The first match between Tyranny and Micrograss received a lot of attention. Happy Internet Cafe continued to broadcast the match. However, Ye Xiu and the others couldn't just sit in the Internet cafe and watch. After the Challenger League ended, they were all famous. Even though they weren't as famous as the top Gods, it wasn't strange for them to be watched on their home turf. As a result, Happy Internet Cafe could only continue to hide in their homes and watch the first match of the semifinals through their projections.
At this time, the group arena was over. Micrograss won 5-4. From the score, one could see how intense the battle had been. It was clear that the winner had only been decided after the last person.
The players rested, and the broadcast reviewed the exciting moments of the group arena. When the time was up, the team competition officially began.
Micrograss's starting lineup consisted of Wang Jiexi and Gao Yingjie's Witches Vaccaria and Kind Tree, Xu Bin's Knight Angelica, Liu Xiaobie's Blade Master Flying Swords, and Yuan Baiqing's Cleric Aweto.
There wasn't anything special about the roster. These were the Five Tigers that Micrograss had always used this season. However, those familiar with Micrograss would have some discussion about their characters.
"They're using a Cleric!" There were quite a lot of discussions.
This was because Micrograss had two healers, not one. One was their Cleric, Aweto, and the other was Micrograss's Guardian Angel, Windbreaker, who had contributed greatly to their two championships.
During Micrograss's two championships, their team had a player known as the God of Healing, Fang Shiqian. This person was a master of two healers. He was extremely accomplished in both healers. Choosing different healers according to different situations and needs was one of Micrograss's main characteristics. The offensive power of a Cleric and the defensive power of a Paladin were perfectly displayed by Fang Shiqian to the world.
However, Micrograss's two championships, as well as Fang Shiqian's appearance in the All-Star lineup, had been as Windbreaker's player. As a result, people who only looked at this information couldn't help but overlook his true appearance. However, those familiar with Micrograss wouldn't forget this point.
Micrograss continued to use this style. It was a pity that a player like Fang Shiqian, who could play both classes to the peak, was very rare. Micrograss's successor, Yuan Baiqing, could also play both classes, but he was far from Fang Shiqian's level. After two seasons of hard work, he still hadn't made any breakthroughs. The essence of this tactical change made Yuan Baiqing feel that it was somewhat specious. Was there any value of this strategy? The outside world had been debating this question for a long time.
Apart from Micrograss's starting five, the sixth player was Zhou Yebai's Ghostblade, Rangoon Creeper. When Qiao Yifan was still in the team, Rangoon Creeper was a pure Phantom Demon. However, this season, according to the team's needs, Rangoon Creeper had changed his skill points to a dual Phantom Demon. Zhou Yebai's usage of the dual Phantom Demon seemed to have improved.
Tyranny's starting five players were Han Wenqing's Striker, Desert Dust, Lin Jingyan's Brawler, Dark Thunder, Zhang Jiale's Spitfire, Dazzling Hundred Blossoms, Qin Muyun's Sharpshooter, Negative Nine Degrees, and Zhang Xinjie's Cleric, Immovable Rock. The sixth player was Bai Yanfei's Elementalist, Rota.
Neither side's lineups were too surprising. They were the same lineups that they had frequently used in the regular season. And in the regular season, both sides had won the team competition once each, winning their home ground. However, according to the rules of the playoffs, points had to be calculated based on headcount. As a result, some people looked through the headcount scores of the two team competitions in the regular season and found that the headcount scores of the two matches were completely the same.
Looking back at the previous records, there was even less of a point of reference. This was because both teams had made large adjustments last summer. And in this one and only season's headcount, it seemed that the only factor that affected the outcome of the match was the home ground advantage.
Micrograss's home ground was Team Micrograss.
As a result, they won the group arena with a one point advantage. However, looking at the process of the match, no one could say for sure how much of an impact the home ground advantage would have on the map.
Next up was the team competition. Even though the essence of Micrograss's dual healer switching strategy was no longer there, the class they chose to use could still show their attitude towards this match.
The Cleric was in charge of offense, while the Paladin was in charge of defense. With the Cleric in charge, Micrograss would clearly be more aggressive. From the start, they were very active.
However, in Team Micrograss, Han Wenqing, Zhang Jiale, Lin Jingye, and Zhang Xinjie, all of them had fought against Fang Shiqian before, and quite a few of them at that. No one in the Alliance was more familiar with Micrograss's strategy than them. And having fought against Fang Shiqian before, and having experienced Yuan Baiqing's control of the changes, the four of them could only regretfully feel that they weren't on the same level.
Fang Shiqian was known as the God of Healing, but in reality, his ability made people forget that he was a healer. His healer class played a role in both offense and defense, making it even more troublesome for his opponents.
As for Yuan Baiqing, no matter if he used a Cleric or a Paladin, he did well. However, the one that left the deepest impression on people was still the healer class.
This was the difference between him and Fang Shiqian, and also the reason why his playstyle was so specious.
Tyranny's old generals seemed to be very clear on this point. They only treated Yuan Baiqing as a normal healer. They didn't guard against him having Fang Shiqian's ability to make people feel uncomfortable.
The old generals' experience helped them make this judgment.
Experience was a very precious thing. It was also the wealth that the old generals were most proud of.
However, experience could sometimes be harmful, because experience could sometimes become outdated. This kind of experience was not suitable for the time being. It was hard to avoid making a wrong judgment.
This time, Tyranny's old generals had made a mistake in their judgement.
Yuan Baiqing's Cleric support actually made them feel uncomfortable. It was so uncomfortable that they even recalled the scene when they fought against Fang Shiqian.
Had this player already grown to such a level?
Tyranny's old generals were shocked to see the glory of the God of Healing in Yuan Baiqing's [Winter Grass] and [Summer Grass].
This was an oversight. This oversight would have to be paid for.
Team Competition, Micrograss won.
As for the points, that was no longer important. Micrograss, who had already won the group arena, didn't need to calculate the points. They had already won the first match.
Team Tyranny's chances of winning the championship were very high, but losing to Micrograss was hard to say.
In the post-match press conference, Tyranny's old generals seemed to be quite calm.
"Micrograss played very well." They would always say something polite.
"Every player, every season, will have a lot of growth. Some are noticed, and some are ignored." They didn't mention names, but in reality, Tyranny was criticizing themselves.
Micrograss's team lineup this season was indeed full of growth.
Gao Yingjie and Xu Bin were both All-Stars for the first time. There was no need to talk about their growth. In addition, Liu Xiaobie was no longer a brainless player who only relied on his hand speed. He was only one step away from All-Stars. In this obvious growth atmosphere, Yuan Baiqing was ignored. Unknowingly, had he already grasped the secret to Fang Shiqian's title as the God of Healing?
"Everyone played very well in this match, but Yuan Baiqing's performance was the key to our victory. His excellent performance as a support put the opponent in a passive position. He guided us to victory." When Micrograss attended the press conference, captain Wang Jiexi didn't hide his praise for Yuan Baiqing.
This was an explosion that no one had expected before the match.
People were more willing to look at the famous Gods, at the players who had previously shown eye-catching performances. Qin Muyun was the fifth player who was silently ignored. How could Yuan Baiqing not be?
In the end, this match was decided by this person who had been ignored from the start. Discussions about him continued throughout the night.
The match that took place the next day was practically the opposite of Micrograss's match against Tyranny's.
The person who decided the outcome of this match was the God that everyone had been paying attention to from the start, the God that everyone had been waiting for.
Zhou Zekai was still Zhou Zekai.
This incomparably quiet and introverted player had already become an unbeatable existence on the field.
Everyone knew that they had to pay attention to him. Everyone was thinking of ways to deal with him. Every team was making all sorts of arrangements to deal with him. But it was no use. On the field, he was just that invincible. Team Wind Howl had displayed an unparalleled drive this season. Their ace player, Tang Hao, had always been someone who wasn't afraid of anything. In the Rookie Challenge, he had confidently declared that "the junior succeeds the senior". But they lost.
In their home game, Wind Howl was defeated by Samsara.
There weren't too many tactical details to analyze. There was only one reason for Samsara's victory and Wind Howl's defeat.
There was no solution.
Zhou Zekai didn't have a solution.
The players who wanted to defeat him ended up being defeated by him. The players who wanted to restrict his tactics ended up being restrained by him.
This kind of defeat left Wind Howl with no temper.
In the post-match press conference, Captain Tang Hao only said one sentence: "Next match, we will win."
This was determination. This was attitude.
But what could they use to win? No one could tell. Even when Tang Hao said these words, his teammates, Wind Howl's players, didn't seem to be able to muster up much enthusiasm. Even Tang Hao himself. Did he believe in his own words? People were very doubtful.
The powerful Wind Howl was met with a painful blow from Samsara.
Tyranny, who had the highest chance of winning the championship, was defeated because of an inconspicuous player.
The combination of the Four Heavenly Kings didn't seem invincible.
Zhou Zekai, on the other hand, didn't seem to have a solution.
Who would be the champion?
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