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    The commentators announced the news of TWG’s substitution, and the bullet screen in the live broadcast room immediately started setting the rhythm.

    Yuan is truly incompetent. He made too many mistakes. Does that revolver even qualify to challenge Propro?

    My assessment is that I could do it too.

    Enough already. He’s a rookie. Can’t you give him some slack? Besides, he adjusted his state later on.

    So what if he’s a rookie? Does being a rookie mean he shouldn’t be criticized for losing the match?

    How come your Shen Xiao never makes mistakes? He still chickens out like a coward.

    Not as good at feeding as your dad.

    For a time, everyone was tearing into each other and cursing, devolving into chaos.

    The two commentators had seen major storms and were already extremely familiar with this situation. To be precise, almost every match ended up like this.

    Commentator C said, “Yuan is still a rookie player after all. He was only promoted from the second team to the first team during the playoffs, and he lacks experience in major tournaments. It’s only natural to be nervous on stage. Fortunately, his state returned later, which is a case of mending the fold after the sheep are lost, shortening YNG’s next attack time to two minutes.”

    “Bringing on Chen is also to give this young rookie a chance to calm down. It shows that Yuan is an indispensable and important strategic point for TWG,” Commentator D said calmly. “Fans, there’s no need to worry. This is a BO5 match, and the situation on the field is constantly changing. Anything can happen.”

    Commentator C smiled, “That’s right. Alright, the break time is over, and the second match is about to begin.”

    Unlike Yuan Shaofeng, Bai Chen was a veteran with a steady mindset. He would never act impulsively on the field due to personal emotions.

    Jiang Yuxin had sharp eyes and could tell that Yuan Shaofeng’s poor state was likely related to a player on the opposing side. He didn’t know about Bai Chen and Bai Ke’s situation, but he knew that Shen Xiao liked Qu Qingyue. Fearing that Shen Xiao might follow in Yuan Shaofeng’s footsteps and throw good rounds, he nervously scrutinized Shen Xiao’s expression.

    There was no helping it. Shen Xiao was not as smooth as Xie Wei, nor as steady as Bai Chen. His temper and personality were very straightforward, which had given Jiang Yuxin endless headaches when he first joined the team. Over the years, as he aged, he had improved somewhat, but old habits die hard…

    However, he didn’t expect Shen Xiao to show no signs of being troubled by love at all. He was leisurely leaning on the sofa, staring intently at his phone, looking relaxed, and occasionally chuckling to himself.

    Had he… moved on?

    Jiang Yuxin was puzzled but felt relieved. He then turned his attention to the other sofa, where Xie Wei, the captain he always considered meticulous and comprehensive, was subtly embracing his Medic, whispering sweet nothings with his lips close to the Medic’s ear, his eyes and lips full of smiles. Jiang Yuxin felt another knot in his heart.

    Yes, before this, Xie Wei had never been on the trending topics so many times or caused so much trouble for him to handle in Legal Affairs due to personal issues.

    But ever since Xu Ziyan appeared, everything had changed.

    His workload had increased exponentially.

    Jiang Yuxin sighed deeply, telling himself to just let it go. One was his current cash cow, and the other was his future cash cow. Who could he blame? He should just work hard…

    In the second round, Bai Chen was on the field.

    As soon as he entered the game, and with TWG as the attacking side, the entire team’s style was refreshed, becoming fierce.

    Shen Xiao and Bai Chen were old partners. Knowing that Bai Chen had his back, Shen Xiao charged exceptionally aggressively this round. With sufficient front-line firepower, combined with Xie Wei’s sniping, YNG couldn’t attempt any flanking maneuvers. They could only honestly stay in the point with all four players, just like TWG in the previous round, playing a pure offense and defense battle.

    Xu Ziyan had been chased through three points in the previous round, and now it was finally his turn to flank.

    However, the secondary weapon he carried was not a healing vial but an armor pack.

    “It’s likely because of the presence of the healing sniper rifle, eliminating the need for healing vials to replenish the front line’s health, and also to improve his survival ability when flanking, so he brought an armor pack,” Commentator C said. “And after all, he’s cutting the back line, which has no armor bonus. Even without the increased vulnerability effect, once the taser locks them down, Captain Xie’s sniper can guarantee a one-shot kill.”

    As she said, throughout the match, Xu Ziyan relied on that armor pack to move freely in YNG’s back line, more comfortable than in his own home.

    Moreover, he didn’t target Qu Qingyue, nor did he seem to be looking for her position. He charged into the back line and went straight for Bai Ke.

    Bai Ke reacted quickly. Several times when he heard Xu Ziyan flanking, he either vaulted over a wall or turned around for an instant sniper shot. But with Xu Ziyan carrying an armor pack, even if Bai Ke was cheating, he couldn’t instantly kill him. Sometimes, the stun from the taser wasn’t even to kill him, but purely to restrict him and prevent him from providing fire support for his team.

    Without the sniper’s interference, the remaining three TWG players advanced more smoothly on the front line.

    The escort objective was pushed straight to the final checkpoint. Bai Ke was tired of cursing Xu Ziyan, thinking that this checkpoint surely wouldn’t be flanked, but he didn’t relax his vigilance and cautiously moved to the second floor.

    Commentator C couldn’t help but laugh at the sight, “KK has to be so careful near his own spawn point, yet Ice is so comfortable in the opponent’s base. These two have truly swapped positions.”

    Commentator D: “However, his precaution is correct, because Ice hasn’t left at all. He boldly set up camp right outside YNG’s safe zone! On the stage of the Grand Finals, with the team score trailing, Ice still made such a daring choice. We have to admit, this is a player with a big heart!”

    Bai Ke walked to the second floor and cautiously crouched behind a pillar. TWG’s payload was getting closer and closer, forcing him to be even more careful. In this spot, no matter where Xie Wei was, it was absolutely impossible for him to be hit.

    After the intense practice during this period, he was very confident that even if he couldn’t out-snipe Xie Wei, he could still take potshots from other angles and cooperate with his team to hit the front line, preventing TWG from pushing forward.

    But Xu Ziyan’s move was even more insidious. This tactic was originally conceived by Bai Ke, and who would have thought that karma would be so effective? The torment he had inflicted on others with this tactic was now the pain he was suffering himself.

    In his headset, Clear’s voice was clear and calm: “Chen is in the W direction, Seamy is at seventy-five degrees, Shining is at the clock tower. No sign of Ice yet. Everyone be careful to dodge the sniper.”

    Bai Ke said “OK,” but before the final syllable finished, it turned into a curse word.

    He had been caught relentlessly this round, and Qu Qingyue, in order to guard against flanking, hadn’t brought an armor pack, only a healing vial and a pistol, making it impossible to protect him. Hearing the curse, she frowned, “Ice?”

    Bai Ke looked at the Medic standing opposite him on the screen and was completely exasperated: “…He’s here. I’m stunned.”

    The taser only had so many uses, and Xu Ziyan had spent all of them on him alone.

    Qu Qingyue commanded without hesitation, “Hit TWG’s front line.”

    “YNG’s decision this wave is very decisive, after all, Ice is a long distance from TWG’s front line.”

    “But Ice isn’t afraid at all! He clearly anticipated this. After controlling KK, he actually set up a position nearby and started healing people??”

    “I’m healing my teammates inside your spawn point.”

    “Wow, that’s so provocative.”

    Whether provocative or not, this move was indeed very effective. The so-called most dangerous place is the safest place. After stunning KK, no one bothered Xu Ziyan’s healing, and from the second floor, the view was excellent. With continuous support, Shen Xiao and Bai Chen quickly threw YNG’s front line into chaos.

    Xie Wei stood directly on the broken bridge in front of the point and started sniping. Without Bai Ke’s restriction, his movement became reckless.

    Soon, Bai Ke broke free from the control state. Xu Ziyan quickly applied an armor pack to himself and turned to run. Bai Ke, fueled by anger, landed two headshots, killing the troublesome player.

    However, YNG’s entire front line was wiped out. Xie Wei also sniped Bai Ke, who had poked his head out to kill Xu Ziyan. The defeat was sealed. TWG won this round with five minutes remaining, tying the score.

    In the third round, YNG fought with their last breath, flanking aggressively. They seized the timing and opportunities perfectly, pushing the escort objective into the point in just two minutes.

    In the fourth round, TWG attacked, and Yuan Shaofeng was substituted back in. This time, Bai Ke was prepared, but Xu Ziyan also changed his strategy. With an armor pack and healing vial, he focused on the front line. Qu Qingyue brought an armor pack, but against the burst damage of Yuan Shaofeng’s revolver and Xie Wei’s sniping, she couldn’t protect the two front-liners. The strategy later shifted to flanking, recovering some of the situation, but TWG still pushed the payload into the checkpoint.

    The score reached two to two. The most crucial deciding round was next, with YNG attacking and TWG defending.

    In essence, the match returned to the starting point, but the impact of the previous rounds on both sides was indelible.

    In the fifth and final deciding round, TWG made another substitution: Chen was on, and Seamy was off.

    Before the match started, Shen Xiao patted Yuan Shaofeng’s shoulder, “It’s up to you.”

    Yuan Shaofeng nodded heavily.

    He had been feeling uneasy and guilty because of the major mistake in the first round, but that feeling had finally calmed down during the two short breaks off the field.

    In the fourth round, he focused entirely on the match, no longer affected by those distracting reasons. The result was also gratifying.

    Now, facing the most critical deciding round, Yuan Shaofeng secretly warned himself to settle down and concentrate on the match at hand.

    Most TWG fans in the live broadcast room didn’t trust this rookie. Seeing him replace Shen Xiao, they were even more dissatisfied. Although his performance in the fourth round had quieted their curses a bit, putting a rookie, especially one who had made a major mistake, in the deciding round caused an uproar. TWG’s players and management were all cursed out.

    Some even asserted that TWG wanted to lose.

    But the result disappointed them.

    In the final round, Xie Wei completely changed his previous strategy. Instead of sniping from high ground, he acted as a front-liner alongside Yuan Shaofeng. Bai Chen and Xu Ziyan boldly flanked. Ultimately, TWG defeated YNG three to two, achieving the final victory.

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