10 to 0, an absolute sweep. There was no more miserable result than this.
Those who hated Happy were secretly happy; those who supported Happy were worried about this result. Those who were a bit harsher already couldn't wait to ridicule: Fighting for the championship while avoiding relegation? Haha, we've already seen the first half of that sentence!
In reality, it was all too common for a new team to be swept by the champions. Last season's Heavenly Swords was also filled with anticipation, but Samsara gave them a big zero.
Of course, Heavenly Swords' anticipation couldn't be compared to Happy '. In the eyes of countless people, Happy was no longer a weak team. With three All Stars on their roster, people felt that they had the qualifications to fight against any team in the Alliance. In the end, they were swept like all the other new teams. This was truly a surprise.
For the post-match press conference, all the reporters had already arrived. The main characters hadn't arrived yet, but they were already whispering and discussing for a long time. The opening match originally wouldn't have received much attention. After all, it was usually a match with a huge disparity between the strong and the weak. This time, because Happy, everyone thought that there would be something to watch, but they didn't think that it would be the same one-sided result as the previous matches.
Finally, Happy's players arrived at the venue of the press conference under the guidance of the staff. According to the Alliance's rules, there had to be at least three people present at the post-match press conference. They could come together or take turns. And now, there were four Happy's players: Ye Xiu, Su Mucheng, Fang Rui, and Baozi.
The three All Stars had appeared. The reporters were very satisfied, but not satisfied. Team Happy was now a hot topic in everyone's eyes. They wished they could ask every one of Happy's players a question. Where was Blue Rain's former captain, the 30-year-old grandfather-level player Wei Chen? Where was the beautiful rookie Tang Rou? Where was Qiao Yifan, who came from the champion team and switched to Happy? Where was the Summoner kid, who wasn't very skilled, but dared to play the number one difficulty Summoner? Where was that famous scrap picker in the Heavenly Domain? Where was that Cleric, who was an important healer but was still lacking in skill? Let's all sit here! That's more satisfying!
But there was no hope now.
As soon as the four appeared, the reporters carefully examined their expressions, wanting to see how this crushing defeat would affect them. However, all they saw were four calm and composed faces. Even Steamed Bun, a newcomer to the Alliance, was calm and composed. Speaking of which, this person had only participated in a few press conferences before the final round of the Challenger League, right? How did he manage to cultivate such a professional aura?
In the blink of an eye, Happy's four were seated, and the host announced the start of the press conference. The reporters raised their hands, and Ye Xiu randomly picked one. This person stood up to ask, of course, the question that everyone wanted to ask.
"How do you feel now that you've been swept aside in the first round?" the reporter asked.
"I'm very calm, but you guys don't seem to be calm. This kind of result isn't very common. Why are you guys panicking?" Ye Xiu asked back.
... We're not panicking. We're just excited because we have a topic to talk about, okay? The reporters silently cursed, but the one who stood up to ask was stumped by the question. The others could complain, but it wasn't convenient for him to say something like "We're excited that you guys got swept." He opened his mouth and replied with an "Ah?"
"It's not uncommon for a new team to get swept by the champion team, right? Happy has always been low-key, so we're the same as everyone else. "Ye Xiu said.
"Uh ….. this, I don't think there's ever been a new team that shouted that they wanted to be champions. Is this … … low-key?" Finally, someone couldn't take it anymore and stood up to complain.
"That's because you guys don't understand!" Ye Xiu said, "When Heavenly Swords entered the Alliance, they wanted to be champions too. I was the one who advised them to be low-key! Later, they didn't say anything about being champions. "
This answer was a small piece of news. The reporters quickly passed this information to their colleagues on the other side. Coincidentally, the other side was also holding a press conference after Heavenly Swords finished their match. Team Heavenly Swords just happened to be sitting on stage. The reporters who received the news were all excited. Originally, there were no more problems and the press conference was about to end. Suddenly, all the reporters raised their hands in unison and raised them in front of them desperately.
This sudden commotion gave Lou Guanning, who was sitting on stage, a fright. Was there something wrong with what he had just said? Lou Guanning didn't dare call out to the reporters for a moment. After repeatedly confirming that there were no problems, he carefully called out to a reporter in the front row.
This reporter was very excited. He hadn't even straightened his body when he started speaking: "During Team Happy's press conference, God Ye Xiu revealed that Heavenly Swords' goal last season was to be champions too. It was only because of his persuasion that they didn't … … um … … um … …. Is that true?" This reporter didn't even finish his sentence.
Lou Guanning suddenly started sweating. How did this get exposed too! Being champions? Heavenly Swords only dared to treat it as a joke. If it got out, wouldn't they become a laughingstock?
"Joke. That was just a joke." Lou Guanning hastily said.
"Really? Then this time, Heavenly Swords claimed that they wanted to be champions. Does that mean they have some sort of ambition in their hearts?" The reporter asked.
"Which pro player doesn't have this sort of ambition?" Lou Guanning finally came back to his senses and began speaking frankly and frankly. How could a small piece of news be too difficult for him?
Meanwhile, at Team Happy's press conference, Ye Xiu was also loudly discussing: "Speaking of which, shouldn't the Alliance always have a new team challenge the champions? Why did they suddenly arrange for us, a team that came from the Challenger League, to go up this time! This sudden change really caught us off guard! I originally thought we were going to go up against Tyranny and those old devils! "
Old devils! You too!!!
The reporters were sullen! They really wanted to complain! But the problem was that what they wanted to complain about wasn't something they could say in this sort of press conference! For the first time, the reporters felt like they were the underdog. Seeing Ye Xiu ramble about so freely on stage, they really wanted to interrupt, but because of how inappropriate it would be, they could only swallow their words.
"So you're saying that the Alliance's arrangement caused Happy to not perform as well as he should?" They could only ask in a serious manner.
"I didn't say that." In the end, Ye Xiu dodged.
"Then what do you think of your own performance in this match?" A reporter asked.
In the match that had just ended, Ye Xiu had been the first to appear in the group arena. In the third stage, he had fought against Samsara's gatekeeper, Zhou Zekai, and lost. After that, in the team competition, Samsara's offense became even more ferocious. In the end, Happy wasn't able to hold on for too long. Just looking at Ye Xiu's performance, in his two appearances, he hadn't made any mistakes. He hadn't made any disgusting mistakes, but there hadn't been any stunning highlights either.
"Yeah, it's been too long since I've played in a pro match, so I'm a bit rusty," Ye Xiu replied.
This … how should they put it?! It was true that he hadn't played in a high-level league for too long, so his condition had definitely been affected. But when he played Excellent Era, he still seemed to be quite vigorous! Was this statement valid or not?
The reporters were puzzled. Their gazes shifted to Su Mucheng. Just as they were about to ask, Su Mucheng spoke first: "It's been too long since I've played in a pro match, so I'm a bit rusty."
In the individual competition, Su Mucheng had met Samsara's vice-captain, Jiang Botao, and lost.
Copy and paste! The reporters were furious. But the problem was, Su Mucheng had indeed been relegated with Excellent Era for a year. Without a high-level league, the toughest test had been against Happy. This statement … was true, right?
As a result, their gazes shifted again.
"It's been too long since I've played a Qi Master. I'm a bit rusty," Fang Rui said.
Okay, even though he was still a bit rusty, at least this statement was true. He had switched to a Qi Master at the end of July. It had only been a little over a month, so it was normal for him to be a bit rusty in his first pro match. Fang Rui had been the second player in the group arena. In the end, Samsara's Sun Xiang had been the first to go up. After defeating Happy's first player, Tang Rou, he had almost beaten Fang Rui in a 1v2. In the end, even though Fang Rui had won, he had lost in the second round, leaving only two people for Ye Xiu, including Zhou Zekai.
"You can do it. Look at my sincere eyes," Fang Rui said to Ye Xiu after leaving the stage. He was sent flying with a kick.
The reporters received three "rusty" answers. Then, they looked at Happy's fourth player, Baozi. He had been the second player in the individual competition and had lost to Samsara's All Star Grappler, Lu Boyuan. During the match, Baozi had given his opponent a few surprises. For a rookie, even though he had lost, it was still an honorable defeat. He was completely satisfied with his performance today.
However, when Baozi saw everyone looking at him, he immediately looked at the answers of the three players before him and said, "I've never played in a pro match before, so I'm a bit rusty."
F * ck! What does that mean? Does that mean that if you weren't a bit rusty, you would have beaten Lu Boyuan? Other people had either left the pro scene for too long, or had changed classes, so they would have "rusty" degeneration. You're a pure rookie. How can you be rusty? Your hands are rusty to begin with. Have you ever warmed them up?
Ridicule! But it was all in their stomachs. They couldn't say it out loud. The reporters felt terrible! Some people clutched their waists and left the stage. Were they out of breath?
"Happy's future will be this season. What do you think?" A reporter still persisted in asking questions.
"We'll fight for the championship while avoiding relegation," Ye Xiu said solemnly.
"Fight for the championship," Su Mucheng said.
"Why else would we be here?" Fang Rui said.
"What about avoiding relegation? Are you suddenly not going to do it? "Baozi saw that the two had followed his boss's train of thought and eaten their way to avoid relegation. He was immediately dissatisfied.
"We've already won the championship. Do we still need to avoid relegation?" Fang Rui educated Baozi.
"That makes sense!" Baozi sighed.
He really … couldn't hold on any longer. The reporters were defeated. But they had at least learned two things from their interviews. Sweeping the floor didn't affect Happy's morale at all. Also, Fang Rui had blended in well with Happy! At least in terms of temperament.
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Today, there's an update. The "Online Game Pugilistic World Quest Guild" that had been serialized in "Princess Chronicles" for 13 months is about to finish writing its finale. I say, is there anyone who doesn't know that this kind of serialization started this year? (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to come to qidian.com to vote. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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