However, no matter how many voices of doubt there were, the System still presented the results of the match step by step.
The Capital of Glory beat Ruling Sword 5: 4 in the individual rounds, but they lost the group round with a score of 1: 6. Wasn't the final score 6: 10?
With such a score, the result was almost certain. No matter how many players The Capital of Glory had, no matter how much Epic equipment they had, and no matter how hard they worked in the next round, it would be difficult for them to reverse this situation.
We can analyze the possible results of the next round.
Ruling Sword couldn't do well in the individual rounds, but the gap wasn't that big. Even if the Capital of Glory worked themselves to death, the most they could achieve was 5: 3. The group round was Ruling Sword's home ground. Even if the Capital of Glory used everything they had, there was no way they could achieve a 6: 3 result, unless there was another upset like today.
Lu Li was actually still in a state of confusion.
The way things had developed today was completely out of his imagination.
Perhaps Drizzle Court wasn't too much of a threat to the Capital of Glory, and they had enough confidence in defeating their opponent. Therefore, in the video that Lu Li had seen in his previous life, the Capital of Glory didn't eat snow monsters.
However, Ruling Sword was different. From this new generation of clubs, the Capital of Glory felt a lot of pressure.
In fact, Ruling Sword wasn't actually that strong. They didn't have money, they didn't have the players, and they didn't have any development potential. However, they were good at Instance Dungeons, snatching First Clears, and beating the older clubs in competitions.
Snatching First Clears in Instance Dungeons was a way to make their presence known to the entire channel. After doing this many times, ordinary players would remember the name Ruling Sword. Over time, Ruling Sword would naturally be compared to the older clubs. In many people's minds, Ruling Sword had even surpassed these older clubs.
As for beating the older clubs in competitions …
The older clubs were all in tears. From the Shadow Cup to the Magic Cup, to the more popular professional league, they couldn't understand why they were defeated by Ruling Sword.
Ruling Sword's lineup was quite strange.
In the beginning, it was the iron triangle of Lu Li, Moonlight, and Sanyue Yu, along with Sakura Memories, the Bloodthirsty Demon. No matter what strategy the opponent had, I would just go up and use Bloodthirst to deal damage and kill the old fighter. This kind of strategy was very useful. After all, no one had a Shaman who could use Bloodthirst.
After that, everyone's Defence and HP had increased. The Bloodlust effect was no longer unique, and Ruling Sword had recruited Fei Houzi and Kitty Likes Meat.
If Lu Li, Moonlight and Sanyue Yu were already on the verge of becoming star players, then Kitty Likes Meat and Fei Houzi were truly talented newcomers. Who knew where Ruling Sword had found them? Other clubs would train ten players tirelessly, and if one or two of them were outstanding, it wouldn't be a waste of effort. However, Ruling Sword was always lucky.
As such, The Capital of Glory put in 120% of their effort, lest Ruling Sword create a miracle.
This was also why Xiao Mo chose to eat the buffs. He wanted to play it safe. As long as he ate a few buffs, he would be able to suppress Ruling Sword to the point where they couldn't get up.
His plan was correct. If Lu Li hadn't attracted a group of Snow Monsters, it would have been a one-sided fight between the two sides. Unfortunately, the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. The swarm of Snow Monsters made it so that The Capital of Glory couldn't use any of their trump cards.
Xiao Mo: My skills as a professional player are overpowered.
Lu Li: But you lost.
Xiao Mo: We all have a full set of Epic equipment. I even have a Legendary item.
Lu Li: But you lost.
Xiao Mo: We came up with all kinds of tactics …
Lu Li: But you still lost.
This was an unsolvable question. No matter what, The Capital of Glory had lost. They had lost in a home team match.
The results of the match were out. Whether they had won or lost, they had to come out to see the audience. Those in the virtual seats didn't count, but there were tens of thousands of people in the stadium and hundreds of media outlets.
As the victors, the Ruling Sword players walked out together. The audience was excited.
No matter how they won, they had won the match. Lu Li and the others couldn't cry. The thousands of Ruling Sword fans couldn't cry either. Now was the time for enthusiastic cheers, so the whole stadium was about to be overturned by the cheers.
As the home team, The Capital of Glory had more fans. It could be said that 80% of the audience were fans of The Capital of Glory.
According to the past practice, even if they had lost, they still had to be polite. At this time, applauding Ruling Sword was the greatest support for The Capital of Glory. Unfortunately, they couldn't and didn't want to, so the atmosphere in the stadium was very awkward.
The people from The Capital of Glory also came out.
This kind of experience of standing on the stage as a loser was very rare. The Capital of Glory hadn't lost like this in the league for several years.
They were the losers, so it was good for them to leave the stage one step earlier. However, that would make people feel like they couldn't afford to lose, so they had to stand with the winning team for a while and accept the baptism of the spotlight.
"Clap clap clap." Xiao Mo actually started to clap with his head raised.
His team members hesitated for a moment before they followed suit and applauded. This kind of applause that was drowned in the sound waves seemed to have an extraordinary magical power. The entire stadium was filled with enthusiastic applause.
In the spirit of friendship first, competition second, the two teams had to say something.
"Congratulations, you won beautifully," Xiao Mo said as he shook hands with Lu Li. His expression was very sincere, showing the elegant demeanor of a big club leader.
"Haha, it was just luck," Lu Li said as he shook hands with a bitter smile.
Luck? It really was luck, but in Xiao Mo's ears, he felt like he was being ridiculed, even though Lu Li didn't mean to ridicule him.
Master Huang saw that Xiao Mo's face was a little pale, so he came over and said a few polite words. Then, he led the players from The Capital of Glory off the stage. This stage belonged to the winners. No matter how graceful they were, standing next to the winners was a sad sight.
In fact, this wasn't the end. Both sides still had to attend the press conference in the evening.
The result of this match was so sudden that the media from all over the country increased the intensity of the interviews. Originally, they thought that there was still one more match before the results would be revealed. Who would have thought that the next match might just be a formality?
The game company still hadn't come out to give an explanation, but according to previous years' practice, since there was no cheating and the result of the match had already been revealed, there was no way that they would change the result. This meant that the championship of this year's competition basically belonged to Ruling Sword.
At the press conference in the evening, when Lu Li arrived, he didn't see Xiao Mo.
After asking the staff, he found out that the press conference was led by Master Huang. Xiao Mo had to deal with some guild matters, so he might not be able to attend.
Lu Li's heart was a little heavy. It wasn't that he was worried about Xiao Mo, but that if Xiao Mo was hit too hard this time, it was likely that Ruling Sword would become their primary target. If that happened, Ruling Sword wouldn't have it easy.
At this time, The Capital of Glory was like an overlord. They had their eyes on the entire gaming industry, and even other industries that extended from it.
Xiao Mo's energy wasn't even completely focused on Dawnlight, let alone Ruling Sword. Xiao Mo only paid attention to Ruling Sword at best. Now that something like this had happened, of course, The Capital of Glory wasn't willing to lose, so they had to get back at Ruling Sword.
The others couldn't think of such a deep level, and even Cat Dad, who was an experienced player, was happy.
Soon, they entered their respective positions and the press conference began. There were hundreds of reporters from various media outlets in the audience, some of whom had just arrived from the airport.
"Hello Master Huang, it's a shame that The Capital of Glory lost the competition. Can you talk about your thoughts on this competition?" The opening questions were usually directed at the home club, and most of the questions were similar to their thoughts on winning and losing. There wasn't anything new.
"We trained very hard and played well. It's really a shame," Master Huang was also an experienced player, so he didn't have any problems answering.
"Excuse me, before the competition, did you think about the possibility of today's result?" Someone finally couldn't help but ask. The reporters needed something big, so they couldn't just go through the motions.
"No, to be honest, we didn't even think about the possibility of losing the competition," Master Huang said calmly.
"Then can I take it that the Capital of Glory isn't satisfied with the result of this competition?" For some reason, this reporter's questions were getting more and more unfriendly. Maybe he had bet on The Capital of Glory to win, but ended up losing a lot of money.
Every competition actually had bets, especially towards the end, the bets became more and more exaggerated. That was why today's society banned gambling, but it couldn't stop all kinds of pervasive forms of gambling.
However, professional players couldn't gamble.
The first time they gambled, they would be banned for a year. The second time they gambled, they would be disqualified unless they paid a huge deposit to buy back their professional status. The third time they gambled, they could only apologize. No matter what they did, they couldn't return to the stage.
Master Huang's expression didn't change when he heard such a question. He replied calmly, "A competition is a competition. There's nothing to be dissatisfied about."
The implication was that he was dissatisfied, but he also gave people an aura of "let's wait and see". It was a relatively good answer. If he said that the Capital of Glory wasn't satisfied with the result, then the media would be in an uproar tomorrow. The Capital of Glory would also be described as a team that couldn't afford to lose.
"Everyone thinks that the Capital of Glory didn't lose in terms of strength. What do you think, Master Huang?" This was obviously a friendly reporter for the Capital of Glory.
Such a deep-rooted large-scale club certainly didn't lack friends in the media. It should be said that at least half of the hundreds of media present here had received benefits from the Capital of Glory.
"Although this is a little belated, if we could do it again, at least we wouldn't have lost so badly. In terms of strength, I don't think that the Capital of Glory is weak in any way. We had an absolute advantage in the Arena. As for the team competition, we lost because we didn't have a thorough understanding of the map. It had nothing to do with strength," Master Huang's tone was very firm.
"But you lost to a junior in the Arena. Does that count as a difference in strength?" Suddenly, a reporter was unhappy and asked.
"I don't feel ashamed to lose to a junior. In fact, I'm very happy that a junior beat me. It was a perfect ending to the last match of my professional career. I even hope that there will be more and more rookies in the professional circle who can beat their seniors. That way, the gaming industry will be developing in a good direction," Master Huang's answer was flawless.
"What do you think about Lu Li?" the reporter asked.
"I think he's an outstanding player," Master Huang said without hesitation.
"How does he compare to Xiao Mo?" Of course, the reporter wasn't satisfied with this level of description. Who didn't know that Lu Li was an outstanding player?
"The two of them have different styles, so there's no need to compare them to each other. However, they are both very outstanding." At this moment, Master Huang was like a grandmaster who was wielding two axes to fight against Lu Li. No matter what Lu Li's question was, he would perfectly block it.
"What about Fei Houzi?" In today's match, Fei Houzi was actually the best. He challenged Xiao Mo. Although he lost, he was praised by Four Seas Dragon.
"A very promising newcomer, but he lacks systematic training," Master Huang said after a pause. "If he is willing to join The Capital of Glory, under the personal guidance of me and Xiao Mo, he will definitely have the opportunity to stand at the peak of the professional scene in the future. As for the Archmage, it may just be a scenery in his life."
Pfft!
The audience almost spat. Was Master Huang trying to poach someone in front of everyone?
Lu Li stared at this old guy with a bitter look on his face. He couldn't wait to PK him in real life. Fat Monkey was laughing so hard that he couldn't close his legs. He wasn't happy because he had the opportunity to go to Glory Capital, but because Master Huang, a highly respected senior, had given him such a high evaluation.
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