Chapter 279 Emergency
The lottery results were quickly uploaded to the Hupu forum by enthusiastic netizens. In just a few minutes, the number of replies in the comment area increased to hundreds.
[Please combine the results of the lottery and write an article with the theme of "hitting things, letting things happen, being a rational fan" with the title "Good Lots" to reflect your feelings and thoughts. There is no restriction on the style of writing, except poetry. 】
[This is a good sign. Why do you say it is a good sign? First of all, WBG has entered the semi-finals. I just hope that EDG can bring out some of GEN's things and clear some obstacles for WBG to win. As for JD, two words, just let it happen. I am WBG Fans, rational fans]
[I filled up my answer sheet so quickly! I'm jealous of your talent! 】
[The draw this time is really amazing, especially Taobo. Not only did he not encounter the LPL civil war, nor did he encounter the strong team of LCK, but he also avoided the meat pigeons because he was in the same group. Finally, I want to ask where Taobo went. ? 】
[Don't worry, Heizi, if WBG also loses to RGE, doesn't it mean that Taobo is the real top four! 】
[You upstairs are daydreaming! Will my home team be in the quarterfinals? ! 】
Most WBG fans fell into joy. After all, REG was already one of the weakest teams in the quarterfinals. Although they couldn't pick the weaker DRX, it was a good thing to beat the European and American teams. It was almost equivalent to walking four players. Strong quota.
But the next day, WBG’s official Weibo suddenly issued an announcement late at night.
[WBG League of Legends Division players Xiaohu (Li Yuanhao), Weiwei (Wei Boyhan), LQS (Liu Qingsong) players, assistant coach (Li Yi), and manager (Mai Zijian) had test results confirmed after participating in routine testing on off-season days. Sheep nature. The players and coaches are currently in stable condition, have self-isolated, and are participating in subsequent training as normal in the isolation room. 】
The announcement with black letters on a white background looked extremely serious. This news quickly caused an uproar on the Internet!
As the first group of teams in the draw, Weibo and Rouge will be the first to enter the knockout round. Riot Games officially set the date for October 21st in the near future.
In this short period of one week, it has become a dangerous question to what state the players can return to, and even daily training matches cannot be carried out.
Xiaohu's performance in the group stage was mediocre, and now he is the first to be caught. Fans can't help but feel a little worried.
As if in response to WBG's announcement, other LPL brother teams soon also sent out various messages.
JD.com's mid laner Toothpaste and EDG's mid laner Scout were hit continuously and fell down.
Only Team Taobo, who had arrived at the airport at this time, could survive.
The hidden dangers that have been hidden for many days finally broke out. Under the management of Riot Games' irregular event personnel, it was only a matter of time before problems occurred.
At this time, the atmosphere in the hotel was extremely solemn.
This time Xiaohu and Liu Qingsong's symptoms were more serious. The pain all over their bodies and the severe coughing made it impossible to concentrate, let alone play a highly concentrated confrontational game like League of Legends.
Therefore, a few days before Nakano Futoshi fell ill, the work of the WBG training team was almost completely suspended, and even basic training matches were not held within the team.
Without the real-time data fed back by the players and the content of the training matches, Dany had no way to conduct simulated training for his next opponent RGE. Anxiously, he could only look for video reference and simply perform deductions on paper.
Until the afternoon of the fourth day, Gu Chuan delivered medicine to Liu Qingsong's door at the normal time. When he wanted to leave, he suddenly stopped him.
"How are you feeling today? Can you get out of bed?"
Gu Chuan stopped and leaned in front of the door, his eyes drifting aimlessly.
There have been no training matches these days, so he can only devote all his energy to studying the video and the ranking of the US server.
For this S12 competition, North America has also restarted their super server to provide professional players with a suitable platform for competition.
After these days of hard work, Gu Chuan's ranking has returned to the first place in the super server ranking list, leading the second place 369 by nearly 300 points, reappearing the style of the rank maniac.
But many fans of the team also see from another perspective that there are no normal training matches in the WBG team.
This made Coach rge on the other side very happy.
Even if the victory is not very fair, this kind of accident is not caused by oneself. Who is willing to stop where he is if he can go further.
"Ahem!"
Violent coughs continued indirectly, and Liu Qingsong's hoarse voice came from the crack in the door, "I feel much better than the past two days. I should be able to leave the hospital tomorrow."
"Have a good rest and don't worry."
The two fell into silence for a moment, with no one speaking.
"It's okay, it's just a European and American rge. When the time comes, you guys will go out and gather people to play a game, and I can kill it all by myself." Gu Chuan joked, pretending to be relaxed.
Of course he knew what his partner was thinking, but there was no rush for this kind of thing.
"Do you know why I forcibly terminated my contract before the summer split and chose to come to WBG?"
"Huh?"
Gu Chuan turned his head in confusion.
"At that time, I had just returned to my hometown to rest, and I happened to see your MSI interview at home." Lying on the bed, Liu Qingsong opened his eyes feebly, "I just thought that this guy would definitely be beaten for being so arrogant."< br>
"What arrogance? I am telling the truth. S9, you are not like me."
"You are a genius and don't understand our suffering. It was not that easy back then."
His eyes were blurry.
I remember when I debuted, I entered the LSPL from the City Challenge step by step, and then from the LSPL to the LPL. I was worried and gave my best in every game, for fear that my job would be lost if I played poorly.
Although he became successful when he won the championship later, he suffered more setbacks than imagined.
Disputes among teammates, the fragmentation of the team, and all the hard work throughout the year were in vain. Seeing that there was no hope of winning the championship, Liu Qingsong was forced to leave the team to look for the next opportunity. However, year after year, he bounced around multiple teams but found nothing. .
Until that day, he finally seemed to see hope.
"So why did you come to WBG."
Gu Chuan interrupted his messy thoughts with a smile on his face.
"I'm here to save you. I really can't bear to see your messy operation." Liu Qingsong shook his messy hair vigorously to throw away his sentimentality, and hurriedly replied in a scornful tone.
"Oh? It's best like this." Gu Chuan chuckled and shook his head, "I'll see you another day, but I shouldn't have to be separated by a door then, so I can have a good rest and don't have to worry about the game."
"No need to come. It's my turn to watch you next time."
"Crow's mouth."
Listening to the footsteps outside the door gradually walking away, Liu Qingsong, who was lying on the bed, showed a smile on his face and raised his hand as if to hold a ray of light.
Now that I'm here, no matter how difficult it is, I have to hold on until the end.
Now that he is gradually reaching the end of his career, he must consider whether this will be his only opportunity in this life. It is not known when the next time he will be able to participate in the World Championships. In the LOL arena for more than ten years, there has only been one genius like Faker.
After a few days,
First, the younger Weiwei recovered his condition ahead of schedule. A few days after the warm-up adjustment, he returned to his previous normal state without any accident. There was not much change in his overall confrontation ability, and he even became more ferocious.
However, Xiaohu and Liu Qingsong, who were in slightly serious condition, only managed to recover for the time being. When they forced themselves to participate in training matches despite being unwell, their condition was visibly sluggish.
This caused the team's training match winning rate to plummet. When the familiar offensive rhythm could not be carried out, various minor problems in running-in were gradually exposed.
As a training opponent, T1 naturally would not let go of this opportunity. In almost every game, they used faker's superior line power in the middle to continuously expand the results. They played many crushing games with a very different head ratio.
Things took a turn for the worse.
For this reason, Dany could only try her best to temporarily adjust the team's operational tactics and try to shift the tactical focus to theshy, who was in better condition on the top lane.
Time flew by without giving them more recovery time. Two days after WBG conducted normal training, they soon ushered in the first knockout match day of S12.
However, it was not a peaceful period.
But just in the early hours of yesterday, an unknown person exposed the results of the training match between them and T1 on Twitter, and it spread to the country at a terrifying speed.
Although this 480P picture looks so blurry, the huge gap between the two sides can still be seen from all aspects of data.
It can be seen from the screenshot at the top that the game time has only reached 21 minutes, but at this moment the head ratio has reached an exaggerated 20-4, and all three dragons were won by T1 on the red side.
Just next to xiaohu's ID below, the conspicuous 0-7 number can be clearly seen no matter how blurry it is. The other positions are not much better. Almost only theshy's record can barely maintain a positive number.
This confirms what Gumayusi said inadvertently during the interview.
The news was like a stone thrown into calm waters, instantly causing an uproar during the short offseason, and was trending on Weibo overnight!
The fans who had been popping champagne after the draw were inevitably a little panicked, and their hearts could not help but be filled with a layer of gloom. Everyone was eager to know the specific situation within the team.
However, WBG's official blog has not come forward, which seems to have acquiesced in the authenticity of this picture.
2 p.m. North American time.
The buses of both teams slowly drove into the quarterfinals venue.
Amid the enthusiastic cheers from WBG fans, only theshy, weiwei and Gu Chuan quickly got off the bus.
As for Liu Qingsong and Xiaohu, they can only choose to compete in isolation rooms at this time because they are still recovering from their illnesses.
As everyone in WBG walked towards the reserved lounge, they happened to meet today's opponent, RGE, through the corridor.
The two sides made eye contact, and since they were not acquaintances, they simply nodded as a sign of goodwill when they passed each other.
From the cheerful laughter of the RGE team members, it can be heard that they are in a very good mood today.
“Welcome everyone to the quarter-finals of the 2022 Global Finals!”
The passionate European and American uncle shouted in a hoarse voice and roared excitingly, "The king from the LPL! He will soon face the last hope of the LEC! Who can walk out of Madison Square with a smile! It will be announced in the next BO5. ! ”
"There is no second chance today, the losing team will end their journey in S12!"
Deafening cheers erupted from the stands! Countless red and blue cheering sticks were beating wildly on the hands of the audience, and the entire upper and lower stands were packed at the moment!
Today's game is full of highlights. Both teams are teams with strong playing styles and full bloodshed. Even though there are no North American teams at all, most of the tickets were almost sold out within an hour of being released!
"First of all, let us invite the No. 1 seed from LEC! The strongest team in Europe, they are R——OGUE!"
In the host's drawn-out voice, the coach of the Meat Pigeon led their five tall players onto the stage one after another.
"Top laner Odoamne, jungler Malrang, mid laner larssen, ADComp, support Trymbi! And head coach Fredy122!"
Except for the jungler Malrang, who was a little young and nervous, everyone else looked extremely confident on their faces, held their heads high and waved to the audience.
The four RGE players this year are all veteran-level players with rich experience in various playing styles. Although they have no results in major competitions, their ability to beat G2 in China and get the No. 1 seed relies on their personal hard power and teamwork cooperation. Tsar and Luna are systems they are very good at.
This is also the key to defeating Taobo.
After signing a Korean jungler in the summer split, they also successfully achieved the special achievement of five players of five nationalities.
After the cheers subsided slightly, the host raised the microphone and waved.
"Next, let's invite the No. 1 seed from LPL! The top team in Group B with the craziest and most bloody style of play, WEIBO—GAMING!"
Red and white lights flashed, and the WBG icon appeared in the center of the big screen along with the white team flag rising!
Cheng Lu led the team in front, followed closely by Gu Chuan and Weiwei.
With the addition of Dany, the team of four people seemed to be relatively thin.
"Top laner theshy, jungler weiwei, mid laner xioahu, ADchuan, assistant Liu Qingsong, and head coach Danny!"
Gu Chuan took a deep breath and looked up. The audience applauded unstintingly, and the WBG team flag and their support signs were waving in the air.
Today happens to be Friday, and many qualified international students came to the scene to cheer them on.
"The overall strength of the meat pigeons is not as good as ours. Today we can win as long as we use our own skills."
Dani put on her headphones and spoke calmly, but judging from his serious face, it seemed that he was not as relaxed as he said.
"Come on! Fight with the opponent slowly, even if it drags into the operation period, they will give it to you later." Gu Chuan added unhurriedly.
As a European and American team, the weaknesses of Meitu are almost obvious. Due to the lack of training matches and the low intensity of the competition area, their mid- to late-stage operation methods are generally at the same level as Taobo.
"Come on! Come on!"
Weiwei, who came to the World Championship stage for the first time, was not timid. Instead, he felt his blood boiling all over.
Soon Liu Qingsong and Xiaohu, who were in the isolation room, responded a few words, but their voices were still hoarse.
At this time, this state is already considered among the lucky ones. Many people even find it difficult to speak after being infected.
When the referee confirmed that there was no problem with the voice and equipment, the players from both sides entered the room wearing the competition uniforms at the same time, silently making final preparations.
At the moment when the war drums beat, the BP panel appeared on the big screen in the theater!
"WBG, who ranked first in the group stage, has the priority to choose the side. They chose the blue side with a slight advantage in the version! BP has officially begun!"
(End of chapter)