Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 3 Ban/Pick Game

"But he hasn't given up yet. Xiaoming is using his own body as a defensive turret to hold out for time."

"Two seconds, two seconds, the puppy is about to revive, we can't give up, there's still one more, one more TP to save the minion!"

"One rat can't shoot down five people!"

"Faker, it's Faker again! Congratulations to SKT for winning this game, the score is tied again, and we'll have to wait for the decisive fifth game."

"Galio is like a pillar of strength, firmly controlling the situation on the field!"

Unlike the quiet in the lounge, the previous match was being replayed outside the venue, and the LPL commentators' voices and excitement made it impossible for them not to be excited as well.

Despite RNG taking an early lead of two games, SKT did not give up and turned the tide by making strategic plays in the draft phase.

Four Galio games directly turned the score back to 2-2.

Both sides now have a crucial match point.

Whichever side wins the final victory will stand on the highest stage of the League of Legends competition in the world.

Especially the stage for S7, which is still a sacred place in everyone's hearts, the Bird's Nest in the capital.

In this highly charged situation, the focus shifted from the on-site hosts to the LPL commentators' booth. At this point, the three LPL commentators still spoke in favor of the LPL teams.

But anyone who sees such a scene will inevitably feel sad. It seems that RNG really can't win. They have no way to deal with Galio.

Even Zhang Wei, the lawyer who starred in the popular sitcom "iPartment," turned pale and began to stammer.

Tears could be faintly seen in his eyes through the screen at the scene.

He is an actor and also a League of Legends fan who has liked RNG for a long time.

So when he heard about the invitation to the semi-finals, he didn't hesitate at all, and came to be free labor without asking for any money.

This is the charm of esports! Whether it's the players, the commentators, or even the audience!

At this moment, everyone's heart was in their throats, and their tone was tense.

As Ji De and Zhang Yida provided commentary, the live stream chat on the other side of the screen exploded with comments!
Four Galios were left out! And they didn't even pick Xayah or Rakan! RNG just ignored this blatant mistake!
Ten-year-old Zaun player, both parents still alive (Bronze I): Four times Galio? What's with the "Wind Bro" nickname for Firefox? Just call him Mad Dog!
Okay, okay, stop tagging me downstairs, and stop replying to your dad's messages. Your dad already knows you have cerebral palsy.

The incense burner version of the monster (Silver IV): That's it? That's it? Is this Uzi? Is this the eternal god? Grandpa (emoj) laughed, guys.

A cute little fairy is asking her brother to carry her (the highest rank): Let him win! Let him win! First, let him give up the tower! Then, let him give up the kill! Finally, let him give up the horse! (Laughs)

First, a big bird to eat is very comfortable (Platinum III): Hehe, RNG is really funny. Did they take bribes and deliberately not win? I have already reported them. Do you think I did the right thing?
A guy on a forum (Bronze IV): Upstairs, the light of righteousness shines on the earth, RNG is trash! RNG is trash! RNG is trash! RNG is trash!

Ln丶氏 (Gold II): RNG hasn't lost yet! Let's cheer for our Chinese team, brothers! Don't let the haters above lead you astray. Support RNG, RNG will win!

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The comments were almost entirely criticizing RNG. They were about to turn the game around, but then they made these stupid moves. Now, letting Galio play four times is an indelible stain on their record.

Even if one or two comments occasionally flashed by in support of RNG, they were quickly drowned out by the rest of the negative comments.

Random people who jump in to watch during a break after finishing a ranked or casual match, unaware of the facts, are also caught up in the drama and join the ranks of the trolls.

Li Luo, who was in the lounge, couldn't see the online comments, couldn't look at them, and didn't want to.

He's just very excited right now, he's about to enter the arena. Although this is Uzi's Nth time entering the competition venue, it's his first time.

"Time's up, everyone, please enter."

Feng was the only one who kept his eyes open and checked his watch. As soon as he finished speaking, everyone opened their eyes and stood up.

"Come on, let's give each other a high five to boost morale, brothers!"

If it were Uzi here, he probably wouldn't do this, but now it's Li Luo with a different skin.

Seeing Jian Zihao's silly antics, everyone shook their heads, as if he had become a different person after returning to the lounge after the fourth game.

In the past, he was more nervous and arrogant than anyone else in this situation.

"Come on, this time I'll be the big brother, you guys just lick my boots."

Xiangguo was also extremely reserved, but now, provoked by Jian Zihao, he became incredibly arrogant and simply let his hand hang down on Li Luo's hand.

As everyone's hands were put together.

"One, two, three! Brothers united, their strength can break metal! Charge! Charge! Charge!"

As Li Luo finished speaking, even Letme, whose hands had been trembling with tension, relaxed.

That's just how he is. Once he finds his core player, Letme's hidden potential is awakened. With this hidden talent that makes him a 50/50 matchup against anyone, the top lane of this game is already secured. Accompanied by the rousing music of the fifth and decisive game, the entire team began to take the stage one after another.

Regardless of the criticism in the live chat, the audience at the scene remained very enthusiastic.

The moment RNG appeared, 9% of the audience stood up from their seats and roared their cheers.
"Go RNG!"

Upon hearing the voice, Li Luo's heart completely calmed down from its slight tension.

This is Uzi's talent, his mentality in big games, unwavering. As the team members began to organize their mice and keyboards and enter the ban/pick phase, the voices from the commentators' booth came through again.

"Yes, the final battle, RNG (blue side) versus SKT (red side), a do-or-die game."

"There will come a day—and I mean maybe—when we lose faith in League of Legends and esports, because South Korea's dominance continues to this day."

"But I don't think it's today. And maybe one day, these contestants we love won't be able to stay on stage anymore, but it won't be today."

"RNG fought tooth and nail today. Come on, let's face SKT in the decisive game. We're ready to enter Summoner's Rift!"

With a loud shout from Ji De, the commentary was handed back to the on-site host, PDD.

At this moment, PDD no longer cared about his image. His large body pushed open the top button of his suit jacket, and he shouted.

"Let's cheer for RNG! Let's cheer for Team China!"

The deafening cheers erupted once again, and the official voting footage appeared on the large screen in the center.

"RNG, on the blue side, banned and picked first, and RNG banned Huni's Jayce again. RNG has banned Jayce in all five games now."

"And Skt's first ban on the red side was Kalista, which was no surprise."

In the video, Faker appears extremely nervous, lying back in a chair, closing his eyes, and taking deep breaths.

"At this point, both sides have exhausted all their strategies and tactics. RNG and SKT are unlikely to make any major changes at this stage. What will be more important now is the players' mentality and their performance."

"A small change: RNG didn't pick Xayah, Rakan, or Galio for their second pick, but instead chose to remove Tristana. Tristana has the highest win rate among AD carries in the current patch, so it's normal to ban her."

"RNG's release of these four champions means that either SKT pick Jarvan IV and Galio, or they pick Xayah and Rakan."

With this draft, SKT's coach sensed a conspiracy but didn't pay attention, choosing to ban Ardent Censer Janna again, just like in the previous games.

"For the last ban, RNG gave Gragas, let's see what SKT does, SKT picked Sejuani."

"Wow, with this kind of draft, our LPL's best combination of Jarvan IV and Galio is out, and Xayah and Rakan have also been released."

However, if we remove Galio and the opponent picks Jarvan IV, Uzi doesn't seem to know how to play Xayah.

"Now the question is, should we pick Galio or Rakan? RNG didn't give Xayah and Rakan to the enemy team, they picked Rakan directly!"

Seeing this, SKT's coach couldn't help but turn his attention to RNG. He was now a little confused about RNG's coach. Was he making a stupid move?

However, he didn't care. It was a given that Uzi wouldn't play Xayah, so he wasn't worried at all when the opponent picked Rakan.

He turned his head and immediately ordered Huni and Peanut to take down the Prince Galio combo.

"Wow! Wow! Wow!" As RNG made their second and third picks, a thunderous roar erupted from the audience.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the three commentators, RNG immediately picked Xayah and Shen in their second and third picks.

The Xayah and Rakan duo, Uzi and Ming, made their first appearance on the world stage.

At this moment, the three commentators who had been sitting down jumped up from their chairs. Could this be RNG's ultimate move?

Then came the two moves: Xiangguo's blind man and Xiaohu's airplane.

Huni's Gnar, Bang's Caitlyn, Wolf's Lulu

This swift ban/pick move left everyone in the audience completely stunned.

PDD also shouted.

"The reason they were able to draft this lineup is because there was a sentiment within their team that was, 'Brothers, let's give it our all!'"

"Just show your most confident champions, bring out the Xayah-Rakan combination that Uzi has never used in the World Championship, RNG is fighting with their backs against the wall."

"Let's follow RNG's strongest lineup into the game!"

Please recommend this! Please recommend this! I'm begging you! Don't say "next time," this is really important to me.

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(End of this chapter)