After Shi Hang's reminder, the LPL players subconsciously turned to look at Han Shihao on the stage. Sure enough, they realized what Shi Hang was talking about, and they couldn't help but feel surprised.
"That seems to be the case."
"What heavy eye circles. Didn't he sleep well last night?"
"He can't be nervous, right? That doesn't make sense. It's one thing for the others to be nervous, but why is SSK so nervous?"
There was a flurry of discussion.
Shi Hang suddenly turned to look at Lin Feng.
"Hey, what a coincidence. Maple, you didn't rest well last night, and F didn't either. I can't believe you two old rivals have such a tacit understanding."
Lin Feng laughed dryly.
"Ahaha, yeah, yeah. What a coincidence …"
An Xin retracted her gaze from Han Shihao on the stage and looked at Lin Feng thoughtfully. "What a coincidence indeed …"
Lin Feng gulped guiltily and started wiping his sweat.
At the same time, backstage, the head coach of the SSK Club frowned as he watched his team members walk to their seats. He then turned to look at the young director of his club and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, I'm not going to give you a chance.
"Did Shihao sleep late last night? He doesn't look like he's in a good condition today …"
Park Canlie raised an eyebrow.
He also glanced at Han Shihao, who had already taken his seat on the stage. He then retracted his gaze and smiled.
"I'm fine."
"Rest well … It's fine as long as it doesn't affect the first match."
Indeed, there was nothing to worry about.
Although their opponent, the Crown, was a dark horse in the North American region, a rookie was still a rookie. On the other hand, SSK was the strongest team in the world. Naturally, they would not feel the slightest bit of pressure when facing such a rookie opponent.
There was no suspense in the outcome of the match.
In the arena, several of SSK's main players couldn't help but glance at their mid laner captain.
Mafa looked at Han Shihao and was the first to speak with concern.
"Are you feeling okay?"
Han Shihao replied with a simple "Mhm."
Mafa frowned. "Those eye circles … are a little obvious. If it's a problem with the hotel's environment, you should talk to the manager and the team leader about it."
Han Shihao shook his head.
"I'm fine."
As Han Shihao's roommate, Ray couldn't help but interrupt, "I went to bed early last night, but when I woke up in the middle of the night, Brother Shihao's bed was suddenly empty. Where did you go last night?"
Han Shihao paused for a moment before replying in an indifferent and stiff tone,
"I'm going out for some fresh air."
Ray was puzzled.
"Ah? It won't be stuffy even if the air conditioner is on. "
Seeing that the topic was about to reach a point where there was no end to it, fortunately, the game was finally about to begin the BAN selection. Han Shihao interrupted his teammate's curious inquiry.
"Alright."
"Focus on the match."
As usual, he was cold and strict as the captain.
But there was also a rare hint of haste in his tone.
…
This was the first match of the group stage. Whether it was the players of the two teams or the spectators from the other teams, there was basically no doubt about the outcome of the match.
And the reality that followed proved this point.
The match officially began at 9: 15.
After just 25 minutes …
The match was over.
Looking at the blue "victory" emblem slowly rising from the center of the giant LCD screens on the stage, there were only two thoughts in the minds of everyone in the audience seats.
Newbies … are still newbies.
SSK, are still SSK.
The first match of Group A only lasted for 25 minutes. Just as the match was about to enter the middle stage of the match, it was quickly ended.
Blue team SSK won.
The final headcount was 13 to 2.
In terms of team finances, SSK secured victory with a huge lead of 11,000 RMB.
On the opponent's side, purple team Crown, even if they were the rising black horse of the North American region, even if their bottom lane ADC was Blade, the genius player who shocked the North American professional esports scene this season.
But against the world's strongest team, SSK, they still couldn't fight back at all.
It was like a fight between a child and an adult.
It was one-sided and one-sided.
The players in the front row and the VIP seats, as well as the spectators from the various clubs, looked solemn and dignified.
It wasn't that they didn't expect such a result.
Rather, they were shocked by the Reign of Terror that SSK once again displayed.
This was the second time after the practice match between Team God and SSK yesterday morning that SSK had displayed their strength in front of all the other teams.
But even the practice match yesterday morning —
It was far less shocking than the group stage match that had just ended.
After all, in yesterday's match, SSK's opponent was Team God. As the top seeded team in the LPL, with Wildsnow Nightsong and Morning Star, the two core aces, Team God was able to hold their own against SSK in the early to mid-game.
But in the previous match …
When their opponent was a team like Crown, whose strength was far inferior to God- Hand of God, it was hard to say who would win.
SSK's fearsomeness was displayed to the fullest and most unscrupulous extent.
Ten minutes.
In the mid lane, Han Shihao's Jayce killed the purple team's mid lane, Sindera.
A perfect one-shot.
At the same time, Wolf's Gnar soloed Team Crown's top lane, Rambo, twice.
The purple team's Blind Monk's jungle was almost completely destroyed by Mafa's jungler.
Even the bottom lane …
Even the Crown team's proudest bottom lane, Blade's ADC, Policewoman, couldn't gain the slightest advantage against Ray's Ezreal. The number of last hits in ten minutes didn't increase the gap between EZ at all.
"The difference in strength between the two teams is still too big —"
In the front row of the spectator seats, Li Shiyi shook his head and sighed.
Beside him, Wildsnow Nightsong also nodded with a complicated expression.
"Yeah."
"It's just a team with a strong single carry. Against an insanely strong opponent like SSK … there's no way they can win."
At this moment, he was also feeling a little sad.
After all, as a top ADC player, he couldn't help but feel sorry for Crown's Blade. In the previous match, even if he was the ADC of Crown, he wouldn't have been able to make much of a difference. There was no way he could turn the tide single-handedly. When faced against a terrifying tank like SSK, the only outcome would be a crushing defeat.
Ceng Rui suddenly spoke up.
"If that's the case, the new teams in the divisions this year … aren't very lucky."
Indeed.
Both Crown and BW were placed in Group A against SSK and KG, which meant that it was almost impossible for them to advance.
On the other hand, Korea's rising black horse, Minx, was stronger than both Crown and BW. However, they were placed in the group of death in Group D, where their opponents were God, Fate, and Assassin. Their situation would only be worse.
Therefore, Shi Hang, who was sitting on the side, was laughing so hard that his mouth almost broke.
"Aiya, looks like our Quick Water is still the luckiest."
"I'm sorry, hahahaha —"
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