695: Another dirty trick, coming from the LCK division!
On the day of the finals, Gu Xing got on the bus and picked up his cell phone.
After replying to the blessing messages from relatives and friends, he received a WeChat message from his girlfriend, and the attached picture was a photo of him boarding the plane.
Shen Guanshan finally ended his six-month exchange semester at the Sorbonne University two days ago. After a short break, he packed his luggage and prepared to return to China for the summer vacation.
Gu Xing typed in response, [Look back and tell me when you land, we have a day off after playing today, so I can pick you up... Do you want to go back to school after arriving in the imperial capital? 】
My girlfriend responded very quickly, probably because she was paying attention to the messages while boarding the plane.
[Yes! Report back to school, and go out with Gu Pan for two days before returning to Zhenhai]
As soon as Gu Xing saw their names, he remembered the killing contest the day before yesterday.
At this time, Song Jinghao was stepping on the steps to board the bus. He was looking at the remaining seats, trying to pick a good seat that suited his eyes.
Gu Xing really didn't hold back at this moment, suppressing his laughter as he typed, "I've set up two computers, they should be there when you get home, and I'll share one with Gu Mu"
Shen Guanshan obviously had no idea about the content of the bet between her boyfriend and Smeb, and thought that "two computers" meant buying them with money. When replying, there were a bunch of emoticons, including but not limited to bowing at 90° and giving away hands. Bring flowers, etc.
【Thank you very much!】
Gu Xing couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth when he received the heartfelt thanks from Shen Guanshan.
There is someone else you really want to thank!
Before he could continue to send messages, Shen Guanshan brought the topic to the right track.
[I’ll watch your game after we take off, ho ho ho... By the way, do you have a good chance of winning today? 】
Gu Xing thought for a while and answered truthfully, [One thing to say, one should be]
There is indeed a certain gap in the paper strength of the two divisions. As long as the four LPL teams don't do anything outrageous, the winning rate will definitely be higher than that of the LCK.
And as far as Gu Xing knows, Hongmi and others spent the night discussing the order of battle and targeted BP strategies yesterday, and they obviously didn't slack off at all, and they were trying to smash the LCK to pieces.
In this intercontinental competition, the right time, place and people are all gathered together. Gu Xing is confident of winning!
Shen Guanshan reminded, [I'm not too worried about your performance, but isn't there a new guy in the team? It's always right to pay more attention to his mentality...]
Gu Xing deeply agreed, [it makes sense]
He said goodbye to his girlfriend, turned off his phone and went to observe Chaowei.
This guy was as thin as a bamboo pole. He was curled up in his seat and looked quite at ease.
"Blue Cat, are you nervous?" Gu Xingxing asked specifically just in case.
"You're not nervous," Chaowei said happily, patting his thin chest, "Brother Xing, didn't you teach me how to overcome the fear caused by too many audiences? I'm not afraid at all now!"
He spoke boldly.
As a result, soon after arriving at the venue, Chaowei was no longer as relaxed and happy as before.
“Please ask the LPL and LCK coaching staff to exchange the team lists for the first game…”
Under the guidance of Fist Vincent, the head coaches of both sides shook hands in turn and handed the black ball with the team logo ribbon of their own division to the opponent.
The leader of the LCK is KT coach ZanDarC. After he opened the ball, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and then showed a gloating smile.
Hongmi opened the colored balls at the same time, with an expression on his face as if it was true.
"How's it going?" Gu Xing couldn't wait to know the matchup, so he grabbed the coach and asked.
Homme handed the ribbon to his jungler.
Gu Xing immediately unfolded it to take a look.
Red circle, oppressive golden wings...
It’s SKT T1!
"Okay!" Gu Xingle said cheerfully, "The one we are playing is SKT!"
He already learned from the joint coaching staff the order of playing in his home division on the way.
VG is the vanguard!
Hongmi also nodded in agreement, and conveyed the meaning to Gu Xing's ears through the interpreter of the Marquis, "Yes, SKT is our most suitable opponent, and we will not be cheated by the other party's method of horse racing with Tian Ji."
Judging from the matchups in the group stage, KT and SKT, the life-and-death rivals, can be regarded as the strongest teams in the LCK region in this intercontinental competition.
Although everyone thought before the game that SKT would not be particularly strong due to their Ueno and Jungle pair, the three of them from 96Line had so much experience in international competitions that they were often able to show a competitive level that was far superior to that of domestic leagues. This was absolutely unacceptable.
Look down on!
Therefore, the unanimous view of the LPL joint coaching staff is to strive for the top two seeds of the LPL to compete with the two strongest teams in the LCK to frustrate the opponent's energy and win a precious victory.
As for Dragon Ball and GEN, the two words are random.
The other two teams in the LPL can best win. If they really can't win, they can wait until the fifth game and wait for VG to come back to clean up the mess.
Now VG will face SKT in the first game of the finals, which is definitely a good draw from Redmi’s point of view!
But Chaowei couldn't laugh anymore.
"Fight SKT?!" Chovy's eyes widened, his whole body slumped back, and he murmured, "It's bad, it's bad..."
SKT’s mid laner is Faker!
The scene of how Lee Sang Hyuk violently beat up his junior two days ago will never be forgotten by Jung Ji Hoon who was watching the game backstage at that time!
And Faker's ID alone is enough to make countless professional players in the same position feel terrified!
Chaowei is no exception.
Please, this is Shi Yizhong!
He instantly forgot about the mental issues he had promised Gu Xing on the bus. He was so nervous that his heart beat faster and cold sweat began to form on his palms. He followed his teammates in a daze and prepared to compete on stage.
The doll Miller on the commentary table was chatting with each other, analyzing the hard power of both teams in this game from various mysterious and mysterious angles.
In their words, no matter how they arrange their troops, LPL will not lose money!
"In my opinion, if VG takes the lead and gets a good start, and RNG holds down the fourth game, we can stabilize the morale of the army..."
I remember that I was also on the same stage as the commentator, but I really couldn't get a word in. I could only occasionally nod and agree with them, saying, "Wolverine (Miller) is right."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Suddenly, his ears received the information provided by the director.
"The situation of the first game is out!" I remember getting excited, "Sure enough, the LPL sent the number one seed VG, while the LCK chose to let SKT play!"
The Haier brothers were listening carefully with their ears raised, and immediately laughed out loud after hearing the identity of the enemy.
"I have to say that our coaching staff is very clever. VG has always been known as 'SKT's nemesis'. I don't know how to lose when the two meet!"
The director also gave the historical battle records of the two teams.
In the group stage of the 2016 Global Finals, VG2:1SKT; in the knockout stage, VG3:0SKT.
In the knockout stage of the 2017 Global Finals, VG3:0SKT.
Added together, the small game is 8 wins and 1 loss!
The more than 10,000 spectators in the Dalian Sports Center felt relieved when they saw the far ahead record.
The live broadcast room, which was packed with people, was also full of joy and encouragement.
[Okay! Be the first to book and lead 1:0!]
[Laughing to death, Brother Xing hits Blank, I can’t even imagine how hard it will be]
[Don’t forget that Maibo is also going to fight Thal. Don’t be too harsh. If T-King retires and gets a stronger top laner and Faker breaks into the World Championship and starts massacring, then you, Song Jinghao, will have to*
**of!】
[Why do you all only look at the bright side? The new super power in the middle is playing against Faker. Do you really think he can withstand the pressure? 】
[I can’t stand it anymore and it’s unsatisfactory. As long as I don’t get single-killed in two and a half minutes, it’s not easy to just wait and win? 】
Hongmi thinks so too.
"Blue Cat, I plan to choose a stronger hero for you in the early stage. Just don't be murderous. As long as you clear the line of troops in time and follow Gu Gu's command for the rest, we can win!"
He let Chaowei mix, but he didn't want to give up his strength in the middle.
As a former professional player, Hongmi has experienced many bloody lessons.
In a high-intensity professional arena, if you choose a weak hero, you won’t be able to stay in the lane. Even if the opponent doesn’t kill you, they can still control the mid lane to radiate the jungle and side lanes, tormenting the other four teammates!
"...No problem." Chaowei's Adam's apple moved slightly and his voice was difficult.
On a hot day, I was sweating all over my body, my hands and feet were cold, and I was still immersed in the fear of facing Faker.
"Are you afraid of the hammer?" Jack heard the fear in Chaowei's heart and was very dissatisfied. "Faker can have more hands than you, right?"
"Just get him and that's it!"
Before Chaowei could reply, he had already entered the BP stage.
As the LPL ranks first in the group stage, it has the priority to choose sides in the first, third and fifth rounds. VG is on the blue side in this game and banned the Crows first.
Kkoma on the opposite side probably also thought about countermeasures against different enemies in advance, and decisively blocked the sword demon that VG could use to mid-range and swing up.
After Hongmi banned Ornn, the opponent blocked Song Jinghao's Sword Princess.
The thinking of both parties is very clear.
What Redmi has to do is to create a single lane space for Smeb and ban Thal, a tank hero who can mindlessly mess around under the tower with CS.
Kkoma, on the other hand, must strive not to collapse on the road, and must hold on until the 96line trio develops and stands up to take over the game.
Therefore, in the last banned space in the first round, Redmi took the initiative to give the ban position to Mundo, who was originally supposed to be the red side.
After all, if Smeb wants to break through Thal, he definitely won't use this kind of tank hero, but he doesn't want to leave it to the opponent to choose.
Kkoma was satisfied after seeing this, and banned Duan Deliang's signature Luo.
"Take Ryze first," Hongmi judged. "Don't let the opponent play this kind of hero. It's easy to play variations."
It is no exaggeration to say that Lee Sang Hyuk can be said to be the only true god in the field of Ryze, and it is frightening to get it.
Redmi wants to use grabs instead of bans to limit Faker's performance.
Kkoma's response was to get Sword Girl and Lucian.
"The other side wants to hit me with a sword girl?" Song Jinghao sneered coldly, "That's crazy, isn't it?"
The reason why he determined that Thal will be the one to handle Sword Girl is because SKT banned Sword Girl, Irelia's traditional counter position, in the first round.
If you don't want to use Sword Girl on the road, why do you want to ban Sword Girl?
Hongmi coincided with his idea, thinking that Thal was rarely frightened and wanted to confront Song Jinghao head-on.
For the remaining two selection positions in the first round, Hongmi first got the tauren in the auxiliary position, and then looked at Gu Xing.
"What are you going to choose?"
Entering the S8 season, Redmi began to give Gu Xing unlimited firing rights. The selection of players was based on his analysis and feeling, and he had no objection.
Gu Xing thought for a moment.
"... Just Qian Jue," he said with a smile, "The version has just been strengthened. If I don't use it even once, I would be a bit sorry for her."
"Select, select, select," Yu Wenbo said in anger, "Old Gu, if you don't stack 10 layers of marks today and become a pig to the opponent, I will take away your champion skin!"
The locking up of the Everhunting Twins stirred up waves in the stands around the scene.
Tens of thousands of spectators cheered loudly and excitedly for a long time!
Wawa was so happy that he grinned from ear to ear, "I guessed before the game that after Qian Jue is strengthened this time, Brother Xing is likely to choose it directly, and now it turns out that's true!"
Kkoma also smiled happily.
Like the LPL division, the LCK coaching staff stayed up all night last night.
They know very well that the overall hard power of the four teams is inferior to that of the LPL, and if they want to win, they have to make risky moves.
At least VG and RNG, two powerful teams, must take one of them down!
The only thing in the LCK that can lead its opponents is the coaching staff.
They must maximize BP to ensure that the team has a chance of survival!
The four coaches brainstormed ideas and really made them come up with something.
Especially in dealing with RNG's four-guarantee-one system and VG's Qianjue system, it can be said to be a fruitful harvest!
Now watching the confident VG choose Qianjue and step into the trap, Kkoma is naturally overjoyed!
For the third choice, SKT shows its sword decisively.
"Blind Sin?!" Miller gasped, "SKT wants to improve the jungle confrontation and let Blank take the lead in the matchup!"
"Li Qing can be said to be Kind Jue's commonly used counter character. In S6, he was often selected and used by players!"
The blind monk's QRQ can instantly kill Qian Jue at half health, making the sheep spirit unable to even use his ultimate move. In the later team battles, he can also use R [Raptor Swing Tail] to kick the opponent out of the sheep spirit's blessing of life.
field.
Pure restraint!
Hongmi frowned, "SKT has something..."
"No, Hongmi, why do you always say that there is something on the opposite side?" Gu Xing smiled and shook off the Nuan Baobao in his hand, "It was the same in the first game against KT. I was numbed by Lucian's swing from the opposite side. If it weren't for the performance of the newcomer on the opposite side,
Tai Cai, we really can’t say anything about that dish!”
Hearing his jungler's teasing, Homme smiled sheepishly.
"My fault, I wasn't well prepared..."
His BP level is not particularly good. He usually relies on the excellent hero pool of the star player in the team to gain an advantage in the ban selection phase of most games, which does not represent how outstanding his ability is in this area.
However, the BP coaches of the other three teams in the LPL - Steak, Nofe and Heart are also top heavyweights. Facts have proved that a group of cobblers who discuss together are absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang. Now they have been ambushed by SKT. Naturally, Redmi
Feeling guilty.
"Turtle," Jack exclaimed, talking to the frightened Chaowei next to him, "Did you see the blue cat? This is the team leader! Even Hong Mi has to apologize to him!"
"I remember when Lao Gu first came to VG, he was a humble and studious person who would follow Hongmi and ask questions..."
"Nike, get out of here!" Gu Xing reprimanded, "Ban the hero quickly!"
With SKT locking in Lee Sin, the second round of BP has also started.
Kkoma banned both Qinggangying and the captain, and Mingpai told Hongmi that he wanted to block Smeb's hero pool.
Hongmi ordered the team members to block Zoe and Syndra, two mid lane heroes with strong lane power, in an effort to relieve Chaowei from the pressure on the lane.
In the fourth pick, SKT showed Braum as their auxiliary, intending to use the security door to restrain VG's dual shooters.
"Maibo, what else do you think is better to beat the knife girl?" Hongmi asked Smeb for his opinion.
"...I can hold weapons," Song Jinghao expressed his thoughts, "It's not difficult to carry them all the way."
Hongmi confirmed again and again, "Are you sure you can fight?"
"No problem," Smeb vowed, "Just give me a choice and that's it. The sword girl on the opposite top lane is definitely not very proficient!"
After weighing the overall lineups of both sides, Redmi finally agreed and gave Jack Kai'Sa to resist the pressure and develop. The overall tone was set to break through the upper, middle and jungle, intending to target SKT's weak points.
Kkoma is unique in its choice of counter position.
A purple yordle wearing a mask appeared in the hero selection box, the shuriken he was holding tightly flashing out with thunder!
Kenan!
"Ah?" Song Jinghao was dumbfounded, "A mid-level swordsman girl?"
"Wairui, can this be shaken?" Duan Deliang complained in a low voice, "SKT's play is too flashy..."
Hongmi's face froze.
He thought that Blind Sin was already SKT's entire trump card.
Unexpectedly, there is still a hand swing!
In order to cover up the swing attribute of Smeb, Kkoma took great pains in the design of the banned position, banning all of Smeb's proficient offensive top laners, as if they wanted to put Irelia on the top lane!
Who would have thought that there would be a reversal in the end!
"It's bad, Kenan's blood defeats me!" Song Jinghao cried sadly.
Jax will never be able to beat Kennen in his life. Electric Mouse is the natural enemy of weapons. From laning to team fights, he is a pure crusher!
More importantly, VG still has no way to achieve mid-to-upper swing!
You can't swing your weapon to the middle and let Smeb forcefully choose Ryze to maintain the balance of the top lane!
"Don't worry," Gu Xing said calmly, "Just wait until I come to C."
"That's right," Jack helped, "Mai Bo, when will you learn from Lao Gu? Other heroes are also restrained and don't take it to heart at all, okay?"
Smeb, who refused to admit defeat, did not complain anymore and gritted his teeth as he looked at the opponent's box.
SKT, you can hide well!
You disgusted me for two years back then, but now that the dynasty has collapsed, you still won’t let me go, right?
Just wait for me!
Players from the two teams exchange heroes, and the lineups of both teams are determined.
Blue side VG: Top lane weapon, jungler Kindred, mid laner Ryze, bottom lane Kai'Sa Niutou.
Red side SKT: Top laner Kennen, jungler Lee Sin, mid laner Dao Mei, bottom lane Lucian Braum.
Just looking at the lineup, VG is losing.
So much so that before Hongmi left, she looked extremely regretful and kept apologizing, "It's my fault, kids. Please try to stabilize the situation. Just try your best. No one will blame you..."
He is afraid that his BP mistakes will drag down the team and even the entire competition region, so he can only pin all his hopes on the players' individual performance.
Having said that, none of the five players, including Chaowei, believed Hongmi's consolation.
No one to blame?
As long as VG dares to lose this intercontinental final, just wait until the e-sports forum holds a conference tonight and it will be hotly searched!
Chaowei was extremely nervous and could only adjust his emotions by taking deep breaths.
"After entering, block the ID of the opponent!" Gu Xing taught Chaowei the method he taught Kuro last year, "Don't think that the opponent is Faker, just let your hands and feet play!"
Chovy nodded solemnly and agreed, and after entering the canyon, he followed the instructions taught by him.
However, Zheng Zhixun has not yet devoted all his attention to the game. At the beginning of the game, Zheng Zhixun will often think of the identity of the opponent's mid laner, and he is quite afraid in his heart. He is always hesitant and does not dare to fight the enemy to the end.
However, after facing two waves of troops, Chaowei realized something was wrong.