On July 5th, EDG set off for the venue of this continental competition.

The venue of this continental tournament was not chosen in the territory of LPL or LCK, but arranged in Kaohsiung.

Fist did this with consideration,

The final is likely to be LCK playing LPL, so whether it is placed in the territory of LPL or LCK, some people will inevitably question why the other party can have a home advantage.

I simply put it in the LMS.

Anyway, the LMS can't make it to the finals, so it's fair for both LPL and LCK.

LMS that have been eliminated by Riot by default:

I'm grass Nima, do you dare to come out and compare!?

In a sense, it's also a humiliation for the LMS.

Xu Yuan, who followed the team to Kaohsiung in an EDG team uniform, was shocked by Kaohsiung at the first time.

It's not because Kaohsiung is too developed, it's because Kaohsiung is too dilapidated.

It's hard to imagine that this is already a relatively developed city on this side of the bend, and even the airport looks dilapidated and old.

Not to mention compared with super first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, even compared with first-tier cities, it is not comparable at all, at most the second-tier level.

When the Americans don't have the courage to stay, this is the virtue.

After all, when it was first developed, it relied on the support of others, and now it is normal that the help is gone.

When they walked out of the airport, they also saw the staff sent by Riot.

The staff was quite polite and dutifully sent EDG all the way to the hotel where the continental players were resting.

"Can this thing really live?"

Xu Yuan sat on the bed, looking at the wall skin that had leaked out of the headline and the ceiling in the corner, and couldn't help but scratch his head.

This is a double room with two queen beds.

He lived with Smeb, and because Mingkai and Meiko went downstairs to go shopping, they happened to be in the same room.

"Maybe."

Smeb patted the bed and nodded in satisfaction.

It's okay, although it's a bit shabby, but at least it's still very clean, and there's no ash.

"Xu Yuan, do you have any plans for later?"

He asked.

"No, I don't want to go out."

"And I don't know where to play in Kaohsiung, and I don't have much time."

Xu Yuan shook his head directly.

He has no desire to travel, and is essentially a more self-disciplined player.

Soon he will also let his opponents know:

How terrible is a self-disciplined person!

"Can you take me to KT for a look?"

Smeb hesitated, but finally spoke.

"KT?"

Don't say it, don't say it!

He's really interested in KT.

The main thing is that there are a lot of acquaintances in KT.

Not to mention the deft, the EDG team uniform he gave Xu Yuan, Xu Yuan still keeps it.

The pawn of the mid laner is also the former Buddha of EDG, although I haven't met, but the professional players I know say that the pawn is very good.

Khan on the road is also quite interesting, although he said something like four Chinese can'twin, and he did apologize later, and his personality is not bad.

And the auxiliary mata, this one is interesting.

Founder of the one-handed Jace and Zyra the Windwhisperer.

Once an RNG auxiliary.

After S6's MS finished fighting, he disliked Heartless Food, and said that he wanted Uzi to come.

As soon as Uzi came, he began to swim away, and after half a year, he directly opened up.

It's a bit deliberate.

Basically, KT is a player who has played in the LPL except for the veteran captain of the jungler, Score.

In a sense, it is not too much to say that the fifth seed in the LPL is called.

Khan also played in the LPL minor league before returning to South Korea.

As soon as the two of them went out, Xu Yuan frowned.

“…… bang？ ”

How do you keep running into him?

Although you are my idol, we are enemies now, and you always want to come to me to make my subordinates merciful?

“Savior？”

Bang was also a little surprised, and he looked back at his house number.

It's right on the opposite door.

Soon, a smile spread across his face.

"Long time no see."

It's not long in fact, only a month or two.

But for a month or two, it was after the S6 World Championship. The hardest days.

Although Bang has been thinking about opening up, he is also ready to go to North America.

But that doesn't mean he's faceless.

The loss of MSI touched him very much, and it can even be said that his desire for a championship resurged.

Since his debut.

There are very few AD players who can beat him head-on and play a real match-up gap.

And Xu Yuan is one of them!

Bang is willing to hand over the throne of the world's No. 1 AD to Xu Yuan after he goes to North America.

Because he recognized Xu Yuan.

But that doesn't mean that he can watch Xu Yuan forcibly take it away!

I can give.

You can't rob it!

That's why he sighed that he hadn't seen him for a long time, because during this time, he was about to go crazy if he wanted to win Xu Yuan.

"It's been a long time."

Xu Yuan nodded slightly,

"When did you get here?"

"It won't be long, but we're well prepared, so you have to be careful about this intercontinental race."

Bang smiled lightly,

"MSI, your performance is very good, I hope you can play like that again this time, otherwise we may win more boring."

The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and Bang felt that he could do it again.

Xu Yuan wasn't surprised by his self-confidence, he just showed a smile that couldn't hold back like a strong king.

Bang clearly saw his disapproval, but he didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded out of the way.

There is no point in speaking harshly now.

After winning, the cruel words will have enough deterrent power!

It's best to shut up before you win.

This is the style of bang.

“…… He seems to have a good impression of you. ”

Smeb smiled as the two of them walked into KT's room.

"He always felt like I should go to SKT."

Xu Yuan replied casually.

"What do you think?"

"I don't have this idea for the time being, isn't it the Green formula now? They were champions before I went, it didn't make any sense. ”

The two of them chatted and finally walked to the door of KT.

Smeb's contact with the KT coach has not been broken, and this time he told KT in advance.

So when he knocked on the door, Coach KT quickly opened the door.

"Jing Hao, ah......"

Upon seeing Smeb, there was palpable joy on his face.

When he happened to see Xu Yuan beside Smeb, he immediately reacted and stretched out his hand.

"You're a Savior, right? Hello, I'm KT Coach Kim Jun-hee. ”

After Xu Yuan shook hands with him and introduced himself, he followed Smeb in.

His Korean language surprised the KT instructor a bit.

To be honest, more authentic than khan.

Not all the players in the room were there, Deft quietly watched the traffic outside the window, and Mata lay bored on the couch, talking to Pawn.

Khan, on the other hand, was putting a finger between his two eyes, trying to make a cross-eye.

"Score went down to buy them a drink, and I called him to bring one more."

Coach KT didn't look particularly hostile to Xu Yuan, and said with a smile.

The players who noticed the movement gathered their eyes, and Xu Yuan looked as usual with a smile.

"Oh!? Savior！ ”

Khan's reaction was the most excited, he immediately stood up, looked at Xu Yuan closely, and his mouth was amazed.

"Axi, this kid is so handsome, Xi Ba'er, he looks handsome and plays well, such a player really makes people want to punch him."

He didn't know that Xu Yuan knew Korean, so he naturally didn't have too many worries about speaking.

Coach KT, who was smiling behind Xu Yuan, suddenly had a stiff smile.

“…… Khan, Savior, who speaks Korean. ”

He didn't hesitate to speak.

Khan: Huh?

"I'm sorry!"

Khan, who didn't hesitate for a moment because of his face, and immediately apologized was a big bow.

Even Khan would be embarrassed to say such things in front of people.

Xu Yuan didn't care, and sat in the position where the KT coach motioned for him to sit.

At this time, Smeb was catching up with his teammates, and Xu Yuan looked a little left out for a while.

“…… What is the current state? ”

However, this is not long.

Deft sat next to Xu Yuan and said softly.

He is a very gentle person, so naturally it is impossible to snub Xu Yuan.

"It's pretty good, I didn't sit on the plane for too long, and this continental race should be fine."

"That's good."

Deft nodded slightly, calmly complimenting.

"Savior, your MSI played really well, winning a match in that situation is something that is difficult for even me to do, and you did it."

"It looks like I'm not entrusting the wrong person, you are indeed the one who can save EDG."

He paused and asked.

"Now everyone at EDG ...... What do you think? ”

"Meiko used to like watching anime in the middle of the night, so it shouldn't affect you, right?"

"Clearlove is hesitant at times, but now it seems to be a lot more decisive, and it's your credit, right?"

"He should be very happy that he has finally become a starter now, right?"

For deft, he has only played in the LCK for just over a year, but he has played in the LPL for two years.

Naturally, that memory is also unforgettable.

"It's all good, everyone is confident now that we don't want to lose this continental competition."

Xu Yuan replied calmly.

"Hah...... Me too, Savior. ”

Deft looked him in the eye, "I haven't officially competed with you yet, have I?" ”

"Although it's not an S match now, if I have the opportunity to meet it, I won't show mercy."

"I'm looking forward to playing you."

Who is the strongest AD in EDG history?

Deft doesn't feel like he's going to lose.

The two chatted and waited for Smeb, and when they walked out of the KT room, Xu Yuan asked the doubts in his heart.

"Why is KT so kind to me? It's just a player, the coach is weird, right? ”

"Actually, it's not surprising, think about which team you won at MSI."

Smeb chuckled.

Xu Yuan thought about it slightly, and immediately showed a sudden look.

SKT。

In today's LCK, SKT fans don't provoke one or two teams.

Even if it is a team like KT, there are not a few people who have grievances with SKT.

LCK is not a monolith, at least KT and Samsung hate SKT.

That's why the KT coach is so friendly.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It was night, and there was no training.

After Abu said a few words, he let the contestants rest.

The schedule of the tournament is out, and tomorrow is the first game of EDG.

The opponent is not some stinky fish and rotten shrimp, but an SSG from the LCK.

The continental tournament is not very long, and it can be played in four days in total.

Two days of group stage, one day of semi-finals, one day of finals.

Each team will only have a maximum of two group stage games, and the region with the most wins in the group stage will be seeded and will advance directly to the finals.

The remaining second and third are to play another semi-final.

And this schedule also made the LPL audience hotly discussed.

"The first one is JT playing SSG, has anyone heard of this team?"

"Jay Chou's team, right?"

"I've never heard of it, it's supposed to be a batch of garbage, and it's estimated that it's a good old Korean!"

"What you're talking about, besides FW, is there an LMS team that can beat Koreans?"

"Hehe, where is FW can fight, it's karsa who can fight! Every time Karsa meets a Korean at the World Championships, it's like taking medicine. ”

"In the second game OMG played MVP, both sides were fourth, we should still have a chance, right?"

"If you want me to say, OMG is very difficult, I was still playing relegation last year, and this year is a little progressive, but there is still a big gap with EDG, RNG, WE, all by double C."

"No, OMG garbage is no problem, I also watched the MVP game, and he is not so good? Changing EDG to estimate that it is a man-machine bureau. ”

"Rookies peck at each other, I hope OMG can win!"

"I'm still looking forward to the third one! EDG hits SSG, turtle turtle! This game should be good-looking, SSG is still quite strong in the summer game now, and the strength should be online. ”

"It's okay, I believe in Yuanshen [Smile Big Nostril]!"

"Emperor Ruler S6 World Championship is like a brute, you say he S7 can withstand the abyss? I don't believe it. SSG should be most worried about Nakakamino, Brother Crown is still very fierce. ”

"Don't worry about the order, we have Smeb now!"

"The waste factory will not give filial piety to Little Peanut, and it will be filial piety to Head An in the future, right? Then I can't stand it! ”

"RNG's shit luck! The first day he was able to smoke a garbage AHQ, it's really awesome! ”

"Really, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, okay? I'm Huangza, I'm the one who knows best what kind of team RNG has for so many years, and when you think he wins steadily, RNG generally loses. ”

"Cow's!"

"Probably not, right? Uzi is still quite heavy in killing pigs. ”

Overall, aside from EDG's doubts, the general belief is that it will be difficult to lose on the first day.

LMS is the region that once won the World Championship, but it was S2, and now it is S7.

In the fantasy, it has been a few big eras.

The bloodline of the Doudi passed down from the ancestors. It's almost diluted now.

It can only be said that if there is still a little combat effectiveness, it will not be at all!

Karsa may be their last Xiao Yan.

Of course, according to the original development process, this last Xiao Yan actually became a Runren.

But you really can't blame Karsa for this.

The LMS environment is terrible, and it's about to be disqualified.

Even the most basic treatment is not comparable to LPL or LCK.

For a player of his calibre like Karsa, there is no hope of staying in the LMS division.

Take control of the thunder and lightning every time you play, and then bring a player like hanabi or betty to the world championship.

Can you win?

It's very blue.

You let Brother Luo play in the first division of the national football team, and let him take this group of Bs to play the World Championship.

Brother Naro also has numbness.

At noon on July 6, all the participating teams arrived at the Kaohsiung Arena in advance.

This is the venue for this year's continental tournament, and it can be regarded as the only venue on the LMS side that is relatively on the stage.

And Xu Yuan also met many LCK star players who he didn't see last time.

The ruler with a cold face and a little silence.

Wearing glasses and a serious expression, Ann is in charge of the ambition.

At this time, the pressure on the LCK team is actually greater than that of the LPL!

The reason is simple, SKT, which MSI played for LCK, lost to EDG.

Because of this kind of ending that LCK viewers never imagined, SKT immediately encountered countless abuses after returning home.

And such an end also made other LCK teams feel awe-inspiring.

You must know that the number of SKT fans now is very exaggerated.

However, even in this case, after losing MSI, SKT was still liquidated, and it was liquidated without resistance!

Even SKT can't withstand it, who can withstand the other teams?

So the pressure on LCK teams is far greater than that of LPL because they can't afford to lose.

LPL will be uncomfortable even if it loses, but at least the MSI championship has been won by EDG, and this time as long as it is not too badly abused, it can be accepted.

And LCK can't.

As long as in the group stage, any LCK team loses to the LPL, it is likely to be blasted.

It's no joke!

You joke with the Korean audience, and the Korean audience wants your life.

Therefore, the current pressure on the LCK far exceeds that of the LPL, and there is no dare to relax at all.

Although some people on the Korean Internet now:

It's normal to lose one or two in the group stage, after all, LPL just won MSI, and there is a level.

But it's all a lie.

The players know very well that which unlucky guy is really going to lose, and what will definitely be ushered in at that time is not comfort, but questioning:

Wow! You're really losing!?

"They're so stressed."

Ming Kai secretly glanced at the Korean players in the dressing room a few times, and the mushroom head per capita was grim.

So he whispered to Xu Yuan.

"The more pressure they have, the more conservative they are, and the better our routines will work."

Xu Yuan smiled.

"That's right."

Mingkai recognized.

There is no need to question the strength of the incense burner, and the only problem with this routine is how fast the incense burner is made.

The faster you make it, the sooner the strong period will come!

And once the South Korean team chooses to be steady, it is clear that nothing can happen to EDG down the road.

As long as it develops to make an incense burner, EDG can start to take the initiative to fight with the strength of the bottom lane.

National costume incense burner, please fight!

At half past one in the afternoon, the commentators of each competition area were already in place.

Today's LPL commentary is no longer Miller Doll, but Wang Duoduo and Guan Zeyuan.

Colonel Guan is still quite proud.

After all, the business ability is relatively prominent, so now there are more and more international competition commentators.

"Okay, hello summoners in front of the screen, welcome to the live broadcast room of the 2017 League of Legends Intercontinental Tournament Asian Confrontation, which is about to bring you the first round of the group stage, and the first match between JT and SSG is the two sides!"

On the commentary seat, the colonel Guan was in a suit and leather shoes, smiling.

"The group stage will be played directly in two days, and the region with the highest winning points will qualify directly for the finals."

"Yes, we all know that the difference between the continental competition and the MSI is that the results of the continental competition are counted as the results of all the teams in the region."

"So for the LPL, every game is crucial, because once the score is behind the LCK, then you have to play an extra BO5, and it will also cause your tactics to be exposed a little more."

Wang Duoduo's expression became more solemn.

He is now an EDG fan, and naturally has absolute trust in EDG.

The problem is the other three teams...... No one knows exactly how much this level is.

And with the exception of the fourth-place MVP, none of the three teams in the LCK look easy to play against.

There are not many confrontations between China and South Korea in the current grouping, and Wang Duoduo is not confident that he can qualify first.

After all, even if EDG wins both games, it will only be two points.

Naturally, this was thought of in the barrage, so most of them were cheering the other three teams.

As for EDG?

They still have some confidence in EDG.

The Koreans' BO5 is really good, but the group stage is different.

FW has been able to play South Korea in the group stage at times.

EDG's last group stage double beat SKT gave them confidence in the EDG group stage.

SKT is a well-deserved LCK spring champion, and winning them shows that EDG doesn't have many problems in the group stage.

"OMG, don't make trouble! I can send it as I want when I go back to LPL, anyway, I'm not an OMG fan. ”

"Pure passerby, do you still need to watch the RNG game? Waking up is another victory. ”

"If you can't beat it, just wait for the Uzi three-piece suit! Don't rush anymore RNG! ”

"The bathing dog gave me a good fight, and if you win, today you are my Uzi brother!"

"11.9 billion, let's lend your power to WE and OMG together!"

It can only be said that the main thing is a truth.

Although many people usually think:

How many rubbish are these teams?

But it's really the Worlds......

That can only be supported.

After all, to put it bluntly, in the final analysis, it is still your own team.

Who do you support if you don't support your own team?

Of course, support is support.

After you really lose, you will still not be able to run away from the swimming and prisoner of war camps that you should swim into.

The performance of losing the game can be divided into: prisoner of war level performance, no swimming trunk level performance, and swimming trunk level performance.

Prisoner of war level, it belongs to the loss that should not be lost, so this is the most hateful.

If you don't wear swimming trunks, as the name suggests, you can only swim back when you go home, and you don't have a pair of pants, which is also very serious.

Wearing swim trunks means that some of the harder runners can be allowed to wear a pair of pants when they swim home.

Of course, there is actually one that is more exaggerated than the POW class:

Spinach grade.

As the name suggests, it means that the audience thinks that you are playing a match-fixing match.

Example: 2018 10 20 Knockout, RNG VS G2.

After this game was played, many people who couldn't believe the result felt that a few Bs on the stage were playing fake games, and the boss Bai Xing was eating spinach.

This one is worse than prisoners of war.

Because TES became a prisoner of war, everyone was still in the mood to play memes.

And RNG lost G2, and everyone only had two emotions: "good death, smile" and extreme disappointment.

Many people don't dare to watch this game in S13.

As the hot music stopped, the lights of the venue gradually turned on.

"It's coming! Now the players are ready to appear! ”

On the commentary seat, Guan Zeyuan was also in good spirits.

"I can finally see my deep spirit again!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

The barrage is also a batch of urgency.

In the midst of all the attention, the contestants stepped onto the stage!

The continental race has officially begun.

(End of chapter)