Chapter 90 Glory!!

The two words "Glory!!" burst forth on the projection screen, seemingly about to pounce on everyone's face. Not just Ye Xiu and Chen Guo, but also the players watching the Excellent Era match, were all breathing a sigh of relief. This nail-biting match had finally come to a conclusion. Even for viewers without any emotional investment, such a splendid match was enough to generate immense satisfaction.

Those players who had watched the match were still savoring it, completely forgetting about the Excellent Era match that was still in progress.

"You actually predicted it..." Chen Guo said to Ye Xiu, watching the replay of the match and listening to the commentators and guests' post-match summary.

Ye Xiu nodded, not offering much further commentary. He had already said everything he needed to say. The final outcome of the match was exactly as Huang Shaotian had deliberately abandoned the chance to attack, breaking the balance in hopes of creating an opportunity. Wang Jiexi, on the other hand, had taken complete control of the match, not revealing any openings that Huang Shaotian could exploit for a fatal blow. In the end, Huang Shaotian had no choice but to take a gamble, trying to create an opportunity where none existed. But this was not his forte, especially against Wang Jiexi, whose strength was on par with his own. Ultimately, he was defeated.

Thus, Team Tiny Herb had secured four points in the two rounds of competition, while Blue Rain only had one. The team competition, however, was worth a significant five points. In the regular season, only points were counted, not wins or losses, so Blue Rain's disappointing single point was already in the past. The team competition was a new beginning, and the five points were still there to be actively fought for.

However, the successive point losses would undoubtedly have a severe impact on morale. Blue Rain's supporters were feeling heavy-hearted.

There was a longer break after the individual competition. After all, the players in the team competition were often the same six who participated in the individual and group arena battles. They were allowed to compete again, so they were given some time to rest.

Ye Xiu strolled around and smoked a cigarette, while Chen Guo went to the internet cafe to confirm the losses after the ruckus of the night. When they returned, the broadcast was still filled with the host and guests endlessly discussing the fierce battle between Huang Shaotian and Wang Jiexi. But after hearing Ye Xiu's simple analysis, Chen Guo felt that these two guys were severely lacking in skill, failing to address the key points, making her suspect that they were just playing it safe.

After a brief wait, the team competition finally began. Due to the excitement of the previous match, some of the players watching the Excellent Era match couldn't help but steal glances at the big screen, struggling to make a decision.

The team lineups for both sides were largely unchanged, consisting of the same players who had fought earlier. The only difference was that Blue Rain had replaced one player, with Captain Yu Wenzhou finally appearing in the team competition.

This change was commonplace for Blue Rain. Due to a congenital handicap, Yu Wenzhou's APM was too slow. It would be a disadvantage for him to engage in one-on-one combat, so Blue Rain rarely sent him out in the first two rounds. However, this tactical mastermind had never been absent from the team battles, and was usually the first target that other teams sought to eliminate, much to their delight and worry.

The match started quickly. Except for the two substitutes, the ten characters entered the map and decisively began their deployments.

Watching Ye Xiu intently staring at the projection screen, Chen Guo couldn't help but ask, "How is it?"

"Boss, what are you watching at this point? Go upstairs and sleep. I'll tell you the results when it's over," Ye Xiu said helplessly.

"I don't want to. I just want to hear your opinion. Is that not allowed?" Chen Guo said.

"Listening to my opinion often leads to spoilers!" Ye Xiu said.

"..." Although Ye Xiu had seen through the situation and predicted the outcome more than once, Chen Guo was speechless at his audacity to call his predictions spoilers. The image of the great god was constantly collapsing. Chen Guo felt that if she continued to live so close to Ye Xiu, her admiration for the great god would disappear without a trace in a month at most.

"Watch carefully, it's starting," Ye Xiu said.

The team competition was no less exciting than the clash between the two great gods in the previous match. Yu Wenzhou was known as one of the four great tactical masters of Glory, but there was a saying in the league that if the number wasn't limited to four, and they were to evaluate a top five tactical masters, then Wang Jiexi would undoubtedly be included.

This also showed that although Wang Jiexi didn't have such a title, he had the strength to lead Team Tiny Herb to two championship titles, which was by no means undeserved.

This team competition involved tactical battles, technical competitions, ambushes, and hard fights. The battle was intense and varied. Before long, it entered the mid-game. The broadcast camera switched so frequently that the director was having a hard time. There were too many exciting moments, and it would be a pity to miss any of them.

"The burden on Wang Jiexi... is too heavy." At this moment, Ye Xiu suddenly said.

"Huh?" Chen Guo responded absentmindedly. She was watching this team competition with great concentration and had forgotten to ask about the results.

"Team Tiny Herb is in a precarious situation this round," Ye Xiu said.

"No way? You saw it again?" She didn't ask when she should have; now that she didn't ask, Ye Xiu came to spoil it.

"Wang Jiexi really needs someone to help him share the pressure!" Ye Xiu said.

"Don't you? What about Deng Fusheng? What about Li Yihui?" The two Chen Guo mentioned were both players from Team Tiny Herb who had been selected as All-Stars.

"Do you believe that if they weren't on Team Tiny Herb, these two might not have been chosen as All-Stars?" Ye Xiu said.

"You mean..."

"The All-Star selection relies on popularity, not just strength, and on their appeal to fans. Although outstanding performances are needed to earn this, there are always other factors. For example, in a weak team, it's easier to see strong individual abilities; while in a strong team, the team's outstanding performance may overshadow individual shortcomings," Ye Xiu said.

"Are you saying that Deng Fusheng and Li Yihui are the latter, and were only selected as All-Stars because of Team Tiny Herb's championship aura?" Chen Guo said.

"I'm saying this mainly to make people understand that being an All-Star doesn't mean you're at the highest level in the league. Take Deng Fusheng's class, the Knight, for example. I think Xu Bin from Team 301 is better than him," Ye Xiu said.

"The Grinding King, Xu Bin..." Of course Chen Guo knew who this person was.

"Yes." Ye Xiu nodded. "If Team Tiny Herb didn't have Wang Jiexi, or if Wang Jiexi didn't perform well, they would be in big trouble. They rely on Wang Jiexi too much."

"Glory has developed to the point where it has long passed the age of individual heroism. The gap between all the players is constantly narrowing. They must unleash a combat power of one plus one greater than two. Only such a team can be considered outstanding," Ye Xiu continued.

"Then do you think there is such a team in the league right now?" Chen Guo asked.

"Blue Rain," Ye Xiu said without hesitation. "The team that is closest to this future trend is definitely Blue Rain. But it's also tragic... Blue Rain's captain, Yu Wenzhou, is of utmost importance, but because of his freakish hand disability that sweeps across the professional circle, he has really dragged them down."

"I've heard of it." Chen Guo nodded. Yu Wenzhou's hand disability, like Huang Shaotian's chatterbox, was definitely not a secret.

"However... this guy is lucky to be hand disabled. He will definitely be the one who stays in the league the longest. In reality, his APM has no room for decline. I really suspect that this guy deliberately doesn't practice his APM, deliberately maintains this hand disabled state, in order to increase his endurance in the professional circle?" Ye Xiu said.

"Endurance..." The name in the game was suddenly used by Ye Xiu to describe reality, giving Chen Guo a sense of crossing over.

While the two were practicing, the match in the arena hadn't stopped. The development of the scene actually went according to Ye Xiu's prediction. Team Tiny Herb was the first to fall, which was definitely a dangerous sign in a team battle. The trend afterward became clearer and clearer. When Team Tiny Herb finally killed one of Blue Rain's players, they had already fallen three.

Five against three. With such a situation and such a strong team, it wasn't easy to reverse the situation. In the end, Blue Rain logically defeated Team Tiny Herb and won five points in the team battle. Coming from behind, they scored six points in this round of matches, two more than Team Tiny Herb.

"Long-term problems that are not solved will eventually be exploited by opponents," Ye Xiu finally commented, naturally referring to Team Tiny Herb's excessive reliance on Wang Jiexi. The broadcast commentators and guests were chattering about every detail of the team match, listing one, two, three, four, five points that led to Team Tiny Herb's defeat, and finally chose one of them as the key to victory or defeat in the match. From beginning to end, no one mentioned the problem Ye Xiu pointed out.

Chen Guo was dazed by what she heard. To be honest, she had heard what Ye Xiu said about the problem, but she didn't see it at all. She felt that the commentator and guests' analysis of one, two, three, four, five points was very technical, while Ye Xiu's statement sounded so ethereal.

"It seems that my level is not high enough..." Chen Guo looked into the distance with sorrow. If it was before, she would have had reason to suspect that Ye Xiu was bragging. But now, what was Ye Xiu's identity? Although it was a bit so-so, Chen Guo also felt that he was more convincing than the commentator and guests.

"Okay, I've finished watching!" Ye Xiu stood up and waved his arms. "It's time to level up." He said as he walked towards his fixed seat.

Looking at the departing figure, Chen Guo felt another pang of depression. Such a person who could completely see through the intentions of those great gods in the arena, and even the final outcome, could only be stuck in her internet cafe, leveling up and doing quests like an ordinary player in the new server at level 40-something. What a waste of resources!

"I must go to the professional circle!" Chen Guo turned around and looked at the big projection screen, clenching her fists.