Chapter 270: MSI Champions! The Protagonist of 2023!

"We are the champions!" Ye Bo threw off his headset and jumped up from his seat, his arms raised high in a chuunibyou display of excitement.

To outside viewers, they might feel that once you've won a World Championship, nothing else matters.

But at least for Ye Bo, every journey is an indispensable part of his professional career and a goal worth chasing.

His teammates immediately rushed over to surround Ye Bo in a group hug.

Beichuan was still a bit dazed at first, and it was only after Flandre pulled him up from his chair that he reacted.

"Hey, I told you you could do it~" Flandre was still joking as he had before: "You matched my record in just one year; now you're an MSI champion too~~"

The dazed Beichuan scratched his head, feeling quite embarrassed: "Oh, don't say that, Brother Gun. I was just tagging along; you guys are the real powerhouses."

"Yo yo yo yo yo yo, I'm here! We are the champions!!!"

At this moment, Xun had already sprinted all the way from the backstage in a "ninja run."

A jungler player always has a clear train of thought; while shouting, he locked onto his core target and charged straight at Ye Bo for a bear hug.

Beichuan's expression changed at light speed; he leaned over and shouted at him: "Oh, isn't this Brother Xun? It's only been half an hour and you're already this washed up? I'm an MSI champion jungler now, buddy!"

"Oh, you really think you're something, huh? But with me here, you kid will only ever be able to hug Master Ye's shins. The thighs are mine!"

The entire Copper Box Arena was suddenly flooded with bright lights.

The large screens on both sides of the stage merged into one, the identical golden team logo flashing across the entire venue.

"Let us congratulate V5! For becoming the champions of the 2023 Mid-Season Invitational! For becoming the ultimate victors of this final, destined to be recorded in the history books!" Guan Zeyuan's passionate voice sounded as if he felt no sorrow at all.

"Since its founding, V5 has reached an international tournament for the first time and taken the crown in one fell swoop, capturing the first international championship in team history! At the same time, they have defended the LPL's absolute dominance in the Mid-Season Invitational!"

"The championship belongs to the LPL!"

Guan Zeyuan changed his tone to comfort the JDG fans: "At the same time, let us send our applause to JDG. Their bold drafting strategies and selection methods today created many miracles along the way, defeating two strong teams, T1 and Gen. , in succession. The year is only halfway through; there will be many more opportunities for these two teams from the same region to clash in the future!"

He spoke with such sincerity that it was as if he were comforting himself.

However, Doinb next to him was clearly lacking in social awareness, rushing to open his mic and interject: "Since V5 was founded this year, they haven't lost a single best-of-five. Their dominance is just too strong!"

"I can only say that the LPL championship is well-deserved. Ye is truly the number one mid-laner in the LPL! The strength he displayed today proves he is still improving, even stronger than last year! This is simply incredible!"

"Junior, as a former teammate, you have more say in this. Do you think that's right?"

Scout's expression looked like he had just swallowed a fly.

He always felt that this guy next to him had been targeting him all day.

Damn it, just because you're not in the LPL anymore doesn't mean you can just say whatever you want!

But at this joyous moment, in front of the cameras, he could only squeeze out a smile uglier than crying, nodding with a faint arc to swallow this big fly.

"Mm, mm, mm."

【This is the gold content of Master Ye. On and off the field, laning against two top-tier mid-laners at the same time, and he broke both of them!】

【When did Big B become so tactless? But at least he finally said something human~】

【You clearly don't know Big B at all. JDG only has Ruler with any traffic; how many fans do the others have? My Big B only ever licks the kings of traffic! If there's traffic, he's the boss!】

【It really is true. He doesn't hold back on the 'Stealer of Scriptures' (Scout) in his current situation. If Rookie hadn't gone to WBG this year under the protection of TheShy, do you think Rookie wouldn't have been stepped on? The Three Saints and One Emperor can't be at the bottom!】

【LPL's number one mid-laner? The world's number one mid-laner!】

【That's not wrong either. The only civil war is the LPL; the LPL's number one is the world's number one!】

The V5 players headed over to shake hands, while the livestream played the team highlight reel for this MSI.

This was prepared in advance; whichever team won would have their highlight reel played.

From leading the trend with Neeko and Nautilus mid against T1 in the first match, to the later Neeko support paired with Caitlyn, and then various peculiar team compositions.

V5 was clearly always at the forefront of the meta!

"V5 in the first half of the year was truly amazing! They were powerfully despair-inducing!" The English caster Ender said somewhat exaggeratedly: "This has to be the most terrifying gap in a best-of-five I've seen in all the MSIs I've watched. Even a team as strong as JDG seemed unable to fight back at all!"

The bearded caster who supports the LCK was neutral today: "That's normal. After all, these two teams are old rivals in the LPL, and JDG hasn't even won a single game against them yet. On the contrary, the other team, BLG, once won a game... These two teams seem to have a natural counter-relationship!"

"It's a pity; if it had been BLG that came to MSI, I think this final might have been even more exciting."

"Of course, one must also mention the rationality of this V5 build. A team composed of the core members of last year's champion and runner-up really was the right choice."

Vedius next to him was noncommittal about the first half of the statement.

But upon hearing the latter part, he couldn't help but interrupt.

"I don't think it's because of the champion and runner-up members—look at the teams composed of EDG and HLE members this year; neither of them made it to MSI in the end. I think that says a lot."

"Ye, this rising star of a top-tier mid-laner, is the key!"

Vedius analyzed it logically: "Not to mention his unparalleled individual strength, just looking at EDG last year and V5 this year, his presence clearly and successfully connected the team, truly fulfilling the most important thing for a mid-laner!"

"In contrast, the opposing player Knight today is the perfect counter-example, completely drifting outside the team, causing JDG to look like they were disconnected from the middle."

The bearded caster wasn't annoyed by being interrupted; instead, he smiled and asked in a drawn-out tone: "Wooooooo, is your only idol no longer Uzi?"

As a world-renowned Uzi fan, Vedius also generously and humorously replied: "Uzi is still my favorite AD player, but he's no longer active, so they can't be compared."

"And Ye, when he is on Summoner's Rift, it's as if there is some kind of magic about him!"

"Oh, and in reality, too~"

She looked at the livestream camera, which was returning to Ye Bo, who had finished shaking hands and was coming back onto the stage.

She wondered if she could go down after the show and ask for an autograph or something.

After all, it was a regional civil war, and both sides saw each other all the time, so the handshake segment was very quick.

Although the JDG members were full of sorrow, one could vaguely see a sense of "relief."

Especially the mid-laner.

It was clear that after the second game, everyone's mentality had already started to crumble.

Knight was completely silenced by the third game; the only thing that made people remember any highlights seemed to be a bit of coordination in the mid-lane, and then he disappeared for the rest of the game.

Ye Bo and his teammates arrived at the center of the stage together.

They were greeted by the enthusiastic cheers and synchronized ID chants of ten thousand spectators giving it their all!

And the six players looked at the trophy before them, their expressions and moods vastly different.

When it came down to it.

Apart from Deft, no one on the V5 team had ever touched this trophy—in fact, except for BeryL, everyone was entering the MSI tournament for the first time!

Yet, the most excited one at this moment was actually Deft, who had already won this trophy.

With the golden trophy right before his eyes, in a trance, it felt like the last time he had seen such a trophy was a full seven years ago.

He couldn't help but look again at the high-spirited young man beside him.