The map chosen for the team competition, Full Moon Forest.
Once the map name was announced, the commentators Pan Lin and Li Yibo immediately began their introductions.
Full Moon Forest. Although it was named as a forest, the forest was actually the border of the map. The actual setting of the map was a small village surrounded by the forest. The village had a lot of content, but the layout was relatively simple. It was not like the streets and alleys of the town map. There were a total of four main buildings in the village.
In the southwest corner was a blacksmith shop, in the northeast was a general store, in the southeast was a warehouse with a watchtower, and in the northwest was a residential area with many houses built on trees. There were even hanging bridges between the trees from time to time.
Outside of the buildings, in the south was a small pond, and in the north was the altar of the village, which was the most spacious area in the entire village. Other than that, there were a few shady trees scattered throughout the village. Although they did not form a forest, they still provided cover and hindrance.
Overall, this was not a map for direct confrontations. In such a big match like the playoffs, very few teams would choose a simple map. Everyone wanted to maximize the advantages of the map, so they racked their brains to choose a map that suited their team.
After Pan Lin and Li Yibo finished their introductions, it was naturally time to analyze the advantages Happy had in this map. This topic was undoubtedly more difficult than the introduction of the map, so Pan Lin was more of a questioner, and the right to speak was given to Li Yibo. Li Yibo gritted his teeth and analyzed, and every now and then, he would say "haha" to hide his lack of confidence.
Amidst the introductions of the two, the match finished loading and officially began.
Happy, the southwest corner spawned, surrounded by trees on three sides, and the northeast corner was empty. At the end of their vision, they could see the blacksmith shop. Team Tyranny, of course, was Happy's diagonal. The northeast corner spawned, and its spawn point was the same as the southwest corner. It was also surrounded by trees on three sides, and the southwest corner was empty, and the general store could be seen.
The two teams set off in the same direction, and not long after, a rippling pond appeared on the east side of Team Happy, and a solemn and empty altar slowly appeared on the west side of Team Tyranny.
Happy was the main team, so they had a plan. Now that the lake was exposed, they had a choice of direction. Happy's team eventually moved towards the northwest, heading towards the residential area.
Team Tyranny, now that they had a choice of direction, immediately slowed down their movements.
As the away team, they were not as familiar with the map as the home team, so it was normal for them to slow down. However, as Team Tyranny, it was rare for them to be so cautious in such a situation.
On one hand, it could be seen that Team Tyranny placed great importance on Happy. On the other hand, it could be seen that it was not only Han Wenqing who was adjusting Tyranny, but the entire team was changing their rhythm under the leadership of their core captain.
Li Yibo was a Tyranny after all, so he was keenly aware of this adjustment and began to discuss it confidently. As for Happy's home advantage in this map and his intention of choosing Luo Ji to fight in this match, that's all for now.
The two teams moved separately, not seeing each other. It felt like the calm before a storm. Team Happy moved resolutely. When they reached the residential area, they didn't hesitate to hide. In the end, they followed Ye Xiu's Lord Grim and didn't go into the residential area. Instead, they went along this path and cut towards the altar.
Everyone was stunned.
Because the cautious Tyranny, after making a decision, ended up heading towards the altar. Li Yibo was also saying that in this situation, the altar's open terrain would allow Tyranny to temporarily not have to worry about the map.
But when they were talking about Tyranny, Ye Xiu was even more determined than Tyranny and headed towards the altar first.
As a result, when Tyranny's entire team headed towards the altar, Lord Grim's figure quickly appeared in their field of vision.
Ka ka ka!
Tyranny's side immediately started firing. Zhang Jiale was the most active. He had already started reloading Dazzling Hundred Blossoms.
Han Wenqing, who was always the first to rush up, didn't move when facing his nemesis of many years. Not only did he not immediately rush up, he actually stopped.
Confrontation. Five versus one. It was actually a confrontation. Tyranny actually didn't immediately rush up.
"Tyranny is acting very cautiously and calmly." Pan Lin emphasized the word "very cautiously".
Seeing that Tyranny wasn't moving, those who were also very familiar with Team Tyranny immediately taunted, "What, no one's coming?"
But with Tyranny's veteran team and their familiarity with Ye Xiu's temperament, these taunts were ignored. Tyranny's team of five each did their own thing. The two Gunners, Zhang Jiale and Qin Muyun, had already spread out to the left and right flanks. On one side, they expanded their field of vision, while on the other, they formed a corner to attack Lord Grim. Han Wenqing, Lin Jingyan, and Zhang Xinjie formed an inverted triangle. Desert Dust and Dark Thunder were at the front, while Zhang Xinjie's Immovable Rock was at the back. They slowly advanced.
They didn't rush up with mountain-splitting momentum like before. Instead, they slowly spread out their formation, revealing a tenacious perseverance. Tyranny had changed so much that it was hard to recognize them.
Ye Xiu didn't continue with his trash talk. Lord Grim retreated.
He had no choice but to retreat.
Tyranny spread out his formation. It looked like a few simple movements, but with Ye Xiu's insight, he could see that Tyranny's formation had a large area of effect on both sides. Moreover, it could shrink and shrink at will. It could instantly concentrate on the center and launch a frontal assault that Tyranny was most proficient at.
"You have some skill."
It was just a few moves, but Ye Xiu was left with a word of praise. This was because he could see that this formation had finally brought out Zhang Xinjie's talents. His style had always been at odds with Tyranny's temperament, but after Tyranny's adjustments, it began to fit in perfectly.
Zhang Xinjie, one of the Four Master Tacticians.
Zhang Xinjie, who had won the championship as a part of the Alliance's main roster.
His abilities were still far from being fully developed!
Ye Xiu retreated.
Without even trying, he chose to have Lord Grim retreat.
Resolute, decisive, but he left his hesitation to Tyranny.
Lord Grim went up alone. Of course, he wasn't going to 1v5. Happy naturally had some sort of arrangement. Anyone could guess this.
Tyranny wasn't familiar with the map, so he couldn't determine what kind of ambush Happy could set up. Zhang Jiale and Qin Muyun's characters scouted the flanks and confirmed that there was no possibility of a pincer attack. Tyranny had just walked through the back path. From the start of the game until now, there was no way for him to circle around.
From the looks of it, Ye Xiu's solo appearance meant that the ambush had to be behind him. If he retreated now, Tyranny would definitely fall into an ambush. But if he didn't go up and continued to stall like this, it would give Happy time to circle around.
Zhang Jiale and Qin Muyun had already confirmed the terrain on the left and right. The altar was purposely flat, but around the altar, there were plenty of places to set up an ambush. The altar wasn't very big either. Using the surroundings as cover, it was very dangerous to set up an ambush.
If Tyranny didn't move, would Happy take advantage of the situation to complete the encirclement?
No one could truly see the true intentions of the two teams. Everyone could only see what was in front of them.
Tyranny didn't move. Happy didn't move either.
Tyranny didn't chase, so Ye Xiu didn't have Lord Grim continue to retreat. Happy's characters, who were hiding in the Residential District, also didn't move.
The meeting of these two opponents for ten years didn't immediately spark off like everyone had expected. The two sides were actually carefully probing each other. It had to be known that with their understanding of each other, they didn't need to probe each other like this. The two sides already knew each other.
But now, Ye Xiu had a completely new team. Han Wenqing, who had persisted for so many years, was now trying to be more flexible with his team.
Two players in the late stages of their pro careers, two opponents who had competed for ten years, were still tirelessly searching for a breakthrough in this final stage.
It was precisely because of this that they were so cautious right now. They all wanted to see through the other party first, and not rashly present themselves to the other party.
Ye Xiu didn't retreat, and Han Wenqing didn't advance. After about half a minute, Tyranny's team suddenly charged towards their ten o 'clock.
This movement was as swift as the wind. Tyranny's forceful style was on full display at this moment. When they adjusted themselves, they didn't put down the fierce weapons that they had relied on before.
However, Ye Xiu was used to seeing these fierce weapons. He didn't even raise an eyebrow. Instead, when he saw them charge forward, he smiled slightly.
"What are you charging for? We're not surrounding you," Ye Xiu said in the chat.
How could he not see through Tyranny's intentions? The confrontation was to purposely give Happy time to prepare, and then suddenly attack when Happy's encirclement was about to be completed.
"Yes, you should be able to see that," Zhang Xinjie replied in the chat.
"Then what are you thinking?" Ye Xiu said.
"Positioning," Zhang Xinjie replied.
Ye Xiu was slightly startled. He looked at Tyranny's current position. They were already outside the altar. Behind them, there was a wide path. They could advance or retreat, and there were trees to protect them. It was much better than being completely exposed in the middle of the altar.
Li Yibo's analysis was the same. After hearing it, many people didn't think much of it.
Was that all?
Everyone was thinking.
It was just a positioning. Was there a need to make the atmosphere so heavy? Tyranny had casually moved towards them. Could Ye Xiu's Lord Grim rush forward to stop them?
Everyone thought that way, but Ye Xiu didn't.
This was indeed a simple choice. But in this simple choice, Tyranny's style was revealed.
In the past, Team Tyranny's style was centered around their captain, Han Wenqing. Then, in their tenth year, Team Tyranny's style was finally beginning to shift towards their vice-captain, Zhang Xinjie.
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