No team could guarantee that they would always be at the top.
In the professional esports circle, this was the consensus of all the teams and players in the circle.
No matter how strong a team was, how flashy their lineup was, or what glorious achievements they had achieved in the past, in the professional esports circle, it was impossible for any team to have a smooth sailing from start to finish.
There would always be times when one's form was poor.
Perhaps half a year, a season, or even an entire season.
Even if one's form was always good, luck was also a factor that couldn't be ignored.
Just like this season's strongest team in Europe, Legend. Not only did they have a mid laner like Phoenix, one of the Four Emperors, the team's overall strength had always been recognized as the best in Europe.
But in the S6 Spring Tournament this year, Legend unexpectedly performed poorly and missed out on the European LCS Spring Championship Trophy. They didn't even have the chance to participate in MSI.
If this was the case for Legend, one of the Four Emperors, then there was no need to mention other teams.
Tian Tian's KG team was an example.
At their peak, KG's strength was almost on par with God's Hand, and they had the momentum to compete with God for the title of "the strongest team in the country."
But in the second half of the S5 Season, KG's form suddenly began to decline.
If it wasn't for Tian Tian's sudden burst of strength in the middle of the S5 World Finals, which reignited KG's morale, perhaps KG would still be in that state.
But …
These were all examples that could be used as evidence.
But there were also exceptions.
…
"SSK has always been stable."
Lin Feng sighed from the bottom of his heart as he sat in the front row to watch the match.
Even as an opponent, he couldn't help but admire and admire SSK under Han Shihao's leadership.
From the S1 Season until now.
For four to five years.
During this period, SSK's strength may have fluctuated, but compared to any other team, SSK's overall form was terrifyingly stable.
Every season, they seemed to be the champions of the OGN region.
In every international tournament, as long as SSK participated, they would at least make it to the finals.
Even in the S Series World Finals, this team had never fallen out of the top four.
In the minds of countless ordinary League of Legends players, SSK was almost invincible. For example, in the MSI Mid-Season Invitational, before the group stage had even begun, the vast majority of players and spectators were already certain that SSK would be the first to advance from Group B.
Even MLG Team and Assassin Team had never received such blind confidence from the majority of players.
An Xin, who was sitting next to Lin Feng, smiled.
"The undefeatable image in everyone's eyes …"
"This invisible aura will also put a lot of pressure on the other teams."
Yes.
When faced with a team shrouded in the aura of "invincibility", because the opponent had never lost, this fact would affect your mentality. You couldn't help but feel nervous, and then when it came to the actual competition, you would be even more likely to perform poorly.
In the end, he lost again.
This further added color to his opponent's invincible aura.
Lin Feng remained silent and nodded.
He completely agreed with An Xin's words.
In fact, he could faintly feel the invisible pressure now. That was because he saw that his nemesis from back then was still at the pinnacle of Gold even after so many years had passed. Moreover, his aura was even stronger than it was back then.
His opponent had become even stronger.
When Lin Feng realized this, he couldn't help but feel a bit depressed.
This also meant that it would be much more difficult for him to surpass that person.
Maybe even …
Could he surpass his opponent?
An Xin's eyes lit up when she saw Lin Feng's solemn expression. Then, she suddenly smiled and said,
"Alright, alright.
It's not as scary as you think, actually.
"Moreover, that saying is correct. It's impossible for any team to stand at the top forever and never be defeated. It's just that there's no one who truly has the strength to launch an attack and challenge them."
"But a certain someone had a 50-50 chance of winning against F back in the day."
"You don't have confidence?"
On the other side, Tang Bingyao clenched her fists and pumped them into the air, trying her best to cheer Lin Feng on.
"If it's Lin Feng, he'll be fine!"
"Do your best!"
Lin Feng took a deep breath and raised his head. A bright smile once again appeared on his face as he said, "Alright, I'll give you a piece of my mind. I'll give you a piece of my mind.
"Oh, that's right!"
"It's just that no one has issued a challenge yet."
"Let that guy wait a little longer —"
"When I'm ready to come back, SSK's days won't be so peaceful anymore, hahaha —"
…
It was about half past nine.
At this time, as the opening ceremony of the MSI invitational tournament was about to begin, Su Xue, who had been busy backstage with DouYu TV's other super administrators and staff, finally returned to Lin Feng's side.
As soon as she sat down, she grabbed a bottle of water and gulped it down. She only put the bottle down after drinking a third of it. She heaved a sigh of relief.
"Phew —"
"I'm exhausted."
Tang Bingyao asked curiously.
"Sister Xue, how are the preparations for DouYu going?"
"Have you interviewed anyone?"
Su Xue nodded, then shook her head.
"We're pretty much done with the preparations. We just need to make some adjustments to the cameras and other equipment. After that, I went over the interview script with the super administrator a few times.
But as for the actual interviews … I'm not supposed to be doing them this morning. "
"There's another male streamer who's going to be doing this with me. He's in charge of the morning half. I'm scheduled to be in the afternoon."
Hearing this, An Xin laughed.
"Then you're going to have an even more important task."
"There's only two matches in the morning, right? There's four in the afternoon!"
Su Xue sighed. "That's right. I just wanted to switch places with that male streamer, but he wouldn't let me. He said that I'm DouYu's representative this time, so I have to take on the most important task." Su Xue sighed.
"Well, capable people do more work," Lin Feng commented.
"I don't want that kind of comment, okay?" Su Xue protested weakly.
As they conversed, quite a few gazes couldn't help but drift over. Many of the audience members were already envious of Lin Feng's two prettiest girls. Now, there was an even more mature and sexy girl sitting next to Lin Feng. Their eyes turned red with jealousy.
Damn, comparisons are odious!
Why are the people sitting next to them only gay friends?
But before long, everyone's attention was drawn to the stage.
The MSI Mid-Season Invitational had officially begun.
A beautiful female host in an elegant white dress walked up to the stage. She held the microphone in her hand and gave a simple opening speech, earning her a round of applause and cheers from the audience.
She paused for a moment, then smiled and announced:
"Now then, let us welcome the six participating teams of the MSI Mid-Season Invitational to the stage!"
Thunderous applause erupted in the eSports arena once again.
This time, the cheers and screams were even louder.
Everyone's eyes were glued to the stage. Under the watchful eyes of the audience, the six participating teams of MSI stepped onto the stage one after another.
Team SSK.
Team Season.
Team God- Hand of God.
Team Assassin.
Team MLG.
Team Wild Card.
Of the six teams, Team God, the home team, received the loudest cheers and applause.
On the other hand, Lin Feng's gaze immediately locked onto SSK.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at Han Shihao, who stood at the head of the five players.
As if it was a coincidence, Han Shihao raised his head and looked in the direction of Lin Feng.
In the air —
It was as if their eyes were about to meet.
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