On the 19th of June, in the fifth round of the competition, SKT welcomed DWG's challenge.
Although he had threatened Li Ge to take his place, Li Xu did not dare to slack off after Li Ge had said that he would switch screens at any time. He gave it his all, afraid that he would be framed by Li Ge if he made a mistake.
In the first match, DWG's top laner, Nuguri, confidently took out Steal Money, and Jayce faced Li Xu's Qing Gang Yin.
Li Xu hated the Rune, Sign of Theft. It did not help much in the early game, and it was useless in the later game as well.
Of course, the main reason he hated the Rune was that Li Xu was unlucky, and he was unlucky.
DWG's top laner was different from Li Xu. Nuguri was a real European King, and that was why he loved the Rune so much.
In the first round, Nuguri's Jayce had stolen two money pouches. His luck was so good that Li Xu was jealous.
'Why is his Steal Money the VVIP version, while mine is the beggar version, and I can only steal 50 cents each time?'
Li Xu, who was so jealous that he was about to go berserk, was frantically looking for opportunities to replace his HP in the online game. Even if it was Jayce, he would not be able to maintain a healthy HP under Li Xu's strong attacks and Qing Gang Yin's oppressive style. When Clid came to grab him, Li Xu had taken him down in the first round.
After that, Li Xu pressed on. He had single-handedly killed his opponent twice in the online game, establishing an advantage in the online game. With Clid's help, he had also gained an obvious advantage in the other lanes.
As for SKT, with their advantage in the early game, they did not give their opponents any chance to retaliate. They had a firm grasp of the situation, expanding their advantage step by step, and successfully won the match.
The second round of the competition was interesting. Nuguri, who had been defeated in the first round, continued to use Steal Money in the second round. Moreover, he was using Vampire.
Was this little brother crazy?
This was Li Xu's first reaction when he saw the money-stealing Vampire. If it was Jayce who stole the money in the previous match, it would still make sense. After all, Jayce's ability in the lane was very strong. Li Xu only established his advantage after Clid cooperated with him to take down the first blood.
But what do you mean by using the Vampiric Premonition to attack me, the Sword Demon? Don't treat me as a human being?
Generally speaking, it was Li Xu who would choose some slutty things on the stage, as if he didn't treat his opponent as a human being. When had Xu Ge ever been insulted like this?
As a result, Li Xu played even more fiercely than in the first game. He chased after Vampire in the top lane. Vampire, who was already weak in the early game, was suppressed by Li Xu. Even the jungler came to help and gave Li Xu a double kill.
In this round, Vampire was in a much worse state than Jayce in the first round. He was solo-killed by Li Xu four times in the lane and was forced to retreat in the early game.
In the end, Steal Money did not help Vampire stand up in the late game. DWG cleanly took down two eggs and lost 0: 2.
After five rounds of matches, SKT led the leaderboard with a total score of 5: 0. They did not lose a single small game and defeated all their opponents with a total score of 2: 0.
On the day of DWG's defeat, the Korean eSports forums were once again filled with heated discussions.
"Spring Season Champions, MSI Champions. If this continues, the Summer Season Champions are a certainty. The S-League Champions are in sight. SKT's dynasty is revived?"
"DPS exceeds 35%. The terrifying China top laner says that no top laner in LCK is strong enough for him."
"Li Xu's promise of a total victory is not just empty words. SKT's performance proves that they really want to win."
"Cheer up! SKT is coming. "
Website editors were the same in every country. Not to mention other things, the headlines were always more eye-catching than the ones before. Every article created an atmosphere of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf', portraying SKT as the antagonist that stood against all other teams.
Furthermore, these articles caused many netizens to worry.
"Save the children. There's no hope in a one-man league. This is not conducive to increasing LCK's competitiveness."
"Bullsh * t, it's not good to be one-man league. Do you think it's good to see noobs pecking at each other?"
"Wasn't KZ awesome in the past? It's only been five rounds. Let's wait and see. SKT might lose in the next round. "
"KZ used to be awesome in the league. Once they went out, they were a drag. But I'm not worried about SKT."
"I don't believe in a total victory. I'll put it this way. If SKT wins the championship, I'll stream streaking across Mapo Bridge."
"How about one-man league? Look at King Nam. "
Following that, LCK's official commentator, Park Ji Hwan, forwarded an article that attracted the most comments.
"Leading LCK with a total victory, not losing a single match. Who can beat SKT?"
The first to reply was his commentator partner, Kim Ji-hyun. "It doesn't matter who defeats SKT. I beg you guys to train Li Xu. Every time I watch his interviews, he's so cocky."
"Haha! Miss Zhi Xian is so evil. "
"I want to see Li Xu get crushed too. 23333."
"For Miss Zhi Xian, train Li Xu."
Park Ji Hwan: "Please respect my post. Let's talk about the main topic."
"Looking at the current situation, only GRF has a chance of pulling SKT down. The other teams can't do it."
"Can KT do it? Let's hope Rat King can give us a surprise. "
"The top teams in the Spring Season are not very reliable. But don't expect the old Pray to lead KT to snipe SKT. KT is SKT's experience baby."
"I vote for KZ. Mr. Dai can always give you hope."
"There's only one person who can beat SKT now, and that's me, Xu Ge. Xu Ge can do another round of self-destruction."
"The devil above, but I think it's possible."
"Why don't we rely on ourselves? Let's crowdfund to beat up Li Xu and let him rest for two rounds."
"Agreed. On behalf of GRF fans, I'm willing to provide a baseball bat."
"Agreed + 1. On behalf of KZ fans, I'm willing to provide a blindfold. I guarantee that Li Xu won't be able to tell who's the culprit."
… ….
These strange discussions sent chills down Li Xu's spine. He was afraid that he would be ambushed on the road.
Following that, the netizens spontaneously started a poll on SNS to choose which team would end SKT's winning streak.
The results of the poll showed that almost half of the netizens thought that GRF, who was in second place, would end SKT's winning streak. 30% of the netizens thought that some other team would end SKT's winning streak.
The remaining 20% thought that SKT would continue their winning streak until they became LCK's summer champions.
Based on SKT's current popularity, only 20% of the netizens thought that they would win the championship.
This was because it was too difficult to win the championship. In the history of LCK, there was only one record of winning the championship with a winning streak. That was during the OGN era. In the S3 Winter Season, SKT won the OGN Winter League championship with an 18-game winning streak.
In the ancient version, SKT was the only team that had done it. In today's competitive era, it was even more difficult to do so. Moreover, there were many factors that could affect it.
It was very possible that a change in the game version would cause an awesome team to immediately fall apart. It was also possible that one of the main players suddenly changed and immediately pulled down the entire team. It was also possible that one of the team members had a problem in their thinking, or the entire team went to eat beef noodles …
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