Book 4: The Return of the King


    Chapter 26


    Ai Qing adjusted the small microphone in front of her.  “That was a brilliant match.


    Congratulations to K&K for advancing to the <Secret Room Storm> Chinese


    Regional Finals.”


    Dt took off his headsets, took a look at the girl on the stage who was sincerely


    applauding him.  He lowered his eyes and unplugged the keyboard from the


    computer. He had heard some interesting news before the match.  Perhaps


    everyone else also knew about it, except Ai Qing who was still in the dark.


    Everyone was hiding the news from Ai Qing, himself included.


    Ai Qing, I hope you like this surprise.  This is…...a gift from all the fans who


    The man dressed in a black uniform with a black hat stood up from his seat


    and led his team past Slide’s team, who was entering the stage.


    Dt glanced at Slide without much expression.  Slide smiled and gesture


    OK to him.


    It was obvious what he meant: See you in the final match, my old enemy.


    Just after they passed by each other.


    The next semi final match would begin shortly.


    Slide and Buff sat down practically at the same time.  He looked at the men


    who were over thirty sitting behind a row of computers with mixed emotions.


    Buff’s team was Solo team’s old rival in the past.  He knew them when he


    was working as a commentator. They were different from Taotao’s team.


    Taotao’s team would cry after they lost in a competition, but they would also


    wipe their tears the next second because they still had a chance to pursue


    their dreams.


    However, these five old men in front of him were in a different situation.


    This match would be their last performance on the stage in their lifetime


    before their farewell to esports.


    Ai Qing glanced at the arena and passed the opening to Xiao Mai.


    “SP’s A team doesn’t need any extra introductions.  Other than recruiting Inin


    from Korea, the others have all served as captains in SP before.  All was the


    offensive force on Solo’s team in the past, he also was the captain of the team


    that won national championship in the CS national tournament in 2010.  You


    may say that SP’s A team is a team of champions, also a team of captains.


    Definitely an A team.”


    “Buff’s team, though considered as this year’s black horse, are far from rookies.”


    Ai Qing glanced at her old opponents, “There used to be a saying in CS world,


    ‘Pioneering Solo,  Domineering Buff’. It was referring to this team. Buff is best


    at rushing their opponents. They would arrive so fast that they’d shatter the


    enemy’s defense.”


    The game had already begun the countdown as they were introducing the teams.


    Slide put on his headphones and said, “This is Solo team’s old foe. They also


    beat Dt before.  Be careful.”


    Inin corrected him immediately,  “No. No. He beat K&K, but never beat Dt.”


    Following:  “Inin, you’re going to wash everybody’s socks for one month.


    You’re still fanboying right before a fight.”


    All:  “Agreed.”


    Bug:  “Agreed.”


    Inin:  “Captain……”