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Chapter 439 IG Advances to the Finals! The Incheon Civil War is Coming!

This time, Wang Yao was once again kept behind for an interview.

It was still Riot Games' beautiful host, sjokz, waiting for him in a formal dress. She smiled and handed him a microphone before starting her questions.

"Congratulations to Kshine for defeating a strong opponent. This is your second consecutive year reaching the World Championship Finals. How do you feel?"

sjokz's first question was very official.

Wang Yao thought for a moment and replied with a smile, "I'm very happy. The significance of the S-series is not only its extremely high level of attention, but also the highest honor in League of Legends esports, an honor that every professional player dreams of!"

“I’m very fortunate to have another chance to compete for the championship. Last year I had a group of excellent and great teammates, and we succeeded together.”

"I have another group of great teammates this year, and I believe I can win this championship with them!!"

At this moment, online viewers responded enthusiastically with comments.

"No wonder everyone in the esports circle wants to team up with Yao Ge. He's really not greedy for credit. In interviews, he always praises his teammates for being great."

"The audience isn't blind. They'll know who the best player is and who has the most presence once they watch the game."

"This brings us to a certain god in the void, whose teammates are always saying CBA (Chinese Basketball Association)."

"How dare you! You give the world's best top laner, the world's best jungler, the world's best mid laner, and the world's best support to my eternal god, how could he not win the championship?"

"Hehe, the gods of the void need the world's number one as teammates, while true gods make their teammates the world's number one! Perhaps that's the biggest difference?"

"..."

Sjokz smiled and nodded, then asked, "Tomorrow there will be another semi-final match here. SKT or IG, who do you think will win? Or who would you prefer to face in the finals?"

"This question doesn't seem to require any thought."

Wang Yao smiled and shrugged, "Of course it's IG!"

"Wouldn't it be interesting to turn the World Championship finals into an LPL civil war?"

"Moreover, in my opinion, IG is a better team. Although SKT has Faker, their overall strength is still a bit lacking."

"IG has a better chance of being the winner tomorrow!"

These remarks immediately drew criticism from some of the South Korean audience members, who expressed their dissatisfaction by booing.

What do you mean? Are you saying SKT is no good to their faces? Do you want to stage an LPL internal war in Incheon?!

Wang Yao was fearless in the face of this; that was his true feeling.

The five players on IG are currently at the peak of their professional careers in terms of team synergy, understanding of the current meta, and individual competitive form!
Playing against an IG team like this is what makes it so enjoyable.

Since the start of this World Championship, EDG has basically been dominating the entire tournament.

Wang Yao has had enough of being crushed in matches; he wants a real contest against an evenly matched opponent!

"It seems that Kshine is determined to win the championship this year."

Wang Yao shook his head. "Right now, I just want to compete against IG. After all, IG is really strong! The fun of competition lies in fighting against strong opponents and becoming the sole winner!"

"Alright, then let's wish Kshine and EDG a great performance in the upcoming finals and bring us a wonderful match."

The IG team members who were watching the game also saw this interview.

"Damn, Wang Yao has directly issued a challenge to us, hasn't he?"

Ning cursed, "Don't we have to beat SKT tomorrow and get a ticket to the finals? If we lose, it will be too embarrassing."

"It has to be Old Wang, he has such a nice way of speaking."

Yu Wenbo smiled. "The art of speaking."

"I really want to fight Wang Yao again."

A strange light flashed in Song Yijin's eyes. The feeling of meeting a worthy opponent and a worthy general made his fighting spirit surge continuously!

He wanted to have a proper battle with Wang Yao.

Backstage, Wang Yao finished his interview first, while the other team members were being interviewed by other channels.

He also took out his phone to check the comments on the website, mainly to see how netizens were praising him.

I just opened the Anti-Terrorism Forum. Although it's been criticized as a toilet on Tieba (a Chinese online forum), the maggots here are so nice to talk to!

"Seriously, this EDG team is probably the most dominant team I've ever seen."

"Pretty much. Even SKT in S5 wasn't this outrageous. EDG really just crushes everyone they beat. The most outrageous thing is that you might even feel like these guys aren't even taking it seriously! You have no idea what the ceiling of this EDG team is!"

"Damn, you guys are just too outrageous. You're not even taking it seriously in the semifinals? How terrifying must EDG's true strength be?"

"The opponents we encountered were all too weak. What kind of trash are these European and American bastards?"

"Hehehe, some teams can't even beat those noobs from Europe and America. If those noobs from Europe and America are considered trash, then what are teams from Void God's team?"

"I guess you could call it a defense based on your thesis."

"..."

Wang Yao almost burst out laughing.

Although more than ten days have passed since the quarterfinals, domestic viewers will not let RNG off the hook so easily.

Whenever an opportunity arises, someone will stir up trouble and then start relentlessly attacking the deceased.

It can only be said that RNG's players can never clear their name after this incident.

Uzi borne the brunt of the criticism, and another key point is that viewers saw Uzi's face darken throughout the match through close-up shots of the players.

So I was particularly interested in the game voice chat during the fifth game, but RNG officials just wouldn't release it.

Viewers will naturally start to think in the direction of conspiracy theories.

For example, Uzi broke down and angrily berated his teammates in the voice chat, which made the atmosphere on the field so tense in the last game.

Don't even say it.

Wang Yao was also quite curious about what exactly happened back then.

After all, judging from their subsequent encounters, if RNG had performed normally, they really wouldn't have lost to G2.

Something must have happened on the field at that time.

But since the parties involved haven't spoken out, nobody knows for sure, which is probably one of the unsolved mysteries in the LPL community.

Wang Yao continued browsing for a while. The maggots all had mouths that were as sweet as honey. Wang Yao even wondered if their boyfriends and girlfriends would be forced to develop diabetes.

Before long, the teammates returned one after another.

As soon as Abu saw that everyone had returned, he immediately stood up and said, "Come on, come on, I'll take you to get something delicious!"

"Forget it, let's just have beer and fried chicken instead."

Saint Gun couldn't help but complain.

Compared to China, anywhere in the world can be considered a culinary desert.

The so-called Korean food here is just fancy ways of eating kimchi; it's really not as good as fried chicken.

However, Korean fried chicken has a sweet and spicy flavor, which Wang Yao really can't stand.

"Let's just bear with it. We can't really order fried chicken from the hotel, can we?" Abu chuckled. "Let's all hang in there a little longer. Once we get back to China, we can eat whatever we want!"

The group immediately went out together to find something to eat.

the next day!
The venue was packed with people, and there were even many spectators outside the stadium!
SKT is now the last remaining team in the LCK league.

For Koreans, it's definitely unacceptable for Incheon to become an LPL internal battle!
So they all came to cheer for SKT!

Hopefully, SKT can defend the home turf of the LCK and eliminate IG!

The same level of competition, the same venue, but the atmosphere for watching the game was completely different.

Compared to the somewhat subdued atmosphere during yesterday's EDG vs. G2 match, the atmosphere at today's match venue was undoubtedly much more vibrant!
SKT is currently the only LCK team remaining, and if SKT is also eliminated, Incheon will truly witness an internal LPL conflict.

This is absolutely unacceptable to South Korean audiences!!

Therefore, they all came to the venue today to cheer for SKT and let them enjoy the absolute home-field atmosphere!
"Tsk tsk, that's disgusting."

Saint Gunner pursed his lips, "I remember our audience was quite enthusiastic when cheering for the Korean team at last year's World Championship, wasn't it?"

"This is something ingrained in our bones. We have been a great power since ancient times, and the people of a great power have the magnanimity and breadth of mind that a great power can afford to lose!"

“Unlike this tiny country, which is petty and narrow-minded from top to bottom,” Meiko said with obvious disdain.

The atmosphere at this World Championship is really bad for EDG. Since the Koreans want to disgust them, they shouldn't expect them to say anything nice.

"Isn't IG nervous now? Didn't Song Yijin forget to buy his starting outfit?" Xiaotian joked with a smile.

"It's alright, IG won't be nervous, it's just a bunch of people acting crazy."

Wang Yao said with a smile, "There's a historical reason why Rookie forgot to buy starting gear when facing KT."

Song Yijin debuted with the KT team in S4!
He and Kakao led KT to defeat the seemingly invincible Samsung Blue team in the LCK league, especially in the crucial final game when they brought out the Yasuo + Lee Sin combination.

It's just a pity.

At that time, the Korean league had not yet been renamed LCK, but was still called OGN, and their rules for obtaining World Championship slots had not been changed.

So even though KT won the Summer Split championship, they didn't ultimately participate in S4.

As everyone knows, Kakao and Song Yi came to China to compete in the S5 tournament.

They were initially scammed and signed with an unknown small team. At the time, netizens jokingly said that they had been tricked into working as laborers in a black coal mine, and the two were known as the "coal mining duo".

At that time, 7Huang held the exclusive broadcasting rights for the OGN league in China, and Xiaoxiao and Xika from Deyunse were employees of 7Huang.

Their commentary on OGN with football legend Vela was exceptionally effective and beloved by countless viewers!

As a veteran member of IG, XiaoXiao is very familiar with OGN, so he knows the strength of Kakao and Rookie very well, and immediately recommended the two to Principal Wang.

Only then did the scene of Principal Wang rescuing the "coal mining duo" unfold.

Since his debut, Song Yijin has only played for two teams: KT and IG!

Playing against KT to the very end in the quarterfinals was a way to prove myself to my former team, so a little nervousness is understandable.

“That’s true. Yu Wenbo is a natural showman. He’s more likely to perform well in big situations. Prince Ning is the same way.”

IG is considered EDG's old rival, but given EDG's strength, they don't have many opponents to take seriously.

There are only three domestic teams: RNG, RW, and IG, so I know IG very well. "See? I think IG has a better chance of winning. SKT can't beat IG."

The consensus among everyone in the EDG team is that SKT cannot beat IG; SKT's overall strength is too weak!

Especially Ueno, the three brothers: U-Emperor, T-Emperor, and Black-Emperor.

It's really as outrageous as it gets. Bae Joon-sik, who is in the 96-line, is also in an inconsistent state, probably because he's getting too old.

The entire SKT team is relying on their seniors, and if Lee Sang-hyeok's performance is also mediocre...

SKT is doomed.

After a brief entrance ceremony, both sides quickly began their match after a short adjustment period.

Although SKT's overall strength is not strong, to be fair, their champion pool is really not a problem, which is one of the advantages of Korean players.

Viewers rarely see a Korean player unable to pick a meta hero; on the contrary, domestic players often put their teams at a disadvantage in terms of hero pool.

SKT's draft picks were quite impressive.

Ultimately, both sides chose a lineup that was well-suited to the current version.

SKT on the blue side: top lane Irelia, jungle Trundle, mid lane Lissandra, and bot lane Kai'Sa and Alistar.

The red team, IG, has Urgot in the top lane, Xin Zhao in the jungle, LeBlanc in the mid lane, and Varus and Braum in the bot lane.

"Tsk tsk, Lee Sang-hyeok even brought out his trump card, the Ice Maiden?" Wang Yao couldn't help but raise an eyebrow!

During the Spring Split this year, SKT's Lee Sang-hyeok picked Lissandra in 7 or 8 consecutive games, to the point that he would pick Lissandra whenever he was in a dilemma!
Back then, netizens even gave her the nickname "Li Bingbing".

However, Ice Maiden is indeed a good counter to LeBlanc.

First of all, she has good wave clear ability. LeBlanc is afraid of heroes who can clear waves very quickly, which prevents her from roaming and forces her to stay in the mid lane and fight against minions.

Secondly, if LeBlanc wants to deal damage, she must use her W to get close to the crowd.

Lissandra has two crowd control abilities, W and R, especially her ultimate, which provides reliable point-and-click crowd control, significantly increasing the risk of LeBlanc dashing in to deal damage!
If the Ice Maiden has the "Aftershock" talent, she doesn't need to be afraid that LeBlanc will pose a fatal threat to her!

If LeBlanc dares to step on her face, Lissandra can use her W to trigger "Aftershock" and gain high armor and magic resistance, thus gaining an advantage in trading blows with LeBlanc.

Simultaneously.

The Ice Maiden is a hero who can initiate team fights, meaning she can both forcefully initiate and counter-initiate to separate the battlefield.

The only drawback might be its mediocre damage output.

Come to think of it, Crystal Maiden is already so powerful in terms of utility and has such high damage output, Riot Games wouldn't allow such an overpowered champion to exist in Summoner's Rift!
"I bet they broke through first in the top lane!"

After seeing the lineup, Flandre started "ordering".

This situation is easy to analyze.

Irelia is that kind of champion. If you pick Irelia, you have to gain an advantage in the laning phase and snowball it. Otherwise, Irelia will have a hard time performing well in team fights. She needs an item advantage to be able to dominate in team fights.

Furthermore, if Irelia uses her Q to stack her passive, she will also push the lane.

Frequent trades of health and pushing lanes together mean that either the enemy team collapses or you collapse.

The first wave of kills between the two sides did indeed occur on the top lane.

Even a strong laner like Irelia couldn't out-trade TheShy's Urgot.

There was no other way but for T-King to call for the jungler to come over, and that's when the tragedy occurred.

SKT clearly doesn't understand IG. Everyone knows that Ning only cares about the top lane.

It's said that Ning is always within ten steps of TheShy; if anyone dares to mess with TheShy in the top lane, Ning will get his revenge.

Irelia failed to gain an advantage or even fell behind due to trading blows during the laning phase.

Now, after being counter-ganked again, SKT's top and jungle were completely overwhelmed, and IG entered their most comfortable game rhythm.

IG and EDG are both typical teams.

EDG's most comfortable game rhythm is when Wang Yao in the mid lane establishes an early advantage.

The teammates on both flanks just need to wait for Wang Yao to come and help them establish an advantage.

IG gained an advantage in the top lane, allowing TheShy to constantly create immense pressure on the side lanes, giving IG's other two lanes more room to maneuver.

Ning can also gain an advantage in the top lane and then cooperate with his teammates to fight small-scale team fights!
SKT remains the same as always.

By using various operational methods to delay the pace of the competition, this has been their survival strategy over the past few years, and the strategy that helped them win three S-series championship trophies.

However, this strategy became less effective after entering Season 8!

Firstly, Riot Games' restrictions on vision control, such as the removal of the green jungle item and the limit on ward placement, have resulted in a limitation on the number of vision units a team can have.

When split pushing down the side lanes, in order to safely push the lanes, the team must provide a lot of vision to ensure their safety.

However, if a lot of vision is used to protect the side lanes, then there will be a lack of vision on the front, which will make it easy for the opponent to initiate a fight!

Moreover, SKT's top laner is no match for TheShy at all, and can't even carry the team!

Secondly, the fists encourage fighting and aggressive team fights!
Season 8 is a version where overall damage output is inflated, leaving less room for maneuvering. Once you're engaged upon, you're forced to engage in team fights!

This rendered SKT's strategy ineffective.

IG capitalized on TheShy's sidelane advantage to constantly force SKT into fights, ultimately securing an easy victory in the first game!

"Why do I feel like SKT has gotten much worse? They're still playing the same old tricks."

Xiao Tian pouted, "There's been no progress at all."

"The new talents we discover aren't up to par, and we're unwilling to spend money to buy strong players, so we can only keep relying on our old ones, which leads to this situation," Wang Yao explained with a smile.

The only time SKT spent a lot of money was in Season 7, when they acquired the top and jungle duo Huni and Peanut at a high price, but they lost Season 7.

This led them to habitually revert to the 'card-drawing' behavior of recruiting new talent.

Drawing cards is a probability event, and drawing a character of Lee Sang-hyeok's caliber is an extremely rare occurrence, even unrepeatable.

In all the years since League of Legends became professional, there has only been one Lee Sang-hyeok.

The second game between the two sides started very quickly!
SKT is still the same old thing with a new name, and the result is predictable!

The gap in player skill is difficult to bridge; if you can't beat someone in lane, you simply can't beat them!
This is why all professional esports teams look at laning ability first when selecting youth trainees.

For professional teams, strategy, rhythm, and various small habits can be continuously practiced in daily training, but laning cannot be learned through practice.

Team fighting ability is actually a skill that cannot be trained.

The problem is that in League of Legends, the laning phase comes first, and then the team fights!

Especially after Riot Games physically eliminated the 'lane swap' tactic through a patch, the laning phase has become an unavoidable hurdle for players!

If you can't win in lane and your opponent develops a carry, no matter how strong your team fight ability is, it's useless. If the opponent has a big item advantage in team fights, what can you use to fight back?

Similar theories also relate to the choice of heroes in the early and late game.

Heroes like Orianna do indeed have strong late-game carry potential and team fight capabilities.

The problem is that he's bad at laning, and the Rift isn't a chaotic free-for-all; it's a constant battleground from the start.

The players must survive the laning phase, which lasts for more than ten minutes!
Having too many late-game heroes in your team can easily lead to an inability to hold on in the early game and getting completely crushed!
A typical team composition can only accommodate 1-2 late-game carry heroes at most; any more than that and it definitely won't be able to withstand the damage.

Someone always has to carry the pace in the early stages.

IG wins again!!

"2-0! Wow, IG did not disappoint us. They are only one step away from the finals."

"I thought it was just a joke, but it's actually going to become true?"

On the commentary booth, Guan Zeyuan excitedly shouted, "The World Championship Finals have really turned into an internal war within our LPL region one day!!"

"Wow! This is definitely a moment to celebrate for our LPL region."

"If IG eliminates SKT and advances to the finals, it means that this year's S-series champion will be reserved by our LPL in advance."

"The suspense is simply whether EDG can win the S-series championship again like SKT, or whether IG will be crowned the new king!!"

At this moment, the online comments section exploded.

"Come on!! My favorite part is the civil war!!"

"Goodness, is this the start of a chicken-and-pig war? I can't even imagine a civil war in Incheon."

"My god, as a viewer who has watched the series since the early days of Season 3, it's hard to believe that one day we'll actually see an LPL internal battle in the World Championship finals!"

"This time it's really not a joke! This isn't acting! Hahaha! I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of expression the Koreans will have!"

"..."

With a 2-0 lead, SKT's elimination is practically a done deal.

They did indeed create the miracle of coming back from 0-2 down to win 3-2, but that was then, and now is now.

Even if they had the idea, they wouldn't have the ability to realize it!
Last game.

Lee Sang-hyeok even pulled out his Galio, with a clear purpose: to roam more and dictate the team's pace.

But there is no way.

SKT's decline is no longer something he can reverse alone.

Galio is no longer the overpowered champion he was in Season 7. No matter how much he tries to dictate the pace of the game, he can only watch helplessly as his team falls into defeat!
3-0!!
IG didn't let the suspense continue, easily defeating SKT!
The moment the SKT base crystal exploded!

The entire competition venue fell into a deathly silence.

In the close-up shot from the director, all the South Korean audience members in the audience could be seen with stunned expressions.

Some of the adorable little girls even had red eyes and burst into tears.

on the stage.

Lee Sang-hyeok had the same expression; he was somewhat bewildered, not knowing why his teammates' abilities had declined so rapidly.

All he knew was that he had been eliminated!

They were eliminated in the semifinals!
IG has successfully advanced!
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