Chapter 316: The World's First S13 Seat! Where Did This

"Congratulations to V5! Like autumn winds sweeping away fallen leaves, they have secured a resounding 3-0 victory over the playoff dark horse LNG, becoming the first to step into the winner's bracket!"

Jide raised his voice to shout: "V5 clearly maintains absolute dominance in this turbulent playoff patch. The day after tomorrow, they will face the winner of JDG and WBG; perhaps we might even see a repeat of the Spring Split finals!"

Wang Duo, with equally high-spirited and impassioned tones: "At the same time, in this best-of-five, V5 can be said to have displayed a variety of distinct tactical approaches, even managing to defeat LNG in the final game using the very system they are most proficient in."

The broadcast camera swept across, yet it still captured the gloomy atmosphere at the LNG player station in its entirety.

The first game could be attributed to a draft counter.

The second game could be attributed to the opponent's lineup.

But in the third game, V5 defeated them head-on while using the very system they were best at!

They even used the "only" hero the opponent had ever lost on!

Even though the LNG members had received pre-match guidance from their coach, they could not help but feel dejected at this moment.

Scout looked even more emotionally volatile, his shoulders even trembling slightly!

After a year's time.

He had actually been ruthlessly captured by Ye Bo once again in front of a massive audience.

The opponent was simply like a great mountain standing above his head... and another great mountain that seemed impossible to ever climb over!

"It is also after winning this match that V5 has officially confirmed their spot in the top three of the playoffs, which also means their season points have confirmed their entry into the World Championship!"

"Yes, dear viewers!"

"The first team in the world across all regions to qualify for S13 has been born, and it is our LPL's V5 team!"

The spotlights above the arena flickered incessantly, crisscrossing on the stage floor and casting golden reflections.

The large screen in the back also displayed subtitles—but not the usual regular banners; it was a special "Congratulations to V5 for securing a spot in the 2023 World Championship" subtitle that had clearly been "prepared in advance"!

The 70 points from the Spring Split championship, plus the 70 points for a guaranteed top-three finish in the Summer playoffs, meant that when added together, they were already guaranteed a top-three spot in total points at the very least.

This is also an annual tradition.

Although historically, only two teams—KZ in S8 and T1 in S10—had ever failed to make it to the World Championship after winning the Spring Split, so the suspense was not very high.

But with the playoff schedule nearing its end, if a regional team can be the first to grab a ticket, it generally means that a "super strong team" has emerged in that region.

After all, such a situation can only occur if one team has accumulated enough points throughout the year!

The venue resounded with waves of cheers that surged like the tide.

Ye Bo and his teammates all stood up to hug and celebrate, clearly just as excited.

However, the most excited one among them was surprisingly not Xun, who was entering the World Championship for the first time in his career.

It was the bottom lane duo!

Come to think of it, Deft and Beryl were long past their first time entering the World Championship, especially Beryl with his "two runner-ups and one championship in three years" record; it just didn't seem worth getting excited over merely securing a spot.

But for these two, this World Championship ticket had a completely different meaning.

The "regrets" they left on the World Championship stage last year were truly too great, and now that it was finally confirmed they would be heading to that place again, it clearly held a special significance for the two of them.

The V5 members walked across the stage to find the opponents for the post-match handshake.

Along the way, Ye Bo enjoyed the cheers sent by the audience below, and he could hear the live commentary along the way.

"Master Ye's performance on Orianna today is truly a surprise!"

"It feels like V5 has completely overcome the 'curse.' Now, in the team's hero pool repository, one could say there is another divine weapon!"

"It is indeed a pity for LNG today. After being continuously crushed by V5, it feels like their mentality might be affected, but they have to face the loser's bracket matches immediately, and neither JDG nor WBG are easy to deal with."

The director's camera followed the footsteps of the V5 members, slowly advancing to the LNG player station.

The expressions of the five LNG members could only be described as soul-crushed.

The one on the far edge, Breathe, was the most normal.

During the second game, he thought there was a risk of the team disbanding and going on vacation if they lost, so he was under immense pressure at the time, and the coach's comfort during the break had the greatest effect on him—so they wouldn't disband even if they lost this match?

In fact, they could even lose one more game later!

At that moment, he instantly relaxed his tense heart.

Because of this, during the final pick on the fifth floor, he did not take the initiative to suggest heroes like Fiora, Jax, or Camille that had a better chance to carry in the side lanes, but instead followed the coach's arrangement and chose Gragas, and his playstyle was the kind of "hand-off" approach where he simply disappeared for the entire game.

However, Tarzan next to him was not so relaxed.

If we are talking about this best-of-five, he was definitely the second most miserable person on the team!

He felt as if the opponent had picked up a martial arts manual filled with how to counter him, having completely guessed and seen through him from head to toe... causing him to play all three games in a daze, completely bewildered!

The most critical thing was that he was "lost in the game," and LNG's head coach was a fool who was completely unable to see through or help him analyze and change.

And this, very likely, would become a hidden danger for the future.

Of course, the most miserable one was inevitably Scout.

As he looked at Ye Bo, who was smiling and nodding at him, and Deft and Flandre, who had patted his shoulder one after another behind him.

Scout's heart was a mix of emotions.

And the audience in the other half of the arena, which had been dead silent, suddenly became inexplicably restless at this moment, with flashlights constantly flickering.

Weibo's "#Scout Super Topic" also quickly became lively.

【Look! Look! Deft and Flandre both know to pat his shoulder to comfort him at a time like this! Only Ye is still laughing there! Still mocking him to his face!!!】

【This person fits every imagination I have of a villain!】

【Just wait! Evil will not prevail over good! Look at how disgusting this jungler and support from LNG were today; if the jungle hadn't been like they were lost, could the mid lane have been played like that!】

【Anyone with eyes knows that the junior is definitely 'more meritorious than at fault.' In the second game, he sacrificed himself for the team and took the initiative to grab Akali; in the first and third games, he kept looking for opportunities for the team, which gave Ye a chance. If it weren't for this kind of blood, he wouldn't be Lee Ye-chan!】

【He tried his best in laning and team fights; it really was a teammate gap, especially this Blitzcrank at the end, it really made me want to cry. But if he didn't have this sense of responsibility, then he wouldn't be the player Scout! @Scout_Yechan, don't mind it, get some good rest!】

The Weibo Super Topic was like a washing machine in another world.

And even if any posts with other directions of discussion appeared, they would immediately be interfered with by mysterious forces and disappear almost instantly without a sound!

Only under the discussion style of the live broadcast room, where people could speak freely, could one see various objective evaluations from pure passersby.

【The Weibo Super Topic is already shifting blame and mourning; it's too outrageous.】

【Laughing to death, the fans can actually wash this; I just posted a match record and a GIF in the Super Topic, and as a result, I was instantly killed and banned for 365 days! The reason was personal attacks!】

【Crying? Crying also counts as time, the great reckoning is coming soon~~~~】

【I'm looking forward to the Thief Saint not making it to the World Championship and then being chased for debts by his uncle all over the world; just thinking about it feels so good.】

【I really like a quote from the fans—"Today I'll tell you that there is a gap even among world champions," "If you have evidence, go sue," "Without the junior, EDG couldn't have won the championship at all."】

The noisy live broadcast room didn't calm down until the post-match data panel started playing.

From Orianna's outrageous suppression starting at level two, to the solo kill in the matchup, to the side lane entanglement, and then to the bizarre long-distance combo.

"If it can still be like this..." Keria, with a look of surprise, was still seriously analyzing: "I can play Shen support too, it feels like it would actually work well with Orianna!"

"Mainly, it's not just the ultimate; it can also be used to protect Orianna's single-lane development in the mid-game!"

Zeus also expressed approval for Ksyante's "ball-carrying charge": "Their top laner's coordination here is a bit good; it seems that collaboration ability is indeed his strength..."