The night passed by quietly.
Nine o 'clock in the morning on the second day of the quarterfinals.
The Pullman Stadium in Paris, the capital of France, was once again filled to the brim. The entire stadium was as noisy as ever, and the players in the audience were looking forward to the start of today's match.
Today …
It was KG versus Fate.
People's expectations for the quarterfinals of this group were higher than yesterday's. The reason was simple. In yesterday's match, there was an objective gap between God- Hand of God and MLG, and the latter was indeed perfectly restrained by the former to a certain extent. No matter what the score was, there was not much suspense in the outcome of the match.
But today's group was different.
The two teams in this group, KG and Fate, were the two teams with the most similar strength among the four groups in the quarterfinals.
They were on par in the truest sense of the word. Naturally, the match that was about to begin would be extremely intense.
Also —
There was another reason.
It was because of the words that Old Mi, the official live commentator of the LPL division, had said after the first group's quarterfinals match yesterday. Last night, it had caused a huge reaction on the internet. Many people were mocking KG and wanted to see the LPL division get slapped in the face if he lost today. Of course, there were also a large number of players who were just there to watch the show.
In short, even though the matches of this group had not yet begun, the atmosphere inside and outside the stadium had already heated up.
At the guest seats in the front row, the players from the other clubs were also discussing in low voices, analyzing and guessing the possible outcome of today's matchup.
In the end, more people were inclined to think that Fate had a higher chance of winning.
On one hand, it was because Fate had always been slightly higher than KG in the overall team rankings in previous seasons, and on average, they had achieved better results in the finals. On the other hand, Fate had one of the Four Emperors, Moon. Compared to KG, who only had one of the Seven Kings as a top laner, Tian Tian- YGG, Fate seemed to be stronger on paper.
Even on the side of SSK, when the main players of the team were discussing, Mafa also gave his calm and cautious judgment:
"It's hard to say."
"But I think Fate has a slightly higher chance of winning."
"About six to four."
As for the other two teams in the LPL, the members of God and Rapid Water, who were sitting in the audience ready to cheer for KG, could not help but feel slightly worried. They kept exchanging opinions and information with each other.
"Hey, what do you think?"
"After KG and the others practiced with us last night, it seems like their own team practiced pretty late again …"
"I've basically looked through all the recordings of Fate's previous matches. There shouldn't be a problem with the preparation."
"But he must have other trump cards —" Roland said.
"Moon, I don't think KG's side will be easy to deal with …"
"I wonder if Phantom Demon can handle the pressure in the middle lane."
This kind of conversation and analysis also did not help the players of the other two LPL teams come to a conclusion that would completely calm them down. They looked at each other and saw the nervousness and worry in each other's eyes that could not be concealed.
At the same time, Lin Feng and the others were discussing the same thing.
"I think it's really a fifty-fifty chance … It depends on KG's Old Tian's performance in the top lane," Li Shiyi said.
Ceng Rui nodded. "Yeah, one side is watching the bottom lane, while the other side is watching the top lane. But didn't I hear that Senior No. 3 called Round God over to give him special treatment last night? It should have some effect. What do you think, Lin Feng?"
As he spoke, Ceng Rui subconsciously turned to look at the person beside him, hoping to get a response. The moment he saw Lin Feng's face, he could not help but jump.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Did you not sleep at all last night?"
"Huh?" Lin Feng reached out to touch his face. There were two eye-catching dark circles under his eyes. He scratched his head and said, "Ah … yeah, I didn't sleep well …"
Not only did he not sleep well.
Last night, he had been training with Fatso and Senior No. 3 until late into the night. After that, he sneaked off to train with his old rival alone. He really didn't sleep for the whole night, so he was a little dispirited and dispirited.
"What did you guys just say —"
The seriously sleep-deprived Lin Feng finally realized what they were talking about.
"Oh, KG versus Fate, huh …"
After a pause, Lin Feng rubbed the two dark circles on his face and yawned.
"Yeah."
"Don't worry."
"KG has a good chance of winning today."
Today, No. 1 and the others had also come to the competition venue. They lined up in a quiet corner behind the audience seats. No. 1 had just retracted his gaze from the stage and turned to look at his old friend beside him.
"How did it go last night?"
No. 3 also looked a little dispirited. When he heard No. 1's question, he shrugged listlessly.
"Not too bad."
"At least that kid's awareness was shaken up a little."
"Let's see how he performs today."
No. 2 next to him frowned. "So you're not sure yet?"
No. 3 glanced at him and said in annoyance, "What else? Who do you think I am? Helping that kid break through the threshold of the Yonkō (Four Emperors) in one night? If I have the ability, let me be 001 — "
Ignoring the bickering between his two old friends, No. 1 turned his head back to the stage and narrowed his eyes.
"Looks like …"
"There's still more to play today."
…
Compared to yesterday's miscalculation of the matchup between God and MLG, today's audience finally made a correct judgment of the matchup between this group.
This match between KG and Fate …
It was indeed an intense stalemate.
They even fought from morning to afternoon for a full five hours. A total of five matches.
The average duration of each match was close to 35 minutes.
Fate won the first match.
In the second match, KG quickly recovered.
In the third round, Fate's mid laner captain, Moon, dominated the match with his Vampire Vladimir's explosive carry. He won the second match of the best of five for his team, forcing their opponent, KG Team, to the brink of elimination.
And after that —
While the entire world held their breath and watched intently, millions of Chinese players were burning with anxiety.
Tian Tian, the ace of KG's core team, stood up.
A match with Lady Swordplay.
A Blademaster.
Two top laners who had pushed their individual offensive abilities to the limit had brazenly destroyed two match points of Fate Team in a shocking manner.
In the end, they won the match 3-2 and eliminated Fate, leading their own team to become the second team to advance to the semifinals.
The moment the result was revealed.
The entire stadium was in an uproar.
On the internet, the Chinese server was filled with thunderous cheers. Countless players were so excited that their eyes were brimming with tears.
At the back corner of the stadium, No. 1 and the others couldn't help but smile in relief.
"These kids … they're all doing well."
The last one who did well was Morning Star.
But now, after today's match, Tian Tian had finally caught up.
No. 3 raised his eyebrows.
"Yeah."
"Just a little bit more."
Number Five smiled when he heard this. "That's more than enough."
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