"You should have played like that a long time ago!" Ye Xiu said to Tang Rou after she left the stage and received applause from her teammates.
"Okay, next time," Tang Rou replied casually and smiled casually. She knew that Ye Xiu's words couldn't be taken seriously. It was probably just a form of encouragement for her outburst in the second half of the match.
The current Tang Rou was no longer the newbie who couldn't figure out the difference between the two sides after being defeated by Ye Xiu more than ten times in a row. Now, she wouldn't be blindly confident. She was fully aware of the degree of rhythm she could control with ease. The higher she went, the higher her error rate would become. It was just like how the farther you were from the basket, the lower your percentage of shots would be. Even though it was common to shoot three-pointers in the half court, who would treat it as a normal means of attack?
Tang Rou's final outburst was like a three-pointer in the half court. If she hadn't been forced into a corner, it wouldn't have been reasonable to make such a choice.
Ye Xiu also smiled. He was very satisfied with Tang Rou's mental understanding.
"In the playoffs, when it's time to go all out, don't back down," Ye Xiu said.
"Of course not," Tang Rou said.
"Pay attention to the choice of timing," Ye Xiu said.
"Oh..." Tang Rou nodded thoughtfully. In the previous match, Han Yanrou had started her outburst when she had 20% of her health left. In the end, she had exhausted it after taking down 60% of her opponent's health. What if she had done it earlier? If she had unleashed her outburst at 30% of her health and been able to maintain this situation until the end, perhaps the winner would have been Happy.
When it came to assessing the situation, she was still lacking! Tang Rou sighed.
"Then, let's take back the points we lost in the group arena in the team competition!" Ye Xiu said to the entire team.
Happy might have lost a point in the group arena, but since they had already won the first round, they weren't nervous because of this one point. The entire team's fighting spirit was abnormally high.
On the other hand, on Tyranny's side, as the victor, the atmosphere was not as lively as on Happy's side. Everyone was huddled together, nervously preparing for the upcoming Team Battle. As the home ground, with the knowledge of the map, the deployment could be more targeted.
The intermission time passed quickly. While the referee called for the two teams to enter the field, the electronic screen began to display the line-up of the two teams. On Happy's side, there was a player who wasn't part of the main roster that was getting a lot of attention, and that was Luo Ji. Happy's contribution to Tyranny's defeat in the previous round, who was said to have a natural talent in this area, would he continue to appear in today's match?
The names began to light up one by one on the large electronic screen.
Happy, Ye Xiu; Tyranny, Han Wenqing.
Happy, Su Mucheng; Tyranny, Zhang Jiale.
Happy, Fang Rui; Tyranny, Bai Yanfei.
Happy, Tang Rou; Tyranny, Qin Muyun.
Happy, An Wenyi; Tyranny, Zhang Xinjie.
Happy, Bao Rongxing; Tyranny, Lin Jingyan.
Luo Ji wasn't there!
There was a slight uproar in the audience. Seeing that Luo Ji wasn't there, everyone felt that Luo Ji's ability to destroy maps was indeed a lie. Happy didn't dare to send out Luo Ji in an away map.
In the broadcast, Pan Lin and Li Yibo didn't immediately analyze the lineups of the two teams. They first discussed Luo Ji's absence for a while before comparing the lineups of the two teams in the previous round.
Happy's lineups were Ye Xiu, Su Mucheng, Fang Rui, and An Wenyi. These four players were the most stable lineups in the team competition. Compared to the previous round, Tang Rou was in the starting lineup, while Bao Zi replaced Luo Ji as the sixth player.
Tyranny's lineups were mainly in terms of position swapping. Elementalist Bai Yanfei, nicknamed "Turret," was in the starting lineup today, while Lin Jingyan was placed in the sixth player position.
"Both sides' lineups have been slightly adjusted! But the home team usually has a clearer strategy. Tyranny intentionally put Bai Yanfei in the starting lineup today. Coach Li, what do you think this means? "Pan Lin said.
"Bai Yanfei, Zhang Jiale, and Qin Muyun. This way, Tyranny has three long-ranged classes in the starting lineup. Bai Yanfei's Elementalist is nicknamed" Turret, "and he's very good at AoE spells. Together with Zhang Jiale's Dazzling Hundred Blossoms, they can cover a very large area. I think that Tyranny's map choice today is probably a map with a lot of space."
"Oh, oh. Now that the players have entered the competitor booths, the match is about to begin." While Pan Lin was speaking, the ten players in the starting lineup were all confirmed.
Then, the map began loading, and the answer that had attracted everyone's curiosity was finally revealed.
"Ah, it's Sunset Dune!" Pan Lin exclaimed. Then, he didn't miss the opportunity to compliment Li Yibo: "Coach Li guessed correctly. Tyranny really did choose a very large map. Coach Li, as expected of Tyranny!"
"Hahaha." Li Yibo laughed, but after laughing, he felt that something wasn't right. "As expected of Tyranny" was used as a reason. Wasn't he implying that he couldn't make such an accurate analysis of a team that wasn't Tyranny? Li Yibo, whose confidence had been shaken this whole time, couldn't help but feel suspicious. Pan Lin, who didn't have such thoughts, didn't notice this. At this moment, he was introducing Sunset Dune to everyone.
Sunset Dune was a map of a desert under the setting sun. The main scenery was the undulating sand dunes and a small oasis in the middle of the map. The map was indeed quite large.
"Happy that we didn't send Luo Ji up today. As expected, we were right." Pan Lin said half-jokingly. Who would have thought that as soon as the match officially began, Ye Xiu would send a message in the public chat: "As expected! Not letting Luo Ji go on stage today was truly a wise decision. "
On Sunset Dune, there weren't any buildings. The continuous sand dunes created some undulations in the terrain. The small oasis in the middle was actually just a small puddle. The lone poplar by the shore and the scattered cacti in the sand dunes were probably the few things on the map that were higher than the ground.
Luo Ji's "Demolition Style" was indeed useless on this map.
The two teams spawned at the north and south ends of the map. Tyranny's team was more proactive. As soon as they entered the map, they began to advance. Happy's side! Their advance was only slightly slower than Tyranny's, but they quickly set out as well.
The two teams didn't go around in circles and headed straight for the center. After Team Tyranny flipped over a sand dune, they didn't stop. Happy's side, after flipping over a sand dune, paused for a moment. The five characters were looking around, as if they were observing the terrain.
The sand dunes weren't mountains, so they weren't that tall. Happy stood at the top of the slope and had a good view. Not only did they have a good grasp of the terrain, they could even see the swaying silhouettes in the north, kicking up yellow sand.
"This map doesn't have any good places to set up an ambush … …" Happy's team began to discuss. The dirty playstyle Fang Rui made a judgment based on his personal preferences.
"There are still a few good shooting spots," the Launcher Su Mucheng said.
"The sand has a certain effect on movement." An Wenyi's camera was focused on his feet. Every character's feet had sunk in a bit. The deeper they walked, the more they stepped.
"They're charging over just like that." The battle-hungry Tang Rou mainly focused on observing their opponent's movements.
"Let's take the high ground first and see what they're planning to do!" Ye Xiu said in the end, setting the pattern for the opening of the team competition. As a result, Happy's team didn't go down the sand dune. Instead, under Ye Xiu's lead, they began to move from the top of the dune. Tyranny's team flipped over another sand dune and appeared more clearly in front of them. They also saw where Happy's team was, so they simply adjusted their direction and charged over.
"Looks like they're going to fight head-on," Fang Rui said.
Happy didn't want to fight head-on. As a brand new team, they were inferior in many aspects when fighting head-on against a veteran team. What's more, this was a special terrain. An Wenyi had only said that the sand had an effect on movement speed. In reality, it wasn't just movement speed. It also affected jumping, rolling, and other movements that required leverage. This would also affect some attack skills. Tyranny was using this as their home map, so they were naturally used to this effect. As for Happy's side? Ye Xiu was a bit better. After all, he was an experienced player. Su Mucheng and Fang Rui had some experience as well. However, Tang Rou and the other two rookies definitely couldn't compare to Tyranny's team on this map.
"Does the wind have an effect?" Ye Xiu suddenly asked another question.
"It does, but the wind is always changing. It's not easy to control." The one who replied was Fang Rui. His Qi Master's qi would be affected when the wind reached a certain speed.
Happy had discovered the terrain bit by bit. Of course, Tyranny was incomparably familiar with it. And these were the areas where they wanted to use the map to suppress Happy.
The sunlight … couldn't be used either.
Ye Xiu turned his camera to look at the sun on the map. It was a setting sun. It was the warmest time of the day. Even if they looked directly at it, they couldn't feel the intensity of the light at all. There wasn't much of a difference between light and dark on this map.
"You guys, stand here." Ye Xiu called out to everyone. His Myriad Manifestations Umbrella pointed at the ground beneath his feet.
The four gathered together.
"Stand in a row," Ye Xiu said.
"Are we taking a group photo? That's not good. It's the playoffs. Be more serious, "Fang Rui said, while making his Hai Wuliang pose.
"Stand up straight," Ye Xiu said. His Lord Grim retreated.
Happy's four stood in a row. Ye Xiu's Lord Grim walked a distance away, then turned back to look.
The opening before the two sides exchanged fire was boring. They could only watch the movements of the two sides and let the commentators and guests judge the intentions of the two teams.
Tyranny continued to advance. Their intentions had already been determined to be a frontal assault.
Happy? They had been moving on top of the sand dune. Because there was some discussion in the chat, it wasn't too boring. Now that Ye Xiu suddenly ordered everyone to do this, the audience was naturally curious as to what he wanted to do. Seeing his actions, the commentator cleverly cut to Lord Grim's point of view.
With the setting sun as the background, Happy's four characters seemed to be standing in the middle of the sun. They looked quite imposing.
This … really was a group photo? Many people were puzzled.
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