Chapter 62 Prove Myself?

  Yes, I lost!

  Chen Chen's first LPL match ended in a 1-1 tie.

  After coming down from the stage and returning to the backstage lounge, Chen Cheng always had a somewhat depressed feeling as he hugged his external equipment bag.

  The taste of defeat is really unbearable!

  "Great job, brothers! These two fights were not bad at all. Tonight, I'll treat everyone to a bonus meal!" Team leader Liu Bing had been waiting in the background for everyone, and as soon as he saw the team members coming in, he excitedly came forward to greet them.

  Not just him, Coach White Moon also nodded in approval and praised each of the team members for their performance today.

  Being able to tie with the current Wang clan 1:1 is already a very pleasant situation for them.

  It's worth noting that before the match started, almost no one thought LCD could beat KT and manage to tie 1-1, which is already a big slap in the face for those who didn't think highly of them!

  After staying in the rest room for a while, everyone packed up their belongings and lined up to board the exclusive shuttle bus back to the base.

  The bus was empty, with a total of only five team members and the coach, so there were many seats to choose from. Chen Cheng came alone to the back row by the window and sat down, thinking about the game they had just lost in his mind.

  Compared with other team members who were chatting and laughing, he really couldn't laugh.

  "Chen Cheng, are you uncomfortable?" The white crescent moon followed up, he had always noticed Chen Cheng's condition, seeming to be in a bad mood.

  Chen Cheng shook his head.

  "What's wrong? Are you hungry? Or is it that you're too tired from playing in the lower bracket for the first time?" White Moon asked anxiously. After observing him for nearly half a month, Chen Cheng had already been confirmed by him as the most promising seed player in the entire team, and also the most likely person to replace STYZ as the team's number one core player.

  That's why the white crescent moon is always concerned about Chen Cheng's state. To know, he and club manager Lulu had a bet, this season if they can't make it to the playoffs not only will his bonus be gone, but even the entire team's activity fund will be halved!

  Others may not know, but as a veteran of the club, White Moonlight is very clear that although Lulu is just a woman, her sharp and powerful personality is in no way inferior to those male CEOs. At least when it comes to management issues, she is absolutely the type who says one thing and means two.

  It's precisely because she knows the severity of the situation that White Moon Crescent still doesn't dare to let her close friend and team leader Liu Bing know that she agreed to Lulu's deadly bet!

  If Liu Bing, who spends all day pinching his fingers to pass the time, knew that he had agreed to such a request from Lulu, he would probably have to take out a kitchen knife and fight him on the spot!

  This is no joke, you know that the LCD team has never made it to the playoffs since participating in the LPL league, from start to finish, and the best result was only fifth place, which was obtained with great difficulty by the former core STYZ leading the team members in the spring season!

  But now, STYZ has left, and the team has joined several new players for a while. The various playstyles and grinding have not yet taken shape, and the situation is not optimistic! Moreover, this summer's competition is considered to be the most competitive one since the founding of LPL League, known as the gathering of heroes, where dragons and tigers fight each other!

  To count, the domestic overlord ONG team has just returned from the Paris All-Star Game, the spring season champion EDC team that emerged out of nowhere, the Wangzu team that recruited famous players such as Yinsuke and was reborn after hiding for a season, the e-sports giant IC team that won the runner-up in the spring season, and the universe W1 team. Which of these old teams is not stronger than LCD?

  Even Bai Yue himself knew how dire the situation was for the team, he had to do something about the boastful claim he made that day.

  Without a doubt, in the eyes of White Moonlight, this quiet and taciturn new mid laner is his greatest source of confidence!

  Chen Cheng's nearly perfect performance in today's first game also proved that his vision was not wrong!

  "Coach, can I tell you something?" Chen Cheng thought for a while before deciding to lay his cards on the table with White Moon Card.

  "Uh, you said..." White Moon responded very quickly. As a coach, what he feared most were those players who kept everything to themselves and had extremely introverted personalities, because it was just too difficult to communicate with such players.

  As long as you're willing to speak, are you afraid of not finding a way to cure you?

  "In future matches, can I pick the heroes I want?" Chen Cheng had been weighing his words for a long time, and finally released the heavy burden that had been pressing on his chest.

  He had wanted to say this for a long time, but only now found the opportunity!

  As the team coach, LCD uses almost all formations developed by White Moon or learned from other strong teams in the competition. If Chen Cheng wants to make changes when selecting players, he must get his approval!

  As soon as Chen Cheng made this request, even though Bai Yue had mentally prepared himself, his eyebrows still furrowed into a "川" shape: "What? Do you think we lost the second match today because of our lineup?"

  "It's not like that." Chen Cheng shook his head. "I just feel that if I were to get a CARRY-type hero, at least we wouldn't lose in such a bizarre way."

  Chen sincerely said that if he had picked a Cinderella or other CARRY-type hero in the second match today, he would have had a great chance of winning the second match as well, taking the 2-0 victory and three points for the team!

  "Are you so confident?" The white crescent moon looked at Chen Cheng, his views were diametrically opposed to Chen Cheng's. As a professional coach, he knew exactly where the match was lost - clearly in the control of the visual field and the players' handling of details. "Chen Cheng, I understand your current mood. Losing a game is never easy on anyone, but I hope you can see that every game has its own lineup and system. The lineup and system of a single game cannot be changed at will because of one person's preferences. Just like today's second game, Lulu was the core of the entire system. If we didn't choose this hero, it would not have been possible to play out this system. Do you understand?"

  White Moon is not perfunctory, as he said, there is an essential difference between the formal game and the road game. No matter which team considers the entire lineup system first, only in this way can the players play out the maximum degree of cooperation and complementarity. If each player chooses a hero based on their preferences, it will be chaotic!

  "But in fact, this system is not suitable for our team and we were completely defeated by the opponent!" Chen Cheng was still arguing.

  "No, that just means you haven't practiced enough to be proficient and strong." The white crescent moon's tone turned stern. "Chen Cheng, I know you may have some opinions about this system that requires sacrificing the mid lane to protect other lanes to a certain extent, but please understand that no matter how excellent a player is, they must have the spirit of team sacrifice. Even the great Demon King Fei Ke would often give up his favorite assassin-type heroes in many matches and use support-type mid laners to protect his teammates. What hero you use is not important, what's important is how to win the match!"

  To persuade Chen Cheng, even the White Crescent Moon Demon King was brought out.

  "...Chen Cheng was taken aback, he really wanted to say that it was because the teammates of the Great Demon King were also world-class players, at least during their peak period, worthy of the Great Demon King's sacrifice, but the current situation of this LCD team is obviously much worse."

  It's clear to everyone that whether it's the jungler Taobao Fist, the top laner Xiaoxingxing, or the AD player Weishen, not to mention world-class players, they all have a certain gap compared to the domestic top players in their respective positions!

  If you must say that LCD team's current strongest two points are, one is undoubtedly the captain Hanae Nohara, and the other is Chen Cheng!

  The first game was won because of the outstanding performance of these two people, who were able to continuously expand their advantage in the early stages and win the game!

  But Hana Uzaki is just an auxiliary after all, and she cannot play a decisive role in the game. Anyone with eyes can see that Chen Cheng is the team's biggest CARRY point!

  Is it really okay to sacrifice the most CARRY points to protect other lanes?

  "Chen Cheng, as someone who's been through it, to be honest I understand and care about your current thoughts, but how can I put it, we're a team, let's face it, there will always be someone who has to make some sacrifices for the team, it's impossible to always cater to one person or one path, you know what I mean?" White Moon's tone also started to soften as she patted Chen Cheng's shoulder.

  It's not that he doesn't understand who the team's biggest CARRY point is, but as the coach of the entire team, he can't be too biased towards a particular player and ignore the feelings of other players.

  After all, Chenchen has been with LCD for less than a month and today is his first LPL match. Although he performed extremely well today, perfectly carrying the team in the first game, it's just one match after all, and doesn't have much persuasive power!

  After all, on the League of Legends arena, no one can be crowned a god with just one game!

  Chen Cheng still needs more games to hone and prove himself, which is beyond doubt!

  Faced with the inquiry of the white crescent moon, Chen Cheng's resolute face showed no reaction. He still held his head high, not casting a sideways glance, just like a proud swan, refusing to lower his head.

  He couldn't accept the White Crescent Moon's words, it was true that someone had to make sacrifices for the team, but if it was a sacrifice in vain, then that would be a different story!

  "Alright... you're really a freak, my mouth is almost dry from talking, but I just can't move you!" The white crescent moon had a bitter smile on his face. What's worth mentioning is that, towards Chen Cheng's disrespectful behavior, he not only didn't get angry, but instead, a spark of excitement ignited in his eyes. At this moment, it seemed as though he saw the demeanor of a great demon king in Chen Cheng.

  The most dominant mid laner since the birth of League of Legends, Faker, isn't he famous for this kind of arrogant attitude?

  No matter how the game is going, when has anyone ever seen the Great Demon King lower his head in front of an opponent?

  It has to be admitted that Chen Cheng indeed shares a lot of similarities with the Great Demon King in terms of pride.

  It is often said that attitude determines altitude. As a former professional player, Bai Yuejiao naturally understands how rare this is for a professional player!

  In the e-sports circle, you can be without a good-looking appearance, and you can also be without high IQ and EQ, even without superior operation and technology, but there is one thing that you absolutely cannot lack!

  That's confidence!

  If you lose confidence, your career is more or less over!

  And Chen Xiang, the white crescent moon eye, seems to be the least lacking in this regard. From past matches, it can be seen that whether he is repeatedly infiltrating the enemy's wild area to kill and grab singles, or going around to support and roam with various unorthodox methods, all of which are like dancing on the tip of a knife!

  How can such a person possibly lack confidence?

  Of course, having confidence is a good thing, the problem is that such people are often also stubborn and will stick to their own opinions, making it very difficult to persuade them. This is something that Bái Yuè has deeply experienced in her daily interactions!

  When Chen Cheng first joined the team, he didn't know how many times he had advised this guy not to go too deep into the enemy's jungle alone, in case he got ganked. It would be better to bring some vision control and defend the mid lane well, so as not to get targeted by the opposing jungler, but did it have any effect?

  In the face of being unable to outdo this kind of person, White Moon Crescent had no choice but to admit defeat: "Alright, I'm really afraid of you now. This way, I can promise you that when we develop our lineup system in the future, we'll definitely take mid lane into consideration and try to make it the core of our strategy, even making the entire match revolve around you!"

  "Really?" Chen Cheng's eyes lit up in front of him.

  "But not now!" The white crescent moon smiled and quickly added, "You should know that among all the teams in the world today, whether it's Korea's Great Devil King or our country's UZI, the reason why teams make them the core and revolve around them during competitions is because their teammates unconditionally trust that they can lead the team to victory. They have this ability, proven through hundreds of battles. It won't tolerate anyone not believing in it. If you also want to enjoy the treatment within the team like the Great Devil King and UZI, then you must first prove yourself to your teammates and everyone else, prove that you have this ability!"

  Although the white crescent moon is very optimistic about Chen Cheng, as a coach he must also consider the feelings of other team members. If he cannot make other team members convinced and cause discord in the team, it will have a fatal impact on the team!

  "How to prove it?" Chen Cheng's eyebrows furrowed slightly. If he had to go through thousands of matches to prove himself, wouldn't that be too late?

  "This, let me think for a moment..." White Moonlight thought for a long time before reluctantly saying. "Alright, I won't make things difficult for you either. As long as you can lead the team into the playoffs this summer, I'll believe that you have such potential and will consider you first when arranging formations and tactics in the future."

  "Deal!"

  Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow and struck a deal with the white crescent-shaped palm suspended in mid-air, wasn't it just the postseason? Deal!