Chapter 206-SKT's Time System

Barrage--

"The red side IG is the perfect team."

"Looking at this situation, I'm afraid they are going to attack Linglong Tower!"

"The provincial team is lame!"

……

The game lasted for twenty-seven minutes. Infinity, Duskblade, Phantom Flame, Nightmare of the Electric Knife, one ultimate skill turned off the lights, RWQEA Tiamat A, and used the terrifying burst output to instantly kill the core Tsar of the Flash Wolves lineup.

Even if the others focused their fire and killed Nightmare instantly, they could not stop the defeat in the team battle on the high ground.

As soon as the ultimate skill sucked Poppy in, Yuan Shen's Troll immediately became the tankiest guy on the field.

Even the Minotaur with his ultimate skill is slightly inferior.

The waving of the big stick in his hand made the four members of Flash Wolves cry out that they couldn't bear it.

One for five, Flash Wolves crystal explodes.

The pace of this game was really overwhelming.

From the moment the top and jungle 2V2 began, the rhythm of the entire game began to collapse.

The airtight advantage operation, the crazy fast break, the support of switching lines with more people against fewer people, IG's series of offensive rhythms are as pleasing to the eye as mercury pouring out of the ground.

It wasn't until the crystal base was razed to the ground that the Flash Wolves came to their senses.

Oh, it turns out we have lost.

Without getting a dragon or a tower, you lose?
The kill ratio was 14 to 1. If Nightmare hadn’t given away a wave, they wouldn’t have gotten a single kill.

Deafening applause broke out in the venue, making the atmosphere among the five members of Flash Wolves even more depressing.

Victory and defeat are common in the military, but being beaten by others is not normal.

This one-sided situation proves that IG has studied them thoroughly.

Their tactical system was completely cracked.

When participating in the World Championship, any team must be aiming for the championship.

No matter how slim the hope is, they will try their best.

However, can they really beat IG, a team that knows their weaknesses?
This feeling of despair is suffocating and hard to breathe.

Karsa stared at the screen blankly. The heavy despair and the pain of failure made his nose a little sore.

His eyes were red, and it was not until someone patted his shoulder several times that Karsa turned around, said "I'm sorry" several times, and stood up to apologize to the other person.

It was a face Karsa was very familiar with. He wasn’t sure of the other person’s real name, but judging from the ID, it should be Genshin Impact.

The opponent's ID is already known to everyone in the entire LOL circle.

"Hong...Haoxuan?"

Yuan Shen looked at Karsa with a questioning look.

After receiving a positive response, Yuan Shen nodded.

"You are very strong. I will remember you. Among all the junglers I have played against, you can at least rank in the top three. Staying in Flash Wolves... well, or staying in a small place like LMS will only waste your talent and ability. If possible, it would be better to try your luck in LPL."

Although in S2, LMS won the world championship.

However, during S1 and S2, the game League of Legends was already in a chaotic period. The number of players was small, and there was not much difference between professional players and high-ranking passers-by. There was no clear playing style and system at all. Everyone was feeling their way forward and was in the stage of development and exploration.

The quality of the S2 World Championship finals is not even as good as the flexible lineup of the five-man winning team in S6.

It was not until S3 that the game began to become truly professional and popular around the world.

After the game became popular, the drawbacks of the LMS region emerged.

The LMS region is too small.

It does not have a mature e-sports system like the LCK region that has been operating for more than ten years, nor does it have a large player base and market like the LCS and LPL.

In a few years, the strength of the LMS region has fallen to the wildcard level.

"Whether you want to continue to dominate the LMS region or challenge a broader stage...it all depends on your ambition."

After leaving these meaningful words, Yuan Shen patted Karsa on the shoulder.

That's all for this.

By saying this, he has actually crossed the line.

But he really admired this opponent.

……

The fifth day of the group stage is also the last day of the MSI group stage.

Everything will be settled today.

In the first game, after successfully defeating G2, SKT's hopes of advancing to the knockout stage were largely preserved.

At least they still have a chance to win.

However, when facing CLG, Blank had another attack and rashly started team fights several times, ruining a good situation.

SKT is in dire straits again.

After the fifth day of competition, something happened that no one expected.

G2 and SKT, both 4-6.

Two teams, same points.

Extra game.

The winner will face IG, the group leader, in the semi-finals as the fourth place in the group stage.

The loser will be eliminated in the group stage and go home with the wildcard team SUP.

This development was something no one had expected.

Even Yuan Shen did not expect this MSI to be so exciting.

Originally, SKT was affected by the Haidilao buff and faced a losing streak, but in the end, they managed to qualify as fourth in the group with a score of 6-4.

Moreover, SKT, which ranked fourth in the group, defeated RNG, which ranked first in the group, 3-1 in the semi-finals. Mata was so beaten that he said Wu Xin was too bad and he wanted to be teammates with Uzi.

Everyone thought that SKT was finished this year, but SKT was still the final champion.

But now SKT has a record of 4-6.

Putting IG aside, they also lost one more game to CLG.

This is a little strange.

It is certain that they are stronger than RNG, so it is not surprising that they defeated SKT twice.

But CLG...

"Bang's condition is a little off."

Jack shrugged.

After playing against them, Bang's condition was a bit problematic.

As the core of the team, Bang's condition declined, resulting in a decrease in the team's carrying ability.

Facing the CLG team, which also focuses on the bottom lane, they naturally fell into a disadvantage.

What Yuan Shen didn’t know was that after losing to IG, Bang was bullied online again in China.

The public opinion in LCK in the past six months has almost drowned Bang.

From the defeat in the S5 World Championship to now, Bang seems to have become the biggest sinner in LCK.

……

The extra match between G2 and SKT will start soon.

For both sides, this is a desperate situation where if they take a step back they will fall off a cliff.

To be honest, SKT's upset this time, besides the players' poor performance, there is another reason, that is, the coaching staff has also become inflated.

Kkoma is indeed a legendary coach, but he is not perfect.

His achievements in BP tactics sometimes seem particularly stubborn and have major flaws.

His real strength lies in cultivating players' self-confidence and adjusting the atmosphere among team members. This time, Kkoma was also stubborn.

In order to deal with IG, they wanted to hide things, hide their ultimate skills.

Throughout the entire group stage, except for when facing IG, SKT brought out some new things. When facing other teams, SKT's team and lineup were very conventional, showing an attitude that my hard power is stronger than yours and I can win if I play normally.

The results of it?
The core player Bang's condition suddenly declined, the team's new top and jungler's running-in problems were exposed, and the enemy team continued to improve, and their condition was off the charts...

Just like RNG in the S8 group stage, many people outside are saying that SKT is hiding things and has caused problems.

In desperation, SKT finally dared not hide.

They really took out their best system, and jungler Bengi came on the court.

Moreover, the lineup selected by SKT in this game made many people look strange.

Top lane Ekko, jungle Graves, mid lane Old Man of Time, bottom lane Lulu, support——

Soraka, the child of the stars.

The hero Saya was used by someone during the S5 World Championship. The reason for this was that she could enhance the top laner after level .

A sudden big move to add blood can likely turn defeat into victory for your own top laner, causing the enemy top laner to curse out loud.

This hero was reworked some time ago. His Q skill was turned into a powerful consumption skill, and his E skill can also silence the opponent. His online suppression ability is so strong that some people even developed a mid-lane healer and a top-lane healer strategy. He has suddenly become a popular hero in the casual games.

However, in professional leagues, the appearance rate of nannies is actually not high.

Because this hero cannot take the initiative and cannot cooperate with the jungler, this goes against the core idea of ​​the version's linkage between the jungler and the support.

On the contrary, because the nurse has strong suppression power, short legs and no displacement, she must be taken care of by her own jungler, otherwise she will easily be caught by the opponent.

In short, a bit of a cancer.

Just like Draven and Jayce, if I choose them as junglers, the game must revolve around me, otherwise they will be defeated.

However, the laning ability of the hero, the nurse, in this version is really strong.

Standing behind a hero like Draven, the healing power can even allow Draven to kill all the opponents despite the output of two opponents.

Once the incense burner is revealed, the problem becomes even more unsolvable.

LPL is very familiar with this lineup.

Because this is the four-protect-one system that EDG and RNG are best at.

With the bottom lane as the core, all the skills are counter-protective.

The mid laner is a functional AP hero, and is paired with a typical teamfight ADC. Isn't this four protecting one?
Since when did SKT become obsessed with four protecting one?
The most impressive thing about the SKT team is that the mid and jungle are invincible.

Especially the mid laner Faker.

As long as this big devil is restricted, SKT's rhythm will be silenced.

In fact, it does.

The core of SKT, the mountain of the team will always be Faker.

Since S4, everyone has been targeting Faker when playing against SKT. Looking at all the games SKT lost, Faker was targeted crazily by the enemy.

SKT's low point in S4 proves that a team cannot have only one core player who can carry the team.

If five people are targeting you, no matter how strong you are, you won’t be able to withstand it.

You need teammates to help share the pressure.

The reason why SKT was strong last year was because in addition to Faker, there was also MaRin who was able to stand out.

Faker also often uses some mixed heroes to protect his teammates, instead of insisting on carrying the game himself.

If you target me, I will protect my teammates.

If you don't target me, I'll just carry you.

This year, SKT still plays with dual cores, but the other core has become the transformed and awakened Bang.

In desperate situation, Bang finally got back to his normal state.

His performance in this game did not disappoint his teammates' trust.

Movement, output, reaction, awareness...

He has all the qualities that a world-class ADC should have.

Moreover, the error rate is infinitely close to zero!

Bang's performance reminded Yuan Shen of someone.

Smile from S2.

The original smile was famous for not making mistakes.

Throughout the game, Bang's performance was precise and elegant. He did not give the opponent any chance and showed his carry ability to the fullest. It was like a robot playing the game and there was no flaw at all.

At the end of the game, Bang's record was 7-0-4, with the most last hits in the game and a damage conversion ratio that broke the record of this MSI.

Yuan Shen vaguely saw the peak Bang who was praised by everyone as the perfect team battle machine.

"They are so strong! If Bang is still in this state in the semi-finals, it will be difficult for us to beat him."

Xiao Ming was deeply moved by some details of Bang.

Jack's fighting style was rough to begin with, and it was fully exposed when compared with the precise machine Bang.

When they played against Bang before, they felt that this person's error rate was ridiculously low.

Now looking at it from a God’s perspective, it seems even more outrageous.

Could it be that this person was captured by the Korean E-Sports Association and had his body modified?
Is it really a robot playing on your behalf?

"It's not that exaggerated."

Yuan Shen touched Xiao Ming's head and said, "There is no professional player in this world who makes zero mistakes. The reason why he seems to make no mistakes is that, in addition to paying more attention to details, his opponent is not strong enough and cannot catch his mistakes. As long as the pressure is great enough, there is no need to worry about him not making mistakes."

After Yuan Shen finished speaking, TheShy on the side seemed to be thinking about something.

When he was soloing with Yuan Shen, he felt that Yuan Shen was a brutal laning machine and he couldn't catch his mistakes at all.

Even if there was a mistake, it was proved that it was a bait deliberately thrown out by Yuan Shen for a counterattack.

Various extreme single kill and counter-kill operations, as if all the details and damage were calculated to the extreme.

However, there is no player in this world who never makes mistakes. Even Yuan Shen would occasionally be killed by him.

Under tremendous pressure, mistakes are inevitable.

Even if you are not stressed at all, your body may suddenly want to yawn, so why not close your eyes for a few seconds?
Maybe my mind suddenly wandered and I thought of something else.

In just a few seconds, the opponent might seize the opportunity to turn the tables.

……

The MSI group stage is over, and the final qualifying situation has been completely determined.

IG, CLG, FW, SKT.

Such a result was unexpected by everyone, including Riot officials.

The top two teams recognized before the game met in the semi-finals.

In the current competition system, the first place in the group must play against the fourth place in the group, no matter who you are.

Although SKT did not perform well in the group stage, no one would doubt SKT's ability to play BO5.

There is a full five-day rest period between the group stage and the knockout stage.

It just so happens that the working days from Monday to Friday are perfectly transitioned.

The five-day rest period is a period for the four teams to prepare for each other, adjust tactics, and adjust the status of the players.

This is also the reason why many people want to complain that the competition system is unfair.

In five days, maybe SKT will get back to normal?
Maybe someone in IG has a headache or a fever and is in bad shape again?
Why not let the first place in the group choose the opponent?

At least let’s get to the finals first!

After all, it is the fear of the LCK team that is at work.

If the opponent was a European or American team, I wouldn't be so excited.

(End of this chapter)