"Ouch!" Gu Xing felt sorry for G2 sincerely, "It's just one move away!"
They are only one game away from making European history!
But in this small round, it was like a chasm standing in front of G2!
Perkz, who usually showed an optimistic attitude, sat slumped in the gaming chair with red eyes.
I was no longer as arrogant as he was at the beginning. He took off his headphones and was still looking around, his eyes showing confusion, and his dull red hair seemed to be expressing sadness.
Madlife, who was holding the team back the most in the final round, lay helpless on the table and did not want to accept the defeat.
The whole team's efforts throughout the spring have come to an end.
The VG training room was also full of sighs, and the room was suddenly filled with a heavy atmosphere.
Even Sb and Kuro, two players who support Dragon Ball, couldn't help but feel the same way when they looked at the frustrated G2 under the camera.
In the S5 and S6 World Championships, they failed on the field more than once.
The two of them knew how sad G2 was at this moment.
The most regrettable thing is not the crushing game where we were swept 0-3.
But 'just a little bit'.
It was because we clearly saw the dawn of victory, but ultimately failed.
G2 is very strong.
But Dragon Ball is even better!
The moment he saw the opponent's base explode, Little Peanut was extremely excited and stood up to celebrate with his teammates, his brows full of high spirits.
Longzhu has faced countless doubts from the outside world during this period.
Not only the viewers from other regions think they are super soldiers.
Korean netizens think so too.
I think Longzhu is far from a team like SKT or Samsung!
Little Peanut desperately needs a victory to break doubts!
Although he faced Jankos in a losing battle today, he also perfectly executed the tasks assigned to him by the team.
The result of 3:2 says it all!
Khan even roared at the audience in the stands when leaving the players' box.
In this semi-final, he completely crushed the number one top laner in Europe, Under!
As long as the opponent can't get Galio, Khan can make it difficult for Under to survive on the top lane!
Reaching the MSI finals is definitely worth celebrating for Khan, who stumbled and saw no hope in the first half of his career!
"...Hongmi, have you seen Longzhu's trump card?" Gu Xing's words made everyone in the training room turn their attention to their head coach.
"Something's wrong," Hongmi shook his head, "They have the same style of play from beginning to end, and they don't see any big moves."
The five positions use heroes that are usually good at, which is no different from the information obtained before.
"Can't you?" Sb noticed something strange, "Longzhu has been cornered by G2, so why don't you reveal your trump card?"
If he is really eliminated by G2, wouldn't it be possible for Ipzo to hide in the World Championship?
Jack boldly made a guess, "Is there a possibility that Dragon Ball just doesn't have a ultimate move?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Gu Xing waved his hand, "They have been in Brazil for half a month and you haven't researched anything. That's not realistic at all, okay?"
Kuro also agrees with his jungler’s point of view.
"And the level of LZ's coaching staff is not low. After all, Brother Seungmin is here!"
Song Jinghao nodded in agreement.
The personnel arrangement of the Longzhu Training Department is the same as that of most Korean clubs, with chief and deputy coaches responsible for different responsibilities.
The head coach is Redmi junior Jin Jingzhu.
The assistant coach is Cui Shengmin whose ID is Supre - it sounds like a trendy brand.
Cui Shengmin has a close personal relationship with Kuro and Sb.
the reason is simple.
All three of them were from IMiraeb before joining the Tigers. IMiraeb was very confident.
"I have a hunch that this card is like the female gun support in last year's World Championship. It is a gift from God!"
Like most Koreans, he believes in Christ, and he occasionally pops out two words when he speaks.
Gu Xing was deeply pleased with Sb's performance.
VG’s main attack tomorrow
The points are definitely in the top half. As the core of the team, Song Jinghao has enough confidence which is definitely a good thing!
It was early in the morning when the training ended.
Because they had to arrive at the venue for the final rehearsal tomorrow afternoon, in order to ensure that the players had enough sleep, Hongmi did not let them work overtime to practice and urged everyone to go back and have a good rest.
Gu Xing thought it was his last day in Rio to qualify, so he took a screenshot as a souvenir before leaving.
The super number of the Brazilian server distributed by Riot Games has been beaten to the strongest king with 780 win points in just two weeks, and the scoring efficiency is quite high.
I sent the screenshot to my mobile phone, and after a slight delay, the last one left the room. When I went out, I saw a person squatting in the corridor.
Madlife.
Even from a distance, he could feel the depression conveyed by the other person.
For today's defeat in the semi-finals, Madlife admits that it is hard for them to absolve themselves of the blame.
He was suppressed by Grella throughout the whole process, especially in the last game, because he couldn't concentrate and made big mistakes repeatedly. He personally gave the victory to Longzhu!
Playing Zyra, in the 44 minutes and 43 seconds of the game, he contributed a poor record of 0/7/3, and the damage was only a pitiful 7784.
It can be said that he is out of tune with the other 9 contestants!
To be honest, Madlife went to the European League mainly to make money and save some money for himself after retirement.
But when he saw the confused expressions of his teammates after losing, Madlife still felt doubly painful.
If they weren't holding back, would G2 be able to win the game on the blue side in the final set?
After tonight's game, that feeling of guilt burned in my heart all the time.
He also knows that he must achieve promising results in the local league before he can have a contract to guarantee his income in the coming year.
Judging from their performance in this semi-final, Madlife feels like they have already delivered.
If he is lucky, G2 may give him a pension contract next year, otherwise he will have to go back home and prepare to retire.
He didn't even dare to stay in the hotel room.
Even though roommate Gu Shengbin didn't say anything, Madlife subconsciously felt that every look in his eyes was condemning him.
Just run to the corridor and be quiet.
He was in a daze when a can of iced Coke came into view.
He looked up and saw Gu Xing's face.
"Crab crab." Madlife said in broken Chinese.
He only knows a few basic Chinese communication phrases, and the more complicated ones need to be translated into English.
"Kuro just gave me a tissue when he passed by. To be honest, I don't need it yet..."
Madlife originally thought that the hotel corridor would be quieter at midnight, but they forgot that VG had to leave the training room early today to finish practice, and ended up bumping into the players.
The relationship between Gu Xing and the other party is relatively average. Except for meeting him once at the All-Star Game, he never has the opportunity to interact with him.
Now that the finals were approaching, he didn't have any spare time to comfort Madlife, so he said hello and said a few words before preparing to leave.
Before he even walked back to his room, he heard Madlife dialing the phone and mumbling something in Korean.
Gu Xing didn't understand, so he didn't care.
Just as he was about to take out his key card and open the door, he was tapped on the shoulder again.
Immediately the strong smell of alcohol came over.
"Shu Gu..."
An inarticulate voice sounded, and Gu Xing knew it was I.
Turning around, I saw that it was indeed the case.
Goo Shengbin's cheeks were red. His arrogance from yesterday evening had long since dissipated. However, after leaving the stage, he took a few sips of wine to regain his composure. He didn't look as decadent as Madlife.
With two crowns in hand, he can still remain optimistic.
"We must blow up the baskets of Pray and Gloria tomorrow!" Ju Shengbin had high expectations for Gu Xing, "You must take revenge on us!"
"Try your best." Gu Xing didn't give a positive answer. He just wanted to go back and take a shower and sleep.
Seeing that his attitude was very perfunctory, Ju Shengbin took a bottle of wine and poured it into his mouth, "I'm telling you,
Dragon Ball most likely has a big move."
Gu Xing finally became interested, "Do you still have such powerful information?"
Gu Shengbin explained a little, "I have calculated that apart from the training review with G2, Longzhu still has a lot of irregular scattered time. They have no ranking practice, and the time is not enough to support another round of training.
Sai..."
"Then there's only one truth!" I, who let himself go after drinking, pushed up his glasses and made Conan's signature move, "Longzhu is using his free time to do things, most likely to create his own custom training lineup!"
He has participated in four World Championships and has much more experience in competitions than Gu Xing. He is very familiar with this little trick.
G2 often played against Longzhu in this mid-season tournament, and only canceled the training match after it was determined that they would be their semi-final opponent.
They can deduce from the training match time that Longzhu has been holding back some bad water.
"But LZ didn't use it today..." Gu Xing frowned.
"Perhaps I have been studying Longzhu for a long time, and during the short offseason before the knockout round, I suddenly felt that the strength of the hole card was not enough, or maybe I felt that the hole card was not suitable for use in G2," Gu Shengbin shrugged, "I don't know the specific reason.
I can’t say for sure.”
"Too many leaks, too many leaks"! Gu Xingchao thanked I.
There is a saying that the value of the information provided by Gu Shengbin is not high.
VG was originally assuming that Longzhu had a trump card, but now I's statement is just to provide evidence to assist judgment.
But after all, it was a gesture of kindness from an old teammate, so it was reasonable for Gu Xing to express his gratitude.
"No need to thank you, who among us will follow whom?" Gu Shengbin patted his strong chest.
He didn't leak any training match information, and it didn't break the rules.
"Crush the dragon balls for me!" I once again encouraged my former jungler.
Gu Xing agreed, and before going back to the room, he saw G2's substitute support Beryl passing by in a hurry, looking for Madlife.
Closing the door, Jack had finished taking a shower and was rolling on the bed.
"Come back so late?" Yu Wenbo was puzzled.
"I chatted with Pupu for a while on the way..." Gu Xing explained simply, found a change of pajamas and ran to the bathroom.
After washing away his fatigue, when he came out again, he saw Jack with a frown on his face, still muttering to himself, wondering what Dragon Ball's trump card was.
"Don't think so much," Gu Xing reassured, "If I could let you guess it, it wouldn't be called a big move... Besides, the opponent probably knows that we have something to hide, but they just don't know what the trump card is."
From the group stage to now, VG has relied on regular routines to win everything without exposing any of its trump cards.
So far, no team has been able to push them to this point.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that VG cannot be unprepared!
The Dragon Ball Training Department must be very clear about this.
Everyone is well aware of each other's current situation, and they don't say anything when they see through it.
Jack, who was participating in an international competition for the first time, was still a little nervous. He felt that his heart was beating faster than before. He was completely sleepy and had no choice but to go to the Kangbao Bar to relieve his mood.
Yu Wenbo not only watched it by himself, but also took Gu Xing with him.
"Look, Old Gu, today's semi-final is extremely popular on the Internet!" He pointed it out to Gu Xing excitedly.
Yesterday, VG swept Flash Wolves, although the popularity was not low.
But after all, it was one-sided, three crushing games, and there was no suspense during the game. The only point everyone can discuss is how good the Flash Wolf is.
It's incomparable to today.
Europe and South Korea are the largest viewing markets outside of China. After five games, the topic is even more topical. All kinds of factors are added together to directly create a viewing record for this mid-season tournament!
After Longzhu's narrow victory, there were endless posts on the Internet.
In the European and American forum Reddit, Gu Xing can feel the despair of the European audience.
[Sigh... With only one small win, we can create history of defeating LCK for the first time in a European international competition]
【Madlife Li Zai Gan God Demon? Give it away on 0/7! 】
[No way, this is what a 25-year-old e-sports player is like, Sister Li... I saw that Easyhoon had a similar situation in the semifinals last year. She had no energy at all and couldn't even eat a banana]
[Now it’s become a blatant way of teasing an old man? Madlife is dragging its feet, which makes me furious]
[However, G2’s performance this time was pretty good, at least the improvement was obvious compared to last year’s mid-season]
[G2: Brothers, throwing money is really useful! Come and form a galactic battleship]
Korea Net is thanking Madlife for praising Dragon Ball, and is also complaining about the competition system.
[I wrongly blamed Dragon Ball for making me woo woo woo. The bastards who scolded them on the Internet yesterday should come out and apologize to me! 】
[This is our team from the Republic of Korea, punish Sb and Kuro tomorrow!]
[Speaking of which, is Meta too unbalanced? In four of the five semi-finals, the blue side won]
[There is also a schedule. Why does Longzhu play back-to-back for two days, but VG has a break? It’s not fair, it’s not fair! Riot favors the LPL!]
"The maggot babies are still very aggressive..." Gu Xing sighed.
"Quie," Jack said with deep approval, "every time I go shopping, my trolling skills improve a lot."
In the Kangba post reposted from the Korean Inven forum, the number of comments has reached hundreds of pages.
[Schedule? If you are third in the group stage, do you want to play in back-to-back games? If you have the ability, you can take first place. You can’t even beat the provincial team. Do Korean netizens still have the nerve to complain? 】
[In the S5 mid-season, because EDG was second in the group, they had to play two BO5s in a row. You are the only one special about Dragon Ball, right? 】
[VG has a record of 9 wins and 1 loss. Isn’t it right to have an advantage? If you don’t accept it, call the police!]
The fight against foreign wars can still be clearly arranged at present.
Of course, the main reason is that there are so many fans of VG. Hardcore fans plus casual fans, saying that they account for half of the LOL circle is an underestimate.
Gu Xing wanted to continue watching, but he received a video call from his girlfriend.
I quickly got up and walked out. I suddenly remembered something on the way, turned around and put on my headphones again.
He closed the balcony door and finally connected to the video, "Hey, hey, hey?"
But this time I am looking forward to it.
Gu Xing felt relieved and disappointed when he saw his sister's face in the camera.
"No, what's your expression, Gu Biyu?" Gu Pan, who has always been able to observe words and expressions, directly teased, "Don't you want to see me?"
"What's the matter," Gu Xing said with a smile, "Isn't this because you must be very busy recently, and you still have free time to chat with me?"
Gu Pan gave a brief report, "After easily winning the bid last week, all other content has been completed. I will go to the Shanghai Stock Exchange next weekend to negotiate with Shiquan and it will be completely settled!"
When he said these words, his tone was excited. Seeing that his labor was about to bear fruit, he was filled with great expectations.
Shen Guanshan interrupted, "Panpan and I have discussed it, and we will go to Shanghai together as companions!"
The itinerary was planned very reasonably, and it would be just in time for VG to return to China and meet Gu Xing.
"I'll go to bed early tonight so I can watch your game when I get up at two in the morning. I can't miss the finals!" Shen Guanshan told her boyfriend about the arrangements, his eyes shining with light.
It was morning in China, and the dazzling sun rays reflected a bit of brown on her hair, and her expression was lively and warm.
"Come on tomorrow!" Her voice was clear.
...
East Eighth District at two o'clock in the morning on May 22.
The LPL match live broadcast room was overcrowded.
The platform has expanded the bandwidth to the limit, but occasional lags still occur.
Even though it was less than a day from the end of the semi-finals to the final battle, Tencent's marketing breadth was astonishing thanks to its two major social software.
Many passers-by who usually don't watch games were attracted.
Due to the time difference, most domestic viewers have basically never watched the live broadcast of this MSI.
After making it to the finals, the accumulated enthusiasm for watching the game exploded!
If you don’t watch the live broadcast, you will have no chance!
A large number of viewers crowded into the live broadcast room, and barrages flew by like snowflakes.
In the picture is the Rio Olympic Stadium.
Today's attendance was overwhelming, and Riot opened all seats for ticket sales. In the end, more than 20,000 spectators poured into the venue!
gather to
The commotion swept the entire venue at every turn, attracting countless spectators to follow up and cooperate.
Before the game, they still had the energy to play human waves.
Along with the restless background music, the 20,000 spectators rose and fell in unison, forming a grand wave in the stands.
They stopped until the countdown numbers appeared on the big screen and all the spotlights on the dome were extinguished.
Instead, shout the numbers along with the countdown.
When 20,000 people shouted "1", the noise in the venue gradually climbed to its peak!
The scene was shrouded in darkness, with only fluorescent sticks and light signs flashing colorful lights.
Suddenly, a beam of light hit the center of the stage.
A high platform came into view. The championship trophy should have been placed on it, but there was nothing on it!
There were rustling sounds one after another, and question marks filled the screen in the live broadcast room.
The public discussion turned into exclamations of surprise in the next moment!
A woman falls from the sky wearing a feathered coat, with a sharp blade made of feathers on her fingertips.
Kasumi!
Ni Yu's appearance immediately set off the atmosphere at the scene, and the audience vigorously tapped the light sticks in their hands to express their inner excitement.
Xia slightly shot towards the stands to express her gratitude. With a slight scolding sound, she jumped up high and threw countless sharp blades towards the uninhabited corner at the edge of the stage.
The fists smashed heavily on the stage special effects, the sound of feathers thrown by Ni Yu sounded through the air, and the corners around the stage actually reproduced the appearance of feather blades through ground screen effects!
The process is like canceling the skill CD in training mode and Xia madly casting her ultimate move [Storm Feather Blade].
When densely packed sharp blades filled the corners of the stage, Kasumi rolled up Hagoromo and took them all back!
The well-funded special effects make Barb look extremely gorgeous!
The light followed the feather blade and converged towards Kasumi from all directions.
The closer you are to Xia, the brighter the light will be!
Finally, Niyu is wrapped into a cocoon of light.
When the special effects of the barb ended, Xia was not the only one who appeared in front of everyone.
Another dashing Vastaya man comes into view!
Luo makes his debut!
Amid the cheers and applause of 20,000 people, Luo spread his feathers.
In his arms is the golden MSI championship trophy!
Xayah and Rakan danced in the air. As the most outstanding war dancer in Vastaya, Rakan was charming and kept interacting with the audience.
But he was always thinking about Xia, and soon returned to his partner with the trophy in his arms.
The two fell slowly.
Luo gently placed the trophy on the high platform, then bowed deeply amidst loud cheers from the audience, hugged Xia's slim waist and lifted into the air again, disappearing from everyone's sight!
The opening ceremony of the final sparked heated discussions in the live broadcast room.
[Hey, Brazilians are not very good at playing games, but they are really good at this kind of thing]
[The birds are eating crickets! The Xialuo combination is opening the game, and the cards are full!]
[New heroes are specially arranged to appear before the mid-season version. Not only can they promote a wave of publicity, Xia Luo immediately runs away after putting down the trophy. Doesn’t it imply that he cannot play in MSI? Are you free to play? 】
[Good guy, next time you will answer the Chinese reading comprehension questions]
While the barrage was buzzing with discussion, the host was already standing under the lights and getting ready.
"Summoners live in Rio de Janeiro and watching the live broadcast, welcome to the Olympic Stadium!"
His voice is rich and powerful.
"The one-month mid-season tour is coming to an end. We have seen teams fighting hard for promotion spots in the play-in and group stages, and we have also seen four top teams fighting each other in the knockout rounds.
The grand occasion..."
"Today, the two teams that stand out will start the final battle to find the only winner and take away the championship trophy!"
"Let's invite the team to appear!"
The host's voice became louder and louder, "First of all... the 2017 LCK Spring Split Champion, LongzhuGang!"
"Top laner Khan, jungler Peanut, mid laner BDD, bottom laner Pray and assistant Gori, and head coach Ki"
Lifts on the side of the stage
Players' bench equipment and members of the Dragon Ball training team appeared in front of everyone.
The five team members stretched out their arms toward the side closest to their respective formations, while the other arm was slightly bent in front of their chests!
The iconic appearance moves of ROX back then are now being reproduced by the Dragon Ball players!
The screams in the venue never stopped.
Although the number of fans who came to support Longzhu was not as large as that of VG, the sheer number of fans here can still create a good momentum in the stands!
"Next, I would like to invite the 2016 Global Finals Champion, 2017 LPL Spring Split Champion, Vian, and head coach Hoe!"
Countless supporters welcomed VG’s arrival with thunderous applause!
The camera showed the audience, BrTT was still wearing the team uniform signed by Gu Xing, and was still leading the audience in the stands to cheer for VG.
"Let's enter the Summoner's Rift and see who is the final winner today!" the host roared with all his strength.
Fireworks are shooting off the edge of the stage!
The live broadcast screen switches to the LPL commentary box.
The Haier brothers and remember, who jumped from the LMS division, formed the partners for today's decisive battle.
"The Brazilian audience is really enthusiastic," said Wawa, the old cheerleader. "Today, traffic jams started two kilometers before arriving at the venue. Everyone is here for this high-quality final!"
"Yes, for the Brazilian division, they can only see peak matches of this level on TV. Now when they come to the scene, they can witness with their own eyes the battle between the two strongest teams in the world!" Miller
He answered.
I remember also adding, "The scale of local VG fans is outrageous. I just saw a support light sign with Brother Xing in Portuguese, which is enough to show their popularity!"
After the warm-up, Wawa brought the topic to the finals.
"We took a day off and have a certain advantage in terms of physical strength, but the disadvantage is also obvious. VG lost the coin guessing session before the game. Longzhu will have the right to choose sides in one, three or five rounds!"
All I can say is that poison coins won’t work.
The director gives a preview of the data before the game.
"Longzhu is really not very stable. When they gained an economic lead in the first 15 minutes, the average duration was only 29 minutes. It can be said that after gaining the advantage, the offense will unfold like mercury pouring..."
Remember to analyze carefully, "But when the economy lags behind in the laning phase, the average duration will reach an exaggerated 41 minutes, which is exactly the length of the game that can only be achieved by a shrinking operation team!"
Miller nodded, "Longzhu is a team that focuses on the laning phase. They are not only three-core, but four-core. It's not an exaggeration to describe them as four-core. Except for support, they all have to eat economy!"
"If we can't win the laning phase, Longzhu will fall into a predicament of insufficient economic points!"
Among them, Rat King Pray is the most expendable.
However, as an ADC, he cannot be used as a tool player in the current version, so it is reasonable that the last hit will follow the time.
Judging from previous performances, Xiaohuatuan, Khan and BDD are all big resource eaters, and they won’t be able to play the game if you don’t provide them with the economy!
If it fails to gain an advantage at the end of the laning period and does not have enough resources, Longzhu can only turn to brainless operations and delay the late stage, trying to wait for the team members' equipment to be formed, and rely on team battle cooperation to come back.
"In comparison, VG's team economic structure is much more reasonable..."
Before Miller finished speaking, he heard the doll's voice with a teasing tone.
"Is it really reasonable?"
Wa pointed at the data panel, "Kuro's team economy only accounts for 22%, ranking last among all mid laners in MSI——!"
Since the beginning of the LPL Spring Split, he has watched Li Ruixing give up money to his teammates unconditionally.
But if I see him again ten thousand times, I will say that this way of playing is outrageous!
"What they got in exchange was that the jungle position ranked first in average economy, and top laner and ADC ranked second in average economy. It can only be said that Kuro's sacrifice brought too many benefits to the team."
Remember to evaluate rationally, "Kuro's grass-eating and milking attributes are currently the most suitable solution for VG, so that the team will not fall into the embarrassing situation faced by Longzhu!"
Appropriately reducing the number of cores can keep the upper and lower limits of the team within an appropriate range.
Although the snowballing ability after gaining an advantage is not as good as Extreme Multi-core, the stability is much stronger.
This can also be seen from the results starting from the group stage.
VG basically won't overturn and can win by playing steadily, but Longzhu is completely different.
"Today Longzhu should still play extreme offense, let's see if they can break through the VG shield!"
Wawa shouted loudly, "The scene is ready, let us hand over the picture to both teams!"
The sonorous and powerful crisp sound echoed throughout the audience.