Chapter 235 The peak showdown, a preview of the S finals?
Outside the venue, there were already huge crowds of people.
Countless fans waving or holding team logos entered the venue one after another with anticipation and nervousness on their faces.
When the players' bus appeared at the back door, the scene immediately erupted into cheers and cheers.
"IG, come on! Brother Shai, kill me!!"
"Come on Broiler! We must win today! We want to get the No. 1 seed!"
"Prince Ning, go, go, go!"
"Brother Li will win! EDG is invincible!"
"Yuan Shen will kill you fiercely, and you will definitely win today!"
"Come on, garlic bastard!"
The sound of cheering actually has no tricks, except for Xiaotian.
At this time, Xiaotian was holding the door of the bus and walking down. He couldn't help but sigh after hearing Garlic Bastard.
"I don't know what stupid person picked this nickname."
To be honest, Xiaotian thinks this nickname is a bit too silly.
Look at his opponent’s nickname, Prince Ning!
Although the nickname initially mocked King Ning's performance, it has now become a complete compliment as King Ning's performance gets better and better.
It sounds very domineering.
But what about yourself? Garlic tortoise.
In the words of Riot designers, this is really not cool at all.
Everyone's last name is Gao, why are there such big differences in nicknames?
"It's okay, you are Bulbasaur today."
Xu Yuan patted his shoulder and comforted him.
"...If you don't know how to comfort me, you don't have to comfort me."
Xiaotian rolled his eyes and sighed helplessly.
He did understand what Xu Yuan meant, saying that he had evolved now.
But...evolving from Garlic Bastard to Bulbasaur, what kind of fucking evolution is this!
One by one, the players entered the venue through the player channel. Fans along the way were cheering crazily and pushing forward from time to time.
The security uncle is very tired.
With EDG's popularity today, this is totally normal.
After finally entering the venue, Meiko breathed a sigh of relief.
"Our popularity is really high now."
He sighed sincerely.
After the S6 match, EDG fans almost lost their minds with Mingkai's kick.
Unexpectedly, it was even more exaggerated now.
"Do you feel pressure?"
Xu Yuan noticed the solemn expression on his old partner's face.
"Well, with so many fans, we really need to fight hard."
Meiko exhaled and showed a determined look.
"I'm going to make good use of it today and activate my reserve hidden energy."
"Kid, this isn't funny."
Xu Yuan said with a serious face.
"What the hell is this?"
Meiko was also speechless. Sometimes he couldn't understand Xu Yuan's jokes at all.
Xu Yuan smiled and said nothing.
You can understand this only because you are a ghost. Lao Da is still in good health now.
Walking all the way to the dressing room, Xu Yuan saw the IG players the moment he opened the door.
They sat calmly in front of the mirror one by one, waiting for the makeup artist to help them sort out their images.
However, they also saw the arriving EDG people in the mirror.
"coming?"
"Are you so early?"
"Come here early to discuss more tactics, and we'll see if we can do it later."
"Haha, you didn't wake up?"
The atmosphere was not tense, not even serious.
IG and EDG play the most training games, and the players are the most familiar with each other.
Although they are rivals on the court, it doesn't mean they can't be friends off the stage.
Xu Yuan casually chatted with Ah Shui and the others, and highly praised Baolan's performance in Rank double row a few days ago.
Baolan was a little troubled. He could feel that Xu Yuan's praise of him was sincere, but the double row a few days ago...
He felt that his performance was a bit outrageous.
So now that Xu Yuan praises him, Bao Lan feels that Xu Yuan is acting strangely.
Time passed bit by bit, and after finishing their makeup, both parties returned to their lounges and began to prepare tactics.
"Okay, welcome to the 2018 League of Legends Summer Finals..."
The commentators were in place, and the players from both sides began to take the stage.
Xu Yuan was as calm as ever. Even though the cheers were huge when he came on stage, he was used to it.
As for nervousness? impossible.
"Handsome! Yuan!"
"Ahhhh, my Yunbao, I am just a dark crawler!"
"Guigui, he is so calm!"
Xu Yuan sat on the chair and began to adjust the settings.
At this time, the final promotional video recorded before the game also started to play.
The big screen that was still playing advertisements suddenly went dark. When it lit up again, a steady voice sounded.
"Some people say that after winning the championship, you should rest."
"But I think winning the championship is just a new starting point."
As the picture gradually brightened, what appeared on the screen was a young man staring into the distance.
He stood on the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, looking into the distance.
"The so-called No. 1 in the world is just a shift from challenging your opponents to challenging yourself."
The screen suddenly moved. Behind him, Ah Shui put his hands in his pockets and looked at his back with a calm expression.
"A new era has arrived. Savior is undoubtedly the number one AD in the world, but someone has to challenge him."
"Then why can't this person be me?"
Meiko turned around, put her hands on the railing, and lowered her eyes.
"Are you qualified?"
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, showing a confident smile.
"We are the protagonists of this era."
Baolan put her hand on Ah Shui's body, pursed her lips tightly, and showed a determined look in her eyes.
"The times are not defined by you."
“Whoever wins gets to define it.”
With a smile on his face, rookie slowly walked up to Ah Shui and stood with the bottom team.
"No matter what the result is, I feel that only players who want to win can win the final victory, and my determination to win will not lose to anyone."
"I have been waiting for this opportunity for four years."
His expression gradually turned grim.
"It's finally my turn to play on the big stage of this era."
"I'm sorry, even if it's Faker, I will beat him without hesitation."
At some point, Li Sang Hyuk appeared at the railing.
He did not turn around like Meiko, but looked into the distance like Xu Yuan.
"Rookie, a very good player."
"But I have seen too many such outstanding players."
"Every year there are always various talented mid laners appearing, and their challenge will only be me."
"Rookie, you will become another talented mid laner who falls in front of me."
Lee Sang Hyuk's calm voice sounded, even in Chinese.
He is now fluent in Chinese. After all, working in a native-speaking circle, with a little effort, fluency in Chinese is inevitable.
After all, you have to communicate with your teammates.
As a central unit that needs to assume a command role, he must learn Chinese.
"No mid laner can compare with Rookie. I have absolute confidence in him."
"Xiaotian, your current results are very good, but if I were in EDG, I could also get such results."
"Without your teammates, you are actually really ordinary to me."
Prince Ning smiled broadly, patted the IG team logo on his chest, and showed a crazy smile.
It can only be said that with such a personality, it is impossible for Prince Ning not to pretend at this stage.
"Everyone's surname is Gao. You debuted earlier than me, but I think I should be your eldest brother."
"If I win this round, you can just call me big brother when you see me in the future. Whoever loses will be the second brother."
Xiaotian wore an EDG team uniform jacket, folded his hands on his chest, and spoke with a smile.
Although these words don't seem offensive, they are a special attack on Prince Ning.
Because it is impossible for Prince Ning to want to be the second child.
"theshy? Never heard of it."
"A qualified top laner is never just about offense."
"His offensive ability is good, but he loses the situation too easily."
"I wonder if he will be able to find a job after his offensive ability weakens."
Smeb looked calm and pushed up his glasses.
Start criticizing directly.
As someone who has experienced hardship, in a sense this is a piece of advice.
Smeb also only played Jace Rambo at first, but it was difficult to win this way.
The strength of teammates and the coordination of the version are indispensable.
Question the tank, understand the tank, become the tank,
This is the path that almost every top top laner must take.
The real top top laner is never just an offensive top laner, but represents [all-roundness].
When the team needs you to carry, you can step up and carry.
When the team needs you to take on frontline and team-starting responsibilities, you can step up and become the person who does the dirty work.
This is the real [top order].
Whether you only play tanks for the rest of your life, or you only play warriors for the rest of your life.
It is difficult to become the top.
Maybe you can achieve some results in a suitable version, but when you encounter a truly top laner, you will still be beaten like a dead dog by their effects, just one last step.
Do you think I'm talking about Theshy?
No, I'm talking about Bin.
In fact, when filming the promotional video, Xu Yuan almost laughed out loud when he heard Smeb's words.
I have to say that Smeb is worthy of playing the top lane, and he is really accurate in the top lane.
Theshy was actually kicked out by WBG later on.
When the camera turned, the five people from IG had also gathered.
Theshy's face was expressionless.
"For me, defeating Smeb is not a pursuit, it is just a path to take."
"No matter how much you talk, it's not as good as seeing the real results in the game."
This is certainly not what Theshy himself thought, and his Chinese level is not yet supportive.
Doesn’t anyone really think that what the players say in the promotional video is what the players themselves want to say?
Those who don't have this kind of treatment basically have lines assigned to them by Teng Jing.
So there is really no need to criticize players because of promotional videos.
At some point, it started to rain lightly.
In the drizzle, Xu Yuan and Rookie quickly took out a big umbrella to cover their teammates.
The camera moved to the middle of the confrontation and zoomed in.
Under the umbrella, two pairs of plain yet sharp eyes appeared on both sides of the camera.
At this moment, the promotional video finally ended.
Only the last line is left.
[The 2018 League of Legends LPL Summer Finals is about to begin! 】
Coach kkoma smiled and returned to the back of the EDG players.
"So happy? Did you get the red square?"
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows and spoke proactively.
When playing against IG, the red side has a greater advantage than the blue side.
Because the red side has the fifth counter position, it is an advantage whether it lets Lee Sang Hyuk counter the broiler or lets Smeb go to the counter.
"No, Blue Fang, I'm happy because I'm unlucky again today."
kkoma grinned.
Xu Yuan:?
"What makes you happy if you're unlucky?"
"You don't know this, right? Every time I'm unlucky for a period of time, my luck will turn around in key games."
"I'm unlucky now, but I will definitely have good luck in the S competition finals."
Coach kkoma is very convincing.
"Oh Niubi, there is still such a saying."
Xu Yuan was happy.
The eyebrow pencil is just an eyebrow pencil, and it is quite imaginative in order to win respect.
"Okay, okay, we are the red side!"
On the other side, Jin Jingzhu smiled very happily.
Getting the red side means there is a counter in the middle, which is crucial for today's game.
Even if he is taken away three to zero today, he can still play three red squares.
If you really can't beat the red side in three games, there's nothing much to say.
I can't do it, I just can't do it, take it hot!
BP, start!
"Rock bird."
In the first hand, kkoma directly targeted IG’s jungler, Ning.
There are very few mid laners in this version of Rock Bird, and most of the time they are junglers.
Her excellent support ability and good burst have allowed her to be promoted to the T1 jungle position today.
"Prince."
In the first move, IG was equally unceremonious and knocked down Xiaotian’s prince.
Although in the eyes of many viewers in later generations: Xiaotian’s prince still needs to move?
But in fact, his prince's winning rate is really not low, and he is also proficient, otherwise FPX would not choose him.
That time in Iceland, it was purely because my mentality collapsed and my operations were deformed.
If there is no problem with the mentality of a normal professional player, it is absolutely impossible for Erlian to make a mistake.
"Syndra."
In the second hand, EDG directly chose to press Syndra.
Syndra is currently a bit too strong online.
For both sides, the advantage of the mid-unit is crucial. Therefore, it is very necessary to do BP around the middle.
Lee Sang Hyuk doesn't think that moving the mid laner is because the coach doesn't trust him.
How many years have KKoma been partnered with him? Naturally, I know him very well.
"Ritz!"
Jin Jingzhu immediately fought back and also pressed down Lee Sang Hyuk's signature Ryze.
If this hero is not Lee Sang Hyuk's signature, then there is no hero.
Ryze's current strength is acceptable, and he can save the world in the later stages.
"Enchantress."
kkoma looked calm and pressed down Rookie's enchantress with the third hand.
Needless to say, Rookie's Magic Thorn, even in the eyes of KKoma, has a higher priority than Jace, a hero that is mid-to-high-end for IG.
"Clockwork!"
Jin Jingzhu's thoughts were exactly the same as his.
The top midfielders on both sides are top-notch top midfielders, and it is impossible for the opposing mid laner to play comfortably.
Pick enters the first round, and when he gets the kkoma on the blue side, he directly grabs the knife girl.
"Irelia?"
Jin Jingzhu narrowed his glasses slightly.
He saw kkoma's thoughts.
Dao Mei is now in the top double T1, and can play in either top lane or mid lane.
And Smeb and Lee Sang Hyuk will also do it.
This is also a swing position!
Just like IG wanted to use Jess as a swing position to spread fog on IG, EDG also chose to use Dao Mei to fight back.
"Jace, Lo."
Jin Jingzhu did not choose to take Xialuo directly.
Because the key point is the upper midfielder, he wants Luo who can start a team more than Xia Xia.
Jayce is used as a swing position.
He wants to let kkoma continue to move to mid and top heroes in the second round, so that he can also ensure that he gets a good combination in the bottom lane.
"Oh? If IG could directly take Xia Luo here, but they only took one Luo, could it be that in IG's view, Xia Luo's priority is not high?"
Narrator Miller was lost in thought.
The BP on both sides of this game is completely different from the semifinals. The focus is no longer on the bottom lane.
"Xia, Nvtan."
kkoma accepted Xayah unceremoniously and took out the auxiliary female tank on her backhand to further strengthen the bottom lane's laning ability.
Moreover, the female tank is also Counter Luo’s choice.
"Zhongshang has not been decided yet. Do you want me to move?"
kkoma smiled.
"Then don't think that I am sure of being above average."
"Come on, let's see whose player's hero pool is deeper!"
He is also not prepared to expose his mid-to-upper lane in the first round, because this is the only way to fight against the red counter position.
The only way to reduce the risk of being countered is to rely on the player's hero pool to swing.
And KKoma has full confidence in its own players.
Jin Jingzhu saw this and a smile appeared on his face.
"Is that so?"
"I'm not afraid either."
IG is not RNG, and they also maintain no less confidence than kkoma in their mid-to-top player Jin Jingzhu.
Isn't it just swinging?
Come on!
The third hand is directly confirmed, Qinggang Shadow!
"Qinggangying, it's confirmed!"
"This is also a one-handed swing, a swing on the upper and jungle side! The first round has been completed, but the middle and upper sides on both sides are still unresolved!"
"Because we all know that the hero pools on both sides are extremely exaggerated!"
Colonel Guan was a little surprised.
The swing position is not something that is easy to have, unless the mid and top laners in the version of mid and top heroes can play it.
And it just so happens that the top midfielders of both teams today are almost the top top midfielders currently.
That's why they have such a luxurious swing position.
Many teams don't have a single swing position because they don't have such strong players.
And Jin Jingzhu even made a double swing BP between Jess and Qinggangying!
This is enough to show his trust in his midfielder.
BP entered the second round, and it was Jin Jingzhu's turn to move first.
After a brief thought, he pressed Galio.
Although this version of Zoe is a popular mid laner, Galio no longer has the terrifying dominance he had before.
However, the opponent is Faker.
This top veteran mid laner knows very well what a hero like Galio is going to do, which means his thinking will be very clear.
Moreover, in terms of laning, there is no particular pressure on Galio, so it is still very easy to mix the lanes.
If Galio is not moved, there will be hidden dangers in IG's teamfights.
"Sword Demon."
kkoma was not surprised. He chose to kill the Sword Demon in his fourth move.
The red side picked first in the second round. Even if the Sword Demon was released, it would be difficult to get kkoma. However, the Sword Demon is very powerful among the top lane heroes.
That’s why KKoma chose to click it off.
"captain!"
Jin Jingzhu had no expression on his face, and chose to kill Smeb's captain with his last hand.
Nowadays, the priority of the captain in the summer season is still not low, and the output provided in team battles is also sufficient.
The most important thing is that there are not many heroes who can beat the captain.
Although Jin Jingzhu can choose a vampire for Theshy to play, and then everyone can play the later development round.
However, this is a bit of a waste of Theshy's laning ability.
When playing against EDG, you must not be too weak in the early stage!
Therefore, there were not many vampires with jungle ability in the early stage and were directly eliminated by Jin Jingzhu.
"Naru."
After thinking about it, kkoma made the last choice to kill Gnar.
No matter which way Jace goes, the sword girl he captures will definitely go the same way as him.
So we have to consider how to choose the remaining position.
Gnar doesn't have many natural enemies now, and KKoma isn't going to let him go.
"Sword Demon, Galio, Captain, Gnar... these are the three top lane heroes, right? Even Galio can be counted as a solo hero. When he first came out, he fought against units."
"Today's collision between top, middle and jungle is so beautiful!"
The senior colonel was a little excited.
As Yuanza, he knows very well what EDG is best at.
Relying on Xu Yuan's outstanding personal ability, he instead played in the upper and jungle system.
This is one of the systems that EDG has practiced and achieved success.
At present, IG seems to have almost the same idea as EDG.
They are also a team that uses a mid-field system.
A strong showdown is what makes Guan Zeyuan excited.
"Haha, is IG really that good in the middle and jungle?"
"I heard that IG was killing people like crazy in training matches. I helped out in the training matches during the S7 World Championship and knocked RNG out."
"Nonsense, isn't RNG's top midfielder just a piece of shit besides the incense pot?"
"EDG doesn't necessarily win if they go to the middle and jungle. What do you call a dog when you're a pig? You have two old men in the middle and top, please don't push them on the field later!"
"It's okay. I believe Yuanzi's plan is to arrest Ah Shui again today!"
Many people are skeptical about IG's top, middle and jungle.
Because although they were brutal, they lost to EDG in the regular season.
And EDG is the king of abuse, and its performance is even stronger.
Now facing EDG's upper midfielder again, no one knows what kind of effect it can produce.
"EZ."
Jin Jingzhu determined the fourth move and won the EZ for Ah Shui.
Since he wants to focus on the upper midfielder, EZ, which is powerful in the mid-to-late stage, obviously meets his requirements.
Moreover, it is difficult for EZ to have problems in laning unless it gets sick.
The opponent probably won't be able to capture it very much, this EZ is very safe.
"EZ? Humph."
kkoma snorted, not surprised.
"Barrel, Yasuo!"
EDG's last two hands were instantly determined.
It is Yasuo Brewster, whose appearance rate in the summer split is not low.
This is also an old combination, but the previous EDG has not been used much.
kkoma, just to keep them until now!
This lineup is all it needs to be rushed. Yasuo Barrel can be used in any midfielder position.
And Jin Jingzhu quickly made his last choice.
"Zoe."
This is his ultimate understanding of the version, the three-Poke combination!
Jess, Zoe, EZ.
The three poke heroes can put a lot of pressure on the opponent in front of the team, and IG's players have excellent pulling skills.
Don’t be afraid of playing in groups later!
When some light sounds came from Theshy's headset, a cheerful smile suddenly appeared on Theshy's face.
"Really, Coach."
Since Zoe has been chosen, this Jace can only be played for him.
Hello Jess, Hello Jess!
Jin Jingzhu rarely takes the initiative to let him choose heroes like Jayce who are not very fault-tolerant.
Theshy thought that this person must be Kenan or Liquor.
Is Jace strong? Of course strong.
But this hero will definitely press the line, and pressing the line means it is easy to be caught.
This is a risk that must be taken.
If you don't dare to suppress Jace, why are you still playing chicken?
You want to oppress others, but you don’t want to be caught, so all the good things in this world happen to you alone?
"what!"
Seeing IG's fifth pick of Zoe, Smeb couldn't help but smile.
"Are you looking down on me? IG."
Although Jace's current strength is not bad, he has not been chopped many times.
However, it is still too difficult to defeat Dao Mei.
Especially the wave of Dao Mei's sixth level,
Except for numerical monsters like bears, there are basically not many top laners who can handle them.
Known as Ionia Raven, his main focus is an explosion.
Naturally, Jace couldn't stand it either.
However, compared to the later versions of Jace, the current Jace is not completely powerless to fight back.
Very simple reason:
Value!
Now Jace's early-stage numbers are not bad, and he can really exert a suppressive effect in the early stage.
So overall, Jace and Dao Mei are basically on a 40-60 basis.
In the early stage, Jess had a small advantage and it was easy to suppress the opponent.
And once you reach level six...
Under the same development conditions, killing Jace is no different from killing a pig.
How could someone like Smeb not be confident?
This Jace will either crush him or give him away.
By choosing such a hero, in Smeb's eyes, IG didn't regard him as a human being.
Do you really think of your buddy as Lemte?
Although everyone has M and E in their IDs, Smeb is not the same as Letme!
BP ends for both parties:
Blue Square EDG:
Single sword girl
Jungle barrel
Mid laner Yasuo
Xia Jia female tank in the bottom lane
Red square IG:
Top laner Jayce
Jungle Qinggangying
Mid laner Zoe
Bottom lane group EZ Gallo
"Okay, so the BP session is over. Will IG counterattack EDG in today's final, or will EDG show their dominance as always? Let's wait and see!"
With Wang Duoduo's smile, the game officially begins!
In distant South Korea, there are also many people watching this game.
The game between IG and EDG also has a very high reference value for the LCK team and allows them to learn a lot of information.
So at this moment, many LCK teams have only one idea:
Hurry up, I want to see a river of blood!
In the KT club, Deft didn't blink and looked at the screen seriously.
"Just like you challenged Bang as a newcomer, now jackeylove players have also begun to challenge you."
he whispered.
At this moment, it is easy for him to think of the S7 World Championship.
And that time, Xu Yuan, as a newcomer, completed a gorgeous counterattack against Bang.
Jackeylove, will it replicate Xu Yuan’s success?
deft is not clear.
However, no matter who the No. 1 seed is, it is a strong enemy that he must defeat.
The LCK summer finals have already been played, and KT, where deft is, showed their dominance and became the number one seed.
A year later, he knocked on the door of the World Championship again.
This year is already the sixth year since his debut.
February 2013, 2, was the day he made his debut.
How far is it from the championship?
Deft, which has been in two major competitions, no longer thinks about the answer to this question.
He only knows that as long as he can still fight, he still has a chance.
He will never give up.
If you can't win the championship, you won't be willing to retire even if you don't!
"Come on, Jackeylove..."
He sincerely cheered for Ah Shui.
"We must produce more of his stuff!"
A strong confrontation will definitely expose a lot of things that cannot be discovered at ordinary times.
The most difficult thing about Xu Yuan is that no one can figure out his laning style yet.
If Ah Shui can let deft discover Xu Yuan's thoughts, then deft will defeat Xu Yuan.
For this championship, deft feels that Ah Shui has one-third of the credit.
As for Uzi?
Recklessly.
(End of this chapter)
