Maybe Chen Yi noticed Su Nuan's expression, because she spoke with slight concern: "What's wrong? You look a little pale."
"Nothing! I'm probably just a little tired from playing matches nonstop."
"Get some proper rest."
"Okay!"
Hearing that, Chen Yi smiled as well.
Beating RNG was important.
But... not making Su Nuan worry was even more important.
Now that their opponent had been confirmed, discussions online had also increased. In particular, Chen Yi's previous remarks had been dug up.
[Play professionally? I'm not interested, but I wouldn't mind beating some dogs.]
To be honest!
When Chen Yi had said that during his livestream, he had only been a minor streamer.
Not many people had been paying attention to him, but as his fame grew, everything he had done in the past would be magnified infinitely. The same was true now.
[A rookie ADC, what are you being so arrogant about?]
[He's never seen what a truly powerful ADC is. In front of UZI, he's nothing!]
[But didn't UZI lose to him in a Public Match before? He even fed like crazy.]
[How can you compare those? Can a Public Match be compared to a professional match?]
[I watched that game. The jungler was sleepwalking, the top laner was useless, the mid laner was a recluse, and the support was trash. How could they not lose with teammates like that?]
[Exactly! Would changing teammates guarantee a win?]
[Got it!]
Seeing those comments, many people's expressions turned strange.
Good grief!
So whenever they lost a match, it was all their teammates' fault?
It might have sounded ridiculous!
But this match had absolutely generated the most hype of the entire group stage so far, because many people knew that this would be UZI's battle for revenge.
It was also a chance for him to prove himself with his team.
Over at RNG, once they learned that their opponent was Snake,
they looked down on them completely.
"Snake? That team that got crushed in the BO10? What's there to worry about? We can beat them easily!"
Who else could have said that besides UZI?
UZI!
The Little Dog!
That year, the Little Dog had not matured yet.
He had not become a father.
He had not yet experienced the harsh beatings of society, nor had he suffered RNG's contract schemes.
He was still so full of youthful confidence!
And completely arrogant.
Even Coach Huoh, faced with such remarks, did not dare say anything, because UZI's position was different. Many players had joined RNG of their own accord.
After passing round after round of selection, they had become members of RNG.
But UZI!
He had been invited to RNG. He was the team's honored guest, so his status was naturally high. Who would dare contradict him? UZI even glanced at the time and said:
"After this game, it'll be the Spring Festival, and we'll be on break. Why don't I take a few days off early and let Wuxin play this match?"
"Well..."
Huoh hesitated. This was against the rules.
"Are you letting me take time off or not? Hurry up and say it... Stop dragging your feet."
"..."
Huoh took a deep breath before finally turning his gaze toward his assistant, Xiao Ma.
Offend UZI?
He didn't dare!
But someone else could, so the job of playing the bad guy had to be handed to someone else. That person was his assistant. Xiao Ma understood immediately and spoke up:
"Putting in a substitute against Snake? It's not impossible, but... I'm worried people online will start talking nonsense and say that you're afraid of him!"
"Afraid? Would I be afraid? Afraid of some tiny rookie? Why would I be? Do those people online not have a single brain cell?"
"If you'd never met him, that definitely wouldn't happen. But you have met him!"
"????"
UZI had not been particularly interested at first, and he usually did not go online anyway.
There were simply too many people cursing him.
Reading too much would affect his mentality, so he was better off not looking.
In this age of information bubbles, as long as you did not deliberately seek those things out, neither browsers nor short-video platforms would recommend them to you.
Naturally, you would know nothing about what was happening in the esports scene.
So UZI did not know the details about Snake either. He only knew they had a female player, but he was not particularly interested in women.
But now Xiao Ma was actually saying that he had met the player before.
That made him curious.
"Who?"
"See for yourself..."
Xiao Ma brought up the Tieba post on a tablet. Once UZI saw everything clearly,
his face reddened at a visible speed.
He could never forget that ID.
If that person had not affected his mentality, he would not have been looked down on by Aomi Mi for several days.
He had thought they would never meet again, but unexpectedly, that person had joined Snake. He immediately said, "Oh, really? Excellent! I'll play this time. I'll hit him a little harder then. You don't mind, do you?"
"Of course not. But can I ask how hard you plan to hit him?"
"He killed me eight times. Killing him sixteen times across two games wouldn't be excessive, right?"
"What if there are three games? There won't be a third game. Xiao Ming, log in too. Stop watching Battle Through the Heavens. They've changed it beyond recognition, and you're still watching that crap? Hurry up and queue with me!"
"..."
There was nothing Xiao Ming could do!
He could only put his hobby on hold and begin his journey through the Rift.
Once the two had settled in, Huoh returned to the office. After sitting down, he rubbed his brow with a slight headache, while also feeling somewhat relieved.
UZI was hotheaded, so provoking him worked extremely well.
But this still wasn't right!
At this point, Xiao Ma spoke up. "UZI is always like this. Why does RNG..."
He stopped before finishing.
Instead, he chose to hint at what he meant.
But even without the hint, Huoh understood perfectly. "We're playing matches! Results are what matter most. Everything else is secondary, as long as it isn't a matter of principle."
"As long as you're strong enough, anything can be resolved!"
"Sleeping with fans, getting someone pregnant and making her get an abortion—none of that really counts for much. Besides, you know that I need UZI more than RNG does. Do you understand what I mean?"
"..."
Xiao Ma nodded and said nothing more.
The reason, naturally!
Was that Huoh's non-compete contract required him to produce results, and to produce results, he absolutely needed UZI. Maybe UZI had issues with his personality.
But in the eyes of many people, he was still the number-one ADC in the LPL.
"Then this time..."
"Forget it! Go find me some information on Snake's bottom lane and study it..."
"Okay!"
Studying their opponents was the coaching staff's job.
RNG was doing this, and Snake was doing the same. Jun was currently in top form. If this had been before, he would have been prepared to coast through the year.
But after Chen Yi and Su Nuan joined, his passion had been ignited.
He was determined to achieve good results that year.
So when it came to studying RNG, they put in tremendous effort. And if they wanted to defeat RNG, they had to start with the bottom lane. For that reason, after the meeting ended,
Su Nuan unexpectedly felt a little nervous, especially after they left.
She even grabbed Chen Yi's hand and said, "What should I do? We're actually going to face UZI tomorrow. Aren't you nervous? I'm a little scared!"
"..."
What was there to be afraid of?
Chen Yi had not even spoken when he noticed the looks coming from his teammates.
Then he heard a system notification.
Hmm!
Another wave of dog-food points had been refreshed.
They were envious and jealous, but there was nothing they could do. Who could blame them for being a couple?
Did yesterday's match happen? Whoo! Five years of regression in skill, and this was Tiger General's first time making it to the finals.
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