jdhmnovel Chapter 604: If we can’t win the championship, there’s no need for the team to exist
Chapter 604: If we can’t win the championship, there’s no need for the team to exist
The game came to the fifth inning.
The little guy stared at the big screen eagerly, and finally couldn't help but muttered a little dissatisfiedly: "I want to see my sister."
He gave up on the big screen and tried to use his eyes to reach Wen Li who was sitting next to him on the stage, but unfortunately he couldn't see clearly because they were too far away.
The fifth game was already halfway through, and there were very few shots of STO, with most of them being shots of their own team, Free.
The death upon landing in the fourth game caused the Free team to drop out of the top 15 in the overall ranking, which dealt a heavy blow to Free.
If they were one or two steps behind, they could still catch up, but now the gap is so big that they can't reach the championship even if they run.
However, as a strong and veteran team, they cannot give up. Their own pride does not allow them to give up on themselves. Even if they lose the last game, they have to take it seriously to be worthy of 'AWM' and live up to the spirit of e-sports.
Missed the championship, but there are still second and third places.
At least you have to get into the top five.
At least we have to give an explanation to the fans.
The Free team, feeling the responsibility, tried their best to turn the tide.
Although their mentality was damaged, which affected their performance, the four Free members are strong enough, so the team's current performance is still pretty good. As long as they don't run into STO, there are only two or three teams that can really fight with them.
In order to save the reputation of Country M, the director and commentator tried their best to help Free save face in their own ways. Their selfish motives were obvious, and they targeted him blatantly. In the fifth game, which was already the final circle, there were only two or three shots of STO, and they all flashed by.
It is obvious that STO has the most outstanding performance and the highest topic.
The audience in front of the screen had already started cursing.
Lu Xixiao was also dissatisfied.
It's just that the little guy said it before him.
Lu Xixiao turned his head and gave a look to Lu Qi next to him.
Lu Qi stood up and left.
Although it was a bit difficult, the Free team finally made it to the finals in the fifth game, but ultimately lost to STO.
STO won five consecutive victories.
As soon as the fifth game ended, the director and two commentators received a call from the person in charge of the organizer. They were still a little dissatisfied, as the Free team was their own family. After being criticized by the person in charge, they behaved themselves. The treatment of the Free team and the STO team was exchanged, and most of the shots were given to STO.
The fans at the scene were ready to make a fuss, but unexpectedly, the organizer suddenly became sensible and aware of the situation after the sixth round.
The little guy is also happy.
With the end of the sixth game, STO set a world record and achieved a terrifying six-game winning streak, and also won the first place in the world preliminary round, standing in the position closest to the world championship.
The second place behind them is a world away from them. With STO's current points, to exaggerate a little, even if STO skips tomorrow's semi-finals and directly participates in the finals the day after tomorrow, as long as it can achieve the same result as in today's preliminaries, it still has a chance of winning the world championship.
The Free team left the field without looking back amidst cheers and curses, in stark contrast to the STO team who were so excited that they were fist bumping each other, of course excluding Wen Li and Yu Jin.
"Waste!" Daria turned and left angrily.
After getting off the stage, Free wanted to leave the venue directly, but was called to the exclusive lounge before the game by the team manager.
Afterwards, Free and his four friends were scolded by their new boss.
The four of them were scolded harshly.
Daria's rants grew increasingly vehement. Not only had Team Free lost the match, but she had also lost face. Thinking back to her pre-match negotiations with Wen Li, how she confidently declared STO was no match for Free, and how she had mocked STO, both openly and covertly, for overestimating their abilities, Daria felt so embarrassed she grabbed a pillow and threw it at Free.
The pillow went towards Ace.
Killer, the team leader, stepped forward and stood in front of his teammates, getting hit by the pillow. With his head tilted to the side, he turned around to look at the furious Daria.
The teammates looked at Killer with nervousness and concern.
Dariya crossed her arms and sneered at Killer, who was staring directly at her. "Do you think you're a real captain? A veteran team is being beaten by a new team, and you have the nerve to show off your captaincy in front of me. Do you know how much shame you useless idiots have caused me?!"
Killer clenched his fists, but didn't dare to say a word in rebuttal.
The four of them lowered their heads as Daria scolded them like they were worthless.
After cursing enough, Daria calmed down and sternly gave the four players a death order: "Give your all in the next two matches. If you can't win the world championship, your Free team will have no reason to exist."
Upon hearing this, the four of them immediately looked up at Daria.
His eyes were full of astonishment.
The team manager was also shocked.
What does that mean? Are you going to disband Free?
The team manager was about to say something when Killer spoke first: "We are too far behind STO in points. Even if we perform exceptionally well in the next two games, we can only get third place at best. There is no way we can take first place."
Daria left no room for negotiation: "I'm not trying to scare you. I just want first place. If you can't get it, get out of here."
Killer stepped forward excitedly and bargained with Daria: "First place is impossible, but I can guarantee you third place at the very least. Can you please not disband Free?"
None of the four had expected that they would face disbandment just by losing a game. This was too serious.
The team manager also spoke in good terms.
Daria sneered and said something puzzling, "Who said it's impossible? If you can't catch up, then you can catch up by making them unable to run. Fight hard."
Several people didn't understand what Daria meant.
The team manager guessed something.
The four people who were kicked out of the lounge by Daria felt depressed and powerless as never before.
After so many matches, big and small, this was the first time they had seen the results directly after a preliminary round. With such a huge disparity in strength, there was no chance of them turning defeat into victory. I believe it wasn't just them; the other teams, including the audience, felt the same way.
A preliminary match directly shattered their self-confidence.
This was something they could never have imagined before the preliminary round.
They had always overestimated Wen Li's strength, but it turned out to be too low, too low.
The four of them walked out of the venue with heavy hearts on their faces, and the fans waiting outside bombarded them with a barrage of abuse.
Free is a team with strength, not a team with stars. Ninety-five percent of their fans are male, and male fans are not as gentle and tolerant as female fans. Moreover, their fans follow them because of their strength. Once they encounter backlash, it must be because of strength issues. If they lost to other teams, it would not be so difficult for fans to accept. But they lost to a new team, a new team with female players, especially this new team came from China, which has never won the world championship in this game.
Those who can come to the scene are all true fans. Even true fans have this reaction. You don’t have to imagine what the situation is like online.
On the other side, STO was surrounded by fans enthusiastically and excitedly as he left. The scenes on both sides were completely different.
With the help of security, Free quickly left the scene.