LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 253 Ah P: I Love China
10 month 5 day.

In the huge Wuhan Sports Center, the group stage of the 2017 World Finals officially began.

As a large-scale competitive sports stadium that can accommodate nearly 6 people, its popularity is unprecedented.

The EDG team that will be playing at the opening ceremony arrived at the competition venue early on a bus.

The crowd outside the stadium was surging and dense, especially when Lin Ruo and others got out of the car with their bags on their backs, the scene instantly became noisy and bustling.

All the waiting fans held up light boards, waved to the players through the fences and security personnel, and gave endless cheers.

After waving and saying hello, the EDG team quickly entered the competition venue under the protection of security.

At the same time, other teams participating in the first day of the group stage also arrived at the scene one after another.

"There are so many people." Zven, who had a slicked-back hair, fell into a daze and couldn't extricate himself.

Sure enough, there is no harm without comparison.

In their LEC region, regular season league games are usually held in small studios that can only accommodate a few hundred people.

Even when the venue was changed for the playoffs, the maximum number of people was only over 10,000.

Compared with the atmosphere of e-sports in China, it is indeed completely incomparable.

Ah P dreamed: "Man, it would be so cool if 6 people shouted my name the whole time."

"That requires you to perform perfectly on the field, and you can't face an LPL team, otherwise there will be 6 people booing you." Zven joked.

Based on his understanding of Chinese audiences.

If A.P. could show off Yasuo in the game, it would probably cause cheers and applause from the audience.

A P didn't say anything. After entering the venue, he quietly took out his mobile phone, opened Weibo, and used his newly registered account to post his English speech as soon as possible.

"China is a very welcoming place. I love it here. We will face SSG in the first game. I hope the fans will give us a warm cheer. I love the atmosphere."

Lin Ruo left a smirk in the comment section.

"The premise is that you have to win. If you can't win, you should know what will happen."

Ah P in the lounge confidently put away his phone and looked at everyone:

"Very good, Lin Ruo is right. We must keep our spirits up and we will definitely win. Don't forget that we haven't lost in the training matches these past few days."

"Yes, we were invincible in scrimmages, TSM's performance was not as good as ours."

Zven held their heads high, they were very confident of defeating SSG.

"It's obvious that MSF can't beat EDG. The first LEC victory still depends on us."

As they were talking, the opening ceremony on the main stage was nearing its end. Among the crowded audience seats, the host Ren Dong slowly walked from the stage entrance to the center of the stage in the focus of the audience.

"Okay, this is Wuhan, China. Welcome to the 2017 League of Legends World Championship. Good afternoon, everyone present and watching the live broadcast."

"I'm Ren Dong."

"After a season of competition, 16 top teams from major regions around the world will once again challenge for the championship. All teams are ready, let's welcome them onto the stage!"

Amidst huge cheers, the first four teams to take the stage were from Group A.

In just a few tens of seconds, the big screen reviewed the journey of the four teams to the global finals.

EDG, MSF, AHQ and C9 have successively stepped onto the center stage amidst the spotlight.

The spotlight shone on the EDG team. All the summoners at the scene couldn't wait to scream excitedly. The sound was so loud that it echoed inside and outside the Wuhan Sports Center.

"Damn it, this is exactly the scene I want." Ah P in the backstage lounge was extremely envious.

Zven clapped his hands speechlessly. "It's our turn to go on stage soon. Stop being a nagging wife."

...

On the stage, the next to appear were the four teams of Group B led by LZ, followed by Group C.

RNG received a warm response from the audience.

Coming to the final Group D, all SKT members placed the championship trophy on the high platform in the center of the stage.

This also indicates that the global finals have officially started.

At Ren Dong's call, except for EDG and MSF who were about to start their first game, the rest of the teams left the stage and returned to the backstage.

At this time, the camera has moved to the other side.

"Welcome back, everyone! This is the 2017 League of Legends World Championship. I'm commentator Dajie."

"I'm Rita."

In the commentary booth, the two people responsible for commentating the first game were dressed in formal attire and looked at the camera with a smile.

"The World Championship has begun, and the first match is against our LPL region's top seed, EDG. I'm sure all the viewers are already excited and can't wait to see it."

Remembering this made the people present a little agitated.

The 6 spectators in the stadium were waiting for EDG's first game, and they also needed this opening victory to inspire people.

"EDG's strength is obvious to all. We all hope today that they can win their first victory for the LPL region. We believe that they will give their best performance and will not disappoint every fan's earnest expectations."

Rita said seriously.

The two didn't chat for a while.

As the music started, the big screen on the scene suddenly switched to the BP picture. The first game did not take up too much preparation time.

EDG is on the blue side, MSF is on the red side.

In the blink of an eye, both sides' top three ban choices have all been revealed.

EDG eliminated Lulu, Janna and the top laner Gnar.

MSF first killed Kalista, who was a must-win for the red team, and then pressed Taliyah and Syndra.

"Lulu and Janna, the two Ardent versions of Galiok, have both pressed their buttons. It seems EDG is planning to use their aggression to fight you in the bottom lane."

Remember to judge.

Rita further analyzed: "Actually, EDG's intention was very clear. I was going to pick Xayah and Rakan. MSF should have noticed that, but they chose not to pick one in their first three picks. Either they wanted to destroy it, or they thought they could use it."

Obviously MSF chose the latter.

After EDG took Luo as their first choice, they directly took Karma and the big worm on the first and second floors.

The former replaces Janna and Lulu, while the latter is the only choice for the current strong top lane.

EDG locked in Xayah on the second floor as they wished, and then decided on Prince as their priority choice.

Maillin Gunner!

MSF's answer on the third floor, both sides entered the second round of bans.

EDG: Clockwork, Cassiopeia.

MSF: Sejuani, Maokai.

"The little rabbit took the initiative and locked onto Lucian on the fourth floor. Lucian's E skill has been weakened a bit in the current version, but his ability to gain an advantage in the early game and cooperate with Tristana to push the tower is still unmatched by ordinary mages."

I remember that during the commentary, EDG decided on the support-based Wandering Mage on the fourth floor, and finally chose the jungle Gragas, and then moved the Prince to the top position normally.

Now comes the final hand of MSF.

After a long pause, when the time was about to run out, the little rabbit locked onto Tienan in an instant.

There were cheers at the scene.

Since S5, Iron Man has rarely appeared in professional competitions, and now he has become unrecognizable.

Rita's face showed a predictable expression. "I still chose it. Iron Man has the ability to control the dragon after level 6. In the early and mid-game team battles, it is like having an extra player for MSF. He will have no problem fighting against Jarvan IV in the lane."

"To be honest, it's a bit strange to play Big Bug in the jungle, but if it's for the devouring effect of the ultimate skill, it's not impossible."

MSF's move is undoubtedly to continue the rhythm of pushing towers, which means that in the early and middle stages, there will be more than one or two collisions between the two sides.

The pace of this game will be fast.

"The lineups for both teams have been finalized. EDG on the blue side, top lane Jarvan IV, jungle Gragas, mid lane Ryze, and the bottom lane duo Xayah and Rakan."

"MSF on the red side, top lane Malphite, jungle Cho'Gun, mid lane Lucian, bottom lane duo Tristana and Karma."

"The scene is ready, so let's move on to the opening match of this year's World Championship, with LPL's number one seed EDG facing LEC's number two seed Misfits!"

As Jiede finished speaking, the fans at the scene started to cheer wildly as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

The cheers for EDG continued, and the advantage of playing at home was fully demonstrated.

With the system prompt sound, ten people from both sides quickly entered the Summoner's Rift.

The battle begins at level 1.

The five EDG players gathered together to invade the blue team's jungle area along the river, and the Prince planted the flag and led the way.

The three MSF junglers who were hiding in the grass in the river behind the blue monster had to flee in a panic. EDG, who had successfully invaded, took over the blue team's jungle area.

"If we don't leave, we'll eat the blue. The other side won't dare to mess with us."

Lin Ruo directed the operations in an orderly manner.

The reason why he wanted to take the blue buff was that he thought MSF would use some tricks. Since they could choose Malphite, they would probably not be able to maintain a stable laning situation in the early stage.

The more important point is.

Facing Xayah and Rakan, it is difficult for Tristana and Karma to suppress the rhythm of the bot lane by relying on laning.

How can we not push the tower when Tristana is suppressed?
So there is only one measure MSF can take.

"Wow, what's going on? Tristana is standing still in the middle lane. Is he going to go to the middle lane?"

In the commentary booth, the commentator remembered that he had already noticed the clues of the variation, but he didn't expect it to become a little too unexpected.

Because MSF changed all of a sudden.

Lucian returned to the city and went directly to the top, while Malphite and Karma stayed in the upper jungle area to help open up the jungle.

"Is MSF going back to their old strategy, letting Iron Man and Karma go to the bottom lane to resist pressure? If so, Tristana's development environment will indeed be greatly improved, and it will be advanced."

Obviously, no one, including Rita, can admit it.

Iron Man is the king of pressure resistance, so he doesn’t need to develop very well. It’s completely fine for him to give way to Tristana.

In particular, the W skill can provide armor for teammates or soldiers, greatly improving the survivability of Iron Man and his teammates.

Very good at hiding in the early stage.

Amidst the uproar at the scene, Lucian returned to the jungle as soon as the wild monster appeared at 1 minute and 40 seconds. His goal was to help Karma get the red buff.

So with the help of Iron Man, after the big bug ate F6, he turned around and saw a red monster with less than half blood.

An imperial start!

Then Iron Man slowly rushed to the bottom lane with Karma.

The EDG duo, who had already helped Gragas to gain blue buff, were about to push the lane.

"If Iron Man dares to come down, we will just jump over the tower."

Lin Ruo's solution was simple.

It’s okay if you want to suppress the other two lanes, but you must bomb the bottom lane unparalleled.

The comparison between Tristana and Iron Man's anti-killing capabilities is obvious, and the latter does not have the ability of the former to block the line outside the tower.

The direction of opening the gap is clear at a glance.

But they have to pay attention to one thing, Lucian who is currently taking the line in the top lane has TP.

boom!
A low sitting sound was heard, and Hamsama, who had just reached level 2 in the middle lane, controlled Tristana to rocket jump and sat down on Ryze's face.

The big bug who invaded and killed the blue monster and reached level three began his first wave of arrest operations to help the line under the priority development of the emperor level.

His goal is not just to force the opponent to dodge.

Therefore, the first step in the attack is to flash actively, releasing a terrifying sound wave in an attempt to silence Ryze.

To help the cannon achieve maximum output.

Scout, who had already made a judgment in his mind, escaped with a flash immediately, avoided the silence of the big bug's flash, and then came to the front of the tower.

However, he was not out of danger yet.

Because the big worm also has his Q skill, if he is knocked into the air, even if Tristana refreshes his skill and double jumps forward, he will most likely still die.

This is where the exciting game begins.

Scout was on high alert. Since he was facing Lucian in this game, he was worried about being killed instantly by burst damage, so he took the initiative to bring a healer.

As the treatment began, Ryze suddenly accelerated and twisted the spikes under his feet.

Scout breathed a sigh of relief.

The audience at the scene also breathed a sigh of relief.

"That was a close call. Luckily Scout didn't save his skills this time, otherwise it would have been troublesome."

Rita in the commentary booth expressed her relief.

The crisis continues, but this time it is MSF's turn to suffer.

On the way back to take the red team's third speed, the factory manager's barrel took advantage of the gank in the middle lane and in a blink of an eye came to the back of the red team's next tower to block the road.

A ray of tp light fell into his eyes, and Prince A Guang, who had already retreated to the tower in the top lane, teleported to the ground.

Lin Ruo controlled Xia to quickly push the troops into the tower.

"Open, open directly."

He and Tian Ye are currently only level two. Considering the damage power of the defense tower in the early stage, the risk they will face is not small.

Therefore, the action must be fast, and the advantage of numbers must be used to concentrate the damage in an instant.

Otherwise, if Lucian came down and harvested the enemy, the situation would be ruined for EDG.

Tian Ye knew this very well.

The moment the soldiers entered the tower, while his own prince's TP was still landing, he did not hesitate to flash and make a grand appearance, two stages of displacement to move away and raise the tower.

Karma used her flash, but the slow-witted Iron Man didn't, and was lifted high in the air.

Lin Ruo activated W and rushed forward to output crazily.

Lucian's tp suddenly lit up.

The factory manager, who was outside, walked into the tower after drinking. When Karma turned around to put up a shield and tried to delay time for Lucian to come down, he decisively pushed forward with his big belly.

Malphite, who had just landed, and Karma, who had turned around, were both knocked unconscious on the spot.

The key skill is one control two.

With a sudden basic attack and an explosive barrel, Lin Ruo used the hook move he learned at level two to pull him along.

First blood.

Xia took first blood.

At the same time, when Karma was still unconscious, the Prince who landed outside the tower flashed and used EQ twice in a row to enter the field and provoke, and then dealt another set of damage.

Under the concentrated fire of the three, the fragile Karma soon fell down under the burden.

In just 1 second, Lin Ruo took the second kill.

Tian Ye Luo turned around and used Xia to move out of the tower as soon as he was raised. With the healing acceleration given by Lin Ruo and the hard control generated by the Colossus's talent shield, the blood bottle he got early helped him to control the blood accurately and withstand the three tower damages.

There were no casualties in EDG's wave.

Lucian on the top lane didn't dare to come down at this time, and quickly canceled the tp at the last moment.

"Nice, the four of us will take down the next tower together."

Tian Ye couldn't help but get excited.

The lower outer tower is different from other road towers. It has a defensive tower protection mechanism before the first 8 minutes.

In other words, as long as there are enough troops and enough people, fast pushing is not a problem at all.

As EDG successfully crossed the tower, the screams of the audience instantly pierced everyone's eardrums.

The home team was ignited at this moment.

(End of this chapter)