After the game, everyone at IG returned to the lounge, and Fu Manduo came up to them and said:

"Thank you for the hard work, everyone. This game is crucial. Now we just need to follow the current rhythm and we should be able to win easily."

Yuan Shen turned around and looked at King Ning: "Ning, do you want to give you another chance? You go up and play in the next game."

Hearing this, Prince Ning stood up suddenly and walked over quickly:

"Really? You are kidding me."

Yuan Shen laughed: "Am I kidding you? I'm not that free."

Ning Wang patted his chest and promised: "I will play in the next game, and I guarantee we will win!"

Seeing that Yuan Shen was serious, Fumanduo did not stop him and began to arrange tactics for the IG members.

Yuan Shen sat aside and started playing with his phone. Now the fans were no longer in a hurry. They were celebrating one by one and even discussing how to play the next round.

Fans are like this, one game can change their mindset from pessimism to optimism.

A moment later, the fourth game began.

When the commentator said that Ning Wang was substituted in, Yuan Shen heard the uproar in the audience and could not accept it.

The good news is that Ning Wang performed very well and won the game without any danger.

Soon, the IG players came back, and Ning strode forward, looking very happy.

"Master Yuan, how was it? It seems that my performance in this game did outplay the opponent's jungler." Ning Wang took the initiative to take credit.

Yuan Shen smiled: "Awesome, will you continue in the next round?"

Hearing this, Baolan jumped up and said, "No, we might play against KT in the next round. If he goes up to fight KT, what's the difference between that and giving up?"

"Princess Blue..."

So the two started arguing again.

After Rookie came back from the interview, the IG team left the game site together and returned to the hotel to have a meal before reviewing today's game.

Everyone from EDG and RNG in the group sent their blessings.

EDG, Clearlove8: "IG is really good, LPL is counting on you."

EDG, Meiko: "Congratulations to IG for advancing to the finals. We have to win the finals!"

RNG, UZI: "Our entire RNG team is now IG's cheerleaders, cheering for you."

RNG, Xiaohu: "IG is awesome, Yuan Shen is awesome!"

IG, Ning: "Isn't Lao Song awesome? Don't you know the player who's on the line with him?"

IG, Rookie: "King Ning, you come and mess around."

RNG, Xiaohu: "Old Song is awesome!"

The next day, another semifinal was about to begin, KT vs. FNC.

In the IG training room, everyone in IG is gathered together to watch the game.

The game started and players from both teams came on the field.

It was obvious that the five starting players of FNC were under a lot of pressure.

Prince Ning commented: "It's like this before the fight even starts? What the hell."

Baolan sighed and said, "I was hoping they could beat KT a little bit, but now it seems I was thinking too much."

Players from both teams came to their respective positions and began to prepare.

At the beginning of the first BP, FNC's BP was relatively conservative and they came up with a stable lineup.

KT's lineup is much more aggressive. Irelia, Xin Zhao, and Syndra are all strong in fighting.
FNC wanted to develop with KT, but KT didn't give them the opportunity and kept fighting with them, using various TP supports and tower diving.

Ning Wang continued to comment: "Isn't this a free gift? This version is all about fighting. Do you understand the version?"

Baolan complained: "Since you know so much about the meta, I'll just let you be the BP in the future."

King Ning smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do it."

Soon, FNC lost the first game.

After a short break, the second game began.

Yuan Shen took a look at the rhythm on the Internet:

"KT is really strong. They stunned FNC."

"The pace is so fast, FNC can't keep up at all."

"Oh my god, has KT evolved? They are even more powerful than before."

"Everyone is making progress, what do you think?"

At the beginning of the second game, FNC chose to fight KT in the early stage, and the two sides fought back and forth.

However, the overall rhythm is still in KT's hands.

Rookie commented: "KT's top and bottom lanes are both very strong right now. I think we need to pay more attention to them."

Yuan Shen looked at Theshy: "What do you think? Can we win?"

Theshy smiled and said: "We'll know after we play, it's hard to say now."

Although Theshy said this, Yuan Shen could tell from his expression that he was quite calm, which meant there was no problem.

Forty minutes into the second game, KT relied on excellent teamwork and individual operations to win the game in a team fight.

Baolan analyzed: "I feel that if European and American teams cannot win against LCK teams in 30 minutes, they will basically lose. They are prone to making mistakes when playing against the opponent, and a mistake in the later stage will ruin the overall situation."

Yuan Shen agreed: "That's true. In terms of rigor, European and American teams need to improve. There is a big gap."

After a short break, the third game began. At this time, someone in the group was sending messages, and Yuan Shen took a look.

EDG, Meiko: "I feel KT is very strong. They are in great shape now. I think IG is also watching. Can they win?"

IG, Ning: "Easily defeated, what KT? We SKT just play casually."

EDG, Clearlove8: "Is this a joke? I didn't laugh."

In the third game, FNC continued to choose late-game heroes, feeling uncertain and unsure what to use to win, so they played differently in each game.

Unfortunately, FNC lost again this time and was swept 3-0 by KT.

In this way, IG’s opponent in the finals is determined, KT!

Fu Manduo greeted, "How do you feel? You've watched the game, so you must have some thoughts, so tell us and we can discuss it together."

Ning Wang was the first to speak: "I feel that FNC is not strong enough and has not brought out the full strength of KT."

Baolan retorted: "FNC beat EDG before, and you said he is not good enough?"

Prince Ning shook his head and said, "I don't see where his strength lies."

Rookie said: "KT is very strong, there is no doubt about that, but I think if we play well, we will have no problem beating them."

Fu Manduo nodded: "Well, I agree with this point. We need to focus on our performance."

Fu Manduo looked at Yuan Shen and asked, "Where's the jungler?"

Yuan Shen smiled: "KT is a team made up of the remnants of the previous era of LCK. This is the last glory of the previous era of LCK."

"They have completed their mission. They just need to watch us win the championship. I am more interested in the next generation of talents in the LCK."

Ning Wang exclaimed: "Fuck, Yuan Shen, what you said is so cool, so cool."

Fu Manduo responded: "As always, it's a good thing that you have confidence. Let's review their three games first, and then make preparations." Everyone studied until the evening. The next day, everyone from IG came to the game site, but not to play the game, but to shoot a promotional video.

It is now the end of October and the weather is relatively cool.

The IG team entered the competition venue. There were not many people inside as today was not an open day.

After passing through the corridor, the IG team arrived at the audience area, which was surrounded by chairs and interspersed with aisles in the middle.

All passages lead to the stage, and on the stage, there are more than a dozen people setting up the scene.

On the right side of the stage, the KT players in their team uniforms were chatting. They also noticed the arrival of the IG players, and the two teams stared at each other from a distance.

"Walk."

Led by Fumanduo, the IG members walked to the left side of the stage.

Fumanduo and KT coach went forward together to communicate with the director of this filming, indicating that everyone was present, and then returned to their respective teams.

The director held a script in his hand and said as he read it, "If everyone is here, let's start."

"Let's film the trash talk session first. You all should know what to expect. If you have any questions, please give me feedback in time. Let's do it one by one, starting with the top laner."

"Theshy from IG and Smeb from KT."

Theshy walked forward and there were two chairs in front of him near the center of the stage.

Theshy and Smeb sat face to face, with the surrounding cameras aimed at the two of them and the microphone placed in the middle.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Both of them were super top laners, but one was the previous super top laner and the other was the current super top laner.

Both of them are handsome and have a strong aura.

The director said, "Let's start. Theshy goes first."

Theshy spoke first: "Smeb is a very good top laner, but unfortunately there are too many excellent top laners. If he is just excellent, it is far from enough."

Baolan muttered, "This is a strategy of suppressing before praising. There is also a tactic involved."

Smeb responded: "I was very impressed by Theshy's play style. He may be the strongest top laner of this era. However, there is more than one way to be strong in the top lane."

"Maybe when IG met an opponent before, the mid and jungle couldn't put pressure on the top lane, but we are different for KT. I believe in my teammates."

Ning Wang laughed and whispered, "What the hell? Is he giving in? He thinks he can't win and wants to call his teammates."

Theshy responded: "I am not afraid of being targeted, this can improve my competitive level."

Smeb said: "I don't know if you are afraid or not, but this time, we KT must win the finals."

The top laners on both sides stopped talking, but their eyes were fighting, and neither of them was inferior to the other in momentum.

The director then said, "Then it's the jungle position, Yuanshen from IG and Score from KT."

Yuan Shen and Score sat face to face, and Yuan Shen's expression was quite serious.

But Score was different. He wanted to be serious at first, but after staring at Yuan Shen for a few seconds, he couldn't help laughing.

Baolan shook her head: "The aura is too different, Yuan Shen is still the best."

Yuan Shen was the first to speak: "Score has been active in the competition for many years. It's time to give opportunities to newcomers."

Ning Wang exclaimed: "Oh my god, does Yuan Shen want to beat the opponent into retirement? He seems to mean that."

Baolan rolled her eyes: "Can you not be so blunt?"

Prince Ning retorted: "That's what he meant, not me."

Score responded: "Young people nowadays are very arrogant. You reminded me of when I first debuted, I also thought I was invincible."

Yuan Shen responded: "This is not a matter of youth, e-sports strength proves everything."

Score didn't know how to respond to what Yuan Shen said.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

Baolan muttered, "I feel like it's because Yuan Shen is too strong, so Score doesn't know which angle to attack from. If he doesn't plan well, it can easily become a boomerang."

Rookie expressed sympathy: "For the jungle position, everyone will be like this when they meet Yuan Shen. There is nothing we can do, he is too strong."

Seeing that Score was speechless, the director called out, "Then move to the next position."

It will still need to be edited afterwards, so it’s okay for Score to say less, and what’s left will be a test of the editor’s skills.

"For the mid lane position, IG's Rookie and KT's Ucal."

Rookie and Ucal sat face to face, both of them had no expression.

Rookie spoke first: "We have been preparing for the finals these days. The coach asked me to recommend a few signature heroes of Ucal for reference during the BP, but I found that I can't think of any heroes that can be called signature heroes of Ucal?"

After this was said, KT was a little agitated because the aggression was too strong.

Baolan snickered and said, "Old Song has a sharp tongue. It hurts my heart. I didn't notice it before."

Ucal's face turned ugly, as if he had been hit in the sore spot, and he began to fight back:
"I know that IG's jungler is very strong and takes good care of the mid lane, allowing Rookie to easily suppress the opponent without worrying about the jungler ganking, but this does not show how strong Rookie's own ability is."

Rookie retorted: "Do you think your jungler level is not good enough?"

Ucal quickly said: "Of course not, I was just giving an example..."

Smlz commented: "Is this person brainless? He actually praised the opponent's jungler for being so good. Isn't this just like handing a knife to the opponent?"

Baolan muttered, "I guess he didn't have much to say, so he had to force himself to say it, but he was killed in the end."

Rookie continued, "I hope Ucal can leave a little impression on me this time, so that I can answer this kind of question when the coach asks me in the future. Otherwise, he will think that I am not serious."

"Hahaha..." King Ning laughed.

“It was blown up.”

As expected, Ucal was so anxious that he didn't know what to say.

The director called out, "Then let's go to the next position, IG's Smlz and KT's Deft."

So Smlz and Deft walked forward and sat facing each other.

Smlz said: "Before I started playing professionally, I often watched Deft's game videos to learn his playing style."

"But since I started playing, I stopped watching because I found it was not as good as what I played myself."

Hearing this, everyone on IG laughed.

Yuan Shen joked: "This is a trick I learned from Theshy."

Baolan nodded repeatedly: "Of course, he can't figure it out by himself."

Deft responded: "I am different from you. I have never learned your style of play. It's not that I don't like to learn, but there is really nothing to learn."

Smlz retorted: "Maybe your level is not good enough, so you can't see it."

King Ning exclaimed: "Fuck, who taught him this? How could this old thief say such a thing?"

Rookie suddenly pointed at Yuan Shen and said, "It's Yuan Shen. I saw them talking about this before. I guess they just memorized it."

Prince Ning understood now: "No wonder, I was wondering why the old thief suddenly became like this."

Deft continued to fight back: "I hope so. I hope that in this final we can face off head-on without interference from other positions."

Smlz responded: "Defending against GANK and cooperating are also important parts of this game. Are you not confident in yourself?"

Baolan was amazed: "I can't listen to it anymore, this is not the old thief, who is he?"

Deft has been criticized to the point where he has nothing to say.

In fact, he also has intelligence. According to his understanding, Smlz should not be like this. What is going on? (End of this chapter)