Lin Feng walked out of the bathroom cubicle and turned on the tap in front of the sink to wash his hands. His thoughts drifted to the MSI finals that were about to begin tonight.
At the beginning of the MSI Mid-Season Invitational Tournament, the outside world had all sorts of speculations about how the tournament would turn out. However, Lin Feng had already guessed the outcome.
Of the six participating teams from MSI, only Season and SSK would advance to the finals.
One was number one in the world, and the other was number two in the world.
Even in the S1 season, with Lin Feng's peak condition, Tian Tian, Qiu, Ah Mo, and Eleven, it was unlikely that they would be able to win against SEASON or SSK.
But now, in the new generation …
In the world of professional esports, these two teams stood firmly at the top of the pyramid.
In a short period of time, no other team would be able to surpass them.
However, Lin Feng didn't think there would be any suspense about who would win the MSI championship trophy.
Sure, SEASON was strong.
But SSK was still stronger.
Lin Feng shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Speaking of which, compared to the MSI finals, he was more interested in the two all-star exhibition matches that the organizers had organized.
Many of his old rivals and friends had come.
However, Lin Feng didn't plan to "catch up" with them in person. So, for the past two days in the eSports arena, he had been very careful not to bump into any of the invited all-star players.
Otherwise …
Even if a few years had passed, those old opponents from back then might not be unable to recognize his appearance.
If they recognized him, what if one of them lost their composure and cried out "Maple" — —
Tsk.
Although this ID had been gradually forgotten in the professional esports circle, it was still deeply engraved in the minds of many of the veteran players attending the MSI Mid-Season Invitational.
If that happened, things would get out of hand.
… …
Just thinking about the possible scenarios made Lin Feng sweat uncontrollably. He hurriedly shook his head, turned off the faucet, wiped his hands, and quickly walked out of the bathroom.
But just as he was about to reach the bathroom door — —
A person was walking towards him.
He was a European with blond hair and blue eyes. His complexion was pale, typical of Europeans. He was tall and thin, and his appearance was ordinary. However, his eyes were extremely sharp and full of spirit.
Lin Feng's face turned green the moment he saw the European walking towards him.
Even someone as careless as him almost skipped a beat.
What he was afraid of really came true …
The person in front of him was one of the top Gods invited to MSI's All Star Exhibition Match.
The mid laner captain of the European team Legend.
The third of the Four Emperors.
phoenix！
Lin Feng knew that Phoenix had been invited to participate in this year's MSI All-Star Exhibition Match, but a few days ago, Europe's King of Spellcasters didn't make it to the venue due to flight problems, so Lin Feng had forgotten about Phoenix.
But in reality …
Among his old rivals, aside from his mortal enemy, F- Han Shihao, his greatest rival was Phoenix, who was ranked third among the Yonkō (Four Emperors).
Among the few top players, Phoenix was the coldest and most arrogant of them all. Even in his own team, Legend, he wasn't the type to get close to his teammates.
But back in the S1 World Championships, Lin Feng's team and Phoenix's team had a set of five best-of-five matches. In the end, Lin Feng defeated Phoenix head-on, shocking the entire professional scene. At the same time, Lin Feng won Phoenix's respect and friendship.
Rather than calling it friendship, it would be more accurate to say that it was a kind of mutual appreciation between opponents.
So at the end of the S1 Season, when news of Lin Feng's retirement shook the world of professional esports, Phoenix publicly expressed his opinion in an interview. He expressed his heartfelt regret and even said that Maple was the most talented and admirable opponent he had ever faced.
This time …
Who would have thought that the two of them would coincidentally bump into each other in front of MSI's restroom backstage.
Lin Feng's reaction was extremely fast. He immediately lowered his head to hide his face and quickened his pace.
But before that, Phoenix's gaze fell on Lin Feng's face. Even though it was only an extremely brief glance, Lin Feng's appearance was already reflected in Phoenix's eyes.
Phoenix was slightly taken aback.
He didn't know why, but he felt that the handsome Asian boy who had just walked out of the restroom looked somewhat familiar.
But when he couldn't help but take another look, Lin Feng had already hurriedly lowered his head and walked past him.
Phoenix stopped and turned to look at Lin Feng's back. His brows furrowed slightly.
Really …
He looked somewhat familiar.
There weren't many Asians who left an impression on him. Aside from the top Asian players in the professional esports circle, there were a few who should have already retired.
That young man just now definitely wasn't a well-known professional esports player in the current scene.
But who was he?
Phoenix searched through his memories, but to no avail. He shook his head and no longer thought about it. He turned around and continued to walk into the restroom.
But suddenly —
A figure that had been sealed in his memory for a long time flashed through his mind.
As if struck by a bolt of lightning, Phoenix's footsteps suddenly stopped. When he abruptly turned around to look, Lin Feng's figure had long disappeared from his vision.
It was as if he had a guilty conscience and fled at the speed of light.
…
Lin Feng returned to the front row of the arena and sat down next to Tang Bingyao and Anxin. It wasn't long before it was 6: 30 PM.
Countless rainbow-colored spotlights and thunderous applause erupted from the audience. The beautiful female host walked onto the stage and announced the official start of tonight's MSI finals with a smile on her face.
The 'best-of-five' match between Season and SSK was set for last.
First up were the two all-star exhibition matches.
The eyes of the live audience lit up as they clapped and screamed with all their might. One by one, the all-star players from all over the world walked onto the stage.
"Moon" – Moon.
North America's top laner, Seven.
Morning Stars.
"Autumn" – Autumn.
"Round" – Tian Tian.
"Four Kings" – F – Han Shihao.
Taiwan's top jungler, Nian Thirteen.
Europe's Seven Kings mid laner, Spoon.
"Immortal Bird" – Phoniex.
One by one, the top players of the Seven Kings and even the Four Kings appeared on the stage. Every appearance of one of them elicited cheers from the audience.
An Xin, who was sitting in the front row, commented with a smile.
"The all-star lineup this time is really complete."
Tang Bingyao glanced curiously at Lin Feng, who had an awkward expression on his face.
"Lin Feng, what's wrong?"
Lin Feng chuckled guiltily.
"Nothing, nothing."
"Let's watch the match!"
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