Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 301 One Match, Seven Records
"Well done, puppy! This was definitely a game-winning moment!" Chris rushed over and put his arm around Li Luo's shoulder tightly, saying repeatedly, "I just saw Skt's face turn green, and they seemed to be arguing a bit. It's very likely they've won."

"Everyone played much better this year than last year. Keep up the good work. There are still two games left. Don't get complacent. Strive to win them all." Feng Ge was also smiling happily beside him.

"Yes, yes, yes, keep a low profile, keep a low profile, avoid arrogance and impetuosity, there are still two tough battles to fight in the BO5." Xiangguo also pretended to be a big shot and echoed Feng Ge's words.

If he hadn't been the most excited person on the live stream after RNG's victory, everyone might have been fooled by his convincing acting.

"Let's go, let's go back and rest." Chris waved his hand, and the blocked passage immediately cleared. His voice trembled as he suppressed his excitement and continued, "Do you know what winning the next two games means?"

The words were not yet finished, but no further explanation was needed; everyone present understood.

No team in history has ever achieved a perfect record in the World Championship, not even SKT!
at the same time.

When he went to rest in the locker room after the first game of the S-series, the outside world was in an uproar.

The news that RNG won the first game of the Bo5 series spread like wildfire throughout every corner of the esports community.

Within just five minutes, the trend showed no signs of abating and became increasingly exaggerated.

Countless animated GIFs of incredible pentakills created by netizens can be found in every corner of the internet.

That's right, this time it's not domestic, but global.

As the highest level of League of Legends esports, the World Championship finals possess an exaggerated and terrifying allure.

"You think I'm going to run away? Actually, I'm going to kill you all!"

"You little brats, the five of you are surrounded by the two of us!"

A game with tens of millions of players can shock everyone once it unleashes its terrifying popularity and influence.

#Rngbo5 won the first game in 19 minutes#
This trending topic instantly rose to the top of Weibo's trending topics with incredible popularity, garnering millions of views within minutes.

But that's obviously not all. The hashtags #KasaPentakill# and #2v5# quickly overwhelmed the first one, garnering tens of millions of views.

Netizens everywhere are expressing their excitement and enthusiasm; the comments on Weibo are all "666" (a Chinese internet slang for "awesome").
After experiencing two dark ages, S5 and S6, this is truly the first time that LPL fans have felt the power of five Chinese players.

Leaving aside S5 and S6, let's talk about S7. Before the finals started, both the audience and the commentators were quite pessimistic.

It's obvious to anyone with eyes that LCK teams are actually a level above LPL teams in every aspect.

In Season 3, Royal Club lost 0-3 to SKT. In Season 4, Royal Club lost 3-1 to Samsung White.

In the past two years, the only time Samsung won a game in the finals was when they forced their way in in order to get the championship skin lineup they wanted.

Then in S5, LGD, who were expected to perform well, failed to perform well in the group stage. They made some incomprehensible draft picks and some strange moves. After losing the first round of the group stage, they left the S-series due to too few points.

After that, IG's strength was inferior to others, and the performance of their bot lane duo was unsatisfactory, which led to the team being eliminated from the next round long ago.

EDG, who made it to the quarterfinals, failed to go any further and was easily defeated by fnatic. Thus, the three teams that made it to the end of this S-series ended, which can be said to be the worst record for LPL. In the end, SKT won the S5 championship.

Besides EDG, the summer league champion, and RNG, who had the highest points throughout the year, newly promoted IM also made it to the S6 stage thanks to a successful TP flank. Perhaps due to a lack of experience in major tournaments, IM was eliminated in the group stage.

EDG and RNG, both finishing second in their groups, will face the two strongest teams from the LCK region, ROX and SKT, respectively, in the quarterfinals.

In these two matches, it must be acknowledged that the LCK teams were superior to the LPL teams in every aspect, and this time the LPL teams failed to advance past the quarterfinals. SKT, on the other hand, successfully defended their S-series championship title.

Until the semifinals of S7, RNG actually managed to break through SKT's deadly blockade, and then WE was defeated by Samsung. After two years, LPL teams once again made it to the finals.

Many people have forgotten that Royal Never Give Up (RNG) was the team that gave fans confidence during that dark era.

It was RNG that helped LPL preserve the last spark of hope.

When Uzi fell during the S7 finals, all the fans left the live stream in disappointment. It seemed that their disappointment had accumulated to the point that they had become numb.

However, RNG defied the pressure and won the S7 World Championship, causing golden rain to fall in the Bird's Nest stadium.

The surprises are clearly not over yet.

After so many years, LPL teams have actually developed a dominance similar to that of the peak LCK region, achieving an undisputed 1-0 victory in the S8 finals.

Only veteran players who have watched the games for several years can truly understand how significant this feeling is!

LPL commentators, hosts, and officials, including top streamers and retired players who followed the match closely, all took to Weibo to share their thoughts on the first match between RNG and SKT.

The on-site commentator was also beaming, his adrenaline was pumping, and his mind was clearer. He knew exactly what to say and what to do.

"Here's some data. The director wanted to announce it after both matches were over, but the three of us agreed that we should say it now."

During the halftime break, before the second game started, the three commentators on the sidelines, Guan Zeyuan, Wu Wukai, and Rita, all had joy written all over their faces.

Guan Zeyuan continued, "Just now, Riot Games released some data on their official statistics panel, showing that as many as seven records were broken in this game."

"Yes, this is unbelievable, brother! Little Dog alone has broken 5 records!" Wu Wukai continued to praise, as if the Little Dog in his mouth was himself.

"The first record is Uzi's personal record. Starting from the professional competition recorded by Riot Games, that is, from Season 1, Uzi is the first player to achieve a pentakill in the finals of the World Championship. This record will be permanently recorded on Riot Games' official homepage honor wall."

"The second record is that from S8 to now, Uzi's KDA has reached an unprecedented 69. For those viewers who are not sensitive to data, I can mention that the highest KDA holder in S3 was 9.7, Looper in S4 was 12.1, Bang in S5 was 15.8, and Roshan in S6 was 7.9."

"Right now, Uzi's KDA is almost five times higher than Bang's historical KDA. With these stats, I think there should be no controversy as the world's best ADC in S8."

Guan Zeyuan, standing at the commentary booth, calmly read out this terrifying data and affirmed Uzi's historical status.

The KDA algorithm is calculated by dividing kills and assists by deaths and then multiplying by 3. Chovy, the mid-laner of the S9 GRF team, once set the highest KDA record in history. Because he had zero deaths in every game, plus a lot of kills and assists, his KDA reached 104.

And now, someone has actually managed to achieve such a terrifying KDA throughout the entire S-series, even surpassing the KDA Factory that everyone talks about by leaps and bounds.

Furthermore, the factory's KDA is something people use to criticize, but the value of this KDA is genuine and truly terrifying.

The night sky is filled with twinkling stars, but the sun shines brightly overhead.

It used to be Faker's era, but now it has become Uzi's era. It's a tragedy to be a mid-laner born in the ancient times.

Being an ADC born in this era is also a tragedy.

As more and more top ADCs become mere background figures, the prestige of this honor becomes all the more terrifying. At this point in the S8 World Championship, Uzi's name has already been elevated to godhood.

Tens of millions of fans worldwide, even those who had only heard of the team before the match, remembered Uzi's ID and fell in love with the RNG team after watching this match.

Of course, this excludes LCK fans.

After the first game, not to mention how many posts on the forum were insulting the SKT team, even kkoma was not spared and was dragged into the mess, with comments like "What kind of draft is this? Is this a feeding draft?" appearing one after another.

In the eyes of LCK viewers, the lineup that Kkoma picked for SKT was mainly about playing passively and avoiding fights. If you're going to back down before the game even starts, how can you win?
The Korean commentators were also sighing in their seats, completely at a loss for what to do to help Skt.

As the time drew closer, even they didn't know if Skt could adjust their form in the short half-hour break to face the second game.

Meanwhile, in RNG's rest room, everyone was making the best preparations.

"Let's play it by our plan this time. If they try to avoid the fight, we'll use our old lineup. If they want to go all out, we won't back down either. We've all won championships before, so relax and don't be nervous."

When in doubt, Feng stepped in and, after listening to Chris's opinion, immediately decided on the tactics.

After hugging each of the people, he patted Li Luo's shoulder emphatically, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Of everyone present, Feng Ge trusted him the most, and he was also the person he worried about the least.

Because only Brother Feng knows that this team can do without anyone else, but it cannot do without this core, soulful figure.

"Don't worry, don't panic. We've practiced our tactics quite a bit lately, so we'll be fine in this kind of situation."

After saying that, Li Luo took the lead and walked out.

"Come on, let's cheer each other on, just like our S7 team!"

He called everyone to gather together, and everyone stretched out their hands and stacked them together.

Then everyone shouted together: "3, 2, 1!"

"Rng! Never give up!"

"Go, go, go!"

"Keep going! Let's go!"

Everyone stood up, picked up their water glasses, opened the door to the lounge, and walked towards the soundproof room of the main stage.

Stepping out of the lounge, the RNG players, who had been joking around, immediately adopted serious expressions, adjusting their competitive mindset and striving to unleash their full potential in the match.

As they stepped out of the dressing room, sharp-eyed spectators immediately spotted them, followed by a deafening roar of cheers.

"RNG!!! Awesome!!"

"RNG will win!! Go RNG!"

"Five Chinese people can also win the championship. Adjust your mindset and stay calm to win!"
"RNG, the double champions, are invincible!!!"

Countless enthusiastic fans vented their feelings, and many European and American fans cheered and screamed in broken Chinese.

At the same time, the live broadcast was once again connected to the commentary booth inside the stadium.

"Hello, welcome back everyone. This is the venue for the 2018 World Championship Finals, Incheon Munhak Stadium! Hello everyone, I'm Wawa."

"I am Miller, I am Longhair."

"I think everyone, including us, didn't get enough of the first match, haha. Nobody expected RNG to give us such a perfect performance. To be honest, nine consecutive kills were really inspiring."

The doll continued:

"The three of us just said during the break that if RNG can maintain 80% of their competitive form from the last game, we'll definitely win this championship."

"!!!"

"Wow even!!"

The audience screamed upon hearing the sound, leaving those who couldn't hear the commentary in the distance completely bewildered.

"It feels like RNG is so strong right now that it's almost despair-inducing," Changmao said with a wry smile, a statement that seemed a bit out of place.

It's so strong it's almost despair-inducing.

Upon hearing this, both Wawa and Miller nodded in agreement.

"The main issue is Uzi. In the past, Uzi's control in major tournaments was predictable, but now, the entire RNG team has united as one. They've been winning all year, and RNG keeps winning. Their momentum has reached its peak. If Skt doesn't find a way to break RNG's momentum, they absolutely cannot win the match!"

"Yes, SKT also pulled off a brilliant ambush in the first game. Hopefully, RNG won't let their guard down in the second game and will be extremely careful of SKT's killer moves!"

"That's right. SKT definitely has the skill to reach the finals. Although they lost the first game, the outcome of the second game will determine whether RNG can get match point. Usually, many teams will unleash their big moves in the second game, so we still need to be wary of SKT's strategy changes."

In such a major competition, if you lose the second round while still holding back, you're basically out of the game. So this round is more like a life-or-death situation than the next one.

"However, I still have to say that I think if both sides play normally, SKT has no chance of beating RNG, since there's a significant skill gap in one lane between the two sides."

At this moment, cheers erupted from the sidelines, and the director immediately switched the camera to them, where the players on both sides had begun to enter the field to check their equipment.

The second match is about to begin!
"Huh, the SKT players seem to be in good spirits right now. They don't seem to be affected by the loss in the first game. That's normal, after all, SKT is a veteran powerhouse. As a team with three championships, they definitely have a strong foundation."

In the footage, the Skt players, led by veterans Faker, Bang, and Wolf, showed no change in their emotions.

"Of course, the SKT players now know that even if they lose the first game, they still have a chance. After all, they are the first team in history to come back from a 0-2 deficit to win 3-2!"

"That's right, both players will likely unleash their best strategies and full strength in this match. Before the game, let's hear what they have to say to each other~"

Merry Christmas everyone! Have a great time!

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