Chapter 1: When the Wind Rises Again

In the early morning, the first rays of sunlight fall through the windows.

Lu Fei pushed open the small door of the rental room and walked out with his head held high in the moving morning glow.

Today is February 14th, 2008, and the streets are bustling with people in the early morning, mostly young men and women.

On this day, boys and girls seem to get up early, stay together to plan the day, and enjoy this special festival.

But Lu Fei didn't enjoy it, he looked at these energetic men and women, and a smile of relief appeared on his face, just like the smiles of lovers, happy and warm.

He smiled like this, but he didn't have a lover, because his lover was the worn-out satchel he was carrying now, which contained three things: a keyboard, a headset, and a mouse.

These three things have accompanied him for eight years, and they are his closest companions, most loyal friends, and sweetest lovers.

From 2000 to 2008, Lu Fei spent eight years with his CS.

The obsession and madness of college, the simplicity and happiness of the amateur team, the tension and glory of the professional team, and the CS of office workers have become a kind of physical and mental sustenance and faith, and they also add a little bit of melancholy away from the past and the truth.

In eight years, he has gone through all the experiences that a Cser should have, and these experiences have made him grow from a boy to a man, to be precise, into a very good Cser, but he is not a good player.

Because he has always believed that in the world of CS, a player who has won honors is not necessarily a good player, but a player who has never won an honor is not necessarily the best player.

He's such a Cser, and he's still searching for it.

I'm afraid no one will believe it, in the past eight years, Lu Fei has not won a championship, and the best result is the second place in the group of the 05 WCG Southwest Regional Qualifiers.

Although Lu Fei thinks that he has strong marksmanship, superb consciousness, erratic positioning, strong cooperation, and has participated in countless competitions, he is worthy of being a master, but the lack of honor has plagued him in the past eight years.

Whenever he thought of this, Lu Fei was very sad.

How many eight years can a CS player have in his life?

But today, all of that is a thing of the past.

"2008 China's 6th God of War Cup CS Competition" was held on New Year's Day, 32 CS teams from 18 cities and counties in Southwest Province, regardless of folk, professional and club, gathered in Xijing City, the provincial capital, to compete for the qualification of the national finals, and also launched an impact for the highest honor in China.

For today's declining CS, the championship prize of up to 200,000 yuan is not only hugely attractive, but also valuable for the organizer of the China E-sports Association.

Of course, an experienced player like Lu Fei organized an amateur team to sign up for the competition early, and he and his Fly team passed five levels and six generals, desperately rushed to kill, invincible, and miraculously qualified from the group stage, and after the play-offs and knockouts, they went all the way to the semi-finals.

Countless people marveled that Fly was a dark horse, dazzlingly "black".

It is a miracle that an amateur team that has never participated in any professional tournament was able to stand out in the qualifiers of the southwest CS province.

However, only Lu Fei knew how this miracle was caused.

The other four players he brought in, all like him, have a deep foundation of CS for many years, although they are not retired from the professional team, but they are experienced and have comprehensive skills.

Although they are all twenty-six or seventeen years old, they have all become office workers, and some are even married, and their reactions are not as good as before, but for the dream of their youth, they still get together, use their leisure time to train and cooperate, they firmly believe that sincerity is what they do, and gold and stone are open.

This world lacks everything, but there is no shortage of warriors who are persistent in their dreams.

The name Fly is like Lu Fei, he wants to spread his wings, he wants to soar through the sky, he wants to fly higher and farther.

As long as he wins today's game, Fly will advance to the finals, and he is only one step away from the national finals.

Lu Fei decided to use this victory as his best Valentine's Day gift, and he wanted to be worthy of the loyalty and perseverance of CS as a lover over the years.

He looked up at the lovely blue sky, took a deep breath, turned around and jumped on bus 57 bound for the convention center.

This train will take him to the starting point of his dreams, and he doesn't know that this train will also carry him a story that he never dreamed of.

Today's convention and exhibition center is very lively.

In the end, only four teams advanced to the semi-finals, but the number of people who came to watch the game was more than 40,000, which shows the intensity of the competition.

Looking at those Csers who were still holding their girlfriends in their arms, Lu Fei couldn't help but sneer in the contestant area.

However, his smile is a little embarrassed, for so many years for the dream in his heart, he has never been in love once, almost never contacted any opposite sex, in his heart, maybe he didn't meet the so-called fate, maybe he was too focused on CS, he ignored a valuable part of his life, that is, love.

Because he is not the kind of extremely talented player, he would rather devote more time to practicing guns, and never waste a minute or second of his life, especially those harsh winter nights, in order not to slack off his spirit, he often opens the window of the rental house to practice in the cold wind, as soon as he finds that he is lazy, he will run out and stuff the snow into his neck, that kind of taste is by no means the average Cser can imagine.

He tortured himself like this, destroyed himself, just to keep reminding himself that he couldn't be distracted or slack, he was an excellent player, and one day, he had to prove himself with honor, he couldn't let other players look down on him, let alone let his father look down on him.

His father pulled him hard and hard, hoping that he could find a good job, but who knew that his indissoluble bond with CS made him become a CS player who couldn't understand all parents in the world, that is, he didn't do his job properly and was addicted to games.

"Got a job?" That's what his father always asked him.

"Found it." He always replied like this, he couldn't bear to tell the truth, he was actually a semi-professional CS player.

Semi-professionalism is actually "mixing", without formal clubs and sponsorship, with enthusiasm to form "soldiers" to participate in various competitions, to get prize money to support themselves.

"That's good, that's good." My father always said this, and those old eyes were full of love and kindness.

But these eyes were closed forever many years ago and will never be opened again, his father died of illness, and before he died, he still remembered his worries about him: "You have to work hard, you have to work hard, you have to work hard, and you have to let others know that I have a son who has a great name." ”

……

Whenever he thought of these things, Lu Fei would feel that the blood in his whole body was boiling, and tears couldn't help but flow out.

But he will never shed tears now, because tears are shed by the weak, and the strong will shed their blood, and he will shed the last drop of blood that he lived for battle.

That's the difference between a man and a boy.

A voice suddenly interrupted his thoughts: "Brother Fei! ”

Lu Fei turned around, and the four boys in T-shirts appeared in the contestant area of the venue, and the flickering light of the computer screen also flashed on their slightly mature faces, but they were no longer children, and at this moment they were warriors who were about to go to the battlefield.

This is Lu Fei's CS teammates who once met on the Internet, they are all employees of a plastic sales company, and they finally came together for this competition, but more for the dream of their youth.

"Are you all ready?" Lu Fei asked them with a smile.

He is not a person who likes to laugh very much, but at the moment of battle, he always feels that a smile can help everyone relax their nervous nerves.

"Ready."

"Don't worry, Brother Fei, let's perform the dark horse to the end today."

"Okay, I'll get rid of these little farts later."

Everyone's answer also seemed to be very relaxed, but there was only one exception, and that person was Xiao Liu, who was the most important member of the team - the sniper.

Xiao Liu's brows were tightly locked, and he looked preoccupied.

"What's wrong?" Lu Fei's hand was on Xiao Liu's shoulder.

"Phineas." Xiao Liu raised his head, "When I got up in the morning, my wife's stomach was a little uncomfortable, and I was afraid that she was going to give birth." ”

Everyone's eyes suddenly widened: "Isn't it? ”

If you don't give birth sooner or later, it's really bad luck to have a child at this time.

"Hahahaha." Suddenly there was a loud laugh from the other end of the corridor in the contestants' area, it was a mocking laughter, which was particularly harsh.

Lu Fei and the five of them turned their heads together, and a group of fashionable young people dressed strangely walked towards this side, among which the leading boy had dyed red hair and hugged a beautiful girl dressed in avant-garde clothes.

Although their demeanor was arrogant, Lu Fei didn't dare to underestimate them at all, he recognized this group of people, these people were their powerful opponents today, the SW.UP team, a professional team from the Xijing Longteng Club, it is said that they are the reserve team of the nationally famous SW first-line team, the captain Tiger is as his name suggests, just like a real tiger in the game, it is the tiger that goes down the mountain, and it is overwhelming.

As if he had seen the funniest thing in the world, Tiger clapped his hands and laughed: "Look, it's about to be a race, and this dark horse still has someone to give birth." ”

A crowd behind him burst into laughter.

Xiao Liu's eyes suddenly shot anger, but Lu Fei was still very calm, he was not angry, he knew that now was definitely not the time to be angry.

"How old are you? Uncle. Tiger walked up to Xiao Liu and looked at him.

Compared with many contestants, Xiao Liu does look very old, after all, he is already a 28-year-old man, married and has a wife.

But that doesn't take a damn about his love for CS.

Because in the world of CS, there is no distinction between men and women, old and young.

Lu Fei and the others didn't answer, they never cared about these young people, but Tiger's arrogance suddenly angered everyone: "Uncle, you all look like you're about to run for three, you still come to participate in the CS competition at such an old age, let's go home and take your children, CS is not suitable for you, go home and take your children to play Monopoly, Bubble Hall These games are better to develop intelligence, that is quite suitable for you." He laughed as he spoke, and the team members behind him laughed maniacally.

Although his words are arrogant and provocative, they are not unreasonable, after all, in the circle of CS, 28 years old is simply an old man.

How can an old man fight against a gun?

But that's how most people think about CS age, and of course, it's the fundamental reason why most people can never do miracles.

In the face of UP's rudeness, Lu Fei just said lightly: "I know you, your name is Tiger." ”

Tiger suddenly raised her head proudly, and the beautiful girl also cast an admiring look at Tiger, it seems that her boyfriend is really famous, and even opponents know his name.

But Lu Fei's next words gave him a slap in the face: "It's just that from today onwards, you can change your name to Cat." ”

Tiger's face changed: "What do you mean?" ”

"It means a sick cat, I'm going to beat you into a sick cat, so that you don't dare to touch CS again." Lu Fei said coldly, and without waiting for him to come back to his senses, he led everyone to the competition table.

UP's party was so angry that his face turned green, this guy was so arrogant and arrogant.

On the side of the competition table, the screen has been turned on, and the machine has been debugged, Lu Fei patted Xiao Liu's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, after we finish this game, we will go to your house to visit your wife, it will be fine." ”

Teammate Xiao Zeng also turned his head: "Brother Liu, don't worry, sister-in-law will definitely be fine, we will definitely win today." ”

Xiao Liu stared at the screen and nodded solemnly, now he can't be cranky, he must concentrate on the game.

At this time, the UP people were also ready, the referee looked at the watch, entered the command in the console, the server was refreshed three times, and the game officially began.

A minute later, Team Fly took a 1-0 lead.

Tiger sneered: "Let you taste the sweetness first." ”

Five minutes later, Team Fly had no doubt about winning the first three games and taking a 3-0 lead.

Tiger's heart moved: "This team is so cooperative. ”

Ten minutes later, Team Fly was 5-0 ahead.

Tiger's face began to become solemn: "This team not only cooperates well, but also the individual ability of each team member is quite good. ”

Fifteen minutes later, Team Fly took an 8-0 lead.

Tiger's heart sank: "What the hell is this team, why haven't you heard of them before?" ”

Twenty minutes passed, and Team Fly took an 11-0 lead, and the dark horse really began to "black".

Tiger found that his forehead was beginning to break out in a cold sweat, he was not afraid of the opponent's toughness, but he did not feel the hope of victory, this team has rich experience, stable marksmanship, and tacit cooperation, which completely makes up for their age, slow reaction, and sluggish hands and feet.

At the twenty-seventh minute, Team Fly miraculously led 14-0.

At this time, not only Tiger and his teammates felt fear, but also many SW relatives and friends outside the field and teammates of Xijing Club felt incredible, this senior team was too strong, so strong that it was weird, and the strange thing was that they seemed to have almost no characteristics, they used the most direct way, the fastest outflanking, the most effective attack and defense, and completely beat SW.UP into a turtle and an idiot.

When the game reached 30 sharp, the score was completely locked at 15:0.

In fact, there is no suspense in this score, just like the court is announcing: SW.UP is now sentenced to death in accordance with the law, and it will be executed immediately.

A CS team was beaten 0:15 by their opponents in the first half, which was not only equivalent to a death sentence, but also a great insult to themselves.

Tiger raised his head again and looked at the other side, he couldn't remember how many times he had seen Lu Fei, the captain of Fly on the other side, there was no expression on his face, he seemed to be a killing machine, but more like a lawn mower, cold, cruel, and ruthless, as long as he saw his own people, he would kill, eradicate, and trample to death mercilessly.

Tiger couldn't believe that this group of people who looked like uncles actually had such excellent CS abilities, but he had to believe it, because this is CS, this is war, and anything can happen.

During the 10-minute break, SW. All the players of UP were slumped in their seats, their psychological defenses had completely collapsed and completely disintegrated, and as for their desire to win, it was a dream.

But at this moment, in the Fly team area, Xiao Liu picked up his mobile phone and answered a call, the referee walked up and muttered for a while, the referee suddenly raised his hand and announced loudly: "Fly team sniper Liu Cheng left the game because of something, Fly team only four people responded to the game because there was no substitute, it did not meet the rules of the game, captain Lu Fei announced that the whole team abstained, SW. UP advances to the finals. ”

There was a "whoosh", and the audience was in an uproar.

Accidentally!

Except for accidents and accidents!

All the media reporters at the scene flocked to the contestant area, and countless microphones almost reached Lu Fei's mouth, but Lu Fei was still expressionless.

"Why did you suddenly announce your abstention?" Almost all of the reporters asked the same question, "You have to know that you are a dark horse or an amateur team, how difficult it is to reach the semi-finals?" Why do you say let it go? ”

Although Lu Fei was silent, he was still sighing secretly in his heart: yes, how difficult it is to be able to get to where it is today? Seeing that he is about to win the national finals, but Xiao Liu's wife has been sent to the hospital for dystocia, and he must go, and this, what can be done if there is one less person?

In the face of many cameras and lenses, Lu Fei just said lightly: "We failed, but Fly did not lose." ”

The scene of the riot suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at him quietly.

Lu Fei took a deep breath and said, "Because, as long as I haven't fallen, Fly will never lose." ”

After saying this, he strode towards the door of the venue.

Behind him, only the electronic scoreboard that recorded 15:0 was forever frozen in that moment, as if remembering a moment that people will never forget.

I don't know why, Tiger and the others suddenly all stood up, lowered their heads and silently saluted Lu Fei's departing back, not for his amazing performance on the field, but for the heroic heroism and no regrets when he left.

Because only a person who truly loves CS can say this kind of never-say-die words.

But who knows, the people who really love CS are often the people who are the farthest away from CS.

The sky is still clear, the sun is still mild, and the streets are still so lively.

This Valentine's Day hasn't changed for anyone, it's just that some people's Valentine's Day gifts never get to themselves.

It was still those fashionably dressed men and women on the street, Lu Fei looked at them with a helpless wry smile on his face.

He still can't understand what the real magic weapon of CS victory is?

Teamwork, coordination, awareness, marksmanship, timing, luck, ......

He'd been thinking about it for eight years, but to this day he still can't figure it out.

"Is it time for every player to leave when they really understand the essence of CS?" Lu Fei asked himself this for the first time.

He stood at the gate of the convention and exhibition center, looking at the still bustling street, recalling the past eight years.

Time flies, years are like water, although CS has brought him a lot of happiness, but it is more of a wordless desolation, and in a few days, it will be his 26th birthday.

26 is a terrible age for a CS player, and today's match may be the last CS memory of his life.

Who knew it would end up like this? Who can understand the inner sorrow of a Cser?

In his thoughts, the sky gradually darkened.

Lu Fei strode towards Xiao Liu's house......

Xiao Liu's house was not far from the venue, and when Lu Fei arrived, there were bursts of quarrels in the house.

"Didn't you say you went to the hospital? Why are you in a hurry to call me back? Xiao Liu's voice was surprised.

He was not the only one who was surprised, but also Lu Fei and his party.

Xiao Liu's wife said angrily with a big belly: "If I don't call and say that I'm going to give birth, won't you come back?" ”

Xiao Liu was stunned and said, "You lied to me? ”

The pot-bellied woman was even more angry: "Yes, what if I lie to you? I don't lie to you, I'm afraid you don't care if our family is dead or alive, you look at you, you're all about to become a father, why are you still facing the computer all day long, can your bullshit CS feed your children for you? Can I give you food? Or can it make you money......"

The more she spoke, the more excited she became, and Fly's team members rushed up to support her:

"Ah, sister-in-law, don't be so excited."

"Sit down, sit down."

"It's not good for a child to be so angry."

……

Xiao Liu's face turned blue and red for a while, he really didn't know how to describe this sudden farce, should he cry loudly, or should he sigh?

They are about to advance to the finals and enter the national championship, but at this critical moment, such a call out of nothing disrupts all plans, is this the fate of God and the trick of fate?

He turned his head and looked at Lu Fei who was standing at the door in a daze.

He didn't know how to explain all this to Lu Fei.

Lu Fei leaned against the door frame, his expression was weak, but more silent.

After a long time, a soft wry smile appeared on his face, and then he turned around and slowly left.

He no longer cares if Xiao Liu's wife is really going to give birth, and he doesn't care what his teammates think about this big joke, he just wants to walk slowly alone.

On the streets of Valentine's Day, the sea of people is rising and falling.

Lu Fei is also up and down, and he follows the arrangement of fate to rise and fall.

"Am I really not doing enough?" He couldn't help but look up at the sky.

The sky was overcast, and a voice in the sky seemed to answer him: "No, you have done a good job, and you have the strength to win the championship." ”

"But why do all kinds of inexplicable strange things happen in every competition, so that I can't get the honor I deserve?" Lu Fei asked.

The voice sighed: "Because you don't have that luck, you don't have the fate of the champion, no matter how hard you try, it won't help, this is fate, don't you understand it in the past eight years?" ”

Lu Fei looked up to the sky and sighed: "I see, then, how can we have that luck?" "He was clearly unwilling.

The voice sighed, "A person's destiny is born unless you do it all over again." ”

"Do it all over again?" Lu Fei smiled bitterly, "I'm 26 years old, how many eight years can a CS player have in his life?" ”

The voice also smiled bitterly: "So at your current age, there is no turning back, you should accept the arrangement of fate." ”

Lu Fei sat down on the street and muttered, "No, it shouldn't be like this, I should have been the champion." ”

The voice said, "Are you really so hungry for a championship?" ”

Lu Fei suddenly stood up again and clenched his fists: "Yes, it is a part of my life that cannot be lost, as long as I can win the championship, I am willing to pay no matter what the price is." ”

"Do you really want to?"

Lu Fei nodded slowly but firmly......

People came and went on the street, and many passers-by looked at Lu Fei like a madman:

"Look at this guy, is he insane? What crazy thing is a person sitting here talking to himself? ”

"I remembered that he was the captain who abstained from the God of War Cup today."

"Yo, huh? It's pitiful that it became like this when you lost the game. ”

……

The other side of the street.

Tiger and his girlfriend are arguing fiercely.

"What's wrong with you today, you don't know that Lu Fei at all, what did you do when you found him?"

Tiger's gaze was very firm, and he said: "That guy not only has super-first-class strength, but also, I have never seen such a persistent Cser, he is a person who really loves CS." ”

The girlfriend is a little stunned, Tiger is rarely so serious, and he usually pretends to be a little cool.

Tiger said in a deep voice: "I don't want to do anything now, I just want to find him and apologize to him in person, telling him that we were too ignorant just now." ”

"Why do you say that?"

Tiger said: "I shouldn't despise them because they are older, because, there is no age difference in the world of CS, and people in the world who really like CS should be friends and family." ”

His girlfriend looked at him in a daze: "Do you really think so?" ”

"Yes." Tiger nodded vigorously.

The girlfriend smiled slowly, and the smile was like ice melting in spring water: "Okay, I support you." ”

Tiger's eyes lit up and said, "Look, isn't that Lu Fei over there?" ”

"Hey, what is he doing sitting in front of McDonald's?

"Aren't they coming this way?"

"Let's go, let's go too."

The two of them ran towards Lu Fei in high spirits.

At this time, the red light on the sidewalk had turned on, and the crowd on the street had stopped, but Lu Fei was so confused by his hallucination that he stood up and waved his hands to the sky and shouted: "What is the way, what is the way to win the championship, tell me, where are you?" You come out for me......"

He shouted and ran into the middle of the street like a frenzy.

"Be careful, go back, the vehicle is dangerous......" Tiger and his girlfriend shouted.

But it's too late.

With a muffled "bang", a truck sped in, and the loud and dull crash made the crowd scream in amazement.

Lu Fei was hit by the truck and flew out, the glass slag scattered all over the ground, and blood was splattered in the air.

The bustling and lively street suddenly became a mess.

"Call 110, hit 110." Tiger, who reacted, yelled at his girlfriend.

When his girlfriend took out her mobile phone tremblingly, Tiger had already run up quickly and helped Lu Fei on the ground.

Lu Fei was already dying at this time, only the breath coming out and not the qi entering, but he muttered, "Champion...... Champion...... I'm supposed to be the champion ......"

Tiger was excited and anxious and said: "Hold on, don't talk, you must hold on, the ambulance will come soon......"

But Lu Fei still couldn't hold it up after all, his eyes went black, as if all the strength of his body had been drained.

Before leaving, he suddenly remembered the past, the nights when he practiced guns in the cold wind, the days when he walked south and north with a backpack, the pride of sweeping his opponents with an AK, and the loss of passing by the championship trophy again and again...... A strong sense of drowsiness slowly came up......

At the moment when he completely closed his eyes, the last thing he thought of was neither helplessness for this game nor sadness for his CS.

The last thing he thought of was the eyes that his father had looked at him when he died, and those eyes were full of love and faith.

Now these eyes seem to be looking at him again, and they are still full of love and confidence.

He believed that his son would be able to survive, that he would be able to fight for himself, and that he would be able to get ahead.

He's going to give his son a chance.

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