LOL: This man is too strong!

Chapter 393 Suffocating Pressure!
At the scene of the expedition ceremony, as the light curtain slowly opened, various scenes of the Summoner Canyon appeared.

Snake, IG and RNG players faced the audience and stood in a row along the middle route.

On-site host Zhu Zhen continued to talk with a microphone. Amid background music and ribbons flying in the sky, the expedition ceremony, which lasted for more than 5 minutes, officially ended.

Compared with the boring prelude of several 10 minutes, there is not much novelty in the expedition ceremony.

The only innovation should be conquest.

Different from the previous conquests, this time the conquest is a hooded jacket similar to a windbreaker, red and black, which looks cooler.

It's even a little different, a style of the Secondary School of Magic Academy.

For example, Xiangguo looks exactly like Harry Potter in this dress.

Some netizens worked hard, putting out their clothes into clouds of fire, and they became organized in seconds.

After all the work, when the LPL officially issued the official S8 expedition announcement, many netizens gave their blessings below, hoping that the LPL can add more glory!
The three seeds for the LPL have been determined, and the places for other divisions have also been announced.

According to the official release, the draw ceremony for the 2018 League of Legends Global Finals will be held at 9:23 pm on September [-].

At that time, all major teams will be informed of their group status in the World Championship.

When seeing the list of selected teams in each competition area, many fans of the league were moved.

The first is the TSM team in North America.

The North American cult has pulled their hips this time.

在LCS夏季半决赛中，TSM以2:3输给C9。后续季军赛，他们又以3：2的比分艰难战胜100T获得季军，争取到了预选赛的希望。

Unfortunately, in the final tiebreaker of the North American qualifiers, they lost to C9 again, and were swept by the opponent 0:3, giving up the place to participate in the S8 finalists. This is the first time in their team history that they missed the global finals.

The once glorious veteran team, the magical slogan that many viewers couldn't help shouting, completely fell silent in S8.A new batch of North American teams rose up, while the old teams withered and were overthrown by the back waves.

On September 9th, two players in the TSM team, Hauntzer and Mithy, announced their departure from the team in advance before the transfer window opened.

It is not difficult to imagine that such a huge setback has caused huge changes within TSM.

The withering of veteran teams is not limited to North America, there is also a model in South Korea.

It is the SKT team that many people are optimistic about.

SKT has changed a lot this season, and even supporting Wolf sometimes goes to the jungle, but unfortunately the effect is very little. They were eliminated by KT 3:1 in the first round of the playoffs in the spring split. Unexpectedly, not only did they not break through in the summer split, It's even worse!
Because of the poor regular season record, SKT missed the summer playoffs. This is also the first time since SKT team merged from two teams into one team, it missed the playoffs.

In the following regional qualifiers, SKT met Samsung in the first round. Although Samsung changed its name, the godhead is still there, and it is still a bubbling match.

SKT2:3 lost to GEN, was eliminated and missed the 2018 global finals.

S3 world champion, S5 world champion, S6S7 and Snake decisive battle on the top of the world, SKT was strong and glorious for a while, and became the most successful team in the league for a while, but they finally waited for their own end.

Many people feel sad.

There are voices like this in some forums:
"The duel between Brother Li in the World Championship has officially come to an end."

"Compared with the Great Demon King, I understand Brother Hao's horror even more. The Great Demon King left the World Championship stage, but Brother Hao is still there, and at the peak."

"Snake is now the favorite to win the championship, and it is very likely to win three consecutive championships this year!"

"SKT was also very strong before, but they couldn't win the third championship. It feels like a curse. I hope it doesn't fall on Snake."

Some people say:

"Don't miss this World Championship. I always have an ominous premonition that Brother Hao's game will be less than one game."

"..."

People are constantly discussing, and the major regions are studying the version and opponents. They are very busy these days.

8.18 has been updated, the powerful Akali has been cut off from her ultimate damage, and the fiery Braum has been cut off recently.

What makes some RNG fans uneasy is that Kai'Sa was also slashed, and her passive damage changed from 20% of her lost health in the later stage to 15%, and her killing ability decreased.

AD players are suffering, especially Uzi, who has recently used Kai'Sa as his trump card.

Lucian was buffed with Q damage, which made Snake fans laugh.

Recently, the Snake team has used Lucian the most, which has something to do with their game rhythm.

In addition to some other small changes, the official took the opportunity to update a batch of Ossed skins.

At the same time, version 8.19 of the World Championship will also be officially released on the third day after the draw ceremony.

For the teams participating in the finalists, they even only have one week to adapt, and the subsequent finalists will become a reference template for the teams in the major group matches.

On September 9rd, at eight o'clock in the evening, the Snake team was brightly lit.

Li Hao and others sat around the screen, watching the lottery ceremony.

Colonel Guan and Eleven sat on the commentary seat and talked freely.

At the scene of the lottery, Princess Flame had already put her hand into the lottery pool.

For LPL viewers, they don't care too much about the play-in area, because the LPL world championship record is very strong, and the third seed also directly advances to the group stage, which is a natural advantage.

After all the finalist groups have been drawn, the exciting moment has just begun.

All the big teams are staring at the lottery pool, hoping to be placed in a group with less competition.

The top seed in Group A was drawn, and it was the FW team in the LMS division.

For the teams in the second pool, Group A has become the group they are looking forward to.

The Lightning Wolves have been fighting fiercely in the civil war in recent days, and their hips have been stretched in the foreign war, and they have become a soft persimmon.

The eldest princess put her hand deep into the lottery pool, and after a while of stirring, a small silver ball was taken out.

When it was uncovered, it was a black team banner. The eldest princess smiled slightly and showed it to the camera.

Top seed in Group B: Snake!

For some reason, seeing the name of this team, many people seemed to have a hallucination in their hearts. A poisonous snake raised its head, and the snake letter spit out, making people chill.

In an instant, Group B was branded as a death group.

From this moment on, none of the teams from the second pool wanted to go to Group B. This was not only the deterrent force of the second consecutive S match champion, but what the big teams feared was Snake's combat power at this time.

In a team with high-quality staff, a complete lineup, and the baptism of many world competitions, there is also a well-deserved No.1 in the league.

This is already a hyperspace battleship that surpasses the galaxy battleship!

Snake even won the summer split, creating an unimaginable record.

In the group stage, he collided with Snake, which was simply a head-to-head.

The No. [-] seed in Group C has also been drawn one after another, which is South Korea's KT team, and the No. [-] seed in Group D is FNC.

FNC should not be underestimated, this is the year when the king of Europe rises.

In the AFS team base in South Korea, from the coaching staff to the players, everyone laughed heartily.

The eldest princess drew the AFS team tag, and they entered Group A.

This group of people really wanted to treat the eldest princess to dinner, and then drink a cup of Halla Mountain to express their gratitude, because they met a peerless lottery, and there was no pressure to qualify.

If AFS is happy, then North American No. [-] seed Team Liquid is like eating shit.

They like to mention Group B.

The big brother from North America who transferred to TL also stiffened.

Inside the Los Angeles base, Doublelift was staring at the lottery screen, looking at Snake above TL's head, and the figure of Li Hao appeared in his mind again.

Everyone knew that they had a bad luck!
The lottery continues, some people are happy, some people are worried.

In addition to the TL team, another lucky player in Group B is VIT. They are the second seed in Europe, second only to the king of Europe this season.

After being drawn into Group B, VIT's Italian mid laner Jiizuke jumped excitedly in the base because he met his idol.

"Are you excited to play against TheKing?"

Jungle Kikis asked with a smile.

This sentence immediately calmed Jiizuke. He stroked his beard and scratched the very back of his hairline, as if he had realized something. The smile on his mature face gradually disappeared.

Yeah, what am I excited about?
AD player Attila joked: "Man, are you in a hurry to get on the background wall, just like Bilson?"

Jiizuke: "."

The draw ceremony is over, and the current groupings of the group stage are announced.

Group A: FW, AFS, PVB (Vietnam VCS)
Group B: Snake, TL, VIT
Group C: KT, MAD(LMS), RNG
Group D: FNC, 100, IG
……

LPL players are happy.

"IG and RNG don't have much pressure to qualify, and Snake is the top pick. Snake and European and American teams colliding, it's a dimensionality reduction blow."

"Eldest brother is so pitiful, you met my Brother Hao again."

"Actually, I think it doesn't matter which group Snake is in. It's basically a slap. I originally thought that the version would gradually target Snake, but I didn't expect it to be more and more beneficial to them. It's just bullshit!"

"That's right. There are not many teams that can play fast-paced games against Snake, especially in the middle lane. I'm afraid Brother Gouqi will stand out!"

"The three LPL teams are all very strong, this time is our show!"

"..."

After being shortlisted and divided into groups, each major team has a relatively clear goal. In addition to studying the version, they began to focus on analyzing their opponents.

Especially for players who are about to face off, it is necessary to understand the characteristics of the enemy, the habits of heroes, and the intention of certain actions.

Before the official start of the World Championship, collecting enough information will also test the team's ability.

Although Snake drew a good lottery, they were not careless. Li Hao also picked up the materials of VIT and TL.

same.
VIT mid laner Jiizuke and TL mid laner P Huang also picked up information about Li Hao.

These two are in the same mood, and their hearts are beating drums.

Because their information is similar, the interpretation of Li Hao on paper is quite shocking.

Even data analysts can't find a flaw!
To put it bluntly, the only flaw is that he likes to fight.

The final summary is: "As long as TheKing uses the operation to beat TheKing hard when TheKing is operating, the laning problem will be easily solved."

Both Jiizuke and P Huang called Fake.

On September 9th, the LPL team left a photo in the aviation hall for the S24. They dragged the uniform team suitcases and were neatly dressed.

People in the e-sports media began to report relevant news, and LPL officials also pushed the "S8 Officially Set Sail" push.

While the LPL fans were discussing, the group had already boarded the plane, and after more than 8 hours of travel, they arrived at Incheon Airport.

They didn't stop for long, and they came to Seoul from Incheon, which was the first stop of the World Championship.

In Seoul, Riot’s staff had arrived ahead of time, and took them to the hotel where they were staying. It was near Myeongdong, and the surrounding area was very bustling.

The teams that come to participate are basically arranged nearby, and there is also a special training room.

These training rooms are not big, but professional players do not have high requirements, as long as they have equipment.

Two days later, version 8.19 arrived on time.

This is the version of this World Championship, and it will not be adjusted until the end of S8.

On the basis of 8.18, some changes were made in 8.19. For example, traditional top laners such as Nuo Shou and Jian Ji were strengthened.

The veteran junglers Prince, Mantis, and Spider have all been strengthened, and the support has also been adjusted to some extent.

In the LPL training room, Uzi flipped through the new version, expecting a miracle to happen.

However, no miracles.

The attributes of AD heroes have not been recalled, and this is still not a version that makes AD players comfortable.

Not only Uzi was depressed, but the RNG uniforms were also depressed.

This is not good news.

On Snake's side, apart from Li Hao who was not surprised, Chris Zuowu and the others all settled down.

The smaller the changes, the better!
The last thing they want to see now is to change. It is best not to change at all. After S8 is over, they don't care what tricks Riot wants to play.

Everyone is an opponent inside, and everyone is a brother outside.

In the next few days, the three teams played training games together, and at the same time figured out some of their own routines, keeping their cards for the World Championship.

During the period, you will also receive training match invitations from other teams.

Basically, all comers are welcome. Before the start of the World Championship, many teams played one round among themselves.

To the surprise of some people who eat melons, the situation of this year's training match is very different!
"Snake has been winning consecutive training matches recently, is this true?"

"Really, last time Miller asked Zuo Wu and got a positive answer. Snake controlled Thunder in the training match."

"Fuck, I'm a little flustered. The training game controls the thunder and lightning, and it is easy to pull the hips in the main game. This is often the case, such as TSM. In the past, the Snakes like to hide tactics in the training game, so that people can't see the depth. Don't they hide it this year? ?Not so good"

Someone in the comment area responded with a smiley face:
"Brother, you can see that it is a new driver. Snake basically played well in the training games before, mainly Brother Hao. He likes to catch fish in the training games and play badly. That's why the Snake team has fluctuations."

"Big guts! Dare to say that brother Hao is rotten! My brother Hao is called training teammates, giving teammates strength, don't say if you don't understand (tsundere face)"

"Brother Wolfberry: Acting is too tiring, I don't want to act any more, this year I've been going all the way!"

Someone guessed something and said with emotion:
"This year's Snake is very ruthless. Everyone knows that they are coming for the dynasty. At this time, there is no need to show weakness. If you crush them all the way, the pressure on your opponent will be even greater."

……

On October 10rd, the S3 play-in match was halfway through, and there was another revelation from the major teams. The momentum was huge, and it once snatched the news of the play-in match.

The Snake training match continued to be crushed, and it was rumored that all major regions were beaten again, and currently has an exaggerated record of more than 20 consecutive victories.

Some good-looking teams even had a real fight with Snake in the training match, and fought recklessly with the familiar hole card lineup, but they were also ruthlessly suppressed and played silently.

This news should be true, the major teams remained silent, and no one said that they had won the Snakes.

Someone broke the news that it was even more exaggerated. The Samsung team went to the Snake team to play a training match. As a result, TheKing scored a superb record in less than 15 minutes, and Samsung played GG ahead of time.

A substitute king of a European team stood up and said something like this:
"TheKing was very strong in the training match. Many teams' mid laners were solo-killed by opponents. He is extremely strong. This will be an exciting and exciting World Championship!"

The words of the European substitute king caused another wave of waves, which corresponds to the news disclosed by the old players.

Everything shows that Brother Hao is playing the training match very seriously, even playing it as a main match!

Take a look at the official list of the strongest players this season given by Riot.

The one in the NO1 position is still that ID!

These news aroused heated discussions, making the S8 even hotter.

No.1 in the league doesn't hold back, do you want to show dominance from the training match?
It was also speculated that:
"This is The King's peak year, and he knows very well that he may not be able to reach this state in the future, so he chooses to spend as much as he can at the last moment, leaving an absolutely legendary season and letting people see his dominance What is power like?"

"I have a hunch! This year's S8 will definitely be crazy, and League No.1 will be completely crazy!"

With all kinds of momentum, the group stage has not yet started, and the major mid laners feel a little suffocated.

The mountains and the rain are about to come and the wind is filling the building.
The wolf is coming!

No, the poisonous snake is coming!
……

Because of the relatively high popularity, Aunt Yu Shuang from the LPL side came here for an interview, but Snake did not refuse.

However, Yu Shuang did not interview Li Hao himself, but found Brother Holy Gun.

Faced with a series of questions from Yu Shuang, Flandre nodded repeatedly, and said solemnly to the camera:

"Yes, both."

"Brother Hao has been very scary recently. He often kills opponents alone. I didn't see him smile, nor did I see him excited. He just kept killing and killing, like killing a pig, without blinking his eyes."

"When I go to bed at night, I put an extra layer of quilt on. It's not that I'm frozen by the air conditioner, but I'm in the same room with Brother Hao. I can feel the murderous aura, and it makes me feel cold too."

"If the hero can kill teammates, I will definitely send out the first blood."

"..."

Fans who saw this interview video laughed out loud, Flandre was too messed up.

However, Brother Hao has recently become very aggressive and seems to be true.

At five o'clock in the afternoon on October 10, the suspense of the finalists ended.

G2, GEN, C9, and GRX advanced one after another, and they were assigned to the ABCD group.

Next, 16 teams moved to Busan.

A terrifying trip to Busan is about to begin!
All doubts will be revealed.

……

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PS: Good night, book friends!
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