Chapter 522: Everyone is watching, the winner is the king!
Amidst everyone’s anticipation, May 20th has arrived.
EDG and KZ will face off for the second time since the 2017 World Finals at 6 pm.
In order to prepare for the game, the EDG players slightly adjusted their biological clocks during the MSI period, changing their wake-up time from noon to 3:30 p.m.
The fight lasted until 11pm, which was only eight hours.
The status will not decline.
After all, even if the factory manager can barely be considered a "living fossil in e-sports", he will not be 25 years old for another two months, so he will not be unable to survive this period of time.
Get up and wash up.
Had a vegetarian meal which was only half full.
Make sure that most of the food is digested before the game starts, so as not to affect the oxygen supply to the heart, lungs and especially the brain.
After checking all the sponsor-designated clothing on their bodies, including socks, and taking spare peripherals in case of emergency, and verifying again that everything was correct, all EDG members boarded the bus and headed to the Zenith de Paris, which can accommodate 50,000 to 70,000 spectators.
"We don't need to keep the things we practiced before, we can choose them when we have the chance."
Abu made another arrangement: "Things that can be used now may not be useful in the summer season. There is no need to hide them. It is best to get a small point from KZ first."
"Don't worry!" BP coach Maokai patted his chest and assured: "I'll play in the first game!"
Although the 8.9 revision content from the S8 preseason to the MSI has weakened EDG to a certain extent, it has not yet reached the level of a fatal blow.
You can find another way to solve it.
For example, in Rank, you can occasionally see the Gem Swordmaster slashing the street wildly, and the shameless mid-lane with Portal + Banner of Command, which can make up for the problem of Zzitai's slightly weaker strength and the decline in Zz1tai's condition.
After a seven-minute drive.
The bus stops at the main entrance of the Zenith Sports Arena.
EDG players entered the lounge from the dedicated passage and waited quietly for the game to begin.
Although there were no European home teams participating in this final, the venue was still packed.
On the one hand, there are more than 300,000 Chinese and Korean students studying in Europe, and many of them have booked their flights early to come and support their own teams.
Another aspect is...
European teams have been absent from the finals for many years, and everyone is used to it...
The sun slowly sinks to the west.
With the last few minutes of sunlight remaining, all the spotlights in the Zenith Stadium were turned off, and a countdown of golden cubes appeared on the big screen.
10……
9……
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3……
2……
1……
At the last second, the golden numbers suddenly exploded and turned into the official logo of a fist smashing the barrier.
Move down immediately.
Below the banner with the words League of Legends 2018 Mid-Season Invitational printed on it, the golden Canyon of Champions trophy gleamed brightly under the lone beam of light.
Ding——
Ding——
Accompanied by the percussion sounds of the traditional European musical instrument xylophone, the MSI-Victory theme song, which opens with the roar of a dragon, sounded. The camera rotated half a circle around the stage with special effects of ashes and lava, and turned into the official carefully produced cutscene.
The lineups and player silhouettes of the opening and championship teams of 2015, 2016 and 2017 emerged one by one.
The camera pulls upward to a bird's-eye view of the earth from space.
Then rotate to Paris marked with a red dot.
The six champion teams that participated in the group stage competition left their exclusive marks in the MV.
Among them, there is the Little Days PGM which was put into a state of silence by the secondary original.
There is the North American TL that bid farewell to the knockout stage sadly.
There is FNC who is unwilling to leave.
There is Flash Wolves FW, which seems free and easy but is actually helpless.
The last two are scenes of EDG and KZ waving to the audience after advancing.
The Champions Canyon trophy appeared in the center of the screen again, showing a full close-up from the base to the top, and the last note of the MSI-Victory theme song was played.
"Good afternoon, summoners!"
"Welcome to the 2018 MSI Mid-Season Championship!"
"The two teams that will face off against each other in the final for this year's MSI mid-season championship are EDG from the LPL region and KZ from the LCK region."
"Now, let's give a warm welcome to KING-ZONE DragonX!"
Accompanied by the deep voice of European host Boyko, the KZ players walked out of a mist made of water vapor, clapping and interacting with the audience on both sides of the railing.
Go up to the main stage and take a photo behind the trophy.
"Next is EDG, the team that has won all the world-class tournament trophies since the S6 finals. In this MSI, they easily defeated Fnatic and reached the finals stage again!"
“Let’s send the fans who belong to the king to EDward Gaming!”
A beam of light like a sword lit up in the dark corridor, breaking the silence. EDG members led by Xing Dao filed out one after another, took steady steps, and stood in the half-court area vacated by KZ.
The sounds of cheering, shouting, and the collision of support items rang out again.
"Next, let us introduce the members of the KING-ZONE DeagonX team!"
The host Boyko waited for the enthusiasm to die down before getting to the point: "Top lane, the top player in LCK, Khan!"
"Peanut, the jungler, has regained his form and is on the top again!"
"Mid lane, BDD won the regional championship and made a comeback!"
"AD position, the first generation of Rat King, the experienced PraY!"
"In the support position, GorillA is praised as the best support other than M!"
"Experienced coach: Sin!"
Boyko read out the familiar IDs one by one. After the audience supporting KZ calmed down, Boyko spoke again: "EDward Gaming's top laner is General, who has never lost a game since his debut and has terrified countless opponents!"
The words haven't finished yet.
Wave after wave of cheers drowned out the ID coming from the loudspeaker.
For a time, no other sounds could be heard at the scene, and even the normal process had to be temporarily stopped to allow the audience to vent their emotions first.
“Tsk tsk tsk!”
"What is a card face? This is a card face!"
"Khan wants to try to scam Jie, but he is so far off."
"To be honest, I think KZ is much stronger this year than last year. Peanut's joining has made them even stronger. They deserve to be the runner-up of this MSI."
"MD almost didn't get the forty-meter-long sword back."
"I don't know what hero Brother Jie will use today. I feel like there are not many heroes that can be used in this version..."
"Don't worry, Brother Jie has everything to beat Khan, do you understand the value of Equality for All Plus?"
"9494."
"Look at Khan's ugly expression."
“Fuck, are you doing reading comprehension here?”
“…”
The comments lasted nearly half a minute before the host Boyko continued his work: "Jungler, the legendary veteran Clearlove7!"
"Mid lane, the LPL powerhouse from ancient times, Zztai enjoying a second spring!"
"AD position, talented boy, JackeyLove who won the world championship as soon as he debuted!"
"Meiko, the support player who achieved the Grand Slam with the team and is recognized as the best!"
"And their coach, Maokai!"
"After ten days of journey, EDG and KZ are about to have their final battle. This battle is attracting everyone's attention. In this battle... the winner will be the king!"
