After the testing phase of the season ended, there were all sorts of ups and downs in the matches.
Blue Rain, Wind Howl, Misty Rain, and Void, these powerhouses, all suffered varying degrees of setbacks. In comparison, Team Tyranny, who had a disappointing start to the season, stood firm in this smoke-filled battlefield.
In the first eight rounds, Tyranny only had 47 points, tied with Hundred Blossoms in seventh and eighth place, at the edge of the playoff zone. But in the next seven rounds, Team Tyranny gained 58 points, their performance rising instead of falling.
Of course, this was also because Tyranny's opponents in these seven rounds weren't very strong. But against these weak opponents, Tyranny gained quite a few 10s, 9s, and points that they deserved. They displayed this sort of temperament. After fifteen rounds, he quietly rose to third place on the scoreboard.
Ahead of them was Micrograss, with 106 points. They had the same consistency as Tyranny, rarely losing points against weak teams. But against strong teams, Micrograss's record was somewhat awkward. Samsara, Blue Rain, Tyranny, Thunder, these were the current top five teams in the rankings. They could be said to be Micrograss's direct competitors. Whether it was the regular season, the playoffs, or even the finals, they could all clash.
But in these fifteen rounds, Micrograss had lost all four of their matches against these four teams, home and away.
It could be said that Micrograss's strength wasn't at the top, but if people paid attention, they would realize that in these four rounds, the final score was always 4 to 6. Micrograss 4, opponents 6.
This meant that Micrograss would always lose a large portion of their points in the team competition after winning the individual competition and the group arena. If they won the team competition, then Micrograss would have a 9 to 1 advantage against these four teams.
Team competition...
Micrograss's problem was obvious. Currently, they had encountered a few obstacles in the team competition. It seemed that they couldn't do anything against the strong teams. And in the process of calculating the data, people discovered another fact. Micrograss had won all of their group arena matches so far. Even in their 2-8 loss to Void, they had relied on the team competition to win 2 points.
Apart from them, even the fiercest Samsara hadn't been able to do this.
The strengths and problems of each team seemed to have been exposed. While people were talking about it enthusiastically, they couldn't ignore Team Happy's phenomenal existence.
Samsara had an undefeatable team, Micrograss had an undefeatable group arena. Who was Happy? There was an undefeatable individual!
Ye Xiu. Retirement, comeback, class change, his performance on stage, as before. After being swept by Samsara 10 to 0 in the first round, Ye Xiu began to appear in the individual competition and became Happy's anchor. From then on, no matter how they lost, this one point never left Happy's pocket. And Ye Xiu, who had always been mysterious and never appeared in real life, after his comeback, although it couldn't be said that he was particularly cooperative with the media, at least he wasn't completely avoiding them like before. However, it was hard to say whether the reporters would feel happy about this.
Another week passed quickly. On December 20th, the 16th round of the Glory Pro League arrived. This round's most anticipated match was, without a doubt, the clash between Happy and Thunder, the two most unexpected teams of the season. And so, without any surprise, it was chosen to be broadcast live on television.
On the rankings, Thunder was in fourth place with 104 points. Happy was in sixth place with 98 points. The difference between the two sides was 6 points. Happy was in their home game this round. If they won beautifully, it was entirely possible for them to surpass Thunder in one round. But if they wanted to win beautifully, they had to beat Thunder's team. So far, Thunder had only lost against Royal Style in the team competition. In all other matches, even when they were down 0-5, they were able to win. And the team that had been tied like this was Team Blue Rain, a team with another Master Tactician, Yu Wenzhou.
What was so mysterious about Thunder's team tactics? This was of course a question that many people were curious about, concerned about, and even researching. Right now, everyone had their own opinions. And when Xiao Shiqin was interviewed, he only smiled and replied with two words: Believe in yourself.
What was this? Idealism? Mental victory?
The answer of the person involved was not accepted by everyone, so everyone continued to try and figure out the mysteries of Thunderclap's tactics. Going up against a team with a Master Tactician was always the best research material, and this round brought about another such match. Happy's Ye Xiu was currently wearing the halo of the undefeated King of Duels in 14 rounds, but no one would forget that this veteran was also one of the Four Master Tacticians.
"You're doing well!"
"You guys too."
This match began with the exchange of pleasantries between the two teams. As the two most unexpected squadrons, both sides appreciated each other's talents. And Thunder's captain, Xiao Shiqin, could be considered Happy, a pro player who had left a deep impression on him before the Pro League. Happy had visited before. They had fought fiercely in the Challenger League, especially in the 1v3 in the group arena. At that time, Happy's heart had almost gone cold. But in the end, the one who had the last laugh was Happy. Xiao Shiqin, who had lost in the Challenger League in Excellent Era and had not hesitated to lower his status to fight in the Challenger League, all for the sake of a good future in Excellent Era, seemed like a joke. There was no shortage of gossip.
Xiao Shiqin should hate Happy, right?
This was also a hot topic before the match. As a result, in this match that was broadcasted, the camera kept zooming in on Xiao Shiqin, hoping to catch something. Especially when the players were greeting each other on stage before the match, seventy percent of the time was focused on Xiao Shiqin's face. Especially when Xiao Shiqin and Ye Xiu shook hands, the camera was locked on, and the host held his breath.
Killing intent!
Give me some killing intent!
The busybodies were all hoping for this.
In the end, all they saw was a very ordinary expression with a smile and concern for their well-being.
What a good hiding!
The busybodies still refused to believe that Xiao Shiqin had no objections to Happy. They couldn't find the killing intent they were hoping for, so they thought that Xiao Shiqin was deliberately hiding it. After that, even if Xiao Shiqin just adjusted his glasses, it would be interpreted in all sorts of different ways. It was as if everyone was an expert in body language.
The individual competition started. Happy was the first player to go up …
Ye Xiu. It was Ye Xiu again.
The lineup never changed. Everyone knew that Happy's first player was Ye Xiu, so they could make all sorts of targeted matchups.
But was it useful?
14 consecutive wins was the best answer to this question.
It was useless. Even if you knew that Happy's first player would be Ye Xiu, even if you made tit for tat arrangements, it was useless. The winner would still be Ye Xiu.
That was because the ace players of each team would be defending in the group arena to fight for those two points. Who would go up for the individual competition?
It was inevitable that such voices would be heard. Of course, this was also the truth. However, the lineup was the freedom of each team. Since they were going to send their ace player to defend in the group arena, who could they blame for not being able to get that one point in the individual competition? Such a statement was still filled with sour grapes.
What about Thunder? Who was Thunder going to send up?
Thunder's team competition was very good, but in the individual competition, their performance was not worth boasting about. In their team, other than Xiao Shiqin, there were no particularly eye-catching stars. They didn't seem to have anyone who could specifically target Ye Xiu, right?
The electronic screen flipped to the subtitles. In the individual competition, Thunder's first player was …
Mi Xiuyuan.
There was complete silence. It was as if all eyes were on Xiao Shiqin's expression. Then, many people began to whisper.
Mi Xiuyuan? Who was that?
As the audience discussed, the reporters hurriedly flipped through the information in their hands. In the broadcast, commentator Pan Lin, who had been speculating for a long time about who Thunder would send up against Ye Xiu, said, "Ah, it's Mi Xiuyuan." After that, there was nothing else to say. He was also at a loss. Who the fuck was that?
"Mi Xiuyuan … is Thunder's rookie this season, right?" Guest commentator Li Yibo said calmly as he flipped through the information in his hands. He had an expression that said, "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from me."
"Ah … before, I think …" Pan Lin was also flipping through the information. "He has never appeared before." He finally confirmed this point.
"Yes," Li Yibo said.
"But in this match, against Happy, the undefeated Ye Xiu, Thunder has sent him up!" Pan Lin began to raise his voice.
"Yes."
"Why is that? Could it be a secret weapon? " As Pan Lin spoke, the camera turned to the rookie on the sidelines. Then he saw Thunder's captain Xiao Shiqin pull him to his side and whisper to him. Their eyes twinkled as they both looked in the same direction. The camera cut to Ye Xiu's figure, who was already walking onto the stage.
"Xiao Shiqin is personally instructing him. What exactly did he think of to deal with Ye Xiu? Hm, let's see. Mi Xiuyuan, his class is … an assassin. Ah, could it be that he's looking for a chance to kill him in one shot? "Pan Lin began to use his imagination.
At this moment, Xiao Shiqin finally finished instructing Mi Xiuyuan. The young player stepped on his journey to his first match of the season.
This was a rather magnificent entrance. The broadcast gave him a lot of close-up shots, and everyone instantly memorized the face of this Leiting rookie who was making his debut in a match.
This was their secret weapon against Ye Xiu! Everyone was thinking this. They took deep breaths and waited in anticipation.
5 minutes and 42 seconds later, in the same position, the same person, Mi Xiuyuan was walking in the opposite direction.
Excluding the two minutes it took for him to walk onto the stage and into his seat, and the one minute it took for him to walk out from his seat to his seat, the exact time he used for this match was 58 seconds, less than a minute.
Mi Xiuyuan lost.
There was no killing move, no one-hit kill. On the small map chosen by Ye Xiu, the two characters quickly met. Ping ping ping ping ping, Mi Xiuyuan's assassin was beaten to the ground.
Secret weapon?
Special killing move?
The whole world laughed.
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Good morning to the new week! I slept well last night, so I woke up early to write an update. This chapter is from yesterday. (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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