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Chapter 131 A desperate situation leads to survival!
While the audience was incredibly excited, industry insiders were stunned and speechless for a long time when they saw EDG's team fight.

They never imagined that team fights could be initiated in this way; this kind of play was far beyond their comprehension.

Meanwhile, the SKT players have been so thoroughly defeated that they've become somewhat withdrawn and silent!
At this point, the broadcast screen was switched to show backstage footage of the coaching staff on both sides.

SKT's coach KkOma looked utterly hopeless, his eyes filled with disbelief.

On the other hand, EDG's manager Abu and coach Nofe were jumping up and down with excitement. Abu was so overjoyed that he almost gave each of them a "Mua".

The outcome of this match has been completely decided. SKT had no chance against EDG's poke attacks from their two carries!
Following the minion wave in the mid lane, EDG didn't bother to go back and rush Baron Nashor. Instead, they pushed straight up to SKT's inhibitor turret and quickly destroyed SKT's red crystal base.

"Congratulations to EDG for securing a winning start to the finals! Congratulations to them!"

Amidst the children's loud laughter, all the players from both teams returned to the backstage dressing room.

However, compared to the excitement and enthusiasm of EDG, the SKT players seemed somewhat dejected.

They never expected to lose so quickly and so unexpectedly, which was somewhat hard to accept for the SKT team, who were aiming for a three-peat.

Even Bang, who was already satisfied with being a world champion, was still somewhat annoyed.

His desire for the world championship is not as strong as before, but that doesn't mean he will accept that he is worse than other AD players!

At least Bang would never accept being swept 3-0 by Wang Yao, just like Ruler and Pray!

When the EDG team returned backstage, everyone happily rushed over to greet them.

Wang Yao's "God Descends to Earth" performance was truly stunning. Boss Zhu from EDG even called personally to praise the team members.

Of course, now is not the time to pop the champagne and celebrate. Before completely defeating SKT, the EDG players need to maintain their focused competitive state.

Coach Nofe led everyone into a small room next door to explain the drafting strategy and gameplay tactics for the upcoming round-robin phase.

Thanks to Wang Yao's various suggestions, EDG has an extremely rich tactical reserve this year, so much so that they won't be able to use many of their strategies later on.

But the main lineups and systems they practice are actually just a few sets. For the next game, Wang Yao has an idea to use the most unique lineup!
Because this lineup isn't about Ardent Censer, but rather a hardcore, aggressive engage composition!

However, EDG will only consider using this lineup when facing extremely difficult draft picks; otherwise, they will stick to their usual system and play it safe.

But this is the World Championship; who could have known what might happen next?

SKT backstage lounge.

"This game is over. Now I'm going to talk about the draft picks for the second game!"

KkOma, being a renowned coach in the LCK region, didn't let a single loss affect his mentality. He looked at the SKT players and said:

"I'm planning to first pick Karma on the blue side, and then shut down their support champion pool!"

Upon hearing KkOma's words, everyone's expression changed drastically. Karma's priority was nowhere near that high!

As the blue team, is it really necessary for them to first-pick Karma? Why not consider picking Jayce instead?
Huni was a little annoyed; he really wanted to use Jayce to carry the team.

However, he is also aware that his performance at this year's World Championship was really mediocre, even a bit awful. Unfortunately, Mouse isn't Zz1tai from IG, nor Letme from RNG, so he can't justify his multi-million dollar price tag.

"Should we play a four-protect-one strategy this game?" Lee Sang-hyeok raised an eyebrow and asked.

"The 4-protect-1 strategy is just a tactic to mislead EDG. This Karma pick can flex both the mid and bot lanes. If EDG falls for it, we can then pick Nidalee jungle and cripple their jungle!"

After saying that, KkOma looked at Peanut. This was Peanut's only chance to carry the team. If they won, everyone would be happy.

If we lose, we'll probably have to take this guy off the chair and let Blank come up and fight him!

Seeing the trust in Coach KkOma's eyes, Peanut nodded excitedly and said repeatedly, "I'm fine! I can play Nidalee!"

As a typical carnivorous jungler, Peanut doesn't really like the current jungle meta, with Sejuani and Gragas dominating, which he doesn't quite adapt to.

If Coach KkOma is willing to let him try playing Nidalee for a game, he will definitely do everything he can to carry the team!
"In this game, I will ban enchanter supports in the first three picks on the blue side, so Jayce will still be given to EDG. However, we will consider picking Galio, Orianna, or Cassiopeia in the mid lane."

"We need to build Kog'Maw or Caitlyn in the bottom lane. We absolutely cannot be as passive as we were in the last game. We must take the initiative and break through their defenses!"

With just a few words, KkOma stirred up the emotions of the entire team. All six members of SKT, including the coach, cheered each other on.

For SKT, the second game was a do-or-die situation. They couldn't wait until they were down 0-2 before they started to increase their speed and intensity!

As the two teams plotted their next moves, the buzz surrounding the match continued to grow.

A few minutes later, when the second game of the finals began, the popularity of the LPL official live broadcast room had reached 1.5 million!
Many viewers shared the news that EDG had taken a 1-0 lead over SKT in their WeChat Moments and various group chats.

Viewers who were initially hesitant to watch the live broadcast, fearing it would be another year of LPL teams being swept 0-3 by LCK teams, immediately turned on the live stream at their friends' urging.

Since we're already leading 1-0, even if SKT wins three games in a row, it doesn't count as being swept by an LCK team. Playing all five games will be a success!

This is the sentiment of many veteran viewers who experienced the dark ages of the LPL, after all, SKT back then was indeed so powerful that it was despair-inducing.

With the attention soaring, the second game started quickly!
When the players from both teams leave through the passage and return to the stage at the same time.

The crowd erupted in deafening cheers once again!
Everyone was chanting EDG's team name!
"Hey Summoners, welcome back to the 2017 League of Legends World Championship Finals!"

"EDG, representing our LPL, is currently leading SKT 1-0! The second game is crucial for both sides!"

The baby's excited voice rang out.

"Yes, judging from the match just now, we can all see that the EDG players are in very hot form. EDG almost swept through SKT's defenses completely!"

"Now that we're in the second game, I'm really looking forward to seeing what tactical changes EDG and SKT will make!"

PDD and Miller nodded. The two teams had already reached the finals, and it was time to unleash their ultimate moves!
"Here's an update: SKT, the losing team, chose the blue side, while EDG moved to the red side."

Miller said in a deep voice, "SKT, now back on the blue side, will have the advantage of picking first. I wonder if they will let Huni pick Jayce first, or force EDG to release Galio."

As the commentators spoke, the draft picks for both teams appeared on the big screen.

(End of this chapter)