Every sound in the arena gradually faded away as the two young men stared at DEMON.
The grievances that Shen Ye said about him and DEMON seemed to still be in their ears.
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The story of gods and demons may be very simple.
Before there was a win or loss, DEMON challenged Shen Ye as a newcomer in his third year of debut.
The feud between the two e-sports players probably started at that time.
On the same rainy night, across the same distance of thousands of kilometers, Shen Ye went to the United States on the other side of the Pacific for the first time to play a game. It was there that he saw the legendary monster-aiming headshot machine, DEMON.
I think back then, the 10-year-old Luo Ye Da Shen was recognized as the most talented Chinese e-sports player. He could be said to be invincible to the point of being lonely at home. Therefore, he cherished his international opponents in another sense, and his cross-border business also developed rapidly. smoothly.
After only a few meetings, he was able to use body language and gestures to go to the dormitory with American players; he was able to chat with European players in Level 10 English, French and Polish, and wished they could join the party; even more so with Japanese and Korean players who were also in East Asia. They were so close that in the end they even understood each other's way of playing cards and mahjong from each other's country, and they only had to fight to the end after the game.
Regarding the equally powerful DEMON, Shen Ye naturally thought that there could be a sympathetic friendship between them.
But contrary to expectations, they seemed to have never had any time to be friends from the beginning.
The first time they met in a game, even though the location was a casino in the United States, e-sports was not taken seriously, and the Internet was not much better - so in the 8-to-4 game, both sides had to endure the abnormal pin value ( (delayed) battle, in the end, the 17-year-old Shen Ye narrowly defeated the 14-year-old DEMON.
But DEMON, a talented boy who participated in the World Series for the first time, obviously refused to accept the consequences. Not only did he argue with people backstage until his eyes turned red, but he also said that if he won the final championship, he would definitely refuse to go on stage to accept the award and smash the face of the organizer. .
The game at that time was a double-elimination format. Even if you lost, you could still make it out of the lower bracket, but the pressure would be much greater. Playing more games would also be very energy-consuming and difficult to achieve.
Back then, when DEMON was arguing with others, Shen Ye stood aside.
He looked at DEMON's aggrieved and angry expression, and in a second he understood that this European boy was different from the domestic players he knew.
You know, when Chinese children reach the age of more than ten years old, very few of them will yell when they are wronged. Even Shen Ye is a little at a loss and doesn't know if it is his fault.
At this time, people from the organizer also came over.
Perhaps, they are well aware of the moderate and gentle temperament of the Chinese people, so they patiently explained to the Chinese people that even though the pin values of both sides were high, the competition environment was not fair enough, which affected the result of the game and whether it could be rematched.
The only coach on the Chinese side knew some English and knew that they meant to bully others, so of course he argued with reason and did not agree to a rematch - the organizer wanted a rematch, so why not replay it earlier? The result has been decided now. If suddenly under such circumstances, In a rematch, no matter how you look at it, the winner will be under greater pressure.
After all, as long as there is a rematch, they have to admit to the audience that there is a problem with the equipment, and it is necessary for the winner to win again. Otherwise, if they lose, they will only be ridiculed and deserve to win by unfair means.
For this reason, the adults began to argue louder and louder. The two teenagers looked at each other, and Shen Ye also saw the unwillingness in the other's eyes.
That night, the unique hustle and bustle of the casino was isolated from the venue. At that time, Shen Ye was not the mature and calm North Star he is now. He was only seventeen or eighteen years old, but after carefully looking at the immature DEMON for dozens of seconds, he made up his mind. Determination tugged at the coach's arm.
Yes, that day he agreed to a rematch, and like a sensible big brother, he told DEMON not to cry.
The surprise of the white boy in front of him was beyond words, but in the end he did not express any thanks to him. Instead, he turned away his clear sea-blue eyes.
In the next game, although DEMON defeated Shen Ye who made continuous mistakes due to excessive pressure, he did not enter the finals. Shen Ye faced the ridicule of the world and adjusted his condition to fight all the way from the loser group and win the title. Champion of the invitational tournament for the second time, he made a comeback and slapped everyone in the face.
At that time, people in the circle were excited and praised a lot, but no one cared about how many scars the young players had left in the process of overcoming obstacles.
This game in the casino was not very heart-wrenching in Shen Ye's ups and downs in his e-sports career, but it was the beginning of his feud with DEMON.
Since then, the two have been competing with each other. DEMON personally gave him his first world runner-up, and he responded with a better performance - but if you really want to say it, he still thinks that he and Sarang have more entanglements, otherwise they would not He will be known as a lonely old gay who fears women.
After all, he had heard so many bad words from DEMON that he no longer had the time to look back on whether his decision was good or bad. Anyway, in a similar situation, his side had a serious flash screen, and DEMON didn't say a word. the meaning of.
Perhaps the team competition is still different from the single competition back then, and DEMON did not have this obligation in the first place.
If Shen Ye traces back, he just wants to tell the other party that he cried after losing in the 8-to-4 rematch that year, or to tell the other party that the flash screen almost caused him to leave the e-sports arena - but, is this the case? , the other party will be shaken
What's more, it was never DEMON's fault, but his own choice.
It is only wrong to treat DEMON as an opponent who can be sympathetic to each other.
So if he had to choose one person from his opponents to be his rival, Shen Ye might be more willing to choose sarang instead of DEMON.
TIPC at this moment is most likely the last time Shen Ye will meet with multinational opponents. He has regained his original innocence of becoming an e-sports player, so when the FPP mode started, he originally just wanted to guide his teammates - especially It was two young men who completed this competition.
Until the end, all he worried about were his teammates.
Having been involved in the e-sports circle for many years, he knows better than anyone that the World Series may seem like just a few opponents with different skin colors and nationalities, but in fact the difference from the domestic competition is like the bright moon to the stars.
A completely unfamiliar language and environment, an uncertain live audience, and difficult-to-negotiate staff all inadvertently increase the pressure on the players. What's more, the audience for domestic cups and leagues is usually only a small number of players who pay attention to e-sports, but once you go abroad, the attention focused on you is likely to expand to tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of ordinary players - they are interested in you I don’t know much about it, but in their eyes, you already represent the strength and glory of the division.
What's more, your winning or losing will determine the popularity and money-absorbing ability of subsequent domestic competitions, and even the longevity of the game.
For example, the LOL branch of the IS club, because S7 won the finals and attracted a lot of new audiences, many cities in China extended an olive branch to them to build a home stadium. The club also met with officials from Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, and Wuhan.
This kind of unfamiliar expectation and trust is what every e-sports player wants, but it is also a heavy pressure that many people cannot bear.
After all, players like Qi Ji are less than 19 years old and are just pampered junior high school kids. Generally speaking, they have to be connected with tens of millions of things, except masturbating.
Even Shen Ye himself was so embarrassed when he first went abroad that he couldn't even use foreign faucets. As soon as he left the game itself, he always felt a little lost and panicked.
But at this moment, he suddenly discovered that Qin Jue and Qi Ji still had no fear in the face of the crowded audience and low points. I believe DEMON was aware of this as well as him, so his always arrogant and arrogant expressions changed. .
This surprised Shen Ye, so he had to pat them on the shoulders and take them back to rest. But in fact, he didn't know that Qin Jue and Qi Ji were not only confident, but also excited to meet an opponent like DEMON. He even found out that he had the opportunity to win a double crown, proving for him and all his seniors that DEMON's prejudice was always wrong.
As for each having their own secrets and trying to make some big news with each other on the podium, that's another matter that is hesitant to say to each other.
***
After dinner, when Qin Jue and Qi Ji had dinner, all they talked about was the competition, and there was no sweetness between the lovers at all.
Even when they came out of the restaurant, the two of them were arguing about the matching of the two weapons, and they didn't notice that DEMON was already following them. After a while, DEMON couldn't understand Chinese but also understood the English pronunciation of various weapon names, so he didn't He stopped them patiently: "You... seem to be different from Luo Ye's former teammates."
Qin Jue clenched his fists and turned on the flower protection mode to prevent him from getting close. Qi Ji glanced at DEMON and got to the center of the question: "Why, you seem to be paying special attention to Luo Ye's teammates?"
The other party's deep eyes were aroused, and he replied: "Oh, I just mean that you are too tall to be Asian."
After listening to Qi Ji's translation, Qin Jue angrily yelled that it's not just the body that's big, but DEMON ignored it and continued to provoke: "But the appearance of playing in FPP mode is similar to that of most Asian players!"
He spoke very fast, and Qin Jue couldn't understand. He only hugged Qi Ji's shoulders and fiercely prevented DEMON from getting close. When he reached the corner, Qi Ji paused and said to DEMON: "We will not let your purpose go." Successful."
"Oh?" DEMON pretended to be surprised and shrugged, "What is my purpose?"
Qi Ji looked at him quietly for a few seconds: "...you hate the captain, but you also want to defeat the captain and keep the competitive captain on the field. Is that so?"
DEMON's big eyes widened even more: "You can really guess, boy."
He smiled exaggeratedly as he spoke, but after a few seconds of silence, he lost interest again: "What are you going to do to stop me?"
At this time, Qi Ji and Qin Jue didn't know that Shen Ye's obsession had been completed, so in Qi Ji's lowered eyes, there seemed to be a calm lake, and there seemed to be burning flames: "Whether you win or lose, I will never be influenced by your friend again."
"...Friend?" DEMON stopped in disbelief, but Qi Ji grabbed Qin Jue and left, leaving him far behind.
***
Next, the games on the second and third days will most likely pave the way for the final outcome of the game. After some guidance from Yanagisawa, the team also changed its previous playing style.
In the TPP mode, the tactics of directly attacking the circle are too dangerous and radical after all, and the interception style of blocking the circle is not suitable for the vision of the FPP mode, so it can no longer be used as the main tactic for the time being.
According to Yanagisawa's idea, in the following games, Cui Xuezhi needs to enter the circle in advance to occupy an advantageous position after clearing the circle. As long as the enemy's circle entry route passes through his shooting range, he can directly shoot and attack.
In FPP mode, the field of view is insufficient, and the real-time information collected by the opponent is not complete. It is not clear how many people the IS team has at the point, so naturally they will not stop shooting rashly.
The other three members of the team seized the opportunity to collect more equipment and location information from other teams before driving to meet Cui Xuezhi. This made it easier to balance resources, information collection and capture points.
If the team does not have an advantageous position at the beginning, then send more snipers Qi Ji and Cui Xuezhi to the circle, and stop at 22 points.
"My scalp really goes numb when I hear you say that, and I don't know how many times I'm going to die." After hearing this, Cui Xuezhi joked with Yanagisawa, "I must take care of myself after the game."
Yanagisawa patted him on the shoulder affectionately, saying that not to mention general health care, it applies to both humans and animals. After changing the overall idea, the training became several times more intense. Before entering the room late at night, Shen Ye pointed at Qin Jue and asked Qi Ji asked whether he wanted to change rooms with her, so that Yan Shen could sleep with breast milk, but the two of them suppressed their blushes, and one of them answered "... no" and the other said, "We didn't do anything the day we had sex. "
Shen Ye was stunned on the spot - "Forget it, tonight I will take good care of Yan Shen who is still angry with me." However, the restraint and calmness of the two young men in front of him inevitably made him feel ashamed. What happened next The few days of competition have also proven that someone who can be so calm in his first overseas competition is by no means a mere talent.
On the second day, Qi Ji's performance as a sniper overwhelmed the audience.
Every time before he opened the scope, his pre-aim position was above the enemy's head. Once the scope was opened, the movement of fine-tuning the muzzle and flicking the gun was so fast that it was almost impossible to catch it - the crosshair hanging above the enemy's head was like a drop of blood every time. The talisman of death aroused the admiration of the whole audience.
And his opening of the camera is fierce and cold, full of murderous intent and at the same time easy, as if the reminder at the muzzle has already drawn the ending. The opening of the camera is just to confirm the precise kill - so the arena often erupts. Screaming, only for OB to cut to his instant kill operation that starts right from the start.
As for the barrage, it was "Flower came to the bed and shot me, I will not die", "Flower can't shoot so accurately anymore, my eyes are already wet..." - it has long been like a flood of water.
In the first two games, the IS team returned to the top of the list with two dozen kills. In the last two games, the ranking did not fall out of the top three. Qi Ji averaged nearly double-digit kills per game, which not only made the audience nervous. It’s time to cry, it’s time to laugh, and the voices of foreign commentators are all tense: Has the person challenging DEMON’s position as the world’s number one sniper finally appeared? Could it be that in the first TIPC, the IS team planned to achieve a result that could never be surpassed by its successors - to win double championships
On the other hand, the Chinese commentator on the other side was much more relaxed: "The double championship is too ruthless, too cruel, and too unreasonable. It's not poisonous, it's not poisonous. The IS team can fight as they please. When we have time, let's clear the European purchasing list together~ "
Yanagisawa's tactical changes also achieved visible results in these two days of competition.
Originally, the tactical advantages of such a sub-station exploration were outstanding, but the disadvantages were equally obvious - although it helped expand the team's map control surface, it relied too much on the marksmanship and cooperation of the team members, and it was also likely to lead to instant destruction with one mistake. Team.
But after Qi Ji and Qin Jue got more room to play, what they told the audience was: What is the disadvantage of relying on marksmanship and coordination
Give it a chance to think again, whether it counts.
In the penultimate round of the third day, Yibo and the KOG team met on a narrow road. The IS team's long gun line used the angle of the slope and an obstacle to block most of the angles from which the opponent could shoot.
So, the moment the two KOG members were anxiously exposed and were killed by Qin Juesi, DEMON lost his cool in the sniper confrontation with Qi Ji, and was sent a kill reminder by Qi Ji's two brutal shots.
Blood spurts on the screen instantly, the new king kills the old king, how can any arena not tremble
It was like tons of explosives were detonated in the stadium, and it was a mess - the IS team was on the way to victory in this game. If they win the chicken in the last round today, the game is likely to lose suspense in advance on the third day - unless IS The team drank fake wine collectively and frequently went in reverse to win the last place in tomorrow's game.
What is left for the KOG team and home fans may not be panic, but fear.
They also come with the dignity of European FPS.
In previous games such as CS and COD, how could European teams be so suppressed by Asian teams
If they go back with such results, even if they are not allowed to pass customs in the English Channel, it will be considered easy.
At this juncture of witnessing history, people's hearts have been raised to their throats. Now not only strength is required, but luck is also a very important part.
The commentators in the stands were all joking. It was time for both sides to invite wizards and Feng Shui masters respectively, so that Blue Hole could give some face to the circle and not be too tricky. But in the end, the blue hole was fair—the last few laps were not too friendly to IS and KOG.
"So what's going on? The dust on Ouyue's supercar is 1 meter thick, and he didn't give the Feng Shui master enough money?" a commentator said with a hint of ridicule.
The other commentator stared at the screen, his eyes wide open in surprise, and replied: "...Looking at Yan Shen's behavior, I feel that he doesn't want to listen to the random arrangements of the Feng Shui master."
The author has something to say:
Being whipped every day
I don’t know if there have been too many competitions written recently. Anyway, Mr. Xiao Qin’s role will be back in the next chapter, engaging in career and love 2333