Everyone from TOP who lost the match was depressed. Zoom had always chosen Crow to put the Mask of Pain on others, but every dog has its day. Now, it was finally his turn to suffer.
Zhuo Ding's eyes were red. After the match ended, he laid on the table and didn't move.
To him, reaching the top four was considered a success. Reaching the top six in the Spring Tournament was also considered a pass.
But he never thought that he would be forced to chase after three!
The dawn of victory was right in front of him, but it was mercilessly destroyed by RW.
This kind of match was a serious blow to the team's morale and personal condition. Zhuo Ding was depressed and started to doubt his life.
He looked at Doinb who was dancing on the other side of the stage. He was so excited that he was jumping up and down like a monkey. His upper teeth were unconsciously biting his lower lip. A sense of powerlessness wrapped in a bone-chilling coldness spread from his heart to his limbs and bones through his blood.
Lin Yan, who witnessed this scene from YM's base, couldn't help.
TOP had to adjust their mentality by themselves. As an outsider, he couldn't help much.
Sorrow was also an old Internet user. That night, he posted on his circle of friends — If I have never seen the light, I can endure the darkness. But now, the sun shines on my loneliness even more desolately.
It seemed to be a story that was sadder than sorrow.
Although Zhuo Ding's TOP team couldn't break out of the encirclement and meet YM in the semifinals, from the coaching staff to the team members, they were all very relaxed.
In their opinion, RW didn't pose much of a threat to the team.
After five full rounds with TOP, Hero Warrior had already revealed all his cards.
Although it was a rare feat to let two people chase after three, it also proved that there was a certain problem with the team — if Wu's strength was really enough to crush the opponent, he wouldn't have lost two rounds.
Red Rice and Gou Ba were already studying the opponents in the second half of the finals.
…
A graceful woman with snow-white skin covered by a purple void creature ran in the Summoner's Canyon. Bullets shot from her fingers hit Cheyenne and Vampire's bodies one after another!
The two of them turned around to attack the woman in purple, but she used her evolved Limit Overload to hide her body from Cheyenne and Vampire's sight.
Cheyenne activated [Reckless Charge] and wanted to send his opponent flying. However, just as the muscular Undead War God was about to touch the petite girl, she transformed into a purple phantom and traversed the entire battlefield!
While dodging Cheyenne and Vampire's skills, he shuttled to the back of the formation and unleashed Akashic Storm, reducing the HP of the enemy's backline as much as he could!
"Ouze!"
The English commentator roared, "Kesha is still dealing damage, Ouze is still dealing damage!"
Kegmo, the core damage dealer in the enemy's formation, couldn't take the damage from Akashic's Rainstorm and was instantly turned into a corpse. He was still trying to deal explosive damage.
At the same time, Vampire also charged up his E [Tide of Blood] and rushed in front of Kesha. He then cast [Blood Plague] and poured it all over her body!
But with a pleasant tinkling sound, Kesha turned into a golden statue!
"Stopwatch!" The English commentator shouted at the top of his lungs. "Ouze's equipment is very tight!"
Vampire missed, and E's [Blood Tide] also missed.
His underwear had been seen through by Uzi, and he had completely predicted Vladimir's E and R!
At the same time, Bigmouth's corpse also exploded!
After recovering from the Golden Body state, the Uzi pulled back. The Hurricane Sheep Saber provided Kesha with a high attack speed. The picturesque slashing movement caused the audience to exclaim in surprise again!
Every normal attack would reduce the cooldown of E [Extreme Overload] by 0.5 seconds. Ouze successfully refreshed his skill through his slashing maneuver. He went invisible again and adjusted his damage output position.
At this time, the other RNG players also played their roles and divided the battlefield, creating a good harvest environment for Ouze!
Akashic Storm was activated again. The enemy had poured too many skills into Ouze, but they didn't achieve the desired effect. Now, they were in the middle of their skill cooldown period and were weakened. They were defeated one by one by the RNG players!
Kesha raised her finger and shot out missiles, clearing all the enemy's HP!
"He's still alive!
He's still alive! "
The English commentator's voice was broken. "Ouze has destroyed this game. He's going to lead his teammates to flatten EDG's base!"
Amidst the cheers of the audience, Ouze scored four kills. He controlled Kesha to move forward, heading straight for EDG's high ground!
Theenemyislegendary！
The junior looked at Kesha's amazing data on the data panel, took off his glasses helplessly and pinched the bridge of his nose.
Now, all five EDG players were soaking in the spring water. They were immersed in the black and white screen and realized that this game was coming to an end.
According to the rules of the game, before the main Crystal exploded, the players were not allowed to take off their headphones and leave their seats.
At this moment, they could only watch as the RNG team flattened their own base!
"3: 0!
Another easy sweep! "
The commentator's voice was loud and powerful. "Now, IG must be on high spirits. Ouze and his teammates are going to challenge them!"
"The crazy Ouze is in a hot state. He hasn't even met a strong opponent so far. Next, can SMLZ stop him?"
Red Rice and Gouba, who were studying the opponents in the second half of the finals, looked at Ouze's MVP photo on the computer screen and were speechless.
They did not expect a monster to be hiding in the second half.
RNG had won every single one of their matches since the start of the playoffs.
Ouze had scored 43 kills, 5 deaths, and 22 assists in six small games. His KDA was as high as 13, his average damage output was 707, his damage ratio was 35.23%, and his average damage output was 11.8!
There was no doubt that this was the best ADC performance after the S7 Censer Monster version.
The shooters in the other divisions were now mediocre. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the top, middle, and jungle that dominated the rhythm of the early and middle stages were more important. After all, the top half had the Canyon Vanguard, a key neutral resource that could snowball in the early stages. Naturally, it would receive more attention.
However, Ouze was now like he was on steroids. All kinds of incredible moves were at his fingertips. It could be said that he was abnormal, forcing his teammates and opponents to focus on the bottom half.
"Let's study RNG?"
Although Gouba looked down on RNG's management, he knew that they could not underestimate their opponents. They had to know themselves and their opponents throughout the playoffs. They could not afford to make any mistakes.
"Yes, you can give me the data … After we finish playing RW, we'll have a meeting to discuss it."
Red Rice flipped open his notebook and began to study the BP of RNG's first two rounds of the playoffs. He also made deductions and thought about the possible strategies that their opponents could come up with.
The semifinals were not held in Shanghai, but in LGD's home stadium in Hangzhou.
Although the Water Ghosts could not participate in the playoffs, there were signs of the optimistic team everywhere.
Shanghai was not far from Hangzhou. YM Club left the base on the morning of April 22nd, the day of the semifinals. They took an SUV provided by BMW China to the competition venue 200 kilometers away.
Da Mei's journey in the secondary league was quite smooth. Three days ago, he and the jungler Wei had helped YMA lift the third secondary league trophy in team history. Today, he came with the first team purely for fun.
In the car, Lin Weixiang was still teasing the Siberian. He wanted him to learn the Flower Shaking Hand movement on his champion's skin.
Jin Gong had never seen such a spirited kid before. He only felt that the movement was novel and did not feel that it was tacky.
The Shiba Inu was carsick. He was disturbed by his teammates and was a little noisy. He simply put on his noise-canceling headphones and closed his eyes to rest.
Lin Yan looked at his phone for a while. After a while, he also felt dizzy. He took out a U-shaped pillow from his bag and put it behind his head as a buffer. He took a short nap.
Two hours later, the car door opened again. Lin Yan saw Guo Hao's face in front of him. What greeted him was the intoxicating fresh air.
The moist air was mixed with the aroma of earth and grass.
"Hurry up." Guo Hao held an umbrella. The patter of rain hit the surface of the umbrella. After the raindrops bounced and shattered, they mischievously drilled into Lin Yan's team uniform. "The weather is bad today. Let's hurry into the stadium."
They were still a short distance away from the LGD stadium. Guo Hao called two more staff members. A few … umbrellas were held together to form a barrier. They blocked the drizzle from the sky.
The players in the two cars all got out. They carried their backpacks and walked into the LGD eSports stadium surrounded by the crowd.
Although they had been to Hangzhou once two months ago, everyone was still amused by the giant signboard in front of the eSports stadium.
Under the LGD Club's logo were printed the various eSports divisions under its jurisdiction, as well as eye-catching phrases and slogans.
From "Our LGD is invincible" to "The only designated champion _ _", there were also words like "certified as a strong team" and "The red dragon will not die."
"YM is here!"
Lin Yan did not have time to admire it again. Not far away, the audience who had arrived in advance to enter the stadium shouted loudly.
Although the figures of the players were tightly covered by the black umbrellas, YM's BMW from Shanghai had the distinctive black and red paint and team logo. It was not unusual for the audience to recognize them at a glance.
This shout also attracted the attention of the other audience members who were waiting for their tickets to be checked.
"Let's go. Don't stay here." Guo Hao led them straight to the entrance entrance. He did not want to be left outside the stadium.
On a rainy day, these internet addicts' bones were already fragile. If they caught a cold, it would definitely affect their upcoming competition schedule.
Fortunately, the audience members were reasonable people. Seeing YM avoid them like the plague, they also knew that it was not the right time to meet the players they were thinking of.
The group of people stopped halfway and went back to line up to enter the stadium.
"Let's do our makeup first and then go to the lounge. You guys put your keyboards and mouse peripherals in the box outside!"
The leader of LGD was a young girl with pink hair. She held the walkie-talkie in her hand and gave them directions to prevent them from being out of order.
The six players took out their peripherals from their backpacks. Their keyboards and mouse bases all had their own name stickers. They were not afraid of mixing them up and threw them all into the big box at the entrance.
A staff member picked up the box of peripherals and went to check if the players' keyboards and mice met the competition rules.
When Lin Yan and his teammates were doing their makeup, they received Gou Ba's printed map of Doinb's hot spots.
The analysts did not need to play, so naturally, they did not need to do their makeup. Gou Ba took the time to explain the strategy to them.
"The tactical style of RW's team is very similar to yours. They will focus on the top lane and the bottom lane ADC. If Asura uses a late ADC core, then Doinb will definitely use a hero who can push the lane and set the pace in the early and mid lane.
"If Asura uses a hero who can play in the early and mid lane, such as Ember, then Doinb will most likely use a late mage core like Clockwork, Kassadin, or Airplane."
Lin Yan was still looking at Doinb's hot spots collected by his analysts when he heard Gou Ba continue, "Red Rice and I have a very simple BP structure for this semifinal …"
The YM team members nodded.
…
"Good afternoon, everyone in the stadium and in front of the screen!"
A familiar face appeared in the live broadcast and waved to the audience. "This is Zhejiang Hangzhou LGD Esports Film and Television Culture Center!
I am commentator Zeyuan. "
"Hello everyone, I'm Rita."
The female commentator next to her was wearing a white off-shoulder dress, revealing two white and flawless collarbones. She was dressed like a pure white flower.
Rita was the main female commentator for this year's LPL. After the older generation of Xiao Cang, Miss, Xiao Mi, and Su Xiaoyan retired from the commentary platform, she and another veteran game commentator, Zhou Shuyi, became the focus of support.
Although Rita was often questioned by the audience due to stage fright and understanding of the game, this did not change Teng Jing's determination to make her popular.
As long as Rita was on, there would be a rhythm in the bullet screen and a topic on Weibo …
This was the traffic that Teng Jing needed the most.
If your skills were not good enough, then you would be matched with a few passable commentary partners. You could always improve if you slowly learned.
Today's stage host was Luo Xin. She had a bun on her head and wore a bright red festive dress. She looked like Chun Li.
Oh, it was not the designer of Swordswoman, but the character of Street Fighter.
"Today, before the teams come on stage, we will first give out an award … the MVP of the 2018 LPL Spring Regular Season!" Luo Xin waved her arm. "Ran from Team YM!"
Lin Yan walked alone to the center of the stage and stood beside the host, Luo Xin.
The audience below the stage could no longer hold back their excitement. LGD Stadium distributed two support sticks to each seat, allowing them to make a dull noise.
The female audience members were already very enthusiastic. They screamed like groundhogs and were responsible for the loud part. The male audience members could not resist the temptation of the stick and began to clap.
At this time, the big screen in the stadium showed Lin Yan's data for the entire regular season.
Out of the 35 members who participated in the selection, 25 of them voted for Lin Yan. At the same time, he also received seven second and three third votes.
Not only was he chosen as the first team of the regular season, he also became the MVP of this year's spring regular season. As usual, he received a lot of awards.
Lin Yan had a faint smile on his face. Since this was not the first time he received this award, he was not very happy.
Just like the first team of the regular season, this was a routine time for the league to divide the cake.
The first team was top laner The Shy, jungler Ning, mid laner Ran, bottom laner Uzi, and support Crisp. The division was quite clear.
IG and YM, who had the best records in the entire regular season, each received two spots in the first team. The remaining most popular team, RNG, was the first team ADC.
However, what if the jungler was Xiao Tian and the mid laner was Rookie?
In reality, there was nothing wrong with it. These two had performed quite well in this year's Spring Season. They were definitely worthy of being in the first team.
"Brother Ran, a full score of 100. How many points do you give yourself in this regular season?" Luo Xin's voice pulled Lin Yan back to reality.
He looked at the microphone and pondered for two seconds. "77 minutes."
The audience roared with laughter.
Luo Xin did not expect Lin Yan to cause trouble. She was stunned for two seconds before laughing awkwardly. "It seems that Brother Ran is very strict with himself."
She quickly changed the topic. "This is Brother Ran's third regular season MVP award in his career. Is there anything you want to say to the audience and fans?"
"Thank you to my teammates and coaches. Without them, it would be difficult for me to perform so well on the field. At the same time, I want to thank my fans. Thank you for watching my game …"
At this point, some of the female fans in the audience screamed in sympathy.
"We will always be with you!"
Lin Yan waved his hand to indicate that he had heard.
"Lastly, I want to thank my father and girlfriend," he added. "Thank you for your encouragement and support. I will continue to work hard."
The female fans had been so moved that they were wiping their tears. When they heard this, their sobbing stopped abruptly and they suddenly fell silent.
The male fans roared with kind laughter.
[The last sentence is the killer!]
[Wow, showing off his girlfriend and killing female fans at the same time. Killing two birds with one stone. Wonderful!]
[What does it mean to be a winner in life?]
[Heh, a winner in life?
Can Lin Yan understand the joy of silver?
I understand!]
Luo Xin hurriedly asked Lin Yan to go down first so that he could prepare for the team's entrance ceremony.
Lin Yan left the stage with the round trophy. The players and coaches of RW Team were already waiting at the backstage entrance.
Doinb glanced at the trophy in Lin Yan's hand. He was extremely envious.
Like most professional players, he was quite eager for glory.
In just a few years of his career, when the dust settled on the day of his retirement, those without glory could only become nameless and be blown away by the breeze of history.
Lin Yan's regular season MVP award had undoubtedly stimulated Doinb's fighting spirit.
Jin Taixiang had just looked away from Lin Yan's hand when he heard Luo Xin's voice coming from the center of the stage.
"First of all, let us welcome the second place of the 2018 LPL regular season, Roger Warriors!"
Doinb exhaled deeply. He lowered his eyes to hide his emotions and followed the young man onto the stage.
"Top laner Mouse, jungler Flawless, mid laner Doinb, bottom laner Asura, support Yuyanjia, and coach HanYi!"
The audience applauded. In this Spring Season, RW Team had successfully grown from an unknown team to one of the top teams in the league.
Although they did not have good results and did not attract many die-hard fans, they still had a lot of casual fans.
Even some YM fans spontaneously applauded RW. Of course, this was because they were very confident in their home team's strength. If they had judged that the two teams were evenly matched, most of them would not have been so generous.
"Next, let us welcome the first place of the 2018 LPL regular season, Young Miracles!"
Luo Xin's voice was slightly shrill due to her lack of breath. However, she was very clever and acted cute.
"Top laner Gimgoon, jungler Tian, mid laner Ran, bottom laner JackeyLove, support Crisp, and head coach Homme!"
There was a tsunami of cheers in the LGD eSports Stadium!
After not seeing YM for half a month, the audience's enthusiasm was far beyond their imagination!
"The 2018 LPL Spring Season semi-finals between RW and YM is about to begin. Let us look forward to this exciting match!"
Before Luo Xin went off the stage, she even made a fighting pose. She looked like a fool.
"Who's going to carry today?" Jack yawned. He looked like he was still half asleep. "Just help me, I won't be C."
Xiao Tian sat in the player's seat and turned to look at his mid laner. "That must be Brother Ran C."
"He said yesterday that he could play Doinb even with his legs. After all, he's the MVP of the World Championship. He hasn't even won Doinb before. He's just a mid laner in the regular season. How can a mid laner compare to the MVP of the World Championship?"
After saying that, Phyllostachys Pubescens glanced at Lin Yan. "Isn't that right, Brother Ran?"
"Too right, too right," Shiba Inu answered for him. "Brother Ran, can you tell us more about the value of S6 and S7 double MVP?"
Lin Ran did not decline, and decisively told them about his glorious history of overcoming all obstacles and defeating all the generals.
"Can you guys be more mature like me?"
Jin Gong couldn't stand it anymore. The semi-finals were about to begin, but his teammates were still reminiscing about the past.
"Keep your guard up. Don't fail miserably today!" Jiang Chenglu said as he clapped his hands behind the contestants' seats.
He was afraid that YM would be so busy in the second half of the regular season that the players would be so relaxed that they would not be nervous in the playoffs.
When they heard this, they quickly stopped smiling. Their expressions changed at the speed of light, and they glared fiercely at player RW in the custom room like a man-eating beast.
"… You guys don't have to be like this." Jiang Chenglu laughed. "Just be normal."
Without waiting for contestant YM to adjust his expression, with a clang, the semifinals BP began!