"I was thinking about it, but I don't want to win the game that's not mine."
Smeb is naturally not so serious after stepping down from the stage. When he opens his mouth, his smile is as unbearable as that of the Strong King.
His experience this time was extremely bad, and Peanut went through a crazy military training.
If Smeb has a chance to talk to Khan, he will definitely say:
Oh my god, you have so many fathers!
Gou Ba is like a madman, he caught his buddies three times in ten minutes. Are you playing mahjong on the road?
"Brother, why are you pretending? Just click in the next game . Whoever doesn't click is a puppy."
Xu Yuan would not indulge Smeb, and spoke directly with a sneer.
"Can you two be quiet for a moment?"
Li Xianghe held the thermos cup, took a sip and spoke helplessly.
He was also convinced.
They are obviously not young anymore, but when they bicker, they act like elementary school students.
"If they can be quiet, it must be an alien invasion."
Xiaotian sat cross-legged comfortably on the sofa in the lounge, looking at his phone without raising his head, and spoke casually.
Coach kkoma crossed his arms across his chest, quite satisfied with the current state of the players.
He doesn't want the contestants to be too serious, because the rubber band will break if it is stretched too tight.
Rest well when you are resting, and play well when you are playing.
This is a state that kkoma is quite satisfied with.
But no matter how relaxed you are, you still need to do the necessary review.
"KZ was a little different in the finals."
He spoke after a moment's hesitation.
"Wanghu worked very hard today."
The SKT jungler in S7 was Peanut, and kkoma naturally knew him.
Xiaohuasheng really tried his best today, and almost single-handedly supported the rhythm of KZ in the early stage.
kkoma had thought a lot about the player Peanut when he left SKT.
He had a sense of guilt in his heart.
Looking back carefully at the time when he coached Peanut, he asked Peanut to change his playing style more often.
Let Peanut become the jungler that SKT needs, instead of letting Peanut be SKT's Peanut.
As a result, Peanut's invasion ability was weakened and his fighting style began to lose its characteristics.
Now as an opponent, kkoma is sincerely happy to see that Peanut is performing much better than when he was in SKT.
Regardless of the results, he actually likes players like Peanut.
Gentle personality, hard working in training.
"He played very smartly. He basically didn't fight in the jungle because he knew we had the lane control in the middle. He also didn't go to the bottom lane very often because he knew he couldn't fight there."
Xiaotian spoke highly of Xiaohuasheng.
As they were all junglers, he knew very well how difficult it was to deal with Peanut's situation.
Avoiding battle in the wild area, which seems like a cowardly move, is actually the wisest choice.
"In the next game, let's restrict the opponent's top and jungle more. The mid laner won't pose much of a threat to us without his special skills. The bottom lane just needs to develop steadily."
kkoma hesitated and then spoke.
If it is a team of four protecting one, then giving up Smeb is a matter of course.
Unfortunately, EDG is not.
kkoma’s idea is a confrontation between the top and jungle.
This shows Smeb and Xiaotian's confidence.
"How about giving Zoe a hand? I think Li can be beaten easily even if he gives her a hand."
Xiaotian spoke with a smile.
He likes to play pranks.
“That’s not necessary.”
Li Xianghe shook his head slightly, "Winning the game is more important."
Although he is a top mid laner, he also wants to have a good competition with his opponent's unique skills.
But what Lee Sang-hyuk desires most is victory.
If he has to choose between winning the game and taking home the honor of being the world's number one mid laner, Lee Sang-hyeok would choose to win the game without hesitation.
Originally in history, Crown, the champion mid laner who was considered by many to be unworthy of the title, was actually the way that Lee Sang-hyuk envied the most to win the game.
Don’t ask, the answer is that C is tired.
At this time, the atmosphere in the KZ lounge was also good.
I was mentally prepared before the fight.
Although the result was still not good, KZ did not play poorly this time.
They have tried their best.
Although I still feel a little uncomfortable, if I think back on this game in the future, I won’t feel any regret or remorse.
"What a strong teamwork of EDG."
Coach KZ's praise was completely sincere.
There was still a smile on his face.
Khan was a little surprised by his attitude, "Coach, why don't you scold us like before?"
KZ coach:?
Byd is a masochist, right? Do you feel uncomfortable if you are not scolded?
"What's the point of training you? We need to train for a while longer if we want to win, but we don't have time now. Training you won't solve the problem."
He shook his head.
If only reality were like the hot-blooded comics.
He gave a heart-stirring speech, and then the KZ players were shocked and excited, and all of them burst out and easily defeated EDG.
Is it possible?
impossible.
People have to face reality.
"Donghe, it would be great if you were the protagonist of a hot-blooded comic. Could you help us defeat EDG?"
KZ coach spoke jokingly.
Khan's name is Kim Dong Ha.
"That kind of thing doesn't exist here. I don't want to be the leading actor in our comics."
Khan rubbed his face and complained helplessly.
Hot-blooded comics? Haha.
Those who know what Korean comics are will understand.
Something like beautiful x world, the boss's secret and so on.
The protagonist is either a yellow-haired turtle or a green-haired turtle.
Khan doesn't want to be such a protagonist.
Suddenly, the KZ lounge fell silent.
“Brother, you…”
BDD was shocked.
It turns out that Brother Donghe has this hobby?
"I really don't mean to say anything bad about you. There's no need to expose such things!"
Greyla was very disappointed with his friend.
Disgusting, disgusting!
How can such a thing be brought up?
Forget about reading pornographic comics, why do you seem so proud of it?!
I...I always watched secretly!
Korean comics from South Korea, American TV series from the United States, and RB light novels and toilet paper.
Everyone who understands will understand, but you must taste it.
Grayla really saw it.
"Be frank, haven't you seen it?"
Khan just gave up.
"Haha, brother, I'm getting married soon."
Coach KZ did not answer directly, but just crossed his arms and looked proud.
The meaning is obvious:
A bunch of virgins, it really makes me laugh to death.
After chatting for a while and preparing to plan the next tactics, the assistant director of LCK walked in again.
"Why are you still laughing?"
He immediately felt unhappy when he saw that KZ coach and the players still had smiles on their faces.
"Do you have to cry if you can't win?"
The KZ coach did not give in and asked directly.
"you!"
The assistant director was choked by him and let out a breath to calm himself down.
"KZ players, didn't I tell you?"
"When you are at a disadvantage, you should learn to make good use of the pause. Why not do this?"
When he saw Peanut's excellent rhythm in the last game, he almost jumped up with excitement.
But seeing that they were about to fall behind again, KZ did not call a timeout as he said.
This puzzled him.
Pray had been very quiet, but now he raised his head.
His eyes were calm, yet full of a different kind of persistence.
"Because... I can't do it."
As a professional player of the older generation, he can accept that he cannot beat others.
But he couldn't accept himself doing such a thing.
There is nothing wrong with calling a timeout, and Pray doesn't mind when something really happens.
But forcing a timeout just to disrupt the opponent's rhythm... Sorry, he really can't do it.
The assistant director looked at him deeply and left the lounge without saying anything.
Although he didn't say anything, the KZ players all knew what he meant:
This is your own choice.
The short break ended and the players from both sides took to the field again.
After putting on headphones, Xu Yuan's eyes became focused again.
"Okay, after a period of rest, we see the players playing again. The second game of this BO5 is about to begin!"
"Can EDG, who took the lead in winning the first game, continue their legend? Or will KZ be about to sound the horn of counterattack?"
“Let’s wait and see!”
The commentator's voice was full of passion.
"KZ, who lost the last game, chose the blue side this time. Did they change their BP strategy?"
Seeing that KZ chose the blue side, Colonel Guan couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Logically speaking, the previous game was KZ's best in the early stages, as the advantage of being in the backhand stabilized the situation.
It wasn't until Kaisa's sudden support from the bottom lane that the rhythm began to collapse.
So we should continue like this this time, because at least we can see the hope of victory.
"It doesn't matter. Abyss God will take action anyway."
"I guess they don't want to give this to Kaisa, right? Yuanzi Kaisa's win rate is too ridiculous, and KZ's bottom lane can't limit him."
"The key is that even if they take the blue side, KZ can't grab Kaisa, and Kaisa is not a strong hero in laning phase."
There was also a lot of discussion in the barrage.
KZ coach looked serious and was having final thoughts.
BP, start!
Without hesitation, he directly defeated Kaisa in the first move!
"He decisively knocked down Kaisa!"
"Sure enough, after the last game I was thinking that we probably won't see Savior's Kaisa in today's BO5."
Colonel Guan was not surprised and sighed.
"It's really targeting Yuanzi! What a classic scene!"
"It's useless. Where did KZ get so many bans? Yuanzi can play too many ADs. If nothing works, he still has the explosive bomb."
"They are all broken anyway, so let's just move the most difficult one first!"
"So maybe Xia will come out?"
"It's hard to say, I still feel like I can't get out."
The barrage just felt it was natural.
With Xu Yuan's carry ability, being targeted is a common occurrence.
kkoma did not intend to change the BP strategy much, and he killed BDD's Zoe as usual in the first hand.
“Zoe.”
This is also a great respect for BDD.
Nowadays, EDG rarely targets the opponent's signature.
But BDD would rather they didn't respect themselves so much.
If he plays Zoe, the confidence he gets from playing other heroes is totally incomparable.
"Xia!"
The KZ coach spoke seriously, and still unsurprisingly defeated Xu Yuan's Xia.
This hero really can't be released.
After Xia's weak laning ability was compensated by Xu Yuan's personal ability, except that she did not have much initiative to attack, she basically had all advantages.
There is burst, there is late stage, there is continuous output, there is control, and there is life-saving.
It can only be described as perfect.
"Really... respect! I can only say respect. I don't know how many times Savior's Xayah was moved during this MSI. Is this the deterrent power of the champion Xayah?"
Miller was shocked.
He had only seen this kind of exaggerated targeting on Faker before.
That was the S5 World Championship, Faker's Ryze.
"There's no Xia again?"
Xu Yuan held his chin with his left hand and smiled helplessly.
Although he knew it would be difficult to play Xayah given how popular she is now, he still hoped to play her.
Now Concubine Ka and Concubine Xia have both entered the small dark room, and the only ones left are Varus and EZ.
But Xu Yuan also had a hunch that Virus might not be able to get it.
"Taliyah!"
It was kkoma's second turn. After a brief thought, he killed the Rock Bird that Xiaohuasheng had played well in the previous game.
Taliyah's support ability is basically the strongest among junglers, and because of its passive ability to increase movement speed when approaching a wall, it can change lanes very quickly.
The pressure on the wing is huge.
The last game where Smeb was training Kennen was a good example of this.
"Virus!"
In the third hand, KZ coach really pressed down Varus.
Varus's laning ability is top-notch among ADs. Even though it's not as extreme as Draven and Skateboards, he can still compete with the likes of Lucian.
"Want EZ Karma?"
"Move EZ, don't give them."
kkoma pondered over KZ's intentions and gradually came to his senses.
With so many strong bottom lanes being targeted, KZ probably wants to get a strong bottom lane combination by taking the blue side, right?
Use your backhand to directly kill EZ.
BP enters a round of selection.
Kkoma's eyes flickered, "Who will you grab?"
KZ coach walked behind Pray and patted Pray on the shoulder.
"I need you to take care of this one."
"…I'm fine."
Pray's eyes darkened, but he still spoke like this.
To face Xu Yuan and then to provide support in the middle and late stages, the pressure is enormous.
But now that we are here, there is no retreat.
Pray, I don’t want to be defeated 3-0 in such a humiliating way.
Speaking of Pray, maybe many people don’t know him now after the first year of e-sports, because he is indeed not very famous in China.
ROX.PraY, this ID is the most impressive impression he left on domestic audiences.
Pray was originally the ADC of the former Najin Sword team.
In the ancient times of S3, PraY, Imp, and Piglet were the top three ADCs in Korea.
The controversy over who among the three of them was the best in Korea became a hot topic among Korean audiences at the time.
But in fact, PraY himself doesn’t care who is the number one in Korea. PraY has a bigger ambition, which is to win the championship.
Pray's life has not been smooth sailing.
As early as the 2012 OGN Winter Tournament, pray won the championship of that year and successfully entered the 2013 World Finals with the points from this championship.
However, in the semi-finals, he met the villain who dominated the world since his debut.
After fighting for 5 rounds with SKT led by Faker, they unfortunately lost.
After that, Pray's performance went from bad to worse, and he was gradually marginalized by the Najin Black Sword team at that time. He left the Black Sword after 2014.
The following experience was even more significant.
In 2015, Pray's team Koo Tiger lost to SKT with a score of 1 to 3.
In 2016, the renamed ROX tiger lost to SKT again.
Why do people always say that Pray is the Uzi of LCK?
Except that neither of them is as popular as the champion, their experiences are very similar:
Watching Faker win the championship with my own eyes.
Especially the 2016 World Championship, which Pray believes is the one with the greatest chance.
Yet he still lost.
Lee Sang-hyuk has stepped on the corpses of too many geniuses along the way to the top, but Pray is definitely a very special one among them.
If Faker is Zhuge Liang, then Pray must be Zhou Yu.
It is no exaggeration to say that SKT took away two S series championships from Pray.
Similarly, S3 rose, S4 fell, and S5 rose again.
Pray and Faker have completely different fates.
Compared to Ryu and Madlife who became stepping stones for Lee Sang-hyuk to become famous, Pray actually walked to the trophy and watched Faker lift him up.
No matter how long Yue Lun was whipped, he only gave Li Xianghe a league championship.
Needless to say, Madlife is a complete CJB in terms of performance.
If Black Sword had defeated SKT in S3, and if Koo had defeated SKT in S5, Pray might have already become the world's number one ADC.
Unfortunately, there are no ifs in the world.
Just one step away, and the world is at hand.
He has lost too many times.
Lose to the point of numbness, lose to the point of confusion.
Therefore, he also cherishes this MSI very much.
Because there is not much time left for him.
Pray knew very well that his condition would soon decline again.
So now facing Savior, a new generation champion AD who shines like a star...
He doesn't want to retreat, and he can't retreat!
He rubbed his face and let out a breath.
It's a bit stressful, but it has to be done.
If everyone's life is a story...
Whose joke is this about my life?
Savior, come on!
KZ coach finally made his choice.
"Luo!"
Grab Luo!
This made kkoma's eyes change a little.
Is Luo strong? Yes, he is strong.
However, that was when Xia Luo appeared together.
A single Luo cannot be considered T0, at least not worth grabbing.
However, KZ still chose to take Luo.
This time, are you planning to fight us in a team battle?
kkoma raised the corner of his mouth into a smile.
interesting.
Then, the smile on his lips gradually disappeared, and an almost indifferent expression appeared on his face.
"Prince, Galio."
You like team play, right?
Do whatever you want, understand?
Although it is no longer S7, Prince Galio is still a very outstanding team battle combo.
Since KZ has decided to fight EDG in team battles, why would kkoma be afraid?
bring it on!
Faced with such a powerful combination, KZ coach had no extra expression.
Prince Galio, this is the EDG mid and jungle he envisioned.
It’s really helpless to say.
Because they had to target Xu Yuan in the bottom lane, KZ had no way to target the mid and jungle.
Xayah Virus Kasa, I can't put down any of them.
So they could only watch EDG take down the mid and jungle like this.
If I say it's not painful, that would be a lie.
But this is the best way to deal with it.
"Clockwork, Olaf."
In the second and third picks, KZ decided on Clockwork and Olaf in the mid and jungle.
This did not surprise kkoma too much.
"I see. Clockwork let Olaf and Luo bring the ball into the court?"
Both Love and Lowe can provide opportunities for Clockwork's ball to enter the court.
Bring the ball into the field and then use Clockwork to pull R. This is basically the most common formula for starting a team fight.
Although it is a Gonggong style, this move is indeed very powerful in team battles.
"Xu Yuan, what kind of hero do you want to play?"
Kkoma's question reached Xu Yuan's ears, making him fall into deep thought.
The strong ADs have basically all been moved away, and if we really have to say, only line heroes like Skateboard Shoes and Dezi can barely make do.
However, the output of Skateboard Shoes and Dezi in team battles is too unstable, and it is easy for them to have no output space due to the opponent's strong charge.
The hands are too short.
Especially when facing junglers and supports like Raf and Rakan, there is basically no room for output.
On the contrary, it is not as good as other ADs.
Is there any hero who can suppress the opponent in laning phase and still have room to output when the opponent starts a team fight?
The first person Xu Yuan thought of was Samira.
This guy can definitely be played as a warrior.
You're going after me? I'm going after you!
But unfortunately, it is S8 now, and Samira’s designer probably doesn’t even know that Samira exists.
So we can only choose from traditional AD.
ADs without displacement like Jinx and Kog'Maw are directly excluded. Choosing them means waiting for death.
Lucian?
No, Lucian is too uncomfortable in the late game. The opponent's Clockwork can completely kill him because his arms are too short.
So, this is the only hero, right?
"Policewoman, can this be used by a policewoman?"
He turned his head and asked.
kkoma gave a knowing smile.
"It's pretty much what I thought."
EDG’s third hand, Piltover Policewoman, locked!
"Oh? Policewoman? I haven't seen this hero in a long time."
Colonel Guan raised his eyebrows.
"It's been a long time since Savior's match record appeared. Is there any problem with his proficiency?"
Miller was a little worried.
The hero Miss Fortune is very dependent on proficiency and feel. As a representative of traditional AD, most of her output comes from basic attacks.
If you are not proficient enough, it is easy to get into trouble.
His concerns are normal.
But you told this to Colonel Guan?
He is now a man of iron and blood!
"I don't think there's any need to worry. Savior never makes choices that he's not sure of!"
A simple sentence killed the game.
The barrage was instantly relieved.
Indeed, Xu Yuan has never been "rebellious" when choosing heroes.
Basically, C will only be taken out if it is certain.
"But there are some problems. Since Galio has been locked, we probably won't be able to get Lux in the second round. No one can say how much suppression power Caitlyn can have without Lux."
Miller reminded.
"It's okay. Trust the Savior. He can create miracles."
Colonel Guan didn't care.
Miller: ?
byd I never believed you when you said you were a crazy fan of Xu Yuan.
Damn, you're such a crazy fan?
"Hahaha, Colonel, you really are not going to pretend anymore, are you?"
"Believe! The main point is to believe!"
"Oh no! How come Yuan Za is able to be on the commentary stage?"
The barrage of comments is a bit difficult to maintain, Colonel Guan's unlimited trust is truly exaggerated.
BP enters the second round.
EDG took down Shen in the fourth round.
Since we have to fight a team battle, it is impossible to give the opponent a rogue start like Shen.
On the other hand, without Shen, kkoma can still choose Ornn for Smeb.
Because kkoma has fully understood KZ's BP strategy, the fourth and fifth picks will only be Janna and Lux.
He was forcing KZ to change their thinking and find a way to release the Janna.
If KZ doesn't release Janna, then Ornn will definitely be taken by EDG.
Because EDG is on the red side.
There was no surprise in KZ's fourth pick, he chose to kill Lux.
There is no need to explain the strength of the combination of Caitlyn and Lux, which poses a huge threat to the lineup in the mind of the KZ coach.
At least the laning phase puts a lot of pressure on people.
kkoma’s BP idea is a bit too clear.
KZ coach could only press it.
In the fifth hand, kkoma chose to kill the Captain.
Khan’s Gangplank is still worth mentioning, and Gangplank can limit the back row very well in team battles.
By using your ultimate skill on a crowd of people, you can basically divide the battlefield.
"Come on, take down Ornn."
Coach kkoma rubbed his hands, looking forward to it.
He hoped that the KZ coach would make some mistakes.
If the Wind Girl can be released, Luo's threat will be immediately reduced a lot.
Because the Wind Girl can interrupt Luo's entry.
In fact, the KZ coach didn't even think about it, and in the fifth pick he killed the Janna as expected.
Ornn?
If you want that thing, I'll give it to you.
All BP is to ensure that there are no problems in the bottom lane and win the game through team battles.
“Still not fooled, KZ.”
Kkoma picked the support Morgana in the fourth hand with regret, leaving the final counter position to Smeb.
This one is a substitute for Janna, because Morgana is far less comprehensive than Janna.
The Q skill is more like a lucky draw and is not a stable control at all.
The black shield of the E skill can also be broken by Clockwork's QW, and its ability to protect AD is not as good as that of Janna.
But what can I say? It's the best.
Or should we choose a female tank for Meiko?
Meiko’s female tank can be taken, but it is difficult to restrain the opponent’s entry.
Finally, it was KZ’s last two hands.
"Kenan, and..."
"mouse!"
KZ coach spoke decisively.
Pray then realized why the coach said he needed to take the blame in this game.
It was not until now that the lineup was formed that he realized the good intentions of KZ coach.
Everything is actually serving the output environment of this mouse!
"mouse……"
Pray took a deep breath and smiled.
I can do it!
In-class quiz:
Is the Rat King an imp or a Pray?
Hot trivia: although Imp has rat skin, when talking about the Rat King, it basically refers to Pray without rat skin.
Just like although LWX and Piglet both have Vayne's skins, when talking about Vayne, they basically refer to Uzi without Vayne's championship skin.
No, wait!
Uzi has two Vayne prestige skins.
2＞1.
It is reasonable that Uzi is Vayne’s spokesperson.
Pray's title of Rat King did not come out of thin air, but was also given because of his outstanding performance.
After getting the familiar mouse, even Pray gained more courage.
This is not a very version choice.
Today's rat is a pure sewer hero.
It's the kind of thing that when others see the AD take out this thing in the rank, they will curse in their hearts and say it's bad luck that this game was lost.
But Pray thinks he will win.
The coach trusts him so much that he no longer has any worries.
This time it's rushed?
Then start killing!
"amazing."
This is the only comment kkoma has on this rat.
How could he not see the trust that KZ coach had in Pray?
Imagine that you are the coach of a team, and your AD is killed by the opponent every time, and you basically cannot see any hope of winning.
At this time, would you choose to help AD get the hero he is confident in in the crucial game?
It is impossible for the vast majority of people to make such a decision.
However, KZ coach did it.
That’s why kkoma praised it, it’s amazing.
Great job, KZ!
but……
"Is everything all right?"
It’s still the same sentence.
Smeb grinned and nodded confidently.
"Sword Princess!"
mouse?
Then I'll chop you up!
BP, end!
Blue side KZ:
Top Kennen
Jungle Olaf
Mid Single Clockwork
The bottom lane group is Rat Gallo.
Red side EDG:
Top Lane Sword Princess
Jungle Prince
Mid Single Galio
The bottom lane group is Caitlyn and Morgana.
The game begins!