Chapter 127

The next day, Ye Bo got up at ten o'clock on time again, and had a sumptuous lunch with his parents in Magic City.

Abu and Clearlove arrived early to arrange, and the whole process of car pick-up and drop-off was quite ceremonial, which was obviously to express their importance to Ye Bo.

"Little Ye Bo, actually, if you are homesick, you can go home and rest for a few days, anyway, you are on vacation these few days." Clearlove suggested kindly.

"No need, I can rest for two or three months after the S-series is over." Ye Bo shook his head.

"Mainly because we still have to watch the game together these few days, it's not convenient to discuss online."

After the playoffs of each region end, it will take about a month to start the World Championship.

During this period, teams that have already entered the World Championship will generally give members a week of vacation to adjust their state, and then start training.

Of course, this does not include those teams that are wandering in front of the World Championship gate.

The cruel bubble match stages of LCK and LPL have both started, which is the reason why Ye Bo finally decided not to go home.

As Ye Bo, who is now deeply involved in EDG's tactics and BP design, the games of these bubble match teams are naturally extremely important.

No one knows if there will be an unknown dark horse of the World Championship among them.

And speaking of which, many of EDG's tactics and BP constructions were originally the result of Ye Bo's flash of inspiration when watching the game, such as the first-level design of Gragas back then...

"Holy s***, Master Ye, you are popular again!" Barrier suddenly rushed over with his mobile phone in a fuss.

"So you and uncle and aunt went online last night, I can't tell, aunt is actually a master!"

Everyone was gathering in the base, ordered fried chicken, burgers, and peanuts, ready to watch the game.

And Ye Bo took the phone and looked, and knew what was going on.

Last night he took off his mask to play games, and was soon noticed by passersby passing by outside the internet cafe compartment.

League of Legends is still the absolute mainstream in internet cafes, at least occupying half of the country, and this face that just made it to the major e-sports headlines during the day is naturally hard not to be noticed.

The news spread rapidly, making the inside and outside of the compartment crowded with people soon, all wanting to come in and ask for a group photo.

Ye Bo's father and mother also once again, face to face, felt how exaggerated the popularity of their son is now.

Even at that time, there was a social butterfly fan who asked Ye Ying directly: "Auntie, auntie, are you the aunt who 'wants to play professionally at forty'?"

Ye Ying experienced the feeling of being a "celebrity" for the first time.

That battle, anyway, made Ye Xiong next to him nervous, and for a while, he was a bit at a loss standing in the room.

And once this matter was spread on the Internet, it was naturally full of topics.

It is not the first time that professional players' parents support or even play games together, but it is rare for the whole family to go into battle together.

Plus Ye Bo's former nickname was 【Auntie Brother】, this association is naturally full of stories.

"Alright, alright, watch the game, watch the game!" Ye Bo returned the phone, and thinking of his mother's happy look last night, his heart was also happy.

The first to start was the LCK bubble match.

It was a competition of four teams in total, DK and LSB who only need to win one game, and KT and DRX who need to win two games.

On the first day, DK swept LSB 3-1 and was the first to confirm the seat of "Number 3 Seed".

"Turtle, it still has to be the top-mid-jungle of the boss Turtle!" Sheng Qiang Ge sighed: "I feel that if Nuguri played in that playoff game, maybe they could win T1."

DK still showed the style of the team's traditional "stereotypes".

Mid-jungle Canyon and ShowMaker linked crazily, and the top laner steadily played the laning pressure.

As for the bot lane, it's the same as back then, just be steady.

Back then, in the game between DK and T1, in the absence of Nuguri, they could still play a 2-3 score with T1, which is enough to prove that this DK still has a bit of the turtle shape of the big turtle.

"But I feel Canyon's style has changed, it seems he doesn't love counter-jungling so much, but is more steady?" Barrier was also analyzing the changes of his opponents.

Ye Bo did not participate in the discussion at the first time.

He was just painting and changing on his notebook, as if recording something...

Then KT vs DRX, the duel between the two loser groups.

Whoever loses will be directly eliminated and miss S12, with no fault tolerance.

This game was also the game that the EDG members cared about the most.

The reason is nothing else, just because DRX has EDG's old player Deft, who is also an old friend who keeps frequent contact with Meiko, Clearlove, and others.

In the first game, DRX fought for 41 minutes and finally won, Zeka's Sylas showed great power and won the MVP.

But from the second game, the situation took a turn for the worse.

Zeka was banned and snatched Sylas for two consecutive games, and chose Azir for two consecutive games, but the performance in both games was incomparably bad—even the damage in both games was not as good as the top laner Kingen's Sejuani and Gragas!

"I feel like this Zeka's hero pool has a bit of a problem?" Maokai said, and turned to look at Ye Bo.

"I don't think so."

Ye Bo flipped through his dense notebook and expressed his thoughts: "As far as I know, Zeka's hero pool at least has Seeing Akali and Ahri, and even LeBlanc, the opponent didn't ban them, and he didn't choose them."

"In these two games, they were all snatching Zeri for the bot lane, and in one of them, they even chose Zeri + Renata, which we have already confirmed is a trap."

"Feels... um... the bot lane doesn't seem to have played the BP effect it should have."

Considering the relationship between Deft and EDG, Ye Bo spoke quite tactfully.

But the fact is indeed that from the effect, the BP made by tilting to the bot lane for two consecutive games did not play any effect.

Deft's performance can't be said to be too bad, but there is no too prominent performance, and he failed to assume the effect that a key carry should play.

In Ye Bo's eyes, he always feels that the tactics of this DRX are a bit "chaotic".

It's like they haven't been able to complete a clear construction, and everyone hasn't found their position.

"Hey, 1 to 2, it's very dangerous..." Meiko couldn't help but squeeze a sweat for his old friend who was already standing on the edge of the cliff.

However, by the fourth game, there were clearly people with clear heads in DRX.

Decisively made a huge personnel adjustment on the edge of the cliff.

"Change the jungler at this time!?" Clearlove widened his eyes, looking at Pyosik who was replaced, quite shocked.

But the result proved that this choice was actually wise.

Because it was clear that the top lane with the best state in this BO5, replacing the substitute jungler Juhan to cooperate with Kingen to play the top-jungle offensive, actually played two perfect performances!

One game Fiora and one game Aatrox, cooperating with Zeka's Azir who also warmed up, the top and mid exerted force together to poke the whole field.

In the end, DRX completed a let-one-chase-three, extreme reversal, and entered the bubble match finals on the lifeline.

And Ye Bo noticed a small detail in this game.

He found that although the support BeryL chose two big soft supports like Yuumi and Lulu, his "roaming" in the game was very frequent, and he also keenly noticed that his "mouth" seemed to be moving all the time...

Ye Bo recorded this small detail in his notebook, adding a paragraph to the analysis of BeryL.

【BeryL】: {Likes to choose soft supports to do things? }{Does not pay attention to laning because of laning pressure? }{

The final LCK finals day, DRX vs LSB.

The first game was still Zeka killing all sides and winning the MVP, only this time, Sylas was replaced by Seeing Akali.

But the result was that they were chased for two games again!

And even the heroes chosen were exactly the same, it was the fixed combination of Zeri + Yuumi + Lulu + Renata again, and it was the same Azir in the mid lane for two games.

"Why on earth!"

"Last time it was 1-2 like this, do you still have to snatch it hard! What is the DRX coach thinking!"

Meiko, who has always been calm, looked at his friend standing on the edge of the cliff again and again, and his tone became anxious.

Ye Bo, who was biting the pen cap and thinking, was also thinking about this question.

He looked at the bot lane laning of DRX in these few games, and only felt two words—twisted.

Obviously, BeryL is very eager to do things, even if he chooses a soft support that is not easy to move, he has always wanted to move, but he is paired with Zeri, who is not strong in the laning phase and relies heavily on support.

Causing the support and AD to be a bit split.

It just so happens that Zeri is the top AD of this version, they don't want to give it to the opponent, and Deft's Zeri plays relatively average.

Perhaps, it is because since a big charge and send in the ancient times, Deft has lingering fears and is a bit hesitant about using this kind of hero that needs to ride on the face.

Zeri, this hero, although it is easy to appear in the famous scene of "climbing over the mountain", the output at the critical moment really needs to charge a bit.

This point is interpreted more appropriately by Mr. JackeyLove, who is good at sudden death.

However, this team DRX is very magical.

Every time they are on the verge of elimination, they can always suddenly come up with new things to make a comeback, and there is always someone who can suddenly stand up, as if someone is protecting them in the dark...

In the life-and-death battle of the fourth game, Zeka's Azir and Kingen's Aatrox managed to kill a bloody path in the team fight, contributing several heaven-defying team fights, plus Deft, whose state also suddenly soared, forcibly completed the reversal!

And the fifth game was even more shocking.

Such a thrilling BO5, it is clear that the two teams are of equal strength.

But in the final fifth game, in just 23 minutes, DRX seemed to have evolved as a whole, and actually won the deciding game with an exaggerated "human-machine level" record of 23 to 3!

The economic gap between the two sides in 20 minutes reached a full 16,000!

You know, this is the kill and economic gap that even EDG, which is currently the best at fast attacks, rarely hits.

And among them, Deft's Zeri, who was criticized in both BO5 games, seemed to be reborn to the peak of ten years ago in this game, proving that he is not old yet.

"Nice! Nice! Well played, Alpaca!" Meiko was so happy that it felt like he had won the game himself.

"It's really not easy," Clearlove was obviously very happy too.

But soon he was a bit sad again: "But with their fluctuating state..."

It is clear that the views on this LCK final on the Internet are also different.

【Woo woo woo, Mr. Deft is really not easy! This jungler is rotten, replaced in the third game, lost one game and rolled down again, it is estimated that the coaching staff does not trust him, he has to sit on the water dispenser to death】

【This is good, at the World Championship, Deft, Hope, Viper are sitting next to Meiko, all asking Meiko: "Who do you love more?"】

【DK only has Ghost left who didn't enter the World Championship, this story tells us again where the turtle gate of the big turtle was back then, it's all to blame for the sea-whip boy who ran to do things in the middle of the night back then!】

【Actually, I feel that DRX's upper limit is not low, as long as God BeryL doesn't mess up, focus on protecting the bot lane and you can win!】

【This mid lane of DRX has always been underestimated, looking at it this way, the LCK mid lane this year is really fierce, Lee Soo-chul, plus a thief】

【Saying so much is useless, with this state of DRX, they are just the life of a stinky quarterfinal, Mr. Deft might as well work hard to impact the double-digit quarterfinals, learn the traditional virtues of my "Waste Clearlove, eight strokes per word, quarterfinals every year"!"】

"Manager, ask you a question." Barrier suddenly raised his head.

"What are you doing?" Clearlove glanced sideways, feeling that this guy was going to be bad again.

Ever since this guy stayed with Ye Bo every day, he clearly felt that he had become more sword-like...

"Really just purely curious! Is it you who has more quarterfinals, or Alpaca brother?"

"Little cub! Your account is gone!"

The base laughed into a group.

And in fact, someone popularized it below the post.

It's actually the same amount.

Both of them are quarterfinal kings, Clearlove is 24568, Deft is 5681011, both are five quarterfinals.

These are also the two people with the most quarterfinal honors among all players...

And with the birth of LCK's fourth seed.

The LPL bubble match is also in full swing.

The first day at 7 o'clock is the highlight—RNG, the Spring Champion + MSI Champion, vs JDG, the first in the summer regular season.

Unfortunately, RNG lost again.

From the whole summer split, it can be seen that the state of all RNG members is just one word: sluggish!

Those who don't know would think that Summer Tiger Brother is a disease that will be contagious.

Interestingly, although the whole BO5 presented a one-sided situation, and the final score was only 3-1 because Wei snatched the Baron, barely helping the team turn the game around and win one small game.

But no one thought that the only advantage position... was the top lane!

More accurately, the laning of Breathe and 369 throughout the summer was basically Breathe's advantage—this was still under the situation of the "Kindred" combination.

The shortcomings of these two top laners are very obvious.

One is a lump in laning, one is a lump in team fighting.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that 369's laning has problems, and this may also become a hidden danger for JDG's journey to the S-series...

Breathe is just that once he reaches the mid-game team fight, he will start to send it randomly, plus the chaotic command and rhythm of the whole team, naturally he can't change anything.

RNG seems to have lost all its martial arts, lost the state of the players, lost the tactical execution of the spring, lost the top-level operation and team fighting in the late game, and also lost the strong three-pronged rhythm system of the regular season, as well as the precious tactical development ability.

In the end, RNG regrettably missed the number three seed seat, only waiting for the day after tomorrow, the final life-and-death battle!

Fortunately, the competitiveness of the remaining two teams is not strong.

BLG's state has not been able to adjust back since the disastrous defeat to EDG, and everyone is still a bit dizzy.

In the end, they were defeated by LNG 3-2.

And this "Battle of the Two Saints", as expected, set off a storm, and Mount Emei is like the New Year.

【Mommy, I want to whistle! This is the student? How was he stepped on by my Coin Brother!】

【Don't make me laugh, what does it have to do with your big mixed b? Isn't this game's mid lane lying down and losing? Forgot about being solo-killed in the second game?】

【So what if you were solo-killed? Did you win! Did you win!】

【That is! Mommy, being kicked out of the door by a newcomer who has only played for a few months, don't call anymore, I'm waiting for Dao to have no work next year!】

【Coin Brother, come on, you must go to the World Championship!】

Just after the game ended, Ye Bo originally wanted to go to comfort Chen Zebin.

But just at this moment, he received a push reminder from BB Space almost at the same time.

"BLG-Bin": "Next year, I will definitely come back!"

It was originally a very normal sentence.

But once matched with the "Grey Wolf" avatar used by the other party, this sentence suddenly became a bit strange...

Ye Bo knew that the other party didn't seem to need comfort.

So he just replied with a 【Pleasant Goat Staring】 expression below.

Bin on the other side saw this reply, first liked it, and originally wanted to reply with some interaction.

But he smacked his lips twice, and finally pressed the backspace key.

Thinking that Ye Bo had only debuted for a few months and won the Silver Dragon Cup... while he had been fighting in the LPL for 3 years, but he hadn't even entered the Summer Split finals!

Thinking back then.

They were one a small-famous specialist UP in the high-score circle, one a small transparent player preparing to sign up for youth training, still considered a parallel intersection position.

He had been ahead for three full years, originally thought that looking back, he had absolutely surpassed all his peers.

But the result... was overtaken by Ye Bo in just a few months!

Is there any justice, any law?

The proud Bin secretly made up his mind to go to the manager later, striving for BLG to make some big moves in this year's transfer window.

Next year, he must kill his way back to the sheep village!

September 5th.

The last bubble match of the LPL started.

Although RNG's state was really not good, in the end, LNG was still taken down 3-2.

The top laners Ale and Breathe have the same compatibility, both are people who emphasize laning, and Breathe's effect was successfully exerted.

Especially in the last life-and-death game, when the team missed the World Championship and might face the edge of disbandment.

Breathe suddenly seemed to be possessed by divine power, a "Sword Immortal" Fiora played a quite bright performance, successfully leading the team's victory.

And among them, Doinb was actually solo-killed by Xiaohu again, which also made the public opinion that Doinb set off yesterday take a turn for the worse again...

"Three to two!" Miller's loud voice Ye Bo could hear in the backstage: "RNG held onto the last breath! Successfully won the last ticket of the LPL to the 2022 World Championship!"

The scene where the last bubble match ended will immediately carry out the "Expedition Ceremony".

The players of the other three teams had already changed into expedition uniforms under the guidance of the staff and went to the main stage in the backstage to wait for orders.

Ye Bo walked through the player passage.

He could still see the RNG members who seemed to have survived the disaster, as well as the dejected LNG members.

The completely different emotions of the two sides were vividly displayed in this small space.

Doinb didn't have the noise of the past, and looked a lot more honest, perhaps still thinking about fighting again next year...

Ye Bo just wanted to go up to say hello, when he heard the sound coming from the front desk.

"Next, please invite the number one seed representing the LPL region to go to the 2022 World Championship—EDG!"

"The day the knights return, EDG, which has brought us countless miracles and excitement this summer, will inevitably represent the LPL region and overcome obstacles in the upcoming S-series..."

Ye Bo and his teammates stepped onto the platform, listening to the summer game clips belonging to EDG playing on the giant LED screen behind them.

Due to the severe control situation in Magic City during the bubble match these few days, the audience could not gather offline again.

So this year's expedition ceremony was also quite short and concise.

The four teams appeared in turn, and after being simply set off by five-cent special effects, Miller began to make concluding remarks.

"A year of LPL journey has ended, the four teams that broke out of the hail of bullets will be crowned with the LPL nameplate and fight hard in the World Championship..."

"In the past four years, LPL has won three Summoner's Cups! This is the honor that belongs to our entire region!"

"The four teams this year are not lacking in those who have experienced past glory, and there are also young newcomers who have just emerged and are sharp, let us wait and see together, under the test of the World Championship, what kind of dazzling golden light they will bloom!"

"Everyone, see you at the S12 World Championship!"

Ye Bo stood in the center of the stage, under the illumination of the spotlight, looking at the empty player seats in front.

The simple ceremony did not affect his different passionate emotions in his heart at all.

He stood in front of the stage, straightened his waist and shoulders with incomparable force, and raised his chin.

It was as if he was standing in a military posture.

Especially in sharp contrast to the lazy, sleepy, and comedic Knight, Creme, and Xiaohu nearby.

Can't help it, the big girl gets on the sedan chair for the first time.

As long as he thinks of the words World Championship, Ye Bo feels dry mouth and accelerated heartbeat.

However, it is deserted offline.

The major live broadcast rooms online are quite lively.

【LPL charge charge charge charge charge charge!】

【It seems that this year is the year with the fewest Korean imports going to the S-series, right? Only three, local players are becoming more and more competitive!】

【Reprint Korean network hot discussion: LPL four expedition teams determined, just looking at the team name is terrifying!】

【Serious? Really want to compare team names, the three opposite are more terrifying? Add up to 6 S-championships!】

【So what? Isn't it the same three teams last year, look at my EDG team, one team tops your three teams! Just wait for my Master Ye to go to the World Championship to collect achievements!】

【What a boring expedition ceremony, not as good as last year, I will always remember last year's expedition ceremony... the short film of the four teams, all are videos of beating WE!】

【Indeed boring, my evaluation is that it is not as good as watching EDG's season microphone】

And with the expedition teams of the major regions coming out one after another.

The sky of Summoner's Rift seems to be surging with wind and clouds.

The League world is about to enter the hottest season of the year!

(End of chapter)