Fierce shooter

"We...won the championship?"

In the backstage lounge, Zuo Wu, the former manager of the Snake Team and now the manager of the Thorn Birds Team, looked at the screen dully.

He admitted that in the past six months, everyone at the Thorn Birds, including himself, had sacrificed a lot.

Although there were many ups and downs in the process, Li Luo was not able to achieve a complete victory in the spring split like he did with the EDG team last year.

In the regular season, the Thorns lost a lot of big games, and they lost more small games than the teams behind them in points.

But in the playoffs, the Thorn Birds were like riding a rocket, soaring to the point where every final score exceeded Zuo Wu's pre-match preset.

Now in the final, they defeated JD.com 3-0!

Although the opponents of the Thorn Birds in the final are not the giant IG and EDG teams that have won the world championship before and are widely recognized by the domestic audience, it is undeniable that JD.com stands out among them. This is enough to explain the JD.com team. Strength.

However, such a team was completely suppressed by the Thorn Birds team in terms of tactics and players' execution capabilities.

To Zuo Wu, it seemed like reality was like a dream.

As the manager of the club, when had he ever seen what the final stage looked like?

But now he has seen it, and soon he will be able to get up close with the players, and even hug the championship trophy!

"Calm down, it's just the LPL championship, it's no big deal."

Zhu Kai patted Zuo Wu on the shoulder.

Zuo Wu looked at Zhu Kai's narrow expression and instantly became happy: "Oh, let's pretend."

"Look, I was the champion in the spring and summer games last year, and again in the spring this year. Apart from Abramovich, I am the only coach who has won three consecutive championships in the domestic LPL, right?"

Zhu Kai was very proud.

"Okay, okay, what's the matter with the guy bringing tea and water?"

Zuo Wu immediately replied, but after replying, he smiled in relief: "But that's right, ordinary people really can't do the job of you serving tea and pouring water."

Just kidding.

Zuo Wu saw Zhu Kai's efforts in the past six months.

Zuo Wu admitted that during the Snake era, Zhu Kai did not play a particularly important role in the team's performance in his eyes.

Zhu Kai has done a good job in cultivating the relationship between players and maintaining the daily needs of the players.

But the tactics are hard to describe.

However, Zhu Kai, who came back after a year of "gilding" in the EDG team, gave Zuo Wu the feeling of seeing him with admiration after seeing him for three days.

How many times late at night have all the players gone to bed, but Zhu Kai hasn't slept yet.

How many times had he woke up, only to find Zhu Kai still staring at the computer screen and recording the review and some tactical information in detail when he arrived at the training room? Sometimes he even fell asleep directly on the chair.

Zhu Kai may not be the most powerful coach in the LPL.

But at least for the past six months, Zuo Wu can be sure that Zhu Kai is definitely the most diligent coach in the LPL division!

He is so diligent that he is desperate, even a man in his thirties works so hard.

"Then look, otherwise why wouldn't it be you who came on stage to bp?"

Zhu Kai also patted his old partner on the shoulder: "Come on, haven't you touched the trophy yet? Are you having a good time this time?"

"Okay, let's go!"

On the stage of the venue, neon lights poured on the several teenagers who stepped onto the stage after shaking hands.

The teenagers quickly rushed to the championship trophy, gathered around the trophy and raised it high!

"Okay, Master Tear, don't hold yourself tight, come on, hold it and feel it for yourself."

Xiangguo looked at Liu Qingsong staring at the trophy in a daze, and immediately joked.

However, this time Liu Qingsong did not reply. Instead, after a brief hesitation, he reached out and picked up the trophy.

"A little heavy."

Liu Qingsong raised the trophy with mixed feelings in his heart.

He has been playing professionally for a long time.

And in addition to the LPL league, Liu Qingsong also plays in other messy small games.

Now that he has won the trophy, which symbolizes the highest honor in the domestic league, Liu Qingsong feels that this feeling is really wonderful.

"Doesn't it feel good? You guys have had enough fun. You can experience it more when you get back to the base."

Xiangguo said with a smile.

"I've finished feeling this hug. Now I really want to know how it feels to win the MSI championship trophy. Mr. Gua, do you know?"

Liu Qingsong glanced sideways at the incense pot.

Xiangguo's face suddenly fell.

Of course he played MSI.

It's a pity that I couldn't touch the championship trophy.

You must know that the symbolic meaning of the MSI championship trophy in the S6 season is actually quite profound, because the first MSI in 2015 only had medals and no trophies.

They defeated the SKT team in the group stage, but were brutally beaten in the knockout round.

This has also become a big problem for Xiangguo.

"Although I haven't picked it up, at least I've smelled it. Ask Lao Li what it feels like. They know it well."

Xiangguo said angrily.

"I'd also like to know."

Xiye also added immediately.

In fact, he and Xiangguo theoretically have a higher desire for the MSI championship trophy than Brother Shengqiang and Liu Qingsong.

People are curious about things they have never been exposed to.

To put it bluntly, I am just interested.

But only when you get in touch with that stage, when the championship trophy has a chance to fall into your hands but flies away, the feeling of cherishing it after losing it will make people desire the championship trophy even more.

This is true for both Xiye and Xiangguo.

After Li Luo thought carefully for a few seconds, he slowly said: "It's been a long time. To be honest, I kind of forgot about it. I'll try to write down my feelings this time. If I write a long book, I might be able to publish a book."

Li Luo's words made the other members of the Thorn Birds slightly startled.

Xiangguo took the lead and smiled: "Okay, then you review it the second time, and we will learn the first time."

"Learn for the first time and hit MSI!"

After Xiye said these words, everyone in the Thorn Birds said "impact MSI" in unison, and at the same time held the trophy high again amidst the lingering cheers at the scene!

In this post-game interview session, Li Luo and Liu Qingsong were invited to participate.

Liu Qingsong doesn't accept many interviews. Although he doesn't resist interviews in his heart, he definitely doesn't like them.

Will I choose to accept this time because Li Luo is beside me.

It is still Yu Shuang who is in charge of the post-match interview today.

Li Luo is also used to being interviewed.

However, after repeatedly winning championships in the finals and answering similar questions in interviews, Li Luo became a little tired.

Except for the feeling of winning the championship, most of the other questions were answered by Liu Qingsong.

"This time, the Thorn Birds team will represent the LPL division in the MSI mid-season championship. At the same time... in the next version, last year's EDG team's championship skin will also be online. I would like to interview Shine player. In this MSI Will you use the championship skin you won last year?"

Yu Shuang's question surprised Li Luo.

Yu Shuang has just said that this is the last question.

But according to convention, shouldn’t the last question be something like “outlook for this MSI” and so on?

Although he was briefly dazed, Li Luo quickly considered his words, smiled and said: "Of course, at the same time, I also hope that teams from other major regions that can participate in this MSI will use my championship skin more. , the more you use it, the heat will rise, and your skin will naturally sell better."

The scene burst into laughter instantly.

Yu Shuang glanced at Li Luo in surprise. In her impression, this was the first time that Li Luo answered a question in such a "straightforward" way.

"Then... there is another question."

Yu Shuang blinked and continued under Li Luo's astonished gaze: "Actually, you already know, right? I believe the audience also knows what I want to ask. This MSI... can you give me your expectations for Team Li?"

"As expected, I can't run away."

Li Luo was helpless, but Li Luo had actually been prepared for how to answer this question.

The Thorn Birds have prepared a lot for MSI.

But in Li Luo's impression, there are many variables in this MSI.

Faced with this problem, Li Luo was not 100% sure in his conscience.

Therefore, Li Luo's answer only had four words: "Do your best."

"Okay, try your best, then let's look forward to seeing whether the Thorn Birds can overcome the thorns and fly high at MSI!"

Yu Shuang was slightly startled after hearing Li Luo's answer. Then she seemed to realize something, and even her tone became a bit more serious.

In fact, it is not difficult to guess the true meaning of many of Li Luo's answers in the interview.

When Li Luo said that he should do his best instead of pursuing a certain goal, Yu Shuang understood that perhaps in Li Luo's eyes, this MSI would most likely be a fierce battle.

The LPL Spring Split has come to an end.

But for the viewers who eat melons, the effect of the program has just begun.

Before the brother of Kangba started to set the rhythm, the bar was gone.

The eSports Louvre was gone, and all the troops moved to the anti-pot bar.

Two days before the finals, as expected, most people in the bar congratulated the Thorn Birds team.

But after two days, some lurkers began to emerge.

They began to move with wave after wave of "reasonable" rhythms.

The biggest highlight was Li Luo's ambiguous answer to the question of MSI expectations in the post-game interview.

"Lack of confidence", "MSI is dangerous", "LCK will regain its glory this year", "All-China class has no hope", and a series of comments like toilet paper poured out overwhelmingly.

And as the teams participating in MSI from each division have been announced one after another, the classic European team G2 has also begun to organize its work.

Ah P, who has transitioned to the AD position, said directly on Twitter that it was a pity not to meet EDG in the World Championship last year, but it doesn't matter. Although EDG did not appear at MSI this year, the most important person is here, waiting to accept the talented adc Baptize!

In addition, other members of the G2 team and even the coach also expressed their own ambitions.

In this regard, the LPL audience mostly regarded them as comedians.

Because that's what G2 was like in the past.

In the minds of LPL viewers, the opponents that the Thorn Birds team should really pay attention to do not include Europe and the United States.

The SKT team in the LCK division is still going strong this year, winning the LCK Spring Split with overwhelming momentum and advancing to MSI.

At the same time, SKT's supervisor kkoma also stated very directly that this time they will definitely take revenge on the LPL and aim directly at the MSI championship.

The two major competition areas of China and South Korea are already going head-to-head. Even though there is still some time before the start of the game, the smell of gunpowder between the two sides has gradually become stronger.

However, at the same time, in the Thorn Birds Team's base, everyone in the Thorn Birds Team was ready to officially embark on the journey.

Zhu Kai said slowly on the bus heading to the airport: "The location of this competition is not very far from us. The qualifying and group stages will be played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the group stage will be held in Hanoi, and the knockout stage will be in Save yourself the trouble, we don’t need to make any adjustments in terms of jet lag, just remember one thing when you get there, don’t eat randomly, don’t go out and run around alone.”

"Vietnam is not India, so the problem shouldn't be that exaggerated, right?"

Brother Shengqiang said thoughtfully.

"My knowledge of Vietnam is limited to the fact that their currency is not very valuable and prices seem to be very cheap."

Xiangguo thought for two seconds and then turned to look at Li Luo: "Brother Luo, do you know what specialties there are in Vietnam?"

"I don't know everything."

Li Luo was speechless. Xiangguo had been asking a lot of questions recently, and he liked to ask him everything.

At this time, Li Luo's mind kept echoing the classic scenes he had seen before his rebirth.

He remembered that before the rebirth, the IG team, as the team participating in this MSI, left an indelible classic scene in the group stage.

This scene is not against the SKT team 1557.

It’s Yu Wenbo’s famous interview scene.

This time... I won't encounter a translator, right?

When Li Luoyou realized this problem, he tried to learn Vietnamese by himself.

Li Luo, who was abroad before his rebirth, picked up English quickly, so Li Luo subconsciously felt that he should be relatively talented in language.

However, after studying Vietnamese for ten minutes, Li Luo gave up.

Now Li Luo can only place his hope on "luck".

If it doesn't work out, you can give your teammates a little temptation and ask them to go up and interview for you.

Well, that's a good idea.

Thinking of this, Li Luo's mouth showed a smile, and his eyes scanned several of his teammates.

"Speaking of which, the European teams are very competitive this time, but I have watched their finals and I feel they are still very capable."

Liu Qingsong suddenly said.

"It's definitely not as bad as what is said on the Internet. The more people like to point out the country, the less they understand. I also think G2 is a very strong team. TL is also doing well this year, but I don't know if they will be in the world competition. Continue to trigger the debuff that comes with their North American division."

Brother Holy Spear said immediately.

"We just need to train well. To be honest this time at MSI, I feel pretty strong no matter what I watch. This version seems to be like this. It's difficult to measure the strength of one's own by looking at the games in one division alone."

After Xiangguo said this, he was silent for two seconds: "Other teams will let it go. I just want to play SKT once."