It was true that God- Hand of God was ranked first among the three teams in the LPL.
In fact, in the past two days of practice matches, Team God had only lost to SSK in one match this morning, but all the other matches had ended in victories for Team God.
Even Fate, Hitman, and Minx, who were assigned to the same group tonight, had been defeated by Team God in the past two days of practice matches.
It seemed that Team God did not have to worry too much.
However, it would be a huge mistake to think that the problem was so simple.
That was because everyone knew one thing very clearly, and that was that these two days of training matches were merely training matches.
It wasn't that the various teams had brought out their full strength.
Everyone was holding back.
They had their trump cards that they did not use easily.
Team God was able to defeat Fate, Assassin, and Minx in the practice matches over the past two days. While it was true that they had shown their strength, it did not mean that they would be able to win so easily when they met these teams again in the group stage.
Just take the Fate team as an example — —
When they fought against Team God, Team Fate did not show off their core jungler, Star's strength.
Previously, Team God was able to defeat Fate because the latter only had Moon as their mid laner.
If they were to fight again, it would be difficult for Team God to gain the upper hand against the "Star and Moon" mid laner duo.
It was the same for Assassin and Minx.
During the training matches, it was a form of training. When the group matches began, they would definitely show their true sharpness.
Taking a step back —
Even in a death group surrounded by strong opponents, Team God would still be able to advance to the quarterfinals. However, it would not be easy, and there was no way they would hold back.
If that was the case, then many of the trump cards that they had prepared would probably be forced out in the first round of the group stage.
This would have a significant impact on their ability to continue fighting in the next few rounds of the knockout stage.
"What the f * ck … what kind of grouping is this!"
Huangxue Nightsong felt more and more frustrated as he thought about it. He could not help but look up at the sky and let out a long sigh.
Morning Star also smiled bitterly.
He was also the one who said that no matter what kind of results they encountered, they should face it calmly and accept it. But when the reality was really in front of them, they still couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
This year's finals …
It was just the beginning, and things weren't going well.
…
Of course, even if there were a bunch of unlucky people, there would always be one more unlucky person.
While the people in the LPL division were talking, Nian Thirteen walked over. The jungler captain of the first seed in the LMS division had a dark expression on his face.
Lin Feng raised his head.
"Yo —"
"Congratulations, your luck in drawing lots is pretty good."
Nian Thirteen's face turned even darker.
"F * ck, can you stop gloating?"
Shi Hang mocked him mercilessly, "Who was the one who messaged Ah Xing on the way here to provoke him? Why are you so listless now? "
Nian Thirteen was on the verge of tears.
"How the f * ck did I know that we would meet them?!"
Logically speaking, even if they were to pick a single opponent in the group stage, Assassins would never expect to meet God- Hand of God. Among the sixteen teams in this year's finals, aside from SSK, Team God was the most terrifying team.
But now …
Not only did they meet God.
Their other two opponents in the same group were Fate and Minx.
At first, Nian Shisan did have the mentality of being a "bully". He harbored ill intentions, thinking that no matter which group his team was assigned to, they would be able to cause enough trouble for the other team and give them a headache for a long time.
But now, it was their Assassins team that had sent them to the warehouse.
In this death zone, God- Hand of God might at least be able to advance, but Assassins was already half-dead.
Be it Fate or Minx, these two Korean LCK teams were not easy to deal with.
If they were not careful …
Assassins might not even make it to the top 16 this year!
"There's no other way. We can only do our best."
Tian Tian patted Nian Thirteen on the shoulder to comfort him.
Nian Thirteen looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh. "Why must God do this to me?"
At that moment, he saw Su Xue rushing over with a microphone in her hand and a few of her film crew members behind her. When she saw Snowy Nightsong, Morning Star, and Nian Thirteen, she was pleasantly surprised.
"Oh, you're all here?
"If it's convenient, let me do an interview.
"Thirteen, you've been placed in a death zone in Group D. As the captain of the team, do you have anything to share with everyone?"
The microphone was eagerly placed next to Nian Thirteen's mouth.
Nian Thirteen looked up at Su Xue.
"Can I say something vulgar?"
Su Xue was stunned. "Huh? I … I don't think that's appropriate. "
Nian Thirteen turned his head and continued to sulk.
"Then I have nothing else to say."
Su Xue was speechless.
Everyone laughed. Lin Feng kindly explained, "He's about to set a new record. His team is about to fall in the top 16. He's too excited. Can you understand, Sister Xue?"
Su Xue understood, but then she was troubled.
"But I still have to do the interview. I'm going to report the situation to everyone in China tonight."
As she spoke, she hesitantly looked at Wildsnow Nightsong and Morning Star.
"Is it convenient for you two?"
Snowy Nightsong, who usually didn't refuse interviews like this, could only sigh. "It's already so bad. Why don't you just give up on the interview?"
Morning Star was silent for a moment, then shook his head.
"I still have to say a few words."
"It's time to give the people in the country an explanation."
He then looked at Su Xue.
"If necessary.
Let's start now. "
… …
Tonight was destined to be a difficult night for all the players in China.
After watching the live broadcast of the lot-drawing ceremony for the group stage finals, most of the players were in no mood to sleep. They kept refreshing the pages on Weibo, Tieba, and forums, trying to get more information.
There were also players who didn't want to give up and repeatedly confirmed the situation.
They didn't want to believe that this was the final result of the group stage draw.
Or rather …
They didn't want to accept this result.
Because although they had absolute trust in God- Hand of God, in the face of the current situation in Group D, even the most confident players couldn't help but feel a little shaken.
They couldn't help but feel nervous and worried.
Could they really do it?
In such a group of death, even if they were the first seeded player in the LPL region … Could they really live up to everyone's expectations and steadily fight their way out of the group and advance to the next stage?
Four o 'clock in the morning in China.
More than an hour had passed since the group stage draw ceremony was held in Milton Stadium in Manchester, England.
In China, the official LPL Tieba, forums, and Weibo all major platforms uploaded a status update at the same time.
It was a video.
In the video, the official commentator of the LSPL League, "Snowy Nightsong", as the host reporter, conducted an interview with the captain of God- Hand of God, Morning Star.
During the interview, he asked about his opinion and attitude towards the situation in Group D.
In the video, the captain of Team God was silent for a moment, then gave his own answer.
Unexpected.
But it didn't change.
"Our goal is still to win the championship."
"The group stage can't stop Team God from moving forward."
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