Happy, in the eyes of the other teams, was just an existence that would cause trouble. In the past, when would a new team need to spend so much effort to study them? In the eyes of the powerhouses, those hot favorites to be relegated weren't even worth mentioning. But Happy, the other teams wouldn't feel at ease if they didn't take him seriously. Fortunately, the competition was played one game at a time. In an entire season, every team would meet Happy at most twice. Those teams that were still far from Happy weren't in a rush. Right now, the team that was more anxious about meeting Happy in the second round was Hundred Blossoms.
Last season, Hundred Blossoms had entered the playoffs at the end of the season. In the first round, they had caused a lot of trouble for Tyranny. After bidding farewell to Blossoms and Blood, their condition was getting better and better. Yu Feng, the new generation's number one Berserker, had already gained a firm foothold in Hundred Blossoms. His strength had, to a certain extent, lessened Sun Zheping's influence in Hundred Blossoms. Adding in the dilution of time, meeting Sun Zheping again was actually quite ordinary. At the very least, Hundred Blossoms wasn't as nervous as meeting Happy this round.
Because in the end, Hundred Blossoms was a team that was walking on the edge of the playoffs. It was very likely that they would fall out of the team if they were careless. So, in their eyes, Happy was an especially important opponent. The difference in points between the two sides could very well affect who would make the playoffs.
But no matter how much effort they put into it, Happy's data was only from those two matches. In Excellent Era, they had displayed an intricate tactical design. But against Samsara, before Happy's tactics could be put into motion, Samsara had already scattered them.
"Samsara has become even stronger this season!" Hundred Blossoms' Cleric, Mo Chuchen, said.
But very quickly, under the gazes of the entire team, Mo Chuchen hurriedly changed his words. "Happy, Happy."
Yes, he had misunderstood the main point. But the problem was, in this match, Happy really didn't seem to be in a good situation. They hadn't been able to display their tactics at all before collapsing.
Happy, in the post-match press conference, kept saying that he was out of practice, making all the reporters break down. But now that Team Hundred Blossoms had carefully analyzed the situation, they felt that this was probably the truth, right?
Samsara had been the champion team for two consecutive seasons, so there was no need to talk about their strength. This team was also a strong offensive team, especially with the addition of Sun Xiang and One Leaf Of Autumn. With such strong offensive players, their offensive power was even stronger and their rhythm was faster. As a result, Happy went up against Samsara. From their performance in the team competition, they really weren't used to Samsara's high tempo. Their awareness was always half a beat slower. Even though they were trying their best to adjust their tempo, by the time they finished adjusting, Samsara had already reached the next beat.
After all, Samsara was different from Excellent Era. Excellent Era. That was a team that Ye Xiu understood very well. Playing Excellent Era would be a very obvious strategy for them. In addition, Excellent Era had been crushing noobs in the Challenger League for a year, so their tempo was somewhat out of sync with the pro scene. How could they compare to a team that had won two consecutive championships?
Happy needed to get used to the pace of a pro match. This was undoubtedly good news for Hundred Blossoms. Then, their tactical style for the next match had more or less been decided.
They had to play fast!
Hundred Blossoms' players reached a consensus. As for each playstyle, each team had their own organization and routines. In the following week, they would practice their strategies for the next match. This was the pro scene. This was the pro scene. Every match was a contest between opposing organizations.
A week passed quickly. The second round of matches soon began.
There were two matches in this round that received the most attention. One was Hundred Blossoms' away game against Happy. Everyone had been discussing Happy's skill level for a week now.
The other match was Thunderclap versus Void. After Xiao Shiqin's return, Team Thunder had made some changes during the summer transfer window, revealing their ambition. As for Void, the Ghostblade Duo was a classic duo, but it always gave people the feeling that the two of them wouldn't be able to support the team. But now, Void showed people a bit of room for development. It wasn't because of transfers, but because of their internal growth.
Last season, Blue Rain's rookie, Lu Hanwen, shone brightly. He had just entered the Alliance, but he was already an All-Star. This meant that another new star was slowly rising. In the end, the Season 9 Best Rookie title went to Lu Hanwen. But was this result really so indisputable? At least, in the eyes of Void's fans, it wasn't.
Last season, they had a rookie in their team, the Exorcist player: Ge Caijie.
Ge Caijie was 19 years old. No matter how you looked at it, this was an age brimming with youth. But in the pro scene, where the players were getting younger and younger, the 19 year old Ge Caijie, compared to the 15 year old Lu Hanwen, was called mature, steady, and all sorts of praise that shouldn't belong to a youth.
Ge Caijie was indeed very steady. He had the air of a general. Next to Glory's famous Ghostblade Duo, as a rookie, he didn't show any fear. His play had always been very steady. Even though Void still had the Ghostblade Duo as the core, he would occasionally show the temperament of a main character. This definitely wasn't because he wanted to take the top spot. It was just that he couldn't help but reveal this style of play. This was a player who had the potential to become the core, a player who could carry the flag of a team.
Everyone had always hoped for a good helper to appear in the Ghostblade Duo. But now, what appeared was a young man who could occasionally turn the Ghostblade Duo into a support. The two seniors didn't seem to have any objections to this. And when Ge Caijie displayed his ability, Void would often achieve good results.
This type of player, even if he couldn't become the core of the team, could definitely become a general who could hold up the fort on his own. Unfortunately, his steadiness didn't allow him to be as full of passion as Lu Hanwen. It was inevitable that the attention he received would be much less. This was something that Void had always complained about. In the final selection for Best Rookie, Lu Hanwen overwhelmingly won the majority of the votes. This made Void complain about Ge Caijie, who had been left behind in second place.
However, this didn't affect Ge Caijie. Another summer passed, and he became more and more mature. The rookie who had just debuted last season was now an indispensable member of Void. The first round of the competition proved this point even more.
In the first round, Void faced Team 301, and the fight was quite difficult. And in this round, the one who won the points for Void in the end was Ge Caijie. He also won one point in the individual competition. Then, when Team 301 took the initiative in the team competition, he steadied himself and led his team to launch a counterattack. In the end, they won the most points in the team competition.
In the post-match press conference, Team 301's captain, Yang Cong, greatly praised Ge Caijie. He even said that Ge Caijie reminded him of his teammate, Wang Jiexi, even though the two's playstyles were completely different. Afterwards, the former All-Star Grappler Li Yihui, who came from Micrograss and later transferred to Team 301 through a trade with 301's player, Xu Bin, also agreed with his captain's words.
Thunderclap versus Void. This was the second match that the Glory TV broadcasters were going to broadcast. Even though everyone's curiosity towards Happy hadn't been erased, the broadcast could only broadcast one match per round. It wouldn't be good to turn the entire season into a special event for Happy, right?
September 12th, the second round of the Glory Pro Alliance Season 10 began. The viewers sitting in front of their televisions saw Void's home stadium. But Pan Lin, who was in charge of commentating, seemed to be more restless than anyone else.
"Hello, everyone. This is the second round of the Glory Pro Alliance Season 10, Thunder versus Void. Right now, the players from both sides are entering the stadium. The first match will be the individual competition. At the same time, there's another match that everyone is very concerned about. It's the away match between Hundred Blossoms and Team Happy, which is also being held in City H. As everyone knows, after Team Excellent Era lost the Challenger League last season, the original owner, Tao Xuan, sold off almost all of Team Excellent Era's assets. However, Excellent Era's home stadium, Excellent Era Stadium, many people might think that this was also part of Excellent Era's assets, right? In reality, it wasn't. Excellent Era Stadium used to be called Xiaoshan Stadium. It was City H's public stadium. After the Glory Pro Alliance was formed, the matches gradually began to require this sort of live broadcast. It was rented by Excellent Era for a long time and later changed its name to Excellent Era Stadium. However, the rental contract was terminated early and the stadium reverted to its old name. And now, Happy has temporarily rented it to be their home stadium. To be honest, this isn't surprising! Right now, this is the only stadium in City H that has the conditions to broadcast Glory's holographic projection! "
"Cough cough!" Two heavy coughs interrupted Pan Lin's introduction. After a moment of surprise, Pan Lin realized that this was Thunderclap and Void's match. However, after a brief introduction, he immediately went to explain Team Happy's situation. The director had arranged for the commentator to broadcast the match between Hundred Blossoms and Happy, but every time there was a result, it was fine to just say it. There was no need to go overboard like this!
"Let's go back to the scene." Pan Lin immediately pulled his thoughts back from Xiaoshan Stadium. His old partner, Li Yibo, was also joking with him: "It looks like our Little Pan is quite worried about Hundred Blossoms and Happy's match!"
"Uh, we'll tell the audience what's going on during the match," Pan Lin said.
"Okay, Thunderclap and Void's match is about to begin. First up is the individual competition. The players coming up are … Thunderclap Dai Yanqi and Void's Li Xun!" Pan Lin began to focus on the match in front of him.
At this moment, standing in the stadium that had changed back to the name "Xiaoshan Stadium", Ye Xiu was filled with emotion.
Even though the name had changed, the facilities in the stadium hadn't changed much. Most of it was just a few adjustments for the holographic projection.
He was back. One year and eight months later, he was back at this place. His identity had changed. His character had changed. That was his competitive mood, but it would never change.
"I'm going," Ye Xiu said goodbye to Happy's teammates and then walked towards the player booth.
"Dai Yanqi, go all out! Li Xun couldn't get close for a moment, so he used his speed to move around. Beautiful Air Jump! He turned around and jumped, dodging the magic waves in the air! Ah! Happy is actually Ye Xiu's first match!! "
All the viewers sitting in front of their televisions were listening to Pan Lin's commentary on the intense battle between the Mage and Assassin, when they suddenly heard this news.
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When I wrote this chapter, I arranged the entire season's schedule, so it took quite a bit of time … another night … If you like this work, you're welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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