A reporter asked, “Captain Park, what do you think about the strength of the Chinese team's captain, LI Cangyu?”
Park Joonseo thought about it before replying, “Li Cangyu is a very admirable player . I've heard his story and it isn't easy to persist for so many years . His personal level and commanding ability are first-class . ”
Backstage, the brainless fan Cheng Wei watched the interview and immediately nodded in agreement . “Park Joonseo has a bit of vision . He knows how amazing our Cat God is?”
Ling Xuefeng gently wrapped an arm around Li Cangyu's shoulder . “It is difficult to gain the recognition of an opponent . ”
Li Cangyu smiled at him . “Yes . ”
In fact, he didn't care about other people's evaluations . He had received all types of criticisms when he first left Miracle and then when he returned . He wouldn't be able to persist if he cared too much about other people's opinions .
However, Park Joonseo was one of the world's top three summoners . Li Cangyu's mood was clear after being acknowledged by such a strong opponent . It was as clear as the sun being revealed after a storm .
On the other hand, Park Joonseo could barely maintain the smile on his face .
Many reporters from South Korea asked sharp questions in a rude and harsh tone .
After all, South Korean often won against China in other e-sports competitions . They couldn't accept that in the first Miracle World Competition, South Korea actually lost to China .
The reporters' questions smashed the captain and vice-captain one after another . Vice-Captain Kim Yoonhee was a female player but her character was very straightforward . She was impatient with the reporters and her expression quickly sank . Park Joonseo still maintained his smile . He was obviously used to putting on a disguise in front of the reporters .
Li Cangyu suddenly felt sympathy for the two people .
If the Chinese team had lost, perhaps he and Ling Xuefeng would be the ones facing the reporters' bombardment?
He looked over at Ling Xuefeng and met his eyes . Ling Xuefeng seemed to have guessed Li Cangyu's thoughts and his hand on Li Cangyu's shoulder tightened slightly like silent support .
***
The Chinese team brought more people to the interview . In addition to Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng, there were several other gods who played an important role in today's competition, Tan Shitian, Su Guangmo, Lou Wushuang and Jiang Xu .
Li Cangyu brought all these people in order to give the reporters a chance for a comprehensive interview before the finals .
The domestic reporters were so excited that they immediately rushed to ask questions .
“Captain Tan, were you under a lot of pressure when you lost today's first game?”
“To tell you the truth?” Tan Shitian smiled and glanced at Li Cangyu . “Cat God had me open the match but I didn't feel too much psychological pressure . It is because I knew there were many great gods behind me and had confidence in them . ”
“We saw you comforting Vice-Captain Cheng after the first game . How is he feeling now?”
“Cheng Wei is a single-celled animal . His emotions come and go quickly . ” Tan Shitian's smile became gentler as he talked about Cheng Wei . “Once the first game was lost, his face fell like the sky . The moment the second game was won, he immediately came alive again . He had completely forgotten about the first game by the time the fourth game arrived . ”
Everyone, “…”
Then Cheng Wei's memory was less than 10 minutes?
Cheng Wei was watching the live broadcast and was unconvinced . “Can Tan Shitian stop blackening me in every interview?”
The Time team's Lu Xiao whispered, “Is he blackening you? He keeps spoiling you . ”
Cheng Wei looked at him with confusion . “Lu Xiao, what are you whispering about?”
Lu Xiao immediately waved his hand . “Nothing! Hahaha, I am reviewing this game!”
Cheng Wei ignored him and continued to watch the screen .
In today's 3:1 match, the lost game was directed by Tan Shitian but he didn't seem to mind at all . In the interview, he was outspoken about the losing game and very graceful . His face was handsome, especially the enlarged version on the big screen . He was handsome and had an affable smile .
Cheng Wei didn't realize that his gaze had been on someone's face for more than 10 seconds without moving away .
“Losing one or two games doesn't really matter . We can learn from the lost games and find out what we're missing . In fact, I lost the game I commanded today but I gained a lot from it . I believe that Cat God used this system to show you the strength of the new generation in the Chinese Miracle League . ” Tan Shitian answered with a smile . “Xiao Han, Zhuo Hang and Qin Mo are the future of our Miracle League . ”
These words were endorsed by Li Cangyu . “Captain Tan is excellent . The lineup of the first game was based on temptation . My style is different from Captain Park and is more suitable for a steady play . Thus, I didn't send the strongest lineup in the first game . Captain Tan took some newcomers and got a score of 9:10 . This is already great . If this lineup appears next year, I believe there will be a different ending!”
These words received warm applause from the reporters .
It could be seen that Li Cangyu's eyes weren't only on the World Competition but on the future of the Miracle League .
Xiao Han, Qin Mo and Zhuo Hang were players less than 18 years old . One day, they would become the pillars of the Miracle League and the national team would depend on them . Thus, it was a reasonable choice to give them more opportunities in the First World Competition .
After interviewing Tan Shitian, a reporter asked Su Guangmo a question . “Captain Su didn't personally direct any of today's games but participated in a team battle as Cat God's teammate . Do you want to be a commander in the finals?”
“It depends on the captain's arrangement . ” Su Guangmo readily smiled . “The goal of all our national team's players is the same . The commander doesn't matter as long as we can win!”
“Captain Lou played beautifully in today's underwater assassination and your cooperation with Vice-Captain Zhang has become more tacit . Many foreign reporters have given you the nickname of 'Cold Killer' . What do you think about this nickname?” The reporter shifted the question to Lou Wushuang .
“Well, it's good . ” Lou Wushuang replied while pushing up his glasses .
“…” Interviewing the cold king was a very difficult matter . The reporter was choked up for a while before asking, “What does Captain Lou want to say to the domestic audience?”
“See you in the finals . ” Lou Wushuang replied in a calm tone that didn't fluctuate .
“…” The reporters decided to give up on interviewing him and turned to Jiang Xu . “Captain Jiang and Zhuo Hang are partners from different teams . Based on today's semi-finals, your cooperation is excellent . Was it hard during the training to form a partnership with a newcomer?”
“Fortunately, Zhuo Hang and I spent a lot of time in the arena on our side accounts . I don't feel that it is tiring and it is instead very interesting . The two of us might come from different teams but there is no sense of estrangement . This is because Zhuo Hang's level is very high and he immediately understands anything I say . ” Jiang Xu's tone was full of admiration for Zhuo Hang .
Backstage, Zhuo Hang immediately took out his phone and sent a message . [Senior praised me . ]
Li Xiaojiang quickly replied: [I'm watching the live broadcast . ]
Zhuo Hang: [You must come watch the finals, you hear me?]
[Yes, I'll come and cheer for you!]
Zhuo Hang put away his phone with a hint of a smile on his face . He didn't know if he would have a chance to play in the finals but Li Xiaojiang was his fixed partner . They should be in the same arena to witness it .
***
The reporters took turns interviewing and Ling Xuefeng received many questions, which was enough to show the popularity of Captain Ling .
He replied in a very serious tone . The questions he didn't like then he would directly skip . The reporters were used to this man's tough style and naturally didn't dare keep asking .
A reporter suddenly asked boldly, “Captain Ling, there is something I have always been curious about . In the World Competition so far, the commander is often changed depending on the lineup of the group battle . However, we have never seen you appear with Cat God in the same team battle . If you one day appear in the same battle as Cat God, who will be the commander?”
The question stunned many journalists and viewers .
Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng were the captain and vice-captain of the national team . As long as one of them played, the hearts of the audience members were particularly solid . Thus, almost everyone ignored this question . What if both of them played at the same time? What type of image would appear?
The reporter's question ignited the curiosity of the crowd .
Another reporter stood up and asked, “Why don't we have Cat God answer this question?”
Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng glanced at each other before replying simultaneously, “He will command . ”
Everyone, “…”
Then who the hell would command?
They didn't expect the connection to be to this degree . Ling Xuefeng gave a rare smile to the camera and said, “We usually discuss tactical issues and will negotiate to resolve any disagreements . ”
Li Cangyu nodded and continued, “However, a game is different . The situation on the field changes rapidly and the opponent won't give us the opportunity to discuss it slowly . If there is one day where both of us appears in the group battle, one person must be the commander and the other person must absolutely obey orders . ”
Ling Xuefeng spoke decisively, “If there are differences on the field, I will listen to him because I believe in him . ”
Li Cangyu, “…”
This simple sentence moved Li Cangyu's heart . To have a person who knew him, trusted him, supported him and was willing to join hands with him was God's greatest gift to him .
The reporter asked excitedly, “Then the last commander will be Cat God?”
Li Cangyu was no longer polite and smiled . “We don't have to worry too much about this matter . IN fact, if Xuefeng and I play the game, there is no need to give commands . With the tacit understanding between us, eye contact is enough . Of course, I will be in charge when necessary . Since Xuefeng said he would listen to me, shouldn't I give him some face?”
Ling Xuefeng nodded . “Yes . ”
Everyone, “…”
Cat God said this but Captain Ling was still so cooperative . This scene was really rare!
Li Cangyu joked before saying, “Many people are concerned about who can win the championship . I want to see, the Chinese team will win!”
The captain's declaration caused the reporters to clap loudly .
From the beginning, everyone had been aiming for the championship . They swept through the group stage with a victory record and they shockingly took down the South Korean rival team 3:1 in the semi-finals . Now that they had reached the finals and the championship trophy was right in front of them, everyone would definitely try their best to win the highest honour .
***
The interview ended and they returned backstage . The players watching the live broadcast were thrilled by Li Cangyu's last sentence . Everyone put their hands together and shouted, “Refuel!” They excitedly rode back to the Miracle Village .
After returning to their room that evening, Li Cangyu sat on the sofa and closed his eyes tiredly .
His expression was calm in front of the reporters and he pretended to be relaxed in front of the players . Now he no longer needed to disguise himself . He didn't know how many brain cells he lost in the match today . He was actually very tired and didn't want to open his eyes .
Ling Xuefeng looked at his 'collapsed on the sofa' posture and suppressed his smile . He sat next to Li Cangyu and helped massage his shoulder . His shoulder muscles were stiff from sitting in front of a computer for several hours . He felt very comfortable as they were massaged and pointed to his right shoulder . “This side as well . ”
He wasn't polite at all . LIng Xuefeng pressed on the left and right shoulder, his voice low and gentle, “Have a good rest tonight . The tactics for the finals can be discussed another day . No matter the outcome of the finals, I will face it with you . ”
Li Cangyu heard this and suddenly opened his eyes .
He was lying on the sofa and his angle of looking up was just right . The light was behind Ling Xuefeng and his face wasn't very clear, but his eyes were particularly deep and bright .
Li Cangyu's heart jerked and he took the initiative to extend his arms and hug the other person's neck, pulling this person towards himself . Ling Xuefeng followed and planted a gentle kiss on Li Cangyu's lips .
'No matter the result, you are with me . '
This sentence was the most long-lasting confession of life between them .
Chapter end
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