Chapter 167 Finals Open! "We Help Him" and "He Helps Us"
Chapter 167 Finals Open! "We Help Him" and "He Helps Us"
On November 2022, 11, the final day arrives.
As the finals draw closer, various online promotion activities during this period have also reached their peak.
Related posters and news banners can be seen everywhere on the streets of San Francisco, as well as many Asian audiences who have come from far away.
Riot Games was naturally delighted. The finals between China and South Korea had always been their biggest hope. At the pre-match press conference, they even said, "Our game is growing stronger and stronger!"
Almost all major domestic forums are filled with analysis and discussion posts, and everyone is expressing their opinions on this game.
[If you don’t understand, just ask, what is EDG’s winning rate? ]
[How likely? Ten times! The fourth seed who almost couldn't even make it out of the bubble match wants to win the championship? It's very difficult.]
【? They have never beaten T1 in the league, but they just beat them back home this time? And they were beaten by T5 who boasted of being invincible in BO1 in the S League~~】
[Let’s put other things aside, this should be the most talked-about final in recent years, right? ]
[Indeed, the defending champion and the dark horse, the mid lane is the peak match between two new generation assassin kings, the bottom lane is the former 3, the top lane is the hero who suddenly starts to explode, and the jungler likes to steal the dragon and be stolen the dragon]
[I won’t talk about the other things for now. What are the two “new generations” in the midfield? Can the two-year veteran of BLG be considered the new generation? 0.0]
[Are you there? Two monthly tickets to ask the director to speed up, it's urgent, I can't wait to see the blood flow in the middle lane! You like to talk nonsense, right? ]
Midnight local time.
The lights at the entrance of the Chase Center in San Francisco are transparent, illuminating the magnificent giant circular building and reflecting it in the sky.
Waiting for the midnight bell to ring, the final battle of Summoner's Rift in 22nd year is about to come.
When the EDG and DRX team members arrived at the gate on the bus, they were immediately greeted with cheers and stares from the crowd on the street, and countless camera flashes kept flashing.
Members of both teams also excitedly stuck their heads out and waved to the crowd outside who had come for them.
"Old Ye, I took the picture! Look at our son, he's so handsome!"
"Be careful, don't let anyone see you."
"Oh, there won't be so many people here. Come and help me take a photo remotely. What a precious moment. I'm going to frame it and hang it next to his Three Good Students Award Certificate from junior high school."
On the stands far away from the bus, two middle-aged men and women were talking to each other in a rather secretive manner.
The man coughed lightly from time to time while wearing a mask.
The woman was wearing black sunglasses late at night, and her expression showed excitement that was totally inconsistent with her age.
In fact, on the day when Ye Bo finished the semi-finals and had a video call with them, Ye Ying and Ye Xiong had already arrived in New York, so they did not turn on the camera at that time to avoid being exposed.
This proposal was put forward by Ye Xiong.
He didn't say anything on the surface, but he didn't want them to come to watch the game in person to affect Ye Bo and add unnecessary pressure to him, even a little bit.
So the two of them quietly came to the scene on their own.
However, in fact, the two of them had already asked for vacation before the semi-finals.
However, since the two elders were completely unfamiliar with this kind of offline competition, the last time they watched a competition, the factory director personally received them on site, and they thought that this would be like other performances where they could "buy tickets on site".
For this, the innocent Ye Xiong was scolded by Ye Ying for not doing his homework!
Fortunately, tickets for the finals will not be available for sale until after the semi-finals - this is also so that the ticketing information can be decided based on the final results.
The two could not ask Ye Bo for fear of being exposed, and finally they could only seek help from domestic audiences who had also traveled from afar in a foreign country, and only then did they manage to grab two relatively marginal tickets before the tickets were almost sold out.
An interesting thing happened during this period.
When Ye Ying faced the two helpful and curious college students and asked, "Why are you coming to watch this competition at your age?"
She blurted out subconsciously with a proud look on her face: "I'm here to watch my son's game!"
Fortunately, the science and engineering man Ye Xiong had a clear mind. Thinking of Ye Bo's current popularity on the Internet, he quickly stopped Ye Ying from saying the name.
The two college students were left with their curiosity aroused and started to speculate online.
Therefore, if Ye Bo had not been concentrating on preparing for the competition these few days without visiting the Tieba forum, he might have come across some clues in the discussion.
Within the venue.
Ye Bo and his teammates have arrived at the player channel and are waiting.
Through the crack in the door, I saw tens of thousands of packed stands. Looking at everyone holding up and waving light signs with their team and ID numbers, my breathing seemed to become a lot faster.
Since yesterday, he has been suppressing the turbulent emotions in his heart.
But when we really came to this moment, to the edge of the stage, the excitement and excitement still seemed to be about to burst out.
"How about it, Master Ye? The feeling of the finals is really different, right?" Li Xuanjun said with a smile as he looked at the other party's rare excitement.
"Yeah, there are really a lot of people!" Ye Bo's face was extremely red, and he felt a little out of breath when he spoke.
"But it should be the same after we get into the game. Just like we said before the game, we should treat this as a normal game. The advantage is definitely on our side!"
Ye Bo, who was clearly attending such an occasion for the first time, actually went on to comfort everyone, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
But obviously.
Ye Bo's absolute confidence is also the key reason why the other people are relaxed today.
The spotlights on the scene suddenly dimmed.
Only the simultaneous shouts of nearly 20,000 spectators remained, tightly enveloping the center of the stage.
A countdown appeared on the big screen.
"Three, two, one!"
The moment the countdown ended, the audience cheered in unison as if a wave was about to submerge the entire venue!
The fist LOGO appears and punches the camera to pieces, as if breaking through the barrier between reality and fantasy, sounding the prelude to this legend!
Then, the melodious and low symphony sounded.
The dome suddenly cracked open, and the rune matrix of virtual imaging technology emerged in the void. The twisted light bands intertwined into star tracks of the alliance universe, blasting a sea of aurora on the ground stage!
The end of the zigzag jump is the center of the stage.
And when the light disappeared, the Summoner's Trophy stood in the center of the stage!
This year's theme song "Chasing the Stars" sounded simultaneously, and the passionate drum beats resonated like heartbeats.
But just as everyone was looking towards the end of the screen with great anticipation, their eyes suddenly went dark!
The camera follows singer Lil Nas X to the side of the stage.
A black man with light pink hair and wearing a weird "magical girl" COS costume appeared.
"This, this." Ye Xiong in the stands had never seen such a scene before and was unable to accept it for a moment.
"Oh, this is how it is in foreign countries, stay calm~" Ye Ying, who surfs a lot, is not surprised at all. She even took a photo of this weird scene and sent it to the group to share with her old sisters.
And behind him, the majestic figure seemed to echo him - that was the new hero [Nazumang Glory - Quesanti] designed by Riot based on him.
This new hero was launched on the national server two days ago, and it is also a routine operation to promote it in the finals.
Ye Bo heard that this was an ultimate "mechanical monster", but he had been preparing for the battle these two days and had no time to study it.
Although the instantaneous visual impact is intense.
However, as Riot's main business, every year's theme song is considered a masterpiece.
Although the shape of Sister-in-law Li Na's fork is very abstract, when the catchy accompaniment sounds, it immediately re-renders the atmosphere of the whole venue and immediately brings people into the main melody of the venue.
And every year's theme song always seems to find a wonderful connection between the two final teams.
This year is no exception.
"They said I wouldn't make it out alive"
"That's why I gotta kill 'em every time"
"Gotta watch 'em bleed too" (Who will be the last one standing)
When this melody appeared, Deft's figure also appeared on the big screen at the scene.
Attached to it are flashbacks of the past years.
In his nine-year career, as a member of Samsung Blue who reached the peak as soon as he debuted, he met Samsung White, a team from the same background, in the semi-finals that year. Since then, he has never had even one chance to get close to the trophy again.
He has been subjected to endless questioning over the years, and this verse seems to be describing his experience.
And as the syllables gradually rise.
Another passionate verse of lyrics appeared, and the screen suddenly showed the killing scenes of Ye Bo since his debut, as well as the roars and screams of the commentator and spectators.
“Why worship legends”
"When you know that you can join 'em"
"I'm headed to the stars ready to go far"
Having come this far, Ye Bo has almost defeated every "legend" in the current arena - in fact, he no longer needs to worship anyone.
no doubt.
For the ID [YE], this finals is like the ultimate test of "leaping over the dragon gate".
With such a terrifying performance in his rookie year, if he can get the final certification from Summoner's Rift, the ID YE will definitely be included in the historical level discussion - and may even be discussed as a legend.
As for the last paragraph, especially for EDG teammates who know Ye Bo well, it sounds like a tailor-made description.
With his experience and daily life, he is definitely worthy of the saying "If life does not stop, moving forward will never stop."
As the theme song reached its climax, the large translucent screen in the center of the stage rose again.
"I'm star walkin!"
The piano major at the end of the song brought out the epic feeling to the fullest, echoing in the ears of everyone in the venue.
The logos of the sixteen teams mixed together in the air, a loud explosion was heard, and an intense spotlight shone down on the steps.
The two players are separated by the Summoner's Trophy, each occupying half of the screen!
There was continuous applause from the stands.
The bearded European and American host immediately stretched his vocal cords with full energy.
"Welcome to the 2022 League of Legends World Championship finals!"
"After six weeks of competition, the 24 teams participating in the global finals are now reduced to the last two teams!"
"Then let us first welcome the first fourth-seeded team in history to reach the finals, a dark horse in the canyon that will go down in history—DRX!"
The DRX team members were highlighted one by one by the light, and the host would call out the ID of each player as they passed by.
"Top laner Kingen, jungler Pyosik, mid laner Zeka, bottom laner Deft and Beryl"
When it came to the duo in the bottom lane, the cheers at the scene suddenly rose sharply, and audiences at home and abroad gave even louder cheers of support.
This is understandable, after all, DRX's mid, top and jungle are relatively unknown.
Deft has had very little negative news over the years and is considered one of the purest players, attracting the love of many veteran players.
Beryl has gained popularity through his hard power and "contrast". In the three years of the S League, he has reached the finals three times in a row. His current record of one championship and one runner-up is enough to firmly secure his place in the second place in the history of the support position!
The host turned halfway around.
He took a deep breath before speaking back to the microphone: "Next, let us welcome the LPL Summer Championship, the No. 2021 seed in the division, and the defending champion who is returning here——EDG!"
Suddenly, there was a louder voice at the scene.
"Top laner Flandre, jungler Jiejie, mid laner YE"
The host was forced to stop at this point.
The enthusiasm of the audience was beyond imagination, and the noise they made was deafening!
Ye Bo still faced the audience with a sunny smile on his face, waving his hands enthusiastically around him.
He captured the hearts of a large number of European and American audiences with his continuous outstanding performances in this World Championship. His popularity at the moment has already far surpassed that of his four teammates, but it seems natural!
After the noise in the audience gradually died down, the host continued his introduction.
"Viper and Meiko in the bottom lane!"
"Will DRX continue its dark horse myth as the fourth seed? Or will EDG successfully defend its title and become the third team in the league's history to achieve double crowns?"
"Today at the Chase Center, a place that just recently witnessed the birth of another legendary champion, we will witness the birth of this canyon legend together!"
"Dear audience, the winner will be revealed in Summoner's Rift!"
The two players faced each other across the stage.
Meiko and Deft nodded to each other and smiled at each other.
And just when everyone sat back in the contestant seats to prepare.
The big screen in the stadium turned from dark to bright again, playing the pre-match promotional video for the finals.
"From the first day I set foot on this road, stepping onto this stage has always been my ultimate dream," Deft's gentle voiceover sounded, "but this road took me nine years."
“Never winning the World Championship is my regret, but it is also my ultimate goal”
The screen began to flash through scenes of Deft's career failures.
The failures of the previous nine years seemed to be paving the way for this step.
Until the last scene, it came to the scene when EDG held the cup in 21.
"As for Deft, I think he is a very versatile player. He can do whatever his teammates need him to do." Meiko said with a smile on the screen.
But then he changed the subject: "But I hope he can understand that we have to win, because now we are rivals."
The two people's communication through the air is over.
As the background music becomes more passionate, the picture moves to a new section, and it seems that some emotion is brewing.
The narrations of the Roaring Emperor and Guan Zeyuan appear in turn.
{This is EDG's second peak journey, and perhaps it will be the last battle of Deft's career, but now the one standing in his way is his former team EDG}
{Deft's last battle, and Ye's first battle}
{One&only, the only one in this life, the only one chosen by God}
……
"Deft, who was on the brink of life and death, used four consecutive games of Zeli to send his old team KT to the end of their S12 season! And they eventually became the last winner to enter the world finals!"
"A stunning comeback from 2-0 down to 3-0 down! The Blue Dragon's miracle continues!"
"DRX is behind 1:2 again, but they still don't give up. Kingen and Zeka are sweeping the enemy in the T1 formation! No one can stop Aatrox and Akali!"
The screen of all DRX members flashed by.
Everyone stared at the screen, and finally their eyes returned to Deft, and they all spoke in unison.
"One last dance, let's help him."
The background music becomes increasingly ups and downs.
The narration voice sounded again.
"EDG is unstoppable! The Silver Dragon Cup is heralding the return of the legendary era! The black and white knights that dominated the region are back!"
"T1's group stage dominance was broken by them! DK, the opponent in the previous finals, couldn't stop their manic offensive! Even though there was only one person on the stage, it was like a mighty army!"
"The No. 1 seed of LCK lost its spirit after Sylas stole his soul and had no ability to resist. EDG is about to fight its way back to the top of the throne!"
The picture was suddenly pulled to a high altitude overlooking view.
In the center of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco’s iconic landmark, stand several tall figures.
The faces of the four EDG members appeared one after another.
Although everyone's posture is ordinary, it brings an unspoken sense of oppression to everyone in front of the screen - because everyone wears a championship ring on his hand, which symbolizes the ultimate glory.
But then everyone in front of the screen screamed!
Just because the picture came to the last person.
The man's hands were empty.
But at this moment, one person after another was walking towards him.
Each person came forward, took off the rings on their fingers, stretched out their hands, and put them forcefully on the four fingers of the person in the middle.
This image is open to many interpretations.
And when ten pairs of hands gathered in the air.
A pair of hands with four championship rings stood horizontally in mid-air, occupying the center of the screen.
[Fuck, I want to cry after watching this]
[It’s really touching, “We Help Him” and “He Helps Us”, the story is full of stories! ]
[The last dance and the opening dance, they are both worth it]
[Cruelness reveals preciousness, One&only, this is the most suitable theme for the series! 】
[I was so scared that at this moment, the screen flashed, all the lights went out, and suddenly a slightly fat figure jumped out from the corner, snatched the Summoner's Cup, put it in his bag and quickly left the scene. After a while, the lights came back on, and everyone looked at each other in confusion. Then an official came up and informed everyone with sweat on his forehead that due to force majeure, the S-League trophy was lost again! ]
[This B upstairs! I just wanted to cry! ]
[All encounters are reunions after a long separation, and all results are already predetermined in the future. One dance every nine years? One dance every ten years! ]
The starting members of both teams appeared on the embankment of the Golden Gate Bridge, standing facing each other from top to bottom.
"The stage has been set for the final chapter."
"Let's Dance"
The last note of the chorus faded away, and the screen went dark again.
The Chase Center, which had just been quiet for a moment, was filled with noise again, which also meant that the final battle of the year had officially begun!
(End of this chapter)