Shouldn’t all professional players strive for a higher level? So shouldn’t the other four teammates work hard to catch up with Brian Bennett, to keep up with Brian Bennett’s pace?

They didn’t.

In five years, all Adam Bennett saw was his older brother’s relentless effort, constantly trying to adjust himself in every possible way, repeatedly sighing, “I’m still not good enough,” while his teammates seemed to be waiting all along.

They waited for Brian Bennett to retire, waited for Andrew Lee to become the main player, and then they won the championship.

So, they were right. Everyone, including themselves, probably thought so.

Adam Bennett didn’t.

He didn’t agree at all.

Even though Tianze won the championship because of this, he still didn’t think this approach was right. He didn’t think Tianze could treat Brian Bennett’s talent and skill as a “problem,” paying lip service to respect while actually showing their denial of Brian Bennett.

The real problem was clearly that you weren’t good enough, yet now you call black white, claiming someone else’s strengths are the problem—how shameless and ridiculous.

Yet the atmosphere at the scene was harmonious. After answering, Andrew Lee looked at James Carter, and when he saw James Carter reach out and hand him the microphone, everyone immediately looked at James Carter with anticipation, ready to hear what he had to say.

“Andrew was very modest. Actually, as professional players, every minute and every second we’re on the field is under everyone’s scrutiny—nothing escapes notice. Brian Bennett and I were teammates for five years; his talent and skill are undeniable. In the early days, his flashy play with Li Bai actually raised this hero’s pick rate in the game by 7%. But I wonder if anyone noticed that while Li Bai’s pick rate increased by 7% at the time, his win rate dropped by a full 19%, ranking among the bottom five of all heroes, and dead last among commonly used jungle heroes.”

“Why? Because Brian Bennett’s playstyle is extremely high-risk and has very little margin for error. One small mistake can lead to a total collapse. Players in regular games might have some room for error, but in professional matches, more often than not, one wrong move means losing everything.”

“So we tried to help Brian Bennett make some changes. But to be honest, the results were mediocre, and we all felt sorry for him.”

“But Andrew is different.” As James Carter spoke, he patted Andrew Lee beside him. “Just like he said, he watched Brian Bennett work hard as his substitute, and the problems Brian Bennett could never overcome, he ended up solving very well. Last year’s autumn championship is the greatest recognition of his efforts! I believe his future will be even brighter, and our Tianze team will win even more championships!”

“Great!” Applause rang out once again, louder than ever before. Adam Bennett wanted to push through the crowd to argue, but once again Brian Bennett held him back, even more forcefully than before.

He looked at Brian Bennett.

“Are you really willing to accept this?”

A year ago, when he heard his brother crying in the hallway, he regretted making him think about this question.

But now, hearing his brother’s teammates interpret things this way, Adam Bennett wanted to answer it himself. He felt indignant and unworthy on his brother’s behalf. He wished that in tonight’s opening match, Brian Bennett could stand on the opposite side of Tianze and use his Li Bai to show them whose playstyle was really wrong, whose rhythm was really the problem.

James Carter’s remarks about Brian Bennett’s Li Bai were clearly meant to mislead.

It’s true that Brian Bennett’s playstyle is high-risk and low-tolerance, and that many players trying to imitate him dragged down Li Bai’s win rate by a large margin.

But what does that have to do with Brian Bennett? Brian Bennett’s skill was enough to handle that playstyle—he never made mistakes with his Li Bai. Using the fact that countless players couldn’t play Li Bai well in that style to deny Brian Bennett—isn’t that absurd?

What’s more, at that time, Tianze never forbade Brian Bennett from picking Li Bai, which shows they trusted and expected his Li Bai. What really made Brian Bennett’s Li Bai unusable was the match BP system. When Li Bai started being frequently banned by opponents, Brian Bennett couldn’t use him, so naturally he couldn’t perform.

But there were plenty of other burst assassin junglers, yet Tianze rarely gave Brian Bennett the chance to use them. Once Li Bai was banned, Brian Bennett’s assassin jungler was denied as well. Such illogical things actually happened.

Now, James Carter claims to be helping Brian Bennett make changes, but Tianze’s opponents still have to ban Li Bai in many matches against Tianze.

That’s a ban, but also a sign of respect.

The opponents all feared Brian Bennett’s Li Bai, but Tianze stuck to their view and never gave Brian Bennett’s preferred playstyle a place.

This did cause controversy, but last year’s autumn championship trophy forcefully silenced everyone. The championship trophy is more convincing than any argument.

Adam Bennett had no doubts about that—a team that can win the championship must have its strengths, and Tianze is no exception.

What Adam Bennett couldn’t get over was always their attitude toward Brian Bennett; what he couldn’t accept was that the championship became their excuse to stand here, spouting nonsense with a straight face.

It’s truly shameful!