Chapter 161 Ignore it
Five fifty-three.
There are still seven minutes left before the game starts.
At this time, the two top eight teams in the first group are already preparing to take the field. Before the game, they need to get used to the mouse and keyboard and find the feel. The backstage staff should also be waiting by the side, if there is any situation. The first thing to do is to help the players debug the equipment.
"Come on!"
"Behave well today and I'll prepare delicious food for you when you get back!"
Before a few people from the Thirteen High Team came on stage, Su Xue, who was sitting in the front row of the audience, pulled Lin Feng over to give him some advice and encouragement.
Lin Feng's eyes lit up:
"Okay! Sister Xue, I want to eat braised eggplant and winter melon soup——"
Before he could tell all the names of the dishes, Su Xue reached out and rubbed Lin Feng's hair into a mess, interrupting without politeness:
"Okay, okay, let's talk about it after we win!"
Lin Feng, who had messy hair on his head, slapped his chest and vowed: "Don't worry, we will definitely win!"
Soon, the players from the Thirteenth High School Team and the Shixi Middle School Team walked onto the competitive stage, sat down in front of their respective computer screens, and prepared to start the game with bated breath.
In the audience, the players and members of the other six teams in the quarterfinals were also sitting in the front row of the player guest seats, preparing to watch the game.
"Shixi Middle School is pretty good."
On the side of the Tongji High School Affiliated Middle School team, the mid laner commented like this.
The top laner on the side shook his head: "But in this group, I feel that the top 13 will win - after all, that guy named Lin Feng is so terrifying."
Mentioning this name, several members of the Tongji Middle School team showed lingering fears.
They clearly remember the game they played against the 13th High Team, and the terrifying dominance shown by their opponent's top laner Riven in that game——
Even now it's still impressive.
They are well aware of the strength of the Shixi Middle School team. Last year, they eliminated Shixi Middle School in the quarterfinals of the Sixteenth School League. Although the strength of this team is good, there is no need to be too afraid.
At least it's not as frightening as the 13th High Team.
On the Shanghai Middle School team's side, several players also have the same views on this group's competition:
"The Thirteenth High School should win."
"Well, that Lin Feng and that ADC girl named Tangtang, these two points are enough to support the scene. It shouldn't be a big problem to enter the semi-finals."
"Then Team 13 is really a dark horse... Last year they were eliminated in the first round, but this year they made it to the semi-finals."
Several members of the Shanghai Middle School team whispered like this.
Zeng Rui's expression was calm, his eyes swept over the Thirteen High Team on the stage, and he made a cold judgment in his heart:
This team can almost only make it to the semi-finals.
…
After the quarterfinals, the match schedule has been clearly divided into divisions.
Today's first and second group matches are in the first half of the division. The two top four teams that advance will become opponents in the semifinals, and the same is true for the third and fourth groups in the second half of the division.
In other words, if Team Thirteen can advance to the quarter-finals, their semi-final opponents will almost be determined——
The team of the High School Affiliated to SISU.
Last year's league runner-up team.
As the champion of last year's finals, Zeng Rui is well aware of the strength of the Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated High School team.
Indeed, that is an opponent that even he must take seriously.
Zeng Rui glanced at the members of Team 13 on the stage with an expressionless expression:
The team of the High School Affiliated to SISU is different from the so-called dark horse team of rookies such as the 13th High School Team. The five members of the former team are strong enough and there are no shortcomings in the team. The captain of the mid laner and the ADC player of the bottom lane are also None should be underestimated.
If these two teams met in the semi-finals, Zeng Rui didn't think Team 13 had any chance of winning.
Coincidentally, Zeng Rui is not the only one to hold this view.
Not far away, on the other side of the guest seats for the players, several members of the team from the High School Affiliated to Shanghai Foreign Language School also thought so.
…
"That Thirteen High...is that Thirteen High from last year?"
On the side of the Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated High School team, the jungler raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised:
"That bad B team that we defeated last year?"
The corner of the auxiliary player's mouth on the side curled up: "Yeah, that's that team - I didn't believe it at first. Can such a bad team B make it to the quarterfinals? Can the opponents they encountered earlier be better than them?"
There was undisguised contempt and ridicule in his tone.
Yan Liang, who is the captain of the team's mid laner and is also ranked extremely high in the rank of Electric Master, waved his hand:
"Okay, I can make it to the quarterfinals this year, so maybe I've made some progress -"
"Maybe it's just luck that has improved?"
The first sentence seemed quite objective, but the second sentence suddenly changed the subject and also took on a sarcastic tone.
He still remembered the match against this 13th high school team last year. The opponent's strength was so bad that they easily crushed the opponent like they were eating and drinking.
"I remember that at the end of that game, someone was staring at Lao Liu's little cannon kill, but Lao Liu got a triple kill instead. In the end, Lao Liu was dancing in front of someone's spring and taunting him~"
The auxiliary team member said with a smile.
Liu Zhengjie, who is the ADC member of the team and is also another Electric Master 1 player, raised the corners of his mouth and replied lazily:
"At that time, they wanted to come here to torture me. What could I do?"
"A bunch of bad guys. If I hadn't been short of time, I would have wanted to get another five kills."
At this time, the top laner next to him teased Liu Zhengjie:
"Lao Liu, don't talk too much. This year, the ADC of the Thirteen High Team has been replaced by a girl. She seems to be quite powerful. If you face her later, don't be beaten by a girl~"
Liu Zhengjie shrugged:
"If I deal with a girl, I will still be merciful."
"You have to show some gentlemanly behavior no matter what, right?"
He said this, but in fact, the core ADC player of the Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated High School team didn't really take this matter to heart at all.
He is also qualified to be so confident and arrogant.
After all, in last year's Sixteen Schools League, only two players were spotted by the coaches of the professional teams.
One is Zeng Rui, the auxiliary captain of last year’s championship team Shanghai Middle School.
The other one is him.
Thinking of Zeng Rui from the Shanghai Middle School team, Liu Zhengjie's eyes flashed with a hint of darkness. In last year's finals, he lost to the opponent in the bottom lane. He still clearly remembers the suffocating feeling of being passive and restricted at all times.
This time, he will take revenge.
As for the Thirteenth High Team on the field at this moment...
It's not even qualified to catch his eye.
…
In the first quarter-final matchup, a BO3 match, amid the extremely excited cheers and applause of the students of the 13th High School Esports Club in the audience, the 13th High School Esports Club team won with a record of 2-0.
Successfully advanced to the semi-finals!
The members of the e-sports team who came off the stage were immediately surrounded by the members and classmates of the e-sports club who came to watch the game and cheer. Everyone hugged each other with great joy.
Top four!
This is also the best result that their 13th High Esports Club has never achieved.
Now, every step they take in the Shanghai Sixteen Schools League is creating a historical record!
"It's a good fight~"
Su Xue also praised Lin Feng with a bright smile:
"I didn't embarrass you, Sister Xue!"
Lin Feng said matter-of-factly: "That's right! I'm very strong!"
"Damn you brat, just a few words of praise for you will bring you to heaven -" Su Xue ruffled Lin Feng's hair unceremoniously, and then asked curiously: "Is it over now, or do you want to watch it for a while longer?"
Lin Feng scratched his hair: "Oh, let's take a look. The second group will determine our next semi-final opponent."
At the same time, when the second group of quarterfinals had begun, Chu Fangnan backstage was making a phone call.
The man on the other end of the phone is Chu Fangnan’s immediate boss and the president of the Shanghai Esports Association branch——
Fang Hao.
Chu Fangnan reported to his president on the phone the progress of the organization of the Sixteen Schools League today, and his tone was extremely respectful.
In this circle, there are not many people he admires, and Fang Hao on the other end of the phone is definitely one of them.
Even he himself was trained and promoted by Fang Hao. For Chu Fangnan, Fang Hao's existence was like his leader and mentor.
"That's basically it-"
Chu Fangnan gave a general report on the organization of today's competition on the phone. Summary:
"Everything is going on normally."
Fang Hao on the other end of the phone smiled, his calm and magnetic voice carrying a reassuring and convincing tone:
"Anan, I can rest assured that you are doing your job."
"Leave the affairs of the Shanghai Sixteenth School League to you, and nothing will go wrong."
Chu Fangnan also smiled and said sincerely:
"Brother Fang, you are so complimentary. To be honest... I still miss the days when I followed you to work at the World Finals competition the most."
Fang Hao on the other end of the phone paused and seemed to be feeling a little emotional;
"Those days...were they the S1 season?"
"Time flies so fast. Before I knew it, four years had passed -"
