LPL History

Chapter 105: WE's Logistics Showcases Its Power During the Disconnected Battle; Zhou Li Proves His Invincibility Again Through a Dimensional Attack.

When CLG's base exploded, this semi-final came to a dramatic end.

The match, which started in the afternoon, was a best-of-three series that lasted all night.

The audience members at the scene said that if you count the time, the ticket money was incredibly profitable.

When the five members of CLG stepped off the stage, they even needed to support each other to walk down.

On the other hand, everyone on WE's side was full of energy and looked refreshed.

This isn't a competition; it's a live-streamed team-building event.

The five members of WE walked to the center of the stage, ready to be interviewed.

By this time, half of the audience had already left.

Firstly, most of these people are CLG fans, and secondly, they are sitting in the audience, which is not as enjoyable as WE being on stage.

WE not only outlasted CLG, but also lost all their viewers.

When Mingkai saw Sjokz approaching, he used his keen jungler instincts to push Strawberry twice, then took two steps to the side, clearing the space next to Zhou Li.

Without a second thought, Sjokz stood next to Zhou Li.

Compared to Hyun Kyung's reserved and coy demeanor, Sjokz was much bolder and more direct.

It was placed right next to Zhou Li.

In the live stream, the netizens who were just celebrating the two Chinese teams' successful advancement to the finals and shouting "Zhou Ge is awesome!" instantly became unhappy as they watched the two on screen.

[Damn, I have a feeling that Zhou Laba and this female host are having an affair.]

[Your mom's camera was still recording when you put them together like this. If the camera were gone, wouldn't they just start fighting right there?]

[No wonder he's called "Magazine Guy"; wherever he goes, people are blowing his trumpet.]

[Esports bulldozer?]

Brothers, I admit I'm jealous. I also want to ride a Hummer and drive a rickshaw.

Sjokz then asked Zhou Li a question:

"Congratulations to Lion on your victory. Today's match was full of surprises. What do you think was the main reason you were able to win?"

Zhou Li replied with a smile:
"I think the main reason is that America's food delivery industry is not well-developed. So we prepared the food delivery in advance."

He abruptly changed the subject and said:

"Today's match, a best-of-three series, lasted ten hours with constant internet outages. I just want to ask Riot Games, can you even hold tournaments anymore? If you can't, then don't hold them!"

"And I want to tell everyone that the facts have proven that pulling the internet cable won't beat WE! Instead of thinking about using some underhanded tricks, you should think about how to improve yourself."

"Just practice more cooking!"

The internet outage quickly caused a huge uproar online.

Riot Games quickly issued a statement saying that the servers had been under malicious attack by hackers throughout the tournament.

The identity of the hacker immediately sparked debate among netizens.

As the victors, WE immediately became the target of suspicion for most netizens.

Furthermore, during the internet outage, WE was eating and washing their feet, clearly indicating that they had made preparations in advance.

However, this conspiracy theory was quickly refuted.

Based on the circumstances of the match at the time, WE would have won the game long ago if the internet outage hadn't occurred.

Moreover, the timing of each network outage always coincided with WE gaining an advantage.

It's obvious that a hacker could be anyone, but definitely not someone from WE.

Since it wasn't WE, netizens quickly pointed the finger at CLG.

Faced with netizens' doubts, CLG quickly stepped forward and said that they had surrendered in the end and lost the game, so how could it be them?

Perhaps in order to completely clear itself of suspicion, CLG published a lengthy article, strongly condemning the hacker's attack on the network.

CLG's players also expressed their condolences online, offering their warm greetings to the hackers.

However, because CLG's insults were so harsh, no one expected that the hacker would naturally jump out and expose himself!

The hacker revealed online that he was a fan of CLG, though he has since stopped being a fan.

Furthermore, he directly posted screenshots and video evidence of his attack on Riot's servers.

After proving his identity, he began a lengthy and indignant accusation against CLG, which lasted for 10,000 words.

From this fan's perspective, his behavior is not difficult to understand.

For his favorite team, he worked tirelessly in front of the computer, attacking the network, all in an effort to help CLG win the match.

However, even with such help, CLG was still completely dominated by WE.

What kind of useless bunch are they?
And in the end, these useless bastards actually surrendered!

He was already furious with CLG for their poor performance, but to his surprise, after the match, everyone from the club to the players came down to greet him.

After all, fans who are capable of doing such things are extreme fans.

Under such immense pressure, he chose to jump out and self-destruct.

This immediately turned CLG into a laughingstock across the internet.

Your fans went to such lengths to help you, and you still lost.

In the end, it even forced the fans to turn against them.

After all this shady dealings, the biggest beneficiary is AZF.

Because they discovered that the humiliation they had suffered was nothing compared to that of the CLG.

Furthermore, this incident involving CLG also helped AZF divert some of their firepower.

Over time, WE has been labeled as the world's number one team.

They have the world's number one mid laner with the ability to dominate from a lower dimension.

They possess a wealth of tactical reserves, strict discipline, and strong teamwork skills.

In addition, this battle made people realize that WE also has world-class logistical support capabilities.

We can't compete in terms of raw power, and we can't outlast them in a protracted war.

we!

Impeccable!
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October 14th.

The final match of the S2 World Championship is finally about to take place at the Garen Center.

Compared to the immense pressure other teams faced when facing WE, IG seemed much more relaxed.

After all, it was a civil war in China, so there wasn't as much public pressure.

Moreover, for this young IG team, making it to the finals and achieving the current results is already quite satisfactory.

All that's left is to keep a calm mindset and give it your all.

If there's anyone on the team who's a little nervous, it's the attitude of having to face off against Zhou Li.

"Viewers watching the live stream! You are now watching the 2012 League of Legends World Championship! The two teams facing off are two Chinese teams, WE Esports Club and IG Esports Club!"

"I'm the commentator, Long Hair!"

"I'm the commentator Joker!"

As the voices of the two commentators rang out, the S2 World Championship officially began!
At the center of the stage, the symphony orchestra is playing the League of Legends theme song, "Summoner's Call".

This classic piece of music is currently the background music during the ranked champion selection screen in the League of Legends game.

Summoner's Call opens with a grand string score and snowstorm sound effects, setting the tone for an epic battle.

On the large screen in the center of the stage, a highlight reel of WE and IG's journey through the World Championship is currently being played.

The rousing music and visuals intertwined, accompanied by the commentator's exciting shouts, pushing the atmosphere to a climax. "Alright, both teams are in position. I'll now give a brief introduction to each of them!"

From the commentary booth, Long Hair looked at the documents in his hand and began to speak:
"IG team's top laner PDD, as a top laner, can raise the average damage per minute to a terrifying 550, and is known for his aggressive playstyle."

"ADC player KID completely dominated TPA's bot lane in the match against TPA, averaging a 15-CS lead in CS."

"Support player xiaoxiao is known by fans as a world-class support before level six."

"Jungler Illusin is the engine of the team's rhythm and has extremely strong control over the jungle. In the group stage and knockout stage, his team fight participation rate reached 70%."

“Mid laner Zz1tai, a 16-year-old prodigy, has a comprehensive champion pool, and his individual skills seem to have improved significantly during the World Championship. However, he seems to need to pay attention to his personal image management.”

Joker picked up where Longhair left off and continued the explanation:

"Next up are WE's players!"

"Top laner Strawberry, the top lane pressure king who averages 30% damage taken, WE's solid second tower in the top lane!"

"Jungler Clearlove is a smart jungler with a 70% map control rate and an average counter-gank success rate of 60%. He is also the mid laner's bodyguard."

"ADC player Smile, the world's number one ADC! An ultimate marksman with an average of 10.8 CS per minute, 35% of team fight damage output, and an average 20 CS lead over his lane opponent."

"Curly Hair, the support player with the highest vision score in this World Championship, and a master of Blitzcrank."

Joker paused, took a deep breath, and then spoke:

"And then there's our mid-laner Lion! An inexplicable monster with a KDA of 10.7! That's more than four points higher than Clearlove's 6.13! His damage per minute is a whopping 703, the best in the game! His average gold difference against his lane opponent is a whopping 2,500! His champion pool is unfathomably deep, every champion he picks is a signature champion! The world's best Lee Sin, the world's best Karthus, the world's best Anivia, the world's best Twisted Fate, the world's best Nidalee, the world's best Talon, the world's best Lux, the world's best mid-laner!"

"Having debuted less than half a year ago and played only ten matches in his professional career, he has undoubtedly become the strongest mid-laner in the eyes of players worldwide with his amazing and unimaginable performance!"

Listening to Joker's praise, Longhair smiled and dug a hole by asking:

"Coach, what do you think is the most likely outcome of today's match?"

Without even thinking, Joker replied:
"I think it's highly likely to be 3-0."

Longhair laughed: "Indeed, I also think WE will most likely win 3-0..."

"Hey!" Joker immediately interrupted Longhair, "I didn't say anyone was down 3-0."

Now it was Longhair's turn to be dumbfounded.

He's known the Joker for a long time.

It feels like I've suddenly developed a brain these past few days.

In fact, Zhou Li had already warned Joker to be wary of the hairy man.

Although he didn't explain why, Joker naturally kept Zhou Li's reminder in mind.

Sure enough, that old bastard was digging a pit for himself all the time.

He didn't know why that bastard Changmao was hostile towards Zhou Li.

Perhaps it was under Zhou Li's guidance that IG eliminated their Taiwanese team.

During the previous match, I tried to get information out of him about Zhou Li's hero pool.

That Longhair is a real beast.

IG player seat.

He held the mouse in one hand and placed the other hand below.

Now that she's sitting in front of the computer, Zitai's mood is becoming increasingly tense.

This state of excitement cannot last too long, nor can it be maintained indefinitely.

Noticing his tense posture, PDD smiled and comforted him:
"Relax, if you can't beat them, just let it go."

His expression darkened, and he spoke:

"I didn't even intend to fight. I was just thinking about how to avoid getting beaten so badly."

He now only hopes that Zhou Li can produce some heroes he has seen before.

For players, including Zz1tai, the biggest fear when facing Zhou Li is that he might suddenly pull out a hero he's never played before and pull off some plays you've never seen before.

At this point, both sides had entered the business proposal (BP) phase.

PDD asked:
"So, are you going to ban any mid-laners?"

"want!"

His posture was very firm in his answer.

"Lee Sin, Lux, Twisted Fate. Ban these three champions."

Zitai has done a lot of reviewing and learning from Zhou Li's matches.

After summarizing, Zita believes that giving Zhou Li scaling champions like Karthus and Anivia would delay his power spike and prevent him from facing too much pressure in the mid lane.

As for what can't be handled later, that's a problem for later; at least you can still have some gaming experience in the beginning.

Hearing Zizhi's words, no one had any objections.

After all, Zz1tai's performance during this World Championship was evident to all, and he truly fulfilled his role as the team's carry.

Most importantly, everyone knows how difficult it is to maintain a certain posture.

No child cries every day; only the pose of the hook cries every day.

WE, on the other hand, opted to remove Amumu, Olaf, and Shen.

The right to choose has fallen into the hands of the blue team, IG.

From the commentary booth, Long Hair spoke up in surprise:

"Hey! We see that IG is very confident, they've directly locked in Orianna for Zz1tai!!!"

Joker also seemed somewhat surprised.

"If IG picks players like this, it means they've chosen to trust Zz1tai!"

Clockwerk is a relatively mainstream traditional mage core in the current version.

A well-developed Orianna, who doesn't even need to be a good player, can instantly kill squishy targets with a single QRW combo in the late game.

On WE's side, they first locked down Maokai for Mingkai, and then Zhou Li thought for a moment and picked Ryze!
Upon seeing WE's hero selection, Joker shouted excitedly.

"Hey! Zhou Li, you've decided to pull out something new to show everyone again! Ryze, this is the first time we've seen Zhou Li use this champion!"

The right to vote has returned to IG.

IG first locked in Nunu, and then immediately locked in Vayne, the Night Hunter.

Seeing IG's player selection, Zhou Li felt refreshed and invigorated.

Because when the enemy picks Vayne, her "scrubbing" skill gets an extra bonus.

WE quickly locked in the powerful combination of Ezreal and Blitzcrank!

IG continued to select champions, and unsurprisingly, they chose Jarvan IV and Lulu.

They chose to move Nunu to the jungle.

In their final pick, WE secured a simple and straightforward teamfight initiation weapon for Strawberry – Malphite!

At this point, the lineups for both sides were finalized.

Blue side: IG Esports Club VS Red side: WE Esports Club.

Top lane: (PDD) Demacia Prince VS (Strawberry) Malphite.

Jungle: (liiuso) Nunu the Yeti VS (ClearLove) Treant.

Mid Lane: (Zz1tai) Orianna VS (lion) Ryze.

ADC: (kid) Night Hound VS (weixiao) Explorer.

Support: (xiaoxiao) Purple Garlic VS (FzzF) Robot.

(End of this chapter)