Chapter 115 I will prove who is the best mid laner!
Just before the LPL finals, all major competition regions have basically decided on the participating teams.
Due to JDG's defeat in the loser's bracket semi-finals, TES was guaranteed the runner-up spot after rushing into the finals. In addition, TES became the second team after EDG to confirm its spot in the S competition in advance.
On the contrary, JDG, as the first place in the regular season, is going to play in the bubble game.
What is worth mentioning is the changes in the game during this period.
It is very obvious that since the LPL winner's bracket semi-finals, LCELEU North America, Europe and even the bubbling matches including LCK, many "mid lane wine barrels" have appeared for a while!
You know, throughout the summer before this, there were only one or two selections for the mid laner Barrel, and no one played at all during the beginning of the playoffs.
It was exactly after the EDG game that the choice suddenly became popular overnight, and the change affected many BP's decisions.
As we all know, the professional arena is the Canyon Barometer.
Many heroes and gameplay methods that are usually very unpopular will immediately become popular once they play in a competition or have a high-profile performance among a certain star player.
For example, the CJ top laner in S5, the incense burner monster in S7, the old Sword Demon before the remake is coming back, the new version of the River Sword Demon became popular overnight, the ruined crocodile that is considered a cult, and Galio who can only be played if he wants to mess around.
But in fact, professional teams and players are also constantly learning and exploring, and are always trying to practice new understandings that emerge.
After all, the version of LOL changes so quickly that even the longest version of the S game only lasted for more than a month. No one dares to say that they have developed it to 100%.
Not just single barrels.
There are also mid laners Pike and Akshan, bottom lane Yasuo system, etc.
Things that were originally very unpopular are now being staged in the finals and bubble games of major competitions around the world.
But Ye Bo doesn't know it yet, but he actually already has the nickname "Doctor YE" among foreign players on the Internet.
Not just because of the few unpopular heroes he plays on the field.
What's more, it's actually because of the "magical operations" he studied. After being spread to the Internet, foreign players were immediately shocked and simply called "this is magic"!
As for the few days before the finals, EDG members are quite relaxed.
But this is obviously not a good thing.
Since the LPL reformed the double-elimination competition system, the winner's advantage in the upper bracket finals has been criticized.
If the Resurrection Armor is not used, the actual benefits obtained are almost non-existent, it is just an additional priority to choose sides.
On the contrary, their opponent TES lost to JDG in the semi-finals → defeated BLG in the lower bracket → defeated JDG in the lower bracket of the semi-finals.
We played three BO5 games in almost a week!
On the final day, EDG had not played a game for nearly a week, but TES was feeling hot.
And on the eve of the final day, everyone from EDG went out to record pre-game trash talk.
There was even a rehearsal for "Opening Ceremony."
This was the first time that Ye Bo had tried a similar session in his entire life. It was also the first time that he had not sat in front of a computer screen and faced a camera. His curiosity was extremely strong.
The photography PD also stood in front of him to guide: "Special effects will be provided later on the day of the finals. You have to look at the point marks under your feet, otherwise the stage effect may be affected."
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September 1, 2022, the LPL Summer Finals day is coming!
Ten o'clock in the morning.
The official account of the LPL division has synchronized the video of "Trash Talk Before the 2022 LPL Summer Finals" on all major platforms to warm up for today's game.
At the beginning of the video, a relaxing and pleasant BGM sounds.
Ye Bo and Yu Wenbo appeared in the picture respectively, standing in front of the door and looking at each other - a huge finals poster was revealed in the middle of their eyes.
Just the appearance of the two people at the beginning made the barrage very lively.
【Bingbingbingbingbingbingbingbingbing】
【Grandpa, Grandpa, Grandpa, Grandpa】
【The big one is coming! I will predict TES3:2EDG first! 】
[3 to 1 is considered a failure, but 3 to 2? Just waiting for me to be kicked to the curb by the prefect! 】
Ye Bo and Yu Wenbo pushed the door open and entered. The other team members were already sitting face to face inside. It looked like a "last dinner".
After the two sat down, Guan Zeyuan and Zhijie, who were wearing waiter clothes, handed them "recipes" respectively.
Yu Wenbo opened the menu, pointed to the "Goose Egg Custard" on it and asked doubtfully: "That's it? It's been a year, it's getting old, can this be considered a big meal?"
Ye Bo also opened the menu and quickly ordered with his fingers: "Let's have the "Golden Pig's Trotter" as an appetizer, and I remember that Bobo milk tea will be delivered, right? Remember to ice it!"
The two of them quickly turned back and turned to the page with "Silver Dragon Cup" printed on it.
The two faces looked at each other diagonally, and then shouted firmly at the same time: "I want this!"
Guan Zeyuan chuckled and shook his head with his hands behind his back to apologize: "I'm sorry, this is a limited edition, only one copy."
Under the subtitles of the last sentence.
It also comes with a translation of "oneandonly".
As soon as the screen changed, the BGM switched to a more dynamic one, and after the two parties finished ordering their meals, they began to have a direct conversation.
Yu Wenbo looked at the camera with a cup-like indifference, his round face seemed to be full of perseverance: "I have played in many finals, this time I am just normal. I am one step away from the Northern Expedition in the Spring Split. I hope I can go all the way to the Northern Expedition in the summer and win the championship." Champion!”
EDG responded with a sincere Meiko: "This is the sixth time I have recorded trash talk in the finals. I feel that I am very skilled, but... this seems to be the first time I have met TES in the finals~" < br>
The camera turned to the left hand with an unshaven face. Everyone was looking forward to what harsh words he was going to say!
After all, someone just ordered food and said they wanted golden pig's trotters.
As a result, the left hand escaped from the line and just changed the topic with a playful smile: "Bu is a buddy#@, isn't it!$% I'm still awake, it's dawn."
The camera panned to Tian next to him. His speech was obviously much more violent.
"I also played EDG in the Summer Finals last year. I remember that my jungle area has always been the advantage, and Jie Jie is still a great teammate."
"But I also changed my teammates this year."
"And to be honest, I feel that our current mid laner is better than the opponent. It depends on the opponent when changing the mid laner."
【sky! It’s lit! 】
【A good match? Too happy! 】
[Honestly, these two are quite a match. One was in the hands of a green-black turtle and a green friend, and the internal digestion loop was closed.]
[Xiao Tian is indeed a good writer, ‘You have to look at your opponent when changing the mid laner’, a pun! 】
During the climax of the barrage, the camera turned back to the left hand.
"I feel like YE is just the sheep. If my girl comes from the wild, she won't be able to kill me alone."
With the help of subtitles and cooked meat, the barrage of understanding was immediately filled with "open cowards" evaluations.
And the camera flips to EDG.
Jiejie patted his chest and said: "Last year, Brother Tian gave us the Summer Split Championship. They happened to be runners-up this spring as well, so let him win another runner-up, and let Brother Tian become the first and fourth runner-up king in the LPL!"< br>
Viper scratched his head in confusion and pointed to his left hand: "I can't understand what he is saying, and I feel that Chinese is not as good as mine."
Meiko, who was standing next to her, leaned over and made a translation gesture, and then Viper looked astonished.
"Oh, that's okay."
"Anyway, our mid laner has already defeated all LPL mid laners, and this one is not missing, so let's join together."
The camera focuses on Ye Bo's single screen.
He made a very timely gesture with one hand spread out and four fingers raised.
It seems to be saying - "Come here"!
The style of the top order on both sides has changed.
On the opposite side, Sunny is patting his belly in Cos Wine Barrel, and Rhubarb is holding two toy guns in Cos Lucian.
Then Lucian was knocked off the chair by the wine barrel.
Brother Shengqiang showed his honest upper and lower teeth: "Others don't matter, but I hope that the brothers across the street can give me a replacement birthday gift. I didn't receive any for my birthday two days ago, so maybe it's the Silver Dragon Cup~"< br>
Finally, the screen returned to the two people who had just entered.
Yu Wenbo crossed his arms with a look of indifference and confidence: "We have been on the Northern Expedition all year, and we have successfully reached the end. What TES is best at is losing a few games before winning, giving our opponents some hope!"
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"I feel that YE players are still too young. It's like 'the peak is when you debut'. My brother has already done it four years ago~"
"Hurry up and finish the game. I can't wait to see my old friends from the World Championships."
Assistant Mark stood next to him like a seal and applauded, leaving Yu Wenbo with a round and cup-like profile.
The screen came to Ye Bo.
He first faced the camera with his usual sunny smile.
"Before I came here, the factory director said I don't have to hold it back this time and let me say whatever I want."
"He also said that the current players are not good! All of them are timid when talking trash, and they simply don't have the skills he had before! It's not interesting at all!"
“So, I dug out all the factory director’s previous interview videos and reviewed them ten times overnight.”
Ye Bo slowly stood up and opened his upper body clothes in front of the camera, revealing the EDG team logo inside.
He made an action that seemed vaguely familiar.
During the recording of this segment, the other four members of EDG and the five members of TES laughed at least a dozen times.
And even in this shot of repeated reshoots, everyone still looked like they were holding back their laughter.
Only Ye Bo looked extremely serious, and precisely because of this, people could not help but think of the face of a certain pothead.
Ye Bo didn't care about that much and looked directly at the center of the camera.
"I will prove on the stage of the finals today who is the number one mid laner in the LPL!"
"And after today."
"Welcome LPL back to the era dominated by EDG."
The barrage of the previous sentence had completely exploded.
With the final sentence, the screen gradually slowed down, showing the 2022 "Fearless Peak" season theme.
It instantly brought the atmosphere to a climax.
[Fuck, Ye! 】
[So handsome, let me tell you something, EDG now really has a taste of the civil war rule in the S5S6 period! 】
[It was definitely bad luck to pick up Ip Man this year. If MD had gone to RNG, wouldn’t our RNG just win the S crown this year? Uzi has to run back like crazy! 】
[Master Ye has received the true inheritance from the factory director. This is the taste! 】
[Trash talk really comes from the factory. Isn’t the essence of trash talk that the loan and the other party are both XX? Everyone is afraid of being liquidated and is scared to death. If they don’t fight, they are afraid of losing first! What a coward! 】
As soon as the trash talk video was posted, it almost immediately became a hit on the Internet!
Discussions on topics related to this game can be seen everywhere in major forums.
The most common one is naturally discussing the victory or defeat of the two teams.
[Reasonable discussion, how close are EDG and TES? 】【Let’s open Qi San, as long as Ip Man can fight with his left hand, I feel that TES is in obviously better shape】
[Don’t be too arrogant about this upstairs in Tama. I, a peach fan, don’t dare to speak so loudly. Are you a JDG fan? No, you are a 369 fan! 】
[73 is indeed too much, but there is still a chance in 55, but don’t forget that before Ip Man came, EDG had not defeated TES in a game for many years~]
[Anyway, YE really has a promising future. It is currently the most amazing newcomer in the mid lane. Even if it only takes runner-up, its performance in the regular season and the first few bo5s is enough to prove itself.]
[I feel like 37 is the most. EDG can kill JDG’s pigs. You beat TES three to two in every game. Do you need to say that? 】
Most of the discussions are obviously still more optimistic about EDG.
This is normal. After all, EDG's performance in the playoffs is obvious to all, but TES seems to be very bumpy.
However, some people believe that the reason why JDG lost so miserably is entirely because their main C position is the jungler. As the third C position, the middle lane has a large function and even sacrifices for the jungler. It is normal for it to become a breakthrough.
It's a bit like being "restrained by the lineup".
On the other hand, TES is definitely a serious mid-lower double C. First of all, the characteristics of the team are different, and it cannot be compared horizontally at all.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
Of course, no matter what is discussed off the field.
After all, we still have to see the real results on the field!
At five o'clock in the afternoon, crowds of people began to surge in front of the Shanghai Hongqiao Stadium.
Since the lockdown had just been lifted, everyone was feeling a little bored at home. Although there were few tickets released due to restrictions, there were still many people nearby who came to check in and take photos outside the venue.
Ming Kai, who was wearing a mask, carefully led two middle-aged men and women who also wore masks through the queue to the entrance of the passage. After showing their IDs, they entered directly through the entrance of the staff.
Hearing that Ye Bo's parents were coming to watch the game, Mingkai immediately offered to help with the reception and take on the responsibility of being a tour guide.
Ye Bo felt very embarrassed, but Ming Kai said that as long as he didn't tell his teacher when he was recording trash talk
"That uncle and aunt, you can't bring this water in."
Mingkai smiled at the two and asked them to put the mineral water bottles in their hands into the cabinet at the door.
After Ye Ying put it down, she couldn't help but wonder: "Why are you not allowed to bring water in the venue?"
Before Ming Kai could answer, Ye Xiong took the initiative and whispered: "I remember seeing it yesterday. There was a League of Legends game before. The 'Egyptian team' defeated 'our team'. As a result, there were people in the audience. Spectators threw mineral water bottles at the contestants.”
"Ah!? Is there such a thing?" Ye Ying's eyes widened, and she was very surprised at first.
But suddenly he felt something was wrong: "Wait a minute, why did you search for this thing?"
Ye Xiong answered naturally: "This is my first time watching this kind of game. How can I understand it without checking the information?"
"I'm here, I'll explain it to you"
Ming Kai on the side looked at the two people's bickering and was a little embarrassed for a moment.
Can you drive this to me?
But he can't say that he was standing on the stage when he was thrown, and he almost got a snake thrown backhand by the fat guy opposite
Ming Kai quickly explained: "Ah, it's not uncle or aunt, that's an internet rumor!"
"I don't know the specific reason, but it's definitely not because of this. The management system of the competition was indeed imperfect back then. It's impossible for things like throwing mineral water bottles on the stage to happen again!"
Ming Kai offered to be their guide today, naturally because of Ye Bo.
Ye Bo is now the treasure in the hands of EDG executives. Not only does the director like this player very much, but as a manager, he also naturally wants to have a good relationship with him.
And he had also heard the other party mention that his father did not support playing professionally.
If this leaves a bad impression on the opponent, and they really think that this game is still like the grass-roots team in ancient times, it will not be good.
Mingkai acted as a guide obediently along the way, introducing the various layouts of the alliance arena to the two, trying to highlight the professionalism and weight of today's finals venue as much as possible.
Ming Kai, who was born in 1993, will be 30 years old this year, and he is still quite mature and comfortable in dealing with his elders.
It also still effectively uses the tactical idea of protecting the middle.
"Wow! Auntie, you are still a gold player. It's amazing that you can reach gold at your age!" Ming Kai said with sincere admiration after hearing the other party's chat.
"I got this gold myself, and Ye Bo's nine-tailed demon raccoon was taught by me!" When Ye Ying talked about this, he didn't look like a man in his forties or fifties at all: "I'm still practicing that recently. What’s that called?”
"It's the one Ye Bo is the best at playing. Now I can't remember what it's called."
The factory director smiled and wanted to give the other party a hint.
But then I thought about it, Ye Bo knew too many things now. Even the so-called most knowledgeable person seemed to have a lot.
Ye Ying frowned and struggled to remember, and then a name suddenly popped into his mind.
"Li Bai!"
Mingkai was walking smoothly and suddenly stumbled.
wocao,!
Fortunately, EDG also has a branch of farmers, and Mingkai had more or less contact with it, and he vaguely guessed something.
"I understand, auntie, it should be the Thorn of Outliers or the Witch of Trickery, right?"
"Yes, yes! These are the two!"
"Auntie is so awesome. Such heroes are in your hero pool. No wonder you can give birth to a player as talented as Xiao Yebo"
Ming Kai chatted with the two of them and sat down, while Ye Xiong kept frowning and swiping his phone, not knowing what he was looking at.
Six o'clock in the evening.
The Alliance Arena is already overcrowded. Even if only one-third of the seats are open, the atmosphere is still extremely warm.
"Uncle and aunt, the opening ceremony is about to begin. We have made a big investment in this opening ceremony."
Mingkai introduced them in a low voice, confident that this opening ceremony would definitely leave a good impression on the two of them and present a high-level performance.
After all, he heard that the opening ceremony spent millions on special effects and should be spectacular.
The headlights went out and the grand music of the opening ceremony of the finals sounded.
A giant screen projection of VR vision appeared on the ground, and ten clear screens appeared standing tall, as if corresponding to the ten battle positions in Summoner's Rift.
But at this moment.
In the center of the ten giant screens, a huge "three-pointed star logo" suddenly appeared!
Immediately afterwards, a smooth body fragment appeared on each giant screen, and finally condensed into a car driving forward, penetrating the scene with a handsome drifting posture like a bridge breaking reality.
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Mingkai looked at the cool opening that looked like a car show advertisement and glanced next door in embarrassment.
Fortunately, the two people next door still seemed to enjoy watching it, as if they were really surprised by the shocking special effects.
The lighting changes and the subject begins.
A huge lifelike image of Ornn appeared, swinging the rock hammer in his hand and hitting the screen. The sound of breaking and the shaking screen came together, as if he was really trying to break the barrier between reality and virtuality.
With Ornn's every strike.
The screen also displays the team logos of previous Summer Split champions.
From PE to EDG, from LGD to EDG, then RNG, FPX, TES...
Until the S11 Summer Split, after going round and round, the Silver Dragon Cup returned to EDG's control!
With the final hammer blow, the blank end of 2022 is waiting.
The scene also instantly came to the volcanic lava field of Ornn, the Flame of the Mountain.
An echoing sheep cry resounded loudly. Ornn took a heavy hammer and smashed it hard against the series of championship team logos, and threw them into the furnace!
There was a crisp sound, and an artifact that was in urgent need of forging flew out first!
It is the scythe used by ninjas. The camera focuses on it, and the ignored background sound also switches inadvertently.
"YE lures you into the urn! YE rushes into the battlefield! R3 draws four 777s! He wants to pierce the opponent's heart with his own power!" I remember the voice shouting wantonly: "This is the thorn of the YE players! Don't let it out. Akali! ”
The screen turned back to Ornn. When the heavy hammer hit him again, the forged artifact turned into a green gun full of electric light.
"JKL enters the field with super-limited bursts! His lightning burst damage is extremely explosive! If JDG's formation is forced to disperse, this wave of team battles may overturn the outcome!" Guan Zeyuan shouted heartbreakingly: "Nine Wan Er’s damage! This Zeli broke the record!”
Ornn is in the center of the lava, and the artifacts he forges are constantly changing in style.
In the end, the ten players in the finals played their famous scenes in this summer competition, and also allowed the audience to review the powerful enemies they defeated in the past.
Realistic and exquisite pictures, matched with exciting and magnificent background music.
Although the effects seen on the live and live broadcast screens were slightly different, the perfect combination of sound effects and images surprised Father and Mother Ye who were in the first row.
They never thought that just the opening ceremony of a game would have such an effect.
Shouldn't it just be ten computers facing each other playing games?
Even if Ye Xiong didn't understand the meaning of the pictures at all, just feeling the atmosphere made his blood boil.
Finally Ornn took out a horn, blew it, and pushed ten artifacts into the furnace.
When the molten flame dissipates, all special effects disappear.
Only the shining Silver Dragon Cup remained in the center of the stage!
Host Liu Hang's passionate voice sounded at the right time: "After a month of fierce fighting in 11 BO5s, only two teams finally emerged from the double-elimination format!"
"They are TOPESPORTS and EDwardGaming respectively!"
"On the unit, Wayward Huang Renxing and Flandre Li Xuanjun, jungle position."
Liu Hang waved his hand and pointed, and the director used the split-screen technique to give close-ups of the players' matchups and introduced them respectively.
"Next are the mid-level units, Kinght Zhuo Ding and YE Ye Bo!"
Ye Ying, who was in the front row of the audience, saw her son on the stage and immediately clapped vigorously with excitement, playing the role of a fan club competently.
Ye Xiong looked at Ye Bo, who was shrouded in the spotlight and glowing with confidence, and the scene around him suddenly became a little noisy and restless.
There is a different feeling at this moment.
He had never seen Ye Bo in such a state anywhere else before.
"Today, let's see whether TES will continue its glory in 2020 and win the Silver Dragon Cup again, or whether EDG will defend its honor and occupy the Silver Dragon Cup and recast its golden body!"
"Let's wait and see!"
After the simple opening ceremony, the event live broadcast room was overcrowded.
[The opening ceremony was originally quite good, but it starts with B. I was thinking about giving Ornn a Mercedes-Benz skin. His ultimate move would be to drive a Mercedes-Benz, which is like the opposite! 】
[Isn’t this the opening ceremony enough? Be content, I didn't get you an artifact from Ornn's Forge - Mercedes-Benz is great! 】
[Welcome to the 12th QQ Speed Summer Finals. The first to appear is the No. 1 mid laner——Mercedes Benz! 】
[EDG rush, rush! 】
[TES, can you give me some help? Don’t wait until the competition is not as exciting as the opening ceremony. The Sailor Galaxy Battleship that has been boasting for a year can help! 】
[Laughing, to use my Master Ye’s words, with him here, I welcome LPL back to the era ruled by EDG! 】
Tens of thousands of netizens poured in to watch the conversation between the strongest teams in the LPL.
The commentary table screen appears.
And with a crisp sound, the BP screen appeared!
The final battle of the LPL Summer Finals has begun!
(End of chapter)