At 7:00 pm, the training match between Sabretooth and Polaris finally began.
This training match was not easy to come by. If we really look at the reason, it was already an insult to the Sabretooth Tigers themselves. Therefore, the five Sabretooth Tigers were full of murderous intent when they came online.
Although the five members of Polaris had practiced team competitions countless times in the arena and had fought against several professional teams head-on with a decent winning rate, it was only after encountering Sabretooth that they realized that although this team was cunning and had many problems, its strength was undeniable.
In the first game, all the Polaris players were prepared for Xia Tong to be targeted and killed by the saber-toothed tiger. Xia Tong recalled the quarrel with the goblin in the game that ended in a bad mood, and thought about the deep and irreconcilable hatred between Dylan and Lin Mingfei. So she silently calculated several opening modes in her mind to avoid damage.
At the beginning, they met with swords on the overgrown plain.
Xia Tong was on full alert, his scalp tightening with an unprecedented sense of focus. Not only did he have to dodge the goblin's carpet bombing, he also had to constantly avoid Dylan's ghostly, focused aim. Meanwhile, King Robin's axe swirled between him and Shi Ya like a dart. Xia Tong rolled and ran, tripping several times over before running into Mo Lan and his lightning panther. But no matter how he dodged, he couldn't seem to escape the saber-toothed tiger's net. His health line fluctuated wildly, leaving Shi Ya terrified. Finally, Shi Ya unleashed several powerful abilities on him. Meanwhile, Zhou Yanjun clung to the goblin, trying to pressure him and give Xia Tong a moment to breathe. He was caught completely off guard by Dylan and immediately caught in a gap. Meanwhile, Shi Ya had no skills left, and Zhou Yanjun gave away the entire group's first blood.
After his death, there were only four people left in Polaris. Sabretooth was very good at snowball crushing tactics, and did not give the remaining four people of Polaris any time to delay, and quickly resolved the aftermath.
Fifteen minutes.
After Xia Tong left the arena, she was in a dazed state for a full half minute until Lin Mingfei grabbed her shoulders and shook her hard a few times.
"Xia Tong!"
Xia Tong's big eyes were still unfocused. He looked away and muttered, "How could this happen? They are so in sync... so in sync! If one of them moves, the other four will follow! It's like a picture! I can't hide at all! They will catch me wherever I go--"
"It's over. The dwarf has been traumatized by the Sabretooth Tiger." Zhou Yanjun whispered beside him, "But it was clearly me who gave up the first blood. If there's any psychological trauma, it should be me."
"Dylan can blow you up directly. It seems that the penetrating damage is really high." Bo Yu said in a low voice.
"Both of you should talk less." Shi Ya nudged them with her elbows.
"Xia Tong!" Lin Mingfei raised her voice slightly, her tone calm: "Look at me! Look into my eyes!"
Xia Tong raised her eyes stiffly and met the alpha's powerful and murderous gaze.
"I'm sorry... I don't know what went wrong in this game. I played really badly and was so careless--" he spoke incoherently.
"No, you are not careless. You are cautious and sharp, but you lost this round because you were too cautious and too sharp!" Lin Mingfei whispered.
"What do you mean?" Xia Tong said in a trembling voice.
"I've observed it several times," Lin Mingfei said. "You dodged Dylan's crosshairs as soon as they swung in your direction. Actually, you weren't even his target! You noticed them just as they were starting to gain momentum, and you imagined you were their ultimate target, so you kept dodging. Why did you think Sabretooth's traps were everywhere? Because that was just your imagination. You were doing a lot of useless work, don't you understand?"
"Yes, the goblins were feinting several times, trying to trick you into using their abilities," Shi Ya said. "Sabertooth's teamwork is incredibly fast, but if you can be less sensitive and give yourself an extra second to think, you might not die so easily."
"I... let me think about it again." Xia Tong lowered her head and raised her hand to press her temples.
Lin Mingfei lowered her head and softened her tone, saying, "In fact, the essence of the entire Royal Mausoleum League is to compete with teams of different styles and then develop corresponding routines. This time we are in a training match. Winning or losing doesn't matter. What's important is that we must understand the playing style and tactics of the Sabertooth Tiger team, and then adapt to its rhythm and overcome it. Only then will the training match have its value. If they take one step and you take two, you will win. But if you take three steps and trip yourself, it's better not to take that third step. Do you understand?"
"I understand... I have to adapt to the rhythm of the saber-toothed tiger." Xia Tong said softly.
"Yes, it's not just you. All of us need to adapt to each other's pace." Lin Mingfei patted his shoulder vigorously: "Cheer up, don't be afraid of losing, we won't scold you."
"Yeah!" Zhou Yanjun laughed, "Anyway, you won't necessarily be the first to die."
Xia Tong took a few deep breaths and clenched her fists: "I understand, I'm not afraid anymore, come on!"
Sabretooth's internal voice, however, sounded very complacent.
"It ended so quickly just now, a crushing victory." Mo Lan's tone was unusually relaxed.
"I didn't expect you guys to be the first to take out Fire." Yoyo patted his chest, still feeling a bit scared, and said, "It will be much easier for me to nurse him later!"
"It was mainly because they set the pace well in the early game," Robin King commented, recalling the situation. "Blink was completely suppressed, and Timer was deliberately trying to protect him, so he became very passive."
"Did you see that omega wizard running away in terror?" Dylan's laughter was filled with contempt. "We wiped out his entire group in fifteen minutes. And he's still trying to play holographic esports with this kind of character? Who are you trying to embarrass? Today, I'll show him just how cruel the world of holographic esports is."
In the past, whenever Dylan finished speaking, the goblin would always come up to join in the fun. But today, the goblin hadn't joined in the conversation at all. He was unusually silent. Dylan was not used to it and looked at him with a frown: "What's wrong with you? Did you take the mute potion?"
Seeing Xia Tong being targeted like that, Goblin felt a mixture of pleasure and pity. He coughed softly, "Nothing. I just think it's good for us all to keep cooperating in the arena like this."
"As long as you don't hold us back, it will be easy to beat you." Dylan hummed softly.
The goblin's eyes darkened and he seemed to be about to speak but stopped.
"Let's stick with this strategy from now on. That Omega is a fool. We need to keep feinting to trick his abilities and block his movement." Dylan said coldly, "We'll try not to push this to a fourth round. I don't have the time to waste with them."
"OK," the other four responded positively.
The second game started soon.
The map they were assigned to this match was a previously seen map of a ruined palace. The ground was covered with many broken walls and short pillars, which served as obstacles and blocked the view. After the map was loaded, Dylan pointed to the rows of pillars in front of him and said, "Watch me later. I'll use the crosshairs to scare him. He'll think I'm going to shoot him and hide towards the nine o'clock position. The goblins will use their skills at the two pillars, and he'll try to avoid the goblins by heading towards the number one point I marked. That position is a blind spot, and Timer will definitely not be able to heal him. Mo Lan and Lao Wang will wait there and use bursts to take him away. We'll try to get him first blood within the first thirty seconds. This is what we call catching a turtle in a jar!"
"receive!!"
The countdown returned to zero with a resounding sound.
The two sides clashed again.
Dylan was full of confidence, and there was a bit of ferocity in his eyes. He rushed forward, stood still, swung out his aim, and very deliberately aimed it at Xia Tong's eyebrows.
As expected, Xia Tong did as he planned and ran towards the broken pillar that was more than two people high in order to avoid his "fake move". The goblin waved his staff at the right time, and the curse light turned into thunder and lightning, which hit the position of the two pillars densely, leaving a big pit with billowing smoke.
"Old Wang, let's go!" Mo Lan shouted without hesitation. According to Dylan's plan, Xia Tong would rush to Dylan's pre-defined blind spot to avoid being hit by the goblin's full attack from the two pillars. Then he and Robin King would just burst forward and reap the kills! Everything would flow perfectly. If they could get the first blood in thirty seconds, they would win within five minutes!
The most satisfying thing is to crush the opponent!
Thinking of this, Mo Lan and King Robin immediately gave up fighting with Shi Ya, turned around and rushed towards the target location, but after dodging a pillar, they did not see anyone.
In a flash, Mo Lan turned his head and was surprised to find that Xia Tong was standing there motionless.
This guy clearly just took a step and ran! Could it be that he pulled his leg back?
What the hell is this?! The four of them seamlessly switched targets and harvested... but it was just a lonely collaboration!
The team chat was filled with Yoyo's screams: "He predicted your prediction, didn't he?! Oh my god, that position of yours is a blind spot! Come out, come out!!"
At this moment, Xia Tong stood there, looking calm and composed as if she had just finished watching a play.
"Zero, I won't move unless the enemy moves. Now King Robin and Mo Lan are in a dead end. It seems they won't be able to get out for a while. Should we do some Yoyo?" he said.
"You've learned to be smart now. You know how to make a feint to the east and attack in the west." Lin Mingfei's voice was filled with a hint of laughter: "Let's do it."
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