"What?"

"Are they kidding?"

"I'll go and persuade you!"

The members of the IG team next door, including Mr. Wang, couldn't sit still. On the stage of the International Invitational Tournament, all Chinese teams are friendly forces. Everyone hopes that each other can go further instead of giving up on themselves.

The reason for all this starts with a handful of massacred training matches.

After the players entered the room, the training match quietly started. The IG team noticed that the opponent's mid laner Chen Tianyu seemed to have changed his ID.

y.douyutv was replaced by a name he had never seen before.

"Chen Tianyu changed his ID?"

"I guess so, it's not important."

IG's mid laner 430 didn't take this detail seriously, and no matter who it was, he played it correctly.

After a training match, the Nanhu team lost again without any suspense. Gu Yun did not turn the tide or change the world.

This world is so real. Even though Gu Yun has the biggest golden finger of rebirth, competitive sports are very cruel.

The ultimate in all sports depends on one-in-a-million talents and perseverance.

Before Gu Yun was reborn, like thousands of Internet-addicted teenagers, he had fantasized about standing on the stage of the Dota 2 International Invitational Tournament.

He has good talent and even formed a team to win many competitions during his college years. From TI2 to TI11, he has maintained a high level of competitiveness for many years.

This is also the reason why when he was just reborn, he was able to rely on his more than ten years of Dota experience and advanced understanding to quickly reach the top of the ladder.

But it has been nearly a year since he was reborn. His advanced understanding of the game is still there, but the amount of training is obviously not keeping up with the team members.

He has countless work to do, several confidantes to accompany him, studies and affairs to deal with...

The dream of going to Seattle and standing on the top podium of TI can only be left to the team members.

Who says that winning a trophy as a coach does not count as realizing a dream?

During daily solo training with the team members, Gu Yun relied on the fact that the team members had just come into contact with Dota 2, but he had been immersed in it for nearly ten years and was often able to crush the opponent.

It didn't take long for Chen Tianyu to easily defeat Gu Yun in the mid lane laning, and then the Refuser, Domineering, Liu Xing, and Dy.

Ten years can't match the feeling of a few months. Gu Yun felt jealous and crazy. He realized that his talent was not good enough.

At least among the eighty players from the sixteen strongest teams in the world, his talent is not ranked at all.

After losing his solo game for the last time, Gu Yun never played Dota 2 again, not even once. He just stood behind and became a mouthy player who pointed out the world.

It’s good to be a coach with open eyes.

He found his position.

So this time, he was suppressed in all aspects in the training match against 430's mid laner.

Although he has ten years of experience and understanding of the game ahead of him, his ability to compete hard in the lane is a matter of time and effort. If he doesn't advance, he will retreat.

More importantly, the Nanhu team's play style has always been to protect the mid laner and highlight the importance of the mid laner. When a single player's ability is suppressed, the frequently roaming support team seems to have lost its soul.

There was silence in the training room.

Except for Gu Yun, the other four people vaguely realized that if the situation did not change, their dreams and this trip to Seattle would probably end like this.

"Are you still fighting?"

Liu Xing's voice was a little hoarse, and he suddenly felt a trace of regret. Did he hold back his temper just now and avoid conflict with Chen Tianyu, so that the current result would not have occurred?

Cheng Yingying, who had disappeared for a long time, returned to the room.

Behind us are the entire IG team, as well as Mr. Wang.

"Xiao Gu, I heard from the assistant that you guys had a little conflict? Was it really you just now? Where is Chen Tianyu?"

Prince Wang glanced at Gu Yun's big screen from the corner of his eye, and his heart was full of surprise.

It was a loss, but Gu Yun was actually able to play well in a duel of this level.

Simply shocking.

He is also a club owner, but Wang Gongzi's own game level is not worth mentioning.

"Brother Cong, I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Gu Yun sighed, stood up and looked out the window, "Chen Tianyu doesn't want to fight, I'm going to fight for him tomorrow."

"How does this work?"

Before Mr. Wang could answer the call, 430 next to him seemed a little excited.

"Xiao Gu, it's normal to have conflicts within the team. The Malays in our team often put pressure on us. Just let it go. Don't act out of emotion!"

The flowering period of professional players is very short, and the once-a-year Ti is an extremely precious opportunity for any professional player.

No professional player would make fun of Ti, including Chen Tianyu.

...

It was already late at night when Gu Yun and his party found a drunk Chen Tianyu in a bar in Seattle.

Looking at Chen Tianyu who was vomiting and having diarrhea, the members of the Nanhu team looked desperate.

The statement that the coach came on temporarily is obviously a decision made by a few young people in a hurry, and Gu Yun is not at the top level of Chen Tianyu.

Tomorrow morning is the main match, and the main mid laner is drunk and unconscious. What should we do now?

"While you were training, Chen Tianyu kept peeking at the door."

After returning to the hotel, everyone took turns taking care of the unconscious Chen Tianyu, and Cheng Yingying found the opportunity to speak.

Everyone was speechless.

Unlike the countless quarrels during training, no one gave the stubborn boy a step back this time, and no one chased him out to make him come back and continue fighting.

Instead, it was Gu Yun who came on the field in person, and Chen Tianyu suddenly realized that this coach, who was similar to them in age, might be serious.

Looking at the five people mingling together, Chen Tianyu felt indescribably uncomfortable.

Forget it, since I no longer have a stage, and since I can't win no matter how hard I fight, let's forget it.

There was a game the next day, and no one planned the tactics, and no one told him how to play tomorrow.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Faced with this high-intensity pressure and the atmosphere within the team, he chose to escape, broke the jar, ran to the pub and got drunk.

There are only six hours left before the game.

"It may have been an angry comment at first, but now, it seems that I am the only one who is in charge."

Putting the unconscious Chen Tianyu in a room alone, Gu Yun took out a pen and paper and already had a plan in mind.

"Come, let's talk to everyone about tomorrow's tactics."

...

Benaroya Concert Hall, a concert hall located in downtown Seattle, cost approximately US$12 billion to build and opened in September 1998.

Before TI, this concert hall located in the center of Seattle was simply associated with art: music and movies, among which symphony is the most famous. Classical and elegant are the most obvious qualities of the Naroa Concert Hall.

However, when the TI2 competition takes place in such a classical and elegant concert hall, it will be like an adventurer from the future meeting a rich girl from a wealthy family. There will definitely be different sparks.

This summer is a feast for dota players.

Before reaching the main entrance, you can see people walking slowly forward with Dota2 accessories hanging on their backpacks.

Slowly, there are more and more people. Everyone has begun to line up spontaneously to enter. The leader of the Chinese tour group is on the roadside, helping some Chinese people who come to Seattle to watch the game for the first time to guide them, and also gives the Chinese audience an exclusive small space.

red flag.

When you enter the venue, there are adults and children who cosplay. It’s really amazing to feel that everyone around you is just like you, playing the same game.

The same game, the same dream. Although everyone has different skins and different languages, in the world of Dota 2, it feels really great to be able to talk for a long time just by mentioning a hero.

On the grass outside the stadium, there were some people resting outside watching the game on the big screen. From time to time, a NICE sound was erupted due to a wave of wonderful operations, and there was an endless stream of whistles. This is a completely different feeling from watching the game on the screen.

Just like reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, go to the scene once and leave no regrets for your youth.

Loser bracket, knockout round.

The Nanhu team enters.

The opponent is the M5 team led by the ancient god Vigoss.

The organizer received a substitution request from the Nanhu team in advance. Player Chen Tianyu was unable to compete due to physical discomfort, and head coach Gu Yun was substituted.

The game officially begins at 9 a.m. Seattle time.

This is the first time in Gu Yun's life and as a player that he has stood on the highest stage that he has dreamed of. Compared with other team members, his inner excitement is indescribable.

"Just follow my instructions before the game and play freely. It will be no problem."

In the loser's bracket match with zero error tolerance, there is only one chance to continue. The whole team of Nanhu team is already standing on the edge of the cliff.

Among the several Chinese teams that went to Seattle this time, except for the Nanhu team that did not perform well in the group stage and fell into the loser's group, the rest were all players in the winner's group.

Everyone in the viewing area looked at the Nanhu team that had changed players on the spot, with sighs in their voices.

"Without the mid laner, it's a waste of time."

"If they really have it, the coach will be a substitute on the spot, so it's better to just give up."

"It's a pity. Team Nanhu is almost invincible in China. I don't know why it's like this."

Game start.

The tactics laid out by Gu Yun were very simple. His plan was uncharacteristic and he chose to play the mid laner.

Tian Ji's horse racing is one of the most classic game theories in ancient China. Gu Yun is undoubtedly an inferior horse among the mid laners in this Ti. Under this premise, it is not so necessary to forcefully maintain the mid lane position.

He chose a team-oriented mid laner, gave up on laning, and fully unleashed the personal abilities of the other two lanes.

Since there is a gap in my strength, don't rely on me. I don't need help in the early stage. I won't farm money during fights. I don't even need to focus on resources.

His heart was extremely restless, time was turned back, and by chance, he once again stepped into the competition room as a player.
To be continued...