Chapter 324, Post-Game Interview

Stien had spoken harshly about the Chinese team before the game, but was completely slapped in the face by Li Cangyu 3:0, and in the post-game interview stage after the game, the captain of the French team, Stienne, was really surrounded by reporters. [Full text reading. 】

"Before the start of the game, you said that you were very confident in this game, and the French team had a very good hope of reaching the semi-finals, but today we saw a rout of the French team! What does Mr. Stien have to say about this? ”

"The French team sent six people in the ring stage, but they couldn't beat the four members of the Chinese team, does this mean that the overall level of the French Miracle League is too far behind China?"

"Losing this game 0:3, is there anything you would like to say to the domestic audience?"

In the group stage of the World Series, the French team except for the final unexpected loss to England in the last two games were also swept by the opponent's winning record, but I didn't expect to meet China in the semifinals, and it would lose so badly.

Listening to the reporters' sharp questions, the smile on the face of the always personable Stien was a little unbearable.

Fortunately, the vice captain Lemande took the initiative to stand up for the round: "Ahem, in today's game, our players have done their best, but the Chinese team has many excellent players, and the tactical arrangement is also worth learning...... We will learn from this defeat and strive for an even better result in next year's World Series." ”

Stian finally calmed down, barely squeezed out a smile and said, "That's right, we'll keep trying." ”

When he came out of the interview room, Stien's face was very ugly, however, to add insult to injury, they happened to meet Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng, the national team captains and vice-captains of the Chinese team, in the corridor.

I still remember the last time I met backstage, Stian said to Li Cangyu very arrogantly, "It's better not to meet us in the knockout round", but now, when he sees Li Cangyu, he can't wait to dig a crack in the ground and bury himself in it.

This is simply a slap in the face, and the face is going to be swollen!

Li Cangyu smiled at him very gracefully—of course, in Stien's opinion, it was Chi Guoguo's ridicule.

Ling Xuefeng nodded at him as a greeting, and then said to him in French, "Come on." ”

Steel: "............"

The French team has already lost, we can only roll up and go home, what else to add fuel ?! Ling Xuefeng's words were simply pouring salt on the wound, and Stien suddenly felt a dull pain in his chest.

Ling and Li left side by side, and Stien couldn't help frowning as he looked at the backs of the two - he had a hunch that Ling Xuefeng and Li Cangyu of the Chinese team would bring more surprises to miracle fans around the world in the next game.

The next semi-finals and finals will definitely be good to watch.

***

When Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng came to the interview room side by side, the reporters gave them warm applause without hesitation.

Zhao Yue, a reporter with the national team who is very active in every interview, was the first to stand up and said: "Congratulations to the national team on successfully entering the semi-finals!" Is the cat god satisfied with the performance of the players in this game? ”

"I'm very satisfied, and I'm sure the viewers will be satisfied." Li Cangyu said without modesty, "Winning the game 3:0 is enough to prove the strength of our national team players." ”

This sentence was applauded by reporters again - everyone likes such an unpretentious cat god, which is refreshing enough!

Another reporter stood up and asked: "We found that almost all of the ace partners sent by the cat god in this game, is there any special reason for this?" ”

Li Cangyu glanced at Ling Xuefeng, and then replied with a smile: "There is no special reason. I just want to show our best strength. ”

The latter sentence was omitted by him - strength abused the French team.

A male reporter suddenly stood up excitedly and said: "Cat God, I just got the news that the Korean team in the next stadium advanced 3:0!" According to the schedule, China's opponent in the semi-finals will be a strong South Korean team, does the cat god have any confidence in beating the South Korean team? ”

Hearing this news, Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng couldn't help but glance at each other.

After the 1/4 finals, the teams that can enter the top four must be very strong in overall strength, but Li Cangyu actually doesn't want to meet South Korea in the semifinals, China and South Korea have been bitter rivals in e-sports projects for many years, and the Chinese team has been defeated by South Korea many times in countless international encounters over the years.

It has been seven years since the game entered South Korea, and the domestic miracle professional league has been very well established, and many outstanding players have emerged with the blessing of major clubs.

To be objective, the level of the Korean players is not weaker than that of China.

Li Cangyu was not sure of winning this game, and of course it was not good to say big things in front of reporters, he pondered for a moment, and then said simply: "I can't guarantee the result of the semifinals now, but I can guarantee that in the next game, we will definitely do our best to fight for it." ”

Ling Xuefeng nodded approvingly, and said in a low voice: "There are many unexpected factors on the field, and it is difficult to predict the outcome before the game, but rest assured, since we have come to this point, we will not give up easily." ”

The two didn't say anything like "we're going to win" or "we're going to kill South Korea", which sounded bloody, but in fact they were quite pompous. No one can guarantee the victory of the game, and the captain and vice captain of the national team are very calm and calm in the face of their fierce opponents, which makes domestic e-sports reporters feel a lot more at ease.

It's easy to be slapped in the face if you talk too much before the game, but it's more important to face the game with a steady mentality.

***

Probably to save time, Li Cangyu only attended the post-game interview with Ling Xuefeng, and the other gods did not come, and the reporters also ended the interview as soon as possible.

After returning to the Miracle Village, Li Cangyu strode towards the restaurant, and the reason was simple - there was fish to eat today.

Li Cangyu already knew that there would be fish tonight, and everyone said that they understood very much because they were in a hurry to go to the restaurant, after all, cat people have not eaten fish for a long time since they came to the United States, and their appetite is normal.

Ling Xuefeng's face was a little helpless, but he consciously took the plate and helped Li Cangyu take two more grilled fish, and Li Cangyu ate three in a row with relish.

Seeing that he quickly solved the three plates of grilled fish, he obviously directly regarded the fish as a staple food, and the others were all admiring the table.

Cheng Wei couldn't help but say: "If there are fish to eat every day in the Miracle Village, will the combat power of the cat god be doubled?" ”

Su Guangmo also quipped: "The cat god is really hungry after going abroad, right?" ”

Li Cangyu, who was well-fed, wiped his mouth with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Well, after eating three fish, I finally recovered, so it's better to strike while the iron is hot after going back later, and everyone will have a meeting in the conference room." ”

Everyone: "......"

A rejuvenated feline is strong!

***

At eight o'clock in the evening, the national team players gathered in the conference room, Li Cangyu first played back the wonderful footage of the game between China and France, briefly summarized, and then called up the 1/4 final video of the South Korean team on the other side.

This afternoon, the United States and Japan, who qualified from Group A, and South Korea and Sweden who qualified from Group C, faced off in turn, with the United States sweeping Sweden 3-0 and South Korea also sweeping Japan 3-0. From this score, it can be seen that there is actually a lot of gap between the Japanese team's e-sports level and South Korea's.

In this game, the South Korean team drew the first move, and the game mode of the first game chose the ring to beat the Japanese team; In the second game, the Japanese team chose economic warfare to reverse the situation, but was successfully defeated by the Korean team's kite flow tactics; In the third game, the South Korean team chose a death race at home, relying on the advantage of the home map to quickly win ten heads and seal the victory.

After watching the whole game carefully, Li Cangyu said: "It can be seen that the comprehensive strength of the Korean team is very strong, whether it is in the ring, team battle or death racing mode, they have masters in charge, and the next game will definitely be very difficult to play." ”

The difference between strong teams and weak teams is here, those teams encountered in the group stage are only strong in one mode, and other modes are easy to collapse without a great god. But the Korean team is different, the overall strength of the players is very strong, not to mention, death racing, economic warfare and the ring all have core gods in charge, each mode has the possibility of winning, such opponents are really not easy to fight, and they must be fought game by game.

Ling Xuefeng plugged in the USB flash drive he brought, and opened the PPT in the projection screen - this PPT was obviously made by Ling Xuefeng himself, listing the information of the 22 players of the Korean team in great detail.

Li Cangyu looked at the big screen, pointed at the man standing in the middle with a laser pointer, and introduced: "This is South Korea's captain Park Junshu, who ranks in the top three in the world summoner rankings, and is on the same level as Xue Feng and Jack Josh of the United States, his personal strength is very strong, and his tactical literacy is also very high, and the Protoss summoner can only play the strongest level in his hands." ”

- Protoss Summoner, this profession is actually as rare as the Elven Summoner.

In the world of the Miracle Professional League, the most common are Demon and Blood Summoners, because they have strong survivability, attack and control ability, and are very suitable for team-fighting with teammates.

Elven summoners need Li Cangyu's extreme hand speed and flexible movement skills to play a role, so there are not many players who can control elven summoners, and they are naturally quite rare in the league.

Similarly, the Protoss Summoner makes it impossible for many players to play this class well due to the peculiarities of the pets it summons.

Miracles: Summoners of each race have three common pets - the "Undead" who slow down opponents after possession, the "Guardian" who takes damage on their owner's behalf, and the "Destroyer" who has the ability to destroy the scene.

These three public pets cost a lot of blue and have a very long cooldown, and it is not cost-effective to summon them in high-intensity matches, so summoner players will still rely on race pets to fight in most cases.

For example, the four elves of water, fire, wind, and thunder of the elven race, the skeleton infantry, banshee, black crow and demon god of the demon race, and the blood spider, blood snake, death knight and vampire bats of the blood clan, most of these pets have the ability to attack and control.

But the Protoss Summoner is very different.

The Protoss are a peace-loving race, so the pets summoned by the Protoss Summoners are not aggressive, but supportive—Ice Maiden, Snowbird, God of Light, and Seraphim.

Li Cangyu looked at the man on the big screen and said: "Park Junshu is playing a summoner, but he is not aggressive, on the contrary, he is the strongest support in the miracle professional league." ”

The control of the Ice Maiden, the healing of the Snow Bird, the enhancement of the team of the God of Light, and the removal of the state of the Seraphim - it can be said that the Protoss Summoner is a profession with very strong auxiliary abilities, but it is difficult to play well due to the large number of pets and complex operations.

Park Junshu's Protoss summoner is very familiar with it.

In the World Federation of Miracles, he is a genius player who can reach the top of the ladder by playing a rare profession like Li Cangyu.

The man in the picture looks very delicate, and his appearance tends to be feminine, which is the appearance of the little white face type that some girls prefer. Don't look at his weak appearance, anyone who has watched the Korean Miracle League knows how terrifying Park Junshu's support is - as long as he is there, the attack power of his teammates can be doubled in an instant.

It is conceivable how much such an assistant will improve the overall combat effectiveness of the team.

"To win against South Korea, we must first admit that they are strong." Li Cangyu's eyes swept over the audience, and he said calmly, "The semifinals will be more cruel and difficult than the previous games, everyone needs to be fully mentally prepared, don't think about winning or losing, face this game with a normal heart, play your level, and don't leave any regrets." ”

He paused slightly, glanced back at Ling Xuefeng, and said with a firm gaze: "Tonight, let's take a closer look at the video of the Korean team's game, and tomorrow, Xue Feng and I will convene a meeting again to discuss the tactical arrangements." ”

Facing Li Cangyu's firm eyes, Ling Xuefeng also nodded decisively and said, "Please rest assured, we will definitely do our best to find a plan to deal with the Korean team." ”

Although the next game will be extremely difficult, the decisiveness and self-confidence of Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng still infected the players of the national team.

Although the Korean team is strong, the players of our Chinese team have never been weak!

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Chapter 325, Unexpected Selection

Probably realizing that the next game will be very difficult to play, these days, the players of the national team have trained very seriously, and they don't need Li Cangyu's order, everyone consciously came to the training room at eight o'clock in the morning.

Even Cheng Wei, who usually likes to chatter, sat quietly in front of the computer, staring at the computer screen with blazing eyes, and familiarized himself with the route back and forth on the map that the South Korean team had released.

After the 1/4 finals, most of the maps independently developed by various countries have been published on the intranet of Miracle Village, four maps of the South Korean team have been announced, and one was banned in the last game, and the Chinese team is only short of the Five Elements Bagua Array.

In order to allow the players to have enough time to prepare for the semi-finals, the organizing committee specially gave everyone a two-day holiday, the China-South Korea battle will officially start at 9 am the day after tomorrow, and the United States and the United Kingdom, which have entered the semi-finals, will start at 3 pm the day after tomorrow, and e-sports channels around the world will broadcast live simultaneously.

The teams that enter the top four have been confirmed to receive high prize money from the organizing committee, so the rules of the semi-finals are more stringent than those of the quarter-finals, especially in the map selection stage, the maps freely developed by each country can only be selected once and cannot be reused. In addition, if the selected team submits only one map for free development, the country playing away cannot be banned.

The purpose of this rule is to give the weaker countries a chance to use their maps to move back into the situation and not have a 3-0 sweep in the game. The more closely the game is, the more exciting it is, the ratings will increase, and the league's advertising revenue will naturally be more considerable.

This is actually quite fair, because each country can develop its own map, and can use it to trap opponents. But the league hierarchy has always believed that the best players and teams will not be affected by the map.

***

Time flies, and it's race day in the blink of an eye.

Early in the morning, the players of the Chinese team gathered together, and everyone happened to meet everyone of the Korean team when they were eating breakfast in the restaurant, and they were all wearing neat team uniforms, which was very recognizable. Several players of the Korean team walked and chatted while holding dinner plates, and Cheng Wei listened to a bunch of "Smecta", scratched his hair, and said, "Will they be talking about us?" ”

Tan Shitian said: "Definitely, there is a female player over there who is watching you." ”

Cheng Wei followed his gaze, and sure enough, he looked at the previous girl's gaze, and was a little puzzled: "What is she looking at me?" ”

"She is a very popular white magician in the Korean team, and she is also the first beauty in the Korean Miracle Alliance, her name is Hua Jingying." Tan Shitian explained, "Her eyes are full of curiosity when she looks at you, don't you think? ”

"Really?" Cheng Weiwei's face was dazed, "I don't remember her, and...... Is she really the number one beauty in the Korean team? It doesn't look as good as poplar purple. ”

Hearing this, Yang Muzi immediately came over and asked generously, "Cheng Wei, do you think I'm good-looking?" ”

Cheng Wei's face turned red instantly, and he said hesitantly: "Ah, I'm so hungry, I'll go have breakfast first." ”

Looking at the guy who fled in the wilderness, Tan Shitian said helplessly: "Don't tease him." ”

Yang Muzi stuck out his tongue and straightened the topic back: "I have also heard of this Hua Jingying, and her playing style is very calm. The one next to her is...... Shen Yuzhe: Right? once fought with Jack of the United States in the ring, and left the other party in half of the fight to eat cold noodles. ”

Tan Shitian couldn't help but smile and said, "Well, I heard that he is very persistent in cold noodles. ”

At this time, Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng also walked side by side, listening to the two discussing, Li Cangyu couldn't help but interject: "Shen Yuzhe's swordsman style is very flexible, and the combination of him and Park Junshu is the ace partner of the Korean team, you don't have to worry, you can see you on the field later." ”

Hearing him say it lightly, Tan Shitian couldn't help but joke: "The cat god looks very calm, isn't he confident?" ”

Li Cangyu said: "Of course. ”

As he was talking, several people wearing Korean team uniforms walked over with dinner plates, and the one who walked in front had handsome short ear-length hair and looked like a boy, but Li Cangyu, who had seen her before, still recognized her at a glance - she was the vice captain of the Korean team, Kim Yunhye, a rare female player among archers.

Apparently she also saw Li Cangyu and took the initiative to greet in broken Chinese: "Hello, Captain Li".

Li Cangyu smiled at her and said politely, "Hello, come on." ”

Kim Yun-hye was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect the other party to cheer for herself, but she quickly adjusted her expression and said very gracefully: "You guys also come on." ”

After she left, Ling Xuefeng whispered, "If you cheer for your opponent, will it form a curse effect?" ”

Li Cangyu said bluntly: "Yes, you found out!" ”

Ling Xuefeng smiled slightly: "Let's eat, there is your favorite fish fillet porridge." ”

Li Cangyu's eyes lit up: "Why didn't I find ...... just now?"

Ling Xuefeng said, "I'll take it for you." ”

The two turned around with the dinner plate and joined the large army, quickly solved the breakfast, and then took the bus to the competition venue together.

***

The venue of Nuoda was already full at this time. Although it was early in the morning, the cheering groups on both sides were in high spirits, and many people arrived with national flags, and the cheers almost toppled the roof of the stadium.

Yu Bing and Kou Hongyi had already prepared in the commentary room, and at this moment, a deafening applause suddenly came from the arena, and Kou Hongyi hurriedly said: "Hello audience friends, the game will start soon, thank you for watching this showdown between China and South Korea on time!" I am Kou Hongyi, the commentator of this game. ”

Yu Bing nodded generously towards the camera and said briefly: "Hello everyone, I'm Yu Bing." ”

"This game is definitely a matchup between strong teams and strong teams, and it will certainly not be as easy as the previous group stage!" Kou Hongyi said quickly, "South Korea has always been an e-sports powerhouse, and has won the world championship in many events, and the level of the miracle league is not weak, such as captain Park Junshu, vice captain Kim Yunhye, as well as Shen Yuzhe, Hua Jingying, Bae Zhenghao These players are very famous in the world miracle circle. In terms of popularity alone, many players of the Korean team are actually much more famous than the players of our Chinese team. ”

"But there are several players in our Chinese team who have not participated in the world rankings, such as Cat God and Bai Xuan, who have just returned to the league this year, Tan Shitian was busy writing small jokes and forgot to participate in the rankings, Yu Pingsheng is introverted and has never played against the international server, and Xiao Han, Qin Mo, Zhuo Hang, these young players are also making rapid progress, and the overall strength of the Chinese team is not lost to South Korea." Yu Bing calmly analyzed, "From the perspective of the comprehensive lineup, the races and occupations of the two national teams are relatively balanced, and they can come up with many sets of tactics, which is also the characteristic of a strong team." ”

"Sister Bing is right, the key is to look at the arrangement of the game later." Kou Hongyi opened a web page, which is the voting channel of the Miracle World League, "Judging from the support rate outside the field, the Western media almost overwhelmingly believe that the South Korean team can sweep the Chinese team, after all, the South Korean team does have a higher winning rate in other e-sports competitions." ”

"But this is the first year of the Miracle World Series, and it is also the first time that China and South Korea have faced each other head-to-head in the miracle event, and who wins and loses cannot be inferred according to the usual winning rate." Yu Bing changed his words and said very decisively, "I believe that the Chinese team will slap those Western media in the face with practical actions!" ”

This sentence also made many viewers in China enthusiastic, and brushed a row of "Sister Bing is right!" ”

What is the cat god best at? It's a slap in the face!

Didn't you see the captain of the French team with a swollen face?

***

The game soon began, and Lee Cang-woo and Park Jun-shu walked to the command position together and pressed the confirmation button.

The referee began to draw lots, and on the big screen, the national flags of China and South Korea were quickly scrolled, and finally, with the familiar system sound, the national flag of the Korean team was officially frozen in the center of the screen.

"This game will be played by the Korean team!" Kou Hongyi said nervously, "What mode will Park Junshu choose?" ”

With almost no hesitation, Park Junshu submitted the match mode and alternate map in less than ten seconds.

Race Mode: Death Race.

Alternate Maps: Dark Reef, Frost Temple, Temporal Illusion.

The audience at the scene was in an uproar - because the three maps submitted by Park Junshu were all maps officially announced by miracles, and there was no map freely developed by the Korean team!

——Taking the initiative to give up the advantage of his country's map, Park Junshu is so confident?

Foreign e-sports reporters have speculated about Park Junshu's intentions.

However, Li Cangyu understood Park Junshu's thoughts the moment he saw these three pictures.

Long before the start of the World Series, Kim Yun-hye, the vice-captain of the South Korean team, once took the initiative to invite the Chinese team to play a friendly match.

In that game, Li Cangyu asked Xiao Han and them to go up to practice and defeated the South Korean team, which also sent newcomers to practice.

Now that they met in the semi-finals, Park Junshu once again chose the maps of Death Race Mode and Dark Reef, obviously wanting to have another official battle with the Chinese team on the same map.

Li Cangyu smiled slightly, and decisively disabled the "Frost Temple" and "Time and Space Illusion", leaving behind the "Dark Reef".

He knew that the Korean team must have practiced on this map, but since the opponent presented this map with deep meaning, as the opponent, he had to take it.

——Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, he prefers to go to the tiger mountains.

- The Chinese team can't lose momentum at the beginning!