LOL: You don’t want to be broadcast live on the entire network, right?

Ponytail nodded thoughtfully and gave a very high evaluation: "It's well-deserved."

The assistant stuck out her tongue and said to herself, idol, I can only help you so far.

…

That night, the entire LPL seemed to be plunged into darkness. Even though they criticized and criticized, EDG was, after all, the top player in the LPL division. They lost at their home court for two consecutive days. The blow and frustration it brought to everyone was indescribable.

Fortunately, the other two representative teams in the LPL this year performed well, and EDG has not lost its final chance to make a comeback.

The next day was the third day of the 2017 Global Finals group stage, and it was also the penultimate match day of the first round of this year’s group stage.

Now that the game has progressed, the warm-up of S7 has officially come to an end, and then a more intense battle of life and death will begin.

Of course, in the so-called battle of life and death, the word "life and death" is a relative term.

For the current SKT, after winning two games, they now firmly hold the top spot in Group A, and if they win again today, there is a high probability that they will lock in a top eight spot in advance, unless they directly win in the second round. Kneel down three times in a row.

But this should be impossible for SKT.

After all, they are not EDG...

"Ah, here comes my favorite holiday part again."

Entering the venue to check in, Pei Junzhi stretched and looked like he was not awake.

This made several bad friends next to him confused. Li Zaiwan even asked bluntly: "Junzhi, did we sleep together last night? Or did you sneak out to find your girlfriend in the middle of the night?"

"..." Pei Junzhi was startled and said politely: "Why do you say this?"

"With those dark circles under your eyes, are you really going to be sucked dry?"

Chen Yiqiu said simply and rudely: "Let me tell you, if we lose the game because of you, don't blame me for going back and picking up your brother to play the pipa."

"????"

Pei Junzhi's face turned red: "Vulgar, vulgar, Yiqiu, pay attention to your resin!"

"Although C9 advanced from the playoffs, this team can enter the S competition every year. It is also considered a perennial T1 team in North America. Don't dare to be careless, everyone."

When Lee Sang Hyuk heard that several teammates were still joking, he immediately stopped it all seriously.

"Tch, Sang Hyuk, you are just a boring guy. We are just joking. Don't be so nervous. We have no opponent in the group stage."

When several people saw Lee Sang Hyuk in this state, they felt a little bored.

From the end of today's game, Lee Sang Hyuk has always been like this. During the review, he kept a straight face, making it look like they had not won, but lost.

In fact, perhaps he was the only one who listened to Kkoma's words.

Lee Sang Hyuk should know better than anyone what state the team is in this summer split. Therefore, he proposed to strengthen training more than once, which caused Pei Junzhi and Li Zaiwan to murmur frequently.

Not to mention the two of them, even Little Peanut, who has always been a fan, can't handle this kind of high-intensity training.

However, as the training intensity increased, the strength of the team was not as obvious as before.

This cast a shadow over Li Sang Hyuk's heart.

Yesterday, this shadow became a reality.

After completing the huge comeback of 10,000 yuan and the wave of team battles, Lee Sang Hyuk himself was so excited that he couldn't help but cheer and celebrate with his teammates, but when he calmed down, he was filled with fear and worry.

I'm afraid that if the "luck" in the team battle is not so good, I am worried that in this state, will SKT really have the strength to compete for this year's world championship?

Yes, in the eyes of the outside world, the dominance of SKT has risen to a record high, and even the invincible SKT has a bit of metaphysical buff. In the hearts of the people inside, it is more like a balloon that has not yet been popped.

The balloon flies high, but there will always be a day when it bursts and deflates.

In order to prevent that day from happening, Lee Sang Hyuk's entire mood and attitude are now extremely serious and focused.

"Don't worry, we'll get to the end."

Seeing this, Chen Yiqiu patted Li Sang Hyuk on the shoulder.

As a good friend, all he can do now is try his best to play every game and try his best to make SKT go further. As for whether it can break into the Bird's Nest in the end and whether it can defend the championship, it is beyond human control.

"Well, get ready."

When Li Sang Hyuk heard Chen Yiqiu's voice, the urgency in his heart relaxed slightly. Without saying anything more, he lowered his head and began to sort out his peripherals.

…

at the same time.

C9 backstage lounge.

"Guys, we are about to meet SKT. I want to interview you. How are you feeling now?"

C9's manager stood at the door, with at least five or six cameras placed beside him. The cameras were all pointed at C9's teammates. The battle was so huge that it was embarrassing.

C9 has been waiting for this day for a long time.

As we all know - C9 is SKT's biggest fan, and in the current e-sports circle, they are even more proud to have a relationship with SKT. C9 will play against SKT for the first time in this year's S game, so naturally they will not let go of this opportunity. .

In contrast, in terms of overall survival ability, the Asian region was unilaterally crushed by Europe and the United States.

"Let me say a few words first."

C9's cross-dressing man stood up and faced the camera. He danced and said: "You know, we are good friends with SKT. My two favorite players serve in SKT. You know who I'm talking about, of course, our greatest mid and top laners, Faker and Reaper."

"I was shocked by the excitement of yesterday's game. To be honest, we don't have much confidence facing such SKT today, but... this doesn't prevent us from defeating them."

Pa pa pa pa.

Amid the thunderous applause, someone shouted: "Brother, you are right!"

"Then now you are facing the camera, do you have anything to say to SKT and your two idols? These documentaries will be broadcast later."

The manager was crazy and fanning the flames.

"I want to say." The cross-dressing man pointed at the camera and wiped his neck: "SKT, prepare to die!"

"This year's great cause of killing gods starts with us!"

"Oh~"

"666."

"Brothers, kill the gods, we ourselves are gods!"

The backstage of the C9 training room was in chaos, and the atmosphere was hot, in sharp contrast to SKT.

Five minutes later, both sides were notified and took the stage one by one.

…

"Welcome back, this is the 2017 World Finals, Wuhan, China."

"Hello everyone, I am Ze Yuan, the commentator of this game."

"I remember."

"Hello everyone, I am Rita."

The camera turned, and the three LPL commentators appeared in front of the camera in formal attire with smiles on their faces.

"After the intense competition in the last game, the ranking of the points in each group has been initially released. For the two teams in Group A that are about to appear, today's game is also crucial."

"Yes, at present, SKT is absolutely dominant, leading 2/0 and ranking first. Today is their last game in the first round of the S7 group stage this year. If they can win, they will achieve a good record of winning all the games in the group stage."

"Similarly, C9's points are behind SKT. If they can beat SKT, it will have a huge impact on their second round of group stage and even the qualifying form."

Several commentators briefly analyzed the current qualifying situation of Group A, and then the camera turned to the BP interface as the director notified them.

In this game, SKT is on the blue side and C9 is on the red side.

From the distribution point of view, this game is actually not favorable to C9. The disadvantage of the red side's natural lack of a ban position has been infinitely magnified in the S game, becoming more and more deformed and serious.

So when it comes to banning people, C9 obviously seems a little hesitant.

Because no matter which one is banned, other heroes will be released.

Especially the top lane that they all agreed to target, how can it be so easy to target?

In the end, after discussion, C9 still banned Jayce, Shen, and Spear of Vengeance.

The first two are the most popular heroes that Chen Yiqiu has used recently, and the last one is a ban position that the red side cannot help.

In comparison, SKT is much more conventional.

They banned Lulu, Xia, and Galio respectively.

They are all very popular heroes in the version.

"In this case, both sides still have a lot of heroes released. C9 finally chose the package of Jayce + Shen, so there are still a lot of Reaper skilled carry top laners out there..."

Guan Zeyuan looked at the big screen, his tone couldn't help but get excited, and shouted: "Can we see that hero appear?"

That hero, which hero?

In Reaper's hero pool, there is only that one who can be compared with Jayce and Shen.

"In this version... Fiora has basically not been on the field."

Jide took a breath next to him: "Will there be a chance to see her?"

"I think there should be. Reaper's personality is the kind of personality that likes to challenge the limit. Since there is a chance to use it in this game... I think it is unlikely that he will not use it with his style..."

Rita also blinked.

If Qing Gangying rarely plays in this version, then Fiora is a hero that is even "colder" than Qing Gangying.

Today's game is crucial. Will SKT directly choose her?

Without giving everyone too much time to guess, SKT quickly revealed the answer--

"Sharp sword, sharp eyes."

Unparalleled Fiora-Fiona!

"Fiora, the first floor locked Fiora in seconds, it's still the familiar SKT, it's still the familiar Reaper, Chen Sheng!!"

As soon as the hero appeared, the whole audience instantly climaxed.

The barrage was full of [Here he comes, he's coming! ], and the scene at Wuhan Sports Center also set off a wave.

"Wow... brother, he really picked Fiora, you're in trouble now."

The cross-dressing man said to the team's top laner Impact.

As the first-generation top laner of SKT and the real "big brother" of Lee Sang-hyuk, Impact just smiled and said in a rather pretentious way: "Reaper is my junior."

Everyone: "..."

"There is an old Chinese saying." The team's jungler said: "The Yangtze River's back waves push the front waves."

"The front waves are lined up on the beach."

"Impact, I think you will be the one who is hit on the beach, what do you think?"

"Fuck."

Impact didn't say much, just gave his teammates the middle finger, and then said confidently: "Get me the Eye of Twilight."

"Oh, Impact is getting serious! Brothers, let's wait and see!"

When everyone heard this, they stopped joking.

Shen Suan is one of Damu's signature heroes. The LPL top laner who was once cut off was running around with his head in his arms. This time he took it out, which shows that no matter what Impact says on the surface, he must be a little weak in his heart.

"Okay, take the Eye of Twilight."

The coach trusted the players very much and nodded when he heard the sound. C9 got the small cannon on the first floor and locked Shen directly on the second floor.

"Shen... It seems that the top lane of this game will not be peaceful."

Seeing this, Guan Zeyuan let out a cry.

"The top duel between the old and new generations of SKT's top laners!"

I remember being equally excited: "This kind of scene is rare."

"Yes... Let's see here... SKT has got the mid laner again... It seems that Faker still has to hold the hand."

In the BP interface, after C9 determined its first two choices, SKT got Clockwork and Jungler Prince respectively.

Between these two choices, the first one immediately reminded everyone of the soaring clockwork yesterday.

After this battle, Faker's clockwork has been labeled as invincible in team battles, and anyone who sees it will tremble in their hearts.

C9 is no exception, but fortunately the hero released in this game is very big. When the opponent chose Clockwork, they took Syndra with their backhand.

The main focus is early bullying, trying to establish one's own advantage in the early stage.

In this way, the two sides came and went, and the competition lineup was quickly settled.

Blue side SKT: top laner Sword Girl, jungle prince, mid laner Clockwork, bottom lane policewoman + Feng Nu.

Red side C9: top laner Shen, jungler Lee Sin, mid laner Syndra, bottom lane Cannon + Fan Mom.

The match lineups of both sides are confirmed and the loading screen is entered.

at the same time.

The LPL people in the audience and backstage, as well as Ponytail and others, all raised their heads, ready to enjoy this first collision between the old and new SKT top laners on S7.

…

"Brother Yanyong is still the same as before. Most people would pick a top laner like Void Fear when playing Yiqiu. This is the best."

Entering Summoner's Rift, when everyone in SKT gathered to do vision work, Li Zaiwan couldn't help but muttered.

"Yes, Brother Yanyong has had this style in North America for so many years. He should be looking forward to this showdown."

Pei Junzhi nodded.

In terms of qualifications, Damu can really be regarded as the eldest brother of the two of them. After all, when the former won the world championship in SKT, the Wolf Stick team was still unknown.

"Well...he can't beat Yiqiu."

Lee Sang Hyuk took a good look, thought for a while and said: "The two of them are not the same type of players."

"oh?"

Everyone looked sideways at him.

"Yi Qiu has relied on personal ability since his debut. Brother Yanyong has long passed that age, and when he was at his strongest, he and Yi Qiu were not the same type of players."

Lee Sang Hyuk explained.

This is also a way to boost morale within the team.

As the only person present who had been teammates with Da Mu and won a championship, he knew very well the opponent's level back then.

Very good, but compared to talent and operation, it is really far from Chen Yiqiu.

Not to mention that it has been so many years now. I can only say that this game is a success if it is not ruined.

Chen Yiqiu listened silently, but at this moment he couldn't help but scolded Li Sang Hyuk: "That's enough, don't brag on my behalf!" (End of Chapter)