It seemed that the Blitzkrieg team had now entered a difficult situation. Although there was still a crucial team match later, the Black Rose team’s 3:0 lead brought them a lot of pressure.
If they won the next small team match and entered the team match at 3:2, then if they also won the team match, the result of 3:7 would still allow them to add another 2 points to the standings. However, if the small team match was lost and they entered the team match with a score of 5:0, then no matter how hard they strived, even if they won in the end, it would still be a 5:5 tie, and the two sides can only add 1 point each to the standings. Of course, the possibility of a complete defeat ending with 10:0 had never occurred to them before the game.
“Let’s go.” Yu Guancheng took a deep breath, looked around at the obviously depressed atmosphere of the team members, and frowned slightly, “Don’t let them look down on you.”
“And of course, don’t put too much burden on yourself.” Lu Wenbin noticed the nervousness of several people. Although he had already participated in the individual competition and was not on the roster for the small team competition, he did not forget to cheer his teammates up.
“Don’t worry, we will definitely win this game.” Bu Shao, the operator of the priest, A Pile of Benefits, as the team’s solid rear support, smiled calmly, and his determined tone made the others feel much more at ease.
“Let’s go!” Fan Zhengyang let out a long breath and energetically jumped up from the chair.
As a player who had joined the Blitzkrieg team two years ago, he was at the intersection between the old and the new players in the team. His mediocre strength did not have much to offer, but he has always occupied a place among the regular players because of his steady performance. In this crucial competition, there was indeed a lot of pressure on such a player with average talent.
He looked up and happened to see the three people from the Black Rose team also standing up from the players’ bench.
Liu Zeshen, Shen Changyu, You Jing.
They were all old acquaintances of everyone. Putting these three players, who were the backbone of the Black Rose team together in the small team competition, would add even more pressure on the opponents… Fan Zhengyang thought like this and looked at the back of Yu Guancheng who was walking in front of him. A determined look gradually appeared in his eyes.
No matter how strong the opponent was, the presence of their own captain was enough to make them believe they could completely overturn the opponent’s position.
When the battle lineups of both sides appeared on the big screen, the atmosphere in the field was suddenly ignited, and the attention of the previous individual competition was instantly focused on this 3V3 duel.
As everyone knew, last season, the duel between the captains of the Black Rose team almost ended with Yu Guancheng’s victory. Although there was a miscalculation factor in the team’s formation, no matter what, on the field, victory meant everything.
Now, a year later, it was this arena again, and it was still a 3V3 battle stage. What will be the result of the battle?
With the characters of both teams loaded, the lineups appeared on the map.
The captain of the Blitzkrieg team, Yu Guancheng, operated the char Canned Eel, and his profession was a demon hunter. Fan Zhengyang’s character was The Sun’s Way, a ghost priest who specialized in the cursed ghost’s path. Coupled with Bu Shao’s priest character A Pile Of Benefits, the three-man lineup could be regarded as the most typical combination of attack and support in the small team game.
Generally speaking, such a lineup should not put much pressure on a healer like You Jing. But, because of Fan Zhengyang’s usual combination of special cursed ghost equipment and Yu Guancheng’s recognized title as the strongest offensive in the League, the explosive power and pressure matched together, were completely beyond what other players could bring to the table.
The map for this match was the Wild Forest.
As the most troublesome map, the Wild Forest was undoubtedly the map everyone wanted to see most in the Zone. After all, the intricate terrain and low visibility ensured that each team had enough room for tactical maneuvers. Although in a 3v3 team match, the layout that could be used on the map was much less maneuverable than the 5v5 team match, still, it was enough to arouse strong interest from viewers.
The players on both sides refreshed their respective resurrection points and began to move skillfully. Facing this kind of map that seems very complicated to many people, all of them as professional players appeared to be extremely well-trained.
On the Blitzkrieg team’s side, Yu Guancheng’s Canned Eel marched at the front, followed by Fan Zhengyang’s The Sun’s Way, who walked a few steps away, ready to provide immediate support. As for Bu Shao’s priest, A Pile of Benefits, he walked in the last position without slowing down, under the cover of his two teammates.
From the global perspective, it was not difficult to see that Fan Zhengyang was very cautious in every step he took. At the same time, he always controlled the distance between himself and his two teammates and provided strict personal protection for both of them almost at the same time.
This moving formation showed a clear division of labor. No matter how complex the terrain was, the connection between the three was very smooth and natural, and they appeared to have a tacit understanding.
The same perspective was applied to the Black Rose team, and the same strict unity functioned. However, the three avoided the encounter with the Blitzkrieg team and went in the completely opposite direction.
“How should I say it… It’s hard to guess whether the Black Rose team chose to evade this way because of some lingering shadows in their hearts or whether it is a deliberate strategic deployment,” Mao Dou said.
“I think there are both reasons, but after all, it is a professional team, so let’s look forward to the future development together.” Xiao Wu said with a smile.
As soon as she finished her words, as if to prove it, the three members of the Black Rose circled around a thorn bush, with a clear targeting goal. That was obviously a tactical arrangement that had been made earlier.
From this angle, the Blitzkrieg players would be clearly exposed in the first moment, no matter which angle they appeared from.
At this time, the currently marching Blitzkrieg team seemed to feel something, and they stopped their movement. They reached their current position without any contact, which was enough for them to understand that the Black Rose team intended to avoid a head-on confrontation. Thus, the opponent may have used the opening time to complete all strategic deployments.
No head-on confrontation? This was not surprising to the Blitzkrieg team. After all, few teams would choose such a simple and crude method when facing a team like theirs whose main style was a strong offensive.
Because he was used to it, when faced with an unknown situation, Yu Guancheng immediately commanded the team to change direction and dived into the depths of the dense forest.
As soon as he made this move, the atmosphere in the arena became tense. If the Blitzkrieg team followed the current direction, they would soon meet the Black Rose team in the thorn bushes area.
The Blitzkrieg team, full formation, was getting closer and closer to the Black Rose team’s ambush point.
Getting into range now!
Seeing the opponent’s characters through the first perspective of Choose a Tree, many people could not help but cry out in their hearts. However, they didn’t have time to get excited, and there was a sudden shuddering vibration, and gravel flew on the field, not far from the Blitzkrieg team’s position.
This was supposed to be the first official shot of the small team match, but the surprise completely overshadowed the audience’s excitement.
What the hell?!
You must know that the Blitzkrieg team was completely unaware of the enemy, and just moving a little further was enough to enter the ambush area of the Black Rose team. What a great opportunity to catch the opponent. However, it turned out to be an absurd hope that had no completion, but it just suddenly exposed the hard work of the Black Rose team to create an ambush around them.
The Black Rose players this time were You Jing, a healer, and Liu Zeshen, a melee player. So, the only possibility for this sudden “fire” incident was Shen Changyu, who has always been known for his reliability and stability.
Was it a mistake? Would Vice Captain Shen really make such a rookie mistake?
Anyway, after the attack just now, the members of the Blitzkrieg team took a few steps back as expected, quickly adjusted their positions, and decisively opened a sufficient distance.
“It seems that the Blitzkrieg team has grasped the general direction of the Black Rose.” Seeing the countermeasures, as a professional commentator, it was not difficult for Mao Dou to make such a judgment. At the same time, it was inevitable to feel a little regret. “Actually, the Black Rose team’s ambush position was very well chosen. If it wasn’t for Shen Changyu’s mistake, they could have completed a very nice sneak attack.”
“However, the Black Rose team doesn’t seem to… intend an ambush?” Compared to Mao Dou’s emotionality, Xiao Wu seemed much more rational. She soon discovered the different dynamics in the field. In order to prevent her partner from getting further and further wrong in the explanation, she had to remind him.
“Huh?” After such a suggestion, Mao Dou also discovered the strangeness of the situation.
After estimating the location of the Black Rose team, the Blitzkrieg team did not blindly avoid it but started approaching it in a roundabout way.
However, what they didn’t know was that at the same time, the Black Rose team also suddenly started to retreat.
In this way, at the coordinate point where the two teams were about to collide for the first time, Team Blitzkrieg‘s prepared offensive suddenly came to nothing.
Psychological warfare? After missing a hit, Yu Guancheng inevitably felt a little bit more pressure. But at the same time, because of this tense and heavy atmosphere, the fighting spirit in his eyes became even more intense.
Just as he was leading his teammates to carefully search their surroundings, another skill suddenly exploded not far from them. The situation was similar to the previous one.
If it was a mistake, could it possibly occur twice in a row? Yu Guancheng frowned.
