Chapter 189: A Flawless Conspiracy

After the G2 announcement was posted, Chinese netizens said the following in the official blog's comment section:

【(funny funny funny)】

【I don't know anything, G2 is definitely not deliberately causing trouble to catch RNG, even going so far as to make their starting top laner sick, definitely not (funny funny funny)】

【This top laner is a wolf-slayer (smirk)】

【Condolences, puff... Sorry, I really couldn't hold back hahahaha (big laugh)】

【I haven't watched European matches, so if I don't understand I'll ask: how does this CyanideFI compare to Jiao Shen?】

【I won't look up the match records myself; I can only say they're worlds apart.】

【CyanideFI is pretty strong, but……】

【@the user three floors up, CyanideFI is the jungler who won the inaugural World Championship, and after his comeback in this summer split his condition has gradually warmed up, his progress is obvious, in Europe he can be called a top-tier jungler, but if you compare him to Jiao Shen, emmm……】

【@Ka Luo Si, you've got guts, huh; aren't you afraid of getting 0-3 eliminated in the second round?】

【Forget it, not making it to the quarterfinals is just laughable (mocking).】

And in the Twitter comment section, foreign netizens said the following:

【It wasn't intentional, right? It definitely wasn't intentional, right?!】

【Although it's regrettable, I feel we should still be able to advance... right?】

【Rationally speaking, although this looks like a script, I don't think Ka Luo Si would joke about the team's future!】

【Believe in CyanideFI!】

【Riot: This is a conspiracy, but it's flawless.】

The masses' eyes are sharp.

Riot certainly isn't completely free of suspicion, but just as netizens said, they can't find any fault!

If this really is a script deliberately cooked up by G2, then all we can say is that G2 went too far!

My top laner is sick; using an emergency substitute is fine, right?

My two top/jungle pairs are locked; if one can't play, swapping in the other pair is fine, right?

You don't believe me?

I have match records; this can prove I'm telling the truth!

I also have a hospital diagnosis report!

You can't even not trust the doctor, can you? If you don't, you'd have to sue the hospital into bankruptcy first, because issuing false diagnosis reports is illegal.

Anyway, it's completely flawless, worthy of being called seamless!

As for how RNG views it?

Nobody knows; anyway, after the G2 announcement was posted, RNG's official blog had no response, and the dog fans' reaction was a bit confused.

Is this G2 real or fake, daring to pull this off?

On what basis?

Do you really think you can beat RNG?

Then let's meet in the quarterfinals!

Of course, some more level-headed dog fans think that if G2 dares to do this, they must have some backing; otherwise there's no reason to deliberately come over and slap RNG in the face, so if they have a choice, RNG would be better off not facing G2 in the quarterfinals, letting another team go first to test the waters, etc.

But such voices are few.

Even those who want to see G2 slap RNG actually don't really believe G2 can truly beat the already-evolved RNG, especially after Uzi puts on an explosive performance.

Even EDG's piglets have to admit that the current RNG is indeed formidable.

Moreover, RNG inherently has the attribute of countering European-American teams, mainly because the AD players from Europe and America are naturally a head shorter when facing Uzi; this unhealthy trend, although first started by TSM's senior brother, has in recent years become the norm across the European-American LoL scene.

And all S6 participating teams agree that in this version where protecting the bottom tower is the core of the early-game rhythm, losing the lane in the bottom lane equals losing half the game.

……

After dawn, the rest of G2 came to the hospital, stayed a while then left, leaving only the team leader Biman to look after him.

Ka Lao Si then led the group back to the hotel to prepare for the afternoon match.

Not long after the group left, the Snake members came with bouquets to visit; whether sincere or just polite, their gesture made Lao Zhang feel warm-hearted.

Fu Lan Duo looked at the lying Lao Zhang on the hospital bed, smiling.

"Are you okay, brother? How did you end up like this?"

Lao Zhang grinned and said:

"I forgot to close the window last night when I went to sleep; my bed happened to face the window, and I fell asleep like that—I'm also confused."

Ke Li Si Tuo plopped down on the bedside and laughed:

"Then where should Liang Yan sleep? I think he's sturdier than you."

Lao Zhang immediately protested:

"Liang Yan? Stronger than me? Let him take off his clothes and compare with me!"

"No, I really think Liang Yan is a bit sturdier."

"He has broad shoulders and a big frame, not stronger than me! I've got eight-pack abs!"

"How did eight-pack abs end up lying like this?"

"……"

Seeing that Lao Zhang was in good spirits, the Snake folks didn't disturb his rest further, said "Take it easy," and took their leave.

After returning to the hotel, Snake manager Zuowu found Ka Lao Si, and the two slipped outside for a "private chat," muttering who knows what.

Zuowu wouldn't do something like leaking RNG's tactics; that's a major industry taboo, and even if Zuowu were willing to do it, Ka Lao Si would refuse.

Time came to the afternoon.

The S6 event was held in San Francisco, at 3 p. m. on October 8.

Outside, the sun shone brightly, but inside Bi Er Ge Lei E Mu city hall the light was faint; in the dimness, heads bobbed, and the murmurs of nearly ten thousand people filled the air, creating a heated atmosphere.

The controversy sparked by the G2 announcement was still spreading rapidly across Ou Mei's online networks, yet at this moment, its team members had already arrived on the stage.

As stated in that announcement, the players now sitting in the solo and jungle positions on the blue side's G2 bench are Expect and CyanideFI.

On the red side's bench were the five ROX players.

The match was still in the pre‑game preparation stage.

The camera panned over the ROX bench, and everyone could see that the five ROX players wore grave expressions; evidently, G2's roster change had not relaxed their vigilance.

After all, ROX's situation is far from optimistic; one misstep could easily see them eliminated in the round of sixteen and sent home, which is worlds apart from their original goal.

Coach Nofe appeared to be telling the ROX players something, his mouth moving nonstop, while the players listened with lips tightly pressed, saying nothing.

Behind the G2 bench, G2 coach Ka Luo Si, wearing headphones and holding a notebook, was equally grim‑faced.

But he did not speak; he simply lowered his head to look at his own notebook.

The camera flashed and switched to the backstage area; the feed from the G2 lounge appeared on the stream and the venue's big screen, showing only two people: the substituted‑out Firrrrrre and G2's female coach Anna sitting in front of a computer screen, lacking the usual bearded G2 team manager who used to be present.