Cheng Siyan, Esports Home's reporter in City N, was a reporter for Team Wind Howl in the Glory competitive scene.
After seeing the comment "Tired, I don't love", Cheng Siyan was even more shocked. She hurriedly flipped through several pages of comments and saw that quite a few fans were puzzled by this "Tired, I don't love" comment, but Fang Rui didn't reply again.
If this comment was directed at Glory, could it be that Fang Rui was planning on retiring?
This guess gave Cheng Siyan a fright.
Fang Rui had become a pro player in Season 5 of the Glory Alliance. This year, quite a few outstanding players had appeared in the pro scene, but because it happened to be right next to Season 4 of the Golden Generation, Season 5 seemed very weak.
In terms of the players who had been selected as All-Stars, this season, apart from Fang Rui, there was the other member of the Void Ghost Duo, Wu Yuce. Then there was the hottest player right now, Zhou Zekai.
These three had all become famous at a young age and were currently in their prime. Just like the Golden Generation, they were at the peak of their careers. No matter what, Fang Rui shouldn't be thinking about retiring, right?
Cheng Siyan shook her head furiously, rejecting this crazy thought of retiring.
Tired, I don't love. If it wasn't directed at Glory, then was it directed at the team? Or was it his personal life?
Glory's esports players were all still young, so it wasn't too surprising for them to encounter emotional entanglements. However, Cheng Siyan, who was familiar with Wind Howl, had never heard that Fang Rui had already stepped into his personal life. After denying this possibility, all that was left was the battle team.
Fang Rui, did he not love the team?
Was this … a sign that he was leaving?
Cheng Siyan was startled.
As Wind Howl's team reporter, she could be said to have paid more attention to the team's changes than anyone else. Tang Hao's addition and Zhao Yuzhe's rise filled Wind Howl's team with energy and vitality. However, as a professional, Cheng Siyan could see that Fang Rui's role in Wind Howl's strategy had been weakened due to these two players' styles. She had written an article pointing this out, and hoped that Wind Howl would make adjustments. But for an entire season, Wind Howl had started with a bang and collapsed with a bang. This problem hadn't been properly resolved.
In the new season, Wind Howl began to bring in new players. People who cared about this issue were also looking forward to what kind of tactical system Wind Howl would create in the new season. They probably would not have thought that the final solution to this problem would be to let Fang Rui leave.
If they really couldn't fit in, they could only accept this choice. But the problem was, as Wind Howl's team reporter, Cheng Siyan hadn't seen Wind Howl put in much effort in this area. What she saw was Tang Hao and Zhao Yuzhe displaying their styles to the fullest, while Fang Rui was exhausted trying to match their style.
He didn't catch up, so he was abandoned?
If that was the case, Cheng Siyan could completely understand Fang Rui's feelings of "tiredness and lack of love".
Transfers were undoubtedly the highlight of the summer reports. An All Star transfer like Fang Rui was even more important, so when Cheng Siyan discovered this, she couldn't just ignore it. It was just that just based on the seven words on Weibo and her own imagination, this kind of news article was too mysterious. She needed more information.
Cheng Siyan tried to send a message to Fang Rui, but didn't get a reply. After a bit of hesitation, she finally called him, but his phone was turned off.
If she couldn't get the person involved, contacting Wind Howl with just seven people seemed a bit exaggerated. Cheng Siyan continued to look at Fang Rui's Weibo post, thinking about what to do next.
Suddenly, she realized that Fang Rui's Weibo post came after the Ghost Parade easter egg quest. This shouldn't be a coincidence. Perhaps something happened during this quest that affected his mood, to the point of "tiredness and lack of love". If she could find out what happened during this quest, would she be able to find some clues?
Who could she ask?
Cheng Siyan looked at her QQ group list. She basically had all of Wind Howl's friends on these five teams. But if she asked Wind Howl themselves, she might not be able to see the situation clearly. What about the other teams? Cheng Siyan looked down. Chu Yunxiu? Su Mucheng?
There were very few female pro players, and there weren't many female Glory reporters either. Cheng Siyan was also a rare species, so she had a good relationship with the two female gods. Coincidentally, the two of them were also involved in this easter egg mission. Cheng Siyan hurriedly asked the two of them for information.
But Chu Yunxiu seemed to be offline. Su Mucheng quickly replied, explaining the situation of this easter egg quest.
Because their relationship was quite good, Cheng Siyan wanted to hear the details of the process. Su Mucheng didn't refuse. When she heard that Happy and Wind Howl had directly exchanged fire, Cheng Siyan was excited. This time, she had asked the right person.
Cheng Siyan didn't want to miss any details of this battle. Su Mucheng also knew that she was Wind Howl's team reporter, so she wasn't surprised. However, Happy's battle with Wind Howl ended with Demon Subduer's death. Afterwards, they quickly retreated and then lay in ambush, watching as Wind Howl was surrounded by Misty Rain and Royal Style. The dispute between Zhao Yuzhe and Fang Rui happened after Demon Subduer died. At that time, Happy was already retreating, so he didn't hear their conversation. It was just that when they retreated, Zhao Yuzhe attacked alone, and in the end, Wind Howl was completely annihilated, leaving only Fang Rui's Doubtful Demon. Su Mucheng had an impression of these events, so she naturally told her everything.
Cheng Siyan didn't directly hear what she wanted to hear, but she was familiar with Team Wind Howl. From Zhao Yuzhe's lone pursuit, to Wind Howl's abandonment of the pursuit, to Fang Rui's survival when they were surrounded by Misty Rain and Royal Style, she could already guess quite a few things.
She was certain that there was a problem between Fang Rui and Zhao Yuzhe.
Because she was familiar with Wind Howl's players. Zhao Yuzhe was a rookie. To put it nicely, he was very aggressive. To put it bluntly, he was a bit too eager for quick success. In that sort of situation, he would have decisively pursued, but Fang Rui was the master of playing dirty. He would definitely be cautious and careful. In addition, he knew far more about Ye Xiu's strength than Zhao Yuzhe. In that sort of situation, he definitely wouldn't have given chase.
At that time, Captain Tang Hao hadn't been there. Even though Fang Rui was Wind Howl's vice-captain, the second-in-command, because of their different styles, Zhao Yuzhe liked Tang Hao's style, but didn't approve of Fang Rui's. Zhao Yuzhe most likely wouldn't approve of Fang Rui's instructions. He would still follow his familiar style. As a result, a dispute would be unavoidable. And in the dispute between the two, Captain Tang Hao would definitely lean towards Zhao Yuzhe's side. After all, the two of them had similar styles. And Fang Rui, who had fought for Wind Howl for so many years, was probably already an anomaly compared to them.
Cheng Siyan sighed deeply.
She finally understood what it meant to be tired and unloved.
Fang Rui had probably been trying to establish a connection with Tang Hao and Zhao Yuzhe, but he hadn't received any response. This was exactly the same as the saying: I originally set my heart to the moon, but the moon shines on the ditch.
And this wasn't the first or second time. For an entire season, Fang Rui hadn't been able to get Tang Hao and Zhao Yuzhe to integrate with him. Even after losing the playoffs, Tang Hao and Zhao Yuzhe didn't change their minds.
Perhaps this was a form of persistence, a belief in their own style and a stalemate. But now, Fang Rui was hurt by their persistence. Disheartened, what other choice did he have other than to leave?
Club Wind Howl didn't seem to have any opinion on this matter. They had always been indifferent. But in reality, the way Glory operated, the captain had the right to speak on this matter. Tang Hao's attitude was the same as the Club's decision on how to deal with this matter. Unfortunately, this was the result that Fang Rui ended up with. Tang Hao stuck to his original style and didn't cater to Fang Rui's dirty playstyle at all. It was just that Fang Rui's one-sided response to the team's style wasn't very effective, making it so that his value couldn't be maximized.
"It's really … changing …" Cheng Siyan muttered to herself. Brawler and Thief, Demon Subduer and Doubtful Demon. After Fang Rui joined the team and Wind Howl formed this partnership, they were called a criminal duo and attracted a lot of attention. Even though they didn't make it to the finals together, Wind Howl was still a regular in the playoffs. Their strength couldn't be looked down upon by any other team. But now, everything was over. Lin Jingyan had left, Fang Rui was also preparing to leave, and the Thief playstyle didn't seem to suit Tang Hao and the other new members of Wind Howl. Wind Howl probably wouldn't bring in any new Thief players. Was the criminal duo of Brawler and Thief going to end just like this?
Cheng Siyan didn't know either. In the end, she still hadn't gotten any first-hand information about the players involved, but at this moment, she was already starting to feel sad. Even though she knew that this choice might be beneficial to Wind Howl's development, for the invested fans, it was very difficult for them to face this problem rationally. The criminal duo was the symbol of Wind Howl in their hearts, and now, breaking up this duo was like Hundred Blossoms losing Blossoms and Blood, Void losing the Ghost Duo, and Blue Rain losing its sword and curse. It was very uncomfortable.
"Why did it end up like this?" Cheng Siyan didn't ask about the upcoming battle in Ghost Lair. She was already too lazy to write about it. She believed that many of her peers would write about it, and right now, all she cared about was Wind Howl. She was already prepared to personally go and ask about it tomorrow morning.
Who would have thought that the next morning, before Cheng Siyan even left the house, she would receive a call saying that there was major news. Cheng Siyan was shocked. She thought that the transfer had been completed overnight, but what she heard was the news of Seaside's Zhao Yang's retirement.
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