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Chapter 164 "You are the challengers!"

On the stage in Shanghai, Di Wu stood on the stage as the winner who defeated FNC for an interview.

"Let's welcome Gnik from LGD!"

Liu Hang's impassioned voice accompanied Di Wu's entrance.

Cheers erupted throughout the entire Shanghai stadium; the LPL's new champion's first match at the World Championship was clearly a treat for all the viewers.

This is the kind of performance a number one seed should show in a world championship.
"Hello everyone, I'm Gnik!"

Di Wu's originally silver-white long hair had almost all fallen out, and he didn't touch up the color before the World Championship.

After all, Di Wu also understood that getting your hair done before the World Championship had a negative effect.

Just like my brother
Now his hair color has almost completely turned yellow, but it does not affect Di Wu's appearance at all.

Or perhaps Gnik with blond hair has a unique charm!

"Congratulations to LGD for defeating FNC and achieving their first victory in the World Championship. Since Gnik has never played in the World Championship before, what do you think is different about the World Championship today?" Liu Hang asked in a very official manner.

"Isn't it the same?"

For him, it was no different, except that his opponents changed from LPL players to top players from various regions around the world.

"I felt that there were more spectators and they were more enthusiastic. Since this year we were playing on our home turf, there was nothing we needed to adjust to beforehand, so we had a very comfortable time!"

Liu Hang smiled and nodded upon hearing this: "Gnik also mentioned that this year's World Championship is being held on our LPL's home turf. Do you have any goals or expectations for this World Championship?"

"Because this is my first World Championship! And it's a World Championship held on home soil, so I don't feel much pressure!"

"after all."

"We are the true hosts."

"I would also like to offer a message to all the teams from various regions who have come to Shanghai."

Di Wu looked resolutely at the camera pointing at him and extended his index finger: "You are the challengers!"

"I will protect everything LGD has to offer, I will protect everything LPL has to offer!"

GEN, who was preparing to install his peripherals in the backstage area, couldn't quite understand what Di Wu was saying.

but.
That figure was perfectly positioned under the spotlight's focus.
"Brother, brother!! His body seems to be glowing!" Life, who was standing next to him, was already feeling scared just looking at Di Wu's back.

"He's like the sun!!"

This was truly the episode LCK feared most. Ruler, standing next to Life, looked at Life's pathetic state with a cold gaze.

snort!
The sun? So what if it's the sun!?
Even if he is the sun, he is just a young sun, and my seniority is still higher than his.

In the LCK workplace, no matter who you are, you have to respect the workplace culture. So what if Gnik is amazing?
He's just a player from 02. So what if he's Sun? In front of me, he's just a smaller version of Sun.

The audience members at the scene have already raised their sun standees high!

"LPL Sun!! Let's take down LCK!"

"This is LPL's home turf! You guys are the challengers!"

"LCK hasn't made it to the finals for two consecutive years, so it's obvious who the challenger is!"

"LCK is really scared now!"

In the next match, GEN actually had a very bumpy game. Against TL, Ruler and BDD, the two carries, performed very steadily.

These two players in the center positions are typical Korean ADCs, and Gezi's skill level is also quite good.

But Life, perhaps because he glanced at the sun before the match and felt the faint light emanating from Di Wu, didn't know.

He was completely out of his mind. In this match, Life had a score of 1-9, which made Ruler look at him with a bit of fear.

Fortunately, thanks to BDD's outstanding performance and Ruler's steady output, GEN completed a major comeback against FNC!

"Brother, you..."

Life's voice trembled slightly. He slowly looked at Ruler, who had stood up beside him!

However, Ruler didn't even glance at Life at the moment, and walked towards the opposite battle stage without turning his head.

At that moment, Life felt a sense of despair.

Judging from this situation, it's clear that GEN will be playing against LGD tomorrow, and Ruler will definitely give me a good "lesson" tonight.

The first day of the group stage has concluded, and LPL achieved a terrifying undefeated record on the first day!

In conjunction with what Di Wu said during the interview
"You are the challengers!"

The online community in South Korea was in an uproar.

"So what? All three of our LCK teams have a 100% win rate!"

"I can't believe SN beat G2. I feel like Group A is really in trouble. The strength of Group A is completely unpredictable now!"

"SN is only the fourth seed in the LPL?"

"Challengers? Just wait until tomorrow when GEN crushes LGD and brings Gnik back to reality!"

"I'm a GEN fan, but... are you really not just spreading rumors?"

"GEN's two carries played really well today. Let's see what level they are tomorrow. What is the LPL's number one seed really at?"

"It's okay. I've been watching LGD since S5. They got completely crushed by KT back then, and there was even a reverse arrow shot!"

On the evening the group stage ended, after a brief review and highlighting some key points, the LGD players returned to their rooms to rest.

At that moment, there was a knock on Di Wu's door.

Di Wu opened the door with some curiosity, and a calm face with little expression appeared before him.

In a sense, he is similar to his teammate GALA; they are both the kind of people who don't wear their emotions on their sleeves.

"DDeft!?"

That's right, the person in front of me is Lao Dai, a former legend of EDG.

However, none of his familiar teammates made it to the World Championship this year, so what is he doing here?
"elder brother?"

Keria and Chovy, who came out from the side, waved to Di Wu.

Huh? What are you doing?
The ADC, along with the mid and support, is coming to gank me!?
Am I going to fight three heroes again? Dude, I've really become Lu Bu! This isn't even the time to face DRX yet, and they're already going to get right in front of me and annihilate my own fountain?

Di Wu glanced at his room number. It was correct! This was indeed his room!
“No, it’s okay! Gnik, Keria said he wanted to say hello to you!” Deft’s Chinese was a little broken.

Even when he was with EDG, his Chinese wasn't particularly good, but he really went all out for Keria.

"Oh, Lau K? Then this..."

Keria looked at Deft, completely bewildered by Di Wu's words, and Deft simply shook his head.

Chovy immediately came up with her phone.

The translator spoke in a mechanical female voice: "Can we exchange team uniforms, Chicken?"

"what?"

Di Wu couldn't help but smile helplessly. You know what, Da Chao was still polite enough to come up to him with a translator.

"okok!"

It's the middle of the night, and the three DRX guys are only concerned with this little thing.

Di Wu also reconstructed the situation in the DRX room in his mind. Chovy wanted to exchange team jerseys, and Keria suggested that he knew him and they could go and say hello together. So Deft, who had played in the LPL for a while and knew a little Chinese, naturally became their guide and translator.

It's fair to say that Deft is called a succubus in the LCK, though of course, it doesn't refer to the female version of Deft.

Di Wu also borrowed a team uniform that fit Chovy from the team leader and completed the exchange ceremony with Chovy. The two even took a photo together.

Di Wu also specially bought Coke for his three brothers. He glanced at Keira meaningfully and smiled.

"Keria, what a gifted child!"

Deft's voice rang out from behind Di Wu, making Di Wu feel a little guilty. After all, was he openly trying to steal Deft's support?

"Cough cough cough, yes! He is indeed very talented, he will definitely achieve great things in the future!"

Di Wu's guilty gaze darted around unconsciously, while Deft, who seemed to see through everything, didn't say anything more.

He understood.
"Life doesn't need too much advice!"

Chovy, holding Di Wu's autographed jersey, quickly bowed and thanked him. He casually showed off his broken but perfectly suited Chinese at the moment: "Go for it! Good luck!"

Chovy must have consulted with Deft about a few words of Chinese beforehand.

It's actually the opposite?
Di Wu almost spat out his cola the moment he heard "oil plus". It has to be Chovy!
That's the kind of prediction a top-tier mid-laner makes, you should learn from it!
After exchanging a few more words, everyone prepared to go back to their rooms to rest.

Before parting, Deft nodded gently to Di Wu: "If we meet, I hope we can have a great match!"

"An exciting match?"

Listening to Deft's words, Di Wu was momentarily unsure whether he or Deft was more optimistic.

"Believe me, you don't want to meet someone like me. You should pray these next few days."

"If you make it to the knockout stage, don't run into me too early! I'll personally send you all home!"

The competition in Group A is so fierce that it's hard to say who's vying for first place.

Even advancing to the next round is a difficult problem, with SN, DRX, and G2 as the main contenders.

Judging from today's performance, DRX might be the one to be eliminated.

I felt a bit of pressure playing against Machi today. Chovy still has the same problem: he's great in the league, but he seems a bit weak at Worlds.

They still need to prove themselves, and tomorrow they'll be facing SN!
Whether Dolan can hold his own against Bin is another matter, but the current Sofm is definitely no match for the current Sofm.

If we want to win, Chovy has to step up, but he hasn't grown into the super-powerful Storm Spirit who can carry the game in Worlds yet.

If they lose tomorrow, they will be at a huge disadvantage in the first round.

G2 lost to SN and are eager to take a bite out of DRX.

The following day, the second group stage of the World Championship began. If the previous match was just a warm-up, aside from Group C which did not have any LCK teams, the schedule for this day was basically all about LPL vs. LCK matches.

First up is Group A's DRX vs. SN!

Even though DRX is the second seed, many Korean netizens were pessimistic about their performance yesterday.

SN even beat the number one seed from Europe, so why would they need to beat the number two seed from LCK?
During the LCK official commentary session, they repeatedly mentioned the ID Choooooovy.

You could say it's a case of disappointment and frustration. It's not easy to have such good and stable teammates, and everyone sees you as a future star, Faker's successor.

And this is how you ended up?

If Da Chao continues to perform like this, he might just get hit in the face by a truck.

However.
This one!
Chovy seems like a completely different person.

He even managed to solo kill Angle online. With the help of the mid laner, Wu Zhi, who was at a disadvantage, finally regained his form.

The two sides fought fiercely for 49 minutes, with Chovy racking up nearly 600 CS, successfully helping DRX secure a winning start to the LCK on the second day.

The LCK commentators were stunned.

What exactly is it that makes Chovy seem like a completely different person from yesterday to today?
However, some netizens on Korean websites have already dug up the details: Chovy posted two photos on his various social media platforms last night.

"Is this Gnik?"

"Could it be because he got Gnik's team jersey?"

"No, if there's such a weird way, why don't you change your uniform today? Why don't you change it during the group stage round-robin?"

"Aren't you going to thank Brother Chicken yet?!"

Does this jersey really give him such a big boost? Did he really learn something from Nick?
Even Di Wu was a little puzzled. How could Chovy's skills have advanced by five years?

After the match, Chovy imitated Diwu by conjuring a Joker card out of thin air from his hand!
I really enjoyed your post-match program, I'm stealing it!!!
???

No, you
Can't you be a little more creative? You've stolen all my magic tricks!!
Oh well, I'll just use it!

Remember not to apply for a patent!
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　This chapter has been revised, I'm guilty! I'm still on a business trip these past two days, going home tomorrow to rest. I'll offer my deepest apologies every day during the National Day holiday.

　　
　
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