The third round of Season 10 ended.
Samsara was at the top with 28 points. Blue Rain and Micrograss were second and third with 27 points. Wind Howl was fourth with 26 points. From their current points, these four teams were in the first place. Behind them in fifth place was Misty Rain, with 22 points. Team Thunder was sixth with 21 points. They seemed to be doing well from the start of the game. Seventh was Team Void. After a mediocre performance in the first and second rounds, they finally showed their dominance in the third round, defeating Team Seaside and chasing behind by 10 points. They were seventh with 20 points. Eighth was Team Tyranny with 19 points. Compared to last season, they were undoubtedly the team that had regressed the most.
The post-season competition zone was released, and the points dropped to a certain extent. 301 Degrees was ninth with 14 points. Royal Style was tenth with 13 points. Parade, Happy, and Hundred Blossoms were eleventh to thirteenth with 12 points. Speaking of which, the three teams sharing the same points was a very complicated matter. Normally, the teams would be sorted alphabetically. When two teams had a record against each other, they would be sorted according to who was better. But with the three teams sharing the same points, Hundred Blossoms should be first. The problem was that Hundred Blossoms and Happy had a record against each other, so they should be behind Happy. And Happy should be behind Parade if they were sorted alphabetically.
These three conditions couldn't be met at the same time. In the end, they could only choose two. Hundred Blossoms' advantage was pitifully taken away, leaving them at the bottom of the three teams. Of course, this was only in the middle of the season, so it wasn't too important. At the end of the season, when the rankings had to be determined, such a complicated situation would be decided through the playoffs. They couldn't use something as random as letters to determine the rankings.
After Hundred Blossoms, the Alliance's mediocre and lowly teams were all gathered here. Of the two teams at the bottom of the rankings, Seaside had gotten two zeroes in a row, remaining at the bottom with 2 points. Heavenly Swords was second to last with 5 points. Above them, Miracle also had 5 points, leading by the letters.
The rankings were being reported and analyzed, and the performance of the teams in the third round was also being spread.
Happy, Happy to see you again!
The third round clearly had the highlight of Samsara versus Tyranny, but Happy versus Radiant, a completely uninteresting opponent, how could it still occupy the headlines?
In the previous round, Tang Rou, who had just fought one against two, had lost so miserably this round?
After a crushing defeat, he announced that he would fight one against three in five rounds? If he couldn't do it, he would leave the pro scene?
Damn, this girl is so domineering!
Damn, this girl is so arrogant!
Damn, this girl is so bold!
Damn, this girl is so arrogant!
The second round was an exciting victory, while the third round was an embarrassing loss. However, in both rounds, Tang Rou was the one who received the most attention. Just as Wei Chen had said, whether it was good or bad, Tang Rou was now receiving a lot of attention. After the second round's one against two, quite a few media outlets wanted to interview Tang Rou. After the third round's embarrassing defeat, even more media outlets wanted to interview Tang Rou.
Seeing how popular Tang Rou was, quite a few people immediately began to assert: hype, this is definitely hype.
And the reporter from Esports Time, Ruan Cheng, who had challenged Tang Rou at the press conference and made Tang Rou shout out her arrogant declaration, wrote an article in the magazine, at length pointing out that this was nothing more than a farce. Even if Tang Rou made this kind of promise, what could she do? No one had the right to force her to leave the pro scene. As long as her skin was thick enough, she could withstand the pressure of public opinion and find a classic reason for herself, such as "I can't give up on my love for Glory", "I'm willing to accept all of this for my fans" … and so on and so forth. As a beautiful girl with a flawless appearance, she could definitely win a lot of support.
After Ruan Cheng's article was published, it received a large response. Esports Time's influence in the media was only slightly lower than Esports Home's Esports Weekly.
Those who were familiar with this immediately understood that Ruan Cheng and Tang Rou were at odds with each other when they saw his essay. His real intention in writing these words was to seal off Tang Rou's path of retreat. With his prediction, if Tang Rou still fought back, she would be seen as unredeemably thick-skinned and would be subjected to even more criticism and censure. Under this kind of pressure, it was hard to imagine what kind of person could continue to survive.
After this article, many media outlets contacted Happy, hoping that Tang Rou could come out and say a few words. In the end, they were all stopped by Happy. It was as if Tang Rou had disappeared. She didn't respond to any of the censure, criticism, support, or praise.
These past few days, Tang Rou had been training herself like crazy.
After losing against Radiant, the problems that Tang Rou had expressed were actually the two things that Ye Xiu was most worried about.
First, the competition wasn't challenging enough. She couldn't bring out her full potential and wasn't able to fully display her strength. This kind of psychological problem couldn't be accurately described or quantified, but it was a problem that existed in Tang Rou's personality. In the game, she could still win those battles that weren't challenging because the difference in strength between the two sides was too great. But in the pro scene, there wasn't such a huge difference in strength. Tang Rou couldn't help but focus when fighting against Radiant's half health player. However, this was a completely different situation from when she was fighting against Yu Feng and Zhu Xiaoping alone. In addition, Radiant had specially researched a strategy to counter Tang Rou's playstyle. They had especially studied the main points of Xiao Shiqin's fight against Tang Rou in the Challenger League. In the end, Radiant's half health player defeated Tang Rou, who was at full health.
And in the team competition, Tang Rou felt guilty because she had given away her victory in the group arena, so she wanted to win. This kind of feeling ignited her fighting spirit. As a result, Ye Xiu's second worry about her exploded: she was burning too much, to the point that she couldn't control her own condition.
The above two points were all due to her personality. To reconstruct a person's personality was undoubtedly harder than ascending to the heavens. These states were all created or upgraded by her subconscious mind without her having to think about it.
In the end, the only solution was to improve her skill level.
It was just like in the game. Even if she couldn't perform at full strength, she could still defeat her opponent. What she relied on was her strong skill.
After understanding this point, Tang Rou paid attention to her own state of mind and began to train herself.
In the morning, afternoon, and night, apart from eating, sleeping, and exercising, Tang Rou began to train all day long.
"Is this okay?" Chen Guo asked Ye Xiu worriedly.
"Young people, it's always good to train more. The problem is whether or not you have the motivation to persevere, "Ye Xiu said.
"So you purposely gave her a target of 1v3 in five matches so that she would have the motivation to persevere in her high-intensity training?" Chen Guo said.
"No … I was afraid that she would be too competitive and do it in the next match. That would be really difficult." Ye Xiu smiled bitterly.
"If that's the case, why don't you just say more? Even ten matches would be fine!" Chen Guo said.
"If I say more, with her personality, what do you think she would do?" Ye Xiu said.
"Reduce it to a number that she thinks is reasonable …" Chen Guo said.
"So if you say too much, she can do it in one match. How would she break it?" Ye Xiu asked.
"Alright …" Chen Guo gave in.
Chen Guo looked at Tang Rou's figure working hard in front of the computer and asked Ye Xiu in a small voice, "What if, and I'm saying what if, she can't do it?"
"Yeah …" Ye Xiu said.
"What's' yeah '?" Chen Guo was depressed, but Ye Xiu didn't say anything. Just like her, he just watched Tang Rou work in front of the computer. This guy is starting to act mysterious again, Chen Guo thought angrily.
Tang Rou was solving her personal problems, and Happy's team also had problems to solve. In the match against Radiant, the loss of points in the group arena could be attributed to Tang Rou's personal problems, but the loss in the team competition couldn't be completely blamed on her. The team was a whole. When any part of the team failed, the other parts had the responsibility and responsibility to share the burden. And in this match against Radiant, it had to be said that Happy didn't do well in this aspect. Even if they had Ye Xiu, Su Mucheng, and Fang Rui on the field. When Tang Rou was out of sync, the three All-Stars didn't manage to organize the team's rhythm, and Radiant took advantage of the opening to beat them up.
The three All-Stars couldn't hold up against Team Radiant. It sounded unbelievable, but in reality, Happy's three All-Stars had very serious problems getting used to each other.
Fang Rui and Hai Wuliang, who had changed classes to Qi Master, didn't need to be mentioned. Apart from that, he, Ye Xiu, and Su Mucheng were all partners for the first time. They also needed to get used to each other's rhythm and get used to each other. Even Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng, who had won Best Player twice in a row, needed to get used to each other in a high-level match.
It wasn't that the gap of over a year had made the two unfamiliar. It was because of Ye Xiu's class change.
Unspecialized, Myriad Manifestations Umbrella, and unpredictable skill combinations. All of the Alliance's players felt headaches because they couldn't keep up with the complicated changes.
And the Alliance's players included Su Mucheng and Fang Rui.
They weren't all-class masters, and they had never partnered with an unspecialized like the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella. In reality, they faced the same situation as their opponents. The only difference was that they faced an unspecialized who couldn't control the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella's rhythm, which made it impossible for them to form a truly coordinated and effective coordination with Ye Xiu.
In the first round, against Samsara's overwhelming sweep, the problem didn't have time to become apparent.
In the second round, they used Broken River and didn't engage in a true team confrontation with Hundred Blossoms.
In the third round, against the proactive Team Radiant, Tang Rou was out of sync, and the three All-Stars suddenly had a serious problem of not being able to accurately coordinate with each other.
Lord Grim, before killing the enemy, first dealt a vicious blow to Happy's teamwork.
"It looks like we need to strengthen our training," Ye Xiu said after carefully reviewing their post-match match against Radiant.
"Yeah!" Su Mucheng's expression was unusually resolute. How could they not be able to reach a tacit understanding with Ye Xiu?
"Damn, I have to keep up with the rhythm of 120 short cooldowns. My Golden Right Hand seems to be crying out in grief," Fang Rui said.
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After eating supper, taking a shower, Nighttime Battle: Eight Chapter Hidden Blade Style! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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