Chapter 247: From now on, we will keep winning

The teamfight ended, G2's five members were wiped out, while SKT only lost one Rumble.

If Duke had played a bit more cautiously, he might not have died at all.

"It's over; after this fight, G2 has completely lost any chance to turn the game around."

"Jinx only fired two shots at the Blind Monk before dying; the duo contributed almost nothing in this teamfight, but Perkz's burst of damage right before his death dealt a lot of output..."

"But the damage difference is simply too great."

"There's nothing to be done; Jiao Shen's development this game is indeed mediocre, mainly because he helped the bottom lane too much early on, severely affecting his own growth rhythm. The Wild Core needs to be farmed, especially for champions like Graves, and he even has to eat his teammates' minion waves."

"But the bottom lane is getting crushed so hard that if we don't help, it feels like we'll lose a tower by the 7-minute mark."

"In short, it's tough. Of course, if G2 can keep dragging it out, once Jiao Shen gets his items, maybe there's still a fight to be had, but these three Infernal Drakes are really..."

"He's been punished; I recall Jiao Shen has never liked the strategy of controlling drakes."

"Yeah, that's why he got punished."

"But the situation of continuously taking three Infernal Drakes is indeed something nobody expected; taking two feels acceptable, but taking three is just exaggerated."

"Finally, the fourth one isn't 【an Infernal Drake】."

"But G2 is also done for."

"Sigh... all we can say is that it's a pity."

……

Under 30 minutes, the second match ended.

"One-one! Congratulations, SKT!"

"Congratulations, SKT..."

Europe's casting desk, the casters exchanged speechless glances, and in the end could only force a smile.

PiraTechnics sighed, spread his hands, and said: 'Well, for this game, all I can say is that those who often walk at night will inevitably encounter vampires.'

Drakos also sighed: 'Yes, Firrrrrre has always disliked controlling drakes, because in the current version the small drakes aren't very useful, but after playing many games, it's inevitable to encounter such extreme situations.'

Deficio said: 'The key is still that the bottom lane collapsed; otherwise we wouldn't be this passive.'

"We need to find a way to deal with Miss Fortune, or else we shouldn't pick Janna."

"Yeah."

"It seems the blue side doesn't necessarily have an advantage; G2 should maybe pick a red..."

"No no no! Don't talk!"

"What's wrong?"

"In the last game, you said the blue side had an advantage, and the result was G2 lost!"

"Alright."

Quickshot thought, 'Could this also be blamed on me?' But adhering to the principle of 'better to believe it than not,' Quickshot still obediently shut his mouth.

The side-selection rules for the semifinals best-of-five are:

In the first game, a coin toss is made; the team that guesses correctly gains the priority to choose sides.

For the subsequent games, the side is chosen by the loser of the previous game.

In the third game, it's G2's turn to choose sides.

……

Backstage, the G2 lounge.

The atmosphere is a bit tense.

The two coaches and Liang Yan exchanged a few words quickly, and Ka Lao Si hurriedly operated on the computer to report our side selection (due to the time limit).

After reporting, they continued to discuss the ban-pick details; before the break ended, the three reached a consensus and finally settled on a policy:

First, if we cannot be 100% sure of securing Karma, Miss Fortune must be banned.

And since Ka Lao Si reported the blue side, in the next game G2 will ban and pick first, while SKT will ban and pick second; if G2 doesn't ban Miss Fortune in any of their three picks, SKT is very likely to ban Karma on their third pick, so we default to G2 banning Miss Fortune.

Second, we cannot give SKT the chance to simultaneously pick Caitlyn and Dragon King.

Because no one can be sure whether SKT has secretly practiced a Dragon King composition, and in the previous game they already ambushed us with a Miss Fortune strategy, G2 cannot afford to take this risk again.

Finally, Jayce can still be taken, but his ban priority is higher; if we want to contest him, we can only do so by picking instead of banning.

It's not that Perkz plays Jayce poorly; rather, if the mid lane picks an AD champion, the jungle and top lane champion selections will be restricted.

"'OK, that's it then.'"

Ka Lao Si stood up, resembling an angry-eyed vajra, and looked around at everyone:

"'I believe there's no need for me to say more.'"

"'This is a tough battle!'"

"'But it might also be our only chance in this lifetime!'"

"'If we win, we will become the legend that revives Europe!'"

"'It is the supreme honor!'"

"'It will go down in history!'"

"'More realistically, if we win this match, you will directly achieve financial freedom!'"

"'Mansions! Sports cars! Beautiful women!'"

"'Everything you could want!'"

"'But if we lose, then we'll have nothing.'"

……

After G2 confirmed their side selection, SKT's side immediately received a notification.

"'They want the blue side for the next game.'"

Kkoma's expression was grim, his speech extremely fast:

First, let's confirm: Leopard Woman and Lush must be banned; anyone have objections?

Everyone said no.

Very good.

Kkoma's mouth curled into a smile,

"We've already passed the hardest gate."

"So, kids, we can be a bit more confident."

"From now on, we will keep winning!"

……

Both sides' players took the stage again.

The live audience again chanted SKT in unison.

The ban/pick phase began quickly.

The commentator's voice boomed like a bell:

"Welcome to the third game! This match once again proved how brutal this stage is; it feels like G2 had just finished celebrating a 1-0 victory over SKT, only to be immediately hit with a swift blow from SKT—a game finished in under thirty minutes—which was definitely a heavy blow for G2. Now both sides are back on the same starting line, but from my personal perspective, at this moment, SKT likely has the edge in momentum. Regarding this, what does Kobe Teacher think?"

"Wow, my view is the same as yours; now SKT indeed has the psychological edge. They are like a seasoned boxer who, caught off guard, was knocked down by a punch from G2, but he immediately got back up and returned a powerful blow to G2. For G2, the most important thing is to immediately adjust their mindset from the recent crushing defeat, steady their own center of gravity; otherwise this Bo5 could quickly lose suspense due to G2's total collapse."

"Exactly so!"

"No matter what, as fellow Western allies, we naturally hope G2 can perform better; analysis concludes here, the third game's ban/pick has already begun!"

"As the losing side of the previous game, G2 obtained the priority side choice for this game; although they lost on the blue side last game, they still actively chose the blue side this game and immediately banned the bounty hunter that SKT had performed exceptionally well with in the previous game."

"Now G2 also faces the dilemma of having to occupy a fixed ban slot."

"That's correct."