Those watching the match could already tell where Wu Shuang Gou Yue (Hooked Moon of Wushuang) would be sent flying when Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars to Heaven) was executed. Du Ming, being in the thick of it, was probably the last to realize what was happening. However, while ordinary spectators saw it, their reactions weren't as quick. Pro players were different. Seeing the direction Wu Shuang Gou Yue was being blasted, they were initially surprised, but quickly realized this wasn't a meaningless action.

The subsequent events confirmed their suspicions.

A pit that didn't seem deep at first glance couldn't possibly restrict a character's movements. If Du Ming had noticed this from the start, if he had chosen to move diagonally forward, he would have been able to dodge the Hao Long Po Jun (Dragon Breaks the Army).

But unfortunately, he didn't notice this detail. He moved horizontally and counterattacked, only to be blocked by the shallow mountain wall beside him.

With just that one block, the opportunity was lost, and it was too late to react.

The ensuing Hao Long Po Jun (Dragon Breaks the Army), along with the attack effect of Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars to Heaven), sent Wu Shuang Gou Yue (Hooked Moon of Wushuang) even deeper. At this point, it was no longer a momentary obstruction. Du Ming's Wu Shuang Gou Yue (Hooked Moon of Wushuang) was completely trapped in the pit.

Movement was limited to only one direction.

Attacks were limited to only one direction.

And not all skills could be used in that one direction. For example, while Ying Feng Yi Dao Zhan (Blade Against the Wind) was a straight-forward slash, Wu Shuang Gou Yue (Hooked Moon of Wushuang) was so tightly squeezed by the mountain walls that there was no space to execute the skill's activation stance, making it impossible to use.

"Du Ming has lost."

At this moment, everyone dared to make such a confident judgment.

Unable to move freely, unable to cast skills at will, and even unable to jump at all. Han Yanrou was guarding the entrance, and Fire Dance Meteor had already stabbed in. Skills? Were they even needed? Tang Rou was simply using normal attacks with Han Yanrou, and Du Ming had no way for Wu Shuang Gou Yue (Hooked Moon of Wushuang) to dodge. With no room to maneuver, even parrying attacks became a fantasy. Han Yanrou's next attacks were guaranteed to hit, leaving Du Ming even more helpless. Even if he had thousands upon thousands of skills that could instantly move him out of the hole, under the continuous barrage of attacks, he had no chance to use them.

He fell just like that...

Du Ming was even more helpless and depressed than Mo Fan, who was defeated without a single hit point lost by Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf in the fourth round.

At least Mo Fan had room to maneuver and could show his intentions, whether or not he succeeded in the end.

But what about Du Ming?

He was deprived of even the right to have intentions. In a pit like that, he was stabbed to death by Han Yanrou again and again, in utter defeat.

The victor, Happy's Tang Rou!

The system meticulously announced the victory. The Happy fans in the audience were ecstatic, shouting and jumping. The Samsara fans were stunned. When Zhou Zekai achieved an ace, they thought they had victory within their grasp, and that Happy had been crushed. But now, Happy had actually fought back. Tang Rou's Han Yanrou still had seventy-three percent of her health. She would face Samsara's last player in this state. In this situation, it was really hard to say who would win this stage competition.

How could this happen?

The Samsara fans couldn't come to their senses.

When Zhou Zekai faced three opponents alone, with One Autumn Leaf having nearly half his health when facing Happy's second-to-last player and character, everyone felt this was an insurmountable gap.

And then, was there a feeling of being chased? It didn't seem so? Everyone was waiting to see when the victory would be locked in. But suddenly, it had become the current situation. Suddenly, Samsara's insurmountable advantage had dwindled to so little. One hundred percent health, against seventy-three percent.

The audience couldn't restrain themselves. This was the final round of the grand finals, a time when the team needed the most support and encouragement. But at this moment, the Samsara team heard boos.

Glory's devilish home field.

The place where the Samsara team was invincible. Following the last round where Happy destroyed their season-long home winning streak, in this round, Happy let the Samsara team hear boos at their home stadium.

And just moments before, the stadium was filled with excitement as if they had won the championship. Emotions shifted from one extreme to another, showing just how much the Samsara fans' morale had fallen.

Lü Boyuan on the sidelines was on pins and needles. Du Ming, coming out of the competition booth, was also a bit bewildered and lost when he heard the uproar in the stadium.

Sun Xiang, who played in the first spot, performed without making any mistakes. Zhou Zekai's performance was even more impeccable. The excitement of winning the championship was ignited by him. But after him, Lü Boyuan and Du Ming led Samsara from prosperity to decline during their turns.

Zhou Zekai was defeated by Fang Rui, but in that battle, One Autumn Leaf's health loss was even less than Fang Rui's Boundless Sea. Afterwards, Lü Boyuan went up, then Du Ming, and now that both had been defeated, the two of them combined had failed to take down even one full HP bar from Happy.

The audience was no longer in the mood to appreciate the process. Just the result alone had crossed their bottom line of tolerance.

In such an important match, the home team's fans booed their own team. This rare scene finally appeared.

Samsara fans were dissatisfied because they had too high expectations for their team. But what about the pro players? They were more neutral. However, compared to that, it would be more interesting for them to see Happy, the dark horse, overturn Samsara, who had won two consecutive championships.

Happy went from being far behind to suddenly catching up to this situation. Even they, who were more rational when watching the match, felt excited. They wanted to see if the situation would become even more interesting.

Will there be an ace?

Finally, it was the turn of those on Happy's side to hold this expectation. Zhou Zekai gave Happy an ace, and now Tang Rou would return Samsara an ace, and it would be a complete and decisive one. What could be more wonderful than this?

"Ace!!"

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The Happy fans in the audience were already shouting. This further angered the Samsara fans. Their boos were even louder. They hoped their team would wake up quickly. The leading position they had created with their ace was now being shouted about by their opponents. They were about to lose face completely!

Amidst the cheers for the away team's ace and the boos from the home team, Samsara's vice-captain, Jiang Botao, stood up. Bearing this double pressure, he walked onto the stage.

The boos in the audience immediately lessened. It was evident that Jiang Botao was very popular among Samsara fans. Having been selected for the All-Stars top ten, even top five, for two consecutive years meant that the number of supporters behind him was definitely huge.

Despite this, the pressure on Jiang Botao would not be reduced in the slightest. He was well aware that the fans' boos had suddenly decreased because they had placed all their final hopes on him. If he failed to deliver a satisfactory result, the boos he would have to endure when he left the stage would probably be far more intense than before.

This round, failure was not an option!

It wasn't just the fans' emotions. Just the morale of their team alone would be severely impacted by such a blow. This would be extremely detrimental to the team competition that would follow. He had to find a way to stabilize the situation.

Jiang Botao went on stage. His movements were neither too fast nor too slow. He walked towards the referee, completed the report, and then entered the competition booth. Everything was done in an unhurried and orderly manner. He was adjusting his emotions, trying to calm himself as much as possible, not worrying about gains and losses.

Character loaded, map loaded. The ninth round of the stage competition, also the deciding round, finally began. Happy's Tang Rou, character Han Yanrou, 73% health; Samsara's Jiang Botao, character Wulang, 100% health.

Han Yanrou charged out.

Just like the previous round, and the round before that, without hesitation, extremely decisively.

This was Tang Rou's style. She had always been like this.

But now, probably no one would think of Tang Rou as so pure anymore. In the round that had just ended, Du Ming, who was in excellent condition, had lost so miserably. It wasn't because of his operation, nor was it because of his skills, but because of calculation.

Moreover, these calculations were so subtle that no one noticed them in advance before the situation occurred.

This made those facing Tang Rou have to be more careful. The pro players on the sidelines had already said "Be careful" to themselves, just in case they might encounter this Best Rookie in the future.