Chapter Three Hundred and Fifteen: Every day is hard-edged!
On the morning of May 11, everyone in Snake was preparing to take the bus to the European LCS studio.
Today is the official first day of the group stage, and all teams will appear. They plan to go there early to prevent any emergencies.
At around 8 o'clock, Li Hao arrived on the first floor of the hotel.
The thermos cup was placed in front of him, the backpack was hung on the armchair beside him, and he held a plastic bag with grilled sausages in his left hand. This is a German characteristic. When they eat, they will also eat some sauerkraut and mashed potatoes.
His right hand stopped on the phone screen, and Li Hao couldn't help but smile when he saw the information on it.
Like Snake, LCK's KZ team is also the favorite to win this MSI.
For LCK players, they urgently need a world champion to stop the bleeding.
They have been so suppressed by Snake in the past two years that they have failed to achieve anything in the world arena. The local Korean audience has put them on the grill.
This time SKT is missing Msi, and as the most powerful KZ team in the LCK three-K era, they have successfully changed their guard.
It's easy for SKT to put down the burden, but KZ has a heavy responsibility.
They obviously have a series of responsibilities on their shoulders, such as "rebuilding the glory of LCK" and so on.
The biggest enemy standing in front of the LCK still exists.
However, the KZ team is not timid at all.
Khan, Little Peanut, Bdd and Xuan Ming, these people strongly expressed their intention to take revenge on Msi.
Li Hao was browsing some information on the league's homepage, and one of the most conspicuous ones was: "The LCK Legion is gathering with a strong return."
The LCK team is creating public opinion as usual and exaggerating their strength.
But times have really changed.
As global exchanges continue, the levels of each competition area are now showing a similar trend.
KZ's Msi journey this time is not easy, and Snake also has to guard against opportunists.
…
Li Hao was reviewing some information about the finals when he suddenly heard the sound of a suitcase being dragged from far to near.
He looked up and saw a young man with small eyes wearing black-rimmed glasses and a beard along his chin and cheeks walking towards him. He was also wearing a yellow, black and red team uniform.
Seeing Li Hao raise his head, the young man's eyes lit up and his face was full of surprise!
"Oh!"
"The King!!"
He shouted excitedly, and the wheels of the suitcase made a scurrying sound on the ground.
Li Hao also saw this team when he was in Brazil, and he has recently studied the MSI team, so it is still very impressive in his mind.
Ranger, this is a famous troll player in the Brazilian server.
What should I say about style? I probably lose if I choose the meat.
He is a jungler full of Rank style. He often launches some invasions that hurt both sides, and he bravely cuts into the back row during team battles, which has a lot of shadows of Mlxg in 2015.
"Hello." Li Hao greeted him friendly.
"Theking! I finally met a real person, I am your fan!"
Ranger was so excited that his teammate TitaN also ran over. TitaN is a Brazilian teenager under the age of 18. He is one of the strongest Brazilian rookies currently and plays for Edici.
TitaN also greeted excitedly: "OH! The world's number one AD!"
"Theking, I watched your performance in S7, it was so crazy! When will Vayne's skin be released? I want to buy a hundred of them!"
Li Hao was amused and immediately exposed the young man's fantasy:
"I don't have Vayne's skin. If you like, you can check out Zhurang's skin."
"No no no!"
TitaN shook his head repeatedly: "You are the strongest AD. Piglet is far behind. Only your AD has that kind of dominance. I have always regarded you as my idol!"
"This time on MSI, I tried my best to show off, but the operation was still far behind."
Having said this, TitaN smiled sheepishly.
Li Haoxin said, not only is your performance far worse, it is simply a disaster-level performance.
In the playoffs, TitaN often made mistakes in positioning and was in a state of confusion. What's terrible is that this guy can't play Xia Luo, so KBM can't even play Xia Luo.
However, Li Hao obviously would not reveal his scars in front of others.
When other KBM team members came over, it instantly changed from a miserable boarding flight home to a joyful fan meeting.
What surprised Li Hao was that not only the starting players of KBM, but also the uniform staff of Brazil's CBLOL were also his fans.
Brazil is a new small division that was established not long ago, and it coincides with Li Hao's brilliant rise. Coupled with his great performance at the Olympic Sports Center in the 2017 season, he instantly became the object of love among Samba players.
Many of the e-sports players there are fans of Li Hao, and many teams play his game videos every day. Last time I was with Da Luo, I only saw the tip of the iceberg.
As Li Hao reached the top of the Bird's Nest, some Samba troops went crazy.
Through the description of TitaN and Ranger, Li Hao also gained a deeper understanding.
Unconsciously, I gained such a great reputation in the Brazilian e-sports circle.
On the first floor of the hotel, Li Hao took a friendly photo with the Brazilian team members.
A group of people left happily and said they would watch him play on MSI later.
After the KBM people dispersed, the Snake team members who had already arrived downstairs came over one after another.
"Brother Hao, are you familiar with them?"
Black Angel looked curious.
"Not familiar."
Li Hao responded, and was about to explain a few more words, when Flandre on the side hugged Black Angel's shoulders and said carelessly:
"Xiao Tao, don't you understand this?"
"I have to conduct some popular science on you."
"Brother Hao is now a world-class star player, unique in the entire league! It's normal to have some fans, but it's a pity that you haven't been to Brazil. Let me tell you, even aliens are fans of Brother Hao."
Seeing the surprised look on Black Angel's face, Flandre said again:
"Actually, it's not difficult to do."
"If you can lead us like Brother Hao to sweep through all major competitions, and continue to show off your awesome performance, and reach the top in places like Staples Center, Olympic Center, and Bird's Nest, you can hold a crowd of 100,000 people.
It's a big scene. If you can do these small details, you'll basically be qualified."
"Brother Gun, don't be joking. I am self-aware after all." Black Angel smiled coquettishly.
"..."
In order to prevent fans from gathering, Zuo Wu arranged for everyone to set off after gathering everyone.
After getting on the bus, they quickly arrived at the European LCS studio.
There is a background wall in the square at the entrance of the studio for fans to take photos. At the entrance of the fans, there is a small booth that distributes support items. The support items include two inflatable support sticks for banging, and one for hanging IDs or whatever.
Straps, a League of Legends bracelet, and a stack of player cards.
In addition, just like the LPL, there is a small booth at the fan entrance that provides paper and pens so that fans who come to watch the game can draw the support they want.
When they first entered the venue, they took an early look at the souvenir shop on the left, which contained many products full of alliance elements, such as the Tibbers bear suit, the cute Gnar, and the roaring Barbarian King.
Li Hao saw a Kled on the counter, about the size of a palm, with a price tag of 150 dollars.
The facilities outside are quite good, but the European LCS studio is not too big. It is probably about the same as the home stadium of the LPL regular season. The special venue with extra seats can accommodate a few thousand people at most.
Small but complete.
When entering the backstage with the Snake sign, the facilities inside are neat and tidy, and the floor is also very clean.
There is a large screen hanging on the east side of the room, which is playing the LCS European Division program. Several commentators and e-sports commentators are sitting in the studio talking.
Li Hao saw a relatively familiar person.
LCS top wolfberry blowing, Coster.
Coster is doing well now. You can see that he is sitting in the main seat, and he obviously has a lot of status.
There were commentators who advocated for the LCK before, and they were doing pretty well at the time.
But now that the LCK has been defeated by Snake, these people continue to brag in order to maintain their character. It’s a pity that the LCK is not living up to expectations!
As a result, the sticks were unable to eat a full meal for three days.
But people like Coster are different. He has his own set of opinions, and he uses his own opinions to prove that The King is very strong. When the results of the game came out, they were indeed strong! This makes them seem to understand the game very well.
Therefore, it is as simple as crossing the street in the early morning for the Wolfberry Blowers to make a meal in the studio.
In the studio, Riot star Sjokz was also there, and they were chatting happily.
A member of Riot came over and informed him that he would have to wait for another forty minutes.
Zuo Wu took out the flow chart stored in his mobile phone and took everyone to review the rehearsal process.
"Haha, his expression when he speaks is really interesting."
Standing in front of the big screen backstage, Liu Qingsong pointed with his finger at the middle-aged man who was talking. He had curly brown hair and a larger-than-average mouth. He was the famous LCS mouthpiece Koster.
Chris smiled: "Isn't this an old acquaintance of ours?"
"I heard his voice just as I came in."
"It's okay, okay, although this guy knows how to blow, at least he doesn't care about Zeyuan's poisonous milk buff."
"I remembered Guan Zeyuan as soon as you mentioned it."
Da Mingming said: "The day before we left the Magic City, Guan Zeyuan posted a post saying, 'The LCK is very strong this year, and Snake is in a serious situation.' A bunch of people liked and left him comments, and it went straight to the hot search."
Speaking of this, the wise man himself laughed.
"The senior colonel can handle this wave of reverse poisonous milk."
Flandre gestured towards the screen in front of her: "Cost is the one who gets the Buff from the front."
…
In the LCS studio, the topic discussion reached a more intense stage, and Coster said to Sjokz:
"As far as I am concerned, Snake is the only favorite to win this MSI. KZ and FNC are not included."
A guest with a crew cut mustache emphasized:
"Coster, you underestimate FNC too much. I have been watching their games this spring. FNC is very strong!"
"3:0, they even swept G2 in the finals!"
"The King of Europe has returned!"
Coster shook his head with a firm expression:
"Charlie, you should pay more attention to the world arena. When regional exchanges develop into global exchanges, it will be completely different."
"Putting G2 in front of Snake can only be regarded as a good background material. When it comes to the World Championship, they will be the bonus itself."
"I also appreciate FNC, but in The King's era, no one can beat his team. Especially in BO5, it is difficult for you to take victory away from him."
Charlie is a typical Eu staunch partisan who once served as an assistant coach in FNC. He does not agree with Coster's words.
"Pay more attention to Caps. He is a surprise for FNC and the European Division. From him, I can see the future of FNC and the European Division."
"Especially this year's Caps. He has made great progress and has the courage to operate! Throughout the spring, he has 9 heroes with a 100% win rate. He is definitely the top mid laner in the world. Facing TheKing this time, I don't think Caps will be much worse.
."
Hearing this, Coster smiled: "Then let's see."
"If the Caps can really perform like they did in the LCS against The King, then I will post his portrait on my bedside and bathroom wall in the future, and I will remember this guy."
"..."
The LCS studio was very lively and the surrounding guests also joined in the discussion.
No matter what team they support, when Coster comes to shut them all down, just saying "The King's Era" can shut up many people.
Two S competition Fmvp plus mid-season championship Fmvp, and they are connected together. This honor cannot be slandered at all.
Charlie couldn't defeat Coster, so he said:
"Let's just wait and see. After the game between FNC and Snake, you will understand everything I said."
Coster is very confident. Although he also knows that the Caps have performed well and are very strong this season, he is not timid in terms of momentum.
What's more, it was just nonsense before, but now he really has confidence in Li Hao.
…
"Brother Hao, what did they say?"
Flandre was very curious, because these people were obviously competing for words, and Sjokz, who was watching the show, was laughing.
Li Hao said solemnly: "They are arguing about who is the best top laner in the world."
"Some say it's Khan, some say ESV's Stark performed well, some say Bwipo has carried the banner of Europe and the world, and some say that Turkish top laner fabFabulous's difficulty in being caught is a very good trait."
"No!"
"Can the Turkish top laner also be discussed? Isn't that the guy who gets pressured every time?"
Flandre asked: "Brother Hao, have they forgotten me?"
Li Hao nodded seriously.
Smarty laughed loudly: "I haven't heard of Flando's ID either. So Brother Gun isn't even discussed?!"
"Brother Qiang, my crotch was stretched when I came to you!"
"Made!"
The Holy Spear was angry: "Wait until I kill these bandits!"
The translator who came with Snake smiled and said nothing. He looked at Li Hao's flawless expression and thought to himself that Brother Hao would be a waste of his talent if he didn't act. His emotional control was so good.
If he couldn't understand what was said in the studio, he might just believe it.
When Li Hao went to pour water, Flandre stood in front of the screen and listened for a while.
He asked suspiciously: "Why does Brother Hao's ID appear when discussing the number one top laner in the world?"
Liu Qingsong patted him on the shoulder: "Khan was hammered by Brother Hao on the road, have you forgotten?"
…
Not long after, the European LCS studio gave out huge cheers.
Even backstage, you can feel the exaggerated enthusiasm of the fans!
Following the numbers on the big screen, everyone counted down together.
Finally, there is the special effect of the fist smashing the screen!
The 2018Msi promotional video is played again:
"A warrior is like a tiger, and he can achieve hundreds of battles on the yellow sand."
"Assassins are like shadows, and sharp blades are hard to guard against."
"Leaders are like mountains, facing challenges with determination!"
"These heroes who responded to hundreds of calls have achieved unparalleled achievements."
"..."
At 5 o'clock in the evening BJ time, viewers in China who were watching the game on time had already seen the screen shift from the beeping guest room of the LPL to these pictures.
I have to say that the dubbing on the LPL side is still very nice.
After "Legend of Achievements" finished playing, the big screen began to play the dirty talk of the players from each team.
First, there is the European local FNC team.
Caps' face appeared on the screen, and he spoke confidently:
"There will be many, many obstacles in front of us, but we are ready to break them one by one. This time, I will make a bigger breakthrough in the world competition!"
The camera showed the senior brother again, his expression was a bit arrogant:
"What I want to say is that everyone here is... very strong. Of course, TL is stronger. We are the best team in North America. This is when we shine!"
Next, is Flash Wolf’s mother’s baby.
"Our performance in the past few world championships has been relatively poor, but that is in the past. This season we have reorganized and returned with incredible vitality. We have waited for a comfortable version. The newly armed Flash Wolves will give everyone
What a surprise! Creating legends, that’s what we come to MSI for!”
After the Vietnamese player spoke, KZ’s Xuan Ming and his two brothers appeared on the screen:
"We no longer have an opponent in the LCK. We hope to encounter some challenges in the mid-season championship. And now it's time to regain all the things we lost before."
The two elder brothers Xuan Ming changed their low-key style and used strong words to show their confidence.
The fists were very impressive, but when the camera shook, a completely different picture appeared.
Others were standing and posing with various landscapes.
Li Hao on the screen is sitting on a throne, surrounded by various certification honors, gold cards, championship trophies, Fmvp trophies, placed everywhere, very dazzling!
As soon as this scene appeared, the entire venue erupted into a huge roar!
Many people waved their arms and kept banging the support sticks in their hands, making a loud "bang bang bang" sound.
Even those local players do not receive this kind of treatment.
On the screen, Li Hao said in a very calm tone:
"Someone asked me before about my mentality to participate in the 2018 MSI. I think I will only have one answer."
"At the Zenith Arena in Parc Villette, I will bring away a golden rain."
…
"....!!!!!!"
"OH~~!!"
Even through the screen, the LPL audience can feel the heated atmosphere at the scene.
In the LCS studio, the wolfberry playing group represented by Coster burst into laughter and described it in an extremely flamboyant manner:
"The fiercest and strongest lion is telling you about his hunger."
"He speaks softly, but cannot be disobeyed."
"Hahaha, this is The King!!"
"Guys, this is going to be a show!"
…
LPL barrage and comment area:
[Fuck, my brother Hao is so powerful!!!]
【Brother wolfberry will always be a god!!】
[The wolfberry sauce is so strong, I like it so much, yum~~]
[How should I put it, other people’s declarations are lackluster, but Brother Hao’s here is quite explosive!]
[Brother Li is still you, Brother Li!]
When the e-sports elders saw this, they couldn't help but smile:
"The Emperor of Japan, who defied heaven and lived to the third life, has become more and more sharp. This is a kind of extreme self-confidence. He is swearing that he has not withered. All speculations are meaningless. His powerful fist will smash everything. This is still his.
era."
"..."
Over in the Korean competition area, the fans who were watching the game were quite unhappy.
Wolfberry Smecta, so arrogant!
KZ, we must punish this guy!
…
Sjokz stood on the stage and shouted: "Please invite Snake, the two-time S champion in 2016 and 2017 and the 2017 MSI champion! Please invite the Snake team!"
Li Hao and others walked out of the backstage in response. Amid the cheers of the audience, they moved the MSI championship trophy to the booth in the center of the stage.
White dry ice mist rises into the sky, and the golden trophy shines under the light.
At this moment, the trophy officially returns!
“Welcome Fnatic from the LCS EU region!”
Sjokz kept shouting: "Welcome Team Liquid from the LCS NA division!"
“Welcome KingZone from the LCK region!”
"..."
Accompanied by the voice of the leading actress, all six teams participating in the group stage appeared on stage.
This time, the officially arranged opening match was between the FNC and TL teams.
FNC is the European host, and TL is also from the LCS division. They can be regarded as half sons. First, they will give the audience a home match to build up the atmosphere.
Therefore, the other four teams all returned to the backstage after appearing on stage.
Although there is often talk of Europe and the United States taking advantage of others, there are no underdogs in the World Championships, so if you don’t want to overturn, you must have a good attitude.
In the lounge, the Snake players gathered together to watch the game, and Chris had already picked up his notebook.
This LCS civil war has ignited the enthusiasm of the audience from the beginning of BP.
The King of Europe is on the blue side, but they picked a pretty cool hero first.
Caps lock on Yasuo!
On the other end, Pobelter backhandedly selected the mid laner Czar. As the new North American mid laner, Pobelter wanted to teach Caps a lesson.
The King of Europe does have something this season and deserves to be able to sweep G2.
At the 21st minute of the game, they already had an 8:3 head-to-head lead, and they killed the TL duo and jungler in one wave, and then directly started to fight the Baron.
The audience in Berlin chanted "FNC!"
"FNC!"
…
At 30 minutes, the game reached its climax. Ou Cheng's Wheel Mom scored four kills, and only the big brother's cannon was left on the field.
However, when Ou Cheng's Wheel Mom was about to come over, Caps hit with a basic attack A, and the overflow damage directly killed the cannon. Feng Nan was extremely happy, and Ou Cheng almost smashed the keyboard.
The five kills I got flew away~!
Ou Cheng even laughed. He would definitely make the Hat Emperor look good when he goes back at night.
FNC got a hearty victory.
Facts have proved that the return of the King of Europe may not be a joke.
"Hahaha!"
In the LCS studio, the commentator Charlie shouted excitedly:
"Coster, did you see that?!"
"This is the vitality of Caps! A hero like Yasuo can also shine in his hands."
Koster also smiled and said: "It is indeed very energetic. TL played very poorly. Except for Doublelift, everyone else seems to have not woken up. I can't see anyone except the small cannon having output."
"If Caps can play Yasuo in this state against The King, I think I need to get to know him again."
"Charles, what do you think?"
The bald commentator sitting on the right licked his thick lips: "I am excited about FNC's performance. The King of Europe is indeed back!"
"Similarly, I am also looking forward to the showdown between Caps and The King. It will be a big collision!"
Both Charlie and Coster looked at him with contempt.
This guy didn't even take sides.
Koster misses Kane's commentator in the NA division. That guy is also a wolf player, and they have a lot in common.
However, Coster is also looking forward to it.
When Caps and The King show off, he believes that will be the time for a slap in the face.
"Let me take a look at the schedule."
"Oh, it's a pity that the duel between Snake and FNC will not be until tomorrow. We have to wait for a long night."
Charlie answered: "There will be a game between Snake and EVS soon."
"There is a huge gap in strength between the two sides, but we can still take a look at Snake's state after arriving in Berlin."
"I hope they can adapt to Berlin's climate."
Snake backstage.
"FNC played really well. Caps' equipment was very fast, and the single belt tied up TL quite tiredly."
Flandre said angrily: "If it weren't for the support of senior brother, TL might not have a chance to play for 30 minutes."
"No need for 30 minutes."
Casa shook his head: "I feel that after the first wave of barons are defeated, the game will be over within five minutes."
"This is still a matter of brushing two wind dragons in a row, otherwise it will be faster."
"Pobelter has a good record in the league, why can't he play in the World Championship? This game was completely unable to restrain the Caps."
Chris said while recording: "Actually, Pobelter has been timid since the time of selection."
"The opponent took Yasuo first, and he insisted on choosing a Tsar. Although the fearless wind wall in the lane was easy to beat, he lost in terms of momentum. His second item was the golden body, and he was very careful in team battles.
It doesn’t have the output that a czar should have.”
"If it were us, we would definitely not do this."
Flandre laughed loudly: "If Caps dares to choose Yasuo in front of Brother Hao, I really admire him."
Li Hao also smiled and said: "Qianzi, don't underestimate Caps."
"He is also a Danish genius. I feel that this guy has a bigger temper than Bjergsen. He plays well. It is possible to choose Yasuo."
"However, I really hope that he pursues happiness."
…
After staying for another ten minutes or so, Snake and his team also left the backstage and began MSI's first match.
Chris didn't arrange any special tactics, everyone just played step by step.
EVS even lost an upset to the Turkish team in the qualifying round, and its strength was very average.
Snake's attack on EVS is, without exaggeration, a complete dimensionality reduction attack.
In this game, Flandre played Qinggang Ying on the top lane, Kasa chose Blind Monk, Li Hao played Zoe in the middle lane, and the duo was Xia Luo.
Everyone can feel it, and the gap in hard power is visible to the naked eye.
EVS third line disadvantage!
Casa is simply wonderful, treating the Vietnamese wild area as a back garden, where you can go shopping at will.
At 6 minutes and 23 seconds, the first kill was from the bottom lane. When Liu Qingsong's grand appearance interrupted the opponent's W skill, Lin Weixiang used Feather to keep up with the control and directly killed Slay.
The team’s voice is full of clever words like “take the lead”.
At 7 minutes and 34 seconds, when Zoe was sleeping with the Tsar Queen across the wall, a long-range flying star came in and sent Warzone, who was still in health, back to the spring.
It is worth mentioning that Warzone is also a fan of Li Hao and said before the game that he was very excited to face off against his idol.
In the LPL studio, the commentators were joking, such as "Brother Hao is extremely cruel to fans" and "Brother Hao is a professional at killing fans."
At 21 minutes and 34 seconds, the Snake Legion used the Baron Buff to destroy the EVS team on the high ground in the middle.
End the game painlessly with a wave.
In the LCS studio, Charlie also narrowed his eyes slightly.
