Chapter 95

The playoffs only have six spots.

The match between G2 and FNC was the final game of the entire regular season schedule; after this game ended, all the qualification spots were already determined, the six teams are:

Regular season points first place: G2

Regular season points second place: SPY

Regular season points third place: FNC

Regular season points fourth place: H2K

Regular season points fifth place: GIA

Regular season points sixth place: UOL

It's a pity that OG, which carried the hopes of countless old viewers and made it to the semifinals of last year's World Championship, actually failed to even make the playoffs this season; moreover, their regular season record this year was ninth place, meaning they even have to participate in the relegation tournament, and only by winning the relegation tournament can they secure the qualification to stay on the EU league stage next year; otherwise they'll have to go to the lower league and wrangle with a bunch of trash fish and shrimp.

The main reason for OG's summer season slump is obviously that their bottom lane duo was poached by G2; although Zven and Mithy, the two brothers, didn't win many MVPs after joining G2 in the regular season, they were indeed the pillar of OG when they were there; after the two left OG, OG fell into extreme turmoil, and throughout the season the ADC position kept changing—first FORG1VEN was tried, resulting in consecutive losses, then a substitute was used, still no good, then the starting AD from the second team was brought up, still terrible, and in the end even Xpeke switched to playing AD—basically they tried everyone one by one……

Frequently changing players is certainly a big problem, but angry fans won't blame OG's coaching staff for messing around; they'll only blame the mastermind behind all this, G2.

So now the relationship between G2 and OG is worse than that with FNC, which can only be called a lifelong enemy, and in the eyes of OG fans, G2 is a mortal enemy with an irreconcilable grudge.

But no matter how OG fans curse, OG's decline is already a fact.

Moreover, the mid-lane successor Xpeke found for himself also looks mediocre; expecting him to lead OG's resurgence is probably impossible.

The most surprising thing is SPY's rise.

(Ps: SPY is actually the later MAD, also the MKOI of S15; the boss has never changed, just renamed it, passing it from left hand to right hand.)

Spring SPY was considered trash by many, only achieving eighth place in the regular season of the spring split; yet no one expected that, compared to the spring roster which only changed a support, SPY managed to achieve such astonishing results in the summer split, setting aside the head‑to‑head record against G2, SPY even has an air of invincibility.

The support who brought such a huge change to SPY is also a newcomer who debuted this year; his spring split was as FNC's base guard, and he was picked up by SPY in the summer split.

In just half a year, this support's status in Europe has already surpassed veteran star supports YellOwStaR and Hylissang, being hailed by countless European viewers as the new generation's strongest European support.

This person is none other than Mikyx.

FNC's management probably regrets it to the point of their intestines turning green.

And less than an hour after Liang Yan's MVP interview ended, FNC posted a personnel change announcement on its official Twitter.

From S1 to now, Deilor, who has served FNC for six years, led FNC to one World Championship trophy and five league championship trophies, announced his departure.

As soon as this announcement was posted, it caused a huge uproar on European internet.

Everyone says FNC management was made dizzy by Monster Brother's MVP interview remarks, and in anger they kicked Deilor out.

Whether the truth is as such is unknown, but in terms of procedural propriety FNC's action is flawless, because Deilor's contract with the team indeed runs only until the end of the regular season.

Moreover, it's worth mentioning that just last week FNC also officially announced the signing of two new assistant coaches, and at the same time promoted the substitute support Klaj to analyst; after Deilor's departure, it's unclear which of the three will rise.

No matter what, the head coach quitting before the playoffs start is such a major internal personnel change that for FNC fans it's definitely not a good thing.

But it seems intentional to add insult to injury for FNC fans; right after FNC's personnel change announcement was posted, Ka Lao Si also posted a tweet on G2's official Twitter:

【The regular season has ended perfectly, but we won't slack off; the guys are already geared up and ready to head to China to learn from the LPL.】

And accompanied by a photo of team members in the airport hall guarding small and large luggage while waiting for their flight.

Liang Yan, who was still being interviewed on site an hour ago, is conspicuously on the list.

Netizens instantly exploded.

Whether it's the literal meaning or the hidden information beneath the words, the things revealed by Ka Lao Si's tweet are extremely thought‑provoking.

G2 obviously booked their flights long ago; they might even be dragging their luggage over today to play the match and then leave straight away.

They completely don't put FNC in their eyes at all.

This enraged FNC fans, who flooded the comments under G2's official Twitter, and there were even plenty of vicious curses among them:

【Alright, wishing you a smooth journey, just don't crash your plane.】

【Wow, when you're on the plane you'd better bring a parachute, otherwise if these people all kick the bucket, you won't be able to afford to sell the club to compensate.】

【Which airline's flight is this? I'll immediately drive my car over to give you a ride.】

【Exchanging with the LPL? I think it's just tourism.】

【Just got a little achievement and already got cocky; looks like they're aiming for a one‑and‑done in the playoffs.】

【Haha, here we go again, G2's classic program—travel before the big match!】

【Have fun playing, you don't even need to come back; we'll keep the championship trophy and the S6 tickets safe for you, enjoy yourselves!】

Ka Lao Si, who was in the airport departure lounge, saw that comment on his phone, then opened the commenter's personal page to check their bona fides, discovered they were indeed an FNC fan, and gave a hollow chuckle, selecting a photo from his album to accompany a textual reply:

【No matter how the playoffs turn out, it won't hinder G2 beating FNC as easily as spinning a top; and even if we don't win the championship, we'll also knock FNC out in the promotion series as the final gate‑keeping boss!】

That's quite vivid, one could say.

Liang Yan just sat beside him, watching Ka Lao Si send out that picture and reply, and felt a strange sensation in his heart.

If he remembers correctly, FNC was indeed absent from the European roster of the S6 World Championship; he just doesn't know who they lost to in the promotion series.

Ka Lao Si finished replying, put his phone back in his pocket, looked refreshed, reached over and placed his hand on Liang Yan's shoulder, smiling broadly as he said:

Once we get there, you'll be the host—where are you planning to take everyone to have fun?

I'm really not familiar.

Liang Yan said helplessly.

Ka Lao Si had brought this up long ago, saying that once they were in China, Liang Yan and Lao Zhang would serve as guides to take the group out to play, but China is huge—Liang Yan has only been to three cities his whole life, so he lacks the ability to guide them, and thus he directly refused.

Lao Zhang likewise refused to be a guide; after returning to China, he planned to leave the team to go back to his hometown to reunite with his family, and Ka Lao Si had already approved.

Ka Lao Si laughed twice: "Just kidding, we're going to have fun—how could I still make you work? I and Anna have already arranged everything, so just relax and enjoy!"

Liang Yan let out an 'oh', his thoughts already drifted away.

There was no one there to make him reluctant to stay, but he missed that land.