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Chapter 335: LPL crushes Flash Wolves again, advancing to the Rift Rivals finals!
After WE lived up to expectations and won the first game of the semifinals.

The LPL coaching staff quickly discussed in the break room who to send in for the second game.

The time left for LPL members to discuss the issue was not long.

The decision needs to be made regarding which of the remaining three LPL teams will play in the second match.

The first thing to do, naturally, is to guess which team the opposing provincial team will send out for the second match.

RNG's head coach, Feng, is from Taiwan.

His coaching career also began in the LMS region.

He knew almost all the coaching staff of the teams that were competing in the LMS this time.

Based on Feng Ge's understanding, he thinks that LMS will most likely send out Flash Wolves in the second game.

Because after losing the first game.

The head coaches on the LMS side definitely can't afford to lose a second game.

That would put them down 0-2, practically on the edge of a cliff.

Therefore, LMS will most likely not consider the "Tian Ji horse racing" strategy in the second game.

They should directly send out their strongest fighting force, the Flash Wolves.

We must win at least one game in the best-of-five series.

So, let's assume that the provincial team will send out the Flash Wolves in the second game.

Which LPL team will send to play against Flash Wolves in the second game?

It's like continuing the game of Tian Ji's horse racing strategy.

Sending EDG and RNG, whose current LPL summer split results are relatively weaker, to fill in this game is a huge win if they win, and a break even if they lose.

Or should we send LGD directly to confront Flash Wolves head-on?
Dgc volunteered.

They're saying, "Let LGD go up and play the second game!"
Make sure you defeat your opponent.

Let's secure match point in the BO5 first.

The person in charge, Hongmi, nodded in agreement.

Immediately, the LPL teams that would play in the second game were reported to the on-site staff.

Soon, feedback came back.

Just as Feng Ge predicted, the LMS team fielded the Flash Wolves for the second match.

Upon hearing this news, Redmi nodded in agreement.

This is sure!

In Redmi's view.

Although Flash Wolves are currently the strongest team in the LMS region.

However, among the four teams from the LMS region participating in this Intercontinental Cup...

LGD's win rate against Flash Wolves is likely higher than their win rate against the other three teams.

"With Flash Wolves' top laner, if he faces LGD's Xiao Zhou, could he win even one out of a hundred games?" Redmi thought to himself.

Not long after, staff members arrived at the rest room where the LPL personnel were.

The LPL teams scheduled for the second match have been notified to prepare to go on stage for initial equipment adjustments.

LGD's players and coaches got up from their chairs and left the lounge.

Forty minutes later.

The LGD team is back.

This is the semi-final of the Rift Rivals between the LPL and LMS regions.

The score has now become 2-0.

LGD easily defeated Flash Wolves.

In the second game, LGD picked Jarvan IV directly on the first floor.

On the Flash Wolves' side, Mimi Egg was still not convinced and continued to choose Crocodile.

In yesterday's group stage match, LGD played against Flash Wolves, and the top lane featured Zhou Dian's Jarvan IV against Mimi's Renekton.

However, there was a change in the top lane this game.

In his last pick, Zhou Dian directly chose Fiora and switched Jarvan IV to the jungle position, letting Eimy play him.

Then, Zhou Dian's Fiora completely crushed the Flash Wolves.

LGD won the second game without any major incidents.

They secured another point for the LPL, giving them match point.

When Zhou Dian finished his brief inter-game interview and returned to the LPL rest room...

Many people took the initiative to greet him.

Zhou Dian responded to each of them with a smile.

Then he sat down with his teammates to watch EDG's match.

At this moment, several EDG players had just taken the stage.

We were just about to start debugging the equipment.

The next game was the third match of the BO5 series.

The match is between EDG and AHQ, one of the two powerhouses in the LMS region.

In recent years, the LMS region has basically been dominated by Flash Wolves and AHQ, taking turns.

It's clear that everyone in the LPL lounge is quite relaxed right now.

After all, LPL is already leading 2-0.

Furthermore, EDG and AHQ have faced off many times in international competitions.

AHQ rarely beats EDG.

In the third game of the semifinals, the LMS region had the first choice of sides.

AHQ chose the blue side.

EDG is on the red side.

In the first round of bans and picks, EDG did not ban Thresh, a champion that the red side would almost always ban.

AHQ also decisively secured Thresh on the first floor.

On EDG's side, Audi on the first floor tapped Fiora and her skill lit up.

"Wow, what do you mean? After seeing Zhou Shen's Fiora in the previous game, Audi is itching to play Fiora too?" PDD joked in the commentary booth.

In the EDG team voice chat.

"Stop joking around, help me get the jungler role first!" the factory manager said.

"You picking Fiora on the first floor is practically suicide! Do you think you're Zhou Shen?"

EDG then chose the Gragas on the first floor.

AHQ opted for Lee Sin as their counter.

Second round of BP.

EDG started with their top laner, securing Jarvan IV on the fourth floor.

The red team's fifth-floor counter pick was Tahm Kench.

After watching the BP, Zhou Dian had a bad feeling.

If Thresh is allowed, I'm confident I can counter him with Tahm Kench; there's no problem with that.

But AHQ picked Thresh first, and you only picked Tahm Kench on the fifth pick. Isn't that a bit of a waste of that counter pick?
However, the game has already started.

Zhou Dian didn't think about these things and watched the game peacefully with everyone in the lounge.

However, no one expected this.

What I watched turned into an ultimate bladder-burning session.

The plot is like a rollercoaster, going back and forth.

Both sides are constantly alternating between advantages and disadvantages.

EDG was at a disadvantage in the early game, but AHQ made a mistake in the mid-game and EDG turned the tide.

EDG secured the first Baron Nashor in just 24 minutes.

then
EDG secured three consecutive Baron Nashors. However, EDG was still unable to destroy the opponent's base.

As EDG progressed, their game became increasingly chaotic.

Despite having higher overall damage output and securing two Elder Dragons, they were still unable to win team fights.

Da Long was killed a total of five times by both sides in this game, and he also suffered a lot.

In this game, AHQ was very aggressive when they were at a disadvantage, and they kept initiating attacks on EDG.

Later in the game, AHQ's jungler Lee Sin even built Zhonya's Hourglass to initiate team fights, since Guardian Angel had a very long cooldown.

With Westdoor's Taliyah, a precise ultimate separated Tahm Kench, who had no Flash.

After Tahm Kench was killed, EDG suffered a 4-for-0 exchange.

EDG's high ground was never breached throughout the entire game.

And just like that, AHQ pushed them all down in one fell swoop.

After a grueling 64-minute battle.

The ten contestants on the field were so tired that they leaned back in their chairs.

They had 3 Baron Nashors and 2 Elder Dragons, yet they still lost the game.

Zhou Dian could already imagine that EDG would probably get a lot of flak online.

If it happened to him, he certainly wouldn't be afraid of being criticized.

I just don't know if the others can handle it.

When the EDG players returned to the rest room, they all went straight to the restroom.

A match that lasts for more than an hour can really put your bladder to the test.

On stage at this moment, LMS host Xiaoxiong is interviewing AHQ's ADC Xiaoan.

In this game, Xiao An's Xayah had a score of 13-1-11 and dealt nearly 80,000 damage.

This also allowed everyone to witness the potential of Xayah, the newly released marksman hero.

After all, this hero isn't too afraid of being attacked first because of his ultimate ability.

Of course, there's another point, and that's Thresh as a support.

In this Intercontinental Cup, Thresh still maintains a 100% win rate so far.

Although in the third game of this semi-final.

EDG lost to AHQ.

However, the LPL region still leads the LMS region by a score of 2 to 1.

The LPL coaching staff members are not too worried either.

When LGD defeated Flash Wolves.

The balance of power in the semifinals has already tipped in favor of the LPL.

Because the fourth game will be RNG vs. M17.

Team M17 only finished fourth in this year's LMS Spring Split.

The gap in strength between them and RNG is still quite large.

Especially now that Uzi has returned to the game.

Then, the fourth game began.

Everyone in the LPL lounge was watching the game with a relaxed attitude.

In this match, the LPL region has the right to choose sides first.

RNG chose the blue side.

M17 will be positioned on the red side.

In the first round of ban/pick, M17 on the red side, like EDG in the previous game, did not ban Thresh.

"Not banning Thresh again? In the last game, EDG chose Tahm Kench to counter him. I wonder what support M17 will choose to counter this game?" Remember commented.

RNG didn't hold back either, immediately securing Thresh on the first floor.

M17 subsequently chose Titan as support to counter Thresh.

It is worth mentioning that.

M17's top laner, in the fifth pick counter position, chose Fiora to counter Letme's Jarvan IV.

Fiora is indeed a counter to Prince Jarvan IV.

But this game's stage doesn't belong to Fiora.

M17's jungler, Elise, chose to start in the top half of the map and quickly gank the bottom lane at level three.

As a result, Letme's Jarvan IV teleported to the bottom lane at level two and, together with Lee Sin, launched a counter-gank.

M17's Spider died, and the kill and red buff on her were taken by Lee Sin, which was a huge blow.

In the LPL break room, seeing the Prince teleport down after two levels, 957 turned to Zhou Dian and said:

"Letme is really pushing himself too hard. He lost two levels and teleported back down. How is he supposed to play in lane like that?"

"It's a personal choice, it's hard to say," Zhou Dian replied.

"Anyway, if you were Fiora, and the prince went to support like that, he wouldn't be able to play the game," 957 said.

As he spoke, 957 chuckled, perhaps recalling the tragic state of the Mimi Egg Crocodile from the previous incident.

Back to the game.

Mala Xiangguo's Lee Sin became the star of this match.

They ganked relentlessly, dominating all three lanes.

Fiora, in particular, got caught out pretty badly.

When the game time is about ten minutes.

The M17 is already at a disadvantage across the board and is no longer viable.

In less than 28 minutes, RNG destroyed M17's base and won the fourth game of the semifinals.

Thresh maintained a 100% win rate in this Intercontinental Cup.

Mala Xiangguo's Lee Sin, this game's score is 4-1-12.

With a participation rate of a staggering 95%, it truly deserves the title of MVP.

The LPL region defeated the LMS region with a score of 3 to 1, advancing to the finals.

The final will begin at 4 p.m. on the second day.

And their opponent in the finals is the LCK region.

With RNG's victory over M17, the semifinals have come to an end.

It was already past nine o'clock at night.

RNG's support player, Xiaoming, was interviewed after the match.

Everyone else, go back to the lounge first, and we'll all go back to the hotel together later.

As soon as Letme entered the lounge, he went straight to Zhou Dian.

"Wow, Zhou Shen, you were right!" Letme's expression showed a hint of excitement.

We won the match, or rather, we secured the victory in the best-of-five series.

Letme was naturally very happy.

"Yan Junze, what did he say to you?" 957 asked curiously.

"Because I heard that the top laner on the opposing M17 team is a Fiora pro!"

After a pause, Letme continued, "So, before I went on stage, I asked Zhou Shen, 'If the opponent picks Fiora, what's the best way for me to counter?'"

"How to deal with it?"

Letme, however, remained silent with a smile, leaving 957 somewhat speechless.

"Alright, alright, I didn't really say anything," Zhou Dian quickly said.

"Just let Letme stay put and wait for the jungler. The enemy Fiora will feed on her own."

Upon hearing this, 957 frowned.

"Ah! That's it?"

(End of this chapter)