After the wretched Fang Rui was defeated, the audience cheered, but it didn't matter. Even though many people didn't like his playstyle, he also had many supporters. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been chosen as an All Star.
He politely waved to the crowd with the victorious Yu Feng and then left the stage.
The individual competition ended. Team One had 2 points, Team Two had 1 point, and Team Two was behind for now.
Even though it was just a performance match, the crowd still had a preference for the winner. They naturally looked at which team their favorite fans were on. For example, Chen Guo naturally supported Team One with Su Mucheng.
During the short break, the holographic projection and the electronic screen were replaying some of the exciting scenes from the match.
Several minutes later, the second round of the group arena began. The crowd whispered to each other, discussing the possible placings of the two teams. The players for the first match of the two teams had already stepped onto the stage.
Team One's player was Excellent Era's ace player, Sun Xiang.
After One Leaf Of Autumn's projection was played, the crowd applauded. The All Stars were All Stars. One after another, top players and characters made the crowd's blood boil.
Team Two sent out Team Wind Howl's Lin Jingyan.
Sun Xiang's skill wasn't below Tang Hao's, and One Leaf Of Autumn was definitely a better character than Delillo. There was no doubt that Tang Hao had won the battle against Lin Jingyan. On paper, it was clear that Sun Xiang would win this match more stably.
However, other than the factors on paper, you had to consider the two players' mental states.
In the Rookie Challenge, one had been "defeated by the junior", while the other had been "too inexperienced". Both of their losses had been rather embarrassing. This was especially true for Sun Xiang. He had dug a hole for himself and fell into it. Then, he was mercilessly ridiculed by Han Wenqing. Now, only two days had passed. If he hadn't adjusted his mentality properly, it was possible that it would affect the outcome of a match.
Both sides began to fight. Lin Jingyan was still as shrewd and ruthless as before, but Sun Xiang's side was indeed in a bit of a situation. First of all, the ridicule and embarrassment he received the day before yesterday was even deeper. Second of all, it was rare for a young man to compare with an old general in terms of psychological quality. Although they were stronger on paper, the deciding factor of victory was still their performance on the field. Sun Xiang's performance in this match really couldn't be praised. In the end, when Lin Jingyan's Demon Subduer still had a quarter of his health left, his One Leaf Of Autumn fell.
Sun Xiang silently retreated from the competition stage, and the crowd booed. Chen Guo even began to mock her without holding back. If this had happened yesterday, she wouldn't have been so agitated. But after hearing so much gossip about Ye Xiu, Chen Guo didn't have a good impression of Team Excellent Era. This fully showed that Chen Guo was a fan of the player before the team. But now that she found out that the relationship between the player and the team wasn't good, and that the team wasn't in the right, she decisively turned from a fan to a hater. As for Sun Xiang, who had been poached to replace Ye Xiu, how could she have any expectations for him? As soon as she saw that he didn't help Team One gain an advantage, she immediately looked down on him.
After Sun Xiang accepted a few interviews, he hurriedly left the stage. Team One's second player was Misty Rain's Li Hua, using his character Ninja Dark Forest.
Li Hua was also a player who was known for his quick and varied movements. This kind of player was the nemesis of old players like Lin Jingyan, whose condition had deteriorated. In addition, Lin Jingyan was at full health, while Demon Subduer only had a quarter of his health left. In the end, Lin Jingyan was unquestionably defeated.
Team Two's next player was Team Seaside's Zhao Yang, using his Qi Master Hai Wuliang.
Qi Masters were a class with strong overall abilities. They combined attack and defense, support, and burst. It was a very easy class to pick up. However, at the level of pro players, the advantage of being "easy to pick up" didn't need to be considered. Even the most difficult class to pick up had been played to the point of perfection. Classes that were easy to pick up didn't necessarily have outstanding mechanics.
The entanglement between the two was also a fierce battle. Both of their playstyles and characters' specialties were perfectly executed. Neither side had made any obvious mistakes. In the end, Zhao Yang relied on the foundation that Lin Jingyan had laid down in the previous round to defeat Li Hua.
Team One's last player was Team Hundred Blossoms' Tang Hao. Tang Hao had succeeded in "Junior Defeats Senior" the day before, so he was at the peak of his excitement. Facing Hai Wuliang, who only had a sliver of health left, he defeated him without much effort.
Then, Team Two's defending general went up. It was actually Team Thunder's Xiao Shiqin.
This arrangement was somewhat unexpected to the audience. This was because everyone knew that Xiao Shiqin was an expert in team commanding and strategizing. Players couldn't appear twice in the All-Star Competition, so no matter how they looked at it, Xiao Shiqin should have appeared in the team competition. This team was full of stars. No matter who came, they would be better than Xiao Shiqin, right?
However, doubts were just doubts. The match had already begun. As everyone expected, Xiao Shiqin couldn't compare to Tang Hao, who was currently in the limelight, in a 1v1. Even if his character, Life Extinguisher, was a bit stronger than Tang Hao's Delillo, he was still completely suppressed. Mechanics, who were very particular about their positioning, were completely suppressed by Tang Hao.
In the end, Xiao Shiqin lost. Tang Hao helped Team One reverse the match. In the group arena, Team One won and won two points. Team One maintained their lead with a score of 4-1. However, the third round of the team competition was worth five points. Even though Team Two had only won one point in the first two rounds, they could still rely on the final team competition to make a huge comeback.
There was another short break and exciting replays. The audience thought back to the group arena between the stars. In the end, they realized that, on paper, Team One should have won. Sun Xiang and Tang Hao, these two second-year rookies, had already stepped into the Great God Realm. As for the three people from Team Two, they were indeed slightly inferior to these two.
Of course, Sun Xiang didn't make a good opening shot and lost the first round, making everyone look down on him. In the end, Tang Hao won a 1v2 and stole the limelight of this year's All-Star Weekend. No matter what, the players he defeated were All-Stars.
After the break, it was finally time for the most important part of the All-Star Weekend, the team competition of the All-Star Competition. This kind of chaotic battle between stars was something that could only be seen in the All-Star Competition. The 1v1 from before was something that could only be seen in a match between two teams in the Pro League.
As for the players that would be sent out, everyone already knew by elimination. It was just a matter of who would be the substitute.
After the twelve players went up on stage, the host asked them if they had the confidence to win for Team One or Team Two, and so on. After that, they all went up on stage.
When the randomly selected map entered the stage, the arrangement of the two teams was immediately displayed.
Team One had five players. They were Samsara's Zhou Zekai, Blue Rain's Yu Wenzhou and Huang Shaotian, Misty Rain's Chu Yunxiu, and Excellent Era's Su Mucheng. The substitute was Samsara's Jiang Botao.
Team Two had five players. They were Micrograss's Wang Jiexi and Deng Fusheng, Tyranny's Zhang Xinjie, and Void's Li Xuan and Wu Yuce. The substitute was Tyranny's Han Wenqing!
Han Wenqing, an offensive player, was actually a substitute. This arrangement surprised everyone. But when they looked at Team Two's formation, everyone understood why Xiao Shiqin had gone to the group arena.
Team Two had two Master Tacticians. With Zhang Xinjie there, they could naturally let Xiao Shiqin go to the group arena. And the six players left for Team Two were the classic duo of the six teams. Wang Jiexi and Deng Fusheng, one active and one passive. Han Wenqing and Zhang Xinjie, one offensive and one support. Li Xuan and Wu Yuce, the Ghostblade duo. Without a doubt, Team Two's playstyle was very varied.
As for Team One, it was clearly an offensive formation.
Apart from Yu Wenzhou's Warlock Swoksaar, the other five didn't even have any support classes. Huang Shaotian's Blade Master Troubling Rain, Zhou Zekai's Sharpshooter Cloud Piercer, Chu Yunxiu's Elementalist Windy City's Misty Rain, and Su Mucheng's Launcher Dancing Rain. They were all offensive classes. Only the substitute Jiang Botao's Spellblade Empty Waves, who specialized in Wave Slash and Wave Formation, was good at crowd control.
But in terms of offensive formation, Team One's attacks ranged from the furthest to the closest, from single target to AoE. It was an all-rounded offensive formation. This offensive formation wasn't randomly arranged.
As for the support classes or crowd control classes, it couldn't be helped that there weren't any in the All-Star Competition. After all, it was easier to gain popularity with offensive players and characters. It was just like how a forward would attract more attention than a defender. And since the All-Stars were chosen in this way, they definitely wouldn't have a clear thought process and composition like a team. In the end, they formed an offensive formation with obvious flaws. That couldn't be helped.
In comparison, Team Two had included the rare support and crowd control experts among the All Stars. Their lineup was a bit more perfect.
After the commentator quickly analyzed the two sides' formations, the audience couldn't wait to boil over. The organizers and broadcasters clearly understood that this was the climax of the All-Star Competition, so they unhurriedly built up momentum. When the atmosphere reached its peak, the All-Star Competition's team competition officially began.
Ten of Glory's most famous characters entered the fray. Team One's commander was Yu Wenzhou. Team Two's Wang Jiexi's command wasn't bad either, but he gave up his position to Zhang Xinjie. The two Master Tacticians were the first to clash. This match was indeed full of excitement.
Team One arranged their formation and directly rushed forward to attack. Team Two displayed their intent to gain the upper hand after making the first move. The five of them spread out and made their own arrangements on the map, waiting for Team One to come forward.
This kind of tactical intent obviously couldn't be exposed to the opponent. But in this All-Star Competition, there was a small mistake. Because of the holographic projection!
On the player's stage, there was a window for viewing the holographic projection. Even though it allowed the players to experience the advanced technology, at this moment, Team Two's tactical intent was completely exposed from the holographic projection. This was a point that hadn't been taken into consideration when the holographic projection was first introduced. They only cared about promoting it and broke the rules of the competition.
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