The finals, the ultimate PK stage that countless pro players and even normal players dreamed of. And right now, the ones standing on this stage were Happy and Samsara.
Happy couldn't afford to lose after losing the first round, but beating Samsara in their away game was something no team had ever done so far this season. Samsara's stadium was named after Samsara. It had already become a stronghold that the entire Alliance couldn't breach. Tyranny, Blue Rain, Micrograss, these famous names had all lost here. The closest they had come was actually Hundred Blossoms' final score of 4-6 against Samsara in Round 38 of the regular season. The closest they had come was an even split …...
Samsara had lost first in the first round, so the rest of the match would be held here. And this round, their fortress was undoubtedly the strongest. In this round, Samsara had the home field advantage of choosing the map.
"This time, I won't go easy on you!"
But the first to make this declaration was Happy's Ye Xiu. When he said this, he was so confident that even the referee beside him felt a little embarrassed. If it had been someone else who didn't know the situation, they might have really believed that Happy had let Samsara win in the first round.
How could that be possible?
In the playoffs, every inch of ground had to be fought for. And this was the finals, the stage where the champion would be decided. Every inch of ground had to be fought for.
"Who's Happy going up first?" Looking at the big screen in the stadium, the pro players in the audience began to discuss spiritedly. Going by convention, it would definitely be Ye Xiu. Happy had always been Ye Xiu fighting.
However, if this kind of arrangement was really rooted in the mind of the opponent, then the sudden adjustment and change could be said to be an unexpected blow.
There was no lack of smart and resourceful people among the pro players. In their eyes, Happy's arrangement from the beginning had been for the sake of a surprise attack at a crucial moment.
Right now, it was the finals, and they had already lost one match. In a situation where there was no way out, if they didn't use this surprise attack, wouldn't that be a waste of the fixed mindset that they had nurtured throughout the season?
"Ye Xiu." However, among the contestants, there were people who were certain that Ye Xiu would still be the first to fight.
Han Wenqing.
Compared to a contestant like Happy, she probably knew Ye Xiu better.
Han Wenqing naturally knew that Ye Xiu was not a rigid person. As long as it was for the sake of victory, any kind of possibility would happen to Ye Xiu.
But at the same time, he was also very clear that Ye Xiu was definitely not someone who would not have the courage to shoulder a burden at a critical time. Ye Xiu's consecutive victories had put a lot of pressure on his opponents. But when the winning streak became a foregone conclusion, this pressure would gradually shift back to Ye Xiu. Once the foregone conclusion was broken, Team Happy would more or less be affected. As a result, Ye Xiu needed to work hard to maintain this foregone conclusion.
It was also because of this that many people felt that it was a smart idea to not fight first. This way, the foregone conclusion would not be broken, nor would there be any danger of it being broken.
But this was just lying to themselves.
Ye Xiu's winning streak had already reached this point. If he suddenly changed the foregone conclusion, too many people would think that he was showing weakness. Even if there was a very reasonable explanation for his strategy, it would not be able to completely remove this psychological trauma.
It didn't matter if the others were traumatized, but if Happy was unable to remove this trauma and affect his condition, then it would be no different from the foregone conclusion of the winning streak.
Comparing the two, continuing to fight first had a better chance. And Han Wenqing believed that Ye Xiu had the courage to shoulder this pressure.
As expected!
The players watching the stage quickly realized that the players on both sides were showing signs of retreating. Only Ye Xiu took a step forward.
"Who wants to die first?" Ye Xiu asked Samsara. Happy would still be the first to fight.
Clap!
Applause.
Happy's fans, who had followed the team on this expedition, gave their team, and their captain, a round of applause in this deathly stadium.
Knowing that there were tigers on the mountain, yet still heading towards the tiger's mountain. Just this courage alone was worth writing about.
"Senior is truly crafty!" Samsara's players calmly smiled and said.
"With the winning streak reaching this point, everyone feels that it is getting more and more difficult. If you continue to win in this difficult situation, the morale of your own team and the morale of your opponents will both reach a peak. On the other hand, because the winning streak has been going on for so long, everyone is aware of the difficulty of winning in a winning streak. So many of you are probably mentally prepared for the winning streak to end, right? Even if the winning streak is interrupted, I don't think it will have much of an impact on your morale. " Samsara's vice-captain Jiang Botao said, "This double-edged sword, the side facing you has already become blunt, but the side facing us is exceptionally sharp. Senior has truly sharpened his sword!"
"You're quite knowledgeable!" Ye Xiu also smiled.
"What I'm even more aware of is that the side of Senior's sword that's facing us isn't actually that sharp. A winning streak is just a statistic. Five wins, ten wins, one hundred wins. In reality, it doesn't have any effect on the outcome of the next match. It's like tossing a coin. If you toss heads last time, everyone will immediately think that the next time you toss tails, but in reality, the chances of heads and tails are always 50%. Ten consecutive heads-up chances are the same as five heads-up chances and five tails in a sense. "
"This is a very complicated mathematical problem. Don't jump to conclusions so casually. In a bit, you can ask our team's top students for guidance. As for now, are you ready to accept your death? "Ye Xiu said.
"No, no, it's not me." Jiang Botao smiled and took two steps back.
At the same time, the stadium's big screen lit up with the lineups for the two teams for the group arena. And on the stage, Samsara's first player walked out from his team.
Wow!
The stadium was suddenly filled with cries of surprise.
Zhou Zekai!
It was actually Zhou Zekai. Samsara's first player in the group arena was actually their core player, the current number one player in Glory, Zhou Zekai.
"Oh …" Ye Xiu was also a bit surprised. Then, he glanced at Jiang Botao and smiled, "It seems like you guys are quite crafty."
"Same here." Jiang Botao also smiled.
Jiang Botao had clearly pointed out that Ye Xiu's win streak had been deceptive, but in the end, Samsara didn't avoid this point. They actually sent out their strongest player, just like how many other teams wanted to go up and kill Happy's spirit.
But they had made this arrangement while knowing the implications behind Ye Xiu's win streak. This was an even higher level of psychological confrontation. They were using their overwhelming confidence to pressure Happy. And this confidence came from the defending champions, from their lead in the regular season, from their clean 2-0 victories in the playoffs, and from beating Happy in their away game in the first round.
They took full advantage of their advantage and their lead. Samsara wasn't a team that only had excellent mechanics and no brains.
Jiang Botao?
Ye Xiu smiled. The opponent in front of him was Zhou Zekai, but his gaze still lingered on Jiang Botao.
"The younger generation truly surpasses us in time," Ye Xiu said.
"Thank you for the compliment," Jiang Botao smiled modestly.
"It looks like I have the responsibility and obligation to show you how frightening this senior is!" Ye Xiu said.
Jiang Botao continued to smile. He didn't reply. After all, he wasn't the first player to go up.
"Little Zhou, don't be too careless," Ye Xiu said to Zhou Zekai.
"I won't." Zhou Zekai shook his head and walked towards Samsara's player booth.
"Senior, you can do it!" Jiang Botao shouted to Ye Xiu.
Ye Xiu lifted his head to look at the big screen and nodded his head in satisfaction. "You're up next! This arrangement is to my liking. "
"Senior, you should focus on winning the first round first!" Jiang Botao said.
"Don't worry and wait for me." These words were actually said to the opponent. The referee's eyes widened. Then, he saw Ye Xiu walk towards the player booth. The other players also hurriedly left the stage. The first match of the second round of the finals was about to begin. Players: Happy Ye Xiu, Samsara's Zhou Zekai.
One from the past, one from the present. The two hailed as Glory's number one players met on the stage. Today's match started with a super high climax.
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From Christmas Eve all the way to Christmas. Did everyone have fun tonight?
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