A few dark nights then lighted up, and the finals officially arrived.
Xu Ruoguang got up very early on this day.
The day before every competition, he would go to bed very early just to be in good condition and recharge his batteries.
After kicking Xu Xiu who was still sleeping, Xu Ruoguang slowly but seriously put on his team uniform.
He gently stroked the UR team logo, and the climber raised his head, serious and calm.
"Brother Guang?"
"Get up and go to the scene."
"oh."
Xu Xiu got up in a daze and relied on instinct to get dressed.
Xu Ruoguang didn't pay attention to him, but calmly adjusted his collar and cuffs in front of the mirror.
As the cuffs became regular, Xu Ruoguang rubbed his hair casually and entered the bathroom to wash up.
By the time he finished brushing his teeth, Xu Xiu was officially dressed.
Xu Ruoguang walked to the window and looked out at the bright weather, feeling much better.
He likes rainy days, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like sunny days.
Fifteen minutes later, UR officially assembled and started driving towards the final competition location.
Incheon, Munhak Stadium.
It was still very early at this time, but many fans were already waiting outside the venue.
The ticket inspection hasn't started yet, so they can't get in.
But that doesn't mean they can't wait outside the venue for the players to arrive.
Seeing the bus with the UR logo approaching, many fans waved excitedly and started cheering.
"Emporer, fighting!"
"UR, come on! We must win!"
"Brother Ruoguang, hit me hard!"
"Xiu'er, you must withstand the pressure today!"
Xu Xiu's face darkened, "Why do I cheer you up so that you can rush hard, and cheer me up just to make me withstand the pressure? It's a bit disgusting."
Xu Ruoguang laughed loudly,
"It's not stressful for me to play theshy, but it's not stressful for you to play the rookie either?"
Xu Xiu chuckled, "It's hard to say. I won't know until I win or not. I'm no longer the MSI me."
When he was in MSI, it was only his first season. At that time, Xu Xiu could barely maintain a balance with Rookie in the laning, and couldn't move at all, let alone gain an advantage.
However, Xu Xiu found another way at that time and used support heroes to avoid this problem.
And now, after a whole year of training in competitions, Xu Xiu has gained her own pride and confidence.
How can a real man stay depressed and depressed for a long time?!
Rookie, wait for me!
Faced with Xu Xiu's confidence, Xu Ruoguang patted him on the shoulder without breaking him.
"I believe you."
The clear voice sounded, but the calm remained.
But it turned into a warm current in Xu Xiu's heart.
Led by Riot staff, UR entered the venue.
At this time, rehearsals had already begun in the venue. UR came to his lounge and was not in a hurry to make tactical arrangements.
There are still more than five hours before the game starts.
The weather in Incheon is very good. Standing in the lounge, you can see the dark audience seats outside the window.
Xu Ruoguang closed his eyes slightly and seemed to have felt the thundering cheers.
When he plays this kind of game, he only has two words.
enjoy.
The bigger the stage, the more excited he will be and the better he will perform.
"How's the view?"
Hongmi was also wearing a rare suit and leather shoes today, and her hair was carefully waxed.
"It's not bad. I've already seen the cheers when I won the championship."
Xu Ruoguang turned around and smiled.
"Axi...you can't open champagne randomly."
Hongmi shook his head speechlessly.
While the two were chatting, they suddenly heard the staff's voice.
The next moment, Lee Min Hyuk walked in with a smile on his face.
"How about it, kids."
He smiled kindly and talked softly with the players.
Xu Ruoguang was a little surprised,
"President Li?"
"Are you surprised to see me? Today is our No. 1 seed's game, and as the president, I must come."
Lee Min Hyuk chuckled,
"Emporer, play well in the finals."
Of course Xu Ruoguang would be surprised. When S7 played in the Bird's Nest, no one from Tengjing came. His acquaintance Qin Zhongze was also in charge of the opening ceremony, so he was busy without touching the ground.
"I will."
Xu Ruoguang nodded seriously,
This year's LCK can't be said to ignore him, and he has been taken care of to the extreme, both in terms of appearance and appearance.
So much so that some LCK fans joked that Emporer came back to LCK because LCK found a father for him.
For such attention, Xu Ruoguang was grateful and had already made up his mind.
Must win.
Whether it's for the LCK or for himself.
He must win.
"Don't put too much pressure on me, Ruoguang. I'll give you a little encouragement and call you Ruoguang."
Lee Min Hyuk gently patted his shoulder.
"We trust you and the fans trust you. Even if we lose this year, we can do it next year."
"We have at least a year left, don't we?"
"You are the No. 1 seed in the LCK, our last hope, and the team we have the most confidence in. If you can't beat us, it may only be because we are not strong enough."
"Just play hard, play hard, and have no regrets."
Lee Min Hyuk said it very easily, but Xu Ruoguang knew very well how much pressure he was under.
He is the one who strongly pushed Xu Ruoguang to return to the LCK. Once UR loses the S game this year, he will probably be liquidated by other opposition groups immediately.
At that time, I am afraid that it will not only be as simple as abdicating the throne in disgrace, but may even be pulled out and whipped to death.
"I will win."
Without saying anything else, Xu Ruoguang looked at him seriously and spoke softly,
Lee Min Hyuk had a smile on his face and nodded.
"I trust you."
Time flies and it's afternoon.
The competition is about to begin!
"Welcome to the 2018 League of Legends Global Finals. The highest level competition of S8 is about to take place at this moment. The final winner will win the Summoner's Trophy and become the new king of this year!"
“Today’s champion candidates are IG and UR, let’s wait and see!”
The Korean commentator smiled brightly and spoke sonorously and forcefully.
"Okay, everyone in front of the screen and the summoners on the scene, welcome to the final stage of the 2018 Global Finals. The upcoming finals are the finals between IG in our region and the number one seed UR in the LCK."
On the LPL side, Colonel Guan smiled brightly.
"Both teams have been very dominant until today, and IG is getting better and better in the knockout stage. I believe they are still capable of fighting against UR."
"Please wait a moment, everyone, the game is about to begin!"
The European and American commentators were even more excited.
"How exciting. Two very dominant teams in the World Championship are about to decide the final champion today!"
"The last time the two teams met was at this year's MSI, and the winner was UR. Will today be another victory for UR, or will it be a revenge battle for IG?"
"Now, let's wait for the final to arrive together!"
No matter which live broadcast platform, it has become somewhat laggy due to the massive amount of barrages.
"IG kills me! Isn't he the number one seed? It's not like he has never won!"
"Brother, come on!"
"IG will win! IG is awesome!"
"IG must defend the glory of the first division!"
On the Korean network, there is naturally support for UR.
"Invincible Lord Emporer, please continue to take action!"
"For us, please regain the LCK championship that has been lost for two years!"
"Please UR, we must win!"
"We have lost too much, UR, come on, LCK, we must win!"
The audience in the European and American competitions that should be neutral is actually the majority supporting UR.
Why?
Because UR has Emporer.
Although there are many fans of UR in Europe and the United States, they are not particularly large.
But Xu Ruoguang has too many personal fans in Europe and the United States.
Europeans and Americans are very fond of players like Xu Ruoguang who have terrifying personal abilities, and are extremely fanatical about him.
Rather than supporting UR, it's better to say that they support whoever Xu Ruoguang is.
Suddenly, the screen went black.
With the appearance of the countdown, everyone was refreshed.
coming!
"ten!"
The audience in the field began to count the numbers in unison.
On the screen, the members of the KDA girl group, which was promoted by Riot Games this year, began to appear one after another.
"Nine!"
The original hero has been transformed into a KDA skin costume, with a handsome pose.
"eight!"
Hidden in the darkness, the widow Evelin's eyes are charming.
"seven!"
KDA's Evelin pushed up her sunglasses and smiled evilly.
"six!"
In the smoke, Akali appeared quietly, turning her back to the audience and looking sharply.
"five!"
Accompanied by the rushing smoke, Akali, whose body was covered in glittering paint, picked up her kunai.
"Four!"
Kasha stood quietly, her hand slightly stretched out, as if she wanted to grab something.
"three!"
KDA's Kasha smiled and showed off her perfect figure sideways.
"two!"
Ahri, who was holding an energy ball, looked serious.
"one!"
Ahri, who transformed into KDA, opened the door and walked away.
"zero!"
At the moment when the countdown cleared, the Arabic numeral 0 turned into a door.
Ahri, walked onto the stage!
This is MR technology!
Different from VR, MR technology is the mixed reality technology used in the S7 Bird's Nest, which projects virtual things to the level visible to the naked eye.
As Ah Li walked onto the stage, dynamic music began to play.
This is KDA’s first title song, “pop star”!
Tian Xiaojuan, who was wearing a down jacket, and three other KDA singers walked to the stage with smiles on their faces and raised the microphone.
"NOW, it's KDA!"
The distinctive timbre is very catchy and makes people immersed in the singing almost instantly.
During the singing of the song, the projected heroes are also constantly dancing, and the audio-visual experience is directly full.
The song ended and Ahri walked through the door again.
After passing through the door, Ahri became her original self again.
The big screen in front of them began to show the winning scenes of previous S games!
In S1, the members of FNC smiled brightly. They had no idea how many people would flock to the trophies they received now in the future.
At that time, the S1 World Championship was still in the same format as the Internet Cafe Championship, because this FNC was also nicknamed the Internet Cafe Championship.
S2 has developed into a qualified world championship, and our country’s TPA Assassination Star Team also happily won the cup.
Among them, mid laner Toyz also smiled very happily.
I don’t know if he will think about this day after entering prison in the future.
In S3, SKT won the championship. Faker and his teammates lifted the trophy, fireworks fell, and they looked high-spirited.
In S4, the three-star white contestants wearing hats looked shyly at the camera and waved gently.
In S5, Xu Ruoguang raised the trophy high when he was a teenager. Beside him, Faker pushed his glasses quietly. On the big screen behind him, Xu Ruoguang's head was revealed with his hands folded, and next to it was a line of clear English letters:
FMVP:Emporer.
In S6, Xu Ruoguang, whose height has increased again, is not as green as in S5. At this time, he is smiling and trotting to the side of his teammates. With the fireworks falling from the sky, the FMVP selection behind him is still
His handsome and calm face.
S7, in the Bird's Nest, the former boy has become more and more mature. He gently stretched out his fist and pressed against Faker, who was smiling brightly next to him.
In the background, there is the crazy voice of European and American commentators.
"S7FMVP was defeated by Emporer again!"
Ahri looked up and saw that there were no more screens behind the S7 screen.
Rather, it is a trophy that is constantly emitting golden light that reaches the sky.
The ground beneath your feet has begun to break.
Ahri's expression became serious, and he jumped over quickly, and in the last moment, he desperately grabbed the trophy.
The ground shattered and Ahri began to fall!
But she still held the trophy very carefully.
This is a small detail of LCK's very meaningful settings.
For LCK, S6 and S7 were almost a nightmare two years.
In the past two years, the LCK has almost failed to win any international competitions. All the championships were won by the team led by Emporer, and they were crushed with almost no fight back.
And now in S8, Emporer, who once completed a stunning debut season in LCK, has returned to LCK.
Just like Ahri carefully holds the trophy, the LCK will also carefully protect Xu Ruoguang, a once-lost treasure.
They firmly believe that Emporer is the ticket to the championship!
Ahri, as the hero when the Korean server was launched, is also the symbol of LCK.
This is also the reason why LCK chose Ahri as this candidate.
Ahri was about to fall to the ground.
A smile appeared on her face.
Because below, there is a portal.
Inside the door is a young man with his eyes closed, sleeping in the wilderness.
He has a handsome face, but that's not what the audience cares about.
Because the audience has already recognized his identity.
"Emporer!"
Ah Li's face showed a happy look, and he struggled to hand over the trophy in his hand.
This scene was immediately turned into a meme.
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The next moment, the theme song of the S8 Global Finals, "RISE", which is also recognized by most people as Xu Ruoguang's personal theme song, rang.
The boy opened his eyes.
On the stage, the singer started singing along with the dynamic rhythm!
Xu Ruoguang stood quietly behind the stage and blinked.
"is it necessary?"
To be honest, he really didn’t expect that even if the LCK made a connection animation, he would have to brag about it.
Ahri handed him the trophy, and there is no need to say what it meant.
"Haha, you are our LCK's treasure."
Lee Min Hyuk laughed.
Xu Ruoguang shrugged, "There's no need to keep doing this, as it will make people hate you."
"It's okay if I win."
Lee Min Hyuk nodded and said this.
Xu Ruoguang was silent for a moment.
"you're right."
"Players, it's time to take the field!"
The staff came over, and Xu Ruoguang took a step forward and started walking forward.
"Welcome to the scene, everyone, I am today's host, Quan Yongjun————!"
South Korea's veteran host, the famous roaring emperor Quan Yongjun, wearing a white suit, said loudly.
"After nearly a month of competition, the last two strongest teams finally stand here to compete for the final trophy of this year's S competition!"
"Now, let's welcome them onto the field!"
He paused,
"The first team to appear is the top team from the LPL, I——GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!"
The IG players took to the stage one after another.
He stood on the side of the stage with his hands behind his back.
"TOP, Theshy!"
Cheng Lu waved her hand shyly. He was still not very used to this kind of introduction, let alone talking about Cheng Lu Yao. That was fake.
"TOP, Duke!"
Duke, who was in the same era as Xu Ruoguang, waved his hand calmly, with the unique confidence and calmness of a veteran player on his face.
It's a bit like that adult. I won't say who it is, because it will explode.
"JUG, Ning!"
Prince Ning had no expression on his face and waved his hand.
He was also a little solemn about the upcoming matchup with Canyon, but that was all.
He is Ning, so it is impossible for him to doubt himself.
If half of Ning's self-confidence were given to Xiaotian, both of them would have better results, but it's a pity that they can't share it.
"MID, Rookie!"
Song Yijin actually smiled brightly, and it was obvious that he was in a good mood.
Having arrived at IG in S5, he is the absolute core of IG. He was still in the playoffs in the previous few seasons and never thought that he would be able to enter the S game finals. Naturally, he was very happy.
Although UR is very strong, Rookie also has a reason to win.
He deeply realized that this year might be his only chance in this life.
"AD, jackeylove!"
Ah Shui's expression was even more calm.
For him, he has played in the finals more than once, so it is naturally impossible for him to perform too nervously again.
"SUP, Baolan!"
Bao Lan pushed up his glasses, his expression became much more serious.
He has always been the one who has been questioned the most among the five people on IG.
Even though he has reached the World Championship now, many people still think that he is not worthy of being at IG.
Baolan had nothing to say and could only continue to work hard secretly.
"Head coach, Kim Jung-soo!"
The last head coach looked equally serious.
Jin Jingzhu knew very well that today's game was not easy to win.
But he believes even more that IG will not be defeated so easily.
After introducing IG, naturally it was the turn of the other team today.
"Next, let me introduce you!"
"The team that will compete with IG for the final trophy!"
"U----RRRRRRRRRRRR!"
Quan Yongchen took the microphone, raised his hand, and roared loudly.
"THE TOP STAR,EEEEEEEEmporer!"
With the spotlight shining, Xu Ruoguang had a calm and calm smile on his face, waving his hand gently.
It was at this moment that a thundering cheer and cheering sound erupted in the venue, which had been quiet all this time.
The Korean audience gave Xu Ruoguang full respect and expressed their love for him in their own way.
"Emporer!!!!!"
"Ruo Guangxi!!!!!!"
"Ahhhhhhhhh!"
Endless cheers rang out, leaving the spectators who were not present stunned.
This is why this era is called Emporer!
There’s no one who doesn’t like Emporer!
Facing the sudden cheers, Xu Ruoguang couldn't help but smile.
Along with his smile, the cheers became louder and louder.
"Oh my god, Brother Guang's popularity is really exaggerated."
Prince Ning sighed softly.
"He is very strong and worthy."
Theshy said seriously.
Although his Chinese is still not very good, his meaning is now expressed quite clearly.
Xu Ruoguang is so strong that he really deserves this kind of cheering.
Even theshy feels this way.
When the host introduced theshy, he said top, which means top order.
When Xu Ruoguang was introduced, he was the top star.
Theshy doesn't think there's anything wrong with it.
Regarding Xu Ruoguang's achievements, these are the privileges he should have. This is what Xu Ruoguang has earned year after year by dominating the top lane of the League of Legends.
If he had any thoughts, theshy's only thought was: I want to be such a person.
"JUN, Canyon!"
Although it is the first year for Canyon to reach such a top stage, it is still calm and composed.
Canyon has never been a player who is afraid of competitions. The more critical the game, the better he performs and the easier it is for him to perform very well.
So standing next to Xu Ruoguang at this moment, he didn't panic at all.
"MID, Showmaker!"
Xu Xiu pushed up her glasses and showed a confident and high-spirited smile.
After a year of hard work, we are finally here.
From now on, it’s time for him to truly fight for the honor of LCK.
Just like Rookie has been longing for this day for a long time, Xu Xiu's yearning and expectation for today are no less than Rookie!
Let us, UR, take back the lost honor of LCK with our own hands.
This is what he thinks.
"AD carry, Uzi!"
Uzi looked solemn and waved his hand.
After S7 left the LPL, he was chased and scolded by some RNG fans for a long time. It was not until MSI defeated IG that such voices became less frequent.
For Uzi, who has been chasing championships all his life, he is very aware of his physical condition.
This year may be the last time in his life that he will be able to touch this final trophy.
He is already prepared.
"AD carry,Ghost!"
Gui Gui smiled very childishly.
He's not like Uzi, he's in his first year,
For Guigui, who has been rejected by many clubs, his only idea now is to win this championship and slap those who once said to him that you are not a qualified carry core in the face!
This is how I play Ghost!
You say I'm not the core?
But I can win. Not only can I win, I can also choose skins.
Are you worthy of saying that I can't do it?
"SUP, Beryl!"
Beryl is probably the calmest person on the field.
He knew very well that as long as he had no problems with his performance, it would be easy for UR to defeat IG because he looked down on baolan.
Beryl has always been crazy.
Later someone asked him, what kind of player do you think Keria is?
At that time, Beryl smiled and said, "I don't understand, I'm not interested."
This interview also caused some waves in the LCK.
In fact, he is this kind of person, and he is really not interested in the defeats of his subordinates every year.
"Head coach, homme!"
Hongmi looked calm, pretending to be an expert.
He was actually a former championship coach, but he was not the head coach at the time.
This time, he is the only head coach.
He also has enough confidence in UR.
The contestants on both sides stood in a V shape on both sides of the stage.