As the publicly acknowledged number one club in the country, Team God wasn't completely free of pressure and worries despite their dazzling appearance.
The pressure came from both inside and outside.
Internally, it was their own club's fans who had high expectations. This was because in the past few seasons, Team God had always been in the lead and even dominated the local LPL competitions. The fans were used to Team God's championship victories. Sometimes, even losing one or two matches would cause a lot of complaints. Some fans would even curse out loud.
At the same time, the LPL division was not like the past. This season, whether it was Team KG with the newly promoted Seven Kings "Circle God" Tian Tian, or Team Rapid Water with the dark horse "Addisi", or even the other LPL club teams, their strength and condition had improved significantly. Although Team God was still in the top echelon, it was no longer as easy to deal with these opponents as before.
On the outside, they were facing the other strong teams in the world.
Speaking of which, it was not only Team God, but the entire LPL division had to bear an incomparably deep regret.
In the world's top competitions, especially the S Series World Finals, over the past five seasons, the number of times their LPL division had made it to the semifinals could be counted on one hand. Not to mention, they had never won the championship trophy even once.
The heavy responsibility of LPL winning the world championship.
In fact, most of the burden fell on Team God, who was recognized as the strongest in the country.
However, although God Squad always had an extremely high win rate against other local teams in their internal battles, it just so happened that when they were up against other strong teams from other worlds, they were often stretched thin, or strangely unable to perform at their best. Their results were always unsatisfactory.
Although the tempers of the netizens in the country were not as fierce as before, there would always be all kinds of complaints appearing on the major forums online —
"The internal battles are fierce like tigers, but the external battles are as cowardly as dogs", "The only way to win in the LPL is with wild cards", or "If we can't win the championship, we can only be the best in the country", and other such comments made people feel bitter.
These were all pressure.
It was also something that Team God had always been shouldering.
As for concerns —
It was true that most of them fell on the team's five-man lineup, led by Morning Star.
Especially Morning Star, who was the team's mid laner captain.
This was because a top professional player's golden age usually did not exceed two years. At their peak, they might only live for a year or even less. Professional esports players who had been in service for more than three or four years had basically lost more than a third of their strength from their peak. Usually, they would choose to retire.
Morning Star …
He had also been in the God Club for three years.
Three years ago, when he entered Team God, he became the core and ace captain of the team. Three years later, it was because of him that Team God was able to maintain their reputation as the "strongest in the national server".
However, the problem was that the God Club's upper echelons, including the team leaders and coaches, were worried about …
They didn't know how long Morning Star could maintain this state.
Although he was still able to maintain the title of the strongest mid player in the country, there was already a dark horse like "Addisi" who had returned to the professional scene chasing after him. Moreover, Morning Star had been in this position for too long. Logically speaking, he had already passed the golden period of a professional player.
The reason why he was still able to maintain this state was almost entirely due to the fact that he trained twice as hard as the average person.
All of this was seen by the God Club's upper echelons and the team leaders and coaches.
But even so.
The worry in their hearts continued to deepen as time passed.
Humans, after all, were not gods, nor were they machines.
The lifespan of a professional player could only be as long as the sky. Even if the peak of the gold period could be extended for another half a year or a year, could it be extended for a lifetime?
There would always be a time when one would fall from the pedestal.
Therefore, the God Club's upper echelons had been secretly looking for a suitable mid laner since more than a year ago to replace Morning Star's position just in case. However, no matter how they looked, they could not find a truly suitable candidate. They could only rely on Morning Star to bear the burden alone. The people watching from the side felt sad and anxious.
Similarly —
Until this moment.
…
When Number One nodded slightly and said "Of course" in a light tone, Number One's eyes widened.
Most of the God Club's members were stunned and could not react. However, the God Team's head leader and the coaches were so shocked that they almost jumped up from the ground.
What!??
The God Team's head leader's gaze immediately fell on Number One. His voice was almost trembling as he spoke.
"Coach Number One, y-y-you're speaking the truth!?"
"Ah Xing, he … he …"
"He can still go one step further!??"
The other God Team's coaches were also rubbing their hands in excitement. However, they did not dare to interrupt, afraid that it would affect Number One's mood. All of them looked at Number One with anticipation as they waited for his reply.
Because this piece of news … was simply too important to Team God!
Perhaps it was even more important than the S6 World Championship that was about to arrive this year!
Their God Team's ace mid laner, Morning Star.
There was still a chance to go one step further?
Right now, Morning Star was already at the level of the Seven Kings, close to the Four Emperors. If he went one step further, wouldn't he be a true Four Emperors?!
Just the thought that flashed through their minds was enough to make the leaders and coaches of the God e-sports club tremble with excitement. The Four Emperors! After so many years and seasons, the highest honor in the League of Legends esports circle was only the Seven Kings, right?
Two in Korea.
One in North America.
One in Europe.
Their national server had been waiting for a Four Emperors for almost five to six years. Finally, it was time!
Looking at it from a more personal perspective, this Four Emperors was the captain of their God Team's mid laner. This meant that their God Club's reputation and status in the national server would once again be raised to a whole new level. They would be on the same level as Season Team in North America and SSK in Korea!
Looking at the upcoming S6 World Finals, if Morning Star's strength could break through to the realm of Yonko, then their God Squad would truly have the qualifications and strength to compete with those top teams for the championship trophy!
World championship …
They would have the chance to land in the national server's LPL division!
For a moment.
In the God Club's training room, everyone's eyes were fixed on Number One in the middle of the field. They were filled with excitement, anticipation, and nervousness as they awaited his final reply.
As if he did not notice the countless burning gazes, Number One only smiled.
"I said it."
"Of course."
In the next moment, before the God Team members could burst into thunderous cheers, Number One changed the topic. His gaze suddenly fell on a certain someone not far away. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
"But —"
"The crux of the matter lies with this kid."
*****
Update sent, two chapters done, take some fever medicine, go to sleep, and thank my friends for the red packets and flowers.
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