170: The Last Whetstone
YM Team Lounge.
"It's so difficult, the other side is the same as a monster, and you can still find a chance with such a big disadvantage?" Xiao Ming was lying on the gaming chair, and his nerves temporarily relaxed when he left the stage, only to feel that his brain was fainting.
In the 20th minute, he and Xiaotian were seized by the sudden change of the Tiger team, if it weren't for the teammate's strength, once the big dragon was dropped, the situation would be reversed in an instant.
If that wave makes SMEB take off completely, then the space for the dragon king and Ember to play in the team battle will be very small, after all, the two of them are the king of gua sha when they play Bobby, and they can't beat people at all.
"It's really strong, we should be on the red side in the next game, Xiao Ming, pay attention when you arrange the dragon pit vision around 20 minutes, don't get caught again, we can't win every time by relying on the dragon pit team battle." Han Yi instructed.
On the other side, the Tigers lounge was dead silent.
Smeb scratched his head in frustration, and the little peanut beside him no longer shook his head, just sat quietly and sipped water from his glass.
They stood on the edge of a familiar cliff that had happened in the LCK Summer Finals two months ago, but they were in a light-hearted mood at the time.
Because even if they lose the final, they can become the No. 2 seed and enter the S tournament with the double runner-up in the spring and summer, and the psychological pressure is very small.
In the end, they relied on SMEB's magical captain trick to grab the big dragon with 2 drops of blood to help them complete the turnaround.
But now it's different, 2-1 down means they have to win two games in a row to qualify for the final.
There is an even more cruel fact in front of them, S6 will be the last international event for the five of them - ROX will not be able to afford the high salaries of the five members without a major sponsor injection next season, and the dissolution is inevitable.
The reality is very harsh.
If you lose another game, you can only buy and return to China, and dissolve after playing the kespa cup.
"There is no way back now," Rat King Pray said, "After three rounds, all our hole cards are opened, and now it depends on the performance of the five of us." ”
There was not much time to rest, and the tactics that could be arranged were very limited, and the coach Nofe acquiesced to the behavior of the Rat King to motivate his teammates.
"Do you want to fight to the death, or do you want to give up?" He gradually raised his voice, "What's the answer in your mind?" ”
Usually the Rat King is not good at encouraging and comforting his teammates, but at this moment he has to step up.
But the four teammates didn't buy it, and the rat king's motivational words were not very reliable.
"It's easy to give up, it's easy, isn't that what we do in the spring? What's the difference between losing to SKT then and losing to YM now? ”
At the mention of SKT, the Tigers finally reacted, with kuro, Peanut and Greila whispering.
This team haunts like a red nightmare, a nightmare for the Tigers, who have never beaten SKT from the KooTigers in the S5 finals to the ROXTigers today.
For the Tigers, it's a shame for them.
"By winning YM, we can make a name for ourselves on the final stage, and let players all over the world chant the name of ROXTigers and let them remember who defeated the invincible SKT!"
Smeb's face was no longer a sunny and warm smile, but he was viciously pinching the paper cup, and his eyes were full of desire for revenge.
SKT was his lifelong enemy.
"Who are we?" Smeb looked at his teammates.
“…… ROXTigers。 Little Peanut was stunned for a second and responded.
"Louder, who are we?" Smeb stood up and asked again. 61
“ROXTigers!” The Rat King was the first to respond, and he stretched out his arm and put it on Smeb's shoulder.
Kuro, Grela, and Little Peanut then join, their arms clasped tightly around their teammates' shoulders, conveying faith and strength to each other, and they are in full swing.
"Not surprisingly, in the fourth game, ROX chose the blue side and sent Sindra to the ban position first, while YM banned the leopard girl as usual." Miller took advantage of the rest time to replenish water, and his dry throat was much more comfortable.
"It seems that the expressions of the Tigers players are very solemn," the doll teased, "I guess I was a little flustered when I was forced to match point." ”
"ROX bans Kalmar again, and YM keeps Victor down," remember to answer, "In the last ban, ROX chose to ban Olaf, which is the same as their three bans in the second game!" ”
The problems facing YM now are even more serious than in the second game.
Ban Spider, Kenan or Female Gun, choose one of the three.
Han Yi thinks that the female gun is more troublesome, he feels that the loss in the second game has little to do with Kenan, and the release of the spider peanut in the third game did not show much dominance.
"YM finally banned the female gun, and the Tigers locked Kenan in seconds!" Miller was a little surprised, "So strong heroes such as spiders and embers are put outside!" ”
"Take the spider and the ember, let's not choose the support first, this version of the support is all short-legged crispy," Han Yi paced behind the player's seat, "If you take it first, it will not be good if you are restrained by black technology again." ”
ROX then chooses Zyra and the Blind Monk.
"Let's see all the opposing lineups before choosing support," Han Yi asked, "Jingong, do you want to use Jace?" ”
Jin Gong's face hesitated, he remembered the miserable appearance of being constantly targeted by Little Peanut in the previous few rounds, even if he was extremely resistant to pressure, he felt disgusting in retrospect.
And Jace's ability to face the tower is quite average.
"Bobby, I'm fighting against pressure on the line in this game, and the team battle can prevent the blind monk's roundhouse kick." Bobbi was very uncomfortable playing on the Kenan line, but Jin Gong didn't care about sacrificing another set for his teammate.
When it was Lin Ran's turn to take the hero, he hesitated for a moment.
Now there are not many mid laners that can be selected first, Victor Sindra is banned, the vampire development cycle is too long, the snake girl will be pushed by the dragon king first, and the dragon king will be controlled by Jesk first.
Before and after thinking, there were only two heroes left, but Lin Ran still decided to hold it steady and took out the clockwork to give the team a back.
"The Dragon King and the Ice! The last two picks of the Tigers are confirmed, take a look at YM's final picks! ”
"Is the fire man okay?" Xiao Ming asked sideways.
Han Yi looked at the opposite lineup and thought for a while, not feeling that there was anything wrong with the fire man, so he let Xiao Ming lock it directly.
The lineups of both sides are confirmed.
Blue ROX: Top laner Kenan, Jungler Blind Monk, Mid laner Dragon King, bottom lane Ice and Zyra.
Red YM: Top Single Bobby, Jungler Spider, Mid Single Clockwork, Low Lane Ember and Fire Man.
"ROX's lineup hasn't been playing for more than 25 minutes," Garlic Wang Ba was a little happy, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he felt that he was sure to win, "Their late output and frankness are not as good as ours." ”
"I think so," JKL chuckled as he moved his chair, "let's drag it out until the later stages, and I don't shoot the crispy with the embers for three shots?" ”
On the other side of the ROX bench, the five people were constantly communicating, and everyone was determined and confident in their eyes, sweeping away the previous decline in the lounge.
They will be hungry to beat SKT in the final, and until then, YM is their last whetstone.
But for YM, why doesn't ROX play the role of a whetstone?