For Love of the Game

At the end of the group stage, the teams that finally entered the quarterfinals were China's Xiaolang, WG, Maple Moon, South Korea's Rider, ACK, Japan's Sukura team, and the US PD and D2 teams.

Except for Fengyue, the remaining teams are all old teams that have reached the top eight many times. It is a pity that the Live and ShowTime teams, two teams with both popularity and strength, fell in the fierce group stage. middle.

But in any case, no matter how fierce the competition is in the group, it can still stand out to be regarded as a real strong team, and it is also the charm of the group stage.

The next day, the official announcement of the results of the group draw for the quarter-finals, Group A VSB Group, Group C VSSD Group, the rule is group first VS group second.

Fengyue is the first in Group A, and the opponent in the quarterfinals is the Japanese Sukura team who is second in Group B. The opponent of Xiaolang is the Rider team who is the first in Group B, and the opponent of WG is the second in Group C. PD team.

After the schedule of the quarter-finals was announced, an anchor introduced the highlights of each game in detail. Almost every game is a life-and-death competition, such as the old enemies of WG and PD, the battle of elementalists between ACK and D2, of course the most There are two highlights.

One is Xiaolang and Rider.

It can be said that Xiaolang had a near-death experience.

These two teams fought in the World Finals last year, and the Xiaowolves lost by one point and won the runner-up trophy. It can be said that the first game of this year's quarterfinals is a final-level competition.

Netizens are very worried about this. The Rider team is actually stronger than the Xiaowolf team. It's not that Xiaowolf has no hope of winning, but it's hard to say for sure.And if they lose this match, Xiaowolves will stop at the quarterfinals.

The strength of the Xiaowolf team this year has improved compared to last year. It is called the most promising Chinese team by the media. Netizens naturally don't want them to lose, but Rider is indeed a big mountain.

But on the other hand, if Xiaolang defeats Rider, the road to the championship will be unstoppable.

The second is the Fengyue and Sukura teams.

In terms of strength, Team Sukura's highest record so far is only the semi-finals. Judging from Fengyue's current momentum, the hope of winning is greater. It is not necessary for netizens to worry too much about the promotion, but this is extremely promising. A game that may end Takuma Miura's four consecutive years of ranking as the world's number one assassin.

Takuma Miura has been playing Assassin since the S2 season. At first, Assassin was indeed strong, but later, with the weakening of the version, Assassin was not as good as before. Among the strong professions such as elemental and qigong, Miura is the only world-class player who sticks to the game and insists on playing assassin.

He said that he first played assassin because ninjutsu assassin was the dream of every Japanese man when he was young. As for why he has persisted until now, part of it is because he can’t let go, and part of it is because the personality of assassin is too deep-rooted.

In the past four years, Miura's assassins have also weakened year by year with the weakening of the version, but in the field of assassins, they are still well-deserved masters.

However, that was before Shen Huai appeared.

Almost everyone who watched Shen Huai's match realized that this year's assassin ranking might have to be updated, and it would be difficult for Miura to continue to secure this position.

Chinese netizens are full of confidence in Shen Huai, because the name "Cang Yu" has never disappointed them!

After the group stage, the organizers finally opened up interview channels from various countries. An official interview meeting was held before the official start of the quarter-finals. All players who entered the quarter-finals had to attend the interview.

Fengyue also went there naturally. The interview location was in the central hall of the competition site. The stands were full of reporters, with different skin colors, different appearances, and different styles of clothing, which seemed very formal at first glance.

Starfish glanced at it and immediately retracted, "It's like a National People's Congress outside, it's too scary!"

Zhou Ning laughed, "Scary people have to be good, otherwise how can people know our stars?"

Shi Yi comforted, "It's okay, there are seven other teams besides us, so many people are like singing a chorus on stage, you won't be afraid once you're on stage."

"I'm not afraid!" Hai Xing jumped up immediately, "I didn't expect there to be so many people!"

As soon as Shi realized that he had said something wrong, he quickly followed him, "Yes, actually, I'm also a little nervous."

"Hey! Shen Huai!" A loud voice came from the door, it was Zhang Jiayan.

Shen Huai's eyes lit up, and he immediately went up to meet him, "How are you? Are your legs feeling better?"

"It's okay, as long as I don't walk too fast now, no one will notice that I'm injured." Zhang Jiayan quickly changed the topic, "I watched your game, it's okay, even Xiaolang lost to you ?”

Hearing what he said, everyone felt proud.

Shen Huai said with a smile, "I also watched your match, and there is no opponent invincible."

Zhang Jiayan waved his hands again and again, "It's because I haven't met an expert. If I get assigned to Group A, it will be difficult."

The two teams greeted each other a few words, and the Japanese team entered the field.

The battle between Shen Huai and Miura for the world's number one assassin has become a hot topic among netizens all over the world these days. Now that Miura enters the arena, other people's eyes will be looking back and forth between the two.

As soon as Miura entered the door, he met Shen Huai's eyes. He didn't come over to say hello, but just nodded lightly and led the team to the corner farthest from Fengyue.

Fang Ze snorted, "This Miura is quite proud."

Shen Huai said, "It should be because I'm not good at talking."

Zhang Jiayan also said carelessly, "Miura and Shen Huai have only met a few times, and they are not familiar with each other, so there is nothing to talk about."

Fang Ze twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking that you are as simple as the captain.

The interview started soon. Everyone in Fengyue entered the arena and sat down in the Chinese team area. When they got on stage, everyone put on a serious face and acted cautiously.

This press conference covered reporters from 16 countries and regions qualified to participate in the World Championships. Everyone prepared questions in advance and spoke unequivocally.

The first person to be asked was Zheng Zhiyi, the captain of the Rider team and the world's number one magician.

His English is very good, and he can answer questions from foreign reporters fluently. Most of the questions are about whether he has the confidence to win the championship this year, whether his performance in the group stage is not as good as in previous years, whether his state has declined, etc., and finally asked whether he has any plans to retire.

Zheng Zhiyi's answer was very official, and no one could find anything wrong with it, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that he didn't give any nutritious answer at all.

The reporters let him go, and then began to interview Jin Chengjun.

Jin Chengjun didn't hold a post in the Rider team, but he is a well-deserved ace, and he is also known as the world's number one Solo master. Currently, his single-player solo winning rate is higher than that of Guan He. He is a well-known figure in the world. Journalists are very fond of interview subjects.

Jin Chengjun has a lazy personality and speaks slowly. In addition, his English is not as good as Zheng Zhiyi's, so he stumbles in his answers, but he is very sincere.

Reporters like him very much, and the problem is relatively simple.

"Spade, how do you feel about yourself this year?"

"pretty good."

"Do you have the confidence to win the championship?"

"some."

"This year's God of War team player Xiao Zhang failed to participate in the World Championship. The position of the world's number one qigong master should belong to you. Do you feel that you have lost an opponent?"

Jin Chengjun paused, and said expressionlessly, "It's not really an opponent."

Shi Yi and Fan Jingming smiled at the same time, Hai Xing couldn't understand what they were talking about, so he could only look at them with eager little eyes.

The reporter asked again, "Do you think there is anyone who can be called your strong opponent among the contestants this year?"

Jin Chengjun still had that calm look, and he answered simply, "No."

Song Xueyang raised the corners of his mouth slightly, seeing that the players of other teams didn't seem to respond, it was not the first time that Jin Chengjun said this.

After the reporters interviewed the Rider team, it was Xiaolang's turn.

The three swordsmen of the Xiaowolves are famous all over the world for their fast-break style of play, and they are also the favorite team to win the World Championship every year, and they are also the focus of reporters' interviews.It's just that Xiaowolves didn't go smoothly in the group stage this year. The direct consequence of qualifying second in the group was that they ran into their old opponent Rider in the first round of the quarterfinals.

The questions Guan He asked were quite sharp, for example, what would happen if he lost the first game and stopped in the quarter-finals, why he lost to Fengyue, a team he had defeated in the group stage, and he played twice in solo. Losing to Shen Huai whether the state has declined and so on.

Hai Xing couldn't understand what they said, but he could guess that the question was serious, because from the moment Guan He stood up, Zhou Ning's body was tense all the time.

Simply Guan He has the style of a general, and can give appropriate answers to the tricky questions of the reporters. He will neither appear arrogant nor belittle himself, neither humble nor overbearing, and quite graceful.

After Xiaolang, it was WG's turn. WG's current performance this year is not particularly surprising. The victory lies in its steady and steady performance, and the results in the group stage are very good.

Zhang Jiayan's answer carried his usual passionate style, which can basically be summed up as "have confidence", "must win", and "the champion is ours".

To Hai Xing's surprise, Zhang Jiayan seemed careless, and his English was not bad, especially when he used some uncommon words when introducing the team's progress this year compared to last year, Hai Xing didn't understand at all.

The reporters then interviewed Liang Minghui and Jia Yunge. Liang Minghui was always calm and answered very formally. As for Jia Yunge, Zhang Jiayan answered the questions on his behalf. The reporters were familiar with them and didn't care about these small details.

After that, the reporters interviewed the three teams of ACK, PD, and D2 in turn. The questions were similar, but they were very concerned about Gina's emotional problems.

Gina glanced at Shen Huai, and said generously, "I like a boy like Wing, but I can't beat him, so forget it!"

The words made the people on the scene laugh, and then it was the Sukura team's turn.

Sukura's overall strength is considered average among the top eight teams. This year's performance is similar to previous years, but this year, with Shen Huai joining, the reporters are obviously very interested in the battle for the world's number one assassin, and can't wait to ask questions.

"Captain Miura, you should have watched Maple Moon's Wing game. In the wild card match, Wing won the 1V1 arena with one against three. In the group stage, they also defeated many masters. Do you think Wing and Which one of you is stronger?"

Miura's eyes swept over Shen Huai lightly, "Wing's style of play is very different from mine, so we can't say who is better."

The reporter asked again, "Netizens think that your position as the world's number one assassin may not be able to keep this year, what do you think?"

"I don't think so," he finally answered the question head-on, "Wing's assassin is very strong and his style of play is very interesting, but after watching his performance in the wild card game, I began to think about the loopholes of the blood assassin. Now There are eyebrows."

The reporter quickly asked, "Are you saying that you have already thought of a way to deal with Wing?"

Miura said without hesitation, "Yes."

Shi Yi muttered dissatisfiedly, "This Miura was quite polite to Master when he was backstage, but now he is saying this in public."

Hai Xing asked curiously, "What did he say?"

"Go back and tell you."

"..."

Miura concluded, "Japan is the birthplace of the assassin profession, Japanese players, and my belief. I will prove to everyone that Japanese assassins are invincible."

After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply and sat down, refusing to be interviewed again.

In the end, it was Maple Moon's turn. The reporters had a lot to ask about this new team that entered the World Championship for the first time, but it was only due to the order of ranking that they endured until now. Now it was finally their turn to be interviewed, and the reporters scrambled to be the first , there was some confusion for a while.

"There have been no new faces in the World Quarterfinals for many years. May I ask Snow how you feel now?"

Song Xueyang took the microphone, "I'm very happy, it's every professional player's dream to show their game skills to audiences all over the world."

"Maple Moon performed very well in the group stage. They defeated Live and Xiaowolves successively. Many teams that entered the World Championship for the first time only stayed for a year, and then they never made it to the stage again. It was also forgotten by the audience, how long do you think Fengyue will be remembered by audiences all over the world?"

Song Xueyang said with a smile, "21 days."

The reporters were startled at first, but soon realized that it was exactly 21 days from today to the World Finals championship. What did he mean that Fengyue wanted to win the championship?

This is really arrogant, but the reporters didn't take it to heart.

In the pre-match interview, there must be some bragging. It’s not shameful to lose the game after trying your best, but it’s shameful to feel that you will lose if there is no comparison.

"Snow, you showed amazing marksmanship in the match against the Live team. May I ask you the secret of hitting every shot?"

Song Xueyang smiled slightly, "If you are not sure of hitting, don't shoot."

The reporters burst into laughter, "If you say so, I'm afraid I won't be able to fire a single shot in the whole game."

After asking Song Xueyang, the reporters immediately pointed the microphone at Shen Huai, and this time they asked more questions.Starting from why he abandoned his image, to his talent in the game, to his feelings about winning the group stage, and then went straight to the theme.

"Excuse me Wing, the first game of Maple Moon Quarterfinals is against Team Sukura. Netizens say that this is a match that will determine who is the world's number one assassin. If you think you and Captain Miura Solo, who will win? ?”

Shen Huai said without thinking, "Me."

"Who do you think is stronger, yourself or Miura?"

"I."

A Japanese reporter was not happy, and his words were sharp and authentic, "Captain Miura has played assassin longer than you, and has more experience in competitions than you. Why do you think you will win?"

Shen Huai looked up at him, "Having played for a long time, rich experience is not a necessary condition for winning."

The Japanese reporter was not convinced, "But you have to admit that Japan's development of Assassins has been longer than China's. Since the launch of the S2 season, Assassins have always been the favorite profession of Japanese players. Assassins are active everywhere in our domestic competitions." , Japanese players explore the assassin profession far better than China. As far as I know, there are very few assassin players in China, and there are even very few assassin players in the game. There should be very little experience.”

Shen Huai stopped talking, and looked straight at him with cold eyes, which forced the Japanese reporter to take half a step back.

"Will you be there on the day of the match between Fengyue and Sukura?"

"of course."

Shen Huai said firmly, "I can show you the Chinese assassins."

The Japanese reporter didn't expect Shen Huai to be so stubborn, so he shut his mouth and didn't speak.

Afterwards they interviewed the other members of Maple Moon, Zhou Ning's all-powerful style of play, Shi Yi and Fan Jingming's alternative duo, even Hai Xing was asked two questions, but Shi Yi helped him answer them.

At the end of the interview, Hai Xing let out a long breath, "I'm so tired, I'm so tired. I don't feel as tired after playing for three hours."

Zhou Ning rubbed his head, "I don't think you are tired, but too nervous."

Hai Xing curled her lips and muttered, "I'm not good at English, and I can't understand what they're saying. Can you not be nervous?"

"Xing Xing," Shi Yi pressed his shoulders and said seriously, "You have to study English hard."

starfish:"……"

"If I were a top student, I wouldn't come to play e-sports."

Shi Yi disagreed and said, "Playing e-sports is only because e-sports is our strength, not because we are inferior to others. Look at the masters in the circle, which one is not versatile? A capable person is worse than others in all aspects."

Hai Xing thought about it carefully. Needless to say, Zhang Jiayan looks simple-minded and passionate, but he has also learned English after leading the team for so many years. Shen Huai and Song Xueyang are even top-notch talents in any circle they get. Not to mention, even Zhou Ning was a top student who was able to pass the exam.

Thinking about it this way, I'm really the only one who is the worst.

He was a little depressed, Zhou Jing saw him frowning and said, "My English is not good, after the competition is over, let's register for a class."

Hai Xing burst into tears of gratitude, looking at Zhou Jing was like seeing a bosom friend!

"Hmm! I won't be going home during the transfer period this year, let's learn English together!"

Zhou Jing smiled knowingly, "Okay."

Hai Xing cheered up, "Great, I can answer the questions by myself in the interview next year!"

Although the teams also have their own translators, Hai Xing still feels ashamed to let others answer the questions for him. He is determined to study hard, at least not to embarrass Fengyue.

Song Xueyang also deeply agreed with this, "You should study hard, at least, you can also say an acceptance speech at the award ceremony."

Hai Xing immediately laughed, "Then I also want to learn the phrase 'Failure is the mother of success' and dedicate it to them."

It just so happened that Miura Takuma led the team away, and he still didn't speak to Shen Huai, and he didn't even nod, he just gave him a casual look and left.

Looking at his back, Shen Huai suddenly said to Song Xueyang, "Xueyang, I think..."

"can."

Before Shen Huai finished speaking, he looked at Song Xueyang in astonishment, his own image was reflected in those dark eyes, as if he had already seen through his heart.

The author has something to say:

Shen Huai: Do you know what I want to do?

Song Xueyang: I don't know, but no matter what you want to do, I will support you.