Chapter 178: The Great Heat Must Die
"Oh, winn."
"We are champions!"
"See no, this is DOTA!"
At the same time that Team EG knocked out GG, the crowd supporting Team Phoenix was completely crazy.
Most of these visitors are international students from China. Since the start of the game, they have been a small group of people in the crowd.
Compared to the local Filipino audience, they seem so insignificant.
But
Right now
They can cheer to their heart's content.
Team Phoenix won the Manila Masters with a clean and crisp performance.
This is enough to make the domestic audience cheer.
They cheered and shouted to their heart's content, and vented their emotions without hesitation.
There's nothing more exciting than seeing your team win the championship.
With their cheers and shouts, they made a powerful statement to the local audience, who were already outnumbered and outnumbered:
"What about a lot of you?"
“ DOTA ,BEST DOTA .”
On the commentary seat.
Stanny was already clapping his hands in excitement, his trademark wicked smile on his face again.
"Alright, let's congratulate Team Phoenix." He raised his tone and said freely.
“3:0.”
"It's 3:0 again."
"They crushed the EG team with their undoubted strength. Throughout the finals, they have been firmly in control of the game and have not given their opponents any chances. ”
"Their great performances continue, their dominance continues."
"That's DOTA!"
By the end of the day, Stanny had gotten a little carried away. The words in his mouth became more and more unreliable, as if he was just venting his personal private emotions.
I completely forgot the identity of my position commentator.
Fortunately, AA on the other side remained calm, and seeing that his partner was running more and more off, he began to pull the situation back.
"Team Phoenix's performance today is certainly beyond doubt." AA said.
"But on the other hand, it also shows how bad Team EG is playing."
"In the entire three rounds of the Grand Finals, Team EG was clearly out of shape. In terms of the suppressive power of the line, the mastery of the rhythm, the choice of team battles, etc., they are all substandard. ”
Speaking of which, AA paused for a moment before continuing:
"Of course, that doesn't detract from the greatness of Team Phoenix."
"Let's congratulate them."
"They're champions!"
......
Unlike the excitement and excitement of the audience and the commentary, the Phoenix team members were very calm at this time.
With a surging smile, Lin Feng was methodically packing up his peripheral equipment. The movements are smooth and even somewhat elegant.
It seems that what has just been played is not the offline finals, but an ordinary passerby game.
Of course, he was very happy to win the championship.
But I wasn't so happy.
For Dota 2 pros, all the championships and accolades are only temporary until that immortal shield is raised.
There is only that shield, and there is only that shield......
All the matches that are going on now, even the whole season, are a rehearsal and preparation for that most crucial final.
Lin Feng looked at his teammates beside him and found that everyone was very restrained.
The veteran Meng Tao was closing his eyes and recuperating, and the three games he had just played seemed to consume too much of his experience.
Liuliu, who is determined, has always been very determined, and there is no expression on his face.
Only the pillow and Chubby are still playing, talking and laughing together, as if there is an endless topic.
In this regard, Lin Feng said that it was normal.
So far, they have won two major tournaments, The Asia Invitational and the Kyiv Major. Compared to these two tournaments, the specifications of this Manila Masters are obviously much lower.
When the threshold is high, it is difficult to easily experience the mood of jubilation.
At this time, the event staff came to Lin Feng's vicinity and signaled that the winning team could go and lift the championship trophy.
Lin Feng smiled and nodded, then interrupted his teammates and said, "Let's go, brothers." It's time for us to raise a glass. ”
As he spoke, he put down the equipment in his hand and walked to the center of the stage first.
Behind him, several members of the Phoenix team lined up at once.
"Oh~~"
“Phoenix,Phoenix,Phoenix......”
Seeing the champion play, the enthusiasm of the audience was ignited again.
The cheers were louder, and the shouts were more excited.
Lin Feng walked to the championship trophy, and when everyone thought that he was about to lift the trophy, he suddenly turned around and hugged Meng Tao behind him to the front row.
Then he stretched out his hand and pointed to the trophy, the meaning was very obvious.
Meng Tao was a little confused.
As the absolute thigh and core of the team, lifting the championship trophy has always been Lin Feng's honor and privilege.
Everyone else agrees.
Seeing that the other party did not move, Lin Feng gently pushed Meng Tao closer to the championship trophy.
Then take a half-step back and stand between your teammates behind you.
Meng Tao, who was "squeezed" into the front row, finally came back to his senses, glanced behind him, and suddenly understood.
He stretched out his hands and slowly placed them on the trophy.
A cold touch came, transmitted from the hand to the heart.
Meng Tao exerted his arms and reluctantly raised his arms high.
Fireworks erupted all around, and streamers fell overhead.
On the big screen behind everyone, the Phoenix team's logo began to flicker.
Then, several members of the Phoenix team stepped forward together, stood around Meng Tao, and stretched out their palms to the trophy.
The flash comes on frequently.
The photographers at the front of the stage each pressed the shutter to capture the winning moment.
Lin Feng stood beside his No. 1 position, and the smile on his face was even brighter.
In fact, letting Meng Tao raise a glass first was an idea that had always existed in his heart.
Especially in this Manila Masters, Lin Feng believes that his performance can be said to be "average", and there is nothing too eye-catching.
Of course, this is compared to his previous fights.
It's Meng Tao, an old player, who gets better and better the more he plays, and the more he plays, the more brilliant he becomes.
In the finals with Team EG, Meng Tao played three different heroes in three games, and all of them played extremely wonderful performances.
Sometimes Lin Feng even feels that his big brother has a second spring.
In a sense, it was the veteran who led the rest of the group to win the championship all the way.
Therefore, the face-showing work of holding a cup on stage is, of course, to be done by Meng Tao.
Then it's time for a group photo.
The staff of Team Phoenix took to the stage one after another, gathered around and took photos with the championship trophy.
It's a memory that belongs to them.
They deserve their share of this trophy.
......
After Team Phoenix won the Manila Masters, there was a lot of trouble on the domestic online forums.
The focus of the discussion was naturally the Phoenix team, which had just won the championship.
In general, there are two types of opinions.
The first type is the crazy blowing type.
Winning the Asia Invitational, Kyiv Major, and Manila Masters, the Phoenix team has reached the pinnacle of its strength, the speed of its progress, and its consistent performance.
Compared to other top teams in the world, they have shown super dominance.
At the Asia Invitational Tournament, defeated the "Spring and Autumn Overlord" OG team.
At the Kiev Major, he won the CP team of the CIS.
Manila Masters, once again won 3-0 against Team EG.
Every title is full of gold.
Such a brilliant performance made many netizens start to imagine this year's International Invitational Tournament.
This Phoenix team is arguably the strongest contender for the TI title this year.
There are even quite a few people who think that as long as they play normally, this year's TI championship is already in their pocket.
Some people boast, naturally some people oppose it.
The theme of the second view is only one word: "The heat must die!" ”
From TI1 to TI6, from The International to other offline tournaments, the word "hot and dead" is a topic that the Dota 2 project can't escape.
I don't know how many popular teams have lost in the game.
There are even teams that have been hailed as potential champions who end up in the first round of TI.
The laws tell us a reality: in this game, there is no team that must win, let alone a predetermined champion.
The same is true for this Phoenix team.
They may go on winning other games, but TI is TI.
How high you are held, when you finally fall, you will fall as badly.
When the time comes for the Phoenix team to play in the first round, they will suffer.
While netizens were talking, the Phoenix team had returned to China and started their usual training life.
"Hey, Brother Feng, look at what they said, they don't look down on us so much." The pillow held the mobile phone and handed it to Lin Feng.
"What kind of cows and horses are these!"
His tone was full of resentment, and he looked like he wanted to fight with the other party.
Lin Feng glanced at it, and then lost interest.
He didn't care, and said: "The mouth grows on other people's bodies, and they can say whatever they like, and we can't control it." Of course, if it involves legal issues, it will naturally be handled by the boss and the legal department. ”
"We don't have to worry about that."
With that, he pointed to the computer screen, patted the pillow on the shoulder, and admonished, "It's the only thing we can manage." ”
"It's better than anything else to play a good game."
"As for what other people say, I don't care."
After hearing this, the pillow scratched his head, and then came to his senses, as if he had discovered some mystery of life, and nodded again and again: "Yes." Anyway, the prize money won't be distributed to the sunspots, so let them on their own. ”
"We'll see."
"When the time comes, Lao Tzu will use the championship trophy to smash them in the face."
While speaking, team leader Wu Yong came over and asked Lin Feng to go out, saying that someone was looking for him.
Lin Feng was confused.
I am in the magic capital, except for friends in the professional circle, there is no one I know at all. At this time, who will come to him?
Thinking in his heart, he hurriedly walked out.
When I came to the door, I found that it was really an acquaintance.
It's the eldest sister I met before I went to the Philippines to compete.
is the one Lin Feng accosted several times when he was running in the community.
As soon as he saw the other party, Lin Feng reacted. I had an agreement with the other party at that time, but I had to take care of the game at that time, and I said that I would talk about it after the game returned to China.
"Sister Li, I'm sorry, I just returned to China two days ago." Lin Feng hurriedly apologized.
After all, he promised the other party, but he had just returned to China and wanted to rest for two days first.
Unexpectedly, the other party was so anxious that he came to the door.
"Oops, I'm in a hurry." Sister Li is also a little embarrassed, after all, she has to ask for others, and it is indeed a little inauthentic to block the door of people's houses like this.
But when she thought about the incident in her own family, she couldn't care so much.
"Xiaolin, look at the incident we talked about before......" Sister Li said straight to the point, and she was a little anxious when she spoke.
"Oh, I talked to my boss and he said no problem." Lin Feng replied briskly.
In fact, the matter that Sister Li and Lin Feng agreed on is also very simple.
It's nothing more than Sister Li's son who has reached the rebellious period, is addicted to Dota 2 and can't extricate himself, has been staying at home and doesn't want to go to school, and is clamoring to play professionally.
Sister Li knew that there was such a professional team in her community, and there was really no way out, so she found Lin Feng and wanted her son to train with the professional team for a while.
I also want the blind cat to touch the dead mouse.
What if he encounters it and cures his son's strength?
Speaking of this, Lin Feng was also a little embarrassed.
When he saw Sister Li for the first time, he thought that she was a rich woman who wanted to support a little white face, and he took a fancy to his appearance, so he deliberately accosted him.
Unexpectedly, he only guessed half right.
Sister Li is really a rich woman, but what she likes is not her appearance, but her own skills.
Playing Dota technology.
After the last meeting, Lin Feng explained the matter to the team boss Niu Xiangtian.
Niu Xiangtian's attitude was also very refreshing, and he just said: "Just come, the Phoenix team has a lot of this pair of bowls." After practice, he will stay in the team and focus on training, which can be regarded as a talent reserve. ”
When the team went abroad to participate in the Manila Masters, they deliberately asked the cooking aunt to clean up a room and prepare bedding and toiletries.
In addition, the team manager was asked to fill in a new computer according to the configuration of the professional team members.
Everything is ready, just waiting for the rich young master to move in.
"Sister Li, you can bring him over at any time. Our base is in the community, as long as you can trust it, give it to us. Lin Feng said sincerely.
Then, he quickly added a few points and said, "But I can't guarantee the result. ”
"The best thing is that he is no longer so keen on playing games, and he completely breaks up the idea of playing professionally. It's something we'd both like to see. ”
"The second is that he does have a talent for playing professionally, and he will probably become a real professional like I did. Of course, it depends on your opinion as a parent. ”
"But there are also the worst possible outcomes."
Speaking of this, Lin Feng hesitated for a long time.
He was reluctant to say the worst outcome.
But people are going to hand over their sons to themselves, and Lin Feng feels that he should make all the possibilities clear in advance.
When you save it, you are not human.
"What's the worst outcome?" Sister Li asked nervously, and couldn't help but clench her hands.
It is the nature of every mother to love her son.
Seeing the other party like this, Lin Feng was moved, so he no longer had scruples, and directly said what he thought in his heart.
"The worst thing is that he doesn't even want to play."
Speaking of this, Lin Feng frowned, his heart was also a little heavy, and said: "The game may just be a way for him to escape from reality, and after training with us, he is likely to give up the game completely." ”
"When this safe haven is shattered, he could get worse."
"No games, no school, no goals, no hope."
"Do nothing, and be completely rotten in life."
As he spoke, Lin Feng felt that his words were a little too much.
Although he has seen many teenagers who have completely given up hope in life in order to play games, they are only a very small number of them.
From a family like Sister Li, even if the children don't do anything, they will have a good living security.
So, he hurriedly went back to make up for it, and said, "Of course, of course, the last situation is what I imagined, and that is a very special situation. ”
"Not for normal people."
Hearing this, Sister Li looked worried, but she still slapped the board and said, "It's okay, even if he is rotten, I can afford to raise him." ”
"As for playing professionally...... As long as you want him, I will agree. ”
At the end of the words, Sister Li's tone was full of worry, and said: "I'm not against him playing games, I'm worried that he won't be able to control himself and will be addicted to the game all the time." ”
"I understand, I understand." Lin Feng hurriedly responded.
Subsequently, the two made an appointment.
Only the eldest young master is left to join the team.
.....。