Chapter 154 Public opinion carnival, the battle of the top four!
Chapter 154: Public opinion carnival, the battle of the four strongest forces!
After the quarterfinals on the third day, the test results of EDG members gradually turned negative.
There will be a one-week break between the quarterfinals and the semifinals, which is not as tight as the group stage.
This time is obviously enough for all EDG members to recover.
The first one to be released from quarantine was Saint Spear Brother. Today, he and Ye Bo watched the last quarterfinal match of the lower half together. He is also their opponent in the next semi-final.
After not seeing each other for many days, Ye Bo finally saw the real person again. As soon as they met, he gave Saint Spear Brother a big hug!
This final quarterfinal match is known as the "battle of the number one seeds."
But with a North American No. 1 seed and a Korean No. 1 seed, it was obvious that no one would look favorably on the left.
"Brother Shengqiang, guess where the jungler Rouge was before~" Ye Bo, who hadn't seen a living person for several days, was obviously a little talkative.
"Who is it? He looks like a Korean." Saint Spear fiddled with his own male Spear doll and glanced at the face of the player appearing on the screen.
"This Malrang was in DK last year, replacing Sanshu. At that time, Sanshu went to play mid lane, and Xu Xiu went to play ADC. And this guy even beat Chovy!"
Ye Bo enthusiastically shared the battle reports he had found.
After the quarterfinals, the third seed DK caused a lot of shocks and surprises, which also made him pay great attention to his next opponent.
And he did find some interesting things.
It turns out that in the summer of S11 last year, DK, which had suffered a defeat in MSI, actually carried out a very outrageous "super rotation within the team"!
The Ghost King, whose condition had deteriorated seriously, was kicked out, Xu Xiu was asked to play AD, Canyon to play mid, and the substitute jungler was asked to play for half a month.
You know what, the effect is surprisingly good.
They actually won two games by crushing the Hanwha team, which had the double C of Chovy and Deft at the time!
“Wow, there’s such a thing!?” Saint Spear leaned over curiously and looked at the information Ye Bo had collected: “Why didn’t I have any impression of this news at first?”
"Because I didn't play many games, I changed it back later, but when I looked up the information, I felt that"
Ye Bo hesitated to speak, but still did not say anything that he was not sure about.
Because he has watched enough videos, he vaguely feels that this year's DK is different from last year's DK, and both the playing style and the style have changed a lot.
The core components of the top, mid and jungle are still there, the replaced bottom lane combination is still positioned as "mixed", and the players' personal styles have not changed much.
But there is a feeling that I can’t describe.
"From what you said, maybe Rou Pigeon actually has a chance?" Saint Spear Brother asked back curiously.
"That's hard to say. Although Rookie won the group stage against TES, they were double-killed by DRX, and they were unable to fight back. DRX is only the fourth seed."
"All I can say is that pigeons are not as weak as the outside world imagines."
The two were chatting when Mingkai hurried in from outside the door.
"Here comes the chicken soup~"
"Hmm, chicken soup? Where's the chicken soup?"
Ming Kai said proudly, "I specially went to a local Chinese restaurant to order it. I'll send some to Jiejie and Tianye later. They should eat well and recover faster!"
The three of them ate the strange-tasting old hen soup and looked forward to the start of the game.
Unfortunately, there were no unexpected results.
The Rouge team did not show the "unique" characteristics of European and American teams - various rare and cool routines and unpopular heroes' killer moves. Instead, every BP was very routine, and all the heroes were the default picks of the version.
It is obvious that GEN.G has no advantage in any of the three lanes.
This year's GEN.G lineup can definitely be called a "Galaxy Battleship"!
There are four first-team players in the team, and almost every position is considered the top player in the LCK region!
The top laner is Doran, who professionally teaches Zeus, and the jungler is Peanut, who was selected in the first team throughout the year.
The mid laner is Chao Wei, the "chosen protagonist" of Riot's World Championship MV in recent years, and the bottom lane is Chidi who is in great form. The only slightly controversial one is the support.
The Roaring Emperor regained his energy in this game: "C~h~o~v~y~~~!"
"GEN.G easily defeated their opponent 3-0! This is the strength of our LCK region's number one seed!" After a day, CT brother seemed to have forgotten yesterday when the sun rose again.
"Although DK was defeated, we still managed to defeat EDG in the semifinals with GEN, DRX and T1! We have surrounded them!"
"LCK region still has a huge chance to meet in the finals!"
Roaring Emperor agrees with this very much: "That's right! I personally have high hopes for Chovy. He is the pillar and face of the younger generation in our LCK region! His strength is unquestionable! He will always be the core of the team!"
"Chovy is also ranked first in this year's World Championship TOP20 selection list!"
"To be honest, I personally look forward to the clash between him and YE!"
The Roaring Emperor spoke with great confidence, even calling out names directly. It was obvious that yesterday's match had a great impact on him.
Well known.
Whether it is the LCK audience or commentators, even Riot officials, they all say that Chovy is "highly respected".
Even though he has made it to the quarterfinals three times in a row in the three S competitions since his debut at the age of 19, and is increasingly showing a trend of becoming "Chovy7", it does not affect his claim to be "Douyin No. " at all!
Especially this year, after joining the GEN.G galaxy battleship, he even had the intention of challenging the "No. 1 team in the world"!
Anyway, the Roaring Emperor has great confidence in him.
He firmly believed that Chovy would be able to stop this guy YE!
RGE was carried away naturally without making any splash or even having the strength to fight back.
This is obviously not good news for EDG.
After all, EDG exposed a lot of things when playing against DK - at least {Tsar} and {Trek} are destined to become the focus of GEN.G!
Saint Spear also muttered: "No information was revealed at all."
Ye Bo, who was silent on the side, did not respond.
However, it's not completely fruitless.
With the end of this game, the top four spots were settled.
Top half: T1 vs DRX
Bottom half: EDG vs. GEN.G
When the quarterfinal matches were all over, the online pre-match discussion about the semi-finals reached an unprecedented level.
[It's the same story again. LPL is only one step away from being completely wiped out in the semifinals? Hasn't the entire region been relying on one team for two consecutive years? ? ]
[If EDG does it again this year, won’t they really become the savior of the region? The top eight in previous years were all considered lucky stars, right? ]
[It's very blue. Don't forget that GEN.G beat T1 - like a robot! They are not a team of the same level as DK! Wait for it, EDG! ]
[The main thing is, even if you make it over, there is still a T1 waiting in the finals. Hint: it’s T5 in a BO1~]
[Korean jokes make me want to laugh. EDG can be crushed by DK even with 1 vs 5. They have to wait until all the top four players are resurrected to see if they can smash this three-star team into a sky full of stars! ]
【Believe in EDG! Believe in Master Ye! 】
[Just wait, it depends on whether Master Ye can do it or not! 】
The Internet is clearly divided into two camps.
After all, even if EDG's performance in the quarterfinals was impeccable, they have never played against this Samsung team.
On the surface, this LCK overlord, the Galaxy Battleship, is indeed the strongest Korean team {on paper}.
Of course, EDG's performance in the quarterfinals undoubtedly conquered many people - especially when all members tested positive.
There is already a lot of "room for imagination" here.
Ye Bo, who had no training matches to play, briefly rested and reviewed the game, then surfed the domestic websites to relax his tense mood of the past few days.
He just didn't show it, but it was obvious that the quarterfinals was also a big test for him, both on and off the court.
Of course, he does like to see the reactions of netizens!
After a day of fermentation, public opinion has completely erupted.
Even after a day, the post about yesterday's EDGvsDK match is still at the top and has not sunk for a long time.
[This is definitely a battle to become a god! It's outrageous! ]
【Ye Shen: "Ye is God!"】
[Today's game was so tragic. Was he really the only one carrying the team forward? There was a historic scene in his first year of debut, right?]
[God of Responsibility! The last weightlifting king of LPL! ]
[I can only say that compared to the "Flash of Career Gamble", this BO5 had several "One Push of Career Gamble"! ]
[I have discovered that as long as the mid laner does not lose connection, all EDG members are stable! ]
Next to the scoring post, the DK members were repeatedly beaten to death.
Among them, Xu Xiu accounts for the largest proportion.
【Pure mid-lane gap! 】
[YE turned around and looked around, and found that there was no one around]
[Canyon turned around and looked around, and found that no one was human! ] [Xu Xiu's peak period was too short, and he has become like this in just two years? Enchantress can't even beat Tsar? ]
[Enchantress can fight Tsar even if I use my healer! Bring a weakness, and use W to weaken it, and then use E to tie it up while it is slowed down, and then Tsar will just shut himself up————I have simplified this fighting method to step, weakness, tie, sand, and shut up! ]
[You've been beaten to autism by Brother Long, Xu Xiu, you've committed a heinous crime!!]
Ye Bo really likes to see netizens praising him. He thinks this is a special "reward", even better than the rewards of system tasks.
There is no one who doesn't want more recognition.
This is also a recognition of my own efforts!
However, every time he saw netizens attacking the opposing team, he would not continue reading.
It’s not “sympathy” or anything like that.
It’s just that every time we win a game, there seem to be comments saying it’s because the “opponent is bad”. But that can’t be because we are good!
Fortunately, Ye Bo had already realized the cruelty of competition.
Regret and misfortune are all part of the game, and there will always be someone who has to play this role.
On the stage, the place illuminated by lights will only be reserved for the final winner.
The loser can only exit quietly, this is the rule of the game.
Moreover, if we really want to talk about cruelty, then old Denbo’s diary is simply an epic masterpiece of cruelty and frustration!
Therefore, what Ye Bo has been motivating himself to do is to train hard and train harder.
He didn't want that moment to happen to him.
Ye Bo searched hard for a while and finally found the latest discussion thread, which was discussing the preview of the semi-finals.
The picture that covers the post is a classic picture every year.
In the picture, the Grim Reaper holding a scythe is walking forward and knocking on doors one by one.
In fact, in the earliest version of the opening of the group stage this year, the T1 team logo was photoshopped onto Reaper’s clothes, and his avatar was Lee Sang Hyuk.
The three doors were labeled with the logos of EDG, G2 and DFM respectively.
However, right after the group stage ended, domestic forum friends quickly made a new version!
EDG’s Reaper was replaced with Ye Bo’s avatar, while T1 became the target of the knocks!
By the quarterfinals, this picture evolved again.
The T1 gate in front was ajar and I didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
The DK at the back had been crossed out with a big cross, and blood was flowing like a river at the entrance.
EDG, with the Grim Reaper avatar on their head, is on their way to becoming the next GEN.G
Seeing that a considerable number of viewers in the post were supporting his team, Ye Bo found it difficult to suppress the curve of his lips.
After exiting Tieba, he casually opened Bilibili.
The homepage pushes a video with a striking title: "The Quarterfinals! The anchors are devastated by the home team being eliminated one after another! EDG kills the enemy despite being sick and sets the broadcast room on fire!"
Clicking on it, you will see Shanhaijun’s narration: “No one expected that 369, who was highly expected by Teacher Dachu, would fall in the last step of the quarterfinals.”
Chu Jun's familiar Northeastern accent came towards him, starting with a wailing tone of "crying".
"Bai! Brother! Ah!"
"Oh my dear Brother Bai, how come Ni lost in the quarterfinals! Oh my dear Brother Bai!"
"It's over. Now there is only one hope for the whole village. Come on, Master Ye! Master Ye, we are counting on you!"
Immediately afterwards, the scene of EDG versus DK appeared.
A rare face appeared, who seemed to be a Pike Specialty anchor named 'Ashuai Pike'.
This guy's appearance was even more heavyweight, and he started with an ultimate critical hit!
Fortunately, there was no one around Ye Bo at the moment, otherwise he would have been socially dead in an instant.
"Wow!!! Master Ye!!! God Pike!!!"
"I declare that Master Ye's position in my office overthrows Dark Claw and Kilometer Arc! Master Ye is my father!"
"This is such a cool solo kill! This close-range E dodge! WTF is so &@…#% cool!"
"He was born to be the protagonist! This is the only time in our lifetime for us Pike players!"
The host, who looked gentle and refined, and could perhaps recite hundreds of Feihualing poems, suddenly seemed to have mutated and started scratching his ears and dancing his limbs wildly.
"The anchors all want to become this dark claw, so that Master Ye can use it"
[After watching this, Ah Shuai couldn't sleep all night, and couldn't help but stick the bone-piercing spikes into the deep pool, and it started to surge like crazy]
【Understandable, human nature】
[The host's sense of immersion was so strong that I couldn't help but hum as I watched the game]
[Actually, that’s not the case. Even if there’s no Pike, I still want Master Ye to use it.]
Ye Bo shuddered as he looked at the "creepy" comments and quickly pressed the accelerator key.
Then, a dragon roar followed.
"Brother Xu's flanking! Brother Xu's girl is so stupid! Damn Brother Xu!"
"Damn, Minotaur and Sanmoose are just trying to trick my brother Xu. Come and catch him! Catch him! Can you play without catching him, eh?"
"Don't watch it~ Go away"
Although it is a diverse group of teams in the quarterfinals, there is not much available material about the first two LPL teams, especially the RNG that was defeated 3-0.
So this video is almost a summary of EDG's operations in the three games.
The Forbidden Army Sheep of the Explosion Fruit, the design of the wall-climbing sapling, the counterattack of the displacement ghost slash, the single kill of the triangle rolling ghost slash, the martial soul fusion skill of climbing the mountain into the warehouse
Every time a scene reappears, it is an exaggerated expression of the hosts’ facial expressions.
And the most shocking thing was the "positioning and avoiding the big tree" move.
In the first-person perspective.
Everyone realized that it was the Tsar who quickly clicked the mark, and then the four people instantly positioned themselves according to the mark, and the Tsar then charged into the enemy's rear alone.
[Ah, no, buddy! Can this be a commander?! ]
[I can’t criticize him, he is the real Tsar]
[I thought EDG's discipline was really that abnormal, it turns out that they are connected to the Shurima network! ]
[This scene is so fitting, it's like a general leading his troops to battle! Commanding the enemy on the front line while also seeing opportunities in the depths, it's really interesting! ]
[Those who plan a situation should watch the eyes and ears of the world! This is the real Sima Yi! ]
[YE, what on earth did you do? As a midlaner, if you don't farm soldiers and lead the line, and don't suck blood to develop, how can we compete with DK! ? YE just smiled and said, "Oh, it's simple, I can kill all the DK by myself, right? After that, the aura of the Tsar was no longer concealed, and the imperial power was instantly revealed. He grabbed Xu Xiu and refined her in an instant!]
What’s even more interesting is the DK background screen that is immediately connected.
Originally, seeing the midfielder's super-large flanking move, Danny knew that the plan had obviously been successful. An ecstatic expression appeared on his face, and he even stood up!
The result was a two-level reversal the next moment.
He ran back with a sudden change of expression, and his silent lip movements were very obvious in the live broadcast. He successfully joined the Erduan family and presented the scene of "Erduan Xiba".
The reactions of the various anchors and barrages can only be described as a bit exaggerated, but they are obviously expressions of genuine feelings.
It is visible to the naked eye that many things are quietly changing after this incident.
This is the charm of the arena.
There are many wonderful scenes in Faker’s career, but the most representative one is definitely the battle between the two Jies!
But Ye Bo has already experienced countless "double disaster battles" up to now.
After watching the video.
Ye Bo was so happy that he turned off his phone.
The "oil" has been refilled.
After his ambitions were fulfilled, he was ready to sprint towards the next stage of his goal.
The semifinals will be in Atlanta.
The other three teams have already set off.
EDG wanted all members to go together, so they stayed in New York for a few more days. Only after all members were released from quarantine did they set off together to make arrangements for pre-match filming and other matters.
Soon, a week passed in a flash.
On October 2022, 10, the game day of the semi-finals officially arrives!
But what surprised Ye Bo was...
The "Old Deng's Diary", which had not changed for a long time, showed unusual changes on the eve of the first semi-final game!
(End of this chapter)