The Road to Godhood in Honor of Kings

"Only by becoming stronger can I look down on everything..." Han Cheng muttered.

“Brother Ma… this round, it’s all my fault for stubbornly going on stage…” Song Ziyi suddenly said.

"Don't say that, it's okay. You played very well. Who knew the opponent would be so strong? It's okay, there's always next time, and the time after that..." Sima Yi laughed.

"Brother Ma...I..." Ye Bing wanted to say something, but Sima Yi quickly made a gesture for Ye Bing.

"What's wrong with you all? Haha, it's just a match that's practically a practice game, right? So what if we win? It just means we'll have more opportunities to play against stronger teams..." Sima Yi said, "Relax, everyone. I'll treat you all to dinner at my shop tonight..."

"Great!" Upon hearing that they would be treated to a meal, the most enthusiastic reactions were naturally Fatty and Sun Wukong. Of course, the others were also quite happy. Although they lost the competition in the end, they learned a lot. Failure is something that must be faced eventually, and to face failure with a smile is the mark of a true champion!

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In the afternoon, Pingshan No.1 Middle School was still packed with people, including students, teachers, directors, and the principal.

"Sigh, we can't even beat a team like this, how are we supposed to win the KP1 Winter League championship?" Xu Xiaomeng sighed helplessly, lying on the table.

"That's not entirely true," Han Cheng said. "After all, two players from the teams we're competing against aren't from the Jingtao team..."

"What? Not from the Surging Waves team? Could it be an outside player?" The fat man looked astonished.

"Well, never mind, I won't say more. After all, we're still outmatched. If we had enough strength, how could we have been so easily defeated..." Han Cheng muttered, thinking that Qin Li and Ye Bing, with their unpredictable strength, lost this game because they were caught off guard. Although he had a vision advantage, he hadn't managed to farm up a hero like Hua Mulan, who relies heavily on gold, so he had no chance to turn the game around. Besides, apart from Sun Wukong and Luna, it seemed like no one else had managed to farm up properly...

"Alright, let's summarize the reasons for our defeat in the last game!" Ye Bing said. "In the last game, our strategy and lineup were problematic. It wasn't that they were unscientific, but rather that we didn't consider everything thoroughly. We only chose our heroes and strategies based on the opponent's performance in the second game. Our strategy and hero selection were too aggressive. We only knew how to attack relentlessly and didn't consider what would happen if the opponent counterattacked, nor did we anticipate the opponent's hidden strength."

"That's right. To elaborate on the tactics, we concentrated our resources on two players, creating a 'three-protect-two' strategy. However, this led to poor development of the other team members. In team fights, although the opposing team's coordination wasn't much better than ours, their economy was more balanced, and their tactics were more mature," Han Cheng said.

"Why do I have this inexplicable feeling that you're boosting the morale of others while diminishing your own?" Song Ziyi said, resting her chin on her hand.

"Purple Robe, what nonsense are you talking about..." Xu Xiaomeng said, "We are summarizing the reasons for our failure so that this kind of situation will not happen again in the next competition. We summarize every defeat, and we also summarize occasionally even after victory."

"Tsk tsk, well, it seems you guys have some progressive ideas." Song Ziyi still had her chin resting on her hand.

"Furthermore, your team selection was flawed. Sending Song Ziyi was less effective than sending our steady Xiao Gu," Sun Hou said indignantly.

"Ahem, didn't I play well?" Song Ziyi suddenly perked up. Proud and arrogant, she rarely heard anyone criticize her, but once someone did, they would nag her endlessly...

"Ahem, no, no..." Sun Hou quickly changed his tune upon seeing Song Ziyi's gloomy face. "I mean, after all, it's Song Ziyi's first time fighting alongside the other team members. They haven't played together before, so there's no practice... naturally, she won't achieve any good results..."

"No team cohesion..." Han Cheng muttered, thinking that Sun Wukong's words were a wake-up call. He hadn't realized that the reason for their recent defeat wasn't just the changes in the opposing team's personnel, but also the changes in his own team. It was Song Ziyi's first time playing, and without any practice, her coordination with the team wasn't perfect, so it was normal for her to break apart. Moreover, Han Cheng had seen Song Ziyi break apart from the team several times. Although it wasn't very obvious, it was clear that against a strong team, even a small mistake could affect the entire battle.

"This...it's my fault..." Ye Bing looked disappointed. "It's all my fault for trusting her too much. I didn't consider the importance of the competition. I just thought she was strong enough to fight, and I didn't consider our teamwork. I'm sorry, everyone."

"It's alright, it's alright!" Xu Xiaomeng quickly spoke up for Ye Bing. "This shouldn't be your fault. Blame Brother Ma. Who told her to agree in the first place!"

"Actually, in the end, it's my fault for not being skilled enough. I let you guys fight without any skills, and I don't know how to cooperate..." Song Ziyi muttered.

"Ahem, stop, stop, stop, alright, alright. Didn't Brother Ma say before that our goal this time isn't to win or join the e-sports association? Our goal is to train, because playing against strong teams is the foundation of our victory," Han Cheng said.

"Ahem, looks like this has turned into a failure summary meeting." Sun Wukong glanced at the clock, which was about to indicate the start of class, and said with a helpless expression, "I haven't slept yet, looks like I'll have to sleep during class!"

"Get lost, as if you didn't sleep during the first period of the afternoon class." The fat man looked at him with disdain.

"Pah! Yesterday... no, the day before yesterday afternoon, I slept during the first period?" Sun Wukong said indignantly.

"Because it's an English class, you perverted monkey, you get more excited than if you'd been injected with chicken blood when you see a young and pretty teacher..." the fat man said.

"It seems like you're not excited in English class..." Sun Hou muttered, then exchanged a glance with Fatty, "It seems like Little Orange is the most excited in English class?!"

"Huh? Why are you guys including me in this discussion?" Han Cheng said helplessly. "Hey Fatty and Monkey, you guys are really being unfair!"

"Haha, by the way, it seems like the first class is English. Monkey, are you still sleeping?" the fat man laughed.

"Sleep? Can you even sleep? Fatty, I'm not trying to be mean, but all you do is sleep, sleep, sleep. You're turning into a little pig! You should be using this precious time to study, especially foreign languages..." Sun Wukong started rambling, making it seem like Fatty was trying to sleep in the very first class...