Hu Die Lan
Chapter 1395 So-Called Talent
Over at the Samsara versus Hundred Blossoms match, Pan Lin, who was doing a live broadcast, was constantly keeping an eye on the news from other matches. As soon as there was any progress, he would immediately relay the news to them.
“Oh, that’s good news for Hundred Blossoms, but Hundred Blossoms themselves…” Li Yibo said, stopping midway.
The first match of the individual competition for Hundred Blossoms hadn’t ended yet, but the situation wasn’t looking good. Zeng Xiran came onstage with an attitude of fearlessness and fought bravely, but Sun Xiang, who was the first to take the stage for Samsara, didn’t hold back at all. After comparing the two, Zeng Xiran was still at a disadvantage in terms of technique. And in this situation, Zeng Xiran, who didn’t have much experience, didn’t have many ways to respond, relying solely on his unwillingness to admit defeat and fighting stubbornly.
Zeng Xiran had done everything he could, but unfortunately, he still lost to Sun Xiang.
“Could it be that Hundred Blossoms won’t be able to seize the opportunity even though dawn has finally arrived?” Pan Lin said.
All the Hundred Blossoms fans in front of the TV were on edge. If Hundred Blossoms had already achieved a great victory, but failed to make it into the top eight because their competitors did the same, then there would be nothing to say. But if their opponents had already shown weaknesses, and Hundred Blossoms failed to grasp them, the regret would be even more painful.
Come on!
All the Hundred Blossoms fans were sincerely praying at this moment. They still had two people, and these two were now the core of Hundred Blossoms. The Hundred Blossoms fans believed that they wouldn’t compromise so easily.
Fight to the very end!
With this belief, Zou Yuan rushed onto the stage.
He wasn’t a genius, and his rise to the top was an accident. Although the Hundred Blossoms team would promote him as having this or that talent, as the future that Hundred Blossoms was optimistic about, Zou Yuan knew in his heart that it was just a PR move to appease the fans. Hundred Blossoms pushed him to the top out of desperation. Talent? What talent did he, Zou Yuan, have? He didn’t know at the time, and he believed that Hundred Blossoms didn’t know either.
But he was still very grateful.
He was grateful that the Hundred Blossoms team had shown him enough patience and trust after pushing him to the top in such a helpless and nonsensical way. In the seventh season and the eighth season, he didn’t play well, but the team didn’t abandon him in the ninth season. Instead, they started to tailor a character for him.
People in the circle joked that Zhang Jiale, the former Grenade Expert of Hundred Blossoms, had accumulated a lot of good karma, so his successor had extraordinary luck…
This was a joke, but Zou Yuan had to admit that he was really very lucky.
He didn’t have any eye-catching talent, nor did he fight his way to the top. As an ordinary player, he became the core of this team as soon as he entered the pro scene. This kind of dogshit luck that would only happen in transmigration stories actually happened to him.
Zou Yuan hesitated, was confused, and felt too much pressure.
But when he woke up, he realized that he was like a rich second generation born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who hadn’t done anything and was born with something that others might not be able to pursue in their entire lives.
At this time, if he were to shout, “This is not what I want,” he would probably be slapped to the ground by the many ordinary players, rotational players, substitutes, and even those who wanted to enter the pro scene but didn’t have the opportunity: This is not what you want? What exactly do you want?
So Zou Yuan began to work hard, because he knew how difficult this opportunity was.
He didn’t have any talent, and he didn’t know what his so-called "talent" was. He could only practice harder, because talent could always be honed.
In the ninth season, Hundred Blossoms introduced Yu Feng, and the team had a new core, which reduced the pressure on Zou Yuan a lot. In this season, he made great progress.
In the tenth season, he finally relied on his true ability to be selected as an All-Star.
But even now, Zou Yuan still didn’t know what his so-called "talent" was. He only knew how to constantly display the skills he had worked so hard to hone on the field, looking for more ways to win. Maybe every player did this! In the process of constantly honing their own skills, they gradually generated their own unique "talent." Zou Yuan had always thought so.
Right now, Hundred Blossoms was fighting with their backs to the wall.
He would use his "talent," which he hadn’t yet been able to clearly feel, to fight against those who were called geniuses in the league.
Zou Yuan was fearless.
He was no longer the rookie who carried the burden of Hundred Blossoms in the eighth season, feeling uneasy all day long.
He seized the incredible luck, he had a tailor-made character, and he developed his own confidence.
Charge!
Dazzling Blooming charged forward.
Guns, explosives, dazzling lights and shadows.
Inherited from Zhang Jiale, but different from Zhang Jiale’s Hundred Blossoms style. From the beginning, Zou Yuan had Dazzling Blooming fight against the famous One Autumn Leaf.
I don’t know what talent I have, but I can defeat any opponent!
“Well played! Hundred Blossoms’ Zou Yuan doesn’t seem to be affected by the current situation, and is actively launching an offensive, currently suppressing Sun Xiang hard.” The commentator Pan Lin shouted excitedly.
“He’s fighting very decisively, but also very sober. The attack is good, and the defense is also beautiful. The individual competition isn’t just about defeating the opponent in front of you. There are still two more after Sun Xiang,” Li Yibo said.
“Especially since one of them is Zhou Zekai, who is known as the number one player in the league,” Pan Lin said.
“Although Hundred Blossoms defeated Excellent Era 7 to 3 last time, I don’t remember them winning against Samsara in the individual competition,” Li Yibo said.
“Yes, Hundred Blossoms won 2 points in the individual competition last time,” Pan Lin nodded.
“Then what about this time!” Li Yibo said.
This time, Hundred Blossoms’ Zou Yuan first defeated Sun Xiang, and then welcomed his second opponent, Samsara’s Swordsman Du Ming.
“There are still two more!”
Zou Yuan silently recited in his heart, continuing to charge forward.
“Zou Yuan is in great shape!” Pan Lin shouted. In this battle, Zou Yuan once again took the initiative and quickly took the lead on the field.
“He’s really good,” Li Yibo said in amazement.
It had to be good. There was no reason not to be good.
I have such luck, such a start. If I can’t cherish it and seize the opportunity, what future will I have? What kind of future would be more exciting than what I had from the beginning?
Grasping tightly to everything I was lucky enough to get, and not letting go even at the cost of my life, this is probably what I call talent!
The talent to seize opportunities and never let go.
Because I’m a pro player who has the best opportunity in history!
Boom boom boom! The characters on the field disappeared into a dazzling light, and when they reappeared, Du Ming’s Swordsman had fallen.
“He won again!” Pan Lin was surprised. Although he saw that Zou Yuan was in good shape, he didn’t expect him to be so good, defeating Sun Xiang and then defeating Du Ming. Dazzling Blooming still had 41% health.
“Could this guy be planning to one-versus-three?” Pan Lin shouted.
“…” Li Yibo didn’t say anything. He instinctively felt that this was impossible. One-versus-three was already very difficult, and now the opponent was Samsara… However, looking at Zou Yuan’s crazy burning state, Li Yibo felt that Dazzling Blooming, with 41% health, might be able to defeat the current Glory number one player, Zhou Zekai, under Zou Yuan’s crazy control!
“How’s Wind Howl doing?” Li Yibo suddenly asked about the news from the other venue. He wanted to ease his nerves. Zou Yuan’s crazy winning streak against two opponents had made their nerves tense.
“Tiny Herb is in the lead, two against one. Wind Howl only has Tang Hao left,” Pan Lin said excitedly. Although as a commentator, he shouldn’t have emotional biases, he was sitting here watching the Hundred Blossoms team have a courageous start but not get good results, watching their silence and hesitation after losing 1 point, and now desperately trying to grab these 2 points in the individual competition. He was human, not wood. How could Pan Lin not be moved by this kind of struggle? He really didn’t want to see such a desperately fighting Hundred Blossoms ultimately lose this season helplessly. It was too cruel. Although thinking this way might be unfair to Wind Howl, Pan Lin’s heart was already tied to Hundred Blossoms.
Li Yibo also took a deep breath. Wasn’t he the same? Wasn’t it because Hundred Blossoms’ desperate efforts deserved a result worth fighting for?
“What about Happy versus 301?” Li Yibo asked again.
“301 is currently in the lead over there,” Pan Lin said.
“If 301 wins the individual competition, then they’ll be 4 to 1 against Happy,” Li Yibo said.
“Yes,” Pan Lin nodded.
“In that case, if Happy loses the team competition as well, they’ll only get 1 point this round,” Li Yibo said.
Pan Lin was stunned. Happy only getting 1 point – this possibility had been analyzed long ago before the match. Under this possibility…
Pan Lin quickly calculated the scores of the Hundred Blossoms and Wind Howl matches: “Happy was originally leading Hundred Blossoms and Wind Howl by 7 points. If they only get 1 point this round, they’ll be leading by 8 points. If Hundred Blossoms wins this individual competition and then wins the team competition, they’ll get 9 points and surpass Happy! Wind Howl has already gotten 3 points in the individual competition, and the individual competition is not looking good. Assuming they lose these 2 points and then win the team competition, they’ll get 8 points this round, which is the same as Happy!”
“Happy might be eliminated?” Pan Lin was shocked and quickly flipped through the information. In the event of a tie…
“Oh, no, Happy has the advantage in the small score against Wind Howl. It can be said that Happy has already secured a spot in the top eight in advance. If this happens, Wind Howl will be squeezed into ninth place because they lost to Happy twice,” Pan Lin said.
“If Happy wins instead, 301 will get 4 points this round. Adding the 2 points they led by, they’ll only have a 6-point lead. If Hundred Blossoms and Wind Howl both win the team competition, they can join hands to squeeze 301 out of the top eight,” Li Yibo said.
“Oh, that’s really the case,” Pan Lin nodded.
“So, the team competition is more important. Whichever of these three teams loses the team competition might lose the chance to enter the playoffs,” Li Yibo said.