If Han Shihao's existence was Lin Feng's biggest weakness, then Ceng Rui's "crippled hands" was undoubtedly Ceng Rui's only weakness.
Therefore, when a certain someone made such a careless evaluation, Ceng Rui could not find any room to refute other than being so ashamed and resentful that he wished he could find a hole to hide in.
Even Li Shiyi, An Xin, and Tang Bingyao couldn't help but nod in agreement. When they looked at Ceng Rui again, there was a hint of sympathy in their eyes.
"Ceng Rui's hand speed … is a little weak," Li Shiyi said, choosing his words carefully to express his opinion.
Out of everyone in the team, Li Shiyi was the last to know Ceng Rui. In fact, they weren't even close. But from the few times he had played together with Ceng Rui or watched him play, he could easily see the problem with his new support.
Everything else … was impeccable.
Whether it was awareness, rhythm, or familiarity with the hero's abilities, a support player who wasn't even a pro player could score 85 or even 90 points.
However, the problem of hand speed was too obvious and serious.
That was the only problem.
His support's overall strength was lagging behind by a large margin.
"Sigh, compared to Qiu in the past, he's completely different." said Lin Feng sighing.
Indeed.
Li Shiyi couldn't agree more.
Back then, their support companion had the most violent and aggressive playstyle among all the supports in the world at that time. Moreover, he relied on his reflexes and hand speed that were comparable to that of a top-tier ADC. He was able to show off all kinds of tricks even when playing as a support.
But the current Ceng Rui … was a completely different kind of meticulous and steady style.
"Ceng Rui, you don't really want to be so steady, do you?"
Lin Feng looked at Ceng Rui and suddenly said that.
Ceng Rui paused for a moment, then bitterly smiled and nodded.
"I don't want to …"
Most of the time, he was paired up with Tang Bingyao, an ADC with a pure offensive playstyle. As the bottom lane partner, they should naturally be on the same side. Even if they complemented each other, when the ADC was constantly attacking, as the support, he should also be filled with killing intent and murderous intent.
It wasn't that Ceng Rui didn't want to kill.
It was just that …
It was really hard to do.
It was precisely because of the limitations of his reaction speed and hand speed that he was powerless most of the time. Even without Tang Bingyao's signal to attack, he could still see the opportunity. However, his hand speed couldn't keep up, and he couldn't guarantee the success rate of making the first move. Naturally, he couldn't really move.
There was an old saying that every support had the heart of a carry.
But if one wasn't strong enough, it was useless.
Before, Ceng Rui could only resign himself to his fate.
"But this isn't a good thing." Number Five softly commented, causing Ceng Rui's head to droop even lower. Then, Number Five and her fiancé looked at each other. They could see the thoughts in each other's eyes.
As early as a year ago … they had already heard from Fang Hao and Chu Fang Nan of the Shanghai Television Association that there were quite a few talented seedlings in the new batch of players, so they made this list.
Ceng Rui's ranking on that list was extremely high, and he was circled out. This meant that he could be nurtured with priority, and his future prospects were promising. If there were no accidents, it was very likely that he would become a core force in the LPL in the future.
Later on, they had personally witnessed Ceng Rui's performance in various competitions.
Indeed, it was possible for him to become an outstanding support player.
But that was it.
He could already see the ceiling of his upper limit, and this was all because of his poor reaction speed and hand speed.
Being a support, compared to the other four positions, required less hand control. It wouldn't stop you from becoming an outstanding pro player. However, if you wanted to go one step further than "outstanding" and become a true top player, then no matter which position you played … your hand speed was a key factor that couldn't be avoided.
Support players were no exception.
"It's the Wooden Bucket Principle," An Xin said.
Number Five nodded.
"Steamed Bun is right."
"The amount of water a wooden bucket can hold doesn't depend on how high the other planks are, but on the shortest one."
"Hand speed … happens to be the most important plank. If you can't keep up in this area, then no matter how good you are in other areas, it will be greatly affected."
In all fairness, if Ceng Rui and Tang Bingyao were compared, Ceng Rui was far stronger than Tang Bingyao in almost every other aspect. However, as long as the factor of hand speed was taken into consideration … Tang Bingyao's true strength would directly surpass Ceng Rui.
More importantly, with Tang Bingyao's current ADC path, she only needed to make up for the other aspects. Then, she would continue to push her hand speed to the limit, reaching heights that 99% of pro players wouldn't even dare to dream of.
But Ceng Rui wasn't like that.
If he couldn't keep up with the most basic reaction speed and hand speed, then his future heights would be limited. No matter how good he was, it would be useless.
"You need to put in some effort." Number One looked at Ceng Rui and warned him, "Compared to Tang Tang … My and Sister Dance's expectations for you aren't low at all."
Ceng Rui's expression changed several times. In the end, he gritted his teeth.
"Understood."
"I'll definitely keep up with you!"
Ceng Rui's attitude had undergone a drastic change compared to the guilty tone he had when he answered just now.
He became even more determined.
There was even a hint of fierceness in his voice, as if he was ready to fight to the death.
Number One and Number Five glanced at each other once more, revealing a faint smile and feeling gratified. Actually, the few little fellows in the room … Regardless of their current level of strength or talent, at the very least, they were not lacking in the two qualities of 'hard work' and 'persistence'.
That was enough.
As long as that was the case, there would be many things to look forward to in the future.
… …
They didn't stay in the hotel room for too long.
After about half an hour, Number One looked at his phone, stood up, and gestured for Lin Feng and the others to leave. Over at the sports arena, the players from the three LPL clubs had already finished looking at the venue. It was time for dinner, so they could go and grab a bite.
Lin Feng, An Xin, Tang Bingyao, and Li Shiyi followed Number One's instructions and got up. However, the Mini Gopher Machine that Tang Bingyao was holding was already in Ceng Rui's hands.
In the past half an hour, Ceng Rui had tried 10 games.
On average, he had lost in less than three minutes.
He was being teased by a bunch of gophers.
"Ceng … Why don't you take a break?" Tang Bingyao asked, looking at her friend worriedly.
Ceng Rui gripped the Mini Gopher Machine tightly.
"No need!"
It was obvious that he was angry from embarrassment.
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