Chapter 256: Faker's kick feels good

In the LPL live stream, the barrage covered the entire live broadcast screen:

【Holy shit! G2 2-1 SKT?】

【My goodness, G2 really might make it to the finals?】

【RNG: See? It's not that I'm weak, but G2 is too strong!】

【How did it get overturned?】

【I just rode a few subway stops… what happened?】

【Jiao Shen is awesome!】

【This is the real Jiao Shen】

【Guigui, Jiao Shen needs to update his intro】

In the LPL commentator's desk, the four commentators also brought up the topic related to Liang Yan's nickname.

「Hehehe…」

Wang Ji's distinctive laugh leaves a deep impression,

"I saw in the barrage that some viewers said Jiao Shen should update his intro; I think that's very correct. From now on, the footnote for the nickname 'Jiao Shen' should be changed to: Because he performed exceptionally well with the Mang Seng in the S6 World Championship, he is called Jiao Shen!"

Guan Zeyuan immediately nodded:

"Hmm, then the headline title on his dedicated page in the Moegirl Encyclopedia must be written like this:"

"Don't say anything when entering the article, first let's all shout——"

"Faker's kick feels good!"

Su Xiao Yan burst out laughing with a puff, finally suppressing her smile, she lifted her hand to fix her hair, holding back laughter as she faced the camera and said:

"But actually that play can't be blamed on Faker; from his action of directly pulling back to try to cut off the Mang Seng's second-stage Q, it's clear Faker had anticipated what Jiao Shen would do, but unfortunately…"

"The Dao rises one foot, the demon rises ten feet."

"Yes, Jiao Shen's reaction was too… uh, too exaggerated—he directly blinked in mid-air to dodge that big move, then flashed forward to kick; at that point Faker had no abilities left and couldn't do anything."

"A heaven-shaking kick completely reversed the game's momentum; when Teacher Miller commented, he described it very accurately—this kick of Jiao Shen is truly worth a fortune!"

"This is destined to be a legendary moment."

"Yes, I think this kick could rank among the top three legendary moments in League of Legends history, on par with the Fat General's captain's legendary moment from last year; and if we add the condition of being a World Championship match, I even think this should be ranked first."

"What should we name it?"

"Um, let's just call it Ascension."

……

SKT locker room.

The atmosphere was unusually solemn.

As expected, they would keep winning; when the game reached over twenty minutes, Kkoma also felt this game was secured, they had this Bo5 in the bag.

But who would have thought, at the thirty-minute teamfight, Firrrrrre's kick shattered SKT's dream; after half an hour of smooth operation, the team cooperated flawlessly, with nobody falling ill, they gained a huge advantage, yet in the end it was reversed by individual skill……

To Kkoma, this was nothing short of a mythic tale.

After that teamfight, if SKT could continue to drag it out, theoretically they still had a chance to fight, but the players' mentality collapsed.

Even Faker was greatly affected by that teamfight.

Thus the situation plummeted; in the panic, SKT inevitably made a huge decision error—sending Kha'Zix flying out to look for an opportunity to flank and engage.

The result was that they fell right into G2's trap.

At that time, the person in the rest room watching from a god's-eye view, Kkoma, could clearly see that originally G2's support intended to crush that tunnel, but a suddenly lit retreat signal caused Mithy to stop that action.

Kkoma couldn't tell who fired that signal, but he genuinely felt that the person who made that command decision was terrifyingly deep‑minded.

Based on Kkoma's prior study of practice match recordings, the main shot‑caller in G2 is Firrrrrre.

So Kkoma speculates that the signal was very likely also fired by Firrrrrre.

The deliberate decision not to block the eye of the Dragon Pit is probably also his doing.

Even while behind by over eight thousand gold, they could still make such bold and precise moves; after a big win they could still calmly seize every exploitable detail, laying down all kinds of traps……

Operation, awareness, command……

None of them are anything less than top‑tier.

Kkoma greatly envied Ka Lao Si, even entertaining the idea of poaching him.

But now is not the time to consider those things.

The match isn't over yet!

"We're already standing on the edge of a cliff."

Kkoma's stern gaze swept over everyone, but his tone was calm and resolute.

Kkoma knows very well that the tougher the situation, the less a coach can show weakness; even if he himself feels anxious and uneasy, he must absolutely not reveal any hint of negativity, otherwise the whole team's morale would plummet to the bottom and their mentality would completely collapse.

So Kkoma just kept a straight face, speaking at an unhurried pace, and continued:

"But we have faced dire straits many times before."

"We've even played two games where we came back from 2‑down to 3‑up; think about how we managed to hold on then."

"We are double champions."

"We can be defeated, we can be knocked down, but we will never stay down!"

"Cheer up!"

"We are SKT!"

"Being reversed isn't scary; we just didn't expect someone's individual ability to become this strong—but the essence of League of Legends remains a team game!"

"All three of our lanes are stronger than theirs!"

"Our draft has weaknesses, but so do theirs!"

This isn't a Bo5. From now on, we're playing a Bo1.

Just winning two Bo1s in a row, is that hard?

I believe in you.

Kkoma's words of encouragement reignited the fighting spirit in the eyes of everyone on SKT.

Finally, facing the scorching gaze of the young jungler substitute Blank, Coach Kkoma lightly nodded, then smiled at Bengi and said:

"Xing Xiong, you're tired after three straight games, take a break, and let Shanjiu play next."

Veteran Bengi nodded understandingly:

"Alright, I am indeed a bit tired."

The young jungler clenched their fists in secret, their chest burning hot, their fighting spirit boiling over.

Kkoma picked up the prepared list from the table, stood up, and handed it to a staff member.

Soon after, the loudspeaker in the lounge blared the Korean commentator Paoxiaodi's announcement of SKT's substitution decision.

In the picture, the guest commentator sitting beside Paoxiaodi, Jieke Chuanzhang (CptJack), was slightly stunned:

"At a time like this, shouldn't we let the more steady veteran Bengi play?"

Upon hearing this, Blank's expression instantly became a bit shy.

Kkoma, however, encouraged:

"Don't worry about others' opinions, don't compare yourself to others; if the opponent has something worth learning from, we should humbly learn from it, but there's no need to judge who's better."

Kkoma raised his hand and patted Blank's shoulder, speaking earnestly:

"Jiang Shanjiu, be yourself."