Saturday and Sunday passed quickly. The Pro League still attracted a lot of attention. However, in the Monday edition of the Esports Home, the Challenger League offline competition was at its most crucial moment. Half of the page was filled up.
Group A and Group D were no longer in suspense after the fourth round. Jade Dynasty and Excellent Era were locked into first place in their groups. The second place team was also clear.
Group B and Group C, however, entered an even more chaotic situation after the fourth round. Actually, in terms of suspense, it was only the fourth round of Group C, but all five teams still had a chance of advancing. They needed the final two matches to decide their fate. That was truly suspenseful. As for Group B? Even though all three teams had a chance, Happy needed to get at least 8 points from Mysterious Fantasy this round. Many people had already thought that Happy had no hope of winning. In the forums, the players who looked down on Happy finally found a topic to vent their anger on. They mocked him. As for those who looked down on Happy, they often used the fact that Happy had swept Team Everlasting as evidence to prove that Happy had a chance of winning. However, these voices were a bit weak.
In the Monday edition of the Esports Home, the two reporters who were in charge of reporting the entire competition also calculated the situation in Group B. In this round, Team Mysterious Fantasy only needed 2 points to ensure that they would be safe. If they got one more point, they would be able to kick Happy aside. With such a psychological advantage, the two reporters were very optimistic about Team Mysterious Fantasy. However, Esports Home was a national media outlet, not a regional one. It wasn't convenient for them to show too much bias. On the other hand, Team Mysterious Fantasy's local evening newspaper reported on Team Mysterious Fantasy's great situation the day after the competition ended. They didn't hide their heartfelt praise and anticipation.
As for Happy's local media in City H, they had always sung praises for Excellent Era. If Excellent Era had stayed in the Pro League this season, they would have definitely praised this new team that had appeared in the Challenger League. Unfortunately, Excellent Era had also come to the Challenger League this season. The two teams had become mortal enemies. Moreover, they had challenged Excellent Era right from the start. This made things difficult for the local media. When comparing Happy to Excellent Era, no one would think of Happy as being completely even. However, the two teams hadn't directly clashed in the Challenger League yet. Happy was in danger of advancing. City H's media finally spoke up for the local team. However, this bit of voice wasn't anything new. The media found evidence of Happy sweeping Team Everlasting. They hoped that Happy would create another miracle.
"Miracle?" Seeing this word appear frequently in the reports, Ye Xiu laughed, "They're already using this word now. I wonder what they'll use to describe us when we defeat Excellent Era. I'm really worried for them!"
"Hahaha …" Chen Guo laughed dryly. These past few days had been quite difficult for her. She had been worried and anxious, especially after seeing Ye Xiu confidently set up his formation without healing. If she could be completely at ease, then she wouldn't be Chen Guo. Even though she knew that Ye Xiu's Lord Grim had a few healing skills, those were low level skills that weren't Level 20. They couldn't take on the heavy responsibility of a true Cleric or Paladin. At such a crucial time, such a daring formation. Chen Guo was really afraid that it would be like when they had faced Trader. Because Ye Xiu hadn't appeared in the team competition, they had lost.
However, the team's morale had been quite good these past few days. Chen Guo didn't dare voice her worries and create an unexpected mood. Seeing that the day of the match had arrived, Ye Xiu was still in the mood to joke about the words used in the reports. However, Chen Guo couldn't be at ease.
"Okay, let's call everyone. Let's go!" Ye Xiu got up and walked out the door. The sound of doors opening and locking could be heard in the hallway. Team Happy, set off.
In the last round, the number of seats in the offline match was clearly much higher than in the previous rounds. After some random interviews, it was found that many of the audience members had come to watch the match between Happy and Team Mysterious Fantasy.
"I'm not a fan of Team Mysterious Fantasy, but I'm definitely not Happy either. I hope that Team Mysterious Fantasy can get three points and then send Happy home!"
This was the most common voice from the random interviews. But at the same time, at the stadium, everyone saw a new banner: Ye Xiu, welcome back!
The issue of Ye Xiu being Ye Qiu had been completely clarified. Under the Alliance's protection, no trouble had occurred. Ye Qiu was said to be the name Ye Xiu had come up with when he participated in the tournament. It was like a stage name. And now, he was using his real name to make a comeback.
And when this identity was confirmed, it was naturally confirmed that "God Ye Qiu has made a comeback". The influence of the number one God in history was naturally not to be underestimated. Even though forming a team to compete in the Excellent Era Challenger League had caused a lot of dissatisfaction from Excellent Era fans, there were also many players who liked this God but didn't care about Excellent Era. They welcomed the return of this God.
There were even many fans of other teams who began to help their teams recruit this God, one-sidedly calling for him to join their teams. All sorts of analysis posts such as "Why Ye Qiu joined Team XX" began to appear online.
One of the more tragic ones was a Tyranny fan who loudly called for Ye Xiu to join Tyranny, creating the most beautiful description in history. In the end, he was besieged by Tyranny diehard fans. Clearly, for the most loyal Tyranny fans, Ye Qiu was the Glory player they hated the most. In the end, the diehard fans even seriously threatened Team Tyranny that if Ye Qiu joined the team, they would boycott all of Tyranny's subsequent matches as a form of protest. It was as if Ye Qiu joining Tyranny was already real...
As a result, at the stadium of the Challenger League, God Ye Qiu's supporters gradually gathered. This was probably the most gratifying thing for Chen Guo in this period of time.
At the same time, Sun Zheping's appearance in Team Happy also attracted a lot of attention. Especially the Hundred Blossoms fans, who were all astonished. The reporters contacted Team Hundred Blossoms, but the Club said that they didn't know about Sun Zheping's return. At the same time, they stated that Team Hundred Blossoms had no intentions of contacting Sun Zheping for now. Their future would still be built around Yu Feng.
News and gossip surrounding this matter were endless, but for Happy, the current match was the most important. And in this round, Happy's match against Mysterious Fantasy would be broadcasted live. This was already a rare match to watch in the offline competition.
At eight o 'clock sharp, the match began. Because there were still seven matches going on at the same time, it wasn't good for the live broadcast to focus too much on this match. Happy's match against Mysterious Fantasy didn't take up much space on the big screen. As for the player list, it wouldn't be broadcasted live either. There were eight matches going on at the same time, so there wasn't enough time to broadcast it.
The name list was also shown on the big screen. Happy's player: Sun Zheping.
There was a bit of an uproar in the stadium. After all, for the older Glory fans, this name was truly dazzling.
"Is it finally time to go on stage?" Zhang Yiwei said with a face full of confidence. He turned his head to look at Happy's group. The two sides were seated very close to each other, so they could communicate directly.
"There's still a lot of 'finally' moments left. Take it easy when you use 'finally'," Ye Xiu said.
"Haha, I'm looking forward to it," Zhang Yiwei laughed. Mysterious Fantasy's player had also been announced. Fang Daxu, a Knight player who had been in Mysterious Fantasy's lineup for two consecutive seasons. Mysterious Fantasy had been relegated and hadn't received any offers from any teams. It could be seen that his skill wasn't outstanding.
The two players entered the player booths and began loading into their characters. Zhang Yiwei turned his head to look at Ye Xiu: "Sun Zheping's hand injury, is it okay?"
"What do you think?" Ye Xiu said.
"If I say it, you probably have to use it carefully, no?" Zhang Yiwei said.
On the side, Chen Guo was shocked when she heard this. He even knew this? Was there a traitor?! But Ye Xiu was calm. He smiled and didn't reply. He knew that even though Zhang Yiwei wasn't a particularly outstanding player, he had been in the pro scene for a few years and had seen a lot. It wasn't hard to guess Sun Zheping's situation, but he couldn't confirm it. Ye Xiu wouldn't let him talk.
"This matchup isn't bad," Zhang Yiwei laughed.
"It looks like you've spent a lot of time studying it!" Ye Xiu said. The lineups of each team weren't usually revealed beforehand, so guessing each other's lineups and making targeted arrangements was one of the skills of competition. From Zhang Yiwei's expression and attitude, it seemed like he had guessed that Happy would send Sun Zheping out first.
"You guys are in desperate need of points. If Sun Zheping doesn't go on stage, then there's no point in him being on your team. If there's pressure on his hand injury, it's better for him to go on stage early. That way, he can at least rest a bit more before the team competition, "Zhang Yiwei said.
Chen Guo was shocked once again. How did the other side know all of this? Were they really just guessing?
"So they sent out a Knight. It looks like they're trying to wear us down this round?" Ye Xiu said.
Zhang Yiwei smiled but didn't say anything. His gaze shifted to the match screen. At this moment, the characters on both sides had finished loading. The match started and the map loaded.
Because there was no home or away game, there was no home team or away team. The maps used by the offline teams were all set by the Alliance. These maps were specially made by the Glory game company for the competition. No team had practiced before, so it was fair. The maps used in each match had already been confirmed and announced on the first day of the competition. The maps were also available for download. From now on, each team could practice the maps they would use.
After entering their characters, the two sides began to walk towards the center of the map. As a former God, Sun Zheping would be heavily mentioned and introduced in the broadcast. His past glory, style, and deeds were all introduced without end. The commentator felt satisfied. Pro players' matches were easy to broadcast. At least they had content and stories to tell. On the other hand, the player teams could only say that it was a match. There was no adjustment at all.
Before the introduction of Sun Zheping's background was finished, the two characters met. The commentator immediately paused to pay attention to the match.
"Oh, the two sides have come into contact."
"It looks like Mysterious Fantasy's Fang Daxu is going to defend from the start. He's preparing to counterattack."
"Sun Zheping is going straight up."
"Wow! A big move, a big move right from the start. This kind of confidence, as expected of a former God! "
"Combo! Oh, a beautiful combo. It looks like Sun Zheping hasn't lost his martial arts after all these years. "
"Fang Daxu is at an absolute disadvantage right now!"
"A 12-hit combo! The combo count isn't high, but the damage is considerable. It's simple and practical! Huh … "
"The attacks connected, another combo … that was a false combo, so according to the system's statistics, the combo was broken, but the attacks still connected. Fang Daxu is having a hard time, right? "
"Fang Daxu is in a very passive situation!"
"Fang Daxu needs to hurry up and think of something."
"Fang Daxu is in danger …"
"Fang Daxu …"
"I'm hanging up …"
"Uh … regarding Sun Zheping's situation, let's talk about it after the match …" The commentator was sweating. He didn't even have the chance to talk about Sun Zheping's past before the match ended.
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