The Cloud Grasping Fist didn't have the power to strike through obstacles. Little Cold Hands charged out to block, and the energy landed on him, immediately rushing towards Cloud Mountain's location. However, the Cloud Grasping Fist skill only pulled the target to the user; it didn't provide any control. Little Cold Hands intentionally rushed up to take the hit for Little Hands Cold, which was well-prepared. As he was being pulled away, he delivered an attack.

Ghost Slash!

The blade light arrived before the person, reaching Cloud Mountain first. However, Lu Boyuan had anticipated that the opponent would proactively act as a meat shield, so he had long been prepared for this opportunistic attack. He dodged to the side at just the right moment, and his hand blocked towards Little Cold Hands's shoulder.

Lu Boyuan could anticipate Qiao Yifan's actions, and Qiao Yifan had also guessed Lu Boyuan's response. But the problem was that at the instant Cloud Mountain's hand landed, Little Cold Hands was in the final moment of being pulled by the Cloud Grasping Fist. The Cloud Grasping Fist didn't control the character's skills, but his movement was undoubtedly locked. Qiao Yifan knew Cloud Mountain's attack was coming, but he couldn't control Little Cold Hands to dodge. Lu Boyuan's timely block was precise and his positioning was excellent. Qiao Yifan reluctantly tried to change the direction of the Ghost Slash, but he couldn't catch up with Cloud Mountain's movement.

Qiao Yifan was at a loss, but fortunately this wasn't an individual match. A laser cannon accurately shot towards Cloud Mountain, forcibly severing his connection with Little Cold Hands. Although it didn't cause any damage, Little Cold Hands had recovered from being restricted by the Cloud Grasping Fist.

Moonlight Slash, Full Moon Slash!

Two consecutive slashes immediately went for Cloud Mountain beside him. The damage from a Ghostblade's slash skills wasn't high, but Lu Boyuan wouldn't let his character be hit. He retreated two steps, avoiding the attacks. Little Cold Hands withdrew, not planning to engage him here.

Although Happy hadn't suffered any significant damage yet, their formation had undoubtedly been disrupted by Samsara's successive restraints. Over at Little Hands Cold's side, the Suspended Magnetic Cannon that Dancing Rain had placed had exploded. One Autumn Leaf had already charged forward to attack, and when Dancing Rain tried to block him, he didn't dodge. Over there, Fang Minghua's cleric, Laughter Song, began chanting, clearly trying to cover Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf as he forcefully killed Little Hands Cold.

Happy had fallen into a completely passive position. It all started when Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf blocked the opening and used the Tyrannical Dragon Breaks the Army to force his way in. This was once Samsara's weakness, but after acquiring Sun Xiang and One Autumn Leaf, they finally had a character who could break through formations, charge forward, and lead the entire team's offensive.

Samsara's weakness had been filled through a transfer, but what about Happy's weakness? Right now, under the frenzied attacks of Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf, they were waiting helplessly for their teammates to rescue them.

"Happy's approach is really a bit incomprehensible," Pan Lin and Li Yibo said on the broadcast, not focusing on the match but discussing this topic.

They originally thought that Happy's effort in improving Little Hands Cold's equipment meant that An Wenyi had some special talent to control the character well. However, so far in this match, they couldn't see it. They still saw An Wenyi's slow reaction time, which directly caused trouble for Happy in this match.

"If he could have cast a Sacred Fire a little faster to restrict One Autumn Leaf's movement, One Autumn Leaf probably wouldn't have broken through the formation successfully."

"If he had reacted faster, he should have dodged the Earth-Shattering Strike. He wouldn't have been hit and exposed directly to One Autumn Leaf, putting the whole team in a passive position."

"Happy's team formation relies on the support and control of the Ghostblade to strengthen the team's combat power. Therefore, they need to quickly establish the Ghostblade's formation after the battle starts. However, the Launcher is far away from the core battlefield, meaning that the only characters truly controlling the situation are Lord Grim and Endless Sea. This requires the team's cleric to provide a certain degree of support. An Wenyi failed to do this, so Happy was quickly disrupted by Samsara..."

The two commentators discussed and analyzed many problems. An Wenyi was at the heart of these problems. In short, the final conclusion was that if they had a different cleric, they couldn't say what the final result would be, but Happy wouldn't have been so quickly scattered by Samsara after taking the initiative in terrain.

Yes, scattered.

Happy had been completely scattered.

The Ghost Formation wasn't set up, and the healer was caught and attacked wildly. Lord Grim and Boundless Sea, with the desperate support of Dancing Rain, managed to break free from the entanglement and return to help. However, the Samsara team immediately switched targets again. Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf launched a counterattack, abandoning Little Hands Cold and attacking Lord Grim and Boundless Sea. Zhou Zekai's One Shot Through the Clouds took over his offensive, pouring fire on Little Hands Cold.

In-and-out tactics.

One of Glory's basic tactics: exchanging attacks between melee and ranged characters for continuous output.

And now, the in-and-out tactics were being executed by Sun Xiang and Zhou Zekai, two of the league's top attackers, and One Autumn Leaf and One Shot Through the Clouds, two top characters in melee and ranged combat. The power was unimaginable. Happy couldn't stop their offensive under their coordinated attacks. Samsara used this tactic to quickly eliminate the opponent's key characters many times this season. Even if they didn't succeed, they greatly restrained their opponents, preventing their tactical system from operating effectively.

And Happy was in an even worse situation. Their healer was directly kicked out of the match.

Happy lost, but no one thought they would lose so quickly.

11 minutes and 58 seconds was the team match's final time, about five-thirds less than the average team match time of 25 minutes and 47 seconds. It was clear that this was a match where the healer was eliminated early.

Samsara's fans jumped and laughed. What did it matter that they lost all the individual matches? The final victory still belonged to them. Happy's supporters were silent. When they saw Tang Rou's performance in the individual competition and Little Hands Cold's shiny new equipment, they had high hopes for this team match. They really thought their team was going to defeat the champion team, Samsara. But the final team match was a quick and crushing defeat.

An Wenyi disappointed everyone. Although he was always called Happy's weakness, Happy's deliberate tactical cover had prevented him from affecting Happy's wins and losses. But this time, as Pan Lin and Li Yibo analyzed, An Wenyi's weakness left loopholes in the match. These loopholes led to Happy being quickly defeated by Samsara.

"They should switch to a different cleric!" The supporters at the scene, the supporters watching TV, and even Pan Lin and Li Yibo on the broadcast were all suggesting this to Happy.

"Improving the character's strength is impossible! Characters are static, but people are dynamic. It should be people-oriented!" Li Yibo sighed at the end of the broadcast.

At the post-match press conference, this issue became the focus of everyone's attention. An Wenyi, who was at the center of the storm, was not present at the conference, arranged by the team. He sat in the preparation room, silently watching on TV as Ye Xiu was surrounded by reporters with their long guns and short cannons, asking questions about An Wenyi.

An Wenyi took off his glasses and buried his face in his hands.

He knew he had messed up this time. He had been given a cleric character that the team had painstakingly created, a cleric character tailored to his style, but he could only perform like this. It seemed he really couldn't be a professional player. Everything he had hoped for was just a bubble. Maybe this was the last chance the team was giving him. Next, they would probably find a new player. The transfer window hadn't closed yet...

"Do you think An Wenyi has professional-level skills?" An Wenyi took off his glasses but couldn't stop the sound from entering his ears. On TV, a reporter asked a very direct question. Unlike many comments that were more subtle, suggesting that An Wenyi's level wasn't good enough, this question directly questioned whether he had professional-level skills...

The people who stayed in the preparation room and didn't attend the press conference weren't just An Wenyi. Hearing this blunt question, Qiao Yifan reflexively reached for the remote control, wanting to turn off the TV. But he heard Ye Xiu's firm and affirmative tone on TV: "Of course, without a doubt."

Qiao Yifan paused, and his hand holding the remote control slowly lowered. He looked at An Wenyi and saw that he had raised his head, looking surprised. But he quickly put on his glasses and watched TV seriously.

"Then how do you explain his performance today? There are a few details that I don't think were mistakes or things like that. It's because he doesn't have the ability, right?" a reporter asked.

"No," Ye Xiu said, shaking his head with a smile. "That's just because he's only had this new character for two days. He needs to adapt to the character, and he also needs to adapt to some responsibilities he may not have shouldered before."

"Responsibilities he hasn't shouldered before? What does that mean?"

"Like today's match, being a cleric on the front lines," Ye Xiu said.

"But he didn't do very well."

"It's the first time, and he's facing the Samsara team. What level do you expect him to reach?" Ye Xiu said.

"So, Happy will continue to believe in him and won't recruit a new cleric?"

"Absolutely not," Ye Xiu said.

"What is so special about him that Happy values him so much?"

"Special? He's a member of the Happy team. That's what's special about him," Ye Xiu said.

A member of the Happy team...

An Wenyi stared blankly at the screen. When he doubted himself again and felt uncertain about the future, Ye Xiu clearly emphasized his identity in front of everyone.

He was a member of the Happy team.

Did all the trust come from that? An Wenyi was touched. But the reporters were not moved by this answer. They thought it was too idealistic, believing just for the sake of believing.

"If An Wenyi repeats today's performance again and again, would you still say that?" a reporter asked.

"I don't think he will put me in that position," Ye Xiu said.