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

Dominic's face was grim. It seemed as if his opponent could read his mind, and every attack he made hit his vital spot with pinpoint accuracy.

Even though they no longer have the ability to solve their own problems, they still insist on tearing a piece of their own flesh off.

However, this is a very unwise thing to do... unless Battle Mages are no longer seen in team battles.

Dominic's defense became loose, and the opponent was probably trying to wear him down. In terms of psychological tactics, none of the fifteen national teams could use them as effectively as the Chinese team.

There's no need to waste time and energy fighting with the other party.

However, a sense of unease lingered in his heart.

Dominic trusts his sixth sense, an intuition that is one of the key factors that enables him to achieve great success...

The thought that he would lose constantly reminded Dominic of his own impending defeat, but he had no idea where this feeling came from.

One Autumn Leaf's mana was almost depleted, and Dominic's health had also dropped to within the kill threshold.

Dominic's most dangerous moment has passed; now it's time for the venomous snakes to strike.

However, Dominic still couldn't find the source of that sense of danger.

Where exactly is it?!

This agonizing feeling made Dominic very uncomfortable.

……

It will take a little longer.

Ye Xiu's expression was serious, his eyes fixed on the other person. The timing wasn't right yet; there was still a chance the other person would wake up.

Faster, faster.

One Autumn Leaf's attacks became even more ferocious, with Evil Blade constantly colliding with Heavenly Punishment, producing crisp sounds. This forced Dominic to focus all his attention on One Autumn Leaf.

Is it... the will of a fighter?
No, that shouldn't be the case. I'm intentionally controlling the number of combos from my Fighter's Will; my opponent probably isn't planning to use that to turn the tide...

But Dominic's intuition told him that the danger did not seem to come from One Autumn Leaf itself.

As time went on, the sense of danger grew stronger and stronger, even affecting Dominic's heart rate.

Ye Xiu's heart rate was also rising in sync.

"So damn, I can't bring a heart rate monitor right now," Fang Rui cursed. "Otherwise, my heart rate would definitely be no lower than theirs! I'm much more nervous now than when I was playing on it myself."

“Who says otherwise… And, if you’re nervous, can you please stop grabbing my thigh!” Zhang Jiale asked, “I think that kid seems to be waking up a bit…”

"Just a little while longer." Li Wen looked at the map and repeated softly, "Just a little while longer..."

Three, two, one...

coming!

Ye Xiu narrowed his eyes, One Autumn Leaf flashed, and after pressing down on Evil Spirit, he placed his palm on Dominic's body. The next moment, petals fell everywhere, and the Falling Flower Palm directly struck Dominic's body, taking away One Autumn Leaf's last bit of mana. One Autumn Leaf then turned and left!

What is he trying to do?
The alarm bells in his mind suddenly went off. After Dominic's body flew out, the world seemed to turn black and white, and color was fading away from him...

This is... damn!

Dominic's pupils contracted; he had forgotten about this!
The poison damage from outside the circle!
This is the true source of One Autumn Leaf's final damage!

This is the fundamental reason why One Autumn Leaf kept putting pressure on itself, leaving itself no time to look at the minimap!

It's alright, though. I still have 18% health left. Even though it's the last layer of poison, it will take five seconds to kill me, and I can reach the final circle in three seconds. Two seconds have already passed, and then…

puff!

Dominic's expression froze. He looked down and saw a small, inconspicuous object lying at his feet.

The Mage class, and the Summoner class's low-level skills below level 20.

【thorny vine】.

Other damage is negligible, but it has one most fatal flaw at present.

effect……

Froze for a second!
There was absolutely no time left.

【fail】!
Silver-gray text appeared on Dominic's screen, and Dominic was somewhat lost in thought.

I lost again?

In the World Invitational Tournament, after facing Lord Grim in the previous round, he lost again in this match, and again to a... Battle Mage?
The entire venue fell silent for a second, then erupted in a roar that seemed to shake the entire place upside down. Not only the main venue, but also the four branch venues, saw all the supporters of the Chinese team burst into the loudest cheers.

Inside the lounge, Sun Xiang's eyes lit up: "Damn!"

【glory】!
"It's really not easy..." Ye Xiu sighed, rubbing his wrist. He was really getting old. He felt like he couldn't go on after just the first person in the arena.

Ye Xiu thought for a moment and laughed. So this is what it felt like for Lao Wu to play Glory back then?

Not bad...

The number one Battle Mage...

It's pretty good.

The scoreboard spun around and settled at 1 to 0.

China team takes the first goal.

The US team's preparation area was completely silent; no one dared to speak, and no one even dared to look at Dominic's expression.

Oliver stood up and left the bench without even saying goodbye.

With this low pressure, who would dare to go up and cause trouble?
On the US team's bench, everyone looked down at each other. Finally, Cameron nudged Harrison several times before Harrison reluctantly looked up: "Boss, well... you know the big picture perfectly well, we don't need to explain. Losing one game isn't a big deal, and the other team wasn't really stronger than you in terms of raw skill; they mostly relied on home advantage and..."

"No need to say anything, I'm not a sore loser," Dominic said.

Harrison breathed a sigh of relief: "Boss Gao! Then I won't say anything more!"

"Where's that bastard?" Dominic turned to look at the preparation area. Not only was the team leader absent, but the deputy team leader was also nowhere to be seen.

Harrison fell silent. What's that Chinese saying again? "Everyone sweeps the snow from their own doorstep, and doesn't care about the frost on someone else's roof," right?
Those two guys aren't teammates, they don't need to play, and they've already angered the boss like this. Let them die... It's none of my business!
"Captain, let's deal with them later. Right now, the most important thing is the match, isn't it?" Kim Taemin said with a fawning smile.

"Are you teaching me how to do things?" Dominic asked coldly, getting up and leaving the preparation area.

I hope those two are doing well.

The American team members exchanged glances and shook their heads helplessly.

In that instant, they seemed to feel that the trophy sitting in the center of the stage was even further away from them...

(End of this chapter)