The post-match press conference saw Zhang Jiale, as the MVP of the match, facing many sensitive questions due to his relationship with Hundred Blossoms. Zhang Jiale remained composed, firmly expressing his desire for victory and the championship.

"For a championship, Zhang Jiale ruthlessly destroys Hundred Blossoms…"

Some unreliable media outlets insisted on writing such alarming headlines. Regardless of the controversy, the next day's match saw Team Samsara challenge Team Void, who were ranked seventh in the regular season, on their home turf.

This match didn't have as much off-field drama as Tyranny versus Hundred Blossoms. Team Samsara continued to focus on Zhou Zekai as their absolute core, while Team Void had always relied on the Li Xuan and Wu Yuce's Twin Phantom Array combination. In the end, Zhou Zekai's rapid-fire shots pierced Team Void's Twin Phantoms, and Team Samsara won 11-8 on the road.

The third day featured Howling versus Misty Rain. Zhao Yuzhe of Team Howling was determined to become the number one elemental mage in the league. During the rookie challenge, he imitated Tang Hao, the team's current captain, and challenged Chu Yunxiu, Misty Rain's ace player, but was defeated. Now that the two teams were drawn together in the playoffs, it was another opportunity for Zhao Yuzhe to show off. Unfortunately, he was far from being the main character. Tang Hao was undoubtedly the protagonist of Howling, along with Fang Rui, the leader of the insidious style, whose level of sneakiness in each match was always something to look forward to.

As for Misty Rain, Chu Yunxiu was not a fighter by nature, so Zhao Yuzhe's challenge was less compelling. Zhao Yuzhe's little ambitions didn't attract much attention. Instead, the Sister Flower duo, Shu Keyi and Shu Kexin, who were brought in by Misty Rain during the winter transfer window, received widespread attention. Misty Rain didn't give them new characters, but used their imposing online game names, Who Doesn't Bow Their Head and Don't Dare to Retaliate, for two male Sharpshooters.

As a result, Misty Rain had three female players, but not a single female character appeared on the field. The characters controlled by the three female players, Fengcheng Yanyu, Who Doesn't Bow Their Head, and Don't Dare to Retaliate, were all male.

Of course, after being equipped by a professional team, the two newly joined characters had been greatly enhanced. In the latter half of the league, the Sister Flowers gradually began to have some opportunities to play, and both were working hard to adapt to the professional circle and were gradually improving. The outside world speculated that these two players might become Misty Rain's trump card in the playoffs.

In the end, in the first playoff match, Shu Keyi and Shu Kexin lived up to expectations and started in the team competition. However, they didn't become the unexpected weapon that allowed Misty Rain to win. It seemed that Misty Rain had forgotten that Team Howling had a Fang Rui, a man who would die without playing dirty. And the insidious style was undoubtedly the best way to restrain rookies. The Sister Flowers' first playoff journey was not pleasant, and Misty Rain lost 9-11 to Howling at home.

The first three matches of the first round of the playoffs were over, and the away teams had won across the board. On the fourth day, this situation was finally broken. In the highly anticipated match between Tiny Herb and Blue Rain, Blue Rain, playing at home, finally regained some face for the home team, defeating Tiny Herb, who came to challenge them, with a score of 11-9. These two teams already had a long-standing rivalry, and now they each had the most eye-catching rookies, making this match exciting and enjoyable for the audience. This match ultimately became the most exciting match of the first round.

After the first round, the second round of the cycle began. In the first match of the second round, there was an upset, with Hundred Blossoms narrowly defeating Team Tyranny 11-9 on the road.

Throughout the match, Team Hundred Blossoms didn't have a clear advantage, but they showed a very tenacious and desperate spirit. After losing the previous match, Team Hundred Blossoms felt a lot of pressure. They had a bad start to the season and were heavily criticized, but they caught up after the major update and finally made it to the playoffs. This late surge filled the team and fans with hope, expecting the team to go further in the playoffs, and the first match was against Zhang Jiale, who had returned and joined Team Tyranny, the team with the highest hopes of winning the championship this season, and the fans were hoping to give them a hard time.

Hope was beautiful, but reality was cruel. The home defeat in the first leg brought Hundred Blossoms fans back to the cold start of the season. The fact that Zhang Jiale won the MVP of the match made them even more miserable. But Team Hundred Blossoms didn't give up. They exploded under such pressure, striking back hard at Team Tyranny's home. Playoff teams are never weak, and the Hundred Blossoms fans were proud of their team. The next day's headlines, after winning this victory and tying with Team Tyranny, already led many media outlets to write headlines such as "Hundred Blossoms' Glory Reappears."

In the following two days, however, there were no such reversals. Team Samsara defeated Void at home, and Howling took down Misty Rain at home, with both teams advancing to the semi-finals.

Team Void had made it to the top eight for years, but had always stopped there. Their Twin Phantom Array was a classic combination in the Glory circle, but it had never achieved more convincing results. Should Void make some groundbreaking changes? This was a topic that many people began to discuss after the match.

As for Misty Rain, although they lost the match, they showed hope. The hope came from the Sister Flower rookies. Although these two, like Chu Yunxiu, were girls, their temperament on the field was by no means girly. They were both assertive and individualistic, but they coordinated well. The iron-blooded spirit that Team Misty Rain lacked because their ace was a girl might be supplemented by these two girls. Misty Rain's tactics were obviously being adjusted. These two sisters might be the axis of Misty Rain's future, depending on whether they could grow further. And Chu Yunxiu was transitioning from a strong offensive mage to a strategic support, perhaps a position more suited to her personality. And Li Hua, another all-star player for Misty Rain, was a specialist in sneak attacks and assassinations. People were already looking forward to seeing what Misty Rain's future would be like.

Then, on the fourth day, Tiny Herb played against Blue Rain again, but this time it was back at Tiny Herb's home, and as a result, Tiny Herb won against Blue Rain thanks to their home advantage. This also showed that the strength of these two teams was quite balanced and stable, and in the end, the advantage of home and away games influenced the balance of victory and defeat.

Tyranny versus Hundred Blossoms, Tiny Herb versus Blue Rain, both needed a third round to determine the final winner. The third round would be held at the same venue as the second match. In other words, it would still be the home of Tyranny and Tiny Herb, the teams ranked higher in the regular season. However, the home advantage in the third round was weakened to some extent.

The home team only had a more familiar environment and the support of the fans, but they no longer had the right to choose the map in this round of the competition.

The right to choose the map was originally the biggest home advantage in Glory esports, and the league also took into account the balance. They needed to give the teams that performed better in the regular season some advantages in the playoffs, but this advantage couldn't affect the outcome too much. Previously, it was easier to take the initiative with the first away game followed by the home game, but now, the home game in the third round was given to them, and the advantage of choosing the map was too great, so this right was removed. The map used in the third round would be randomly selected from a special playoff map pool. These maps were specially designed by the game developers and would not be revealed in advance. In other words, in the third round's decisive game, the two teams would start with a complete lack of knowledge of the map.

Such a match obviously tested the two teams' adaptability.

In the third round, the first match was again Tyranny versus Hundred Blossoms. In this kind of battle on unfamiliar maps, the experience of the veteran players would be of great value. An old man in the house is like a treasure, let alone three treasures in Team Tyranny? In the individual competition, this advantage was not obvious, but in the team competition, the veterans' level of interpreting the map and finding opportunities was indeed higher than that of Hundred Blossoms. Although Team Hundred Blossoms was tenacious, they were ultimately well-restricted by Team Tyranny, and Team Tyranny ultimately won the decisive game 11-8.

Hundred Blossoms lost.

But this time, they didn't receive any blame.

Tyranny's strength this season was obvious to all. Although the fans had expectations for Hundred Blossoms, they were already satisfied that the match could be played to this point. Team Hundred Blossoms had found their rhythm, and as long as they continued to grow in this direction, victory would surely come. The team and the fans said goodbye to this playoff with such confidence.

In the other match that followed, Tiny Herb played against Blue Rain. Two powerful teams were destined to be eliminated in the first round, which made many people feel sorry. In the end, the match ended with Tiny Herb's victory. What affected the final outcome of the match was not the home advantage that Tiny Herb had. In this match, Blue Rain's rookie, Lu Hanwen, made a major mistake, which ultimately became an important turning point.

The positive and cheerful young man finally shed tears at the post-match press conference, which made it impossible for reporters to blame him too much. No one would forget that he was just a boy under the age of 15. On the other hand, Blue Rain's decision to entrust such a young player with such a heavy responsibility might be counterproductive.

"Next time, I will be stronger!"

No one expected that Lu Hanwen himself would wipe away his tears and say resolutely to the many reporters.

He was a remarkable rookie!

The reporters were amazed. They had seen many players who became discouraged after suffering setbacks, especially those who became the scapegoats of the team in such important matches. But this young man would not. He would be saddened by his mistakes and shed tears, but this would not make him depressed. He would turn everything into a driving force to make himself more positive.

Such a player, full of positive energy, would not only become stronger, but one day, he would become a role model for all professional players, wouldn't he?

Everyone, at this moment, undoubtedly believed in this.

The first round of the playoffs also came to a complete end after this match. Tyranny, Samsara, Howling, and Tiny Herb, the top four teams in the regular season, all defeated their opponents and advanced to the semi-finals.