Chapter 399 Faker is getting old

In fact, the netizens' guesses were correct. After a brief discussion during the halftime break, SKT's solution to deal with the robot was to eliminate it.

Since it's difficult to resolve, we should just take action and eliminate it directly. This is the most conventional and effective method.

However, the Rabbit team's trump card was clearly not just Blitzcrank. In the second round of hero selection, they once again brought out an unexpected support – Leona.

Koma looked at the Leona's icon, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Can Leona also be a support? If she enters the fray, can she survive? And who will trigger the Ardent Censer's passive in this game?"

Last game, MSF had Karma who could build Ardent Censer, but this game there's no Karma. Should we build Ardent Censer with Clockwerk instead?

However, Koma's question didn't last long, as MSF provided the answer in the final moments.

Emerald Goddess!

This jungler, who seemed a bit out of touch with the current meta, instantly snapped Kkoma out of his daze.

Koma took two deep breaths and said, "This team really surprised me, but it's okay. Leona is different from Blitzcrank. She needs to get into the fray and control the game. Without equipment support, she can't survive. Everyone, play well."

So far, Koma is not too worried, because the main focus of Ardent Censer support in this version is to protect and increase damage output.

Without equipment advantage, it's almost a joke for a support to control the carry in the middle of a team fight, tank damage, and help teammates kill the carry.

However, the tables turned quickly. Just two minutes after the bottom lane went online, a fight suddenly broke out.

"The Leona controlled Vayne, and SKT was still fighting, but how come this Leona's damage is so high? Vayne can't handle it at all, she's going to die. And Lulu? Lulu didn't escape either, and they're all killed?" the child exclaimed excitedly.

This scene elicited thunderous cheers from the European audience.

In just two minutes, MSF secured two kills against SKT's bot lane, a feat that boosted morale immensely.

On the other hand, SKT was completely stunned. Even Faker was at a loss due to the system prompts, frequently switching screens to supervise the bottom lane and check on the corpses of his two teammates.

About five minutes later, the MSF bot lane duo decisively crossed the first tower and cut off the lane in front of the second tower, directly rejecting the SKT bot lane duo's request to return to the first tower.

SKT could not tolerate this situation, so they decided to gather their mid and jungle to fight in the bottom lane, but the result was that Vayne died again.

"Leona's damage is too high. With the Fervor of Battle stacked up, she tower-dived and traded for Vayne. SKT's move was useless. MSF traded Leona for Vayne. This deal was too good to pass up. Tristana is now completely outfarming her in gold."

As the game progressed, SKT's situation became increasingly dire, with their bottom lane completely collapsing, causing them to fall just short in damage every time they engaged in team fights.

Forty minutes later, MSF, with the Baron buff, launched their final attack on SKT.

"The prince used his EQ flash to knock up two opponents, Orianna flashed and followed up with her ultimate, and Leona tanked in front, creating a very safe output environment for Tristana. SKT couldn't withstand the damage, Vayne was the first to die, and Lulu couldn't hold on either. It was a 3-for-0 exchange, and it's going to be a win."

As SKT's base crystal shattered, all the viewers who witnessed this scene were shocked.

In the hotel room, the factory manager remained silent for a long while before suddenly blurting out, "SKT won't be eliminated by MSF, will they?"

The others didn't know how to answer. Although they couldn't believe it, the facts were right in front of them: SKT had been pushed to the brink by the European team MSF.

If this storyline continues, and MSF pulls out something strange in the next game, it's very possible that SKT will be upset.

At this moment, Li Chen spoke up, "It shouldn't be like that. SKT learns from its mistakes; they have their trump cards, they just haven't used them yet. Let's keep watching!"

SKT fell behind 1-2 in the quarterfinals, and the news quickly spread online, with some people who hadn't been watching the match turning on the live stream.

Next, in the fourth game, Faker stepped up again, using his invincible Ryze to pull SKT back from the brink of defeat and drag the game into a decisive third game.

However, in the fifth game, although the two sides were neck and neck in terms of economy, MSF managed to get three fire dragons.

At this point, the clock had reached 36 minutes, and both sides began their final struggle around the Ancient Dragon. Wawa, looking at the screen, couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"MSF has three fire dragons. If they can get this Elder Dragon, they can basically end the game. SKT knows this. They dare not give up this Elder Dragon, but will they have a chance? Both sides have to fight."

Thresh initiated a team fight, pulling Huni in. Both sides were dealing damage, and Syndra's high damage instantly killed Huni. Thresh was also taken down. The two sides traded top and support synergies, and MSF is now going to take the dragon.

"Still fighting, SKT is unwilling to give up, can Jarvan IV steal it? Drow Ranger entered the fray, it's time to fight for Smite... They stole it, SKT stole the Dragon, Drow Ranger stepped up at the last moment."

With the Elder Dragon stolen, the situation on the field reversed again. MSF's rhythm was thrown into chaos, and SKT took advantage of the situation to push all the way to the end of the game.

Remember to announce the results: "Let's congratulate SKT. In this BO5 of the quarterfinals, although they were once pushed to the brink by MSF, they still won the game and became the first team to advance to the semifinals."

"Congratulations to SKT. As a three-time champion team, they showed amazing resilience when they were on the verge of defeat and finally turned the tide and won the next match. However, let's also give a round of applause to MSF. Their performance today was absolutely amazing."

It was hard to tell whether Wawa was happy or disappointed. If they could eliminate SKT in the quarterfinals, it would definitely be a good thing for RNG.

However, it would be somewhat regrettable if SKT were to miss the upcoming matches, after all, this is SKT.

Although they won, I feel like SKT is really going to collapse this year.

Faker is getting old, he's past his prime. Even a European team pushed them to the brink.

[Congratulations to RNG for making it to the finals! I feel like we might see an all-RNG showdown at the Bird's Nest.]

I bet the final will be Dragon Ball vs. RNG, challenge me to a duel!

[Laughs, I bet neither of these two teams will make it to the finals.]

"Is SKT really this weak now? Faker is getting old too. Will they really let RNG make it to the finals?"

The factory manager's expression was somewhat strange, as if the Bird's Nest might be a replay of the Summer Split finals.

Li Chen directly retorted, "Faker is getting old. That's the biggest joke I've heard all year."