After the game, Xie Mingzhe politely walked to the center of the stage and shook hands with the captain of the Shadow Team, Shao Mengchen.
This female conductor had a strong aura. She stood in front of Xie Mingzhe neither servile nor overbearing. She shook hands with him gracefully and then smiled and commented: "I guessed right. You are the most underestimated conductor. I'll wait for you to make it to the finals."
Xie Mingzhe was stunned. This compliment seemed like a compliment to him.
If Nie Shen was praising him like that, it would be like cursing him not to make it to the finals, and he would be terrified. However, Shao Mengchen's eyes were very calm, and he didn't seem to be saying anything sarcastic, so Xie Mingzhe had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Thank you, I will work hard."
Shao Mengchen smiled and said, "We probably won't have the chance to play against each other again in the playoffs. I will sit in the audience and cheer for you then."
After she said this, she turned and left. Xie Mingzhe was a little confused. He didn't seem to be familiar with this sister? But Shao Mengchen seemed to support him very much. What was going on?
In fact, Shao Mengchen and Zhen Man are good friends. Zhen Man told her everything about Xie Mingzhe. She is also particularly interested in Xie Mingzhe's character card and has a good impression of this young man. Instead of letting the old teams such as Fenghua and Judgment win the championship naturally, she hopes that Xie Mingzhe can catch everyone off guard and win the championship unexpectedly in the end. Isn't that more interesting?
Therefore, she would certainly support Nirvana in the playoffs against strong teams. In fact, she also had a mentality of "I hope you can do what I can't do". She has been in the league for so many years, but she has never been able to shake the status of the Big Six. She has been ranked seventh for several consecutive years, one step away from the playoffs, let alone winning the championship.
But today, when she saw Xie Mingzhe's unstoppable momentum when he used Sun Wukong to kill 6 cards in a row, she thought: Maybe this young man has the ability to completely change the landscape of the professional league.
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It was not surprising that the match between Nirvana and Shadow ended in a score of 1:1. In the home court of the Shadow team, any point Nirvana could get was a good one, and fans were very satisfied with the result.
The key lies in the course of this game - this is the first time that Nirvana has tried to defeat the opponent without using any new cards, which is of great significance to Xie Mingzhe.
Professional journalists have also noticed this, and in post-match interviews, questions surrounding tactics have increased significantly.
A reporter asked pointedly, "Did you put together the deck for this match yourself, or did Master Lin teach you how to put it together?"
This question is very important.
If it was Chen Qianlin who was the coach, then the excellent deployment of troops in this game was all thanks to Chen Qianlin. God Lin has a strong sense of tactics and rich experience, so it is not surprising that he can do this.
But if Xie Mingzhe completed it independently, then his potential would be extremely terrifying!
The reporters looked at Xie Mingzhe expectantly, waiting for his answer.
Xie Mingzhe answered such a direct question very frankly: "I chose the deck this time, and my master didn't interfere with my thinking. Of course, I showed it to my master after I put the deck together, and he gave me a lot of suggestions. The deck was only the basis for winning the second game. The key was that my teammates cooperated very well."
What he said was all true. Chen Qianlin really let him play freely in this game. If he gave the credit to his master, his master would be angry. Many reporters couldn't help but applaud excitedly when they heard this: "Azhe, you have only played in team games for a month and a half, and you have already learned how to deploy troops in a targeted manner. You have improved so fast!"
Xie Mingzhe accepted the compliment calmly and said with a smile: "Thank you. It's my master who taught me well. Brother Chen and I have been learning the deployment techniques from him in the past few seasons. We have gradually gained some experience and will work hard to try different tactics in the future."
A female reporter asked curiously, "The Sun Wukong card didn't perform very well in previous competitions, but it became famous today! It defeated six cards in a row, so cool! Did you design it to be a single-core card?"
Xie Mingzhe said: "Sun Wukong is actually a very violent all-purpose output card, just like the all-purpose control card Zhuge Liang. Although I designed them with linked skills, in fact, these cards are also very powerful when they appear alone, and they are more flexible when combined. Today, combined with the auxiliary card Huang Gai, Sun Wukong's strongest power was brought into play."
Another reporter gossiped, "I heard that your senior brother Tang Muzhou was also present today. Did you meet him backstage? You two must have a very good relationship in private, right?"
Xie Mingzhe smiled and said, "Of course, we are as close as brothers."
Tang Muzhou, who was listening to the interview: "..."
I don't want to be your brother.
Tang Muzhou sighed helplessly in his heart, turned around and looked at his master and said, "Junior brother, you have no experience in love, right?"
Chen Qianlin was very confused as to why he asked this, but he still said calmly, "I haven't heard Ah Zhe mention it. I only know that when he first went to Chen Xiao, he only had 200 yuan in his card and didn't even have a place to live. After going to school, he was always busy making cards, so he probably didn't have time to fall in love." He paused, looked at Tang Muzhou and said, "Why are you asking this?"
Tang Muzhou smiled slightly and said, "As a senior brother, you should pay attention to your junior's emotional state and help him find a girlfriend or boyfriend or something." For example, he himself would be very suitable to be his boyfriend.
Chen Qianlin frowned and said, "You were stimulated by the red string of the matchmaker and fell in love by looking at the cards, so you also want to be the matchmaker and help your junior brother?"
Tang Muzhou thought, if I were the matchmaker, I would definitely tie myself and my junior fellow apprentice tightly with a red string, so that Xie Mingzhe would not be able to escape.
Meeting his master's gaze, Tang Muzhou immediately changed his words: "I was just joking. I have no idea what Junior Brother likes. I have no interest in pulling strings for him."
At this moment, the live broadcast screen turned to the commentary room, and the two commentators began to show the audience the points rankings of Groups A and B.
After Nirvana's 1:1 draw with Shadow, the rankings of the two groups remained unchanged - Shadow was fourth in Group A, and Nirvana was fourth in Group B. The top three places were still occupied by the six giants.
Tang Muzhou quickly changed the subject and said, "Looking at the points, Nirvana is almost certain to advance to the playoffs."
Chen Qianlin said calmly: "Fortunately you are not Nie Yuandao. If he had said that, I would have told him to shut up."
Tang Muzhou chuckled, "Master, don't worry. I don't have the ability of a crow's mouth. I know Bai Xu's strength. Although he has some talent, his ability to command and deploy troops is not as good as Azhe's. The later the game goes, the more obvious this gap will be. The Star Team will not affect Nirvana's qualification in Group B."
However, Tang Muzhou was only half right.
Xingkong is indeed weaker than Nirvana in terms of hard power, and Bai Xu's personal command ability cannot be compared with Xie Mingzhe. However, although Bai Xu is a confused person in life, he is extremely stubborn and even obstinate on key matters.
He was determined to compete with Nirvana for a spot in the playoffs. He had always believed that since Starry Sky had temporarily surpassed Nirvana some time ago, maybe it could even surpass Nirvana in the final ranking!
Bai Xu has a "mysterious self-confidence" and is fearless. In addition, he has made many new star cards recently, and has gained quite a lot of points in the extra-group cycle stage. He has been keeping a close eye on Nirvana on the points list.
Currently, the top four teams in Group A are Fenghua, Guiji, Liushuangcheng, and Shadow. The fifth place is much worse than Shadow and does not have the qualification to compete. It can be said that the qualifying situation of Group A has become very clear.
The qualifying teams of Group B are still uncertain.
In addition to the Judgment, Dark Night City and Temple of the Gods who are firmly in the top three of Group B, the fourth-placed Nirvana has 48 points, the fifth-placed Starry Sky has 46 points, and the sixth-placed Sniper Team has 45 points. The competition for fourth to sixth places is still extremely fierce.
Will Nirvana maintain its fourth place and qualify smoothly, or will the Star Team catch up and surpass Nirvana? Or will the Sniper Team come from behind and suddenly kill Nirvana? Not only are netizens speculating on the results, but the masters who have already qualified are also paying close attention to the situation of the three teams.
Xingkong lost to Nirvana 0:2 in the group match. The reason why Xingkong was able to catch up so closely in the later stages was that Xingkong scored points against strong teams such as Fenghua, Guihe, and Liushuangcheng in the extra-group round-robin matches, and also achieved many good results of 2:0 against weak teams.
Little Bai made rapid progress. After being abused by Nirvana, he quickly came to his senses, enriched his deck, and adjusted his tactics. Xie Mingzhe had to admit that the guy who skipped several grades when he was a child was indeed smart enough.
Bai Xu also used his intelligence to catch up, and kept close to Nirvana in the points list.
As the schedule progressed, there were fewer and fewer games left, and Xie Mingzhe also sensed a strong sense of crisis.
The first round of the Nirvana Group's external round-robin has been completed, and the second round has been played for more than half. According to the schedule, the remaining matches are all tough ones. Among the remaining opponents of the Star Team, there is one strong enemy and two weak teams. Theoretically, they can get more points, but this is not a good sign.
Nirvana's only advantage is that they beat Starry Sky and Sniper in the group stage. If the final points are the same, according to the group ranking rules, Nirvana will be ranked higher than these two opponents. Therefore, Nirvana must try to stabilize the points in the next game and not be overtaken by these two teams.
The final week of competition will be particularly crucial.
For Nirvana, the last week was simply a repeat of a nightmare schedule.
——Liushuangcheng, Guihe, and Fenghua challenged the three giants again, but in the reverse order.
The previous home game against Fenghua was 1:1, and the away games against Guiyu and Liushuangcheng were both 0:2. In the next three games, Guiyu and Liushuangcheng will be Nirvana's home games, and Fenghua will be the away game.
You have to be careful in every game, otherwise you might really fail in the last week.
The next opponent, Liu Shuang Cheng, is best at playing water decks with deathrattle or control styles. Fang Yu, Qiao Xi, Su Qingyuan and Xiao Yi, the four brothers, have perfect cooperation and are very strong in teamfights. The championship in the team competition last season is enough to prove the problem. So even if it is Nirvana's home court, Xie Mingzhe is not sure of winning. He can only try to get 1 point from Liu Shuang Cheng.
Before the game, Chen Qianlin analyzed the characteristics of Liushuang City in detail: "Fang Yu is not an attacker in Liushuang City, but is responsible for the main control of the field. He has a strong sense of the overall situation and will command his three junior brothers to attack or retreat in time according to the situation."
"Su Yang's disciple is the commander with the best data analysis ability in the entire alliance. He can calculate the cooldown time of each skill of the opponent's cards, catch the rhythm, and take advantage of the skill gap to defeat the opponent. When playing against Liushuang City, we must pay attention to the skills of our cards and never use up all the card skills."
"Qiao Xi is a player with strong control ability. His jellyfish cards, water poison, and slow freezing can be integrated into Liu Shuang City's control system. Third Junior Brother Su Qingyuan is Liu Shuang City's main attacker. He has all water output cards, including the strongest poison explosion card and the powerful single attack card shark. Fourth Junior Brother Xiao Yi has a hand of auxiliary cards, which are usually used to make up for the deficiencies in Fang Yu and Qiao Xi's control."
Yu Ke rubbed his head with a headache: "They have too many control cards..."
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "The strength of the water system lies in control. Liushuang City's control style is indeed very difficult to deal with. Slowly controlling the field, dragging the rhythm to kill the opponent's cards one by one, this slow death style of play can beat the opponent's spirit to collapse."
One water control after another, slowly accumulating water toxins, and the death card that Fang Yu dared not play...
When playing against Liushuangcheng, I often find myself in a helpless situation where I am controlled continuously and cannot use any skills at all.
Liushuang City is recognized by all the League masters as the most difficult team to beat in team battles.
Xie Mingzhe suddenly thought of something and said, "Oh, right, Fang Yu and I agreed that the Dou E card would not be sold to other clubs. Only the two of us could use it. I think that with Fang Yu's personality, he would not use Dou E when playing Nirvana."
Chen Xiao also agreed with this point: "If he uses Dou'e, we will guess their burst point. For this reason, Fang Yu is very likely not to use Dou'e. He has too many deathrattle cards in his hand, and there must be new cards that can replace Dou'e."
Xie Mingzhe lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said, "For the same reason, we can't use Dou E either. After all, they are actually much more familiar with the operation of this card than we are. Moreover, they definitely know how to deal with a deathrattle card like Dou E as a burst point for team battles. If I use Dou E as a burst point for team battles, I might fall into a very passive situation. Besides, I promised Fang Yu that since this card was customized by him, I would not use this card when playing against Liushuang City."
Liushuang City used the Dou E card to defeat Fenghua last season. Fang Yu certainly knows how to use this card best. It is very difficult for Nirvana to use the Deathrattle card in front of Fang Yu.
However, Xie Mingzhe's eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought of a better idea: "Perhaps, we can use another Deathrattle card as a smokescreen to trick their protection skills first, and then release the real Deathrattle card!"
Chen Qianlin looked at him and said, "You mean, the explosive point tactic of double deathrattle?"
Xie Mingzhe nodded seriously: "In our card pool, there is actually another card that has a similar function to Dou E. It can be used as a burst point for team battles."
He pulled out the card and enlarged it on the projection screen.
Guo Jia.
Chen Xiao was surprised when he saw Guo Jia: "Are you planning to use a wood deck to attack Liushuang City?"
Xie Mingzhe shook his head: "It's very difficult to play with the entire wood deck. Liushuangcheng has too many control skills. Just controlling a Cao Pi or Jia Xu can disrupt my rhythm. When playing against Liushuangcheng, I think it's better to use a simple, easy-to-play deck, bring some support, and win quickly. I prefer gold cards. Guo Jia is just a burst point and a core deathrattle card."
Just like he picked Sun Wukong alone in the previous game, Xie Mingzhe picked Guo Jia alone in this game. Firstly, Guo Jia alone is easier to control than the entire Wei system, and secondly, he can cooperate with Dou E to form a double deathrattle and double burst system.
It wouldn't be so troublesome to play against other teams, but Liushuang City is the team that is best at deathrattle. By doing this, Xie Mingzhe has dug a big hole for Liushuang City.