In anticipation, it came on May 20th.

EDG and KZ will meet for the second time since the 2017 World Finals at 6 p.m.

In order to prepare for the competition, the EDG team members adjusted their biological clocks slightly during the MSI, changing the wake-up time from 12 noon to 3:30 p.m.

It was only eight hours until eleven o'clock in the evening.

The state will not decline at all.

After all, even the director of the factory who can enter the ranks of 'e-sports living fossils' will not reach the age of 25 until he is 25 years old in two months, so he will not be unable to survive this little time.

Get up and wash up.

Ate a five-point vegetarian meal.

Ensure that it is digested at the beginning of the game, and does not affect the oxygen supply to the heart and lungs, especially the brain.

After checking the various sponsor-designated clothing including socks and carrying spare peripherals in case of emergency, EDG all members boarded the bus and headed to the Zenith Stadium in Paris, which can accommodate 50,000-70,000 people.

"We don't have to keep what we practiced before, we can choose when we have the opportunity."

Abu made arrangements again: "What can be used now may not be useful in the summer game, there is no need to hide it, it is better to take a small point from KZ first." ”

"Don't worry!" BP coach Maokai patted his chest and promised: "The first game will be played!" ”

Although EDG has been weakened to a certain extent from the S8 preseason to MSI's 8.9 revision, it has not yet reached the level of one-hit fatality.

There is another way to solve it.

For example, the gem sword master that can occasionally be seen in Rank slashes a street, and the Lai Piliu mid-laner of Portal + Command Banner can make up for the problem of slightly inferior posture and strength and the decline of the factory director's state.

After a seven-minute drive.

The bus stops at the main entrance of the Zenith Coliseum.

EDG players enter the lounge through a dedicated passage and wait quietly for the game to begin.

Although there were no European home teams participating in the final, the stadium was still packed.

On the one hand, there are more than 300,000 Chinese and Korean students in Europe, and many of them have booked air tickets early to support their own teams.

Another aspect is......

European teams have been absent from the final for many years, and everyone is used to it......

Little by little, the sun is sinking to the west.

In the last few moments of sunset, all the spotlights in the Zenith Stadium were turned off, and the countdown numbers made of golden squares lit up on the large screen.

10……

9……

……

……

3……

2……

1……

At the last second, the golden number suddenly exploded, turning into the official logo of the fist shattering the barrier.

Immediately moved down.

Beneath the banner emblazoned with the LeagueofLegends 2018 Mid-Season Invitational, the golden Champions Canyon Trophy shone brightly in the only beam of light.

Whew—

Whew—

Accompanied by the percussion of the xylophone, a traditional European instrument, the MSI-Victory theme song begins with the chant of the dragon, and the camera rotates half a circle around the stage lit up with ashes and lava effects, and turns into the official elaborate cutscene.

The lineups and player silhouettes of the opening and champion teams of 2015, 2016 and 2017 emerged one by one.

The camera pulls upwards to a bird's-eye view of Earth from space.

Then rotate to Paris marked with a red dot.

The six champion teams that competed in the group stage left their mark in the music video.

Among them, there is a small day PGM that was beaten into a state of silence by the second original.

There is the North American TL that has bid farewell to the knockout stage.

There are FNCs who are not willing to leave.

There is a lightning wolf FW that seems to be free and easy, but in fact is helpless.

The last two are the pictures of EDG and KZ waving to the audience after they were promoted.

The Canyon of Champions Trophy once again appears in the center of the screen, showing a close-up of the base to the top, and the last note of the MSI-Victory theme song is struck.

"Good afternoon, summoners!"

"Welcome to the 2018 MSI Mid-Season Championship!"

"The two teams that will win the mid-season and compete in the final showdown are EDG from the LPL region and KZ from the LCK region."

"Now, let's welcome KING-ZONEDragonX with a warm shout!"

Accompanied by the rich voice of the European host Boyko, KZ players walked out of a fog made of water vapor and clapped and interacted with the audience on both sides of the railing.

Climb on the main stage and stand behind the trophy for a group photo.

"Next, the EDG team, which has won all the world-class tournament trophies since the S6 finals, easily defeated Fnatic in this MSI and came to the finals stage again!"

"Let's send a fan of the king to EDwardGaming!"

A sword-like beam of light lit up in the dark corridor, cutting through the silence, and the EDG members led by Xing Dao rushed out, taking a steady step, and stood in the half-court area that KZ had conceded.

The sound of cheers, shouts, and the collision of cheers rang out again.

"Next, let's introduce the members of the KING-ZONEDeagonX team!"

Host Boyko waited for the enthusiasm to take a break and got to the point: "On the unit, the top player in the LCK, Khan!" ”

"Jungler position, get back in shape, and climb to the top again Peanut!"

"Medium unit, win the regional championship, BDD to make a comeback!"

"AD bit, the first generation of rat kings, experienced PraY!"

"Auxiliary bit, GorillA with the strongest support accolade of the non-M surname!"

"Experienced coach: Sin!"

One by one, the familiar IDs came out of Boyko's mouth, and after the audience who supported KZ fell silent, Boyko spoke again: "EDwardGaming's top order is a General who has not suffered a defeat since his debut, which has made countless opponents fearful!" ”

The voice did not fall.

Wave after wave of cheers overshadowed the ID coming out of the loudspeaker.

No other sounds were heard at the scene, and even the normal process had to be temporarily stopped, allowing the audience to vent their feelings first.

"Tut-tut!"

"What is a board, this is called a board!"

"Khan still wants to touch Brother Porcelain, I don't know how many streets are missing."

"One thing to say, I think KZ's strength this year is much stronger than last year, and the addition of Little Peanut has made their strength even higher and deserves to be the runner-up of this MSI."

"The MD's forty-meter-long knife was almost confiscated."

"I don't know what hero Brother Jie uses today, I feel that this version can be used a little less......"

"Don't worry, why doesn't Brother Jie beat Khan, do you understand the gold content of Equality Plus for all beings?"

“9494。”

"Look at Khan's ugly look at him."

", how about reading comprehension here?"

“……”

The barrage brushed for nearly half a minute before the host Boyko continued to work: "Jungler position, legendary veteran Clearlove7!" ”

"The middle unit, the LPL powerhouse in ancient times, the Zztai that glows with the second spring!"

"AD bit, a genius boy, JackeyLove, who won the world championship when he debuted!"

"Meiko, who won the Grand Slam with the team and was recognized as the No. 1 in the support position!"

"And their coach, Maokai!"

"After a full ten days of journey, the two teams of EDG and KZ are about to have the final battle, and this battle is highly anticipated, and this battle is ...... The winner takes all! ”