The Fake Captain Ye Qiu, the Real Captain Liu Hao

Both teams' players took the stage, and the match quickly began.

Perhaps due to his previous loss, Song Xiao was particularly cautious. He even advanced slowly through tactical positioning during the initial map run, not leaving his opponent any chance.

The Qi Master class is not strong in close combat, but it excels in mid-range output and support.

Wu Xuefeng, a founding member of the Excellent Era team and also the former vice-captain of Excellent Era, was Ye Qiu's first partner. He used his Qi Master "Qi Breaker, to support Ye Qiu, helping him ascend to the throne of Battle God and leading the Excellent Era to three consecutive championships.

Wu Xuefeng demonstrated the Qi Master's support and coordination abilities very well. Ye Qiu taught Guo Yang this capability, but it was entirely different from what Liu Hao taught him!

Liu Hao was skilled in anticipation, naturally training Guo Yang's mid-range output ability and enhancing Guo Yang's carry potential.

A team aiming for the championship cannot have freeloaders.

He Ming used to be a freeloader, but now, under Liu Hao's guidance, he has become a core of the burst damage strategy, an indispensable part of the poke tactic.

Shen Jian used to be a freeloader, but now, under Liu Hao's guidance, he has become an impenetrable shield, a typical defensive player.

Wang Ze used to be a freeloader, but under Liu Hao's devilish training, he even mastered the advanced techniques of Gun Kata and Gun Fight.

Now, Guo Yang has also become Liu Hao's disciple, and naturally, Liu Hao has trained Guo Yang from a freeloader into an offensive player.

Before the players had even encountered each other, the commentators on stage could only make random observations about the game situation.

Both sides were proceeding cautiously with their tactical positioning, which led to neither side meeting each other for a while.

However, this dull scene soon ends, as Guo Yang gets very lucky and spots Song Xiao's position first.

"Opportunity!" the commentator exclaimed.

Guo Yang also realised that this was an excellent opportunity, so he launched a barrage of Qi energy bombs like a fountain, blasting Song Xiao's "Tao Luo Sha Ming" to the ground.

Song Xiao reacted quickly, turned around, and immediately fired a Qi energy bomb in counterattack. He thought he would see his opponent, but to his surprise, the Qi energy bomb hit a large tree, and Guo Yang's "Qi Breaker" had long since disappeared.

"Damn, where is he?" Song Xiao cursed. Despite being ambushed, he was confident he could regain the advantage, but now he was trying to understand why his opponent wasn't pressing the attack when they had the upper hand.

However, Song Xiao was also experienced, and knowing that Fang Rui was famous for his sneaky tactics in Glory, he quickly realised his opponent's strategic play style.

"A sneaky Qi Master? That's rare," Yu Wenzhou said, watching the big screen. He also noticed Guo Yang's transformation from support to output, and now he is even adopting sneaky tactics. He wondered whose idea this was.

Liu Hao naturally taught Guo Yang's sneaky tactics, but Liu Hao didn't specialise in such tactics. So, where did Liu Hao learn them?

In fact, Liu Hao's inspiration for teaching Guo Yang came from Fang Rui, more specifically, from the future Fang Rui.

In the future, Fang Rui would join Happy and switch his class from Thief to Qi Master, becoming a sneaky Qi Master and helping Happy achieve many victories.

Liu Hao began to wonder if he could make sneaky Qi Masters effective. That's why Guo Yang is using this strategy now.

Although Su Mucheng often said she hated Liu Hao and called him the wrong person, deep down, she still admired him.

Because Liu Hao accomplished things that even Ye Qiu Ha, maybe Liu Hao was too devious as a person, but his desire to win was utterly sincere.

After Liu Hao took over Excellent Era, all the team members showed significant improvement, and the team became much more vital.

He Ming, once an unnoticed substitute freeloader, became one of the core players of the poke strategy. Shen Jian became a renowned defensive player, and even Wang Ze learned to use the complicated Gun Kiting technique smoothly.

This was all due to Liu Hao! Witnessing the progress of her teammates, even Su Mucheng couldn't help but wonder why, when Ye Qiu was the captain, the team seemed to be playing like it was rigged, but now, with Liu Hao as the captain, it was as if the team was on steroids.

Sun Xiang: "I am the officially appointed captain of Excellent Era!"

Liu Hao: "The fake captain is Ye Qiu! The real captain is me, Master Hao!"

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The match continued, but Song Xiao was gradually becoming numb.

Guo Yang's sneaky tactics were too sneaky. When the cooldowns were up, he'd launch a combo and then immediately retreat. Song Xiao wanted to chase him down, but Guo Yang would disappear from his sight after just a few steps.

Sneaky tactics were Fang Rui's speciality, and a sneaky Qi Master was unheard of. Under this novel approach, Song Xiao quickly became disoriented, and after a gruelling nine-minute match, Guo Yang secured victory.

Liu Hao smiled, "Do you think we can sweep Blue Rain at 10:0?"

"That might be tough," Zhang Jiaxing said honestly.

"Sweep them 10:0? With me here, isn't that a piece of cake?" Sun Xiang boasted, standing up.

Yes, Liu Hao had arranged for Sun Xiang to play in the third round of the individual competition.

Sun Xiang, though arrogant, had solid skills. He ended the match in less than three minutes.

Excellent Era started with a 3:0 lead, and the faces of Blue Rain's players began to darken.

"Captain, are we going to be swept 10:0?" Xu Jingxi asked pessimistically. He was Blue Rain's healer, a Guardian Angel with the ID Soul Speaker.

Before Yu Wenzhou could respond, Huang Shaotian couldn't help but interject, "How could we get swept? I'm up next in the Arena! Taking out those little punks from Excellent Era will be a piece of cake. What was Liu Hao thinking about putting Sun Xiang in the individual competition? Isn't that just handing us two free points in the Arena? Hahaha…"

"Huang Shao, stop laughing!" Yu Feng waved his hand, "With me here, you might not even get a chance to go on stage!"

"Hey, hey, hey, you think you can do a 1v3? No way! Leave Liu Hao to me; I still have a score to settle…"

Huang Shaotian kept rambling, but Yu Feng wasn't interested in listening any further. He turned around and headed for the competition stage.

Yu Feng was the first player Yu Wenzhou had arranged to fight in the Arena.

As for Excellent Era's player… it was Liu Hao!

The two took the stage, and as soon as they entered the map, Yu Feng couldn't resist asking in the public chat:

"Liu Hao, they all say you're amazing. Let me see just how amazing you are!"

Liu Hao smiled slightly, didn't reply, and started his tactical positioning.

Blue Rain's players weren't freeloaders, nor were they weaklings. Although Blue Rain's Sword and Curse combination was famous, Yu Feng's strength was not to be underestimated. He was an All-Star level player and was even invited to join Hundred Blossoms as their captain in the story.

However, for now, with Sun Zheping's hand injury healed, Sun Zheping should be the captain of Hundred Blossoms, and Yu Feng should stay with Blue Rain.

(End of this chapter)