In fact, very few people could be like No. 1, who could see the truth at a glance.
In the eyes of most people, as the number one mid laner in the LPL division, Morning Star had always been a person who treated people well and was calm and composed when commanding battles on the field.
Even in the annual S4 LPL division selection, when Morning Star was voted the best LPL professional player of the year with an overwhelming number of votes, the host had such a compliment for Morning Star in his introductory speech.
"A modest gentleman, as gentle as jade."
It sounded like deja vu for an actor in an idol drama.
But it was unanimously recognized and approved by almost all players in the national server.
Therefore, under this kind of impression, very few people could truly see that this mid laner captain of Team God actually had a ruthless streak in his bones.
Ruthless to himself.
Perhaps the old employees of Team God would have some impression.
A few years ago, when the current number one mid laner in the LPL had just joined God- Hand of God as an outstanding newcomer in the LSPL First Division, Morning Star was placed on the bench because he was not familiar with the environment of the LPL division.
At that time, Hand of God was already regarded as one of the top clubs in the country, and the internal competition was extremely fierce. As a rookie, Morning Star did not perform too well in the club's internal training, so in the first few months, he did not even get a chance to play in an official match.
Even the coach of the club at that time was busy with the training of the host team and had no time to pay attention to a rookie like Morning Star. He only said perfunctorily, "Practice more and learn more. As a substitute, you can't slack off."
The club did not care, he could not play, and he sat on the bench as if he was invisible.
In such a situation, any other rookie professional player would probably not be able to take it.
Perhaps they would give up on themselves, or perhaps they would just relax and muddle along.
But Morning Star did not.
He really listened to the coach's perfunctory words.
For a whole four months, every day, regardless of whether he played or not, he would come to the training room in advance to participate in the team's internal training competition. He would go all out when he went on the field, and he would focus on watching the game off the field. He would even take notes and study in his notebook. Whenever there was a chance, he would look for the coach or analyst to ask for advice and discuss.
Without anyone's supervision, he had to double the training tasks set by the club every day.
At night, when the other members of the team had long since gone to wash up and sleep, he was the only one left in the training room to continue his solo training.
It was a rare holiday. When his teammates went out in groups to have fun and eat, he was the only one who smiled and declined the invitation. He stayed in the base and continued to study the details of his battles.
Very few people knew that during the most difficult period where he could not see any hope or future, Morning Star only slept for four hours a day.
Yet, there were almost seventeen to eighteen hours of extremely boring and tiring training missions.
Never complained.
He gritted his teeth and persevered.
At that time, a coach in the club happened to find out about it. He was speechless for a long time. Finally, he sighed.
"To be so ruthless to himself, the last person to do this …"
"Only SSK's F is left?"
Yes.
At that time, the captain of SSK Team's mid laner was already standing at the top of the world's esports pyramid. However, the level of harshness and desperation he had towards himself was still the highest standard among all professional players.
At that time, Morning Star could already see some traces of Han Shihao in him.
Three years later.
Morning Star did not become the second Han Shihao.
But he became the number one mid laner in the LPL.
Until today, the two stood on the same stage, facing off against each other in the same Summoner's Canyon.
…
Only when one was ruthless to himself could he know where his limits were.
This was a sentence that Morning Star had read in a book. It had also become a belief that he had always adhered to after entering the professional esports circle.
It was like this in the past, and it was like this now.
Right now —
It was the same.
In the 27th minute of the match, in the God Team's competition room, Morning Star's mouse and keyboard moved rapidly in front of the computer screen on the mid laner seat. His gaze swept back and forth with the rapidly changing camera angles. His expression was calm and unchanging.
He was under a lot of pressure.
But this was something that he had long expected and prepared for.
That's right. This round's mid laner card was indeed a "willful" personal decision that he had made after a temporary argument with his head coach.
That's right. If he had listened to the coach's arrangement for this round and followed the club's earlier plan, he would have used his trump card, Rune Mage Ryze, in this crucial match. Their God Team's chances of winning would have increased by at least ten to twenty percent.
But this was not enough.
Morning Star took a deep breath.
Of course, choosing Ryze would give them a higher chance of winning this round, but that was it.
They had used their last trump card in exchange for a score of 2 to 2. Then, in the final match of life and death, what else could they rely on to win against the powerful and terrifying SSK?
So —
The trump card should be left for the final battle.
And before that, he had to rely on his own Card Master to forcefully prolong the team's life.
Life Card.
He was well aware of the extent of his Card Master. He knew better than anyone else that this was the limit of his Card Master.
But …
He still wanted to give it a try.
Morning Star raised his head. There seemed to be a ball of fire burning in his eyes and chest. It burned him painfully, but it also made his thoughts clearer and calmer.
Yes.
He wanted to try and see if he was worse than Ryze when he took out his Life Card, apart from the midlaner, Ryze, who was his trump card.
He also wanted to try to break through the bottleneck that had been stuck for two months, or even a year or two. He wanted to see if he could rely on this Life Card that he was most familiar with to make a breakthrough in this duel.
Yes.
There was no way out.
So —
He could only cut off all means of retreat and move forward!
…
The 28th minute of the match.
River, Xiaolong Fjord. A new Earthen Dragon spawned on time.
The live audience was already in an uproar. The European and American commentators on the official commentary platform opened their eyes wide in excitement as they discussed and guessed the next move of both teams.
On the stage, in the arena of God Team.
Wildsnow Nightsong's voice could be heard in the team's live chat channel.
"Ah Xing?"
This was an inquiry from the other members of God Team to their captain.
The four of them were waiting for an order.
Morning Star took a deep breath and slowly opened his mouth.
"Play."
It was an understatement.
But it carried a heavy weight.
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