Lost? Won?
Samsara's fans were in a daze. Happy's fans were also in a daze. They weren't like the pro players, who had a detailed understanding of the situation. Most of their judgments were very simple: whoever had more health would have the advantage.
Of course, this kind of judgment couldn't be said to be wrong. More health was an advantage, that much was clear. The final result of this match could be said to be Ye Xiu's reversal. It was just that this reversal had happened too quickly. Just a second ago, the two characters had been locked in a fierce battle. How had Zhou Zekai's Cloud Piercer suddenly been pressed against the stalagmite and beaten up without any ability to fight back? He had finally managed to break free, but in the end, a white knife had gone in and a red knife had come out, ending his life?
How could it be like this?
How could it be like this?
Samsara's fans were in a daze. Happy's fans were also in a daze. They had been prepared to lose this match, but after fighting Zhou Zekai's Cloud Piercer, he was also at critical health. From a group arena perspective, the result wasn't too bad.
This kind of thinking was just self-consolation. Whether it was the topic of the battle between the number one player and Ye Xiu's record of consecutive 1v1 wins, Happy's fans didn't want Ye Xiu to lose. As for whether it would be beneficial for the group arena, this kind of rational consideration wasn't something the fans cared about.
But now, he won.
As they had hoped, Ye Xiu won. But they had already mentally prepared themselves. They had even found a reason to comfort themselves. Instead, they were a bit confused. After a long time, when Zhou Zekai walked out of the player booth, Happy's fans in the stadium finally reacted. Only then did they start cheering in the away team stands.
How did he win?
They still didn't know, but it wasn't important. The result was already there. Let's enjoy this victory first! It wouldn't be too late to go back and slowly analyze the process.
The audience could have such an attitude, but as the commentators and Excellent Era's Pan Lin and Li Yibo, they couldn't tell the audience to be happy first and talk about the rest later. This was a match and a live broadcast. There was nothing to talk about in the future. At this moment, the two of them had to comment on this sudden turn of events and give an explanation.
As a result, the two focused on the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella's transformation in that instant.
"Dragon's Teeth has completed the distance transfer. Colliding Stab can be said to have been launched from zero distance."
"The Myriad Manifestations Umbrella's Greatsword form is really big. This Colliding Stab's AOE isn't small at all. It won't be easy to dodge!"
"Look, the instant he used Colliding Stab, Lord Grim pulled out his tachi from the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella. This confused Zhou Zekai and made him misjudge."
"Yes, yes, what an exquisite design!"
The two of them went back and forth and were not stingy with their praises. The two of them were even thinking that in the future, whenever Ye Xiu had a one-on-one match, they would immediately announce his victory. Wouldn't that make the commentary impeccable?
Through the commentary of this moment, the reversal was explained by the two of them. But for the pro players, although the technical details of this moment were important, it wasn't as simple as this.
Ye Xiu and Zhou Zekai, these two players with the title of number one, had many similarities. Take their mechanics for example. Compared to the hand speed of normal players, these two players didn't leave the deepest impression on everyone because they were fast, but because they were accurate.
Both of their mechanics were exceptionally accurate. Because of their accuracy, the two of them often used playstyles that had very little room for error. Zhou Zekai could use Archery as a physical skill because of his precise mechanics. Ye Xiu dared to launch a powerful attack when his character only had 5% of his health left because of his precise mechanics.
Apart from this, the two of them had the same awareness and judgment in many areas. When the two of them truly went all out, it was difficult for the opponent to find a way to counterattack.
In the end, Lord Grim pressed Cloud Piercer against the stalagmite and fought at close range. Had he been unable to create this kind of opportunity before? Not necessarily!
He had intentionally left this kind of playstyle for the end, for a decisive moment. Everyone sighed at the fact that he dared to launch a powerful attack when his character only had 5% of his health left, but in reality, Ye Xiu wasn't looking at 5% of his own health, but rather Cloud Piercer's 14% health. Zhou Zekai was trading with him. He knew very well that Zhou Zekai was waiting for an opportunity to finish him off in one go. He was also waiting.
But his Lord Grim had a healer, and the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella could add three Priest skills. But in this battle, he hadn't used a single Priest skill. It couldn't help but make people wonder if he was plotting something. The spectating pro players all thought that he had definitely been hiding a healing skill for the end. He hadn't used it before because he wanted to wait until the very end. When both sides were at low health and the healer burst, Zhou Zekai wouldn't have time to adjust.
They had guessed correctly about Ye Xiu's mentality. He was waiting for an opportunity, but he wasn't waiting for an opportunity to heal. He was waiting for an opportunity to counterattack. He was waiting for Cloud Piercer's health to reach a point where he could finish him off in one go. At the same time, he was waiting for Zhou Zekai to launch a powerful attack.
If he launched a powerful attack, he wouldn't be so cautious on the defensive. He would prioritize attacking the opponent first. Ye Xiu had calculated Cloud Piercer's health and seized the opportunity when the opponent launched a powerful attack. He directly met attack with attack and succeeded.
Because the two sides were still fighting in close range, Sharpshooters couldn't beat unspecialized characters in a direct confrontation. And this time, Ye Xiu wouldn't give the opponent another chance to trade. He was going to take down 14% of Cloud Piercer's health in one go.
And then there was what everyone saw. Lord Grim completely suppressed Cloud Piercer. Apart from taking a bit of damage from the Colliding Stab at the beginning, Cloud Piercer couldn't do anything after that. An opening appeared because Lord Grim couldn't continue to attack. However, Ye Xiu had clearly been prepared for this. Cloud Piercer's remaining health was only one hit away. With a Blink Kill, he died in one hit.
What the pro players saw wasn't just the technical details, but also the control the two had over the situation and their grasp of the rhythm.
Ye Xiu's victory was a narrow one, but considering how he had suffered a huge loss from the opponent's Snipe at the start of the match, and how he had turned the tables around to win, it could be said that he had taken control of the situation in this match.
Of course, Lord Grim's class characteristics and the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella played a part in this. If it weren't for the fact that Lord Grim was an unspecialized and had no way of healing, Zhou Zekai wouldn't have waited until Lord Grim only had 5% of his health left before attacking. If Lord Grim only had 10% of his health left, or even less, he would have started a decisive battle.
Class advantage and equipment advantage. In the game, relying on these two advantages to win in PvP would often make the opponent unconvinced. It would be viewed as an unfair victory.
But in the pro scene, as long as there was an advantage, everyone would desperately grab onto it and magnify it. Ye Xiu was doing exactly this. Unspecialized, Myriad Manifestations Umbrella, these two combinations were ever-changing, making the other pro players feel like their heads were about to explode. They really wanted to roar like the players in the game: If you have the guts, switch to that overpowered weapon of yours, switch to that bugged class, and let's duel.
But then they thought about it, so what if they switched? Didn't Ye Xiu do whatever he wanted when he used a Battle Mage?
The pro players were all applauding. This match was truly spectacular. The winner was extremely strong, but the loser was also frightening. Everyone habitually put themselves in the shoes of the match. In the end, their expressions were quite grave. Clearly, no one dared to say what they would do if they were in Ye Xiu's shoes.
In the second round of the finals, the first match of the group arena ended. Happy for the away team's first victory. Ye Xiu continued his legend of winning all the 1v1 matches this season, and this time, he defeated the number one player, Zhou Zekai. After this, those who ridiculed his winning streak for not having enough gold and that the ace players of each team were defending the group arena instead of starting would be wildly criticized.
Even Zhou Zekai had beaten him. If he wanted to have enough gold, did that mean he had to 1v1 two players to have enough gold?
The Samsara fans in the stadium were a bit silent. Their main player, the God in their hearts, had actually lost just like that? A rarely seen starting battle, an unstoppable momentum, but in the end, he lost?
The Samsara fans weren't used to this. For a moment, they couldn't wrap their heads around it. They even forgot to give the loser a consoling applause. In their hearts, they only had cheers for Zhou Zekai, praise, and consolation for his loss. They weren't used to this …
"Then, it's my turn to go onstage." At Samsara's player bench, Jiang Botao stood up and received Zhou Zekai.
"Mm." Zhou Zekai nodded his head. He was always silent, so no one could tell what he was feeling right now.
"4% health. He's probably going to heal now …" Jiang Botao mumbled to himself as he walked onstage.
The atmosphere in the stadium was quite heavy. The Samsara fans had forgotten to console Zhou Zekai, who had lost, and had also forgotten to cheer for Jiang Botao. They were still immersed in their incomprehensible loss.
But Jiang Botao's mood didn't seem so heavy.
4%.
Lord Grim only had this much health left. In reality, from the perspective of the group arena, Zhou Zekai's loss wasn't that bad. It was just because this match was more of a topic to discuss. It was just because Zhou Zekai rarely started, and because Ye Xiu was Happy's first player. This was more like a challenge, a challenge that he had initiated.
But in the end, he lost.
This made the Samsara fans feel very awkward, very shameful …
Zhou Zekai had never made them feel this way before. There were actually some female players in the stadium who started crying.
But Zhou Zekai's teammate, Samsara's vice-captain Jiang Botao, didn't seem to be affected by these emotions. He calmly walked onstage and entered the player booth.
Characters loaded, map loaded, match began.
"Hello senior, I'm here!" Zhou Zekai was silent, but as soon as Jiang Botao came onstage, he enthusiastically greeted Ye Xiu.
"Are you here to surrender?" Ye Xiu replied.
"How could I?" Jiang Botao messaged. "I've come to experience senior's fearsomeness."
= = =
He's here again! Our great Ye Xiu is about to rush to his next opponent. Even though he doesn't have much health left, I don't have much either. Please vote for a healer …
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