LOL: I just turned 18, let me fight back and be reborn

Chapter 378 Half a Library! "If you can't change the version, change reality!"

"Congratulations to V5 on another victory!" Guan Zeyuan announced loudly.

"LPL secured another victory in today's final match, bringing V5's record to two consecutive wins and a dominant 2-0 lead in the group stage. If they can win just one more game tomorrow, they will be the first to advance to the quarterfinals!"

The V5 supporters inside the venue were in high spirits, creating waves of excitement and noise in the stands!
Wang Duoduo relaxed his tense body slightly and immediately shouted loudly, "Although the competition format has changed this year, in the same rounds, Master Ye led V5 to defeat the Demon King T1 once again!"

"This is V5! Even at the World Championship, they still showcase perfect skills and endless ingenious ideas. Watching their matches is a true pleasure!"

"The same 2-0 start, the same victory over T1, it feels like the scenes from last year's World Championship are still fresh in my mind. I've never had such a wonderful start!"

His face was flushed with obvious excitement when he said the last sentence.

no way.

Wang Duoduo has been known as the "King of Eating History" in recent years.

LPL doesn't suffer from the same personnel shortage as LCK, and there are at least three commentary teams rotating among them. However, in recent years, he has been on the commentary stage for almost every one of the most eye-watering "upset upsets"!

I barely manage to eat every single meal!
So for him, commentating on V5's matches is like "cleansing his eyes," and he's willing to do it even if it means losing his salary!
The director's camera has switched to focus on the V5 players' seats.

The stage was illuminated in striking red tones, symbolizing that the red team had won the match.

Ye Bo took off his headphones and immediately heard incredibly clear cheers from the left side of the stadium, while the right side of the audience was completely silent.

He almost thought there was something wrong with his right ear. In a panic, he frantically rummaged around in it a couple of times!
Fortunately, the contrast between the two sides was just too stark.
"Master Ye! You two are really amazing!" Beryl rushed over excitedly, her full, round face brimming with confidence.

Although they must have practiced beforehand.

However, actually using those combination techniques that require extremely good teamwork on the spot is still quite a challenge for Beryl, and it also brings a unique experience.

In Beryl's own words, it's "an experience that can only be felt in V5!"
"That's awesome! Now let's see who dares to say I'm bad at the game. I'm going to be the King of Skills from now on!"

Upon hearing this, Xun immediately chimed in, "Then we're doomed! From now on, Master Ye will be killing the bottom lane while feeding, and we won't be able to keep up!"

“That’s true~” Flandre also joined in the teasing.

Everyone in V5 was overjoyed, even the usually shy and composed Deft had a bright smile on his face.

This victory was invaluable to them.

One of them was their previously 'hidden' tactics, which were finally successfully tested on the field for the first time. Previously, they had only conducted veiled experiments, never truly deploying their tactics from level 1.

Secondly, naturally, it's because their opponent is T1!

Even though T1 isn't the LCK's number one seed this year, and this isn't even the first time V5 has played against T1, winning against this team is still of great significance to the LPL.

LCK live commentary booth.

The joyful scene of laughter and chatter seems to be right before my eyes; it feels like just a second ago we were eating hotpot and singing.
But now the atmosphere on the commentary stage is almost frozen.

Three people can't even make a smiley face!
Especially the two T1 family members who were unaware that the cameras had been turned to watch them.

Bang clenched his teeth and lowered his lips tightly, then put his hands behind his back and hugged the lumbar support in his classic inverted triangle pose; Wolf, on the other hand, slumped back in his chair with a look of utter despair and disbelief on his face.

The experienced "Roaring Emperor" reacted the fastest: "It's a pity that T1, on whom we had high hopes, lost, but it's not a big problem. It's just a group stage match, and they have plenty of opportunities and room for error."

The two people next to them, who had also realized what was happening, could only swallow their tears and force a smile as they chimed in, "Indeed, the main reason for this match was this lane-swapping tactic!"

"T1 was completely caught off guard and had no chance to fight back head-on."

Bang forced a nonchalant expression and continued, "At least we forced V5 to reveal their secret weapon! In a BO1 series, this is definitely a winning trade!"

Unfortunately, the viewers in the live chat didn't buy it.

[Have you heard that the blue side has an advantage in Swiss-system cruises? Is it useful?]

[Give Bang and Wolf a piece of your mind! It's all because of those two jinxes! Get back to your hometown! You're not allowed to be a commentator for T1 anymore!!]

[I've already captured their expressions and used them as couple profile pictures~ I suggest promoting them extensively in the T1 forum!]

[Haha, winning a BO1 is such a hassle. Everyone knows T1 is strong in BO5!]

[↑I knew this line would come, hahaha]

[Winning MSI is nothing, it's a low-level competition → Winning the Asian Games is nothing, nobody cares → Winning the group stage is nothing, everyone knows BO5 is the home turf → Winning the finals is nothing, it's just playing against an old geezer — "The Second Year, Spring" → Heh, the ancient champions are nothing, let's see if they beat you up at MSI this year!]

[Don't worry, just wait for the 2-0 draw against GEN to help you get revenge!]

The audience on the right side of the venue remained silent, with everyone frantically typing on their phones.

They were all clearly waiting for the lottery to begin!

The live stream camera had already zoomed in on the losing team's bench, showing the expressions on the faces of all the T1 players.

Clearly, they can at least confirm one thing: the first match between V5 and DK was a complete hoax!

DK didn't trick V5 out of anything at all!
Keria, the support player on the far edge, was slumped over the table, lost in thought, and only looked up when she heard footsteps.

As a result, when he looked up, he saw Beryl walking towards him. Seeing Beryl's nonchalant appearance, he suddenly couldn't hold back his emotions!

Keria couldn't understand why Beryl could always beat her!
The two have faced off a total of 6 best-of-five (BO5) matches to date.

Keria remembers clearly that he only won once, during the 2020 LCK Spring Split playoffs.

剩下的2020LCK夏决、2020世界赛八强、2021夏决、2021世界赛四强、2022世界赛四强，2023年MSI自己全部落败！

In Keria's mind, the other side was just like BDD was to his own Sang-hyeok, and UZI was to the opposing Hyuk-kyu and Imp.
They haven't won a single game!

Aunt Youxi, a teammate behind her, wanted to offer some comfort, but hesitated for a moment and was a little embarrassed to speak up.

After all, the Kalista gave up first blood at the start of the game, and as the only lane with an advantage that the whole team supported, she failed to create any rhythm and couldn't even suppress Yone. It can be said that the AD was the absolute hidden culprit in this game!

Fortunately, Deft, who was following behind the other person, was incredibly heartwarming.

He went straight up to his former support teammate and gave him a warm hug.

When Deft came to stand in front of Lee Sang-hyeok in the middle, the two looked at each other, and there seemed to be some complicated emotions in their eyes.

Last year's semi-final match felt like a final that belonged to them.

The two were classmates in adjacent classes during high school, and their relationship has been intertwined for many years. They have been rivals on the field for many years and are no longer just simple competitors.

Lee Sang-hyeok will not comment on the other party's actions this year.

In fact, Deft went to China again this year despite numerous rumors and gossip, and teamed up with his defeated opponent, which caused quite a bit of controversy in South Korea.

But he can understand.

Lee Sang-hyeok knew all too well Deft's desire and pursuit of the championship, which made him willing to give up and ignore all external factors, just to pursue that goal.

He even had occasional moments of daze, wondering if he would have made the same choice if he were in the other person's shoes.
But just as he saw the person behind him smiling and walking towards him...

Lee Sang-hyeok's previously calm expression visibly wavered.

"Come on~~~ I hope we can meet in a BO5 this year!" Ye Bo said in broken English as always.

If someone else said this, one would have to guess whether they were implying that they wouldn't make it to the BO5 series, or alluding to last year's defeat.

But Lee Sang-hyeok knew that the person on the other end didn't mean it that way.

"must."

Two awkward Chinese words came from behind, which surprised Ye Bo somewhat. However, he had already walked over, bumped fists with Oner, and then came to Zeus at the end.

This time, it was Zeus who took the initiative to speak.

"You are, bestYone."

What Zeus actually meant was, "I admit you are the strongest Yone."

Unfortunately, limited by his vocabulary, his operational skills were inversely proportional to his English proficiency, much like Ye Bo's situation.
"Thank you so much!"

Ye Bo readily accepted the compliment and prepared to leave the contestants' area.

But then they found that the other person seemed to be holding back their words, but couldn't say anything for a long time.

It was the observant Deft who noticed the other person's embarrassment and took the initiative to lean back and pat him to signal him, after which the other person excitedly started babbling on and on.

"He means that he will definitely use Yone to beat you next time."

"This guy seems to be after you, like he's after you."

On his way back to the center of the stage, Deft relayed the translation and gave his own comments.

Hearing the opponent's boastful words, Ye Bo couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth: "Really? They won't dare to pick Yone top lane after they truly understand our lane-swap tactic, will they?"

Beryl was invited to the post-match interview.

Ye Bo was happy to have some free time. After running backstage to chat with the contestants who came to congratulate him, he prepared to go surfing for a while.

Opening Baidu Tieba, you are greeted by a scene of jubilation.

[Yohoo! The library is here~~~~]

【So your name is T1?!】

That final wave really had a Sword Immortal vibe! I declare! This year's championship skin has to be Yone!

"You got the loan, right? Then I'll take out one too, it has to be Zoe!"

[Hello everyone, this is T1. Due to poor overall team performance, we have fallen to the lower bracket. After much consideration, we have decided to say goodbye to our legendary mid-laner Faker and replace him with substitute player OTTO in the upcoming matches, aiming for the World Championship!]

[Look at how YE used Yone to stomp Zeus's head and get MVP. Doesn't it look like the male protagonist in an NTR doujinshi, tied up by a blond guy and watching him ejaculate inside the heroine?]

[They only won T1 through scheming and lane-swapping. Even if they win this year, they'll only be lane-swapping champions, which won't earn my approval!]

The post also shows many live footage shots.

Someone created an image showing the contrast between the two sides of the audience seats, then adjusted the right half to grayscale and photoshopped it to give it a "half library, half disco" feel.

Some people even took screenshots of Bang and Wolf from last year and compared them, finding that their expressions were exactly the same as when they watched an EDG match last year!
Ye Bo also discovered this.

Besides the usual rating posts, the hottest topic is the discussion about the lane swap in this match!

In fact, this is their "core objective" in this match!
When V5 realized the trend of the World Championship version, to be honest, their first thought was one of unease.

after all.

No matter how much extra training is needed, and no matter what tactics are used.

Is it possible for Flandre's laning skills to suddenly become several levels stronger in a short period of time?

Obviously impossible!
And their goal is not just "Changing Lines".

Because if V5 simply uses lane swapping, there is still a possibility that the opponent will gank the lane swap at the start of the game, and then it will just be a situation where both sides swap top and bottom lanes.

and so.

V5's goal is to drag all the S-series teams into a quagmire of strategic maneuvering!

Only in this way is it possible to change the version's environment!
Ye Bo's original words were: "If we can't change the version, then we'll change reality—we'll drag the others to another battlefield, to fight on a battlefield where we're better at it!"

The game involves real-time strategic gameplay, unconventional gameplay with improvisational maneuvers, and the ability to engage in team fights and offensive maneuvers by skillfully navigating the laning phase.
These are all areas where V5 excels!
The tools T1 used today not only demonstrated the opponent's equally keen ability to grasp version trends, but also essentially helped them do all of this!
Obviously.

After watching this match between the two teams, everyone will surely take this "lane swap strategy" seriously.

With the intense focus of Team 16, this tactic might even undergo rapid and continuous iterations in a short period of time.
Beryl, who was being interviewed at the time, was also laying the groundwork.

"Yes, lane swapping can definitely be considered one of V5's secret weapons~"

Beryl seemed completely oblivious to the Korean host's "preliminary questions" and spoke frankly and casually.

The host's face lit up with joy, and he immediately continued to ask questions and hint at the topic of "The Developer of Tricks".

But Beryl shrugged and said frankly, "This really isn't me, it's Master Ye, it's YE."

He was telling the truth, but he was also deliberately mentioning the ID YE.

After all, this tactic was proposed by this ID.

It will have a greater reach and credibility!
The South Korean host awkwardly changed the subject, asking about the final round of "Martial Soul Fusion Techniques" in the hopes that the other side could bring some glory to his country.

Unfortunately, Beryl remained honest to the end.

"Ah, is that even a question? It's obvious that I couldn't have come up with that idea!"

"You know, this is Master Ip."

Fortunately, the Swiss round of interviews was short, and the tormented host finally finished the interview and stepped off the stage.

Meanwhile, preparations were immediately made for a new round of Swiss-system draws.

It's worth mentioning that tomorrow's matches will be back-to-back in the [2:0] group, which will directly determine the two teams that will advance to the quarterfinals.

This is also what makes the Swiss-system race format different from the past.

Because after that, the Swiss round will continue for almost a week, plus a break of nearly two weeks.

Teams that advance to the quarterfinals too early may have more time to adjust, or they may lose their form due to not having played for a long time—after all, it's the first year of the format reform, and no one knows the outcome.

A man who looked somewhat like 'Captain Dragonfly' walked onto the lottery stage.

The hearts of all LPL fans were in turmoil.

"Just avoid civil war, just avoid civil war."

The ceremony proceeded quickly because only four teams with a 2-0 record were drawn.

Below the first V5 that was drawn, a team logo with the same two characters appeared.

The previously silent half of the library erupted in an uproar, finally putting the LPL fans at ease.

"Ohhhhh, they're really here!" Adam exclaimed excitedly to the G2 members beside him, "Haha, BB Bro, you're doomed!"

"Hey kid, which region are you from?" BB looked at the other person speechlessly.

The expressions on the faces of the G2 players seemed rather intriguing.

As soon as the draw results were announced, G2's official account, known for its incredibly fast online activity, immediately posted a tweet with only one image of an anniversary.
G2 Club: "1826 days have passed since we sent LPL's number one seed home with a 3-2 victory!"

(End of this chapter)