The soup base of the Yuanyang Pot and the hot pot dishes ordered by No.1 and No.5 were soon served by the waiter. While the waiter heated the pot and waited for the soup base to boil, the atmosphere on the table was extremely quiet and dull.
Number One's gaze swept across everyone and he raised his eyebrows slightly.
"What's wrong?"
"Why are you all so dejected after a meal?"
Of course, this was a question that he already knew the answer to. There was no other reason that could make everyone go from being in high spirits to suddenly feeling dejected and speechless.
It was all because of a certain someone's light tossed out a heavy bomb in front of them that blew everyone up.
Huangxue Nightsong, Shi Hang, Shadow Puppet, and Morning Star couldn't help but look at Lin Feng again. They could only see Lin Feng sitting in front of the table with a straight face and a straight face. They couldn't help but grit their teeth …
Damn it, this guy was the one who said it, but now it seems like it has nothing to do with him.
What a terrifying bombshell news …
Thinking back to Lin Feng's words and confirmation, everyone immediately lost the mood to argue with him. Their mood couldn't help but become heavy again.
However, since Lin Feng had asked, they couldn't just ignore him. In the end, Shi Hang couldn't help but look at Number One.
"Senior, what Maple said just now … about Han Shihao …"
"It's true, right?"
Even now, he couldn't help but hope to hear a negative answer.
After all, if it was true, it would be a huge blow to the professional players in the LPL.
When Number One heard this, he glanced at a certain someone indifferently. He didn't scold or lecture him anymore. He just casually replied with a "hmm".
"It's true."
Since both Lin Feng and Number One had confirmed it, there was no longer any room for doubt in this piece of news.
The top professional players in the LPL couldn't help but hang their heads.
They looked listless.
It was exactly the same as Lin Feng's state.
Number One raised his eyebrows slightly and revealed a faint smile. "What's wrong? You've been dealt a blow?"
Huangxue Nightsong gathered his courage and said, "Senior, it can't be helped … No matter how good your mentality is, you can't not be affected by this kind of thing …"
The moment he said that, Shi Hang, Shadow Puppet, and Tian Tian all nodded in agreement.
It was true. Just the fact that a certain someone had said that his best result was close to nine minutes was already enough to make them feel amazed and impressed. But now, they suddenly learned that Han Shihao was actually going to reach ten minutes … The impact and degree of shock were several times greater.
"That guy … is already so strong."
Shi Hang murmured.
As active professional players in the LPL, it was impossible for any of them not to know the strength of the world's number one mid laner from Korea's SSK.
In fact, players like Tian Tian, Morning Star, and Wildsnow Nightsong had fought against SSK and Han Shihao more than once or twice in the international tournament. They had personally experienced their opponents' terrifying strength more than anyone else.
They also knew that the person who stood at the head of the Yonko was already so powerful in the past, so it was naturally impossible for him to remain stagnant and not improve after all these years.
In fact, they would even speculate about what heights the other party had reached during their conversations.
But the problem was …
When they truly learned of such an incomparably concrete result and directly understood the realm that Han Shihao had reached, the dejected and powerless feeling of oppression and suffocation was more real and intense than ever before.
Because …
He was too strong.
If the gap between you and your opponent was not too big, then you would still have the fighting spirit to catch up.
But when the gap was so wide that it was impossible to make up for it with hard work, then no matter how optimistic one was, one would still feel depressed and defeated.
Li Shiyi and Ceng Rui looked at each other vaguely.
They could completely understand this feeling. Not long ago, when they were still in the hotel, they had just talked about SSK and came to a frightening conclusion. Even if it wasn't Han Shihao, the other members of SSK's main roster were equally unfathomable and had not revealed their true strength.
And now, if one were to include Han Shihao, who seemed to be about to leave the realm of the Yonko and step into a higher realm …
The fearsomeness of this SSK could no longer be measured by common sense.
Therefore, against such a team and such an opponent, the S6 World Finals would be a heavy blow to the confidence and morale of the three LPL club teams.
…
Number One didn't seem to care about the gloomy and downcast attitude of the people at the table. He didn't directly scold them and instead turned to look at Morning Star.
"What about you, Ah Xing? What do you think?"
Morning Star, who was called out by name, was silent for a moment. Then, he revealed a bitter smile.
"Indeed … it's a big blow.
It feels like the gap between us is getting bigger. "
Facing No.1, Morning Star did not hide his true thoughts at all. Instead, he gave his answer honestly.
Indeed, even he … or should I say, especially him, when he heard this news, the impact and shock he received was more intense than the others.
He was about to cross the threshold of the Yonko, which was supposed to be a great thing.
However, when compared to Han Shihao, he was actually climbing towards a higher realm than the Yonkō.
The gap between the Seven Kings and the Yonko, the gap between the Yonko and the realm beyond the Yonko —
The gap between the two was like night and day.
Number One nodded and didn't comment much on Morning Star's confession. Instead, he swept his gaze across everyone's faces again and said unhurriedly, "That's right, Morning Star.
"Now, you should have a better understanding of SSK's strength."
"In this situation … I won't say any words of encouragement or consolation. Be it from a theoretical or practical point of view, it's practically impossible for any of the three guilds or any of the other divisions to defeat an SSK team like this."
His tone was casual and calm.
But it was a little shocking.
Because if it was anyone else, such as the team leaders, managers, or coaches, even if they had all sorts of worries in their hearts, they would never say such depressing words. Even if they knew that the opponent was strong, they would still rack their brains to come up with all sorts of words to encourage their team members to "not give up" and "there's always a chance of winning".
But now, Number One had directly and casually stated the shocking truth —
He's indeed strong, very strong.
And you guys basically have no chance.
Almost everyone at the table couldn't help but stare blankly at Number One. They didn't know what to say.
However, Number One merely smiled.
"So, I only have one thing to say to you guys."
"That is, next year's S7 finals will only be harder than this year's."
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