Chapter 398 Even a rabbit will bite when cornered.

The quarterfinals of the World Championship will be held at the Guangzhou Gymnasium, and all teams have arrived early to prepare.

October 19th arrived in the blink of an eye, and amidst the clamor and rumors online and the eager anticipation of netizens, the quarterfinals officially began.

As a competition with even greater popularity than the group stage, the number of domestic and international viewers for the quarterfinals had already exceeded ten million before the competition officially started, truly demonstrating the influence of a world-class event.

The stadium was already packed with people who couldn't get tickets, crowding outside and discussing today's game.

In the hotel, the EDG team gathered in one room to watch the game. Li Chen lay on the sofa, drinking milk tea while engaging in "friendly" interactions with fans and haters online.

On the screen, both teams had entered the final stage of the hero selection process and began exchanging heroes.

"SKT seems to really like playing Galio now. They used it twice in the group stage, except against us, and they used it again in the first game of the quarterfinals."

The factory manager stroked his chin, glancing sideways at Li Chen, hoping to get some constructive advice.

However, Li Chen did not respond, since Faker's Galio only became famous in the later semifinals, and is still relatively unknown at the moment.

The focus of this BO5 was on the later games. The Rabbit team's choice of supports like Blitzcrank and Leona increased the pressure on SKT's bot lane, even leading to a lane collapse. This was the root cause of SKT being pushed to the brink of defeat.

The match started quickly, and in the early stages, both sides played relatively conservatively, without any intense clashes or moves.

However, the turning point came at four and a half minutes. MSF's mid laner Ryze, facing Faker's Galio, had no choice but to use Flash and Cleanse as summoner spells, causing him to be a step late in returning to lane after his first recall.

Faker seized the opportunity, clearing the minion wave and immediately moving upwards.

Remember watching the screen and saying, "MSF didn't react in time. The jungler, Jarvan IV, ambushed in the top lane bush, but when he saw there was no opportunity, he went back to base. But Faker came over at that moment, and they didn't know."

Huni's Jayce was playing aggressively, hammering in. Rumble realized something was wrong and tried to run, but it was too late. Faker had flanked him and unleashed a complete control combo, leaving Rumble with no chance to escape.

Then, about seven minutes later, Faker roamed again, entering the MSF jungle to look for opportunities.

"Here we go again. SKT has gained vision advantage. Faker is hiding in the red buff bush. Jarvan IV has a slight idea of ​​what's going on, but he's not entirely sure and wants to test the waters. He's been caught out, so he probably can't escape now."

"MSF initiated an attack in the bottom lane, but SKT anticipated it. Tristana's health was very low, but she was still pushing forward to fight. Caitlyn's damage was very high, and she killed Tristana with two consecutive headshots."

From this point on, SKT completely seized control of the situation and began to snowball rapidly.

The Rabbit team was completely outmatched by SKT and their operations were completely crushed. They lost the game in just 25 minutes and SKT pushed down their base in one fell swoop.

"Congratulations to SKT for winning the first game of the quarterfinals. It's clear that they performed very well in this match, giving their opponents no chance at all." Wawa began to summarize the match.

Remember slightly nodded: "What impressed me the most was Faker's Galio. He really roamed around everywhere, controlling the pace of the game, playing like a jungler. He could also suppress Ryze in lane. He was in such great form."

This is Faker at Worlds, getting stronger as the game progresses.

[This pace is even more intense than a C-rank play.]

[Even C's prediction isn't enough; can this rabbit really push SKT to the brink?]

The game isn't over yet, so let's trust one side for now!

After watching the first game, even the factory manager himself had some doubts. Did Li Chen really want to treat him to dinner? After all, given the current situation, it would be a success if MSF could even last three hours.

However, the turning point came in the second game. During the hero selection phase, MSF suddenly revealed a hero that no one expected.

The commentator, Doll, continued normally: "Last pick, let's see which mid laner MSF will choose... Ah? Blitzcrank, then Karma is mid lane, and MSF chose Blitzcrank as support, what kind of strategy is this?"

Su Xiaoyan said, "It seems so now. C God said in his live stream a few days ago that MSF definitely has a trump card. Perhaps this robot is their trump card for dealing with the World Championship."

After listening to Su Xiaoyan's explanation, the factory manager turned to Li Chen and asked, "Did you already know they would choose a tank support?"

Li Chen looked up at the screen and said, "The Ardent Censer support has been around for so long, it's normal for people to be researching hard supports. Besides, European and American teams like to experiment with different strategies. SKT might be in for a big surprise this time."

The match started quickly. Unlike the previous match, this time Faker's Galio was not roaming, and SKT's early game rhythm was obviously much more obscure, and even Rabbit gained the upper hand.

Later in the mid-game team fights, the robot's hook became SKT's nightmare. Apart from Flash, none of the five SKT players had the ability to instantly move to a different location, and they were made miserable by the robot.

"SKT is coming to check Baron. Peanut is scouting ahead, Blitzcrank is waiting, he hooks, Jarvan IV gets hit, his health is low, he flashes over the wall and uses EQ to escape, so MSF is going to take Baron."

……

"Does SKT still want to watch? Faker stepped up and stopped MSF from taking the dragon with a super bomb, but can he escape? He has no mobility. Blitzcrank chased after him and hooked him. If he gets hooked, then it's probably over."

……

"MSF pushed forward with the Baron buff. SKT tried to defend the tower, but it was Blitzcrank's hook again. This time, Kog'Maw got hooked. SKT was down to 10 men and couldn't engage in the team fight... So we should congratulate MSF."

Wawa continued, "Congratulations to MSF! With the help of their robot support, they won the second game in just 25 minutes, successfully tying the score."

Su Xiaoyan said with a smile, "It seems that C God's prediction was really right. MSF's trump card caught SKT off guard. Now SKT needs to think about how to deal with the robot."

Holy crap, C's prediction was actually correct?!

[Robot-assisted gameplay: European and American teams are really ingenious.]

The problem is that the bot assists, but it doesn't affect Karma's ability to use the Incense Burner.

I'm just guessing, the robot will be promoted to the main role in the next round.