met free Chapter 163: Milked to death
Chapter 163: Milked to death
After the fourth day of the group stage, countless RNG fans went crazy, and many media outlets also began to praise them, boasting about RNG from every angle, as if they had already won the championship trophy.
Since Shen Lang traveled through time, some things have changed, but some things seem to have never changed. RNG is still at the center of controversy, and all kinds of outrageous remarks on the Internet in the previous life are still appearing on the Internet now.
Seeing how enthusiastic RNG’s fans were, Shen Lang didn’t dare to look for RNG players to play chicken anymore.
He was really worried that the fire would burn him.
If RNG hadn't won the championship, fans might have blamed him. Although Shen Lang has a lot of fans now, most of them are new fans. In terms of fanaticism, they can't be compared with RNG fans.
On the fifth day of the group stage, the schedule changed.
In the first few days, the official will arrange three groups of teams to compete, with two games in each group, so that the suspense can be left behind and no one will watch the subsequent games.
Starting from the fifth day, the official will only arrange one group to compete, and the qualifying places for the group stage can be determined directly on the same day.
The official match today is Group B.
EDG was far ahead and the players were in a very relaxed state of mind. When the camera was turned to the locker room, the players were chatting and laughing, and there was no sign of nervousness.
When the camera switched to the lounges of the other three teams, the atmosphere in the room was in stark contrast to EDG.
The coaches and players were nervously discussing the upcoming game. Their expressions were very serious and their inner nervousness could be clearly felt.
The first game started soon.
EDG vs. VIT.
In the eyes of netizens, this was a game without any suspense. Even though Shen Lang still did not appear on the court, everyone did not think that VIT could win.
However, to everyone's surprise, EDG actually lost this game!
VIT was in very good shape, and took the risk of choosing a combination of Draven and Thresh in the bottom lane.
When you use the hero Draven, he is either extremely fat or completely useless.
Although Shen Lang was not there, EDG still adopted the tactic of focusing on the top lane in this game, which resulted in both Zz1tai and Scout roaming towards the top lane in the early stages and not targeting Draven in the bottom lane.
The hook of VIT's support in this game was very accurate. iboy's Kaisa was hit by Thresh's Q skill many times, which led to Draven successfully getting a kill at 6 minutes.
For other heroes, a head is only worth 300 yuan, but for the hero Draven, due to the passive blessing, a head can even reach 600 yuan. As long as you can get a head in the early stage, the equipment can be formed quickly.
The hero Draven is very easy to snowball after gaining an advantage, and with a support in very good condition next to him, EDG's bottom lane collapsed quickly. Less than 15 minutes into the game, the bottom lane defense tower was destroyed by Draven, and Draven also got two kills again during the period.
By the time Zzai and Xiaodi reacted and wanted to target the bottom lane, Draven's damage had already become exaggerated.
The junior's Ryze used his ultimate to go around the back, but before Scout could get forward to deal damage, Draven's two axes plus the damage from his ultimate killed him instantly, leaving Scout confused.
The game finally lasted only 28 minutes. Amid the incredulous looks of the audiences from all regions, VIT successfully won the game.
Although Ray established a considerable advantage in the early stage of the top lane, in front of the super fat Draven, even the top laner with tanky equipment could not withstand its damage.
After the game, many team analysts were very excited.
Since VIT can defeat EDG in this way, can they follow suit?
Although this is only a low-profile version of EDG, they believe that they are stronger than VIT. If VIT can crush and defeat the low-profile version of EDG, then can they also defeat the full version of EDG?
Of course, not all teams are happy.
At least Gen.G and C9 are in a difficult situation.
Except for EDG, the three teams in Group B now have the same points. Since EDG's strength in the first half of the group stage was extremely exaggerated, everyone assumed that they would lose to EDG in today's game.
However, VIT successfully defeated EDG in the first game, which no one expected.
This means that if they fail to defeat EDG in subsequent games, it will become very difficult for them to snatch the final qualifying spot from VIT.
"EDG played a fake game!"
"Wave obviously has nothing wrong, why let Ray go?"
"How cunning! They deliberately let the game go to lose to VIT so that Gen.G can't enter the knockout stage. EDG is not afraid that Gen.G will beat them after they have adjusted their form, right?"
“I suggest that the official disqualify EDG from the competition and give the promotion spot in Group B to Gen.G.”
……
Many Korean audiences began to discuss it.
However, this was just their impotent rage. EDG's substitution of substitutes was legal and compliant, and the players showed no signs of match-fixing, so there was nothing wrong with it.
"How about you play in the next game?"
In the EDG lounge, Abu turned and looked at Shen Lang next to him.
He didn't expect that he would lose to VIT. Although EDG has a big lead now, it is not impossible for them to be caught up by the teams behind. It is undoubtedly safer to let Shen Lang take the stage.
Hearing this, Shen Lang immediately waved his hands, shook his head and said: "No need, we just lost a game. It's normal to have accidents on the field. No one is sure of winning. We still have to trust Qijiang and the others in the next game..."
Upon hearing this, Abu nodded doubtfully.
The second game started quickly.
Gen.G vs. C9.
This game is very crucial for both teams. Since VIT is already ahead, if they lose this game, both Gen.G and C9 must win the next two games to have a chance of advancing.
The Korean audience at the scene was still very confident. After all, the last time Gen.G and C9 faced off, Gen.G won the game.
"As long as Gen.G wins this game and then beats VIT in the next game, even if they lose to EDG, they can still advance to the knockout stage as the second seed."
Before the game started, commentator Guan Zeyuan confidently analyzed the situation of Group B and made a bold statement:
"Gen.G vs C9 -!"
However, when the game started, Guan Zeyuan was stunned.
Something is very wrong!
Gen gave away two kills as soon as he came up, and the bottom lane combination was found by C6 jungler Svenskeren in less than 9 minutes, and Sneaky successfully got a double kill.
Taking advantage of the bottom lane, C9 began to control the little dragon.
Don’t think that C9 is weak just because they were beaten badly by EDG in the previous game.
There is no weak team that can advance to the World Championship, and most of the European and American players have a very good mentality.
For them, even if they lose the game, the impact won't be big, they can just try again next year.
In comparison, the psychological pressure on Gen.G players is very high.
They had already been criticized by Korean netizens for two consecutive losses at the start of the group stage. Now EDG lost to VIT again. The players were under increased pressure. The coach even gave the players a death order before the start of this game, requiring them to win the game against C9 at all costs.
The coaches in the LCK region have great power and will even slap the players in the face if they lose a game. Traditional teams like Gen.G have clear class divisions and the status gap between the players is obvious, not to mention the coaches and players.
After the C9 jungler found an opportunity in the bottom lane at the beginning, the operation of the Gen.G players began to deteriorate.
The players are under tremendous psychological pressure. All they think about is not the game but the consequences of losing it.
The game lasted only 27 minutes, and C9 successfully defeated Gen.G and won the second game.
When the game ended, Guan Zeyuan in the commentary booth suddenly fell silent.
He just couldn't understand why the obviously powerful Gen.G lost to a team like C9, and lost the game in a crushing manner.
After a long silence, Guan Zeyuan slowly spoke: "After losing this game, Gen.G is in a very difficult situation, but we can't give up hope. They still have a chance to advance."
Looking at Guan Zeyuan's expression and combining it with what he said before and after, the audience in the domestic live broadcast room immediately started to mock him.
"The opening match, the crucial match, the life-and-death match, is Busan Station next?"
"Guan Zeyuan is really awesome. Although Gen.G was not the favorite to win the World Championship before the start of the World Championship, everyone believed that they would surely advance to the knockout stage. However, they were eliminated in the group stage because of Guan Zeyuan's bad luck."
"Case solved, it turns out Guan Zeyuan's true love is LPL. He knows he is a bad fan and deliberately supports Gen.G. It's a pity that the bad fan is not KT, otherwise I would call him the strongest bad fan in the universe."
"The Koreans also said that EDG deliberately let them down. Given their level, does EDG still need to deliberately target them?"
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Amid the audience's ridicule, the third game began soon.
VIT vs. Gen.G.
Just as Guan Zeyuan said, if Gen.G wins this game, as long as they can defeat EDG in the next game, they still have hope of playing a tiebreaker with VIT or C9 and advancing to the knockout stage.
But at this time, the mentality of the Gen.G players had exploded.
There is indeed hope of advancing, but it is very slim and depends on the mood of others.
In this game, the Gen.G players were clearly not in good shape.
Just 6 minutes into the game, Crown in the middle lane gave away a kill, and was killed by VIT's mid laner.
Obviously he was the most stable veteran player, but this game became his breakthrough.
Facts have proved that the players' mentality does affect their performance on the field, and the impact is very significant.
It wasn't just Crown, other players online also kept making mistakes.
When the game was 10 minutes in, Gen.G was at a disadvantage across the board, and even Guan Zeyuan, who was the most optimistic, became silent again.
He didn't see any hope of a comeback from the Gen.G players.
In the 34th minute, the game ended and VIT won.
At this time, VIT's record was 3-2, and their hopes of qualifying for the group stage were very high, while Gen.G's record was 1-4. Although the group stage had not yet ended, there was no need to play the final game. Even if they could defeat EDG, they would eventually be eliminated.
After the game ended, the entire venue became quiet.
Just imagine, RNG advanced to the World Championship as the third in the group, but was eliminated after winning only one game in the group stage. How would the domestic audience react?
Korean netizens didn’t like Gen.G in the first place. After this game, countless netizens started to criticize Gen.G crazily in the forum.
Telling them to swim back was already a relatively tactful response. Some even went so far as to directly greet the players' relatives, and some even threatened to send wreaths to the Gen.G base. It is conceivable how angry Korean netizens were.
Game 4.
EDG vs. C9.
Shen Lang still did not play in this game.
Everyone in VIT was very disappointed with this result. From their point of view, they were hoping that EDG would replace Shen Lang. As long as EDG could successfully defeat C9, they would have the same points as C9 even if they lost to C9 in subsequent games. They would have to lose to C9 in an extra game to miss the knockout stage.
I don’t know if it was inspired by VIT’s victory over EDG in the first game, but in this game C9 adopted a strategy targeting the bottom lane.
However, they did not use a combination of Draven and Thresh. Instead, they chose Taliyah in the middle lane and Shen in the top lane, using the support capabilities of the mid and top lane to target the bottom lane.
If it was Shen Lang who appeared on the stage, they definitely wouldn't dare to play like this.
Shen's support ability is indeed very strong after reaching level 6, but his laning ability in the early stage is very poor. In the current version, there are many top lane heroes who can easily beat Shen in the laning phase. Shen Lang is famous for his laning ability, so choosing Shen in the top lane is no different from giving up.
But in this game, it was Ray who appeared on the field for EDG.
Ray is indeed very good in foreign wars, but in comparison, his laning ability cannot be compared with Shen Lang. After C9 top laner Licorice was beaten by Shen Lang last time, he has been practicing pressure-resistant skills during this period. He withstood the pressure from Ray in the early stage, and frantically supported the bottom lane in the middle and late stages. Cooperating with Rock Bird, he quickly helped the bottom lane combination open a breakthrough.
Although the EDG players fought very tenaciously, just like in the first game, the C9 ADC was too fat, making it impossible to fight team battles in the mid-to-late game. After a 39-minute battle, EDG lost the game again.
"Something's wrong!"
After the game, Abu realized it belatedly.
此时他们的战绩是3-2，而VIT的战绩也是3-2，甚至C9的战绩也是3-2。
This means that they may not only lose their first place in the group, but may even be eliminated.
"You have to play in the next game!"
Abu looked at Shen Lang lying on the sofa with a serious face.
The final game against Gen.G is very crucial, because VIT and C9 still have to play a game, which means that only one of the two teams will have a record of 4-2.
As long as EDG can defeat Gen.G, the record will be 4-2, and they can directly advance to the knockout stage. If EDG loses to Gen.G, they can only play a tiebreaker with C9 or VIT to compete for the qualifying spot.