You actually want me to...

It was clearly a rumor that was easy to debunk, yet it remained as firmly entrenched as Wang Feng's headlines, Jam Hsiao's "Rain God" status, Xu Dong's numerous "poisonous predictions," and Jacky Cheung's "concert fugitive" status.

However, just as Big Yellow turned around, intending to share his fondness with his teammates...

The four teammates next to him sat calmly in their seats, their movements perfectly synchronized: first, they slowly took off their headphones and put them down, then picked up their water glasses and took a sip, and finally, without batting an eye, they put away their keyboards and mice. The whole set of actions was extremely nonchalant, and from the perspective of the cameras outside, it seemed as if this victory was nothing more than a piece of cake.

[Here it comes, TES's biannual "King of Show-Off" competition!]

Knight and JKL are getting more and more skilled at drinking water; they clearly practice a lot at the base.

[Unfortunately, it's still lacking; it lacks facial expression control. Look at the Emperor's expression, it's much better. His slightly furrowed brows, like he just swatted away flies, instantly create a sense of realism.]

[If we're talking about the biggest improvement, it has to be Harper. In just six months, his performance has already rivaled Knight and JKL, and his acting skills have improved significantly.]

TES's actions are something everyone in the LPL understands.

The first time you do this, it's showing off; the second time, it's paying homage; the third and fourth times, it's just trying to ride the wave and being stupid. However, Roland and others have never targeted LPL viewers. You have to understand that this is the finals. At this point, apart from LPL, most regions have basically finished their matches. That means there will be cameras from several regions pointing at them at the same time.

They know their own people inside and out, but they don't know people from other regions.

If not now, when?

If it weren't a live stream, Roland would have even considered spending money to buy special effects and background music for himself and the others, to make it look even more impressive.

"These silly kids."

Over at the EDG rest area, the TES team was filled with mixed emotions as they watched TES win the championship.

Losing a game is definitely a sad thing.

But having a child you raised in your own family on the winning team makes all the difference.

Especially the factory manager, Ha Huang almost perfectly replicated the route used to defend against Jie Jie, it was truly like the same master taught him the same moves that couldn't be broken, which made Ha Huang both angry and amused.

"Well, at least this BO5 series taught us a lot." After saying that, Abu turned around and saw that EDG's five main players had just returned to the rest room. However, contrary to Meiko and the others' expectations, the people in the room did not seem to blame or regret them. Instead, they looked at them with smiles on their faces.

"Coach...we."

"Get ready." Zhu Kai and the factory manager exchanged a glance, and Zhu Kai ultimately spoke up to interrupt Meiko's intelligent spellcasting. "If you're not as skilled as others, you need to savor the feeling of defeat, and then move forward to do better. Remember, this is not the end, but the beginning,"

The World Championships are just around the corner.

The only difference between the first and second seeds is their reputation. Their subsequent performance will depend on their individual efforts. It's just a Silver Dragon Cup, and the large and powerful EDG club doesn't really need it.

However...

"Losing to the champion is one thing, but I hope you all know what kind of results the other teams will achieve."

"Yes!" X5

Final Chapter: Chapter Fifty-Four: Each Has Its Own Differences

After the victory, the post-match interview naturally took place on the familiar three-way stage.

JKL and DaHuang were reassigned to the LPL commentary booth. These two are more orthodox and reserved in their speech. With the World Championship approaching, people from several regions are watching your LPL interviews. They dare not bring Roland back to the commentary booth, for fear of not being able to handle it.

The English channel did find Harper. For the European and American brothers, Harper's story of a second prince taking revenge on the third prince and returning to the world championship to wash away past shame is undoubtedly more in line with their "American hero" mentality.

As for LCK.

Having failed to beat TES in the past two years, the host, fearing Roland's scathing remarks, ultimately chose Knight over Roland with tears in his eyes, and also took the Afghan translator from the TES team with him.

This looks amazing.

Roland clearly had many memorable moments in this BO5 series, even memorizing his boastful quotes for the interviews a few days before the match. However, during the official interview segment, neither host was willing to choose him, forcing him to become the backdrop for the championship once again.

That's... pretty outrageous.

In an instant, Roland was hit with a series of debuffs, including brain overload, mental confusion, brain screams, and body groans. Although he wasn't present, his four teammates still managed to put on some entertaining acts for the hosts of the various competitions, even if their abilities weren't as impressive as his, they still tried their best.

Da Huang: "Top lane? I haven't really studied it much. Maybe I just learned by analogy from watching a lot of things."

Ha Huang: "How do you persevere? I think you need a bit of luck. For example, I was lucky enough to win three world championships as soon as I joined the team. That immediately gave me the motivation to keep going."

Knight: "We have been keeping an eye on LCK, but we've been busy preparing for the Summer Finals and haven't been paying much attention to the finals there. Who's the LCK Summer Champion now? Is it DK again? Well... that's good."

JKL: "The pressure is alright. Like in the last game, during the dragon fight, it was over before I could even do any damage."

The Real Versailles Team

Even though Roland didn't actually play, his image is everywhere. It's like how some players see the splash art of League of Legends heroes as Rammus, the character models as Garen, the voice lines as Aatrox, the skills as Sett, and the names as Poppy. Essentially, there's not much difference.

Unlike TES, whose entire team was playing Versailles, EDG, who lost the finals, went on a rampage the following day.

In their previous life, WE was a ticket seller who lost 1 to 4, while in this life, EDG seized the opportunity to crush their opponents after the finals.

Even though WE wasn't providing him with power, he found a way to awaken through unconventional means.

Therefore, in the end:

The four participating teams in the LPL are:

First seed TES, second seed EDG, third seed FPX, fourth seed RNG

Next came the send-off ceremony, the World Championship vlog, and things like booking hotels. This time, the home games were still being held in China, but due to the impact of natural disasters, there would be no live audience before the finals.

understand.

After all, they only want to win the championship, not two championships; safety should be the top priority. Only a region like the LCK, with its extreme inferiority complex, would value every honor above all else and be willing to sacrifice player safety to insist on offline matches.

With this, the participating teams for the S-series in each major region have finally been determined.

LPL: TES, EDG, FPX, RNG (MSI slot)

LCK: DK, GEN, T1, HLE (Vietnam region slot)

LEC (Europe): MAD, FNC, RGE (Vietnam region slots)

LCS (North America): 100T, TL, C9

I'll talk about the teams outside the four major regions later. At a glance, they are almost all evergreen teams. Only HLE (Hanwha) in LCK and RGE in LEC look a bit new. One team has two legendary players, Doran and Douy, and the other team is directly called the mini RNG.

Moreover, during this period, RGE announced six months in advance that they had crushed an LPL team (RNG) in scrims, which amused LPL viewers.

Over the years, there have always been a few recurring events before and after the World Championship. One of them is the invincible performance in scrims. A classic example is TSM and G2, who have been invincible for the past two years, creating a spectacle every year. The businesses near the competition venues are even more remarkable. Restaurants stay up all night learning how to make beef noodles and adding them to their menus, focusing on creating a trendy product.

"This time... LPL has practically sent out its four strongest teams, right?"

Looking at the names of the four LPL teams, Roland couldn't imagine how they would crash and burn at this year's World Championship. FPX was known for its stability, RNG was a regular at the World Championship, and EDG had faced them in the finals and knew their strength. Even though it was his own team, Roland had secretly prepared a few tricks up his sleeve to prevent being betrayed by the scheming planners at the World Championship.

"Indeed, but there's bad news: you still couldn't escape the schemer's betrayal."

"What?!"

With the buffs to Aatrox and Akali, FPX has finally seen the light.

With Galio and Kennen buffed, RNG has regained its composure.

With the addition of Gragas and Gwent, TES burst out laughing.

Kennen buffed, Renekton nerfed, EDG is devastated.

It seems like it's just a buff to the top lane, right? At most, it just makes the ADC's survival environment worse. Everything else is understandable. But the problem is that almost immediately after the patch update, just a few days after the World Championship patch was confirmed as 11.19, the LEC team RGE pulled out a signature combination—Lucian and Ana.

The powerful Electrocute instantly kills, and the damage dealt in that instant is so great that even Roland, known for his mage support skills, can only remain silent.

"Does this count as me having the superpower of 'jinxing'?"

Roland was astonished.

In order to prevent the World Championship from suddenly shifting to a bot lane-centric meta, he actually practiced a few enchanter supports that he thought might return to the mainstream. In the end, he wrote the answer, handed in the test, and then you tell me I wrote it wrong?

He knew he had superpowers; after all, he had felt he was manipulating the stock market several times—otherwise, how could whatever he bought immediately drop in price? But now…

Nami...

Honestly, when the Luna combo came out in S11, who the hell could have imagined that Nami could stand out among the six major enchanter supports like Star, Sona, Wind, Luna, and Ni? You can't even see this in normal or ranked games, let alone in ARAM. It's a real backstab.

“Strictly speaking, everyone was betrayed by the designer.” White Crescent’s expression was a little ugly, but she quickly called JKL over and instructed him and Roland to practice day and night.

This version change and the drafting and banning in the World Championship Play-In Stage made him keenly aware of a potential danger. It seems that there are not many heroes that can be picked in the drafting and banning in this year's World Championship, so there must be no loopholes.

After thinking for a while, he turned his gaze to the prophet who had been sitting in the corner for hundreds of chapters of feng shui.

"I remember you were an expert in soft support."

"Eh?"

"Alright, from now on, the responsibility of saving the team is in your hands. Please give it your all."

"??????"

Settled: Chapter One: The Fall of a God

In the world of League of Legends, there is a magical region.

Here at the top of the Rift, professional players get brutally beaten by random randoms; here, LCK players are surprised to find that their national banquet is in the condiment area; and here, they discover that the LPL teams, as the "hosts," have inexplicably similar traits to them.

That is: the soul of comedy.

To be honest, when RNG qualified as the fourth seed, Roland and White Crescent were already wondering if they had deliberately lost. As we all know, RNG's playstyle is slow to start. If you ask them to skip the play-in stage and go straight to the knockout stage, they might not even be in the right state yet. But if you ask them to fight their way up from the play-in stage, then the team's strength becomes a real mystery.

The same is true.

During the Play-In Stage, Hanwha and RNG were widely considered to be the teams that would "smash" the weaker opponents. However, as the game progressed, these two surprisingly started to "smash" the weaker teams in sync. Not only did their mid laner play like he was playing cards or poker every game, but the teams also frequently had incredible moments where they were leading by nearly 7,000 or 8,000 gold but still managed to go back and forth with their opponents. This caused quite a stir among LPL viewers.

[After S10, is testing blood pressure a standard procedure in the Play-In Stage?]

[You stubbornly insist on picking the trap in the Miss Fortune version, and just press and hold the answer in the Luna version—you're determined to suffer for it!]

[My blood pressure skyrocketed; I've already smashed three mice during the qualifying rounds.]

[He wins every game by taking the early lead, but he insists on torturing his opponents and the audience; he's truly a villain.]

Not only the audience, but even Roland sometimes laughed until his stomach hurt while watching RNG's matches, and then JKL would immediately drag him to duo queue again, as if he wouldn't stop until he was completely drained.

Of course, the prophets were also unlucky.

Is Luna strong? Yes.

Can Nami, the prophet, do it? Yes, she can.

But the problem is, what if they ban Nami? Then it'll still be those traditional initiator/support heroes, and the Prophet won't be able to play anymore. So now, he's transformed from the last king who sits on the bench and reigns supreme for eternity to the father of gods who teaches the board. His daily job is to watch Roland and JKL duo queue with Luna and then constantly point out areas where he can improve.

So, the daily chat content in the TES room looked like this: