Chapter 120 [The strong will tear the mouths of the weak to pieces! 】
It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when the plane landed at Baiyun Airport. After the IG training team got off the plane, they immediately got on the minibus arranged by the event official and headed to the hotel.
"So hot, so hot!"
Chu Ge opened the collar of his T-shirt and kept blowing air into his chest to relieve the heat. "Just the distance from the airport indoors to the parking lot on the ground, I feel like I'm going to melt!"
Compared with Shanghai, the hot and humid weather in Guangzhou is obviously more lethal, and the skin feels like it is being burned by hot water.
After counting the number of people, the car started slowly.
The car air conditioner, which still had the faintest smell, slowly lowered the temperature, and Chu Ge dared to lean on the chair.
The airport is more than 30 kilometers away from the hotel where we are staying, and the official arrangement is to stay in a four-star hotel near the competition venue.
"Go back to the hotel to put your things away later," Zhu Songsong clapped his hands and said loudly, "We will meet in the lobby in half an hour. We will go to eat first, and then go to the nearby Wangyu Internet cafe for training."
Chu Ge choked up his words.
I once again despised the Banana Project.
Except for arranging the accommodation and travel of the participating teams, the organizer will not care about other matters, and all other matters will be borne by the clubs themselves.
Even the private rooms in the training room of Wangyu Internet Cafe were contacted by Chen Zi himself, and the expenses were paid from the branch's funds.
But the good news is that Wangyu Internet Cafe is Principal Wang’s own business and is also a sponsor of IG, so there is no need to worry about the cost.
It can only be said that compared to Tengjing, which was criticized in later generations, Banana Project is a company that truly plays a capital game, and stands out as a company that does not treat players as human beings.
"Guigui, with KT's current state, SKT is probably going to play the bubble game," Ning Wang exclaimed while holding his cell phone, "This Score is not as fierce as us in the training game!"
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Hearing this, Chu Ge suddenly remembered that today seems to be the LCK summer finals.
As a time traveler, he naturally knows the result.
But Chu Ge is still looking forward to it.
What if it changes?
IG and several leading LCK teams frequently arrange training matches.
Basically, you can play 5 games.
If they hadn't been delayed until the later stage and were killed by operations, maybe they could still win.
If it were the previous Yubel team, there would be no such opportunity.
IG's dark horse appearance and unique style.
Maybe it will lead to a butterfly effect by skewing the tactics of the LCK team.
There is an old saying in China.
Teach the apprentice and starve the master to death.
Both RNG and EDG, in the era of LPL's brutal growth, were basically trying to cross the river by feeling the LCK.
The old master who always saves his own skills in training matches doesn't kill randomly when he faces the LPL in the main match?
But IG is different.
Chu Ge, who has a fierce style and excellent operation, has torn off the fig leaf of the LPL in the top lane. The excellent laning ability in the middle lane and King Ning's unique style are like a mudslide in the LPL.
There is a theoretical possibility of leading the LCK team astray.
However, judging from the rhythm and style of the two teams in the first round, there is not much change.
After all, as the world's No. 1 division, it would be a waste if we don't get enough oil and salt.
"Little Peanut is still a little immature in front of the old captain!" Baolan leaned over and marveled, looking at the phone screen with a look of disbelief.
To be honest, although Little Peanut debuted late, his reputation in the LPL is much higher than Score.
Peanut's gentle appearance is in sharp contrast to his carnivorous and fierce jungle style.
On Korean websites and domestic e-sports forums, Xiaohuahua is also known as the new generation wild king after Dandy.
However, it was obvious that Score was more experienced in the first game, and it is no wonder that Baolan was surprised.
"Don't say it, don't say it."
King Ning raised his eyebrows and said proudly, "Score and I both switched from AD to jungle, and both performed very well on the field. Sure enough, AD players will end their career in the jungle position!"
"Who would change seats if it weren't for food?"
Chu Ge provocatively said, "Score was sanctioned by Deft and Imp in KTA, but in the OGN League, it was able to beat the short-lived Piglet."
"Leader An was forced into isolation by Faker in the middle, and he had no choice but to transition to the jungle."
Seeing Gao Zhenning getting red and warm, Chu Ge bared his teeth and smiled at him, blinking innocently.
Wang Cheng shook his head left and right, looked at their faces, and laughed, "Oh, Pigeon, you are almost at the killing line of King Ning, why don't you run away!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Ge narrowed his eyes and blocked his eyes with his left hand.
"What the hell! Gao Zhenning, why are you doing this to me?" Wang Cheng huddled by the window, shivering, and said aggrievedly, "I'm just a loser, and you really do it!"
King Ning raised his fist and snorted coldly, "It will be easier if you stay closer."
Hearing this, Wang Cheng rolled his eyes and silently measured the distance between Prince Ning and the two of them.
Chu Ge was sitting next to him, and Wang Cheng himself was sitting diagonally across from Prince Ning. Isn't this convenient?
"Score is finally coming to an end, is it finally going to win its first championship?"
Rookie spoke with emotion.
"That's not necessarily true. The Tigers still have a better chance of winning."
Chu Ge analyzed, "Ssumday couldn't beat Smeb. Summer's style of play has changed. In the first game, KT had such a huge advantage in the middle and jungle. It's unreasonable to play Ekko on the road and get soloed by the captain."
Rookie nodded in approval.
The team members lowered their heads again and continued to watch the game, while Chu Ge turned his head and looked out the window. Until the manager reminded everyone to pack their things and get off the car, Chu Ge didn't even see his small waist.
"What a small waist?" Chen Zi helped to complete the check-in formalities and said in surprise, "Canton Tower has to walk through the inner ring, which is more than 20 kilometers away from us."
“The officials are out of their wits to move the hotel so far away”
Hearing this, Chu Ge felt a little regretful.
The team members' rooms are still divided according to the base dormitories. After all, everyone's living habits are more familiar and they can rest better.
After they had packed up and had dinner, they all went to Wangyu's box to start today's training.
The LCK finals also came to an end.
In the end, Roxtiger won the fifth game with difficulty and won their first league trophy by relying on Smeb's Kennen to perform an ultimate wave of explosive AOE around the back.
"The Tigers are so inspiring."
Baolan marveled, "Without sponsors, the team was about to be disbanded, but in the end they managed to win the league championship."
RoxTiger is just as Baolan said, ill-fated.
From the original HuyaTigter in 2014 to now, it has changed its name a total of three times. The prefix of the team name is completely changed when the sponsor changes.
The same is true for Dragon Ball in the S7 era.
It is such a team that almost defeated SKT in the Spring Split of S6, if KT hadn't intercepted SKT in the semi-finals.
It’s really hard to say who will win today’s Summer Split and the No. 1 seed. After all, the Tigers never defeated SKT until they were disbanded. It can be called bloodline suppression.
In this way, the result was not much different from what Chu Ge thought, and SKT entered the global finals as the second seed as expected.
KT will compete with SSG for the final spot.
"It's time to train seriously," Wang Boqin turned off the projector in the box, "We are still confused about how to play EDG now!"
In the semi-finals, EDG's BO5 used hard power to crush IM without revealing any unnecessary tactics. This also caused the IG uniform team to be a little confused.
There is no way, EDG is hiding something.
As for what was hidden, Chu Ge didn't know.
Yuan Shanyan was a little discouraged, while Rookie looked solemn, as if he had recalled something bad.
They never expected it.
The boomerang is finally back in hand after a year and a half, and it is still such a crucial game.
Since Mafa and Poonmandu joined IG at the end of 2014, they have experienced an era dominated by EDG.
No matter how strong S5's EDG is, the acting skills at the Oscar night at the end of the LPL Spring Split will be recorded in the history of the league.
When IG played against LGD, just because Rookie won the MVP in the first game, the coaching staff carried him down with a chair.
The referee made a temporary substitution and was punished with three blanks. As a result, IG outrageously asked the young DJ to play the top lane. LGD's lineup was even more of a chopper team.
The next performance, which can be called a movie king, was even better by IG, who successfully finished sixth in the league and avoided a confrontation with the league's dominant EDG.
EDG's average of 19.7 kills per game ranks first in the S5 Spring Split, and the average game ending time is three and a half minutes shorter than second-placed VG.
Rookie still doesn't understand why she was carried down.
"What are you afraid of?" King Ning smiled nonchalantly, "If we can keep them clean in the regular season, we can beat them 3:0 in the finals!"
"Dove, you say so!"
Chu Ge shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Don't jump to conclusions too early, especially you. Don't forget that your opponent is the factory director."
"BO5 and BO3 EDG are two completely different teams. The director and acquaintances of the fermented bean curd don't even think about it. It's all become muscle memory."
"How do you think you compare to your predecessor Kakao?"
Gao Zhenning held back his words and said confidently, "You must be better than him. Let's see how my brother takes over Mingkai's pig factory in the finals."
"As long as your words are enough," Chu Ge stood up and put his arms around the shoulders of King Ning and Song Yijin, "Then let's tear open the upper half of EDG."
Song Yijin nodded seriously.
Wang Liuyi and Wang Cheng were just watching the show. Their tasks were actually no easier than those of the other three teammates.
It is even said that the pressure will be even greater.
EDG's tactical ideas and routines may change, but the core logic of the team will not change. The bottom lane is still the big daddy.
Scout, the younger brother who replaced General Pawn in the middle, gradually adapted to the LPL environment and got better and better with his teammates.
Seeing the enthusiasm of the team members, Wang Boqin stood up and distributed the information in the backpack to the players' hands one by one.
"We remain unchanged in response to all changes," Tabe said seriously. "We are different from IM. Their operating ideas are too single. They always like to wait for the equipment to be completed in the later stage before taking over the team."
He burst out laughing, "And we are weird, we don't know how to operate it at all."
As soon as the words came out, the entire box burst into laughter.
"Although this sentence is a bit too ambitious, it is indeed the case," Wang Boqin looked at Chu Ge, "Are you willing to be a tortoise and stop fighting?"
Chu Ge shook his head and replied, "It's okay to be a snapping turtle, but forget about the turtle. After all, I have better teeth and like to eat meat."
"So."
Wang Boqin slapped the information in his hand on the table, "Let's not follow them to study, just lift the table, and if we win, we will go to the World Championships. If we don't win, we will beat other teams and then go to the World Championships." ”
"Wocao! What happened if I caught fire?"
Wang Cheng, a middle school boy in the second grade, raised his arms and shouted, "I like a saying very much, the strong will tear the mouths of the weak to pieces!"
"So, brothers, are you ready?"
"Our goal is.!"
"Champion~"
In the next few days, the IG competition and training team collectively worked hard.
August 25th, the day before the finals.
According to past practice.
Before the finals, LPL officials released the finals promotional video online in advance.
The topic of the finals has heated up again online.
While the members of the two teams were still rehearsing at the Baoneng International Sports Center, major e-sports forums had already started discussing it.
At the bottom of the promotional video, there is a wonderful game session of the classic "If you have a mother, come here".
EDG has relied on its dominance in the country in recent years and the siphon effect caused by the official gods' praise of Ming Kai. The number of fan groups was proved when King Jiji was in the Ten Thousand Pigs Arch Tower.
In comparison, the number of IG fans is pitifully small.
Many of them seem to be dogs, but in fact many of them are EDG black fans who have come in and can't even take out the dog tags on their chests.
The main focus is on adaptive teams.
In the regular season, IG defeated EDG, which made many fans dissatisfied. Now they have reached a good BO5 game.
Naturally, they want to slap their faces hard first.
[Not to say too much, EDG3:0IG should not be a big problem, right? 】
[For those who don’t know, you think BO3EDG won? Where did you come from with such a big tone? Did you forget the picture of the top laner being hit for head detection? 】
[Let’s put aside the middle and top for now, let me ask you, what will IG win? 】
[I really admire Zhu Zong, why don’t you talk about being middle-class? Dow wasn't from your family before, was he? The result? S5 didn’t play the entire season, and you played two games in the S6 spring game and even lost your contract with me. Where’s your face? 】
[Then I have to tell the story of IG not qualifying in the S5 group stage]
【oh? Rubbish Mingkai, top eight every year, eight paintings every word? Civil War Fantasy God, don’t go out and embarrass yourself. 】
Once the scolding war starts, fans of both sides will lose money, except for the popularity of Banana Project.
No, except for skewers.
August 26, the day of the Summer Judgment.
Under the guidance of the staff, the players from both sides came to the passage and waited quietly.
At this time, the Baoneng International Sports Center Performing Arts Center was packed with seats. The venue specially built for the 2010 Asian Games can accommodate 11,000 spectators.
With the appearance of the fifth anniversary celebration on the three big screens in the clubhouse, the lights in the entire clubhouse gradually dimmed.
The fluorescent lights and support signs in the hands of the audience looked particularly bright in the darkness.
After an opening performance based on red and blue lights, the large four-sided screen suspended above the stage gradually lit up.
The host standing in the center of the stage was introducing the history and honors of both teams one by one, and the screen above was playing a promotional video shot a few days ago, and the camera kept flashing on the faces of the players on both sides.
Finally, the camera gradually slows down and finally freezes.
The red and blue lion dance, symbolizing the uniqueness, appeared in front of the cultural drama stage. Surrounded by the Silver Dragon Cup, Chu Ge and the director held their heads high and faced each other tit for tat.
Seeing this scene, the audience immediately burst into cheers. (End of chapter)