Alliance: If you block my contract, I will just start!

EDG successfully advanced as the first in the group, which was something to be very happy about.

But on the night the game ended, there were many more questioning voices in the forum.

"EDG started with a 3-0 lead. Normally, it would be very easy for them to advance to the knockout stage. However, they had a very difficult time in today's game, losing to Vitality Invitational and then to Cloud 9. If it weren't for Weiwu's outstanding performance in the crucial match against Gen.G, it would be hard to predict what the final result would be."

"The fact that they lost to a team like VIT shows that the performance of EDG players is not stable. Maybe their upper limit is very high, but their lower limit is also very low. In comparison, RNG is more stable."

"EDG is now completely dependent on Weiwu Ge. They are two completely different teams when he is around and when he is not. If other teams can figure out how to target Weiwu Ge in subsequent games, EDG will have a very difficult time in the knockout rounds."

"I would make a bold prediction that if EDG doesn't get a good draw in the quarterfinals, it is very likely that they will still be eliminated in the quarterfinals this season."

……

Shen Lang has the habit of browsing forums after the game.

After returning to the hotel after the celebration, he was thinking about how netizens in the forum would praise EDG, but he never expected that after the game, there would be more voices that were pessimistic.

Although there are many die-hard EDG fans arguing for their rights, compared with RNG's fanatical fans, the fighting power of the little piglets is still inferior. Now the most favored team in the forum is not the LPL's top seed EDG, but the third seed RNG.

In the eyes of some netizens, EDG naturally became the thief who stole RNG's summer championship. Many people even criticized EDG for being good at internal wars but not good at external wars, attacking its own people heavily but being submissive to teams from other regions.

"This is outrageous. If you didn't know, you would think we lost the game today!"

Shen Lang has always been very strong mentally, and he likes to use various means to play tricks on netizens in the forum. But this time, seeing all kinds of weird remarks in the forum, he was a little defensive.

Scout next to him shook his head and sighed: "RNG's performance in the group stage was indeed very good, but we do have a lot of flaws."

In fact, after today's game, both he and iboy were a little doubtful of themselves.

When Shen Lang was on the court, they won easily, but when Shen Lang was not there, they would lose the game. They felt that they did not play any role on the court, but instead were holding Shen Lang back.

As if sensing his junior's inner thoughts, Shen Lang looked at him with concern: "Do you feel that you have not played a role in the competition and you feel embarrassed that you always win the competition without doing anything?"

Scout pursed his lips and nodded slightly.

Shen Lang leaned over and patted his shoulder: "Don't have such thoughts. You still play a very crucial role in the competition. After all... the game can't be played without you."

When he heard those words, the younger brother was still a little moved. He thought Shen Lang would comfort him, but after hearing all the words, he became speechless for a moment.

"You know how to comfort people."

The younger brother started to laugh and curse.

……

Time passed and the sixth competition day soon arrived.

EDG has advanced to the knockout stage. The players and coaches can now watch the game in a very relaxed manner and study the opponents in the knockout stage in advance.

Today is Group A's match.

Since there are no LPL teams, there are not as many viewers in the live broadcast room as yesterday, but the matches in Group A are more suspenseful than those in Group B.

Among the four teams, FW and G2 now have the same record, both 2-1, while the gap between the lagging AFS and PVB is not very big, both have a record of 1-2. In other words, none of these four teams can guarantee that they can definitely advance, and everyone has the opportunity to advance to the knockout stage as the first in the group.

Since Gen.G was eliminated yesterday, LPL viewers are still quite looking forward to it today.

AFS is now in a lagging position. If it is also eliminated in the group stage, then KT will be the only team left in LCK. Our own success is certainly gratifying, but the failure of others is also worth celebrating.

The first game started soon.

AFS vs. FW.

Regrettably, the Flash Wolves players did not perform very well in this game, and AFS ultimately won the game.

When the first game ended, the Korean audiences at the scene breathed a sigh of relief. They were really worried that yesterday's tragedy of Gen.G would be repeated today. They couldn't even handle Gen.G, and if AFS was added, they wouldn't be able to keep up with the typing speed.

Second game.

As expected, G2 successfully defeated PVB, bringing their points to 3-1, taking the lead over other teams in Group A.

"I feel like Afreeca Freecs can still advance. If that's the case, I think it would be in our best interest if they win first place in the group."

Nofe analyzed during the break in the game.

G2 showed good strength on the field, but in the eyes of many people, that is because the overall strength of Group A is relatively weak. Compared with AFS, Nofe is more willing to face G2 in the knockout stage.

Upon hearing this, Shen Lang shook his head slightly.

Inertial thinking is harmful. Just because G2 was not strong before doesn't mean it is not strong now. Just because LCK teams were strong before doesn't mean they are strong now. If you think about it carefully, the situations of G2 and EDG are a bit similar. They have obviously defeated AFS, but most people still think they are weaker than AFS. EDG obviously advanced as the first in the group, but many people still think they are not strong enough.

In the third game, FW played against G2.

In this game, G2 came up with an unexpected lineup.

They did not choose a traditional shooter, but instead used a combination of Brand and Tam in the bottom lane.

When this system came out, Nofe and the EDG analyst team were shocked. This was the system that Shen Lang had told them about before. Since it takes a long time for traditional shooters to build their equipment, the bottom lane simply doesn't want an ADC, but instead uses a mage to focus on the early and mid-game rhythm.

Under normal circumstances, traditional shooters are no match for mages in the early stages, whether in terms of clearing speed or ability to consume health. This means that the side that chooses the mage to go to the bottom lane can take the initiative in the early stages of the bottom lane, and can thus cooperate with the jungler to compete for the little dragon.

Unfortunately, however, the dragon that spawned in the early stage of this game was not a fire or earth dragon. G2's luck was really bad. Under the tight defense of Flash Wolves, they could not gain an absolute advantage in the early and mid-game.

When the game reached 30 minutes, Flash Wolves ADC equipment gradually took shape, and G2's lineup became weak.

After 43 minutes of fierce battle, Flash Wolves successfully won the game.

"It seems that ADC is still necessary."

After the game, Nofe shook his head.

He originally wanted to try this system, but G2's strength in this game made him begin to waver.

The traditional mage paired with a support in the bottom lane does have advantages, but the flaws are also very obvious.

Seeing this, Shen Lang said, "We can't just deny this system based on the outcome of a game. It might be very suitable for us. After all, we have to try it before we can draw a conclusion."

As a time traveler, he naturally knew that this system was feasible.

For a long time in the future, the traditional system of mages going to the bottom lane will become the mainstream of the game. Even the LPL, which is rich in ADCs, will be greatly affected, and many teams will choose this system in the game.

While we were talking, the fourth game started soon.

AFS vs. PVB.

In just 24 minutes, AFS successfully won the game.

After this game, PVB can be declared eliminated early. Even if they win the last game, their points will not be able to catch up with the top three teams.

The remaining three teams have exactly the same points, and their current record is 3-2, but FW still has a considerable advantage because their opponent in the remaining game is PVB, while G2 and AFS are facing each other.

At this time, someone in the live broadcast room joked that FW got the exact same script as EDG yesterday.

Facing the same opponent that has been eliminated early, and even the points situation is the same, as long as FW can defeat PVB, they will be able to enter the knockout stage, and then compete with the winner of AFS and G2 in a tiebreaker to determine who will be the first in the group.

After all, they are compatriots. Although they are in different competition areas, domestic audiences are still very happy to see Flash Wolves take first place in the group, and they have begun to cheer for Flash Wolves.

But what no one expected was that FW actually lost this game!

PVB did not give up just because they were eliminated. On the contrary, they played very resiliently in this game. Even though Flash Wolves had a big advantage in the early stage, they dragged the game to the late stage and finally won the game by winning the key team battle.

After this game, FW's situation suddenly became awkward.

They got the same script as EDG, but the ending was completely different. Not only did they fail to get first place in the group, they even had to play an extra game to qualify for the knockout stage.

In the fifth game, AFS faced G2.

At this time, the domestic audience still had expectations in their hearts. As long as G2 could defeat AFS, and FW defeated AFS in the extra game, AFS could still be eliminated.

Unfortunately, AFS managed to win the game.

In the final tiebreaker, the mentality of the FW players was probably a bit explosive, and their performance on the field can only be described as terrible. They eventually lost to G2 and bid farewell to this World Championship with regret.

The knockout places in Group A are announced: AFS, G2.

The seventh day is the Group C match, which is also the most watched match in the group stage.

In fact, there is basically no suspense in Group C regarding the qualifying spots. RNG and KT are far ahead of TL and MAD. As long as they don't lose all the games today, it will be difficult for them not to advance.

The real suspense today is who will be the first in Group C between RNG and KT.

Since RNG successfully defeated KT before, they are now temporarily in the lead.

The game starts soon.

In the previous games, neither RNG nor KT suffered any upsets.

In the first game, KT successfully defeated TL, and in the subsequent game, RNG also defeated MAD very smoothly.

The third game was between MAD and TL. The two teams were in the same boat now. Even if they won this game, they would be eliminated. So the two teams simply gave up and started to choose all kinds of weird heroes to have fun playing the game.

It’s true, when the game is not about winning or losing, people tend to have fun. The players on the field have a lot of fun, and the audience also have a lot of fun watching. However, after this game was over, the joyful atmosphere came to an abrupt end.

Because the next game is between KT and RNG.

This game is very crucial.

If RNG can win the game, there will be no need to watch the subsequent games. Since KT was killed twice, even if RNG makes mistakes later, if the points are the same, there is no need to play an extra game. According to the rules, RNG will directly win the first place in the group.

If KT wins, the two teams will be tied on points. If both teams do not make mistakes in subsequent games, they will compete for the first place in the group through an extra match.

The game starts soon.

RNG still chose the traditional four-protect-one system, hoping to replicate the previous game and use this system to defeat KT.

But during this period of time, KT has been studying how to target RNG's four-protect-one system.

The jungler chose Sejuani, who has stronger ganking ability, and the mid laner chose Syndra, who has stronger killing ability.

KT's mid and jungle brothers rushed to the bottom lane frantically in the early game. Even though Smeb was being targeted in the top lane, the two of them still frantically ganked the bottom lane.

This resulted in Uzi having no room to develop at all.

Letme's development in the top lane was indeed very good, but because he chose a hero with relatively poor carry ability, such as Ornn, in the subsequent team battles, RNG was no match for KT at all due to Uzi's poor development.

Not only that, after gaining the advantage, KT did not give RNG any chance to delay the game and used the Baron to force a team fight early on.

The game finally ended at 28 minutes, KT successfully defeated RNG, and the two teams came to the same starting line.

In the next two games, neither RNG nor KT made any mistakes. After defeating their respective opponents, the score between the two teams finally settled at 5-1.

The extra game will start soon.

After the last game, KT felt that they had found a way to restrain RNG. The players felt that they had a sure win in this game, and the Korean audience at the scene also started celebrating in advance.

However, in the BP stage of this game, RNG rarely chose the bottom lane protection system that they are best at.

Letme chose Urgot in the top lane, and the jungler chose the hero Lee Sin after replacing Mala Xiangguo.

After the game started, KT's strategy was still to target the bottom lane, trying to prevent Uzi from developing.

Mala Xiang Guo had anticipated this, and Lee Sin frantically ganked the top lane in the early game, quickly helping Letme establish an advantage.

The top laner and ADC developed very well in the early stage, and it was obvious that the former had stronger combat effectiveness. RNG's luck was also very good in this game, and the first little dragon was of very critical earth attribute.

Using the little dragon, RNG forced KT to join a team fight. In the end, relying on the extremely high combat effectiveness of Lee Sin and Urgot, they successfully won the first team fight and also helped Uzi get a kill.

After this team fight, not only the top laner became fatter, but even Uzi started to grow. For KT, the situation suddenly became difficult.

In the following games, RNG played steadily, using their own advantages to slowly snowball, and did not give KT any chance until the end of the game. In the end, the game ended at 38 minutes and RNG successfully won the game.

Shen Lang was also very surprised by this result.

When the game ended, he couldn't help but mutter, "RNG's fans are probably going to get even crazier!"