give me glory [e-sports]

Compared with the regular season, the schedule of the semifinals is much easier on the surface.

There are only two rounds in the semi-finals. The top eight teams compete in pairs. The winner enters the second round, and the loser enters the loser's bracket. Into the semi-finals.

A total of eight teams entered the semi-finals this season: Team SO, Team XD, Team T-ZERO, Team KA, Team Miracle, Team Peak, Team FZL, and Team YGOD.

It can be said that the teams that can get here are not easy to deal with, and they need to be [-] points.

But fortunately, SO successfully defended in both rounds of the semi-finals, maintained its [-]-game winning streak from the regular season to the semi-finals, and became the first team to enter the semi-finals of the summer split.

Compared with other leagues, WXCC is considered fresh blood, but it has been four years. The [-]-game winning streak of the SO team this time has indeed broken the highest historical record in the past four years.

At that time, the record was set by YGOD led by Han Lin four years ago. It won [-] consecutive victories and was terminated by the peak team.

Whether the SO team will end their winning streak, or sing all the way to the championship throne, people in various communities have already started betting.

On the day of the second round of the semi-final, the SO team faced the XD team.

When Ding Shengrong left the stage, it was inevitable that he would encounter Huang Mao again.

The smile on Ding Shengrong's face at that time hadn't faded away, and he was a little embarrassed when he suddenly saw the yellow hair.

The two walked to a place where there were no people in tacit agreement, Ding Shengrong hesitated and said, "Brother Huang Mao..."

"My name is not Huangmao."

Ding Shengrong was stunned for a moment, and changed to Huang Mao's real name, "Brother Huang Ming."

Huang Mao suddenly cried.

Ding Shengrong was at a loss for a moment, not knowing how to comfort him, "Brother Huang Ming...what's wrong? Don't cry..."

Probably felt that he was a man after all, Huang Mao just shed two lines of tears, raised his head to force back the tears, and said, "I'll show you a joke."

"Why suddenly..." crying?

"It's just a little sad." Huang Mao said, "You are very dazzling on stage, I am a little envious."

"Is it because you have been substituting?"

"Yeah." Huang Mao laughed at himself, "I saw it on XD's official Weibo that day, and it was rare that someone mentioned me, but they just said, the one sitting next to the water cooler... I was happy and excited about being a substitute at first. , As a result... People are probably not easy to be satisfied, after I became a substitute, but because I couldn't really play, I began to hate the role of a substitute."

"..."

"I know, I am filling the position of God KING... I used to like God very much, but one day, I would actually want him to end..." Huangmao sobbed softly, "Tell me, am I mean? I don't want to say it, but I can't help it... I don't know how long I can play e-sports, I just want to play a game as a regular player..."

I don't know how much longer I can play.

This is the sentence that Ding Shengrong has heard the most from different people since he played e-sports.

This is a huge slaughterhouse, looking glamorous and passionate, but the light fades away, and the rest are e-sports players who have nowhere to escape after being slaughtered.

But Ding Shengrong couldn't do anything, and he was just one of the lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Ding Shengrong was sitting on the sofa in a daze, Chen Yueran came over and handed him a pear, "What's wrong with you, you're out of your mind, we're in the semi-finals, my friend, your expression is the same as if we lost."

"No, I'm very happy, but seeing an old friend, I feel a little emotional."

"Oh, I remember, did you say Huang Mao, the substitute XD?"

"Yeah." Ding Shengrong suddenly thought that Chen Yueran also served as YGOD's substitute for a season, "Didn't you also be like this before, and you were also very sad?"

"Of course I'm sad." Chen Yueran said, "I'm the same as him. I'm a substitute for the boss. You know that I replaced Han Lin, but what can I do? I can only bite the bullet and wait. If I can't wait, I will Apply for a transfer during the transfer period, or quit directly, and start from a small team that has not entered the league. Look, I am not in SO."

"So actually, he still has a chance, doesn't he?"

"Of course, people can starve themselves to death." Chen Yueran took a bite of the pear in his hand, "It depends on whether he dares to do it, or whether he believes that he can do it. Hey, eat it quickly, this Pears are delicious."

Ding Shengrong took a bite, it was indeed sweet.

"By the way, do you know that our next opponent will come out?"

"So fast?"

"That's right, today's competition is over." Chen Yueran said, "It's KA."

"KA...their top laner is strong."

"The most important thing is, do you know who is in their team?"

Ding Shengrong thought for a long time, but he didn't think of anything particularly noteworthy in KA, "Who?"

"That's how it is." Zhang Wuji said with a smile, "What do you think of my proposal, Coach?"

Although Tianci was a little hesitant, he had to admit that he still agreed with this matter, "I'm afraid there is a risk?"

"What's the risk?" Zhang Wuji waved his hand and said, "The worst result is that Konka doesn't believe it. If we play normally, is there any loss?"

"But even if Konka believes it, will it really have a big impact on the game?"

"Not necessarily, but will we lose money? Think about it, Kang Jia knows about this, and there must be trouble. If he makes trouble, the SO team will have no peace, and their performance will definitely be affected. Besides, as I said just now, even if If it is not affected, we will play normally, is it a loss? Not a loss at all!"

Tianci was a little shaken, and Zhang Wuji persuaded, "I don't need anyone from our team to come forward about this matter. I have already inquired about it. Recently, Kang Jia likes to go to a bar near their base, so I pretended to meet him by chance and chatted casually. Let’s talk, if it’s successful, we won’t lose if it doesn’t, and the team doesn’t need to spend effort. I don’t have to make a bad move, but SO is too energetic now. If we KA can be the first to suppress them, it will not only be shameful There is light, and it can also make our KA get rid of the reincarnation of not being able to enter the top three, and it was also a third place last time, don’t you think?”

Tianci finally agreed, "Okay, then I will leave it to you. If this matter is successful, I will guarantee it with the boss, and the coach of KA's second team will be yours."

"it is good!"

"Zhang Wuji went to KA?" Ding Shengrong really didn't expect it, "But isn't KA's coach a godsend?"

"What does he seem to be doing... um... data analyst?"

"I'm not going to be a coach anymore."

"He can't be a coach. He was an assistant coach when no one liked him in our SO before. Now he can be a data analyst. It's not bad. If KA can see him, he can be regarded as a high rise. .”

For them, Zhang Wuji has become a passer-by. As players, these things are just additional gossip, never the main content they need to pay attention to.All they have to do is play every game well.

Before the official start of the semi-finals, WXCC officially held a water friend competition, inviting ten popular players to form two teams and enthusiastic audiences randomly selected by the official to conduct entertainment-type competitions on the spot.It is said that they are popular players, but in fact, some of them are selected by default, and the teams that enter the quarterfinals will select at least one and at most two players, ensuring that the fans of each team can be satisfied.

But pressing votes and internal decision are two aspects. On the surface, the voting work still needs to be done. In the end, when the voting results came out, Ding Shengrong did not expect that he actually had higher votes than many veteran players, and became the No. 6. It is also the one with the most votes on SO.

In the end, it was decided that Ding Shengrong would go to the water friends competition, and the others would have a day off.

The venue of the Water Friends Competition was built outdoors. In order to show the lively and entertaining atmosphere, the official specially made the background board colorful, with pink balloons flying in the wind.

Several contestants stood in the rest area of ​​the first row of contestants under the stage. Han Lin said with emotion, "The official aesthetics have changed too much."

Wang Jiuxin smiled and said, "Why, this is the first time for Linshen to play in such a small place?"

"Don't be funny, who hasn't played this kind of exhibition game, and they are all small broken tables. I just feel that this table is not small, and the style of painting is too weird."

Wang Jiuxin turned his head and said to Ding Shengrong who was on the side, "I said I wanted to be teammates with you in a match, but I didn't expect to find a chance, even though it was an exhibition match."

"It's my honor to play with God KING."

"Wow, isn't it Ding Shengrong." Han Lin exaggerated, "You are too polite."

Wang Jiuxin glanced at the arm on his shoulder with distaste, "Do you think everyone is just like you, familiar with each other and not particular about it?"

"I call it casual, old man, you don't understand."

Wang is 24 years old this year. Only at this age in the e-sports circle is an old man. Jiu Xin decided not to be as knowledgeable as this hot chicken.

The exhibition match is simply too easy for them, and for the support Ding Shengrong, he doesn't need to command and do his own thing well, and he doesn't need to be eye-catching like Wang Jiuxin and Han Lin, who can show off output heroes. The operation can be finished almost dozing off.

After the exhibition game, the officials invited all the players and staff to have dinner, and then chartered a bus to send everyone to their respective bases.

After getting off the car, there was still a short distance from the base. On the way, I met Niu Baobao and Ning Yuan who were holding snacks. Niu Baobao said, "Shengrong Shengrong, help me!"

"what happened?"

Ning Yuan, who rarely spoke, couldn't help but said, "He bought too much, we can't move it."

Ding Shengrong took it and hugged it easily.

"Damn it! Shengrong, are you so strong!"

"That's why you are going to exercise, Niu Baobao."

"Wow Ningyuan, you talk a lot today, if you can talk, talk more."

A few people walked to the door while talking, but heard a loud noise, which seemed to be mixed with screams.

"Fuck?!" Niu Baobao said, "Is our base haunted?"

The door was thrown open vigorously, and Kang Jia rushed out from inside. Seeing the three of them, she was taken aback for a moment, trembling all over, with pain and resentment in her eyes.

"Konka? What's wrong?"

Kang Jia didn't answer, and ran out around them.

Ding Shengrong was full of doubts, and pushed open the door, only to see that in the hall before, the cabinet whose leg was kicked by Niu Baobao fell down and fell on Chen Yueran's leg.

And Chen Yueran was in pain and fainted, unconscious.

The snacks in Ding Shengrong's hand fell to the ground.

"Chen Yueran!?"