Shanghai, Shanghai, God Team Club's training base. The players and coaches of Team One and Team Two gathered in the training room. Looking at the game screen with the "Defeat" emblem on the computer screen in front of them, everyone was silent.
In front of the computer screen, Yasuo's Morning Star, who had just lost to Han Shihao, had a complicated expression on his face. He was also silent for a long time.
He lost.
The lineups of both sides were similar in this match.
The only difference was …
Perhaps it was the difference in strength between him and Han Shihao in the middle lane.
Sitting next to Morning Star, Huangxue Nightsong sighed. "This match … I didn't lose unjustly."
Only as a good friend of Morning Star, he could say these words so straightforwardly and without any hesitation. He didn't even try to hide his meaning.
Indeed, there was no problem with Morning Star's mid laner Victor's performance in this match. The only reason he lost was because Han Shihao's mid laner Yasuo was stronger.
Morning Star didn't get angry at his friend's evaluation. He just shook his head with a bitter smile.
"Indeed."
The gap between the Seven Kings and the Four Emperors might not be that big.
For example, he had defeated Moon, who was one of the Yonkō (Four Emperors) in the MSI Mid-Season Invitational last year. This time, he had fought against Moon, Phoenix, and the other Yonkō (Four Emperors) in Nightingale.
But Han Shihao was different.
He, Morning Star, had the confidence to compete with Moon and Pheonix.
But facing the leader of the Yonkō (Four Emperors), who was publicly recognized as the strongest mid laner in the world, he couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness every time they fought.
That guy …
No wonder he was the strongest among the Four Emperors.
…
Inside the private room of the NetCube Internet Cafe.
Lin Feng didn't play in the first two matches, so he had been watching Han Shihao's matches with Tang Bingyao and Ceng Rui for the past hour or so.
After the two matches, Tang Bingyao and Ceng Rui couldn't help but feel a little shocked.
Although they had seen Lin Feng's performance in a few matches yesterday, they already felt that Lin Feng's strength was not inferior to several of the Seven Kings, including Morning Star and Spoon. In some of his matches, his KDA was not inferior to the Yonko, Moon, and Phoenix.
But …
After watching Han Shihao's mid laner performance in these two matches, they finally felt the gap between them.
Han Shihao was also a carry, but compared to Lin Feng's midlaner yesterday, Han Shihao not only displayed the ability to carry the entire game, but also the ability to dominate the entire game.
Yes.
That was "dominance".
It was a feeling that was hard to describe with words. It was as if when Han Shihao was controlling his mid lane hero to fight in a match, the rhythm of the entire match was centered around him from beginning to end.
This kind of feeling wasn't felt by any of the other top players, not even Lin Feng.
Lin Feng was silent for a while before he gave his evaluation.
"That guy …"
"You're still as strong as before."
Generally speaking, when praising a pro player, it would be more along the lines of "he has become stronger."
But when it came to Han Shihao, a simple "he's still as strong as before" was enough.
This was because SSK's ace mid laner had always stood at the top of the world's esports pyramid. He didn't need to become stronger. As long as he maintained his usual strength and form, he was already at a height that no other professional mid laner could hope to reach.
Five years had passed since Season 1 to Season 6.
There was never a lack of talented players in the esports circle.
But geniuses came and went. Generation after generation, some retired, and some rose. It seemed that Han Shihao had always stood at the top of the pyramid.
Lin Feng's eyes were cold.
(This …)
(This is the scariest thing about that guy.)
… …
After watching the first two matches, the third round began. Lin Feng was finally assigned to group A, where he would have to fight against Nightingale in the dark.
At the same time, in Group B, Han Shihao also began his third match.
Countless League of Legends players and netizens flooded into Group B's Dark Battle OB rooms on all major live streaming platforms. For them, being able to see the world's number one mid laner, F, participate in the Dark Battle at Nightingale was definitely better than any other pro player, be it in terms of gimmicks or viewpoints.
However …
Han Shihao unexpectedly lost the third round of the Dark Battle.
At the 31st minute, the match in Group B ended.
Looking at the "Defeated" emblem on the computer screen, Han Shihao's expression remained unchanged. It was as if this match's defeat was insignificant to him.
And …
It wasn't an undeserved loss.
His opponent for this match was one of the few strong opponents he had faced in the OGN region on the Korean server, Fate's mid laner, Moon, who was also one of the Four Emperors.
The opponent's jungler was ET007, while their own jungler seemed to be a North American professional player. However, his strength was slightly lacking. In the early stages of the game, when the opponent's ET007 was diligently grabbing the middle lane, they weren't able to provide him with timely support and anti-squat help.
As a result, his mid wasn't able to develop smoothly in the early stages.
Of course, even if it was a pressure match, it wasn't that he couldn't play. In countless professional tournaments or ordinary games, he had also fought countless times in the early stages of the match, but still managed to turn the tables on his own in the later stages.
Even if this was a Nightingale match, even if his opponent was Moon, who was also one of the Yonko, he still had enough confidence.
However …
His opponent wasn't just Moon.
His opponent's top laner was J.
Han Shihao's gaze was slightly lowered. His eyes flickered with a hint of coldness.
The existence of the previous generation that Daozai mentioned …
Sure enough, he couldn't be underestimated.
… …
The League of Legends players and netizens on the Internet were clamoring. Many Korean players felt indignant about Han Shihao's loss in the previous match.
In their opinion, it wasn't their God F's problem to lose this match.
Even if the opponent was Moon and J., two of the Yonko, their God F was the world's strongest mid. He was absolutely invincible.
If it wasn't for the fact that their jungler was so bad, causing their God F to develop so badly in the early stages, they definitely wouldn't have lost this match!
Even on the Chinese server, the Chinese players and netizens couldn't help but have the same opinion. They were talking about it:
"F really didn't lose this match because of his mid."
"His performance was still very strong."
"His jungler really wasn't very reliable … He didn't take care of the mid lane. Otherwise, it would be hard to say who would win."
"For a mid, a jungler is really too important."
Less than two minutes after the third round of the match in Group B ended, the match in Group A also quickly came to an end.
In the match that had just ended in Group A, Lin Feng had fought against the mid laner Master of Shadow Stream.
The opponent's mid wasn't very strong and was completely suppressed by him in the early stages. He cooperated with his jungler and gank twice to quickly establish an advantage in the line. In the middle of the team battle, his Master of Shadows dealt enough damage. He cut to the back several times to kill the opponent's mid lane hero, and smoothly cooperated with the team to win the match.
Lin Feng was quite satisfied.
"Hmm, it feels good today."
Of course, he would take advantage of this and continue to play.
Soon, the groups for the fourth round of the dark matches were arranged. Lin Feng was assigned to the purple team in Group B.
At the same time …
Han Shihao, who had just finished the third round, also entered the fourth round of the dark matches.
Similarly —
He was also assigned to Group B.
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