"301's Xu Bin defeated Micrograss's Xu Bin?" Pan Lin repeated Li Yibo's words.
"Of course, I'm not saying that the past Xu Bin is stronger than he is now. I'm just saying that the thing that counters Xu Bin's style the most is the combination of himself and the Knight character Tide," Li Yibo hurriedly explained.
"Understood!" Pan Lin nodded his head.
301 Degrees took the lead at the start of the match and the crowd cheered. But soon after, in the second and third individual matches, as well as the group arena, they were immediately beaten by Team Tiny Herb with a series of clinking and clanging sounds. In the end, 301 fell behind 1-4 in the individual competition. How could the crowd still be happy? All they could do was sigh.
At this moment, news came from the other matches. Wind Howl's away match against Heavenly Swords ended 3-2 in the individual competition, while Hundred Blossoms entered the team competition ahead of Royal Style 4-1. The other match that received the most attention was Happy's away match against Thunder, 5-0! Happy didn't let Thunder get a single point in the individual competition.
Pan Lin and Li Yibo were also analyzing the current situation during the halftime break. 301, who had already fallen behind in the rankings, was clearly in a more dire situation. Even though Thunder was further behind, they had the advantage of being in the lead, so they were still in a slightly better position than 301.
301 and Micrograss's team competition hadn't started yet, but the other matches had already started. Pan Lin and Li Yibo naturally took this opportunity to pay attention. Happy's match against Thunder was undoubtedly their number one focus, but when they saw the lineup for this team competition, the two were greatly surprised.
"Ye Xiu didn't go up again!" Pan Lin exclaimed in surprise.
"No way?" Li Yibo instinctively replied, and hurriedly looked at the information in front of him. Everyone could understand why Ye Xiu did not participate in the previous team competition. After all, Team Lightly wasn't strong. As the core of the main roster, Ye Xiu needed to take a break. The veterans of Team Tyranny had rotated for an entire season, but Ye Xiu, who was about the same age as them, had been playing almost full time.
After seeing Team Tyranny's deliberate rotation maintenance, everyone began to realize that the reason why Ye Xiu did not fight in the group arena was to reduce his energy consumption. After all, he had to face more than one opponent in the group arena. Moreover, after the group arena was the team competition. Of course, they didn't get as much rest as they did after the first round of the individual competition.
It was almost time for the playoffs, so Ye Xiu needed a break. Everyone understood that, but it was a pity that Ye Xiu did not appear. Happy that they lost the team competition against LightCar.
It was a pity to lose these five points. As a result, the match against Thunderclap in Round 35 became even more crucial. Everyone thought that Ye Xiu would appear in this match, but Ye Xiu really did not appear. After finishing the individual competition, he sat firmly in Happy's player area and didn't move again. Happy's roster for the team competition: Fang Rui, Tang Rou, Su Mucheng, Qiao Yifan, An Wenyi, and Wei Chen.
"Leave it to us!"
This was what Happy's teammates had said to Ye Xiu when they started preparing for this round.
Ye Xiu had originally been prepared to appear in the team competition, but Happy's teammates had somehow reached an agreement to stop Ye Xiu from appearing in this round.
"Oh? You don't need me? "Ye Xiu chuckled.
"You're not that important," Wei Chen expressed.
"Alright then!" Ye Xiu nodded. It was simple, and this matter was settled.
Happy's arrangement was simple, but the shock it brought was not small at all. Pan Lin and Li Yibo immediately started shouting in the live broadcast. Thunderclap's home crowd was also in an uproar when they saw that Ye Xiu did not appear. Thunderclap's fans had mixed feelings. Ye Xiu not appearing should be considered good news, but Ye Xiu actually dared to not appear in such an important match. This seemed to be looking down on Thunderclap. There was actually a team that dared to look down on Thunderclap's team?
Thunderclap's Xiao Shiqin was also in a daze when he saw the lineup. Before the match, he had even asked Ye Xiu to have a proper duel, but in the end, Ye Xiu just chuckled disapprovingly. He thought that Ye Xiu was using a disapproving attitude to engage in psychological warfare, but in the end, he really did not care. Was there anything more disapproving than not appearing at all?
"Let's show them what we're made of!" Thunderclap's Dai Yanqi clearly belonged to the group that felt that they were being looked down upon. At this moment, she was overstepping her boundaries and trying to motivate the players who were about to go on stage.
"Calm down." Xiao Shiqin snapped out of his daze and hurriedly came over to dissuade everyone from playing in such a state of mind. Their individual strength was not outstanding, but what they had was teamwork and teamwork. Every person was a very important part of the system. If someone were to break away from the rhythm of the team because of their strange emotions, the impact on Thunderclap would be multiplied.
"Captain, they're looking down on us!" Dai Yanqi said to Xiao Shiqin as if she was complaining.
"Don't think of things as that simple," Xiao Shiqin said in a low voice, his gaze sweeping over Happy's player area. Happy's players were also trying to motivate themselves before the match. Although Ye Xiu was not going on stage, he was also standing in their circle, saying something seriously.
Ye Xiu must have his reasons for not appearing.
Xiao Shiqin thought.
Pretending to look down on them to sway their emotions? There was definitely a psychological element to this. And then … Xiao Shiqin looked at Happy's lineup. Ye Xiu was not going on stage, so Tang Rou became the starter, and then the sixth player was Wei Chen. Wei Chen was one of the few players who had appeared in the team competition this season.
There should be some kind of targeted tactic! Xiao Shiqin thought. Ye Xiu was not going on stage. This unexpected arrangement completely disrupted Thunderclap's pre-match arrangements. They could not be careless against Happy's lineup. They had to quickly come up with a tactical plan.
Xiao Shiqin kept thinking, but Thunderclap's players were still waiting for him to say "Don't think of things as that simple," but he remained silent, only glancing at Happy a few more times.
Their captain was thinking.
Thunderclap's players knew what was going on. Ye Xiu was not going on stage, so they had to adjust some of their pre-match arrangements. Xiao Shiqin was probably still thinking about these problems.
At this moment, Happy's six players had already started to go on stage. Xiao Shiqin came back to his senses and called out to his teammates, "Let's go."
Seeing Xiao Shiqin's extremely serious expression, Thunderclap's players did not dare to be negligent. They all adjusted their emotions and conditions to their best and followed Xiao Shiqin onto the stage.
The match began.
Team Happy rushed out enthusiastically. On Thunderclap's side, as soon as the match started, Xiao Shiqin's instructions to adjust their tactics immediately appeared in the team channel. A messy screen quickly unfolded, and there were many simple words that the team had agreed upon. If one did not have a special understanding of Thunderclap, they probably would not be able to understand it.
Thunderclap's players had already collected their thoughts of retaliating against their opponents' underestimation, and they all started to implement their tactics according to Xiao Shiqin's arrangements. Xiao Shiqin's brain was still working non-stop at this moment. The initial tactics had been drawn up, but after the battle began, he was thinking about how the other side would respond, and what changes would be needed in their tactics. Combined with Happy's class lineup, he did not want to miss out on any possibilities.
Thunderclap's team discipline was also very high. Everyone could accurately execute the various instructions and corrections that were generated on the spot. And their execution was definitely not mechanically following instructions. Everyone in Thunderclap could understand Xiao Shiqin's tactical intentions from the instructions. They were not puppets in Xiao Shiqin's hands. Everyone's thoughts ultimately merged into one entity, Thunderclap. The fewer instructions Xiao Shiqin gave in the team channel, the stronger this team was.
Soon, the two sides met on the map. The lineups for the direct confrontation were not complete. Both sides had players who had been sent out to move strategically and had yet to reveal themselves.
From the direct confrontation to the wandering characters interspersing, the strength of both sides was finally revealed little by little on this map. The audience was unable to take it all in. They had thought that without Ye Xiu, Happy would be instantly killed, but that did not happen. Without Ye Xiu, Happy still had the strength to fight Thunderclap. Thunderclap could not afford to be careless at all.
Xiao Shiqin was also rejoicing in his heart. Rejoicing that he had suppressed the emotions of his team members from the beginning. If they had really been careless on the field because of this, they would have paid the price.
The flames of war spread across the map. Everyone vividly displayed their abilities, but in the end, the scales of victory gradually tilted towards Thunderclap. After all, they had the right to choose the map on their home turf. For a team like them, who paid the most attention to tactics, this was an incredible advantage.
Thunderclap won.
But it was not easy. They fought on tenterhooks until the final moment. When Happy's last character fell, Thunderclap only had two players left. Even until the final moment, they did not dare to be careless. 2v1? In this state of low health, if they were careless in a 2v1, they could be instantly killed. Both sides' healers had died early on.
5v5.
When the final score was shown on the big screen, Team Thunder's players, both on and off the field, let out a sigh of relief. In the end, they still won. In the end, they did not get shaved bald by Happy.
Even though they had a 10 point lead over eighth and ninth place, if they did not win by a single point here, their following days would not be any better. They would have to face Hundred Blossoms and Samsara next.
Hundred Blossoms was their direct competitor, and Samsara had already shown in the previous round that even though they were firmly in first place, they still had the greatest desire for victory.
Happy and Thunderclap's intense confrontation ended rather quickly. The score was quickly spread to the other matches. In many people's eyes, if Ye Xiu did not go up, Happy's team losing was an inevitable result. 5v5 seemed like a predetermined result. No one was surprised.
And the match that was being broadcasted on TV finally ended. 301 Degrees, in the end, had stubbornly defeated Micrograss in the team competition and obtained a valuable 5 points.
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