Chapter 1 The Ultimate PK Stage

The finals, the ultimate PK stage that countless professional players, even ordinary players, dream of, and now, standing on this stage are Xingxin and Samsara.

After losing the first round, Xingxin cannot afford to lose this round, but no team has ever defeated Samsara on their home turf so far this season. Samsara's stadium is named after Samsara and has become a fortress that the entire league cannot conquer. Tyranny, Blue Rain, Tiny Herb, these famous teams have all suffered defeats here. The closest was the match between Hundred Blossoms and Samsara in the 38th round of the regular season, with a final score of 4 to 6. They only came close to a draw…

Having won the first round, Samsara will defend their fortress here in the following matches, and this round is undoubtedly the most solid, as Samsara has the map selection advantage as the home team.

"We won't let you this time!"

However, it was Ye Xiu of Xingxin who issued the declaration before the match. The way he said this with such confidence even made the referee feel embarrassed. Anyone who didn't know the inside story would probably believe that Xingxin had let Samsara win in the first round.

How is that possible?

The playoffs are a battle for every inch of land, especially the finals, the stage that determines the championship. Every inch is fought for with all possible effort!

"Who will Xingxin send out first?" Looking at the electronic screen on site, the professional players in the audience were discussing. According to habit, it should be Ye Xiu. Xingxin has always had Ye Xiu fight the team competition.

But if such an arrangement is ingrained in the opponent's mind as a fixed pattern of thinking, then a sudden adjustment or change can be said to be an unexpected strike.

There are many resourceful guys among the professional players. In their opinion, Xingxin's consistent arrangement may be to make an unexpected move at a critical moment.

Now, in the finals, having lost the first match with no room for retreat, wouldn't it be a waste to not use this unexpected strike after letting the opponent develop a fixed pattern of thinking throughout the entire season?

"Ye Xiu." However, someone in the player group was very certain that it would still be Ye Xiu who would be the first to fight.

Han Wenqing.

Someone who may understand Ye Xiu even better than the Xingxin players.

Of course, Han Wenqing knew very well that Ye Xiu was not an inflexible person. As long as it was for victory, any possibility could happen with Ye Xiu at this time.

However, at the same time, he was also very clear that Ye Xiu was definitely not someone who would lack the courage to shoulder the burden at a critical moment. Ye Xiu's consecutive victories in the first round had put a lot of pressure on his opponents, but as the consecutive victories became a fixed pattern, this pressure would gradually shift back to Ye Xiu. Once the fixed pattern was broken, the Xingxin team would be affected to some extent, so Ye Xiu needed to work hard to maintain this fixed pattern.

It is precisely because of this that perhaps many people would think that it would be a smart idea not to start first, so that the fixed pattern would not be broken, and there would be no danger of it being broken.

But this is self-deception.

With Ye Xiu's winning streak reaching this point, a sudden change would probably make too many people feel that it was a sign of weakness. Even if there was a very reasonable tactical explanation, it would not be able to completely eliminate the possible psychological shadow.

It wouldn't matter if others had a psychological shadow, but if the Xingxin players couldn't shake off the shadow and it affected their state, then there would be no difference from the winning streak being broken.

In comparison, continuing to start first had a better chance, and Han Wenqing believed that Ye Xiu had the courage to bear such pressure.

Indeed!

The players watching the stage quickly noticed that both teams were showing signs of retreating, except for Ye Xiu, who took a step forward.

"Who wants to die first?" Ye Xiu asked Samsara, and Xingxin's first player would still be him.

Wow!

Applause.

The Xingxin fans who traveled with the team to this death arena were doing their best to applaud their team and their captain.

Knowing there are tigers in the mountain, yet heading towards it, this courage alone is worth writing about.

"Senior is really cunning!" However, someone from Samsara said with a calm smile.

"With consecutive victories to this point, everyone feels that it is becoming more and more difficult. Another consecutive victory under such difficulties will boost morale on our side and suppress the morale of the opponent to a peak. On the contrary, because of the long winning streak, everyone realizes the difficulty of consecutive victories, so too many people are probably prepared for the winning streak to end, right? Even if the winning streak is broken, I don't think it will have much impact on your morale." Samsara's vice-captain, Jiang Botao, said, "This double-edged sword, the end facing you has become blunt, while the end facing us is extremely sharp. Senior, you have sharpened a good sword!"

"You know quite a bit!" Ye Xiu also smiled.

"What I know even better is that senior's sword is not really that sharp on the end facing us. Consecutive victories are just a statistic. Five consecutive victories, ten consecutive victories, one hundred consecutive victories, in fact, have no impact on the outcome of the next game. It's like flipping a coin. If you flip heads last time, everyone will immediately think that the chance of tails is greater next time, but in fact, the probability of heads or tails is 50% each time. The chance of getting ten heads in a row is the same as getting five heads and five tails in a sense."

"That's a very complicated math problem. Don't jump to conclusions. You can ask the geniuses on our team for advice later. As for now, are you ready to die?" Ye Xiu said.

"No, no, it's not me." Jiang Botao smiled and took two steps back.

At the same time, the electronic screen on site showed the lineup for the two teams' individual competition, and on the stage, the player who would fight first for Samsara also walked out of the team.

Wow!

There was a cry of surprise in the arena.

Zhou Zekai!

It was actually Zhou Zekai. The player who was sent out first for Samsara in this round's individual competition was their core, known as the current number one player in Glory, Zhou Zekai.

"Oh..." Ye Xiu was also slightly surprised, then glanced at Jiang Botao and smiled, "It seems you guys are quite cunning too."

"The same to you." Jiang Botao also smiled.

Jiang Botao clearly pointed out some of the foreshadowing and deception hidden in Ye Xiu's winning streak pattern, but Samsara ultimately did not avoid this point. They actually sent out their strongest player, just like many teams wanted to come up and give Xingxin a head-on blow to kill their spirit.

But they made this arrangement knowing the background of Ye Xiu's winning streak, which is a higher level of psychological warfare. They are putting pressure on Xingxin with their super confidence. And this confidence comes from being the defending champion, from leading the regular season all the way, from two clean sweeps of two to zero in the playoffs, and from defeating Xingxin on the road in the first leg.

They made full use of their advantages, used their lead in the situation. Samsara is definitely not a team that only has superb skills and no brains.

Jiang Botao?

Ye Xiu smiled. His opponent in front of him was Zhou Zekai, but his gaze still lingered on Jiang Botao.

"Truly, the younger generation is to be feared." Ye Xiu said.

"Thank you for the compliment." Jiang Botao said modestly with a smile.

"It seems that I have the responsibility and the obligation to let you know how terrifying senior is!" Ye Xiu said.

Jiang Botao continued to smile, but he didn't answer this question, after all, he was not the first to fight.

"Little Zhou, don't be too careless." Ye Xiu said to Zhou Zekai.

"I won't." Zhou Zekai shook his head and walked towards Samsara's competition seat.

"Senior, good luck!" Jiang Botao shouted to Ye Xiu.

Ye Xiu looked up at the electronic screen and nodded with satisfaction, "Next up is you! This arrangement is very much to my liking."

"Senior, concentrate on winning the first match first!" Jiang Botao said.

"Don't worry, wait for me." These words were actually said to the opponent, and the referee looked on with wide-eyed amazement. Then he saw Ye Xiu also walking towards the competition seat, and the other players quickly left the stage. The first match of the second round of the finals was about to begin, the opposing players: Xingxin's Ye Xiu, Samsara's Zhou Zekai.

One is the past, one is the present, two players who are both known as the number one player in Glory meet on the field. Today's duel is a super climax from the very beginning.

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I've been writing from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day. Did everyone have a good time tonight?