Chapter 144 MSI’s final battle begins! [First update, I finished writing MSI today!]
Xu Ruoguang got up especially early today.
It's not because he doesn't want to sleep, but because the game time is a bit early.
At 1:30 noon, the game against SKT will begin.
After the regular morning meeting, Coach KKoma cheered everyone on, and then they headed to the knockout competition venue together.
Sitting on the bus, Xu Ruoguang saw the fans waiting outside the venue as expected.
It was already around ten o'clock at this time, and the weather was still relatively hot as summer approached.
But those fans are still waiting there.
Although they don't hold up big lights and signs like in the entertainment industry, they basically hold some support items in their hands.
Some are Q-version villain portraits of K1 members, and some have their phones adjusted to display the words "K1 come on".
Xu Ruoguang watched all this silently, with some emotion in his heart.
This was a sight he had never seen before during his professional career in South Korea.
It’s better to be from my hometown!
As we followed our teammates out of the car, fans from afar excitedly shouted and cheered us on.
"Come on!"
"Brother Guang, come on! Kill SKT!"
"Three to zero! Three to zero!"
Ah Shui looked over there happily, "Are those the fans who came to cheer us on?"
"Yeah, is there any pressure?"
Xu Ruoguang asked with a smile.
Ah Shui's eyes were serious and he slowly shook his head.
"No."
He said this.
"More motivated."
Only at this time did he clearly understand what it meant to fight for the honor of the division.
"fine."
Xu Ruoguang, who rarely brushed up on the pressure value, offered words of encouragement.
Little Peanut has almost learned Chinese, at least he has learned the quintessence of Chinese culture and simple cheering.
What the hell, what the fuck, what a bastard, these are all words learned by little peanut.
If you don't learn from the good ones, you will learn from the bad ones.
Xu Ruoguang felt that he was definitely not the culprit because he considered himself elegant and easy-going.
Eighty percent of it was Ah Shui’s doing!
At 11 o'clock, all major platforms have begun to warm up.
"The battle between K1 and SKT is about to begin. Who will win in BO5?!"
"K1 has arrived at the scene and is in great condition!"
News like this has already begun.
With the development of e-sports year by year, it can now make a lot of money.
Coach kkoma skillfully bought some fruits to replenish energy during the game.
It is not a problem for players to play hungry, but in a BO5 game that tests physical strength and endurance, it is true that they cannot eat in the middle of the game.
When people are full, they will feel lazy and not in good condition.
KKoma also attaches great importance to this game.
Because, this is a wonderful counterattack launched by these SKT abandoners against SKT!
At that time, he left SKT because he was tired of the entangled relationships and complicated palace battles. Now kkoma just wants to slap SKT in the face.
"We want to win."
Walking beside Xu Ruoguang, he seemed to be talking to himself and to Xu Ruoguang.
The young man's eyes were calm and he nodded slightly.
"Um."
Want to win!
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the commentary was ready.
The baby adjusted his tie and smiled at Miller beside him.
"I hope today's game will end soon."
"Oh? Do you want K1 to be defeated three to zero?"
Miller knew what he meant, but he deliberately distorted it.
The doll was speechless, "How is that possible?"
He looked at the K1 team logo and sighed slightly.
"In all these years, we haven't won many international matches, especially BO5."
"Now that we finally have such a promising team, how can I hope that they will be defeated three to zero? I hope they will defeat SKT three to zero."
Miller fell into silence, and then nodded solemnly.
"I believe K1, their dominance is definitely enough."
"Well, I believe K1."
The Korean team won too much in the LPL.
It’s been too long so I won’t talk about it. After all, being beaten three to zero and three to one is not a good memory.
Last year, the LPL was so confident, but in the end they were unable to fight back.
Maybe one day, LPL will make the audience lose confidence.
But Miller believes, not today!
"Ready, let's start."
When the director sent the message, Miller adjusted his expression and showed a serious look.
"Ready."
The camera turned on, the venue lights dimmed, and then lit up again one by one.
Just like the LPL at this moment.
"Welcome to all the Summoners in front of the screen and on the scene, to the semi-finals of the 2016 Mid-Season Invitational, the match between K1 and SKT."
The game is about to start. For K1, just believe it!
Backstage, the two teams stood quietly without any communication, just looking ahead, waiting to appear.
Both Xu Ruoguang and Faker know that this is the most important confrontation.
"Let us welcome both teams to the stage!"
Following the calm introduction by host Ren Dong, the first one to appear was SKT!
This is the home court of LPL.
The real protagonist is K1!
The protagonists all appear later.
"Top order, marin!"
He introduced it loudly, with passion burning.
Marin looked calm and was the first to walk to the left side of the stage and stood still.
The LPL audience off the court was very considerate, because China has been very grand since ancient times.
From the perspective of the narrator, even if S10DWG won the championship, there were still many audiences applauding and cheering for DWG at the scene.
Not to mention S7, the whole audience was shouting Faker’s name.
This is the unique tolerance of LPL audiences.
LCK?
I can't say.
"Jungle, blank!"
Xiao Hei walked onto the stage with some trepidation, and breathed a sigh of relief when he stood next to Marin.
It was also his first time to play in such an international competition, so he was naturally a little nervous.
"Mid laner, faker!"
When we arrived at Faker's place, there were even more cheers.
Because Faker's current image is too good, focusing on the game and not causing trouble.
It's hard for any player to hate this image.
As for his madness at certain times, it was simply ignored.
Why?
Because he does have crazy capital.
I just don’t know if one day the honor is no longer there and when Faker is still so crazy, will this admirable so-called confidence turn into disgusting arrogance?
After all, being crazy also requires capital.
You can't beat me in the competition, you're so crazy.
To put it in a rather earthy way,
The colorful world is charming, but if you don’t have the strength, don’t show off!
"ADC, bang!"
Pei Junzhi looked calm, he was the boss with a heart.
This kind of scene doesn't make him have any fluctuations, or even make him feel anything.
"Assistant, wolf!"
Lee Jae Wan appeared on stage with a smile and waved his hands. He is not a nervous person.
I also like to interact very much at the moment.
After introducing SKT, we naturally came to the highlight of today.
K1!
Ren Dong knows a lot about K1 and can even be said to be a fanatic.
Witnessing that they almost swept EDG even though they lacked a starting AD, Ren Dong has great faith in this team.
Because they do have strength.
If K1 can't beat it, then other teams can't beat it even more!
This is what Ren Dong thinks.
He took a deep breath,
"Let us welcome another team, a team from our LPL division, KING ONE!"
The cheers from the audience really exploded until this moment.
As a local team, the LPL audience will naturally support it even more vigorously!
"Top order, Emperor!"
Ren Dong said loudly.
Xu Ruoguang walked out step by step with steady steps and a smile.
At such moments, it would be better to keep smiling.
Suddenly, the cheers from the audience almost overturned the venue!
As the first Huazi champion top laner in LPL, Xu Ruoguang's reputation has far surpassed that of pigs and dogs, and he has become the real top player in LPL.
Coupled with his hard training, there are no black spots like Mingkai and Uzi, so he naturally attracts fans.
Some people may ask, what are the black spots?
In fact, it’s just a small problem. For example, it doesn’t matter whether I go to the World Championship or not. For example, Lucian is the jungler.
Or maybe we'll just leave tonight if the fight is dead or something.
It's so embarrassing.
Naturally, the barrage began to flash like crazy.
Because of the heavy traffic, the live broadcast platform even urgently opened more lines to divert traffic, causing the live broadcast room to collapse.
"Jungle, peanut!"
Little Peanut also has a smile and he also enjoys the game.
Half a year ago, Little Peanut never imagined that he would actually make it to MSI.
Because at that time, he was not even guaranteed to be a starter in the LCK team.
How to talk about the current mid-season invitational tournament?
Little Peanut will never miss this opportunity!
The cheers from the audience were also loud. The little peanuts in the S6 Spring Split and MSI Group Stage have conquered the discerning audience with their strength.
Even the most picky of viewers have to admit that Xiao Peanut is the only jungler right now.
"Mid laner, scout!"
Li Rucan held his breath, showing no expression on the surface, but feeling a little uneasy in his heart.
Because he doesn't know whether he is recognized by the LPL audience.
After all, although he single-killed faker, he also gave him a chance when he faced SKT for the second time.
However, the cheers below shocked him inexplicably.
Because they are seriously cheering for him.
At this moment, he suddenly realized,
I got recognition.
"ADC, jackeylove!"
Ah Shui walked onto the stage with a serious expression. He had the burden of being an idol.
At least at times like this, he usually behaves like a veteran cadre, and he can't be as CC as Little Peanut and Xu Ruoguang haha.
"Auxiliary, pyl!"
Hirano Aya is equally serious, and her expression is synchronized to the ADC first.
Maybe this is the tacit understanding of the bot lane team.
"Coach,kkoma!"
KKoma is probably the most serious one, so much so that the barrage is making fun of him, and the coach seems to be the most murderous.
The players on both sides took their seats one after another, and Xu Ruoguang neatly installed the peripherals and logged into the competition server.
At this time, KKoma naturally flipped a coin to choose a side.
After a while, KKoma came back with a smile on his face.
"Won?"
Xu Ruoguang asked tentatively.
kkoma nodded.
"Lost."
Xu Ruoguang was speechless. Why are you nodding your head after losing? Brother!
"It's okay. It's the first one. It's good to try the red one."
kkoma saw what he was thinking and said warmly.
Xu Ruoguang:...Okay.
Xiao Hei sat on the chair, still thinking about what the coach said to him before the game.