audience's eyes outside the Live Room was shock.

"Ah, the Streamer was originally a pacifist. I wanted to leave, but I have no idea why they insisted on forcing me to make a move. The Streamer doesn't like fighting in his life, but he does like resolving fights. You probably don't understand what resolving fights means. Their desire to keep me there was so strong, so the Streamer had No Solution but to use one of his specialties and kill them all. Look, isn't bot lane completely free of conflict now? That's what resolving fights means!" After saying that, he even clapped his hands with feigned helplessness.

As his state gradually returned to normal, Luo Zhen began showing off again.

No Solution. He had to make a living.

Although praising himself was indeed embarrassing at first, once you were streaming, how could you make money from the Audience if you still cared about saving face?

Face, that sort of thing?

It had completely shattered back when he wanted to get Crazy Thursday, but the money in his pocket could only afford Wallace.

The rest of the game was pure Garbage Time.

A 4/0 Kalista—so long as his Teammates cared even a little about ranking points, they would come to bot lane and kneel before him like dogs. Don't talk nonsense about AD being useless in this patch. Even if it was useless, that depended on what kind of AD was useless. ADs with strong snowballing like Draven and Kalista became Dad at 4/0 in the early game.

Tempted by ranking points, the Kalista in bot lane directly gained a passive worth a fortune more than the enemy ADC. Tell me, how was he supposed to lose?

Of course, you could also look at the ID.

If it were Black Chicken Pot's ID, as a Stranger, you'd want to butcher yourself just to trade for his 300 yuan bounty.

Watching the Live Room gradually become an AD's personal show, while seeing that he had remained Steady and Sure in the early game and never casually strayed from his Teammates' protection range, the V5 manager's eyes lit up.

When he saw Luo Zhen, holding a Big Advantage in the mid game, Engage with Body and chase several people by himself, only to finally die while Tank Tower, Rookie's eyes also lit up.

The two looked at each other, then nodded with mutual understanding.

From that moment on,

the world line began to change.

Big V Heavenly Dragon, your Savior is here!

"Did you see that? What does AD Carry mean? This is what AD Carry means!"

"If an AD doesn't jump into their faces, then what the hell are you playing AD for? Do you know how many games an AD player has to spend depressed under the second turret before getting a Winning streak like this? No, you don't, but the Streamer understands it very well, so... not playing aggressively? I'd rather die!!!"

"What? What if you're playing AD and can't even lane against the enemy AD? Why even ask? If you can't lane against the enemy AD, isn't it obviously your Support's problem? Haven't you heard that AD determines the lower limit while Support determines the Upper Limit? Hurry up and shift your target—lane against your own Support."

"Afraid you can't win lane? Trash! The Streamer could massacre all those bot laners in the LDL, lose games without losing lane, all because of the art of laning. Every professional Key Immortal and keyboard emperor needs to step aside. Whenever the Streamer faces any keyboard warrior, there is only one sentence in his heart: you're good at laning only because it's your profession, while what the Streamer wants to protect is his family."

After one game, Luo Zhen felt like he could breathe easier, his chest no longer felt stuffy, and even clenching his ass felt more motivating.

Seriously, playing AD these days was pure Jail Time most of the time.

Draven was badass enough, right? As long as Vincent was picked in Ranked Match, eight out of ten games were stomps that let him Rank Up. Yet even he had admitted that if he wasn't duo queueing, he'd rather not play AD.

An AD with over ten kills still had to fight while licking blood off a blade's edge.

A top laner with over ten kills charged around the whole map like a damn Mud Truck.

The most classic thing was this: in most cases, even if the AD position was already Super God, without Teammates nearby to protect him, Luo Zhen didn't even dare glance at an enemy Super Ghost Warrior, terrified that they would dash over and instantly kill him with one combo.

If an AD wanted to have fun, their own skill really came second. The main thing was still their Teammates.

I acknowledge the Streamer's AD, but the Streamer's Professional Career really seems worrying.

True. Among the five LPL positions, the AD position is absurdly competitive. We probably won't get to see the Streamer's path into pro play.

Why not consider switching roles early? The Streamer's Mid Laner is pretty good too.

Just talking about it makes me laugh. Mid Lane ranks up crazily during the day, while AD ranks up whenever at night. Looking only at the results, switching roles really would be more suitable.

Those who camped in League of Legends Live Rooms in the middle of the night were either holy monks who had already paid their tuition in the lifestyle section and reached a state of wanting nothing, or Scum working night shifts with streams open to kill boredom. Either way, anyone who had stayed in his Live Room this long could Strictly Speaking be considered half an old fan.

Seeing this, Luo Zhen was about to say something when the sudden vibration from the phone beside him stopped him in his tracks. He frowned.

At this late hour, the carrier and the bank shouldn't be calling to negotiate some project worth several Es with him. Could it be a wrong number?

Though puzzled, Luo Zhen still muted the Live Room and skillfully answered the unfamiliar number.

The Audience in the Live Room merely watched his expression grow worse and worse after he answered. By the time the call ended and the sound returned, his expression had become incredibly complicated.

"So... Brothers, I want to ask you something."

It's fine, just ask. I know a few old Chinese medicine doctors in Shenzhen.

If you accidentally got infected, taking preventive medication within seventy-two hours is still possible. Eh... wait, could a poor bastard like the Streamer even have a chance of getting infected?

Is there a possibility—I mean, just a possibility—that the Streamer's partner might be a man?

Hiss~ A man is fine too. It's not like I don't know any colorectal doctors.

Watching the Bullet Comments drift further and further off topic, Luo Zhen couldn't help but get several black lines across his forehead. They said Stand users attracted each other, but why did a high-quality, cold, handsome, socially intelligent man like him attract nothing but idiots like these?

"It's not any of that messy stuff... It's just that the Streamer has a friend. He was suddenly informed that he'd be arranged to Take over. Do you think he should accept it or not?"

Live Room Bullet Comments: ???

The next day at noon.

When Luo Zhen stepped into V5 Club again, more than a year had passed. When he joined V5's Second Team, he had been brought here once to observe. Back then, the club called it a visit for learning purposes, but in reality, they were just selling him a dream.

Ever since he had been assigned to play in the LDL, he had never returned here even once. Yet he had never expected that this time, his own club wanted him to come back and "Take over"?

A team that had suffered a sixteen-game losing streak last season made it difficult for him to have much expectation.

But...

Team One paid well.

Between dignity and his wallet, he ultimately failed to resist the greed in his heart and chose to appear at the entrance of V5 Club.

"Forget it. Take over, then take over. Carry the blame, then carry the blame. If I can earn for a year, I'll earn for a year. I Don't Believe playing professionally can Starve to Death me. What if I really become their Savior?"

With that thought, Luo Zhen hardened his heart. He couldn't be bothered with what the people on the Main Team thought of him anymore. They had already asked him to Take over—what kind of pleasant expression did they expect from him?

And so...

"Bang!"

"Big V Heavenly Dragon, your Savior is here!!!"

As the door shook violently, Luo Zhen's clear voice instantly echoed through the entire club. The dozen or so people inside were startled awake by his voice, and countless gazes immediately focused on the doorway.

Then, he froze.

Because among the people in the room, aside from the Team Leader and PPGOD, whom his brain's CPU had predicted might appear, he also saw Karsa, Rookie, and even Hong Mi.

Had he... come to the wrong place?

Thinking this, he quickly lowered his head and laughed awkwardly. "Sorry, I think I came to the wrong place. Sorry, sorry. Please continue, please continue." As he spoke, he backed away while quietly closing the training base door.

"Looks like I've been jerking off too much lately. How else could I mistake even a place I've been to before? I'm even hallucinating." Muttering to himself, Luo Zhen turned around and prepared to head outside. Yet when he looked up, the V5 Esports Club sign was hanging right there in the complex.

Just as he stood Completely confused, unable to understand what had happened, the door behind him opened again.

This time, nearly Everyone in the room ran to the entrance, standing there with suppressed laughter as they watched him. The more lively Karsa even took the initiative to tease him. "Hey, Buddy, I've got good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

"The bad news."

"The bad news is that since today is the New Team's first gathering, your wonderful performance just now was recorded in full for the vlog."

Luo Zhen:!!!

"What about the good news? The camera wasn't on?"

"No. The good news is that you didn't come to the wrong place. Welcome to V5, our... Savior."

Do you understand the value of a bounty from sixteen straight losses?

After that brief bout of arrogance came extreme embarrassment.

Having finally understood what was happening, Luo Zhen swiftly transformed into an ostrich Warrior. He cowered in the corner, unable to say a word. But there was an upside: his outrageous middle-schooler-like declaration had rapidly raised his familiarity with the New Team's players.

"So... I really didn't come to the wrong place?" He glanced at the personnel in the room in disbelief and asked cautiously.

There was no need to mention veterans Rookie and Karsa. Anyone who watched LPL matches would rarely fail to recognize the two of them. They were practically foundational-level esports players. The former Team One Support, Diao Shen PPGOD, was looking him over with interest; Luo Zhen had seen him before but wasn't especially familiar with him. As for that Smidah top laner...

Sorry, but his knowledge of LCK players was limited to the famous ones. Aside from them, he couldn't be bothered to watch even LCK pro players, let alone debuting artists from Korea like avi. Their acting was just too bad—not nearly as professional as the people from Japan next door. Still, judging from the irrepressible smile on the V5 manager's face, this Guy seemed to be a heavyweight too?

Of course, that wasn't even the most outrageous part.

To be honest, spending money to buy players wasn't difficult. Anyone who knew a little about Rookie and Karsa's situation knew the club had picked them up cheaply. The problem was Hong Mi.

Sir, how did you manage to bring him here?

Hadn't JDG already been negotiating with him?

And this manager—Luo Zhen remembered seeing in the news that they had been negotiating with the Genius of breaking apart teams, Su X Luo. This manager looked unfamiliar. Still, with that big head and thick neck, he looked like the type made for ordering takeout.

Of course, this too was a change in the world line.

Because they had hired Hong Mi despite severely overextending their budget, the team that had originally promised to hire Su X Luo suddenly could no longer offer him the salary package. What else could they do?

Just make do and buy whoever they could. What, were they going to die from it?

"At first, I was Completely confused too, but I gradually got used to it." As his future AD partner and also part of a Rookie Player duo with similar seniority, PPGOD took the initiative to approach Luo Zhen and chat. Of course, even he had found this lineup dreamlike when he first saw it.

"Actually, I'd heard about you a long time ago. Last Year, I kept wondering whether you'd be promoted. Sure enough, although you came a little late, you still came."

ADs chose Supports, and Supports also chose ADs.

Just like the relationship between ruler and Subject in ancient times, the pairing of a top ADC and a Support was always a mutual journey between two people. Faced with PPGOD's initiative, Luo Zhen naturally wouldn't slap away a smiling face. In fact, he desperately wanted such a wonderful start.

"Likewise, likewise. I've wanted to meet you for a long time too. But today's move is something else. This is a bounty from sixteen straight losses, harvesting the vegetables, forty Neekos, then directly making five three-star five-cost units—is that what this means?"

"True. Before, they said our Boss was the Son of the Gambling King, and I didn't believe it. But now, I do."

The two didn't hide their conversation, and the players in the room all smiled as they listened. Especially veterans Rookie and Karsa—for them, hopes of winning a championship had become increasingly distant. In comparison, a good team environment mattered more to them.