750: Fight Against G2!

IG's victory is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the LPL audience.

Even Gu Xing and others were surprised.

Before the quarterfinals, they had been playing against the Ji team, and they could really feel that IG was getting stronger and stronger.

But it was a bit outrageous that they could beat Longzhu 3-0 in their first World Championship.

The most important thing is that KZ had no power to fight back throughout the whole process!

Because the teams in the upper half of the zone participated in the battle on the same day, VG could not find a team to play a training match that day, so Gu Xing watched the live broadcast of the game throughout the whole process.

IG played its bloody characteristics to the extreme, and kept fighting with KZ throughout the whole game.

To be fair, this is a case of one hand tango.

Because IG obviously has not yet understood the true meaning of the version.

Although the early linkage was good, once the line change stage came, the offensive rhythm would stagnate, and there was no way to force Longzhu to play a big fight.

But after KZ was beaten up in the early stage, it was also full of resentment and had to get back in the mid-term!

Longzhu is not good at operations, so the only way to save the situation is to fight.

The two sides are "in love", so they start the infinite brawl mode and fight from beginning to end!

The result is that Longzhu is defeated across the board!

No one can beat the IG players!

It has been mentioned before that Longzhu's two proud offensive spearheads are Khan in the top lane and BDD in the middle lane.

But they played against TheShy and Rookie in this game.

The top and middle lanes of Ji team are invincible in the world in terms of laning strength!

In the LPL summer finals, even the combination of Song Jinghao + Chaowei had to admit defeat, not to mention KZ mid and top!

When the two strongest single-point operations are not as good as IG, the outcome of the game is actually doomed.

After more than a year of running-in with his teammates, Gao Zhenning and his teammates are more and more aware of how to use the advantages of top and middle lane rights to open up the situation for themselves, and seize the opportunity to break through the defense line built by Cuzz!

Even in the bottom lane, the two old Xuanming are no match for Xiangsong and his two men!

Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong, who are in their prime, played fiercely, making Rat King and Grela complain bitterly.

As the saying goes, a young man is better than a young one.

The younger IG proved with facts what they rely on to get to where they are now.

In terms of the level of the ARAM, they are invincible!

The canyon was completely one-sided. IG could win by operation even in a battle with a disadvantage in numbers. Longzhu didn't even win a single team battle!

KZ, who was dragged into the water, lost two games in a row. In the third game, they finally realized that they couldn't fight IG numbly anymore, otherwise they would have no chance of winning.

But Longzhu couldn't find a way to win the game except this!

The team was not good at operation, but it made the IG members overjoyed!

They learned a lot of operation skills from VG, and they were worried that they had nowhere to show them to verify their growth and progress. Now that the match point was in hand, the members of the Ji team didn't mind trying it out.

As a result, this test really made the IG players understand.

At least in terms of line switching operations, the current version of Ji Team is not inferior to KZ, and can even achieve a lead by relying on the players' own abilities!

All members of KZ fell into deep despair and couldn't extricate themselves.

They couldn't win in battle, and they were no match in operation...

How could they play this game?

When IG pulled out enough space through the line switching between the team and TheShy, the strong point, so that the front teammates could push down the middle tower of Longzhu, the victory balance of the two sides in the third game completely fell to Ji Team!

What greeted KZ was a destined defeat!

Sweeping Longzhu in three straight sets, IG won a big victory and made the anti-bar completely boiling!

When Gu Xing was surfing the Internet, he saw that Maggot Baby was discussing this BO5 enthusiastically.

[How do you evaluate IG breaking the best record in team history and entering the top four of the world championship for the first time? ]

[The dog son rises up again! The rusty dog ​​tag has been put on! 】

【In the quarterfinals, they averaged 21 kills and 7 deaths...IG's blood level was as high as 1, it was like a killing god descending to the earth! 】

【It was so cool to watch, a real man should fight to the end, and the operation is all! 】

【VG led them astray. I didn't expect that there would be an LPL team that would take the initiative to play operations. Obviously, fighting teams like IG are the characteristics of our region! 】

【You will die if you don't step on them, right? Without VG stepping on them, LCK won two consecutive championships. Can you yell at the Chinese people on the Internet every day? You will be shut up if they say who wins the championship in the Bird's Nest! 】

【This should be the first team that can beat LCK in the BO5 stage after VG won the championship and opened a new era for LPL? RNG and EDG were really unlucky before, and they were useless when it came to the world championship! Pure filial piety to the Chinese people! 】

[Rem, my family, I have been a son for 6 years and this is the first time I see a team enter the semi-finals... Will we be able to see IG play in November? I can't even imagine it! 】

[Go, IG will try to take down KT again, and then we will beat two cold country teams in a row! 】

[The average age of IG is only 3 years old, and except for the chicken, all the players are entering the world championship for the first time. This is the young people of our LPL! 】

The haze caused by RNG's defeat yesterday suddenly dissipated over the anti-bar!

Before, everyone knew that the Galaxy Battleship VG was on the verge of dissolution, and it would enter the reconstruction stage after surviving this year.

But most of the tough battles and international championships of LPL so far were won by VG!

When members like Gu Xing retire or leave the team, who will the LPL rely on to support their success?

Originally, it was RNG that netizens had high hopes for. However, the All-China Class dragged the fans directly into the abyss with a bloody defeat!

I thought that the LPL would fall into the dilemma of having no successors, but I never expected that the next day, IG would use a hearty victory to tell the LPL audience where the future of the competition lies!

After Gu Xing experienced a brief period of surprise, he is now happy that IG successfully broke through to the top eight.

If the Extreme Team is also eliminated, then VG will once again be the only team left to move forward in the next game.

Gu Xing has experienced similar experiences too many times, and now he wants to find a team of brothers to accompany him.

IG's breakout was exactly what he wanted.

In contrast, the post-game comments from the Hanguo audience seemed particularly off-putting.

Especially after Liquid Club posted a tweet, KR netizens became even more shocked.

The content of TL’s tweet is very short, [Now, EU=KR=NA]

It was just a tweet with the LCK logo after the previous tweet that mocked the European region, but the effect was very significant.

A group of KR people were quarreling on the Internet. They were so angry that they almost pushed the official of Liquid Club, and asked Maggot Baby, who usually likes to watch the fun, to reprint the post back to the Kangbao.

[Xiba, now we only have one team left: KT? Please, this is a local battle! Longzhu doesn’t even want to lose his face! 】

[When have we ever been so angry? EU and NA are just rotten fish, and they are not worthy of competing with us in the first division? 】

[As for the first division, I haven’t won an international championship in two years. Is it okay to just put money on my face? 】

[That is also the first division! The three S crowns are the one that stabilizes the LPL voltage. Steamed buns, don’t you want to support them? 】

[Longzhu is truly the designated external filial son of our division. He is simply trash to a certain extent... Has this team never won in the LPL? Isn’t this the LCK version of FNC? 】

[You bastard, FNC managed to win against EDG once, but Longzhu never won a game. They lost to VG, lost to IG, and lost to RNG... Can this team be disbanded quickly? Don’t be disgusted with me]

[Don’t worry, everyone, believe in KT, it is the pride of us Han people! 】

[Duck KT, LCK’s last hope, Han Country’s last card! Fuck TL to death! 】

KT, the most unlucky team in the history of LOL e-sports, lived up to the ardent expectations of netizens in the cold country this time.

In another quarterfinal matchup at the end of the day, KT also swept Liquid away with a score of 3-0!

And the process was more one-sided than the first three sets of duels.

TL didn't make much of a splash throughout the whole process. They didn't even organize a decent counterattack, so they were happily sent away by KT with the attitude of sweeping away fallen leaves in the autumn wind!

After 3 rounds, Liquid scored a total of 6 kills and pushed two defense towers, but gained nothing else!

KT's wonderful performance made Hanguo netizens proud, and they all went to TL's official Twitter page.

The picture they most often post is the ‘EU=KR=NA’ given by Liquid before. Cross out the equal sign in front of North America and change it to ‘>’.

Even G2 official fans came to join in the fun, attached this picture, and followed it with a comment - [Welcome to Doublelift’s commentary seat! I'm wondering whether to change > back to =. After all, who said Americans in the commentary box are not NA? 】

This reply alone received nearly 100,000 likes on Twitter. The people involved in this incident are all clubs that have become popular in the field of e-sports in recent years, which can be regarded as a traffic jam for Riot Games.

After watching the fun, Gu Xing made an appointment with KT for a training match later in the evening.

VG is currently very tight-lipped about the mid-jungle linkage cards it has developed. It will definitely not be used easily in external training matches. It will just play the tool mid laner + jungle core routine that it chose when facing FNC, allowing Kuro to During the transition period, wiring will be done on the wing as usual.

However, Gu Xing found that KT was also using the same old style of play. He didn't know whether it was because he was hiding something or because he really had no trump card.

The two sides were locked in a back-and-forth battle, and the training match ended with a narrow victory for VG.

"KT's level is not good," Jack joked, "If we have this level of intensity, we can probably secure three consecutive championships in advance!"

Gu Xing was cautious, "Don't be too confident..."

"Don't tell me that this KT can cause trouble for my friends!" Yu Wenbo waved his short hand indifferently, "Even if the opponent finds the answer to the version like us, I'm afraid they won't be able to beat VG!"

"Oh, it's not KT I'm worried about," Gu Xing replied calmly, "it's IG."

"Do you have any explanation?" Jack looked confused.

Gu Xing looked thoughtful, "I always feel that their progress is too fast and they may pose a threat."

"What's more... I think the mid-jungle linkage system we developed is very suitable for IG. King Ning and Broiler like to be bundled together, and the whole team is good at the Brawl mode, which coincides with our tactical demands."

He is now more and more worried.

Mainly because there are only two BO5 left before the end of S8.

For Gu Xing, there is nothing to lose!

He didn't want to leave the field with regrets.

Of course, this does not mean that Gu Xing has lost his confidence. On the contrary, he has always believed that he can have the last laugh.

Strategically, we despise the enemy, but tactically we value the enemy.

"That's true," Hongmi agreed with Gu Xing's view. "IG is a hidden championship contender. In my opinion, IG is far better than KT in terms of upper limit. Everyone must not be careless."

"Then the question is, who has a way to deal with IG?" Jack asked his teammates and coaches.

"Don't think too much now, okay? I've put it all aside to study the opponents in the finals in advance..." Kuro advised with a smile, "We have to play G2 in the semi-finals, can you not take out a loan?"

This sentence made everyone in VG calm down. They planned to focus on the present first and deal with G2 later.

The sun will rise as usual the next day, and the four promoted teams will collectively go to Gwangju to prepare for the semi-finals, while the eliminated teams will disband on the spot.

When Gu Xing came to the lobby with his suitcase, he saw the members of Liquid playing in the sand on the beach not far away. The senior brother held up a water gun and exposed his breasts. It was a parody of DiCaprio's male gun.

Although they suffered a disastrous defeat in the quarterfinals and the official tweet was ridiculed and sprayed online, this did not affect the good mood of Team Liquid members.

What happened to the top eight?

This foreign competition result, which is absolutely humiliating for Mingkai, is the most sincere blessing from the perspective of NA players!

Come on, the North American region is very difficult, okay?

Just make it to the top eight!

As for being scolded for official recommendation...what does it have to do with my players?

Gu Xing was watching Team Liquid happily playing with their water guns on the beach when he was suddenly tapped twice on the shoulder.

Turning around, he saw Harry Potter standing in front of him.

It was Liu Shiyu. His eyes were bloodshot and he looked depressed.

"Hey, isn't this a fragrant pot?" Gu Xing said in an exaggerated tone, "We haven't seen each other for two days, why are you so embarrassed?"

Liu Shiyu's thin chest suddenly swelled up, and then quickly deflated, and his eyes dimmed.

It was completely different from Gu Xing's mental state when he met in the backstage passage of the Busan Convention and Exhibition Center the day before yesterday.

Obviously, the brutal sweep against G2 crushed all his energy.

"...Work harder," Xiangguo encouraged in a low voice, "Avenge us."

"Avenging gods and demons?"

Unstandard Mandarin was passed to their ears.

The short and chubby Gu Shengbin jumped out and put his arm around Gu Xing's shoulders, "Let's send it to both of you, buddy. We won the championship together back then, so how can we have any grudge?"

Xiangguo's thin lips opened twice, but in the end he was unable to speak.

It seems true.

They were both members of S6VG's winning team back then, so their relationship isn't much closer than mine?

"Fair competition, whoever wins will go to the finals to win the cup," Imp smiled, "In the Ganges River, right?"

Gu Xing nodded with a smile, "That makes sense, this way the remaining team can also win the honorary third place!"

Gu Shengbin was amused by him, and then made up his mind, "But we will definitely try our best. Audiences all over Europe are paying attention to us!"

"If you want to surpass me and win three world championships, it won't be easy!"

Gu Xing was very unconvinced, "I've seen you on the field, but I've finished talking to you. We've met a few times since we left the team, and you've won before me!"

Xiangguo couldn't get in the conversation at all. For the first time, he felt that there was a sadly thick barrier between himself and the top four teams.

He sighed one last time, bowed slightly and left the hotel, heading back to his homeland with his teammates.

Four teams including VG went to Guangzhou, located in the southwest of Han Country.

The journey is not far, just 211 kilometers, and it takes two and a half hours by bus to arrive at the hotel.

Next comes the routine before each world competition: promotional videos, interviews, and engaging in more intense training.

On October 26, the evening before the semi-finals started, Hongmi convened all the players for a brief meeting.

"This is my plan for tomorrow," Yin Chengrong told the players his thoughts, "I will directly show my trump card in the first game..."

"But it's not all done at once."

Duan Deliang was confused, "What do you mean by this?"

Hongmi explained in detail, "In the first game, we still used the routine of bright jungle core + tool man mid laner, but the specific gameplay in the game was based on the routine of abandoning the line of troops during the transition period that Gu Gu had done before."

Gu Xing was thoughtful after hearing the words.

"You want to deceive G2?" He already had a guess in his mind.

"That's right," Hongmi was not surprised that Gu Xing's thinking could keep up with hers, "Let's take out the trump card of the mid-jungle linkage. As long as we don't make too many mistakes in the game, we will basically win...if we can cheat... G2 just makes money, there is no loss if you can’t cheat!”

Jack looked confused when he heard this, "No, buddy, what are you two talking about? I don't understand!"

"Isn't this obvious?" Kuro understood it all and answered Yu Wenbo's question enthusiastically. "Brother Chengrong wants to use the jungle core + tool player mid laner to induce G2, making the opponent think that our trump card is Based on this jungle core system, we will improve it and add a little more linkage thinking. If G2 follows the imitation and we also play jungle core + tool man mid laner, we will backhand out a stronger mid and jungle combination in the second game, and then cut One round down!”

"I..." Yu Wenbo's big head finally came to his senses, and he spoke in a protracted tone as if he had suddenly realized something.

Hong Mi cast an approving look, "Yes, if we can lead two to zero, I believe we can win this semi-final with a high probability!"

"So, tomorrow's first game will start with Kuro," he announced the personnel arrangements, "Ruixing, get ready... Blue Cat, don't be discouraged, you have made great progress during this period, and you can play if you have the chance. "

When Hongmi said the last words, he looked specifically at Chaowei.

Zheng Zhixun nodded like garlic.

"Train and train, everyone, get serious, there are only two BO5 players left to win the championship!" Hongmi shouted to mobilize the enthusiasm of the players.

In fact, without his words, Gu Xing was as energetic as taking a shot of chicken blood.

After completing the training matches and review sessions, you can still free up three or four hours a day to check out the G2 videos!

Since the two sides were in the same half and had not played each other since the quarter-final draw, all Gu Xing could check was the Snickers team's group stage video and the players' qualifying records.

Although there weren't many valuable things, Gu Xing still didn't let go of any information and kept it all in his mind.

At this point in his career, he has already realized that details determine success or failure.

Sometimes it’s just the smallest things that can trigger a chain reaction in the canyon!

There are only two BO5s left in his career, and Gu Xing doesn't want to leave any regrets for himself.

At two o'clock in the morning, he was fully prepared before turning off the computer and going back to his room to rest.

Because he had to rush to the stadium at noon, Gu Xing had already stretched his practice time to the maximum possible. If he stayed up later, he might get sleepy on the court tomorrow.

The teammates obviously knew this and left the training room early to go back and recuperate.

When Gu Xing was about to get up and leave the room, he suddenly saw a computer with light on in the corner.

I walked over quickly and found Chao Wei huddled in the gaming chair, controlling the ball girl to gallop around the Summoner's Rift.

"Aren't you going to sleep yet?" Gu Xing said.

The headphones worn by Chaowei can isolate most of the outside sounds. He didn't hear the sound that Gu just walked over at all, and he couldn't help being startled at this moment.

When he turned around and saw Gu Xing's face, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"No rush, just wait until I finish this game," Chaowei returned his attention to the canyon, using the dark magic ball to exchange for blood, while talking to Gu Xing, "Brother Xing, just leave. When the time comes I turn off the light!"

"Okay," Gu Xing glanced at the large number of disposable paper cups stacked on Chaowei's table, and he could smell the astringent aroma of coffee emanating from them, and reminded him kindly, "You don't need to practice too hard, your health is important. "

"It's okay," Chaowei said cheerfully, "Brother Xing, haven't you heard of urban legends? People in Han country don't sleep!"

Zheng Zhixun has really been practicing hard these days.

In addition to training matches, he can also play 12 qualifying games every day. Currently, the new number issued by the Korean World Championship has ranked third in the Korean server, and his win points are about to exceed the 1,500-point mark!

More than 70% of the games in it were played by Syndra, and the rest were because the ball girl was robbed or banned.

Just looking at the ranking results chart, people who don't know will definitely think that he is Syndra's unique brother!

Seeing that his teammates were still immersed in the game, Gu Xing simply squeezed Chaowei's thin shoulders twice to encourage him, and left the room without further communication.

Chovy was left to concentrate on the monitor, using the keyboard and mouse to control Syndra to dodge the enemy's skills with exquisite dance moves.

…

On the first match day of the semi-finals, Gu Xing was waiting for the announcement to appear at the backstage of the venue, when a cute little boy with grandma's gray hair on his head rushed towards him.

"Xing Guo Xing Guo!" The other party spoke in substandard Chinese and waved vigorously to say hello, "Long time no see!"

Before Gu Xing could reply, Song Jinghao beside him let out a groan.

"It's so prosperous!"

Smeb opened his arms and wanted to hug his good brother, "I knew you would come to watch my brother play!"

"Something I say is not for you," Little Peanut looked disgusted, "But if you insist on being sentimental, then I don't mind..."

"Yeah!" Song Jinghao gritted his teeth when he saw his mean look, and stepped forward to mess up Little Peanut's hair.

Peanut blocked Song Jinghao's arm with his hand and chatted with Gu Xing, "When I just entered the venue with Riot employees, I saw a lot of VG fans outside, most of them support Xingguo. As expected of you, Still very popular in the cold country!”

"It's normal, don't make a fuss..." Gu Xing smiled and reminisced with the other party, "By the way, how are you doing lately?"

"That's it," Little Peanut shook his head, "Play ranked games at home, go to the dungeon for a walk, and wait until the transfer period starts."

"You want to leave?!" Kuro looked surprised.

"That should be the case," said Little Peanut, who was not sure. "EDG has not talked to me about contract renewal until now. I feel that the management does not intend to renew it for another year."

Gu Xing felt quite sorry, "My, my, my... It would be better if I didn't recommend you to come to LPL. If you stay in Longzhu, at least you can compete in the World Championship."

With the strength of Little Peanut, there is no big problem in squeezing Cuzz to see the water dispenser, and he will not be eliminated in the LPL bubble game.

Peanut didn't mind at all, "Where are you talking? I have to thank you, Xingguo!"

"The LPL is much more energetic than the LCK, and the opponents are much stronger!" He raised the corner of his mouth and smiled. "It's normal to have challenges. It's just that I haven't adapted to it..."

Song Jinghao, who was tough on the outside but soft on the inside, couldn't help showing some concern when he saw his younger brother was going to reconsider his next team, "Wanghu, are you going to stay in LPL or return to LCK next year?"

"It's best to stay in LPL," Xiaohuasheng thought without hesitation, "My style of play should stay in the soil of LPL to grow, and living in LCK is too depressing!"

"It's easier to enter the World Championship in Hanguo, but what's the point of running here to get a lousy quarterfinal? It's better not to come with this result!" Han Wanghu said carelessly, "I will strive to fight for another year next season and try to enter the World Championship once in LPL!"

Gu Xing heard this half seriously and half jokingly, "Why don't you come to VG, and I'll give you my position after I retire... How about it?"

Xiaohuasheng was stunned for a moment, and his tone immediately rose eight degrees, "Xingguo, if you give it to me, then I will definitely take it!"

Laughter rose and fell in the backstage lounge, but I don't know how many people took it seriously.

"Don't always bring the topic to me...Where's Jankos?" Peanut took out his phone.

"In the next room," Gu Xing wondered, "What are you doing?"

"Let's take a group photo!" Peanut dragged him to the next room, "It's a routine program every year. I didn't make it to the world championship this time, but I'm here today, so I must make up for it!"

Jankos readily agreed to this request.

The three of them stood in the corridor of the backstage passage, and also asked Yicun who was passing by to help take pictures.

"I'll shout three, two, one..." Yicun pointed the cannon at them.

Jankos, wearing the black warrior uniform, Gu Xing with two gold stars on his chest, and Peanut, who dyed his hair gray and dreamed of S6, all smiled cheerfully at the camera and were frozen in the camera by Yicun.

A quarter of an hour later

"Welcome to the Gwangju Universiade Stadium!"

Jeon Yong-jun's roar resounded throughout the stadium, "After the three-week Busan Tour, there are only four teams left to participate in the subsequent schedule..."

"Today we will compete for the first ticket to the finals of the Incheon Munhak Arena!"

"The two teams are from the LPL and the No. 1 seeds of the two major regions... Let's invite the teams to the stage!"

"The first to appear is G2 Esports!" The roaring emperor dragged out his tone, "Top laner Wunder, jungler Jankos, mid laner Perkz, bottom lane Imp + support Beryl, and coach YoungBuck!"

The spotlights on the dome on the right side of the stage were all turned on, reflecting the figures of all G2 members.

The tens of thousands of spectators in the Universiade Stadium cheered loudly in an instant!

As the only European galaxy battleship in the past two years, G2's popularity is evident!

Perkz smiled particularly happily and waved to the audience in the stands.

"Next, please welcome LPL No. 1 seed Vici Gaming!" Jeon Yong-jun waved his hand.

The spotlight on the left fell, and with the rising dry ice mist, all the members of VG appeared in front of the scene and millions of viewers around the world!

"Top laner Smeb, jungler Virtue, mid laner Kuro, bottom lane JackeyLove + support Caveman, and coach Homme!"

The roaring emperor shouted word by word, his face flushed with excitement.

"This matchup is also a replay of the final of this year's Mid-Season Championship. That collision ended with VG winning two consecutive games in a desperate situation and winning the MSI championship trophy. I don't know who will win today, let's wait and see!"

BLG played so strongly!

But I'm still not optimistic. The resource allocation will be better than last year's JD.com, but the situation is still very serious.