Although the three teams in the LPL region had basically guaranteed their advancement to the group stage, seeing the Assassin Team, who were usually on good terms with each other, facing such a dangerous situation made the hearts of the LPL players feel heavy and complicated.
If the Assassins were eliminated in the group stage, then they would be the first veteran powerhouse to be eliminated in this year's finals.
Regardless of whether it was the eliminated Cog, BW or Crown, none of them could be compared to the Hitman Assassins.
However, the current situation …
Team Assassin's chances of advancing to the next round were worrisome.
After returning to the hotel that night, the LPL players continued their training as usual.
Even if Team Quick Water and Team God could easily advance to the next round, it was still not the time for everyone to relax and slack off.
At the very least, the quarterfinals would follow after the group stage.
By then, the test would only be more severe and difficult.
During the training that night, the team had specially divided their lineups into groups and simulated a situation —
The entire Team God would be their sparring partners.
On the other side, Lin Feng would be the mid laner and Tian Tian would be the top laner.
This line-up was to simulate the strength level of the Korean black horse, Team Minx. In other words, the top laner and the mid laner were the two core players.
In the end, Team God won by a narrow margin.
However, there was no joy on the faces of Team God. Instead, their expressions became more and more solemn.
"It's normal that they won."
Shi Hang, who was standing at the side and watching the battle, commented.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Team God had won the previous few matches against Team Minx. In terms of overall strength, Team God was stronger than Team Minx. Even if Team God had the two core players, The-Sword and Fly, Team God's two core players, Daybreak Morningstar and Snowy Nightsong, were still strong enough to compete with Team Minx.
In addition, Team God's overall strength and teamwork were enough for them to stabilize their rhythm against Minx's two core attackers and slowly find an opportunity to win.
In the mock training match just now, Lin Feng and Tian Tian were able to perfectly simulate Minx's two top and mid laners. In fact, some of the mid laners were even stronger than Fly.
Ceng Rui was the support, Tang Bingyao was the ADC, and Li Shiyi was the jungler. On average, they were almost on par with the other three members of Team Minx.
Therefore, the strength of this lineup should be at least 80% similar to Minx.
God won by a narrow margin.
However, this victory did not mean much to everyone.
The point is —
Through this simulation, they had a better understanding of Team Minx's strength and style, and could more easily deduce another conclusion.
"It's almost impossible to fight against Minx with just one jungler."
Li Shiyi let out a sigh.
Team God was able to win because the mid laner, Morning Star, was able to withstand Lin Feng's pressure. The top lane was barely able to stabilize the rhythm with the help of the jungler, and the bottom lane was snowballed by Snowy Nightsong. It was only in the mid to late game that they could rely on the two core players, the mid and the AD, to carry the tempo.
The team's teamwork and mature tactical operation system were the key to their victory.
To put it simply —
Only Team God, a team with almost no weaknesses and two ace players in the C position, could contend and suppress Minx head-on. In the end, they only managed to win by a hair's breadth.
In that case, the Hitman Squad, which was much weaker than God in terms of overall performance and only had one jungler as their core, was up against a fearsome opponent like Minx. What were their chances of winning?
Everyone was silent for a long time.
Shadow Puppet let out a heartfelt sigh.
"We really have to wait for a miracle, don't we?"
Li Shiyi's expression was solemn.
"Even if it's Mafa, I don't think he can do this alone."
Lin Feng rubbed his nose and shook his head.
"But if it's Thirteen … there's still a chance."
Yes.
They were known as the world's two top junglers.
But SSK's Mafa was more focused on stability.
Thirteen, on the other hand, was more focused on fighting.
As long as …
He was really fighting.
Maybe there was a chance.
…
It was the sixth day of the group stage. The morning was still the same with the two matches in Group C.
Fast Water and MLG once again faced off against Wild Card and Thunderclap respectively. The two matches only took about an hour to complete. The cheers and applause from the audience were somewhat lacking in sincerity. After watching so many one-sided matches, it was inevitable that they would get tired of it.
But if it was an exciting and intense match —
No matter how many matches they watched, they would never get sick of it.
For example, the first match of Group D in the morning.
The audience turned their attention to it.
Team God, who had won five games in a row, faced off against Team Minx in the last match of the group stage.
On the official commentary platform, the Western commentators were also in high spirits.
“OK！ It's our favorite death squad round again! "
"Oh, we see the players of Team God on stage!"
"Cheers! Applause! Oh, this is the uncrowned king of Group D. He has won five games in a row. Who knows if he can win the last match? That'll be a great record! "
"But if Minx wins, the situation in Group D will change again —"
"Minx, who defeats God, has a higher chance of advancing to the quarterfinals than the other two teams in the same group!"
"What do you guys think of the outcome of this match? In my opinion, even though God is stronger, Minx still has two ace players, The-Sword and Fly. She still has a good chance of winning! "
"Hahaha, maybe the players of Assassin and Fate are the most anxious right now. They probably want to see Minx lose this match —"
"Then, let us all witness God versus Minx. Begin!"
Everything was just as the Western and American official commentators had analyzed.
For Minx, the importance of this match was related to their biggest chance of advancing to the quarterfinals.
If they missed it.
Then they would have to face two more tough battles.
This was a situation that even the arrogant Minx did not want to see.
So …
At this moment, the Minx players who went on stage and sat in front of the computer screen in the arena wore a serious expression as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Even Fly and The-Sword sat up straight, their expressions solemn.
When a team like this cast aside their arrogance and complacency and gave their all, that was the scariest moment.
On the other side.
In the arena of Team God.
The main players took deep breaths to adjust their mental state before the match.
Morning Star looked at his teammates beside him.
"Yesterday, I agreed to help Assassin.
"Since you've promised, then you must do your best."
His words were as calm and collected as ever.
The next moment.
The members of Team God roared in agreement.
Five minutes later, the match officially began.
A full 38 minutes later, Team God won amidst the roaring cheers of the entire stadium.
Six wins in a row!
Similarly.
Finally, the remaining situation in Group D was even!
*****
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