Chapter 659 Shifting Formation (Please Subscribe!!!)
Ye Xiu and the others were well aware that Zhou Yichen liked to slow down the pace in the later stages of the arena matches.

After all, we've faced them more than once in the domestic league, excluding practice matches.

The reason is simple: as the difference in health points between the two sides increases, Zhou Yichen will choose to preserve his health and eliminate the enemy in front of him in the simplest way.

This will greatly increase his chances of winning when facing an opponent at full health.

This is why Zhou Yichen is often able to defeat two or three opponents at once; his planning for Yiyu Xingchen's health and mana is extremely meticulous.

He doesn't unleash all his skills at once; sometimes he can defeat two or three opponents without even using the Dragon Soaring Sky skill.

Domestic professional players know best just how powerful Zhou Yichen's Dragon Soaring to the Sky is.

However, releasing the Dragon Soaring to the Sky skill requires a large amount of mana, so Zhou Yichen sometimes chooses to let go of this skill.

The key to his sustained fighting ability lies in his fighting spirit.

Anyone who has observed Yi Yu Xing Chen's combo attacks in each arena match will notice that his average combo is around fifty.

This means that Zhou Yichen can unleash the fifth stage of Fighter's Will in every match, which is an incredibly impressive feat.

But now, facing Polk, Zhou Yichen did not slow down the pace, but continued to revive his team.

"Zhou Yichen's speed changes are not targeted at everyone; it's not his habit, but his tactic."

Tactics can change!
Knowing that the opponent's captain is on the field, Zhou Yichen has only one goal: to defeat them.

Instead of fantasizing about whether you can defeat two or three opponents at once, that's unrealistic.

Zhou Yichen not only did not slow down, but instead became faster and faster as he fought.

This caught Polk off guard, and in the end, Yiyu Xingchen sacrificed 94% of his health to eliminate the German team's star player, Polk.

glory!!!

"Let's congratulate Zhou Yichen on defeating Polk and securing a winning start for the Chinese team. 1-0, China is in the lead for now!" Li Ju stood up and said.

"This is Zhou Yichen!"

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause. The match was fast-paced and very exciting to watch.

"Damn, thank goodness I sped up at the end." Zhou Yichen wiped the sweat from his brow. Polk's final counterattack was too exaggerated, completely disorganized, all about speed, and every move was deadly.

"Is this the true strength of the German team's captain?" Li Xuan's mouth dropped open.
At first, Li Xuan thought he could still put up a fight against Polk, but Polk's counterattack shattered his hopes.

In terms of hand speed alone, Li Xuan believes that few people can keep up.

"If it were me..." Sun Xiang couldn't help but imagine in his mind whether he could withstand this counterattack if it wasn't Zhou Yichen on the field but him.

Can't catch it!
This was the first thought that popped into Sun Xiang's mind.
“Even someone as strong as Polk made a mistake. He kept waiting for Yi Yu Xingchen to slow down, but Yi Yu Xingchen had no intention of doing so at all. This caused Polk to waste a lot of his health points,” Yu Wenzhou laughed.

"So, sometimes overthinking isn't a good thing!" Ye Xiu shook his head and said.

1 to 0,

China took the lead.
This point is crucial. With Zhou Yichen defeating Polk, the German team's chances of turning the tide in this match are extremely slim.

Although Bismarck, who came on second in the lineup, managed to eliminate the low-health Ephemeral Dust.

However, the second Chinese player to take the court once again plunged the German team into despair.

China Team: Zhou Zekai, ID: Yiqiangchuanyun, Occupation: Sharpshooter.

“Zhou Yichen and Zhou Zekai coming in succession, I’m afraid only the national team can do that!” Pan Lin said with a smile.

“Yes, in the cycle of reincarnation, their positions are almost fixed: Zhou Yichen starts, and Zhou Zekai defends his title,” Li Yibo said.

The reason why the Samsara team has such a high win rate in the arena is that their trident is positioned in the first, third, and fifth positions respectively.

Many domestic teams now find a sense of comfort in seeing Zhou Yichen in a one-on-one match during the Samsara tournament.

At least, only one person will be defeated, instead of a group being defeated in a ring match.

After defeating Polk, apart from Q.P, the other German players, while strong, would find it difficult to perform well against the Chinese team's lineup.

As expected, Zhou Zekai took to the field and, after eliminating Bismarck, used his remaining health to defeat A. Frankensteiner.

But in the end, he still fell to Bertie's katana.

One wears two!

3 to 2,

"How about it? This position suits you well, right?" Ye Xiu asked as he watched Zhou Zekai return.

"Yes, thank you, Master Ye!" Zhou Zekai nodded and said this time.

Zhou Zekai is very satisfied with his second-place position.

"Next, it's my turn!" Chu Yunxiu picked up the peripheral, put Zhou Yichen's bracelet on her own wrist, and then walked towards the competition area.

"I'm telling you, why don't you two just buy one more? It's not like you're short of money," Huang Shaotian complained.

"That's why I said you were single," Fang Rui retorted.

This was bought when Zhou Yichen debuted in the seventh season, and he reached his peak right from the start, winning four championships.

Every time Zhou Yichen holds up a cup, he reveals this bracelet, leading some people to believe that the bracelet brings good luck.

But actually, Zhou Yichen's reason for buying it was very simple.

It's pink and so pretty.

But Chu Yunxiu clearly believed this, so every time she went on stage, she would take out Zhou Yichen's bracelet and wear it.

Su Mucheng chuckled to herself, thoroughly enjoying the moment.

China Team: Chu Yunxiu, ID: Fengcheng Yanyu, Class: Elemental Mage.

The fact that elemental mages face the Demon Slayer and the extremely simple Arena map is actually at a disadvantage for them.

After all, once someone gets close, the Demon Slayer's clingy nature will be fully exposed.

But Chu Yunxiu was clearly not an ordinary elemental mage player.

"Such fierce firepower." As a fellow elemental mage, this was A. Frankenstein's first impression upon seeing Wind City Misty Rain.

“It’s not just her firepower that’s fierce; look at her positioning. She’s clearly using the Ghost Array on the enemy’s Berti,” Schneider said.

"That positioning looks so familiar!" Seyfried looked at Wind City Rain's positioning and had a sense of familiarity, as did Larsio.

“Zhou Yichen!” Polk said expressionlessly.

"Oh!" Seyfried and Larsius suddenly realized.

“But I remember they weren’t on the same team!” Bismarck asked doubtfully.

“They are a couple,” Q.P. said.

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Q·P's words silenced the entire German team. The reason was simple: the German team was a veritable temple, full of single guys.

Some people believe that dating will affect their career, while others simply don't like girls.

“Berti is going to lose,” Schneider said.

"Your health is 40 percent lower than your opponent's. Bertie has done his best." Bismarck said this while glancing at Polk.

He knew that Polk was very strict with his younger brother, stricter than any of them.

With the score at 4-2, if things continue like this, the German team will only be able to get a maximum of three points in the tournament.

It's not that they lack confidence in Q·P, but rather that there are too many exceptionally skilled players among the Chinese team's players who haven't yet played.

After the Wind City Misty Rain was dealt with, the fourth player in the Chinese team was announced on the electronic screen above the stage.

China Team: Wang Jiexi, ID: Wang Buluoxing, Occupation: Magic Scholar.

Q·P's unconventional moves immediately reminded him of Amadeus of the Swiss team.

But Wang Jiexi's fighting style is even more varied than Amadeus'. He had seen the battle between Wang Jiexi and Amadeus, a clash between two peak magic scholars.

Q.P. admitted that he was at a disadvantage against both of them.

boom!
Faced with Wang Buliuxing, who dominated the skies, Q·P didn't even have time to chant a spell.

"So it seems that warlocks really can't beat magic scholars," Xiao Shiqin said, adjusting his glasses.

"What does Captain Yu think?"

"That depends on whose sorcerer, whose magic scholar. You're talking about Captain Wang, it wouldn't work no matter who comes," Yu Wenzhou said with a smirk.

Yu Wenzhou didn't even dare to think about what he would do if he faced Wang Jiexi in a one-on-one fight.
Cold!

With acid rain and dry ice covering Q·P, the tournament finally came to an end.

5 to 3,

The same score as the first leg,
However, the mindset was completely different. The Chinese team was only one team competition away from entering the finals of the World Invitational Tournament.

For the German team, this team match is a must-win, and a resounding victory at that.

If you win, you keep your hopes of advancing alive; if you lose, you're eliminated.

"Good job!"

Winning this match put the Chinese team at ease.

"Let's take them down in one fell swoop. Now is the time when their morale is at its lowest," Ye Xiu said, gathering everyone together.

"Yes, we'll win the team competition and advance to the finals!" Zhou Yichen said, clenching his fist.

Compared to the united spirit of the Chinese team, the German team seemed much more silent.

Their problem actually existed a long time ago: there was no one in the team who could liven up the atmosphere.

Once you fall behind, it becomes as lifeless as the Europa League final.

The reason the atmosphere was relatively relaxed earlier was simple: everyone was winning championships and moving in the same direction.

But now, it's different.

Polk and Q.P were aware of the team's problems, but neither of them was suited to the role due to their personalities.

Lalcio is a priest, with a gentle nature, while Berti, needless to say, is exactly the same, influenced by his brother.

Schneider was a man of few words, and Seyfried and Frankensteiner were newcomers. They were all senior members of the team, so neither of them dared to speak carelessly.

In the end, only Bismarck was left to choose, and in the first round, Bismarck was immediately silenced by Zhou Yichen.

After the halftime break, the team match between the two sides was about to begin.

This time, the Chinese team once again opted for a lineup change, while the German team, although maintaining the same roster, changed the positions.

After the captains of both teams filled out their rosters, the rosters for the team competition were then displayed on the electronic screen.

Team China:
Zhou Yichen, ID: Yiyu Xingchen, Class: Battle Mage.

Han Wenqing, ID: Desert Lone Smoke, Occupation: Martial Arts Master.

Yu Wenzhou, ID: Soksar, Class: Warlock.

Huang Shaotian, ID: Night Rain Sounds, Occupation: Swordsman.

Zhang Xinjie, ID: Shi Buzhuan, Occupation: Priest.

The sixth person, Fang Rui, ID: Hai Wuliang, profession: Qigong Master.

Germany:
Jürgen Barisavic Polk, ID: Polk, Occupation: Boxer.

Perfect Quality, ID: Q·P, Class: Warlock.

Berti Barisavic Polk, ID: Burka (Berti), Occupation: Ghost Swordsman (Demon Slayer).

Michael Bismarck, ID: Bismarck, Class: Battle Mage.

Vulcan Lalsiou, ID: Lucretius, Occupation: Priest.

The sixth person, Tankumaru Schneider, ID: Schneider, class: Ghost Swordsman (Ghost).

"The German team actually dismantled their duo?" Xiao Shiqin was somewhat surprised.

It's worth noting that the cornerstone of the German team's team competition was the "two ghosts" (referring to two key players), but now they've dismantled them.

"Actually, it's not like we completely demolished it!" Li Xuan said.

As long as Berti isn't the first German player to be eliminated, the German team's "double ghost" formation can still be formed.

"The reason they did this was to slow down the pace of the Double Ghosts. In the first game, their Double Ghosts were targeted too badly by us," Ye Xiu said with a smile.

In the first round, the German team's two key players never played together; Berti and Schneider were completely separate players.

Therefore, Q·P chose to move Bismarck to the starting lineup this time, forming a three-front line with Polk and Bertie to counter the Chinese team's two battle mages.

Unfortunately, their targeting failed once again.

The Chinese team's tactical change was reasonable, but what surprised them was that the two battle mages were dismantled.

"I never thought I'd live to see Yu Wenzhou, Huang Shaotian, and Wang Jiexi on the same team!" Zhang Jiale exclaimed with a smile.

Blue Rain and Tiny Herb have been bitter rivals since Season 6.

Neither side was willing to admit defeat. Tiny Herb felt that Blue Rain had stolen their back-to-back championships. After all, in Season 7, after the removal of the feature that prevented text bubbles from being sent after death, Tiny Herb, one of the top four teams, successfully defeated Blue Rain to enter the finals.

Blue Rain, on the other hand, thought Tiny Herb was talking nonsense. They said that a loss is a loss, and talking about it is pointless.

They even mocked that they still got crushed by Samsara in the finals.

Therefore, every subsequent match between Tiny Herb and Blue Rain became a highly anticipated one.

I wonder what the Blue Rain and Tiny Herb fans watching this match are thinking. They might be smiling on the surface, but cursing under their breath.

After the two exchanged fist bumps as a greeting, the match officially began.

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Ethereal Words and Stardust, loading complete.

The lone smoke rising from the desert has finished loading.

Soksar, loading complete.

The sound of rain at night is annoying. Loading complete.

Polk has finished loading.

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(End of this chapter)

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