Full-time master: I have a spirit behind me.

"Very good, then, thank you for your help." The American team leader smiled and then hung up the phone.

Now everything is fine. I really didn't expect there to be such a pleasant surprise.

The US team leader put his phone away, straightened his face, and then burst out laughing.

A key player on the Chinese national team mistakenly took ephedrine, and the team leader replaced him. What's the difference between this and giving him away for free?!

Perfect, so perfect!
"What's wrong?" Dominic led the American team out of the elevator, frowning as he looked at the American team leader who was grinning like a madman.

"Ah, no, it's nothing, Mr. Dominic." The American team leader forcibly suppressed his joy: "Are we preparing to depart?"

Dominic frowned: "Otherwise what?"

"I'll make the arrangements right away." The American team leader shook his shoulders as he left the hotel lobby.

"This guy, is he going to go crazy from all the pressure?" Harrison stroked his chin, watching the team leader's departing figure with suspicion.

"Maybe." Dominic said noncommittally: "Today, we'll completely crush Li Wen of the Chinese team, and then bring the trophy back."

"Isn't that obvious..."

……

"That's about enough, let's stop." Xiao Shiqin glanced at the time, pushed open the door to the training room, and asked with slight concern, "How is it now? Can you play?"

"Let's drop the 'ma'..." Huang Shaotian muttered as he stood up from the opposite side, "There was no real fighting, just some practice. What do you think, Lao Ye?"

"More or less." Ye Xiu smiled, put away the account card, and looked at Xiao Shiqin: "What about Sun Xiang? How is he doing now?"

"The emergency application still hasn't been approved. There's not enough time. He's gone to the audience area now. He can't go through the player entrance with us." Xiao Shiqin sighed. "His condition is pretty low. Right now, that kid is still taking the blame on himself."

Ye Xiu nodded: "Let's talk about that later. Now, let's set off."

The players from the Chinese team stood up one by one and followed Ye Xiu through a special passage toward the rest room to wait for the pre-match drug test.

……

"..." Pan Lin was somewhat lost in thought, letting the makeup artist do whatever she wanted. She was clearly in a daze, which made the makeup artist relax a lot. Her movements became lighter, and she finished her work before the allotted time.

"There's no need to worry so much," Li Yibo said with a smile, "Although Captain Li can't use Lord Grim in the last match, the rotation in the last round was perfect. All the players should be in peak condition. We didn't win just because we relied on Lord Grim as the core, did we?"

Pan Lin sighed and nodded: "Although I knew that was the case, I still feel a little disappointed. If Lord Grim could have played, he could have easily won the match..."

"Actually, that's not the case." Li Yibo shook his head: "Do you still remember the 'Blossoming Bloodscape' from the third season?"

Pan Lin paused for a moment, then nodded: "I remember."

"Back then, Zhang Jiale and Sun Zheping used too much of the 'Blossoming Bloodscape' combo, which gave Team Excellent Era an opening. With Wu Xuefeng's help, One Autumn Leaf single-handedly broke through the 'Blossoming Bloodscape' combination," Li Yibo said with a smile.

"So, the other side might have made preparations to deal with the independent players?" Pan Lin was taken aback.

“Don’t underestimate the heroes of the world, not to mention they are all top professional players. They have probably made the necessary preparations long ago. If it really is Lord Grim, they might even find some flaws.” Li Yibo said, “Not using Lord Grim is actually a good thing.”

Hearing Li Yibo say that, Pan Lin felt much better.

"Alright, let's head to the studio to prepare. I wonder how those guys plan to play in the last match..."

……

"I just ran into an old friend, and he told me some really exciting news," the American team's commentator rushed in, beaming with excitement.

"Oh? What news?" The American team's guest was taken aback.

"The key player from the Chinese team who saved the life mistakenly took cold medicine containing ephedrine and will not play in the last game," the American commentator excitedly announced. "The Chinese team filed an appeal this morning, but we don't know the specific result yet..."

“Our team leader won’t let this opportunity pass by,” the American team’s guest said with a laugh. “Besides, if they appeal, it means that player was originally in the starting lineup…”

"Yes, I didn't expect something so dramatic to happen." The commentator for the American team exclaimed, "I thought the last game would be a fierce battle, but I didn't expect it to end so hastily."

"It's a real shame for the Chinese team, but even if they had been able to play, they definitely wouldn't have been a match for Dominic," the American team's guest said with a smile.

"Attention, both of you, we are about to switch to live streaming. Get ready..." The on-site director reminded them, and the commentators and guests put away their smiles and composed themselves.

……

"It's starting! It's starting!" Bai Shu exclaimed excitedly. "Entry is beginning! Go! Go, Captain!"

"Be more composed, be more composed!" Old Wei sighed, holding up his small binoculars. "Learn from me..."

"Is it possible that he learned it from you?" Lü Liang shouted, waving the national flag and the national team flag in his hand.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. I've always been a calm and polite young man..."

"You'd better hurry up and give up!" Lü Liang rolled his eyes.

"You really have no self-awareness at all," Fang Shijing sighed.

"Go for it!" Lin Jingyan shouted, smiling as he added, "Actually, this is quite nice, being a fan cheering for the team we support from the sidelines."

"Yeah! Go go go! Crush the American team!" Chu Xiong shouted excitedly. He had the Chinese national flag on his left cheek and the national team flag on his right cheek, with the Ember team's emblem below.

Chu Xue covered her ears somewhat helplessly, but after a moment's hesitation, she blended into the atmosphere.

The only one on the Ember team who could remain calm was Qiu Fei, the youngest member.

"Wait... something's not right." Old Wei put down the binoculars, then raised them again for a closer look, before shoving them at Fang Shijing: "Old Fang, take a look. I don't know if I'm seeing things, but I can't see that guy Sun Xiang."

"You must be mistaken, there's no way he wouldn't be here at this time..." Fang Shijing paused for a moment, took the binoculars, but his expression quickly turned serious: "He's definitely not here!"

"Did you go to the toilet urgently?" Bai Shu asked, scratching his head.

"Isn't it?"

"Could it be that you caught a cold while saving someone yesterday?" Lü Liang asked, taken aback.

"hiss……"

The audience quickly noticed the situation of the fourteen players on the Chinese team, and everyone's expressions were different.

"Alright, both teams are entering the arena. As we can see, the Chinese team only has fourteen players on the field. Excluding the two team leaders, only twelve of the main players are present… Yes, you read that right. The Chinese team's star player, Battle Mage Sun Xiang, was unable to play in the final match due to accidentally taking cold medicine. That's truly regrettable…" the American commentator said with a smile. "Furthermore, according to reports, Sun Xiang's account, One Autumn Leaf, is registered on the roster," the American team leader added, then glanced at the teleprompter: "So, the Chinese team's lineup for this match is incomplete… Okay, we can now see that both teams have shaken hands and returned to their seats. The referees are confirming the first match rosters, and the backstage has already sent the participating accounts to both teams…"

Our American team's first account to play was Battle Mage, Dominic.

The Chinese team's first match featured a Battle Mage, One Autumn Leaf, but unfortunately, the opponent...

Wait, what did I just see?!

The American team's guests stared wide-eyed at the Chinese team's preparation area in disbelief: "The Chinese team leader has taken off his jacket and is warming up?!"

At the four branch venues and the main venue, the fans of the Chinese team, as well as the members of the Chinese Glory Professional League who were originally frowning and discussing something, were all stunned. The venue instantly fell silent as they watched the figure on the big screen walk onto the stage.

"No... really?" Bai Yanfei swallowed.

"Little Wang has been removed, and Zhang Da Wang has taken his place?" Qin Muyun was taken aback.

Han Wenqing did not express his opinion, but looked at the figure walking onto the stage with a serious expression.

……

Dominic frowned, glancing at the Chinese team leader who was walking towards them, and then at the referee beside him.

"Since Sun Xiang of the Huaxia team mistakenly took cold medicine before the match, Ye Xiu, the team leader of Huaxia team, will take over this match," the referee confirmed with a nod.

Dominic interrupted directly: "That's not what I'm asking. Ask him why they used a battle mage in their first battle and didn't use Lord Grim!"

The referee paused, exchanged a glance with the referee beside him who was in charge of translating for the Chinese team, and asked somewhat strangely, "Don't you know? The relevant rules were announced yesterday. Lord Grim is not Li Wen's registered account, and it's stipulated that only players of Glory's 24 professional classes can participate in the competition. Casual accounts have been banned. Wasn't this an initiative launched by your American team?"

"Our American team... initiated this initiative?!" Dominic was stunned, then as if he remembered something, he suddenly turned his head to look at the American team leader in the direction of the preparation bench.

The team leader noticed Dominic's gaze and looked away somewhat guiltily.

"That bastard..." Dominic clenched his fists, wanting to smash his fist into that bastard's face.

What does this mean? Just because he lost to Lord Grim once...twice, does that mean he's no match for Lord Grim?!

They actually resorted to such despicable means...

No wonder, no wonder that guy has been asking everyone to hand in their phones for intensive training these past two days.

Dominic felt a surge of anger.

"It seems you really don't know about this," the referee on the Chinese team's side said. "This is what Mr. Ye Xiu said."

Dominic turned his head and looked at the team leader of the Chinese team who had come onto the field.

"You are an admirable professional player." Ye Xiu smiled and extended his hand, while the referee relayed his words.

"I will do my best and won't embarrass you too much." Dominic was in no mood to care why the opposing team's player wasn't Sun Xiang, but this Chinese team leader he had met a few times before. He just wanted to finish the game quickly and go back to have a good talk with that presumptuous bastard about this.

With fists and slaps.

This guy is really something...

Ye Xiu smiled, not at all angry at the other party's disdain. He nodded, turned and walked towards the player's passage, used his ID card to enter the competition area, and sat down in front of the competition equipment.

I wasn't in a hurry to debug the equipment; I was a little dazed.

I thought I would never be able to enter this place again, but unexpectedly, I have this last chance.

Ye Xiu smiled, placed his hands on the keyboard, and began typing on the document.

His speed was slow but steady, and the document used to test keyboard sensitivity was typed on bit by bit.

"Is that Chinese team leader really capable? My grandma is faster than him."

"Hey, the team leaders are basically just professional league staff who are here to gain experience and enhance their credentials. That guy obviously doesn't know how to play Glory, but he was thrown up to make up the numbers because they didn't want Dominic to face a second person directly."

"It doesn't matter. Dominic took on three of them anyway. I could do it too. If I use all my energy to dodge, I might last longer than him."

"That's true, anyway it's 3-0, I might as well go for it... um?"

The voices of the American team's spectators, who had been mocking them, gradually quieted down.

On the screen, the Chinese team leader, who was considered to lack honor, was moving faster and faster.

"Well... after all, they're employees of the professional league. There's nothing to be proud of if they type faster, right?"

"Yes, that's right, Honor of Kings isn't just a game that requires fast hands!"

……

Whew, my touch was really good today. Ye Xiu let out a small sigh of relief, his heart beating a little faster than usual, something he hadn't done in a long time.

The heart rate monitor he carried accurately displayed Ye Xiu's current heart rate, which was also reflected on the external screen.

"Ye Xiu is getting excited," Yu Wenzhou said with a smile.

"It's inevitable, isn't it?" Xiao Shiqin nodded.

The members of the Chinese national team looked up at the figure on the screen.

Not only them, but also Pan Lin, who had seemed a bit dazed just now, Li Yibo, who had a strange expression and hadn't recovered yet, the fans in the Huaxia team's stands, the audience watching the live broadcast, the professional players on site, and the professional players who couldn't come because of other things.

No one thought Ye Xiu was nervous.

Because Ye Xiu had a smile on his face.

【One Autumn Leaf has been added to the room】.

[User: XIU YE]

[Preparation confirmed].

(End of this chapter)