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Chapter 438 We Miss You Very Much in the Quarterfinals (Part )
MAD, a team that was not expected much.

FNC's strength is far superior to theirs, and OG only won the third seed by beating them in a BO5 in the summer.

The group they were in even included three of the top four teams of the spring, and on paper they were incredibly strong.

So when other LEC teams were still struggling, MAD switched to the lying mode early on, with the goal of winning so that they could go home with their heads held high.

After all, with one win, their record would be tied with FNC.

They also played one more qualifying round than FNC, and won a few games against weak opponents. At least they had fun and it wasn't a loss.

Apart from them, the other three teams mainly play a grudge game.

IMPACT suffered a heavy loss.

Although facing the young Khan who was younger than himself, he was able to basically defeat him with his skilled techniques and superior mentality.

But the other roads were defeated a little too quickly.

Especially in the middle.

Sang Hyuk, ah Sang Hyuk, how much have you grown now?
With less than five minutes left, IMPACT saw that their mid laner was easily killed by Faker after going over the tower. His death was much easier than when he faced Qiu Fei from LPL. IMPACT couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

He still remembers how bad the LCK was when he first left.

Management is chaotic, embezzlement is rampant, infighting and corruption are serious, and bullying is rampant...

I came to the youth training camp with great expectations to pursue my dreams, but I could only become a background board for the so-called meritorious veterans.

When I was about to despair, I was lucky enough to enter the C9 screening despite the delay.

After coming to North America, life is indeed happy. There are no bullies here, the management is not too strict, and the relationship between teammates is almost like that of brothers.

In his career, he dominated the region with the Spring and Summer Championships, played well in the World Championship, and even took revenge on SKT at MSI, allowing him to stand in front of his brother Sang Hyuk with confidence.

But how come after more than half a year, these idiots of SKT have suddenly risen?

IMPACT stared blankly at the live broadcast of the final battle between SKT and Fanhua on the TV in front of him.

When the two teams met for the first time four days ago, Fanhua's advantage over SKT was extremely obvious, and they were suppressing the team almost throughout the whole game.

But just four days later, the game situation became a back-and-forth.

And the win was not due to the heroic performance of a certain SKT player, but in terms of tactics, it was a 50-50 fight.

IMPACT pays close attention to every detail.

Although BP still has a bit of scientific research flavor, it is obvious that it has found the general direction.

Compared to Fanhua who likes to protect the bottom and let Zhang Jiale develop freely, SKT prefers to let the support Xiao K choose some heroes with strong mobility to roam around, thus putting great pressure on Fanhua in other lanes.

This kind of high-intensity support roaming and jungler-support collaboration vaguely reeks of the style of the LPL's No. 1 seed.

Faker finally played his most signature suppression in the middle lane, suppressing the attacks and experience, and sent Xiye back home in five minutes. If Mo Fan hadn't come to the middle lane to protect him, he would have been in danger of being killed.

He was even more terrifying in team battles, flashing in all kinds of tricky angles and looking for opportunities to single out on the wing. Several waves of flowers were about to gain momentum, but his extremely personal heroic approach disrupted the situation again.

At this moment, SKT fans, who had some opinions about Faker and SKT, finally felt relieved.

What's wrong with creating gods?
Isn't this performance good enough to be called a god?

This SKT team finally showed their style in front of their idol Fanhua, the team that had bullied them for more than half a year.

Although in the end, thanks to the explosive performances of Zhang Jiale and Sun Zheping, Fanhua narrowly won the match, but judging from the serious expression on their faces after the match, they were obviously not satisfied with the victory.

Although the LPL audience also cheered, they did not show any ecstasy.

Anyone who has watched enough LPL playoffs knows that once Fanhua is forced to rely on Fanhua Blood Scenery to win the game, it basically means that some of their trump cards have been played.

And this is just the group stage...

After watching the performances of SSG and KT, LPL fans originally viewed SKT as a soft persimmon.

Many people even think that the reason they misjudged the overall strength of LCK is because SKT, which came in the spring, was too distorted.

But now, you tell me this is a crooked melon and a cracked date?

And IMPACT, who used to be in SKT, sees further.

When Fanhua played against SKT on the second day of the group stage, he could see the powerlessness of SKT.

In other words, SKT adjusted itself to the point where it could compete with its biggest victim, Fanhua, in just four days.

I have to say, it's really terrifying.

He couldn't sit still.

……

So that night, after the game was over, when Fanhua and SKT advanced together, and LPL and LCK divided the six places in the quarterfinals,

At a Korean barbecue restaurant in Chengdu, IMPACT invited their little brother Sang Hyuk to eat barbecue again after half a year.

Although the two were in a different situation than they had been in the spring, the atmosphere was not much different from that time.

Zheng Yanyong took a bite of meat with hot sauce and suddenly asked:
"What happened when you hit your head against the wall? Why were you so impulsive?"

"Actually, it's with the coach..." Li Xianghe answered honestly.

In the past two months, Lee Sang-hyuk has been asked similar questions by many friends outside the circle. After all, the attention this matter received in South Korea was quite scary at the time.

He also summed up a set of words that can deal with most people without exposing the truth.

But in front of Zheng Yanyong, for some reason, he instinctively felt that it would be better to tell the truth.

Although Zheng Yanyong had almost no advantage over him except for his age, the other party had always cared about him like an older brother.

For Lee Sang-hyuk, who grew up in a single-parent family and was somewhat love deprived, he was happy to make such a friend.

After listening to Lee Sang-hyeok's explanation, IMPACT was not surprised. After all, he never mind speculating about the LCK bugs with the greatest malice.

But he was more shocked by one detail: "That lord was actually willing to help you?" Zheng Yanyong couldn't understand why the guy who bullied him and forced him to leave actually had a human side.

"...He is not a born bad person, the environment has changed..." Li Xianghe thought about it and said a few words to make up for Park Jae-yoon.

But he wasn't kidding.

In the previous bad environment, Park Jae-yoon could only go with the flow and gradually degenerate, but now, after changing to a relatively fresh new environment, it is certainly possible for things to change for the better.

But after hearing this, Zheng Yanyong smiled with an ambiguous meaning and suddenly asked back: "Has the environment really improved?"

Lee Sang Hyuk was stunned.

"If the environment has really improved, then why would you be forced to bang your head against the wall to get rid of the bad coach?" Zheng Yanyong suddenly became a little aggressive.

Lee Sang-hyeok couldn't answer, or rather, he himself didn't know. In his opinion, the improvement of the overall environment of LCK is obvious, which can be seen from the remarkable performance of LCK in the S League.

But why can a scumbag like the coach still live so comfortably in the current environment?

"I can tell from your expression that it has changed, but not completely." Zheng Yanyong sighed.

On the surface, some rectifications were made, some unimportant people were cleared out, some rules that could produce quicker results were changed, and then relying on the foundation of Kespa, a miracle was created in a short period of time.

Zheng Yanyong could probably guess what those guys were thinking.

On the surface, LCK certainly looks like it has been reborn, but what about the reality?

"Sang Hyuk, do you know what I'm thinking now?" Park Jae Yoon suddenly changed the subject.

"Now, I hope you can win the championship, but I also hope you can fail miserably."

"Your talent, your will, and your spirit are certainly worthy of winning championships one after another. You should definitely win this S-League crown to announce your name to the world."

"But I'm worried that if you win the championship, the reforms that LCK has been actively promoting will be stopped at the speed of light because of success, and then those guys who have been eyeing it will be able to do whatever they want in this seemingly glamorous ocean."

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What else could Li Xianghe say? He could only smile bitterly.

His image is now highly tied to SKT and even LCK. Not only him, but all three participating teams are like this.

The current reform of LCK can only be said to be a start, and it should have been pushed forward in a big way.

But what if they really win the championship? Will some people think that the current strength is enough and are ready to rest on their laurels?
"...I will try my best to win the championship." After a long silence, Li Xianghe said.

No matter how chaotic the competition area is, that is the competition area's business. As a player, all he can do is to keep attacking the championship.

Moreover, if I really win the championship, then by then, the weight of my words and my influence will be more widespread, right?

After hearing his answer, Zheng Yanyong said nothing. He took another piece of meat from the stove with a rack and suddenly asked an unrelated question: "What do you think of this barbecue restaurant?"

"...It doesn't feel authentic enough." Faker didn't react for a moment and answered subconsciously.

"Yes, once you taste this hot sauce you will know that it has been modified to cater to the tastes of local people." Zheng Yanyong smiled.

"But, it's not bad after the modification, right? Moreover, the meat is big, fresh, good quality, the environment is good, and the price is affordable..."

"Compared with these advantages, whether the hot sauce is authentic or not is not that important, right?"

Li Xianghe certainly knew that there was something else behind his words, but he could only remain silent about the meaning of his words.

Zheng Yanyong is persuading him to change his club again. His disgust for LCK has really reached a point that is almost paranoid.

He hated the place that trampled on his dreams.

I heard that although IMPACT did not perform well in this world competition, the management of C9 and even the top management of LCS welcome him as a foreign player with strong strength, high quality and self-discipline.

If I'm lucky, maybe I can fight for a green card or even citizenship, and say goodbye to that damn LCK forever.

And he hopes that Lee Sang-hyuk can also take this step.

Li Xianghe thought again of the person he met when he was ranking up on the national server that day.

He turned around and carefully investigated Tyranny and Han Wenqing, and was increasingly shocked by their courage.

As the country's leading super club and an unavoidable legend in the history of Chinese e-sports, they were actually willing to recruit a rookie like me.

No, to be precise, they recruited me without me knowing that I was a professional player in LCK. This was a very high honor.

and so……

He suddenly woke up and shook his head vigorously to get rid of those chaotic thoughts.

"What are you thinking about? Thinking about the offseason before the game is even over is a bit humorous."

In contrast, his desire to win the championship has become even stronger, perhaps even to the point of being a little paranoid.

Win the championship.

If you win the championship, you will have a say, you can do what you want, and in turn you can influence the environment.

Brother Yanyong, this time, I hope to refute your words in my own way.

So that night, the SKT players watched Faker, who came back from dinner and asked KkOma to discuss the possible opponents in the quarterfinals, and they were confused...

……

At this time, the Chinese Internet was filled with the sound of gongs and drums.

No matter how strong LCK performs, at least LPL is not dragging down the team.

The three teams together achieved an impressive record of 18-1 and advanced steadily into the knockout stage, which is a more dazzling record than LCK.

However, there is no LCK team in Group D.

After the Big Three all entered the knockout stage, the excited LCK fans began to shout at LGM.

"We missed you guys so much in the quarterfinals!"

Why "you guys"?
Because the targets of the call were the Excellent Era and LGM teams.

After the disastrous performances of the first three LEC teams, the noble spring season runner-up G2 is now considered by many viewers to be as powerful as Chicken.

After all, their record in the first round was only 1-1.

Therefore, many people have already imagined that Excellent Era and LGM, the fourth and fifth seeds, would join hands to qualify together, and LPL would have a dream start with all five spots.

By then it will be five against three, and the advantage is on me!

Only the four teams that personally participate in the competition in Group D can know how bloody the upcoming battle will be.

Because Group D lacks a dominant team like the Big Three or the LCK's three battleships, it presents a chaotic situation of division among warlords.

Among these four teams, three are the last hope of their respective regions, and one carries the dream of the region to achieve a Grand Slam. In terms of strength, G2 may look a little better on paper, but there is no decisive gap between them.

It's not hard to imagine that tomorrow's game will be a meat grinder.

Jia Shi and LGM, who have had a good relationship for some time, quietly started the King of Roll mode tonight.

Jia Shi invited their own team Xingxin without hesitation, while LGM chose Fanhua as their training match opponent.

Roll you to death!

G2 and FW obviously have their own considerations and arrangements. They are also the heroes who carry the last spark of the region...

Thus, the final day of competition kicked off with a faint smell of blood in the air.

(End of this chapter)