Snake and RNG came to Chengdu ahead of schedule, and the two teams had several rounds of friendly training exchanges.

As the spring finals approached, Snake took her training matches quite seriously.

The teams in the same division have played dozens of games throughout the spring, and the two teams have also played each other officially, so there is nothing to hide if they know each other.

From April 25th.

The Heart coach on the side of Edgeworth Gate is always worried in private, and the results of the training match are not satisfactory.

RNG loses more and wins less.

The buff of "invincible in training matches" gives people a rhythm that is about to collapse, but it also depends on what kind of mentality the two teams have before the fight, and whether the results can be taken seriously.

Heart knows very well that his own side is not playing with the idea of "practicing hands" or anything like that.

The two-upfield rotation lineup, which became more and more proficient in the regular season, was repeatedly brought to the training matches against the Snakes, but it could not change RNG's win rate.

RNG played seriously, and even from Uzi's occasionally agitated blushing expression, you could feel that they were doing their best.

The crux of the failure, the management also found.

April 27, the eve of the Grand Rubik's Cube final.

Head coach Heart, RNG head coach Sun Dayong, and several tactical coaches and analysts got together.

Two more fights with Snake this evening.

2:0, all lost.

The mood of Uzkasa and the others was affected to a certain extent.

"What to do? How to adjust tomorrow, do you have any good ideas? ”

Sun Dayong's gaze swept over everyone.

Tactical coach Mit was the first to speak: "The Snakes are more difficult to play than IG, their flaws are quite difficult to find, the upper lane Flandor and the bottom lane duo have improved a lot compared to last year, and they are cautious online." From the second half of the spring season, there were fewer and fewer head-to-head advances. ”

"Judging by the playoff stats, their habits are still continuing. This kind of team is more difficult for us to gnaw, unlike IG, which is more distinctive, and IG operates, we can find more opportunities. ”

"Primary."

Mit hesitated for a second, and exhaled softly, "It's still TheJin, it's too difficult to deal with in the middle lane, Xiaohu plays seriously enough when training, and he fights in operation and team battles, and he is worse than the other party. A little. ”

Saying "a little" is euphemistic enough, but it is actually 100 million points.

Because RNG's uniform team found that Xiaohu had undergone several 'transformations' in the training match with Li Jin.

At first, Li Jin made Xiaohu feel strange and played more cautiously.

Because Li Jin is too famous, he instinctively makes Tiger a little distracted, especially since he is not the big brother in the team now.

But under the persuasion of the coaching staff, "It's a training match", "Let go", "No one will blame you" and so on, General Tiger began to use more unrestrained heroes to fight.

But the results were pretty bad.

As a research player, during this time, Li Jin has become more and more familiar in his professional world, and this is a process that he has in the face of all midlaners.

After studying and mixing, Xiaohu will determine whether he can pretend in front of this person, so as to avoid the "pot".

It follows the law of biological instinct of "seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages".

Xiaohu naturally wants to defeat Li Jin, he has done a lot of training, put in a lot of effort, and also fantasizes about the moment of fame in a fight, but the most important thing is.

When he found that these were almost useless efforts, he couldn't give birth to the heart of a strong man who "tried everything".

In the face of the coaching staff, he will shout "burn yourself", but when he sees the ID "TheJin" on the opposite side, he finds himself a "fuel-efficient lamp".

Don't collapse on the line, wait for the big brother to bring C.

In today's training match, General Tiger has already shown this attitude, which is why the RNG coaching staff is so anxious and in a hurry.

TheJin can't limit it at all, give this guy perfect development, the game is too difficult to win.

Especially since he is now in the middle, and a slight rise can affect the wing.

In the early and mid-term, the threat of mid-laner koi is far greater in the eyes of the RNG coaching staff than that of AD koi.

Following Mit, several data analysts also presented their analysis from the training session.

If RNG can win, it basically depends on Uzi to develop and then play a good team fight.

Heart and head coach Son Dae-young participated in the discussion.

There is no good way for everyone, but we still have to implement the "Uzi three-piece" tactic, and the current RNG is characterized by this.

As for the winner or loser, it all depends on the player's state and performance at that time.

Edgeworth Gate has integrated the corresponding BP tactics again.

Then, Sun Dayong interviewed everyone in the team individually.

The main purpose is to talk to General Hu, and it does not seem to be targeted and abrupt.

Every day and TheJin are on the line, and Huzi's physical and mental health is very important.

Chicken soup, flatbread, promise, Sun Dayong also gave Huzi a three-piece set.

"TheJin is so famous, no one will blame you even if you lose."

"Follow the tactics of the team to give you a fight, be confident, we think you are the best!"

"Xiye, Scout, and Rookie are all here, don't be afraid of TheJin! Besides, the expectations of the fans are not high, and if you can hit something, it will be a surprise for everyone and will greatly improve your position in the middle lane. ”

"Win Snake, give out the bonus!"

“……”

In the RNG base, Sun Dayong patted Xiaohu's shoulder like a big brother next door, his tone was long and gentle, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and his eyes were so concerned.

even gave the argument of "winning blood earns, losing does not lose".

General Tiger was also moved by the head coach's advice.

What a trust!

In front of Sun Dayong, General Tiger assured with his unique tone of speech: "I will burn myself in the final and do my best to fight with TheJin!" ”

On this night, the lights in the corridor shone with a relative, but Sun Dayong's smile was so warm.

looked at Xiaohu's eyes, and was even more gratifying.

Time flashed, and it came to April 28th.

This year's MSI game time is more reasonable, and when the Sao Paulo MSI started last year, the playoffs on the LPL side had not yet been played.

This play-in tournament clearly takes into account the LPL schedule.

The team that arrived in Berlin early had to wait while training.

Of course, this group of teams participating in Msi will definitely pay attention to the finals on the LPL side.

It was four o'clock in the evening.

Snake and the RNG players stood on the live stage of the Chengdu Rubik's Cube.

The 2018 LPL Spring Finals began with enthusiastic cheers from the audience.

At a macro level, Snake doesn't have too many stalks with RNG.

The Snakes had never been on the final stage before, but RNG was a regular.

This can't help but make everyone's mind echo with an ID "TheJin".

In the first spring of the Koi Snake team, Snake touched the floor of the LPL Spring Finale and gained more support.

The exaggerated buff of "where to go to the champion" seems to be coming true again!

In the past, in the LCK division, the LPL audience was not so deeply touched.

Last year, WE won the championship, and this year it has experienced dramas such as koi jumping in the middle lane, job-hopping team, and the rise of the little snake snake.

Edgeemon fans, who don't know the results of the training match, are confident in RNG at first.

But when they came to the scene of the Great Rubik's Cube at this time, and saw the familiar face in the Snake camp, the hearts of the disciples of the Imperial Sword Sect trembled slightly.

In the 2017 regular season, RNG was swept by WE led by Li Jin.

After that, they tried to take revenge at the Olympic Sports Center, but were swept away by WE again.

What about this year?

In the regular season, he met the Snake team with Li Jin, and RNG was 2:0.

Nima

There is a sense of foreboding!

Many old fans of Edgeworth Gate played metaphysics in their worries, and when the players of Edgeworth Gate and the Snake Team entered the battle table, they immediately forwarded the news.

"Forward Koi, Bless RNG"

"Forward the koi, the dog flies!"

But then I felt that the taste was wrong, and the koi fish were on the other side.

Suddenly, the big Rubik's Cube game began.

This is destined to be a sad moment for Uzi fans, and the curse of no crown has not been lifted.

Game1、Game2

In the first two games of the Spring Finals, RNG and Snake played smoothly until 30 minutes later, but remained on Snake's offensive.

The biggest gap is in the medium unit.

According to the law of seasonality, the spring tiger should be at the top of its state, but when he touched the koi, it triggered its own highest-spec "tiger not C" mechanism.

In the game, it was played cowardly.

Do not seek merit, but seek no fault.

It is conceivable how much damage will be done to the team with this mentality and the current strongest alliance first-person line, and the impact of the two sides on the middle lane and the team battle is not in one dimension.

Lose, still lose!

Li Jin, who was not restricted in two consecutive games, destroyed Uzi in support and team battles and got Mvp data.

In Game3, after losing two games in a row.

Edgeworth Gate fans. Even passers-by and viewers want to see their bloody nature from RNG, and let go of Snake to fight, even if they lose, they want to have a good time.

But

RNG is even more tortoise, coming up with a more late-stage lineup.

The Snakes attacked in the early and middle stages, and Li Jin chose the version of the underdog, and the mid-laner Jace, who only appeared twice. cooperated with the stupid pig girl to blow up the most used Ruiz in the spring game of Little Tiger.

When the seriously developed Uzi was killed by Jace jumping in the face in the chaotic team battle, the dog was furious.

RNG communication gradually decreased, and the team showed an irretrievable toppling situation.

After only 24 minutes of Game3, Snake used a blitz to destroy RNG's Crystal Hub.

The sword shatters the big Rubik's cube.

The fans of the Imperial Sword Gate, who were extremely aggrieved, sprayed indiscriminately and entered the pot sharing mode.

Counterpoint Mvp, that should be Xiaohu's pot, but except for the third game being exploded by the line, the first and second games, Xiaohu's data is not the worst, and the proportion of damage is not low.

thereupon

Jungler pot!

With no rhythm and can't catch dead koi, you can't run away from these two runs.

The pot teacher played two handfuls, plus the ID with the pot, which is more pot-bearer attribute than Casa.

The sad dog continues his uncrowned curse.

Some frustrated fans could only send Uzi P to the winning Snake team and change into a Snake jersey.

Let's talk about solace.

……

Snake swept RNG and became the 2018 Spring Finalist! 》

"Uzi's Nightmare, Swept by Koi Again"

"Saiwen: I've studied it and I'm preparing for S9. 》

"Snake will represent LPL in Msi"

……

"RNG stinks!"

"Assi, they fight like this, they will never be able to win Snake!"

"I already have a plan to defeat Snake, it's a little bit close, why didn't I make it to the finals!"

The Golden Pig, who has always been relatively deep, watched the finals of the Big Rubik's Cube, and after a series of speechlessness and silence, there was a small outbreak in the training room.

Su Xiaoluo stood at the door, crossed his arms and looked at a chubby body jumping in a hurry.

"Huh."

He sneered under his breath and returned to his office.

The principal inside was munching on a burger while watching Snake give the awards.

"Headmaster, Golden Pig is crazy. Well, stimulated. ”

The headmaster ignored him and munched on the burger.

Seeing this, Su Xiaoluo immediately handed over a plan.

"This is this year's winter window plan."

The principal waved his hand, and on the LCD screen in the office, the picture of Li Jin receiving the final MVP was being played.

He didn't look at what Su Xiaoluo handed over, he just pointed to the screen.

"Understood?"

Su Xiaoluo was even more determined, and even shouted that he understood, and he didn't take the plan in his hand.

He had the urge to go to Incheon now.

……

April 30th.

At Pudong Airport, Snake and his entourage, who were waiting for their flight, took a few photos before leaving.

Everyone was in high spirits.

You can talk about what happened in the regular season and the playoffs, and it's more about imagining the upcoming midseason.

For rookies who are playing abroad for the first time, seeing planes taking off and landing in the sky outside and hearing the roar can make them excited and restless.

"Brother Jin, you have a lot of experience, what should you pay attention to when you go abroad to play?"

Flandor got together with Lin Weixiang and others.

Li Jin was quite interested: "Don't run around, be careful of being ganked by wild male guns." ”

"Keep an eye on your feet when you walk, don't step on gold to enter the field, in that case, I guess we will be sick to our stomachs when we play."

"Hahaha!" Lin Weixiang laughed exaggeratedly.

Li Jin told them about the little peanut being ganked, and everyone listened to it with great interest.

While chatting, Zuo Wu and Chris brought the topic back to Msi.

Li Jin, as the one who came over, taught:

"It's said that we are the favorites to win the championship, I think that's a good thing, we have this strength, since everyone values the opponent, we have to play confidently."

"Especially in the World Championships, you can't be cowardly."

"The few games that RNG played against us in the finals are counterexamples."

"At the same time, we must also stay calm, not everyone can adapt to the atmosphere and pressure of the world stage, everyone must find the state as soon as possible, we don't have to play in the play-in round, and the group stage is nearly the 11th, and I believe you have overcome it in more than ten days."

"When we go out, we represent LPL and play the style that Snake should have. Not only this time, but you will also play the World Championship in the future, and you should also teach new people when you meet them in the future. ”

Flandor let out a heavy "um".

Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong looked at Li Jin with admiration in their eyes.

I always feel that Brother Jin's height is different.

Still, his words were so convincing.

Last year, the three South Korean teams were all buried in the hands of Li Jin.

With the help of Li Jin, the Chinese ability has soared during this time, and he can understand the meaning of Li Jin's words by five or six points, and if he says it slowly, he may be able to understand more.

He touched Li Jin's arm and smiled:

"KZ is your old teammates except for BDD, how should they fight?"

"What they've played in the LCK this season has been amazing."

"Time."

"It's like 2016."

He was referring to the Tigers, of course.

Li Jin buried and said: "Sex male, you really hold a grudge, and you are still thinking about the third crown being snatched away by us." ”

The stupid chicken wanted to refute, but saw Li Jin's smile.

I couldn't help but say, "Yes." ”

"You'll have to pay me back this year."

Li Jin gestured to Flandor and them: "You invite everyone to eat a few more meals, and we will help you realize the dream of the triple crown." When the time comes, you can brag again. ”

The stupid chicken cut at Li Jin, but hugged the necks of Flandor and Lin Weixiang.

About Team KZ this time.

It feels strange and familiar to Li Jin.

With the addition of Smeb, KZ and Li Jin have completely different appearances in their memories.

But it's still the same old teammates.

This season, they got back together and set sail again with their dreams.

A group of friends with excellent relationships, and masters in the same field, work together to encourage each other to have a happy game, so that the team cohesion is super strong.

And that's exactly what happened.

KZ broke out with a stronger instant combat power than Li Jin's memory, and his strength was eye-catching.

In this MSI, the Tigers will be the fierce rivals of the Snake team.

At 12:40 p.m., the Snake crew boarded the KL896 Boeing 777 of KLM.

The time period is suitable, and the sailing time is short.

They made a transit in Amsterdam and didn't miss the local customs.

After only an hour's stay, he arrived at Brandenburg Airport at 10 p.m. and flew for 17 hours.

Riot Europe staff took Snake's somewhat dazed group to the hotel, less than three kilometers from the CBlol studios.

Arrived on the same night, and everyone's jet lag was basically the same.

Because during the voyage, some of the guys who were too excited didn't fall asleep at all.

May 3rd to May 9th is the play-in stage, and the most familiar team is the lightning wolf.

In addition to watching the game, Snake is adapting to the latest version.

Chris, who deals with versions every day, was the most shocked.

Because of Li Jin's previous interpretation of the version, the hero pool of the Snake team members fits perfectly with the current hero trend, and the details are a little different, but the general trend seems to be seamless.

Looking at Chris's surprised look, Li Jin occasionally joked at him, saying something stinky "You don't even want to call me godfather".

But Chris was convinced.

Aside from the intensity on the field, this ability to interpret alone is sensational.

Li Jin always seemed to be able to guess what the Riot dog designs were trying to do.

May 9th.

All the play-in rounds were played, and the Vietnam EVS team and Wanwan Lightning Wolves advanced.

The other teams are TL in North America, FNC in Europe, KZ in South Korea, and Snake in China!

As the group stage approaches, MSI's attention has risen sharply around the world.

Especially on the LPL side.

The MSI opener will be between the host FNC and Snake!

……

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(End of chapter)