Everyone had difficulty believing it all the way until Y1’s van pulled into the base.

Wei Xiao took the lead in welcoming them, his smile sunny as he greeted them.

Yan Jiang was the third person to get out of the van. He was stunned for a brief moment when he saw Wei Xiao.

Wei Xiao: “Good evening, Captain Yan!”

Yan Jiang: “Hello.”

Wei Xiao: “Have you had dinner?”

Wei Xiao continued before Yan Jiang could answer, “If you haven’t eaten, preparations have been made at the base. You can eat first if you want.”

Yan Jiang: “I’ve eaten.”

Wei Xiao led them inside. “Alright, then. Let’s quickly get started, there’s a lot of games to play!”

It just so happened that FTW had arrived at this time, too. The old and new bases were close to each other, and walking over was a good way to help digest after their meal.

Ning Zhehan’s spirit had left his body from the moment he had received news of their training matches.

“Brother Le, I didn’t hear wrong, right? L&P, EVE, Pro, Y1?”

“We’re going to play a round robin competition with them at the old base??”

“Last year’s global top four are going to accompany us to train?”

Yue Wenle crunched and nodded.

Ning Zhehan snatched away the potato chips in his hand. There was a crunching sound. “Holy shit, I’m so nervous!”

How the hell was this a training match? This was a rehearsal for the global games!

Wei Xiao’s eyes were sharp, and he spotted Lu Feng from a distance.

He was no longer in a hurry to enter the building. Instead, he hurriedly waved his hand. “Captain, over here!”

If he had greeted Y1 with a sunny smile, then at this time, his smile was so full of vitality that it shone in all directions, bright enough to blind people!

Did he have to go so far with his captain, who he could see at any time with ease––this was what everyone from Y1 thought––the two captains were both cold air generators, but the Y1 members would never dare to act so enthusiastically towards their own captain.

Lu Feng noticed the members of Y1 when he came over and nodded in greeting. His attitude was polite and distant, but human emotion appeared for a brief instant in those cold, black eyes when he looked at Wei Xiao.

With this contrast, the members of Y1 got it: No wonder Quiet was so daring. It turned out that the great demon king indulged him.

Yan Jiang never showed his anger or happiness, and there was no sense of nostalgia or sadness about revisiting his old home to be seen on his face. There was just an aura of unchanging calm that could persist for millions of years.

No one knew what he was thinking, just like how no one knew that the fragmented Team of Gods would reunite with FTW in this way three years later.

Yan Jiang, Yuan Ze, Xie He, Kim Sung-hyun, Lu Feng.

They were once the five most dazzling players in the China competition zone. They’d experienced splitting up, confusion, torment, and ups and downs, only to return to the place where their dreams had begun. All they could feel was that while material things remained the same, the people involved had changed.

The base was still the same base.

But the people who’d been in it had scattered.

Five teams. That was 25 people even if they only counted the starters.

Xiang Liu had led some people over and had started making arrangements early on.

The base had two large training rooms and a conference room, which was just enough for their use.

With five teams, there could only be two pairs of two fighting at any one time. The remaining team would have to wait out a game, and this was what the conference room was for. Of course, they could also go and watch the game directly in the training rooms.

Xiang Liu had also made arrangements for each team’s entourage. Drinks and snacks had been transported over from the base early on and placed where they could be obtained easily so that everyone could eat and drink as they wished.

Brother Liu was very steady when handling such things. There was no need for the players to concern themselves at all as he’d already made thorough arrangements.

The schedule for matches was also listed and put up. Five teams playing two round robin cycles meant that there would be quite a few games. Each game would last around 40 minutes, and it would be enough for them to play all the way until the next day.

However, everyone was in high spirits, and let alone playing until the second day, even playing until the third day wouldn’t be much of a problem.

There was no need for an exchange of greetings with so many people present, and they started playing directly. The first game in Training Room A was FTW vs L&P; Training Room B was EVE vs Pro. Y1 would just be watching the games for the time being.

Wei Xiao felt a bit regretful about this.

Yuan Ze noticed. “What, you don’t want to fight with me?”

Wei Xiao sighed.

Yuan Ze: “Scared of me?”

Wei Xiao: “Last year’s champion team is here, but we have to ‘start off’ with the runner-up team. How could I not be regretful?”

Yuan Ze: “………………”

Gary, who understood Chinese: “Quiet, you’re dead for sure!”

Wei Xiao comforted himself, “According to the rules, the opening game should be between the champions and the runner-ups. Looking at it that way, if you’re the runner-ups, then are we the champions?”

The implication was that they’d already locked in this year’s global championship!

Everyone in the training room who understood Chinese: “…………”

Dropping trash talk before the game? They really had to respect Little Lunatic Wei!

Old G was successfully enraged and swore a hard oath. If he didn’t win this game, then he’d write his name upside down!

This was the effect that Wei Xiao wanted. He wanted to really fight! They had to play all out with such a good opportunity!

Y1 was watching the games. They chose to stay in Training Room A.

Little Ning was nervous enough to explode. As soon as he thought of how the person sitting behind him was Yan Jiang from the champion team from last year, the legendary Y1, he had difficulty holding the mouse in his hand!

Wei Xiao was different. He turned back. “Captain Yan, come over here.”

Yan Jiang didn’t reply.

Wei Xiao’s lips curved, “Witness how I screw over Old G.”

Gary: “…………”

Yuan Ze rolled his eyes. “Enough…”

He choked before he could finish speaking, because Yan Jiang really did slide his e-sports chair over to sit behind Wei Xiao.

The dozen plus people in the room: “………………”

This favoritism was too obvious!

Even Y1’s jungler was jealous!

Oh, and FTW’s top-laner was also jealous.

Wei Xiao was keenly aware of his captain’s attitude from where he sat to his left and spoke quickly, “God Hai (Y1’s jungler), don’t be jealous, I’m not snatching away your captain. Look, I have my own captain!”

His desire for survival was very strong. His words may be telling Hai not to be jealous, but in fact, he was coaxing his own boyfriend.

Hai’s Chinese was average. He only understood half of what he heard and cluelessly looked over at his own captain.

How would Yan Jiang be willing to explain it to him?

Wei Xiao didn’t say it again in English. He was saying it for his own boyfriend to hear, so there was no need to translate it!

Lu Feng: “The shadow thief has been let out.” One sentence was enough to clear away all of Wei Xiao’s thoughts.

L&P hadn’t banned the shadow thief in round one and had boldly released it out to play.

Chen Feng: “Lock it in.”

They were in one training room, and everyone was facing each other. There was no need to communicate too much during the BP segment. Although there was a ‘prize’ for winning, it was still a training match. No matter how seriously it was played, it still couldn’t be compared with the real competition.

Wei Xiao asked L&P directly, “You guys are that confident?”

Old G: “Are you taking it or not? If you don’t want it, I’ll take it!”

It just so happened that Wei Xiao was in the first position. He locked it in directly.

Gary: “Watch me hammer you to bits.” He snatched up the death knight as he spoke. It seemed that he planned to use the death knight as a jungler talent.

Speaking of which, the death knight had quite an advantage against the shadow thief. It had many control skills and could stack up to multi-layer control with its combos. As long as it could send the shadow thief flying, it would be an easy matter for the death knight to interrupt the light arcs.

L&P was determined to suppress Wei Xiao to death. Gary took the death knight, and Yuan Ze took the blood warrior. They didn’t leave even a tiny path for the shadow thief to survive.

Compared with the death knight, the blood warrior really had an advantage over the shadow thief.

Its ultimate move gave it immunity for two seconds. No matter how many light arcs the other side brushed out, they would hit empty air when they landed on the blood warrior. By the time the shadow thief landed, the blood warrior’s blood stab combined with its blood cut was enough to send the shadow thief back to the resurrection fountain.

Wei Xiao tsked. “You guys are bullying me!”

Yan Jiang: “Elemental shaman.”

In order to fight back in such a situation, FTW could take the elemental shaman. If it was used well, not only could it provide escort for the shadow thief, it could also deal with the death knight’s forced control.

Bai Cai’s scalp tensed up when he heard this: Oh no, not everyone’s elemental shaman is as strong as yours, hey!

Lu Feng: “No need, give me the shadow thief.”

They were all in the same training room, and everyone could hear this voice that was neither loud nor quiet.

Old G, who was on the other side, “Ah? Little Lunatic Wei, you’re not playing jungler?”

“I am,” Wei Xiao took the gun thief, “Laozi’s gonna kill you.”

A line-up that they hadn’t found a chance to use during the entire domestic competition could finally be used at this time.

Who said that the shadow thief had to be used by the jungler? It could be used in the top lane and still beat the other side into seclusion!

There was no way for L&P to switch. The death knight would have an easy time fighting against the shadow thief in the early stages, but the blood warrior couldn’t be used as a jungler. It was too ineffective and would affect the rhythm of the game, so Yuan Ze could only stick with the blood warrior.

The blood warrior before level six……

Could only be strung up and beaten to death by Close.

No matter what, based on the BP segment of the first match, FTW didn’t have much to worry about!

Brother Cai cautiously picked through the support options and finally still chose to take the holy priest.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to use the elemental shaman, but that L&P had banned it. It wasn’t his fault, really!

Compared with other teams, FTW could be considered quite familiar with L&P. But Little Ning was still a little nervous at the start and ended up being suppressed by VIVI for a few rounds of lane soldiers.

Later, Wei Xiao came over to pick on VIVI several times, helping Little Ning find his courage again. He started moving around to provide support.

Due to their advantage from the BP, L&P was very steady prior to reaching level six and didn’t take much action.

On the other hand, FTW didn’t want to remain timid. If not now, then when should they start? Any person they could take down was better than none.

After helping Ning Zhehan, Wei Xiao pretended to go to the bottom lane while in fact, he turned around and went to the top lane instead.

Everyone wore soundproof headphones once the game began. As long as they didn’t speak in a roar, it wouldn’t be possible to hear what the other side was saying. Of course, they could hear each other if they took off their headphones, but there was no need; this was just a training match, and doing such a thing was too much of a low blow.

No one spoke to the players after the game began. Yan Jiang also just sat at the side and watched.

Wei Xiao was using the gun thief, which tended towards being a toolman jungler. He didn’t need a high amount of farm to still deal considerable damage and control. It was a bit similar to the power thief.

Using the shadow thief for the top lane meant that FTW still needed a team fight starter. The gun thief happened to be a strong talent for starting group fights, making up for the shadow thief’s shortcomings. At the same time, it was also very suited to leading the game rhythm. FTW had played with this line-up many times, and they’d hammered the domestic teams into bits every time. This was precisely why they would never release the shadow thief in official games.

The little lunatic’s shadow thief could still be provoked for a bit.

The great demon king’s shadow thief––it had to be shown 100% respect!