After the training match against God- Hand of God, SSK seemed to have returned to their original mysterious and aloof state. They rejected all kinds of invitations, including interviews from various esports media, and went straight to the elevator to go back to their rooms to have a meeting or rest.
Of course, after their performance in the previous match, SSK had more than enough capital and confidence to do so.
Even a team like God- Hand of God, who had carefully designed a set of tactics, was defeated in less than thirty minutes.
Who else was qualified to be SSK's opponent?
I want to challenge …
I'll try to defeat Team God first.
In the elevator, Ray was still in high spirits as he chatted with his teammates around him.
"Hey, seriously, you guys might not have noticed, but God's Wildsnow Nightsong is playing quite well in the early stages. He's much better than last year."
"Of course, I'm suppressing him in the middle stages. I'm still stronger."
"I heard that there's also a rookie from the North American region. What's his name? Blade?"
"That guy seems to be suppressing the bottom lane of Season. Who do you think is stronger, him or Wildsnow Nightsong?"
"But if he's up against me and Cube, there's no way he'll win!"
Cube couldn't stand the chatterbox of his teammates anymore. He glanced at them emotionlessly.
"So?"
"The finals haven't even started yet, and you're already planning to claim the title of the world's number one ADC, right?"
His tone was obviously full of hostility.
However, he still underestimated the shamelessness of his ADC teammate. Ray nodded his head and admitted it without batting an eyelid, "That's right, Ray.
"Yeah!"
"Logically speaking, other than Wildsnow Nightsong and Blade, the bottom lane composition or ADC of other teams can only be ranked in the second tier. Even Autumn's ADC is only average."
Cube's eyelids twitched. He then turned his head to look at his other two companions in the elevator and made an expression that said, "You guys take care of this idiot. I don't know how arrogant he is going to get if he keeps this up."
However, he did not expect Mafa to laugh when he heard that.
"Looks like your confidence has been boosted after the match with God."
"This is a good thing."
"Our SSK Team is the strongest team in the world, and Shihao is the strongest mid laner in the world. Therefore, every member of our team should have the confidence and belief to be the strongest in the world."
"However —"
Mafa paused for a moment. He looked at Ray and changed the topic.
"It's good to have confidence, but you can't look down on your opponent too much."
"What we've seen might not be everything. Perhaps there are still other teams or players that possess enough strength for us to be on guard against. If we underestimate others too much … even we will suffer losses."
"Just like the third seeded team in the LPL, Quick Water. You guys probably don't know much about them —"
Cube adjusted his glasses.
"Is it the mid laner called 'Addisi'?"
"It seems like an old professional player from Season S2 has returned. His individual skills are really strong."
Mafa nodded, then shook his head.
"Not just him."
"You guys might have heard a little about this Addisi, but how much do you know about their support 'Shadow Puppet', even if it's Cube?"
Cube was startled. He opened his mouth, but no words came out. Indeed, he only had a slight impression of the name mentioned by Mafa at this moment. As for the specific strength level and playstyle of the opponent, he really had no idea.
Not to mention Ray, who was next to him, was at a loss.
"Shadow Puppet?"
"What kind of ID is that … What does it mean? Who is it? A support player? Is he strong? "
The series of questions only made Mafa, who was second only to Han Shihao in the SSK Team, smile.
"I've collected all the recordings. You guys will understand what I mean when you go back and look at them."
"Although I have absolute confidence in our chances of winning the championship, I have to admit that our opponents are also improving and slowly becoming a threat to us. Being too careless is not a good thing for us."
"Also —"
Mafa paused again. This time, his gaze swept across the faces of the three teammates in front of him. He slowly said:
"Don't forget one more thing."
"In this year's LPL, it's not just God, Quick Water, and KG that have come out."
"For the first time ever, our LCK team has Daozai and Senior M leading the team at the same time … Don't tell me you guys have forgotten that the other LPL teams also have those seniors?"
His voice was not loud.
But in this narrow elevator, it suddenly made a soul-stirring atmosphere.
The other three main players of SSK were shocked.
Even Wolf, who had been silent all this time, had a solemn look on his face.
Meanwhile, Mafa's words were still going on.
"To be able to make 'those seniors' come out personally … there's no need to think too much. This year's LPL will definitely not be as simple as we think."
…
At this time, Han Shihao and Pu Canlie had already arrived at the hotel room upstairs.
It was rare for the two of them to take the initiative to be in the same room.
The main reason was naturally because of what the young chief supervisor of SSK had just said. It was the first time that the truth of the past had been exposed so straightforwardly. Even someone as indifferent as Han Shihao could not help but be shocked.
However, before further confirmation, it was difficult for the two of them to talk more about this matter with just the blurry memories and a few fragments of information from back then.
It was the first time that Han Shihao took the initiative to make a request to Pu Canlie. Once there was more development in this matter, he wanted to be the first to know.
Pu Canlie readily agreed to it.
It was rare for them to reach a consensus on such a matter, and the atmosphere between the two became much more relaxed.
They casually talked about other topics.
When they talked about the training schedule at the Hilton Hotel and the two seniors from the previous generation, Pu Canlie casually asked for Han Shihao's opinion, but the latter just shook his head, indicating that he never cared about these things.
"Compared to you, I'm still very interested in this matter."
Pu Canlie once again showed his signature bright smile, but soon, his smile disappeared.
"Although I have enough respect for the two seniors …
"But this time …
"Especially with regards to the way the Daomaster handled it, I don't really agree with it."
Han Shihao did not respond. He just raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Pu Canlie, waiting for him to continue.
The young chief supervisor of SSK breathed a sigh of relief.
"Because …
"It's too hasty.
"If they act too rashly, it's easy to expose flaws."
Speaking of this, Pu Canlie shrugged and once again showed a gentle and harmless smile.
"Of course, this is just a little bit of my unfounded speculation. It doesn't count, so I'm just saying it casually. But I think this time, maybe the Daomaster and the others … will suffer a big loss."
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