This bountiful harvest was truly due to being at the right place at the right time. And then, of course, there was the high level of skill displayed by Ye Xiu and the others. Otherwise, in such an intense battle between elite guilds, filled with expert players, an ordinary player would be nothing more than cannon fodder.

The day was fruitful, though there was also a regret: Boundless Ocean had not logged in the entire day.

Another night passed.

The next day, while the major guilds were busy with their PK battles, they continued to scavenge and clear out the few remaining Bosses of the week. By evening, the game gradually quieted down.

The second round of the Glory Professional Alliance's eighth season finals would begin tonight, marking the final match of the entire season. The season would officially conclude after this game. Who would be crowned the ultimate champion of this season? The answer would be revealed tonight.

For these players who were caught up in the excitement of killing Wild Bosses, deciding whether to continue focusing on the Boss or watching the ultimate match of the year was a difficult choice. In the end, the great god showed his dominance and nonchalantly said, "Let's watch the match. There are plenty of Bosses."

"Cough..." Zhan Lou Lan coughed at those words. During the previous match, the great god seemed to be saying that they should seize the opportunity to grab a few more Bosses. Why had his tone changed this time? It seemed that last time, they were just cooperating without any expectation of the future, but now that they had a five-way collaboration, they were full of confidence in the future!

Everyone, of course, wanted to watch the match. Seeing that even the great god had said so, they stopped thinking about the game and went to watch the match on TV.

For the final battle, the broadcasting team decided to spend more than an hour showing some behind-the-scenes footage.

This included some of the highlights from the first round, various opinions on the current situation, what the two teams had been doing in the past few days, and even reports on the flames of war that had ignited in the online game.

In short, they spared no effort to promote and create hype for this final match, digging out any potential highlights.

After the first round, Team Samsara led Team Blue Rain with a score of 7.5 to 2.

In the playoffs, the total score for the two rounds is 19 points. As long as one side gets 10 points, they are guaranteed to win. Therefore, in this second round, Samsara could win directly by winning either the team arena or the team competition. The individual competition, on the other hand, seemed a bit insignificant to Samsara.

The points in the individual competition were scattered. If Samsara won all three matches, they could decide the outcome here. Otherwise, getting just one or two points would be meaningless. The victory or defeat would still need to be determined in the team arena and the team competition. So how Samsara would arrange their lineup was a strategic question that everyone had been guessing before the match.

On the Blue Rain side, if they wanted to reverse the situation, they had to ensure that they didn't lose all the individual matches, and they also had to win the team arena and team competition consecutively, making the situation very critical. In this situation, it was especially important for Blue Rain's players to withstand the pressure.

Glory's format is very suitable for ranking teams by score during the regular season. The accumulation of total points ensures that each team will do their best to compete for all the points, which greatly guarantees the entertainment value of each game. However, in the playoffs, which should be even more exciting, the elimination system makes many people worry not just about winning or losing.

For example, in this year's finals, if Samsara, with such an advantage, really won all three individual matches against Blue Rain, the championship would be decided, and there would be no need to play the following team arena and team competition at all.

If that happened, two of the most intense matches would be lost, which would be a disaster for the league.

When the league was first commercialized, people didn't care much about these issues. But now, if there are fewer matches, there will be less revenue. Losing two matches in the finals, the peak battle of the entire season, would be an incalculable loss. Therefore, the league has been considering a new model for the playoffs, one that can keep the suspense until the very end. However, the model is still under research, and it's clear that it won't be ready for this season. As a result, the finals are making all parties worried. Broadcasting companies and sponsors for the final battle have specifically asked the league to fulfill a clause: if the champion is decided in the singles competition or the arena competition, the broadcasting and advertising fees will be greatly reduced. Only if the match goes to the final stage of the team competition will all fees be fully calculated.

The league was helpless about this, because it wasn't the first time they had encountered such an awkward situation. The playoff model has been constantly giving rise to this kind of awkwardness, and shrewd broadcasting companies and advertisers are not blind to this, so the contracts they agreed upon had corresponding clauses specifically targeting this issue. It was for this reason that the league finally decided to modify the playoff system. The impact on revenue was too great!

That's how the sideline conversation went, but the competition would still be played this way, so all parties were worried. Broadcasting companies, advertisers, and the like had such clauses, but they were obviously unwilling to save that money, or else why would they have spent it in the first place?

Amidst the noise, the second round of the finals was approaching. The screen on the TV had switched to the match venue, and the singles competition would begin in ten minutes. The starting lineups for both sides would be announced at the last moment before the match, and the commentators and guests on site were analyzing the possible formations of both sides. They both agreed that although Samsara could win three points directly and take the championship, they would need to win three matches in a row, which left little room for error. If they lost one match, the efforts of the other two would be wasted. Putting too much emphasis on this could backfire and affect the formation of the team arena. Players were not allowed to repeat in the individual and arena competitions.

"So I think Samsara will focus on the second arena competition, which will be the turning point of these finals." The guest confidently stated.

"Your analysis is very accurate, so how do you think Blue Rain will respond?" The commentator actively cooperated with the speculation.

"Blue Rain is in a more passive position. They need to guess Samsara's possible arrangements. However, since Samsara is more likely to make the arrangements I mentioned earlier, I tend to think that Blue Rain will not try to secure the individual competition. They will also focus on the arena competition, but they may still put a stronger player in the singles competition." The guest continued to analyze.

"Haha, do you think this stronger player will be Yu Feng?" The commentator asked.

"Maybe!" The guest smiled, his confident expression seemingly saying, "That's right, that's how it is."

The aggressive elimination system, although often leading to the awkwardness of ending the match early, is not without its merits. This kind of strategic deployment that requires careful calculation is what needs to be maximized in the point elimination system. A well-executed targeted lineup can sometimes become the winning point of a match.

The ten minutes quickly passed as the two commentators chattered away. The players from both sides entered the arena, and the players for the singles competition began to take the stage. The announcement of the lineups also began at this time. First, the visiting team, Samsara's singles competition player, slapped the guest hard in the face.

Not focusing on the individual competition, which requires three consecutive wins, and using the arena competition as the turning point?

He was wrong.

Samsara wanted to eliminate Blue Rain directly in the individual competition, and their ace player, Zhou Zekai, appearing in the singles competition lineup was the best proof. The ace players in the team are usually the final bosses of the arena competition. In the arena competition, their strength can be better utilized, while in the individual competition, they can only defeat one player at most.

But now, Zhou Zekai would be the first to play in the individual competition. Samsara's momentum and confidence were evident in their lineup.

Then the next two players, in the second match, Lü Boyuan and his Grappler character, Yunshan Luan;

In the third match, the vice-captain, Jiang Botao, and his Spellblade character, Wulang.

Outsiders cannot yet confirm this, but Samsara themselves are very aware of how powerful they are. These three characters are currently the three characters in Samsara with maxed-out skill points of five thousand. Yichuan Yun and Wulang are already all-star level characters with superb equipment. Due to the skill points, Yunshan Luan's strength has been greatly improved. Although the equipment is not outstanding in the professional circle, the player who controls him, Lü Boyuan, is currently in excellent form.

Characters are not everything. What truly controls the characters are the players behind them. If the players perform well, they can make up for many shortcomings in the characters. Lü Boyuan is currently in excellent form, so Samsara has entrusted him with the important task of being the deciding factor.

When Samsara's lineup was announced, the commentator let out a long "Oh," and it was unclear what he meant. The guest, on the other hand, felt a slight burning sensation on his face. It wouldn't matter much if his analysis was slightly off, but this time it was completely off track. Unfortunately, he had been so confident before the match. At this moment, the guest wanted to be reborn and travel back in time. He didn't ask for much, just enough to go back to ten minutes ago…

The guest, who had been slapped hard in the face, couldn't speak for a while. Then, the lineup announced by Blue Rain finally allowed the guest to regain some composure. Because he was always right about his analysis of Blue Rain.

At this time, Blue Rain really dared not take any risks and chose to be cautious. They put a strong player in the individual competition, the all-star level Yu Feng, hoping to get a point from him so that the match would not be killed in the individual competition. And their ace player, Huang Shaotian, was naturally prepared to be the final boss in the arena competition.

But now, after the lineups of both sides were announced, everyone fell silent.

Everyone could see Samsara's intention, and Blue Rain's lineup happened to be in the crosshairs.

Yes, the crosshairs!

Glory's Gun King, Zhou Zekai's Icy Shot Through the Clouds's gunpoint!

Yu Feng, whom Blue Rain had prepared to use to win this point, was their first player in the individual competition...