It is the season from summer to autumn, and the evening breeze outside the venue is a little cool.
As Xu Yuan walked outside, he earnestly thanked the fans waiting outside the venue for coming, and stopped from time to time to take photos with them.
Click.
After he left the fans' sight, Mingkai lit up a Huanghelou cigarette, held it in his hand, and let the smoke drift away with the wind.
“…Did they really get in?”
His hands were shaking at this time.
Although I knew that with Yuanzi's personality, since he dared to choose to make a comeback, he must have his confidence.
But it was so easy... to bring EDG, which is now very average among the top teams, into the final LPL finals.
Even Mingkai couldn't help but be shocked.
Especially today's three games...
Rather than saying that BLG lost to EDG, it would be more accurate to say that they lost to Xu Yuan.
This kind of terrifying single-line dominance and suppression power has only been seen in Mingkai's career by one player:
The invincible mid laner who was like a god or demon in S5, Faker.
Whoever goes up will be destroyed in the line, whoever goes up will be killed in the line!
Such a player is really exaggerated.
Mingkai simply couldn't imagine how outrageous the training Xu Yuan had undergone behind the scenes in the years since he left the professional arena.
He didn't even need to think about it, he knew the amount must be terrifying.
No player’s strength can increase out of thin air.
It is unknown how well the players can maintain their form after not competing for such a long time.
This is the only explanation for why Xu Yuan still has such strength.
This also made Mingkai look at Xu Yuan with even more admiration in his eyes.
This is undoubtedly a top player!
"Brother Kai, have you changed your personality after not seeing you for a few years? Don't look at me like that, it's a bit scary."
"Fuck you, get in the car!"
Mingkai scolded with a smile.
Xu Yuan walked onto the bus, found a seat at random and sat down, then opened his phone to check something.
At this moment, a message came .
Lee Sang Hyuk: It’s over?
"Oh……"
Xu Yuan smiled.
Xu Yuan: Three to zero, so easy and relaxed.
Li Xianghe: It's completely disgusting. The person who came up with this stupid tactic of four protecting one should really die. S7 was stolen by your four protecting one. It's disgusting.
Lee Sang Hyuk: We can win if we only need one person to play well. How can this tactic win?
Xu Yuan: Are you anxious?
Xu Yuan: To be honest, if you play against Samsung, you might lose 3-0. That version is a four-protect-one version. If you don't want to play, just get out.
Lee Sang Hyuk: Impossible.
Lee Sang-hyuk: Ruler committed a crime in S6. If we really beat them in the S7 finals, Bang will punish him.
Xu Yuan did not comment on Li Xianghe's confidence. After all, they had never fought each other before, so Li Xianghe could say whatever he wanted.
Xu Yuan: Are you done fighting?
Lee Sang Hyuk: Yeah.
Lee Sang Hyuk: Slower than you, but it’s still 3 to 0.
Lee Sang Hyuk: How about that? I told you so.
Lee Sang Hyuk: If you say I can win, then I can win.
Li Xianghe: Are you powerful, Brother Li?
On the SKT bus, Lee Sang-hyuk had a reserved smile on his face.
But the next moment, his face fell.
Xu Yuan's reply was clearly displayed on the phone.
Xu Yuan: Three-star fermented bean curd, it’s really messed up.
"Ashi...this brat."
Li Xianghe rarely swore and cursed in a low voice.
After arguing with Xu Yuan for a while, Li Xianghe looked at the hustle and bustle of traffic outside the window with a calm look in his eyes.
Everything was going as he imagined.
There is no problem with Xu Yuan's strength after his comeback, and EDG now almost has a ticket to the World Championship.
There is no need to say more about T1's strength. They were the runner-up last year and the same team is still there this year.
If we can't make it to the world championship, we might as well just find a tofu and kill ourselves.
When I think about the upcoming World Championship, I'll have the chance to play against this friend who was once my enemy and friend...
Li Xianghe couldn't help but get excited.
If at the moment of his crowning glory, there were no familiar opponents watching him, even if he...
Yes, I would find it boring.
As for losing?
Li Xianghe admitted that Xu Yuan might have such inner strength.
But the T1 is powerful all-around.
This is the atmosphere that a truly top-notch team should have!
EDG? Just a fake strong team.
The apparent prosperity is simply due to Xu Yuan's outstanding personal abilities.
As for the version of the World Championship, judging from Riot's style in recent years.
For AD...it’s not friendly at all.
By then, even if you are strong, your teammates may not be able to withstand my teammates.
Hehehe...Xu Yuan, just fall down at my feet obediently.
Then I, Brother Li, will be merciful and let you come to T1 to play AD.
When the time comes, thank me well.
Li Xianghe thought of this and glanced at Gumayusi who was sitting on the other side.
As for Gumayusi?
Wish him all the best.
Now, Little Lu Bu has been trained well enough by Li Xianghe and can be considered a qualified professional player.
He had nothing to worry about with Little Lu Bu.
"elder brother?"
The look from Lee Sang Hyuk made Gumayusi a little confused.
He had no idea that if he won this year, he might be killed in the KTV by Lee Sang Hyuk next year.
"nothing."
Li Xianghe smiled and said nothing more.
Gumayusi nodded doubtfully, but for some reason he felt a little cold and couldn't help shivering.
“Is the air conditioning too low?”
At this time, Xu Yuan was already laughing to death over a post on the anti-coronavirus forum.
This post is very outrageous, the name is [Domineering Li Xianghe fell in love with me]
The original poster: "Lee Sang-hyuk used to be the president of a listed company. Although the company was already very prosperous, due to a meeting of the board of directors, the president who founded the company, Lee Sang-hyuk, was kicked out of the company."
The author of the post said: "It was at this time that the frustrated Li Xianghe met the love of his life, his white moonlight, Xu Yuan, in a foreign country."
The original poster said: "Xu Yuan is also a business genius. With the cooperation of the two, the new company EDG thrived and eventually defeated Li Xianghe's original company SKT and became the new industry leader."
The original poster: "But at this time, something unfortunate happened. CEO Lee Sang Hyuk's white moonlight Xu Yuan lost contact, and Lee Sang Hyuk missed her so much that he became sick. In the end, he found a perfect substitute, his name is Gumayusi."
When Xu Yuan saw this, he almost spit out his iced tea.
A bit outrageous?
It's fucking outrageous!
What is substitute literature?
Bro, you have become Bai Yueguang, right?
The story continues. President Lee Sang-hyuk returned to his loyal old company SKT as a king, but he did not expect that his white moonlight Xu Yuan would suddenly appear four years later and take over the crumbling EDG.
So, the once best partners have now become the ultimate rivals.
At the world competition, the two fought to the death, and at this time Gumayusi finally realized that he was just a substitute for Xu Yuan to CEO Lee Sang-hyuk.
In grief and anger, Gumayusi vomited three pounds of blood and lost his life.
The end of the story is extremely abrupt.
Original poster: "Where is this? When Gumayusi woke up from the darkness, he saw his childhood friend Deft standing beside him with a stunned look on his face. At this moment, he realized that he was reborn."
The original poster: "In this life, Gumayusi swears that he will take everything back!"
Xu Yuan was stunned.
The substitute novel is angrily turned into a female version of Rebirth, right?
Good job!
All he could say was good guy!
It's a bit too outrageous.
The main thing is that the setting of your childhood sweetheart and senior Deft is strange, and Gumayusi is not from Mapo High School.
He couldn't help but reply to the post below.
Savior: That’s enough… [Sweating soybeans]
Without paying attention to Anti-Maggot's reply, Xu Yuan continued to scroll down and soon saw something strange.
Private Li Xianghe: The author of the post writes well. I’ll give you a v. I’ll give you 50 yuan for the v and you can write another 50 yuan.
Xu Yuan: ...
If he remembered correctly, this number belonged to Lee Sang Hyuk, right?
At this time, Xu Yuan was really a little scared.
Damn it! I'm surrounded by gays?!
He turned off the screen and fell into deep thought.
The days passed in such an uneventful manner.
Xu Yuan didn't care about the online public opinion at all. He still played training games day after day and practiced his basic skills during his rest time.
He did not choose to watch the match between JDG and WBG on the other side.
The main thing is that the result is already known.
Although Chidi had been taught a bad lesson by him before, it can be seen that his ability to withstand pressure is still very good.
The playoffs have been on point and even better.
His faith in the Tao was not broken.
Xu Yuan conducted deep reflection on this.
"Is it too gentle?"
Chidi, who was far away at the competition site, suddenly felt that the air conditioning in the venue was a bit cold.
On the afternoon of July 30th, Xu Yuan met JDG again on the scene after not seeing it for a long time.
They looked full of energy and spirit after winning WBG, with visible confidence on their faces.
Xu Yuan smiled and waved to the Chi Emperor who was looking at him as a greeting.
“…”
Chidi hesitated for a moment, then smiled and nodded at him in response.
After filming their pre-game trash talk, the two teams went their separate ways.
After returning to the EDG lounge, MingKai immediately started complaining.
"What kind of rubbish is this official setting? It's too embarrassing."
Although Mingkai always likes to play awkwardly, today's trash talk really embarrassed him.
“Tencent Esports is like this.”
Xu Yuan took a sip of hot tea and spoke with a faint smile.
In fact, this thing shouldn't have been in the lounge originally.
It is normal to have hot water, how can I give you tea?
But it doesn’t matter, the home court is not worthy?
EDG can help Xu Yuan lead.
Given Xu Yuan's current position in EDG, this kind of thing is nothing.
At 4:30 in the afternoon, people started to enter the live broadcast room.
“Hurry, hurry, hurry!”
"It's Mercedes-Benz again. Can you stop thinking about your B-Benz? Who can afford it?"
"Mine cart!"
"Mining card!"
"Mineral water!"
Because of the audience's aversion to advertising, everything that appears in their eyes is like a mined card, pure garbage.
Countless fans walked into the venue with anticipation.
It is worth mentioning that JDG now has quite a few fans.
No matter what era, in competitive games like League of Legends, there will always be champion fans, and there will be a lot of them.
It is human nature to compare and admire those who are stronger.
As the champion of the spring season and the MSI champion, JDG has quite a few fans supporting them.
If it weren't for all the shit JDG's management and boss did, there would probably be a lot more.
As one of the top bosses in the league, JDG’s boss Blue Lotus is the best of the best.
He has done a lot of bad things, like muting WE's live audience when playing against WE.
Therefore, JDG’s popularity among the public is very poor.
There are not many die-hard fans left because the previous generation of JDG players retired or transferred.
Although there are still a lot of fans now, it is not possible to unify LPL.
At least... I really can't beat zombies or water ghosts.
As for Godzilla? Never mind.
It is considered to be the team with the least fans among all the LPL championship teams.
EDG doesn’t have many fans now.
After all, Lao Zhuza has long been the same as Lao Huangza, and has now started to go against life.
The new little Knight was taken away a lot by the departure of Viper and Scout, and became a fan of his husband and learned from his mother.
Most of the people who stay in EDG now are fans of Tian Ye.
However……
Although the pig offal were almost dead, Yuanza was still replenishing them.
Players like Xu Yuan who retired at the peak of their careers are the ones that marketing accounts like to list the most.
There are often headlines like "Did you know? In the darkest era of LPL, a man stood up and shattered the darkness with thunder."
So even though he hasn't fought for a few years, the number of Yuanza is still growing.
And now, with his return, countless Yuan Za directly opened their coffins and stood up.
This also led to EDG, a team that had not achieved much this year, having more momentum than JDG at the scene.
This also made many JDG fans very unhappy.
You are an EDG...what are you so proud of?
As fans, what they can do is -
Cheering for JDG like crazy!
"Come on JDG!! We must beat EDG!"
"The audience is in chaos, and the players on stage are weak! There is no way a team like EDG can beat us!"
Don’t worry about whether you have confidence in your heart, just shout the slogan first.
As veteran powerhouses of LPL, Zhuza and Yuanza are naturally unwilling to lag behind.
"Come on EDG! JDG is a paper tiger!"
"Yuanzi, kill him ruthlessly!"
The friction between fans on both sides was very intense.
And it was at this moment that the main screen on the stage gradually went black.
Everyone fell silent, knowing that the pre-match promotional video would begin next.
"Some people say that there is no general who always wins. JDG's defeat may come soon."
Accompanied by 369's calm voice.
In the picture, he is leaning on the railing of a high-rise rooftop, looking into the distance.
His profile can be seen in the camera, with some small pimples on it.
You can see his determined eyes.
"Ghost, 69!"
"Even the photographer couldn't save 69's acne, which made me think about that question again: How good is JDG's food?"
"JDG's cafeteria aunt is still in C!"
The barrage was also full of ridicule.
No matter how serious the words are, they sound a little weird when they are said by a contestant like 369 who is born with a funny temperament.
The other group of people are pure black fans.
"Good, good, good! What a great boiled egg!"
"Why doesn't 69 have a bullet head hairstyle? Where's my superman strength?"
What they were talking about was a makeup photo of 369.
At that time, 369 was still very thin and very young.
The hairstyle is a very funny bullet head hairstyle, which caused a lot of people in the forum to photoshop the picture.
The most classic ones are Peppa Pig 369 and Superman 369.
It can be said to be very difficult to stretch.
“Some people say, you didn’t succeed before, and you won’t succeed this time.”
The camera turned, and Kanavi, wearing JDG's blue auto repair uniform, was facing the camera with a focused .
JDG's uniforms this season really don't look good.
Kanavi has played in LPL for quite some time. Because of what happened with GRF, he moved from LCK to LPL, and then played for JDG until today. He is currently the only core of JDG.
It can even be said that there would be no JDG without Kanavi.
It’s just a pity that he hasn’t achieved much in the past few years.
Their best result was the quarterfinals of a world championship, where they met SN.
JDG, which was originally able to compete with Top Esports for the summer championship in China, fell to the inconspicuous third-placed SN.
That period was a big blow to Kanavi.
Everyone is saying that S10 is a jungle-core version and JDG should be the strongest team in LPL.
Because Kanavi is the one who likes to play jungle core the most.
But the truth is...
Sofm, the bandit jungler from Vietnam, defeated Kanavi badly after meeting him in the global finals.
Canyon, the jungler from DWG, defeated Saofen three times in the finals.
In such a comparison, Kanavi, the so-called strongest jungler in LPL... seems so ridiculous.
The strongest?
Haha, the strongest one who even the second one’s fans can’t beat?
Kanavi's performance has been good every year and its evaluations are not low.
But he never performed as well as he should have.
Although this sentence is trash talk, it is also a true portrayal of him.
"Some people say that my future has not yet arrived, and may never come."
The camera turned again, and this time, it was Knight with his head lowered.
He sat on the ground, one hand on his knee, staring at the camera quietly.
When you mention Knight, what do you usually think of?
Is it Sylas who is defending the home alone against four people, or is it Ahri who missed the last E wave of GAM?
Is it the Corki with A Shui at the dragon pit, who was fighting 2 vs 5, or the Clockwork who only used his ultimate once in the game?
Is he a future warrior, or is the future promising?
Is it because she is naive and ignorant of the ways of the world, or does she have an abortion and become a mistress?
At least for now, Knight has initially proved himself at MSI.
But to prove it thoroughly, we need the highest stage:
S13, Global Finals!
Because all the customers have sold their products on MSI, the value of MSI has already dropped a lot.
“Some people say you can never prove yourself.”
Chidi stood alone on the other side, staring at the camera quietly.
The life of the Emperor Chi in this era is much more difficult than before.
S6 lost the championship, and Master An wanted to hit him hard with a baseball bat.
In S7, he met Xu Yuan, who reached the peak as soon as he debuted, and was defeated by him.
Then there were top-tier teams like DWG and IG. He kept sinking in Samsung and failed to achieve any results.
It was not until he came to JDG that he finally saw some hope.
For Chidi, this year...maybe it is also his most hopeful year.
"Some people say that you are not worthy of being the protagonist of this era."
The last one to appear is the auxiliary Missing.
As the former prince of WE, Missing has also faced many doubts.
Many people think that his strength is not worthy of the JDG team.
Rather than saying that JDG is strong because of Missing, it is better to say that Missing exists because other players in JDG are strong enough.
This is JDG of S13.
In fact, judging from the team's configuration alone, it is not outrageous for them to achieve their current achievements.
But everyone here has various doubts.
They are not people who carry much hope.
After Missing came on the stage, EDG naturally followed closely behind.
All JDG members have gathered and are standing quietly at the entrance of the rooftop.
Along with the sound of footsteps, the first person to come up was Ale.
“No one can win all the time, but even if we lose, we will keep moving towards victory.”
Accompanied by such voice-over, Ale stood in front of 369.
This corresponds to the voice-over when 369 appeared earlier.
Yes, there is no general who always wins in the world.
But even if we lose, we can still continue to pursue victory.
Behind Ale was Jiejie who walked quickly in front of Kanavi.
At this moment, Jiejie pushed up her glasses and looked at Kanavi with a serious expression.
“What if we succeeded in the past? What if we failed in the past? The past cannot define the present. The future belongs to us, and we have to fight for it ourselves.”
This was a disguised answer to Kanavi's words.
It didn’t work in the past, so it won’t work now?
What a bullshit!
In professional competitions, every game is a new journey.
Reality is not fiction, and the future will never remain unchanged!
Then, there is Fofo, who has a rather thin figure.
He also had a serious expression and slowly walked in front of Knight and looked him in the eyes.
"Professional players are people who use their strength to overcome doubts."
"Outside opinions and comments will not make you weak or strong."
"The only way to success is to work hard and persevere."
Some people say Knight is a future warrior?
Just use your strength to break the doubts.
Public opinion cannot affect the abilities of the contestants. All the contestants can do is work hard.
Then, it was Xu Yuan.
He walked step by step to the front of Chidi and smiled.
At this moment, someone was already exclaiming in the barrage.
"Oh my god! Yuanzi's face suddenly came up to me, it was really ridiculously handsome!"
"I'm not gay, I just feel that Yuanzi should smell good and have a good personality, but I'm really not gay, and he should be someone I can trust, he has a nice body, and he should have no problem with physical strength, oh, by the way, I'm really really not gay."
"Brother, you smell so good!"
Xu Yuan looked at Chidi calmly, and his clear voice sounded in the voice-over.
"We have to surpass ourselves, not others. When you look back on this day after retirement, if you feel that you have made progress, then you have not failed."
"If you care too much about other people's opinions, you will lose yourself."
Chidi actually always cares about other people's opinions.
The culprit is probably Master An.
After S6, Master An became increasingly displeased with Chi Di and was very strict with him. If he failed to meet his standards, he would immediately ask him to practice more or scold him.
The baseball bat is really just a joke. Although corporal punishment is very likely, Master An probably rarely hits people.
This also makes Chidi's personality somewhat distorted.
He longs for recognition and affirmation from others, but naturally has a negative attitude towards newcomers and will hypocritically pretend to care in front of the camera.
This is how seniors and juniors in Korea are.
After Xu Yuan, it is naturally EDG’s final support, Meiko Tianye.
He walked up to Missing with a smile and waved gently.
"main character?"
"The one who wins in the end is the protagonist."
"Well, isn't it all right if we just keep winning?"
Missing said that some people feel that they are not the protagonists.
Then Meiko told him that the team that wins in the end will be the protagonist.
As long as you keep winning, you will be the darling of the times!
This is simple but practical.
This is eSports after all, and the winner takes all.
Even if you don’t have any fans, as long as you can make it to the final of the global finals, you will be the most popular player at the moment.
Yes, the absolute protagonist.
Ten people stood face to face, and one by one they extended their fists and bumped fists with their opponents.
There are not only smiles on their faces, but also burning fighting will and confidence.
As the fists of Xu Yuan and Chi Di collided, the next moment, a Riot Games logo that shattered the screen appeared on the screen.
"2023 League of Legends Summer Finals."
"Fighting"
The pre-match promotional video ends here!
The audience also cheered at this moment.
"Okay, we can see that our audience friends are also very enthusiastic!"
Wang Duoduo spoke with a smile.
Guan Zeyuan was not in the commentary today because he couldn't make it.
"Yes, we can see that the players on both sides have shown a very high fighting spirit. I believe this match will be another fierce battle!"
The female commentator smiled and nodded.
Gugu, as the name suggests, is indeed quite bulgy.
Although there are some bad rumors about her private life, as a female commentator of the new era, the fact that she can now stand on the commentary podium in the finals proves that there is no problem with her professional ability.
For general audiences, it is enough as long as the professional ability is not a problem.
After all, what else can you ask for from a female commentator?
"Then I would like to ask Mr. Wang Duoduo, who do you support more in today's BO5?"
Miller, who spoke last, asked with a smile.
"Oh? As for me, I would probably choose to support JDG. JDG's players have been questioned all along. I hope they can overcome these doubts and present us with a wonderful game."
Wang Duoduo spoke decisively.
He is not a fan of JDG, but he is also aware of JDG's current situation.
For every JDG player, they all need results to prove themselves.
While the commentators were chatting, the players backstage were already preparing to go on stage.
"Can this help me win against Brother Yuan?"
Ale was a little nervous.
369 performed very well in the summer season and he was worried that he wouldn't be able to beat them.
In order to ease the tension, I said it jokingly.
"Don't be afraid, I'm already cheating."
Xu Yuan glanced at him and said with a smile.
He really opened it, he didn't lie.
But Ale would definitely not believe it.
But even though he didn't believe it, he still nodded and said seriously.
"Open?"
"It's good that it's turned on... It's a hang, I feel relieved."
Fofo couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"In a trailer, right?"
Jiejie couldn't help but tease.
"You won't ride on a trailer? You won't play with a frame?"
A Le asked directly.
Xu Yuan couldn't hold it in any longer, "It's really no problem."
The next moment, the game begins!