Occupation? I won’t even hit a dog!

Chapter 128 Finals, it’s our duty!
When the host finished his last sentence.

The whole audience cheered again.

The EDG and SKT players entered their own soundproof booth and meticulously debugged their equipment, adjusting everything from the height and tilt of the gaming chairs and monitors to the placement of the mouse and keyboard to the most familiar level to prevent any off-field factors from affecting their performance in the game.

During preparation.

The big screen began playing a pre-recorded promotional video.

The melodious prelude of "This Is a War" sounded, and the picture began with a thin mist that had not yet dissipated. As the camera moved forward, the first rising dawn in the east penetrated the clouds near the horizon, casting a series of dreamy rays of light.

Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Three drum beats exploded.

The picture moves from far away to close up.

In an antique wooden pavilion, six SKT players and their coach sat or stood around the Summoner's Championship Trophy.

"I feel like they (SKT players) have an invisible mysterious power."

KkOma's voice sounded: "Even if SKT loses some games, because they are SKT, they can still come back."

Camera switch.

The EDG players stood beside the well-connected overpass and walked towards the Bird's Nest step by step with determination.

"SKT is a very strong opponent. The only thing we have to do is to play better than them."

As coach Maokai read out the opening remarks on behalf of EDG.

The players from both sides took turns to appear on the stage.

"This is my first time entering the championship match of the World Championship. I cherish this opportunity very much and will show my strength on this stage!" Huni appeared with a fat face.

"In fact, I have been studying the SKT team for a long time. This time, I will really prove who is the world's No. 1 jungler." The factory manager turned his back to the sun, and his figure under the sunlight looked like a messenger in a mythical novel.

[No wonder EDG is eliminated in the quarterfinals every year. They studied SKT and found that they can’t beat them.]

[Hahahaha, that's how it is]

[Mingkai must not choose Lee Sin this time]

[To be honest, this statement of the factory manager has no effect on Xiaohuasheng, because it has been proven last year]

[Yes, and Zzitai has a 5% win rate against Faker in BO in world-class events, and even broke Faker's % win rate against LeBron James]

[You all didn’t get to the point. This year, the factory manager who is best at raising his father has the strongest father.]

[The most powerful father in the world]

[The truth is not rough, but your words are too rough]

Barrages of comments started to appear.

It's Scout's turn.

The younger brother who used to be a substitute player in the SKT team and was overshadowed by Faker for a year had a resolute expression: "I don't think he (Faker) is invincible. In order to win, I have to ask myself how to play better."

After Scout.

The camera surrounded the three-time champion Faker in a 360-degree surround.

"I have won all the global finals championships since entering the world championship."

Faker calmly stated a fact that made countless opponents despair: "If we get runner-up this time, it will be a lifetime regret. I will not allow this regret to happen to us."

One figure after another passed by.

There is the spirited Iboy, the half-black and half-silver Peanut, the extremely modest Meiko, and the tired but ardent Bang...

finally.

Staying single on EDG.

As a talented newcomer who led the EDG team to a comeback from a 2-0 deficit in the LPL Summer Finals, and single-handedly pulled EDG out of the quagmire and swept away all obstacles to step onto the highest stage in the World Championship, Ye Tian not only firmly occupied the world's number one ranking, but even faded the word "top laner" from the rankings, surpassing the great devil Faker to become the most popular player at this time.

There are some LOL players in the world who don’t know Ye Tian, ​​but there is no one who doesn’t know Faker.

But people who know Ye Tian all think that this year's Ye Tian is more capable of carrying the team than Faker. Even though Faker defeated the RNG team by protecting four teams alone in the semi-finals, this view is not affected.

"Over the years, I have seen LPL teams lose in the world championship for various reasons more than once, especially after EDG was eliminated in the quarterfinals, fans cried out: MingKai, please don't retire. That scene will be unforgettable for me."

“At that moment I was thinking, if I could become a professional player, I must win them all.”

Ye Tian stood in the center of the stage, stroking the Summoner's Championship Trophy in front of him: "Now that the trophy is in front of me, I have to consider whether this will be my only chance in this life; LPL can stand at the forefront of the world, and those predecessors who overcame all difficulties and created the prototype of the competition area from scratch have made great contributions. It is my duty to fulfill the wishes of those predecessors and lead the LPL competition area that embodies everyone's hard work to the top of the world!"

[Rem]

【pattern】

[EDG must win]

[When I heard this sentence, I felt that EDG could win the championship, because at this moment, Brother Tian was not alone]

[This is the only chance in this life, isn't it a bit exaggerated? With Brother Tian's strength, it won't be easy for him to enter the S game.]

[This is a five-player competition. No matter how good you are, can you be 100% sure that you can still make it to the next season? So you can only fight to the death and do your best.]

【LPL players should all learn from Tian Ge, especially that bathing dog, who always gives up and doesn’t want to play, doesn’t care whether he goes to the World Championship or not, and got banned for 365 days for saying something to him, what kind of career is this attitude?】

[In terms of professional attitude, there is a huge difference between Bathing Dog and Brother Tian]

【We are watching the game, don’t mention things that spoil the fun】

[The World Championship trophy is the cleanest because there are no stains]

The promotional video has finished playing.

The big screen turned from bright to dark and then back to bright. The first thing that caught the eye was the white jade-colored sculpture of Baron Nash and the ancient dragon. The two surrounded the trophy like two dragons playing with a pearl, and seamlessly transitioned to the flat version of the 2017-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIP (2017 Global Finals) LOGO.

"Hello, summoners! Nice to see you again!"

"We are so excited to see EDG advance from the group stage to the knockout stage, semifinals and finals. EDG has not only broken through itself and achieved its best results in the past three years, but is also the team with the most hope of overthrowing the LCK's dominance since the S3 season!"

Wawa, Miller and special guest Ruofeng appear.

"EDG and SKT have had a lot of trouble. In the 2015 MSI finals, EDG defeated SKT in a BO5 match. To this day, no team outside the LCK region has been able to do this."

"Also, Zzitai and Faker actually have an agreement."

Miller laid out the words that had been discussed in advance and waited for his partner to add to the discussion.

"WE and SKT agreed in the S2 season that they would reach the top of the world together."

Ruofeng continued: "Although WE unfortunately lost in the quarterfinals this year, Mingkai's entry into the finals also counts as part of the accomplishment."

"There is another interesting thing." Wawa warmed up at the beginning of the game: "EDG's top laner Tian has conquered almost all the audience along the way. He is called the Faker of the top lane. Tian and Faker are the pillars of their respective teams. This game mainly depends on who will perform better, the top laner or the middle laner."

While talking.

The camera turns to the contestant seats.

Faer wore round-framed glasses, and the faintly visible blue stubble seemed to indicate that this demon king was no longer young.

EDG halftime.

Ye Tian had messy hair and was staring intently at the screen in front of him. His straight jawline and delicate facial features made the little fans in the audience scream.

"Ok!"

"Enter the Ban/Pick phase!"

Wawa raised his voice: "EDG won the priority to choose the side this time and took the initiative to choose the red side. SKT banned Jayce, Rakan and Shen on the blue side, and EDG banned Skate, Galio and Shen on the red side."

The first three classes.

Excluding the Skateboard Shoes who are definitely not allowed to be placed and Xayah and Rakan who are basically not allowed to be placed, there are actually two ban positions for each.

SKT locked down the top laner.

EDG targets support heroes.

First floor.

SKT chooses first.

The first one we got was Gragas, who currently had the strongest data in the jungle position.

A regular choice.

EDG's first and second floors are still Policewoman Lulu. The advantage of this combination is that it combines the AD and support with the strongest laning ability. Even if Iboy's personal ability is not particularly outstanding, he can still firmly suppress the opponent and create a more flexible tactical space for EDG.

The shortcoming is that the policewoman's combat power in the mid-term is insufficient.

But with EDG having a big boss on the top lane, the AD position's slightly lower mid-term combat power has basically no impact. Moreover, since the team is not short of damage, the value of the policewoman's clamp in resource groups and tower pushing is very considerable.

"Take the wind girl."

KkOma first did a formulaic BP, and then came up with a new strategy: "Huni, you should pick Gnar first. Jayce and Shen are both banned. No hero is particularly easy to fight against Gnar. After you pick the heroes, our mid and bottom lanes will have more flexible space and can better support you."

"I'm fine." Huni nodded repeatedly.

Since they are on the blue side, they will be countered no matter when they choose. It is unrealistic to solve this problem by swinging - in the current version, the top and mid laners can hardly swing and can only be swapped with the supports, but swapping supports directly affects the combat power of the bottom lane. Huni's position in the SKT team is not enough to make the championship duo Bang and Wolf make sacrifices for this.

KkOma made such a trade-off when letting Huni take Gnar.

To put it on paper: Instead of waiting until the formation is mostly determined and EDG takes advantage of the shortcomings of the lineup style to target the top laner, it is better to throw the top laner out first and let EDG target it, and then help Huni out by adjusting the tactical focus.

As the saying goes: If you stick your head out, you will get hurt. If you keep your head down, you will get hurt too. Just do it!
"Gnar?" "Huni the Peanut Barrel Gnar?"

Ye Tian thought of a certain joke and laughed very happily: "Speaking of which, how about giving me a Mundo in this game?"

"What does Mondo mean?" Meiko didn't understand.

"Mundo is the hero that best restrains Gnar!" Ye Tian explained: "If Mundo wants to marry Gnar, then he can marry Gnar. What can he do with it?"

"Yes!" Iboy has been a bit bad lately.

"Go to hell." The factory manager said angrily: "Hurry up and tell me what hero you want, otherwise Scout will make a random choice when the time comes."

"Gragas is gone... but it doesn't matter too much." Ye Tian thought for a while: "Faker will definitely focus on roaming. Duoduo needs to hold him back in the middle lane. Then let's go with Sion. We've already reached the finals. There's no need to keep hiding and waiting to see what happens."

"Sion!" Scout repeated.

Find the Undead War God portrait.

I took out the hero that I had been secretly practicing for nearly a month.

Not using a main character to play in high-ranking games or playing training games will not help in practicing most heroes. After all, the pressure of the game is completely different from the situation you face. No matter how well you perform in the Diamond Masters, it is not the same as the professional league. It's like a kid who is invincible in kindergarten stepping onto the professional boxing ring. If he can withstand it and not die, he is a superman.

Thain is one of the few exceptions.

This thing only focuses on clearing minions in laning phase, and in team fights, just use R to bump into them and then charge up Q to complete the task. Even if all skills are wasted, standing and taking damage can still play a sufficient role.

"what?"

"Sean?"

Miller felt like an Indian chief who couldn't find his way around. "Seeing Gnar pick Sion, what's Tian thinking? To be honest, no matter how you look at it, Sion is not that easy to deal with Gnar."

"Sion is tougher than Gnar." Ruofeng thought of an advantage: "Gnar can't resist damage before he gets bigger. Sion's driving forward and forcing the opponent is very effective. Maybe EDG wants to start a team fight with a hero."

“But Tian has always been the carry.” Wawa thought that didn’t make sense.

[Amazing]

【Brother Tian starts to make trouble again】

[Believe it first, then believe it. Tian Ge can beat SKT with Noxus, so why can't he use Sion?]

[Noxus at least has a kill, but Sion really doesn't have anything that can be used as a carry, except for holding an axe]

[No, are there still people who doubt Brother Tian? Just read it.]

[If you can’t understand it, it means you are a badass. I can’t understand it either, so I am also a badass]

Although the comments were not understood, there were no doubts.

"Sean?"

"I can only say that Brother Tian is Brother Tian, ​​unfathomable!"

Neutral anchor Jiugege held the view of "boasting": "You didn't understand it, I didn't understand it either. Even a King-level anchor like me couldn't understand it, what does that mean? It means that Tiange has surpassed everyone else in terms of understanding. Even SKT is now thinking about it - what does Tiange's Sion mean, and whether he will come up and chop all five SKT players with one axe, bang bang bang."

Just as said.

SKT coach KkOma rubbed his eyes, and rubbed his eyes again, repeatedly confirming that he was not dizzy before falling into deep thought.

Damn it.

What is Sean used for?

Although this thing was redesigned from a glaring monster to a undead god of war at the end of the S4 season, except for WE's Aluka who defeated the Tiger team once in the IEM15 competition in 9, its appearance rate, winning rate and performance are all average.

From a hero perspective, Sion is not unselectable, nor is he without strength.

but.

Sion has no unique characteristics of his own.

It's not impossible to choose Sion in the top lane, but the effect will only be better if you replace Sion with heroes like Maokai, Maokai, and Troll.

What's more, EDG was able to fight its way up from the edge of the round of 16, all thanks to the carry of the top laner. It makes no sense to give the top laner a mediocre hero!
"Could it be Sion in the middle?"

Faker thought quickly: "If Galio can go mid, Sion can definitely go mid too. They probably want Scout to hold me back. If I use a hero like Clockwork who has average early-game damage, I won't be able to push the lane as fast as Sion, and my consumption won't have a particularly good effect on Sion."

"Hmm, that makes sense, that should be the case!" KkOma quickly extended his thinking: "Then, I'll give you a hero with strong sustained damage in the middle lane, how about Snake Lady?"

"No problem, I'll teach you how to use Snake Lady." Faker's words were a little arrogant, but his tone was very calm.

The SKT players next to them didn't think there was anything wrong.

When Scout was in the SKT team, he learned from Faker. As a senior, it is only natural for Faker to teach Scout again.

The second round of banning.

SKT banned Sejuani and Yi Zhang.

EDG banned Taliyah and Syndra.

Fourth floor.

EDG chooses first.

What he took out was the Shadow of War, commonly known as the Centaur - Hecarim.

On the fourth and fifth floors, SKT followed the agreed plan and got Varus + Cassiopeia.

The moment the top nine heroes were confirmed, a line with a vague meaning came out simultaneously from the noise-isolating headsets worn by the contestants and the loudspeakers throughout the venue.

——"Death is like the wind, always with me."

Center of the big screen.

A ronin with his long hair tied up sat sideways in front of a thatched hut, holding an unsheathed blade in his hand, with his eyes slightly closed under the rustling fallen leaves, as if reminiscing about the cherry blossoms in his hometown.

The Wind Swordsman - Yasuo!

Selected!

Entering the final exchange and adjustment stage, as Faker expected, Sion was placed in the middle lane by EDG, and Yasuo was exchanged to the first floor belonging to the top lane.

【what? 】

[Nest, top lane Yasuo?!]

[It's not easy for Yasuo, a melee hero, to fight against Gnar, right? Tian Ge is going to play the counter again? ]

[It’s mainly because it’s easy to get caught. The route up is so long, and if Gragas gets around you, you’ll be gone.]

[How can it be so easy to catch? Brother Tian has the same awareness as the cheaters in the whole map, so why are you afraid of being caught? 】

[The person opposite is Peanut, not the ICU or Elderly An Zhangmen]

[What are you afraid of? This year, Peanut has become a little freshman. It’s hard to say whether he can pass Mingkai’s level.]

[Believe it or not, Peanut dares to come to the top lane, and he and Huni can be killed by Tian Ge]

The audience discussed for a while.

"This should be the second time Yasuo has been used in the top lane since the S5 finals. Apart from this, all the players who used Yasuo were mid laners."

Miller recalled the previous records: "Interestingly, in the S5 finals, the player who used the top lane Yasuo was Huni, who was still in the FNC team at the time. Now, Huni has joined SKT and met another top lane Yasuo!"

"It feels like a starting point and an end point." Wawa said.

"Hey? What are you implying? The end of what?" Miller grasped the key.

[The end of my career?]

[Khan was beaten so hard that his faith was shattered, and he had to do 30 hours of hard labor]

[Isn’t Brother Tian going to use Huni to boost his net worth? 】

【Returning the favor to the person】

[By the way, brothers, go watch Zeizei Tai, it will definitely be interesting to hear Zeizei Tai commentate on this match]

With the discussion.

A large number of viewers poured into Zizi's live broadcast room, and her popularity increased several times, which confused Zizi, who was still in the "Beijing Lady" period, and she even spoke much more carefully.

In front of the main stage.

Jump to [5] as the countdown begins.

The two coaches walked to the center, shook hands with a forced smile, and then left on both sides.

The camera swept from the stage and the packed auditorium, then turned to Summoner's Rift amid the cheers of the live audience.

Blue side: SKT
Red square: EDG
Top Lane: Gnar vs Yasuo
Jungle: Barrel vs Centaur
Mid: Cassiopeia vs Sion
AD: Varus vs. Policewoman
Support: Janna vs Lulu
"Game start!"

"SKT used a composition that was more of a fast-paced lineup for them. Varus and Cassiopeia were very powerful, and Gragas and Gnar's crowd control was also most effective in the mid-game."

Wawa made a simple analysis: "EDG's side... compared to previous games, Yasuo, Sion, and Caitlyn tend to exert their strength in the late game, and both sides have some styles that are close to each other."

"During the World Finals, we found that after some teams gained an advantage in the early and mid-game, the opponents had no way to drag the game to the late game." Ruofeng talked about the previous situation: "In the semi-finals and quarter-finals, it was basically the teams that gained an advantage in the early and mid-game that won the final victory. SKT suffered a big loss when facing the European rabbits and almost overturned. This game was a lesson learned from the previous experience."

"EDG should be considering that they were dragged into the late game by SKT before, so they need to provide some protection for the late game. After all, they are a team that is very good at fighting and snowballing in the early and mid-game, so they don't need to deliberately strengthen this aspect."

"Both teams have made targeted adjustments for the final match, which shows that they value their opponents very much." Miller continued: "I don't know what the effect of this adjustment will be. Let's see how the two teams perform in the game!"

(End of this chapter)