Chapter 224: Can create gods, can also destroy gods.
"We would like to congratulate C9 for their steady progress and their continued consolidation of their top lane advantage in maintaining their undefeated record in the group stage!"
While Wang Duoduo was summarizing the game, he looked at Wei Chen with admiration: "But our coach Wei was very smart today. He had a good grasp of SKT's mentality."
During the commentary just now, Wei Chen made many bold predictions about the course of the game, including IPX's mistake in going up, C9's all-out defense, and so on.
I got a taste of being a great prophet.
"Isn't it normal for me to have great foresight?" Wei Chen boasted.
But after a moment, he began to explain seriously: "It's not that I have a deep understanding of SKT, but Fanhua has listed SKT as one of the key research objects."
"Oh? Why do you attach so much importance to the LCK region? Is it because of their past glory?" Wang Duoduo, who knew a lot about the inside story, immediately started to make fun of the situation.
"Of course not, it's because there is a close connection between the two teams!" Wei Chen looked mysterious.
The people in the live broadcast room loved to hear this kind of gossip, and the barrage of comments immediately exploded.
With Wang Duoduo's cooperation, Wei Chen then told some of the details of the encounter at the Los Angeles airport a few days ago as a joke.
When they heard that Park Jae-yoon actually thought Son Cheol-pyong was his fan and came to ask for an autograph, the audience immediately understood why Fanhua was targeting SKT so much.
"Send an autograph to Da Sun? Sure, he's the bravest top laner I've seen this year. Even if Da Sun gets poked into a sieve, I still respect him as a man!"
"I didn't have a positive impression of SKT before, but now I'm looking forward to them qualifying for the second round! Come on, big brother who plays mid lane! You must bring your top laner into the top six!"
"Evi from Japan was beaten to 0/5 by Lao Zhao, who didn't play Fiora. I can't imagine how far this Korean guy can develop the O series after encountering the angry Da Sun."
Originally, this kind of game without Fanhua's participation was not that popular.
But after Wei Chen did this, the competition in Group B immediately became more popular.
He continued to work hard and soon revealed a little information that Zhang Jiale accidentally got from Deft in his personal vlog that night:
"It is said that I also heard that..."
"The reason why IPX played so poorly today has something to do with his opponent."
“Isn’t C9’s top laner Impact of Korean descent?”
"It is said that he was squeezed out of SKT's youth training camp by IPX players..."
Wei Chen said all this just to further increase the popularity of MSi.
But he overlooked one thing:
With the absolutely crushing performance in the first round of Fanhua, the LPL region is now the focus of the global e-sports community.
As an official commentator, every word he said was watched by people from other regions...
……
SKT, hotel room.
Li Xianghe hesitated for a long time and finally knocked on the coach's door.
He wants to talk to the coach about Park Jae-yoon's problem.
From the moment the crystal exploded, Park Jae-yoon entered a state of emptiness and confusion.
To the extent that they are not very responsive to external stimuli.
His status plummeted after the finals, and he knew very well that MSi was his last chance.
That's why he risked contradicting his coach and insisted on picking Fiora, just to regain his reputation as the top laner in this South Korean top lane derby.
MSi performs better, wins a championship, and even better, gets the FMVP.
By the time the summer season comes, the official will probably start updating the major versions. By then, the ecology in the top lane will definitely change. It is hard to say whether Smeb can suppress himself like he did in the spring finals.
It is precisely because he has a clear plan for himself that he has been behaving well during this period.
He was also counting on his unprecedentedly brave younger brother Lee Sang-hyuk to help him win the championship.
However, his plan did look very good, but he overlooked a trivial matter:
His own strength does not allow him to shine like this.
When all the fantasies were ruthlessly shattered by Kenan's lightning, it was like the sky falling for Park Jae-yoon.
Impact, who was driven away by his own team 80, defeated himself head-on in an international dialogue. Even if the outside world may not know these secrets, the LCK top management must be aware of them.
They don't mind bullying, but they will mind not having the ability to bully.
LCK doesn't support useless people.
This battle can be said to have completely cut off Park Jae-yoon's path to returning to the altar.
How could he, who had once been so successful, accept this fact?
So it naturally collapsed.
So much so that Li Xianghe had to ask the coach for help.
In fact, Guapi was also angry.
As a competitive person, it would be strange if I could be in a good mood after facing a crushing defeat.
Especially one like this.
Even if you had predicted before the game that you would get too excited on the road and start giving up, you had even made corresponding preparations.
Guapi killed Bjergsen twice, and Mr. Dai in the bottom lane made Doublelift 0/3 at the beginning, which can be said to be a severe beating.
But they were no match for Kennen's rolling thunder.
This is the top lane version. No matter how strong the mid and bottom lanes are, they are still equally fragile in front of the top laner.
How could Li Sang-hyeok not feel helpless?
But he is the leader of SKT after all, and he cannot act on impulse like Park Jae-yoon.
Seeing that Park Jae-yoon's condition was getting worse and worse, he had no choice but to come to the coach, hoping that he could provide some psychological counseling to Park Jae-yoon.
"Sang Hyuk? Why aren't you asleep yet so late? Sit down, sit down!" The coach opened the door and saw that it was Lee Sang Hyuk. He immediately put on a warm smile and welcomed him in.
The coach was so happy today!
Originally, his low status in the team was caused by Park Jae-yoon. Before he lost his position, this guy dominated the team, and BP always took priority based on his wishes, and the coach had no control at all.
But he is the designated big star of LCK and his voice carries a lot of weight. He is a rookie coach and it would only take a word to replace him.
Who knew this guy would fall so quickly, giving away all his advantages in the fifth game of the Spring Finals.
So much so that Li Xianghe, who he had personally trained, became the new leader of the team.
As a young man, Li Xianghe is not arrogant and is not 80 years old. He is willing to respect the coach and cooperate with his tactical arrangements.
Compared to Park Jae-yoon, she is simply a little angel who comes to soothe his soul.
In today's game, when Park Jae-yoon took the initiative to choose Fiora for the first time in a long time, the coach almost had PTSD.
So much so that when SKT's crystal was pushed down by C9, the coach was actually filled with a sense of relief.
He would rather lose the game than let Park Jae-yoon make a comeback.
"Brother, I came to you because of Jae-yoon's matter..." Lee Sang-hyuk briefly explained Park Jae-yoon's situation.
When the coach heard that Park Jae-yoon was beaten stupidly, he was so happy.
"Well done Yanyong, you are worthy of being my beloved disciple!"
As someone who participated in the training of this group of training camp players throughout the process, the coach has always regarded them as his own disciples.
“…I’m not very good at counseling people, so I wanted to come to you and discuss how to cheer up Jae-yoon.”
"Cheer him up, that's easy!" The coach narrowed his eyes.
Just now, he received a phone call.
A call from SKT headquarters, and even higher.
It was this phone call that made the coach's last bit of awe for Park Jae-yoon disappear.
"It just so happens that the higher-ups have made some decisions regarding Zaiyun this time. You can just accompany me to talk to him." There was a hint of ruthlessness in the coach's smile.
"Okay." Li Xianghe did not doubt it and thought it was some kind of psychological treatment for Park Jae-yoon, so he went to Park Jae-yoon's room with the coach.
Before leaving, whether intentionally or unintentionally, the coach picked up his tablet.
As the only person in the team who enjoyed a single room, Park Jae-yoon had no roommate. The coach knocked on the door for a long time before slowly opening it.
Park Jae-yoon, who was standing at the door, still had a confused look in his eyes. He looked at the two people standing at the door with a hint of bewilderment.
"Is there something wrong?" His voice was a little hoarse.
"Zaiyun, don't be too sad about what happened today. The headquarters has made some decisions. You should listen to them first."
Walking into Park Jae-yoon's luxurious single room, the coach signaled Lee Sang-hyuk at the door to close the door with a smiling face.
If it was Park Jae-yoon in his normal state, he would have probably become suspicious a long time ago.
But Park Jae-yoon's mind was almost broken now, and he didn't seem to be suspicious at all.
The coach, feeling bored, cleared his throat and gave a cruel smile.
"Jaeyun, the opinion from above is that your physical condition may not be very good recently and you need more rest."
"So in the next games, we will select more stable heroes for you, and let Sang Hyuk and Hyuk Gyu take on the core responsibilities for you."
This is a euphemism, but the meaning is clear:
From today on, Park Jae-yoon is only fit to be a complete blue-collar worker in SKT.
Faker thought the coach was there to give him some chicken soup, but he actually came to read the verdict. He was completely stunned.
Seeing his fate being decided so casually, Park Jae-yoon's eyes finally regained focus, showing an expression of disbelief:
“…No…No…It shouldn’t be like this!”
He suddenly grabbed the coach's hands, his expression anxious and humble: "Coach, today's loss was just an accident, I can still play, I can still play!"
The coach swore that this was the first time in the past year that he saw Park Jae-yoon being so humble to him.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
"Take a look at this." He threw the tablet to Park Jae-yoon.
Park Jae-yoon hurriedly caught it, took a closer look, and his face turned pale.
The story revealed by Wei Chen in his own program about 80 within SKT, impact couldn't bear the humiliation and left, and finally took revenge on his old club today, has gone viral in the global e-sports circle.
The storm in South Korea is particularly murderous.
Koreans don't care about bullying, but they care about championships.
Not only is Park Jae-yoon a loser himself, he also used bullying to drive away a potential top laner who could have helped LCK win the MSI championship. The fact that LCK fans can tolerate this is big news.
All of his social media accounts have been compromised, all his personal information has been exposed, and some fans have even sent dead mice to his home.
He's done.
"See? Even with your current public opinion situation, we still let you start in the team. This is already because of your hard work and great contributions!"
The coach was smug.
Park Jae-yoon collapsed to the ground in despair. The tablet fell to the ground with a crisp sound, but he was completely unaware of it.
He was not surprised by the attitude of Korean netizens. After all, Korea has been like this for so long.
He despaired at the speed with which this matter had spread.
If LCK wanted to suppress this kind of incident that dealt a heavy blow to the region's reputation, the popularity would never have risen so quickly.
The occurrence of this situation can only mean that the higher-ups have really given up on him.
It could even add fuel to the fire and make him spit out all the resources he had obtained.
At this moment, Park Jae-yoon once again deeply understood that sentence:
They can hold up a high and mighty god, and they can also smash this god to pieces when he is no longer valuable.
Second update, that’s all for today, good night.
(End of this chapter)