Chapter 379

Two focus matches between LCK and LPL appeared, making the backstage area lively for a moment.

LNG and HLE go without saying; as the second and third seeds of the two major regions, they are both the backbone of their respective sides.

One doesn't even need to think to know it will absolutely be a clash of titans!

And Scout, seeing that he didn't draw T1, seemed to still be making an annoyed and regretful expression in his seat.

On the other hand, the T1 members who drew WBG had no reaction at all, preparing to leave with expressionless faces.

The WBG members were different.

From coach Daeny to the five members of the team, every single one of their faces turned incredibly solemn in an instant—especially the mid laner, Xiaohu, who trembled, his face turning pale!

Ye Bo couldn't help but sweat for the other side when he saw this draw.

Although WBG would only be 1-2 if they lost this game, due to the existence of another tough battle between HLE and LNG, and the high probability of DK being in the 1-2 pool, it would be very dangerous once they entered a round with no margin for error!

After all, WBG has two Asian Games teammates and is a team from his own region; Ye Bo certainly doesn't want them to be eliminated in the Round of 16.

"In that case, brothers, shall we work overtime tonight?" he looked at his teammates beside him.

Although they start playing tomorrow, expecting to help the other side improve much in one night is unrealistic.

But even if it's just helping them perfect their lane-swap ideas, it could at least increase their chances of winning a little.

The teammates certainly had no objections, and Ye Bo informed G2 of the postponed training match invitation, which the other side also understood.

V5 didn't even hold a celebration banquet, racing against time to prepare to return straight to the hotel.

And Ye Bo took out his phone in the car, preparing to relax for a while.

He logged onto an overseas esports forum.

Unsurprisingly, the hottest topic was the 2-0 group advancing to the quarterfinals today.

The hottest thread currently was titled: "So, just how terrifying is Ye to have beaten the G2 guys into this state?"

Ye Bo curiously clicked in.

The pinned image was a collage of the post-match interviews from the G2 backstage area, starting with a clip of top laner BB.

"How do I feel? It's regret. Right now, I'm very regretful."

"Letting Akali through was absolutely the most wrong decision we've ever made. Even if I had picked Malphite top to absorb pressure, it would definitely have been easier to play than this game. It's all Adam's fault! Why didn't he tell me she was this terrifying!"

Then there was the AD perspective from Brother Ougang, Hanssama.

He shook his head: "I can't remember too much, I only remember that someone in the team kept shouting 'Akali gogogo! Akali gogogo!' and now my head is full of this sentence..."

And when the camera cut to the most miserable protagonist.

That is, the 'God' in the eyes of European viewers, Caps, who looked like he had just recovered, with a bitter smile on his face.

"How should I put it."

"I should say, a mid laner who hasn't lanned against Ye's Akali is happy."

"Because they still believe that counters exist in this game, that a laning ecosystem exists... but if you face Ye using Akali, you'll find that none of these exist."

The personal accounts of the three victims gave European viewers different perspectives, making the memory even more profound for everyone.

The discussions by the trolls in the comment section below were also very interesting.

【The 'Fog Study' no longer exists!】

【Ye is guilty of heinous crimes! My two children are crying loudly! Because they saw the fall of the God Caps. The last time they cried this sadly was when I told them Santa Claus was fake...】

【Thinking that our region's God was kicked to death by someone else, I know the European region is completely finished. So can we import some LPL foreign players next year?】

【I think Caedrel is right. Want a championship? Hurry up and use your dollars to poach Ye!】

【I have inside information! G2 has already booked a training match with V5. Just wait, G2 will definitely take off!】

【Some things can't be learned, and I heard WBG is competing with G2 for V5's training matches.】

Ye Bo saw the last one with a face full of question marks.

The training match was just decided backstage; how did the news leak out already?

There's a mole!

But after all, it was an open discussion backstage, and there were many members of other teams nearby; it's possible they heard it and spread it.

Even if one takes a more 'evil' speculation, it could be that some teams who 'hate' V5 spread it on purpose—after all, if these teams that booked training matches with V5 explode in the Round of 16, they might even be able to shift the blame onto V5!

Back at the hotel.

Everyone immediately started a training match with the WBG members, and V5 poured out all their insights and experience from their battle with T1 the day before.

"That's roughly T1's lane-swap experience from last time."

"But we don't know if they have any backup plans or any special new understandings."

"Anyway, if it's just based on T1's experience from the first two games, Faker won't pick a very aggressive laning hero... Brother Hu, please don't be afraid of him!"

Ye Bo emphasized this point to Xiaohu when he said the last part.

"Oh, oh, okay, okay."

A rustling duck-like voice came from the other side of the voice channel.

Through the screen, Ye Bo couldn't see the other person's expression, nor did he know if the other person really understood...

The next day.

The first game was the highly anticipated WBG vs. T1 opening match!

The V5 members also went to the venue to watch the match and cheer for WBG, hoping they would create a miracle.

But.

Just the 'entrance ceremony' at the beginning was already a bit off.

When it was time for both mid laners to take the stage, as Xiaohu and Li Li Xianghe prepared to walk to the center of the stage, Xiaohu seemed to be 'unconsciously' trying to keep his distance from the other side, resulting in an incredibly weird walking posture...

And when the two walked to the 【Summoner's Cup】 in the center of the stage.

According to the procedure, there was also a 'stare-down' shot where both sides stood still.

Li Li Xianghe stood steadily, tilted his head slightly, his hands hanging loosely, quietly staring at the person beside him.

But Xiaohu's lower leg suddenly shook as he prepared to stand, almost failing to stand still—but the moment he finally stood firm and made eye contact, his other leg wanted to 'run away' as if it wasn't listening to him!

It vividly and vividly portrayed the idiom 'legs trembling, about to run away first'!

More importantly, the moment the two made eye contact, a 'sense of panic' seemed to overflow from Xiaohu's face, right off the screen.

Even the domestic LPL chat couldn't hold it back when they saw it.

【Faker: "You look a bit familiar. Where's that red-faced little fatty who played with you before?" — Xiaohu: "Don't worry, you'll see him when you lift the cup!"】

【It's just like the expression in 'Ming Dynasty 1566' when Zhu Di dreams of killing Zhu Yunwen, only to find out old Zhu isn't dead.】

【No way? How can someone be scared like this before even playing!】

【I don't know, maybe the hands Faker has behind his back are holding a Seven-Wolf copper-headed belt, after all, it's the most filial matchup!】

【Can you stop being awkward? It's clear both sides have their own advantages... Faker's mid lane is a bit stronger, but Xiaohu's Chinese is a bit better!】

【Don't say that, that really has to be my Tiger God! You tell me, if it were Scout, wouldn't he have even less of an advantage?】

Before the match even started, Ye Bo had a bad premonition.

Facts proved he was right.

V5's training match helping WBG last night really had some effect, helping them perfect many operational points for lane swapping—although it was impossible to expect to suppress T1 with this, at least they wouldn't collapse from lane swapping.

Xiaohu picked Jayce mid to face Li Li Xianghe's Ahri, which should have been a normal, even matchup.

He did indeed successfully stabilize the lane in the early game.

But the problem was in the item build!

Xiaohu's Jayce mid actually rushed a pair of {Mercury's Treads} + {Tear of the Goddess} at 7 minutes!

The subsequent item path was even {Hexdrinker} + {Manamune} + {Edge of Night}, as if he had 'maxed out his defense because he was afraid of pain'!

The advantage of doing this was that Jayce was indeed very hard to kill, dizzyingly tanky.

But he also had absolutely no damage!!

An EQ-enhanced cannon shot hitting Ahri was completely like scratching a fox's butt, unable to provide even the slightest bit of laning pressure.

Not to mention competing for lane priority or keeping an eye on the fox.

And while T1 couldn't kill the mid laner, they could make his teammates suffer greatly.

Karsa's jungle was being invaded crazily, and Gala and Liu Qingsong in the bot lane couldn't even leave the tower.

And top laner TheShy, whose form was already far from his peak, was having a very hard time laning against Zeus, who was perhaps at the absolute peak of his career.