639: I believe in you, and I believe you will believe in me.
The semi-finals officially started on May 18, with a BO5 contest taking place over two days.
On the first day, the host G2 played.
Flash Wolves finally managed to catch a version that suited them, and they also developed a set of tactics to assist Betty - specifically, they chose to give up Rift Herald when they knew their opponent was on the road, so as to avoid its edge and take advantage of the opponent to deploy Baron.
In the gap in the pit's vision, use the mid-to-upper double teleport to double-team the bottom lane, and launch a surprise attack on the G2 duo.
Since it takes time to clear out the vanguard and then cast it, it leaves enough window period for Flash Wolves to group together and advance to the next tower.
As long as the plan is successful, the opponent will lose a lot of money, and even the benefits of controlling the Rift Pioneer will be greatly reduced!
The members of Flash Wolf are full of confidence and want to make some big news.
It’s no wonder they are so confident, mainly because they performed well in the second round of the group stage.
The game with VG lasted for nearly 50 minutes, and they were defeated at the last moment. In the game with TL, the key competitor in the knockout round, the liquid was easily sent back to his hometown in North America, allowing the senior brother to return to his most familiar commentary seat.
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Therefore, the Flash Wolves are now very ambitious and strive to reproduce the glory of the S5 World Championship in this MSI.
As a result, the carefully prepared tactics were torn apart by G2 on the spot in the first game!
Beryl's sensitivity to the situation can be described as monster. In the early stage, after Hanabi was defeated by Wunder Cinnabar, he did not hand over the teleportation and quickly returned to the line. This slightly strange information immediately aroused his alertness.
After thinking briefly, Beryl determined that Flash Wolves definitely wanted to use the TP on the top lane to do something.
During the laning phase, if the top laner uses teleportation to perform small tricks, the destination will definitely not be on the road. Besides, who has nothing to do to arrest a big meaty guy?
In the other two roads, it is not suitable to capture the target. The troop line is very short, and the surrounding areas are connected in all directions, making it easy to escape.
Furthermore, as long as the top laner manages the troops well, he can directly rely on walking to intimidate the middle lane without having to save teleportation.
Then the intention of Flash Wolf is obvious, which is to go down the road!
Therefore, when the vanguard was about to be refreshed, Beryl specifically asked Xiaoyang to come to the bottom lane first to help cover the push, and then the three of them went back to the city to get the vanguard in the upper half.
As long as there is no army line, Flash Wolf is destined to be unable to take the lead in taking advantage of the numerical difference to bulldoze the bottom tower!
When the time comes, G2 will be able to take down the first-blood tower on the top lane without any effort thanks to the pioneer duo!
Flash Wolf saw that the enemy's operations were flawless, and immediately became anxious. Knowing that if they lost the vanguard, the rhythm of the game would be firmly controlled by G2, they simply asked Hanabi to teleport directly to the bottom lane and forcefully initiated a duel invitation!
G2 took their time. Even if Wunder didn't teleport, they relied on Perkz's strong laning ability to make the mid-range unit one step ahead of the opponent.
Relying on their outstanding personal strength, they successfully dragged Ah P to him.
Once the balance of power team battle begins, it’s G2’s stage!
Perkz Imp's double C shines, among which Gu Shengbin is killing everyone, darting around in the battlefield, like a god descending from the earth and beating his opponents to the ground!
Of course, the above are descriptions mixed with Imp's subjective emotions.
In the early morning of the VG match day, Goo Shengbin, who was going downstairs for breakfast, happened to meet the VG members who were heading to the venue in a group. He immediately happily shared anecdotes about yesterday's match with his old teammates in the elevator.
"At that time, Kai'Sa who was playing in the nest used E skill to widen the distance, and then used R to fly behind the C position on the opposite side. With a heavy rain of Icathia... everyone on the opposite side died!" After a night of precipitation,
Goo Sungbin still couldn't shake off the ecstasy caused by his victory in the semi-finals. After triggering the chatterbox attribute, he described the team battle scene in an eloquent and eloquent manner, dancing and performing very magical postures during the process.
"Niu Niu Niu..." Gu Xing's attitude was perfunctory.
Seeing that he didn't support him, Imp went to find his former supporter.
"What's going on? Isn't Wo's support particularly annoying?" Gu Shengbin bumped Duan Deliang with his shoulder, wanting to show off, and heard praise for his current teammates from his former teammates.
"The Que family is strong," Duan Deliang marveled in admiration, with an envious light in his eyes. "It's a bit outrageous to be able to guess the opponent's plan through seemingly insignificant details and provide complete countermeasures..."
It would not be unusual to deduce the Flash Wolves' intentions from a God's perspective in a post-game review.
The difficulty lies in making decisions on the spot.
The competition field is already tense and intense, and just the operation will occupy a lot of players' brain capacity, leaving very limited space for thinking.
Not to mention that the situation changes rapidly. It can be said that players who can make accurate judgments from clues are definitely commanding geniuses!
Duan Deliang was very envious of this.
His overall view has always been mediocre and he has no commanding ability.
Thanks to Gu Xing's sweeping command of the team, Duan Deliang was able to give it a go and just focus on operations.
"That's right, I have never partnered with Nabi as a support player in my career!" Gu Shengbin also praised Beryl's skills, "Oh, except Mata, he is a basket case!"
Imp's auxiliary movement has always been good, Gu Xing had to admit this.
From Mata to Aya Hirano to Duan Deliang, and later collaborated with Madlife and Beryl, each one of them was a well-known top player in their peak period.
Of course, Gu Shengbin always wants to belittle Mata's level with his tough words.
"Now I wonder if you have the eyebrow pencil BUFF that says 'Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here'." Gu Xing took a deep breath, stepped aside to reveal the person hiding behind him, "Pfft, why don't you talk to him personally?"
explain?"
Ju Shengbin took a deep breath and his round eyes suddenly opened wide.
The person who was cowering behind Gu Xing earlier was Matachuan who was belittled by him!
"WTF, damn Xiba!" Gu Shengbin showed what he had learned all his life and spoke Tibetan in three languages in a short time.
"Mata, why are you in the elevator?" Imp seamlessly switched to Korean, looking like he had seen a ghost.
The big quail clenched its fists.
Mata originally went to the competition venue with other members of KT, but found that the mouse was low on battery halfway, so he returned to the hotel alone to recharge before going downstairs to meet his teammates.
On the way, I happened to encounter the elevator of the VG training department. Thinking that it was my old club after all, and there was also an old acquaintance of Hongmi in the team, even the opponents did not have to avoid suspicion, so I walked in and walked down together.
Unexpectedly, I met Gu Shengbin having breakfast. Mata had a normal relationship with him, but she thought Imp was too noisy, so she hid behind Gu Xing and didn't want to say hello to him.
We thought we wouldn't bother each other and just pretended we didn't see each other, but who would have thought that Imp would dare to say bad things about him behind his back!
Although like Mr. Dai, they have worked at LPL for two years, Mata Chuanzhongwen Papermaking is still good.
After all, as an assistant, he has to participate in team command and needs to understand more or less Mandarin.
Although he had a bad accent and even said the famous "Incense Pot No GG" and other strange and nondescript words, Gu Shengbin's sarcastic words just now were too simple, and it was normal for Mata to understand.
The big quail who held himself in high esteem and respected by seniority heard that Ju Shengbin dared to despise himself and immediately wanted to teach him a lesson!
Mata had a stern face and planned to twist Ju Shengbin's ears when she came up.
Imp naturally refused to comply, and began to surround Gu Xing with the King of Qin walking around the pillars. At the same time, he did not forget to launch verbal attacks.
"I finally know why I didn't see you just now. You're too short and you can't even be seen behind the back!"
Mata, who was just over 1.6 meters tall, was hit hard and became even more furious. She walked on her short legs and vowed to arrest Imp.
Upon seeing this, Gu Xing quickly escaped with his teammates, left the hotel and boarded the bus.
Taking advantage of the free time before arriving at the Zenith Stadium, he did not forget to surf the Internet and check online public opinion.
Ignoring the fans' praise and celebration of G2's sweep of Flash Wolves, Gu Xing went straight to the posts with the prefixes of VG and KT.
Not surprisingly, the comments there are very interesting.
[Although I am emotionally on the side of VG, my rationality tells me that it is really difficult to win. I think KT3:2 is slightly better]
[It’s like this. The second round of the group stage is more suitable for the game environment of the knockout round. I have reason to suspect that VG was able to beat KT in the first round because they figured out the version first. After the second round, their understanding caught up with them and they couldn’t take advantage of it.
It’s cheap!]
[Grandma, didn’t they say before that our LPL team is slow to get started? It’s better now. We put the cart before the horse and prepare to win first and then lose, right? I didn’t expect that we could rank second in the group after five consecutive wins in the first round]
[To be honest, if we lose to LCK in the semi-finals, I suggest that all members of VG swim back from Paris. I have planned the route map for you. I feel that the top and jungle players in the team are relatively strong. Swimming back to China and competing for first place will not be a problem! 】
[Didn’t we agree that VG will be free from spraying for one year after winning the Bird’s Nest? Why did you come back to China after swimming...]
[You’re kidding, brother! At that time, I said, ‘If VG wins the championship in S7, they can give it away as much as they want next year.’ But you actually gave it away? 】
[We still don’t know what happened in the VG team in the second round. They lost to KT and G2 in a row. We feel that the state of the team has declined too seriously.]
[Isn't it a conflict within the team? Attached is a GIF - Brother Xing seemed to be very dissatisfied with Kuro after losing to G2 in the second round of the group stage. He kept glancing at Li Ruixing before leaving the stage]
Gu Xing let out a light sigh, extremely curious in his heart.
Is there such a thing?
I do not know how?
He quickly clicked on the animated picture uploaded by Maggot Baby.
The process was very brief. When he packed up his keyboard and mouse and left the stage, Gu Xing followed Kuro out of the table, keeping his eyes on the other person's back.
At that time, I would inevitably feel depressed after losing the game, and the emotion revealed in my eyes was more or less dejected.
But no matter how Gu Xing looked at it, he couldn't feel any hatred or hostility towards his teammates through the screen, and he didn't know how Baby Maggot made his judgment.
He didn't understand the reason, but it didn't stop Gu Xing from sharing this post as a joke with the other teammates on the bus.
"Guigui, this rumor is really outrageous. Some said that Brother Xing was engaging in team bullying, others said that VG disbanded after playing MSI, and some even revealed that Kuro was sick and had to be rotated last time.
, claiming that the conflict between VG started from there. Rui Xing was not sick at all, but because his performance in the training match was too poor and he was punched by Lao Gu twice and was sent to the hospital. He had to urgently find Chaowei to replace him..."
"How stupid are these idiots? They actually have noses and eyes, as if they have been in our team!"
Jack sighed and turned to look at Gu Xing, "But Lao Gu, can you answer my brother's inner doubts? I know that the look in your eyes at that time was not showing disdain for Lao Li, so what is the truth?"
Gu Xing spread his hands, helplessness written on his face.
"Didn't Ruixing always help me get peripherals in the past? After losing to G2 that day, he actually asked me to pack up the keyboard and mouse myself and leave the stage. I felt very puzzled, so I glanced at him. Who knew that it would be made up by netizens?
so?"
Continuous laughter echoed in the bus, and Jack couldn't help laughing.
"Lao Li, express your thoughts quickly!" Yu Wenbo used his hand as a microphone and handed it to Kuro, who was sitting by the window in a daze.
"...I had just been beaten violently by Perkz, and I was so dizzy that I forgot about taking the peripherals!"
Li Ruixing shook his head repeatedly, "These netizens are really good at making things up, they just make things out of nothing!"
During the second round of the group stage two days ago, the VG training department had surfed the waves from top to bottom and experienced a lot of good things.
But this is the first time I have encountered such a strange thing.
"You damn trolls, you have to denounce them," Jin Wenhyuk said when he heard that the absolute core of his family had been bullied, he was immediately filled with indignation, "How about we send out some lawyer's letters? Find two people who are spreading rumors to set an example!"
He looked forward to Gu Xing with great expectations, and it seemed that as soon as the other party agreed, he would immediately contact the lawyer and prepare to freeze his hands.
"Nike, pull it down," Gu Xing advised, "How can you make the club come forward to explain such a trivial matter? Besides, you have no idea whether the Green Corpse Cold is useful now. If you use the official blog to play this trick,
Instead, netizens will intensify their efforts to ridicule us."
Jack was convinced, "Lao Gu is right!"
He is an old surfer and knows the psychology of today's netizens very well.
The more you don't let them do something, they will do it anyway. The main theme is rebellion.
"What should we do?" Jin Wenhe was very puzzled. "Is it possible to let netizens continue to spread rumors?"
Gu Xing waved his hand, "It's a trivial matter. In e-sports, everything has to come back to the competition. As long as we win the semi-finals today, I will explain a few more words during the interview and it will be a perfect response!"
Unless it is a stone hammer related to issues of character and morality, winning can resolve all negative information.
Not to mention that Gu Xing’s rumors are completely false!
"So, our mission today is very simple," Gu Xing said lightly, "that is to turn anger into fighting spirit, strive to crush KT to pieces, clear our name, and not let the fans down any longer!"
"That's right!" Jack was so high-spirited that his voice sounded extra high-pitched, "Guys, I've been feeling aggrieved for several days. I have to vent today and let KT know why the flowers are so red!"
The two people took the lead in encouraging everyone in the bus to echo.
Suddenly the morale of the whole team reached its peak!
Gu Xing noticed that Kuro looked slightly uneasy and clenched the window sill with his fingers, looking extremely nervous.
He knows what the other person is afraid of.
KT's new mid laner's intensity during the laning phase is quite exaggerated. Kuro must be worried that he can't handle the pressure, which will not only affect him, but also drag down his teammates.
Although they hold the trump card of Zhang Zhong’s unit in their hands, according to Redmi’s pre-game plan, it is best to save this trick until the finals.
Of course, if you are in a tough battle with KT, you must activate it in advance to ensure victory.
But in that case, the pressure on the finals would be too great!
In other words, even though they have trump cards, they still have to rely on Kuro to hold the world together in order for VG to have any hope of winning the championship!
"Relax," Gu Xing specially comforted him, "Just do your part and leave the rest to me. KT will definitely lose!"
Seeing Kuro looking over, he leaned closer and added in a low voice, "I believe you, and I believe you will believe me too, right?"
Li Ruixing hesitated for a moment, then nodded heavily.
The loud voices of Jack and others were ringing in the ears of the Marquis sitting in front of the two men, and he could not hear the communication between himself and the outsiders at all.
However, he still seemed to feel something and turned back to take a look.
Gu Xing comforted the mid laner in the team and tried to help build up his confidence... This scene is very familiar.
A year and a half ago, there was a similar scene across the ocean in North America.
There was a flash of memory in Mr. Hou's eyes.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the Zenith Stadium was packed with people.
"Welcome to Paris, France!" Ze Yuan greeted the domestic audience loudly, "The second semi-final of the 2018 Mid-Season Championship will be held here. The two sides will be the KT team from the LCK and VG from our LPL division!"
"This should be the second time that the two major regions have met in the MSI semi-finals," the partner remembers saying in his opening remarks to enliven the atmosphere. "The last time was RNG versus SKT in the 2016 Shanghai mid-season tournament. At that time, I had just joined the LPL official live broadcast room...
…”
"Yes," Zeyuan nodded and took over the topic, "Last time the two major regions met early in the semi-finals, it was the LCK that had the last laugh. I don't know if the ending will be different this time... Let's take a look at the director first.
Pre-match data preview!"
He looked at the screen and repeated all the information provided by the director to the audience, adding his own understanding at the same time.
"VG's first tower rate and the first three tower rates in this mid-season tournament are all far ahead. The economic lead in the first 15 minutes is as high as 1024, ranking first among the six teams!"
"But when the timeline is extended to 25 minutes, the situation will be different. Instead of expanding, VG's economic lead will shrink to about 600 gold coins. This is enough to prove that the mid-term rhythm problem they are facing now needs to be solved urgently and will directly affect the team.
The intensity that snowballed to end the game!”
I remember expressing my deep agreement while expressing my inner confusion, "As far as I know, VG has been known for its mid-term rhythm in the past year and a half, and was often able to defeat its opponents with uninterrupted ferocious attacks during this period. However,
After coming to MSI, the style of play I was good at suddenly failed, which is really puzzling..."
"I think it's because the mid laner's gameplay has changed too much," Zeyuan concluded. "Originally, Kuro also had a disadvantage in the lane, but he could still frequently roam offline and help his teammates establish an advantage. But in this mid-season
The roaming ability that Sai Kuro is proud of has been greatly weakened, and it is almost rare to see him actively supporting. As a result, the entire VG team relied on Brother Xing to do things alone in the mid-term, and the effect was naturally greatly reduced!"
"In the second round of the group stage, the few games that VG lost were basically a mid-term rhythm collapse. On the other hand, KT, according to the data, their economic advantage will gradually expand after they leave the laning period. The root cause is that the operation transfer is handled well, and Mata
I would often leave the line to find Score to play wild assistant linkage..."
Remember to make a summary, "In short, the focus of this semi-final is on the mid-term. If VG can return to league form, I believe it will not be difficult to defeat KT. If there is no change at all, it will still be in the same state as in the mid-season."
, the outcome of today’s game will be confusing, which is very unfavorable to us!”
The camera shifted to the players' seats of both teams in due course.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ten members of the two teams have already been in place. KT members are all ready to fight, and Mata’s face is filled with bitterness and hatred.
On the VG side, the laughter never stopped. The corners of Gu Xing’s mouth were raised even harder than AK. He didn’t know he thought of something happy. Yu Wenbo’s fair face was also stained with a thin layer of red from laughing wildly, as if he was entering.
Rambo's initial form almost transformed into a different kind of red-tempered boy.
Even Kuro, who had always had a straight face during the entire MSI, is now smiling, and his innocent face is reconnected!
The overcrowded LPL live broadcast room reacted violently to this.
[Still laughing? I’m afraid I’m going to laugh like a kid and keep laughing until S13!]
[Why do you feel that VG people are so shameless? They really won the game a year ago, right? Now they can laugh out loud when they lose the game? 】
[I have one thing to say, I think it’s better to let RNG play. Uzi will definitely not smile playfully in the crucial game. He has a correct attitude]
[Oh my god, let Uzi go to fight KTDeft and G2Imp? I’m afraid you’re not kidding me. Are you a rare person? You really want LPL to lose, right? By the way, let’s rank the seniority of Uzi’s father and second father? 】
[You guys are really awesome. You didn’t even laugh before the game. Is it possible that you have to put on a fake face and show it to everyone? 】
[Just a quick aside, am I the only one who noticed that there seems to be no conflict between VG’s midfielder and jungler? When Kuro was laughing just now, he glanced at Brother Xing and felt his heart fluttering.]
[What kind of B-adjective are you talking about? It was obviously Kuro who was stunned first. He wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. He turned his head to see Brother Xing laughing out loud. Only then did he dare to laugh loudly. How long did he have to live under someone else's roof to develop such a sophisticated skill?
His ability to detect words and colors? Alas, Gu Xing!]
"The first round of BP for both sides has begun. VG, who is ranked higher in the group stage, has the priority to choose the side. After getting the blue side, send the sword girl to the ban position first!"
KT restricted Karma.
The mid-season has progressed so far, and every team has understood that there is no way for VG to produce Qinggangying in this version, and there is no need to sacrifice a first-round ban!
It's better to give the saved banned position to Kuro. As long as the mid laner is killed, VG has no chance of winning!
Then Redmi banned Ucal's Zoe, who was good at it, and Mata's proficient Braum, while KT coach ZanDarC blocked Grasshopper and Duan Deliang's Luo.
"Let's see what hero VG will choose as the first choice..." Zeyuan looked at the hero selection box with anticipation, and saw an unexpected character coming into view!
Time for a true display of skill! (It’s time to perform real skills!)
The energetic shota sound echoed endlessly in the Zenith Gym!
The unexpected hero selection immediately caused an uproar in the stands!
The audience couldn't believe their eyes, and they kept screaming!
"EZ?!" Zeyuan was stunned, "What is VG doing? Is this really the right choice?"
"If there is a problem with the selection, please contact the referee immediately!"
I remember staring at the screen intently and inferring the truth from the facial expressions of the VG players, "It seems that it is really the character that VG wants to take out. They did not stop BP!"
The chat channel in the live broadcast room was also bustling with noise.
[Choose EZ in this version? You really don’t want to win, right?]
[It’s over, VG1, come back quickly, don’t embarrass yourself outside, and lose all the popularity you have finally accumulated?]
[Who doesn’t know that MSI has a slow pace and is dominated by shooters in the late game? If you choose a little yellow guy who is strong in the mid-term and pulls your hips in the late game, I will really be stunned.]
[Can you believe that Jack’s tricks are better than EZ’s? When he stole money in the Spring Split without being cut, he chose Xiao Huangmao. It is no exaggeration to say that I can QQ with my feet better than him! 】
[And it’s still a grab, Hongmi, you’ve reached your rebellious stage, haven’t you? Who will grab the EZ from you? 】
In fact, this is Redmi’s insurance measure just in case.
He was not sure whether the information about Jack's crazy practice of EZ scoring with the leader's trumpet was captured by KT.
You know, Yu Wenbo pushed Jin Wenhe's account to the master level last night. Since there is no grandmaster these days, the score can already be squeezed into the rankings.
If KT sniffs out the secret of EZ's new style of play, VG will not only lose everything, but they won't even be able to take advantage of it!
To be on the safe side, Hongmi simply gave EZ the first priority position to ensure that Jack could perform to his fullest.
However, everyone in KT was confused and couldn't understand VG's intentions.
They don't know anything about EZ's new gameplay, they don't know anything about it!
"What are they doing?" ZanDarC scratched his head in confusion.
"Is it possible that you are just showing off?" Kiin laughed out loud, "That would be easy!"
"No," Mr. Dai looked serious, "I feel like it's not that simple."
Matagawa also gave an inference, "I think it is a compensation measure for VG's mid-term play style. Their recent transition period has been too poor, and the strong EZ in the mid-term can seize the lane rights and revitalize the team as much as possible.
"
"It makes sense!" Ucal nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice, "Brother Shiheng is right!"
"Don't worry about what VG thinks... let's just choose normally," Mr. Dai's voice was as soft as ever, "How about taking Pig Girl first?"
"Okay," coach ZanDarC decided, "then choose Ornn for the top laner, that's it!"
The two big meaty statues of Ueno are placed forward, and anyone who looks at them will feel extremely at ease!
VG then selected jungler Barrel and top laner Sion to supplement the team's overall tankiness and control.
KT locked up Ka'Sa in the third pick, allowing Mr. Dai to support the team.
In the second round, the BPs of both sides targeted positions that the enemy had not chosen as usual. Redmi banned the two strong line power points of Snake Girl and Syndra, while ZanDarC targeted the auxiliary position and blocked the two protective positions of Feng Nu and Gem.
Block the auxiliary, and then choose the Minotaur to cooperate with Deft's plasma stack.
VG got Ryze Tahm Kench without thinking.
"No, the opponent is crazy, right?" ZanDarC couldn't help but wonder, "With EZ and Tahm Kench, you don't need any lane rights at all?"
"Yu Hyun, you take out a crow, get the lane and put pressure on the bottom lane. I don't believe that the opponent can play well with this lineup!"
He said to his mid laner, putting his hands on his hips and swearing.
The lineups of both sides are confirmed.
Blue side VG: top laner Sion, jungler Barrel, mid laner Ryze, bottom lane EZ Tahm.
Red square KT: top laner Ornn, beat Wild Boar Girl, mid laner Crow, bottom lane Kai'Sa and Tauren.
The camera focused on the coaches of both teams in the center of the stage, and soon they arrived in the Summoner's Rift!