LPL History

Chapter 241 Bloodshed Before the Banner of Surrender Falls, Goryeo Mockingly Turns into a Courtesan
"Factory manager! Calm down!!"

From the commentary booth came Miller's hoarse screams of alarm!
The match has now reached the nineteenth minute.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, WE.B is currently leading in kills at 7:2, with an economic advantage of nearly 6,000!
The factory's performance in those less than twenty minutes was particularly outrageous to his fans, who suspected that he was using a substitute player.

The factory team abandoned its usual steady style and played extremely aggressively in this game!
Although both of Samsung Blue's kills were contributed by the factory, the factory used those two kills to gain seven kills in return!

Since the start of the match, Factory has been involved in every offensive launched by WE.B.

The reason there weren't many kills was because Samsung Blue had been playing cautiously and avoiding fights.

Although WE.B failed to secure many kills, the resources they plundered were considerable.

Especially the mid and jungle players of Samsung Blue, who were completely overwhelmed in less than twenty minutes.

Of the seven kills by Samsung Blue, four came from the mid-laner Emperor and three came from the jungler Spirit.

The performance of these two mid-jungle duo in this game can be described as a synergy that resulted in one death and one free kill.

The Emperor, in particular, was clearly somewhat disoriented from the beating and made a series of mistakes.

Today's factory, it can be said, perfectly embodies the spirit of opportunism.

For the factory, what does this so-called online bullying by fans matter now? If they don't fight back, they'll lose even their bicycles.

WE.B transformed into Chen Yaojin, unleashing a fierce three-pronged attack that left the Samsung Blue team somewhat bewildered.

Samsung Blue Players' Seats.

Support player Heart, seeing the top lane's second turret fall, pressed Tab to check the huge equipment gap between the two sides and offered a constructive suggestion.

"I remember that if WE.B wanted to advance, they not only had to win, but also get two more kills, right?"

Heart's sudden, brilliant remark seemed to open up everyone's minds.

Top laner Acorn wore a smug grin.

"Oh! You're so mean!"

Heart laughed too: "What? I didn't say anything."

He glanced at the mini-map, was startled, and quickly signaled the already confused emperor to retreat.

"Hey, what are you doing? Come back here!"

The Emperor thought he had found a good opportunity and was planning to get revenge on Nidalee with the jungler Spirit, but when he heard Heart's call, he was completely confused.

"What's wrong? We can fight this wave."

"Why are we fighting? There are only twenty minutes left, we can surrender now!"

Heart's words only made the Emperor more confused.

"Surrender? Why should we surrender? We can definitely win in the later stages of the game."

Top laner Acorn explained with a smile:
"If we surrender now, won't WE.B be eliminated?"

Spirit was the first to react.

After being thoroughly beaten by the factory for the entire game, Spirit seemed to have suddenly found a way to vent his anger and burst into laughter.

"Haha, that's right! As long as we surrender right now, they'll be like clowns, getting nothing!"

Deft hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"Isn't this not good?"

“What’s wrong with that?” Spirit stopped farming and recalled. “We’ve already secured a spot in the quarterfinals, why waste time here with them? We’re just conserving our energy.”

Hearing Spirit's reasonable explanation, Deft stopped talking.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the WE.B players' bench.

The factory manager is frantically sending signals to his teammates!

He looked at the time in the upper right corner, his palms already sweating profusely.

"We absolutely have to find a way to get seven kills before the 20-minute mark, otherwise those Korean bastards might just surrender!"

The factory still remembers what Zhou Li said to him before the competition.

In the past, he might not have believed it, but Samsung Blue had deliberately lost to C9 before, so it's not impossible that they would deliberately annoy them again.

His gaze was fixed on the three-star blue bot lane duo, Corki and Janna, who were clearing the wave in front of the second turret in the bottom lane.

We're two kills short of seven.

The time in the upper right corner has reached 19 minutes and 37 seconds!

There is not much time left for them.

However, trying to take down a tower with two summoner spells and Janna is easier said than done.

So the factory manager immediately summoned all five members of WE.B!

This tower dive, if it goes wrong, could bring WE.B an irreparable and huge loss.

But things have come to this point, and if they don't give it their all, all that will be left for them is endless regret!

As WE.B grouped up and charged down the bottom lane, the commentators looked completely bewildered, clearly unsure of what WE.B was trying to do.

The factory manager had already taken his position, blocking the retreat of the Samsung Blue duo. Seeing the factory manager hit the target and was about to charge, Miller couldn't help but shout:
"Factory manager! Calm down!"

The leopard woman feigned a lunge forward, tricking the wind woman into using her wind ability.

Meanwhile, Curly Hair flashed directly over the wall from the jungle!
"We've got it! We've got it! Can we finish it in a second?!"

A desperate shout instantly rang out in WE.B's voice chat!
"Kill Janna first, kill Janna! He used his Flash!!"

"I can't hold off the tower anymore!"

"I'll carry it! I'll carry it!"

"Can it be finished in a second?! So close!!"

"Airplane! Airplane! The airplane is beyond repair!"

"Oh no, I'm going to die!!"

"You go, you go! I'll carry it!!"

Samsung Blue Players' Seats.

As Deft watched Janna die, he focused intently on the screen, skillfully maneuvering his signature champion to dodge several crucial skills from WE.B.

Heart, who had already been eliminated, immediately surrendered the moment he saw the twenty-minute mark, shouting:

"Surrender! Surrender now!!"

Deft's mouse cursor was glued to the Nidalee who was tanking the tower.

He knew he couldn't escape this wave, but perhaps he could trade kills with Nidalee. Facing the Corki's damage output while tanking the tower, the Clearlove was instantly reduced to low health and had to use Flash!

Then, looking back, we won the first prize!
"Snapped!"

The factory manager's spear struck Deft's plane squarely, instantly killing the plane with its remaining health!
"Wow! Factory manager! This bid is incredible! What's wrong with the factory manager today? He's so brave, is this really the same factory manager I know?"

Hearing Miller's words, the doll also spoke up:

"After this match alone, I'd believe you if you said he was Zhou Li!!"

On the Samsung Blue player's bench, Deft couldn't help but curse.

"Ah Xiba!"

Heart was stunned for a moment, but then her face lit up with joy.

"It's okay, it's okay! Nidalee is about to get shot by the turret!!"

WE.B players' bench.

The leopard girl leaped out of the turret's attack range with a tiger pounce.

However, the attack detection of the defensive tower has already taken effect!
The factory manager frantically pressed his E skill button with trembling hands, only to find that his E skill was still on cooldown!

The red ray shot straight towards the leopard woman, and the adrenaline that had been surging just moments before instantly receded like a tide, leaving the factory manager feeling weak and powerless.

In this tower dive, WE.B abandoned all the resources in the mid and top lanes.

A trade of one for two is an absolute loss.

The advantage we gained earlier has been completely squandered.

Moreover, they failed to achieve their tactical objective, because with the death of the factory manager, WE.B's net kill count increased by one.

If Samsung surrenders at this point, the game is over.

The factory manager sighed.

Fate did not seem to be on his side.

[SSB_Deft (Heroic Bombardier) has killed WE.B_clearlove (Wild Huntress)!]

The next second, the screen of all ten players on both sides suddenly froze!
The scene then shifts to the front of Samsung Blue's base!
"boom!"

The base exploded instantly, turning into dust everywhere!
"Hey! Samsung Blue has surrendered outright!!"

Despite losing the game, the Samsung Blue team showed no signs of frustration; instead, they chatted and laughed, appearing quite happy.

Miller sighed and said:

"What a pity... If they had surrendered just one second earlier, the factory manager wouldn't have died, and WE.B would have had a seven-kill lead..."

The doll, also somewhat indignant, spoke up:

"I really didn't expect Samsung Blue to surrender so quickly after just twenty minutes. It's obvious they realized the situation was going badly and didn't want WE.B to gain more points! It seems the WE.B players anticipated Samsung's intentions even earlier than I did, which is why they chose to group up and dive the tower as a five-man team at the last moment. That makes sense..."

Miller's sighs never stopped.

"Sigh... how should I put it? Although I can't really condemn anything, and Samsung is just using the rules reasonably, I think that League of Legends, as a competitive game, is really lacking in competitive spirit by doing this."

At this moment, in the Chinese and Korean live streams, the chat was filled with curses and gloating. The LPL fans who won the game were furious, while the Koreans who lost the game seemed to be celebrating the New Year, which seemed absurd and ridiculous.

Bella, seeing the disappointed looks on the faces of everyone in the WE.B selection panel, said:

"In short, in today's match, we could see the hard work and transformation of the entire WE.B team. Perhaps their journey in the World Championship has come to an end, but..."

Before she could finish speaking, Miller seemed to realize something and suddenly understood.

"Wait a minute!! It seems we've fallen into a trap!!"

Miller was so excited he was almost incoherent, barely able to catch his breath, and shouted:

"We previously said that WE.B needed seven net points to advance to the quarterfinals! But that was because if WE.B only got six net points, they would still have to compare match duration with C9! Before that, EDG's match duration was longer than C9's! But now, Samsung Blue!!"

"They ordered it in twenty minutes!!!"

Miller's words surprised both Doll and Bella.

Immediately realizing what was happening, Bella pulled out her little notebook.

Before each match, she would write down the key information of the match in a small notebook so that she could refer to it during the commentary.

At this moment, Bella's hands were trembling uncontrollably as she flipped through the notebook.

"C9 team! The average duration of their six group stage matches is 41 minutes and 29 seconds!! The total duration is 4 hours, 8 minutes, and 54 seconds!"

"WE.B team! The total duration of the previous five matches was 3 minutes, 41 minutes, and 43 seconds! This match lasted 20 minutes and 11 seconds!! The total duration is..."

Bella paused here, her brain starting to stop working in her extremely excited state.

Miller, trying to stay clear-headed, quickly began to calculate.

"Total duration... Total duration is four hours, one minute, and fifty-four seconds!!"

After he finished speaking, he seemed a little unsure, so he calculated it again and asked in a questioning tone:

"Did I make a mistake? Did I make a mistake?"

The director backstage had already started using a calculator, and after receiving confirmation from the director, Miller excitedly shouted, his voice cracking:

"That's right! WE.B's total match time was four hours, one minute, and fifty-four seconds, a full seven minutes shorter than C9's!!!"

Team A's backstage area.

Zhou Li stared in astonishment, his mouth agape.

He originally thought Team B was already doomed.

Unexpectedly, the will of 7 descended at this moment!

Both sides on stage seemed to have realized this problem at this moment.

After receiving an official confirmation, everyone at WE.B was overjoyed and wept tears of joy.

The Samsung Blue team looked completely bewildered.

Within just one minute, the atmosphere in the live stream chat between the Chinese and Korean viewers completely reversed!
In the commentary booth, Miller had tears in his eyes!
"SSB, they shot themselves in the foot! WE.B. Congratulations! They gave it their all for today's match!! Especially Clearlove's Nidalee today, he played so well!!"

"In his desperate situation, the factory manager prayed to the gods, and only Zhou Li answered him!!!"

One minute later, Zhou Li updated his Twitter with a new post.

He didn't write any extra copy.

After tagging the SSB team, he followed it with ten lines of emjo emojis.

(End of this chapter)