LOL: Serve the country with loyalty, I have full attributes to resist Korea

Chapter 326 Big upset! Heritage and future! Advance to the semi-finals!

October 2022, 10, 21:5 a.m. local time.

The S12 World Finals quarterfinals will start on time!
WE made their debut on the first day, facing the Vietnamese GAM who had fought their way out of the chaos in Group D.

Zuo Shou and the TES team, who have failed to become "successful people" for two consecutive years, should have swum to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean by now, and are using their break time to watch the game.

During the pre-match session, several familiar faces of GAM seemed very relaxed and even waved and greeted the WE players from a distance.

After all, the two sides are old acquaintances, especially GAM, which has a new Chinese AD player who joined the team this summer.

It is said that he was the person "kidnapped" by Sofm from the youth training camp, and his ID was a funny one "shaoye" (young master).

Among the independent divisions, the Vietnam division has always had the lowest proportion of foreign players. The main reason is that Vietnam’s conditions are average, and it is unwilling to pay high fees for recruiting players, and the players themselves are not very willing to go there.

But in this year's environment, especially after personally experiencing the "ravages" of the Asian Games.

The officials of the Vietnam competition area finally came to their senses!
If we don't spend a lot of money on recruiting players, will our Vietnam division be stuck in the round of 16 forever?
Coincidentally, after recruiting new players this year, they actually broke the division’s history and made it into the quarterfinals!
Even defeated the powerful TES team!

With this remarkable case in mind, it can be predicted that after this year, even "remote areas" like the Vietnam region, which is almost isolated from the world, will start a wave of recruiting players.

After all, it can be said that a LOL team only has commercial value if it enters the S World Championship.

This can be seen from the fact that after GAM broke into the quarterfinals, several Vietnamese brands suddenly appeared on the team uniforms overnight, and the effect was immediate.

Of course, the result of this quarter-final match was almost the one with the least suspense.

The iconic screams were already coming from the European and American commentary desks at the scene.

"Krd, this amazing and crazy guy, he's amazing again!" Bald Peters yelled on the stage.

"The third game in a row! In the total of 9 games so far, he has played superbly in 8 games!"

"This year's Krd is so strong!!"

Bearded Bob laughed and added: "To be fair, all three lanes of WE performed brilliantly, with frequent solo kills. If they were in other teams, they would definitely have a chance to compete for MVP. It's a pity that in WE, the jungler is too dazzling!"

“21 minutes and 17 seconds! WE once again launched a blitzkrieg against the meta! GAM was swept out in despair!”

"Let us congratulate WE for advancing to the semi-finals!"

None of the GAM players on the field looked too depressed.

After all, this year's achievements are enough to make the entire Vietnam region cheer.

Why is there always a saying of "Five Major Divisions" in the League of Legends world?
This is because, in the entire more than ten-year history of the League of Legends S League, there has been only one example of a team outside the five major regions, the so-called "wild card" region, successfully advancing to the quarterfinals.

That was in the S6 season when the Russian team ANX defeated the then LCK No. seed and the recognized world's strongest team ROX Tigers in the group stage, making audiences all over the world laugh.

It is worth mentioning that Peanut was also on that ROX team!
you again!
So to be honest, the first truly purebred "wild card prisoner" in history was actually the LCK region, and it was the number one seed that suffered a crushing defeat in a 66-minute bladder game!
Those who came after were just poor imitators.
Today, GAM, as the second wildcard team in history to achieve this achievement, is definitely worthy of pride and satisfaction, and it is natural to attribute the credit to the strategy of introducing foreign aid.

The GAM members lost the game but were full of joy.

But as for the remaining six teams in the quarterfinals, it is really hard to laugh at.

Especially the other two teams in the upper half.

Although it is somewhat unrealistic to expect GAM to play like WE.

But after watching these three BO5s, apart from discovering WE's greater strengths this year, they gained nothing else!

Inside T1's preparation room, everyone's faces looked solemn.

Faker's ambitious statements in the interview after the group stage last week excited many LCK fans.

But only T1 themselves know how much pressure they will face when facing WE again in the semi-finals.

"It seems that they have really found the most suitable puzzle piece." Benji bluntly expressed everyone's thoughts.

"After changing the AD and mid laner, they are really a little stronger this year than last year."

"Krd's operating performance has not changed much from the previous two years," Kouma also added.

"But the most direct feeling this year is that he has become much more relaxed and calm. He no longer needs to rely entirely on himself to pull everything together. He is more able to let go and operate, so he looks stronger."

Li Xianghe was silent for a while as he listened to the voices of his two old brothers.

Of course, he could also see that this new WE team was completely different after the Asian Games.

Simply put, it has evolved into "One Superpower and Many Strong Powers".

If we understand the statement like Cheng Ming's operation has not changed much from the previous two years from another perspective, it means that he still maintains the top ceiling level and has not regressed at all.

Li Xianghe certainly knew what a terrifying phenomenon this was.

In fact, after he took over the team this year, he decided to use a brand new lineup of three pure rookies, which has been questioned a lot, even though they have already entered the S game.

After all, the four little ones have not grown up yet, and there are still many shortcomings and room for growth that are visible to the naked eye.

Most people would just say: "If we can get in with these few people, then wouldn't we be able to go further with a few more people?"

However, he was the only one who never doubted the correctness of these four people for a moment.

This is not only about believing in your teammates, but also about believing in yourself.

Because he knew that with Cheng Ming's status, every teammate must have been selected by him personally, which was what the other party considered to be the correct puzzle piece.

Since the other party can do it.

Well, so can he!
"Don't think too far ahead. Let's win tomorrow's game first." Li Xianghe finally spoke out from his deep thoughts: "At least, we have to stand on the stage to compete with them first. Only then will it make sense to discuss these things."

"Even this year, we still have time."

Li Xianghe paused and swallowed his words, as if he was deliberately avoiding something.

And just after he said this, the atmosphere in T1's combat readiness room suddenly became a little "sad".

The eyes of the four little ones and the two T1 elders suddenly became extremely determined!

On October 10, the second match of the upper half of the quarterfinals started.

JDG vs T1.

The match was supposed to take place in the semi-finals, but due to grouping and fate, they met earlier.

And when T1 lost the first game, fireworks suddenly broke out on major domestic forums!

Shouted "T1 is just like this!
Shouted "Lee Sang Hyuk is old! He picked Galio to get by, but the other four can't stand up at all!"

However, starting from the second game, this T1 finally showed the embryonic core after reconstruction, which was also the soul transformation of this major change of T1.

That is, even in a desperate situation, all five people can stand up!
In the second game, Zeus picked Yongen as the top laner, and 369 picked the counter position Stoneman to try to destroy the lane, but it didn't have any effect.

On the contrary, in the 2v2 between top and jungle, he was frequently subjected to the crazy operations of the two and was dizzy to the point of losing his brain, which eventually led to the collapse of both the top and jungle.

After jungler Poppy's beautiful hammering to start the team fight, and Yongen's several key Fengchen Juesian slashes, JDG's team fight went smoothly.

In the third game, Nakano stood out.

The duo of Ryze and Nightmare set the pace for the entire game in the early stages!
In T1’s internal team voice chat, Lee Sang-hyeok was almost operating two machines by himself, switching screens frantically.

Some viewers who watched the first-person perspective, even if they couldn't hear the team voice, have noticed that this seems to be somewhat similar to the first-person perspective of WE's finals last year.
In the fourth game, the biggest difference between T1 and JDG, or most other teams, was revealed.

Similarly, many teams will lose first and then win, but they will only decline again and finally become exhausted.

But in the BO1, T5's performance became hotter and hotter as the second half approached!
Perhaps, this is the team's ability to regulate the team that can be achieved by having a stabilizing force in the team.

The fourth game was almost a one-sided trend. The bottom lane, which had been evenly matched for three consecutive games, became a breakthrough point. Gumayusi changed into the skin of [God·Lü Bu] and seized the loopholes in the laning phase with Keria to complete a kill in the opposite lane!

最终维鲁斯豪取12/0/11的超豪华战绩，并打出24分钟7:30的巨大分差。

"T1 came back from a - deficit to become the second team to advance to the semi-finals!" The commentary desk was equally excited without favoritism.

"Six years ago, Faker was here, in Madison Square Garden, advancing to the semifinals with the same position and even the same score!"

"If they draw RNG this year, then they will play against the same team again! We have to say it's fate, maybe it's destined!"

"Now, the devil has returned to six years ago in his dream! Let us look forward to whether this year will be the year when the fourth reborn king will be born!"

[I haven’t watched many LCK games this year. Are these new players of T1 so strong? ]

[T1 players’ average skills are weird, right? It’s better to be young]

[How did JDG get defeated so easily? Who opened the champagne in advance? Speak up! ]

[Not much different, JDG was beaten 3-0 by WE, and it was almost 3-0 three times! If you praise T1 so much, then why were they sweating in the first game? ]

[But I feel that LCK is really impressive this year. T1 is still a rookie team. As for the other galaxy battleships, if we didn’t have WE, I feel like they would have swept the top four this year.]

[It doesn’t matter, God K will take action! 】

[O bubble fruit milk, don't run away after school, the wild area is waiting! ]

In addition to those who just want to have fun, there are also a few netizens who do serious analysis on the Tieba forum.

Some people think that the style of this new T1 seems to be very similar to the new WE.
Except for the mid and jungle who need to be swapped to be the same, the top laners are all good at bayoneting in the lane, and the supports are all camera people who like to do scientific research and fancy operations. In other words, the styles of AD are slightly different.

The comparison between the two IDs, Krd and Faker, has always been particularly heated in the atmosphere of chasing the third championship of the new era this year.

This discussion has also made the discussions about the styles of the two teams even more heated.

Of course Cheng Ming had also seen such remarks, but he did not take them seriously.

In the competitive arena, sharing styles, learning designs, copying systems and routines, everything is actually not important.

Who will be the ultimate winner.

Everything one does is the ultimate supreme truth!

The runner-up of the S game didn’t even get a silver medal. It seems that success or failure is the only rule here!
So what Cheng Ming needs to focus on is leading the team to the final victory.

The third day of the quarterfinals continues, DRX vs RNG.

For others, this game might be considered a more suspenseful one.

After all, as the fourth seed, although RNG's performance in the first half was bumpy, they have adjusted back to their form in the second round of the group stage, so they should at least be able to fight.

"Do you think RNG can win today? If they lose, we will be the only ones left." Abin muttered in a low voice.

"I hope they can win. I remember that our region hasn't had a single team making it to the top four since S6. It's a bit embarrassing," Angel recalled thoughtfully.

"The main reason is that we just had the civil war finals last year, so the contrast this time is a bit too big." Jack loves to make a little bear spread his hands.

"It doesn't matter. Think about it in a positive way. This gives us a chance to win three games with one." Cheng Ming said with a calm smile, obviously not caring.

"No problem, Brother Cheng understands getting up at night!" ON lashed out with his huge tongue smoothly.

And from Cheng Ming's words, we can also hear that he is not very optimistic about this game.

After all, according to memory, DRX was able to defeat T1 in the end, and T1 once crushed RNG 3-0 in the quarterfinals.

No matter how you derive the formula, there's no chance of winning.

The result was as expected, this DRX was almost a complete defeat of RNG!

Zeka, the mid laner, sanctioned Xiaohu twice in a row in the field of mage assassin, forcing him to play Galio in the third game. The first item he bought was even Banshee!
And Brother Huxi's most confident laning phase was useless in front of Kingen's three Sword Demons and All Beings Are Equal, and he was completely defeated in team battles and solo laning.

In the end, RNG was unable to change the outcome and was defeated 3:0 in the quarterfinals.

Since then, WE has officially become the only remaining team in the LPL top four.

In a sense, it is a return to the timeline.

However, just when Cheng Mingdu thought that the embarrassing situation of LPL being surrounded by LCK this year was inevitable.
A shocking upset happened!

October 10th, the last day of the group stage.

North America's No. 100 seed 8T is fighting in the United States this year, which can almost be said to be equivalent to the significance of the S Bird's Nest to the LPL.

At the same time, as the North American team has once again successfully entered the top four of the S game after S8, its historical significance is absolutely extraordinary.

This 100T team has a lot of history. The most famous players in the team are Bang, the only double champion shooter, and RYU Yuelun, who became the coach of the team after serving for three years.
The owner of this team is the owner of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.

Therefore, the team naturally has strong financial resources.

The reason they were able to get here this year was not only because their team had the magical power to apply for a US green card for Korean aid Ssumday, thus turning him into a "local player."

What is more critical is, of course, that they spent a huge amount of money and bought several top names in the Chinese aid export plan through "bidding".

Therefore, this team is actually a "super-capacity version" of the foreign aid lineup, with 1 local Korean aid + N Chinese aid starters and substitutes.

Including Duke Zoom, who is in his prime, Xiye, the former mid laner of WE, and the top rookie in the jungle position in the export training camp.

100T and DK fought for five rounds, and every round was a full victory.

Everyone in the team is extremely motivated. Some are fighting to defend their home turf, some are fighting to prove their second career, and some are chasing their dreams.
In the end, they grabbed the ancient dragon in the last desperate fight and completed the final reversal!

They actually managed to snatch the last ticket to the semi-finals from the LCK's No. 1 seed!
"Anbengliderbo! They did it! They really did it!"

The North American commentator at the scene was so excited that he almost stood still.

There were even screams and shouts from local audiences at the scene.

As we all know, the United States is absolutely correct about race, so at least on the surface, no one would discuss how many Americans there are in this North American team. Anyway, the American team won.

They just need to think about it, the North American team actually made it to the semi-finals again in this local battle!

It's totally exciting enough.

"In fact, I don't think there is anything to hide. This is the magical power from the East! In terms of recruiting the same players, there is no doubt that our LEC region is far more successful than the LEU region this year!"

"After four years, we have made it to the semi-finals again!"

"Yes, Pierce, especially the young Chinese player named Chase. I even see the shadow of Krd when he was young in his playing style. Of course, only 15% at most, but he is still young enough!"

"Bob, the Krd you are talking about is actually only 21 years old."

"Metaphor! It's just a metaphor for fighting style!"

Bearded Bob quickly proved his innocence. He knew very well that Cheng Ming now had a lot of fanatical fans in North America, and if he was not careful, he might be biubiubiu offline.

"Of course I know that no one can compare to Krd. He is unique and irreplaceable!"

"So the bosses of the North American teams, while this year is close, quickly spend all your money. Inviting this true god is equivalent to inviting the Summoner's Cup!"

The commentators on the stage were still boasting, but the DK players off the field were completely silent.

No one knows what they are thinking.

After this defeat, Niu Guli's eyes seemed to have completely lost their former spirit, as if he had been completely defeated.

Xu Xiu and his uncle seemed to have lost their former sharpness. Even Viper, who had arrived halfway with great ambition, had never expected such an outcome and was unable to recover for a long time.

This battle not only cost them their ticket to the semi-finals, but also cost them something important in their hearts.

The legendary DWG.

Perhaps it was from this moment that the end was quietly and completely announced.

Especially when DK's top, mid and jungle players saw the post-match interview and heard what Chase said just now, they felt mixed emotions.

[YE BO performed very well today! As a player from the WE team, your style is also very similar, fierce counter-jungle and operation. Now many European and American audiences call you "Little K God"! What do you think of this title? 】

"Thank you, I really appreciate your love, but I ask you not to call me that."

"I think, at least until I can catch up with the afterglow created by my idol, I am not worthy of it, although I really like this nickname."

[Oh? Then, may I ask contestant YE BO, who is your idol? ]

Facing the reporter's knowing questions, Ye Bo smiled and answered calmly.

"Of course it's Krd, just like my id."

"I think my pursuit and goal throughout my career will be to 'chase' Krd's figure, and this will also be the biggest motivation for me to move forward and work hard."

DK's top, mid and jungle players didn't expect this.

After being sanctioned by Cheng Ming for two consecutive years, they not only failed to get revenge on Krd in the third year, but were even blocked from the top four by his fans.
The three of them looked at each other with wry smiles.

They knew that perhaps in this life, they would never have a chance to defeat that person again.
When Cheng Ming saw this interview, he felt quite emotional.

Unexpectedly, two years ago, he was the naughty boy who appeared in a quick glance while he was tutoring at home.

Two years later, I'm here.

Obviously, Cheng Ming had no idea how much strength his experience and existence had given to those children.

It is these fresh bloods who have been successfully discovered and bravely pursue their dreams that are the real future of a competition area and also the heritage of a competition area.

Just like Jack Ai, who peaked at the time of his debut, maybe he is somewhere, waiting for the next one.
The quarterfinals are complete.

Due to the upset at the end, LCK was not able to achieve the grand scene of taking three seats in the top four, and because of the big upset of the number one seed, all the members were furious!

Korean online forums have instantly turned into boomerang shooting ranges.

The air was filled with the sounds of broken defenses and LCK pills, it was so joyful.

And in a sense, LPL is not the only one among the top four!

After all, Chinese members make up the majority of the 100T team.

The Chinese aid export plan obviously still needs time to ferment, but this "curve-saving" move at this moment unexpectedly became a pleasant surprise for S12 ahead of time!
Discussions across the entire network continue to ferment.

Until a week later, on the eve of the much-anticipated semi-final “Battle of the Gods”!
The attention of all the audience was diverted.

(End of this chapter)