April 13th.
The playoffs from 8 to 6 have officially arrived.
After getting up in the morning, the IG members washed up and went to the cafeteria to eat.
The daily life of the club remains the same as every other day, and there is nothing special about it just because today is the day that determines the fate of this season.
No, it can’t be said that there is nothing special about it.
While eating, I saw Li Fu sitting in a corner of the restaurant, eating leisurely, and from time to time he would take a sip of coffee that he had gotten from somewhere.
That leisurely, peaceful and contented look... made everyone feel it was very abnormal.
This kind of state should not occur to Li Fu.
Normally, when everyone went downstairs to eat, Li Fu would have already sat in the training room to carry out those boring Rank trainings.
"What's wrong with Brother Fu today?" She Keke couldn't help but ask quietly.
Zizhi glanced at it, pondered for two seconds, and then sighed, "It seems that people have their limits after all, and Brother Fu has finally reached his limit."
Rookie glanced at Li Fu's figure and sighed silently in his heart.
To be honest, everyone has seen Li Fu's efforts these days.
Although Rookie did not agree with Li Fu's endless Rank training, as he felt it was completely ineffective, he still admired Li Fu's persistence and perseverance.
At this moment Li Fu suddenly stopped, and Rookie seemed a little uncomfortable.
Looking back through the transparent glass wall at the training room, I always felt that it was a little empty.
However, at this moment, Li Fu, who was sitting leisurely drinking morning tea, felt very fulfilled.
Because in the void before him, there was a data panel floating that only he could see.
[Position details: 80]
【Hand speed reaction: 87.1】
【Overall Awareness: 80】
【Competition mentality: 80】
【Version understanding: 80】
[Command and Operation: 80]
Hexagonal "front-line" fighters!
Unlocked!
Li Fu stretched lazily, turned his head to look at the Huangpu River outside the window, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
I just feel that the afternoon sunshine has been gone for a long time.
It has never been so warm.
At this time, coach Chris came over.
Seeing that Li Fu was in a lazy state today, his heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.
Like Rookie, coach Chris is also not optimistic about Li Fu’s “ineffective” Rank training, but he also admires Li Fu’s spirit of hard work and perseverance.
But the people who had been trying to persevere...seemed to have given up all of a sudden.
Chris couldn't help but gently put down the plate, sat opposite Li Fu, and asked carefully, "Brother Fu, do you want to talk to me?"
Want to chat?
Li Fu, who was squinting in the sun, was slightly stunned.
Turning around, looking at Chris who seemed to be hesitant to speak, he asked in confusion, "What are you talking about?"
Pack!
Still trying to be brave in front of me.
Are there any players in the club that I don’t know about?
Chris's tone became softer and softer. He stared at Li Fu and said, "Brother Fu, hard work may not always be rewarded, but it will give you a clear conscience. At least you can live up to yourself."
Li Fu nodded after hearing this: "That makes sense."
Chris was stunned.
No more?
He looked at the relaxed Li Fu and suddenly felt unsure. After hesitating for a moment, he advised, "Brother Fu, you still have to go with us for today's game, just in case. But how do you feel about yourself now?"
If Li Fu finally realized that everything was in vain after these days of ineffective Rank training and began to exile himself.
Even if Axun couldn't hold on any longer, Chris wouldn't dare let Li Fu, who was already giving up, play.
At this time, after hearing Chris's words, everyone in the restaurant turned their eyes to Li Fu.
Suddenly, Li Fu stood up and opened the blinds of the restaurant window. The afternoon sun poured in, wrapping Li Fu in a ball of warm light and shadow.
He turned around and smiled at Chris, opened his arms to embrace Nuan Yang, closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath and said:
"I have never felt so powerful."
Chris: …
It’s over!
What are the symptoms?
Everyone in the restaurant was also confused.
Su Xiaoluo, who was sitting in a corner of the restaurant, was stunned for a while and almost laughed out loud.
Never been so powerful?
Are you kidding me?
Su Xiaoluo felt that Li Fu was a little over-trained, so that his mental state was a little abnormal. Is this the veteran's ability to withstand pressure?
It's so funny!
Shaking his head, Su Xiaoluo continued eating.
…
In the afternoon, take the club's special car.
On the way to Hongqiao Tiandi, Su Xiaoluo pulled Axun to his side and kept encouraging him.
As long as we can beat LGD today, it will at least prove that the management's decision was correct.
This way, Principal Wang won't be able to find fault with him.
Even if we lose to EDG later, at most we will be scolded, which is not shameful.
After all, EDG is a too strong team. Didn’t they lose 1-2 when Li Fu played in the regular season? Would there be any difference if they play again?
…
Arrive at the venue.
Outside the contestant channel, a group of fans holding cheering signs can be seen from afar.
There are both LGD and IG.
After seeing that the group getting off the car was IG, the fans of LGD who were about to stand up squatted down again and looked at the IG group with unfriendly eyes.
IG fans suddenly flooded in.
"Come on! Rookie!"
"Rookie you're the best!"
"Don't let the bottom lane down!"
"Please! Ah Xunye, you are lost!"
"It should be a sure win against a team like LGD."
“…”
It has to be said that audience fans are also the most forgetful.
In the last two weeks of the regular season, when IG lost to RNG at the beginning, all the fans were shouting to carry Li Fu up.
But later, as IG defeated VG, HYG and OMG one after another with Achuan as the starting jungler, most fans suddenly seemed to have forgotten about it.
Of course, not everyone has forgotten.
Li Fu followed the crowd and walked forward. Halfway through, someone suddenly called his name. Turning back, he found that they were several college fans, both male and female.
The girls were all quite shy, and they couldn't help but lower their heads slightly when they saw Li Fu turning his head. After all, the handsome guy was too lethal, and unless they were extremely good-looking, few girls dared to look Li Fu in the eye.
"Brother Fu, will you go today?" a male college student asked.
"It depends on the coach's arrangement." Li Fu said in a gentle tone.
"Brother Fu, please sign an autograph for me. I brought the IG team jersey." A male fan suddenly said.
Li Fu was not impatient. He took the pen and quickly signed his name, but he did not add the prefix IG in front of Padre6.
A few fans didn't mind and happily hugged the team uniforms in their arms.
After signing, Li Fu turned around and followed the large group heading toward the contestant channel. He heard cheers from a group of fans behind him.
"Come on, Brother Fu!"
"Brother Fu must win today."
Su Xiaoluo, the team leader walking in front of the team, couldn't help but snort in his heart when he heard the cheers coming along with the wind.
He thought that he would win with a score of 3-0.
Come on, Brother Fu?
Today, none of you, Brother Fu, have a chance to go up at all.
…
Backstage, LGD lounge.
The atmosphere in the Optimistic Family team was very relaxed. Everyone expressed their opinions, and coach Heart was holding a shorthand notebook and writing something down.
"Although we are one game behind today, IG is not a very good team. Imp and I were killing people in the bottom lane," said Hirano Aya.
After saying that, he turned to look at Imp, "Pfft, what do you think?"
Imp said unhappily, "I'm just watching a basket, hurry up and finish it, I still want to play Deft tomorrow."
Every time Imp is about to face the ADC of his former team, he feels an inexplicable excitement in his heart.
Well, this is somewhat perverted.
"The opposing jungler Padre is very strong, be careful." Marin suddenly said.
"Well, but the opponent's jungler today should still be A-Shun." said the jungle king Eimy.
"Are you confident in defeating Achyu?" asked Hirano Aya.
I regretted it after asking.
The jungler himself doesn't understand himself, and you ask him if he has confidence. Isn't that just asking a blind man for help?
As expected, Eimy scratched his head and said uncertainly:
"It should be... okay."
…
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the playoffs top half match between LGD and IG officially began. This time, three hosts appeared on the commentary desk.
"Hello everyone, I'm Wawa!"
"I'm Miller."
"Hello everyone, I am Guan Zeyuan."
After introducing himself, Wawa clasped his hands together and said with a smile, "This is the scene of the 2016 LPL Spring Playoffs. The first teams that will bring us exciting games this afternoon are IG and LGD."
"That's right. IG has a win in today's game, which is equivalent to a 1-0 start. I'm afraid this must be a lot of psychological pressure for LGD before the game, right?"
As soon as Guan Zeyuan finished speaking, the director turned the camera to the LGD team on the right side of the stage.
The Optimistic Family was seen smiling, and Hirano Aya was also bragging to Eimy with her head tilted, not looking nervous at all.
So Guan Zeyuan immediately chose to shut up.
Soon, the first BP of both sides was locked.
IG on the blue side: Fiora, Graves, Syndra, Skateboards and Alistar.
Red side LGD: Crocodile, Nidalee, Clockwork, Policewoman and Braum.
After the BP was over, Coach Chris reminded us again before leaving:
"Remember this, when playing against LGD, you must control the development of the bottom lane. The bottom lane is the most threatening to us in this team. Don't be fooled by the champion top laner."
"Understood." Everyone responded.
Coach Chris finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After leaving the training room, the coaches from both teams shook hands in the middle of the stage.
But when they raised their hands and looked at each other, Chris always felt that the Korean coach named Heart looked at him in a strange way.
Is there something wrong?
Coach Chris didn't understand it, and when he went backstage, his brows were furrowed.
Su Xiaoluo came over with a cup of tea and patted Chris on the shoulder with a smile, "Relax, why are you so nervous? It's not like we haven't beaten LGD before. Didn't we beat them 2-0 in the regular season? Today, we just need to win two more games like last time and we'll be done."
As he said this, he glanced at Li Fu who was sitting next to the water dispenser and clicked his tongue in his heart.
I'm afraid you won't be able to play today.
But then,
As the game between IG and LGD progresses.
Ten minutes into the game, the score was zero to zero and the situation seemed very balanced, but Chris had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
After waiting for twelve minutes, the first team fight broke out in Xiaolong River.
When they saw the crocodile, who had already made the first black cut and armor shoes, activated his ultimate to TP down, and then started to roam in the back row of IG with the clockwork puppet, and in the last wave, after the crocodile got a triple kill and exchanged one for four, the fans of LGD at the scene immediately cheered!
Backstage, Su Xiaoluo's face suddenly changed, and coach Chris finally realized what was wrong.
Let’s go!
You know, during the regular season, IG played against LGD and easily won with a score of 2-0.
In the two games, Marin in the top lane did not make any waves. Instead, it was Imp's Rat in the bottom lane that created a lot of resistance for them on their way to winning the game.
So after that game, LGD left a rather stereotyped impression on Chris.
——The Ma Daotou Lian Po in the top lane is old, and the Rat King Imp in the bottom lane is under great pressure, especially when IG’s bottom lane is relatively weak.
So in today's game, during the BP stage, he repeatedly reminded everyone on IG to keep an eye on the bottom lane.
But coach Chris overlooked one point. The last time IG was able to beat LGD 2-0, the reason why Ma Datou hadn't said anything was because of him.
It’s not because the FMVP of the S5 World Championship has no value, but because someone has a stranglehold on him.
Yes, that man.
Chris was shocked!
His gaze inevitably moved towards Li Fu.
Li Fu had a calm expression on his face, and he didn't seem surprised by Marin's overwhelming kills in the live broadcast of the game on the wall.
Yes!
Chris finally remembered.
After Ma Run came to LPL, the reason why after a season, people felt that he could not make much noise in the top lane.
Because in every game like this, there will always be a jungler in LGD's opponent's team who is always taking care of the top lane and keeps saying "Welcome to LPL" to Ma Datou.
In fact, Chris’s tactical arrangements today also included plans for the top lane.
However, the effectiveness of the plan requires people to implement it. It is obvious that A Xun’s execution is not ideal.
At this moment, he finally understood where that uneasy feeling he had just had while watching the game came from.
Although the crocodile in the top lane did not get any kills during the laning phase, his growth curve started earlier than that of Fiora. In team battles in the early and mid-term, a well-developed crocodile is absolutely crucial!
Swimming dragon!
This team battle is the best proof.
In the waiting room, Su Xiaoluo felt her scalp tingling. She stared at Chris with wide eyes in disbelief, "What the hell? How can we lose? Wasn't it a balance in the early stages?"
well-!
Chris shook his head and whispered, "Our jungler still failed to curb the development of the top lane. Ma Run's crocodile developed too comfortably."
“But I remember we played like this last time? Didn’t the jungler get caught in the early game?” Su Xiaoluo still didn’t believe it.
"The last time the jungler was Fu Ge." Chris explained patiently, "Sometimes suppression doesn't necessarily mean killing. As long as you put pressure on the opponent, or make your own top laner play more comfortably... you can limit the opponent's development. Fu Ge is very good at this."
At this point, Chris looked at the situation of IG and said worriedly, "This game may be a bit difficult."
Once the balance that has been maintained for a long time in the early stage of the game is broken, it is often followed by a sharp decline, which is the same as some other things.
Su Xiaoluo's face showed a struggle. He definitely didn't want Li Fu to come up. This kind of undisciplined troublemaker must be put to death.
But the playoffs are not like the regular season.
Losing once in the regular season is no big deal, you can start over. Losing in the playoffs means you lose everything.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiaoluo decided to grit his teeth and let A Xun fight to the end!
He glanced at Li Fu, who was sitting next to the water dispenser with a 'serene look on his face', and couldn't help but ask, "Didn't he even not play Rank today? Can he do it in this state?"
After hearing Su Xiaoluo say this, even Chris hesitated this time.
indeed,
Li Fu's behavior has been very abnormal all day today.
Normally he would play a qualifying match before setting off even for a competition, but today he actually took a nap on the sofa before setting off.
It is hard not to imagine that this older athlete finally couldn't stand the pressure and finally chose to give up after day and night of ineffective training.
For a moment, coach Chris was a little unsure.
But his prediction for IG's game was quite accurate.
…
27 minutes into the game, a fight broke out over the Baron. In the top lane, Ma Run's 5/0 crocodile teleported around and once again used a dragon to kill Xiao Shiguang directly with the help of his teammates.
Finally, we took down the big dragon and ended the game.
The fans of LGD and Ma Run at the scene cheered excitedly!
Come back!
The S5 champion FMVP is back! ! !
IG fans also complained in the barrage of the live broadcast room of the event.
"What's going on? Can you lose this?"
"What is A-Chun's jungler doing? The crocodile is so fat, why not catch it?"
"Didn't IG easily beat LGD 2-0 last time? What are they playing today?"
"I remember the last time it was Fu Huang who played in the jungle!"
"What are you waiting for! Hurry up and bring Emperor Fu up!"
“…”
The live broadcast room was filled with comments like crazy.
During the break between games, in IG's waiting room.
After the game, A Chun was sweating profusely and felt a little confused.
How on earth did Eimy clear the jungle? !
I've heard people say before that LGD's jungle king Eimy has no style at all, and his jungle route is like an antelope hanging on a horn, with no trace to be found at all.
This statement is half praise and half criticism.
During the regular season, Axun did not play in the match against LGD, but when Axun saw IG easily win 2-0, he thought it was nothing special.
However, when they actually faced each other today, Ashun realized how torturous this jungler was.
His plan at the beginning of the game was to go to help out once he got a small advantage in the jungle, and then take a look. However, who would have thought that he hardly saw anyone in the opponent's jungle throughout the entire game.
The result was that his Graves failed to suppress his opponent and did not get ahead in development.
Marin on the top lane is growing even more wildly!
A Xun felt very aggrieved.
When he saw Li Fu, he felt even more confused.
He was increasingly unable to understand how Li Fu was able to effectively suppress the top laner when facing a jungler like Eimy.
When Su Xiaoluo saw A Xun sweating profusely, he knew that the next game would be a bit bad.
The key point is that if Li Fushang wins, wouldn't it be that he didn't know how to judge people? Then he would still be the one to be scolded and have his salary deducted.
Su Xiaoluo gritted his teeth and suddenly decided to hold on and let A Xun fight again!
Although coach Chris is also worried about Li Fu's condition, the current situation is already urgent. It will be too late if LGD wins another game and the opponent takes two match points.
Even though they had a match point before the game, the more this situation happened, the more likely they were to lose their mentality. Did they really think it was that easy to come back from 2-0 down?
He knew it was time to make a decision.
So before Su Xiaoluo could speak, Chris turned to Li Fu and said, "Brother Fu, you play in the next game."
Su Xiaoluo's words were suddenly stuck and she glared at Chris, "Neither of you take me seriously, right?"
Considering Li Fu's current state, I want to see if you think he will be enough? !
At the same time, upon hearing this, Zizi and Rookie suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
A Xun originally wanted to go with the flow and give way to others.
As a result, when the witness saw Zzitai and Rookie's reactions, he was stunned and his face turned black.
Damn it, does it mean that I, as a jungler, am so unfair to you guys?
Zizi and Rookie also realized that they were being too obvious, and quickly sat up straight, looking straight ahead, but their wildly upturned mouth corners betrayed them.
…
The pre-match break is over.
The second game will start soon.
On the commentary stand, Wawa listened to the notification in the headset and said with a smile:
"We just received news from the backstage that there will be personnel changes in IG's next game. Padre6 will be the jungler."
"Oh! Are you replacing Fu Ge?" Miller said worriedly, "I remember that Fu Ge hasn't played in the game for a while since we lost to EDG last time. Wouldn't it be unwise to replace him at this time?"
"I think it's OK."
Guan Zeyuan smiled and said, "Haven't you been paying attention to the international version of Canyon of Heroes during this period? Brother Fu's nickname in Canyon of Heroes is 'Canyon Ghost', and his record is very impressive. I feel like IG is hiding something big."
Guan Zeyuan's joke aroused dissatisfaction among LGD fans.
"Hide, hide, hide. Hide, hide, hide."
"Does Guan Gou understand the game? You dare to use Rank's words on the field?"
"If you can't win, you make excuses. If Fu Huang still can't win in this game, what else can IG fans say?"
“…”
At the same time, across the stage.
LGD knew about IG's substitution when they came on the court.
"The veteran is here."
Hirano Aya smiled and asked Eimy, "What do you mean? Are you under pressure?"
"Pressure? What pressure? I can still fight even if the factory manager comes." The jungler has never lost when it comes to talking, so he started shouting immediately.
Wei Shen squinted his eyes, "Don't be so arrogant. If I hadn't sent troops to help you last time, your jungle would have been ruined."
Eimy was furious when he heard this, "Fuck, you guys eat F4, and Malphite and Centaur eat Bale, my jungle has been rotten for a long time."
"Okay, okay, I won't eat your F4, so don't call me this time." Wei Shen said.
The atmosphere before LGD's match was still very good. They did not have any psychological fluctuations at all because IG replaced the original team that defeated them last time.
On the one hand, this team is really optimistic.
On the other hand, since entering the playoffs, Ma Run has shown signs of revival of the ancient FMVP champion top laner. In the last game, Crocodile was a real carry.
In addition, the bottom lane currently has a world-class Imp... As the saying goes, one should look at a soldier with new eyes after three days of absence. LGD doesn't think they will lose if they meet IG today.
…
The two sides switched sides in this game.
LGD went to the blue side and IG went to the red side.
Blue side: Syndra, Gragas, Clockwork.
Red team: Crocodile, Rambo, and Graves.
As soon as the BP phase began, both sides blocked each other's favorite heroes.
Immediately afterwards, LGD on the blue side picked up Fiora.
Yes!
Ma Run's Sword Princess!
Countless LGD fans at the scene suddenly cheered!
The sword light of Ma Run that chilled fourteen states in the S5 world is still vivid in people’s memory. In the last game, Ma Run returned to the fairyland on earth.
This sword girl,
I can only say two words!
You deserve it!
"Wow! LGD is playing with great momentum!"
On the commentary desk, Miller couldn't help but be surprised.
Wawa smiled and said, "This is LGD. This team has always been a famous fighting team in LPL. They are reckless right from the start and won't say anything else to you."
Guan Zeyuan glanced at the BP on the big screen and said, "We can see that IG still chose the classic bottom lane combination of Skateboard Shoes and Minotaur in the first two rounds. How will LGD respond?"
"Rat? Imp's rat?"
When Miller saw the hero avatars displayed by LGD on the second floor, he couldn't help but look a little surprised.
After all, Rat is not considered a hero of any version, and his appearance rate was only in five games in the spring season.
Wawa smiled and said, "Actually, I think it's okay. After all, for some heroes, it's not the version that matters, it's the ID, like Xiaogou's Vayne."
Countless LGD fans at the scene also became excited.
However, at this moment, in the LGD player seat, coach Heart suddenly bent over and said something to Hirano Aya.
So the next second, the mouse's avatar disappeared.
Lucian + Braum, locked!
Wawa said with some regret, "It seems that LGD chose to play it safe. It's a pity. Ma Run's Fiora plus Imp's Twitch, this lineup is really worth watching."
"That's right, but I can understand Coach Heart's feelings. The playoffs are different from the regular season. Everyone is looking for foolproof results."
"Yes, if you lose, there is no second chance."
As the three commentators on the stage spoke, the right to choose BP rotated between the two teams, and the next few selections of both sides were also announced one after another.
IG on the red side took down Kassadin and Poppy in the third and fourth rounds.
LGD on the blue side took down Elise and LeBron in the fourth and fifth rounds.
"Oh, the red side IG gave the last counter position to the jungler, so what do you think of this one? Now Fu Ge is good at playing jungles such as Lee Sin, Jarvan IV, and Sejuani. I think Sejuani is pretty good in this game."
"Eh? But Brother Fu seems to have some ideas. He is communicating with the coach."
"What are they talking about? Haha, Chris looks a little confused. Could it be that Brother Fu has given Chris another difficult problem?"
The next second, the answer was revealed.
A hero portrait appeared in IG's fifth counter position.
"Shadow of War. Centaur!"
locking!
Guan Zeyuan exclaimed, "Locked! Hey! He really locked it!"
"This hero...has anyone used it in the spring season?" Wawa turned and asked Miller.
Miller smiled bitterly and shook his head, "If I remember correctly, Centaur's appearance rate in the LPL jungle position this spring should be zero, but there are teams using Centaur in the LCK."
Guan Zeyuan, who often peeks at professional players' usual Rank results, said with emotion, "I think I saw Brother Fu playing in the Canyon of Heroes. At that time, I thought he was just fooling around, but I didn't expect that he would actually dare to bring it into the competition."
The viewers in the live broadcast room laughed.
"It works. It turns out this person is a freshman."
"How dare this guy?"
"Fu Huang: My people are killing people in Rank!"
"Hahaha, this is so funny. I think the only thing he can do now is ga ga."
“…”
Backstage, in the IG waiting room.
When Ah Xun saw Li Fu's team, his eyes lit up slightly, and the scene during the break just now appeared in his mind .
He approached Li Fu and asked how they had caught the jungle king Eimy when they played against LGD last time.
This guy doesn't follow the beaten path at all.
Li Fu glanced at him.
Smiling and asked back:
Why do we need to capture the opponent's jungle route?
ah?
How to play without catching the jungle route?
Li Fu smiled silently again.
"You can't understand what he is playing.
Why don't you just play something that he can't understand?"
Ah this?
At that time, A Xun did not understand what Li Fu meant.
Until this moment,
Seeing the troops Li Fu had displayed.
Next to the water fountain,
A Xun suddenly realized!