The semifinals of the semifinals came to an end.
The two sets of best-of-five matches ended within two days.
The vast majority of ordinary League of Legends players were still immersed in the shock and complicated emotions brought about by the battle between the two pinnacle teams. But at this moment, the final roster for the world finals was finally released.
God- Hand of God.
Matchup.
SSK。
The top seed of the Chinese server's LPL division and the top seed of the Korean LCK division.
In the end, it was still these two teams that were recognized as the strongest from the beginning. After overcoming numerous obstacles, they would begin the final championship battle in the stadium of London, England, five days later.
After coming back to their senses, the majority of the netizens sighed from the bottom of their hearts —
As expected.
In the end, it was still the battle between the strongest of these two teams.
Indeed, only these two teams standing at the pinnacle of the competition would be enough to draw a full stop to this year's finals.
Otherwise, no matter which team it was, standing on the stage of the finals in place of either of these two teams would inevitably lose some of the meaning and feeling that they should have.
In the competition venue, on the side of the audience, Number Three raised his eyebrows slightly and clicked his tongue.
"It's a little reminiscent of the past."
The 'past' referred to the S1 season.
Number Four adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, nodded and smiled.
"Yeah."
"It's very reminiscent of the past."
Back in the S1 season, it was two teams from Korea and China that made it to the finals.
After so many years, it was as if the past was repeating itself.
This year's finals was once again a showdown between the LPL and LCK divisions.
But …
"It wasn't a good ending back then," Number Two commented coldly.
His sudden remark was a bit of a killjoy, but it also hit the nail on the head. No one could refute it.
Number Three narrowed his eyes.
"This year … doesn't look good either."
At the side, Number One seemed to have just retracted his gaze from the stage. Listening to the conversation between his old friends beside him, he smiled.
"That depends on Ah Xing and the others."
"At least —"
"It's not like they can't fight yet."
…
They can still fight.
This was also the judgment that Morning Star made to Lin Feng after watching today's set of best-of-five matches.
Of course, KG had lost to SSK today.
At the same time, the strength and form that SSK displayed today were completely different from when they were in the quarterfinals. They seemed to have gotten rid of some of their previous problems and returned to their usual standard.
For SSK, the norm was the pinnacle.
For the past few years and seasons, this world's strongest team had relied on their stable standard. They didn't need to explode or perform exceedingly well to firmly dominate the entire world's professional esports circle without meeting any worthy opponents.
Therefore, when they saw SSK's performance today, many people who harbored malicious intentions and hoped to see the world's strongest team finally fall from the throne could only feel great disappointment.
From their point of view, SSK had returned to normal after getting rid of his previous unstable state, which meant that he was invincible again.
He was once again invincible.
But at this moment, Morning Star didn't seem to think so.
Based on the calm personality of Team God's mid laner captain, the fact that he could make such a judgment after hearing Lin Feng's words meant that he at least had enough confidence in himself.
Yes.
In the past, SSK could rely on such a stable standard to dominate the esports circle and be invincible.
But now … it was different from the past.
Hearing Morning Star's words, Lin Feng's eyes narrowed, and he took a deep look at him.
"Confident?"
Morning Star nodded slowly.
"If it's SSK in his current state —"
"We can fight."
His tone was steadier and more confident.
After thinking for a moment, he added, "As long as I can make up for the last bit.
"As long as I make up for this last bit, it will be fine."
Lin Feng nodded. He agreed with Morning Star's last sentence. Then, he smiled and said, "Then it seems like we really can fight. There are still five days left. Let's ask Senior One and the others to help. They should have a way."
Morning Star nodded solemnly.
"Yes."
"I still need the seniors to help me one last time."
But as he said these words, the fighting spirit and fighting spirit in the depths of the eyes of this Team God's mid laner captain burned even more fiercely.
Only a few people could understand the true meaning of Lin Feng and Morning Star's conversation.
This was a conclusion made by Morning Star, the captain of Team God, that was enough to shake the entire esports circle.
It meant …
As long as he, as the core and soul of the team, took that last small step.
Then their God- Hand of God, when faced with the world's strongest team, SSK, under normal circumstances, they truly had the confidence to face them head-on, and perhaps even defeat them.
It also meant …
The esports circle, which had been dominated by SSK for several seasons, was finally going to welcome the moment when the peace was broken.
…
When they walked down from the arena, the faces of SSK's members didn't show any signs of joy.
It wasn't the calmness and indifference that came from being accustomed to victory.
Instead, it was a solemn atmosphere that surrounded the main members of SSK.
Yes.
Indeed, they defeated KG today and clinched the second spot to advance to the finals.
Indeed, they once again proved to the world that SSK was still as strong as ever.
But —
"That's the problem."
Cube softly sighed as he adjusted his black-rimmed glasses.
'As strong as ever' was precisely where the problem lay. This meant that SSK Team hadn't experienced a qualitative leap in strength from the past to the present. To put it bluntly, SSK Team had been 'stagnant' for a while now.
In the past, this wasn't a problem because they were much stronger than almost all the other teams in the world. They had long stood at a height that was beyond the reach of any opponent. Even if they could only stand at that height steadily, the remaining competitors could only struggle to catch up.
But now it was different.
This year.
It could be seen with the naked eye that the overall strength of the entire world's professional esports scene was rapidly improving. Many of the veteran top teams were also making breakthroughs in their own way, and the huge gap between them and SSK Team was rapidly being closed.
Today's set of 'best-of-five' matches against KG Team was the best example. At the same time, it was the most ear-piercing wake-up call.
3 to 1.
They did win.
But it wasn't an easy win. In fact, it was a little strenuous. They should have won with a score of 3 to 0.
It wasn't that they had any form issues, because today they brought out the same level of form that they had at their peak in the past, and they also gave it their all —
It was just that the second seed from the LPL region had become far stronger than last year.
"My question."
Wolf, who had been silent since the moment he stepped off the stage, suddenly spoke.
"That guy … he's stronger than I thought today."
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