Drawing lots to form groups was purely up to fate and luck.
But to be honest, if one had a choice, no one would be willing to go against SSK.
Even if this team's performance in this year's World Finals seemed to be abnormal, even if the outside world's evaluation was that this team's condition was extremely rare and was no longer at its peak, even if this team's World Number One Mid seemed to have some problems with his personal condition.
But all of this still wouldn't shake people's expectations of drawing lots.
It was almost a subconscious avoidance instinct.
This was because this team from Korea's LCK had dominated the entire world's professional eSports circle for the past few seasons. They had created a glorious record that countless other top teams had to look up to. They had also caused countless top professional players to suffer countless crushing defeats in front of the world's number one player.
After all, no matter what happened, before they were truly defeated, this team was still the world's strongest.
And because of this —
When Morning Star said this calmly at the dining table, everyone couldn't help but fall silent.
They looked at the captain of Team God's mid laner in a daze.
They knew this person's personality and temper, so they naturally knew that if these words came out of his mouth, it wouldn't be a joke, but a real thought.
Soon, KG's jungler Old C came back to his senses and slapped his forehead.
"Sigh, that's true."
"With Star King's current condition … it's indeed not a problem for them to go up against F!"
Everyone was reminded of this, and they all looked as if they had just been enlightened.
"That's right."
"Really, I forgot about this."
"Now that Star King is going up against F's mid laner, they really have a higher chance of winning than anyone else and at any time in the past!"
Before this year's World Finals, no one dared to think about this. But now, not only did SSK's world number one mid have an obvious problem with his strength, but more importantly, Morning Star, who was sitting in front of them, had also found a way to break through the bottleneck of his strength. He had truly stepped over the threshold from the realm of half a step into the Four Emperors —
The current Daybreak Morning Star's strength was far from what the other top seven monarchs could compare to.
In fact, Morning Star was the only one who said that he was still a step away. But even so, the strength he displayed was enough to be mentioned in the same breath as the Yonkō (Four Princes).
KG and the others couldn't help but get excited.
"Sigh, if that's the case —"
"We'll have a better chance against Legend."
"When our group defeats Legend and advances to the finals, Star King's God defeats SSK … it'll be a grand finale!"
"High-class horses against high-class horses, middle-class horses against middle-class horses. I think this distribution is very reasonable!"
Everyone could not help but imagine the beautiful scene of their two LPL teams meeting in the finals. The atmosphere at the dining table suddenly became even more enthusiastic.
Morning Star's expression remained calm and steady in the face of everyone's praises. No one could tell what he was thinking.
At that moment, Lin Feng raised his head.
He glanced at Morning Star.
Then he lowered his eyes again.
Perhaps to the others at the dining table, they only thought that Morning Star had gained great confidence after his recent breakthrough, but only he knew that the truth was not so.
It was because of the last words he said to Morning Star last night.
It made the other party clearly aware of the urgency of the real situation.
They wanted to fight SSK in advance.
It was not that they couldn't wait.
They had no choice but to seize the opportunity.
Because if they really gave the world's strongest team and the world's number one mid-laner more time …
The scales of victory would only tilt more and more in the opponent's favor.
…
They ate hotpot until late into the night.
After paying the bill, the LPL team left the city and returned to the hotel.
When they arrived at the hotel and were about to go back to their rooms to rest, Lin Feng was stopped by Shi Hang. "Hey, are you free tonight?"
Lin Feng scratched his head.
"Oh, I'm fine."
Shi Hang waved his hand bluntly. "Alright, come and accompany me downstairs for a while. I'm full up ahead, so I can take a walk to digest the food."
Although it was said to be a walk, the two really did casually stroll around the hotel downstairs.
The autumn night in Paris was a little cooler than in Manchester City. The evening breeze blew away the smell of hotpot on their bodies and also made them a little more awake and refreshed.
Shi Hang grabbed his collar and sniffed with his nose, then curled his lips in dissatisfaction.
"That Sichuan hotpot just now is not authentic."
"It's a little bad."
"We have to eat authentic when we return home."
Lin Feng commented, "Let's go. Anyway, you guys can rest before the New Year. It's a good time to take a break. Let's go to Sichuan directly. It's as authentic as it can be —"
Indeed.
The ongoing S Series World Finals could be considered the last major event of the year. When the World Finals came to an end, this year's season would be considered to have come to an end. Welcoming new challenges would only be a matter after the New Year. Before the New Year, the various Clubs could relax for a while.
"Of course!" Shi Hang nodded in strong agreement with Lin Feng's view, then rubbed his nose. "Sigh, isn't it a little too heartless of me? No matter what, we lost the game and were eliminated, but I'm so optimistic and not sad at all. If our local fans see this, they'll criticize me — "
Lin Feng shook his head.
"It's not that bad."
"You guys played very well. Didn't Brother Mi also say that even though you lost, it was a glorious loss."
Yes, no matter how strict and harsh the players and netizens of the national server were, Team Quick Water's performance and results in this season's finals could be considered impeccable. Again, it was extremely rare for a team to have such a performance in the finals for the first time.
"Yes, that's fine —"
Shi Hang nodded, then changed the topic.
"But, to be honest, I really don't feel that bad right now."
"Unlike Thirteen and the other Assassins, their strength is there for all to see. If it was in the past, they would definitely at least enter the top eight or top four. This year, they just had bad luck in the draw and went to the death group, which is why they were eliminated early."
"Besides, their Assassins are also the only face of the LMS region. With their elimination, the LMS region was completely annihilated early. With Thirteen's character, he definitely won't be able to live with it, unlike us. Anyway, Speed is the third seed in the LPL, and the first and second seeds have already entered the top four. Adding us is just icing on the cake, and losing us won't affect the overall situation —"
"Even if the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up, right?"
Shi Hang expressed his opinion eloquently, but when he reached this point, he paused for a moment. His expression became solemn again.
"But even though I don't feel that bad …
"But some of my experiences … are really deeper than before."
Lin Feng raised his head and looked at Shi Hang.
"Oh?"
Shi Hang said seriously.
"I mean, a sense of urgency."
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