The strong survived, and the weak were eliminated.
It wasn't that most ordinary gamers didn't understand this logic, but most of them didn't have the opportunity to witness the cruel reality of those who were eliminated.
Indeed, it made people feel oppressed and heavy.
So, the atmosphere on the LPL side became a little quiet. They looked at each other with complicated expressions. They could all see each other's thoughts and feelings.
"Tomorrow … we'll have to work hard."
Huangxue Yaga let out a long sigh of relief. He looked up at the players from the eliminated clubs who had packed their luggage and were getting on the bus.
"This kind of thing … it's really hard for me to bear."
Tian Tian shook his head.
"No way."
"All three of us in the LPL have to make it!"
Shadow Puppet showed a sincere expression of agreement and nodded vigorously. Although it was his first time participating in the World Finals, seeing such a scene in front of him made him determined.
Morning Star nodded.
"Let's continue training tonight."
Shi Hang replied without hesitation, "Of course! We've been idle for three days. We have to get our form and feel up to par before tomorrow. If we don't get our form back, don't even think about sleeping tonight! "
He looked at Lin Feng and said, "Maple, you're going to train with God tonight, right? Later on, give us Quick Water some time, at least help me practice a few moves. "
After getting a nod from a certain someone, he turned to look at Tian Tian.
"Old Tian, is your KG alright tonight?"
"Then let's practice first."
Tian Tian nodded without hesitation.
"Okay."
"We'll be fine. We'll do our best to cooperate with you!"
This was only the group stage. The three LPL teams hadn't reached the point where they needed to fight each other yet, so they were undoubtedly united against the outside world. It was only natural for them to help each other.
Everyone had a brief discussion outside the hotel lobby and finalized the training plan for the evening. Then, they quickly walked into the hotel.
Tang Bingyao fell slightly behind them.
Before entering the hotel, the girl couldn't help but stop and look in the direction of the parking lot not far away.
A few buses had already left with the players from the eliminated teams.
Gradually disappearing under the curtain of night.
On the other side of the bus, the girl saw the logo of the Crown team and the players of the third seed team of the North American division. They all looked downcast and listless as they carried their luggage onto the bus.
At the same time, she also saw the silhouette of a member of the Crown Battle Team who had not followed his teammates into the car.
He was her "senior brother" in name.
Although she had seen his performance more than once in the previous training matches and the two days of group matches, she had never really had the chance or the courage to have a close contact or conversation with this "senior" of hers.
And at this moment …
It didn't seem to be a good time either.
The members of the Crown Battle Squad had already boarded the bus one after another. Not far away, the figure under the dim light of the night seemed increasingly lonely.
He seemed to be looking left and right, looking for something.
It was as if he was waiting for someone to appear.
But in the end, it seemed that the person he wanted to see did not come. His head slowly drooped, and then under the urging of his club manager and team leaders, he slowly stepped onto the bus, and his figure finally disappeared from the girl's sight.
"Tang Tang —"
An Xin's call came from behind.
"He's going to take the elevator."
Tang Bingyao gently bit her lip, took one last look in the direction of the bus, and then turned around to trot toward her best friend.
"Yes, I'm coming —"
…
That night, the training rooms on the sixth and seventh floors of the Hilton Hotel were once again packed with people.
The eliminated teams from Groups A and B, who had originally finished their three-day group matches, had already boarded their buses and left. However, the remaining teams that had advanced to the quarterfinals did not have any time to rest. Instead, they quickly threw themselves into helping their brothers in the same division train and spar with each other.
God had asked Lin Feng, Ceng Rui, Li Shiyi, and Tang Bingyao to accompany him.
Haishui had asked KG out.
A few days ago, Nian Thirteen and the other members of the Assassin Squad had hung out with the LPL players and were almost inseparable from each other. They deliberately did not come looking for him tonight to avoid arousing suspicion.
After all, no matter how close they were in private, they would be opponents when they met in the arena tomorrow.
It was still necessary to maintain a sufficient distance before the match. This was also a form of etiquette that should be observed.
Therefore, the Assassin Squad also asked Thunderclap to train with them.
Even Team SSK, who hadn't participated in the mock competition for the past two days, came to the training room on the seventh floor to help Team Fate warm up after today's match.
The atmosphere in the training rooms on both floors was clearly more tense than it had been in the past few days.
After all.
Everyone knew that the match between Group C and Group D would be more intense and cruel than the matches of the past three days.
The training lasted until 11 o 'clock that night.
Although the players of the various teams were still reluctant to leave and wanted to play a few more rounds, they were urged to leave by the coaches and team leaders of their respective clubs. Tomorrow's match would still start in the morning. Of course, it was important to train and warm up to get back into shape, but first, the players and team members had to ensure that their physical and mental state would not go haywire due to insufficient sleep and rest.
Although they were muttering "I'm not sleepy" and "Two more rounds", these players really went back to their respective rooms, lay down on their beds, and immediately fell asleep —
The high-intensity training and the mental stress were tiring.
It was late at night.
Midnight.
In the quiet corridor.
Two of the doors to the rooms were quietly and gently opened.
Then someone walked out of the room, walked quickly to the elevator, pressed the "Down" button, and entered the elevator as soon as the doors opened.
But unbeknownst to them —
Coincidentally, in front of the elevators on two different floors, when the elevator doors closed one after the other, there were also people quietly watching this scene.
The girl who had opened the door and walked out, leaning against the door of her room, looked at the closed elevator not far away and shook her head lightly.
On the other floor, in almost the same position, the young chief supervisor of SSK stood leaning against the wall with his arms crossed in front of his chest. He looked at the number displayed on the elevator as he thought about something.
On the sixth floor of the hotel.
The lights in the training room lit up.
Two familiar figures were already sitting opposite each other in front of the computer screen. Even the content of their conversation was as simple and familiar as ever:
"Open."
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