Stand up and shake hands!
Every handshake is a unique experience for the winner.
Looking at the unwilling and lost expressions of the players who lost to me, I felt a sense of relief in my heart.
It’s this expression. I’ve always wanted to see this expression on your face!
Xu Yuan actually doesn’t have such a bad taste. He is a person who has gotten rid of vulgar tastes.
So he was able to hold back his smile.
"That's a great fight."
Khan held the hand he extended and couldn't help but sigh.
He had never seen a player like Xu Yuan.
"Thanks for the compliment."
Xu Yuan smiled and nodded.
"You played pretty well, too."
Khan's old face turned red and he smiled in a perverted way.
Really?
It was not until Xu Yuan passed him that he suddenly realized something was wrong.
Don't I speak Korean?
Savior actually knows Korean? !
Now, Xu Yuan became even more mysterious in his heart.
Pray looked relatively calm. He bowed very seriously and held Xu Yuan's hand without saying anything.
Xu Yuan remained polite to such senior players.
Also bow and shake hands.
After the handshake session, the MVP selection is almost out.
Without any surprise, it was given to Xu Yuan again.
After all... the record of 14 heads is a bit exaggerated.
Even in the LPL league, it is not an easy task to kill so many people.
What about MSI?
The gold content is naturally very high.
So even though the midfielder and jungler performed equally well, they were still somewhat overshadowed by such a horrific record.
Although in the opinion of a certain champion AD, AD is an egg.
But when the noodles and soup are just okay, the egg is the finishing touch.
The same bowl of braised beef noodles, with and without eggs, are completely two different levels, aren't they?
"It's Yuanzi's MVP again. EDG isn't a team that wins every day, but he can often get the MVP. Awesome!"
"On the contrary!"
"This is also a reflection!? I hate it!"
The barrage started to be sarcastic about a certain uncrowned AD again.
It’s really not Yuan Za who is causing trouble. Yuan Za doesn’t care about it now.
With Xu Yuan's achievements, who does he need to target?
There is absolutely no need for that.
"Okay, today we have invited the double C players of the EDG team. Can you say hello to the fans first?"
Yu Shuang, wearing a black cheongsam, had a smile on her face.
The post-match interview began, and the unlucky guys who were caught for the interview today were, as usual, Lee Sang-hyuk and Heo Yeon.
"Hello everyone, I am Faker, the mid laner of EDG."
"Hello everyone, I am EDG's AD, Savior."
There was no smile on Li Xianghe's face and his expression was very calm.
Xu Yuan was much more pleasing to the eye, because at least he had a business-like smile on his face.
Of course, it can be seen that he was reluctant to come for the interview.
Such expressions really made the audience laugh.
Xu Yuan also noticed Li Xianghe's expression and pushed him subtly.
Li Xianghe sighed in his heart and a stiff smile appeared on his face.
“Hahahahaha, Brother Li’s reluctant smile.”
"You don't have to laugh if you don't want to. This smile scares me!"
"A fake person, right, Li Sang Hyuk?"
"Am I the only one who noticed that Yuanzi pushed Brother Li, and then Brother Li smiled?"
The comments on the forums were almost going crazy with laughter. I've never seen anything like this before.
"Okay, first of all, congratulations to EDG for beating KZ again today. How does our Faker feel now?"
Yu Shuang's expression did not change at all, she was still smiling.
"happy."
Lee Sang-hyuk's answer was brief as always.
Yu Shuang: ...
here we go again.
Her eyes fell on Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan calmly picked up the microphone, "He meant that he was very happy to win against Kingzone."
Really? Not really.
Yu Shuang was a little suspicious because Li Xianghe's smile was very stiff.
In fact, I guessed it right.
Li Xianghe did not feel very happy. The level of KZ was clearly known after two encounters.
To be honest, Li Xianghe feels that this team is at most more suitable for the version.
If the version of this summer season changes, they may not be able to go to the world championship.
It is definitely not the strongest team in LCK this year.
At least in terms of team strength, this KZ put almost no pressure on him.
The interview was over and the final group match also ended on this day.
There were no changes to the teams that made it to the semi-finals.
EDG from LPL, KZ from LCK, FW from the former LMS and FNC from Europe.
In the semi-finals, EDG's first opponent is FNC.
There was nothing much to say about the short rest. Just a few days later, EDG set out on the journey to the final semi-finals and finals.
"FNC's strength is not particularly strong, but Europe and the United States always have some special and novel rhythms. I hope they can give us some surprises."
Looking at the overcast sky outside the plane window, kkoma fell into deep thought.
He is not worried about losing in the semifinals because EDG is so strong now.
“It’s a bit boring.”
Xu Yuan gently stroked the peripheral device, carefully confirming its condition, and spoke after a long time.
"This MSI is not as exciting as last year."
Lee Sang Hyuk pushed up his glasses and said, "It's boring without IG."
Compared with these MSI teams, IG still excites him more.
Every game with Rookie can awaken Lee Sang-hyuk's dormant blood.
That kind of top mid laner is the opponent he most wants to meet.
As for BDD?
Almost there.
Although he is considered strong, he cannot put much pressure on Lee Sang Hyuk.
"Caps tomorrow."
Xu Yuan mentioned it.
“He…”
Li Xianghe's eyes deepened for a moment and he nodded.
"Very strong, probably not much different from Rookie."
In fact, Li Xianghe was very surprised.
He has some understanding of the training environment in Europe and the United States, and does not think that any top-level midfielder can be born there.
However, Caps has already exceeded the ceiling of all previous European and American mid laners.
It may be controversial to say that he is the strongest European and American midfielder in history, but he is definitely among the top three.
Even among the mid laners in the entire LPL and LCK, there are very few who can surpass him.
"Will you win?"
Xu Yuan packed up the peripherals, put them carefully in his bag, and smiled.
"snort……"
Li Xianghe snorted and showed a confident smile.
"Of course."
At 4:30 in the afternoon, the venue was brightly lit.
Audiences from all over the world have gathered. Under the dazzling spotlights, the contestants from the two teams stand on both sides of the stage with calm expressions.
"Welcome everyone to the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational semi-finals!"
The hostess with blonde hair and a red dress spoke loudly.
She is tall, smiling and wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.
"Now, the upcoming match is between EDG and FNC!"
In the light, Xu Yuan could see the audience near the stage. Their faces were filled with excitement and their eyes were filled with undisguised enthusiasm and excitement.
The contestants who use too many words will be skipped.
Xu Yuan found his seat, sat down and put on his headphones.
The next moment, his expression changed from calm to serious.
No matter how weak your opponent is, you must fight him as if he were a strong enemy after you come to power.
This is what RNG, who was defeated by G2, told him.
It was also the 620,000 comments under the RNG Weibo that warned him,
How much hope has been shouldered, how much praise and flattery has been received.
Just give the performance you deserve.
Responsibilities and obligations are always mutual. Enjoying the flattery but regarding failure as a carelessness...where is your face?
He doesn't care about his face anymore.
While debugging the peripherals, Xu Yuan suddenly remembered the interesting thing that just happened off the stage.
Guan Zeyuan came over with a big bag of fruit, and then wanted to borrow a massage chair from EDG for Yu Shuang to use.
After getting Abu's permission, he also expressed his gratitude.
Then he wished EDG a successful start today.
Xu Yuan keenly noticed that Guan Zeyuan felt a little uncomfortable when FNC was mentioned.
It’s normal when you think about it.
Just because his girlfriend interviewed Ou Cheng, netizens used it as a joke to match them up.
Naturally, he would feel a little weird.
As for NTR... that's not the case.
Just a bit unhappy.
Xu Yuan took out a piece of Green Arrow from his pocket, tore open the package and put it in his mouth.
"Don't worry, Brother Guan. For the sake of Cherry, I will definitely kill Ou Cheng."
The fruits that Guan Zeyuan sent were quite expensive, and there was a lot of them.
A man who eats someone's food should be grateful.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan typed a sentence in English in the competition room.
[The following has been translated.]
EDG.Savior: rekkles, have you ever considered giving me something?
Ou Cheng:?
On the FNC side, Ou Cheng was already confused.
"Hahaha, is Savior so familiar?"
FNC top laner Bibab laughed out loud.
Because his ID is Bwipo, many LPL viewers associated it with the childhood food Bibab, and then he got this nickname.
FNC.Bwipo: I'll give you my team jersey. Don't let Meiko come on later?
EDG.Savior: Smeb is my brother, my beloved friend.
EDG.Savior: It costs more money.
Now, the other players on both sides couldn't hold it anymore.
Although I don't get the joke, the statement itself is extremely humorous.
The coaches on both sides turned a blind eye and pretended not to see anything.
Kkoma doesn’t care, and the FNC coach doesn’t care either.
This is the case in Europe and the United States.
Before the game, the FNC coach locked himself in a small dark room and tried to gain enlightenment and find a way to defeat EDG.
Finally he really understood.
Why think so much about a game you can't win?
It’s better to think about completing your travel plans in Paris!
No matter from which angle, EDG is not an opponent that FNC can beat, the gap is too big.
Just happy game.
So even though the game is about to start, they are still smiling.
On the contrary, they are more relaxed than EDG.
With the peripherals confirmed to be complete, the competition officially began.
Although there was no pressure, FNC's BP was still quite normal.
Starting a game does not mean playing around randomly.
Tang Niu’s inequality was solved instantly.
EDG Red Side:
Top Ornn
Jungle Prince
Syndra in the middle
Bottom lane group EZ Karma
FNC Blue Side:
Top Sion
Wild Boar Girl
Single Crow
The bottom lane team is Xayah and Titan.
Enter the Contest!
"It's a bit surprising that they chose to grab Xia."
Xu Yuan narrowed his glasses slightly.
Why do you do that?
He wasn't surprised that Ou Cheng could play Xia.
But snatching Xia from him... isn't that a bit too confident?
Four minutes into the game, the FNC jungler began the first gank on the bottom lane.
However, he somewhat overestimated his own intimidating power, as EZ, with Karma by his side, did not take him seriously at all.
Instead, he took this opportunity to counterattack the Titan who wanted to come up to cooperate, and directly reduced the Titan's health to a very low level.
He took the lead in gaining the advantage in the military line and chose to return to the city.
Without hesitation, I bought the Tears of the Goddess directly.
The 850 Goddess's Tear has almost no effect on improving EZ's combat effectiveness, but this is a period that every EZ must go through.
The two goddess EZs are the same in the early stage, and players with poor laning ability are not worthy of playing at all.
Because the more you can't hold on, the later the strong period will come.
The stronger the period after formation, the shorter it will be.
After all, to put it bluntly, it is just a strong mid-term strategy. When EZ has six gods, he is not even worthy of looking at Xayah.
The bottom lane entered a stable development period, but EDG's rhythm was still there.
Xiaotian and Li Xianghe's mid and jungle began to gain the advantage.
Although Lee Sang-hyuk's Syndra now is not as good as his Syndra in S3, he can't overwhelm the opponent.
However, it is not difficult to get the right to the line.
Cooperating with Xiaotian, he directly started to invade FNC's jungle area.
Although they couldn't get much in the early stage, they still made the FNC jungler hard to defend.
About six minutes into the game, the FNC jungler, fed up with being harassed, decided to attack the little dragon.
In his eyes, this dragon must be moved.
EZ is now at his weakest and has basically no combat power.
EDG will most likely not join the team fight.
He even hoped that EDG would take over, because in this way FNC might really be able to gain a huge advantage.
"Don't fight, find the opponent's top laner."
Li Xianghe just shook his head without even looking at Xiaolong.
Joining a team fight now would only drag down the bottom lane, so there is no need to do that.
So what if I give you one? That's the only way to operate in Europe and America.
FNC's top laner Bibab was obviously less vigilant.
This is also normal .
There aren't many people in Europe and the United States who are good at top lane training, and there are even fewer people who can decisively let go and then gank during a dragon fight...
But unfortunately, that's how EDG is.
Directly catch three and one, and cross the tower!
Ornn took the first step, flashed after hitting Bibab, and switched defenses, perfectly crossing the tower to get the first blood.
FNC took down the little dragon as they wished, but because of the harassment from EZ and Karma, it took them quite a while.
This directly resulted in the top lane tower being worn down by half, and the middle lane defense tower was also worn down a lot by Lee Sang-hyuk who TPed back home.
"No, that's a bit of a disadvantage. We have to let them cross the bottom lane!"
FNC jungler Braxah couldn't help but speak.
It was already disgusting to be harassed when fighting the dragon, and the opponent got the first blood and destroyed so many defensive towers, which was really hard for him to accept.
A single little dragon... not worth it!
"In a hurry?"
Xu Yuan frowned and retreated behind the defense tower.
The operation is not going well and you are angry, right?
"I have a T."
Smeb spoke calmly.
Xu Yuan smiled.
"OK."
The sense of security came all of a sudden.
As the soldiers entered the tower, Smeb's TP had already fallen.
He did not choose to see the situation because he knew that Europe and the United States were unreasonable.
If they hesitated for a second, Europe and the United States might be doomed.
European and American teams have always been quite casual in some decisions.
Especially the tower crossing part.
Tower crossing in LCK and LPL is usually done after serious communication and confirmation.
And what about Europe and the United States?
"Over it, right?"
"I feel like stopping."
Then they crossed over.
As for the counter-attack strategy...
What is that?
We are all king-level players, and we have tacit understanding and cooperation!
They just fight casually in their bones.
You tell him about the tower dive strategy, and he just thinks:
So annoying! Ugh~ I need to grow a brain!
Titan used Q, but missed.
Sejuani's Q was blocked by Karma's body.
At this point, a normal person might think to give up.
But FNC thinks that it doesn’t count.
Xu Yuan just found it funny.
Cooperating with Meiko to output damage to Sejuani against the tower, after Sejuani's flash, he purified and resolved Titan's passive attack, and directly E'd Sejuani's face to get the kill.
Titan has been restricted by Karma's W skill.
EZ turned around and continued to attack Titan, and cooperated with Smeb who landed to kill FNC's bottom jungle .
Xayah who is not at level 6 can only use flash when facing Ornn's ultimate, and the result is that she cannot flash up the wall and escape.
kkoma in the backstage was so annoyed that he was almost numb.
"FNC...are these guys really professional players?"
This level of operation...
In the LCK, after this wave of games, the coach would be ready to pack up and run away.
If he ran too slowly, the team supervisor would kick him hard in the butt with his neighbor Uncle Doo-hwan's leather boots.
Rather than being a tactic, it was more like a spur-of-the-moment decision.
You are cosplaying as Hashirama Senju!
When other people clap their hands, whatever they want comes true. So you can also clap your hands and get whatever tactics you want, right?
"Fuck FNC, how can we use them as a reference when they are so weak!?"
The KZ coach who was watching the game couldn't help but start cursing.
Even though he had already lowered his expectations for FNC, FNC was still so bad that he felt it was a bit horrible.
Putting aside the individual abilities of the players, the management of this team was not much better than some Korean Internet cafe teams he had seen.
What made him even more shocked was yet to come.
The game time reached fourteen minutes, and FNC wanted to seize the vision of the vanguard in advance, which made him nod secretly.
"Maybe FNC isn't as bad as I thought."
Those who know how to grab the vision in advance will at least be above the horizontal line.
But then, because the support was too focused on vision, he went straight into EDG's jungle.
KZ coach:?
After watching EDG kill FNC's support in seconds, they easily took the vanguard.
KZ coach almost exclaimed:
I am awesome, a master in the gaming field!
Who taught you to do this?
Because of the arrangements made before the team battle, there was no chance to fight the team battle.
European and American bastards, you are really the worst!
"This... Silver is too open?"
Xu Yuan couldn't help but doubt.
He had heard about the fancy things in Europe and the United States before, and he thought that at most they didn't train much, and then had parties after get off work every day.
But FNC's confusing operations today really make people wonder if they have opened too many silver parties.
"It's recorded... How many times do you want me to tell you?"
Li Xianghe's mouth twitched.
I've heard before that Xu Yuan always likes to say some explosive things in his voice messages, but I didn't expect it to be so explosive.
"I, last, Savior, will infinitely revive your youth?"
Xu Yuan spoke tentatively.
"Provoke!"
Li Xianghe suddenly let out a dragon roar.
Xu Yuan was numb. "No, are you really looking at it?"
"It's quite interesting. I especially like it when he interacts."
Li Xianghe smiled slightly.
He only has a few channels to learn Chinese: a forum, a super topic, and Bilibili.
Naturally, I also watched a lot of LOL related videos.
And Smeb is still a ruthless tower pusher.
FNC's rhythm collapsed faster than many people imagined.
Almost twenty minutes later, when Xu Yuan was still developing, the mid, top and jungle had already defeated FNC.
This is also the reason why Xu Yuan doesn’t like to use EZ.
Strong in the mid-term, that is indeed strong.
The problem is that EDG doesn't even have to wait until the mid-game to play against a team like FNC.
Aside from Caps, the other players couldn’t even hold out during the laning phase.
There are two tanky guys, Sion and Ornn, in the top lane, but Smeb can always get the laning advantage.
Who can I go to for justice?
After taking down the Baron, EDG quickly defeated FNC with ease.
We barely even fought a team fight the entire time and couldn't hold on during the laning phase.
But after the game, FNC didn't even feel anything.
When they went off the stage, except for Caps and Ouyang, the other players were still smiling.
Caps was not satisfied yet, and he had a great time playing against Lee Sang-hyeok.
I’m really getting tired of bullying those kids in Europe.
For Caps, since the chances of winning are slim, the key is to enjoy the process of playing against a strong top mid laner.
After my teammates collapsed, the game ended too quickly.
He hasn't had enough fun yet!
And for Ou Cheng and Rekkles...
He is a bit unwilling.
Of course he knew it would be difficult to win today, but he always had mixed feelings about Savior.
Strong? Definitely strong.
But if it wasn't Smeb, if it wasn't Scout last year.
I guess it’s impossible for Savior to win the championship so easily, right?
And this year... there's an even stronger Faker.
Ou Cheng found it a little difficult to understand.
Why are his teammates so fierce?
It seems like Ou Cheng has been playing professionally for so many years, but he has never even touched the floor tiles of the finals.
He admitted that his performance was not up to the standards of a championship AD, but didn’t his teammates have many problems?
In his eyes, he is similar to the famous AD in LPL, Uzi.
Somewhat similar.
I just haven't met any better teammates.
So I am particularly envious of Savior's luck.
When he debuted, he had a team like EDG that was willing to trust his personal abilities, and when he debuted, he had a team working together.
He admitted that he was really a little jealous.
It’s just that maybe Ou Cheng himself didn’t understand Xu Yuan, because anyone who knew him should know that Xu Yuan didn’t have much tactical status in EDG at the beginning and was just a tool.
It's just that he slowly became the core with his own abilities.
The FNC players' performance, as if they didn't feel anything after losing, obviously made European and American audiences very dissatisfied.
We know you can't beat EDG, but isn't it right for you to still be laughing after losing?
"Why can't we even survive the laning phase now!?"
"Fxxk FNC, Fxxk EU!"
"They are still laughing. They are still laughing after losing the game. These people have no desire to win anymore!"
"It was a no-brainer! Instead of waiting for FNC to come back, I might as well go home and play a few more games of PUBG!"
"A man met God after he died. God said, "I can grant you one wish." So he said he hoped for world peace. God shook his head and said that was impossible. So he said FNC beat EDG. God was silent for two seconds and said, "Let's discuss how to achieve world peace."
Classic European and American jokes that never go out of style.
After a short break, the second game is about to begin.
At this time, the final exciting speech was still going on in the FNC lounge.
"They are very strong, but they will never be able to shut us out!"
"As long as we work together, there will still be suspense in today's game."
"We have fought so far, are we going to be defeated 3-0? At least we have to play with our spirit and style!"
The FNC coach was spitting and trying hard to mobilize the team.
But that feeling of lack of confidence is still too obvious.
Some people may ask, will FNC be so decadent?
That only means you haven't watched enough European and American competitions.
Even FNC had no other options when faced with a situation that was already impossible to win.
The European and American styles of play are rough, and it is common for them to be overturned by LPL or LCK in the mid-to-late stages.
Now they can't even stand up to EDG in the most competitive early stage, so how can they be confident?
Competing in post-operation is even more difficult.
The FNC coach also has something to say.
What kind of players do EDG have and what kind of players do you have in FNC? You want me to lead them?
You said that FNC’s players have been replaced so many times?
Will you change?
It's just the same old story!
What is the current level of European and American LOL?
Just a few of us!
Even Rekkles is playing AD, can he do it?
Others' Savior is truly the world's No. 1 ADC, the gap is too big!
Lose to LCK!
Lose to LPL!
Even lose the wild card!
No one lost next.
Be pragmatic!
I advise you to first understand your own tactics and the concept of LOL.
I couldn't even hold on during the laning phase, and I was 5,000 or 6,000 behind every time I finished the laning phase. How can you explain this to me?! ?
The FNC coach felt that his life was really difficult.
In fact, it doesn’t matter who is first in every year’s league, because we can’t beat LCK and LPL anyway.
It's just like the monster in a river in "Journey to the West", a novel about a mysterious ancient oriental country.
Europe and the United States are like the residents nearby. Every year, they basically send a team to deliver food to LCK or LPL on time.
His idea can be translated into simpler terms:
LPL and LCK are like the king of inspiration.
LEC and LCS are like the mortals by the river. Every year during MSI, they select a team of boys and girls to offer tribute to LPL and LCK on time.
Although this statement is a bit awkward, it is not far from the truth.
Before G2 emerged in S9, Europe had no competitiveness at all.
Why was S9 a painful year for European and American audiences?
Because just like RNG fell to G2, S9 is also the most promising year for European and American audiences.
G2 in S9 also won the MSI championship and reached the final.
What a pity... In the final, Kailangtian, who had evolved after being dragged down by four teams in the group stage, was defeated 3-0 by the team with a score of 1-0.
There is no hope at all in Europe and America now...
"Although it was a crushing victory, it was still fun to watch!"
"EDG is too stable. They don't give me the same feeling as other LPL teams. They used to be stable and weak, but now they are stable and weak!"
"Some people may think that a crushing game is boring, but I hope I can also crush the LCK game."
"Really! I wish the LCK base would explode right now!"
The LPL audience on the barrage felt very happy.
Family members, who understands?
No need to worry about sudden problems, having a team like this is really cool!
There is always one team that performs poorly in the LPL World Championship.
"I want to play bomb."
Xu Yuan rubbed his hands and chuckled.
I guess Ou Cheng is still thinking about getting back at his old self?
whee.
No chance, Ou Cheng.
Dude, just explode!