LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 268 Lin Ruo: Thank you for the support of LCK fans
The game had just ended, and apart from Khan's digression about going to the toilet, public opinion on the Internet continued to ferment.

The result of today's game was too unexpected. WE played at an extraordinary level, while LZ was not as good as most people imagined.

For LPL viewers, LZ's difficult advancement to the semi-finals undoubtedly gave them great confidence.

They were sweating profusely when playing against WE. Do they really have the ability to beat EDG in the semi-finals?

There is a lot of heated discussion about this matter in the forum.

If WE can't even make it, what's the point of talking about the World Championship? What, we made it, 3:2, right? It's better not to make it.

I thought LZ was amazing for making it through the group stage, but it turns out to be a joke.

Honestly, today's LZ really surprised me. It felt like Cuzz only knew the same formula. He had no rhythm and just waited for his teammates to lead him.

[You still want to play against EDG? You really should go to bed early. You can dream about anything.]

[No wonder Lin Shen opened the champagne so vigorously, it turns out he had already seen through the original poster's superficial strength.]

This LZ team's playstyle is really problematic. There's no Rakan in the bottom lane who can build a Censer, so most of the time they start with a pure hard support. How much do they dislike playing soft supports?

LZ's top lane role is incredibly important, and GorillA needs to be the team's rhythm engine in the early game. Without a hard support role, relying on Cuzz alone is just a waste of time.

There is no harm without comparison.

Recalling how EDG easily defeated SSG to advance, and then looking at LZ's exhausted performance today, it seems clear who will be the final advancer in the finals.

How could such a LZ be a match for EDG?

This is not only the view of LPL, the discussion in the entire Korean online forum is almost surprisingly consistent.

A performance like this against EDG? Winning and reaching the semifinals is no different than losing.

LCK fans never expected that before the semi-finals even started, they, as supporters, had already lost their desire for victory.

Feeling down, they opened Twitter and were immediately angered by a tweet.

This was the first time Lin Ruo took the initiative to post his first tweet since returning from MSI.

"It turns out that Korean fans have already thought that EDG can win the award directly. I am so honored. I didn't expect the popularity to be so high. Thank you all Korean fans for your support. I will definitely continue to work hard."

Who supports him?
The Korean fans who were named were confused.

Looking at the dozens of Korean comments below the tweet, it is true that without exception they all said that EDG should just be awarded the prize and there is no need to continue playing in the World Championship.

[Ah Xiba, although, isn't this our anger at LZ's incompetent performance today? Who supports you EDG?]

【Xiba is such a shameless guy. 】

[Ahhh, are you trying to stir up trouble? You arrogant fellow.]

[Colorful pen LPL, I am so pissed off. 】

LCK fans accidentally exploded again, as if they were ridiculed.

It wasn't until the end of the third day of the quarterfinals the next day that the LCK fans, who had lost all hope in life, suddenly felt that this so-called taunting was just that.

Good news, SKT successfully defeated MSF and LZ and advanced to the semi-finals.

bad news.

The fight was extremely difficult.

Yes, the three-time champion SKT was forced into a desperate situation by a new European and American team that had just entered the World Championship.

The rhythm was crushed and the bottom lane was killed.

This state is even worse than LZ, who defeated WE and advanced to the semi-finals.

As it turns out, the two LCK teams that advanced to the semi-finals are in worse shape than the other.

Recalling the quarterfinals of S6 last year, ROX easily crushed the current LPL No. 9 seed EDG, and SSG also infinitely defeated the North American pride C.

Not like now.

It was a sweat to beat the LPL's third seed, and it was still a sweat to beat the LEC's second seed.

Has the LCK region aged so much in just one year? This accelerated aging process is far too rapid.

[Forget about giving the award to EDG, don't waste your time.]

[They can't do anything at all. Look at how EDG beat WE in the league and how they slaughtered MSF in the group stage.]

[Don't let the two LPL teams meet at the Bird's Nest, that would be considered a success. This is my final wish.]

LCK fans are completely devastated and cannot see even the slightest hope of winning the championship.

The fourth day of the quarterfinals.

With RNG defeating FNC 3:0, Guangzhou's journey on the road came to an end.

Under the marketing trend of the all-Chinese team that night, the schedule of the top four teams was officially released.

In the upper half, EDG vs. LZ.

Bottom half RNG vs SKT.

The two teams from LPL and LCK are evenly matched, and the two upcoming China-Korea matchups will bring the excitement to its peak.

Early in the morning of October 10, the EDG team boarded the plane back to Shanghai.

World Championship semi-finals.

The venue is Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.

Taking advantage of the home field, the EDG team landed at Hongqiao Airport, packed up their things and returned to their own club on Lingshi Road for rest.

The first match of the semi-finals is RNG vs. SKT, which starts on October 10th. It is only the 28rd now, so they have a lot of time to rest.

"I never thought I'd be able to return to my club and continue preparing for the World Championship halfway through."

A Guang found it very funny.

Lin Ruo also found it very funny, but returning to the club was a good thing, as it meant he could return to the wonderful live broadcast session.

That night, Lin Ruo started the live broadcast.

Out of responsibility for his brother's game, Wei Shen, who had been lonely for a long time, did not look for Lin Ruo to play duo.

Of course, Lin Ruo had no intention of playing PUBG, but instead continued to tinker with his Go career. For the next few days, he prepared for competitions during the day and livestreams at night.

Five days passed quickly, and it was October 10th in the blink of an eye.

The first thing Lin Ruo did when he opened Weibo was to appreciate Quan Zhonghe's battle declaration.

I hope today will be a significant day in the history of the LPL and even League of Legends. Go RNG! Our all-Chinese squad deserves a spot at the Bird's Nest.

As soon as the Weibo post was released, it quickly attracted active reposts from a large number of RNG fans.

[RNG go go go! See you at the Bird's Nest.]

【Come on, all-Chinese team! 】

[It will definitely succeed. I hope the puppy can make up for his past regrets.]

"Why did RNG start marketing so early in the morning?" Lin Ruo browsed the trending searches while brushing his teeth.

#RNG will fight SKT#
#Uzi and his old rival Faker face off again#
#Come on all-Chinese team#
#I will be sad if either Uzi or Faker loses#
"This guy is promoting it." Lin Ruo complained silently, and then also posted a Weibo.

【Go idol, go Xiao Ming, see you in the finals.】

Uzi, who was in the RNG base, quietly liked the post with his secondary account. He will always remember what his true fans once said.

See you at the top!

If the World Championship finals stage is not the pinnacle, then what is the pinnacle?

It's time to defeat SKT, and then defeat EDG to win the championship and end his wandering journey.

Amidst the constant noise of online hot searches.

At 16 pm in the afternoon at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, the semi-final between RNG and SKT officially kicked off.

In the packed stadium, RNG fans filled every corner of the auditorium.

At the same time, in the EDG base, everyone was sitting together to watch today's game.

The factory manager touched his chin and said, "Can you do it? RNG."

Lin Ruo smiled and said nothing, quietly watching RNG ban the popular hero Xia again in the first three rounds on the blue side.

RNG's BP strategy was very clear, or was forced to be very clear, to remove Xayah and Rakan, and to pick Janna.

After learning the lesson from the little rabbit, SKT put it into practice and took out a robot in the bottom lane to prepare for the arrest.

Then Meimei lost the first game.

RNG’s cheers continued in every corner of the venue.

Quan Zhonghe in the lounge jumped up and said, "Well done, we won it. It's 3-0 straight away."

The game soon came to the second BP.

SKT reacted quickly and killed Janna in the first three moves on the blue side and grabbed Galio.

Jide, who was in the commentary booth, suddenly became excited: "Then, RNG can just pick Xayah and Rakan."

After saying that, watching RNG still locking up the rat, and then pairing it with a hard-assed Luo, Jide's face instantly darkened.

Luo can use the censer to protect the rat, but can he compare with the almighty Janna?
"Aren't they just picking Xayah and Rakan on the first or second floor?" Tian Ye felt something strange when he looked at the BP.

It's quite skillful to be able to replace Xayah and Rakan who were delivered to the door with the weird combination of Logar, Gattus and Rat.

G.

This is the only comment he has.

SKT took out Leona in the fifth hand, and with the entry of Shen and Galio, there was no way that Twitch could survive.

After 30 minutes, the score was 1:1.

The game came to the third round. In the BP, both sides still maintained the fixed choice of one pressing Xayah and the other pressing Janna. As RNG took out Vayne, the scene fell into a climax.

Especially Xiaohu's solo kill in the middle lane at the beginning directly brought the situation into RNG's turn.

Then, relying on Ryze's roaming and the taking-off of Uzi and Vayne, RNG dominated the battle. They crushed the opponent with the rhythm of the whole game and firmly locked the match point.

"This is RNG, so cool." The show by Mr. Piao, who was in charge of the commentary, was a huge success.

In the subsequent fourth game, RNG used a lineup that Lin Ruo thought was quite criticized.

Prince Rambo is paired with the rat, focusing on an instant output chain explosion, but it is obvious that the corresponding control ability is too weak.

SKT just needs a little push.

If RNG wants to win the team battle, mlxg's Prince must play well enough.

This is really a test.

Facts have proved that mlxg has this ability. Lin Ruo has a deep impression on him. He launched a devastating team fight in front of the disadvantageous highland tower to repel SKT's attack.

But that's all.

It is impossible for mlxg to always start such a group.

RNG naturally lost the game.

"Dog was in a great position, putting a lot of pressure on the side... Ah, Dog was killed instantly."

The mouse was out of touch and was killed by Big Mouth in one second. Your puppy is not as good as my puppy.

As word of PDD's classic chant spread, SKT won back a game, and the two sides quickly entered the final deciding game.

By the fifth game, Lin Ruo felt that RNG had already collapsed in the BP.

At this most critical moment, SKT remained calm as always, but RNG was in chaos, from the coach to the players.

After grabbing Tristana, they used Prince and Galio to initiate a top-level team fight against SKT on the red side.

Only a crazy brain can do it.

In the deciding game, the mental pressure and concentration are doubled, and what is tested is not the operation, but the team's coordination.

RNG's focus is entirely on operation.

(End of this chapter)