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Chapter 319: EDG's Legendary Battle!
On the way to the Dalian Sports Center, Wang Yao listened to music and chatted sweetly with Xi Ran. The two of them usually saw each other very little.

A top player like him really doesn't have much time to deal with his personal relationships.

This busy schedule means there's a match every day, and even the 1-2 day rest periods in between only allow for occasional trips out.

However, if you're constantly spending the night outside and not training properly at the base, your teammates might have other ideas, and the team atmosphere might also change.

League of Legends was the first team-based game, not an individual one.

It's not enough for just one person to be strong; whenever a large team is involved, the team atmosphere becomes a crucial factor to consider.

As they got closer to the competition venue, Wang Yao put his phone away. After getting off the bus, he was surrounded by enthusiastic spectators.

After finally arriving at the backstage area, the Intercontinental Rivalry is a regional tournament that only lasts a few days. It's not on the scale of MSI or Worlds, so there won't be any grand pre-match performances. The two sides stayed backstage for a while.

Soon, the segment that was about to begin arrived.

"Please have the coaching staff of both teams switch the names of their teams for the first game..."

Under the guidance of Riot Games staff, both coaching staff sent their representatives. The opposing team sent Kkoma, the experienced and decorated head coach of the BBQ team, while the LPL team sent Maokai.

After the two coaches shook hands, they each handed the other a capsule toy. Inside each capsule was a slip of paper with the team logo of the team they were playing on printed on it!

After Koma unscrewed it, what he saw was a little devil icon with raised fists against a dark red background. This was the IG team logo, and he looked very happy!
After Maokai unscrewed the gashapon in his hand, he couldn't help but frown.

"Who is it? Who is it?" Wang Yao asked impatiently.

Maokai handed him the note. Wang Yao raised an eyebrow when he saw it. Two striking letters: KT!

"It's KT, which makes sense, doesn't it?" Wang Yao quickly came to terms with it.
Of the four LCK representative teams, KZ is undoubtedly the strongest if they are competing domestically in South Korea. However, when it comes to international competitions, especially against teams from the LPL region, KZ is the strongest.

Even viewers from the LCK might think KT is a better fit!
Last year during S7, many Korean viewers believed that EDG would not have won the championship if KT hadn't made the fatal mistake of letting Kalista through three times, causing them to lose to Samsung.

The same applies this year!

Many LPL viewers also feel that KT is the most difficult Korean team to defeat.

Because their team has too many players who have played in the LPL before, including the Korean player Daquanchun, the North Korean player, a former player known as "Fat General", and Xiao Li Ge Scout!

These people are too familiar with the style and tactics of LPL teams.

Furthermore, KT is considered to be the LPL-like team in the LCK league.

During last night's meeting, the LPL team unanimously agreed that KT would be the toughest opponent, followed by the barbecue stand!

Ah, that's the power of Lee Sang-hyeok!

Although everyone knows how bad SKT's top and jungle duo are, with U and BlackHuang being more and more outrageous than each other, their mid laner is Lee Sang-hyeok.

Furthermore, the three brothers of 96line have extensive experience in international competitions, and they have a significant psychological advantage as they have consistently dominated LPL teams.

'Science phobia' is no joke.

It's not an exaggeration to say that many mid laners automatically lose 50 points of IQ when facing Lee Sang-hyeok.

Even though Lee Sang-hyeok's performance in the LCK this year was mediocre, he is still considered the biggest enemy of the LPL. Lee Sang-hyeok is like a cloud hanging over the LPL region; as long as he doesn't retire, he will forever bring fear to the LPL!

When the result spread, both RNG and RW breathed a sigh of relief, as the strongest team, KT, had faced off against EDG.

So all I need to do now is pray that I avoid the barbecue stalls. As for KZ and the African team, it doesn't matter who they are.

Even think positively!
If LCK lets KT lead the way and SKT finish off the opponents, they can perfectly avoid the two strongest teams. How great is that!
On the commentary side, the Haier Brothers were chatting, comparing the overall strength of the two regions, and using some mystical perspectives to prove how much they favored the LPL region today.

In short, our LPL region is just too awesome, we will definitely win!
According to their analysis, no matter how LPL arranges its lineup, it will always be a huge win and never lose out!

Soon, they also received first-hand information from the backstage director through their earpieces.

"Oh, we've received a notification. For the first match, our LPL region will send EDG, while the LCK will send KT!"

The two of them burst out laughing as they talked, "Yay!"

"KT can be said to be the most difficult team to deal with. Don't be fooled by the fact that they didn't win the LCK league championship, their players know our LPL too well."

"Of the four LPL teams, only EDG can give us a little peace of mind when they face them."

However, some people think they are blindly optimistic.

"Seriously? Smeb isn't like Khan with his shockwaves. He's the undisputed best top laner in Korea. Can Flandre really withstand that?"

"It's mainly the bot lane. Back then, Mr. Dai dominated the entire LPL's bot lane. Is it really possible that Yu and Lian can hold their own?"

"Yes, yes, especially KT's jungler and veteran captain Score, who is the same type of jungler as Karsa, but he has more experience. Only Yao in the mid lane can be trusted."

"Wow! The showdown between Scott and Yao is finally here! The former mid and bot lane duo are now going head-to-head in the mid lane."

"Damn it, these commentators are so annoying. They always say they're not losing out, they always say they're making a killing. Even when the base is about to be completely destroyed, they're still saying they're not losing out."

"Damn it, I bet big on EDG to win! Yao-ge, don't let me down!!"

Although Maokai had great faith in his teammates, he still couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache when he saw KT as an opponent.

After all, several players on this team have some connection with EDG, especially Deft, Scout, and Fat General!

Back in the day, EDG was invincible in the domestic league, relying on the unparalleled ability of their original mid and bot lane duo to carry the team.

At their peak, both the Fat General and the Pilot had the ability to take over and finish off the game, no matter how disadvantageous the situation was. Scout, on the other hand, was a pure damage-dealing mid-laner with top-notch mechanics.

To be honest, this match was more like a battle between EDG's legends!

Since LPL finished first in their group, their advantage not only meant direct qualification for the finals, but also the right to choose sides first in games one, three, and five of the finals.

Maokai deliberately chose the red side, which was also to give himself an extra layer of insurance.

He can then proactively release more flexible heroes, allowing the blue team to pick one and the red team to pick two, ensuring that he never loses out.

(End of this chapter)