The group stage was coming to an end, and the situation gradually became clearer. Long Sky was eighth, and Temple of God was ninth. The difference in points was not small, and Temple of God had to obtain a huge victory in order to suppress Long Sky. However, the next round would be a civil war between the two sides, which meant that no matter who won, one side would definitely step on the shoulders of the other to qualify.
Many Chinese spectators felt their hearts tighten. Everyone hoped that their three teams could all enter the top eight, but the situation was very difficult. This civil war was already expected when the groups were grouped, but when it really happened, they still felt very nervous. Group C was filled with strong teams, and it was very difficult to obtain points. Many teams that had the strength to qualify did not even make it into the top ten. Long Sky and Temple of God's results were already not bad.
Some players calculated the points and came up with a result that made people feel complicated. Long Sky's points were slightly higher. If they deliberately lost this match and allowed Temple of God to obtain enough points, Temple of God could jump to seventh place, and Long Sky would be pushed to ninth. However, the gap between Long Sky and the top team was very small, and the following matches would be easier than the top team. It was very likely that they would return to eighth place. This way, both teams would have a chance to qualify.
The worst result of this civil war was that Temple of God would only obtain a small amount of points, and Long Sky would lose once and not obtain any points. It would be equivalent to both sides suffering losses, and this round would be a waste. Not only would Temple of God's situation not change, but Long Sky's ranking would also become unstable.
In order to achieve the best result, they could only work together secretly.
However, this was only what the spectators thought. Hao Tian would never do such things. His professionalism would allow him to go all out against any opponent, and it was even more impossible for him to fake a match. His personality was very pure, and he would not think about such things.
Long Sky did not plan to hold back at all. This civil war was very tragic. Both sides had armor, and their strength was about the same. The final result of the civil war was Long Sky winning, defeating Temple of God, and stabilizing their ranking.
However, Temple of God's hope of qualifying was personally killed by Long Sky.
A small portion of Temple of God's fans could not take it anymore and scolded Long Sky, even reaching the level of betrayal. However, most people, including a portion of Temple of God's fans, did not agree with this statement and felt that Long Sky was not wrong at all. This was a competition, and one had to give it their all in a competition.
Temple of God naturally stood on the right side and advised the fans not to scold Long Sky, saying that they did not play well this time. However, it was impossible for them not to be angry. Their international competition had come to an end, and their competitor, Long Sky, was stepping on their corpses to continue. However, Temple of God had always been very sociable. Since the situation was already decided, there was no point in being angry or venting. The problem was to stop their losses, which was Li Ge's strength.
Under Li Ge's leadership, not only did they not go easy in the last few matches, they even changed their tactics and played even more ferociously than before. It was as if they knew that they would not be able to make it out of the group stage, so they fought with all their might. Their main goal was to make their opponents unable to take too many points from them, indirectly helping Long Sky stall the enemy, creating an image of never giving up and showing the spirit of unity. Then, they found some people to make such 'guesses' on the forums, causing Temple of God's image to become more righteous. They stood at the peak of public opinion, and everyone gave them a thumbs up when talking about Temple of God.
This way, not only did they gain fame and reputation, but they also weakened the negative impact of not qualifying. Furthermore, they used this method to form a contrast with Long Sky, who had defeated their compatriots, to show that they were 'virtuous'. The upper echelons of Temple of God were quite satisfied with this result. Among the four biggest clubs in China, Temple of God was the most commercialized club. If they lost the competition, the benefits would be higher. Han Xiao did not doubt that they would do so.
As the last round of the group ended, the qualifying results were out.
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1 Devil
2 Dynasty
3 Hydra
4 Coy
5 Tulip
6 Kangaroo Boxing
7 Rose Knight
8 Long Sky
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The most outstanding team in the group stage was Dynasty. Originally, they had already surpassed Devil in the middle of the competition and became first place. However, in the last few matches, they took the initiative to lose and fell to second place. Because the matches in the finals were determined by the points in the group stage, if Dynasty was first, their opponent would be Long Sky, who was in eighth place. That would not be good. Therefore, after a discussion within the team, Dynasty decided to drop one place. However, everyone knew that if Dynasty wanted to, they could have maintained a clean record and entered the finals with a high profile.
This ranking was very different from what he remembered. Han Xiao's existence was like a butterfly flapping its wings, changing the situation of the Pro League. He vaguely remembered that one of the top eight spots in his previous life was Kimchi from Korea, and Kimchi was now ranked outside the top ten.
There were quite a few strong teams here, and they had shone in every season of the Pro League in his previous life. Unfortunately, the novice planets they were on were rather far away. Otherwise, Han Xiao would have liked to attract these pro players to his faction. Their ability to do missions was very reliable.
Among the top eight, only China and America had two teams that entered at the same time. In his previous life, only Dynasty had entered the top eight, and now, Long Sky had entered as well.
In the Singles, Mad Blade had entered the finals in fifteenth place, and King Admiral had entered the finals in sixth place. Two Chinese players had also entered the finals. The strong teams and experts from various regions had competed on the same stage, and to achieve such a result, it could be considered an outstanding performance.
Galaxy Times made a special episode to explain the results of the teams that had entered the finals and analyzed the situation in the future. They believed that three teams had the most potential to win the championship — Devil, Dynasty, and Key. With a best of five format, every team would definitely use all their trump cards to target their enemies.
The schedule for the finals was released, and the first match was Key VS Tulip.
The Chinese team's performance in the Pro League had improved tremendously compared to his previous life. During the group stages, Han Xiao had stayed in Juberly Hub and temporarily rejected the other mercenary groups' offers to rest and reorganize the team. However, he did not stay idle either. He focused on building more machinery, teaching Aroshia, commanding the Sunil team to carry out other missions, and accompanying Herlous in his combat training.
Now that the group stages had ended, and their ranking had reached his expectations, Han Xiao did not pay much attention to the details of the competition. No matter what the team did next, it would not affect him much. He continued to carry out the mercenary group business.
Coincidentally, Floating Dragon Island's Chief Butler Jenny sent over a supply mission, and Logistics Manager Haier applied for a new batch of parts. The seller's team was on a Godora colonial planet in the Gavin Star System, and they needed Han Xiao to escort them.
Ames did not care about anything; Jenny had always been in charge of everything. Compared to the other three Beyond Grade A bosses of the Shattered Star Ring, Ames did not care about the development of her own organization. The other three more or less had their own combat troops, but Ames only had a group of guards. The Black Star Mercenary was her only external combat force. Although it was called combat force, it was actually more like running errands. After all, compared to those large fleets, a medium-sized mercenary group was like a speck of dust.
Floating Dragon's protection was not for nothing. His Black Star Mercenary was Floating Dragon's Field Team in name, escorting supplies, hunting enemies, conducting field visits, collecting intelligence, and so on. They often had to do some errands, similar to the daily missions of the faction. The EXP was not much, and the main purpose was to increase the faction favorability. Han Xiao's faction favorability on Floating Dragon had already reached 2,100 points, and their relationship was Friendly.
Han Xiao brought everyone and set off. Because the players entered the competition through the Gathering Crystal, their positions were not restricted, and they could move together.
Although the competition was important, it was also important to hug Han Xiao's thigh. Otherwise, there would be no one to repair their armor.
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