The next day, Gu Xing packed his suitcase and boarded a flight to Chicago with other members of the VG training department.

There are 7 other teams traveling with us, plus some Riot staff, which is almost like chartering the plane.

From San Francisco on the west coast of the United States to Chicago in the central part of the United States, the distance between the two places is 3,400 kilometers and the flight time is nearly 5 hours.

Gu Xing found his seat and was about to hang up his headphones when he saw Jankos leaning over.

"what's going on?"

Gu Xing didn't know why. As far as he knew, they were basically sitting together in the same team. The Oud's reflective brain was clearly visible in the front row. H2K's seats should be near there.

"Virtue duck..." Jankos muttered quietly, "Do you have any plans for a training match when we get to Chicago?"

Only then did Gu Xing remember.

SSG and ROX, who usually have a good relationship, are assigned to the same half zone, so there will definitely be no way for them to fight.

VG can only find a few teams in the top half.

"Not yet," Gu Xing guessed Jankos's thoughts and also lowered his voice, "How many dates do you want to have?"

Jankos nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Yes, the more training matches the better."

They are very optimistic about VG's ability in the group stage, and everyone from the coach to the players wants to learn something.

Originally, when they were in San Francisco, the two teams occasionally played together, but the frequency was not particularly high.

Now that Jankos finally caught the opportunity of a vacant spot in VG's team training, he naturally wanted to get close to Gu Xingtou.

"I'll ask Hongmi later..." Gu Xing didn't dare to confirm.

The average strength of the four teams in the upper half is obviously not as good as the lower half where VG is located.

However, with the defending champion SKT, VG may not have to play too many games with H2K.

However, as soon as they got off the plane, Redmi reported a piece of bad news. KT refused to have a training match with VG!

As usual, there are basically two possibilities for rejecting a training match.

One is that they think the opponent is too weak and there is no need to fight with them. The team will not get much help.

VG, who once double-killed SKT in Group A, is definitely not included in this list.

Then there is only one reason left.

Kka regards VG as a strong rival in this World Championship and feels that they have hope of breaking out of the bottom half. They are preparing for the finals through the training matches so as not to reveal their tactics!

Hongmi is quite irritable.

The LCK league teams with the strongest overall strength are all unable to compete due to various reasons.

The effectiveness of training matches is bound to decline!

Gu Xing promptly informed Jankos of his request for a fight.

"H2K?" Hongmi thought for a moment and agreed, "I can't find a better choice right now, and their strength is not low."

After all, he is also number one in the group and there are star players in the team.

Hongmi seriously warned the players, "We must take it seriously and not be too lazy... If we can't get an appointment with the LCK team, we have to rely on hard work to make up for the quality."

When Gu Xing left the airport, he was still using his mobile phone to take pictures and record the scenery of Chicago.

As a result, I didn’t capture much of the scene, but the wind was extremely strong, and it lived up to its nickname of the Windy City.

In mid-October, the daytime temperature in Chicago was only around 15°C, and the howling wind made the face hurt. Gu Xing and his teammates put on their thin coats, took a simple group photo, and hurriedly entered the bus.

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Perhaps because they were worried about the safety of Chicago, Riot Games had no intention of letting team players travel alone, so they packed them all into the hotel and stated that they must also follow the arrangements for group activities during the filming of the promotional video.

Going to the Golden Gate Bridge to watch the reverse sunrise like we did in San Francisco probably won’t happen again.

However, the eight teams that entered the knockout round obviously did not have time to go sightseeing and were ready to join the training as soon as they stepped into the hotel.

Hongmi has a full schedule every day, and the intensity is even higher than during the group stage.

Among them, H2K became VG’s main team training target.

Originally, Redmi only regarded them as a substitute for the LCK division.

After practicing hard for two days, I discovered that the quality of the training matches was surprisingly high!

What H2K is best at is attacking in the early stage. After the group stage, the entire team's average economic lead in the first 15 minutes per game was as high as 1557!

In this statistic, H2K is ahead of the world's top teams. Jankos' violent play style can always make achievements in the early stage, tearing apart the opponent's defense and delivering a fatal blow.

Although his abilities in the middle and late stages are somewhat lacking, he is prone to making mistakes if he is too impatient.

But you must know that most training games are played in the early and mid-term!

The pressure H2K brought to VG in the training matches was no less than that of a fierce tiger like ROX!

Hongmi looked at the data chart analysis sent by Xie Tunan's team from across the ocean, her face turned from gloomy to bright, and she was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear.

What a treasure.

H2K attacked wildly in the early stage, forcing VG to speed up.

From the perspective of offensive efficiency, VG is gradually improving, moving closer to the opponent little by little to adapt to the overly fierce offensive!

This is exactly what Hongmi meant.

Having played many training matches with SSG before, he knew that his old club's current operating philosophy had become an iron turtle focusing on defensive counterattacks.

The most restrained way of playing against Samsung is to continuously attack, create an early advantage, and then slowly turn it into a victory through map control and neutral resource control!

In the group stage, H2K always did a good job in the early stages of the game, and their ability to end the game in the mid-to-late stage was due to their ability to pull the hips. In the first round, they were only overturned once by Samsung.

But VG is very proficient in this!

Hongmi felt that if this situation continued, he would almost be able to grab SSG's seven inches.

He then emphasized, "Let's not just practice the early attack, but wait until the late stage to try with H2K, make a fuss around the baron and ancient dragon, and get familiar with the ability of 5V5 team battles."

Team fighting is VG’s unique skill.

Several players have a very keen sense of team battle, and their division of labor is very clear.

A sharp knife like Gu Xing always cuts into the formation at just the right time and can pose a terrifying threat to the enemy's back row.

The double C bead combination complements each other.

Hou Ye is more stable, while Gu Chengbin is more radical.

Imp's forward movement can effectively attract skills and create a good output environment for the mid laner.

Xiao Duan and Long Ge were responsible for protecting and charging the formation, and they fulfilled their duties perfectly.

The five players are like gear components, each performing their own duties and driving the VG machine to be invincible in team battles!

In comparison, H2K seems too immature.

As long as they are evenly matched and enter the team battle stage, they will always be pulled by VG until they have no ability to resist, and defeat will be a common occurrence!

Hongmi deliberately let the players use their team fighting skills, not necessarily to ravage the opponent.

Seeing that the training match achieved the desired results, he didn't mind teaching two moves to his opponents to help H2K improve his late-stage abilities.

Everyone at H2K knew Hongmi’s intentions, so they worked extra hard and were full of fighting spirit despite repeated defeats.

Although Europe and the United States have always been known for their optimism in LOL, no team wants to end their journey as they enter the knockout stage.

His career is too short, and no one knows whether he will still be able to stand on this stage next year.

Jankos cherishes this opportunity even more.

After the group stage, netizens listed him together with Gu Xing and Xiaohuahua, known as the three new generation wild kings in the S6 World Championship.

But he knows it very well.

Peanut and Virtue are the real geniuses.

Born in 1995, I have already reached the 21-year-old mark. I am already at my peak in the League of Legends e-sports circle. How can I be called a new generation?

If we really want to compare, Jankos is the same age as Imp, who has gone through many changes and is no longer as childish as he used to be.

Koo Sung Bin has come to the World Championship for the fourth consecutive year, and he has only entered the global finals for the first time.

This year's version is just right for a carnivorous jungler like him. If it is abandoned, Jankos feels that he will regret it for the rest of his life!

During the training games, he even asked Gu Xing to ask questions.

"How on earth did VG win that extra round?" Jankos came to the VG training room during dinner time, carrying a piece of the famous local deep-dish pizza in his hand, and sat down next to Gu Xing and asked curiously, "You

Can you teach me?"

After the recent training matches, H2K’s mid-to-late teamfighting capabilities have been significantly enhanced.

Although there is still a big gap between VG and VG, it is not one-sided and can finally fight back in a balanced situation!

Jankos has built up a lot of self-confidence.

He doesn't think much of RNG, which is facing off against them in the quarterfinals, and has already begun to study their opponents in the semifinals.
To be continued...