"I also heard about what happened to your team back then." Phoenix looked at Lin Feng and said slowly, as if to organize his words: "There are some things... It's not easy to make more comments from my standpoint, because it was originally It's just an internal affair of the few of you, but... as a captain, you've done a terrible job."
Still rude and direct criticism.
Lin Feng did not refute at all, just lowered his head and listened silently and quietly.
Phoenix looked at Lin Feng, shook his head, and continued:
"As a captain... not only the commander on the field, but also the most important link between all the players of the entire team off the field."
"Others can give up and leave, and even you can give up and leave."
"But at least—"
"It shouldn't be in such a sloppy way."
"At least, you should give everyone else a satisfactory ending and account."
After speaking, he paused, then looked at Lin Feng:
"So, you don't have the courage to see them again, do you?"
Lin Feng was silent and nodded slowly.
But Phoenix still shook his head: "This is your fault. As the captain, you shouldn't give yourself any excuses or excuses for this kind of thing. You should have contacted them a long time ago."
Lin Feng took a deep breath and smiled again: "I don't know how to face them - maybe they don't even want to see me again?"
"It's still not an excuse you should be looking for."
Phoenix fixedly looked at Lin Feng:
"Similarly, it shouldn't be the question you asked me from your mouth."
"You are the captain."
"Once a captain, then you will always have to take these responsibilities."
"They don't want to… it's their business."
"But it's up to you whether you act and decide."
"not to mention-"
"Even if you find these reasons and excuses to avoid these problems, leave your original teammates behind you and return to the arena by yourself with a new team, even if you can lead the new team to kill the Quartet and win all kinds of The trophy might even be back on the World Finals stage at the end... are you really happy?"
"Won't there be a little bit of unease?"
Lin Feng's body trembled slightly, but Phoenix seemed to have continued to speak on his own: "No, you will."
"Even this unease will always be with you."
"That invisible, huge, heavy sense of guilt will weigh on you until you can't breathe."
At the end, Phoenix narrowed his eyes and looked at the old friend who was his biggest rival back then and the most cherished friend:
"'Returning' is not as frivolous as it sounds."
"Maybe your strength status can be recovered, maybe you can correct many of the flaws and weaknesses of the year, but the more important thing is always your mentality."
"If the events of the year don't get a really ideal ending, then your return will never be a 'new life'."
"It's just an extremely bad way of moving forward with a heavy load."
"Whether it's me, F, or the other two of the Four Emperors, there will never be any troubles in this regard. In the arena, we just go all out and let go of the battle without distractions. Only in this way can we reach our respective top peaks. state, and you—"
"Go forward with a sense of guilt, and fight with hands and feet bound by invisible guilt."
"It's like handing out a knife with a sheath on the tip."
"How did you win people?"
Every word hit the listener's heart like a heavy hammer, especially the last two sentences, which suddenly exploded in someone's ear like thunder.
His body trembled uncontrollably.
Having said that, Phoenix resumed his usual calm look and looked at Lin Feng:
"That's pretty much the truth."
Lin Feng took a deep breath, nodded slowly to the old friend and rival in front of him, and said sincerely:
"Thank you."
It seems that the identities of the two have completely changed from before.
The educated becomes the mentor.
Instructors become listeners.
but…
The results are equally beneficial.
Especially the remarks just now, Lin Feng is quite clear that in fact, from Phoenix's standpoint, he doesn't need to say this to him at all, and he is willing to point these truths to him in this way. It is really based on mutual sympathy and friendship.
"Actually, it's for myself, maybe even for the other guys from the Fourth Emperor—"
Phoenix shook his head again, looked at Lin Feng and smiled: "Some patterns have been fixed for too long, and it is rare to finally see you come back. I don't want you to return to the arena by that time. Your strength is not even as good as it was - that way , it's not something you want to see, whether it's for me or F or any other old rival of yours."
Yes.
For their group of the oldest professional e-sports players in the S1 season, Maple's ID not only represented someone, but to some extent represented the peak of their entire era.
Although they are opponents to each other, they will not give in to each other in the competition.
But they are also proud of each other.
to be honest-
If the so-called Maple ID returns to the professional arena in this new generation, but is casually defeated by some newcomers, then even the old people's face... will be lost.
"If something like that happens, that guy F will probably be quite angry."
Phoenix said the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if thinking of such an interesting scene, and then shook his head and looked at someone again:
"in addition-"
"If you can really get in touch again and get those two back... it's impossible to find other stronger and more suitable bot lane combinations in the entire professional circle, right?"
Lin Feng nodded when he heard it, but shook his head again:
"Of course I hope to be able to fight alongside them, that would be the best."
"But don't make it too easy-"
"Even now, my new team's two bot lane mates... are not bad at all."
"Oh?" Phoenix raised his eyebrows, with a bit of playfulness and disbelief: "Isn't it better than Eleven and Silent?"
Lin Feng shook his head again:
"Of course it can't be compared now, but as long as there is enough time... The potential of the two of them will definitely scare everyone."
He said as if he thought of something: "Oh, by the way, didn't you see it just now, the boy with me and Baozi is our assistant."
Phoenix raised his eyebrows again: "I don't seem to see anything special."
Someone shrugged: "It's not a good thing to judge people by their appearance - who can know that you are actually a fourth emperor just by looking at you?"
These words almost didn't make Phoenix choked hard and rolled his eyes:
"Well, you're right."
"Then what about the ADC of your new team? What's the origin?"
Lin Feng paused and smiled:
"The ADC... she's far more intimidating than our support potential—"
As soon as the words come out.
This made the first European Dharma King in front of him couldn't help but suddenly widened his eyes and showed an unbelievable look:
"'she'?"
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The update is coming, the next chapter is around eleven o'clock, ah, RNG, come on! Although I also like IG a lot...