Ji Siyue and Qin Chengyao exchanged a glance and saw the same emotion in each other's eyes.
"Do you think so too?" Ji Siyue asked, looking at Qin Chengyao.
Qin Chengyao nodded.
The others: "What? What did you two just communicate with your eyes?"
There was a tacit understanding between Qin Chengyao and Ji Siyue that no one else had.
Bai He said with a sly smile, "What do you mean? Tell us!"
Ji Siyue said, "I think Minghe has some secret weapons, just like ours. I think we should take a gamble. If we win, it proves that our four - protect - one strategy can work. If we lose, both teams will enter the finals, which isn't bad either. They do need a bit of luck."
"So, is it really respecting the opponent to deliberately lose now?" Zhu Zhiyao's words hit the nail on the head.
Everyone fell silent.
Ji Siyue walked up to him, put the tablet in front of him, and said, "These are my analysis data. If we follow this lineup, our winning rate is 60%. It's not deliberately losing. There may be unexpected situations in future matches, so this is the last and best opportunity to test our on - the - spot adaptability."
Her voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's heart present.
Zhu Zhiyao looked at it for a while and then smiled. "I really don't have brains like yours. No wonder you and Qin Chengyao are from the same world."
This remark made the atmosphere a bit awkward.
Bai He popped up again with a sly smile and patted Zhu Zhiyao on the shoulder. "It's okay. We're from the same world. We just need to prove ourselves with strength. Only sneaky guys like them need to use their brains!"
Ji Siyue scolded with a smile, "Get out of here!"
Anyway, this argument passed silently. Everyone agreed with Ji Siyue's idea. Whether they won or lost, they wouldn't lose out.
The second match officially started.
Minghe still used the four - protect - one strategy, while GH chose a lineup of five tanky heroes. The damage output was extremely low, but the lineup was incredibly tanky.
Commentator Pingzi: "Oh my god! One has high damage output, and the other has high defense. Are they going to see whose damage is higher or whose shield is thicker?"
Generally, such matches are not very entertaining. But since it was GH's choice, everyone was wondering if they really had some secret weapon not yet revealed.
The second match officially began!
Wei Feng gave the order, "Attack!"
As the team's main damage dealer and the number - one mage in the league, his damage output was extremely powerful. Even though GH's lineup was tanky, they couldn't hold out for long under his attacks.
But strangely, when Minghe's damage was dealt, his own health bar would also drop, about 15% proportionally!
Commentator Pingzi noticed this and checked the economic panels of both sides. He found that GH was really sneaky!
As is well - known, the four - protect - one strategy relies on one damage dealer and four tanks for protection. To some extent, it's a bit of a cheap strategy. But in "Sanction", there's an even cheaper item, the [Reflecting Armor].
This item has a passive skill that anyone can equip. It can reflect 5% of the damage received. Now all five members of GH had equipped this skill. They simply endured the attacks and made Wei Feng hurt himself!
Coupled with the buffs and armor bonuses from his teammates, 15% of the damage he dealt would bounce back to himself!
Wei Feng frowned. "What are they doing? Even with the reflecting armor, they can't kill me."
Qin Chengyao smiled faintly.
The exciting part was coming!
When the health difference between the two sides was about the same, Qin Chengyao suddenly used a skill to heal the whole team!
This was a hidden combination skill. Generally, people didn't have the hand - speed for it. The official had also recognized it, but the healing amount was small, its practicality was low, and it was difficult to master, so everyone didn't pay much attention to it. Unexpectedly, it was seen in such a situation!
With this buff, they could officially grind the health points with Minghe.
But a damage dealer was still a damage dealer.
Finally, with a slight advantage, Minghe won the second match.
Looking at the word "Victory" on the computer screen, Wei Feng slumped in his chair.
Are these people really crazy?
Although they lost the match, it was obvious that the members of GH weren't too down.
This match proved that Ji Siyue's idea was correct. They just lacked a bit of luck or needed to redeploy some details. They believed this lineup could be used in the future, and they didn't need to worry about others copying it. Firstly, its practicality was low, and secondly, it required a core player who could use the combination skill. Apart from Qin Chengyao, Ji Siyue hadn't seen a second player who could master it perfectly in the whole league.
However, the audience couldn't hear what was said in the team meeting. Their smiles because of discovering a new strategy were seen as insulting the opponent by some people with ulterior motives.
[It's not appropriate for them to act like this, right? Although they won't be eliminated anyway in this match, it's not very nice to Minghe, is it?]
[This is an insult!]
[I'm so angry that I'm laughing.]
[But isn't it a win - win situation? Minghe has the strength but lacks luck. Now GH is giving them luck. Isn't that good?]
For a while, there were different opinions. But they didn't know these. They were only thinking about how to play the next match.
There was a 45 - minute halftime break. The next match would be the crucial one. Would GH win three consecutive matches to take the victory, or would Minghe win three consecutive matches and successfully advance? These were all unknowns.
"Next, can we win three consecutive matches? Do you have the confidence?" Ji Siyue asked.
The others: "..."
Ji Siyue: "I'll give you a bonus."
The others: "Yes!"
Ji Siyue scolded with a smile, "Do I really have to mention the bonus? When have I ever short - changed you?"
Regardless of winning or losing, Ji Siyue would always show her care as the team leader.
Everyone knew this. But it was really not an easy task to use the four - protect - one strategy, which they weren't very good at, to win three consecutive matches. It required full - hearted effort.
Ji Siyue called Qin Chengyao out and asked, "How are you? Are you okay?"
Qin Chengyao was startled. "You noticed?"
Ji Siyue: "I was just bluffing. But your face really looks a bit pale. You've been very quiet today."
Qin Chengyao was startled first, then smiled. She buried her head in Wang Xiaotian's arms. "My head really hurts. I don't know why."
"You..." A pang of heartache welled up in Ji Siyue's heart. "Do you need a substitute?"