"Congratulations to YM!"
Doll's worries about Khan Vayne's brilliant performance in the previous game had all disappeared, leaving only joy in his heart. "It's a 2: 1 victory!"
The audience below the stage and in the live broadcast room were all cheering. Now, the home team they supported was only one step away from the highest podium!
[Jin Gong also got a pentakill. Grandpa Qing Jie]
[Wuwuwu, Khan is not laughing anymore. His face is gone too.]
[It's still that explosive kill!
Khan likes to play with Vayne, right? Keep playing!]
[Here's the question. How much of Ouze's skill does Vayne have?]
[Don't be so self-deprecating. This bowl is Ouze's blessing in the LPL. Unfilial Khan wants to use Vayne without even writing an application?
Dream on!]
Mille couldn't help but sigh. "YM's players did really well today. Jack and Jin Gong both got pentakills!"
"If we include the pentakills Mongoose and Brother Ran got in the previous match, YM has four pentakills in this mid-season tournament!" Long-hair added.
"What the f * ck …" Liu Qingsong looked at Lucian's performance on the post-match screen and felt like a bottle of vinegar had been knocked over.
It was so sour.
"Is Tear the only one who hasn't gotten a pentakill?"
Phyllostachys Pubescens was still stabbing him with a knife. "Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter!"
"RNM support has no human rights!" Liu Qingsong sighed with a paper cup in his hand.
Ji Mugong didn't know how to comfort his good brother. If Liu Qingsong hadn't taken Lin Yan's car to the center of the KZ crowd and used his big move, he might not have gotten a pentakill.
He scratched his head in distress. "Has a support ever gotten a pentakill?"
"I don't think so." Lin Yan followed them and finished the drink in his paper cup in one gulp. "I don't remember seeing a support pentakill in a professional match."
Liu Qingsong thought about it carefully and felt that he didn't have much hope.
Even in the S6 Global Finals, which had the most explosive auxiliary damage in recent years, heroes like Jera Fire Man had never achieved a pentakill.
Not to mention the current version.
Morgana, Boulogne, Bull's Head, Tam …
If such a hero could get a pentakill in the professional arena, it was almost certain that the opposing team would be forced to open the game.
He couldn't help but sigh.
As he tore the wound, he remembered a sentence he had read before — If I had never seen the sun, I might have endured the darkness.
If he had been playing as a support, he would not have been so obsessed with Pentakill.
The key point was that before joining Team Gluttony, Liu Qingsong was playing Edisi.
Back then, he was Ouze's substitute's substitute in OMG. Even though he couldn't even make it into the mock competition, he had to admit that it was really easy to get a pentakill in that position. It was also the easiest position to receive the attention and cheers of the LPL audience.
Seeing that all four of his teammates had unlocked their achievements, Liu Qingsong couldn't help but think about it.
"It's about Ai Yamei," Lin Yan saw that Liu Qingsong was still thinking and quickly patted him on the shoulder. "Your auxiliary control performance in these few games has been very good."
Jack also spoke up for him. "That's right, that's right. Which support uses pentakill to prove themselves?"
"As long as you can help me catch Q, you're my brother!"
Liu Qingsong was not troubled by this emotion for long. He knew that now was not the time to think about these personal honors. He ran over and squeezed Jack's neck, trying to use this to divert his attention.
He found that Shiba Inu had gained a lot of weight after coming to Europe. Even the flesh on his neck had thickened. It didn't feel good to touch.
"If you continue to eat like this, I think your neck will be gone soon." Tore the wound kindly reminded him.
He turned his head to look for Phyllostachys Pubescens. He had to admit that the tortoise's neck was thin and long. It felt wonderful to pinch.
The three commentators of LCK looked at the MVP data on the screen. Their expressions were gloomy.
"Ah …" They didn't know what to say and didn't know what to say.
The director pulled out a photo of Jin Gong from some random corner. The Xiba people raised their right hands and posed as if they were holding a gun. They looked like they were full of freedom.
This photo reminded them of Lucian's crazy killing spree in the previous game.
"Lu Xian with 11 kills, 39.53% damage. There's also a pentakill. Opponent's economy is + 6934 …" Quan Wuyu was stunned when he saw the data.
It was too exaggerated.
What was the concept of economic disparity?
Two attack speed equipment and a pair of attack speed shoes!
"Oh … Lu Xian!"
The Shy, who was still in the IG training base, clapped and cheered when he saw that Jin Gong had won the MVP award.
Bao Lan, who was behind him, took off her headphones and looked at the victory symbol on her monitor with satisfaction.
The first victory was in her hands!
The door of the training room was pushed open. Song Yijin walked in humming a Chinese song that The Shy didn't understand. He had a McDonald's paper bag in his hand and was exuding a cheerful aura.
Bao Lan seemed to have heard this song before. She even sang along, "Forgive me, this song was not written for anyone."
The Shy saw that his mid laner and support had a tacit understanding with each other. He pouted and called Broiler over in Korean.
"Yijin, come and watch the game …"
Song Yijin was in high spirits. He didn't bother to correct The Shy's impudent way of addressing him. He moved his gaming chair over and took out a Big Mac from the paper bag.
"You haven't eaten yet?" The Shy glanced at him and was a little surprised.
He remembered that when Broiler left the club in the afternoon, he said that he was going out to play with his girlfriend.
It was already nine o 'clock at night. What could he play that would delay his meal?
"There's fries too. Do you want to eat …" Broiler poured out all the food in the paper bag and shared it with his teammates. Just as he poked open the iced Coke with a straw, he saw the MVP photo on The Shy's monitor.
"What?
(What?) "Broiler was shocked." Did the director show the wrong photo? "
"Top laner Lucian?"
His tone was very anxious.
The Shy was very satisfied with Broiler's reaction. He wasn't the only one who was surprised. "It's top laner Lucian. KZ used top laner Vayne."
"They're really … a bunch of lunatics." Broiler took a bite of his burger and couldn't help but complain. "Did they move all of Edisi to the top lane to give it a new spring?"
It wasn't that he hadn't seen top laner Lucian before. His Korean compatriot, Huni, had used Holy Lance Ranger to cut wood, but the results were quite average.
If it was an unimportant match, it would have been understandable for the rookies to satisfy the audience.
But this was the MSI finals!
The Shy was very interested. His eyes lit up. "After watching this game, I think it's possible to top laner Lucian."
Was he having a relapse?
Broiler swallowed the beef in his mouth and glanced at him. "The summer competition is crucial. Don't cause trouble!"
"Ai Yigu …" The Shy sighed. He switched to the Korean server's client interface and clicked on the version update. "Yijin, take a look at the mid-season version."
Broiler looked over.
"F * ck!"
He was shocked. Meanwhile, Han Wenliu, who was watching The Shy, was still commenting on the game.
"After this game, KZ's mentality adjustment is a big problem." CloudTemplar's comments were very pertinent. "To be honest, YM could have ended this game in about 20 minutes, but they didn't …"
As a retired player, he knew these tricks like the back of his hand. "The extra 6 minutes can prolong YM's morale and condition, but it will also weaken KZ to a certain extent."
The mentality of the dominant side was completely different from that of the disadvantaged side. YM dragged the game as they pleased because they knew that Vayne's development was really terrible. They didn't have any ability to turn the tables.
The extra 6 minutes was to mess with KZ's mentality.
Although the professional players had played many ranked or practice matches over the years, they had played countless games that were at a disadvantage. They all had the ability to withstand pressure.
However, it was different now.
This wasn't a simple ranked match, nor was it a practice match every afternoon or evening. This was the MSI finals.
YM's merciless crushing not only won this game, but also shattered KZ's confidence.
"We'll take the blue side next round." Ever since KZ's players returned to the lounge, the head coach Hiari had been talking non-stop. "There's no other way. We have to …"
He looked at his own top laner who was in a daze. He slapped his notebook hard in an attempt to wake Khan up.
Hiari didn't want to talk about tactics at this time. Finding a way to solve the problem of his players' morale was the most important thing. Otherwise, when they went on stage later, it would be more depressing than the last. No matter how perfect a tactic was, it still needed the players to cooperate.
"Don't be dispirited, don't be depressed. It's not time for us to give up yet!" He raised his voice to get his players' attention.
"It's only 1: 2. It's not 0: 2. What are you afraid of?"
Hiari tried his best to convey the emotions in his voice to the hearts of his players. "As long as we win this game and tie the score at 2: 2, YM will be the unlucky ones!"
He looked at his players' increasingly confident expressions and felt that he had activated another skill. He struck while the iron was hot and continued, "Do you know how long it's been since YM won a full set of best-of-five matches?"
The players looked at each other, their minds still replaying YM's match records for the past two years.
It really did go back a long, long time.
"If we push them to the last step, do you think YM will panic?" Hiari's loud voice stirred up the atmosphere in the lounge.
This was a very simple logic.
The higher a person climbed, the more afraid they would be of falling.
YM was the same.
KZ's players, who had figured it out, instantly had a goal.
It wasn't that bad. They just needed to win two games in a row.
There was a knock on the door. The Korean Fist staff was reminding them that the break time was about to end. Hiari was the last to finish. "Don't forget why we came to Europe this time.
"Don't forget what we've been working hard for the entire spring. We want to prove something."
Everyone's breathing quickened.
The MSI Championship Trophy was the biggest goal of all the professional teams in the past six months. It was something that all the players wanted to get their hands on.
Moreover, this trophy was not only about the team and the players, but also the glory of the division.
Of course, LCK did not have to worry about whether or not they had a spot in the first seed pool of the global finals. After all, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. Although LCK had repeatedly failed in international competitions in the past two years, their strength was still superior to the European and American divisions.
They just wanted to win YM once.
In the past two years, from SKT to SSG, different Korean teams had challenged the same giant on the throne time and time again.
Now, KZ, who bore the heavy responsibility of restoring LCK's glory, had become the new challenger.
No one wanted to fall so close to the Championship Trophy.
Rat King, who was the largest, clapped his hands and signaled for everyone to come to his side.
They stacked their palms together as if they wanted to connect their strength.
“KingZone！
Fighting！”
The unique Korean English accent reverberated in the team's waiting room.
…
Lin Yan was expressionless. He opened a can of Red Bull and poured all of it into a paper cup with the MSI logo printed on it.
Originally, Su Cheng had said that this type of energy drink was not good for the body and should not be drunk often. He had gradually stopped drinking it.
However, before he went on stage, he still opened a can for himself.
To be honest, Lin Yan did not feel that the energy drink had any effect on his reflexes. This was probably why Red Bull and Demon Claw were not banned in e-sports competitions. Professional players could drink as much as they wanted.
However, sometimes, they just wanted to buy some psychological comfort.
Lin Yan took a sip and then closed the lid. "Can we go now?"
Winston stuck his head out to take a look. After receiving the signal from his colleague, he retracted his arm that was blocking Jin Gong.
"Come on, come on!" He was still cheering for YM.
His voice blended together with the sudden burst of cheers from the spectator stands, making it hard for people to hear him clearly.
However, this didn't affect the YM members from lip-reading Winston's good intentions. Lin Yan bumped fists with him and quickly went up the stage.
The spectator stands on all sides were filled with people. As the competition progressed, the enthusiasm of the supporters of both sides did not fade. Instead, it showed signs of becoming more intense.
This was especially so when Lin Yan went up the stage. He could feel the uncontrollable excitement of the audience.
"Welcome back to the competition!" Doll said loudly. "Right now, the LPL team YM is leading KZ 2: 1!"
Mille threw out the topic first. "I just received news from the director that KZ has chosen the blue side for this round!"
"Does this mean that KZ has no trump cards left?"
Doll expressed his understanding. "After all, the red side has a counter position."
Long Hair made use of the opportunity. "I think KZ has no choice but to choose the blue side."
"If they were on the red side, Azriel would definitely ban them. Even KZ couldn't deal with Qing Gang Ying just now," he said. "The red side has two fixed ban positions. If KZ forcefully chooses the red side, they'll only be at a great disadvantage in terms of BP."
Doll agreed repeatedly. He felt that Long Hair's words were more convincing.
"I still hope YM can continue to work hard for this round and take down KZ directly!"
Mille, who had experienced the ups and downs of the LPL, was now a pure hardcore fan of YM. Not to mention, this was an external battle, so he could just brag without thinking.
Even if they lost HP, it wasn't a big problem. Being ganked to death would just be a loss of HP.
However, Mille hoped that he would never have to use these words to deceive the audience.
The crisp sound of metal echoed in the stadium, as if a switch of some item had been triggered. The audience instantly erupted into earth-shattering shouts and cheers!
"KZ's blue side has banned Qing Gang Ying first!"
Mille analyzed. "Although Khan and BDD have high proficiency in heroes, they didn't prepare to jungler Camille before the match!"
If it was only used to sway between the two solo lines, it would be worthless. YM would definitely give them a taste of their own medicine and use Vayne to deal with it.
Although Little Peanut had played Qing Gang Ying a few times, he had never used Camille in the jungler position.
The choice of heroes in the professional arena was not solely dependent on the player's proficiency. It was closely related to the coach's tactics and lineup. Hiari was obviously not prepared for this. It was useless for Little Peanut to pick Camille without the cooperation of his teammates.
KZ could only ban her.
If it was yesterday, Camille's sway was definitely the strong point.
However, today, it had become a weakness for both sides.
This was the charm of a mid-season championship tournament. Only one version was played, and the champion teams of each major division would understand it thoroughly. Their understanding of the version was at its peak, and they would have endless trump cards. The game was much more enjoyable than the league system.
"YM has chosen to ban Azreal." Doll laughed. "It's better to show some respect to Pray!"
Rat King's EZ was trusted by everyone. He was a necessary hero for a Korean ADC, and they would definitely have confidence in bringing him out.
In the second round, KZ blocked Karma, while Red Rice sent Troll to the ban position.
Mille frowned slightly. "YM is targeting Little Peanut very much. From the start of the finals until now, he has probably eaten more than half of the team's ban positions!"
Little Peanut shook the heat pack in his hand, his face full of helplessness.
After being messed with by his opponents, it was reasonable for him to lose his rhythm, right?
YM did not want to disgust Little Peanut, but they had no choice.
The top laner was a sea of heroes. In this year's MSI alone, he had already used 10 different top laner heroes. There was no need to target the mid laner BDD as Lin Ran could completely suppress him. There were too many heroes in the bottom lane, so there was no need to target them.
After thinking about it, it was still easier to lock Little Peanut down.
"The last ban in the first round … KZ gave it to Zooey, while YM sent Thain to the ban position!"
Ever since Red Rice suffered a loss, he decided not to give KZ Glacial Thain. This hero's ability to interfere in the jungle at level 1 was really disgusting. If the villainous hero's presence was too strong in the early game, and he cooperated with his teammates to invade the jungle frequently, then Mongoose's rhythm would be severely affected.
"Eh?" Long-hair noticed something. "This way, the Charlo combo will be released!"
"Kesha or Charlo?" Hiari was still asking his team members behind the players' seats.
Rat King thought for a moment. "Kesha, then. Kesha is more stable."
The price for this was releasing Charlo.
Hiari carefully deduced the following BP of both sides, and felt that releasing Charlo would not necessarily be a loss.
In reality, Charlo had been weakened twice. Version 8.6 reduced the synergy between Charlo and Charlo, while Version 8.8 cut off Feather's piercing damage.
The current Phoenix Legend was no longer as unbeatable as Brother Ouze's famous GIF in the S7 World Championship. It was a strong bottom lane combo, but it could not be compared to Izreal.
"Okay, then we'll take Kesha first." Hiari readily agreed.
"YM is very decisive. They've locked down the Charlo combo!"
Mille looked at the BP panel. "KZ took out Nanqiang and Ryze in the second and third picks … Little Peanut can finally use a strong hero that he's comfortable with in this round. It's not easy!"
Red Rice stood behind the players' seats and paced back and forth. Ryze was obviously in a swing position. KZ would not confirm their solo lane in the first round of BP. After all, their strong top, mid, and jungle abilities were the key to their fame.
"Mongoose, what do you think you should use to play Nanqiang?"
Red Rice made a few backup options in his mind, intending to let Phyllostachys Pubescens choose for himself. "Qian Jue, Blind Monk …"
"Qian Jue."
Little Peanut knew that there were not many heroes in his hero pool who could deal with Nanqiang. Blind Monk definitely could not play, and Spider was not strong in this version.
Qian Jue was the only one left.
In the second round of BP, Hiari began to target Jin Gong. Crow and Aoun, the two top laners that he was more familiar with, were banned by him.
"It's good that KZ is banned!"
Mille's eyes lit up. "After banning Crow, he chose Ryze. Now, there's basically no AP top laner!"
The only mage top laner that could be used outside was Vampire, but this hero was definitely countered by Ryze.
In other words, Jin Gong could not help the team deal magic damage in this round.
As a result, the mid laner Lin Yan could not use an AD mid laner like Lu Xian, who had an extremely strong suppressive power. Otherwise, the team's lineup would become a kitchen knife team.
Although Hiari was unknown before, he was not at a disadvantage against Red Rice's BP in this final. It was enough to prove his strength and that he was worthy of being the LCK champion.
"YM banned Boulogne first, then banned Tam …" Doll said without hesitation. "They're going for Gerrella!"
Both of the protective supports were banned. There were not many choices left for the nanny, Gerrella.
"Aoun!" Long Hair looked at the goat that appeared in Jack's selection frame. "Jin Gong is going to team up this round!"
When Red Rice banned Boulogne, he was paving the way for Aoun. After all, Uncle Goat was most afraid that Boulogne's big move would be confiscated by Security Door.
After thinking about it, Gerrella could only choose Bull's Head from the few version heroes that he had left.
Alista, this hero, could use W skill to counter Aoun's second big move. It was a good choice.
Morgana was also a good choice against Aoun, but the problem was that it was difficult for her to stack the Plasma effect on Kesha.
Moreover, after Little Peanut chose Nanqiang, KZ's lineup lacked control and the ability to make the first move. Gerrella sacrificed the lane to make the team more comfortable.
"KZ's last choice …" Mille looked at the BP special effect that kept flashing in the other party's selection frame. He was a little worried.
Even though the other party had chosen the blue side, he was still afraid that KZ would reveal another trump card.
"Orloy!"
Doll couldn't hide her surprise as the commentator transmitted it to Mille and the millions of LPL viewers watching the game!
"Is this KZ's last card?!" His voice was shrill.
The bullet screen was abuzz with discussion.
[Mother of Tentacles?
GG]
[This is purely disgusting, isn't it?
Can this hero play in a professional match?]
[Orloy is just an iron idiot. He can't even keep up with Nono.]
[He was chosen to work with Ryze to play 131. In terms of one-on-one, Orloy is still very good.]
Under the camera, Khan pinched his fingers, his eyes like torches.
The champion's face was back.
In this match, he chose to believe in himself.
As long as he defeated Orloy in a one-on-one battle, YM would not be able to do anything to them based on his and Ryze's powerful split pushing abilities!
Mille also realized KZ's intention and could not help but turn pale.
YM's current lineup did not have any means to counter a one-on-one!
Once Khan and BDD could develop, they would pose a huge threat to YM in the flanks!
Liu Qingsong's expression was as usual. As usual, Lulu lit up for two seconds. Then, he licked his lips and instantly locked onto another hero!
'Black Rose will bloom again!'
A charming and enchanting voice echoed heavily in the Zenith Stadium!
"Trickster Enchantress Lefran!"
Mille widened his eyes, completely ignoring the wrinkles on his forehead. "Brother Ran's courage …"
"The reworked Enchantress is about to welcome her first battle in the Mid-Season Championship!" Doll began to shout again.
The live audience's exclamations and praises were incessant and were transmitted to Lin Yan's ears through the soundproof headphones!
Su Cheng, who was watching the competition in her rented house in Shanghai, was also stunned.
"Is this for real?
So brave? "
The caster showed Enchantress's data. When Version 8.8 was brought back, the Spring Season in the five main divisions had come to an end.
In other words, Lin Yan's Enchantress was the first time in a professional competition after the rework!
[Amazing!!]
[F * ck, he really dared to choose.]
[Choosing a hero with 0% appearance rate in the MSI tiebreaker. Amazing, amazing.]
[With such guts, he deserves Brother Ran's First High School.]
[I look down on those who single-handedly chose a tank as a pure Jβ-hybrid in the tiebreaker.]
[… There's a saying about the Enchantress MSI tiebreaker. Are all of you that confident?]
Lin Yan took a sip of the energy drink in the paper cup. After mixing the runes, he glanced at the lineup of both sides.
KZ on the blue side: top laner Oloi, jungler Nanqiang, mid laner Ryze, bottom laner Kesha + Bull's Head Chieftain.
YM on the red side: top laner Aoun, jungler Qian Jue, mid laner Enchantress, bottom laner Lu Xia + Luo.
"This lineup … YM seems to be betting on a team battle!" Mille's brows were tightly knitted and did not relax at all. "Overall, KZ leans more towards a solo carry!"
Long-hair nodded in agreement. "The key point in the early stages of both sides is the mid laner."
"Nanqiang + Ryze and Qian Jue + Enchantress. Whoever can open up the situation first will have the initiative!"
After the live audience saw the appearance of the two unpopular heroes, Oloi and Enchantress, appear in the current version, the waves in the stadium surged violently. The momentum was earth-shattering!
When the Summoner's Canyon descended, the noise reached its peak!