Chapter 98 The finals begin

Another night of fermentation.

This spring, LPL was somewhat high-spirited. In foreign wars, BLG swept LCK, and JDG was also not embarrassed. The second seed sent the first seed back home.

Everyone has a very bold idea in mind, that is the MSI civil war. Is it possible that this unprecedented achievement will be achieved this year?
Thinking of this, Chen Baolun swallowed his saliva and replied skillfully on the forum.

"There is a lot of hope. JDG is also growing. Although they lost to T5 in the last BO1, it was only a close loss. I think T1 will also be defeated today."

The number of likes quickly reached thousands, and the replies below were also varied.

"The salesman is in good shape, mainly because Ruler really has a bit of Xiaodai flavor. There is really something to say today."

"Don't even think about it. JDG is lucky to have won against Gen.G. Li Ge will always be a mountain that Xiao Shou can't overcome."

"If you call me Brother Li online, you have to kneel down and call me daddy offline."

"The civil war will definitely be exciting. It depends on whether JDG can ignite another battle."

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Chen Baolun looked at the replies below and saw that the support for JDG and T1 was basically half and half, and he felt unhappy.

But that's how the anti-bar is, with the presence of gangsters and those who are having fun, it's rare that they form a united front.

Or just click on Weibo and take a look.

As expected, everyone was cheering and looking forward to a civil war. That's right. At times like this, Weibo is in some sense more united than Tieba.

At 5 pm on May 20th, BJ time, the barrage in the live broadcast room.

"Come on JDG, we'll meet in the finals."

"Knight, give me the fermented bean curd!"

"Just learn from BLG when playing against T1, you can always copy them."

"Yes, learn from BLG's mid and jungle to create a gap and win."

"Remember to place more wards if you are missing. The opponent's K technical secondary school vision is very poor."

"Nonsense, T1's vision is not done by Keria alone. It's hard to gain an advantage in terms of vision. It still depends on the strength of the laning phase."

After analyzing the pros and cons of each lane, the forum focused on the top lane. Everyone felt that perhaps 369 could withstand Zeus.

Without referring to other things, let’s just say that in last year’s semi-finals, JDG faced T1. 369’s performance was really good. He even killed Zeus alone with his crocodile.

No matter how everyone analyzes it, the game will start as usual.

The content of the first game was very simple. Both sides chose late-game cores for the bottom lane to slow down development, and it seemed difficult for both teams to find opportunities in the hands of the other side.

After 38 minutes of fierce fighting, Knight's Ahri used E to dodge and start a team fight, resulting in a four-for-five exchange. Only Ruler was left alive for JDG, but the resurrection time in this late stage is very long.

Therefore, an AD can completely push the middle line in one wave.

JDG took the first victory.

What followed was a variety of confrontations. Zeus singled out Yongen to cut 369 into 333, tying the score.

In the third game, 369 was obviously nervous. He used Ornn to kill three Brittles in one wave at level 6 and instantly killed the Lee Sin who came to catch him. This was something no one expected.

One detail is that this 369 comes with an unsealed cheat code, and the ignition has been quietly changed, but the Oner may not have noticed it.

Wang Duoduo directly stole the poem describing Letme.

"A cry of sheep opens the gates of heaven!"

369's Ornn still has some skills.

Soon, both sides took out their trump cards and fought again until the fifth round.

At this time, except Xia Sen, several other members of BLG also walked into the training room one after another.

Everyone trained late last night and overslept for a while.

"When did you get up?"

"When the game starts, it will be 12 o'clock."

"Awesome." Xun gave Xia Sen a thumbs up and said, "Dude, you are really not sleepy."

Tm I remember we went to bed together after breakfast at 6:12 in the morning, and you got up at o'clock? You are really cultivating immortality!
"So, who do you think will win in the fifth game?" Bin went to Xia Sen's computer to check. When everyone got up, they looked at the score first.

"Honestly, JDG is just playing for the old man. It's ok to play until the fifth game, but each game is still so long. Anyway, I don't think T1 will win."

on pointed at Faker on the screen, who looked a little haggard.

"JDG has a great chance, they are in very good shape." Xia Sen, a spectator who watched all four games, expressed his opinion very neutrally.

JDG seems to know how to win the game better than in the regular season.

No longer sticking to a single tactic, the thinking has become much more diversified. This is what Xia Sen has seen in the past few games.

The fifth game officially begins.

Everyone in T1 knew that their form had been problematic since they were beaten 3-0 by BLG in the first match, and no matter how they adjusted, it was not going well.
You can see Faker taking a deep breath in his chair, closing his eyes and adjusting his state.

In this game, Faker picked Galio, seemingly wanting to create the miracle of S7 again.

Compared with JDG, the lineup we selected was basically stable as long as it lasted until 40 minutes.

But T1 didn't hold on, and there were mistakes in the mid-term cooperation to catch a single player. Faker's flash and control chain were not connected, resulting in 369's extreme escape.

The failure of this single attack allowed JDG to steal the Baron head-on, and the rhythm was lost.

T1 is also in chaos.

When T1's main base was destroyed, Faker comforted the other four people in the voice chat. Faker was also very sad, but he couldn't cry like he did in S7.

He has to shoulder the responsibility of being a leader. They are still young and there will be many opportunities in the future.
When he stepped off the stage, Faker's pace was slow, and he knew very well that his path this spring would end here.
Knight's eyes were slightly red, listening to the cheers from the audience, his trembling left hand indicated that he seemed to have climbed over that mountain.
JDG won, LPL won.

The civil war is definitely a milestone achievement for LPL. In the first year of MSI when double quotas were opened, a civil war broke out. How strong is the dominance?

The Korean Internet was filled with curses, pointing out that the two teams were the shame of LCK, getting worse every year, and now they can't even make it to the finals.

T1's extreme fans say their trucks can't drive to London
The LPL's fun people have already climbed over the wall to give them a bad look.

"Haha, send it."

"Faker prayed to the gods, but the only one who responded was himself in S7. He tried to change his fate by using Galio, but he was still one step behind!"

"Isn't Faker in S7 also a loser? It seems I invited you at the wrong time."

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News about the final civil war was flying everywhere. The number of people playing LOL games that night was skyrocketing, and it took an hour to queue up in area one to enter.

It makes people sigh
After returning to the hotel, the JDG players cannot rest for a moment. Tomorrow is the final, and if they want to relax, they have to stay focused tomorrow.

Hongmi is making various detailed arrangements, and it seems that the current JDG is not without the strength to fight against BLG again.

Hongmi admits that he is a bit selfish. He signed a gambling contract with the club, which basically means that the better the team's performance, the more money he gets.

But so what?

My goal is to make JDG go further, and we just need to work towards this goal.

Ruler is paid the maximum salary for the AD position, and his salary will not change regardless of his performance this year.

But as a professional player, he has his own ethics and he has to do his job if he is paid.

Domestic netizens joked that Rule was a mercenary, but he didn't hate the title.

In fact, Ruler had a very bad reputation before the game. Everyone thought he came to LPL to retire and make money, but Ruler gradually won back public opinion with his performance on the field.

Now the most we can do is make fun of the mercenaries.
Knight is getting the highest salary in the entire league this year. Although he was eliminated in the round of 16 by GAM in last year's World Championship, it really did not affect his value.

Everyone knows that Knight is invincible in the league and is very useful.

But Knight was holding his breath in his heart. Everyone called him a coward, and Knight really didn't like this nickname.

This year he really wants to show his prowess in world-class competitions, just like the MCS in S10.
So far in this MSI, Knight can't say he is very satisfied with himself, but overall it is much better than in previous years.

369 is still missing the days he spent in TES. Recently, he feels that he is under a lot of pressure, with tough laning situations and even greater pressure from public opinion.

Therefore, everyone in JDG is waiting for the final battle tomorrow with their own thoughts, and also facing the fourth battle against BLG.
JDG’s Weibo super topic is full of harmony.

"Come on, JDG."

"Although it's not easy to play against you, I still hope you can play well. You've won two LCK teams this year and you're no worse than BLG."

"Yes, we will win. We JDG have come all the way from the loser group with great difficulty. It is obvious that we have got the protagonist's script."

"There is still a chance. After all, we both beat LCK, so who is weaker than who?"

“LCK: Broken, I’ve become a unit of measurement.”

On the 21st, at pm BJ time, the audience was waiting for the game to start.

For neutral fans, there is no pressure in the civil war, whoever wins is a winner.

However, fans of both sides are still quite confrontational, but JDG fans still lack confidence.

After all, the home team has never won, so they are always weaker.

There is Kang Kang who wants to watch BLG’s fun and is giving advice to JDG.

I guess they think that if JDG wants to win, the mid and jungle must show their strength, and the game content of MSI is basically still about the mid and jungle.

Then the problem is coming.

How did JDG's mid and jungle defeat BLG?
Win with salary, right?

The whole world knows that the thing that BLG’s mid and jungle are least afraid of is a head-on confrontation with you.

Maybe MSI sees that they don’t have much coordination in the early stages, but that’s because bighand’s personal strength doesn’t require too much care from xun.

Even if you mid and jungle try to target Bighand in the early game, it will be difficult to target him. Chovy, Peanut, Faker and Oner, do you think this top mid and jungle can successfully target Xia Sen?

Perhaps only Xu Xiu and San Shu can gain some advantage in the midfield.
In the ten games that JDG played against Gen.G and T1, it was obvious that JDG's mid and jungle were not far ahead.

The game starts immediately.

Hongmi once again emphasized several of BLG's early key points, 4 minutes, 7 minutes, and 16 minutes.

"We are not weaker than them in laning. If we can get an advantage in laning, they will also mess up the rhythm. Don't feel any burden. We have come this far."

The JDG players nodded.

Commentary seat.

The three commentators felt the tense atmosphere on the scene.

Wang Duoduo read the opening remarks skillfully.

Xiye chuckled and said, "I think we can all try to relax. After all, there are no losers in today's game. Both teams are our pride."

Gugu nodded: "Yes, no pressure, I believe that the domestic audience will enjoy today's game very much."

After they chatted for a while, the big screen began to play highlights of the two MSI teams.

Under the rhythmic BGM——

Bighand's Jayce fired three shots, elk's teamfight was invincible with 10,000 damage, bin's sword princess and Zeus showed off their skills, on's Luo suddenly seduced five people, xun's mantis instantly killed Oner
It’s long, but everyone enjoyed watching it.

It's JDG's turn.

Knight's Sylas's five-lash lightning whip instantly killed Peyz, Kanavi's Monkey King made a scene in the sky and broke Gen.G's formation, 369's Ornn killed Oner with three fragile in one second, Ruler's four-protect-one Ufi fireworks show, Missing Thresh predicted the flash hook.
Then the scene changed, and several iconic buildings in London appeared and flashed by, while the camera froze on the Copper Box Arena.

Then the picture zooms in.

Both teams sent their mid-lane players to undergo recorded interviews before the game.

Knight's words were simple. He wanted to win the championship, to give himself the honor of winning his first world championship, and at the same time, to help Ruler win the Grand Slam.

Everyone then remembered that it seemed that Ruler was only one MSI away from a career Grand Slam.

The picture freezes on Xia Sen.

Many viewers want to know what it would be like for a newcomer to stand on the stage of the MSI finals.

“Although I only officially started to compete in the professional arena this year, I have made sufficient preparations to be able to compete there.”

"So I think e-sports should never have any rookie filter. I only have one goal in my professional career, and that is to win everything."

This scene was shot on a street in London at night. When he said this, the traffic behind him on the street instantly turned on their high beams, shining brightly on Xia Sen's back.

At this moment, Xia Sen shone like a sun.

"Fuck, this is too good to be photographed, why doesn't Knight have this kind of face?"

"Isn't the point too good to be true? This is another straight-up Bible."

"Brothers, BLG will win all MSI games today."

"The champion is really decided. Didn't JDG also double-kill the LCK team?"

"There is also a difference between the two double kills. One is 6:0 and the other is 6:4. There is no comparison."

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Backstage, Xia Sen felt a little embarrassed watching this immature scene.

Why did I agree to the organizer's idea so foolishly at that time?

"Why are you so handsome?" on was stunned, thinking how nice it would be if the person in the picture was himself.

He glanced at the team leader with dissatisfaction, and the meaning was obvious: next time, let me go for such good things.

The team leader said that for matters like this that concern the team's reputation, Xia Sen really had to go, even though he was the youngest.

But really, he is the most decent one among these guys.

"By the way, who is Bighand's idol? Why haven't I heard him mention it?"

While waiting for the game to start, some people raised questions.

“It’s probably Faker.”

"Keduo is flattering himself again."

"I don't know. I'll have to ask the host during the interview."

Such a handsome scene made Xia Sen's female fans crazy.

After a season of settling down, and with Xia Sen's good looks, his female fan base has grown to a very large size.

It is a good thing and a bad thing.

Because Xia Sen never does anything that is not related to the game, and the team is doing very well now, these female fans seem to be thriving, and there haven't been any bad incidents.

But if there is a problem with the team, or with a specific person, it would be a bit scary. Please refer to LNG for details.

The main reason is that some female fans are actually not pure. They don’t even play the game and don’t have the client. They just heard about Xia Sen’s story, saw his appearance, developed a liking for him, and then began to like Xia Sen.

This kind of liking is actually pathological, and it applies the same rules of the entertainment industry to the e-sports industry.
If you ask them who other professional players they know besides Xia Sen, I guess they can only name the players from IG and RNG in S8.
Before the game, everyone except Guan Zeyuan predicted that BLG would win 3:1.

"Steady! Does Guan Shen really like Ruler?"

"Haha, Ruler got backstabbed!"

The game data is given on the big screen.

We can see that Xia Sen is far ahead in all data in this MSI. LPL netizens are familiar with him and think this is normal.

But the external Internet is full of astonishment.

The records broken by BLG in this MSI will be given later.

This is the first time that an all-Chinese team has defeated two LCK teams in a row and kept a clean sheet in an international competition.

The first place in average kills per game went to elk (7.2), followed closely by Ruler (7.1).

I will give you some cool facts later.

GuGu: "Look, missing and elk are the second bottom lane duo in history to have played as bottom laners and then met again as opponents in the finals of an international tournament."

"Yes, the first pair of directors gave the information, they were Deft and Keria, the players from last year's finals." Xiye saw it clearly.

Wang Duoduo: "Everyone knows that elk and missing once fought in WE."

"From this perspective, WE is the biggest winner, haha."

"It really is like a sky full of stars."

The venue fell into darkness. After the opening ceremony, the two teams stood on both sides, with their arms folded across their chests, waiting for the host to introduce them one by one.

Xia Sen's eyes kept scanning the Summoner's trophy uncontrollably.

This was true for all ten people on the field.

"Who was that guy who was singing just now?" Director Xun asked quietly.

“I don’t know him. The only singer I know is Xue Zhiqian.” on touched his nose.

"why?"

"It looks very similar to the old dream."

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(End of this chapter)