177: The decisive battle begins in Chapter 177!

"The electronic music you are hearing now is the theme song for the league of legends BO5 deciding game, Silver Scrapes."

"That's right, Silver Scrapes only appears during the BO5 deciding game. When a best-of-five match reaches its final deciding game, this battle anthem will play."

"This is a battle anthem specially composed by Riot Games for league of legends esports. Beyond this, Riot Games has also collaborated with top domestic and international musicians, and more songs will be released. Please stay tuned."

"Here, Colonel Guan and I can offer a small spoiler: besides songs, there are other league of legends IP products currently in development at Riot Games."

At this moment.

As the battle anthem played throughout the venue and across major streaming platforms, many viewers were instantly ignited by the impassioned music, yet they were still puzzled by this sudden appearance of a battle song.

The two commentators understood this well and immediately explained it during the broadcast.

For the sake of league of legends esports.

Riot Games had done a massive amount of preparation beforehand, and this BO5 deciding game anthem was just one part of it.

Listening to the explanation from Colonel Guan and Caster Wang Duo, the live chat quickly reacted.

"They actually made music specifically for the BO5 deciding game? Riot Games is truly worthy of being backed by Langchao Group—so rich!"

"This song is really good. I was in the bathroom, but as soon as I heard it, I cut it short. I'm so excited, I want to watch the final game immediately."

"These two games have been so brilliant, and there's only one game left. Keep it up!"

"If this song plays during every BO5 deciding game in future league of legends esports matches, it will definitely be able to instantly drive the atmosphere. Even if the first four games aren't great, once this song starts, the vibe will be there instantly!"

"Hurry up, hurry up."

Amidst the constant scrolling of the live chat.

The players on stage had already gone down and entered the break tunnel, preparing for the final game.

This time.

While waiting for everyone in the break tunnel, what Liu Yang saw was a completely different expression compared to after the second game ended.

Everyone on the team had eyes full of confidence and passion, completely devoid of the previous slump.

He glanced toward the other side.

Uzi's face was already flushed red, and he was arguing with his teammates behind him; it looked like there was some internal conflict, and the opposing side had no intention of looking over here anymore.

Withdrawing his gaze, Liu Yang looked at his teammates in front of him and took a deep breath.

"Everyone, there's only one game left."

"The ones who should be worried now are them!"

...

Before the final game was about to start.

The heat surrounding this esports match had become quite exaggerated. Besides the original number one trending topic, the next two spots were also dominated by related trending topics.

However, this time.

These two new trending topics were not negative; they were all positive praise. One was about A-Shui's Flash forward, and the other was about A Shui Team winning two games in a row.

And keep in mind.

Because they fought back to win two games and secured the opportunity for a fifth deciding game, all league of legends players watching the stream would be able to claim an extra skin chest.

Originally, this should have been a very happy and discussion-worthy event.

But at this moment.

Almost none of the league of legends players watching the stream across the entire internet were talking about this extra chest; all the discussion was focused on the league of legends esports match itself!

And this transformation happened within just a few hours, even occurring during these third and fourth games.

This was enough to prove.

Just how exaggerated the watchability of league of legends esports matches is when both sides are evenly matched and performing well.

...

Soon.

The fifth game was about to start, and the players from both sides appeared in the lounge tunnel again, heading toward the stage.

And this time.

The moment the members of A Shui Team stood on the stage again.

Applause erupted.

The entire venue erupted in thunderous applause. Almost all the audience stood up, cheering and clapping for the players on stage, the applause sounding as if it would lift the ceiling off.

Furthermore.

After this interval break, at this moment, most of the seats in the ten-thousand-person venue were already filled, and everyone's eyes were on the players on stage, clapping.

Even outside the venue and at the entrance.

There was a steady stream of viewers entering.

I'm afraid that in just a few minutes, the entire ten-thousand-person venue would be completely filled.

After the third game ended, some league of legends players in the vicinity had already headed to the venue. When the fourth game ended and it was confirmed there would be a fifth game.

Almost all the nearby league of legends players couldn't sit still anymore and wanted to come to the venue to watch this final deciding game.

And this applause wasn't all for A Shui Team; one must know that in the previous games, the members of Uzi Team also had many brilliant performances, and many viewers were giving them applause from the heart.

At this moment.

league of legends esports was just getting started. These viewers didn't have their own home teams yet; what they wanted to see was an exciting match, and no matter who the two sides were, they were willing to give applause.

Amidst the attention and applause of the entire venue, A-Shui and his teammates exchanged glances, smiled genuinely, and then took their respective seats.

The fifth game.

The champion pick/ban phase officially arrived!

"This time, Uzi Team finally adjusted their tactics. They started banning the opponent's signature champions; the first one to hit the ban list was Zz1tai's Gangplank."

"After all, Zz1tai's performance in the last game was indeed good, but now the A Shui Team members have built up their confidence. Just banning a few champions won't affect their mindset."

"That's right, it's Uzi and his team who need to adjust their mindset. Being caught up after two games definitely doesn't feel good."

"However, Uzi Team still has overall strength. As long as they calm down, they still have a great chance. And in this pick/ban phase, they have also started to manage their time, leaving more time for communication, which is a good change."

Amidst the commentary from the two, both sides continued the champion pick/ban process.

For this final game, both sides brought their highest level of focus.

When the last game ended, Uzi was indeed a bit tilted and even blamed his teammates quite a bit, but fortunately, he adjusted back in the end, and his state was much better now.

In their view.

A Shui Team's strength shouldn't be as good as theirs. In the third and fourth games, they were caught off guard—one was A-Shui's Flash forward, and the other was not paying attention to the Gangplank's position and growth.

In this final game, as long as they were fully focused, there was still a high probability of winning the match.

And on A Shui Team's side.

They had already chased back two games. For the final game, they just needed to maintain this momentum to complete the reverse sweep!

Meanwhile.

While the champion pick/ban phase for the final game was underway, the battle anthem was still echoing in the live stream. Although Uzi Team had slowed down their pick/ban pace, there wasn't a single message in the live chat urging them to hurry.

Countless viewers, instead, found themselves becoming more and more excited as they watched the heroes chosen by both sides in this high-pressure atmosphere.

Because all the viewers understood that every single champion pick or ban could potentially influence the final result!

And the atmosphere felt by the audience at the venue was even more intense.

Zhao Erming's legs couldn't help but tremble a little. Although the others around him had sat back in their seats at the request of the staff, one could still see the excitement on their faces.

On his phone.

Messages from his roommate kept popping up.

"Are there still seats at the venue? I really didn't expect this match to be so good; if I had known, I would have gone to the scene."

Zhao Erming replied.

"There are no seats left."

"What a pity. I wanted to go to the venue after the third game finished, but the boss said there probably wouldn't be a fifth game, so it would be meaningless for us to go over—after all, it takes half an hour to take a taxi. I didn't expect A-Shui and his team to actually hold on."

And amidst the eager anticipation of countless viewers.

The champion pick/ban phase ended.

The battle anthem echoed one last time in the venue and the live stream. Afterward, the lights in the venue dimmed, the music vanished, and the two large screens went black. Everyone held their breath; this was the calm before the storm.

A few seconds later.

The lights reappeared.

On the screens, the game footage of the deciding game appeared before everyone!