Chapter 181 The Evening of the Seventh Day

The Happy Internet Cafe was still on holiday on the seventh day of the new year, with only Ye Xiu and Chen Guo watching over the place. When it came time to prepare for the broadcast of the matches in the evening, it was still just the two of them who were busy, running back and forth, working up a sweat. Fortunately, Chen Guo was experienced. She had tried to do similar events on her own in the past, so she knew how much trouble it would be with so few people. She had prepared in advance and didn't delay the broadcast of the match.

However, since they had offended the die-hard fans of Team Excellent Era before, there weren't many people who came specifically for the Excellent Era match that day.

Chen Guo didn't care about that anymore. The atmosphere from the past was indeed gone, but the occupancy rate was still decent. Especially today, after preparing to broadcast the Excellent Era match again, many passersby ran in.

Since they were doing business, someone had to be at the front desk no matter what. In the end, neither of them tried to grab a good seat. They sat together at the front desk and connected to the live broadcast of the match on the computer at hand.

The commentators and guests had already begun their pre-match introductions. Because Excellent Era's results this season had been so poor, the weight of this match had been reduced a lot. At this time, the commentators and guests were talking more about Sun Xiang's failed challenge to Han Wenqing at the All-Star Weekend, hoping to stir up the audience's emotions.

Facts proved that it was right to talk about this. The Excellent Era fans in the Happy Internet Cafe were indeed excited. They all hoped that Excellent Era could beat Tyranny to a pulp in today's match, especially Han Wenqing of Team Tyranny. The worse he lost, the better. You had to know that at the All-Star Weekend, Sun Xiang had taken the initiative to challenge, but was defeated instead, which made the Excellent Era fans unable to hold their heads up high. Especially in the trash talk with the Tyranny fans, they had been mocked a lot because of this battle, and the Excellent Era fans had no way to fight back.

Win against Tyranny!

Since the All-Star Weekend, this had almost become the biggest expectation of Excellent Era fans for this season. As for entering the playoffs, a theoretical possibility, the Excellent Era fans had stopped fantasizing about it.

A match that supporters valued very much was, of course, an extremely important match for the team. Excellent Era had already expressed their confidence and determination at the pre-match press conference.

The match started soon. The first match of the individual competition was none other than Su Mucheng and her Dancing Rain for Excellent Era. Chen Guo immediately put down everything she was doing and began to pay close attention to the match, not even blinking her eyes.

Recently, there had been no broadcasts of Excellent Era's matches. The most regretful thing for Chen Guo was, of course, not being able to see her idol's live matches. Although she had found recordings to watch afterward, it was not as enjoyable as cheering secretly during the live broadcast. Since she finally had this opportunity today, Chen Guo naturally had to cheer her on.

"Well, the first to appear for Excellent Era is Su Mucheng! Speaking of which, Su Mucheng's condition has been quite outstanding since the All-Star Weekend," the commentator said.

"Yes, that's right," the guest said.

"Could it be related to Ye Qiu showing up at the All-Star Weekend and performing a Dragon Raises Its Head, indicating that he would definitely return?" The commentator began to gossip, of course, he was actually saying it for the audience to hear.

"Perhaps that's one of the reasons? But this is just everyone's guess. Su Mucheng has been avoiding similar questions in recent interviews," the guest said.

"There is now a rumor that Ye Qiu is preparing to form his own team and return to the professional alliance. If this is the case, given the relationship between Su Mucheng and Ye Qiu, she will definitely join Ye Qiu's team, right? Instructor Li, what do you think?"

Today's commentators and guests were Pan Lin and Li Yibo again. The two were currently a relatively well-known commentary duo in the Glory esports scene. Some of the more popular matches would often send this combination out.

"Well... Ye Qiu's comeback can only be during the winter transfer window of the next season. At that time, it will definitely not be possible for a new team to directly join the league. So if Ye Qiu forms his own team and wants to join the league, it will be at least the tenth season if all goes well. And Su Mucheng's contract? There is still a year and a half left. By the tenth season, the contract will have just expired. The possibility you mentioned, there is no obstacle in terms of time. However, after all, there is still a year and a half left. Even the rumor that Ye Qiu is forming his own team is just a rumor. We still can't draw conclusions lightly." Li Yibo's guest style has obviously changed. Now, he will no longer draw conclusions definitively. He always leaves a lot of room for himself when speaking.

"Oh oh, then let's focus on this match first." After the lineup and a brief opening introduction, the first match had already begun. The commentator Pan Lin quickly brought the topic back to the match.

"Instructor Li, don't you think that Su Mucheng's style of play has changed a lot since the All-Star Weekend?" Li Yibo's guest style had changed, but Pan Lin was still the same as before, habitually leading the topic to Li Yibo to let him speak.

On this question, Li Yibo was quite confident. He did not avoid it and answered directly, "Indeed, in the past, Su Mucheng mostly played a supporting role in her cooperation with Ye Qiu. But in her recent matches, whether individual or team, she is obviously much more proactive. It seems more like a main attacker."

"Then, Instructor Li, do you think this change is mainly due to a personal breakthrough, or a tactical requirement of the team?" Pan Lin asked.

"It's hard to say, but I believe that every player, no matter what style of play they adopt, victory is always their goal," Li Yibo cleverly avoided this question.

In the past, Chen Guo liked to listen to the analysis and discussion of the commentators and guests, but after seeing Ye Xiu's explanations and inferences several times, she had become accustomed to turning her head to see what Ye Xiu would say at such times.

But this time, Ye Xiu didn't say a word. Chen Guo was unwilling and bumped Ye Xiu with her arm, "Hey, say something."

"Say what?" Ye Xiu wondered.

"They said Mu Mu's style has changed or something." Chen Guo and Su Mucheng had become good friends, and her name had become the very intimate "Mu Mu".

"They're right, it has changed," Ye Xiu said.

"Then what is the change?" This was the question that Li Yibo had avoided.

"From a personal point of view, she is stronger," Ye Xiu said.

"Really?" Chen Guo was happy, but soon realized that Ye Xiu seemed to have more to say, "Then what about from a team point of view?"

"It's also what they said, from mainly providing support, to becoming an attacker," Ye Xiu said.

"Then is this change good or bad?" Chen Guo asked.

"This can't be explained by just taking out one person. It depends on the situation of the whole team," Ye Xiu said.

"Just tell me directly!" Chen Guo said anxiously.

"In the current situation of Excellent Era, this change can be considered to have strengthened the team's strength!" Ye Xiu said.

"Why?"

"Because the core player of Excellent Era is still a relatively individual player. Su Mucheng's previous support style is not to say that she just adds bricks and tiles to the rhythm of the core, it requires a response between the two sides. When the core player takes offensive measures, he must first consider how to maximize the support of the assistant. Sun Xiang may not have this ability, but currently he doesn't have this awareness, so Su Mucheng's support effect is not good by his side. It's better to also be an attacker, the team's combat power can be stronger," Ye Xiu said.

"Sun Xiang, that piece of trash!" Chen Guo immediately said with contempt.

"If he's really trash, then there's really no one in the alliance who dares to call themselves a good player," Ye Xiu said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Trash, trash, is trash!" Chen Guo issued a strong curse.

"Let's watch the match properly first," Ye Xiu said helplessly.

The first match of the individual competition was neither long nor short. Both sides performed well, but in the end, Su Mucheng seized an opportunity and helped Team Excellent Era take the lead with one point.

"Beautiful, wonderful!!!" Chen Guo applauded vigorously.

"Yes, yes!" Ye Xiu echoed.

"Perfunctory!" Chen Guo heard Ye Xiu's tone.

"Yes, yes!" Ye Xiu didn't even bother to change his words.

Chen Guo resisted the urge to smash a stool down, just glaring at Ye Xiu, waiting for this guy to explain.

"I understand your supportive attitude as a fanatical fan, but in terms of the quality of the match, your reaction is really exaggerated," Ye Xiu said.

"If everyone was like you, what would be the point of watching the match?" Chen Guo curled her lips.

"So I'm a professional, and you're just an audience," Ye Xiu said lightly.

Chen Guo was defeated again...

Then, in the second and third matches, Chen Guo began to be conflicted. Excellent Era was now a team she didn't like, but this team had her favorite player. For a time, she didn't know whether to hope that Excellent Era would win or lose. She had avoided this entanglement by not watching Excellent Era's matches before. Now, watching with her own eyes, she didn't know where to place her emotions, and Chen Guo was restless.

In her restlessness, Excellent Era lost two matches in a row. Chen Guo immediately found her position, severely despising the two Excellent Era players who had played, and naturally praised Su Mucheng, who had won the first victory.

After the individual competition, the team arena competition's lineup was the usual arrangement. The two team's star players, Han Wenqing and Sun Xiang, each served as the final main general.

The match started soon. This time, the two Excellent Era players who appeared one after another finally didn't give Chen Guo another chance to despise them, and they performed exceptionally well. They not only defeated their opponents, but also maintained a great advantage. After entering the game with Han Wenqing in the third match, they also tried their best to take away nearly half of Han Wenqing's Desert Dust's health before sacrificing themselves.

Then Sun Xiang came on stage. The duel between these two was originally a highly anticipated highlight, but Han Wenqing's Desert Dust fought with half his health, and the disadvantage was too great. Sun Xiang steadily used this advantage and adopted a very utilitarian style of play, and finally knocked down Han Wenqing and won the team arena competition.

However, just defeating Han Wenqing with half his health did not give the Excellent Era fans any sense of revenge. In their opinion, Sun Xiang just did what he should have done. If they wanted everyone to vent their anger, he would have to defeat Han Wenqing with full health with half his health.

So, all expectations were placed on the final team competition.