You've only been playing for half a year, and you've already reached the finals?

Chapter 121: An Unbelievable Roundup!
Today's match is the biggest highlight besides the final!
The topic that has been debated on the Anti-Japanese Forum for almost a month has finally come to an end today, so there are quite a few discussion posts in the forum today!
As soon as I entered, I saw countless trolls running rampant, with all sorts of old posts, cross-posts, and new posts mixed together, making it hard to tell them apart!

Where's the water ghost? Speak up!

[I saw the live stream of the match was so popular? But when I clicked into the anti-racism forum, it was even less popular than during the quarterfinals?]

[It's all Xiaofei's fault, he typed "Paris Library" on the anti-racism forum, sob sob sob]

[Xiaofei is only good at stomping noobs; he gets weak-kneeded when facing a strong bot lane. He thinks he can beat Top Esports? I boldly predict Top Esports will beat JD Gaming 3-1!]

[This is hilarious! Three times he picked Draven, and he didn't even get a lane advantage once. Is this what they call a bottom-tier champion?]

[Everyone chooses underwear as outerwear, do you understand the value of wearing underwear as outerwear? Now it's even more outrageous, Xiao Fei is fighting over who gets to wear underwear!]

[Xiaofei: Saying I'm not the world's best AD carry? That's ridiculous! Let me show you a Draven game. Not a high rank—S10 World Championship Semifinalist]

I just hope JDG can pull off the same performance as DWG and clear some obstacles for TES. Of course, a win would be best. If they lose, and TES wins, and ultimately takes the championship, JDG will have a third of the credit. As for SN and LGD, well, let it be. I'm a TES fan, a rational one.

The posts were numerous, all attacking Topsports, with very few actually praising JD.com.

All I can say is that's just how the anti-China movement works.

Even among these posts, a significant portion may not be fans of JD.com; they may simply be using this opportunity to promote Top Esports.

Ming Jing looked at the last post and felt like he had seen it before.
Mingjing clicked refresh twice, and a bunch of new posts flooded his view.

But this time, one post caught my attention.

[Incredible Recap! A Look at the Unbelievable Moves Played by Top Esports in This BO5 Series!]

Ming Jing immediately clicked in to take a look, but he had only scrolled to the second floor when he saw the opening lightning strike.

In the scene, Syndra, whose left hand was low on health, was attacked to the point of near death, but instead of retreating, she continued forward and stepped straight into the Bomber's mine.

The crackling and flashing light effects of the landmines, combined with the multiple damage from Luden's Echo and Liandry's Torment, instantly killed the low-health Syndra.
Upon seeing this, Mingjing suddenly realized what was going on.

During that team fight, Mingjing remembered that Syndra was reduced to low health and then ran away, only to suddenly become his own kill. He was puzzled at the time.

That's it
He just randomly selected a chroma from the new Ziggs skin, never expecting it to have such a magical effect?
The comments section below was also filled with amusement.

What does this mean? Is this like stepping on a landmine instead of fruit?

To be honest, they really do look alike; they're both green, except the landmine has a tiny bit of red on it, which the left hand probably didn't notice.

Is this really a professional player?

The pressure of team battles is too much; it's normal for someone's brain to overload.

[Isn't it because Xiaofei is too cunning? What's the difference between using this green skin and exploiting a bug? I suggest reporting this to Riot Games and requesting a rematch!]

[A rematch? Shouldn't they just declare JD Gaming the loser and send Top Esports to the finals?]

Seeing this, Ming Jing couldn't help but laugh, and he continued scrolling down.

There are still quite a few abstract images below.

There was a Draven who ate the bubble, but was instantly killed by the Ziggs' ultimate.

Zoe anticipated the attack and used Flash to secure a solo kill.

There's also the case of EZ using his E to dash forward in a team fight, only to run right into Draven's blade and be easily killed in two hits.

Each image was designed for entertainment purposes, eliciting gasps of amazement from the forum members.

Of course, the entertainment value of the following pictures is far less exaggerated than the one of stepping on a landmine with the left hand.

When Mingjing exited to the Tieba homepage, he saw that the GIF on the left had been given a separate post by a Tieba user, criticizing it individually, and the number of replies had exceeded 100!
In addition, Mingjing also saw the rating post.

Giving scores to the contestants after the competition seems to have become the latest way to post on the Anti-Japanese War forum. As soon as a competition ends, different people post scores that can take up the entire page. Mingjing chose to click on the one with the most replies.

There's not much to say about the rating posts; various small groups have their own targets to attack.

Purely casual observers praise the winners and criticize the losers, prioritizing fairness.

Mingjing's fans relentlessly praise Mingjing, and incidentally, the other JDG players as well. Top Esports' extreme haters pretend to be dead in the JDG thread, focusing solely on attacking Top Esports players.

JackeyLove's extreme fans relentlessly attacked the left hand, while also AOEing the Prophet and White Crescent.

A very interesting analysis of audience psychology
Ming Jing wasn't really interested in this kind of overly aggressive content; after all, he was there for entertainment, not to vent his emotions.

At that moment, the bus slowly stopped in front of the hotel. Ming Jing put away his phone, put his mask back on, and followed his energetic teammates toward the hotel restaurant.

Inside the restaurant, a variety of dishes, all disinfected and prepared, were neatly arranged on the tables. They were all dishes that the JD.com employees loved. Several chubby guys excitedly sat around the table and began to feast.

Beside him, boss Lan Baiqing was still cheering him on: "Although you've made it to the finals, don't let your guard down. The finals are the most difficult. Take these few days to adjust your mindset and try to win the finals in one go!"

The boss was clearly quite happy at that moment.

After all, their team wasn't expensive to build; even the six of them, including the starters and substitutes, combined weren't as good as the opposing team's two carries!
Among them, Mingjing offers the ultimate cost-performance ratio, achieving the best results with the lowest price!

Even if they lose the final, this year will definitely be a year of huge profits!
Of course, it would be best to win.

After all, we've come this far, and nobody wants to lose.

In the following period, the JDG team entered a period of intense training.

At this point, the advantage of playing at home becomes apparent. Although Top Esports and Suning lost their matches, their home stadium is in Shanghai, so they naturally became excellent sparring partners. JD Gaming has so many training matches to play!
On the other hand, DWG obviously didn't receive the same treatment. The other Korean teams were eliminated a week ago and are probably already fishing in Jeju Island. Who would want to scrim with them?

Left with no other option, DWG tried to negotiate with JD Gaming, but were rejected.
There was nothing they could do but play practice matches and ranked games to warm up.

Canyon and Showmaker's ranking points are still rising steadily. In just over a month since the World Championship, they have gone from zero to 2300 points.

However, Mingjing's score was even more abnormal, reaching an unprecedented 2500.

This score is something that, let alone Canyon now, probably no one will be able to break in the future.

After all, at this rank, the ranked time is already outrageously long. A real professional player simply cannot spend all their time waiting in ranked matches. They would have to start using a smurf account once they reach a little over a thousand points!

October 28th, three days before the final.

Members of JDG and DWG were taken to the Pudong Football Stadium.

I'm here today for two main purposes. First, to complete the setup for the promotional video for the finals.

The two teams completed various shooting tasks at the photographer's request, culminating in a shot of the two teams looking at each other, then slowly approaching. Toothpaste and Showmaker, two round-faced, small-eyed individuals, stared at each other for a few seconds, and in the end, neither of them could hold back.
The second objective was to conduct the pre-match coin toss.

This coin toss not only involved two players, but also had referees and cameras supervising the entire process.

The referee showed the coin to both teams to confirm it was correct, and then tossed it high into the air.

Both players watched the coin spinning in the air, and for a moment they were slightly tense.

The advantage of the blue side is self-evident; its 60% win rate in this year's World Championship is the best proof of that.

If the two teams are truly evenly matched, the result of this coin toss might be enough to determine the champion.

But the result was regrettable.

Seeing the numbers appear on the coin, the DWG members all beamed with joy and then started shouting.

They were already full of confidence for this final, and now they have the right to choose sides. It can only be said that God is on Korea's side!
On the other side, although the JDG members were disappointed, they did not react excessively, but simply shook their heads helplessly.

There's no way, I'm used to it.

They've had a really bad year at the World Championships.

Entering the "group of death" in the group stage, facing the top seeds from three major regions in the knockout stage, and losing a coin toss in the semifinals.
This latest failure is nothing more than a continuation of their previous performance.

"Keep it up," Ming Jing said dismissively. "It's no big deal, we'll still play the same way!"

“Yes, yes.” The rest of the JDG members nodded in agreement.

All I can say is that having more debt is never a bad thing. Since the finals are already this difficult, I don't mind making them even more difficult.

Since we're already here, let's just focus on finishing the finals!
(End of this chapter)