Mingkai, if you're this cowardly, you should just go home and raise pigs.

As expected, LPL chose to send EDG to participate in this tiebreaker, with no possibility of selecting any other team.

“Awesome!!!”

"WE is awesome!!! Why does WE's playstyle feel a bit like EDG's? They even took the Herald on their own initiative."

“77777777!!!”

Redmi: EDG, your tactics are really effective, I've stolen them!

"The pirated version may not be able to beat the original, but it can definitely beat SKT."

"WE could crush SKT even by copying EDG! Doesn't that mean EDG is far ahead of SKT?"

"This means we're in the Intercontinental Championships!"

"Not necessarily. It's a points-based tournament right now. If EDG faces MVP in a best-of-five knockout stage, wouldn't that be a waste of an opportunity?"

"Holy crap! It really does seem to be true!!!"

"Never mind, LPL, good luck!!!"

……

While the LPL had already confirmed its participating teams, the four LCK teams were embroiled in controversy.

"I think we should go and play them?" Kkoma said in the rest room. "We know EDG best, and we have the highest chance of winning against them."

No one objected to Kkoma's words.

In the current LCK, SKT is undoubtedly the top team. Even though SKT lost to EDG at MSI, no one thinks SKT has truly fallen.

They believe that SKT will continue their dominance in the longer World Championship.

Seeing that no one objected, Kkoma even started preparing for battle.

But at that moment, KT's coach, headcoach Lee Ji-hoon, spoke up.

"How about... we go instead?"

Kkoma was slightly taken aback, then his brows furrowed sharply.

Everyone else looked surprised; no one expected KT's coach to step forward at this moment.

"You guys are going?" Kkoma looked slightly taken aback. "Are you kidding me?"

“Hmm.” Headcoach nodded slightly, his expression quite serious, and said, “I think we should really go.”

"Could you tell me your reasons?" Kkoma asked, looking curious.

"First of all, our Korean duo are very familiar with EDG, and EDG's core is actually still Clearlove," headcoach explained.

"Moreover, relatively speaking, our top laner Smeb is stronger in the laning phase, and his individual skill... well, it's not really individual skill, his personal style is more similar to Attack's."

Actually, winning this match isn't that important; what's important is the grand finals the day after tomorrow. No matter who plays against LMS tomorrow, they can't possibly lose.

"We should try to bring out the best in EDG and Attack! In this game, we'll play their top, mid, and jungle against them to see where Attack's ceiling really lies."

“But that would increase the pressure on the players.” Kkoma frowned slightly, clearly disagreeing with headcoach’s opinion.

“Actually, I think it’s okay.” But at this moment, SSG’s coach Edgar slowly stood up.

"Huh?" Kkoma looked slightly surprised, not understanding what SSG's coach meant.

"The main reason we're being led by the nose by EDG is attack," Edgar said with a rather serious expression.

"There is no invincible opponent in the world. If there is, it's just that we haven't found a way to defeat them yet."

We were able to collect far too little attack data, and he always managed to pull out something special.

However, we all know that the number of special tactics is actually limited.

Only by maximizing our attack can we have a chance of winning.

Upon hearing Edgar's words, Kkoma fell into deep thought.

After a long pause, he looked at KT coach Headcoach and slowly asked, "What's your win rate?"

“I can’t say for sure, Smeb hasn’t faced Attack before,” headcoach pondered. “The outcome of the game largely depends on the top lane.”

“OK!” Kkoma didn’t waste any more words: “Then let’s discuss the BP!”

……

Soon, halftime was over.

Both teams' players went to their seats.

"It's here!!! The highly anticipated tiebreaker! The ultimate showdown between LPL and LCK!!!" Guan Zeyuan's voice boomed like a drumbeat, soaring to the heavens: "This match will determine who will advance as the group winner!"

The loser will face the LMS region tomorrow in a best-of-five series! The winner will advance directly to the finals, where they can wait for tomorrow's winner for the ultimate showdown!

"Here's some news to share," Remember said, "The LPL region is sending EDG! And the LCK is sending KT!"

"Oh!" Wang Duoduo exclaimed immediately, "LCK is really up to no good."

“That’s right!” Guan Zeyuan nodded vigorously: “Some viewers may not know, so let me tell you that KT’s two carries are Pawn and Deft.”

This duo of carries played for EDG for a full two years. They know EDG and Mingkai (Clearlove) very well.

KT's top laner, Smeb, is considered one of the top four top laners in the LCK this year, hailed by LCK viewers and fans as the strongest all-around top laner in the history of League of Legends.

"The reason LCK sent KT is clearly because they came prepared." Remember, then changed the subject: "However, their opponent is EDG! Judging from EDG's previous performance, I think EDG has a higher chance of winning today's match."

“That’s right, we…”

Amidst the commentator's rambling, the players quickly adjusted their equipment and entered the draft phase.

BP's image appeared on the big screen.

KT was on the blue side, and they immediately banned Rakan, Elise, and Galio!

KT clearly didn't want to gank Spider in the top lane, nor did they want Galio to cause trouble everywhere.

As for Rakan, KT is worried that EDG might snipe the Xayah and Rakan bot lane duo on the red side.

KT couldn't possibly pick Rakan on the blue side first, so they naturally banned him.

EDG banned Jarvan IV, Rek'Sai, and Lee Sin!

All five players on KT are top-tier professional players with no issues in terms of champion pool.

It's difficult to target a specific player by banning a particular hero, so it's better to simply limit the jungler's hero pool.

With Deft's champion pool limited, Zet also has a hard time carrying the game.

There are no restrictions on the mid and top lanes, so naturally, limiting the jungler's hero pool will reduce the pressure on Mingkai a bit.

After both sides finished banning heroes, KT on the blue side decisively picked the meta-strong mid-lane hero, Corki, on the first floor.

With this pick, KT's lineup is basically set; it's bound to be a mid-to-late game team fight composition.