My buddy is actually a Cao Cao type top laner?

Chapter 506 [Next, let's change the players!]

11 month 19 day.

The scene at the Seoul Gocheok Sky Dome competition.

Even at a very early hour, the venue was already packed with throngs of spectators.

It was clearly an away game.

However, countless LPL viewers can see it through live streams on various channels.

The proportion of Chinese people present.

That's unusually high!

[Wow, is this still overseas?]

[I can accept the kimchi vendor leaving his seed, and I can even accept the rich guy paying high prices for tickets to attend the event, but isn't it a bit much for you to be selling corn outside the plaza?!]

If V5 doesn't win this year, they'll practically become T1's mental block, right?

[Correction: It's not V5, it's Mebius, the Ultraman Mebius. This year, V5's roster, except for the top laner, jungler, and coach, underwent a complete overhaul.]

In the LoL section...

It's been a long time since we've seen the World Championship garner this much attention.

The main reason is that the match is being held in Seoul, the most sacred place in the hearts of Koreans. If their foreign powerhouse T1 wins here, they can't even imagine how much fun they can have when facing Korean fans!
Before the competition even started, or even before the opening ceremony.

The live broadcast director in Seoul was still conducting the pre-match random selection of audience members.

Such a big event.

It's true that many ordinary people hope to ride the wave of popularity and become a minor celebrity. Don't think that only China has internet celebrities; they exist all over the world.

just
As the camera kept panning back until it finally came to a bright red V5 support area, and then suddenly turned in a certain direction...

Sudden.

It was as if the machine had suddenly broken down; the camera suddenly stopped rotating.

"What are you doing?"

Many viewers subconsciously complained.

However.
When they followed the director's camera and looked in that direction, it was as if they had been electrocuted.

First came one or two moments of awe, followed by rows and rows of silence, until finally the entire venue seemed to fall into complete stillness.

What did they see?!

A female version of Faker, dressed in a V5 support outfit and holding a V5 light stick, is excitedly waving it from side to side on the big screen.

this moment.

The truly "mystical" heavyweight weapon from V5 has finally been released.

【ah? ? ? 】

【No way, is this right? You look like Dafei, but you're wearing a V5 support outfit!?】

Everyone says Faker is tough to beat, and looking at this, it's definitely true—he's incredibly tough to play against.

[An LPL audience member at the scene: At that moment, I thought, if I could stand up in front of Faker, I would give it my all. Now that Faker is right in front of me, I have to consider whether this is my only chance in this lifetime (I'm sure)]

I admit that she and Faker are 87% similar, with only 13% being different.

beet!

When the V5 and T1 contestants backstage saw the "secret weapon" that Luo Ji had specially prepared on the big screen...

Without exception.

Both contestants who were drinking water couldn't help but spit it out.

"Wait, bro, what's this!?"

"Don't think you can hide it from me. That big banner over there clearly has your company name and logo. That's a pretty ruthless move, isn't it?"

"Holy crap, she's a female version of Faker! If Faker married her, would he be considered Japanese?"

"Others fight like generals before battle, but why do you act like a joker before battle?"

Can't hold it anymore.

I really couldn't hold it in anymore.

Even Faker himself stared at the screen in astonishment. In an instant, his face turned red, then dark, and finally he simply covered his face with a towel, trying to avoid seeing it.

If this is a psychological attack deliberately prepared for him by the other side?
Then
They did succeed.

Not only Faker, but the morale that T1 had painstakingly built up was completely shattered in just one encounter. Even Bengi and Kkoma could only express their admiration with mixed feelings of laughter and tears.

Because LPL can actually find a female version of Faker, but they can't create a female version of Mebius.

An unexpected "surprise".

This gave V5 a huge first-mover advantage.

As the classic trio of commentators for the S13 finals, Da Xiao, Miller, and Ji De have teamed up again.

But nevertheless.

They, too, could not withstand this harm.

They all hoped to get an eye that they had never seen before.

While they were still in awe, the opening ceremony of the S13 World Championship finals also successfully began under the "anticipation" of everyone.

Compared to Busan in S8.

The opening ceremony in Seoul felt more like a response to a debate.

That year, at least the K/DA girl group was there to liven things up. Everyone could listen to the songs and see the girls. Regardless of whether they sang well or not, at least they were visually pleasing.

And this year.

It mainly features boy bands, which is quite boring.

of course.

For most audience members, coming to the event wasn't about seeing this kind of thing in the first place.

As the performance came to an end.

Following closely behind was the simultaneous appearance of both professional players at the shouts of "Roaring Emperor," thus avoiding separate appearances. V5, due to their away disadvantage, received no cheers.

Judging from the percentage of the audience present.

The organizers are clearly overthinking it.

As the applause continued, gradually, all the audience members realized what they really wanted to see.

The big one is coming!

S13 World Championship Finals Promotional Video!

The opening scene.

There was no particularly exciting melody or dazzling special effects; it was just a minibus traveling on a journey, carrying a group of T1 players whose expressions were hard to describe.

There was no exchange of words.

His eyes alone conveyed a sense of bewilderment, unease, and anticipation.

Promotional video for the finals.

The story revolves around a myth plagiarized and "localized" by South Korea, originating from "Chishou," one of the nine sons of the dragon, a type of mountain and marsh deity. Even though it's set in a different timeline.

The theme of the S13 finals still revolves around this aspect, subtly alluding to the main theme of S13: "forging gold through trials."

Countless eyes were focused on this place.

Watching the T1 players quietly share their origins, experiences, and opportunities to enter the professional scene of League of Legends on the screen, and then their highlights, it's like a revolving lantern, constantly flashing through the players' past.

among them.

The most attention-grabbing is undoubtedly Faker.

From the peak of three championships to the tears at the Bird's Nest, from defeat to a comeback, the figures following Faker changed every frame until finally, the phantoms solidified, and the five most correct players appeared among them.

There was no confusion, no joy or sorrow, and his eyes were filled with determination.

"The competition was over last year."

"When I took off my headphones and saw the dejected look on my teammates' faces, I felt a lot of pain. I regretted not performing better and worried about whether we would have another chance like this."

"Fortunately."

"We are standing together once again."

"If the third championship was for myself, then this fourth championship is only for my teammates."

The music is ringing.

The camera slowly moved to the V5 on the other side.
Surprisingly, the V5's shots don't depict the scene from its origin like the T1's.

Instead, it was a failure.

It was a series of failures.

FOFO's self-doubt, Ruler's departure, Weiwei's unconventionality, and Jwei's neglect—if last year's V5 were the avengers, then this year's V5 are filled with a sense of redemption in each of them.

"The highest mountain, the longest river, the deepest lake, the most terrifying demon king—this was the first impression others gave me of Faker and T1 before I decided to embark on this professional path."

"I witnessed that darkest era with my own eyes."

"LPL's fear of LCK has turned into oppression, sweeping across the entire region."

As Luo Ji's voice faded away.

The scene is swirling.

It was the birth of the Demon King in S3, the ten stars of Samsung in S4, the alternation of the two kings in S5, the darkest hour in S6, until—the light of the long night in S7.

The scene then shifts again.

Again, at the S5 MSI, EDG turned the tide; at the S7 Rift Rivals, the entire team worked together; at the S8 World Championship, IG went all out.
Then came S9 and S11.

Scene after scene of resistance unfolds slowly, accompanied by stirring music.

Until.

S12 and S13 LCK make a comeback.

For the LPL region, which is already riddled with problems, the LCK is no longer an invincible region.

Two hands desperately lifted the competition area up.

can be behind.

It is clear from the footage that the last hand that was extended was already starting to lose strength.

These players have dedicated almost their entire professional careers to the LPL.

Until the building was about to collapse.

And now.
"It's my turn."

A strong and powerful hand, in the image, firmly grasps it at the very last moment.

The scene began to change again.

S11的EDG后，是S12的V5以及S13的V5顺势上顶。

If.

Faker's video is meant to depict the camaraderie among teammates.

Then.

What Luo Ji wants to express is a simpler and more direct sense of inheritance and mission.

No one expected this to happen.

Even Faker's "The waves have washed away all, but I stand firm" pales in comparison to Luo Ji's performance, which is like "All causes and effects have been borne by me".

They all seemed a little stingy.

The LPL players were having a really hard time watching this.

As time has passed, they have more or less lost their awe of the dark ages, but that doesn’t mean they don’t know how tough the competition was back then.

From the moment the S-series was born until IG won the first championship in S8.

LPL has always been overshadowed by LCK.

If.

T1 represents the last glory of the LCK region, and V5 represents the strong rise of the new generation of pillars of the LPL.
This time.

The vlog once again brought the sense of destiny between the two teams to its extreme.

Faced with the fierce competition in the region.

Even the bond between Zeus and Luo Ji can be put on hold for a while.

[Next, let's change players!]

[I have to be the pillar of our region.]

[Just when the building was about to collapse, the ace, blessed by destiny, stepped forward and protected his region. This is the true spirit of the golden ace.]

[As long as the prayer in one's heart is strong enough, true light can descend upon this place. At this moment, the ID Mebius has finally come to life.]

Countless spectators cheered with all their might due to their excitement.

no matter what the result is.

This courage to step forward and take responsibility for the consequences of a region's situation is enough to earn the admiration of LPL viewers who call him a "real man."

To embrace everything, to bear everything, to understand everything!
Such a pre-match vlog.

Other LPL players couldn't come up with a solution, and neither could other LCK players.

on the stage.

All V5 members, dressed in black, stood confidently and spiritedly facing the crowd at T1, their powerful fighting spirit continuing to surge as the Vlog finished playing.

So be it.

Whether it's Faker or Zeus, they should be like characters in a fairy tale, the final evil dragon blocking the hero's path to victory.

at the moment.

This stage is just right.

The lights are also bright.

Let's end it all right here!

(End of this chapter)