In the fifth and sixth rounds, Team Happy's opponents were Team Parade and Team Blue Rain, respectively.
The away game was against Parade, and the home game was against Blue Rain. In the end, the scores were only 3 to 7 and 1 to 9. Happy's victory over Hundred Blossoms in the second round was already impressive, but now they had lost four rounds in a row. Even though there was no lack of powerhouses like Tyranny and Blue Rain, Radiant and Parade were the representatives of the mid-tier teams in the Alliance. Happy didn't even need to talk about winning the championship. If their goal was to get into the playoffs, these teams should be their main targets.
In the end, the final score against Radiant and Parade was 3 to 7. They won all the individual matches, but lost to their opponents in the group arena and team competition.
The strongest new team in history?
In the Esports Home that was published after the sixth round, Happy's report used the same headline as the second round. That time, Happy was on the front page, but this time, it was just a random spot in the front page. The headline was a big question mark.
After six rounds, Happy was ranked 15th in the rankings with 19 points. They were only 9 points away from the relegation zone. Keep their spot? Everyone felt that this goal was very realistic. As for the championship …
That was really a joke, right?
Esports Time's Ruan Cheng mocked it in his new article. He didn't have enough fun doubting Tang Rou's 1v3, so he started doubting Happy's entire team from a new perspective. It had to be said that Ruan Cheng was an experienced player. He hit the nail on the head with regards to Happy's problem after six rounds.
"All the teams seemed to be worried about Lord Grim's new unspecialized class, but now it looks like they don't have to worry. Rather than calling the unspecialized Lord Grim a threat, it's better to call him their helper. I think that if Ye Xiu didn't use this unspecialized class and used a Battle Mage instead, Team Happy's results might be a bit better than they are now. But if that's the case, I wonder if there's still a spot for the beautiful newcomer who claims to be able to take on three people by herself? "
When the comments pointed out that Lord Grim was the culprit behind the current Happy break-in difficulties, Ruan Cheng used all kinds of mocking tones. In the end, he did not forget to drag Tang Rou, who had a bet with him, into the discussion.
The Esports Time's reports and comments could still lead the public opinion to a certain extent. In Round 7, Happy was a guest at Team Heavenly Swords. During the pre-match press conference, the reporters had already swarmed over.
"With four consecutive losses, the unspecialized players have a serious problem in breaking in with their teammates. Happy's start seems to be far from your goal of winning the championship. What do you think of this situation?" a reporter asked Ye Xiu.
"Our team is improving every day. Every round could be a turning point," Ye Xiu answered.
"Really? Then, can you predict how many matches are left? "Someone asked, but deliberately emphasized the word" how many ". Ye Xiu looked. Wasn't this the reporter from the Esports Time, Ruan Cheng? The Esports Time wasn't like the Esports Home, which set up reporter stations everywhere and sent reporters to follow the team. As a bi-monthly magazine, they weren't like the Esports Home, which required real-time updates. They wouldn't specifically report or comment on a single match. Instead, they would usually write more comprehensive articles. As a result, their reporters wouldn't follow every single match. Instead, they would collect material for their own articles.
Ruan Cheng, after Tang Rou, clearly took Happy as a whole as his own material. After writing his article, it was Happy's turn again. This was the fourth round of the five-round agreement. After this round, the results of the bet would be revealed. It just so happened that the Esports Time's new issue would be published. Ruan Cheng, who had been very calm in the previous three rounds, finally couldn't hold himself back anymore and joined Happy's turn.
He emphasized the word "how many" because he was hinting that Tang Rou's five-round agreement was almost over. Of course, there was a reason why Ruan Cheng couldn't hold himself back. Tang Rou's five-round agreement just happened to be in the middle of the devil's match schedule. Tyranny, Blue Rain, Micrograss. Who would think that a rookie would be able to achieve a glorious 1v3 in front of these powerhouses? As a result, the key was in Radiant and Heavenly Swords.
Tang Rou's match with Radiant didn't happen, so now, Heavenly Swords' match was the most important.
In addition, Team Heavenly Swords had a good relationship with Happy. What if there was some private communication? Everyone could see how important Tang Rou was to Happy. If she really withdrew, not only would it hurt her, but it would hurt Happy as well. In this situation, whether or not she could complete the 1v3, Happy would probably be even more nervous than Tang Rou.
But at this time, they just had to meet Team Heavenly Swords. Team Heavenly Swords had a good relationship with Happy. Their captain was their boss, and their main players were their boss's friends. Playing Glory to the point of investing money into a team to compete in the Pro League, it was easy to imagine how willful these people were. Ruan Cheng was worried that these guys would really throw the match in the heat of the moment. As a result, he had to come to this match. Even though he couldn't stop Heavenly Swords from doing so, he would keep his eyes open and pay attention to every detail. He couldn't let these guys treat the spirit of competition as nothing.
As a result, in the pre-match press conference, he asked the question "How many matches are left?" He wanted to see if Happy dared to confidently say that today was the day.
Ye Xiu looked at this guy, smiled, and asked back: "What do you think?"
Ruan Cheng stared blankly, then smiled: "I'm asking a question. Why are you asking me?"
"Yeah, I'm asking you. Why don't you help us predict Happy's match?" Ye Xiu said.
"I hope that Team Happy will be able to achieve a satisfactory result today." Even though Ruan Cheng hoped that Happy would be defeated forever, he still said a few words from his heart to gloss over the situation.
Afterwards, the other reporters asked questions about Happy's current predicament and Tang Rou's 1v3.
After six rounds, the rankings became clearer. Currently, there were three regions.
The top seven were all teams with 40 points or more. Samsara was in the lead again with 49 points. Wind Howl was second with 47 points. Blue Rain and Misty Rain were third and fourth with 46 points. Micrograss was fifth with 44 points because of their two losses to Samsara and Tyranny. Team Thunder, who had changed the most this season, was sixth with 44 points. Team Void was seventh with 42 points.
After the seventh place, the 40 points and above region ended. Even though eighth place was also in the playoffs region, it only had 35 points and belonged to Team Tyranny. This score was slightly lower than seventh place, but about the same as ninth to twelfth place. These five teams were all in the 30 points range. Based on the current point difference, they all had a chance to win the eighth spot in the playoffs. Among them, Team Hundred Blossoms didn't meet any strong opponents in the fifth and sixth rounds and finally made some progress. They were now in ninth place with 32 points. After them were Parade, 301 Degrees, and Royal Style.
After them were Radiant and Heavenly Swords, both with 22 points. After them were the teams with less than 20 points. Happy was in first place with 19 points.
Looking at the first six rounds, there weren't too many upsets. The strong stayed strong, and the weak lost. The final score wasn't too far off from what it looked like on paper. Team Tyranny was the biggest disappointment. Last season, they were the challengers for the record, but this season, they were at the doorstep of the playoffs region, with a certain point difference from the top seven.
Team Thunder was the biggest surprise. Even though they were a frequent contender in the playoffs, they were usually like Team Tyranny, clinging to the doorstep and struggling to get in. But now, their points weren't too bad, only five points away from first place. But apart from points, the most important thing was the change in the content of their matches. Their confidence, their determination, was something rarely seen in the past.
Team Hundred Blossoms, last season, had a weak start, but in the second half of the season, they fought Tyranny in the playoffs, which made people more optimistic about their future. But in the second round of the season, they were stunned by Happy. After a few rounds of sleepwalking, they finally showed some improvement in these two rounds, but overall, they were somewhat disappointing.
These three teams, plus Happy, were the teams that had attracted the most discussion. Obviously, most of it wasn't anything good. People seemed to be more happy to see others in a difficult position.
At this moment, the seventh round was finally about to begin. This round, there was no lack of beautiful matches. The demonic Samsara, after defeating the Four Great Powerhouses, would face off against Misty Rain. And the Four Great Powerhouses would face off against each other. Wind Howl would face off against Tyranny in their home game, while Blue Rain would face off against Micrograss in their away game.
The broadcasters were very conflicted! There were too many rounds of this kind of important show, and it was really too difficult to choose. Happy, Hundred Blossoms, Thunder? No matter how many topics there were, they weren't enough. In the end, the broadcasters chose to show Wind Howl versus Tyranny. Compared to Micrograss and Blue Rain, who were old enemies, Wind Howl versus Tyranny represented a clear confrontation between the old and the new. Ever since Tyranny gathered together the three old generals, this confrontation had clearly become more direct.
At the same time, the players of each team appeared on the stage.
"God, hello! Everyone, long time no see! " Lou Guanning, who was in the home game, put on the airs of a host and generously welcomed Happy's arrival.
"Long time no see, long time no see." In Team Happy, the only ones who had a bit of a personal friendship were Heavenly Swords and the others. Compared to the previous few rounds of greeting each other, this time, there was a genuine sense of closeness after not seeing each other for a long time. They shook hands and even exchanged a few words.
"How about it? Are you going on stage or not?" Ye Xiu shook Sun Zheping's hand and asked.
"Of course." Sun Zheping said.
"Really? I really want to crush your hand right now!" Ye Xiu laughed.
"You can try." Sun Zheping said, increasing the strength of his hand. His hand was injured, but it wasn't crippled to the point where he couldn't touch it. It was just that he couldn't bear the burden of a Glory player's high-tempo movements.
"Haha, see you on stage." Ye Xiu shook off his hand and moved on to the next player. In Team Heavenly Swords, the ones with the true style of a pro player were still those five. Now that Sun Zheping was there, the rest of the soy sauce adeptly walked through the stage without any struggle, as if they just wanted to quickly get off the stage and sit down.
"God, please be merciful!" Lou Guanning joked when he shook hands with Ye Xiu.
"That wouldn't be good. The referee is listening!" Ye Xiu said.
"Just kidding!" Lou Guanning hastily said. He looked to the side and saw that the referee was really listening in. Because of Tang Rou's oath, the relationship between the two sides' Agility had been brought up many times. Lou Guanning knew about it. But as for Ye Xiu, he just had to say something like this in the heart of the storm.
"God, you're too good at chatting!" Lou Guanning said, wiping his sweat.
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PS1. Even though these chapters didn't have the entire process of the match, the score, points, and rankings still needed to be sorted in the background, so it was rather troublesome and time-consuming … …
PS2. Gods' Fluttering Red Massacre is very spectacular. At this moment, I was secretly rejoicing that I didn't add a chapter or something like that. Otherwise, what would the record of 9 chapters on the 28th count for? Because it was too popular, I couldn't pretend that I didn't see it. Tomorrow, I'll try my best to explode. Thank you for your support, thank you for your hospitality, thank you for the Yixing Clay Teapot ~ ~ 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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