LOL: Serve the country with loyalty, I have full attributes to resist Korea

Chapter 355: Fateful Duel! The winner will ascend to godhood!

A week before the competition, all platforms unsurprisingly broke the highest data, and related discussions could be heard in almost all fields related to e-sports.

This is because this year's global finals is the most legendary and the one with the most topics.

LCK won five consecutive championships from S3 to S7.

LPL also won five consecutive championships from S8 to S12.

The core souls of both teams, Faker has won three championships, and Krd has also won three championships.

In ten years, these two people won 70% of all championships in their respective regions.

This is also the first time that LCK has made fans feel unparalleled real hope again after five years of suppression.

In fact, this is Faker’s “last dance”!
These two teams, which completed the feat of defeating three opponents at once in the same year and are both hailed as the most dominant teams in history, simultaneously reached the finals.

Everyone felt a sense of "fatalism".

2023 11 Month 19 Day.

The Gocheok Sky Dome Indoor Stadium in Seoul, South Korea is also called the "Korean Bird's Nest" by Koreans themselves.

The day that the entire alliance world has been looking forward to for a week has finally arrived.

Around six o'clock in the evening.

As the sky gradually darkened, a voice that was extremely familiar to almost all Alliance players suddenly rang out in the venue.

"Welcome to the wild no heroes and villains"

It was the most classic theme song of S7 that year, "Legends Never Die".

The legend never dies.

Using this theme song as the opening seems to be very suitable for today's scene.

Then came RISE and Nirvana. The theme songs of previous years played one after another, instantly bringing all the audience back to the ocean of memories, and many old players at the scene were deeply moved.

I originally thought that S7 was not far away, but it turned out to be 6 years ago, and we are even about to reach the second round of S7.

The world's new protagonist is replaced in Summoner's Rift every year. As spring goes and autumn comes, new kings continue to ascend the throne.

But after every new king ascends the throne, he will be shocked to find that behind the throne there are almost insurmountable mountains and rivers standing silently.

Every game has a lifespan.

So today, in the thirteenth year of the League of Legends, the two triple crown champions came together to the final battlefield.

A legend was born today.

It is very likely that it will be the only and unshakable legend in the world.

The switching of theme songs reached its climax at this moment, entering the current theme song of S13 - "Ascending to the Gods".

"(When Destiny Strikes the Keys)"

"(The Door of Glory Has Opened)"

"(The sound of hymns is growing)"

"(Sing His name, take one more step, and He will be sung by all)"

"(The body of the victor, the long steps to godhood)"

Every year's theme song seems to be suitable for any team, but no year's theme song is more suitable than this year's.

Because under the theme of ascension to the gods, the only two contenders in the entire alliance world are gathered at this moment.

"Once you play!"

When the last syllable of the lead singer fell, a beam of strong light descended from the sky and shone onto the center of the stage, illuminating the Summoner's Trophy standing above and receiving the attention of everyone.

On both sides of the trophy, WE and T1 players gathered.

At this moment, the cheers of tens of thousands of people speaking both languages ​​almost drowned out the venue!
"Welcome to Seoul! The finals of the global finals!"

Before anyone even stepped onto the stage, the rough voice of the local host, Roaring Emperor, was already resounding throughout the arena.

"First of all, let us welcome the dynasty creator from the LCK region, the birthplace of countless myths, T1!!!"

The Roaring Emperor roared at the top of his lungs when introducing his own team, and the Korean audience fighting on home soil let out earth-shattering screams.

LCK really can't afford to lose anymore. No one can accept that the first four championships in history were won on home soil, and T1 is the last hope for all Korean fans.

"Next, let us welcome the absolute king from LPL, the legendary symbol of the new era, WE!!!"

The Roaring Emperor was quite professional and did not favor one over the other in his shouts and welcome speeches.

But what is unimaginable is that the screams and cheers coming from the scene the next moment were so obviously louder than before!

You know, this is South Korea’s home ground!
Obviously, even if there are many LPL viewers who flew here specially, it still proves that WE and Krd have conquered many local Korean audiences. Even if they are criticized by the Korean media, it still cannot cover up the respect of all League of Legends players for the ID krd.

The two teams stood on either side of the Summoner's Cup.

On the left is the WE team in red uniforms, and on the right is the T1 team in black uniforms.

One red and the other black, just like the two sides separated by the Han border, the red and black confrontation is clear-cut.

"God K! God K! God K!"

“Come on WE!!!”

"Whoever wins today will be the only true God, and the loser will only be a sub-God for the rest of his life."

"First there is Faker, then there is Tian! He will prove who is the only immortal in Summoner's Rift!"

"Haha, the championship in Incheon is the first in the region, and the championship in Seoul will be the one that will make us a god! Just wait, with God K on our side, we won't lose!!"

Before the game started, the contestants took their seats and prepared, and the battle in the audience also began in advance.

During this waiting period, the appetizer "Finals Documentary" was also shown on the big screen.

The scene switches.

Finally it fell on a withered yellow autumn leaf.

[Unconsciously, autumn has come to an end]
Amid the narration, Lee Sang-hyuk appeared alone in the camera.

He looked at the fallen leaves that were finally blown down by the winter wind, and his expression seemed as if he was deep in thought, as if he had thought of something.

“Faker.”

He was suddenly awakened by a call from his teammates behind him.

Those who know T1 know that the four little ones of T1 are all super fans of Lee Sang Hyuk.

The reason why the youngest Zeus chose to become a professional player was because when he was nine years old, he saw Lee Sang-hyeok hold up the first Summoner's Cup on the screen for the first time, and the seed was planted since then.

So logically speaking, it is impossible for anyone in the T1 team to directly call him "Faker".

This special name in the documentary seems to be a metaphor for calling out the real Lee Sang-hyuk.

Remind him that it's time to embark on the final battlefield.

A low piano sound played and Li Xianghe turned his head.

But just before getting on the car, as if with telepathy, Li Xianghe silently turned his head.

As the camera followed, Cheng Ming on the other side also turned his head. The two looked at each other deeply.

The two pairs of pupils seem to be able to read countless interpretations through the screen by the audience.

[Chi is a giant python that has been waiting for a thousand years to transform into a dragon]
[And Chi can only complete its transformation after going through countless hardships and obtaining a unique treasure]
[In a sense, this is exactly like the path for professional League of Legends players to win the championship]
The profound narration was followed by the "inner voices" of the ten contestants.

Gumayusi, who waited for three years as a substitute before finally getting a chance, said the day he became a professional was his happiest day.

Zeus talked about how he felt when he watched Faker win the championship when he was nine years old, and how much he admired and respected the player, and how it felt like a dream to be able to fight alongside him ten years later.

And everyone in WE actually has the same experience.

In other words, this is the root of the "dreams" of many professional players.

In S8, Bin was just a master. When he was still studying and asking game bloggers on video websites how to play against other players, he never thought that he would be able to become a professional player a year later, and step onto the stage of the finals two years later.

When ON was in SN's youth training camp and saw his peers Abin and Cheng Ming defeat the invincible DWG and win the Summoner's Cup, he never thought that he would become their teammates one day.

Jack Love debuted and then reached the peak before falling into decline for five years. He also never expected that one day he would return to the stage and relive his dream of Incheon that year.

And in the eight languages, both sides have a very tacit common point.

All the teammates of the two teams, no matter what they want to talk about, cannot avoid and cannot leave the person at the center of the two teams.

League of Legends is a team game.

But no matter what, I believe no one will question it.

The two teams can reach this point today, and it is crucial to have one of their own individuals, who is even indispensable and irreplaceable.

After eight voices appeared.

The originally deep background piano sound suddenly changed!

The high-pitched theme song of "Ascending to the Gods" suddenly came in, instantly changing the atmosphere and bringing it to a climax!

Lee Sang Hyuk appeared on the screen.

"In the past ten years, I have witnessed almost everything on Summoner's Rift and fought against almost all professional players in person."

“This year I will prove it”

“I am the end of this road.”

【All roads lead to Faker】

This sentence is adapted from All road leads to Rome, which means "All roads lead to Rome". In the original timeline, this is what T1 should have said when they were playing against JDG.

This sentence was regarded as the first bible of the alliance in Europe and the United States at that time, and it was much more popular than "glory" and "only good at".

All the mid laners in the league are proud of killing Faker alone, and all the teams in the league aim to defeat T1, as if this is actually the case.

But soon, when the background music reached its climax.

Li Xianghe's face was looking at the trophy eagerly, and finally a person suddenly walked out of the darkness and blocked his sight.

The image of the last person also appeared on the screen.

This time, Cheng Ming's words were more concise than any other time before.

【All roads lead to Faker】

【Faker roads lead to me】

"The end of this road is you."

"But your destination is me."

After Cheng Ming finished his last sentence, the two of them bumped fists in the air, and the promotional video came to an abrupt end!

There are so many comments flooding the screen, it's crazy.

All the audience who came to the scene had flushed faces, and everyone was excited by the tit-for-tat charges between the two sides!
"The curtain has been raised, and the ladder leads to the sea of ​​clouds!"

“The final of the League of Legends 2023 World Championship begins!!!”

Just like in the movie version, after the opening ceremony, the referee's voice will sound for the final battle.

Following the referee's order, the BP interface appeared in front of the players of both teams!

On the LPL commentary desk, the three-piece set of Miller, Doll and Wang Duoduo is still there.

"The final battle is finally here!"

"WE once again had the priority to choose the side in this final. They got the blue side and banned the Tsar first."

Miller spoke up to express his understanding.

"I don't know what kind of targeting T1 will do to the jungle in this version. After all, WE's ban position has been much easier this year. The disappearance of Nidalee and Void Queen, as well as the rework of Cat, are all changes that have a significant impact on WE's blue side advantage!"

The cat was reworked in 23. W no longer provides adaptive power, and a strong binding mechanism of "Friendship Value" was added, which requires hanging on the body for a long time to share experience.

To put it bluntly, unless you let the cat change cars very early during the laning period, otherwise the friendship value is not enough and all skills will be weakened on other people.

Without affecting the ADC, the cat's ability to enhance other teammates is greatly weakened.

The first three bans of both sides:

WE: Tsar, Wei, Poppy
T1: Ruined King, Rambo, Weapons
"We can tell from the Ban position here! WE is obviously still targeting the jungle as the core focus, while T1's BP strategy is centered on the top lane!" said Wang Duoduo.

"That's right. Apart from the mid laner, the point where T1 creates rhythm most frequently is the top lane. It can be said that along the way, apart from the double shooter system in the bottom lane, the top lane has always been a very important core strength point for T1!" Miller nodded in agreement.

"It seems that in this match, both sides chose the system that each other is best at!"

No one has mentioned Nidalee and the Queen of the Void yet.

Void Queen Cheng Ming actually had a few more choices, but they were all just more conventional ways of playing, and she did not use the previous strong rush canyon system.

The designer's deadly swords have made the Void Queen's fighting ability weaker than that of the Swordmaster in the early stages. She is no longer so intimidating, and naturally there is no point in banning her.

As for Leopard
Throughout 2023, the total number of players selected from regions around the world will not exceed one hand.

In LPL, only XUN's "Milk Leopard" and LeYan's "Shua Leopard" were selected in the spring season. Obviously, it has no reference value, let alone the winning rate.

LCK didn't even have a single game in the entire summer, which can be said to be truly extinct!
As mentioned in the initial pre-season version of the region, the changes to the new jungle in S13 will be a devastating blow to heroes who rely on invasion play, and extreme heroes like Nidalee are the first to bear the brunt.

"Let's see what WE will do on the blue side. According to previous experience, their first choice on the blue side is usually to grab the strong mid-lane or jungle heroes in the current version, which is quite different from the previous seasons."

Currently, the top five jungle heroes picked in the world championship are: Jarvan, Wei, Maokai, Sejuani, and Riel.

All of them are heroes with full functionality!

This is also the mainstream positioning of the jungler in the current version.

Even the heroes that Cheng Ming had previously chosen were basically all warriors, with very few assassins.

But in the next moment.

The entire venue was filled with incomprehensible screams, even louder than what was heard at the end of the documentary, as if the audience had seen something incredible.

A choice that everyone has been looking forward to and waiting for a year.

A player who once lived in legend. Although he has not been seen in the past year, he is still the choice that countless people speculate and expect in every game BP.

"Cheetah!!!"

(End of this chapter)