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Chapter 482 We are the Intercontinental Champions!

After shaking hands with the grieving KT players, the EDG team walked towards the center stage, giving a knightly salute to mark the end of their first match.

The first game of the Intercontinental Cup, which was probably the most anticipated and crucial match, has come to an end.

Like Korean viewers, not only LPL viewers, but even LMS viewers who have already been eliminated, cannot understand why LCK would bring up KT, a team that had a chance to beat other LPL teams.

Isn't this tantamount to cutting off their last hope of winning the championship? Whether they're afraid KZ is too strong and will crush EDG, or KT is just too confident, it's impossible to know.

However, things still need to be done. The former glory of the region is gone, and all that remains for LCK viewers is a barrage of criticism and an excessively dark era.

There can only be one champion. If EDG is strong enough, then LCK is doomed.

Moreover, the LPL teams that followed didn't fare much better than the LCK teams.

With the end of the first game, a brief post-match interview followed. While the KT team was still packing up their computer equipment, Lin Ruo, the MVP, was already standing on the stage.

Today's interview host is Yu Shuang, who is still wearing an antique cheongsam and trying her best to highlight her intellectual beauty. Just like all the audience members, excitement and exhilaration are emotions that cannot be separated from her face.

"Good afternoon, everyone. First of all, congratulations to EDG for defeating KT in the Intercontinental Cup finals. Now, let's welcome Lin Ruo, who played the best in this game and is also our interviewee, to say hello to everyone."

After Yu Shuang finished speaking, she handed the microphone to Lin Ruo, who needed to speak, as per procedure.

"Hello everyone, I'm Lin Ruo, the jungler for EDG."

Lin Ruo, who had taken the microphone, greeted everyone in a very systematic way, but as someone who used to be an expert at interviewing, he now felt a little unfamiliar with the situation.

Sure enough, I haven't been on stage for interviews for the past few months, have I become rusty? That won't do.

I need to say a few witty remarks to get into the mood.

However, as soon as the cheers erupted at the scene, Lin Ruo, who hadn't even started joking around, already felt the excitement.

Sure enough, what touched him most was the atmosphere when they were making witty remarks.

"In the first encounter, Lin Ruo and Score had a very exciting 1v1 match that was truly breathtaking. Could Lin Ruo tell us about the details of that match?"

After her self-introduction, Yu Shuang took the microphone again and asked questions without hesitation.

Most people believed that the game was basically over once Lin Ruo got the first blood, so the first wave of the duel was obviously the focus of everyone's attention.

"As for the details, there are actually two main points. First, you need to be confident, for example, that you can turn the tables and kill the opponent. Second, your reaction time will definitely be faster than theirs."

Lin Ruo gave a very simple explanation: there are often three major illusions in life, but sorry to say, my ability to turn the tables on him is never an illusion.

It's obvious that Score is the one that's creating the illusion.

There's no way around it, I can anticipate your predictions, and based on that alone, a counter-attack is a sure thing.

Score, who was resting at this moment, shook his head. Was it really an illusion that he could kill Kindred? It certainly was.

If it were any other jungler, Score would have thought he had already secured the win.

However, since he was facing Lin Ruo, his most meticulous judgment was turned into a blatant illusion.

They weren't separated by a Flash distance, just by a thin wall, yet the two-stage kicks, activated with Q, didn't even scratch each other after Flashing past.

That's an incredibly fast reaction time.

...

In the interview booth, Yu Shuang continued asking questions. Her second and final question was a quick inquiry into Lin Ruo's thoughts on the upcoming match.

What do you think?

Lin Ruo, who was obviously going down to sit and watch, didn't have much to say. She calmly made a 3-0 gesture, causing a stir among the crowd.

He also summarized: "As everyone knows, our LPL is now the undisputed number one region. Strong teams are not only our EDG, but also RNG, which is fierce and stylish, IG, which is full of amazing players, and even RW is terrifying. So I think that facing the LCK, which is in poor form, a 3-0 victory should not be a problem."

Lin Ruo thought this answer was quite honest, and it wasn't just empty talk, since the current LCK is indeed in a period of twilight.

RNG and IG both had a breakout year, and with Lin Ruo on EDG, what chance did LCK have?

The so-called Summer Split champion KT was actually defeated by the third seed EDG in the World Championship that year, and was also beaten by the future champion IG to reach the semifinals.

Of the four teams representing LCK, two will not make it to the World Championship at the end of the year.

The LCK is now completely weak.

Otherwise, South Korea's home stadium wouldn't be called the worst home stadium in the future.

The reason it's considered terrible is that not a single LCK team playing on home turf made it to the semifinals. Who could forget such a home turf?

It would be strange if it weren't garbage in the eyes of all Koreans.

...

Backstage, as the interview drew to a close, the two teams that would be playing in the next round had already made their appearances.

The two teams are RNG from the LPL and AFS, a rising star team from the LCK. Judging from their performances, it seems like a close contest, with RNG, who are in better form, possibly having a slight advantage.

Before the match, LPL had actually considered this. Because EDG announced their starting lineup, almost everyone assumed that LCK would field the sacrificial KZ first.

Following the loss of one game in the "Tian Ji's Horse Racing" style, the other two strong teams will be brought out.

These two strong teams are naturally KT and AFS, who still have a fighting chance, while RNG, who will be playing the second game, set KT as their hypothetical opponent.

Because KT is more experienced than AFS, the LCK management will likely field KT first to ensure they don't fall behind 0-2 after KZ's loss.

What was unexpected was that KT would make a presumptuous appearance as the first team to play.

RNG's prediction was wrong, but it doesn't seem to matter much; they'll still play.

Because their tactics can also be applied to AFS, for no other reason than that the substitute top laner zztai appeared in this game.

Sword Demon, vampire.

Before the match even started, Lin Ruo noticed the sway between the two positions. Since zztai started as a mid-laner, he was in his element.

This completely shattered AFS's unrealistic idea of ​​using Anivia to suppress Vladimir and trying to establish stable lane control in the mid lane.

Against Aatrox, Kuro's Anivia couldn't possibly have lane priority, while Vladimir, who was destined to be weak in the early game, went to the top lane to lane against Darius, who has short range, and Xiaohu surprisingly managed to take control of the lane.

With the Varus-Galo duo in the bot lane, and all three lanes having such priority, mlxg, as the jungler, has a lot more to do.

Like the first game, this match ended without any suspense. RNG used a very sophisticated lane control strategy to gradually build their advantage and end the game in 30 minutes.

The mere swaying of Aatrox and Vladimir nearly nipped AFS's strategic intentions in the bud, a complete victory in both drafting and tactics.

2: 0.

The result was something that all LCK viewers couldn't have imagined, yet it seemed perfectly reasonable.

LCK teams are forced to put on a so-called "temptation to go home" drama in the blink of an eye.

Considering that the team representing LCK next is not the so-called savior SKT, but KZ, who have repeatedly failed in this Intercontinental Cup, all LCK viewers have chosen to accept reality.

It's over. Hoping KZ will save them is worse than hoping there will be a revival match later.

Even if KZ wants to regain their pride in this match, they still need to consider whether they have the ability to do so.

If IG comes up, KZ will inevitably have too many concerns.

But is the opponent RW?
For some reason, upon receiving this news, the entire KZ team, including the coach, suddenly felt much more confident.

There seems to be an opportunity for them to redeem themselves. Without a doubt, defeating RW would save face for them in this Intercontinental Cup.

Even if LCK loses the championship, they will never be the only outlet for venting like they were before the finals. At least they can share some of the firepower.

But if we can't win...

"Come on, come on! We don't want to play the fourth game, we want to win without lifting a finger, you know?" In the rest room, Ning Wang no longer wanted to play any more matches.

Hearing this, Ah Guang couldn't help but tease him in return: "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll help you get a fourth game back, Brother Lin, what do you say?"

It wasn't until Lin Ruo grabbed him by the neck that A Guang changed his tune and begged for mercy: "There's no fourth round, I'll just eat it all."

"Yeah, yeah, it's just an LCK championship, what's the big deal?" Doinb confidently chimed in.

Clearly, the RW players shared the same thought, and even the usually quiet jungler Cuzz took the initiative to speak up: "There won't be a fourth game."

As the first jungler to leave KZ, Cuzz had a lot of feelings for KZ, but that didn't stop him from developing an unavoidable resentment after Peanut arrived.

KZ chose to kick Peanut out in order to promote him, so this match was undoubtedly a battle for Cuzz to prove himself.

He wants to prove to KZ who is the strongest jungler on the team, bar none.

Lin Ruoyi, who was watching the match, vaguely remembered that the game was quite close back then, but this time RW had changed their jungler.

At the start of the draft, it was still Kled, and the Karthus bot lane duo.

As the match began, the mood of the LCK, who in previous years could still do well, plummeted from start to finish; the plot had changed.

This time, Mouse has undergone a transformation after winning the world championship. He is no longer the blue-collar top laner who is prone to making various small mistakes and lacks mechanics.

This time, Cuzz is no longer the Xiaofu who used his ultimate to trap Alistar. He is much more mature and calm than Xiaofu. In the game, he can not only follow Doinb, but also has his own ideas.

Unlike Xiaofu, who was completely clueless and would occasionally become the opponent's weak point in the early stages, the changing situation meant that KZ didn't gain any advantage from the very beginning.

So when it came to the mid-game team fights, KZ, having failed to gain an advantage, could only prepare to face RW's well-prepared and overwhelming offensive.

As it turned out, KZ couldn't return the ball that RW served.

As Miller's rousing "Knock him out!" rang out, the atmosphere at the Dalian Gymnasium was reignited, erupting in unprecedented cheers.

First kill Morgana, then Skarner, and finally even Mundo without mercy.

Doinb's Kled performance was insane; the entire match became his personal showcase, a spectacular display of skill from start to finish.

As the situation deteriorated further, the SKT players, who were likely to be unable to play, couldn't sit still any longer. But what could they do? They could only complain helplessly.

"Why would we agree to let KZ play? Look at how they're playing; they don't seem to want a fourth game at all."

Why? I really don't understand. Is it just because KZ brought it up himself?
Thinking about it more deeply, this also reflects SKT's current poor state to some extent, to the point that they have shown cowardice and are not so optimistic about playing, so it seems acceptable for them not to play.

Now that things have come to this, it's all over anyway; the end of the LCK is inevitable.

As the situation continued to develop, with KZ's mid-lane high ground falling further, LPL was getting closer and closer to victory.

Alongside the main celebration, the LPL lounge was also filled with players and coaches who, while not exactly raising their arms in cheers, were all relaxed and at ease.

"Am I going to win the championship? My first championship is coming, right?" Although this championship may not seem to have much absolute prestige, UZI still feels a special kind of satisfaction.

Being the champion is a success.

"We're going to win!" JK, who was experiencing the championship for the first time, was already thinking about taking photos with the trophy after the competition.

Only the calm Lin Ruo remained unperturbed, deep in thought, pondering what witty remarks he should make when he went upstairs.

In the end, the match ended in a decisive and utter defeat, with RW, seemingly the least noticeable of the four LPL teams, delivering a crushing blow to KZ.

The familiar explosions at the stadium, the familiar Doinb waving his hands and roaring from the players' bench, and the familiar LPL commentators proudly shouting: "The match is over, 3-0, we are the champions!"

"Yes, for two consecutive years, our LPL has won the Intercontinental Cup, and this time it's even better than the last!"

Miller, in the commentary booth, was gesturing wildly, recalling how they had fought all the way to the final game in the last Intercontinental Cup, narrowly winning the championship thanks to EDG's two consecutive kills.

But this time, there was no risk involved, only enjoyment.

The progress is too great. They have completely trampled LCK underfoot. This is the absolute hegemon and number one region!

Especially when recalling an unprecedented record in this Intercontinental Cup, LPL maintained a perfect record against LCK from the group stage to the finals.

Even the LCK at its peak wouldn't have dared to dream of achieving this against the LPL, but conversely, the LPL at its peak accomplished it.

unimaginable.

However, once Ren Dong spoke, everything became clear.

"Please tell us, audience members, who is this year's Intercontinental Championship winner?"

The voice just fell.

The words "LPL" were shouted out by the crowd with the loudest cheers. As all four LPL teams took the stage, the cheers rose higher and higher, seemingly with no end in sight.

The championship award ceremony is coming soon!
(End of this chapter)