League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 294 LPL Will Avenge Us

"Alright, congratulations WE! You've won the match!"

Although the commentator with long hair in the commentary booth offered his congratulations, he secretly sighed with regret.

As a Taiwanese from the LMS region, he is now speaking from the perspective of the LPL, which makes him somewhat conflicted.

Especially seeing LPL defeat LMS teams.

This not only means that LPL finished the group stage with a 7-1 record.

This also means that LMS viewers finished the group stage with a 1-7 record.

People's joys and sorrows are not shared, and can even be completely opposite.

LMS fans were thrilled with their team's 1-0 victory over LCK's number one seed, but then suffered seven consecutive defeats, and the fans' spirits visibly sank lower with each game.

Now that the group stage is over, the matchups are set.

With the prospect of facing off against LCK in the semifinals, LMS viewers have even lost their confidence.

Even the long-haired man couldn't help but shake his head.

For the Intercontinental Cup, why not just let LPL and LCK face off like the North American vs. European tournament? Why involve LMS? Isn't that just asking LMS to get humiliated?

With LMS's strength, wouldn't it be perfect for them to go to the Oceania Invitational?

Fist really doesn't know how to behave!

At this moment, the WE team members also quickly returned to the rest room.

Although the outcome of this match has no impact on the qualification situation, the LPL still extended a friendly welcome as usual.

Although they won the game, the WE players didn't seem particularly happy. They just smiled and responded to each other a couple of times before sitting back down in their seats, sighing incessantly.

Chen Dongqing looked at Xi Ye sitting next to him, reached out and patted the other's shoulder, "You've managed to save face, haven't you? You still won."

"That's right." Banbazi said with a smile, "7-1 score, first place in the group, the matches these past two days have been perfect."

Hearing that the two people next to him were safe, Xi Ye shook his head and took a sip of the Want Want milk in his cup.

Theoretically speaking, WE's role in the group stage was similar to KT's.

They lost the first game, which put their own region in a difficult situation where they were being chased down.

Although they won the second game, it was meaningless; winning or losing didn't matter.

You can imagine how painful that must be.

Chen Dongqing chuckled from the side, "It's no big deal. You guys can just win it back in the elimination rounds, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xi Ye's expression softened considerably, and he decided to give LCK a good beating in the knockout stage.

But at that moment, Xiangguo sighed, "It's a pity we were just one win away from a perfect record in the group stage. If only we had won one more game."

Upon hearing this, Xi Ye's expression immediately froze.

A question mark popped into Chen Dongqing's mind, and he nudged the hot pot next to him with his elbow.

He nudged Xiangguo to remind the low-EQ Xiangguo not to say such mindless things.

But the result showed that Xiangguo's low emotional intelligence exceeded his expectations.

Why did you stab me?

The sizzling sound of the hot pot echoed throughout the house.

Upon hearing this, Chen Dongqing covered his forehead, got up, and left the room to chat with his girlfriend.

I can't stay in this room for even a minute longer.

After this whole thing was over, everyone on WE looked stiff and tense, unable to relax at all.

It was supposed to be a joint dinner organized by Linko to celebrate their first-place finish in the group stage, but the WE players were still seriously discussing and analyzing their match against SKT that day.

"Wolf was exposed in our vision when he placed a ward at F6, but I was only thinking about recalling to base to build a big item. I didn't expect the enemy to start the dragon directly."

"Sigh, there was nothing we could do about that. SKT made decisions too quickly. The main reason this game has lasted so long is because that Baron fight in the mid-game was too damaging; their gold deficit was pulled back by several thousand!"

"Indeed, during that wave I was in the bushes, four of them suddenly appeared, there was no way I could escape."

Chen Dongqing ate his rice while listening silently to the WE team's recap, lost in thought.

All of this revolves around two words.

vision!

Actually, EDG also had a vision disadvantage when playing against Samsung this afternoon, but in the end, they managed to turn things around thanks to iboy's top-notch performance.

Nowadays, LCK teams, especially Samsung and SKT, seem to place great importance on vision control.

Vision has always been a weakness for LPL teams, so WE suffered a lot in this game.

WE maintained this tense state until tonight's training session.

WE specifically requested to play an extra round of scrims with QG, indicating that they wanted to increase the intensity of their matches.

QG, of course, didn't object and readily agreed, playing with them until midnight.

After training, Condi opened the door and saw several small cards.

But Condi only picked it up and glanced at it before immediately throwing the card out of the room.

Chen Dongqing was standing right behind Condi when he saw this scene, and he couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

It seems that WE really wants to win.

Even Taiwanese girls can't seduce Condi anymore.

Seeing this, Chen Dongqing nodded in satisfaction.

With teammates displaying such fighting spirit, how can our LPL not win?

7 month 8 day.

The Asian Games have officially entered the semi-final stage.

The two regions we'll be battling it out today are, of course, the LCK, who finished second in their group, and the LMS, who finished third.

By 2 p.m., the more than 2,000 seats in the high school exhibition hall were already full, with countless Taiwanese spectators cheering loudly below, hoping that their own region could win the game.

The conditions inside the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center were not good, so the LPL team did not choose to go to the venue to watch the match, but instead stayed in their hotel rooms to watch the game.

Before the competition started, the director specifically highlighted the differences in the knockout stage format.

The rule of not requiring teams to compete with each other based on their names, and allowing teams to freely arrange their order of appearance, creates the possibility of a "Tian Ji horse racing" scenario, in addition to the difference in strength between the two sides.

Of course, there are many tricks to play in this situation, since no one knows what the opponent will do next, and being too clever for your own good could easily backfire.

In the first match, Flash Wolves were quite clever, going straight to the second tier and choosing to send out their fourth seed, M17.

On the LCK side, they chose to send their second seed, SKT.

Number 2 against number 4 is like a superior horse beating an inferior horse, resulting in a slight loss for LCK.

Although the result was not unexpected, SKT easily won the game in just 24 minutes, even achieving their shortest game duration in 2017.

Despite losing the match, the LMS region was not discouraged, as the defeat was expected.

In the second game, after a moment's thought, they decided to go all in and keep Flash Wolves in check, starting with AHQ in the second round.

They were certain that LCK wouldn't rush to produce strong teams after winning a game.

Fortunately, in the fourth game, LCK didn't send out any strong teams; they sent out LZ instead.

LCK also had a plan. They believed that LMS, having lost a game, would immediately field Flash Wolves to even the score, so they intended to have Longzhu take the lead.

But clearly, they were too clever for their own good and got tricked by LMS.

Having figured out the key points, Chen Dongqing couldn't help but chuckle and say, "Wow, Taiwanese people have a knack for things!"

This time it's still the second seed playing against the fourth seed, but the roles have been reversed!

While the LMS teams other than Flash Wolves are indeed weak, AHQ is still the second seed, and among the weak, they are still a formidable opponent.

There might actually be a chance!

Of course, South Korean audiences still believe they have a very high chance of winning.

Dragon Ball is, after all, one of the super teams in the galaxy. In the Spring Split, they narrowly lost to KT 2-3.

And this has proven to be true. The Dragon Ball team is known for its early-game offense, and their top, mid, and jungle combination is currently holding its own against any team.

In the first twenty minutes, they firmly held the lead thanks to their advantage in the top, mid, and jungle.

But then, the fun began.

The game has reached 27 minutes.

During LZ's attack on the high ground, Pray's Varus thought he had his teammates protecting him and could recklessly attack the tower, but AHQ's Jarvan IV suddenly used an EQ flash to knock Pray up unexpectedly!

And most importantly, the prince was still wearing the wind-up ball that Ximen Ye had mentioned!

Clockwork uses a powerful move to create space, giving Pray another chance to control the situation.

At this moment, LZ's teammates provided protection, and Lulu also used her ultimate skill, but it was useless. All five members of AHQ rushed in and instantly killed Pray Varus!

The combined efforts of five people to kill just one AD might seem like a loss in other versions, but in the current version where AD is king, it's an absolute steal!

LZ lacked crucial AD damage, reducing the team's overall output by nearly a third.

On the other hand, AHQ's AD carry had a perfect output environment, with Ashe following behind and firing wildly. If anyone got close, she would use her ultimate and then Flash away to continue firing.

Without any fancy positioning or erratic kiting, AHQ only needed to hold their ground and avoid feeding in a 5v4 situation to win this high ground team fight.

After winning the team fight, they immediately secured Baron Nashor, and in one fell swoop, their economy completely reversed!

At this moment, AHQ also got excited and launched a fierce push. With the momentum of their recent team victory, they took the opportunity to launch an attack!

Five people risked their lives, determined to live or die with the minion wave, and immediately destroyed the second tower before pushing onto the high ground!

This desperate, all-out style of play left Khan, who was driving on the flanks, feeling quite uneasy.

The tower fell too fast; he didn't even have time to push the minion wave while split pushing!

And the key point is, without him in the team, we really wouldn't dare to start this raid!

With no other option, Khan had to find a suitable opportunity to teleport and then initiate a team fight!

AHQ understood that the outcome of this game hinged on this team fight, and their strategy was clear: protect their AD carry and keep the game going.

Both sides engaged in a fierce back-and-forth battle, with the AD carry dealing massive damage.

AHQ's jungler Jarvan IV seized the opportunity and used his EQ combo to dash straight to the enemy Varus!

Pray didn't fall for it this time, and immediately used Flash to pull away and unleash a barrage of shots!

But the next second, Westgate's Orianna flashed forward and used a QR combo to sweep up LZ's bot lane duo!

One ultimate move helped the team win the team fight!

In the end, only AN, the marksman, survived in AHQ. Under the watchful eyes of the world, he used Ashe to destroy LZ's base!

With a brilliant lineup and AHQ players' exceptional performance, LMS managed to win a game!

A cheer erupted from the stands!

This victory was absolutely crucial!

Next, all Flash Wolves need to do is win one more game to force a fifth game, and then Flash Wolves can play again and advance!

Soon, the third game began.

Next, both sides only have number one and number three left to play.

At times like this, it's similar to a game of rock-paper-scissors.

For LMS, the best outcome would be to let Flash Wolves fight SSG on position three.

On paper, SSG's team is weaker.

This time, LMS chose to send JT, hoping to continue the horse racing strategy and deceive LCK's number one seed.

Unfortunately, they miscalculated this time.

LCK sent SSG this time.

A battle between the two third seeds.

SSG came on stage after losing a game at home, so they were carrying a mission.

Fortunately, their performance was indeed consistent.

The match lasted another fifty minutes.

Watching this kind of game is torture, because the economic difference between the two sides has long exceeded 20,000, and SSG also has four small dragons and the power of the big dragon, but they just don't push, and just slowly manage to control the game.

In the end, JT couldn't hold back any longer, and their support player, Jaylen, initiated a disastrous team fight, leading to the team's defeat.

LCK2:1LMS!

The LMS audience members frowned, sensing that the difficulty level was a bit too high.

But at the same time, some viewers still held onto hope.

If FW can beat KT once, they can beat them twice, or even three times!

Don't underestimate the power of the wolf, you bastard!

Amidst the anticipation of the audience, the fourth game officially began.

But as they watched, LMS viewers gradually went from hope to disappointment, and finally to despair.

The disadvantage in this game came much too quickly.

In the group stage, it was Flash Wolves who nailed the LCK's number one seed to the pillar of shame.

This time, they played more seriously than anyone else.

Smeb was practically glued to the monitor this time, aiming to completely dominate the top lane!

And this trick was indeed effective.

After all, FW's weakness is the top laner, Mimi Egg.

Without the Murloc, a lane-clearing powerhouse, Mimi Egg could only pull out the classic Treant Protector.

The problem is that Doran's Shield has been nerfed in the Intercontinental Cup version.

The price increase of 50 means that heroes who build Doran's Shield will have one less health potion in the early game.

This is a fatal nerf for the laning phase.

Smeb only took three minutes to reduce Mimi Egg to half health and without any potions.

Immediately afterwards, Peanut arrived and launched a tower dive, with Smeb securing the first blood.

Karsa seemed to have anticipated this situation. He knew he couldn't do anything about the tower dive, so he didn't go top to counter-gank. Instead, he went to the bottom lane and forced two enemy bottom laners to use their Flash.

Immediately after, six minutes later, General Pawn also came to the top lane to join the fun. Mimi Egg really wanted to fight, but the disadvantaged top laner had no rights and was once again suppressed and killed under the tower.

The laning phase in the top lane has ended.

After gaining an advantage in the top lane, Smeb didn't forget to help his teammates.

During his time with ROX in Season 6, Smeb often had the advantage of teleporting to the bottom lane to gank and kill the opposing bottom lane duo.

This time, the scene was replicated.

In just seven minutes, Rumble teleported directly through Lee Sin's ward, and a four-man gank by the top and jungle resulted in a double kill for the Flash Wolves' bot lane!

Karsa was right there, but he was helpless in the face of the situation.

This is the classic "I know the enemy is going to gank bot, but I just can't stop them."

Karsa often has this feeling when playing against QG.

Now we're experiencing it with KT too.

After this double kill in the bot lane, Deft secured the first tower bounty, and the game immediately started to speed up!

One tower in the middle, two towers in the middle.

Top lane, tower dive and kill Maokai, then take the first tower.

The dragon team fought a 1-for-3 exchange, and the bottom lane's second tower was destroyed.

A strong team fight in the mid lane resulted in a 2-for-4 exchange, and the mid lane high ground was breached.

In the following days, KT became increasingly stronger.

Ultimately, they didn't even take Baron Nashor. Instead, they initiated another team fight on FW's bottom lane high ground, resulting in a three-for-five exchange. The remaining top lane marksman and the super minions in the mid lane then secured the victory.

The game time stopped at exactly 22 minutes and 00 seconds.

In just over twenty minutes, KT utterly crushed Flash Wolves, completing their revenge!

LCK easily advances to the Asian Games finals with a 3-1 victory!

After Flash Wolves lost the match and LMS was eliminated, LMS viewers completely stopped pretending.

At the end of the handshake session, when the KT players bowed in greeting, the audience below the stage booed them online.

The smell of gunpowder grew stronger.

I don't know when it started, but LCK and LMS became enemies.

KT's players were furious. Mata even said in an interview that he played this game very easily and did not feel any intensity at all, which reminded him of the relaxed feeling in the MSI semifinals.

Smeb went even further, stating that they had been careless in the group stage and that they would make their way back in the knockout stage, with QG being their next target.

The boos from the audience grew even louder.

At this moment, the Taiwanese audience collectively turned their attention to tomorrow's final.

It's okay, LPL will avenge us!

(End of this chapter)