Volume 2 Chapter 99 The final MSI battle: EDG VS SKT!
May 22nd has arrived.
Today is the last day of the entire MSI, and the upcoming match is between EDG, which has reached the finals, and...SKT!
G2 also had no ability to resist SKT. SKT used the same 3-0 score to announce to the world their return to form.
The three games took a total of one hour and thirty-seven minutes, which was less than ten minutes slower than EDG's victory over FW.
It's so exaggerated!
You know, G2 is not comparable to FW.
Even though everyone is a weak team, G2 is still able to defeat the original WE team.
And what about FW?
Pure fish belly.
However, SKT still easily slaughtered G2, to the point where G2 couldn't even win a single game and couldn't survive more than thirty minutes of the terrifying rhythm.
This is SKT in BO5!
In this era, no one dares to say that they have the confidence to play a BO5 against SKT.
“Although they lost to EDG in the group stage, we can see that SKT still showed overwhelming strength in the BO5!”
"If there is still a team in the world that has a chance to defeat SKT, then I would say that team is EDG, who is already waiting for SKT in the finals!"
Accompanied by the passionate voices of European and American commentators, the last two teams entering the finals were officially determined.
EDG VS SKT!
The sunlight was pouring in through the window. Xu Yuan rubbed his eyes, kicked Ming Kai who was still sleeping like a dead pig on the bed next to him, and got up to wash.
In the mirror, the young man who had just woken up looked a little sleepy, but he was still quite energetic.
When he finished washing up, Mingkai finally woke up and was lying on the bed in a daze with his messy hair.
"Can we win today?"
He asked without thinking.
“It’s a must win.”
Xu Yuan calmly put on his clothes and replied casually.
"……Too."
Mingkai also felt that there was something wrong with him.
The fight has come to this point, and he asks his teammates if they can win?
Whether you can win or not, you must win!
After the two of them put on their clothes, Mingkai admired himself in the mirror for a long time before following Xu Yuan to the gathering place that Abu had indicated in advance.
"Are you all here?"
Abu counted the number of people from left to right.
Nodded with satisfaction.
Yes, not one less.
Yesterday was the last day before the game, and Abu did not continue to arrange training matches.
After training like crazy for so long, I need to relax a little before the final, otherwise the string will be too tight and break.
But Abu was also afraid that they would relax too much.
This is Brazil after all.
It would be fun if you were out wandering and ran into some local gangster or drug dealer or something like that.
EDG has already been the first club to launch a blitzkrieg against Poland, and they don't want to be the first club to be kidnapped by Brazilian gangs.
So far, things seem to be going pretty well.
At least everyone is here.
As for the two big bags under the eyes of iboy who came with the team, Abu chose to ignore them.
iboy? who?
Do we still have this person in EDG?
iboy looked at him with some resentment.
Sighed.
Is this what it means when people leave and the tea gets cold?
They used to call me Xiao Zhao affectionately, but now when they see me, they call me iboy.
In fact, he also knew why Abu suddenly became a little distant. To put it bluntly, it was to avoid suspicion and was afraid that Xu Yuan would misunderstand.
After all, Abu is the coach. If he laughs and jokes with the substitute AD every day, it will be hard for the starting AD not to have some ideas.
So in order to prevent this situation and appease Xu Yuan, the current big boss of EDG, Abu simply solved the problem from the root.
It just happened naturally.
In fact, Abu was thinking too much. Xu Yuan really didn't care about this.
After all, he always felt that fighting well was the most important thing.
If Abu dares to put Xu Yuan on the bench now, EDG fans will go crazy.
Then the next day, Abu had to move to a behind-the-scenes position to adjust himself, and asked Xu Yuan and his brothers to wait for him to come back.
It's so real.
Now it’s no longer the informal clubs of the past, fan economy is very important.
Abu can't do whatever he wants.
So he doesn't care about it at all.
"The execution of tactics must be decisive. I have already instructed you on the specific matters many times. Don't let any more problems occur. "
Abu gave one last warning, his eyes fixed on Meiko.
"Tian Ye, my only request to you is to protect Xu Yuan at all costs, understand?"
"I don't want to see you make any mistakes again."
His eyes were serious, without the slightest hint of joking.
Meiko shuddered, stood up straight unconsciously, and nodded vigorously.
"Don't worry, coach. It won't happen again."
"You better be."
Abu just said this lightly.
EDG, head to the game!
At the same time, in SKT's lounge.
kkoma looked at the players in front of him who were ready to fight, and nodded unconsciously.
He paced back and forth and suddenly spoke.
"We are SKT. Do you know what SKT stands for?"
Without waiting for the contestants to answer, he continued talking.
"We have three League of Legends S championship trophies: S3, S5, and S6."
"We have one of the only two MSI champions."
"We have won countless spring and summer championships!"
"We are not invincible. We didn't even make it to the World Championship in Season 4, but we will never give up."
"When I reorganized SKT in S5, I said that we would never experience the humiliation of S4 again. If we can't even enter the World Championship, I will resign."
"From the peak to the valley, from the valley to the peak, we SKT have experienced countless hardships, but what doesn't kill us will make us stronger!"
“We are SKT.”
"Never give in, never give up, never be afraid..."
"SKT!"
He paused and looked at the contestants in front of him.
"Today, our opponent is EDG, the team that gave us two defeats in the group stage."
"There is no doubt that although their overall strength is not outstanding, they have become a serious threat to us."
"But will SKT be afraid?"
He gave a confident smile.
"No, never!"
"Because we are SKT, as long as we want to win, we can win!"
"No matter who our opponent is, the outcome is already determined the moment we want to win the championship. In the end, it will only be us who hold the championship trophy."
He took a step forward carefully and helped the team members straighten their cuffs and collars.
"Let's go, kids."
"Take that back, the championship that belongs to us."
SKT, get moving!
When the contestants headed to the venue, it was already packed with people.
Today, League of Legends tournaments are almost the most successful tournaments held in the world.
During the 15-day event, League of Legends fans contributed more than 200 million hours of viewing time.
By the time of the finals, the number of independent viewers across all channels had reached 364 million.
This number is almost equal to the number of viewers for the 2016 S6 World Finals.
At the peak, the number of people online at the same time reached 2.27 million.
And with the final that will be held soon, this number will soar even higher!
It can be said that although the performance of LPL is declining year by year, the League of Legends competition is undoubtedly booming!
So even though there were still more than two hours before the game started, the venue was already filled with impatient spectators.
They held various kinds of cheers and looked excited.
Among all these audiences, there are some faces that are obviously from Asia.
A large number of them were carrying EDG support items.
Although they were a little worried, they were still full of hope.
The fans who are able to cross mountains and seas and come to Brazil, which is so far away , to show their support are absolutely true fans of LPL and EDG.
So even though I felt in my heart that today's game would be difficult.
but!
Even if they can't win, they must arrive at the scene to send their blessings and cheers to EDG from LPL.
"You say, let's cheer for the stage, can Yuan Shen and the others hear us?"
"Maybe we can't hear it, after all, the ticket is a bit far from the stage, but we must come."
"Why? It's so cool to watch it at home."
"Because they are now in a foreign country, fighting for the honor of LPL."
"I don't want to see that if they win, there won't be anyone cheering for them."
"What if we lose?"
"Even though I lost, it was enough. I beat the Koreans twice. It was awesome!"
This is a conversation between two audience members from LPL at the scene.
This is also the common mentality of LPL viewers now.
Afraid of losing?
Haha, is it really necessary for the current LPL to be afraid of losing?
If you really want to be afraid of losing, you have to be able to beat others. Otherwise, if you can't even win, how can you be afraid?
How many fucking years have I lost now!
Is it necessary to be afraid of losing?
It’s just a loss, we’ve already gotten used to it.
As long as EDG can bite off a piece of SKT's meat, it shouldn't be too embarrassing to lose.
Then it is acceptable.
Keep your expectations low so you can be pleasantly surprised.
Of course, winning is better.
We are all LPL fans, rational fans.
"Gui Gui, it's finally here. There's still one hour left. I feel comfortable now."
In a live broadcast room that was as dark as the underworld, the humorous fat man Shan Niruo smoked a cigarette happily and looked at the screen with shining eyes.
"Fuck it, Tian Ye, that idiot, please don't make trouble today. A Guang, please stay calm. Ming Kai, please work harder and fuck Xiao Huasheng to death. I beg you to be hot!"
"I believe in God Yuan. God Yuan is the pride of our China!"
"Today, Yuan Shen will definitely lead our LPL to defeat the Korean team. Brothers, shout with me, LPL will win!"
Niu Baichuan next to him was a little confused.
"No, Brother Ruo, why are you so excited today? How many did you download?"
Damn it!
In the previous group stage, even when Shan Niruo defeated five Dabului on EDG, I had never seen him so excited.
Niu Baichuan was a little afraid to think about what was happening today.
Zhuzhu Shanniruo glanced at him and chuckled.
Raise a finger.
"Ten Dabuluo? That's not bad."
Niu Baichuan breathed a sigh of relief.
He was really afraid that the pig would get too excited.
When the pig jumps into the river, Niu Baichuan will have to go to the Huangpu River to fish it out.
Too tired!
"Hey, one hundred dabuluo."
The piglet laughed.
"Fuck, Brother Ruo, what on earth do you want to do? There are 100 of them. Do you really trust EDG and Xu Yuan?"
Niu Baichuan was shocked.
Although e-sports had already picked up a bit when Zhuzhu retired, he didn't have much money. At most, he got a big contract when he started live streaming in 2016.
One million is really not a small amount of money for Piglet at this time.
It will be really painful if you lose!
"No, actually, ugh!"
Zhuzhu actually felt a little regretful, but he was still forcing himself to stay calm.
"The main reason was that when I saw the odds that day, I was really tempted."
"I can't stand it anymore, you know that, Baichuan."
Niu Baichuan was completely overwhelmed.
"Did you really play ED G?"
"Yeah, the odds for betting on SKT are too low, anyone who bets on it is an idiot."
Piglet nodded and asked immediately.
"Who did you play?"
Niu Baichuan smiled:
"SKT, not many, five."
"Niu Baichuan is dead, you are such a beast. I played EDG and you played SKT. And weren't you the one who convinced me to believe that Yuanshen would play EDG the day before yesterday?"
Zhuzhu was speechless by his shamelessness and started to curse.
A few days ago, Niu Baichuan was still speaking to him with great confidence.
Believe in Yuan Shen! He can create miracles in the finals! He has won two games in the group stage, so what's wrong with winning three games in the finals BO5!
As a result, he turned around and sent five Dabului to SKT.
Is this something a human would do?
"Brother Ruo, don't be discouraged. As I said before, the Abyss God is trustworthy."
Niu Baichuan comforted him.
"You're really a screw-up, isn't it? Ouch, I feel a little dizzy now. Baichuan, pour me a glass of water, quickly."
Zhuzhu was slumped in his chair, having somewhat lost his luster.
After drinking the water poured by Niu Baichuan, Zhuzhu finally recovered.
He looked at the live broadcast which had not yet started and said with gritted teeth.
"Fuck it, it's over, EDG you must win!"
It has come to this point, surrendering and losing half of the game probably won’t work.
Zhuzhu can only choose: support EDG!
If I win this time, my money will more than quintuple.
That’s more than 400 Dabuliaos!
When Zhuzhu thought of this number, he immediately became energetic again and muttered to himself at the screen.
"Yes, believe in Xu Yuan, believe in God Yuan! He is our pride, he will definitely lead EDG to victory!"
"As long as I can win today, Xu Yuan, I will set up a tablet for you and kneel down to you every day! Please, God Yuan! Dad! Save me!"
At this moment, there are only fifteen minutes left before the start of the game.
Abramovich is making his final instructions, emphasizing tactics.
Xu Yuan was wearing the EDG uniform, his eyes focused and serious.
He obviously didn't know that in the distant LPL, someone was already preparing to build his own ancestral hall.
As the final time gradually passed, the Riot staff responsible for notifications knocked on the door of the EDG lounge and notified the players to go on stage.
"Let's go!"
Abu suppressed his nervousness, exhaled, and spoke.
"We've reached the finals, no one wants to lose."
"Whether it's us or SKT."
"I hope you can seize this opportunity, and I also hope I can not hold you back."
"We will win."
Xu Yuan stood up, his eyes firm and confident.
"Let's go, let's go!"
