Chapter 087 Carnival Ending

On the first day of the World Carnival 3v3 project, Group C, composed of Ling Xuefeng, Su Guangmo and Chu Yan, China Team 1 defeated the Australian team and the United States team in a row, and scored 4 points in one go. On the side of Group D, the Chinese 2 team composed of Tan Shitianlou Wushuang and Liu Xiang only arranged one game, and also successfully defeated the Swedish team to score 2 points.

The 3v3 match in the afternoon of the next day was arranged quite closely due to the large number of teams, especially the Chinese 2 team, which had to play three games in a row in one afternoon. Fortunately, the strength of the other teams in Group D is not strong, and Tan Louliu and the three of them cooperated tacitly and won three games in a row, and determined the qualification place for the group stage of Group D with the first place qualification.

Comparatively speaking, Group C is much tougher.

After defeating the strong rival American team, Ling Xuefeng and the three met the strong team of this carnival - the South Korean team.

South Korea has always been an e-sports powerhouse, the world e-sports feast WCG, which included a large number of competitions, was a comprehensive event hosted by South Korea, although it was later suspended, but South Korea attaches great importance to e-sports, there are many giant clubs, countless outstanding players, and the Korean team often wins the world championship in the former Warcraft League of Legends and other competitive events.

China and South Korea are old rivals in the field of esports, and they have won and lost many times in other games.

The 3v3 match of this miracle carnival was personally commanded by Ling Xuefeng, and the two sides fought fiercely, once dragging the battle to thirty minutes. However, there are also a lot of tactical gods on the Korean side, and after studying the game between the Chinese team and the American team all night, they specially formulated a set of assassination tactics for Chu Yan, and dragged Ling Xuefeng and Su Guangmo in a one-to-one way at the beginning, and quickly killed the auxiliary Chu Yan.

As soon as Chu Yan died, the Chinese team immediately fell into a disadvantageous situation, although Ling Su and the two of them also killed the two opposites with full support, but in the end, the assassin of the Korean team escaped stealthily at the critical moment, and successfully assassinated Ling Xuefeng who only had blood skin left on his back, and the Chinese team unfortunately lost.

Domestic reviews of this game have been mixed.

Reasonable viewers all think that Ling Xuefeng and Su Guangmo are excellent, and it is not easy to kill the opposite two in a 2v3 situation, just try your best to win or lose in the arena. There are also some radical * silk who say bad things about the three of them on the Internet, sneering as much as they can - "I have long known that I can't beat the Korean team", "I really embarrass the Chinese team", "can I give a little bit of strength if I lose to South Korea every time", "That's it, the great god".

Of course, these people were all squirted back by the fans of the trio.

Cheng Wei couldn't help but post a Weibo: "Every time I lose a game, I be: Why are you so dished, it's a shame, it's so bad, the god hehe-for these trolls who don't ask for reasons and scold each other, I just want to give you one sentence: bb!" This is the English sentence I know the most! [laughs]"

Fans: "......"

Cheng Wei has always been straightforward, every time something happens to the alliance, he is definitely the first to jump out, he will not worry about his identity as a god and dare not speak, this guy has always been a straight intestine who can say whatever he wants. Just follow his Weibo to find out what's going on in the Miracle Coalition — and he's even quicker to react than the official reporters.

Tan Shitian turned this Weibo, and his smiling expression was followed by a line of words: "Touch your head and ignore them." ”

Cheng Wei, who fried his hair, was comforted by Team Tan every time, and he fried his hair this time because some domestic trolls scolded him too badly, but there are many trolls on the Internet, and everyone has long been used to it, especially the gods of each team, who have already practiced the cheeky skills of "automatically filtering garbage messages" and "ignoring a qiē □□".

Since they are professional players, they must have a strong psychological endurance, and this bit of rumors will not affect them in any way.

Ling Xuefeng's expression was very calm, and when the three members of the Korean team came to the soundproof room to shake hands, Ling Xuefeng only left one sentence: "See you next year." ”

- Just like what Jack Josh told him at the time.

There are many reasons for the loss of this game, after playing the United States team yesterday, the South Korean team specially studied the flaws of Ling Suchu's three-man lineup, and it is really difficult for the Chinese team to win when the auxiliary has been targeted. Su Guangmo is the actor again, he has already played it once yesterday, the American team is fooled, and the South Korean team will not be able to make the same mistake.

It is gratifying that the Chinese 1 team also qualified for the quarterfinals with the second place in the group stage.

During the post-game interview, reporter Yao Rong took the initiative to ask: "Team Ling, what do you think is the key reason for losing this game?" ”

Ling Xuefeng said bluntly: "It should be a matter of the lineup, the 3v3 game is not as stable as the 6v6 team battle, and the Korean team is a three-for-one lineup, which happens to be very remote from me and Chu Yan." ”

Yao Rong is a reporter sent by the official, and she will not ask too harsh questions, and when she heard this, she helped the players round the field and said: "I believe that most reasonable viewers can understand that the three gods have done their best in this game!" Congratulations to both teams of the Chinese team for entering the quarterfinals, the next quarterfinals will change the competition system, is the Ling team confident? ”

Ling Xuefeng's gaze was firm: "Of course." ”

This sentence is full of confidence, and it also brings great hope to the domestic audience.

***

After the game, Ling Xuefeng went to the backstage lounge and sent a text message to Li Cangyu: "I've entered the quarterfinals." ”

Li Cangyu replied with a smile: "Congratulations." ”

There are only three days of carnival, and today you have to play the quarterfinals, and tomorrow is the highlight of the semi-finals and finals.

After the qualifiers were confirmed, the six carnival players followed closely behind to the backstage to prepare for the elimination round of the quarterfinals. The eight teams that qualified in the upper and lower halves drew lots to face off, Ling Xuefeng drew the French team, and Tan Shitian drew the British team.

The quarterfinals will be changed to a best-of-three format, with each side choosing a map and playing a tiebreaker at 1:1.

The players on the Chinese side have studied the game map very thoroughly, and won both on the home map without surprise, and Ling Xuefeng won on the away map, and directly advanced 2:0. Tan Shitian's team lost, but fortunately won back in the random map in the third game and advanced 2:1.

In the semi-finals of this year's session, the Chinese team advanced to two, the other two are South Korea 1 team that qualified from Group A and the United States 2 team that qualified from Group B.

In the semifinals, Tan Shitian's team met South Korea Team 1, the captain of this team is one of the strongest players in South Korea's tactical literacy, and he controlled the treatment of Liu Xiang at the beginning, and rushed to the back row to kill the long-range archer Tan Shitian, and his strength is indeed not to be underestimated.

Tan Shitian's team lost in the semifinals, which means that the "two teams will meet" situation that Chairman Nan Jiangang expected at the beginning is unlikely to appear again.

In fact, this carnival is a small test, and there are many masters from all over the world, and no matter how strong the Chinese team is, it is very unlikely that it will dominate the world carnival. It's just a good wish to learn or something, and in the situation of strong teams, both teams can enter the semi-finals, which is already a very good result, and there is not much controversy in China.

In the next field, Ling Xuefeng and the three met the United States 2 team that qualified from Group B in the semi-finals, and the style of this team was completely different from that of Jack Josh and the three of them, and it took half an hour to win with difficulty.

In this way, the trio of Ling Xuefeng met the Korean team again in the finals, but this time the lineup of the Korean team was different from the team they met in the group stage.

Will they lose two games in a row to South Korea? Many viewers in China are worried about this, and in previous LOL and other competitive events, the Chinese team often lost to South Korea, which made many domestic audiences have a psychological shadow on this.

However, Ling Xuefeng told everyone - he wouldn't make the same mistake a second time!

Previously, the Korean team specialized in studying the lineup flaws of the three of them, and quickly killed Chu Yan in the opening game, Ling Xuefeng took advantage of this lineup flaw this time, and let Chu Yan take the initiative as a "bait".

Chu Yan lured the enemy deeper, and won a chance for his teammates with his own death, under Su Guangmo's strong control, Ling Xuefeng's hand speed exploded quickly and quickly knocked out the two opposite, the only remaining assassin on the other side wanted to stealth and sneak attack, but was beaten out by Ling Xuefeng's black crow, and finally fell helplessly under Su Guangmo's sword.

The word "R" popped up on the screen, and Ling Xuefeng and Su Guangmo Chuyan high-fived together!

The final result of the carnival 3v3 project was that Ling Xuefeng's team won the championship, the Korean team was the runner-up, and Tan Shitian's team was the third runner-up.

The Chinese team won two awards, which can be regarded as a perfect ending.

It's just that in order to deal with the 3v3 project with all its might, there were no players on the Chinese team side of this year's 1v1 project, and the championship was taken by Jack Josh, the American blood summoner.

After the game, Ling Xuefeng came backstage and sent a text message to Li Cangyu: "We won the championship." ”

Originally, it meant to ask for encouragement and praise, but the strange thing was that Li Cangyu didn't reply, and Ling Xuefeng thought that he was too noisy at the scene to hear it, so he temporarily put away his mobile phone.

***

The closing ceremony and award ceremony of the carnival was held on time at 8 o'clock that night, and the two Chinese teams came to the stage to receive the awards, Ling Xuefeng, Su Guangmo and Chu Yan lifted the gold medal together, and Tan Shi Tianlou Wushuang and Liu Xiang won the bronze award......

Although the gold award is very commemorative, Ling Xuefeng knows that the trophy of the carnival 3v3 project does not represent the strength of the Chinese team, the 3v3 project is a direct battle between the two sides, and even if the opponent is killed, it is more inclined to entertainment, not as complex and changeable as a team battle, and it can test the team's cooperation and the tactical use of command.

-- The real championship trophy should be the team event of the World Championship.

Ling Xuefeng raised the trophy and looked at the black and pressed audience with a calm expression. The lights at the scene today are too strong and dazzling, and he can't find Li Cangyu, but he believes that next year, he will still stand on the stage of this award ceremony, and there will be Li Cangyu by his side.

***

After the award ceremony, Chairman Nan Jiangang took the initiative to convene everyone to the hotel to hold a celebration banquet.

The six players of the Chinese team who participated in the carnival, as well as the family members of their teammates who came to be spectators, chartered a large private room in the hotel, and Chairman Nan Jiangang personally invited them.

Cheng Wei snatched the third-place trophy that Tan Shitian got and studied it carefully for a while, then bit it with his teeth and said, "Is it made of copper?" ”

Tan Shitian smiled and rubbed his head, leaned over and said, "Team Ling's one is in-gold, do you want to take a bite?" ”

Cheng Wei raised his head, met Ling Xuefeng's cold gaze, shrunk his head and said, "I still don't want it." ”

Zhang Shaohui also took his brother's trophy and said, "Brother, I'll keep this, you often lose things, don't lose this." ”

Lou Wushuang raised the corners of his lips and whispered, "Well, you help me keep it." ”

Yu Pingsheng didn't like to talk, and still followed behind his senior brother like a ghost, but a pair of eyes stared curiously at the trophy in Su Guangmo's hand, Su Guangmo smiled, handed him the trophy, and he immediately put it away carefully.

Chairman Nan Jiangang looked at this scene and couldn't help but smile: "When we were divided into two teams, although we always claimed that we wanted to meet in the finals, but the players from other countries were not rookies, my real idea at that time was to take a trophy back and explain it to the domestic audience, I didn't expect that you could win two awards, which is really gratifying!" Let's have a toast first! ”

The chairman took the initiative to open red wine and toasted with everyone.

The crowd happily drained the wine.

Nan Jiangang changed his words and said: "Don't be too complacent, the carnival is just a project used by the Miracle World Alliance to test the waters, the main purpose is to let players from all countries get to know each other, and everyone will still go all out in the seventh season next year." You know, esports players in other countries are always improving at a rapid pace, and if we are complacent, we will only end up being eliminated by others. ”

The chairman's words quickly calmed everyone down from the joy of getting the trophy.

After this carnival competition, in fact, everyone knows very well that players from other countries are not worse than them, such as the combination of Jack Thomas and Edmund of the American team, if it weren't for Su Guangmo's acting too realistic, it would be hard to say how the game would have won. Lou Wushuang, the top killer of the South Korean team, has fought against him, and he also admires his assassination skills from the bottom of his heart.

-- Only by recognizing the opponent can we see our own shortcomings.

Everyone understands this truth, but the chairman woke them up in time.

"When you go back, you're about to face the end of the playoffs in Season 6, and your temporary teammates at the carnival will be rivals on the field. I hope that everyone can concentrate on each game, draw a successful end to Season 6, and then welcome the new Season 7. Chairman Nan Jiangang said seriously.

Hearing this, Lou Wushuang couldn't help but ask: "Chairman, is the format of the seventh season going to be changed?" ”

The Lou team has always had a high IQ, and analyzed this from the chairman's voice, Chairman Nan smiled slightly, looked back at him and said, "Yes, the competition system will be completely changed." When Season Six is over, I'll call you for a meeting to discuss this in detail. When you go back, you can prepare for the playoffs of Season 6 with peace of mind, this is the last trophy of the old format, everyone should take advantage of it! ”

Everyone was aroused by the chairman again, and the blood in their bones was aroused - in the last session of the old competition system, it is naturally of great significance to win the championship!

These temporary teammates around him are opponents again after returning home, and they should think carefully about how to kill them.

The atmosphere of this celebration banquet was happy, everyone chatted about what they saw and heard at the carnival while eating, only Ling Xuefeng didn't speak much, and his face was very strict. However, Team Ling usually has such an ascetic face, everyone has long been used to it, and they haven't noticed anything wrong.

In fact, Ling Xuefeng's expressionless face was due to a bad mood - because he had never received a reply to the text messages he sent to Li Cangyu.

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Chapter 088: Change

After returning to the hotel in the evening, Ling Xuefeng took the initiative to call Li Cangyu, but no one answered. Ling Xuefeng frowned slightly, and after making several phone calls in a row without replying, a strong uneasiness suddenly rose in his heart.

In the carnival a few days ago, Li Cangyu had been watching the game on the spot, and every time Ling Xuefeng sent him a text message after the game, he basically replied in seconds. Li Cangyu was still there after the quarterfinals last night, it stands to reason that today is the finals, and he should have come to the scene, but the message sent to him has not received a reply, which is unreasonable.

Did something happen to him and didn't see the text message?

Thinking of this, Ling Xuefeng took out Bai Xuan's number from his mobile phone and dialed it directly.

After two beeps, the phone was connected, but fortunately, Bai Xuan never changed his mobile phone number, and Ling Xuefeng did not change it.

Seeing the caller ID, Bai Xuan couldn't help but say in surprise: "Team Ling? Why would you call me? ”

Ling Xuefeng asked directly, "Where is Li Cangyu, do you know?" ”

Sure enough, he called to ask about the whereabouts of the cat god. Bai Xuan didn't hide it, and said directly: "His father had an accident, and he went to the hospital to accompany his father." ”

Ling Xuefeng was stunned and asked, "What's the situation on Uncle's side?" Is it strict? ”

"I'm not out of danger yet, I'm in the ICU."

"Which hospital?"

"I'll text you with the address."

"Thank you."

After hanging up the phone, he really received a text message from Bai Xuan, Ling Xuefeng no longer hesitated, put on his coat and turned around to go out.

***

The award ceremony ended at ten o'clock in the evening, and then was dragged to the celebration banquet by the chairman, at this time it was already twelve o'clock in the morning, fortunately there was a taxi outside, Ling Xuefeng stopped a car, and told the address of the driver's hospital in fluent English.

In the middle of the night, the hospital was deserted, with only a few emergency injuries and sporadic medical staff.

Ling Xuefeng asked about the location of the intensive care unit at the nurse's station, turned around and walked through the long corridor according to the nurse's instructions, and came to the end of the corridor around the corner, and sure enough, he saw the ICU sign, and there was a person sitting outside the door, obviously Li Cangyu.

He looked very tired, with thick dark circles under his eyes, and a handsome face that was much haggard.

In Ling Xuefeng's impression, whether it was Li Cangyu, who was sunny and straightforward in his youth, or Li Cangyu, who was calm and wise after experiencing setbacks, they all gave people a very strong and confident feeling.

Seeing him with such a dazed and helpless expression for the first time, Ling Xuefeng suddenly felt particularly distressed.

This man always presents his strongest side in front of everyone, he is the most trusted captain of his brothers, and he is the cat god who can move forward bravely no matter what setbacks he faces...... But he will also have some things that he dare not bear.

For example, the relative he cares about is lying in the intensive care unit at the moment, and he is sitting in the empty corridor outside the ward, but he can't help anything, at this time, he also has to put away the strong shell, revealing the most vulnerable part inside.

Ling Xuefeng walked quickly in front of him.

Li Cangyu, who heard the footsteps, raised his head vigilantly, met Ling Xuefeng's gaze, couldn't help but be stunned, and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

Ling Xuefeng sat down beside him and explained softly: "I didn't reply to the text message to you, I guess something may have happened to you, so I called Bai Xuan and asked him, and he told me that you are in the hospital." ”

"Oh." Li Cangyu nodded and said, "The carnival competition...... Is it over? ”

"We won the first place, and Tan Shitian won the bronze award." Ling Xuefeng said with a calm expression.

Li Cangyu smiled: "Congratulations." ”

Ling Xuefeng didn't mention the carnival again, looked back at Li Cangyu, and asked softly, "How is your father?" ”

Li Cangyu was silent for a moment before he whispered: "He had a car accident when he was driving home at noon today, and he was sent to the hospital for rescue, causing intracranial hemorrhage...... The rescue was successful, but the doctor said that he would have to observe again, and if he could wake up after tonight, it would be fine. ”

――If you don't wake up, you may become a vegetative person.

Li Cangyu didn't say this, but rubbed his temples with a heavy heart.

Although Ling Xuefeng is not a medical student, he also knows the severity of bleeding in the head, there are so many nerves in the brain, and it is connected to the spinal cord, if the location of the bleeding is more dangerous, it is possible to cause paralysis of the whole body and half of the body or even lose consciousness forever.

Seeing Li Cangyu hanging his head sadly, Ling Xuefeng couldn't help but stretch out his hand, gently soothes his back, and whispered, "Uncle will be fine." I'll wait here for you, and he'll wake up tomorrow morning." ”

"No, you don't." Li Cangyu smiled reluctantly and said, "I understand it, you are so tired from playing the game, you should go back to sleep." ”

"It's okay." Ling Xuefeng was very stubborn, "I'll wait with you." ”

Once Ling Xuefeng decided on something, it would be difficult to convince him to change his mind, and since he was determined to stay here, Li Cangyu would no longer persuade him...... It's better for him to stay, you can talk to him, so that time should pass a little faster.

Li Cangyu was silent for a moment before he said softly: "My father's personality is very strict, but he ...... In fact, I care about me very much, after I became a professional player, I heard my sister say that he will still take the time to watch the game, although he can't understand it. ”

Ling Xuefeng knew that Li Cangyu felt uncomfortable, so he was silent and a listener.

"You don't know, in fact, I was very naughty when I was a child, my parents were doctors, and when I was a child, I often used to secretly draw ghost drawings on my father's treasured anatomical atlas, and my father grabbed it and beat me hard......"

"The year I met you, I was seventeen years old, and it happened to be the time when the second disease was the most severe in the rebellious period......"

"My dad was a very good doctor, graduated from a prestigious medical school, studied until he was an MD, and became a specialist in gastroenterology. My sister was forced by him to go to medical school back then......"

"My sister is eight years older than me and also went to the hospital for an internship after graduation. My dad wanted me to go on to medical school and become a doctor in the future, so I said, what's the point of being a doctor for the whole family? Then, I went to form an esports team and played the first league of miracles, which made him angry enough......"

"But ......"

Li Cangyu was silent for a long time before he said softly: "I don't regret my original choice. ”

When Ling Xuefeng heard this, the fingers that pressed his shoulder were slightly forced, as if they were giving him a trace of strength.

Li Cangyu took a deep breath and continued: "I know that I am not a doctor, but I have some talent for fighting, and my hand speed is very fast...... Although I haven't won an award in the past few years, I have always believed in ...... One day, I will win the award, and I will be able to prove that I was right......"

"I want to stand in front of him with a trophy and say, Dad, look at your son, although he has not become a doctor like you, he has a ...... of success"

Speaking of this, Li Cangyu couldn't help but lower his head and gently covered his face with his slender fingers.

He is a man, so he should bleed without tears, but at this moment, looking at the confined ICU ward, waiting for his old father, whose life and death are uncertain, out of danger, he suddenly has an urge to cry with hot eyes.

At the beginning, he was even more rebellious and proud than Xiao Han now, he always felt that he should have his own life and could not copy his father's path, so he has always been very firm against his father's opinion and did not want to be admitted to medical school.

Later, I happened to meet Ling Xuefeng in the game, and at the beginning of the first season of miracles, he resolutely took a few brothers to form the FTD team and join the miracle alliance.

If he had been admitted to medical school, perhaps he would have become a doctor by now, just like his father.

But he chose the most difficult path.

It's not that easy to play esports and get ahead.

After so many years, he really hasn't won a trophy and failed to prove himself.

But he always has a firm belief in his heart, and he always tells himself - Li Cangyu, one day, you can stand in front of your father with the championship trophy and let him know that you made the right choice at the beginning.

- You have to sue him that his son, even if he is not a doctor, is still an excellent son worthy of his pride!

But now, my father is lying in the intensive care unit...... What if he never wakes up?

In the past few years, I have been working hard in China, and the time to visit my father in New York is very limited, even if I come to see him, and because the father and son are very stubborn, the number of quarrels is often more than the number of times they get along warmly.

If you think about it carefully, you are really unfilial......

Li Cangyu's chest was like a heavy stone pressed against him, and he was so stuffy that he was almost out of breath.

Suddenly, his body fell into a warm embrace, and Li Cangyu raised his head and found that Ling Xuefeng was stretching out his arms and holding him into his arms.

"Don't question yourself." Ling Xuefeng gently stroked his back with his hand and said softly, "Li Cangyu, you are not wrong, you just chose a different path from others. Since your uncle is willing to go to the game, he is actually very concerned about you and your approval. ”

"......" When Li Cangyu heard this, he couldn't help but feel sad, and his eyes were even more red.

Ling Xuefeng looked at him like this, couldn't help but tighten his arms, hugged Li Cangyu tightly into his arms, and said seriously: "Listen, you didn't get admitted to the medical school as your father hoped at the beginning, it's not that you're sorry for him, but because you're responsible for yourself." In the past few years, you have worked the field with your teammates, doing what you love the most, and you have never given up, you have always been in my heart...... The best players. ”

"......" Li Cangyu fell silent.

In fact, he understood the truth, but Ling Xuefeng's words of comfort gave him more motivation and confidence.

He didn't regret choosing this path, but he just felt sorry for his father and let him down.

Originally, their Li family was a medical family, his father and sister were excellent Western doctors, and his mother was currently studying Chinese medicine in China, and she also made great achievements in acupuncture and moxibustion treatment - he was the only one, but he went to play a game and competition, and the family did not understand him, which is normal.

Fortunately, someone can understand.

Like Ling Xuefeng. After so many years of friends, he has always been the one who understands him best.

Now, at the critical moment when his father is seriously ill, he comes to the hospital again and stays by his side.

In the middle of the night, the corridor of the hospital was originally very deserted, and the lights overhead were also dazzling white, which made people can't help but feel a trace of fear and despair in their hearts - how his father's condition will progress, Li Cangyu is completely powerless, all he can do is wait.

But fortunately, there was someone by his side, waiting with him.

Being tightly embraced by Ling Xuefeng, his stiff and cold body seemed to gradually become warmer. Li Cangyu knew that no matter what happened tomorrow, at least there was someone who understood him and could face this with him.

Li Cangyu didn't push away Ling Xuefeng's embrace, but instead stretched out his hands and gently hugged him back, and closed his eyes in his arms tiredly.