There was a saying that went, "A true man does not boast about his past achievements", but it actually meant that one should not boast. However, for those former professional players who retired to become League of Legends streamers, most of them really did not want to hear their fans and audience repeatedly mention their past achievements.
September Frost Leaf was one of them.
That was because no matter how glorious the past was, it was all in the past.
It could not be recreated.
Every professional player had their own peak period, but after retirement, the glory of the past would naturally no longer exist. The domineering style that allowed them to dominate the field would gradually disappear with the decline of their own strength.
They might still be stronger than most ordinary streamers, but they could no longer compare to themselves in the past.
This was actually a very complicated feeling.
Now that they had become streamers, they could earn more money and support themselves with an income that was countless times more generous than when they were professional players back then.
However, the passion that could surge in their chests back then was slowly eroded and cooled down with the material and benefits of reality.
Sometimes, when September Frost Leaf saw some fans in the live streaming room sighing and saying that "God Ye's strength is not as good as it was back then", even though he had retired to become a streamer for a few years.
He knew that it was the truth.
Perhaps, if he hadn't chosen to retire back then and had continued to fight for his dream in that passionate and hot-blooded arena, perhaps he would have been able to take another step forward in the S4 and S5 seasons?
Perhaps, he would not just be a world champion in an international tournament?
Perhaps, he would have the opportunity to win the first S-League championship trophy for the national server?
However, those were just "perhaps".
With "possibility" came "risk".
It meant that the trade-off and choice had become a gamble with the future on the line.
Back then, he did not know if he could go further in his career as a professional eSports player. That was why he took a step back, turned around, and left the eSports arena to become a League of Legends streamer.
Naturally, such a choice had brought him extremely rich material benefits, but it also caused him to lose the opportunity and possibility to go further in his dream.
September Frost Leaf took a deep breath, and his face was calm and expressionless.
That was a compromise.
A compromise with reality.
…
In fact, after a few years like this, he had already gotten used to his identity as a gaming streamer.
It didn't matter that his strength had declined. At least he was stronger than the other anchors.
Even if his controls, hand speed, and awareness were not as good as they were in the past, it did not matter. With his original fan base and his humorous and witty live-streaming style, he would still be able to establish himself as the number one streamer in DouYu's League of Legends section.
That's great, isn't it?
At least, that was what he kept telling himself.
September Frost Leaf retracted his thoughts and focused his attention back on the current ranking match.
This round …
It's not over yet.
At the 25th minute of the game time, the third dragon spawned.
At this time, both the Blue and Purple armies had a small dragon buff in their hands, and this small dragon wouldn't give up easily.
Thus, another wave of team battles broke out.
The Rock Golem used its ultimate skill first, and this time, it finally hit Jinx and Jungling Prince. However, Clockwork's ultimate skill was not able to follow up in time, so the ideal combination of the ultimate skill and the BOSS did not materialize.
Jinx gave up Blink and ran.
Prince, on the other hand, did not retreat. Instead, he used EQ to send Clockwork flying, and then used his ultimate skill to trap Clockwork in the towering circular rock wall.
In the blue team, the lone Fox used his ultimate skill, Sudden Charge, followed by Charm, followed by two consecutive Q's. Together with Jinx's ultimate skill, they instantly killed Clockwork.
Lin Feng's Vayne, on the other hand, was targeted by Dan Ruiwen.
In this wave of team battles, Vayne's [Blink] was still on cooldown, so he couldn't take the initiative to cut into the battlefield. Vayne's [Flash] was still on cooldown, so he couldn't take the initiative to cut into the battlefield. If it wasn't for his backhand skill, [Demon's Judgment], which knocked Vayne back in time, he would have been instantly killed.
But this way …
On the Purple side, Lin Feng's Vayne had no choice but to temporarily retreat. This wave of team battles was out of the question.
In this wave of 0 for 2, the Blue team killed off Lin Feng's mid laner, Clockwork, and the jungling Blind Monk. They easily took the third small dragon, and Lin Feng and the other two on the Purple team could only choose to retreat.
…
The Blue team was in the lead with another small dragon and two kills.
The situation was becoming more and more unfavorable for the Purple team.
At this time, whether it was September Frost Leaf or Su Xue's stream, the viewers were becoming more and more pessimistic.
At this point …
It was going to be very difficult to win.
The Blue team's solo and mid laner's ability to cut into the backline and insta-kill players was simply unfathomable. Even Jinx, who had been suppressed at the bottom lane, was starting to develop. On the other hand, the purple team's Rockman and Clockwork were so weak that even their support bots were becoming less and less useful.
There was no hope of victory.
September Frost Leaf remained silent, but in his heart, he had already tacitly agreed with the bullet comments.
Indeed.
This round was already very difficult to win.
It wasn't the problem with their bottom lane, but rather their teammates weren't strong enough, allowing the Blue team to develop too smoothly.
They still had to fight, but they could only do their best and leave the rest to fate.
At the same time, Lin Feng also saw the same comment in the live stream channel.
「 Is it going to be hard to win? 」
Suddenly, Lin Feng blurted out:
「 Not really. 」
「 There's still a good chance. 」
Including September Frost Leaf, the fans and viewers in the live stream channel were all dumbfounded.
There's still a good chance?
Where did this chance come from? Why didn't they see it?
Soon, they got an answer to their questions.
「 Because my Vayne is really strong! 」
A certain someone took a deep breath, his eyes shining brightly.
In the ears of the viewers in the stream, it sounded like Lin Feng was just boasting out of habit.
But for September Frost Leaf, he couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat. He even fell into a trance for a moment.
That sentence …
It was very familiar.
However, before September Frost Leaf could recall anything, the ranking match had entered an increasingly tense rhythm.
After gaining the upper hand, the blue team began to organize their attacks more frequently, invading the jungle and pushing down the towers. They snowballed their advantage in the shortest time possible. September Frost Leaf, who was the support for the purple team, had no choice but to focus and control his robot to scout the jungle with all sorts of traps.
At this time, the Purple team's top and middle towers had been taken down.
The Blue team's heroes had shifted their targets to the bottom lane.
Moreover, the Blue team's Fox, Jungler Prince, and Jinx were moving very quickly. One moment they were in the middle lane, the next moment they had passed through the Purple team's bottom lane and arrived at the bottom lane.
They immediately led their minions toward the Purple team's second tower in the bottom lane!
They didn't even give the Purple team a chance to react!
September Frost Leaf had already sent a signal to his teammates.
"Retreat.
"The second tower won't be easy to defend."
But at this time, the Purple team's top lane Rock Golem was the first to stand in front of the second tower in the bottom lane. He seemed to think that he had tanky equipment and wanted to continue clearing a wave of minions under the tower to slow down the enemy's pushing speed.
September Frost Leaf panicked.
"What is this Rock Golem thinking?!
"Let's go!"
The warning signal to retreat rang out rapidly. Finally, the Stone Golem players reluctantly prepared to retreat.
However, a crisis suddenly appeared at this moment!
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