The venue for the MSI semifinals is at the Yenjing Cadillac Center, the home of the Yenching men's basketball team, which can be said to be one of the five most luxurious basketball venues in Asia.

The semi-finals of KG vs. J2 will be at 4 p.m., with players and spectators entering two hours early.

At noon, the sky outside was hazy, and there were faint bursts of thunder.

Although the weather forecast calls for cloudy showers in the afternoon, the Cadillac Center Yanjing is a fully enclosed venue, not an open-air stage like the Jinling Youth Olympic Sports Park.

So there is no need for rain.

That being said, it always feels a little bad when it rains on game days.

It's a pity that the sky doesn't fulfill people's wishes, and it was only cloudy when Li Xiufeng ate at noon in the hotel.

When I was about to go out in the afternoon, a light rain suddenly fell in the sky.

By the time the group arrived at the venue by car, the rain falling from the sky was getting denser and denser.

It was dripping and ticking, and it hit the umbrella surface of the stadium, where there were already several long queues waiting for the audience, splashing countless scattered splashes.

Don't look at the recent spraying of the entire team of KG on the Internet, but most of the people who can come to the scene are some iron fans, and the rain in the afternoon has not extinguished the enthusiasm in his heart.

What's more, the trolls are just "one-click across the world" on the Internet, and in reality, they are still elegant and easy-going.

Most of the spectators queuing at the entrance of the stadium were holding cheering cards in their hands, and there was no impatience on their faces, and their faces were full of excitement and excitement discussing today's KG lineup.

In the venue, the players have already started to prepare for the entrance through the special passage.

On-site staff walk back and forth around the venue, finally setting up and confirming the venue.

For example, in such a large competition venue that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, the on-site safety and fire protection work must be prepared foolproof.

On the stand directly in front of the stage.

There is a championship trophy wrapped around the dragon and phoenix, which shines under the lights on the field of the stadium, which is extremely dazzling.

Almost everyone's attention is drawn to the trophy in the middle of the stage as soon as they enter the venue.

Because this trophy has been standing on the stage since the group stage and will continue to stand.

All the way up to the MSI Finals a week later.

However, the two teams KG and J2 on the scene today are destined to have only one, and they can see this trophy again.

......

Backstage, in KG's lounge.

Li Xiufeng sat on the sofa and looked at the cloudy sky outside the window.

The raindrops were blown by the wind on the transparent glass of the outside window of the lounge, making a "crackling" sound.

"Didn't you say showers? Why is it getting bigger and bigger? He muttered under his breath.

Maybe it's close to the game time, and the tactical arrangements that need to be done have been done.

Now everyone is waiting to play, so the atmosphere in the lounge is a little dull.

It's like a candidate waiting for a final exam.

No one can guarantee whether it will fail the course.

Coach Han Yunlong looked down at the watch on his wrist, and suddenly got up and said:

"Well, the game is almost going to start, and the starting line-up for today remains the same.

Again, let's get to the bottom first. ”

Over the years, every strong team that has come to participate in the World Championship will prepare a few hands of things to press the bottom of the box, not to mention the European Division's favorite "whole life".

The J2 team has been praised by the Western esports media as "a great expansion of the league's career ideas and methods".

That's why Kake lost the final day of the group stage against KT.

However, the coaching staff of today's game KG decided to make him the first starter after research.

As he was heading out, Kake glanced at the man sitting by the window.

The other party didn't look at him like he did last time, and gave him a cheering gesture.

Is it a disappointment?

Kake gritted his teeth and turned in silence.

The moment he took his steps, he suddenly felt that he was carrying something heavy on his body, and it seemed to be getting heavier and heavier.

This time

He doesn't want to disappoint anyone again!

......

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the audience seats around the Yanjing Cadillac stadium were crowded.

In addition to most of the spectators who watched the game at their own doorstep, there were also some young people from Europe and the United States who came to study and work in Yanjing.

Before the game, every time the camera in the stadium was given, those European and American spectators would excitedly hold the J2 cheering card and shout and cheer for the camera.

He also made some exaggerated movements in his hands.

Under the warm-up of these European and American audiences, the atmosphere at the scene was hot before the game officially began.

On the presiding commentary platform, the three people in charge of commenting today's game are already in place.

"Okay audience, friends, welcome to our MSI semi-finals.

I'm the commentator Wow Wow, and today I'm going to bring you a real-time commentary of the semi-finals with Mile and Motozawa. ”

"Hello everyone, I'm Miller."

"I'm Yuan Ze."

Yuan Ze said with a smile, "Today, I believe that many viewers were rained when they came like me, but it doesn't matter, I feel the atmosphere of the scene, and now everyone must be as hot as me." ”

"Well, the two teams we faced in the semi-finals today are KG from the LPL division and J2 from the LEC European division."

After speaking, he paused, and continued to say with a smile:

"KG I believe I don't need to introduce more, J2 is the hope star of the European 'Renaissance' in the LEC division.

This team has a variety of playing styles and a whimsical lineup, but it can often have a surprising winning effect.

I believe that today's competition is also a huge challenge on the road to the championship for KG. ”

Mi Le bowed slightly when he heard this, raised his hand and pushed down the frame of his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said slowly:

"Yes, in the face of such a team with a variety of styles, I think it is better for KG today not to blindly think about the opponent and then make a target.

I forgot what is the best style and style of play for me, and I hope that they can play the best version of themselves. “

“......”

At this time, the players on both sides were almost ready in the soundproof competition rooms on both sides of the stage.

Soon, the competition officially began.

However, this is only in the BP stage.

The choice of the players on both sides caused bursts of exclamations on the scene more than once.

This is not only because of KG's 10,000-year-old water dispenser substitute Kake.

In the first game of the spring game, he took a big tree to fight trolls, and after playing the wonderful operation of "old tree roots" on the high ground, he fell silent and approached the man of the entire spring game.

This game pulled out Jace.

What is even more surprising is that the J2 team in Purple Europe actually chose Pike and Tamm as two supports.

Then, in a very strange way, they asked Pike to place an order for Wunder.

In the end, the lineups of both sides were determined.

Blue Square KG:

Top single Jace, Jungler Prince, Mid Lane Czar, ADC Female Gun, Auxiliary Bron.

Purple square J2:

Top laner Pike, Jungler Spider, Mid Lane Enchantress, ADC Verus, Support Tamu.

"Damn, Pike?"

"That new support hero just came out? Is this J2's ultimate, or don't you treat Kake as a human? ”

"Turtle turtle, if Europe wins all this, then it will really be a 'Renaissance'."

"Can Kake's Jace take it? Isn't this guy just going to play meat? ”

"Isn't it? I think Kake's captain played well in this group stage, isn't it? ”

"Jace and the captain are different, the captain can take anyone, Jace, you see that our LPL has been playing all spring, except for Brother Fengzi and Theshine, how many have taken out Jace?"

"Let's see if Brother K can withstand this, if we can withstand it, we will turn the other up."

"That's right, Fenggou doesn't treat everyone as len, brother Meng, it's time to show the dog tag of our K family army."

“......”

At the end of BP, coach Han Yunlong had a satisfied smile on his face.

Although J2's single Pike was unexpected, it was also reasonable.

He knew that J2, a team that loves to "live", must have a hand.

With this kind of psychological preparation, I am not afraid of J2 to take it, what I am afraid of is that they will hold this hand and not use it.

Now that J2 has already come up with such a lineup in the first game of the BO5 match, Kake's strategic intention in the first game today has also succeeded.

Besides, it's not so easy to win every time.

Ultimately

You still have to speak with strength.

......

The next matches proved this as well.

J2 on the road Wunder, this off-the-beaten-path Parker, did not shine in the early lane.

Even because of the short hand and long hand, the line was faintly suppressed by Jace.

It's a pity that because of Pike's hero's skill mechanism, if the opponent doesn't take the initiative to take the lead, it's still very difficult to kill alone without ignition.

For a time, the two sides were evenly matched in the early stage.

Until...

That wave of team battles for the elemental earth dragon.

“Triblekill！”

When J2's Nakano Demon and Spider each have a set of firsts, the two people on the disabled KG side force out their skills.

After successfully driving the W skill [Youtan Sneaking] stealth all the way, he used his ultimate move to perform three "X Slashes", and finally successfully cut off three heads.

In the game game, several people in KG were stunned at first, and then finally reacted to the J2 lineup, except for the sword to go sideways.

The core value lies in it.

Spiders and Enchantresses erupted, and Virus continued to output under the protection of Tam.

And Pike's mission is one,

It is the harvest,

Relentless harvest!

Keep in mind that Pike's ultimate is not only refreshed every time he kills an opponent.

The allied hero who assists last also receives the full amount of the kill gold.

Therefore, Pike's three kills not only fattened himself, but the Enchantress and Spider also fattened up together, and the balance of the situation between the two sides on the field was instantly broken.

Seeing this, Kake immediately gritted his teeth in anger.

He worked hard to press Pike in the early stage, and finally managed to make up the gap between the two sides in the early ten minutes to more than a dozen knives.

It feels like a hard-working farmer finally feeling the breath of a good harvest.

However, Pike's three killings on the other side are tantamount to destroying all his wheat fields!

How can it be repaired!

And the next game,

Kake, who didn't wait to hit the road, steadied his mentality.

After Wunder's Pike got the advantage, he didn't play with him at all, and the sneaking of W's skill gave Pike a strong ability to run the map.

This skill is one of his first skills to complete lane kills.

At the same time, it is also a capital to be able to cooperate frequently with teammates, attack them unprepared, and bring a fatal blow to the enemy.

Especially in the case of advantages, W cooperates with E's entry, and Q's retention.

The high mobility allowed Wunder to take advantage of the threat that quickly covered the entire top half.

After the teleportation skill turns into a CD, it will radiate its threat to the lower lane.

KG suddenly seemed to be stuck in the mud,

The more you fight, the more passive you become,

The deeper you go, the deeper you fall.

In the end, the game ended in 37 minutes of play, ending with a four-hand kill from Wunder Parker's big dragon pool on the upper lane.

This wave was actually KG playing back a little advantage first, and they didn't want to continue to drag down with J2, so they chose to move the dragon.

I didn't expect to be caught by J2.

J2, who won the teamfight, didn't move the dragon.

They led a long drive into the line and managed to win the game.

After this game, the Internet directly fried the pot, and all kinds of comments were overwhelming.

On Weibo, #J2 Pike# also jumped all the way to the hot search list with a very hot momentum, followed by the topic of #Semi-final KG failed in the first battle#.

"! There's something about this J2. ”

"The top order Pike is amazing! I felt that KG was bewildered after twenty minutes. ”

"Isn't this game a promotional video for J2 United KG to give Parker the new hero?"

"Then I think the name of the promotional video should be "Chop. Pike's Blade. ”

"Be reasonable, "One Slash Pike", "Attack on Pike", "My Pike My Regiment", "Your Pike My Heart", isn't this better than yours?"

"Is Xiu'er you? If you can talk, say more. ”

"Hahaha, now that KG has lost, won't he return to Brother K, right?"

"It's possible, isn't the script written, and the third Shangfeng Zige will take the blame?"

"The front is enough, in fact, I can understand the hand of the KG coach, but I feel that they have played themselves a little bit."

"Let's see what I say, if I ban Pike, Kake won't be able to play, after all, I feel that I still have the strength."

“.......”

Countless viewers and sailors on the field and online are hotly discussed.

After a short twenty-minute break,

At the beginning of the second game, the group of KG rushed out of the lounge under the reminder of the staff.

Next to the glass of the window outside the lounge, Li Xiufeng, who had been looking out the window, was the last to get up.

Kake sat on the couch across from him, his head bowed and silent.

At the break just now, the coach had already said that in the next game, KG will rotate on the road.

Kake is down,

Replaced with the starting Li Xiufeng.

However, by this time,

Kake, who had just lost a game, was not struggling with the fact that he was replaced.

Rather, it was because of the road that he had just lost a match, which made KG lose a match point in BO5.

It's good if KG can win today,

Once lost.

Especially if he played B05 and lost 3-2, then Kake may be a little unforgivable.

Just as he lowered his head and couldn't help falling into this emotion, a relaxed and peaceful voice suddenly came from his ears.

"Heh, the rain has stopped."

Hearing the voice, Kake subconsciously raised his head.

When I got into the eye, I found that after the rain stopped, a ray of light fell on the sculptural side face of the man.

It was just a touch of evening afterglow, but it seemed to flicker with some indescribable brilliance.

"The rain has stopped?" Kake froze.

Li Xiufeng stood up and carried the team uniform on the sofa with one hand.

He looked at Kake with a smile and said, "The rain has stopped, and we're going to start winning." ”

"It's annoying on a rainy day."

After finishing speaking, Li Xiufeng shook his head and walked out of the lounge with Doub and the others in front.

The rain stopped,

We're going to start winning?

Hearing Li Xiufeng's words as a matter of course, Kake was stunned for a moment.

This man,

Why is there such a strong self-confidence?

......

(End of chapter)