For Love of the Game

Everyone said cheer one by one, Guan He turned to Zhou Ning and said, "I'm leaving."

Zhou Ning nodded, "Well, let's go."

Guan He was not very satisfied with this answer, "If you don't support me, what should I do if I lose?"

Zhou Ning looked at him speechlessly, "Captain Guan, Karl only has 30% blood left, if you lose this, you will definitely be scolded as a fake match."

For the first time, Guan He felt that strong strength was also a kind of trouble.

Jin An shouted over there, "Captain, the referee told you to get ready!"

Guan He glanced at Zhou Ning again, turned around silently and walked to the door of the soundproof room.

In an instant, screams from fans resounded through the venue, and the commentator excitedly introduced Guan He in English.

"Team Loong's next appearance is SkyWolf, the captain of last year's runner-up team in the World Finals, SkyWolf, the world's No. Eye addiction! SkyWolf has won the number one swordsman professional world for two consecutive years, and in the just-concluded national finals in China, the Xiaowolf team won the national championship without any suspense, setting a record for the domestic championship three times in a row record of!"

The fans cheered even more excitedly when they heard this. As the favorite to win the World Championship every year, the rapidly growing Xiaolang team has enthusiastic fans from all over the country. Command ability and become a fan-favorite captain.

The support signs of SkyWolf and BW (the English abbreviation of Xiaowolf Team) flashed in the auditorium, and the enthusiasm of the fans could be felt through the screen.

Zhou Ning looked at Guan He's back under the light, and gently hooked the corners of his mouth.

Guan He is always so dazzling and eye-catching, like fireworks blooming in the sky.

——I plan to retire after this year's schedule.

The words that suddenly came to his mind made his heart tremble slightly, and his smile gradually faded. He saw why the referee closed and opened the door, indicating that he could enter the field, and suddenly shouted, "Close the team, come on!"

Guan He stopped to look at him, then slowly raised his right hand and clenched his five fingers into a fist.

The door of the soundproof room was closed again, and Zhou Ning hurriedly walked to the viewing screen. Guan He hadn't told his teammates about his plan to retire. Only he knew that from now on, Guan He's game would be just one game, one less. .

Guan He looked very calm on the screen, and he was deploying his talents in an orderly manner.

Si Qianjin couldn't help laughing and said, "Just seeing Team Guan sitting there, I feel that the game is stable, and it doesn't make sense not to win!"

Liang Minghui stood aside, "Of course, even if Karman is in good shape, he is not the opponent of the Guan team, not to mention that he is less than half blood now, and the Guan team will definitely win this round."

Luo Lie said enviously, "Karl is so lucky, he can fight against two great gods in succession, I really envy him."

sunny: "..." Isn't this unlucky?

Jin An was not so optimistic, "I believe the captain can win, but Karl is now at the time when the mechanic has the highest burst and is the most difficult to deal with, and the captain is not easy to fight."

His thoughts coincided with the commentary, "The Mechanic's followers will not disappear after the ring is over. Although Karl's blood volume is low now, all his followers are on the field, and there is still time for the ultimate move Valkyrie to exist. 30 seconds is the time when the burst damage of the mechanic is the highest. The light sword swordsman of Guan team is the one with the lowest frankness in the swordsman profession branch. If you are not careful, you may be recovered by a set of HP. Every second is a climax, Team Guan must quickly enter the best state at the beginning, otherwise Karl will be caught off guard!"

Most players can only gradually get into shape after the start of the game, but Guan He has to face Carl, who is in the best condition and fastest pace at the beginning, and it is almost inevitable that he will be replaced by the opponent at the beginning of the game. how much the losses are reduced.

At this moment, the countdown ended, Guan He jumped onto the ring, he always played fast break, and ran towards the center of the ring without delay.

Karl is more anxious than him. His Valkyrie can only exist on the field for 30 seconds. He is most afraid of Guan He procrastinating and avoiding this period of time, but obviously he thinks too much. Guan He knows that this battle can be done. Avoid and will not do this, because he has enough confidence in himself!

When Karl saw Guan He, he immediately ordered the air battleship to attack, and he retreated behind the Valkyrie statue.The mechanic's ultimate move, Valkyrie, will only cause high damage to enemies within the range at the moment the Valkyrie statue is summoned. After that, it will automatically use physical attacks without the master's operation, and the damage will be greatly reduced. The shot is also very cumbersome, but it is still A best meat shield.

Guan He had to spare the Valkyrie if he wanted to cut in front of Karl.

The battleship in the air fired artillery fire above his head, Guan He jumped out of the skill range with two strokes of light kung fu, and the heavy fist of the Martial God Stone Statue hit from the top of his head, but the speed was not enough for Guan He , he dodged the heavy blow by dodging sideways, and the sharp point of the sword went straight to the mechanic himself.

But the moment he passed behind the Valkyrie statue, he saw the distant demon mecha aiming at his mechanical fingers, and the red light beam from the fingertips suddenly hit him.

—Laser pulses!

The commentator shouted, "Karl used the huge body of the Valkyrie to create a blind spot of vision! The position where the demon mecha emits laser light is completely invisible. I'm afraid this trick cannot be avoided!"

It's not just this move that can't be avoided. Everyone knows that the laser pulse is just the beginning of a combo. If Guan He is unfortunately stunned by this move, how fast Karl's hands are next will be how many skills will hit him. On him, especially now that all the followers of the mechanic are on the field, no one can handle a set of skills.

Zhou Ning couldn't help but clenched the corner of his clothes, Guan He's expression was normal at the lower corner of the screen, red laser dots flashed in his eyes, and he quickly tapped the keyboard with his left hand——Sword Flash!

The figure of the swordsman stabbed forward in an instant, not only dodged the laser pulse, but also cut in front of Karl!He held the hilt of the sword with his hand, and a dazzling silver light flashed across the screen. Karl dodged quickly, but found that he was dizzy!

— Draw your sword out of its sheath!

The audience cheered, and the commentators couldn't believe that he escaped so dangerously!It seemed that it was all due to good luck, but it could be seen from his flawless expression that all of this was within his expectation.

Guan He's fingers tapped the keyboard, and the swordsman's combos were dazzlingly fast.

——The Oscillating Sword, the Wave-Treading Sword!

After the third part of the Stepping Wave Sword was repulsed, Karl's control state also disappeared at the same time. At this time, his blood volume was only 15%. He didn't dare to delay and immediately press the ultimate move-the Valkyrie!

The moment Valkyrie returns will cause damage to the surrounding enemies. During the process, the mechanic will merge with the Valkyrie statue in place. Guan He sees him throwing his big move without even thinking about it-Sword Dance Setting Sun!

The light sword swordsman's sword dance setting sun will continue to cause damage to the enemy, and at the same time he is immune to all damage. When Karl landed, what was waiting for him was the swordsman's sharpest seven swords. He didn't even use a skill and died on the spot .

The huge statue of Valkyrie crashed to the ground, the swordsman in blue sheathed his sword, and the blood bar above his head was still at 100%!

There was a thunderous shout on the field, and the commentator stood up excitedly, "Guan He killed Karl without losing a drop of blood! His sword moves are still extremely sharp and menacing, and the enemy does not react at all!" Time! The three-stage stepping wave sword hits damage, and the big move sword dance setting sun directly harvests, this is a perfect battle situation! I predict that this year's swordsman professional ranking will still be the first one! ”

The cheers from the fans were even louder, and all the Chinese players in the waiting room were beaming with joy. Today's opener was played so smoothly, and everyone felt that this wild card game was much simpler than the domestic game.

Si Qianjin whispered, "I used to know that the competition in domestic e-sports is fierce, but it's a real feeling to participate in the wild card competition. These other countries are really not our Chinese team's opponents!"

Song Xueyang said shamelessly, "That's because there are so many masters in the team, and you only played for a few minutes? Of course you think it's easy."

"Hey, what are you talking about! Is the person who only fired one shot in the audience qualified to say me?"

Everyone laughed, and Tao Lele said, "I would say that everyone cooperates better, especially in team battles. The British team's cooperation is really incomparable to ours."

Everyone agrees with this statement. During the [-] days of training camp, they have put in a lot of effort in team battles, and they haven't even reached half their level!

After Guan He left the field, they wanted to make room for the team in the next game, quickly packed up their things and evacuated the waiting room, Xiao Zhang hadn't come back yet, Tao Lele put away his things and took them first.

When everyone went out, there was a commotion in the corridor, and a loud shout was heard from a distance. Turning a corner, people from the British team gathered around the door of the back door, taking pictures with their arms around their shoulders, cheering as if they were the The one that won.

Everyone in the Chinese team was stunned, and Luo Lie said in surprise, "Wow, Wai Guoren's mentality is good, and I don't feel disappointed at all after losing the game!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the British team dispersed, revealing Shen Nuo surrounded by them.

Everyone: "..." Chasing stars makes people happy.

This is the backstage for staff and players to enter and exit only. I don't know how Shen Nuo got in, and he was the only one nearby, not even a bodyguard. Shen Huai couldn't help but feel worried.

"Dad, why are you alone? Where's the bodyguard?"

"outside."

Shen Nuo had just finished taking the photo, with a smile still on his face, he patted Shen Huai's arm, "Yes, you're already captain?"

Shen Huai said in a few words, "Everyone voted for it, Dad, why didn't you tell me that you are coming today?"

"I didn't make a special trip to watch your game, how can I tell you? I just didn't have a part in the show today, and I heard from Assistant Jin that you have a game, so I stopped by to watch."

Shen Huai knew that he must have bought a ticket in advance and asked for leave, otherwise how could he be the only one in the VIP seat?

He didn't expose him, but he couldn't help being happy. His father had always opposed him playing games, and he was not allowed to show that he could play games when he was still in the entertainment circle. Now that he came here to watch his games, it was a kind of recognition for him.

Song Xueyang came up from behind, "Mr. Shen, hello."

Shen Nuo has a good memory, and he recognized him as soon as he heard the voice, "Captain Song, hello. My stupid son has made you worry."

Song Xueyang said politely, "Our team made Shen Huai bother. This year Fengyue won the national runner-up, thanks to Shen Huai."

Shen Nuo is a typical Chinese parent. He can say whatever he wants about his child. If others dare to say something bad about their child, they have to keep it in their hearts for a lifetime.

He was very happy when he heard this, but he didn't believe it on his face, "Don't speak well for him, I don't know how much he weighs?"

Song Xueyang said, "I can still deceive you by telling lies? Shen Huai is a rare e-sports genius, born to eat this bowl of rice, you are really a wise father to support him to play e-sports."

Shen Nuo had been in the entertainment industry longer than Song Xueyang, so of course he could hear that he was flattering, and he praised the two of them as soon as he boasted.But in the past twenty years, countless people have praised him, but there are very few who can praise him so comfortably. His son's personality is too withdrawn and not good at expressing. It is also a good thing to have such a smart friend by his side.

He could tell that the relationship between Song Xueyang and Shen Huai should be very good, and his son cared about him very much, otherwise he wouldn't have asked him to call to comfort him.

Shen Nuo laughed twice, "Okay, anyway, your competition is over, so I invite you all to have dinner together tonight?"

Song Xueyang knew it was a polite remark as soon as he heard it. Shen Nuo was usually so busy that his father and son rarely had time to communicate. He didn't know how to squeeze out the time to watch the game. How could he have time to have dinner with them?At best, he would treat them to a restaurant and pay the bill, but he did not directly refuse, but looked at Shen Huai.

"Shen Huai is the captain now, I can't make a decision."

Shen Huai understands how busy his father is, "No need, we still have competitions in the future, let's get together after all the competitions are over!"

Shen Nuo replied, "Okay, let me know in advance when it will end."

Behind Luo Lie's eyes were filled with reluctance, "I want to have dinner with Teacher Shen."

Liang Minghui pressed his head, "That's an adult's courtesy."

"Then can I take a photo with Teacher Shen?"

Si Qianjin nodded immediately, "I think it's okay, the British team has already joined, why can't we join? Let's go!"

Everyone stepped forward immediately, "Mr. Shen! Can you take a photo with us?"

Shen Nuo smiled and said, "Okay, let's shoot here!"

Everyone gathered around happily, it was so meaningful to be able to take a photo with the international superstar Shen Nuo and wear the uniform of the Chinese team!

They took a group photo, and wanted to take a separate photo with Shen Nuo, so Shen Huai and Song Xueyang stepped aside.

Song Xueyang asked, "What do you think of your father's impression of me?"

Shen Huai couldn't help but smile when he thought of Song Xueyang's performance just now, "Sycophant."

"I don't believe Teacher Shen is such a superficial person, he must be able to see my sincerity towards you through words!"

Shen Huai laughed again, seeing Shen Nuo looking at him out of the corner of his eye, he immediately withdrew his smile and put on a blank expression.

"Feather God."

Someone called him from behind, Shen Huai turned his head and found that it was Louis.

He walked over with Pablo and smiled politely, "Is that right for me to call you that? I didn't find your game video until just now. Although it's only a short segment, it really surprised me. "

Generally, the only things that are easy to find online in each country are their national competitions and world championships, so those players who have not participated in the world championships are not easy to check. It is obvious that Louis can bother to check him in such a short period of time. Guess what.

Shen Huai stretched out his hand to him, "Hello."

Louis grabbed it immediately, "Hello, we met online before, I wonder if you have any impression? Angel and Demon from the European server."

Shen Huai nodded, "Of course I remember, this is my partner at the time, our team leader Song Xueyang."

Song Xueyang also reached out to him, "Hello."

It happened that Captain Green also came over, obviously he also knew Shen Huai's identity, "Hello, Feather God, Snow God. It's a pity that we lost to Team Loong tonight, but our ShowTime team can still participate in the World Championship. Can compete with Maple Moon in the World Championship."

Song Xueyang held his hand, "Definitely."

Seeing that Luo Lie and Shen Nuo had finished taking photos, Pablo leaned over quietly, "Luo Lie."

"Hey! Pablo!" Luo Lie looked very happy. He didn't know if he had just won the game or just had a photo with his idol, or maybe both. His face was flushed and his smile was very bright.

The tension in Pablo's heart dissipated immediately, "Sorry, I lost the contact information you gave me earlier, can you give me another copy?"

"Of course! Let's add friends directly on Facebook!"

"it is good!"

The two immediately took out their mobile phones and walked aside to play.

Carl and Green went to the bathroom, and Green congratulated, "Carl, you are the biggest winner tonight. You defeated that Xiao Zhang. It seems that this year's ranking of mechanics can rise a few places."

Carl said modestly, "Don't be kidding, Xiao Zhang fought twice, and I have nothing to show off when I beat him."

Green handed him a tissue. "I don't think so, Carl."

"Although Xiao Zhang fought you for the second round, his blood volume was 90% at that time, and your blood volume was still 30% when you killed him. Although his blue bar was not full at the beginning, but He doesn’t hit empty until he is killed, and there is no problem of insufficient mana. As for the ultimate big move to kill the enemy in blood, he should be very clear that this skill will not work on you. So, I think even if he meets you at full strength, He will be the one who loses."

Green laughed, "It's a pity, if you weren't his second opponent, you would have defeated him fairly."

Carl wiped his hands clean, "Green, do you think Xiao Zhang's condition is not very good? I don't think he has shown the level of defeating Randolph in the World Championship last year, or I think too much, what's next for him It's normal to play more relaxed."

Green thought about it carefully, "Or, he has regressed from last year."

Carl hammered his chest, "Are you dreaming? He hasn't reached the age to go downhill! But I can't survive for two years."

"I'm not joking."

Carl was stunned for a moment. Green was handsome and had a noble air. When he spoke, his sincerity made people unconvincing.

"If you really want to say where he lost, it is the laser pulse. The same skill, Guan He can easily dodge it when you create a blind spot in your vision, but Xiao Zhang can't even dodge your simple prediction In the past, what is this not a step backward?"

Carl thought of the laser pulse, and he felt a little surprised when he was still on the field, because although he tried his best to predict the position at that time, he didn't expect to hit Xiao Zhang at that extreme distance.

Carl sighed, "If that's the case, I feel a little pity for him. I'm afraid that the position he has finally established will be handed over to others. I heard that the competition in the Chinese e-sports circle is very fierce. I don't know how long he can last like this. "

"Speaking of which, I want to tell you some news," Green said in a cheerful tone, "How do you think Shen Huai, the captain of the Loong team, is good?"

"How? Isn't he the image ambassador of the Chinese team?"

Green laughed loudly, "Wrong, wrong, he is a great assassin. Louis found the video of his game in China. Although it was only a short clip, he defeated the entire God of War team by himself in the hostage rescue mode! I think This year's World Championship is over, and Miura's position as the world's number one assassin will no longer be able to sit still."

Carl couldn't believe it, "Aren't you lying to me? Shen Huai actually knows how to play e-sports? And he defeated all members of God of War by himself? Besides Xiao Zhang, God of War, Hu Nana is also a master!"

"Yes, that's why I couldn't wait to tell you that I saved the video that Louis sent me, and I'll show you another place."

The two left the bathroom while talking. After a long time, the door of the bathroom opened, and Xiao Zhang came out slowly to wash his hands by the sink.

He raised his head, his gloomy face and suppressed anger eyes were reflected in the mirror, he clenched his fists, turned and left the bathroom.