"24 minutes, 24: 0!" Ze Yuan couldn't control himself as he roared, "Zerath from the 25th floor's Killer Book!
YM once again displayed their extraordinary dominance, and the Lightning Wolf was beaten into a Twinkling Tower! "
"This is really … too strong," Remember continued, "YM has returned to their peak condition since their victory over IG in the regular season. I don't think they're any weaker than they were in the mid-season."
Remember was happy for YM's strong performance because he was now the official LPL commentator.
He also felt helpless and sad for Lightning Wolves' defeat because he used to be the Lightning Wolves' analyst and LMS commentator.
His dual identities made Remember feel conflicted and conflicted.
Even though the audience below the stage only had one identity, their emotions were not obvious.
All of them had a straight face.
Lin Yan looked over and thought it was a funeral.
"Do you want to blow a suona and send them off happily?" Liu Qingsong even used his hands to make a suona gesture.
"Hahahaha …" Lin Yan and his teammates laughed.
The happier YM laughed, the more dissatisfied the audience below the stage was.
They shook hands with Lightning Wolves and then came to the center of the stage.
"Do you still want to bow?" Honest Jin Gong asked.
According to the rules of the boxing competition, the winner had to come to the center of the stage and bow to the audience after shaking hands.
However, this was a special situation. The audience did not respect the players, and Lin Yan did not want to spoil them.
"Ouch … my back hurts," Lin Yan suddenly hissed.
Phyllostachys Pubescens and Lin Yan had telepathy and immediately reacted.
"My neck is so sore," he said unhappily as he held the back of his neck. "Jin Gong, it's all your fault for strangling me yesterday."
The five of them leaned against each other. Their faces were full of pain as they bowed slightly to show that they were struggling.
Then they walked backstage with their backs hunched.
In the eyes of the audience below the stage, YM's bowing was no different from nodding their heads.
This time, the anger that they had been suppressing exploded.
Weren't you the ones who stood up from your seats and laughed?
It's only been half a minute and you're already not feeling well?
"Lightning Wolves, what do you want?"
"Being shaved bald? What a joke!"
"Can Fengtang do it?
To be killed like a Tainan mountain pig, f * ck! "
"Lightning Wolf, f * ck Li Liang!
Get out of here and retire! "
Cass stood up and patted Maple's shoulder, who was in a daze.
Before leaving, Snakey glanced at the data panel of the settlement page, and the wrinkles on its head lit up in surprise.
On the commentary platform, Remember and Zeyuan were still discussing the two teleportations of Mimi Egg in the previous match when the director showed the damage panel.
"Ah, this …" The two commentators were stunned.
【？？？
I'm so stupid.]
[This is Sindra?]
[WDNMD, he broke through the lower limit just like that?]
The damage dealt by the Lightning Wolf Mid Laner Maple Sindra was astonishingly displayed on the damage panel — 4369!
This number made countless spectators' jaws drop.
This was Sindra, one of the strongest midlaners in this version of the game. How could he deal 4369 damage in a 24-minute match?
Their DPS was not even 200!
[I didn't expect his damage to be lower than Ghostly Foot Seven Blind Monk's. Was he just leeching?]
[Shut up, 777 is the end of it!]
[Although there are no foreign players in this year's Intercontinental Tournament, Ghostly Foot Seven's will will never be extinguished!]
"I have a feeling …" Zeyuan said casually, "Maple's damage numbers will accompany him for the rest of his career."
"The MVP of this match is undoubtedly Ran's Zerath!"
In the Kaohsiung exhibition hall, Lin Yan's picture appeared on the big screen. It was unknown if the director had purposely chosen a set photo to stir up trouble.
Lin Yan, who was wearing YM's new black and red team uniform, raised his chin slightly with an arrogant look on his face. His right arm was stretched out with four fingers pointing upwards as if he was welcoming a challenger.
The provocation of this set photo was very obvious, and the spectators in the corner booed.
Although the sound was recorded live, it was still transmitted to the live stream.
This time, the spectators in the live stream were even more agitated.
[Handsome, handsome, handsome!
Director, do something. Point the camera at the live audience. I want to see their faces!]
[He's playing like a noob and still has the face to boo others. I really didn't expect this.]
[I'm anxious, anxious!]
[YM Lightning Wolf Sticker Pack: You're better than JDG, who is last in the LPL!]
When the spectators saw the data of the MVP selection, they immediately realized that the real focus of attention was not Lin Yan's set photo.
"4.1% damage taken!" Zeyuan's eyes widened. "What kind of monster data is this?"
"It means that if YM's entire team took 50,000 damage in a match, Ran only took 4.1% of it, which is a little over 2000 damage. This is terrifying in a 24-minute match!"
"The key is that he's facing Sindra!" Remember couldn't understand. "Isn't this data too outrageous?"
[An average of 1024 damage, 51.6% damage. Oh my god … this Zerath is a cannon king!]
[Aren't Ran's cannon heroes especially strong?
I saw that Jace's play is also very smooth.]
[Are you kidding me? Other than Yasso, are there any heroes in Ran that aren't good at playing?]
When the five YM players walked off the stage, their backs were still straightened.
Lin Yan understood that acting had to be done to the fullest.
Winston quickly ran over and invited him to do an interview with the Korean media.
Lin Yan said goodbye to his team members and followed the staff through the dark and narrow passage to the backstage.
Because the schedule of the Intercontinental Championship was too tight, the organizers didn't set up a live stage for the interview.
The post-match interview could only be moved to the backstage.
Lin Yan followed the instructions of the translator and the Korean host and stood in front of a black background with a fist logo.
The Korean host was a girl with a sweet smile and exquisite makeup. She turned her head slightly and looked at Lin Yan, her gaze sweeping over the boy's handsome features.
So handsome.
The female host's cheeks were slightly tipsy. Even if Lin Yan pretended to bend his waist, it couldn't erase the charm he exuded.
However, the host wasn't a love-struck fool. This kind of appreciation for the outstanding opposite sex wouldn't hinder her normal work.
She flipped her hair and then adjusted her micro-expressions in front of the camera, trying to make her smile more amiable.
Then, she confirmed with the director through her headset the time for the camera to switch before nodding to the cameraman.
"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen …" She held the microphone and gave a long self-introduction in Korean.
"Contestant Ran, you won the opening match of the Intercontinental Championship without bloodshed. How do you feel now?"
Lin Yan heard the translator's words and held the microphone without hesitation. "Very happy."
These four words definitely couldn't satisfy the female host's needs. She continued to ask, "What exactly made you happy?"
"I stacked the killer book full," Lin Yan said to the translator. "And I hit the opponent with a Twinkle Tower plus zero kills …"
"The most important thing is that some of the audience members are unhappy, so I'm very happy," Lin Yan said in the end.
The translator was stunned.
Lin Yan used his eyes to signal for him to hurry up and get to work.
The translator was a staff member and didn't dare to flip around. If there was a deviation in the report in the future, he would have to take responsibility.
Lin Ran's words were translated into Korea's official livestream without missing a single word.
As the next match was between a Korean Samsung and RNG, there were hundreds of thousands of Koreans in the live broadcast.
When they heard the content of Lin Yan's interview, they expressed their opinions one after another.
(Korean for "laugh", similar to China's 23333.)
[It's a curve, no surprise.]
[I heard the boos from the audience. It's really rude.]
[Last year's mid-season match in Shanghai had a lot of audience members cheering for SKT. Today, it's clear who's better.]
The female host realized that Lin Yan was a little angry today. She guessed that he wanted to throw a bomb.
She immediately switched to the next question.
"Contestant Ran, do you have any expectations for the next match?"
As it was a Korean interview, the female host mainly wanted Lin Yan to talk more about tomorrow's match with SKT.
"I hope that in the next match, some of the audience members will be like rats. You can support your favorite team, but at least give the other contestants the minimum amount of respect."
Lin Yan saw that the Korean female host's smile was a little stiff. He changed the topic to something she was concerned about.
"SKT is no doubt a strong opponent. The LCK region is also our LPL's biggest enemy in the Intercontinental Championship. The next match will be very difficult, and we will do our best."
The Korean female host revived on the spot. Her face was a lot rosier. At least there were no accidents.
She and Lin Yan praised each other's region and ended the interview.
After returning the microphone, Lin Yan walked back to his own room. The backstage was very noisy.
There were twelve teams from three regions here. There were close to a hundred players. Naturally, it was a mess.
After going around and around, Lin Yan finally found the entrance to the room.
The RNG players who were about to start the match had already left. Only the players and coaches of the three teams were left in the room.
Jack had gotten a boxed lunch from somewhere and was wolfing it down. The braised pork in the lunch box was dark red in color and looked very appetizing.
"Can we go back to the hotel?" Lin Yan asked.
He did not want to stay in this stadium for even a minute or a second.
"If you don't want to watch the match, I'll bring you back," Guo Hao said. "If you want to continue watching, you can stay here. When the match is over, you can take the other LPL teams' cars back to the hotel."
All of the YM players had the same idea as Lin Yan. Today's spectators had disgusted them. Everyone wanted to go back as soon as possible.
In the end, only White Crescent stayed in the stadium.
He still had to discuss BP and specific tactics with the coaches of the other three teams. He might even be able to steal some tricks.
After saying goodbye to the coach, the group got on the bus and rushed back to the hotel.
The originally huge training room was now empty.
Su Cheng entered the room. She turned on the lights and adjusted the temperature of the air conditioner. Then, she reached out and pulled out the hair tie that held her ponytail in place. Her soft black hair naturally fell to her shoulders.
"Quick, quick, quick. Since there are fewer people, we can use the big screen to watch the match!"
Lin Weixiang was a little excited. He urged Liu Qingsong to turn on the projector as he ran to his seat to grab a box of Lay's chips and Pepsi.
"Pepsi?" Xiao Tian looked at Lin Weixiang with disdain. "I really misjudged you."
Lin Weixiang raised his eyebrows innocently.
Su Cheng projected the live broadcast of the match on the screen. Everyone realized that the situation was not quite right.
Ze Yuan's excited and conflicted voice echoed in the empty training room. "RNG's economy is now behind Three-star 3K. If they continue to play like this, it will be very dangerous. The key is to find a way to form a good team …"
Lin Yan roughly glanced at the lineups of both sides and knew that RNG was indeed in a difficult situation.
Three-star still had a typical 41-man lineup, while RNG came up with a mid-game team battle system. Cuvee's Gnar had gained a considerable advantage in the early game. RNG's team battle formation was now very difficult.
However, RNG had a slight advantage. They were quite bold when forming a team.
Spicy Saucepan's Princes also dared to go forward and form a Dragon team even when they were at a disadvantage!
Three-star did not expect Spicy Saucepan to be so ruthless. Cuvee, who was leading the bottom lane, had very low Rage. In addition, there was no suitable teleport point, so RNG was forced to fight a 5v4 team battle.
"Three-star looks like they are going to be defeated!"
Ze Yuan was silent as if he had been disconnected. Now that it was Remember's turn to take over the commentary, he was very excited. "RNG continue to chase after them!
Kill two more and they will take down the Dragon! "
"Crown is in trouble!
RNG turned around and rushed toward the Dragon pit. They are determined to get this Dragon! "
Lin Weixiang, who was lying on the chair, cheered loudly and stuffed a potato chip into his mouth.
RNG, who had taken down the Dragon, narrowed the economic gap to 1K. They had tasted the sweetness of forcefully starting a team battle and wanted to continue.
However, An Bixin, who was getting more and more powerful with age, stood out!
"There is an area to the side of RNG that is not lit up. They don't seem to have realized it and are still moving forward!"
"But Master An is squatting there!"
The moment he saw that Ouze was exposed in his shooting range, Master An's piggy sister rushed out from the shadows and successfully hit Ouze with her ultimate skill, Arctic Hell!
The next moment, the Three-star generals rushed forward and the team battle had begun!
"Ouze is in great danger. Xiao Ming's crucible was used in the previous Dragon team battle. No one can save him now!"
On the big screen, Cuvee Little Nar jumped and caught boomerangs, cooperating with his teammates to kill the stunned Ouze!
YM let out a heavy sigh.
"There's clearly a problem with the details. Why did they leave in such a hurry?" Lin Yan could not understand.
"They felt that their strong period was about to end. They couldn't win against Three-star's lineup even if they dragged it out, so they wanted to quickly start a team battle." Su Cheng could not understand either. She could only speculate from this angle.
Four RNG players died, leaving only Xiao Hu to escape back to the spring.
"If they lose this team battle, the Dragon will be taken for free. Three-star has already gathered everyone's strength and is planning to push RNG's high ground!"
If they lost this team battle, RNG would not only take the Dragon's buff for free, but they would also waste the last bit of their strong period.
Three-star then used their experienced strategy of switching lanes and pushing with 41 minutes to grind the match to 40 minutes. They took down RNG's high ground and pulled the economic gap to 10,000 before forcing a team battle.
Under these circumstances, RNG could only be defeated.
"Sigh …" Someone in the training room sighed.
RNG had lost the battle between LCK and LPL in the spring season.
But that was not all.
RNG was the current champion of the LPL and was quite strong. Three-star had been dispirited since the start of the summer season. It looked like they would have to rely on the bubble competition to break into S7.
After losing this match with such a huge disparity in strength, the road to the top of the group stage in the LPL became even more difficult.
Su Cheng and Doom began a short review of RNG's previous match. They tried to find RNG's mistakes and provide data support for the LPL joint coaching team.
Lin Yan had nothing to do and was pulled by the diligent Jin Gong to play a ranked match.
Half an hour later, the door to the training room was pushed open and the RNG players walked in dejectedly.
"Mine, mine. How did I end up in that position?" Ouze chewed gum, his fat face red like Guan Gong.
He felt that if he paid more attention to his positioning, he could definitely win this match.
The atmosphere in the training room began to become heavy.
Saucepan and Xiao Hu began to play mid and jungle duos again. The big screen in the stadium was still broadcasting the match.
After the battle between LMS and LCK, it was the battle between the runners-up of LPL and LCK.
WE versus KT.
KT, the three heroes of LPL, Pawn, Deft, and Mata were all stars in the team. They could be said to be on the level of the Milky Way.
WE's strength and teamwork could not be underestimated. Brother-in-law's damage output in the late game was also extremely strong.
Lin Yan originally thought that this would be a close match.
But after twenty minutes, the match had already lost its suspense.
KT had a 2000 economy lead and started the Dragon team battle.
They didn't rush Baron Nash directly. Instead, they used a dense field of vision to make it impossible for WE to know if KT was fighting the Dragon. They used this to trick WE into setting up their field of vision.
This baiting tactic was very successful. Perhaps it was because they were affected by the previous LPL team's loss, WE was especially impatient today.
In this situation, Mata's awareness and tactics allowed him to completely dominate the Dragon pit.
"Brother-in-law was flung into the air by Mata's Blink WQ. Ice followed up with a Cloud Piercing Arrow!" Remember was very anxious, "WE's one more person down, KT is going to use the Dragon!"
Kandy still wanted to go down and steal the Dragon, but the Son of the Dragon didn't always work. Old captain Score had learned from the painful lesson of last year's finals when two drops of blood were stolen from him.
"KT successfully stole the Dragon, and Kandy is going to die. WE's going to suffer a huge loss this time!"
After the team battle, the 2000 economy difference instantly increased to 5000 economy.
After that, KT continued to brainlessly rush forward. Mata's Bull's Head would rush forward whenever he saw someone. It seemed that he was provoked by WE's red team uniform.
31 minutes later, KT defeated WE.
So far, out of the three LPL teams, one win and two losses.
The results weren't ideal, and the atmosphere in the training room became more and more oppressive.
The next match was between JT and Samsung. There was no suspense in the match at all, and Samsung won with a crushing victory.
The next match was between LPL and LMS, and it was also the last match of the first day.
IG versus Machi.
In the waiting room, all the players turned around and stared at the big screen.
After losing two matches in a row, everyone's hearts were covered with a layer of haze. If they still couldn't win this match, then the first day of the group stage would be a huge blow to their confidence.
But it only took ten minutes for their doubts to vanish.
“TheShy！
Oh my god, this guy is crazy! "
On the screen, The Sh's Rambo flashed into the range of the enemy's top turret. Using the bonus damage from the overheated state, he forcefully swapped kills with the enemy!
Now, The Sh's record was 31, while the enemy's top laner was 13.
Reality proved that not all top laners were Jin Gong.
Very few people could resist The Sh's temptation of swapping HP, and Machi's top laner fell for it.
He wanted The Sh's body so much that he went crazy. Even in his dreams, he wanted to beat up this talented top laner.
Then, he was killed one after another by The Sh's extreme control.
Rambo, who had taken three kills in ten minutes, was already in an unstoppable state. In the middle of the group battle, he chased after three opponents, and the damage from his big moves was even more devastating.
In the end, The Sh's record was 1026. He was completely crazy, and his face under the camera was smiling like a flower.
Lin Yan and the other players finally breathed a sigh of relief.
On the first day, they won two and lost two. Although they didn't reach their goal, they didn't lose face.
(Hot knowledge: 2017 Intercontinental League, LPL's record in the group stage is 2-6, and they are ranked last. They are worse than LMS, but don't say that I forcefully suppressed them.
See this chapter for the schedule and data.)
The four coaches followed IG's bus back to the hotel. The first thing they did was to discuss tactics with the analysts.
On the first day, they lost both matches against LCK, which made everyone in LPL very uneasy.
Before this year's Intercontinental League, only YM had been tested in external battles. The other LPL teams had only played in the Pro League.
However, after today's matches, WE and RNG were about to shut down.
They were very proud of themselves in LPL, and other than YM, they weren't afraid of any opponents.
However, as soon as they walked out of the door, they were hit twice, and it made them realize the difference.
The players of both teams felt a little guilty.
Because no one wanted to be a burden to YM.
There was no doubt about YM's strength. Even in Korea, the audience thought that they were a strong team on the same level as SKT.
However, the Intercontinental League's format determined that to win the championship, it was impossible to rely on only one team.
The other teams had to step up and share the pressure.
If YM won all the small matches, but LPL didn't win the championship, who would take the blame?
Although there were differences in character and ability among the managers of the clubs, their professional ethics were not bad.
No one wanted to admit that they were inferior.
Under such circumstances, they stepped up their training to let the players maintain their grasp of the game.
For the four LPL teams, on the first night of the Intercontinental League, the pressure gradually replaced the confidence they had when they first arrived.
Even Lin Yan, for the first time, increased the clock until one in the morning. He only went to wash up and go to bed after his super account had reached 300 points.
On the second day, there would be a bloodbath in the three divisions for the guaranteed ticket to the finals.