viewing pool.

The audience was talking a lot as they watched Bai Liu on the screen about to walk to the Ghost Bridge, but the voices were very quiet and not aggressive.

When two very popular teams confront each other, at least in the viewing pool, the spectators dare not say anything bad. After all, the team members who did not enter the game are sitting below. If they say something and offend the other side, it is not impossible that they will be hunted down afterwards.

Where is the precedent of the little clown killing the audience?

But it is inevitable to discuss the direction of the competition, and the current trend is clearly unfavorable to Bai Liu.

"...Tsk tsk, I think Bai Liu is finished."

"Kong Xuyang always likes to play tricks on his opponents after silencing the board. I didn't expect him to have such a powerful card as Devour Memory. Together, they are truly invincible."

"Panel Silence is a skill that is difficult to use. Many big guilds have fallen into this trap..."

Wang Shun turned his head back to the audience and looked at Bai Liu on the big screen with worry: "The growth rate of points in our betting pool has slowed down a lot."

Mu Ke looked coldly at the Furious Lambs players on the other side: "The Furious Lambs' betting pool has tripled in points growth."

"The growth rate of pool points depends a lot on the momentum of the game. Once it slows down, it will be hard to increase it." Wang Shun became more and more worried. "The slower growth rate of the pool points means that fewer spectators are optimistic about you, which also means that the possibility of getting a free-from-death gold medal in the later stages has become smaller."

"This match is one of the most watched matches in recent times. Kong Xuyang is also a very popular player. I don't think Bai Liu will lose to Kong Xuyang..." Wang Shun sighed, "I am worried that if Bai Liu doesn't win this match beautifully and excitingly, her popularity will not increase."

Wang Shun paused for a moment and said, "You will soon face the Russell Cemetery Team. They are not prepared to leave the game alive. They are using a die-in-the-doom strategy. If you don't get the popularity bonus in this game, it will be difficult to get it in the next one."

"Without the golden medal of immunity from death, it will be a tough battle with Russell Cemetery." Wang Shun smiled bitterly.

Liu Jiayi was very calm: "Can the pool be set up?"

[Pool Rigging] is a tacit cheating method between teams. The rapidly growing pool will be displayed on a vertical TV screen next to the game login entrance. This screen is also called the [Team Points Growth Chart]. Teams on this list will be quickly noticed by the audience.

If the pool is growing fast, it means that the team that owns the pool is in a very good position and is currently on an upward trend.

Just like stocks and funds, a rapidly rising betting pool will have many spectators placing blind bets, that is, they will rush in without asking any questions and bet on players and teams, thereby rapidly expanding the betting pool and increasing the popularity of the players. After the bets are placed, these spectators will turn their attention to the team.

The [Pool Setting] is that the team puts a large number of points into the pool first, so that the team's pool will rush to the [Team Points Growth Rate Chart], attracting a large number of spectators to place blind bets. This practice is also called [Dealer Setting], which is used when the team is in a downward trend and is going to go all out. Simply put, it is to trick people in first.

If this approach fails, that is, the players lose, they will be scolded for "taking a few others with them even if they die". The team usually has no way back and will be directly besieged by the spectators who have lost points until they disband.

If this approach is successful, the quick and efficient returns will quickly make the audience who have tasted the sweetness addicted, and thus more loyal to the team, placing more bets in the next game, and madly increasing the popularity of the player so that he can get a gold medal of immunity from death. This is a typical [gambler's mentality].

Liu Jiayi looked at Wang Shun and said, "Our behind-the-scenes financier, Charles, made his fortune by setting up schemes. Why doesn't he come and take control of the situation now?"

"I personally don't like this way of getting to the top. It attracts too extreme audiences, which can easily lead to trouble. It's also not fair to them..." Wang Shun frowned and sighed, "But I did ask Charles before if he wanted to set up a scheme."

Liu Jiayi asked: "What did he say?"

Wang Shun said: "He said he would not participate in the preseason. In the preseason, he will not participate in any of Bai Liu's affairs except helping to fund Bai Liu's training."

"Charles' original words were, 'If the dark horse can't even run ahead of him, then he doesn't deserve to put in more effort.'" Wang Shun took a deep breath. "In the preseason, Charles clearly told me that he would not give Bai Liu any help."

Liu Jiayi quickly shifted her focus: "Then do we have enough points in our own guild to set up this game?"

"Not even close." Wang Shun shook his head. "Besides, Bai Liu clearly said that these points cannot be touched. He said that they are the foundation of the guild members and touching them would easily cause people to lose their morale."

Liu Jiayi pursed her lips and looked at Bai Liu on the screen: "What is Bai Liu's current popularity ranking?"

She actually had no doubt that Bai Liu could win the competition, but...how could he regain his popularity when he was at a disadvantage, rush into the top 100 in popularity before the fight at Russell Cemetery, and get the golden medal of immunity from death? This was the core of this competition.

"Bai Liu's popularity ranking is now 151, which means she has made it into the mid-season tournament." Wang Shun replied, "But she is still a long way from the top 100."

"If we really want to boost Bai Liu's power now, we can only hope that a well-respected audience will suddenly appear and place a large bet on him."

Wang Shun couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. "But these wealthy spectators have already been bought up by various celebrity players during the fan season. They are all playing in the mid-season betting pool. How can they see Bai Liu, a newcomer in the preseason?"

Tang Erda looked at the team betting pool on the system panel, resting his hands on his knees and said in a deep voice: "The growth rate of our betting pool is almost zero."

Wang Shun was shocked and quickly opened his system panel to check: "How could it drop so badly?"

"It's not just us. The Furious Lambs' betting pool has also slowed down..." Wang Shun muttered to himself as he watched, "The betting pools of all teams in the entire preseason have slowed down... What's going on?"

Liu Jiayi responded quickly: "In the mid-season tournament we are playing now, which team is playing against which team?"

When Wang Shun was reminded by Liu Jiayi, he slapped his forehead and said regretfully: "I was so focused on our guild's battle today that I forgot about this important matter!"

"At the same time as our competition, there is also a big mid-season competition." Wang Shun looked at the battle list displayed on the system panel with a complicated look, "... Killer Sequence vs. King Guild."

"Now all the points in the game are pouring into the gambling pools of these two guilds. This situation is most likely the result of the competition is about to come out." Liu Jiayi stared at the crazy rising gambling pool points of the King Guild and the Killer Sequence on the system panel. "I can't tell who will win from the data for the time being. Wang Shun, can you tell it?"

Wang Shun shook his head slowly: "The growth rate is too fast, I can't analyze it."

MSI Observation Pool.

Two white beams of light flashed on both sides of the huge screen, and members of the Killer Order and the King's Guild walked out in a row.

The one walking in front of the Killer Sequence was Nishen, and the one walking in front of the King's Guild was Hongtao. After they walked out of the aisle, they walked past the host who was standing in the middle with a microphone in his hand and a blank expression, and shook hands very politely.

The audience had basically the same expression as the host, blank, as if they simply couldn't believe what they were seeing.

There were so many people watching the game, and it was the most exciting moment of the game, but no one made a sound.

The place was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. It was eerily quiet.

Everyone stared blankly at the two teams walking towards each other in the center of the field, as if they had not yet recovered from the game just now and had no idea what had happened.

Nishen smiled and shook Hongtao's gloved hand: "Very wonderful tactics."

Hong Tao smiled charmingly: "Isn't this more suitable for you?"

"After all, you gave up one singles match." Hong Tao raised her eyelids and glanced at Ni Shen with a moving look, "but you shaved our heads."

The host seemed to have just come to his senses. He excitedly jumped up with the microphone in his hand and shouted, "Everyone!! The result of the competition is that Killer Sequence 22-1 won over the King's Guild!"

"This is the biggest mid-season game in history!!!"

"The single-player killer sequence forfeited the right, the double-player killer sequence early kill contest received 6 points, the team killer sequence early kill contest received 16 points, the total score was 22 points!"

"This is a high score that no team has ever achieved in the mid-season tournament, and the one we are competing against in the Killer Order is the King Guild, which ranked second last year!"

After a brief silence, the entire place fell into a frenzy of excitement. Everyone was confused, shouting excitedly with red faces, or cursing the names of the killer sequence.

Amidst all the noise, Hong Tao looked at Ni Shen unmoved: "Giving up the singles match is your tactic, right?"

"The rule of the points game is that the team that gets eight points first wins. You gave up a singles game just to get two early kills in the doubles and team games to maximize your points."

"You are quite brave to do this against us." Hearts glanced at the assassins behind her casually, and her eyes only paused for two seconds when they passed by Spades. "The team you have barely won against me last year, but this year you dare to sacrifice my guild to pave the way for yourselves."

Nishen pretended to be honest and scratched his head, smiling friendly: "I just tried it, I didn't expect it to work."

Hongtao was stunned for a second by Ni Shen's shamelessness.

The rules of the mid-season tournament are different from those of the pre-season and playoffs. The core of the mid-season tournament is points, pools, and immunity from death medals. The Killer Sequence has undergone major roster changes this year. Although five main players are still ranked in the top 100, the popularity rankings of the players are polarized.

Hei Tao and Ni Shen are firmly in first and third place, but other players including Bai Yi, Bai Jiamu and Liao Ke are hovering in the lower 70 to 90 range. Their positions are very unstable and they will be squeezed out if some popular players start to perform well in the later stages.

The reason for this phenomenon is very simple. The killer sequence performs poorly in team competitions, which causes the team's average ranking to not improve, resulting in a ranking gap.

The same is true for wandering circuses.

The only solution to this situation is a strong and highly-watched team match.

Nishen made a risky move. He chose this team match as the one against the King's Guild.

"Single matches have always been your strong point. Every time, Spades can win the match early and secure two points." Hearts looked at Nishen, "I didn't expect you to give up Spades' single match and not let him play, postponing Spades' death-free gold medal to the team match."

Red Heart stared at Ni Shen quietly: "Black Heart is not good at team competitions. You are taking a risk."

Nishen smiled again, and glanced at Heitao who was standing next to him and was obviously distracted: "People always change."

Red Heart let go of Nishen's hand, bowed slightly and politely, then stood up and looked at Black Heart who was standing next to Nishen.

She paused for a moment when looking at the black whip in Spade's hand, then took off her red gloves and stretched out her hand to Spade. She smiled very elegantly: "It's a pleasure to compete with you this time, Spade."

Spade's wandering eyes paused on Red Heart's face for two seconds: "Who are you?"

Red Heart: “…”

Nishen suddenly let out a loud cough. He calmly stood in front of Spade, firmly and powerfully grasped Red Heart's hand, and shook it up and down vigorously twice: "Yes, Spade also enjoyed this game very much!"

"So happy that you forget who I am?" Hong Tao pulled her hand back with a half-smile. She nodded slightly to the other members of the Killer Sequence, turned around and walked off the stage with the other members.

Nishen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Red Heart leave the stage, but turned around and hit Spade on the head with his hand in anger: "You have played against him twice! He was so polite to you, you should at least remember what he looks like!"

Spade recalled seriously: "Has she fought with us before?"

Nishen: “…”

Bai Yi: “…”

Bai Jiamu: “…”

Liao Ke: “…”

Hong Tao, give up on this man and look for your next love. You played a final with him and he doesn't even remember you. It's really not worth it!!