Chapter 394, though late, has arrived.

After the second match ended, there was a short break, during which Li Chen took the opportunity to conduct an on-site interview with one of the players.

"Hey Factory, EDG made it to the quarterfinals again. How do you feel about that?"

The factory manager sneered and said, "I don't feel anything. I'm not the same person I used to be."

After the break, it was EDG's turn to play another match, this time against AHQ.

It's worth mentioning that after suffering a crushing defeat in the first round and losing to SKT in the second round, AHQ, like the number one seed from the same region, Flash Wolves, has already been eliminated.

And they will likely suffer a second major defeat.

The match didn't last long. Around 37 minutes in, EDG, with a huge advantage, pushed down AHQ's base crystal in one fell swoop.

The next two matches were between SKT and C9, and between C9 and AHQ. SKT won the former and C9 won the latter.

After announcing the results, Miller said, "So, the battle for qualification in Group A has come to an end. AHQ lost all six of their matches, and C9 won two of their six matches, so they are no longer eligible for the knockout stage."

EDG currently holds a one-point lead over SKT, but the final match is also between the two teams. If EDG wins, they will become the second team to achieve a perfect record in the group stage.

"That's right, but even if they lose, it doesn't matter. EDG has a points advantage. After SKT wins the last game, they will have to play a tiebreaker against EDG. In other words, EDG only needs to win either of the two games."

Guan Zeyuan is relatively optimistic about the current situation, mainly because he feels that EDG has room for error. Even if they lose the first game, Li Chen will play in the tiebreaker.

Soon the sixth match began. EDG was on the blue side, but Li Chen was not playing, so SKT didn't have much pressure in terms of positioning.

After a covert struggle, both sides finalized their respective lineups:

EDG (Blue Team):

Top Lane - Rumble

Jungle - Excavator

Mid Lane - Lucian

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Support - Janna

SKT Red Team:

Top Lane - Cho'Gath

Jungler - Prince

Mid Lane - Orianna

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Support - Rakan

Looking at the lineups of both sides, Li Chen frowned slightly. He had emphasized more than once that when playing against SKT, you can't let Rakan and Orianna go at the same time. What is Nofe doing?

Compared to Li Chen's concerns, the commentators were more optimistic about EDG's lineup. It was a typical EDG lineup, with the top, mid, and jungle players as the offensive spearheads to drive the overall rhythm of the game.

It can be said that apart from the top laner being different, the others are all the same.

At the start of the match, EDG played very well. Lucian in the mid lane against Orianna had a clear advantage in the laning phase, and even Faker couldn't ignore the champion counter.

Six minutes in, the factory manager, relying on his keen sense of smell and experience, determined that Peanut was not in the mid lane. So he ambushed Peanut in the raptor pit, waiting for an opportunity to flash out and get to the top, cooperating with Scout to successfully take down Faker's first blood.

EDG continued their momentum, taking down the top lane tower at 12 minutes, gaining a 3,000 gold lead at 15 minutes, and securing the first Baron at 23 minutes.

Seeing EDG's promising situation, the audience almost thought that the person sitting on the stage was not A Guang, but Li Chen.

In the following minutes, EDG pushed forward in all directions, sweeping through the jungle, and at the 28-minute mark, they once widened the economic gap to 10,000.

Guan Zeyuan couldn't help but say, "EDG's rhythm is too good so far. They are already 10,000 gold ahead. With this economic gap, it feels like SKT will have a really hard time turning the game around unless EDG makes some big mistake."

However, no sooner had Guan Zeyuan finished speaking than SKT laid a trap in the mid lane, and EDG was completely unaware of it.

Li Chen's facial muscles twitched slightly; he didn't even dare to imagine what would happen next.

Watching the factory manager emerge from underground to wipe out the soldiers, Li Chen slapped the sofa: "Is the factory manager out of his mind? With so many people, does he even need to clear out the soldiers?"

Without the excavator's ability to hear, the SKT players became perfectly invisible. Wolf seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, using his ultimate and Flash to enter the fray from the shadows.

Miller's expression changed: "No, SKT is about to make their move. Wolf made his move, using Flash followed by Grand Entrance to control a huge number of enemies. Jarvan IV followed up with EQ, Cho'Gath added more control, Orianna unleashed a full ultimate, and Twitch's damage output exploded."

At that moment, EDG's lineup was as fragile as paper, instantly torn to shreds by SKT. Lucian was the first to fall, followed by the support Janna, and Rumble was not spared either.

Xayah was instantly killed after her ultimate skill ended, leaving only Clearlove to scramble away from the scene, thus maintaining EDG's myth of never being wiped out.

A near-perfect team fight ignited the atmosphere at the match venue.

Some applauded, while others sighed.

Li Chen sat backstage, having already raised his hand to cover his eyes. The scene was too beautiful; he had seen it countless times in his previous life, and now he really didn't want to look at it anymore.

Suddenly, the camera panned to the backstage area of ​​the two teams. SKT erupted in cheers, while EDG was completely dumbfounded. Everyone also witnessed Li Chen covering his eyes.

[C: I dare not open my eyes, hoping it's just my imagination.]

[Here's a joke: a 10,000-point lead after 28 minutes could easily be overturned.]

[What kind of fighting is this? How could they get wiped out like this?]

I can already picture C getting yelled at by everyone.

To be honest, I probably wouldn't have been able to perform this well in that situation.

SKT wiped out EDG in a team fight, then took down Baron Nashor, catching up significantly in gold and turning the tide of the game in an instant.

EDG's lineup was originally designed for early to mid-game aggression, and now the rhythm has been disrupted, which is almost unacceptable.

At 32 minutes, EDG, who had barely survived the Baron buff, clashed with SKT again near the Elder Dragon pit.

It's still the same scene with Rakan, and it's still Orianna's ultimate move. EDG explodes again.

Two team fights completely exhausted all of EDG's advantages, and SKT completely switched from defense to offense, pushing all the way to victory in 37 minutes.

Watching EDG's base crystal shatter into pieces, Guan Zeyuan opened his mouth, hesitated for a while, and then said, "This... congratulations to SKT for winning the match and qualifying for the tiebreaker."

Miller knew he had to speak up, so he had no choice but to say, "EDG's early and mid-game rhythm was really great. At one point, I thought it was C-God on the field. But suddenly they gave SKT an opportunity in the mid-game. I feel like they should do a good review of the game."

"This kind of mistake really shouldn't have happened. With such a big economic advantage, it's generally impossible to turn the tide. SKT's lineup naturally has the potential to win the team fight perfectly. EDG was too careless."

Rita didn't mention Li Chen this time, and even wanted to help Li Chen and the team temporarily distance themselves.

If it were a normal loss, she could say that things would never have turned out this way if Li Chen had played, but the turnaround of 10,000 gold was too much, so she didn't plan to involve Li Chen in this controversy.