Grapefruit slammed down her headset hard and cursed under her breath.
The atmosphere in the Junchen combat room was extremely solemn. Almost everyone looked dejected. With their hot - tempered captain in such a foul mood, no one dared to say a word.
The strategy for the first round was carefully prepared. They had hoped to crush the opponents' morale in this first round, but instead, they outsmarted themselves. This elaborate strategy turned out to be no better than the steady "four - protect - one" tactic.
Meng Da said timidly, "Captain, what should we do in the next round? We've already lost this round."
Grapefruit stood up silently, took off her headset and said, "Take a 15 - minute break. I'm going to the restroom."
In the GH combat room.
Ji Siyue walked over with her tablet in her arms and said with a smile, "Everyone did a great job this time. You know how to fight back from a desperate situation."
Nan Gongqi complained on the side, "I'm not kidding, but these guys are so sneaky! They tried to give us a big blow right in the first round."
Xing Xing said, "But they outsmarted themselves. It seems that we gave them a real shock this round."
Qin Chengyao stood up, clapped his hands and said, "Don't get complacent. We almost lost to their strategy this round. We should always be vigilant. Alright, we have a 15 - minute break. Everyone go get a drink, use the restroom and relax your body. Siyue, you organize and decide who will play in the next round."
Ji Siyue nodded and then began to analyze the situation of the next round and the possible scenarios.
Qin Chengyao left the combat room and walked all the way to the restroom.
After he finished his business and came out to wash his hands, he unexpectedly ran into Grapefruit coming out of the restroom on the side.
Grapefruit reeked of cigarettes, and her expression was extremely dissatisfied. Obviously, she had been smoking inside to relieve her stress.
Qin Chengyao just gave her a cold glance and ignored her, continuing to wash his hands.
Just as he was about to leave after washing his hands, he didn't expect that Grapefruit would directly block his way.
"Qin Chengyao, how did you figure it out in the last round?"
Qin Chengyao looked at Grapefruit coldly and said, "Don't block my way. Get out of the way."
Grapefruit got even more impatient, "Who do you think you are? You're so arrogant all day long, as if the whole world revolves around you! Let me tell you, the reason I came to this competition is to defeat you!"
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"You're not good enough for the game. You should learn from the great player, Hornet!"
"You don't study hard but only play games all day. At least others can achieve something by playing games, but you've achieved nothing. You can't even get into a professional team. You're such a disgrace."
All kinds of skeptical voices flooded into the 19 - year - old Grapefruit's mind.
She had a passion for the game, but somehow, this passion had become a scar.
All her activities were overshadowed by the man named Hornet. She hated it.
So, she used all kinds of means and finally managed to get in touch with a professional team. After a long period of intense practice, she finally managed to make a name for herself.
She agreed to join Junchen on the condition that she would replace the first - generation veteran, Landu, because the first - generation players were no longer at their best.
Coincidentally, Landu's condition was also a bit off at that time. After some consideration, the team manager agreed to her condition. Later, Landu joined GH.
It was even better. She could take out all the first - generation players in one go.
She practiced like crazy. Her practice time was almost the sum of all the other team members. She worked so hard. She had prepared for so long for this first - round shock tactic, but why did she still lose to him in the end?
She was not convinced.
Especially when she saw this man's non -chalant attitude, she got extremely angry.
"What are you so arrogant about? Besides the glory in the first competition, what do you have now? Maybe you don't know, but in everyone's eyes, you're just a deserter. You only won the championship in the first competition because there were few participants. Now that the game has become popular and there are so many good players, do you think you can still have a place in this game world?"
Seeing that this girl seemed a bit crazy, Qin Chengyao showed a rare bit of patience and said to her, "I've never played games to gain something. I play because I truly love this game. I'm not like you, who only plays to defeat someone."
After saying that, Qin Chengyao pushed aside Grapefruit's shoulder and walked forward.
When he returned to the combat room, Ji Siyue had already decided on the lineup for the next round.
"The players for this round will be the same as the last one. We have a one - point advantage now. I want to use this round to see what other tricks the opponents have. Maybe we can have an easier time in the following battles."
"Okay."
Before leaving, Ji Siyue patted Nan Gongqi on the shoulder.
"Are you okay? Is your condition still good?"
Nan Gongqi lifted his right hand and said, "You know my hand well. Don't worry. I'm far from reaching my limit."
Hearing this, Ji Siyue finally felt relieved.
The official camera scanned each person's face. Their handsome looks made the female audience in the stadium scream and cheer.
On the contrary, some male fans rolled their eyes in disdain and then waved the flags in their hands, shouting crazily, "Great player Hornet! Husband, look at me! Husband, I love you!"
The male fans' crazy behavior made the female fans beside them look at each other with disgust, and then they continued to cheer enthusiastically.
Commentator Pingzi said, "To be honest, my impression of the GH team has always been mixed. They have as many fans as they have haters. But I think this might be the reason and the secret for them to keep going in this field."
Commentator Huahua said, "Actually, I was really worried about Siyue before the game started because she got injured and went to the hospital yesterday. I thought she wouldn't come today. Without the team leader and coach, the GH team might have some pressure in choosing the lineup. But I didn't expect her to come. Is this the love for the game?"
Commentator Pingzi said, "The new player Grapefruit has a stable performance, but as the saying goes, the older, the wiser. Her strategy was finally seen through by the great player. There are still five minutes until the next round. What kind of lineups do you think they will use?"
Commentator Huahua said, "They both regard each other as important opponents. So I think after the first round, the second round will be more cautious. I guess they will still use the official strategies. Junchen has already lost one point, so they may be under more pressure and might have some other tricks up their sleeves."