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Chapter 172 Question: Do you think Reaper is arrogant? Lee Sang Hyuk: He is humble

"Congratulations to SKT for winning this game. So far in the first round of the group stage, SKT has won both games. Now it is in the first place. It is indeed the group of death..."

"G2 still failed to fulfill their pre-match 'ambition', and Reaper is still using actual actions to prove his 'arrogance'. Let us wait and see whether Reaper's words will become a reality."

Commentators in major competition areas around the world either sighed with sadness or were elated.

G2's pre-game 'challenge' failed to materialize, what about other teams?

Is Reaper really going to go all the way from the group stage to the finals to truly crown himself the world's number one top laner?

No one knows, but Shen obviously played explosively in this game.

Everyone in SKT walked out of the competition room amidst the melting heat in San Francisco. Chen Yiqiu was still wearing red clothes and silver hair, and he was as high-spirited as ever.

Walked into the G2 game room, shook hands and returned to the backstage.

——On the three-day match day of the first round of the group stage, SKT is currently 2/0. Considering the level and perspective of qualifying, they have lived up to everyone's 'expectations' before the game.

The favorite to win the championship, the favorite to win the Triple Crown dynasty.

"It seems that this version of full-map streaming is still feasible, and the effect is similar to what we had in training matches."

Lee Sang Hyuk and Chen Yi Qiu are side by side. The two "internet addicted teenagers" have already begun to review the game in advance.

"Shen is a hero who has many advantages and can quickly help the team snowball. However, if you want to rely on yourself to complete the carry, you always feel that it is almost impossible."

Chen Yiqiu expressed his feelings about this game.

"It's good if you win."

Lee Sang Hyuk spoke earnestly. Looking at Chen Yiqiu at this moment, it was like looking at himself when he first showed his talents in S3: "Yiqiu, when you can play all the heroes on the road to the extreme, you can play any role in the team."

"Whether it's a warrior carry, an assassin cutting in, or an unparalleled tankiness, full control... By that time, you will truly grow into a great player."

"A great player on the unit."

Chen Yiqiu was silent when he heard this, but he thought of another world in which S9's TheShy had the late-stage vampire at his fingertips. Thain single-handedly killed EZ in a shocking way. Although he was still a little short of a hexagon, he was a well-deserved super top laner.

How similar is Shen to him in this match?

How big is the gap between a champion top laner, a superstar, and a great player...

Chen Yiqiu thought of Li Sang Hyuk beside him, and felt that there was still a long way to go.

"Hey, why don't you join the discussion?"

At this time, Lee Sang Hyuk noticed that Pei Junzhi and Lee Jae-wan behind him were silent. Lee Jae-wan and the others were okay and were simply relaxing after the game.

Pei Junzhi is different. This man is actually walking with his eyes closed now!

"If we win another game tomorrow, we will have a holiday."

Vaguely, I heard the 'Devil's whisper'.

"No, Junzhi 'Brother', we've only fought two games, isn't it?"

Chen Yiqiu deliberately emphasized the word brother.

"Yi Qiu, I don't understand this guy. Your handsome brother is living like a year now."

Li Zaiwan made no secret of his envy and jealousy towards Bae Junzhi: "He is eager to take a vacation now, and then quickly host a romantic date with Park Ji-sun, and then at night..."

"Xi Ba, Li Zai Wan, you brat! I didn't think so."

Pei Junzhi broke his guard instantly and felt that Li Zaiwan was completely 'tarnishing' his noble personality.

Everyone was silent.

Chen Yiqiu looked at Pei Junzhi's slightly red face, and then glanced at Li Sang Hyuk, who in the past would 'severely condemn' when he heard this topic, and suddenly felt sad.

Damn it, I'm such a clown.

certainly…

Putting all this aside, given Pei Junzhi's current state, Chen Yiqiu is very worried whether he will follow in the footsteps of many LPL players early.

When the time comes that you have lost all your energy and become sluggish, how can you maintain your condition during the game?

No, we must find a way to become pornographic... Oh no, it is to curb Pei Junzhi's current state.

Of course it's not out of jealousy, I just feel like I can't affect the team's status.

I am a great saint, no need to say more.

Pei Junzhi, who had just had a friendly discussion with Li Zaiwan about which parts of the human body's joints were the most vulnerable, suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He felt a deep 'malice' inexplicably and shivered all over.

'Did I forget to buy the gift I promised Zhixuan last time? '

Thinking this, Pei Junzhi licked his face and moved closer to Lee Sang Hyuk: "Sang Hyuk, have you given any gifts recently?"

In the past, Lee Sang Hyuk couldn't even understand what Bae Junzhi said.

At this moment, he heard the song and knew its elegant meaning. He smiled slightly and said slightly reserved: "Yes."

"Damn! I knew it, I had to buy it too!"

Pei Junzhi was shocked to discover the innate LPL holy body characteristics. He turned around and humbly asked for advice: "Yiqiu, do you have any recommended gifts? What do girls generally like..."

"roll."

Chen Yiqiu turned around and left.

"?"

"You're so good, why are you scolding me?"

Pei Junzhi scratched his head in confusion, thinking that Yi Qiu had become increasingly angry recently.

Well, it's time to find a girlfriend.

……

Backstage, the MVP of this game went to Chen Yiqiu, who made great contributions to the team and had excellent KDA data.

Two S games, two MVPs, people can't help but sigh, the God King at MSI really "inherited" the crown in the S game.

After a short break, the post-match interview notice arrived.

This time, Chen Yiqiu was invited to the European Division.

Youdao always sticks to his face, and sometimes Chen Yiqiu himself wonders why every time he beats a certain competition region, he gets an invitation from that competition region.

Could it be that they and Jin Minga...well, like some people, have special quirks?

All the way to the interview booth, as expected, the person interviewing him was Sjokz, a very popular beautiful host in the European and American competitions.

"Hello, Reaper, we meet again."

We met briefly at MSI, and Sjokz greeted him warmly without appearing unfamiliar.

"You are stronger than before. I hope you can achieve better results in the future."

Chen Yiqiu smiled and nodded.

I said to Yu Shuang, you should learn more, this is the quality of a host.

Of course, it may have something to do with the crucial group stage, but the first round was not fatal, otherwise Sjokz would probably have to perform a live crying interview with Chen Yiqiu.

After a few simple greetings, the director showed us the footage, and the interview began.

"Before the game, everyone felt that your 'bold words' were very 'arrogant'. G2 was very active. Now you have defeated G2 and Kikis. Is there anything you want to say?"

Sure enough, the first question was full of European and American excitement.

Doing as the Romans do, Chen Yiqiu seemed to be questioning: "Beat Kiiks? Is he the top laner I defeated at MSI?"

"Well…"

"Wow…"

"Ahhhhh!!"

Wow!

In one sentence, European and American audiences instantly climaxed for me.

Chen Yiqiu smiled and waited for Sjokz's second question.

Sjokz shook his head and kept wowing: "It's... amazing, that's it. Such Reaper players are particularly charming on the court, aren't they?"

This sentence is not asked to Chen Yiqiu, but to the audience.

"Yes!"

Whistles were everywhere. As the Western home court, the audience was very enthusiastic and open-minded, which was different from LCK and LPL.

Their favorite is players like Chen Yiqiu.

There is nothing wrong with being modest in your respective leagues. In the World Championship, being strong and knowing yourself is far more admirable than being strong but not knowing yourself.

"Then what do you want to say to the top laners around the world who are going to 'challenge' you next?"

After making a simple joke, Chen Yiqiu said: "If facing me is a 'challenge' in everyone's eyes, I hope that the next opponent will be stronger and put more pressure on me."

"Otherwise, the game will look boring."

Sjokz covered his mouth exaggeratedly, shook his head and said: "A Reaper player who is so confident that it eclipses other players... Then in this game, you used Shen, a hero that was rarely used before."

"His teamwork is far greater than his own, but you have achieved a very carrying effect. What do you think of this hero?"

Chen Yiqiu thought for a while and said: "Shen is a very comprehensive hero, and he is also one of the strongest top lane heroes in the version. However, I personally prefer the violent and bloody style, so I will consider getting more in the future. Similar heroes."

Violent and bloody…

Sjokz's eyes lit up: "Is this the selection policy for SKT's future units? Can you tell me which hero you want to play?"

Chen Yiqiu smiled and said nothing, just looking at her.

Do you think that's possible?

However, the style of interviews in Europe and the United States has always been like this. Sjokz didn't mind and asked the last question with a smile: "After the group stage draw, everyone thought that Group A was recognized as this year's 'Group of Death' because of your presence. '." "And now you have achieved 2/0 in the group stage, with only the final schedule missing from the first round. It seems that you have secured this title."

"Is there any pressure as a villain in the eyes of the world?"

"The idea of ​​a group of death has always existed, but whether it is a destiny lottery or a group of death, I think the overall strength of the team must be valued. In fact, if the final goal is to win the championship, what difference does it make in any group?"

Chen Yiqiu's point of view is very straightforward. The purpose of playing professionally is to win the championship, and the purpose of world championships is to become famous. In this case, if you have a heart to go to the end, the so-called death group is just a manifestation of lack of confidence and worry about gains and losses.

Only a few teams, including the current SKT, dare to say this.

After all, I am here, and the Death Group is here.

There was thunderous applause from the audience, and the blond and blue-eyed ladies in the front row who had been 'beaten' by Chen Yiqiu into fans in the past two days were already waving cheering tokens with 'Reaper' IDs printed on them.

Chen Yiqiu bowed and thanked.

After the post-match interview, we returned to the backstage. After Lee Sang Hyuk and others came back, they complained about each other's interviews.

Because Lee Sang Hyuk just made a lot of nonsense in the LPL interview booth, host Yu Shuang asked him what he thought of Reaper's "wild talk". He said: "I think Reaper is right... and he is a bit modest."

The media said: Faker is crazier than Reaper!

But in the relaxed atmosphere, everyone was laughing and joking for a while, but everyone's expressions gradually became serious, staring at the big TV in the lounge, carefully watching the next game that had started at this moment.

——Since there is also a match between Group A teams today, SKT is not in a hurry to return to the hotel.

And this decision also allowed them to witness their 'strongest enemy' in the group stage of this year's S competition.

ANX.

This team, whose name no one had even heard of before the start of this year's S competition and was ridiculed as a wild card, achieved shocking results two days before the start of the S6 group stage.

Yesterday, ANX defeated G2. After the game, the five Russian brothers were so excited that they cried.

And today, they faced IM and won another game.

And the way of victory was very crushing, comparable to SKT's momentum against IM.

The difference is that the hero pool that the ANX team is good at is completely different from the teams in other divisions this year.

For example, the auxiliary Fire Man, who can be called a non-mainstream, is the signature skill of ANX auxiliary Likkrit.

Not only did he have a blast in his own division, but in the S competition, he was also able to get a blast against the so-called four major divisions and strong LPL teams!

Novel ideas, strange heroes, imaginative routine combinations... This wild card ANX seems to be far stronger than everyone imagined.

After winning against G2 yesterday, everyone just thought it was because G2 was in bad shape and ANX was lucky to explode.

Looking at it now... maybe most people still think so, but SKT has already seen some clues.

"There's something wrong with ANX. This team feels so fierce."

Pei Junzhi expressed his own opinion: "They play very well together, and the hero selection is very unconventional, a bit similar to the wild cards in previous years, but different..."

The Wild Card Division has always given audiences around the world the impression that it is a weakling, and even Garen the Barbarian can use it to play in the S competition.

This ANX has a strong wild card vibe, but it is significantly different from other wild cards.

Their coordination is no worse than that of the world's top teams, and their selection of players is "fancy" and more intelligent.

——The smart high-end version of the top wild card!

"What kind of team will it be when the 'Sea of ​​Heroes' wild card with a unique brain circuit has personnel, coordination, and tactics that are not weak to ours?"

Lee Sang Hyuk analyzed.

Chen Yiqiu said nothing at the side and answered in his mind: What team?

A team that can compete with ROX for first place in the group, and ROX that can compete in the playoffs!

Yes, in another world, ANX once forced ROX to play in the playoffs. If it hadn't been for a small mistake during the group stage, ROX wouldn't even have a chance to play in the playoffs. ANX would have advanced directly as the first in the group.

Of course, this is not to say that ANX is better than ROX. In fact, ANX "exhausted all their imagination" in the quarterfinals and was defeated by Europe's second seed H2K.

It's just that in the group stage where their form exploded, they were SKT's biggest enemy in Group A.

"After all, a fighting nation."

Chen Yiqiu said something that his teammates didn't quite understand, and said cheerfully: "We have to prepare well tomorrow. This is the real opponent we will encounter in this year's S competition."

"Ah."

Lee Sang Hyuk agreed. After the game, everyone returned to the hotel without watching the rest of the game.

The next day.

The third day of the S6 group stage.

There are two rounds in the group stage, each lasting four days, but for SKT, today is the final schedule of the first round of their group stage.

Play against the last opponent in Group A who has not yet played against each other, ANX.

The schedule is scheduled for the second game today.

The first battle is between our old friend Ming Kai and 7-chan, who already has the attributes of a happy comedian, against H2K.

As soon as the competition started, Chen Yiqiu sat on the chair with great interest, waiting for his source of happiness today.

Next to him, Pei Junzhi, who had already experienced it, sat down with a smile, followed by Wolf and Xiao Hei.

"What are you doing?"

Chen Yiqiu was surprised.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm watching the game."

"We also want to watch the game."

"...Some people are watching the game, but they are actually having fun."

Li Sang Hyuk's faint voice sounded, startling everyone.

"Why are you here too?"

Chen Yiqiu was surprised.

"I want to smile."

Li Sang Hyuk smiled slightly, and Xiao Hei quickly gave up his seat and sat next to Chen Yiqiu.

At that time, the game had already begun.

After a narrow victory in yesterday's fierce battle, EDG finally found the 'reason' for the team's poor state in the group stage. They took Pawn out of the middle with a chair and replaced him with Scout.

But the effect was not very obvious. The game was back and forth with H2K in the early and middle stages of the game, which gave the LPL audience a kind of brain congestion.

Fortunately, in the end, he relied on his own "understanding" to win the game, and the score came to 2/1.

Of course, during this period, Mingkai was treated as a ball by the blind monk on the opposite side and kicked back and forth. The scene took over two days ago and once created a classic, leaving a precious impact.

In three days, from an unprecedented 16-game winning streak to the LPL No. 6 seed aiming to win the S championship, to comedians who contribute a lot of funny highlights in every game.

7-chan hasn’t stopped yet, he is still contributing, he has been contributing!

"However, H2K's jungler is so strong."

Although it was fun on the surface, everyone did not forget about business.

The most eye-catching person in this game was undoubtedly the blind monk, H2K’s jungler Jankos, who used the factory director as a ball to kick back and forth.

Well Jankos…

The future jungle king of G2, the world's top jungler, can he not be strong?

"Jankos has a very strong personal ability, and his style is very similar to Peanut. This jungler should not be underestimated. If we encounter him in the future... we must be cautious."

Kkoma, who was already standing behind me at some point, warned.

The biggest shortcoming of the current SKT team is the jungler. Although Bengi occasionally comes to the rescue, Bengi is so old and his condition fluctuates greatly. Sometimes his performance is not as good as that of Xiaohei.

Therefore, whenever they encounter a team with a strong jungler, SKT will be wary.

'If the current team can be maintained next season... we can consider bringing in a top jungler. '

Kkoma was thinking, if SKT maintains its current lineup next season, how strong will they be as they make up for their jungler shortcomings?

By then, Triple Crown? What three crowns, four crowns!

Hmm...Peanut is very good. You can first pay attention to his performance in this year's S competition...

Kkoma, who had already started studying for next season, was thinking about it. The director informed that everyone in SKT had put on their red uniforms, and Chen Yiqiu was the first to step towards the stage.

Game start.

……

In this game, SKT is on the blue side and ANX is on the red side.

It was the first time to play against a team of SKT's level. The entire ANX team was extremely excited. The assistant with long hair that looked like a young lady was even more excited and flushed with excitement. She felt that she had accomplished a great achievement.

"Guys, the opponent is SKT! SKT!! Faker, Reaper, Bang, Wolf! We can play against them! It's such an honor."

"Yes, and our score is the same as theirs, 2/0. We may even beat them and get first place in the group."

The jungler with a beard is equally passionate: "This is simply an incredible thing. After we go back, those guys who watch the league still dare to look down on us!"

"We should also let the boss behind us see our strength. We are not weaker than other teams in the division. We should get more sponsorships. I hope that next year... everyone can still play games together."

The wild cards are different from the mature LPL, LCK, Europe, America and even the Wanwan division. They highlight the word "poor".

The current ANX obviously has the world's top strength, but it has no capital behind it, let alone money. It relies purely on love to generate electricity.

Therefore, compared to SKT, their reason for winning is more 'pure and simple'.

——Keep winning. Only if they keep winning can they get more sponsorships next year, have enough to eat, ensure that the team does not disband, and continue to pursue their dreams.

(End of this chapter)