This season, he just returned to the professional arena and led the team to the S-Series World Finals.
In the group stage, they were lucky enough to be drawn into a chosen group. Compared with their two brother teams and even all other teams, they were able to advance to the quarterfinals more easily and without pressure.
And in the quarter-finals, because KG and God have already won the qualifications for the semi-finals, when they face Legend, they can relax their minds and let go of the fight completely. Winning or losing is secondary. experience and learning experience.
Even in the four games against Legend, although he was unfortunately defeated by a score of 1-3, the mid-lane confrontation in the first two games also showed his strong operation ability and amazed the world. After the finals, the official assessment will be able to rank among the seven kings of the world in one fell swoop.
This looks like-
Shi Hang's journey along the way can only be described with the words "smooth and smooth".
The only problem may be that he is a little older, but in today's world professional e-sports circle, although talented rookies are also emerging, senior players at his age or even older than him. There are also many old professional players.
So it seems that the word "urgency" can't fall on his head for the time being no matter how you look at it.
But at this moment, when Shi Hang said these words to Lin Feng, his expression was very serious and solemn, and he didn't mean to joke at all.
So Lin Feng also raised his eyebrows slightly:
"Oh, really?"
The two walked back to the hotel entrance and sat down by the stone steps of the fountain outside the lobby. Shi Hang nodded seriously again:
"real."
"You still remember what I said two days ago, yes, anyway, this year's finals can reach the top eight, which is the best result ever for me or for Hayami."
"So when we played Legend, we didn't consider using that tactical system that focuses on the mid lane, and let me single-handedly defend Phoenix in the mid lane to resist pressure. It’s also a chance for me to hone my challenge a little bit.”
"If you lose, you don't lose, but if you win, you earn blood."
"It's not an exaggeration to say that today's group of BO5s, I've earned far more than I've lost."
"because-"
Speaking of this, Shi Hang paused slightly, and then spoke again in a deep voice:
"I really see the difference."
Lin Feng squinted slightly:
"Oh."
…
The night wind blew across the water surface of the fountain, causing some ripples.
Shi Hang's voice sounded again, and his tone became calm again, as if he was just talking about an ordinary trivial matter. Lin Feng next to him listened quietly and earnestly, without interrupting or interrupting.
"In the group stage, I won't talk about the Thunder and Wild Cards. The strength of others is indeed a little bit meaningless, and it doesn't matter if they win."
"But the two losses to MLG actually made me a little aware of the problem."
"Spoon."
"MLG's mid-single captain, the second French king in Europe."
"Tsk... The strength is really strong, the two losses are really not tempered at all, the middle lane is on the line, I am a little worse than him in terms of personal operation ability, not to mention the speed of reaction, but the handling of details. It's really incomparable to others."
"But I didn't think about it at the time. After all, on the one hand, I was still preparing for the next game, and on the other hand, I felt that I was able to qualify for the group stage anyway, so I was relaxed and I wasn't completely forced to that point. superior-"
"But these four fights with Legend today really woke me up."
"If you don't try, you don't know. If you don't try, you can still feel that the gap between yourself and these real world's top professional mid laners is not too big, but if you really put yourself in that kind of 1v1 confrontation environment, the sense of oppression is too strong. , is too profound."
"I worked hard and squeezed out all my potential. Today's first two games were definitely the most perfect performances in my career."
"That's it, I'm just barely on par with Phoenix, and I won thanks to the shadow puppet bot lane - but you may not feel it clearly, I played directly against Phoenix on the court, and I felt that maybe the first two It’s not really all that hard to do.”
"People are still doing it well."
"After two games, I really couldn't hold it up physically and mentally, but Phoenix's state level has always been so stable, and the last two wins are not surprising, just a positive suppression of pure strength."
"That's when I really figured out—"
Having said that, Shi Hang looked up at the bright crescent moon in the night sky in the distance, and sighed in a complicated tone:
"Oh."
"So this is the Four Emperors."
"It turns out that I have worked hard to improve in the LPL this past year, but I still sit and watch the sky. It turns out that the gap between me and this top professional mid laner... There is still so much."
Lin Feng nodded:
"It's not too late to see the gap now. It's a good thing to be able to see the gap and realize the problem."
Indeed, in the past year, for Shi Hang and even the Fast Water team, it seems that the journey has been too smooth. Of course, it is a good thing, but there are also hidden dangers. The most taboo thing for a professional player is to fall into comfort. And the state of complacency, unable to see the shortcomings and deficiencies that still exist in himself, and even the strength gap between himself and other stronger players.
Therefore, Shi Hang's previous feelings were not wrong. For him, if such a defeat can help him to recognize himself further and inspire a stronger fighting spirit again, then the gain will be far greater than the loss. more.
Shi Hang also nodded in agreement with Lin Feng's evaluation: "It's not too late, but..." After a pause, he shook his head again: "But the time is still very short, people are standing on a higher level than me, and they have worked hard. The effort is no less than me, if I want to catch up, I really have to hurry every minute and every second."
Lin Feng smiled: "So this is where your sense of urgency lies. It seems that after returning to China, don't worry about hot pot, just start training and prepare for the new season."
Shi Hang said, "Well, you can eat hot pot anytime, but if you can wait until the real celebration feast, it will be more delicious."
"However, speaking of urgency."
When these words came out, he turned his head and looked at Lin Feng again:
"Axing now..."
"You seem to be in a hurry too?"
The night wind stopped.
The water in the fountain is calm.
Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, then raised his head to look at Shi Hang, who was staring at him, as if he had finally come to his senses, and shook his head helplessly:
"What kind of virtue do you and the old thirteen have, do you suddenly become so keenly observant after you finish the game..."
"Ah, didn't I suddenly feel relieved after the fight? When I'm free, I have the energy to ponder and study other things~" Hippy replied with a smile, and Shi Hang's face became solemn and solemn again: "So, ah Did Xing know something, or... did you tell him something?"
Lin Feng was silent for a moment.
Then shook his head:
"It's okay to talk to you now—"
"If you don't think the pressure on you is enough."
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