However, as RNG lost to FNC, RNG fans were not calm:
"What is RNG doing? Can FNC lose? What are you playing?"
"Should we have to play extra games to advance?"
"RNG should be more stable. Don't always think about beating SKT. Let's take care of FNC first."
"RNG will have no problem if they keep their mentality steady during the playoffs."
"Why do I feel that RNG has never studied FNC? It doesn't have any routines at all, and it just relies on hard power?"
Soon, Rita came back, and Zhou Shuyi had left early.
Rita sat opposite Chen Nan and said: "When I passed by the RNG lounge just now, their coach seemed to be losing his temper. It was a bit scary. RNG was not in very good condition today."
Chen Nan: "They have been eliminated."
Rita was stunned after hearing this: "No, there is a playoff..."
Suddenly, Rita thought about something. She exclaimed: "You seemed to have said last time that SKT would deliberately lose to FNC and eliminate RNG. What do you want to say?"
Chen Nan: "Yes, FNC will definitely beat SKT, so there will be no need for extra rounds."
Rita looked around and made sure that no one else had heard their conversation. Such words should not be said randomly. Not only would SKT fans be targeted, but they might even be sued in court.
Rita lowered her voice: "Xiao Nanzi, don't say that. You can say that SKT accidentally lost to FNC, but you can't mention match-fixing. The consequences will be serious."
Chen Nan also knows that the consequences of match-fixing in this world are very serious, including imprisonment, not just a suspension.
However, there is a problem here. How to prove that a team is cheating?
This is very difficult. When this kind of thing breaks out, basically one person is found to have illegal sources of income, and then this person confesses about match-fixing.
And if there is no money involved at all, but losing the game changes the promotion situation, it is impossible to find out, and there is no evidence.
Even if you can tell, it can be attributed to the player's abnormal performance, BP error, mentality problem, etc. In short, there will be no risks and no one can do anything to them.
Soon, the game between FNC and SKT began.
RNG fans are crazy about cheering for SKT online:
"SKT is definitely going to win, isn't FNC just making decisions at will?"
"Does anyone really think that FNC can beat SKT? No?"
"FNC has the same chance of beating SKT as I have of beating James."
"This one is just right for RNG to see how to beat FNC. This is a good thing."
Seeing these remarks, Chen Nan smiled. He had experienced this scene before, and it felt quite subtle to experience it again.
Entering BP, something outrageous happened. SKT suddenly took out Akali in the middle to face the little mage.
Then there was a very outrageous scene where he wanted to kill alone, but was manipulated by others.
This was not over yet. Faker's Akali "accidentally" hit the little mage's E skill after a magical wave in the mid-term, causing SKT's team battle to collapse.
"Ah! Faker made a mistake. SKT is a bit hung up here, but I feel that with SKT's strength, they should be able to hold off and then come back." As the host of the LPL, Rita obviously wants RNG to have a chance to advance.
However, things went against expectations. Although SKT was able to operate and although they were the No. 1 seed in the LCK, for some reason, this game was like being possessed.
It was obvious that he couldn't beat him, but he had to fight, but he made various mistakes during the fight, and his disadvantage became bigger and bigger. In the end, he was won by FNC in one fell swoop!
FNC defeated SKT! It also announced that RNG's S tournament journey was over, and it was a very humiliating top 16 result!
Rita couldn't believe it: "This...can FNC beat SKT? Why do I feel like SKT is so anxious..."
She suddenly remembered what Chen Nan said before, and combined with the current situation, why did she feel that way!
Triple Crown team cracks down on match-fixing! This is big enough news to shake the entire circle!
But there is no evidence!
Indeed, even if it looks like match-fixing, as long as you have no evidence, it means nothing.
Rita looked at Chen Nan: "How did you know that SKT would... play like this?"
Chen Nan: "Because LCK regards LPL as its biggest opponent, there is no problem with their judgment. The only divisions that are capable of winning the championship now are LPL and LCK."
"So for the LCK, the first priority is to prevent LPL teams from advancing as much as possible. Although RNG is the second seed, not the first seed, there are many second seeds in history who have won the championship."
Rita thought about it and it seemed to make sense.
If you look at it from SKT's perspective, DWG and Griffin are not threats at all, and they are expected to be swept by them in the playoffs.
Then SKT's biggest opponent is the LPL division. Including the two games where SKT defeated RNG in the group stage, it was actually very thrilling. One game was won by a card stealer, and the other game was very anxious. If it weren't for Captain Khan's incredible performance, plus The Little Tiger Angels are too obsessed with soy sauce, and SKT still can't win.
From this point of view, it is normal for SKT to create a stumbling block for RNG.
"Xiao Nanzi, I found that you are really a genius! You have thought of such a thing!" Rita wanted to give Chen Nan a kiss, but considering that there were many people around, she held back.
Chen Nan: "Now that we've finished watching the game, why don't we go back first?"
Rita nodded: "Let's go."
So the two stood up and left the staff lounge, preparing to go back to the hotel.
As soon as he walked out, he saw a group of people walking out of the next room.
The leader is UZI!
UZI looked depressed at this time, and the others followed him without saying a word.
Chen Nan and Rita chose to follow everyone in RNG and walk out of the competition venue.
As a result, I walked to the door and suddenly found a large group of people gathered at the door!
"Out! They're out!"
"Come on RNG! Come on RNG!"
"Puppy! Let's fight again next year!"
"What is RNG doing? Can't even beat FNC?"
"Refund! RNM! Are you worthy of us?"
"We came all the way from China to watch the game, and you just show us this?"
These people are obviously fans of RNG, there are estimated to be thousands of them! There are those who continue to support RNG, and there are also those who are very angry and scold them.
Everyone in RNG lowered their heads and did not dare to raise their heads.
Being eliminated in the group stage is really an exaggeration. I don’t know where to find excuses for this kind of thing.
Rita was a little embarrassed. It didn't seem right to go up and say anything at this time, especially when Chen Nan was there, so she could only follow behind silently and return to the hotel together.
Rita deliberately kept a little distance, and waited for everyone in RNG to take the subway upstairs before she and Chen Nan went to take the elevator.
The two of them went to have a meal together and then returned to their respective rooms.
Chen Nan chose to enter the number first and prepare to increase the points.
He has now scored 1,200 points. He only has so many points. The main reason is that he has no time and has to go to the scene when there are games.
There are also various things to do when there are no games, such as going shopping and having fun with Rita, or interviewing opponents from other competition regions.
This caused Chen Nan's scoring speed to be much slower.
