Chapter 247: If the spring breeze has pity for flowers, is Faker retiring

On the night the loser's bracket ended, the storm had already begun to sweep!

Major video websites and forums at home and abroad were bustling, and the volume of discussion even exceeded the discussion of the "Peak Battle" between the two number one seeds in the winner's bracket the next day!

Especially on foreign websites.

This moment had simply become the main battlefield for fans of various countries, worthy of being called a cyber world war.

【Is this our legendary team T1? It really is legendary and strange!】

【Da Fei's hilarious Nautilus makes me laugh to death. If it weren't for the global BP, I feel like if he picked Nautilus three times, he could really be beaten 3-0!】

【What exactly is wrong with Faker? In four games, except for one game of K'Sante that had that flavor, why couldn't he even beat Left Hand at other times?】

【Hehe, just say Kinght Left God is the hope of domestic mid laners! What Ye can do, he can also do!】

【To the one above, don't think that just because you're fishing for foreigners, you don't need to be baited by curry people. We'll take it all the same.】

【My evaluation is—it's all a clumsy imitation of Master Ye!】

【Speaking of which, it's a bit sigh-inducing. Time is really a butcher's knife. I wonder if Faker, when seeing Ye, will also think of that once omnipotent self?】

【That's about enough, it's just that Ye was born ten years late~~~ This person is fierce as if he was reincarnated and forgot to drink Meng Po soup, feeling like he's already played League of Legends for ten years in his past life!】

After the first game was lost, there were still quite a few T1 fans in China arguing for their case.

But just after JDG also swept T1, almost all T1 fans in CN disappeared, all knowing the importance of not being able to fight an uphill battle and starting to go invisible.

This resulted in the various trolls not being satisfied at all.

Only then did they cross mountains and ridges to come to foreign websites to "siege the city"!

Of course, there were quite a few Korean netizens here still insisting on refuting and protecting, even not hesitating to divert fire to protect the absolute core.

【Why is everyone targeting our Faker-nim? Are there no problems with the others on the T1 team? Is he the only one who is trash!】

【T1 was set up by CN capital! They drew V5 in the first game and were arranged into such a bracket... Targeting our T1 like this, they just want to destroy Korean esports!!!】

【Big Egg is definitely a super cancer! I don't know how someone who can say "ADC is an egg, it can exist, or it can not exist" can play a big core ADC well!】

【Eh? Then I have a suggestion! There is a legendary four-protect-one AD player in LPL who is idle at home, I suggest T1 seize the opportunity!】

【Damn it, really enough! Faker is the god who descended from the mountain, why should he be slandered by you like this!? Do you have any respect for seniors at all!】

【Aiy, a traditional ancient poem of the Republic of Korea best represents my mood—If the spring breeze has pity for flowers, can you allow me to be young again!】

【??? Your mother, this can also be Korean! When this poem existed, that corner of yours should still be called {Goryeo vassal state}, right?】

【If the spring breeze has pity for flowers, Ye is always countering me! Woo woo woo (crying/emoji)】

Ye Bo would occasionally scroll through foreign websites these past few days, sighing at the madness of the recent public opinion.

But thinking about it carefully, it was indeed understandable.

After all, rolling home without winning a single international match is indeed creating a new history...

Most viewers have a strange mentality: they like to create the rise of a "god," and they also like to see the "fall of a god" with their own eyes.

Although looking back, T1's record over these years can already be said to be not very good.

But after all, they were still top four and runners-up, not a fall.

Today, this might be considered a true "fall"!

Just like V5's team members clearly have no "black spots," and Ye Bo has never had any negative news, just playing matches well... yet there are always inexplicably a group of people who groundlessly hate V5 and Ye.

It's just that the problem is, V5 never gives them a chance!

This group of people, except for occasionally trolling a few words in the bullet comments, has no chance to revel like T1 is now, feeling very stifled!

Ye Bo couldn't comfort the other side at this moment; whatever he said at this time would be like sprinkling salt on a wound—after all, he was one of the biggest culprits!

"Damn, how did these people move this video over here too!"

Brother Shengqiang Ge let out a strange laugh and handed his phone screen to everyone to look around.

"It would be fine if it wasn't sent over, but if it's sent here, Fei Fei can really see it. If he watches it, he'll really have nightmares~~"

Ye Bo saw the content on the screen and realized what they were laughing at: "Damn!! Even I feel socially dead watching this!"

Xun suddenly thought of something: "How is the video title translated? It wouldn't be a literal translation, right..."

That was the new video from the troll uploader Ye Bo liked to watch most.

The original version was released when T1 lost, and then after T1 lost the match, it was reset and revised that very night.

The video title was "Nautilus Neeko 2.0".

In the river of Summoner's Rift, a large ship cut out from the movie slowly docked, and two people walked to the bow one after the other.

"Fei!"

"Ye!"

"Do you believe me?"

"You jump, I jump!"

"OK, come follow me and learn well!"

The screen flashed with highlight clips of Ye Bo's K'Sante, Nautilus, and Neeko.

The large ship continued to sail forward, and a reef appeared in the middle of the river, hung with the name of JDG.

"Just like I taught you! Start! Go!"

"You jump, I jump!"

Ye: "I'm flying!"

Fei: "I'm fly!"

When the weird yet inexplicably fitting dubbing came out, combined with the video's subtitle translation, the V5 members couldn't hold it in and burst into laughter.

Especially Deft; seeing the avatar replaced by AI in the video, he felt it was unbearable to look at, and couldn't imagine the other person's true appearance for a moment.

"Really damn funny every time I watch it, this uploader is definitely Fei Fei's hater!" Brother Shengqiang Ge laughed, holding his stomach.

"Don't slander, he's also Master Ye's hater!" Xun also couldn't help but tease.

Ye Bo felt a bit ashamed when he saw it himself at first, but he still silently gave it a one-click three-combo...

"Holy crap! G2 is also doing it!"

Another surfing expert, Beryl, saw a latest tweet when he opened Twitter to search for the original video to take a look.

G2, who advanced to the winner's bracket 2-0 in the lower bracket, was in high spirits and also sent "congratulations" to T1, who had been eliminated, at the first opportunity.

【G2 League: What a pity, T1 was kicked out of the group chat so early, we didn't have a chance... Then we can only leash your good brothers!】

Tweet image: A "dog leashing photo" from GTA5.

G2 photoshopped their team logo onto the head of the owner Franklin, and the leashes in his hands were tied to the two North American teams C9 and GG respectively—not far away, there was also a dog running away at full speed, photoshopped with the T1 team logo!

This picture actually had quite a "deep meaning," it really wasn't hard-riding!

The most embarrassing team in this MSI was T1, and the most embarrassing region was the North American LCS region.

In the lower bracket where the competitiveness was clearly much smaller, the two North American teams were both defeated and eliminated, and were even crushed 3-0 by two European teams respectively!

Becoming the first region to be completely eliminated!

It's funny to say, the two North American teams C9 and GG that came to participate this time had exactly five Korean imports in total!

River, Gori, Huhi, Emenes, Berserker, among whom Huhi relied on the team to get a US green card and switched to a local player, not occupying a foreign import spot, so he could be counted as three Korean imports.

And Gori was also someone who came out of T1; as Faker's former substitute, he had also flashed the T1 team logo in a previous confrontation with G2!

Just happened to match G2's tweet!

This tweet had already caused a huge uproar shortly after it was sent.

After all, even for a team like G2 that loves to troll, directly mocking T1 was definitely a feeling of "playing with fire."

Of course, the comment section below was still quite happy, especially non-T1 fans.

【Turtle, so violent, Rabbit Treasure! Give me more intensity!】

【G2 is acting like a dog relying on its master's power! Making it look like they beat T1!】

【Hehe, just wait, G2 will lose all markets in Korea from now on! They provoked someone they shouldn't have!】

【Wow, that sanction is very powerful, it's simply more miserable than Sun Yalong losing his shampoo, more miserable than a crucian carp losing its bicycle!】

【Don't be anxious, T1's MSI slump is an old tradition. Won't my Ke still kill his way back in the World Championship?】

【Still have crybaby fans playing dumb? Now T1's biggest flaw is the mid laner! Faker, please retire soon! Don't delay the other four promising newcomers!】

Early the next morning, London Airport.

The dejected T1 members were walking in the queue for the boarding gate.

Everyone was trying their best to keep their heads down, wearing masks and remaining silent, as if they didn't want to be recognized...

The record of this MSI, even if placed on T1's worst record in team history, was at least a record that could rank in the top two.

Not only did they not win a single series, but their most proud BO5 win rate and international win rate were both taken down, and they were even defeated by two LPL teams one after another...

"Faker!?" A slightly excited Korean exclamation suddenly came from a queue in the adjacent lane.

"It really is Brother Li Li Xianghe!" Successive Korean voices came out.

"This must be Senior Bengi!?"

"Brother Sang-hyeok, I'm your fan!"

Li Li Xianghe thought it was some Korean fans who had come from afar to watch their match.

Although GEN was still fighting in London, after all, the situation in LCK was much more extreme than other regions; many people just purely watched this one team, T1, and didn't care about other teams at all.

It's just that when he looked carefully, he found that these few people looked a bit familiar, and seemed to be professional players too? Looking carefully again... aren't these the members of the two North American teams that rolled home in the same round as them!

The five people flying on different routes instantly broke away from the team and surrounded them, excitedly greeting this "god" from their original region.

Some even took out their phones to ask for a group photo, which could be considered not a wasted trip!

Compared to the dejected mood of all T1 members at this moment, these few people were quite open-minded, as if they hadn't been affected at all.

Already ran to North America to be Korean imports, still afraid of losing?

Being able to come to an international tournament is already not bad!

The airport boarding gate seemed to be occupied by a Korean tour group for a moment, and the air was full of chattering Korean.

It's just that all T1 members looked at the few people in front of them and couldn't laugh at all at this moment.

Thinking that they were going home at the same time as such a group of guys who ran to North America to rot and waste time suddenly seemed to become even more "humiliating"!

Fortunately, the urging of the gate staff separated the two groups of people, and they boarded the plane separately.

And entering the enclosed cabin space, the T1 members seemed to feel the suppressed emotions in their chests ease a little.

"Aiy," the experienced Bengi sighed, but still cheered up to comfort his teammates: "Everyone worked hard, relax a bit, this year has just begun, there are still many matches waiting for us later."

"This MSI version is indeed a bit beyond control. After going back, we must first reconstruct our playstyle. This bot lane big core system doesn't seem to suit us very well. This aspect is my fault."

"Sang-hyeok, you..."

Bengi knew that Li Li Xianghe probably didn't need his comfort.

But seeing the other party continue to remain silent, he still couldn't help but speak up.

"I'm fine," Li Li Xianghe shook his head, as if thinking about something.

Then it was as if he had finally made a decision.

"After going back, I want to rest for a while."

"Ah???"

"Retire!?"

"Not to that extent, Brother Sang-hyeok! It's just an MSI, we can win it back!"

Hearing this.

Not just Bengi, the four little ones around them instantly kicked up from their seats, staring at the other party with wide eyes.

"Don't think too much, just rest for a while in the Summer Split. I want to try the suggestion from the therapist."

Li Li Xianghe's expression didn't change, and he explained simply.

Although Bengi took all the responsibility and indeed wasn't wrong, T1 did expose quite a few key structural problems.

This was actually why they were pushed and defeated by JDG.

—Speaking of which, this matter really was V5's fault!

The three matches with V5, especially the third match, were not matches that ended in a "conventional way."

Before both sides reached the point of pulling, operating, and exerting lineup ability and cooperation, the match was directly killed by the miracle team fight method!

This resulted in.

T1 didn't realize from that match at all how unsuitable their lineup in the third match was for them.

They thought it was just that the opponent performed too well.

Gumayusi couldn't play big core AD at all; his most famous Varus, Jhin, and Ashe were all semi-utility heroes—his most commendable ability had always been that he could often play the role of a carry hero when playing these types of utility heroes.

But if you really let him play a four-protect-one lineup and pile all resources on him, it's easy to have the opposite effect!

For example, limiting the performance of his own support, for example, the jungler needs to focus on the lower half of the map, and also sacrificing the top lane's laning...

These were all things T1 discovered during their confrontation with JDG.

But it was already too late.

But although these problems objectively existed.

Li Li Xianghe was still very clearly self-aware that one important reason they lost the match was that his own performance was too poor.

Not to mention against Ye Bo, even against Left Hand, he seemed a bit powerless!

The hand injury had already affected his performance, reaching the level of "the brain can think of it, but the hand can't do it."

And in fact, the therapist on the team had long given him a treatment plan, requiring him to completely change his special peripherals, change his keyboard and mouse holding posture, the force habits of his fingers pressing the keyboard and mouse, and his sitting posture, etc.

But this matter was dragged on and on.

After all, any player who understands high-competitiveness games must have personally experienced that changing habits and postures is a devastating blow to "hand feel"!

This point really isn't metaphysics!

Don't talk about changing keyboards and mice, changing force habits.

Many FPS esports players are reluctant to change even when their mouse pads are used like rags, just because even if the resistance of the mouse pad is slightly wrong, they will feel uncomfortable all over!

MOBA games are relatively better.

But for professional players, especially the top professional players, the impact must be huge.

Just like when Ye Bo first joined the team and used a capacitive keyboard for the first time with his first salary, it also took him quite a while to adapt.

And for Li Li Xianghe, who was about to be 28 years old, these habits had long been carved into his bones and had long been muscle memory.

To change, it was absolutely not that easy!

Hearing the other party say this, Bengi and the four little ones of T1 breathed a sigh of relief.

"Resting is nothing, the main thing is that the Asian Games selection will be held shortly after the Summer Split starts. If you are rehabilitating, will it affect the selection?"

Bengi thought of this point; he knew this was very important to his old partner.

"I will try my best to adjust before then," Li Li Xianghe was silent for a while, but his tone was very firm: "Even if I really can't make it, I must try."

"For us, this year is not just the Asian Games."

"Go ahead, Brother Sang-hyeok! We have the team, playing a league will definitely not be a problem!" Gumayusi was full of confidence, thinking that it would be nothing if the mid laner was missing in the Summer Split.

Others had similar thoughts.

Although everyone couldn't possibly say it, they just thought about it in their hearts and wouldn't "blame" him.

But everyone naturally knew that the mid laner's performance this time was indeed very poor, and it could even be said that it was the key reason for losing several matches...

If it was still in this state, I'm afraid there wouldn't be many changes until this year's World Championship!

Of course.

Perhaps their hearts also had a little "selfishness."

The four little ones of ZOGK, or rather everyone who has joined this team from the SKT era to today, has always been shrouded under the ID "Faker."

Win the match—you are in T1, your teammate is Faker, isn't winning what you should do?

Lose the match—you are in T1, your teammate is Faker, how trash must you be to not be able to win this?

Regardless of whether they admit it or not, there will always be this obsession in their hearts that is hard to shake off.

After all, no one doesn't want to prove themselves.

"Aiy, the match seems to be starting! Is there Wi-Fi on the plane?" The cheerful Keria wanted to liven up the atmosphere and took the initiative to change the subject: "By the way, who do you think will win this GEN vs V5?"

"That must be GEN, we don't know how strong GEN is..." Gumayusi blurted out without thinking.

But it was as if he recalled the three nightmare matches of V5, and his voice stopped abruptly.

But he still made up for it: "Mainly because GEN's bot lane is very strong, Brother Ruler plays laning, as long as Chovy can hold the mid lane priority, I feel they can win easily..."

Oner, who also liked to speak without thinking, didn't make a sound this time.

He was the one who had the worst memory of the first BO5. His "awe" for V5 at this moment was far greater than just the ADC who was kicked to death in a team fight.

Zeus, who was also silent, didn't express an opinion either.

Keria leaned toward the seats of Li Li Xianghe and Bengi in front: "Brother Seong-woong, Brother Sang-hyeok, what do you two think?"

Bengi pondered for a while before saying: "55 or 64, V5 six, but it specifically depends on how Chovy has been practicing Nautilus and Neeko recently, otherwise their BP will be very hard to do..."

And Li Li Xianghe was looking at the London ground outside the window that was getting smaller and smaller, looking at this arena that had nothing to do with him anymore.

While his thoughts were surging, he just spat out two words.

"28."

Keria widened his eyes: "Ah? That's not to that extent!"

Gumayusi also couldn't help but say: "I also feel it shouldn't be to that extent, after all, GEN can beat JDG, and then JDG beat us 3-1..."

Li Li Xianghe shook his hands, having no heart to argue about these.

"Watch."

Clearly.

He would make such an evaluation, clearly there was only one reason, or rather, one person.

Everyone looked at the live broadcast screen, the winner's bracket semifinal V5 vs GEN match!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 248 =====