There are two generations of legends in League of Legends.
In order of birth, they occupy the first and second sentences in the "Chronicles" produced by Riot Games.
Next came the internal beta test in 2008, the public beta test in 2009, FNC winning the first S series finals in 2011, becoming an official WCG competition for the first time, TPA winning the second S series finals in 2012, the establishment of major competition areas in 2013, and the number of monthly active players of League of Legends reaching 67 million.
The IDs of these two generations of legends are Faker and General.
In an era when many heroes emerged, he won the OGN League with the battle of the two Jies, and then won two global finals championships, making him famous as the Demon King.
A team that fought back from a dark era when the Korean team was looming over its head, dominated the League of Legends tournaments with a huge lead, and led EDG to become a truly undefeated dynasty.
today.
Two legendary players once again stepped onto the stage at the top of the world.
Because the name of the venue is Gocheok Sky Dome, and the players’ seats are suspended e-sports cabins, this year’s finals is also called the Battle of the Dome!
The game has not started yet.
It attracted worldwide attention.
It is no exaggeration to say that audiences from China, South Korea, Europe, the United States, and even the LMS that was merged into the Southeast Asia region, as well as wildcard audiences from Vietnam, Brazil, Turkey, Oceania, Latin America, etc., have all immersed themselves in the games between these two generations of legends.
Many professional players regard these two generations of legends as idols and are proud to be able to compete against them in competitions.
All major media charts were dominated , and the comments section related to League of Legends was extremely popular!
"Brother Jie is so fierce. He hasn't played in six years, and he won six consecutive games right after he came on the court."
"Faker is not bad, he is T1's external brain."
"I thought it was four geniuses and one idiot, but later I found out it was the Tsar and his four soldiers."
"Faker calculated that he would rest only when the points were enough to enter the playoffs. He came back from the playoffs to lead the team to win a place in the World Championship and then led the team to the finals. It was really not easy."
"Trivia: The first time Jie Ge defeated Faker, he forced a lane change to make up for his teammates' shortcomings, and even played a 1v5 in a teamfight."
"It's even harder to play this year. The other EDG players are in poor shape."
"It's actually OK. In the top lane, Jiege is better than Zeus, in the middle lane, Xiye is about the same as Faker, in the jungle, Jiejie and Oner are in good condition, and only the two old guys in the bottom lane have a slower reaction, but they have the advantage in experience and mentality."
"Aunt + Keria hammering UZI + Meiko is fine, right?"
"Are you kidding? UZI can at least fight with top ADs, what's an aunt? Last year at MSI, other regions took turns to kill him, even the wildcards could kill him."
"Last year was last year, this year is this year, and this year T1 still has more advantages in the bottom lane."
"The genius support Keria is definitely better than Meiko."
"Just a joke, some geniuses debuted for four months and won the LPL championship + MSI championship, while some geniuses debuted for two years and have a promising future."
"The rest of T1 should stop bragging. When the tide receded, we found that the brothers were holding onto Father's swimming trunks."
"Hahahahaha Faker before the break, Father after the break."
"Let's be honest. Even if they don't have good brains, the new players of T1 are still good at operations. The old guys of EDG may not be able to handle it."
“…”
In the heated discussion.
Time steadily and resolutely reached two o'clock in the afternoon.
At the Dome Battle, when the dark golden number on the big screen jumped to [0], all the lights went out.
The entire main stadium fell into deep darkness.
The very top.
The halos of the teleportation array composed of rune energy lit up one by one.
The platform slowly descended from it.
In front is the well-known devil Faker. Behind Faker, the other T1 players and coaches stand in a row.
Inside the venue.
Not only did the screen + stage floor successively display special effects with the themes of Ryze, Zed, and Tsar, but the entire venue also used AR technology to form an integrated background.
When the sand soldiers are weathered away.
The buildings of the Shurima Empire collapsed.
In the venue that had fallen silent again, a ray of sword light suddenly flashed across the darkness.
Xing Dao was one body length ahead, standing in the spotlight, and together with the other EDG members, he gradually came to the air with the help of the Piltover-style lifting equipment.
At this moment, in the immersive MV, the Blade Dancer happened to look back.
"handsome!"
“This year’s opening is such a classic.”
"The old king fell, and the new king ascended the throne. He could not get a single defeat, so he could only walk away in anger."
"People with culture are different. I can only say wow that's awesome."
"Only when Faker took a break did we know who his father was. Only when Jie Ge came back did we know that he was not afraid of losing, but that he really had no rivals."
"The only two people who asked Riot Games and the league to change the rules are Faker and Jack."
“It’s a must.”
"Jie Ge has 3 S titles + 2 MSI titles, Faker has 2 S titles + 2 MSI titles, they won't tie this year, right..."
"Just kidding, Jiege has never lost to Faker in the world championship, not even in a small game!"
“…”
Barrages of comments started to appear one after another.
"Hello, summoners! This is the 2024 League of Legends Finals, and we are broadcasting live from the Gocheok Sky Dome!"
"I'm a doll."
"I'm Miller."
"I'm Ze Yuan."
The first generation of commentators Haier Brothers, who are very good at adjusting the atmosphere, and Colonel Guan, who is both a technical and a cunning commentator, appeared on the screen.
"I can only describe this year's World Finals in two words - pure."
Wawa said with emotion: "In previous years, there were some collaborations with celebrities and lengthy performances, but this year, there are only two legendary veterans and the history of two dynasties."
"It's really hard to imagine that Faker, who debuted 11 years ago, can once again reach the finals." Miller added: "It's even harder to imagine that General, who has retired in name only but in reality, has once again demonstrated his ability to dominate the top lane six years later."
"I can only say that legends are just legends after all." Ze Yuan felt deeply touched.
The players entered the translucent e-sports cabin and began to prepare amid the applause and cheers of the audience.
The prelude of the theme song "Conquer" sounded.
In the center of the screen, a pre-recorded promotional video was played.
The scene starts with a championship ring and uses animation to present the journey of the two teams one by one.
When Xing Dao and Faker, who were walking slowly forward, met in the middle of the cross-sea bridge, Faker's eyes lit up and when the power of thunder and lightning gathered in his hands, the entire city shattered into pieces, revealing a heroic battlefield based on the background story of the League.
Instant Prison Shadow Kill!
Thunder is coming!
The Wall of the Imperial Guards!
Blade Waltz!
Ionian Zeal!
Hex Ultimatum!
The countdown reached ten seconds, and the players and representative heroes of the two teams emerged one by one.
The last scene is Xing Dao performing the throat-slitting ceremony in front of the three champion skins of Fiora, Shen, and Irelia!
The audience inside and outside the venue were once again in a frenzy!
When the Ban/Pick phase ends.
After the final adjustments, ten heroes entered Summoner's Rift.
Blue side: EDG
Red side: T1
Top lane: Sword Princess vs Crocodile
Jungle: Treant vs Lee Sin
Mid: Azar vs Jayce
AD: Lucian vs. Xayah
Support : Braum vs Titan
Zeus, who is the No. 1 top laner in LCK and is best at positional confrontation, once used Quesanti to suppress Gwen by fifty knives in the laning phase. He can often make solo kills in the laning phase in the LCK region and even in this World Championship. He wants to have a head-on collision with Xing Dao.
Then he took out the crocodile to fight against the sword lady.
"From a pure laning perspective, this version of Crocodile and Fiora should be 70:30."
Ze Yuan analyzed from the perspective of heroes: "Krokodil's consumption, recovery, and burst are all stronger. Fiora's only countermeasure is to block Krokodil's W, preferably to block Red Rage W, but this operation is difficult to occur."
"but……"
Speaking of this.
Ze Yuan changed the subject: "It's like that for ordinary sword princesses, but Brother Jie's sword princess is different."
"There are many precedents that tell us that ID is more important than hero attributes." Wawa was convinced: "Especially General's ID. As long as it's not a 10-0 situation with absolutely no solution, General will have a chance to operate."
"Also, Jie Ge's appearance is a great improvement for the other players of EDG." Miller recalled the previous game: "Although it is difficult for EDG to play a 20-minute team in its heyday, the offensive rhythm has also accelerated a lot. The play style with the top lane as the offensive point will allow the three positions of mid, bottom and jungle to focus on stability."
"——For Lucian, UZI's Lucian doesn't need to rush to suppress, nor does he need to worry about not having damage in the mid-to-late game. Meiko's second-hand Braum is even more powerful than Titan, so he may not be unable to win in 2v3."
"Yes!" Wawa nodded: "Let's see the two teams fight!"
Confirmed that there will be no level 1 teamfight.
The director casually cut to the jungler's scene and then shifted the view to the top lane.
A cry of surprise followed.
——At 1 minute and 45 seconds, Fiora hid in the bushes and let the first wave of soldiers pass, blocking the crocodile who was helping the jungler to get the red buff!
Q【Break through the air】Slide to the upper right!
Break the flaw!
Take advantage of the situation and swing the sword again!
Zeus, a young player who debuted in 2019, has a quick reaction speed and plays very aggressively. He fought back with AQ without hesitation.
Swap Bone Plating.
The crocodile has a slight advantage by relying on the blood recovery advantage of Q [Tyrant's Fury].
However, the moment the bone plating disappeared, the flaw that appeared in the lower left corner was shattered by Sword Lady's sword.
What’s more important is... the melee soldiers at the front died immediately!
"Zeus is going to lose experience!"
Ze Yuan was very sure: "The third flaw is behind us. If Zeus moves forward, he will expose the flaw to Brother Jie, and he will be attacked from behind. He will be forced to dodge... He missed one melee attack, two melee attacks... All three!"
That’s all I had to say.
There was another fight on the road.
Zeus lost a lot of experience and was unwilling to accept this, so he wanted to rely on AQ to get ahead in status.
But Xing Dao not only took the initiative to break the flaw, but also used acceleration to pull away Zeus's last normal attack, gaining a free advantage!
The health points are 355 to 291!
And when the jungle Lee Sin was forced to come up to rescue, Xing Dao calmly killed two low-health minions, reached level 2, and with a large wave of minions and a health bottle to increase his health to over 500, he fearlessly faced the T1 top and jungle combination!
After level three.
Zeus relied on the crocodile's heroic qualities to barely turn the situation around.
However.
Xing Dao entered the jungle and ate the two little wolves + a magic frog that Jiejie had helped to injure. He upgraded his troops ahead of time and completed a tower dive to kill the enemy in front of Zeus' incredulous gaze!
First blood, four hundred gold coins!
Two platings, three hundred and fifty gold coins!
'Triumph' talent, twenty-five gold coins!
Adding the difference in last-hitting, in less than six minutes, the economic gap in the top lane reached four digits!
At eight and a half minutes, Xing Dao took two more layers of plating with the help of the Rift Herald, and returned to the city to take out the big item that was most suitable for a game with absolute advantage - Trinity Force!
I also bought a pair of shoes.
10 minutes and 17 seconds.
Lee Sin's R [Dragon's Tail] was blocked by Fiora's W [Laurent's Heart's Eye], putting the crocodile in a desperate situation.
The low-health crocodile, who was hung up on R [Unparalleled Challenge] and exposed four flaws, fell to the ground unwillingly, and could not use the control in his hands!
The laning phase in top lane is over!
In the T1 team, Titan's AQR are all delayed controls that are very easy to block. Jayce's close-range hammer and Lee Sin's R are also likely to be blocked. In addition, no hero can withstand the damage of Fiora, making it almost impossible to deal with the mid-term split push.
The other members of EDG adopted an extremely 'oil' style of play.
Just consume but not kill.
Tsar poked at him, and Lucian used [Baptism of the Holy Lance] to lower the health line. He held the three ultimates of Maokai, Braum, and Tsar firmly in his hands, making it impossible for T1 to start.
Although T1 controlled three small dragons, namely wind, earth and fire, under Faker's command.
But there was no chance to take the next two fire dragons.
Another fire dragon spawned, and T1, which was stretched to the limit, decided to give up all the high ground to get the fire dragon soul, and gathered all the heroes to the front.
The team battle started, and after exchanging skills...
From the shadows behind T1 emerged the Fiora with six pieces of equipment!
Xayah, who had used up all her R flash, was melted in an instant. T1, who had lost his continuous output point, could only watch Fiora and Lucian start harvesting!
EDG completed the team wipe of T1, advancing from the middle lane and flattening the main base in one wave!
…
The second battle.
Zeus took out Quesanti under the coach's mandatory request, just to stabilize the situation.
Unexpectedly, Lao Kui, who had counterattacked Gwen by fifty knives in the LCK region, had no resistance in front of Xing Dao's Gwen. Although he was not eaten alone, his condition and equipment were so poor that even the jungler couldn't help him!
Twenty-five minutes later, the difference between the two sides was four platings, three kills, and one hundred last hits!
The sky collapsed again on the road!
"Gap!"
“It is no exaggeration to say that this is the Gap!”
Caedrel, the commentator known as the 'European tough guy', didn't care about the public opinion at all: "Zeus, the top laner of the new generation of LCK, who is famous for his online ability, was completely powerless in front of General. This proves that the saying that 'General dared not play after making harsh remarks' in recent years is completely a self-deceiving fantasy of some people!"
"General used the first game to tell Zeus that my ID is greater than your hero. Use the second game to tell Zeus that my hero is greater than your ID!"
"Judging from his performance in the past two seasons, Zeus is indeed a top-tier top laner in terms of laning." The well-known Chinese fan Mao Mao said this, and then changed the subject: "But General is a legendary top laner!"
In front of Gwen, who was one and a half pieces of equipment ahead.
T1 collapsed at the first sign of team battle.
He lost the Earth Dragon Soul and Baron Nashor in succession, and was killed by the unstoppable trend!
…
The third battle.
T1 paid a precious ban position to ban Fiora, and gave Zeus the crocodile again.
EDG got... Exile Blade - Riven!
When the hero was locked, there was a huge uproar.
The last time Riven appeared on the mainstream stage was on August 6, 2021, more than three years ago.
Riven's penultimate appearance on the mainstream stage dates back to S9.
What's more.
On those two occasions, Riven was chosen as a backhand to deal with the light warrior top laner who was also one of the "Four Sisters", not to face the line bully hero who had almost no chance of fighting back.
Other locations.
They are Ivern vs. Sejuani in the jungle, Tsar vs. Tristana in the middle, AD Xayah vs. Kai'Sa, and support Rakan vs. Titan.
Not only is it impossible to fight in the middle lane, but it is also impossible to get lane control.
Xayah and Rakan in the bottom lane are a good hero combination, but they cannot be said to have an advantage over the Kaisa + Titan combination, which can easily trigger the passive plasma. At most, they are on par.
Needless to say, Ivern in the jungle... How can you fight against this thing? !
After seeing the lineup, the audience thought that EDG was going to play a skin game, and some even said that it was a courtesy to let Faker win the game.
Enter the competition.
Zeus did manage to stabilize his position and even gained a certain advantage on the field.
but……
As I was playing, I realized something was wrong...
Ten minutes into the game, Riven, who had never been attacked by wild monsters, had reached 110 knives!
On the other hand, Crocodile's eighty-three last hits, which was a reasonable number at any time, seemed extremely desperate!
"Pure last hits exceeded the timeline? How did you do that?"
Wawa was stunned: "How can there be so many knives to make up in ten minutes?"
"Yes." Ze Yuan did some calculations. "Now the troops are dispatched at 1 minute and 5 seconds, and the soldiers come into contact at 1 minute and 36 seconds. In ten minutes, there are 18*6 plus 6 artillery vehicles, totaling 114 soldiers... Brother Jie still lost four."
"It should have been dropped during the two times when I went home to update my equipment." Miller recalled.
"Zeus looks a bit desperate." Wawa glanced at the lower left corner of the screen. "He scored 83 CS in 10 minutes, which is third in the game if Riven isn't counted... but he's 27 CS behind Riven, which is over 500 yuan!"
"And Zeus hasn't been hit by the plating yet." Ze Yuan looked at the screen and said, "Brother Jie has great control over the minion line. He has always kept the minion just a little bit outside the defensive tower. He is not afraid of being ganked by the jungler, and he doesn't give Crocodile a chance to use Demolition to forcibly cut the plating. Zeus' Demolition has basically become a decoration!"
"Brother Jie has already made the mythical equipment 'Eclipse' by purely last-hitting!"
The effect of Eclipse is to hit the enemy hero with two independent attacks or skills within 1.5 seconds, causing additional percentage damage, providing a layer of shield value and a 15% movement speed bonus.
In other words, any combo of Riven using QA, AW, or QW can trigger the attack by hitting the crocodile.
Calculated based on the current attribute values, the damage is 6% of the maximum health, and the shield is close to two hundred points!
The advantages and disadvantages on the road were immediately reversed!
Crocodile, who only has a set of scattered equipment and has not yet synthesized the mythical equipment "Bloodthirster", has almost no ability to fight back against Riven.
Even though T1 had an advantage in the bottom lane, and Faker in the middle lane cooperated with the jungler to kill Xiye once while commanding, the old guys of EDG switched lines in advance to control the second vanguard, helping Riven to eat the outer defense tower with four layers of plating, creating an invincible existence in single combat.
In this game, the Wind Dragon Soul has almost no combat power bonus, so EDG can completely give up and rely on the involvement of the top laner to slowly develop.
T1's lead of more than 2,000 yuan not only did not continue to accumulate, but instead continued to decrease over time.
Ancient dragon team battle.
Riven, who had six gods and taken the potion of rage, attacked before Ivern and Sejuani could fight for punishment, and used ER flash AWRQ to kill with one blow!
Whoosh——
As the triple sword energy passed through, the information about Ivern snatching the ancient dragon floated above the screen!
Tristana, who was regarded as the main target, saw her health bar drop to zero instantly. Kai'Sa attempted to use [Overdrive] to enter stealth mode, but as soon as her figure disappeared, she was killed by the breath of the ancient dragon!
Inside the main stadium of Gocheok Sky Dome, thunderous cheers broke out!
Even with the double barriers of a soundproof booth and soundproof headphones, the sound is still clearly audible!
“6666666——”
“66666——”
"Wow!"
“Invincible!”
"I have a sword that can kill the devil. Bring me the sword!"
"Tianxiu!"
"One sword slash returns to the arena!"
"Where are you talking about the Skin Bureau and Human Relations? Speak!"
"Do you know what it means to never lose a small game?"
“…”
The barrage exploded!
"SKT's double C was melted!"
"There's nowhere for the wild boar girl to escape!"
Ze Yuan raised his voice to the highest volume: "Crocodile was killed by the Ancient Dragon, and the auxiliary Titan hooked the wall and flashed away... But Brother Jie's second round of skills were ready, and he chased after him and wiped out T1!"
"A wave is coming! A wave is coming!!" Wawa screamed.
Highland tower, destroyed!
The barracks, shattered!
The hub defense towers were destroyed one after another!
T1's main base turned into dust under EDG's attack!
“Congratulations to EDG!”
"Congratulations!"
"EDG won their fifth championship with absolute dominance at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship. General's comeback after six years told the world that legends are always legends!"
Accompanied by the voice of commentary.
Inside the circular venue, circle after circle of spotlights were turned on.
When the whole place is lit up.
A golden beam descended from the sky, enveloping the winner.
The theme song of 'Conquer' sounded, and ribbons reflecting dreamy colors fell. Led by the legendary top laner, EDward Gaming once again reached the top of the world!
(End of the book)