novelODS Chapter 26 Continuing EDG's Glory: Our Duty Is Inescapable
Chapter 26 Continuing EDG's Glory: Our Duty Is Inescapable
"Huh? Me...me?"
Hearing Abu's words, Lu Chen was clearly taken aback. What did he do to deserve being able to kill the Royal Militia? It wasn't that the Royal Militia were very strong, but rather that they were too stubborn.
Even if Thanos snapped his fingers and the universe disappeared, the fans of the Royal Never Give Up (RNG) and various teams would still be talking.
You can convince everyone, but you can never convince your fans. Even before Lu Chen's rebirth, Faker had already won six world championships, and some people still said that Faker needed a seventh championship to prove himself.
Needless to say, Royal Fans are an unkillable force. Before Lu Chen was reborn, he also thought Royal Fans were dead, but then Uzi's Hall of Fame skin came out.
Good heavens, the imperial traitors have all been resurrected.
Some people say that Royal Never Give Up (RNG) fans are not the same as Uzi fans, but it's certain that 90% of RNG fans are GSL fans.
"Let's curb the arrogance of the Royal Never Give Up (RNG) supporters. The Demacia Cup finals start in a few days, and our first match is against RNG. We're giving you a chance to play; don't you want to prove you're better than Xiaohu?"
"Oh, I see." Lu Chen nodded after understanding Abu's meaning, and said calmly, "Why should I prove that I'm better than Xiaohu?"
"The fact that I'm better than him is undeniable and doesn't need proving!"
"What Xiaohu needs to do is prove why he is the best domestic mid-laner!"
Lu Chen's words were full of confidence. His attributes had improved a lot recently, and with the support of various talents, defeating the little tiger in winter would be a piece of cake. In a while...
Even the tiger cubs of spring have to bow down before him.
Hearing Lu Chen's words, Abu was a little stunned. He didn't know where Lu Chen got such confidence from.
While confidence is a good thing, this is perhaps a bit too much. Even Scout or Pawn wouldn't dare say they could beat Xiaohu 100% in the mid lane, but Abu didn't say anything.
Eliminating the Royal Fan was just a side task; his main purpose was to give Lu Chen a chance to play and see how he would perform in the match. In a few days, Rox's coach Nofe would be joining EDG.
Abu hopes for a good ending; he doesn't want his expensively signed top Korean server player to only dominate in ranked games.
"So arrogant?"
After Abu left, Pawn suddenly put her hands on Lu Chen's shoulders and asked, "Can you beat Xiao Hu? How about I teach you a few moves?"
"No need, Xiaohu will chicken out on his own."
"What do you mean?" Pawn was slightly taken aback.
Lu Chen raised his hand, "Have you ever seen a mid laner start the game by building Ninja Tabi and Zhonya's Hourglass when they're not facing assassin champions?"
"I doubt it." Pawn scratched his head. "It's understandable to build Zhonya's Hourglass as the first item against a high-burst assassin, but normally no one would build it like that against a mage. If you build it like that, you won't have any damage in the early game, and you'll have to rely on your teammates to cover for you."
"Right?" Lu Chen laughed. "Then you'll see it soon, because I'll beat Xiao Hu into giving me this kind of equipment."
For a moment, Pawn rolled his eyes at Lu Chen. He thought he was already the best at showing off in the club, but he didn't expect there to be an expert.
However, his expression quickly turned serious, and he pointed to Deft, who was playing ranked games, "Brother Lu, you don't want Deft to leave EDG either, do you?"
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"I have high hopes for you! May you and your Hyukkyu team dance together at EDG for another year!"
"A year?"
Lu Chen shook his head. "Ten years! With me as his teammate, He Kui won't have any thoughts of switching teams!"
His voice wasn't loud, but it moved everyone in the training room. Deft had just taken off his headphones when he heard Lu Chen's words. Although he only understood the general meaning, it made him laugh.
If he could win a championship every year, stay in the LPL and earn a high salary, achieving true freedom in managing his finances wouldn't be impossible.
"Holy crap, this young man." Mouse was shocked. He envied Lu Chen for still having such confidence. He was just as spirited when he first debuted.
And then... that was it.
Mouse was heartbroken; he had become a lazy bum who could only play with tanks.
Scout, standing nearby, seemed completely unfazed. He was waiting for Lu Chen to be thoroughly beaten by Xiao Hu, and then Abu would urgently call him to save the day, at which point he would dominate the match.
Doesn't that secure my starting position?
Deft and Scout could only say to leave quickly, because if he leaves, Pawn will leave too, and there will be no one to compete for their starting mid lane position.
There's no need for the so-called Samsung Ten; Scout can still lead EDG to the championship!
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Just as Lu Chen was discussing this, the comment section of the novel he updated was in complete chaos. Fans of the imperial court and those who disliked the imperial court started a war in his comment section, and even spread the flames of war to other forums such as Anti-Japanese Bar.
This resulted in Lu Chen's book gaining a huge amount of traffic again, and the novel's data also skyrocketed. The next day, Ming Kai and Meiko returned from the All-Star event.
Lu Chen then directly completed another task requirement on the panel.
[A master sommelier says: After just one sip, your abilities in various areas will significantly improve.]
"Did you mistake me for Imp?"
Seeing this talent, Lu Chen smiled. If Imp had obtained it, he probably wouldn't have been killed by Mordekaiser's three hits in Season 5.
A moment later, Lu Chen took a sip of beer, feeling incredibly clear-headed. He immediately waved his hand and roared, "Brother Kai, log in!"
"Why are you yelling so loudly!"
Mingkai was completely startled; he was still browsing the trending topics online.
I originally planned to see what netizens thought about him playing the role of the "blind monk" in football at this year's All-Star Game, but I could hardly find any information about him.
The novel by Lu Chen has sparked a new epic battle between pigs and dogs because of the group buying event these past few days.
Putting everything else aside, it's actually quite good, but there's just too little writing. It would be great if the author could update 100,000 words a day.
"Wait, buddy, how come you've gotten even stronger again?"
After playing several duo matches with Lu Chen, Ming Kai's eyes widened. He discovered that Lu Chen had become even stronger than before, securing solo kills in every match and ultimately achieving godlike status in every game.
Keep in mind this was a high-level match on the Korean server, yet Lu Chen killed them one by one like chickens.
This allowed Lu Chen to remain firmly in the top spot on the Korean server, with a significant lead in victory points compared to the second-ranked player.
"Look at what you're saying, Kai. What do you mean by 'again'? Actually, I've always been very strong. I just acted like an ordinary person when I was with you guys. Now that the competition is coming up, I've decided to stop pretending."
"What are you pretending for? Even the trash cans outside the club aren't as impressive as you." Mingkai scoffed at Lu Chen, instantly filling the training room with laughter.
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Amidst all this playful banter, time flew by, and before we knew it, it was the end of December, the eve of the Demacia Cup finals.
Inside the EDG club, Lu Chen looked at his retina, feeling both delighted and sighing.
[Operational Ability: 83]
[Reactive Nerves: 82]
[Game Awareness: 83]
Dynamic visual acuity: 81
Over the past few days, he has continued to update his novel serially. Although he still has to write after training every day, he is both happy and frustrated. Not only has his own strength been enhanced again, but the novel's data is also rising steadily.
With the support of massive traffic, it has become the number one book on the new book list, and its editor, Xiaoyu, even specified that it should have over 10,000 first-time subscriptions! But this also brings with it higher requirements from the system panel.
[Gaining 30,000 favorites allows you to access unparalleled insights into minion wave management.]
When Lu Chen saw this requirement, he was a little dumbfounded. You have to know that LOL web novels are considered a niche genre on the entire platform. It would be quite impressive if they could get 1 favorites before they were published.
Lu Chen has received promotions from Hupu and other online forums, but he only has a little over 20,000 favorites so far. Reaching 30,000 favorites shouldn't be too difficult for him, since he has already gone through all the recommendations from platforms like Xiaolaba and Sanjiang.
In a few days, I'll be waiting to get this featured recommendation on the homepage before it's released.
These recommendations are all free during the initial period and cannot be obtained after the product is published. However, the Sanjiang Little Horn's strong promotion is based on follow-up reading and comparison. Sanjiang Little Horn's promotion is on Mondays, while the homepage's strong promotion is on Wednesdays. Only one recommendation can be compared within a week.
Therefore, books with some potential are usually put on sale after noon on Wednesdays. This way, even if it's a free period competition, they can still get strong promotion on the homepage after being put on sale, which will greatly help the book's performance.
Lu Chen originally wanted to increase the number of favorites, but his editor Xiao Yu stopped him.
According to the editor, boosting readership is the most serious violation. When you don't have any achievements, everyone turns a blind eye to boosting monthly tickets and collections, but once you have achievements, jealous people will come.
Be careful not to get caught doing anything wrong, or you'll face countless reports.
Their platform is considered good. If you have achievements and dare to reveal the book title on the neighboring Yangshizi platform, they'll immediately catch you!
The Dark Forest Theory in the Online Literature World.
Moreover, the neighboring organization's judgment on plagiarism is particularly outrageous. If you borrow a line of ancient poetry, it may be considered plagiarism, and your book may be banned.
Unless your grades are exceptionally good, the platform will not consider protecting you.
Hearing this, Lu Chen gave up the idea. He didn't want to pay to write books in the first place, and there was also the risk of his book being banned. The 30,000 favorites were something he could wait for.
In the past few days, because Lu Chen did not write any explosive opening lines in the novel, the All-Star event's popularity gradually declined and was replaced by the upcoming Demacia Cup.
Just now, Abramovich had the club's operations staff release their roster for the Demacia Cup.
The starting lineup consists of Mouse, Lu Chen, Clearlove, Deft, and Meiko, with Nofe as the coach and Scout as the substitute. They aim for a fifth consecutive Demacia Cup title!
This immediately caused an uproar on Weibo!
[6666! EDG is out of options? Putting K in the starting mid lane? He's going to get wrecked by Xiaohu.]
[Five consecutive championships? I don't know how EDG is going to win this year. Not playing Pawn is one thing, but could you at least play Scout? What's the point of playing Xiaohu's substitute?]
[Has he even played in a match? And you're making him the starter! As an EDG fan, I'm speechless. It seems like EDG has won too many Demacia Cup titles and doesn't want this one anymore.]
[I'm laughing so hard. I'm just waiting for the so-called number one Korean server player to get crushed by Xiaohu and forced to retire on the spot.]
[Oh wow, isn't Deft leaving already? Why is he still participating in the Demacia Cup? Is he trying to defeat my Uzi head-on in the last few days of the LPL season?]
【??? These days, Royal Never Give Up fans have absolutely no shame. They think winning a Solo tournament makes them so great!】
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Soon after, EDG's official Weibo account was in an uproar again, leaving the operations team dumbfounded.
It's just a Demacia Cup starting lineup announcement, and there's never been such a big reaction before. Why are netizens suddenly so excited this year?
At this moment, Lu Chen was also dumbfounded. He hadn't done anything, so why were his Weibo private messages flooded?
It was all criticism of him, but sincere greetings were sent to his family, mostly from royal supporters.
All I said was, is it really that hard to master Jhin in one season?
Why are you royal traitors chasing after me like this?!
[I heard you're going to the Demacia Cup to play against Xiaohu? Remember to kneel down and kowtow a few times when you see Xiaohu, he might go easy on you.]
[You think my dog can't play Jhin? At the Demacia Cup, I'll see you get one-shotted by my dog's Jhin!]
I suggest you just forfeit, otherwise if you lose the game, you'll be the only one left on the household registration list.
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"Brother Chen, you got scolded so badly," Meiko muttered with a smile.
"I saw it."
Lu Chen remained expressionless, but his anger was burning inside.
Okay, okay, you're trying to force me to take action, aren't you?
You bunch of royal traitors have really messed with me!
Then let the storm rage on.
Without any hesitation, Lu Chen immediately opened his Weibo post editor.
Weibo user EDG-Kingslayer:
Who says our LPL doesn't have a five-time champion? I've already got five champions since I joined. So, if a Solo tournament championship counts as a championship, why doesn't a five-time Demacia Cup champion count?
Continuing EDG's past glory is our inescapable duty!
Without any surprises, as soon as Lu Chen posted this Weibo, the originally lively and noisy Weibo immediately turned into a bloodbath!
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