Chapter 83 Finals (I)
The night was clear and the moon was bright in the sky. The hotel room was dark without lights on. Only the window could let people see two intimate figures kissing under the bright moonlight.
Qi Ji was almost unable to breathe as Yuan Zhuo held him tightly around the waist and clung to his legs, taking everything from his mouth.
But he did not push Yuan Zhuo away, because at this moment, he also wanted to love him and be close to him.
The boundless silence amplified the panting and intimate sound of the two people, until he vaguely realized that Yuan Zhuo's hand could not help but reach under his body. Qi Ji, who still had a trace of rationality, finally used up all his strength and raised his sore arms to push him gently.
"No, no, Yuan Zhuo, still..."
Oh, yes, still during the competition.
Just these few words were enough to pull Yuan Zhuo back from the edge of losing his mind, and he stopped his hands from doing whatever he wanted. He sucked hard on Qi Ji's bright red lips, and then hugged him tightly in his arms, breathing heavily and apologizing in a hoarse voice.
"I'm sorry, wife, I couldn't control myself."
However, he felt that he couldn't be blamed entirely, and if he had to blame someone, it was because his wife was too charming.
Thinking of him being calm and invincible on the court a few hours ago, Yuan Zhuo felt his blood, which had finally cooled down, boiling again. He tightened his arms around Qi Ji again, and murmured with some grievance and pride.
"Wife, you don't know how charming you are."
Qi Ji had some sense of the difference between himself on and off the court, but he didn't think it was enough to make Yuan Zhuo lose control.
But when he thought of Yuan Zhuo who had been restraining himself for the competition in the past few months, he felt a little distressed. He held back his embarrassment, took a deep breath, and made a promise.
In the end, she still loved him in her heart, and he promised him softly while lying in his arms.
"Hold on a little longer, okay? When the competition is over, you can... do whatever you want..."
It must be said that Yuan Zhuo was almost suffocated in the past few months. If it weren't for the competition to divert his attention, he felt that he would go crazy.
So even if Qi Ji didn't say it, after the competition was over and they won the championship, he would take him to a place where only the two of them were alone, and make him crazy, so that he could slightly relieve the depression and grievances during this period.
But hearing Qi Ji make such a promise in person, Yuan Zhuo was immediately so excited that his whole body hurt, his eyes were so bright, and he leaned over to whisper his request in Qi Ji's ear.
After hearing Yuan Zhuo's plea, Qi Ji's face, which was already red from the kiss, seemed to be burning, but in the end, under Yuan Zhuo's coquettish and pleading, he still buried his face in his shoulder and nodded.
So, with such anticipation and torment, Yuan Zhuo finally waited for the day of the finals. During
this period, IEG lived up to expectations and defeated RV with a score of 3:1, successfully meeting MG in the finals, and also raised the attention level of this game to a higher level.
The day after the semi-finals, MG flew from L City to N City and prepared intensively.
On the day before the competition, Qi Ji also received the last injection of the sealing needle under Yuan Zhuo's company and cover. Gently kissing the needle hole on Qi Ji's wrist, Yuan Zhuo swore that he must hold up the "War Cup" with Qi Ji and win the world championship that belongs to them.
Everything is ready, just waiting for the finals to begin.
In mid-November, N City entered the cold winter. The heavy snow that lasted for several days wrapped this world capital in a layer of crystal silver. It was so cold that just standing outside and breathing seemed to freeze.
But the weather was good. On the day of the finals, the weather was surprisingly good. Not only did the heavy snow that lasted for several days stop, but the warm sun rose in the sky. The warm sunshine enveloped the entire earth and temporarily dispelled the severe cold.
At 3 pm local time, the MG team took a nanny car to the competition venue, which is also the largest stadium in the entire M country. As soon as they got off the car, they saw a golden light sprinkled in front of the competition venue and extended to the entrance of the venue.
This beautiful scene made Yuan Zhuo sigh.
"Gold road?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone who had just stepped out of the car and stood still was stunned for a moment, and after a moment, their mood also surged.
Yes, as long as they can win this game today, they will complete the unprecedented golden road in the history of HOW, MG will be forever engraved in the glorious history of HOW, and the players of MG except Qi Ji will become the second batch of double champions, and they will win consecutive championships.
Most importantly, Qi Ji will become a triple champion who transcends time and history, and his name will be heard throughout the history of world esports.
Standing side by side with Yuan Zhuo, Qi Ji looked up at the golden light that spread to the entrance of the stadium, his eyes flashing with unshakable determination.
Amid the cheers of the media and fans who came early, he led everyone to step on the golden light and walked towards the place he had dreamed of.
This game not only attracted the attention of HOW fans all over the world, but the popularity of the game had reached an unprecedented height before the game even started.
As the game was about to start, the stadium that could accommodate tens of thousands of people was packed, and everyone was looking forward to the start of this game, wanting to become a witness to history.
At 6pm local time, dusk fell, and the stadium was lit up with bright lights. With the exciting background music and the high-pitched and exciting voice of the host, the contestants walked onto the stage for the finals one by one.
When it was Qi Ji's turn, he was as calm as ever, with no expression on his almost perfect face. He was calm but charming.
In the close-up of the big screen, his eyes were so determined, but the camera still captured the moment when he looked at the championship trophy, the War Cup, which had been placed in the center of the stage when he walked to his position.
Just this one second of eyes contained infinite nostalgia, excitement and fighting spirit.
Instantly, the audience's enthusiasm and screams were ignited by this look again, and the atmosphere in the entire venue was almost uncontrollable.
After all the players took their seats and adjusted their headphones according to the process, the BP began. The screams and cheers of the audience gradually stopped, and they began to watch the confrontation between the two teams with bated breath.
MG and IEG are worthy of being the number one seeds in their respective regions. Both sides began to show their skills in the BP stage. After each of them got two powerful version heroes in the first two hands, IEG, which is known for its flowery skills, immediately started to take an unconventional approach and took out the much-talked-about combination of small animals (top lane Emperor Crocodile, Soul Thorn Spider Mother, Soul Mage Butterfly Elf).
The popularity of the small animal combination in the HOW lineup has always been high, but most of them exist among players, and there are almost no team selections on the field.
There is no other reason, mainly except for the Emperor Crocodile, all the small animal heroes are very weak in the laning phase, and team battles also require extreme cooperation to achieve better results.
On the stage of the finals, IEG actually has such courage, which is admirable, but at the same time they also have to bear huge risks. Can IEG win the game with this interesting lineup? This makes the audience online and offline extremely looking forward to it.
After IEG came up with this combination, MG's earphones also rang with exclamations, but it was not the surprise of IEG's choice of this lineup, but...
"Qi Shen, you are my God, you are my only God!"
The reason why Cheng Xiaowa howled so excitedly was that when preparing tactics, Qi Ji had predicted that although the probability was small, IEG might have a similar lineup. At that time, everyone thought it was unlikely, but still believed in him and prepared corresponding tactics.
Now this lineup with a very low probability has actually appeared. How can they not sigh and be shocked?
Qi Ji does not think he is so godly. He just analyzed and predicted according to the data collected by the training team and himself, combined with his past experience and understanding of the game.
But being able to hit is always a good thing. There are already many variables in the game. If the opponent's lineup is unexpected, when the strength of both sides is close, it is easy for the team to be at a disadvantage, at least psychologically.
Afraid that everyone would be too excited and affect the state, he immediately said softly.
"Well, then we will play well according to the plan."
Everyone immediately responded to Qi Ji with confidence. On the big screen, all the heroes have entered the battlefield and the game officially began.
Despite the response, after the game started, everyone in MG did not relax. In the early stage, whether it was laning or defending gank, everyone played well.
In the middle lane, Qi Ji used the restraint mechanism of the hero and his superb operation to perfectly suppress Lindia, the first mage in Europe and America.
This hit hard the faces of some media and fans who once again predicted that Qi Ji was "old" and might be crushed by Lindia in the finals before the game.
Of course, the reason why IEG has dominated Europe, America and the World Championship for so many years is that their ability should not be underestimated. Facing the stable MG, they also fought hard. 30 minutes after the start of the game, the two sides were almost the same in terms of economy, kills, and development.
Soon, they will compete for the fifth dragon. This dragon is crucial to both sides. If they get it, the pressure of the next dragon will be much less. On the contrary, the side that doesn't get it will face the pressure of the opponent who is about to get the dragon soul.
As the countdown to the birth of the dragon began, MG took advantage of Qi Ji's advantage in the middle lane and took the lead in occupying the view of the dragon pit.
Qi Ji stood in front and constantly used his Assassin's Hope to put pressure on the opponent, making the opponent dare not rush forward.
Duan Tianya and Cheng Xiaowa formed a protective wall on the left and right of Qi Ji, separating the IEG players, while Yuan Zhuo and Zhu Yu took the opportunity to start the dragon.
Facing Qi Ji's sharp suppression and Cheng Xiaowa and Duan Tianya's airtight defense, IEG was almost helpless and could not find a breakthrough.
At this time, Qi Ji was still fearless. He used his ultimate skill to break into IEG's formation alone, trying to kill Lindia. But in the end, under the protection of the other four, Lindia was left with only a thin layer of blood, and the IEG people had to retreat collectively.
However, just when Yuan Zhuo and Zhu Yu were about to take down the dragon, IEG's soul thorn anks, who had disappeared for only one second, suddenly controlled his heroic soul, the spider mother, to fall from the sky and directly snatched away the little dragon's punishment ring with only a few hundred drops of blood left.
"Fuck, mine!"
Faced with the information about the little dragon's ownership reported by the system, Yuan Zhuo couldn't help but swear.
No, it was also his misjudgment, Qi Ji thought in his heart.
The shadow of Anks retreating in the camp just now was an illusion released by Lindia using his Butterfly second skill, which confused them for a second in the chaos.
But it was only this second, which was enough for Anks to use the Spider Mother's ultimate skill to jump over at the extreme distance and snatch the little dragon.
But now they have no time to reflect and review. IEG, which seemed to retreat just now, has come back. Facing the siege of Yuan Zhuo and Zhu Yu, Anks released his ultimate skill at the moment of death, and just happened to be extremely lucky to turn the retreating Qi Ji into a little spider.
Immediately afterwards, IEG's soul tank jbow controlled his Emperor Crocodile, broke through, and directly killed Qi Ji.
Without Qi Ji, the daunting sharp blade, and the sudden loss of the dragon, MG was in a mess in the face of IEG's counterattack.
Lindia, who had eaten the healing fruit, cooperated with other teammates to kill Cheng Xiaowa and Duan Tianya. In the end, only Yuan Zhuo and Zhu Yu escaped from MG.
Although Yuan Zhuo's escape with only a sliver of health was very exciting and enough to be listed in the TOP5 of today, MG suffered heavy losses in this wave. Not only did they lose the third dragon, but they also lost three heads.
This put them at a huge disadvantage in the Baron fight a minute later. After failing to stop IEG from taking the Baron and advancing, the gap between the two sides in economy and development widened. MG entered a period of slow death, and was eventually helplessly pushed down by IEG's Heroic Spirit Tower in the base.
MG had a bad start and lost the first game!