Chapitre 2: Return of the Greatest
Su Mucheng was Ye Xiu's partner for years. For 4 years, even with Excellent Era's declining condition, they had won the Best Partner's award basically uncontested. Their matches showed their deep and tacit understanding of each other. But a question always arose with their partnership.
Was Su Mucheng strong?
With a strong partner by her side, she always seemed to excel. But what of her own strength? Her individual strength was not bad at all. That's what many fans think but there is no accurate measure of how strong she was. This summer, due to Ye Xiu's and Wei Chen's retirement, Su Mucheng was promoted as team captain of Team Happy. She would also become the core player of Happy since Fang Rui's dirty playstyle doesn't allow him to serve as the core of a team.
Two days after the pro players gathered in City B, the final lineup was announced to the public.
Happy's Su Mucheng and Fang Rui
Blue Rain's Yu Wenzhou and Huang Shoatian
Samsara's Zhou Zekai and Sun Xiang
Tyranny's Zhang Xinjie and Zhang Jiale
Tiny Herb's Wang Jiexi
Thunderclap's Xiao Shiqin
Void's Lu Xuan
Misty rain's Chu Yunxiu
Wind Howl's Tang Hao
The team captain was Yu Wenzhou.
Ye Xiu was to serve as both the team leader and a substitute player.
The announcement of the lineup was met with an explosion of discussion on the online forums. Everyone was amazed with Ye Xiu's appointment as team leader and substitute for the national team.
Was this an announcement of a return of the Great God to the pro scene?
That was just the excitement of the fans speaking. Deep down, they knew that Ye Xiu's era in the pro scene was over. It was up to the present Gods and other pro players to carry on his legacy but they still discussed his appointment fervently.
When the excitement that Ye Xiu's name caused died down, fans began to analyze the lineup critically, talking about who could and could not be replaced. After all, the pool of pro players was vast and deep. The lineup was final but the online forums buzzed with this topic.
Naturally, as the Number one healer in Glory, Zhang Xinjie was the most irreplaceable in the team. His position was completely stable.
And despite his arrogant attitude, fans quickly agreed that Sun Xiang playing the Battle God, One Autumn Leaf, was also quite irreplaceable. He was a powerful melee character and his talent was certainly indisposable.
Huang Shaotian, Zhou Zekai, Fang Rui, Wang Jiexi, Yu Wenzhou and Xiao Shiqin's positions were also quickly solidified. Fans argued that they were not only the best in their respective classes but they were also among the best in the entire Pro Alliance.
Among the others in the team who were deemed replaceable, Su Mucheng's name stood out the most. They felt that with her pedigree, she should be irreplaceable in any team she finds herself in but sadly, that was not the case. Yes, undoubtedly she was the Number One Launcher in the Alliance.
But? Even in a team like this, fans could easily name two or three other players who could take her place in the national team. She was a national beauty and fans always loved seeing her on stage. Any merchandise of hers never stayed long on the shelf before it was sold out. She was a money tree for any team she belonged to. But this was an international competition. The best of the best was needed.
Was Su Mucheng among the best of the best?
Discussions like this continued for days after the lineup was revealed. And despite the intensity with which these topics where discussed, most fans were really just content with Ye Xiu's return.
The return of the greatest, they called it.
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
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