LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 267 Khan's Death Day

"It's the same no matter who we play against. The top half of the bracket will definitely go to EDG, no one else. If possible, we'd still like WE to come down. That way, the LPL audience watching the game will feel less pressured."

Lin Ruo shrugged and spread his hands.

[Are you feeling any pressure? Isn't EDG already number one in the world? As a fan, I don't feel any pressure at all.]

[The number one seed in LCK is nothing. Lin Shen can beat anyone he wants.]

[The semifinals are expected to be another 3:0.]

[Yes, yes, in the LCK, LZ can only bully teams like SSG. Is it strong? I don't think so.]

【Waiting for EDG to start the abuse. 】

[Brothers, please show some kindness to the home team and don't open champagne before the game. Oh, it turns out it's EDG, the home team's core player, who opens champagne every day. Feel free to do so.]

[No problem, Lin Gou is so crazy, so what's wrong with us fans clicking too much.]

[How dare you call Lin a dog? A true fan confirmed.]

"This kid is too arrogant. He treats everyone the same. Humph, just wait and see how we can beat EDG's top lane in the semifinals."

LZ Lounge.

After watching the game, Khan was so angry that he had no idea where to vent.

Do you really think LZ is a weaker SSG? They were constantly being trampled by LPL from the group stage to the quarterfinals.

"I was hoping SSG could pull off something similar to EDG, but now it seems like SSG is still too weak. They'll probably be defeated 3-0 against us. We really can't count on these guys."

Bdd shook his head, a little disappointed.

SSG's performance today was such a failure that they were allowed to walk around with a rat on their head.

LCK hasn't been so humiliated in many years. It seems that it is up to them, LZ, to maintain the dignity of the region.

Rat King Pray nodded. "Yes, everything still depends on us. But now is not the time to think about dealing with EDG. Let's first deal with WE safely tomorrow."

He felt his teammates were looking a little too far ahead.

The key is to focus on the present moment.

Khan found this a bit amusing for some reason. "WE? The LPL's third seed that even SKT couldn't beat. It's not that I underestimate them, but beating them doesn't require much focus."

Coach Jin smiled softly upon hearing this.

WE? They really don't need to worry too much about wasting time, they can just crush them tomorrow with their hard power.

With all LZ members in this state of mind, time quickly came to October 10th, and the second day of the quarter-finals was held as scheduled at the Guangzhou Gymnasium.

16 pm.

WE fans, who believe that they make no loss if they win and make a lot of money if they lose, filled the entire audience seats.

The red flag is flying.

Lin Ruo took an emotional photo of Zhang Hongda at the scene and posted it on Weibo to update the log.

"China Red thought I was joking with you?"

In addition to the people who were having fun as usual, there were also many WE fans who came together for team building.

Is Lin Shen also here? Please bless WE.

[Step up, hoping to meet EDG in the semifinals and secure a spot in the finals.]

[It's hard to win, but it's okay. I believe our WE team won't let LZ win so easily.]

[Yes, I'm a WE fan. I just want the team to perform at their normal level without any regrets.]

Regardless of who wins, this championship must remain in China. We don't expect to win this match, but our team will definitely force LZ to use their best abilities. If we can help EDG test their opponents, that would be great.

The comment section was full of joy.

Due to historical grievances, 60E and Zhuzhu's relationship is not very good, but after this World Championship journey, the relationship between the two families can be said to have ushered in a period of peace.

There is no other reason.

The all-Chinese team trend created by RNG in recent days has been huge, and the fans' pulling each other down has caused a lot of accidental injuries.

EDG only has one Korean player.

However, there are three Korean players in the WE team, including substitutes, so it goes without saying who is the most injured.

Lin Ruo took a quick look at Weibo, put away his phone, and stretched his waist while sitting on the stage.

Just one day after advancing to the semi-finals, all EDG members who were on vacation came to the scene to watch the game.

It is both rest and research.

Abu had a good idea. He wanted to take a good look at LZ's playing style through this BO5. After all, this LCK No. seed team is likely to be their biggest obstacle in the World Championship.

It doesn't matter who advances.

However, it is very effective to make some judgments early in the game to help improve the tactical play later.

"WE should be able to win at least one game."

Tian Ye thought about it.

Although we haven't played any training matches due to being in the same half of the group, we learned from other channels that WE's recent training match form is still very good.

As we all know, being in top form in a training match doesn't necessarily mean anything.

But if the training match is played badly, excluding the factor of hidden strength, it is likely that the team's current state is not very good.

"More than one, I estimate WE can win at least two." Lin Ruo made his own judgment.

For no other reason, one reason is that LZ has problems understanding the version, and is still stuck in the early version of the summer season. He is very clear that the censer in the bottom lane is not the first core.

Second, LZ is definitely a phantom god in civil war.

Lin Ruo is particularly pessimistic about Cuzz, the professional excavator in the jungle position.

Just a formula-based jungler.

Once you are targeted and get into trouble, you will fall into a period of confusion.

The reason why LZ did not explode in the summer season was actually because the suppression power in the online stage during the peak period of the mid-to-top double digits was too strong.

If Cuzz is strong enough.

How could LZ, after being eliminated by SSG that year, quickly kick out players in the winter transfer window and instead pursue Peanut, who came from SKT and had an equally poor performance in the World Championship?

It’s a very simple truth, Cuzz is LZ’s biggest breakthrough.

However, considering that WE jungler Condi's current condition is not very good, he is far from his invincible period in the spring season.

This game.

Lin Ruo is still optimistic about LZ's victory.

After the lengthy opening remarks, BP finally kicked off around 16:20 pm.

The first game started soon.

From the endless cheers of WE fans at the scene from beginning to end, it was easy to judge the final result of the game. WE, who advanced as the second in the group, upset the LCK champion LZ with a smooth offensive rhythm in the first game alone.

The five LZ members walked off the stage in a daze.

The live broadcast room of the Korean website was turned upside down during this game.

The team that had the greatest chance of defending their LCK glory in this World Championship was utterly crushed.

LCK fans can't accept this at all.

You have to know that eliminating a team of their own in the quarterfinals of this World Championship was already a huge Waterloo, not to mention that the results of the major competitions before the World Championship were exclusively dominated by EDG from LPL.

in other words.

This year's LCK was completely suppressed by the LPL.

It would be fine if the third brother was beaten to death.

Originally they were hoping to regain their limelight at the World Championship, but LCK fans saw the big brother being beaten to death by the third from LPL in the blink of an eye.

LCK was a force to be reckoned with. They looked like wildcards against everyone in the group stage, and then they were crushed in the quarterfinals...

Who can bear this?

There's another SKT team, right? But this three-time champion has been defeated countless times by EDG throughout the year.

Obviously, the current LCK fans can only focus on the most promising champion team, LZ, which was invincible in the summer season and has not yet really played against the LPL.

But can today’s performance really beat EDG?

In the first BO5 game, the confidence of LCK audiences was largely destroyed.

Even though LZ changed their tactics in the second game, giving up the single-handed weapon attack on the back row, and took out the Prince to find the rhythm, after establishing an advantage with a small-scale team fight in the early stage, they defeated WE in 25 minutes and won back a city.

It also did not make LCK fans absolutely satisfied.

Losing a game is losing a game, but EDG has never lost a game to the third seed SSG.

"However, if they can maintain their performance in the second game, it will at least show that Longzhu is still a strong contender for the championship. We should believe in their ability."

In the LCK commentary box.

The Roaring Emperor still appeared relatively optimistic.

Losing early is a good thing. We can just go back and adjust. It’s better than having no time to react when facing EDG’s defeat.

Until the start of the third game...LZ accidentally pooped a big one.

In the early stage, the hard support Thresh set the pace. With the continuous ganking of the bottom lane, LZ once again ushered in a smooth situation, and the economic lead even expanded to 7000 yuan at one point.

However, the role of the Censer version will always be the most important point that cannot be ignored in this World Championship.

Thanks to Lulu's huge backup ability, Mystic's big mouth output is greatly guaranteed.

It was just a fleeting opportunity, and LZ, who made a small mistake, watched the situation fall into an unpredictable period of stagnation.

The explosive power of the Incense Burner Big Mouth is too strong.

GorillA couldn't help but sweat. If his Thresh made even the slightest mistake in his attack, Kog'Maw would come back and spit him out, nearly making him question his life. The situation gradually became tense after 30 minutes.

The economic advantage of more than 4000 seems almost dispensable under the attack of the powerful Kog'Maw.

After LZ's rhythm was interrupted, WE took the initiative and started a tug-of-war.

A full 40 minutes of game time.

Relying on the explosive output of the Big Mouth, WE turned the situation around from a huge disadvantage, won 2:1 and took the lead in getting the match point of the BO5.

[Xiba, how could this happen? I'm really going crazy. LZ can't even make it past the quarterfinals?]

[Huh, is this our LCK's number one seed? Even if we make it past the quarterfinals, do we have any chance of winning against EDG?]

China is a truly toxic place. It feels like our teams have all been terrible in the past. Are the Chinese, who are known for their skills, cursed?

It feels like the end of our LCK is coming.

[Ashiba, aren't they here already? Even if LZ wins, they'll still be giving up on EDG in the semifinals.]

[Even if I lose the game early, I can still swim back with SSG so we can keep each other company.]

[Even worse than SSG. They lost to EDG, and you lost to WE?]

[I just don't play soft supports. If you want to play hard supports, learn from EDG. Can't they just focus on Lulu and Janna? This bunch of Siba is really speechless.]

Just give the award to EDG. After playing like this, is there still any suspense about the World Championship?

As soon as the third game ended, LCK fans were furious and the entire Korean online forum was filled with wailing.

Is the LZ team they have high hopes for also going to fail on the way to the quarterfinals?

Xiba, how is this possible!

"Korean fans are about to explode." Lin Ruo was amused while browsing the Korean online forums.

Ai Loli next to her glanced at the astronomical amount of Korean text and frowned: "Brother Lin, please translate it for me."

"They said that we EDG can win the championship directly." Lin Ruo translated the key points.

"Oh I got it."

Ai Loli understood instantly. Since he could hear such words, he could already imagine how desperate the Korean fans on the Internet were at that moment.

"WE are really good, they actually won two games. Holy crap, are we really going to have an upset today?"

The legendary world's number one top laner Khan is about to perish before he even meets him?

A Guang felt incredible.

The LPL audience is even more incredible.

Could WE, the team they least expected, really overthrow the No. 1 seed in the LCK? The spectators dared not open their eyes, fearing it was an illusion.

LZ: We will definitely beat EDG and win the championship. WE: Have you asked us?

[Hahaha, the three teams competing in the World Championship this year are all doing better than the other.]

[One more game, WE! Please send LZ back home! I'll be your fan forever.]

Even though they lost, WE's performance today was a perfect one for me. They were able to push LZ into a desperate situation, which is incredible.

[Just go for it, WE. We 60E fans still say the same thing: if we win, we don't lose, but if we lose, we make a lot of money.]

Amidst the endless cheers from the audience, the fourth game between WE and LZ kicked off.

After the adjustments, LZ once again made great efforts in the early rhythm. Bdd's excellent performance in Syndra held the whole game in the early and mid-term team battles.

It was a crushing victory just like the second game. LZ won the game and dragged the game into the final decisive game where the battle song sounded without any suspense.

LPL fans were frightened, but not many. After all, they never expected WE to defeat LZ and advance to the semi-finals. Today's performance was completely satisfactory regardless of win or loss.

As for LCK fans.

They cursed LZ, but in fact their hearts were in their throats. If LZ lost, then their LCK would be half finished.

When it came to the BP of the fifth game, LZ still followed the principle of prioritizing the top lane, helping Khan get the troll to suppress 957's Shen who was roaming to support.

At the same time, the jungler took out hard-support type incense burner monsters such as Gem to ensure that the situation in the later stage would not fall behind due to the incense burner.

Compared with the previous four games, the two sides fell into an unprecedented stalemate from the very beginning.

Condi's Sejuani made two clever roaming moves, killing Gragas and Varus in the jungle and on the line respectively, helping WE to take a slight lead in rhythm.

The situation remained deadlocked until 15 minutes, when Khan suddenly broke out and used the troll to cross the tower in the top lane to kill Shen.

The situation suddenly changed.

Only then did the LPL audience realize how difficult 957 had been during this period.

Khan's suppressive power at his peak is self-evident.

In the subsequent game time, WE gradually fell into a dilemma. LZ's four-one split push completely achieved the desired effect, unilaterally pressuring WE to the point of being unable to breathe.

Shen will participate in a team battle.

Khan would use a bulldozer-like attack to pull out WE's exposed defensive towers one by one.

Helpless WE had to force the Baron as the final way to end the game.

Khantp came down.

WE was also trapped in the Baron pit due to their rough positioning, and was wiped out and lost the Baron buff.

Both sides spent nearly 40 minutes, and WE, who gave their all, lost to LZ 2:3, and unfortunately stopped in the quarterfinals.

"Wow, congratulations to LZ for stabilizing the situation and ultimately winning the game. Winning today is certainly a good thing, but it wasn't easy. We need to make adjustments next time."

Seeing the end of the game, the Roaring Emperor in the LCK commentary booth breathed a sigh of relief.

LZ almost created the history of LCK's No. 1 seed being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the World Championship.

Fortunately, the ending was still there.

But does this kind of performance really give them a chance of winning against EDG? The Roaring Emperor couldn't help but wonder, along with the LCK audience.

I can only hope that LZ can go down and find out the problem as soon as possible.

The competition scene in Guangzhou Gymnasium.

After the game, everyone in LZ broke out in a cold sweat. They never thought that today's game would be so difficult.

The audience burst into applause.

This is not only a glory for the winner, but also the LPL audience's heartfelt appreciation for WE.

"WE, although they're still a little behind, their performance today deserves a thumbs-up from every single one of us viewers. Go back and make adjustments. See you next year!"

"Yes, WE did not bring shame to our LPL. As a newly reorganized and emerging team, they showed unwavering confidence against SKT and LZ at this year's World Championship. Their performance was truly impressive. I look forward to their journey next year!"

The Haier brothers' emotional words brought the atmosphere to a climax.

The five regretful WE players had complicated expressions and endless bitter smiles on their faces. They bowed to the applause of the audience and left the big stage of the World Championship.

"What a pity." Sitting on the podium, Tian Ye adjusted his glasses and sighed.

The factory manager smiled and said, "They are very good, much better than our first time participating in the World Championship."

He really likes WE's passion and drive, and wishes he had it a few years ago.

On the main stage, Khan, who single-handedly led the team to a comeback victory in the fifth game, was unsurprisingly featured in the live post-match interview.

Facing the questions from the host Ren Dong, Khan was extremely shy.

This does not come from his personality, but from the overall performance of the team today.

Obviously a failure.

Not only did they fail to achieve the goal of a clean sheet, they were even nearly overturned by WE.

Khan, who had prepared a lot of arrogant words and wanted to speak harshly to EDG, was unable to say a word at this moment.

After today's match, how could he dare to challenge EDG, who also defeated the third seed and advanced easily with a 3:0 shutout.

Listening to Ren Dong's question about his thoughts on the upcoming semifinal match against EDG, Khan was forced to be humble: "We have only one goal in this World Championship, and that is to win the championship. No matter who we face, we will not be afraid and will give it our all."

What he originally wanted to say was that EDG is a strong team, but not as strong as our LZ.

Now I can only chew it into pieces and put it in my stomach.

"But it doesn't matter. After today, we will come back as an absolutely powerful force. EDG, just wait and see. We are sure to win this world championship."

Khan thought silently, clenched his fists, and tightened his facial expression into a serious and frowning one.

Ren Dong looked at him and couldn't help but wonder, "Khan, what do you look like?"

Something is wrong, very wrong.

Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the expression that should appear in a relaxed and cheerful post-match interview.

Khan came back to his senses and quickly relaxed: "Oh, I need to go to the bathroom, so my face..."

Yeah, you know.

Ren Dong understood. This is usually what happens when you can't hold it in any longer.

It looks like it's going to spray.

It's really difficult for Khan to take such a risk and force himself to accept the post-match interview.

Ren Dong called on the audience to applaud, and then watched Khan rush off the stage after finishing the interview.

It’s come to this point.

Khan had no choice but to squat in the toilet for ten minutes before returning to the lounge.

"Damn EDG, they actually caused my social death. Just wait and see."

Khan pulled up his pants and once again showed a serious and frowning expression.

(End of this chapter)