"Hello~~~~!!"

On the stage, Emperor Roaring was dressed in a brown-red suit, combed his hair into an adult, and walked to the edge of the stage with an excited face.

The rosiness on his face indicates how excited he is at the moment.

The iconic roar and astonishing lung capacity are unleashing the scream –

"Welcome to the 2018 World Championship Quarterfinals, here is Busan, South Korea, friends, how are you ~~~~~~~~~~!!"

Wow!!

The audience gave the veteran ace host the greatest respect and applause.

"Wow......!"

The Roaring Emperor is obviously a crazy character.

The higher the cheers of the audience, the stronger his state and business level.

"So... After nearly half a month of competition, only eight of the top teams from 16 regions around the world are still on this stage. ”

"The road ahead is long, blood stained with thorns, if you want to get that supreme honor, the only way is to overcome thorns, step through mountains and rivers, and reach the top!"

The Roaring Emperor took a deep breath and roared loudly, "So... Let's welcome, the two protagonists who have reached the top today, the two teams - Deng~~Field~~~!! ”

The words fell.

Countless clouds of dry ice smoke erupted from the stage.

Bang bang.

Behind the two sides of the stage, EDG and KT came out of the stage one after another!

The EDG is still wearing the familiar black uniform, while the KT is a black and white uniform.

The two sides moved closer to the middle, one side from the left and the other from the right.

In the end, a total of ten people, lined up, faced the public.

“EDG！ EDG！！ ”

“KT！ KT！！ ”

“KT！！ KT！！ ”

There were unparalleled cheers and shouts from the audience.

The cheering of "KT" has spread through the entire Busan Convention and Exhibition Center to the outside world......

That's home field advantage...

The Korean audience has too much support for KT!

Just like the EDG of the S7 back then.

Even though EDG now has more fans around the world, and Xu Cheng has many admirers in South Korea, but... At this moment, when the two teams stood face to face, the audience still unconditionally chose to support KT.

In this regard, EDG people are both surprised and not surprised.

It's not much frustrating, but the scene in front of them will more or less arouse the desire to win or lose in their hearts.

For today's game to win or lose!

"Wow... Looking at the state of the players on both sides, I feel that they are full of confidence and energy today, and the adjustment is very good. ”

The Roaring Emperor was very pleased with the reaction of the audience.

He smiled and nodded, then said, "So... First of all, let's introduce the team standing on the right. ”

"They are the uncrowned kings from the LCK region, the No. 1 seed representing the LCK this year, and known as one of the strongest favorites in S8 - KT~~~!!"

"First of all, S6 is the world's No. 1 top laner, extremely good at offense and carry, the strongest player in South Korea's top laner, on the road - Smeb!!"

The audience was even crazier.

Smeb, who was dressed in a delicate team uniform, also smiled and waved to the audience in high spirits.

After waving his hand, he also turned sideways and waved to Xu Cheng, who was also ranked first on the other side, and waved friendlyly.

"Wow......!"

"Smeb is so handsome!"

"He's beckoning to Murder? It's so warm......"

"Oba is the strongest!! Oba is so humble! ”

“…… How do I feel, he looks like a senior greeting a junior..."

"According to the time of the game, Buddha is indeed a junior of Smeb......"

There is a lot of buzz.

For Smeb suddenly greeting Xu Cheng on the other side, everyone's understanding is different.

But what is certain is that this is an unexpected link that the director has not arranged in advance.

Xu Cheng also responded to Smeb simply, looking downright and generous.

In the time that followed, the rest of KT also appeared in turn.

The appearance of each contestant will cause a sensational noise and applause in Busan.

This scene can be said to show the four words home advantage vividly.

When the final appearance of the coach and substitutes was over, the Roaring Emperor took a deep breath and said in the most passionate tone:

"Then here's what everyone is familiar with... The overall champion of the last World Finals, at the same time, is also the second S championship again-EDG~~~!! ”

"Known as the world's No. 1 top laner, sharp operation, gorgeous skills, the road to the hero of the LPL division - Murder !!"

Rumble!!

"Buddha!! Buddha!! ”

"Buddha Smeb, this person waved his hand just now and was too pretending!!"

"Buddha Cow Pie!! Buddha is the first in the world! ”

The strength of the audience under the field is not as high as KT, but due to the desperate support of many Chinese fans, it has also caused a great sensation, and it is not much weaker than KT.

As for the rest of EDG, it seems to be unsatisfactory.

Puppies are the second most popular.

A grand appearance ceremony ended.

The members of the two teams, EDG and KT, bid farewell to the stage for the time being, entered the competition seat, and began to debug the equipment and prepare for the competition.

The other side.

Camera cuts.

I also came to the comment booth of each competition area.

"Thank you, host... Welcome to the first game of the 2018 World Finals Quarterfinals BO5, this is the Busan Convention and Exhibition Center, hello everyone, I'm Guan Zeyuan! ”

"Hi everyone, I'm Rita..."

"Hello everyone, I'm... Zhang wei. ”

In the footage.

Colonel Rita, as well as a person who is very familiar to many LPL viewers, appeared in the camera.

Zhang Wei, who once starred in "Love Apartment", a loyal old fan of the LPL division, appeared on the comment bench in a suit and with a smile on his face.

His appearance was a bit of a surprise.

After all, according to the past practice, even if Zhang Wei is going to appear, he should be in the semifinals or even the finals.

The commentary seat of the quarterfinals, although celebrities will also be invited, will not invite him to be "standard for the finals".

But then think about the importance and gold content of today's game, who are the two sides of the battle...

Everyone vaguely had an answer.

Seemingly...

Even the official thinks that today's game is no less than the final of the S8 finals!

In fact, it is.

Today's game, whether it is the strength of the two teams, or the gold content, attention, traffic, popularity, and explosive stalks...

It's already on par with this year's finals.

The previous "S8 finals finals will be staged in advance" is not a simple joke!

"Wow... The audience was very enthusiastic. ”

Colonel Guan made a joke at the opening, which was also from the heart.

After the audience saw Zhang Wei, of course, they gave due applause.

"Today it was only the quarterfinals, but... The quarterfinals seem to be very important..."

Halfway through Rita's words, she got a little stuck.

"Hmm... It's like this, while the quarterfinals are important, but... Today's game is especially important! ”

"I want to... I don't need to say much about this, everyone understands it, right? ”

Guan Zeyuan smiled and played a stalk.

There was laughter from the audience, and Guan Zeyuan continued: "Then I believe that Mr. Zhang is here today, the audience is very excited, and Mr. Zhang himself should be very excited, right?" ”

"Hmm."

Zhang Wei seems to be a little restrained, but he covers up the past well.

A little excited, he said: "EDG hits KT... I think today's game is really not to be missed, even if you miss the S8 finals, you can't miss today's game..."

"Uh......!"

Even if you miss the finals, you can't miss today's game...

That's a bit too high.

made the two people next to him slightly stunned.

But the colonel quickly came back to his senses and said with a smile: "You can't say that... It should be said that today's game, for many old audiences, is a sentimental bonus. ”

"And in terms of strength and gold content alone, I personally think that EDG playing KT may really be Mars hitting the earth, and the gold content is pulled to the extreme!"

"That's right." Zhang Wei also realized that he had lost his words just now, and hurriedly said, "That's what I meant." ”

"Of course, I still think that today's game will definitely become a classic."

"I agree with that."

Guan Zeyuan nodded, and took the opportunity to completely introduce the topic to the topic: "It can even be said that today's BO5 can be regarded as the most interesting and strongest BO5 since the start of S8 so far!" ”

"So how much everyone is looking forward to it, how much we are looking forward to it at the moment."

"So let's analyze the specific strength of the two sides in today's battle... EDG plays KT, and I personally think that the odds of winning between the two sides are infinitely close to five or five. ”

After a year of training, especially with Xu Cheng carrying, Rita is not a simple vase, and it is quite a heroic feeling.

At this moment, she pointed out the country on the commentary seat and said:

"Whether it is EDG, the overall champion of the last S competition, or KT, which has an exceptionally outstanding individual ability of each player in all aspects, the duel between the two will definitely collide with unimaginable sparks."

"The strongest against the strongest, the tip of the needle against the wheat."

Guan Zeyuan nodded and said, "Rita has something that I agree with, that is, the two teams that are fighting today... Their individual abilities are very strong! ”

"I don't need to say much about EDG, everyone is familiar with my own team."

"In terms of KT, just one top single Smeb, I think it will attract everyone's attention and vigilance."

Zhang Wei said: "Smeb is indeed very strong, his personal ability and operation are extremely outstanding, he may be the only player in the world who can fight hard with Buddha and fight." ”

“Smeb… S6 was officially evaluated as the world's No. 1 single, although S7 he didn't play the S game, but look at this year's state and performance, to be honest... We must not be careless today. ”

Guan Zeyuan said very seriously:

"Because the upper unit is too important in the current version, this version is almost the upper single version, the victory or defeat of each team, there is a high probability that it will depend on its own road, once there is a problem on the road, the probability of winning or losing may fluctuate beyond imagination......"

"As we all know, our strongest is on the road......"

Hearing this, there was a burst of laughter from the audience.

Truly.

Everyone doesn't think that Smeb can surpass Murder, but everyone is more sure that Smeb is undoubtedly the one who poses the biggest threat to Xu Cheng compared to other top players in the S competition.

The game is full of too many accidents, e-sports, before the last step, who can guarantee that you will have the last laugh?

If you simply compete with past honors and recent form, then you don't need to compete and directly award the trophy to EDG.

If the top list of other S competitions brings Xu Cheng only 60, or even 50...

The pressure that Smeb brought to Xu Cheng was 70, or even 80.

This is a qualitative gap.

Who would have thought of the end?

Who is the strongest player in S8?

Until the results of today's game are out, everything is still unknown.

Several people chatted, and the director under the field had already given hints.

Guan Zeyuan shook up.

"It's... So we just talked about Murder and Smeb, who is stronger, and I think the two players on the court also have each other's answers in their hearts. ”

"Let's listen together, these two world-class top laners, what do they have to say......!"

The words fell.

The director camera is switched to the big screen.

The big pitch-black screen suddenly lit up.

Dressed in a handsome team uniform, Smeb, who has been out of the LPL audience's field of vision for two years, appeared in front of the camera with a smile on his face.

Signature squinted eyes, and said with a smile: "The top eight meet EDG... It was a pleasant surprise for all of us. ”

"Hmm... Why is it a surprise? Maybe it's because there are a lot of players in our team who are interested in defeating the LPL, or the EDG team... With a lot of confidence, they have to be more experienced against the teams in the LPL region. ”

Smeb shrugged his shoulders as he said this.

The expression on his face is also very calm, which means "everyone understands it, so I don't need to say more".

Sure enough, because of this sentence, there was a commotion in the audience.

"Murder's words... Personally, I admire this player. ”

"We've played against him a few times before and I've lost to him, so I'm not reconciled, I don't think I was at my best at that time."

In the footage, Smeb mentioned Xu Cheng, which is also the core issue of the official.

His expression was flat, and he didn't have the extreme admiration for Xu Cheng in the previous interviews with other teams.

"As for how I feel about him... It's not too much of a feeling, if you have to say it... In fact, it is a pity. ”

Oh? Regretful?

Everyone was stunned.

The director in the camera also seemed to be stunned and asked.

"Regret... Of course, it was last year's S competition that failed to qualify, and it was a kick in the door. ”

Smeb looked serious and said solemnly: "And I think that according to our strength, if we advanced to the S competition last year, then in the case of SKT's poor state, the S7 championship should be able to win." ”

"It's a pity to be real......"

If you made the cut last year, the S7 champion would be yours?

？？？？

Moment.

The entire Busan scene, and the live broadcast rooms of various competition areas around the world, all exploded!

At this time, everyone can understand why Smeb has been plain and confident from beginning to end when facing EDG.

The feeling of this brother is that with the intensity of last year's S competition, if they are replaced, they can also win the S championship!

This...

It's...

It's speechless.

Yes, many people are a little embarrassed in their hearts after hearing this sentence.

The heart said that since you were so strong last year, why didn't you qualify for the S competition?

You said it yourself that you can win the championship if you advance to the S competition, but why didn't you qualify?

But the same.

No matter how many slots Smeb's words were, everyone had already heard the arrogance and conceit in his heart from these few words.

In the eyes of this player, Murder and EDG are not invincible, invincible monsters in the eyes of other teams in the outside world.

They can be defeated.

Annoying self-confidence.

It's been a long time since I've seen which LCK team's top laner dares to say such things in public.

There was a lot of noise in the audience, cheers and boos.

At this time, the director also switched to the other side.

Xu Cheng's shot.

Xu Cheng, who was wearing an EDG classic team uniform, did not have much BB, and faced the director's question "What do you think of Smeb's words?" ”

He said calmly:

"Brother, what kind of champion are you?"

Brother, what kind of champion are you?

？？？？！

This sentence can be called a heart-piercing explosion through the chest, and Ping A produced a critical hit, with a certain degree of armor-piercing state.

Accepted the pre-match trash talk interview with Xu Cheng, and Smeb, who was sitting opposite, heard the translator translate the meaning of this sentence.

Barely a mouthful of blood spurted out.

The face that was originally smiling with confidence was slightly distorted.

There is nothing more, a world champion stands in front of you and asks you with a puzzled and curious face: "Brother, what kind of champion are you?" ”

It's even more embarrassing and embarrassing.

Xu Cheng doesn't even need too many words, and he doesn't need to be like Smeb, who obviously doesn't have any honor, but he desperately proves himself.

He only needs a simple sentence, light and fluttering, without a trace of fireworks, to make the other side speechless in an instant.

It's hard to argue.

A team that hasn't even advanced to the S tournament is more confident than a dynasty that is about to make a Grand Slam?

Brother, you've really been in the LCK for a long time!

Now that I'm S8, times have changed!

Because this dialogue is so classic and wonderful, Xu Cheng only said one sentence, and he has already interpreted and expressed everything.

This was the end of the short pre-game trash talk session.

But the violent barrage at the scene and in the live broadcast room will not go away.

"Wow......!"

In the comment seat, Guan Zeyuan turned his head in surprise, glanced at the two commentators around him, and couldn't help but say: "This trash talk... What a ......."

"Knife Crit."

Zhang Wei commented with a smile.

"Poof..."

Rita burst out laughing.

Not to mention, this evaluation is really vivid.

"It's really a bit of a-for-tat."

As the controlling field, Guan Zeyuan is much more stable than these two, mainly standing on this stage, he doesn't dare to talk nonsense.

After stabilizing his mind, he said: "From the pre-match declaration of the two strongest top players in the world at present, who may be in the top two, we can smell the smell of gunpowder across the screen." ”

"Overall, KT is still very confident, Buddha's words... Well... Simple and straightforward, to the point! ”

Rita pretended to be fair and gave her opinion.

"That's right... In any case, it can be seen from the statements of Smeb and Murder that the two players are full of confidence in their own strength, as well as the overall strength of their team. ”

"This means that in the coming period, both teams will definitely not disappoint... Okay, the front director is ready, let's hand over the camera to the commentary seat! ”

The director announced, Guan Zeyuan's words fell.

The director switched to the commentary seat.

The doll Miller, who was responsible for commenting on today's major event, and PDD appeared in turn.

Several people briefly introduced themselves, and all the things that should be analyzed were analyzed.

After chatting for a few words, with the notice of the director in front of me again.

The camera switches to the players' seats on both sides, giving Xu Cheng a close-up.

The doll took a deep breath and said loudly: "The first game of the 2018 World Finals quarterfinals BO5 has officially begun!" ”

(End of chapter)