Chapter 18

Team Howling lost.

They lost spectacularly.

Although their team competition had always seemed to bully the weak and fear the strong, Team Howling's performance in the individual events had been pretty good. Against Samsara, they took 2 points; against Tyranny, 4 points; against Blue Rain, 3 points. Except for being slightly weaker against Samsara, Team Howling even had the upper hand against Tyranny and Blue Rain in the individual events.

But what about the team competition? A team lacking tactics seemed so vulnerable in the face of strong enemies. Team competitions obviously couldn't be won with just passion and enthusiasm, and this time, they couldn't even win in the individual events.

0 to 10. Team Howling lost cleanly. Amidst the screams and laughter of the Team Happy fans, the six players who participated in the team competition were like the team emblem flag in their fan group, unable to fly high again.

This kind of defeat was a first for Team Howling this season, or rather, they hadn't had a zero-point score in years. When was the last time Team Howling was so thoroughly swept? The members of Team Howling were clueless! They joined the team one after another, each for a shorter time than the last. Had they paid attention to the history of Team Howling? They, who hated and abandoned the Wretched Flow that Team Howling had used for many years, probably never cared about the past and traditions of this team.

The Team Happy members went off the stage amidst cheers. 10 to 0, another 10 to 0, and getting a 10 to 0 against a strong team like Team Howling was of course something to be even happier about. Especially since their performance from beginning to end was so outstanding. Ye Xiu came up and blew up Tang Hao, Fang Rui created a record with his one-versus-three, and then they easily took down their opponents in the team competition. Just when even the die-hard fans of Team Howling were starting to doubt their team, the confidence of Team Happy fans was swelling up boundlessly.

At the subsequent press conference, even Liu Hao wasn't in the mood to try to please the media anymore. Amidst various questions, he gave a few very official and empty platitudes, and then Team Howling forcibly ended their press conference. Afterwards, the Team Happy players came on stage, and Fang Rui was immediately surrounded. He had created history with the first one-versus-three, and he had done it against his former team. How many topics could that generate? The reporters had been preparing all kinds of questions with great excitement since the end of the individual competition, and now they were throwing them out with gusto. The other members of Team Happy were completely transparent at this press conference.

The eighteenth round of the competition ended. Team Happy's crushing victory over Team Howling was undoubtedly the biggest highlight, and Samsara, who had been exchanging 10 to 0 scores with them, lost out to Team Happy this time. In their home game against Team Thundering, Samsara lost one individual match, ultimately winning 9 to 1. And this match, which was broadcast on television this round, finally left the broadcaster with no regrets. It was a very exciting match, especially the final team competition.

In terms of players and characters, the two teams were really extremely different. Especially after one reporter directly added up the player and character values of the two teams' team competition lineups, the shock brought by the data made people feel that this was simply a match of an egg hitting a rock. As a result, the two teams fought a bitter team competition for 33 minutes, which was extremely rare for Samsara, a strong attacking team, showing how much sniping they encountered.

Team Thundering relied on their lineup, which seemed extremely cheap after the price comparison, and engaged in a meticulously calculated penny-pinching against Samsara.

Samsara ultimately won with great difficulty, and some people even felt during the match that it was fortunate that it was Samsara's home field. If it had been Team Thundering's home field, perhaps Samsara's invincible team competition record might have been broken. And then, the tactics that Samsara ultimately used to ensure victory were exactly the same as those used by Team Happy to defeat Team Thundering in the sixteenth round.

Samsara's Sun Xiang ultimately broke through various constraints with superhuman performance, dragging down Xiao Shiqin. Although his One Autumn Leaf couldn't launch a super-rhythm barrage of attacks like the unspecialized Lord Grim, the attacking level of Samsara's other players was still higher than that of Team Happy. In the end, Samsara relied on this one opportunity to crush Team Thundering's tactical arrangements in one fell swoop.

This was a destruction of delicacy by violence, and many people felt sorry for Team Thundering. And after this destruction, the topic of whether to allow voice chat was brought up again. This time, Team Thundering, which had previously benefited from this, finally became a pitiful victim along with Team Blue Rain after suffering this loss twice.

And this time, the voices opposing the voice chat ban were unusually clear and definite: the rules are strangling the development of Glory.

When tactical execution is destroyed by this kind of violence, it is conceivable that no one will do this kind of meticulous tactical research in the future? Because even if you research it, it's useless. After several teams have used this kind of battle method in succession, the commanders of those tactical teams will probably be subjected to various constraints and pressures in the future, and the purpose is only to prevent them from having time to type.

This is the annihilation of Glory tactics. In the long run, all we will see will be violent hand speed confrontations. And the culture of Glory should not be just that!

The opponents issued a sonorous appeal, and all parties paid more attention to it this time than before.

Team Thundering was first a beneficiary of this rule, and then became a victim twice. And they undoubtedly played the role of tactics to the peak. Before this season, Team Thundering was such a team, but at that time, they didn't have such heaven-defying performance. Who would have thought that Xiao Shiqin seemed to have been gilded after playing in the Challenger League?

Even after being defeated by Team Happy in the sixteenth round, his confidence didn't seem to be shaken at all. In the face of Samsara, this heaven-defying strong enemy, Xiao Shiqin once again carefully prepared, and he once again firmly believed that his Team Thundering had the ability to defeat any opponent.

This determination really moved many people, and Xiao Shiqin's popularity also soared this season. Leading a group of ordinary players who could be said to be unknown compared to the powerhouse teams, he achieved such brilliant results, which had never happened in the history of the league. Team Happy, which was known as a grassroots team, actually had three players at the All-Star level, two All-Star characters, and an unspecialized character that the entire league was not used to. No one regarded Team Happy as a grassroots team anymore.

Although Team Thundering still lost to Samsara, this loss brought a considerable impact. The clamor for voice rule changes became more and more prevalent, and even many people were already demanding that the rules should not be changed until the next season. This kind of thing should be changed immediately if it can be changed.

Of course, the alliance couldn't really say that it would change immediately. The problem that had been studied after the previous completion had been re-emphasized and discussed under the pressure of another wave of public opinion. And after the eighteenth round of the competition, there were some changes in the standings again. Samsara remained the strong leader, and Team Happy's complete victory over Team Howling raised their ranking again, now fifth, with the same score as Team Tyranny. Team Tyranny suffered a 2 to 8 loss to Team Hundred Blossoms in this round of home games. Because of Zhang Jiale, there were some entanglements between these two teams. Team Hundred Blossoms' away victory made the Team Hundred Blossoms fans who came with the team raise their eyebrows and feel proud. However, the fans of Team Tyranny were full of blood, and a brawl almost broke out at the Team Tyranny venue that day. Although the beginning was due to the excessive provocation of the Team Hundred Blossoms fans, this kind of dispute usually needs to be taken care of by the home team.

Fortunately, no one was injured in the end, and the alliance gave Team Tyranny a serious warning. Team Tyranny suffered a loss of face, and their ranking also slipped to fourth due to this round's loss, with the same 127 points as Team Happy.

Team Blue Rain and Team Tiny Herb each took down their opponents and are currently ranked second and third.

On Team Blue Rain's side, there had been a lot of worries before because they had continuously lost points to weaker opponents, but recently, it seemed that Team Blue Rain was only in a temporary slump. Once they adjusted, their results immediately improved, and they quickly rushed to second place in the standings. Team Tiny Herb continued their gorgeous undefeated streak in the individual arena, only losing one individual match against Team Misty Rain in this round, winning a 9 to 1 victory over their opponents.

Team Misty Rain's situation is now getting worse and worse. Their score of 87 points is 21 points away from the playoff zone. Behind them, Team Amazing, with 83 points, is almost catching up with them. And Team Amazing, this new team, is obviously getting better and better. If Team Misty Rain still has hope of making the playoffs, then Team Amazing, which is only 4 points away from Team Misty Rain, seems to have such an opportunity.

This is very related to the change in mentality of the three former Team Excellent Era players in Team Amazing.

These three were originally very depressed about being so down and out. They all hoped to have a new home soon. They all tried their best, but it's hard to say how much of it was for the team. However, after they tried their best, Team Amazing actually managed to achieve some results, and praise from all sides followed, which made them pleasantly surprised.

They are from powerhouse teams, and there, they are all supporting characters. When the team has results, it is rarely because of them. But now, in this Team Amazing, the three of them gradually have a particularly real feeling of being the masters of the house. The team's results are what they have worked hard to achieve; the cheers of the fans are sincerely given to them. This kind of happiness makes them gradually feel satisfied. The high-minded thoughts cultivated by mixing in powerhouse teams have gradually been put down. The three of them are increasingly recognizing in private communication that being in Team Amazing seems to be very good.

The three began to fight not only for themselves, but for the team. As a result, the new team's results became more and more stable. Now that the season is halfway through, they are actually ranked 12th.

If it weren't for Team Happy stealing the show, Team Amazing would really live up to its name and become the most amazing new team in Glory history.

But even in the current environment, Team Amazing will no longer be ignored.

After 18 rounds, the media reported on the league situation after this round and the topics it aroused. But two days after the end of this round of competition, a rather eye-catching piece of news appeared on the headlines of major portals.

Team Howling, with a price tag of 15 million, asked Team Tyranny to buy Zhang Xinjie.