Gu Xing stretched out and yawned comfortably while sitting on the bus.

Kuro and Smeb beside them were in high spirits and looked determined, as if they were ready to enter battle at any time.

As soon as Zhu Xiaolong got in the car, he saw completely different appearances of living beings, and he felt quite puzzled, "What are you two doing, just fighting a Flash Wolf, why are you so nervous?"

He sat next to Song Jinghao and wanted to teach him how to deal with stress.

Before he could speak, he heard Smeb gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to crush the Flash Wolf today, brothers, please help me!"

When Brother Long heard this, he remembered that KOO was defeated by the Flash Wolves in the group stage of the World Championship the year before last.

"That's not the case," he found it difficult to understand. "Didn't you return the favor this year?"

VG also defeated Flash Wolves twice in the group stage this year. Zhu Xiaolong thought that the grudge had been wiped out.

I didn’t expect Smeb to hold a grudge.

"Can the nature be the same?" Even an honest person like Kuro couldn't help complaining, "You don't know how Korean netizens scolded us when we were eliminated second in the group stage by the Flash Wolves.

…”

"Speak carefully!" Gu Xing became interested.

"We in S5 went to IEM in the spring and were beaten badly by WE. When we came back, our results plummeted," Kuro said with a frown. "We stumbled in the summer split and didn't even make it to the finals. We relied on points throughout the year to advance to the World Championship. As a result, after being double-killed in the group stage, we were ranked second in the top eight.

If you are strong, beat KT.”

Smeb took over the topic, "At that time, everyone in the country was criticizing us, saying, 'The Tigers will fight a civil war, and they will become softies when they play in the outer divisions.'

Entering the semi-finals is simply despicable and shameless!"

He removed himself from Easyhoo

All the fresh idioms learned there were used, and the Korean audience's online comments were vividly simulated.

Everyone on the bus couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing.

"At that time, everyone in your country was supporting KT?"

Kuro answered honestly, "Absolutely. KT entered S5 as the third seed. There were LGD, TSM and OG in the group. At that time, they all thought it was a death group, but they double-killed LGD to qualify for first place. There are many fans in the Korean forum.

"

The season of S5 was also full of ups and downs for Korean netizens.

The regulation that the same club can only have one team in the top league came out, and a large number of high-quality Korean players fled, leaving the LCK in an awkward situation.

The foreign wars were even more horrific. First, KOO, the top team in the spring regular season, was crushed by WE, the bottom team in the LPL, and then EDG defeated SKT in the mid-season...

This led to Korean audiences not being very optimistic about the LCK league before the World Championship.

They regard LGD and EDG as the biggest obstacles on their way to winning the division.

Especially LGD, which just won the championship in the summer split and is in a strong state that can be seen by the naked eye.

Who would have thought that before they even used their big brother SKT to take action, the third seed KT would happily send off the Optimist Team in the group stage!

In this case, KT will naturally attract countless fans after defeating a strong enemy.

Compared with KOO, who "guaranteed to stretch his hips in foreign wars", Korean netizens naturally want to support KT!

Moreover, KT has a strong background and abundant funds. As a veteran e-sports club, it has produced I

Many star players including sec and Kakao have their own fan base.

No matter how you look at it, KOO is just a small workshop.

"So, it's all down to Flash Wolf," Kuro said, dividing the blame. "If we hadn't swept OG in the S5 semifinals, the country would have pointed their noses at us and scolded us!"

According to Li Ruixing's script, KOO won a civil war against KT in the same division among the top eight, then lost to OG in the semifinals, allowing the European team to advance to the finals...

He couldn't even imagine how aggressive the comments on Korean websites were!

Fortunately, KOO fought back and easily defeated OG to enter the finals, and competed with SKT for dominance in the same division.

Korean netizens were immersed in the pride and pride of LCK winning the S championship and runner-up for the first time, and they no longer cared about the fact that the Tigers eliminated their own division team.

Kuro and others narrowly escaped the cyber violence.

"Then you can't blame Flash Wolves," Gu Xing clearly distinguished right from wrong, "You can't complain about FW's poor performance in the group stage, right?"

In Gu Xing's view, if he doesn't want to be criticized by Korean netizens, he should win the game.

As long as the Tigers can win a game when facing the Flash Wolves, they can qualify first in the group and avoid a civil war.

"Xiao Gu is right," Li Zhixun agreed. "If you fight well, you won't be scolded at all!"

Smeb shrugged his shoulders, "If the Lightning Wolf is beaten up by me today, it will be their own fault!"

He now seems to be an idiom brother, often popping up new vocabulary he has learned.

According to Song Jinghao, this will make you look more knowledgeable and stylish.

"Let's fight quickly." Duan Deliang didn't want to fight for long. "I also want to go back to the hotel to study the opponent in the final."

Gu Xing thought so too.

On the first match day of the knockout round, as soon as I stepped into the Olympic Stadium, I could immediately feel the difference.

Originally, during the group stage, only the bottom level of the stadium was opened, which was enough to accommodate thousands of spectators.

Now, the top stand is open for ticket sales, and the entire venue can accommodate 15,000 people!

When Gu Xing entered the stadium, he saw the VG silver-white team flag flying above the stands.

Many spectators had already entered the venue in advance. When they saw the VG training department walking across the stage to the entrance channel, they were very excited and waved their cheering objects and light sticks towards them.

Gu Xing looked relaxed and waved to the supporters, which caused waves of excitement in the stands.

The auditorium was crowded, but the backstage was empty.

The six teams in the group stage compete every day. Walking through the corridors, you can see all kinds of faces and staff from the six competition areas, which is very lively.

Today, only two teams, VG and Flash Wolves, were competing, and the background was much quieter.

Hongmi just took the time to tell the team members about the tactical arrangements for facing the Flash Wolves last night. Now I am worried that some people may not remember it well, so I have not forgotten to repeat it again.

"We try to avoid fighting with Flash Wolves in the early stage. The opponent's jungler Kasa has a very sensitive sense of smell. If we fight frequently during the laning period, it is likely to give FW a chance."

"If we want to win firmly, we just need to suppress the rhythm of the game and delay the game. The Flash Wolves will not be able to compete in the mid-to-late stage. Casa is starting to get lost, and the whole team is a headless fly!"

Gu Xing agreed with his head coach's point of view.

In terms of team strength, VG is undoubtedly the stronger team.

In this case, there is no need to have a bloody encounter with Flash Wolf in the early stage.

In fact, if we really want to play in the early and mid-term, VG is not afraid.

But there are bound to be variables.

When choosing a lineup for the laning phase, the fault tolerance rate is too low.

If you accidentally fail to open up the situation, the Flash Wolf may seize the opportunity to steal the chicken successfully!

This is how Longzhu overturned in the group stage.

In the early stage, he kept fighting with Flash Wolf, and ended up being played by Kasa to death.

When a strong team faces a weak team, relying on basic operations and focusing on hard power to win is the most comfortable and reasonable way.

There is no need to compete during the laning phase, as long as you can drag out the development of the output position through reasonable lane switching.

The overall style is more defensive and counterattack, waiting for the enemy to expose its weaknesses first.

After the team's core equipment is formed, it's the end of the opponent's life!

Although the slow-paced operation cannot produce a hearty offensive performance, it is better than being safe.

The chance of rollover is very low.

This is also the reason why most Korean teams have performed well in the group stage of the S competition - they can always score points steadily against weak teams, thus ensuring that they can easily qualify.

As a Korean coach, Hongmi naturally knows how to do this.

In the knockout round against Flash Wolves, he thinks it can be used.

"In addition, the key to this game is Xiao Gu," Hongmi looked at Gu Xing, "You are the commander and the jungler. Not only do you have to help your teammates relieve the pressure during the laning period, but you also have to take care of your own jungle. In addition,

In addition, we must lead the team to conduct reasonable line switching operations.”

The team made up its mind to choose a late-game lineup. When laning, it would be difficult for the three lanes to gain lane rights, and they would not be able to protect Gu Xing's jungle area.

This kind of defensive counterattack tactics will test the hard strength of the jungler in the team. You must do a good job of resisting pressure and avoiding battles, and at the same time, your own development must not be left behind too much!

Hongmi fully expressed her trust in Gu Xing.

Gu Xing naturally would not refuse, "Everyone, pay attention to my instructions during the competition. As long as we cooperate well enough and show our past execution ability, we will never lose!"

…

“Welcome to the 2017 Mid-Season Invitational live broadcast!”

Zeyuan's highly recognizable voice sounded, "What is about to begin is the first BO5 match in the semi-finals. VG will face the LMS Spring Split champion Flash Wolves!"
To be continued...