The arrogance of the Korean LCK players wasn't without reason. After all, they had always been recognized as the strongest region in League of Legends.
They had won multiple S-League championships.
There were also countless trophies from other international cup competitions.
The Seven Kings occupied two spots, and there were countless world-class players who were close in strength to the Seven Kings.
At the top of the pyramid, the Four Kings also occupied two spots.
Half of the continent.
Not to mention, they had the leader of the Four Kings, the world's number one mid laner, the captain of SSK, Han Shihao.
This was the pride of all the Korean players on the Korean Net.
Indeed, ever since S1, Han Shihao's track record and performance on the field had never disappointed his fans.
There was a saying in the esports circle —
Geniuses came and went, but there was only one Han Shihao.
Every year, there would be many up-and-coming dark horse midlaners appearing in all the major regions of the world. They were said to have hope of competing with Han Shihao, but in the end, without exception, they were all defeated in front of him, becoming a record on the resume of the world's number one midlaner.
"God F is invincible!"
Countless Korean players proudly declared this.
Their confidence in Han Shihao was built from the undefeated record of the world's number one mid laner.
Therefore, even though SSK's performance in the first few rounds of the World Championship wasn't as good as expected, and they even encountered many setbacks, it didn't diminish the Korean fans' expectations and trust in SSK.
Because they believed that Han Shihao would lead SSK to victory in the LCK.
And this confidence — —
It lasted until now.
Finally, it began to waver.
…
Four matches of best-of-five had been played.
In these four matches, the ten players from both teams used their full strength without holding anything back. The fight was extremely intense and shocking. It could be said to be the most exciting set of 'best-of-five' matches in the history of the S Series League.
Among them, as the captain of SSK's mid laner, Han Shihao's performance was perfect, and no one could find any flaws.
In the next few matches, Mechanical Pioneer Victor was in the top three or even the highest damage output in the entire game.
But …
For his fans, this kind of performance didn't seem to be able to meet the highest expectations they had for their idol.
Even in the fourth round of defeat, Han Shihao's mid lane Victor played almost perfectly. Especially in the encounter with his blue buff jungle 30 minutes later, he almost forced his opponent into a desperate situation with his own strength.
But in the end, Morning Star's mid-laner card master had managed to turn the tables around with an even more shocking individual Heavenly Talent.
As a result, the mechanical pioneers, who were equally dazzling, were reduced to mere supporting leaves.
However, as the leader of the Yonkō (Four Emperors), the world's number one mid laner, when had he ever been a foil to others?
This caused the Korean players and fans to feel extremely dissatisfied and anxious.
How could they let an LPL mid laner become the protagonist?
How could they allow their opponents to dominate the competition?
If this went on …
He was going to lose.
They had actually been forced into the final match point of 2: 2 against a team from the LPL region in the 'best-of-five' finals. Why hadn't their God F stepped forward when their team was in danger?!
Even the Korean streamers and commentators in the official OB broadcast room of the Korean network began to feel impatient.
"This shouldn't be the state that Player Shihao is in."
"He won't be able to save the world if he keeps using Victor."
"Damn it, how can we let the LPL region be so arrogant? Where's our hero, our God!? "
"Player Shihao, show us your true abilities!"
…
Offstage, backstage area.
Looking at the younger members of the SSK team walking down the stage, M turned his head and looked at the LCD screen in the distance. He had a look of admiration on his face.
"I didn't expect that little guy from God to take this step."
"Amazing."
There was sincere admiration in his tone.
It had nothing to do with the region or the country. It was just a recognition from a senior to an outstanding junior of the new era.
In contrast, as an old friend of M, the legend of the previous generation in the Korean eSports circle, clearly wasn't in the mood to praise someone.
At this moment, Lee Daozai's expression was slightly gloomy.
"Shihao is too slow."
He wasn't talking about his performance on the field, but other aspects.
M looked at his old friend and comforted him with a smile.
"There's no rush."
"You have to have more confidence in the successor you brought up, don't you?"
As he said this, M gestured in the direction of the other members of the SSK club. He smiled.
"You see, there are some people who are more patient than us."
As the chief supervisor of the SSK club, Park Canyeol looked especially calm in the face of the current 2-2 score. His expression was still relaxed, and he didn't even bother to greet his team members when they came down from the stage. He just leaned against the wall leisurely and seemed to be humming an unknown tune.
But someone was already so anxious that he was about to jump up and down.
The head coach of the SSK club was like an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth. When he saw his chief supervisor in the corner, he hurried over and said anxiously,
"Supervisor Park."
"We can't go on like this. Do you want to communicate with Shihao and the others —"
Before he could finish, Park Canyeol looked up at his head coach and smiled.
"Communicate?"
The head coach nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes, yes! Communicate! If we let Shihao and the others play in this state, the final fifth game will be very dangerous! "
"Oh —"
Park Canyeol nodded, then looked at his SSK team members not far away.
At this time, Ray's face looked dejected, and he seemed to be muttering something to his top laner teammate, Wolf.
Cube, as the support, frowned and was also communicating with Mafa, the jungler. As the team's vice-captain, Mafa took a deep breath and shook his head solemnly.
Park Canyeol laughed.
"There's no need. Aren't they in good shape?"
The head coach's eyes almost popped out of his head. His face was full of disbelief.
"This … this is' in good shape '?!"
Park Canyeol casually replied, "Hmm."
"Don't worry."
"Have more confidence in our players."
The young chief supervisor waved his hand to dismiss the reluctant head coach. He tilted his head slightly and looked at a corner not far away.
The captain of the SSK team's mid laner was sitting there.
Head down.
Quiet.
As if it was a simple rest, but also as if he was in deep thought.
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