Hu Die Lan
Chapter 942 Injured Great God
This name might not be familiar to players who have been playing Glory for two or three years, but Glory veterans with more than five years of experience cannot be unaware of it. Especially for a Berserker player, not knowing Sun Zheping would be like Mo Fan, entertaining himself in isolation.
When Ye Xiu called out this person's name, everyone except Tang Rou and Baozi was stunned.
Besides these two, everyone else in the room had been playing Glory for quite some time. Looking at this person, they recognized him.
Sun Zheping, as a god-level player, had of course appeared on TV, in newspapers, and online. However, since none of these people had real contact with this god, no one recognized him at first glance when Sun Zheping entered. Now that his name was revealed, everyone took another look, and the more they looked, the more he resembled the Sun Zheping they knew!
Lou Guan Ning, of course, knew this person best. Sun Zheping, the title of Number One Berserker back then was much louder than Yu Feng's now. Sun Zheping and Zhang Jiale were the undisputed best combination before the Golden Generation entered the league. Their greatest achievement was leading Hundred Blossoms to the finals in the third season of the professional league. However, they ultimately lost to Ye Qiu's Team Excellent Era, which achieved the glory of winning three consecutive championships.
Sun Zheping had every reason to grit his teeth at Ye Qiu. That was the closest he had ever come to a championship, and it was ruined by Ye Qiu. After that, when Hundred Blossoms returned in force in the fifth season, Sun Zheping had to leave the field mid-season due to a hand injury, and retired in disappointment after the season, never to return. It could be said that Hundred Blossoms' entry into the finals in the fifth and seventh seasons was almost entirely due to Zhang Jiale's madness. Sun Zheping only had that one chance.
Unexpectedly, the duel just now was between two top-tier gods of Glory, and everyone was once again in shock. When they came back to their senses, they all looked at Sun Zheping's left hand.
As the level of Glory competition increased, the impact of injuries became more and more obvious. Fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders—these were all key areas that professional players needed to keep in good condition. Perhaps some pain wasn't too unbearable, but in such a high-level professional league, any pain could cause operational distortions, and the player's state could not be guaranteed.
Many players were troubled by injuries, but the biggest impact and the most famous so far had to be Sun Zheping. A left-hand injury caused him to miss half a season, and he eventually retired in disappointment, which was obviously very serious.
Now, almost four years had passed since Sun Zheping's injury, and he had suddenly appeared here, playing a high-level duel with Ye Qiu. Was his hand injury now mostly healed?
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but look at Sun Zheping's left hand, and saw that his left hand was wrapped in a layer of snow-white bandage.
"Ah!" Then everyone heard a scream, and the source of the scream was actually Baozi.
"This is... the highest mystery of the Evil King Inferno Fist, Inferno Black Dragon Wave!" Baozi said in surprise.
"Baozi, don't talk nonsense!" Chen Guo was annoyed. The left-hand injury must be a major scar in Sun Zheping's heart. It was a bit inhumane to use this to make fun of him, although she knew that Baozi definitely didn't mean it. Because she saw Baozi looking at his boss Ye Xiu with particular concern. This guy didn't really think that Sun Zheping could summon the flames of the demon world and devour Ye Xiu by unwrapping the bandage, did he?
"Cough, is your hand better?" Ye Xiu probably also felt that Baozi's words were a bit inappropriate this time, so he quickly changed the subject.
"Not too good." Sun Zheping looked at his left hand and said, "But at least I won against you."
"Oh! Very arrogant!" Ye Xiu slapped the table. "Want to play another game? Little Tang, bring your account card over here."
"I don't think it's necessary, right?" Sun Zheping smiled, his smile looking quite cunning. To always win over someone, winning him once and then ignoring him was a particularly sharp method. Of course, there was more than one duel between Sun Zheping and Ye Xiu. They were both the most dazzling gods on the stage in the early days of the league. But today, he didn't seem to want to give Ye Xiu another chance.
"It's actually Senior Sun Zheping, I haven't greeted you properly, please forgive my neglect!" Lou Guan Ning finally found an opportunity to interject and hurriedly said some things that a host should say. Although he was also a Berserker player, he wasn't too much of a fan of Sun Zheping, the former god, and only showed respect for an ordinary senior expert.
And then...
"Senior, are you planning to make a comeback?" Lou Guan Ning asked.
Don't think that Sun Zheping is a remote, ancient god-like figure. He was young when he became a professional player, and is now only 25 years old. Nowadays, players' training is becoming more and more scientific, and their competitive lifespan is getting longer and longer. In the past, an age that would definitely lead to retirement now has many people still fighting on the professional stage. Their condition may not be as good as it was in the past, but it is too early to talk about retirement. At the age of 25, he can completely return to the field and shine again. Team Tyranny's strong performance this season has almost made people forget the age of the three main players in the team.
"Comeback..." A trace of bitterness appeared on Sun Zheping's face. He slowly raised his bandaged left hand. "This hand of mine can't handle the high intensity of professional matches anymore."
"But just now..." Chen Guo wondered. The duel between Sun Zheping and Ye Xiu just now was definitely no less intense than any professional match, otherwise everyone wouldn't have been dumbfounded.
"Occasionally, of course, it's possible, but not for long. Otherwise, do you think I'm really afraid of fighting his Battle Mage?" Sun Zheping said.
The former Number One Berserker had been away from this arena for a long time due to injury, but he was still wild and proud.
But the training room became extremely quiet at this moment. Beneath the arrogance, how much of the hidden pain could others feel?
He had been away from the arena for four years. Sun Zheping was still able to defeat Ye Qiu, which showed that he had never given up on Glory. In the past four years, how much effort had he put into Glory in unknown corners? In the end, this was the only result, and everyone present felt this bitterness.
"Old Lou, you're actually cheating, too despicable, right?" In the suppressed atmosphere, someone suddenly said this. It was Lou Guan Ning's buddy.
"Cough..." Lou Guan Ning coughed. Hadn't this question been ignored? However, after watching the duel between Sun Zheping and the great god, Lou Guan Ning admitted frankly, "I'm not Senior's opponent."
Saying this, Lou Guan Ning didn't pay attention to his buddy at all. It was as if he had made a major decision, and he suddenly turned to Sun Zheping and said, "Senior, are you interested in joining our Team义斩 (Yizhan)?"
"Hmm?" Sun Zheping was surprised. "Didn't you hear clearly just now? I can't handle the intensity of professional matches."
"I heard clearly, but I also heard and saw that it's okay to play a game occasionally, right?" Lou Guan Ning said.
Sun Zheping continued to be surprised. "You also need a player like that?"
For any professional player, it was a considerable expense for the team. Spending money to support a player who has a limited number of appearances, and is very likely to retire due to sudden illness or injury, was something that probably no team was willing to do. Hearing Lou Guan Ning's invitation, Sun Zheping was surprised, but not pleasantly surprised, because he could guess that Lou Guan Ning's invitation had a lot of sympathy in it. This was something he was unwilling to accept.
"Of course, we need it. Our team needs a high-level senior like you to guide us. Even if you don't play at all, we still desperately need you," Lou Guan Ning said.
Sun Zheping hesitated. This statement was valid, but it might just be an excuse for the other party to help him.
Just then, Ye Xiu also spoke up: "That's right, I said it a long time ago, your team should have an old general, even if the strength isn't great, it will be a great help."
"Who are you saying doesn't have great strength?" Sun Zheping said with a gloomy face.
"Don't take it personally," Ye Xiu reminded him.
"Senior, please consider it!" Lou Guan Ning showed great urgency, but this wasn't fake. Lou Guan Ning wouldn't mind helping Sun Zheping out of sympathy. As a team owner who loved Glory and was himself a player, he obviously wouldn't build a team from a business perspective like many owners. But at this time, the urgency he showed really wanted a great god like Sun Zheping to come and help the team. If Sun Zheping really recovered from his injury, Lou Guan Ning would carefully make an invitation, and even if he got him, he might not be able to handle it well.
Therefore, the newly joined Yizhan team didn't invite an old player with some strength to sit in charge as Ye Xiu suggested. It wasn't that Lou Guan Ning couldn't do it. With Yizhan's financial resources and the momentum of their joining the league, it wouldn't be difficult to find some players like that. In fact, it was just because of the special nature of Team Yizhan that they didn't do it.
And this Sun Zheping, had the strength, but couldn't participate in the competition like a normal player due to injury. This was cruel to him personally, but for Lou Guan Ning, such a person was simply too suitable for their Yizhan team.
"Join us!" Lou Guan Ning continued to persuade him with a sincere attitude.
Sun Zheping felt this attitude and obviously began to be moved.
"I can give it a try," Sun Zheping finally nodded.
"Great!" Lou Guan Ning was excited for a while. "What are Senior's requirements? Should we talk about the contract now? But the transfer window for this season has already closed. Senior will have to wait until next season to play."
"I know that," Sun Zheping nodded.
"Oh, then why don't you come to our Team Happy for half a season? What do you think?" Ye Xiu suddenly said.