Chapter 202
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Oriental Sports Center, as the venue went dark.
The Arabic numeral"10" appeared on the big screen.
The noisy scene, 40,000 to 50,000 people went crazy in an instant, everyone knew what this countdown meant.
Shouted together with the countdown——
"10!"
"9!"
"8…！"
"……！"
"3!"
"2!"
"1!!"
Bang."
The sound waves soared to the sky, and the fist logo on the big screen lit up.
A rhythmic and long BGM sounded.
The four strongest teams in the world today made their debut. This is the honor and stage that belongs to them alone.
The night view of Shanghai at night is dazzling and luxurious, showing the atmosphere of an international city.
Colorful skyscrapers are located by the Huangpu River.
In the ancient streets and alleys, the plaque"Beautiful Yu Garden, Peace and Order" passed by the camera
"Reaching the semifinals is a great feat for any team, but it is not enough for us."
LZ's bottom lane combination, Rat King and Gorillas, walked in front and behind on the streets of the ancient street. Gorillas' somewhat rebellious voice-over came:"From the moment we defeated SKT in the summer season, all the audiences around the world have high hopes for us, and so do we ourselves."
"IG is generally recognized as the weakest among the top four teams this year, but we are not worried about this. In this world finals, we will always have only one goal, and that is - the championship!"
The camera turned, with blue sky and white clouds, and the bank of the Huangpu River.
Chersih, the top laner of the IG team, who has become famous since the quarterfinals, was wearing an IG team uniform, with his back to the camera, looking into the distance at the river.
Five IG members walked together on the street under the setting sun.
Bai Qiu's clear and pleasant voice rang out:"The stage of the world finals is the best opportunity for me to prove my strength."
"Before the quarterfinals, almost 90% of the world's people thought we would lose, but we proved ourselves... This was our first time in two years to return to the semifinals, and it was also my first time to advance to the semifinals."
"LZ is not weak, but I think many people have forgotten that we have not lost a single game since the group stage this year. We will beat LZ in the semi-finals, so that everyone will remember and say:
Oh, it turns out that LPL has a representative team called IG.……！"
IG went from the play-in round to the group stage, and then to the recent quarterfinals, from nothing to something, from obscurity to today's high-spirited. Tens of thousands of people shouted their names, IG!!
The camera turned, and in the dim palace, RNG jungler Mala Xiangguo turned around and looked into the distance
"As for being nervous... I'm not really nervous. I've fought them so many times. I'm more thinking about revenge."
He walked up the stairs alone, to the stairs where the Summoner's Cup was placed.
"As for SKT, they were not as strong as they were last year. When they played BO5 with MSF, they also exposed many problems. In fact, they had a high probability of going home in that game."
The background music reached its climax.
All the SKT members appeared, looking directly at the camera.
Li Ge looked up at the bustling night view of Shanghai alone. He was dressed in red like fire. Just standing there, he gave people an invisible sense of oppression.
The camera zoomed in and stayed on the three bright and dazzling stars on the new team uniform for a moment.
"It seems that everyone wants to know when our era will end. What I want to say is……"
The background music paused for a second, and Li Ge turned around and said:"Unless the League of Legends is gone, we will always be the best team in the world!" As soon as he finished speaking, the background music exploded instantly!
The four players of the four teams in the top four of this year's S7 quickly flashed by one by one, accompanied by depressing music, and finally ended.
Before the darkness, an English commentator said:
"This is the World Championship. Legends will inevitably fall, but new kings will also be born. Summoners, welcome to the semi-finals!"
Bang, bang, bang!
The fist logo fell, and the scene was instantly crazy!
Explosion!
A simple opening ceremony instantly made the blood of 40,000 to 50,000 spectators on the scene boil, and their adrenaline soared!
These four teams have gone through a whole year of fighting and struggling, countless life and death trials, and finally came here!
LPL host Ren Dong appeared on the stage and began to introduce the two teams that appeared today - RNG and SKT.
IG also came to the scene today, because... at this time, today, tomorrow, these two days will become classics, and it is precious to leave your own figure in the classics.
And today's game did not disappoint them. With just an opening ceremony, the Oriental Sports Center was like an explosion!
This atmosphere is definitely better than any previous S-League finals!
In this carnival atmosphere, when the huge and cool VR projection team logos of the two teams appeared on the huge and gorgeous stage, the audience was stunned. The latest VR technology opened the scene, and the past resumes, records, and past honors of the two teams, RNG and SKT, were presented in a ladder-like form, in the coolest and most comprehensive manner, in front of the global audience!
And RNG has never won against SKT in history!
For all LPL viewers, this scene is not only shocking, but also has countless pains, as if someone has opened their scars.
When the game officially started, everyone was still immersed in this emotion.
It has to be said that the scale of this year's S7 was too grand, and it can be said to be the most successful one in the 7-year history.
The LPL officials are clearly trying to make RNG a god. They used the latest live VR technology at the opening of the semi-finals, which made the IG crowd in the backstage drool with envy.
"This is the standard and treatment of the semi-finals... Why don't we go out first?"Ning Wang said sourly.
At this time, the first game between SKT and RNG had already begun.
The whole stadium was boiling, and even a crazy scene soon appeared. In this game, RNG chose a set of the most familiar four-protect-one system. In the early stage, Xiangguo's rhythm exploded, and he directly broke down Huni on the top lane, mastered the early rhythm, and the game time was 27 minutes. He got the first victory in the semi-final BO5!
For a moment, the entire Oriental Sports Center was instantly crazy, and countless shouts and cheers burst out at this moment. The terrifying sound waves even penetrated outside the stadium. A little sister of RNG burst into tears on the spot...
This kind of madness is unprecedented. This has never happened in any previous competition!
Even the IG players in the backstage were so excited that they were trembling all over, wishing they could play in person.
I have to admit that the popularity of RNG in S7 was simply amazing.
Just winning one game, it felt like they had already advanced!
Just feeling of advancing... In the second game, SKT didn't look like they had lost at all. Top laner Huni learned Bai Qiu's top laner Shen and successfully played a role. He was invincible and single-handedly led SKT to a victory.
In the third game, RNGBP was blocked and pulled out the black technology from the training game with IG. They fell into a disadvantage in the early stage, but Xiangguo exploded in the middle stage to carry the rhythm back and complete the comeback.
2/1!
By now, the audience and fans watching the live broadcast can no longer be described as crazy. Even RNG itself is shaking all over. It's completely crazy.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but the IG people in the backstage feel that the chairs under their butts are shaking a little... trembling!
In this situation, SKT is like the nemesis of RNG. They are clearly at match point, but they are as calm as a robot.
In the fourth game, a life-and-death game, Li Ge got Galio for the fourth time today, from the middle lane to the bottom lane, from the bottom lane to the top lane, in the early stage, he appeared in three lanes and even the jungle in a few minutes!
He broke down the upper and lower lanes of RNG, and did the work of the mid laner, the jungler, and even the control tank of the top lane!
Strongly win back a city!
2/2 tie!
So far, today's game has entered a white-hot stage. When the BO5 battle song sounded, everyone has entered an indescribable state.
Countless people in the venue were shouting to ban Galio. RNG's Feng Ge asked Xiao Gou whether to choose Xia...
When Xiao Gou shook his head and said no Xia, take Tristana.
The classic ended, this game, it's over...
SKT has already tied 2/2, in the last game of BO5, no one can beat them!
Li Ge's Galio once again launched a ruthless crush, single-handedly fighting in teamfights, catching people in the line, everything is full.
Today's Li Ge, like an elderly man, struggled to pull his team and maintain his immortal dynasty that has long been in danger.
Lian Po is old, can he still eat?!
There was a colossus facing the sky, fighting for five games to change the emperor's fate!
When I remember shouting with a face of collapse and despair:"Xiao Gou is down!"
Everything is gone.
Thirty-four minutes into the game, SKT flattened RNG's crystal base!
So far, SKT 3/2 eliminated RNG, which was highly expected by all LPL viewers and was considered the most likely to win the championship!
Legends are bound to fall, and new kings will be born.
This is S7, but the legend of SKT continues, but the new king has not been born.
Expected for 6 years, waited for 6 years.
At this moment, faith collapsed and dreams were shattered!
For a time, the whole country wailed, and the atmosphere of despair spread throughout the LPL.
It's gone, everything is gone, S7 at home... The best result this year is the semi-finals.
It was at this time that the IG fans who had been suppressed and silent suddenly said:"Why is it gone?"
"Isn't there IG? Isn't IG a LPL team?"
"They...haven't been eliminated yet!"