The atmosphere in London sparked with tension as Shanshan and his teammates prepared to face off against the Vietnamese team, Black Lightning. The mid-season tournament had brought them to this moment, and the stakes had never been higher. They had to go through the play-ins as they were a minor region now and they couldn't even advance into the round robin to play the teams from major regions, such as China or Korea. It was worse for them this year, but not so back as last year.
Shan hadn't seen Hyun's face at all throughout the day's events. Not during the rehearsal, not even during the meeting they had before the game. The absence of him weighed heavily on Shan's mind as he focused on the task at hand. Trying to come up with the perfect strategy they would win with. Well, he wasn't coming up with a strategy. He was watching Dylan explaining what was going on.
