Chapter 169

LPL's three teams, three matches, even the toughest Snake pulled off an upset and defeated their opponent, while the seemingly most certain EDG this match suffered an upset loss to a wild card……

As expected, the comment count on EDG's official Weibo's latest post surged again.

But even more surprising was the third match.

TSM actually crushed Samsung.

"Congratulations, TSM!"

"18-1, SSG only managed a single kill the whole game, nearly getting shut out by TSM! This match absolutely deserves to be called a one-sided rout!"

"TSM played incredibly well!"

"Hahahaha……"

The on-site commentator laughed hysterically.

The on-site audience laughed hysterically.

North American netizens rejoiced widely.

Moreover, this match unanimously awarded MVP to TSM's mid laner Bjergsen, while SSG's mid laner Crown was unanimously deemed by the commentators to bear the main responsibility for SSG's crushing defeat; coincidentally, both mids are on Fist's global finals Top 20 player list, so different voices have appeared across the major regional networks.

North American netizens said:

"【Have you seen? This is why Fist placed Bjergsen in eighth place while Crown could only be placed in eighteenth!】"

LCK netizens said:

"【Hehe, indeed, good thing we never expected Samsung to win, after all how could an 18th-ranked possibly beat an 8th-ranked?】"

LPL netizens then said:

"【Looking at it this way, Fist's Top 20 is still pretty objective!】"

The high-intensity surfing RNG manager Sanshao once again jumped out to set the pace:

"【I already said Fist's list is fairly authoritative; some still don't get it, now you understand? Also, some impact waves not making the Top 20 really is due to lack of strength.】"

He also attached a screenshot of RNG's today's match result:

"【RNG 1:0 SPY】"

The screenshot shows the moment SPY's crystal exploded, and the match ended at 25 minutes.

From the start of the S6 group stage up to now, as of this RNG match, the average game length has exceeded thirty minutes, so this RNG match qualifies as a speedrun.

And SPY happened to be Europe's Third Seed.

The post plus the picture made the implication obvious—his so‑called "shock wave" clearly referred to Liang Yan, whom Europe hypes up a lot but who failed to even make the top 20.

Have to admit, this person knows how to stir up hype.

Netizens caught a whiff of gossip, massively reposting Sanshao's Weibo; Ka Lao Si, the G2 member who loves checking Weibo the most, saw it immediately and was shaking with anger.

Ka Lao Si's face twisted, teeth gritted, he began editing text on G2's official Weibo account and then sent it out:

【@RNG Esports Club

【Start praying from now!】

Liang Yan wasn't into surfing, hadn't followed RNG or Sanshao's Weibo, and had no idea what was going on; seeing Ka Lao Si suddenly post such a gunpowder‑laden Weibo on his own team's official account left him puzzled, so he looked it up and realized he'd been dragged into the rhythm again, and he couldn't help but laugh angrily.

This guy must have a screw loose—why does he like to leech off others so much?

Lao Zhang also puzzled, asked Liang Yan:

"No, this guy must be crazy—or else you and he have some deadly grudge; otherwise why does he keep dragging you along?"

"I don't even know him."

Liang Yan spoke with a blank face, but inside he was thinking, 'Back then I was blind to send my résumé to RNG; I really wish I could slap myself twice.'

On the other side, Sanshao initially didn't get the meaning of Ka Lao Si's Weibo; after reading the comments he realized G2 meant RNG should pray to avoid meeting G2 in the quarterfinals, so Sanshao immediately replied:

【Seek but cannot obtain!】

Now the two sides have truly gone at it.

LPL netizens, fearing the world isn't chaotic enough, started stirring the pot in the comment sections of G2 and RNG's official Weibo:

【Fight! Fight!】

【Go, Tu Bao, you must make it out!】

【Although G2 is innocent, I have to say, G2 might not make it out】

【G2's courage is commendable, but if they really meet in the quarterfinals, they're likely to get a shutout】

【Let's petition Riot: if G2 doesn't make it out, give them an extra spot in a nine‑team bracket and have them play RNG to prove themselves→_→】

【Latest good news! H2K crushed opponents 12:1, Europe really has strength!】

【Bad news, the winner was a wild card.】

【Good news, it's INTZ】

【EDG: Why is it always me who gets hurt?】

And today's final match was EDG versus AHQ.

They won, but EDG fans still couldn't be happy, because Changzhang's condition showed no improvement and even looked worse than yesterday:

At 25 minutes into the game, the blue side EDG, having secured the Baron buff, gathered in the Xia Lu lane to push down AHQ's second turret.

AHQ suddenly launched a counterattack.

EDG members went in and out of the enemy top laner Lan Bo's ultimate, helping him deal tons of damage while also giving AHQ two kills as a parting gift.

Afterward, the three surviving EDG members split up and went their separate ways.

Changzhang's horse alone ran from the river toward the Zhong Lu lane, but after just a few steps he began to retreat; AHQ's jungler Olaf sprinted, swift as flying, closed in, intercepted his vision in a bush and chopped off his retreat with an axe.

ADC Ashe also fired a magic crystal arrow from the Xia Lu lane, sending it a thousand miles.

A gift from a friend cannot be refused; Changzhang saw the arrow about to fly past him, panicked, suddenly came up with a plan, instantly activated his horse's ultimate 【Shadow Strike】 and chased after it, finally catching up.

Image: Horse trampling the arrow 1

Picture: Horse Treading on Flying Swallow 2

This scene was deeply moving, historically known as Horse Treading on Flying Swallow. Netizens were deeply moved by the profound friendship between Changzhang and AHQ, and thus it has been passed down through generations.

In the G2 training room, aside from Liang Yan, who had already seen this scene in the future, everyone else laughed until their stomachs cramped, sliding from their chairs to the floor and rolling all over.

After the famous scene, the two sides again engaged in lovey-dovey tugging for over ten minutes, and ten chefs pulled out all stops, successfully serving a full Manchu-Han banquet to the global audience.

Lao Zhang then commented:

"If you ask me, at EDG's opening victory celebration feast tonight, nobody is allowed to start eating before Deft arrives."

Liang Yan, having lived two lives, nevertheless was seeing this shit-eating showdown in full for the first time, and couldn't help but exclaim:

"We really ought to give Deft a kowtow."

After the match ended, the schedule for the second day of the group stage of the global finals also came to a close.

RNG's official Weibo posted a snarky remark:

【Congratulations to brother team EDG on securing their first win in S6, how delightful and congratulatory!】

EDG fans, however, no longer had the mood to push towers.

What was supposed to be an absolutely superb draw turned out like this; judging by the state of these two days, let alone fighting for first place, whether EDG can advance has become a question.

Even the idea of advancing with a perfect record has become a joke.

G2 had watched the excitement for a day, and finally on the next day welcomed their second battle.

The opponent was ROX.