For Love of the Game

The match against the Italian team was held in hall A. Since it was already a semi-final match, the match was no longer divided into two halls at the same time.

The Chinese team's first game in the afternoon started at one o'clock and required entry before 12 o'clock. Everyone rushed here after eating early, and they were a little uncomfortable.

Luo Lie yawned, "I'm so sleepy."

Tao Lele yawned, "Don't yawn, yawning is contagious."

Si Qianjin touched his stomach, "I came here without eating well, what if I don't perform well after a while?"

Song Xueyang patted his big belly, and the crisp sound was like a summer pat on a watermelon, "It's all a psychological effect, the storage in your stomach is enough to last seven days and seven nights."

Si Qianjin glared at him, "If you are envious, eat one yourself! Do you think my stomach is easy to feed?"

Sunny laughed twice and was a little worried, "In China, the games are basically played at night, and there are occasional afternoon games in the group stage. This is the first time for me to play at noon, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up."

There was a sneering sound from the front row, and the car was silent for two seconds.

Shen Huai glanced at the back of Xiao Zhang's head, and then said to Sunny gently, "Just because you haven't played before, it doesn't mean you can't keep up with the state. Don't take the time seriously. Once you play, you will find that there is no difference." .”

Liang Minghui said, "Yu Shen is right. There are a lot of midday games abroad. At first I thought I would not get used to it, but when I got to the field, I found no difference. The players did not fail to keep up."

Jia Yunge nodded frequently.

Sunny also felt relieved, "That's right, you can't see whether it's noon or night when you're on the stage. It's better to finish the game early, and you can still watch the American team's game."

Shen Huai also thought so, they are relatively stable in today's game, and the opponents of the American team are the stronger Nordic teams, but the United States has sent the two strongest professional teams in the country this year, and they are very hopeful to win. Northern Europe became their opponent in the finals.

"Don't worry everyone, just play as usual. No matter how good the US team is, it will be tomorrow. Besides, our team has almost gathered all the most famous players in China. It is not easy for the US team to beat us."

Luo Lie was the first to agree, "Yes! With so many great masters here, this year's No.1 must be ours! By then we will be the first champions after the reorganization of the Wild Card Tournament! Do you think they will also take Let's make a poster and stick it on the wall of the exhibition hall?"

Zhou Ning was amused by him, "I'm not sure, but it's also the first batch of mice, so I have to keep it as a souvenir, right?"

Song Xueyang patted Shen Huai and said in a low voice, "Hey, by then you will be the captain of the first champion after the reorganization of the wild card game. Have you prepared your acceptance speech?"

Shen Huai nodded solemnly, and whispered, "China will not participate in the wild card competition next year."

Last year's world champion could be exempted from the wild card game of the year. Song Xueyang heard the meaning of his words, and secretly grabbed his hand, "This acceptance speech will definitely come true."

All the people in the car were happy and happy, only Xiao Zhang in the front row looked out the window coldly.

When people reported entering the arena, they found that the structure of Hall A was slightly different from that of Hall B. The venue area was relatively larger. There was only a soundproof room on the stage, and the waiting room was located underground. The captain submitted the list through the computer. The entire scene will be broadcast on the big screen.

Fifteen minutes before the start of the game, players from both sides had already lined up and waited for the field. The commentator first introduced, "The upcoming game is the first round of this year's wild card semi-finals. The red team is the OT team from Italy!"

The Italian contestants took the lead, and they couldn't see clearly against the light, but they could hear the enthusiastic cheers on the field. Obviously, today's audience is larger than the previous two games.

"The captain of the OT team is Paul, who is currently No. 11 in the world ranking of magicians. Among the players we are more familiar with are Orlando, No. 14 in the world gunner ranking, and Mario, No. 19 in the world magician ranking."

Luo Lie laughed twice, "Mario, I like this name."

The Italian team entered the field, followed by the Chinese team.

"Today, the OT team is going to challenge the Loong team from China, a powerhouse in e-sports! This year, the Loong team is full of stars. Guan He, the world's number one professional swordsman, is the vice-captain. Zhang, Jia Yunge ranked fourth in the world's holy light, Liang Minghui ranked tenth in the world's magician, and Song Xueyang, Zhou Ning, Tao Lele, Luo Lie and others who left a deep impression on us after yesterday's game are absolutely worthy of the title. This year's quasi-champion team!"

He completely bypassed Shen Huai, the captain, and didn't mention it, and Shen Huai didn't care. Judging from the way things are done in the American e-sports circle in the past two days, he is considered good if he doesn't make trouble.

Shen Huai led the team onto the stage, bowed deeply to the audience, and then listened to the commentary and continued to introduce, "Finally, let us applaud the international superstar Shen Nuo Shen who came to watch the game, and his personal commentator Mr. Chris !"

Everyone in the Chinese team: "..."

Shen Huai raised his head, Shen Nuo was still occupying the most central position in the VIP area, sitting upright, as if waiting for others to present him with an award.The scene was exactly the same as yesterday, but there was a smiling young man beside him. Shen Huai had also heard of this man, a well-known and popular funny commentator in the American e-sports circle-Chris.

Chris saw him, waved and blinked at him.

Shen Huai understood, but his father who co-authored yesterday's game didn't understand.

Players of the two teams enter the waiting room from the steps on both sides of the stage. There is an LCD screen in the waiting room. At this time, they can see the situation of the auditorium in Hall A. When the game officially starts, it will become a spectator mode.The situation here will not be exposed to the eyes of the audience, and everyone can discuss tactics as they like without worrying about being caught by the camera, which is relatively free.

1点钟比赛准时开始，大屏幕上抽取比赛模式，顺序为6V6、1V1、2V2。

Then, the big screen began to draw the first 6V6 mode - offensive and defensive battle!

After almost seeing this map, Shen Huai had a suitable lineup in his mind, "We will play the perfect lineup for this game, Xueyang, Sunny, Vice Team Jia, Xiao Zhang, Team Tao, and Team Guan, the six of you go up , Commander Xueyang, follow the style of play we played in previous practice, is there no problem?"

Song Xueyang smiled and said, "No problem."

Guan He said in a deep voice, "Replace me and let Zhou Ning play. The Italian team has mostly fire mages, and it is difficult to resist without meat. Zhou Ning can resist damage and control. He is another team with Xueshen. It's also more convenient."

Shen Huai glanced at Zhou Ning indiscriminately. Zhou Ning came to him this morning, hoping that Guan He could play in today's game. Ning is willing to give up this spot, and he has nothing to object to.

Italy is not a strong team. Tonight's game will end almost 2:0. He has other plans for 1V1. It is most suitable for Guan He to play 6V6.I just didn't expect that what Guan He thought was to let Zhou Ning play.

Zhou Ning winked at him, and Shen Huai said, "With Deputy Jia and Captain Tao here, there are enough tanks, and there are many Italian fire mages, so you need to cut their back row."

Zhou Ning laughed immediately, "Since Shen Huai said to let the Guan team join, then let's shut the team up. We will participate in the wild card game, and everything will be under Captain Shen's command."

Guan He didn't say anything more, he was the captain himself, and he didn't like players who disobeyed the captain's arrangement, but the wild card game was the last game before the World Championship, he hoped that Zhou Ning could have more experience in the game.

Shen Huai submitted the list of players on the computer, and at the same time the players who played in the first game also went out to prepare to enter.

The viewing screen is divided into two parts, the left and the right, which respectively show the entry process of the players on both sides. The commentator took this opportunity to introduce the players on both sides.

"The players from both sides are already waiting. The lineup of the OT team is a lineup of two fires, one gun, black magic, and a nanny. The command is obviously captain Paul. This lineup is more suitable for offensive and defensive battles. , one DPS, one support and one split lane is very stable, and there are almost no natural enemies. It is already very powerful to be able to come up with this lineup in the wild card game when the teams are not balanced in their occupations."

Shen Huai put his arms around his shoulders and thought carefully. The lineup of three output and three support is indeed very stable. There will not be much disadvantage whether it is a single lane or a group of six people. But again, because it is too standard, there is no way to effectively restrain the enemy. , It can be said that it is a defensive lineup.

The commentator continued, "Team Loong has a lot of professions, such as sniper, berserker, spellcaster, holy light, qigong and swordsman, my God! Yunshen, Xiaoshen and Guan team are playing at the same time! Loong The team sent three masters in the first 6V6 match! Will there be no masters in the subsequent 1V1?"

Si Qianjin brought a bagful of melon seeds from somewhere, spread them on the table, and led everyone around the table to eat, "He even said that we have no one in 1V1, and anyone from our Loong team can play 1V1!"

The commentator is still seriously guessing, "From the perspective of the lineup, the Loong team should not plan to play a series of bonuses this time. I am curious how this lineup will play a team. Xiao Shen and Guan team are playing at the same time, but Guan team He has more experience in commanding the battlefield, so he should be in charge of this battle."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Song Xueyang taking a seat in front of the middle seat, which meant that he was the conductor for this round.

The commentator was even more surprised, "It's the sniper! The commander of the Loong team is the sniper who shot the enemy's head of state at a distance of 1200 meters yesterday! His name is Song Xueyang, and he is also a captain, but he has never Having participated in the World Championships and having no experience in World Championships, why doesn’t Team Loong let Team Guan take command?”

Liang Minghui ate melon seeds, "This commentary is waiting to be slapped in the face. No one in China dares to underestimate Snow God's command."

Si Qianjin patted the melon seeds on his hands, and made a phone call gesture, "Hello? Old Song, catch their blood."

Shen Nuo, who had been silently listening to Chris introducing the players to him in the auditorium, suddenly patted his hand, "This Song Xueyang is my son's good friend, and he is a very powerful person."

The two sides rolled the dice, the OT team won, and they chose the attacking side.

"Team OT has two fire mages. With the attack tanks of the siege side, the output will be even more explosive. I don't know how the commander of the Loong team is feeling at this time."

The camera turned to the soundproof room of the Chinese team, and Song Xueyang looked at the screen with a smile on his face, with a relaxed and natural expression, without any worries.

The commentator twitched the corner of his mouth, and said again, "But Team Loong is full of great masters, so there is really nothing to worry about."

Soon the map was loaded, and the players from both sides landed at the birth point. Song Xueyang quickly marked it on the map, "Team Tao and Yunshen go directly to the main entrance, and the rest gather here."

As soon as Tao Lele touched the mouse and keyboard, she became excited, "Are we going to catch the first blood? It's great! I've wanted to try this for a long time!"

Sunny smiled helplessly. If it was in China, anyone who got the offensive and defensive mode in the match with Fengyue would have to worry about Song Xueyang catching blood. I really feel sorry for the Italian team.

Tao Lele and Jia Yunge went to the main entrance. Song Xueyang hid far away under the arrow tower of the main entrance. This place is far away from the moat. If the line of troops is not pushed over, the enemy cannot see them. The rest follow the moat Slowly swam to the place marked by Song Xueyang.

The people guarding the main entrance in Italy are Huofa Paulo and a black mantra. They obviously don't know Song Xueyang's habits. They saw that the lineup is a melee profession like a berserker, and they all move forward. Tao Lele and Jia Yunge He also pretended not to dare to step forward to replenish troops.

The commentator disagreed and said, "Is the Loong team planning to catch the first blood? If you want to catch the first blood in the offensive and defensive battles, you must first be fast and the damage must be high enough, otherwise people who are fast in the east and west will find that the enemy has no Online, the second thing to look at is the lineup. For example, Paul and Black Curse are the ones attacking the main goal of the OT team. Black Curse is a very powerful backhander. First blood is easy to be counter-killed, it is not a wise choice."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Xueyang said a word, "Go!"

As soon as Paul stepped on the wooden bridge of the moat, several people suddenly jumped out of the water on both sides. He was startled, and immediately retreated. At the same time, there was a "bang" sound in the earphones, and he hadn't reacted at all. The blood tank suddenly became one-third empty!

Guan He pulled out his long sword, and a light blue water dragon surrounded the sword, and a sword light flashed on the screen - Treading Wave Sword!

Italy's Black Curse saw so many people jumping out suddenly, and realized that the Chinese team was trying to catch the first blood. He quickly threw out the big move Doomsday Chanting.But Tao Lele had been staring at him closely, and just as the conjurer raised his hand, a golden barrier suddenly appeared around him—duel!

The big move of the black spell is thrown out, but it can only be effective against the berserker within the duel range, and even if the berserker profession does not use skills and only uses basic attacks, beating people is already painful enough.

The commentator shouted in surprise, "Team Loong actually let the berserkers use a duel to restrain the ultimate move of the black spell! Paul might not be able to hold the duel for ten seconds!"

Not to mention ten seconds, the skills of the five enemies smashed at him, and there were two great masters, Xiao Zhang and Guan He. He just wanted to run when Guan He drew his sword out of its sheath and stunned him. After igniting Xiao Zhang's whole set of five element vitality bombs, he fell to the ground and died in less than five seconds.

-FirstBlood!

Only 1 minute into the game, the Loong team directly got the first blood!

When Black Curse came out of the arena of the duel, there was a flash of swords and swords in front of him. He was almost blinded by the flashing light effects of various skills, and he was beaten passively in minutes.

Song Xueyang continued to command, "Team Guan and Yunshen go to the east gate, while Xiao Zhang and Sunny guard the west gate."

The people whose names were called quickly scattered away, staying in place and waiting for the black spell of resurrection in three seconds: "???"

The commentator was also wondering, why did he not play the passive of the conjurer?Is it because they are afraid that the east and west lines will be pushed under the tower?

Time made it too late for him to express his doubts. Three seconds later, the black curse was revived in the form of a wraith, and at the same time a bullet flew from the sky with a red light, hitting the conjurer's chest with one blow!

—Armor-piercing shells!

There was a thunderous cheer from the auditorium, and the commentator was even more stunned.

With such precise timing calculations, timing the attack at the right time, and even the timing of the retreat, the score is not bad. This kind of command ability is even more daunting than this precise shot!