"I feel good, I feel good!"
Jack jumped up excitedly. With the help of his jump, he was able to look at Lin Yan at eye level.
In the last team battle, he was killed by the crazy Li Xianghe's Blink in the Ice, followed by a big move. He only needed to throw a Magical Crystal Arrow to kill him.
Prophet Tam had been protecting Lin Yan and was far away from Jack. It did not even have time to Blink in and take him into its mouth.
However, Jack was quite happy. Li Xianghe's Blink had killed him, and the price he paid was his own death.
One for one, Jack was not at a loss.
When they shook hands, the members of YM laughed heartily.
Little Peanut and Huni's faces were ugly.
Both teams did not reveal any trump cards, and they both had a convenient lineup.
However, in terms of strength, they still could not beat YM in this round.
This was not a good sign.
Although SKT had suffered a bitter defeat in the international finals last year, in terms of team strength, they were not inferior to YM.
They lost the finals 2: 3.
If it was not for Lin Yan's magical Commanding Flag in the last round, it would have been hard to tell who would have won.
Now, both teams could feel that the players' individual strength was rapidly shrinking, and there were even signs of it surpassing them.
Kkoma stood in the team's lounge and paced back and forth.
"Wang Hu, why can't you calm down?" He looked at Little Peanut, who was sitting there with his head lowered. "Xianghe clearly reminded you …"
However, Kkoma also knew that he was not entirely responsible for Little Peanut's death. He only said a few words before pointing the blame at Huni.
"Shengxun, can you not do three rounds at a disadvantage?" Kkoma felt that he was going to die from anger. "Is it not good to use Ice Fist?"
(Huni's real name was HeoSeung-hoon, Xu Shengxun)
"If I don't do three rounds, I won't be able to beat Shen alone …" Huni defended himself.
"You don't need to carry this round alone!"
Kkoma knocked on the whiteboard beside him. On it were SKT and YM's lineups. "The opponent has Tam and Shen. How are you going to carry?"
Kkoma threatened. "If you perform like this in the semifinals, I'll give you a tank top."
Huni played with his fingers and did not say a word.
To him, there was no point in playing with meat. Carrying a Warrior alone was the romance of a top laner.
Seeing that Huni refused to communicate, kkoma angrily put her hands on her waist and panted.
It was not easy to lead a team.
… …
YM's players, on the other hand, were overjoyed. They had won four matches in a row in the group stage and had defeated their strong opponent, SKT. This was definitely worth celebrating.
Guo Hao led the group to a Brazilian barbecue restaurant outside for a meal.
Tomorrow, in the first half, they would be facing their last opponent in the group stage, TSM. After that, they would be facing off against the Vietnamese team GAM in the second half.
These two opponents were not strong and were at the bottom of the six teams.
"Lin Weixiang, you'll be in the starting lineup tomorrow. You have to work hard." White Crescent's smile hid a dagger. She even gave Lin Weixiang a delicious barbecue.
"Eat, eat, eat more …" The light from the ceiling cast two shadows on his white crescent-shaped cheeks. Together with his open mouth, they looked like two rows of black fangs.
She looked like Grandmother Wolf.
Lin Weixiang was frightened. His oily lips trembled slightly, and the flesh on his face trembled slightly.
However, he recovered after two seconds of fear.
Shouldn't he be happy?
Why should he be afraid?
'I, Lin Weixiang, am never afraid!'
He puffed out his chest slightly and gobbled down the barbecue on his plate. Then, he returned to the hotel full of fighting spirit to practice.
However, the next day, he understood why he was afraid in the match against TSM.
He was almost completely suppressed in the bottom lane.
TSM's elite ADC, Brother Tortoise, and the Chinese support, Biofrost, nicknamed "Lil 'Wang", could both ride on his face.
In ten minutes, the bottom lane tower's health was reduced to half, and Lin Weixiang himself was suppressed by 25 hits.
It was not that his laning skills were that bad.
In terms of individual strength, Lin Weixiang could be considered an average player in the LPL. He could not beat Ouze, Jack, Brother-in-law, or the first-rate ADC Old Thief Sima, but he had no problems against VG's XuanXuan Pi and Snakes Ohq.
Brother Tortoise was not considered strong at the moment, so he should not have been suppressed by so much.
However, in terms of early laning skills, the support was a topic that could not be avoided.
As Prophet and Lin Weixiang had not been partners for a long time, White Crescent switched him to his good brother, Liu Qingsong.
However, Liu Qingsong was not used to the soft supports that were prevalent in Lulu and Karma.
His specialty, Hammer Stone, was banned by the opposing coach, so Liu Qingsong could only use Boulogne, who was not very good in the current version.
Against TSM's soft support, Karma, Boulogne's laning skills were extremely weak.
The bottom lane was suppressed by the tower and could not move.
Fortunately, at the ten-minute mark, Lin Yan, the savior, rushed over with Xiao Tian, the Yin Yang Lackey, and Jin Gong, the Neck Bully.
They cleanly cleared the tower with a five-pack of two, killed Brother Tortoise and Lil 'Wang, and brought along a wave of turrets to destroy TSM's bottom lane tower!
The LPL viewers who stayed up all night to watch the live stream finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, YM's pace was forced to slow down.
Originally, when Jack was there, YM's four-pack of two would easily succeed.
Jack's laning skills could help him maintain a stable development in the early stages. As long as Lin Yan brought people to demolish the next tower, Jack, who would get a share of the tower's loot and kills, would gain the lead in laning.
Under such circumstances, Jack, who had the lead in economy, could suppress his opponents and cooperate with his teammates to push the tower.
However, this was not applicable to Lin Weixiang in this match.
His 25 damage economy was more valuable than a kill. Lin Weixiang, who was split between a blood tower and two kills, switched lanes. His equipment was about the same as Brother Tortoise's.
With Liu Qingsong's support, Boulogne could not do much against the laning.
YM's duo was still suppressed.
In a situation where their main ADC was unable to carry the tower, they could only wait for Lin Yan to step up.
However, his opponent, Pearson, was also an old dean with good individual skills.
Lin Yan's Clockwork could not rely on his own ability to create an opening in the middle lane.
The Race Knight controlled the nanqiang to find YM's opening and repeatedly tried to catch Lin Weixiang.
Lin Weixiang did not want to die, but he had no choice. He would die if he stayed under the tower to gain experience.
The advantage that YM had gained in the early stages was given away by these heads.
Xiao Tian helped Lin Yan kill Pearson once. After that, the dean hid under the tower and did not come out easily. Obviously, he did not want to give YM a chance.
The Race Knight was one and a half levels ahead of Xiao Tian in the jungle. His equipment was also very luxurious. He was grinning from ear to ear as he watched the livestream.
Every time he passed by Lin Weixiang's tower, the Race Knight would flash the TSM team logo and control the Mafia Godfather nanqiang to twitch twice on the spot.
His taunt attribute was maxed out, but YM could not do anything to him.
They could only drag it out.
The match was very difficult. YM held the high ground and waited for Lin Yan's Clockwork to drag on for 30 minutes before they dared to face TSM head-on.
At this time, TSM had just obtained their third dragon. They were valiantly trying to push YM's high ground!
The live audience applauded and cheered for TSM. For a moment, the sound of "TSM" filled the stadium!
As a neutral region's audience, they wanted to see this kind of upset. TSM from the North American region had a record of 1 win and 3 losses in the first four matches. However, they were about to take down YM, who had won four consecutive matches!
However, at this time, a sudden change occurred.
"Place the Clockwork Golem on Xiao Tian. Blind Monk's W blinks into the midst of TSM's players!"
Before Blind Monk could teleport, Lin Yan had already pressed the R button. The space around Xiao Tian was quickly distorted!
As Lin Yan's ultimate was cast before Blind Monk teleported, the shockwave still affected Xiao Tian even if he blinked out of the Clockwork Golem's range.
The moment Phyllostachys Pubescens teleported into the midst of TSM's players, the power of the Clockwork Golem's R [Command: Shockwave] was fully unleashed!
The commentary platform was filled with emotions following this shockwave!
"The Clockwork Golem has pulled all three TSM players!
Their damage output has been maxed out! "
Xiao Tian's aim was extremely tricky. It was right between TSM's two C's and coincidentally hit the support Karma.
For a moment, the two C + supports were in the air!
In the next moment, Liu Qingsong blinked and followed up with the R [Glacial Fissure]!
Xiao Tian and Blind Monk dealt more damage with Dragon's Tail!
The health of TSM's three backline players plummeted!
Although Tortoise Bro was an old man, his reflexes were not slow. Although the Mercury Belt could not dispel the knockback effect, it could be used in conjunction with Blink.
He decisively handed over the Mercury Belt and blinked to the side. However, Jin Gong's Murloc had already rushed over and stabbed Tortoise Bro's butt with its Sea Stone Trident.
The three passive skills combined with Ignite killed Tortoise Bro on the spot!
Without the Mercury Belt, Tortoise Bro did not even have a chance to escape. Lin Yan blinked and cast a Thunderbolt, sending him straight to Tortoise Bro.
Lin Weixiang obediently stayed at the back of the team and fought in the frontline.
"Four for zero!
Only Svenskeren is left running! "
The Brazilian brothers in the stadium were just like the TSM players. They did not expect the situation to change so quickly!
Screams and screams filled the stadium!
When Lin Yan saw that TSM's jungler Nanqiang was still trying to escape, he decisively led his teammates to continue the chase. "Kill, kill, kill, don't let Race Knight escape!"
With the buff from his Clockwork, the Murloc and Blind Monk's pursuit abilities were greatly enhanced. Nanqiang could not escape YM's thousand-mile pursuit!
Xiao Tian finally killed Mafia Godfather with a punch at the Dragon Pit. Then, he spasmed and danced on his corpse with his icon lit up.
Previously, even when they fought against G2, they would bring their own team's icon. However, today, YM had switched to TSM's.
The five of them surrounded Race Knight's corpse and danced in a circle while the TSM team's icon lit up above his head.
"Why don't you f * cking keep dancing and flashing your icon?"
Liu Qingsong vented all his anger and said fiercely, "Are you pretending to be a * * * * * *?"
[What a blatant humiliation!]
[Good dance!
I'm going to buy another set of champion skins before they're taken off the shelves!]
[Race Knight, die!]
[Ask away if you don't understand. Didn't TSM's jungler apologize?]
[Why would we need the police if apologies were useful?]
Race Knight's pale face turned the color of pig liver. If not for the fear of violating the rules, he would have turned off the player's camera.
There were at least 1.5 million people watching the live stream of this tournament all over the world. These 1.5 million people had personally witnessed him being humiliated by his opponents.
He could not take this lying down!
The 30-minute respawn time for a team wipe was very long. Lin Yan and the others had more than enough time to finish off the Dragon.
They wasted five seconds dancing on Race Knight and then ran to the Dragon Pit. The five of them rushed over at lightning speed.
"YM has successfully taken in the Dragon. Their economic gap has been completely closed!"
Although there was no obvious economic gap and the equipment of the two core damage dealers were similar, TSM was running around like a headless fly.
After being humiliated by YM, Race Knight wanted to get back at them. However, the more anxious he was, the more trouble he caused.
During a push with the Dragon's buff, Xiao Tian seized the opportunity to attack from a shadowy corner. The Race Knight could not react in time and was sent into the arms of YM.
The unstacked nanqiang was very fragile. In the end, Lin Yan took the head.
"TSM's jungler is dead again!"
The incident with Race Knight was still fresh in his memory. He was a gay, and he could not wait for the guy to die. "There's a big problem with his thinking. 50 nanqiang is useless in a team fight. It'll only be a death sentence!"
"Without a jungler, TSM won't be able to withstand the Dragon's buff!" Ze Yuan chimed in. "They'll have to give up at least two high ground!"
However, Ze Yuan still did not know much about YM. While YM was still pushing down the second tower, Lin Yan and Jack had already sent a signal to TSM.
"Liu Qingsong, you just have to force your way through. Don't think about protecting Lin Weixiang!" Lin Yan was afraid that his teammate's thinking had gone awry, so he quickly reminded Liu Qingsong.
Lin Weixiang was speechless.
"No problem. Follow me!"
Liu Qingsong had a trait that a strong support player must have — he was not afraid of death.
He would not hide behind his teammates and wait for them to take the damage first, then wait for his support to show off.
Freljord's Heart's robust body, W, moved to the Artillery Soldier that was buffed by the Dragon's buff.
Then, he raised his shield and slammed it into the ground!
Glacier Fissure!
He was aiming at Wild Turtle Bro, who had used Blink in the previous wave!
"Wild Turtle Bro moved diagonally, but he was still slowed by Boulogne's ultimate!" Remember's enunciation was unusually clear.
Lin Yan saw the opportunity and used Blink Q + R + W, heading straight for Wild Turtle Bro who was the most developed!
"Wild Turtle Bro died instantly!" Remember's voice was almost broken. "Karma's Redemption hasn't fallen yet!"
Pearson watched as Lin Yan rushed in front of him. He controlled Sindra's triple Blink Q + R + E combo, intending to use Heavenly Fairy's Scattering Blossoms to control the team.
Liu Qingsong, who had been dispirited the entire game, stood up. He moved sideways and erected a security door.
He stood behind Boulogne!
Shadow balls shot out from Sindra's body, but they were all blocked by the security door!
Pearson then used Weakling's Dispersal, but it only stunned Liu Qingsong!
Pearson panicked as he watched the team's advantage being eroded bit by bit. Faced with such a huge setback.
If this was a replay, it would be a mistake on the level of a war criminal.
"Lin Weixiang, follow behind your big brother and attack the opposing top laner, Shen!"
Although Lin Weixiang's equipment was not as luxurious, Lin Weixiang's Hurricane Breaker was not slow against tanks.
After Race Knight and Wild Turtle Bro died one after another, the remaining three members of TSM were unable to resist YM's frenzied tower jumping!
One for five!
Liu Qingsong was the only casualty of YM. They had successfully wiped out TSM!
Then, while the Dragon's buff was still active, they took down TSM's base in one wave!
"Two waves of team battles!"
Remember saw Race Knight put on a Sima face, wishing he could turn into a ten-year YM fan and brag. "YM only needed two waves of team battles to completely destroy TSM!"
"That's YM!
Even if they changed their duo in the bottom lane, they're still one of the top teams in the world! "Remember shouted.
"Five consecutive wins in the first round of the group stage!
They're currently leading the rankings! "Ze Yuan chimed in.
Lin Yan watched as TSM's base exploded. He stood up and let out a sigh of relief.
"Not bad." The Chinese support, Little Wang, smiled shyly. "I wish you all the best from now on."
Lin Yan did not expect this person to be so optimistic even after losing the match.
What was even more surprising was that this person spoke with a Northeastern accent.
"What's going on?" Lin Yan was confused by the accent.
Little Wang was quite proud. "My dad's from Changchun. I learned the Northeastern accent in Canada."
"Your accent is quite authentic, right?"
"It's too authentic. It's very pure." Lin Yan laughed.
Listening to Little Wang's Northeastern accent reminded him of Ning from last year.
"Your dancing is very cool." Little Wang winked before he left.
Lin Yan patted him on the shoulder with a look of understanding.
When it came to racial discrimination, the overseas Chinese were more severely targeted. Although they did not have much affection for their country, they were often discriminated against.
Biofrost and Race Knight were teammates. It would be unrealistic to say that they were not angry.
Since they had a record of 1 win and 4 losses, unless LGD instilled them with the power of reversal, they would not be able to enter the main tournament. Little Wang was happy to be able to kill two more of their own team's junglers.
Pearson did not look as dashing as he did two years ago. His beard looked like it had been a while since he shaved. He looked like an old man who had experienced the vicissitudes of life.
The race knight held out his hand from behind Pearson, looking reluctant.
Lin Ran didn't hesitate and walked past him. He didn't even extend his hand.
(After the match between TSM and Renegades ended, Renegades' Korean top laner, Seraph, refused to shake hands with TSM's jungler, Race Knight, to express his dissatisfaction with racial discrimination. See the picture in this chapter.)
Phyllostachys Pubescens also avoided Race Knight. The three teammates behind him followed suit and walked past him.
Race Knight was embarrassed and did not know where to place his outstretched hand.
He looked at Jin Gong, who was walking at the back, and extended his hand again.
'This is a Korean. He should be fine, right?'
Jin Gong glared at him. His swaying body did not stop as he ran to shake hands with TSM's top laner.
This was even more awkward.
Race Knight was puzzled.
'I'm discriminating against the Chinese. What does that have to do with a Simida?'
Jin Gong had never been subjected to racial discrimination, but that did not stop him from hating such people.
Moreover, he was now a member of YM. None of his teammates had shaken hands with him. Wasn't he disgusting his own teammates by rushing to shake hands with them?
His Siba people did not do such things.
Everything was recorded by the camera and seen clearly by millions of people in the global live streaming channels.
Whether it was overseas or in China, the number of comments on the live streaming platforms was exploding.
Some said that YM was arrogant and did not respect their opponents. There were also those who became fans of YM because of their courageous actions.
"Will we be fined for this?" Jin Gong asked Lin Yan, who was beside him, as he walked toward the players' passage.
"Sure." Xiao Tian did not care. "Race Knight was only fined 2500 US dollars. Let's see how many fines he can give us with his fists."
Lin Yan had just returned to the lounge to retrieve his phone when he saw a message from Casa.
[F * ck, if I knew, we would've done the same in the first round.]
[I want to see his pig's liver face!
Snake Snake even took a screenshot of it. I'm dying of laughter XD.]
Casa sent a GIF of the screenshot.
Everyone in YM's team uniform walked past Race Knight. His face darkened visibly with every passing person. In the end, he looked at Jin Gong with a hint of hope in his awkward gaze.
However, the Siba people turned around and left without hesitation, crushing Race Knight's last hope.
It was indeed a good screenshot. Lin Yan saved it without hesitation.
[Do your best in the second half. If you win, you can disgust him.]
He typed in a reply.
Manager Guo Hao witnessed everything, but he was not worried.
If everything went according to plan, Fist would only deal with it coldly. Racial discrimination had always been a minefield in the United States. Any company that dared to touch it was done for.
As expected, after Winston communicated with his superiors, he came up with a solution. It was to turn a blind eye to the situation.
However, in the second half of the second round between Lightning Wolves and TSM, the refusal to shake hands happened again.
Casa's Wine Barrel turned Race Knight's jungle into a mess throughout the match. Race Knight's mentality exploded.
Meanwhile, Mimi Egg excelled in resisting pressure. In the team battle, Lightning Wolves won the match with a perfect double C performance.
After winning the match, the five Lightning Wolves players tacitly skipped past Race Knight and only shook hands with the other four members of TSM.
Race Knight's liver face appeared again, but he could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger.
He was not in the right to denounce his opponents now.
TSM played two matches in a day, but Race Knight did not even touch his opponents' hands. There were many TSM fans on the internet who were indignant for him.
Although the internet's memory was short, the information it stored was quite complete. Many netizens dug up Race Knight's past comments and flooded his Twitter.
The operators of Fist were helpless. They had already punished Race Knight for his comments, and it was not appropriate to bring it up again.
They could only drag it out and endure this period of time.
Lin Weixiang's difficult journey as a starter continued.
Against Vietnam's big brother GAM, he scored 0: 46 with his EZ, dealing 9,900 damage in 29 minutes.
It was a standard score for a losing game.
For Little Yellow Hair, who was good at dealing damage and KDA, this score was a disgrace.
However, Lin Weixiang had his reasons.
From the first five minutes of the match, he was used to 1v2 in the bottom lane. The support did not care about him. It was good enough that Lin Weixiang only managed to kill four people.
White Crescent found a new way of thinking during Lin Weixiang's time on the field.
As mentioned before, The Prophet's current playstyle was more of a soft support, focusing on protecting the C position.
Liu Qingsong, on the other hand, preferred to play a team type of hard support.
There was another advantage to playing a hard support role.
In the early and mid stages of the game, they could coordinate with Xiao Tian. A hard support with a full body of control could be quite effective in small-scale team battles.
White Crescent decisively picked up the Nakano Coordinated Roaming System that Hanyi had left behind.
Since the S6 World Championship was a Nakano Coordinated Roaming + Soft Support version, Xiao Ming and Hanyi left the team after the match. This meant that YM had not played the Nakano Coordinated Roaming System since September last year.
White Crescent was itching to play.
Lin Weixiang was not good at laning, so he chose an EZ tower for himself to play with. Liu Qingsong was good at hard support, so he could slowly train him.
Currently, the world was still dominated by soft supports. Hard supports were not suitable for this version.
But it did not matter. YM now maintained a winning record. There was no pressure in qualifying for the group stage. It did not matter if they lost two games.
This was the MSI, a world-class competition second only to the S Tournament. It was a great opportunity to train. How could White Crescent miss it?
YM began to roam hard. The three junglers worked successfully in the following match against Lightning Wolves.
As the Wolf King, Casa naturally had a keen sense of smell and had his own unique understanding of the jungle. However, YM's three junglers only had one idea — to light up all your junglers.
Unless you walked from the lane, all movements were under control.
Casa, who had lost his rhythm, was sleepwalking. Lin Yan's Clockwork Spring developed without a solution. He got a perfect score of 6011. Even the Killer Book was stacked full.
Seven consecutive wins. Everything was so wonderful.