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

Time passed and the MSI qualifiers would soon begin.

Just like netizens predicted before the game, the qualifying round was a complete fight between noobs. Many netizens with higher ranks might be able to make it, and among these noobs, the Vietnamese team PVB was very strong, so it should not be difficult for them to win economically.

However, as the game time is getting closer, EDG players are not paying too much attention to the qualifying round. The players and analyst team are focusing more on version changes.

The biggest difference between the MSI version and the Spring version is the launch of two new heroes:

Neeko and Pike.

The former is the mid laner and the latter is the support.

However, Shen Lang, who is familiar with the future, knows that Neeko may not be a mid laner and Pike may not be a support.

Although the former is a mage, the passive of the W skill allows it to gain an enhanced basic attack every three basic attacks, so in the future someone will develop a top AD outfit for Neeko.

As for Pike.

The official positioning of it is support, but because the W skill can provide very good mobility, it is very suitable for the roaming mid laner in the current version.

Now that Parker has just come out, it has not yet been affected by the designers.

The Q skill has not been weakened to single-target damage, and the E skill can also cause damage to minions, so the clearing speed is actually not slow.

The main reason is that these two ways of playing have not been developed yet, and now only Shen Lang knows about them.

In addition, the hero Sylas has also been weakened by the designers during this period, but this is a good thing for Shen Lang. If it had not been weakened, this hero would never have been released by other teams. Now at least there is still a chance to choose him.

OP heroes are OP heroes. Even if Sylas is weakened and the shield provided by the E skill changes from white shield to purple shield, the mechanism of this hero is there. In the future, directly canceling the E skill shield will be the first choice for mid laners in the game, not to mention now.

For Shen Lang, if he could get this kind of operational hero, it would be like adding wings to a tiger.

So Shen Lang is very confident about this MSI.

……

Time passed and soon it was May 5th.

There were no upsets in the qualifying round. FW, TL, and PVB advanced to the group stage. Together with EDG, SKT, and G2 who advanced directly, these six teams will compete for the championship trophy in this MSI.

Before the group stage begins, there is a short opening ceremony.

Under the introduction of the host, the players of each team took the stage one by one, and the reaction of the audience was the most intense when Shen Lang and Faker appeared on the stage.

Even in Vietnam, the Big Devil and Shen Lang have an exaggerated mass base.

on the stage.

Faker looked at Shen Lang with fighting spirit in his eyes. If there was anything worth looking forward to in this MSI, it was definitely the fight with Shen Lang.

Although Faker has never played against Shen Lang, he has been following his games since last year. As for Shen Lang, it goes without saying that he gradually quit the game after listening to Faker's legend before his rebirth. Until Shen Lang gave up League of Legends and his life on the laning line, Faker was still active in the professional arena.

According to the official rules, the six teams will play a double round-robin match within the group during the five-day group stage, which means that each team will play two games a day. Unfortunately for the audience, SKT and IG will not face off on the first day of the group stage.

But the two teams have a common opponent today, G2.

So some viewers forced the two teams to compete against each other, and whoever could defeat G2 in a shorter time would win.

The reward for winning is that fans will have the right to speak on the forum and Weibo for the same day.

Shen Lang surfs the Internet intensively every day, so he is also very clear about the bets made by netizens. When he saw many netizens saying righteously that SKT could defeat G2 faster than EDG, Shen Lang couldn't help laughing out loud.

If he remembered correctly, G2 defeated SKT directly in the group stage, and even killed SKT twice.

Anti-Han Qixia is not just talk.

To defeat G2 faster than EDG, you have to win first!

After the opening ceremony, the opening match will follow.

SKT vs. G2.

Both teams did a good job in BP in this game. SKT got the stronger Sylas in this version, and G2's bottom lane combination also got the strong Xayah and Rakan combination.

Both teams played very conservatively at the beginning, and the early confrontation was not too intense.

8 minutes into the game, Faker's Sylas killed Caps' Ryze.

SKT fans became excited instantly.

At first they thought this was the beginning of SKT's rhythm, but as the game progressed, things started to go wrong.

After killing Ryze, Faker didn't find any more opportunities for a long time and was bitten hard by Caps in the last hit.

On the contrary, G2's jungler and support started to do something.

In this game, the hero chosen by G2 jungler Jankos was Elise. This hero has a very strong ability to find opportunities, especially when combined with support Luo.

The bottom lane was the first to be breached.

Luo used his ultimate first, and Spider then followed up with control. SKT chose the combination of EZ and Titan for the bottom lane. Facing Spider's gank, EZ used two displacements to escape, but the auxiliary Titan was left behind and the kill was taken by Perkz's Xayah.

Two minutes later, Jankos's Spider found an opportunity again and successfully cooperated with top laner Wunder to kill Khan.

Under the threat of Spider, Faker did not dare to be too aggressive, and Caps got a chance to breathe, and was even able to roam around using his strong pushing ability.

16 minutes.

G2's mid and jungle duo roamed to the bottom lane.

Ryze drove the car with Elise behind, and although Faker quickly used the teleport, before the TP landed, Titan was instantly killed by Xayah and Rakan. The teleported Sylas immediately became the target of G2's concentrated fire and soon died under the defensive tower.

Until this time, many SKT fans spoke in the barrage:

"SKT is not going to lose this game, right?"

They really found it hard to accept this result. They had originally thought that G2 would not be a match for SKT, and that the game would even be over soon. Now it seems that the game will indeed end soon, but it was SKT that was ended.

Europe and the United States are doing it, why aren’t they doing it!

In fact, not only the audience, but also the EDG members were also very surprised.

Before the game, they studied SKT crazily, but judging from the situation, it seemed like SKT was going to pull a big one right from the start.

"G2 seems to be quite fierce!"

Abu sighed.

What SKT is best at is not early-stage laning, but mid-stage operations.

The scariest thing is that SKT seemed to be manipulated by G2 in this game.

The collapse of the bottom lane was just the beginning.

With the coordination of Ryze and Rakan, SKT was a little overwhelmed. They didn't even have the chance to join a team fight. G2 often found an opportunity before key resources were refreshed, and they were either crippled and suppressed, or directly killed and reduced in number.

The game only lasted 26 minutes, with the kill ratio between the two sides being 7:3. G2 successfully defeated SKT and took the lead in getting off to a good start in the group stage.

The players came off the stage, and the G2 players were all smiles. For them, defeating the powerful SKT was definitely something worth celebrating.

On the other hand, the five SKT players seemed to be a little confused after being beaten, and the most miserable bottom lane combination was even a little bit warm.

Not only the contestants, but the fans are also a little excited.

"How can we lose this?"

"What happened to the SKT players? Are they in bad shape?"

Other viewers quickly started to make fun of it:

"Even with this situation, they were still competing with EDG to see who could defeat G2 faster, but in the end they were defeated by G26 in 2 minutes."

"No one really thinks G2 is bad, right?"

"EDG is just playing for fun. The real opponent to Korea is G2."

"Why don't we compete with EDG to see who can beat G2 faster? Let's just compete to see who can be eliminated by G2 for a longer time."

"It would be interesting if EDG beat G26 in 2 minutes!"

……

Amid the audience's jokes, the second game of the group stage soon began.

TL vs. FW.

The Flash Wolves are no longer the Flash Wolves of the past. Their current strength is only slightly stronger than the teams in the wildcard zone, and they can no longer return to the glorious era of their ancestors.

This game lasted 28 minutes, and TL easily defeated FW with a crushing momentum. From the beginning to the end, TL didn't even have much pressure and could be said to be bullying the weak opponents.

In the third game, it was finally EDG's turn to play.

Their opponent in the first game was PVB from the Vietnam region. Shen Lang was too lazy to play and let the substitute player come on.

The game finally did not end quickly, and both sides even fought back and forth.

The game lasted 33 minutes, but 50 kills were scored. It is no exaggeration to say that the two teams were either fighting or on the way to a fight.

Under the influence of Shen Lang, EDG itself likes to play in the early stage. Shen Lang did not play in this game, but other players still used the previous game style.

As for PVB, the Vietnamese guys have never liked operations.

Both teams love to fight, so the game turns into a big brawl from start to finish.

Fortunately, there was no upset in the end. EDG successfully defeated PVB and won the first game.

Although the game was won, many viewers were not satisfied with the result.

Even if Shen Lang didn't appear on the scene, he wouldn't be fighting back and forth with PVB, right?

"EDG without Shen Lang is so weak!"

Some netizens lamented.

This further proves that the analysis of netizens in the forum before the game was correct. If EDG plays against SKT, as long as Faker can hold down Shen Lang in the middle lane, the other SKT players can easily abuse the other EDG players.

"Looking at this situation, EDG may not be able to win against G2 next time."

Many SKT fans gloated over the misfortune.

It is indeed very painful for SKT to lose to G2 in the opening game, but if EDG also loses to G2, it doesn’t seem unacceptable.

It’s not that SKT is weak, it’s that G2 is too strong!

It would be best if G2 beat EDG within 26 minutes, so that they can still shit on EDG fans.

Game 4.

FW vs. SKT.

Flash Wolves is also good at fighting against Korean teams and has defeated SKT before, so before the game started, many domestic netizens were still very much looking forward to it. If Flash Wolves can also defeat SKT, it will be a good show to watch.

As a result, not long after the game started, the audience immediately realized that their expectations were in vain.

FW is still so bad.

This game was still a crushing one. Even a team like SKT that likes to play in the late game ended the game in 27 minutes, which is enough to show how big the gap in strength between the two sides is.

It’s not that SKT is strong, but that FW is too weak.

After the game, the SKT players were all beaming with joy, as the sadness brought by the loss to G2 was greatly relieved.

So some netizens joked:

"FW is really a benefactor to SKT. When SKT was popular, he helped them find their shortcomings. When SKT fell into a trough, he helped them find confidence."

Netizens did not worry too much about this game because the next teams to appear were EDG and G2.

After SKT lost to G2, this game undoubtedly became the highlight of the first day of the group stage.

If EDG can beat G2, then EDG fans can shit on SKT fans tonight.

If EDG loses to G2, fans of the two teams will have to continue arguing in the forum tonight.

If G2 beats EDG within 26 minutes, SKT fans will have a favorable game tonight.