The IG players then realized that the RNG players came here to make threats and prove that they were stronger than SSG.

Firefox quickly led the RNG team away. Baolan muttered, "They are so arrogant. If they lose in the end... wouldn't that be tragic?"

Yuan Shen replied: "This is not something we should be concerned about. It is the result of one's own actions."

Before the match between RNG and SSG started, Yuan Shen chose to enter the forum to check out the online trends:

#RNG still need to watch the game? Another victory after a good sleep.

#I don't think it's necessary to make SSG look too bad, let them win one game, 3 to 1.

#Yes, yes, yes. After all, Yuan Shen was so optimistic about SSG before. If the score was 3-0, the scene would be too ugly.

#I can do it too, after all it’s 3-0, hahahaha.

RNG fans are very confident now. From a certain perspective, there is nothing wrong with this confidence.

With a double kill in the group stage, and RNG qualifying as the first place in the group stage, it seems that RNG is stronger than SSG.

It was afternoon and the match between RNG and SSG began.

When players from both sides came on stage, it was obvious that the RNG players were quite confident.

Fu Manduo said: "Everyone, please watch carefully. Although RNG's previous behavior was indeed a bit excessive, running to our side to make harsh remarks, it is indeed a good choice for us that RNG enters the finals. We know them better."

Rookie muttered, "RNG's current play style seems to be no different from before, it's always four protecting one. As long as they keep using this style, it shouldn't be difficult for us to deal with them. We've had this experience so many times."

Entering the first game's BP, RNG was indeed the same as before. Although they got a hero like Ryze in the mid lane, RNG's Ryze was a tool man, different from the mid lane Ryze of other teams.

Generally speaking, Ryze should be a core output point with high output in the later stages.

However, RNG regards him as a tool for early-stage support and roaming, focusing on his speed in pushing the line of troops and the support effect of his ultimate move.

However, this time RNG met its opponent. SSG had a very slow rhythm in the early stage and almost no fighting in the line. Although the bottom lane was suppressed, it was only suppressed in the soldier line, and the development was still quite normal.

Mlxg tried to cause trouble in the opponent's jungle, but Ambition was very smart and always managed to avoid it. It seemed that he had seen through Mlxg's tricks.

Ning Wang was surprised: "This seems to be completely different from the situation in the group stage. I remember the hi hand in the group stage. RNG beat SSG badly and the jungle was directly destroyed. Now it seems that there is no chance at all."

Yuan Shen explained: "This is normal. SSG is also improving. Just because they couldn't beat you in the group stage, it doesn't mean they will still be unable to beat you in the knockout stage. On the other hand, RNG hasn't changed at all. They still play the same way as before. They are definitely no match for SSG."

As expected, in the first game, RNG failed to break through SSG's defense and was dragged into the late game. After the operation began, problems arose in the top lane.

Although Cuvve played a tank hero, Shen, his solo push made Letme completely unable to handle it, and he kept taking over the defensive towers.

Smlz complained: "Why can a Shen be so solo-driven? Is Letme's mechanics so crude?"

Yuan Shen responded: "It is just so rough. RNG cannot handle the opponent's top laner's solo push. Although SSG's top laner is a more versatile player, although he is not as flamboyant as Khan and specializes in choosing warrior heroes for solo kills in the lane, this person's understanding of the game is higher than Khan's."

RNG began to get anxious and kept trying to start a team fight head-on. However, once they got anxious, they were prone to making mistakes. Mlxg started a team fight that no one could keep up with and ended up getting killed.

As a result, RNG's team battle was defeated, the big dragon was taken by SSG, and the first game was basically over.

Fu Manduo greeted, "Now that you've finished watching the game, what do you all think? Feel free to speak."

Rookie spoke first: "SSG's overall strength is much stronger than expected. I don't think RNG will win today."

Baolan sighed: "I originally hoped that RNG would clear the obstacles for us, but now it seems that we still have to rely on ourselves."

Theshy said: "I feel that Cuvve is stronger than Khan and should be a more difficult opponent."

Yuan Shen asked: "Are you sure you can beat him if we play the final against SSG?"

Theshy hesitated for a moment and said, "We have to try it to know. It's hard to judge now."

Yuan Shen continued, "But at least we can handle the solo lane issue. If it's us and SSG, they are the ones who need to figure out how to handle the solo lane issue, not us."

On the other side, in the RNG lounge, a heated argument broke out among the RNG players.

Mlxg complained: "We can't win in laning and teamfights. What are we fighting for?"

UZI looked at Letme and said, "What's going on in our top lane? Why were we beaten by a Shen on the opposite side? That's Shen, not Fiora. Can't you beat him?"

Letme's hands were shaking at this time. Seeing UZI pointing the finger at him, he retorted:

"You guys were so chaotic, it made me confused too. You didn't listen to anything I said, and you didn't give me any feedback. I didn't know what to do, and my hands kept shaking. I've been playing for a long time, and they kept shaking for no reason, and I felt numb."

Hearing this, UZI shook his head. Saying this only proves that Letme is of no use. He probably won't be able to help in subsequent games. It would be good enough if he doesn't make things worse.

The Firefox coach said: "Letme, calm down first. Our requirements for the top lane are very low. You just need to stabilize the laning phase and try to hold down the opponent's top laner as much as possible. This is your mission."

Firefox looked at UZI and Xiao Ming and said, "If we want to win, we still have to start from the bottom lane and gain an advantage over the opponent's bottom lane. You can see that SSG's bottom lane is their core."

Xiao Ming muttered, "Well, I figured it out. Their mid laner is actually a slacker. His main task is to hold down the opponent's mid laner."

UZI interjected: "This task does not exist in our RNG, and there is no need for the opponent to drag it."

Xiaohu scratched his head in embarrassment, which meant that he was useless.

Xiao Ming continued: "Overall, they are much stronger than I thought. Compared to the group stage, their playing style is much more mature and more difficult to deal with."

Everyone suddenly remembered Yuan Shen’s previous evaluation of SSG. Why did it feel like things were developing in the direction that Yuan Shen had said?

This was unacceptable to UZI. After all, he had taunted IG before. UZI said, "SSG is not without flaws. Just treat the first game as a victory for them and fight back in the next one!"

The second game begins.

On the IG side, everyone continued to watch the game.

Yuan Shen saw that the comments online were still overwhelmingly in support of RNG. Although some people felt something was wrong, most people still thought that RNG could win and that the loss in the first game was just an accident. The players from both teams returned to the court and the second game began.

In this game, RNG continued with the previous strategy of four protecting one, and at the same time restricted SSG's heroes. Heroes like Shen were definitely not given to SSG, and the ultimate mixed hero like Malzahar was not given to SSG either.

Fu Manduo is recording the BP of both sides for analysis, mainly to see whether RNG's strategy can succeed.

After the lineup was determined, the second game began.

However, things did not go as smoothly as the RNG team had imagined. They still could not gain a decisive advantage in the early stages. Although they could occasionally get one or two kills, it did not solve the fundamental problem.

Entering the mid-game, RNG was pushed and pulled by SSG crazily, and the operations were so intense that everyone was exhausted.

Yuan Shen could see the annoyance and helplessness on the faces of the RNG players. On the one hand, they wanted to start a team fight, but SSG was experienced and slippery. On the other hand, Letme was led by Cuvve again.

In addition, Cuvve played Gnar in this game. This hero's suppression power and tower pushing speed are unmatched by Shen.

Letme became more passive in the bottom and side lanes, and was attacked in the face.

Yuan Shen made a judgment: "This RNG is gone, and now it is in the stage of slow death."

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Rookie agreed: "Yes, there is no hope at this point. I feel like if RNG can't make adjustments in time, it's normal for them to be defeated by SSG 3-0."

Hearing this, Ning Wang laughed: "RNG was defeated by 3-0? Didn't they say before that they would defeat others by 3-0? It's Tian Gang who is the winner."

Yuan Shen responded: "That's normal. Anything can happen on the field. If you don't improve, you will be replaced by the team that improves."

Soon, RNG lost the second game. As a result, under the huge pressure of 0 to 2, it was hard to imagine how well RNG could perform in the third game.

In the RNG lounge, the atmosphere became even worse after the second game. Now no one has the energy to pass the blame because it is meaningless. Even if they let others take the blame, can they win the game?
Suddenly, Xiao Ming muttered: "Did we underestimate SSG? We were not prepared. We put a lot of energy on IG and studied IG during this period."

In fact, a few days before RNG started playing against SSG, they mainly studied IG.

They assumed they could beat SSG and never thought about the current situation.

Letme said: "You underestimated the enemy. Didn't Yuan Shen say SSG was very strong before? You still think SSG is rubbish. I don't know what to say."

Letme's words made the already awkward atmosphere even more tense, because it was UZI who started the trend of looking down on SSG. It was he who thought SSG was no good, so he put all his energy on IG, which had a better chance of winning the championship.

UZI retorted: "If you are really that smart, why didn't you say it earlier? Why are you talking to me about this now? Besides, isn't the biggest gap your top lane? If the top lane gap wasn't so big, how could we lose?"

Sparks interrupted, "It's useless to say these things now. In the next game, I want you to be in your best condition. Let's not talk about other things first. Win the game first and don't get your head shaved. Do you hear me?"

Soon, the third game began.

On IG's side, Yuan Shen has seen that public opinion online has begun to reverse:
#Ah? Is SSG so fierce? Is this true?

#Why was SSG beaten by RNG in the group stage? This is not right.

#Oh shit, Yuan Shen is right, SSG is the hidden big BOSS.
#Don’t be anxious, RNG was not in good shape in the first two games, now we are trying to come back from 2-0 to 3-0!
Although there are still a few RNG fans who are stubborn, many people have already faced the reality.

Starting from the third game, SSG still used the previous playing style, emphasizing a slow and steady approach.

RNG seemed very anxious, always trying to gain an advantage, but the result was just random losses!
As a result, the third game ended the fastest, and RNG was crushed head-on.

In the commentary booth, the commentator shouted in despair:
"RNG, who we had high hopes for, was defeated 3-0 by SSG in the semifinals and failed to advance to the finals!"

On the IG side, Ning Wang was surprised to see this result: "It turned out that RNG was defeated by 3-0. This is too magical. We were supposed to defeat the opponent by 3-0, but they were defeated by 3-0."

Baolan muttered, "I don't think anyone could have predicted this result in advance. It's a surprise."

Yuan Shen said: "It's not an upset. SSG is very strong. I can only say that RNG is not competitive and can't win a single game."

Fu Manduo greeted, "Now that the game is over, everyone, if you have anything to say, feel free to speak freely."

Yuan Shen joked: "I just want to know what the RNG players are thinking. They might not make it and will be defeated 3-0."

Baolan responded, "If it were me, I would definitely be upset. Being eliminated 3-0 by a team that beat us badly in the group stage is too painful."

Yuan Shen took a look at the rhythm on the Internet. Now it’s good. RNG’s fans have woken up:
"Ah? 3-0, it's actually 3-0? What is RNG doing?"

"No, what's the big deal about winning a game? Can't we win a game at all?"

"RNG really disappoints me."

"Delete the game, quit the game, play with balls!"

RNG fans are now at their lowest emotional point, and have all expressed that they want to quit the game and not play it anymore.

There is nothing that can be done about it. Since RNG boasted before the game that they could easily beat SSG, this result was doomed.

If SSG had been more humble at the time and recognized SSG's strength, it wouldn't have been so painful to defeat you.

At this time in the RNG lounge, after the players came back, all of them were in a state of silence.

After a long silence, Xiao Ming finally said, "It's so annoying. Why didn't we listen to the advice? Did we think that SSG was easy to deal with? Oh, I don't know what to say."

Everyone in RNG thought of Yuan Shen and felt extremely regretful. Why did they have to go against him? Isn't this just asking for trouble?

After this BO5, the final opponents were determined, IG vs. SSG.

The controversy began to ferment on the Internet, comparing the strength of IG and SSG.

Of course, this comparison has been revised. The previous underestimation of SSG has been removed, and the advantages of SSG have been discovered and even magnified to a certain extent. In this way, the conclusion drawn becomes that IG is not as good as SSG!
Before the match between SSG and RNG, they were the shame of LCK, but after the match, they became the light of LCK. It can only be said that netizens changed their faces too quickly.

In the next few days, IG put in hard training, mainly studying SSG's previous games. Although they had done it once, in view of the terrifying strength shown by SSG, IG chose to remain cautious. (End of this chapter)