Chapter 309-Time Assassin, Critical Hour!
This year's LCK representative team also has a luxurious lineup.

Unlike previous years when mascot Madlife was sent to compete at random, this year's All-Stars, LCK audiences can be said to have selected the strongest lineup allowed by the rules!
ROX's strongest top and jungle combination is Smeb and Peaunt.

Faker, the last remaining mid laner of LCK, fights again and again after repeated defeats.

Bang and CoreJJ in the bottom lane were completely helpless.

Bang is stronger than Ruler. Although the combination of Xuanming and CoreJJ is stronger, their places are occupied by ROX's top and jungle. The strength of the two of them competing separately is not as good as the hybrid combination of Bang and CoreJJ.

However, even so, the LCK team was very confident before the finals. Peanut, the jungler, said calmly on Twitter: "The opponent I most want to play against in this All-Star Game is Yuanshen, because I lost to him in the S game, so I really want revenge. I think with the current state of our team, this should not be difficult to achieve..."

Unlike the others, Peaunt only lost to Yuan Shen once.

Unlike Smeb, who was almost suffering from PTSD after repeated fights with Yuan Shen.

Although he was almost completely defeated when he played against Yuan Shen, and even had the largest economic gap in history, after reviewing the game afterward, Xiao Huasheng was able to quickly adjust his mentality.

In his opinion, he was confused by Yuan Shen's strange route of clearing the jungle. The loss in the first game caused his mentality to be somewhat unbalanced, which led to unsatisfactory performance in the next two games.

If it happens again, he won't be beaten so badly!
When the official saw Xiaohuasheng’s attitude, the hype for the finals came out without any preparation.

Can Peanut succeed in his revenge against Yuan Shen, the youngest and most offensive jungler in LCK history and the now recognized top jungler? Everything will be decided in the finals!

11 month 25 number.

Finals day.

On this day, the LPL team got up early in the morning. After ten days of adjusting to the time difference, they were in much better condition than when they first arrived.

Everyone’s performance was a bit lackluster this year as they were able to make it to the finals so easily.

Yuan Shen and Rookie have both won two S championships and one MSI championship, Mingkai and Meiko also have MSI championships.

Although Flando and Uzi have not won any major championships, the Olympic gold medal is still real.

In comparison, the value of Flandre's substitute gold medal is even lower.

This All-Star Game is very valuable, as you can tell from the opposing team's lineup. So Flando and Uzi are extremely excited about reaching the finals and having the opportunity to win the first world championship in their careers.

Even though, it's just the All-Star champion.

"Are you a little excited?" Rookie looked at Uzi.

Uzi said with a bitter face: "Let's finish it quickly, I want to go back to China... If this continues, I feel like I'm going to die, this jet lag is too horrible!"

"End it quickly? Three to zero would be great." Flandre joked.

"Oh, then it's three to zero! We are the champions!" Meiko has already started to get excited, and the atmosphere is suddenly very cheerful.

The others around couldn't help but laugh.

During this period of time, after the initial disputes, everyone has temporarily gotten along very well, and because of one victory after another, the five players have also established a deep friendship.

"I told you to come down today. Last time I called you for a long time but you didn't come." Uzi couldn't help but give a precautionary shot in advance. He was very used to the jungler taking care of the bottom lane, but Yuan Shen's playing style was indeed very autonomous.

In this All-Star Game, he failed to mobilize Yuan Shen several times and could only give up the line of troops and retreat temporarily, or reluctantly give up the opportunity to kill the opponent in the line.

This made him, who was used to having advantages online, very uncomfortable.

Although Yuan Shen could accomplish things in other places, he always felt that winning the game had nothing to do with him.

Not to mention that when the opposing jungler comes to gank, he can only watch the defensive tower eat the minions, which is so uncomfortable.

Although everyone won in the end, I still felt something was a little weird and I wasn't used to it...

The same situation applies to the top lane. Even if the opponent is not strong, Flandre rarely plays a carry-type top laner.

"I know, I know. Hey, you call me on every road. What will you do if I'm gone? It really makes you worried." Yuan Shen sighed, and everyone cursed when they heard it.

……

In the past few days, the outside world, especially in China, has seen that the LPL team is so strong, and all kinds of memes are playing around.

The most popular one was that when Meiko saw Yuan Shen, a jungler who could carry the whole game, she couldn't help but burst into tears, and suddenly felt that her EDG teammates were not good enough.

Uzi looked at Rookie in the middle lane and silently clenched his teeth.

So greedy that I’m drooling!
If he had a mid laner like Rookie, he might have won the championship long ago.

……

"Dear summoners, welcome to the 2016 League of Legends All-Star Finals! Sorry to have kept you waiting, we have all been waiting for this day!"

In the center of the stage, Siokz, a famous European and American card host, who is praised by Eastern audiences as one of the four most beautiful hosts in the world, dressed in red, spoke enthusiastically.

"After this year's changes, the All-Star Game has seen the eight major regions battle it out to the final, with only the LPL and LCK teams left. These two world's strongest fantasy teams, each of whose members is voted for by millions of viewers in their respective regions, are recognized as the strongest star players in each position this year. Only the strongest can become one of these two galaxy battleships and come to this stage!"

"The ten players on the field, the LPL and LCK teams, will each shoulder the pride of their region. Today, they will fight hard for the highest honor, the world championship!"

"The finals are about to begin. Who will be crowned the champion? We will wait and see! First, let us welcome the two representative teams who will appear on stage today!"

"First, please welcome the LPL team!"

After he finished speaking, the Western audience at the scene screamed and the atmosphere of watching the game was even more wild and crazy than that in the East!
The five members of the LPL team entered from the passages on both sides.

"First up is Yuanshen, the jungler from the LPL team who just won the S6 World Championship and the World Championship FMVP!"

The scene was crazy and Yuan Shen's figure appeared on the big screen.

"The All-Stars are more difficult than the World Championship, but there is still no pressure to win."

"Well, I'm not surprised that I can make it to the finals. After all, my teammates are very strong, so I feel very relaxed."

After he finished speaking, Yuan Shen looked at the camera with a calm expression.

Nothing can move him now.

What hasn't he seen?
However, the audience at the All-Star Game was screaming.

The atmosphere at the scene seemed to rise several times as Yuan Shen said this. As the camera switched, Sjokz excitedly shouted: "LPL Legendary ADC——Uzi!!"

Uzi's voice-over came from the big screen: "This All-Star feels great, just like what Yuan Shen said just now, it's very easy, my teammates are too strong. The opponent didn't even last long enough for the bottom lane to take over the game and was flattened."

Next was Meikol sitting on a chair with an innocent look on his face.

"Well... this experience is quite amazing. I hope we can represent the LPL region and win the championship in the finals."

"Who is under the most pressure? I think it's Yuanshen... After all, we have three lanes, top, middle and bottom, and we call him over whenever there is a fight... Indeed, sometimes it makes me tired just watching!" Flandre smiled and looked at Uzi and Rookie in front of the camera, and they all stared at each other.

They all sat together to record the pre-match VCR, so they could hear what others were saying.

Finally, as the five members of the LPL team finished their appearances, Yuan Shen appeared: "I heard that LCK audiences hope to use this championship to make up for their broken hearts. After all, they haven't won the world championship for a long time. But I'm sorry, we LPL audiences also want this championship today, so... let's work harder next time!"

The picture freezes and the scene goes crazy!
"Wow! The LPL team is ready. On the other side, the LCK team is also gearing up. Let's welcome the LCK team to the stage!"

The five members of the LCK team appeared one by one following the playing of the VCR!

"The best top laner in LCK - Smeb!"

"I haven't won a game against the LPL region for a long time. Due to the changes in the All-Star rules this year, it can be regarded as a top world competition, so I really want to beat them once!" Smeb's interview video was playing on the big screen.

"The youngest jungler in LCK - Peaunt!"

Peanut said seriously: "IG defeated us this year, and Yuan Shen also defeated me, so I want revenge!"

"The legendary mid laner of LCK - Faker!"

After several failures, Faker still seems to have a strong desire to win. He is staring at the big screen and saying what he really thinks: "LPL is very popular recently. I will end their winning streak."

Bang and CoreJJ looked at each other and said, "Let's beat Yuanshen and Rookie. They have beaten us before. And because there are many strong players in our team, so... we are determined to win the All-Star Championship!"

Bang!
The picture freezes!

The scene is already crazy!

Yuanshen! Yuanshen, still Yuanshen!

The LCK team’s pre-match trash talk was at full blast, targeting the S6 world champion IG and FMVP Yuanshen!

Obviously they seem to be upset about the failure of S6.

Likewise, when a player appears on the field, the big screen will play the pre-match trash talk segment, with Chinese and Korean subtitles at the bottom so that the opponents can see them respectively.

The smell of gunpowder when facing each other head-on is already explosive enough!

at the same time.

The opening ceremony ended, the players from both sides returned to the players' seats, and the competition officially began!

After that, the camera turned to the BP interface. The BP for the finals officially began!
In this final, LPL is on the red side and LCK is on the blue side.

Moreover, the five-class competition system was adopted for the first time!

This is the first time in so many years that the number of ban slots has been changed.

As soon as the game started, the LCK side banned Lee Sin, then Nidalee, and finally Kindred.

The LPL side banned Kennen, Caitlyn, and Jayce!

The bans on both sides were quite standard, but the LCK's triple ban of junglers still surprised many people.

"I feel like Lee Sin is okay in this version. There's no need to target him so much, right?? Peaunt is also a very good Lee Sin user, and Kindred...is this really unnecessary?"

Miller looked at the banned players on the field with some confusion. After IG won the championship again, the changes for the preseason were also announced.

Version 6.19 and version 6.20 were released simultaneously. Kindred was severely nerfed and has now fallen out of the list of T1 junglers.

The doll frowned in deep thought, and suddenly laughed as if he had discovered a new world.

"All five LCK players have lost to IG more than once. If we count the small games, Faker and Bang lost the most, and Smeb lost a lot too..."

"I understand this, okay... I understand." Everyone shook their heads and joked.

Anyone who has played against Yuan Shen will have a very deep impression of his jungling skills.

It's no surprise that they are targeted.

On the court, LCK grabbed Gnar directly.

On the other side, LPL immediately got the big tree and the cannon.

LCK takes Tsar and Varus again.

LPL chose Thresh.

The first round of bans is over, and both sides have chosen heroes based on the players' personal proficiency. There is nothing that can be done about it. The new version has just been released and everyone is trying to figure out the right way to play. More importantly, the time for team coordination is too short, and it will be difficult to cooperate if they get heroes they are not proficient in!
"We still don't have a jungler. It seems that Abu has learned a trick from IG. Now I have Yuanshen, so I'm not afraid of you even on the red side!" Wawa said with a smile.

"The ban position is very comfortable! What does the factory manager think?" Miller handed the topic to the factory manager at the right time.

Mingkai was invited to commentate today, which can be regarded as a temporary guest appearance.

The factory manager thought for a while and said: "To be honest, this BP is indeed very comfortable, but it is very stressful for Yuanshen. Everyone nodded. The factory manager's words were from the perspective of a jungler. Yuanshen did feel a little pressured. But he had gotten used to it a long time ago."

In the second round of bans, the LCK team indeed banned Jax and Graves, and the LPL's ban positions were still relatively conventional.

After the final lineup was selected, the LPL side only had one jungler position left to choose.

"Which jungler position should I choose? There are still many jungler positions left outside. There are so many heroes like Yuan Shen right now. You can't just target them all!"

After Miller finished speaking, Zhengda Plaza cheered, and the LPL team was also discussing the final choice.

"How about taking Olaf? Our lineup is easy to coordinate." Abu asked Yuan Shen for his opinion.

Being a coach in such a team is actually very stressful, because every player in the team is a big star, and sometimes they don’t listen to you, and there is nothing you can do!
Fortunately, the atmosphere within the LPL team has always been good. Yuan Shen thought about it after hearing this, and finally shook his head.

"Choose Ike."

"Ike?"

Abu was a little surprised, but still nodded, signaling Meiko to take down Ike with the last move.

"Welcome to Zaun!"

"Ouch, this... Ike?! He was locked up in seconds!"

When the outside world saw this hero, they were immediately excited.

At the same time, on the opposite side of the LPL team, Smeb, who was sitting in the top lane position, suddenly changed his expression and his chest kept rising and falling.

Because the hero chosen by Yuan Shen was the culprit who created the famous double stun scene in last year's World Championship and nailed KOO to the pillar of shame - the Time Assassin, Ekko!

However, Yuan Shen was still the top laner at that time.

And now it's the jungle.

"Torture King! Is Yuan Shen going to start?"

As the LPL representative team determined the final pick, the lineups for both sides were also officially confirmed.

“LPL Red Side:
Flandre, Top: Maokai
Jungler Yuanshen: Time Assassin - Ekko
Mid laner Rookie: Dark Sovereign - Syndra

Bottom lane Uzi: Mai Ling Gunner-Tristana
Support Meiko: Soul Chain Warden - Thresh
LCK Blue Side:
Top laner Smeb: Lost Fang - Gnar
Peaunt: Winter's Wrath - Sejuani

Faker in the middle: Azir, the Emperor of the Desert

Bottom Lane Bang: Arrow of Punishment - Varus

Support CoreJJ: Steam Robot-Blitzcrank. "

The LPL team's lineup is very personal, with an early-stage aggressive lineup. It can be seen that the five super players gathered together are incomparably confident and aggressive.

In fact, the LPL team played like this throughout the All-Stars, and their opponents were undoubtedly shattered at the first touch!
LCK focuses more on team battles and operations. All five heroes can start a team fight, and they place great emphasis on mid-term team battles.

But the choice of first-hand robots still makes the game full of variables.

You know, the last time it was CoreJJ who chose the robot, in that game Yuan Shen used EZ as a jungler to cause a lot of trouble to Samsung, and CoreJJ's magical hook successfully dragged the game to more than 20 minutes.

CoreJJ’s robot proficiency is still very high.

In short, the lineups of both sides are somewhat similar to S6, but not completely S6. They have the style of both regions very much!

And the current version has already reached the S7 preseason!
"As for the spear and the shield...our region advocates fighting and rushing all the way, while the LCK side advocates being as stable as possible." Miller didn't know how to describe it.

Wawa commented: "One relies on operation and personal ability, while the other focuses more on team battles and operations!"

"That's right! Then... the much-anticipated finals has begun. Let's enter the Summoner's Rift together!"

As soon as he finished speaking, thunderous cheers broke out at the scene.

in the game.

The LCK team was unexpectedly ferocious. As soon as the game started, they gathered together and went straight to the lower jungle area of ​​the LPL side!

The LPL seemed to have a telepathic connection and did not go online immediately. The five of them gathered together and also rushed to the lower jungle area!

Such a similar scene stunned everyone in the world in an instant.

"This?!! It seems like LCK has an idea! They want to fight a level 1 team fight!?" Wawa said in astonishment.

"Robots! LCK has a good robot. It seems that they also know that they may not be able to beat us by relying on operations alone. After all, the individual strength of our players is obvious to all. They still want to gain some advantages in the early stage, and then start operations based on these advantages!"

"But the LPL side has also arrived!" said the factory manager.

On the field, the LPL team has also reached the lower jungle area and arrived at the river.

As it turned out, the LCK representative team has not arrived yet.

"You want to fight me? The five LPL guys laughed when they heard this. We are the originators of fighting!" Miller said with great momentum: "What does LCK say? They won't come?"

"Yes... huh?" Wawa was about to say something taking advantage of Miller's words, but he saw that LCK really didn't come over, but didn't leave either. They just crouched in the shadow of the vision at the entrance of their own jungle area, all five of them crouching together!

At first, no one understood what they were doing.

But the next moment, everyone exclaimed!
The LPL team arrived at the river and without stopping, they went straight to the lower jungle area opposite the core!

The path they took was exactly where the LCK players were crouching!
"That's not right! LCK seems to be ambush people this time! Huh?"

Wawa was stunned and said: "This is too weird. Aren't they usually stronger when there are robots? LCK is actually so cowardly and ambushes people? This..."

"How cunning! This must be Faker's idea. This guy is so cunning! They expected that with our playing style, we would definitely invade at level 1!"

The factory manager also frowned and said: "We can't go this time. If we go, we might be gone! Hey... Xiao Gou is too far forward! He and Yuan Shen are too far forward!"

The LCK fans outside the stadium were already excited, but the LPL players could hear nothing.

Tristana and Ekko took the lead, without realizing anything, and went straight into the opponent's jungle!

"It's over!"

Everyone wailed.

The next second, CoreJJ's robot hooked accurately!

Pointing directly at Ike who was beside Tristana!

(End of this chapter)