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Chapter 335 4396

The crucial fourth game, a do-or-die match, has arrived.

SKT's ADC player Bang, after once again picking up Jhin, teamed up with Wolf's Zyra to give the entire internet a textbook example of a top-tier ADC's ability to withstand pressure and reap kills!

Wolf's Zyra frequently roamed between the mid lane and the jungle, even forcing the team to give up the first tower.

Bang's Jhin, playing alone in the bottom lane, not only stabilized his economy through excellent last-hitting, but also repeatedly crippled RNG's backline with outstanding positioning and behind-the-scenes plays in several key Baron team fights in the late game, despite having no vision.

In the end, it was Bang's forehand and backhand instruction that helped SKT win the Bo5 series 3-1, earning him the title of the third "Priest" after Piglet and Imp!

In the post-match public discourse, there was naturally a chorus of lamentations and blame-shifting.

RNG's mid-laner and coaching staff were bombarded with criticism, and the hashtag on Weibo was completely wiped out within minutes.

Ironically, even after such a humiliating defeat, discussions about "Faker riding on someone else's coattails" continued to erupt amidst the ruins of Haofeng's Weibo and various online forums:

"Dafei only got carried by his teammates this time! He didn't get a single MVP in four games; he was just carried to victory the whole time!"

"Exactly! If Bang's Jhin hadn't been godlike in the fourth game, Dafei would have been sent back to Seoul long ago! His win was purely due to luck; he had amazing teammates!"

It's as if as long as Faker is proven to be a slacker, LPL can retain its last shred of dignity in this crushing defeat.

But not even a moment was spent mourning for RNG.

Next up on the battlefield is LPL's number one seed, EDG!

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To the disappointment of LPL fans, EDG suffered an even more crushing defeat than RNG in the second day's ROX vs. EDG match.

The day before the quarterfinals began, players across the Greater China region were still discussing strategies on their keyboards.

In their simple understanding, although ROX Tigers is nominally the number one seed from LCK, they are ultimately not the SKT that has the great demon king Faker.

A small club with meager sponsors is just a slightly tough nut to crack in front of EDG, who have won all sixteen games and dominated the domestic league.

However, the anecdote before the match added an absurd layer to this tragedy.

In the pre-match player interview area, Peanut, the seemingly harmless-looking ROX jungler, waved and grinned at the camera, speaking in soft, cute Korean:

"Manager, I'm your fan. Please give me your guidance in today's match."

Peanut's smile is like that of a harmless little white rabbit, but who would have thought that when the game signal came into Summoner's Rift, this young jungler who kept saying "I'm your fan" would turn into a savage beast in the jungle.

Throughout the four games, Peanut almost abandoned the usual jungle farming and development, repeatedly invading the jungle and chasing down Clearlove to kill him!

He used a near-humiliating starvation-style counter-jungling tactic to force the original god of the LPL to tremble in his own jungle.

Especially in the decisive fourth game.

Peanut locked down Olaf the Berserker.

The jungle control and killer instinct he displayed in this game were far more ruthless than SKT's Blank yesterday.

In the video, Olaf, having activated his ultimate ability Ragnarok, chased down Clearlove's Lee Sin and hacked across half the map.

The base's crystal once again shattered into countless fragments.

The final statistics panel of the match was displayed on a giant screen by the director's camera.

The factory manager's signature Lee Sin dealt a staggering 4396 damage throughout the game!

A Lee Sin who acquired countless resources in the jungle ended up dealing less damage than the enemy support!

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The post-match discussion unsurprisingly erupted!

Within minutes, "4396" became a trending topic on Haofeng's Weibo, Tieba, and various game forums.

This glaring number not only pushed the factory manager into an abyss of no return, but also, overnight, overshadowed the embarrassing situation of RNG being ridiculed by the entire internet yesterday.

RNG's "dog fans," who were already seething with anger because of Royal Club's elimination, have now found an outlet for their frustration.

In order to maintain their idol's dignity, EDG's "pig fans" could only grit their teeth and defend him, digging up dirt on Uzi being crushed by Bang in three consecutive games.

The pigs and dogs began their brutal fight once again.

In this distorted fandom logic, it seems that as long as the other side is proven to be worse than oneself, one's own idol will not seem so bad.

However, no matter how much the fan groups fight amongst themselves or how netizens assign blame,

This year's S6 World Championship has no connection whatsoever with the LPL region of Greater China.

……

The next day at 4:30 pm, Nanjing.

The top floor of the Haofeng Group headquarters building in Xianlin Science and Technology City, the president's office reception room.

Old Chen came again, carrying thorns to apologize.

The game department manager, who was usually a powerful figure in the company, had his suit slightly wrinkled.

It was obvious that they had just gotten off an international flight and came straight to Li Feng's place.

Old Chen chose a very opportune time, 4:30 pm.

At this moment, inside the spacious and luxurious CEO's office.

Li Feng and Secretary Zhang had just finished a thoroughly enjoyable workout on the soundproof bed in the lounge.

Xiao Zhang was cleaning up the mess on the desk and sofa, preparing to serve his boss when he went home.

At that critical moment, the intercom in the outer office transferred Old Chen's request to see Li Feng, and it rang right on time.

Five minutes later, the door opened.

Old Chen stood in front of his desk with his head slightly lowered and a restrained expression.

Li Feng, however, simply sipped his tea slowly and calmly, revealing no trace of joy or anger.

This deathly silence, however, brought immense pressure to Lao Chen.

"Mr. Li... I am incompetent."

Old Chen, a seasoned veteran in the workplace, preemptively bowed his head and apologized:

"For this S6, we have done a lot of work in terms of logistics, public opinion, and tactics."

"At the beginning of the season, the project team had already analyzed and brought in Looper and Mata, who were well-suited to top-tier Korean players, for RNG. But in the end, they still failed to achieve good results."

Although Lao Han's words were filled with self-blame, every word he uttered was actually a subtle way of telling his boss: I've done everything I could, I've bought Korean players, I've spent a lot of money, and even though the LPL teams are disappointing, I've really tried my best.

Li Feng looked at his old subordinate, who was putting on an act in front of him, and finally spoke: "You're too clever for your own good."

"Why change to an all-Chinese lineup?"