In the commentary room, Wu Yue was very curious when she heard Senior Su Yang's question. She looked at Liu Chen and asked, "How many jokers are there in the current game? Do you remember?"

Liu Chen didn't remember it clearly, but he could call up the battle records in the background. While reading the records, Liu Chen quickly searched for the card with the word "king". He soon found it, enlarged the card information on the screen, and explained seriously: "When Ah Zhe and Yu Ke played Liu Ran and Zhou Xiaoqi in the first game, they used a joker card called Chu Jiang Wang."

"I remember this card, Ice Hell, a control card that slows down enemies and reduces their attack power, right?"

"That's right. They also brought out new joker cards in today's game. In the first game, they used 'Five Senses King', whose skill Blood Pool Hell causes damage to a range. In the second game, they used 'Qin Guang King' and 'Pingdeng King'. So far, four joker cards with the word 'king' have been played."

Wu Yue felt a splitting headache: "After hearing what you said, I can't even remember their names. There are so many kings..."

Su Yang looked at the four cards and smiled as he said, "I guess Xie Mingzhe probably made a whole set of joker cards named 'XX King', and maybe even a combination of them. If you want to see all the XX Kings, you may have to wait until the later group matches."

The professional players who were watching the game in the locker room were all a little nervous when they heard this.

Just the Chujiang King, Qinguang King, Wuguan King, and Pingdeng King are enough to make everyone confused. If Xie Mingzhe really made so many ghost king decks, how would we fight in team battles? By then, we might not even be able to remember their skills!

Xie Mingzhe made so many cards with similar names, it must be intentional!

Ye Zhu complained: "When the team competition decks are announced, I guess the first thing everyone will do is to take out paper and pen and carefully write down the kings he made!"

Pei Jingshan smiled slightly: "Doing this is indeed making it difficult for everyone's memory."

Ye Zhu looked at the big screen and couldn't help but sympathetically said, "Xiao Bai had his head shaved today. 0:2 is so pitiful. He must be very sad."

Ever since the All-Stars teamed up to kill Xie Mingzhe but were killed in return, the friendship between Ye Zhu and Bai Xu has deepened. Since the start of the second half of the competition, although the two have returned to their own teams and rarely see each other, they have always kept in touch privately. Last night, Ye Zhu cheered Bai Xu on, thinking that Bai Xu could at least win one game. As a result, seeing his friend being beaten two games in a row today, Ye Zhu was very angry and wanted to beat Xie Mingzhe for Bai Xu.

On the big stage, Bai Xu took off his helmet and his face was as pale as paper.

During this time, he has been working hard to study the major clubs and make new cards specifically for them. The "Spiral Nebula" in the first game, the "Black Hole" and the "White Hole" in the second game were all made with great effort. He made a lot of distinctive star cards and made full preparations for the second half of the year. He also offered the highest salary in the entire league so far and invited Yi Tianyang to join the Star Team, hoping that Yi Tianyang would help him and get good results in the second half of the year.

But today, in the first match of Group A, they lost 0:2 to Xie Mingzhe and Yu Ke, which was like being slapped in the face.

The bright red score was magnified on the screen, as if mocking him - no matter how hard you try, it's useless, you're still such a loser!

Bai Xu's eyes were red and he was extremely depressed.

When Xie Mingzhe and Yu Ke took off their helmets to shake hands, Bai Xu lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Xie Mingzhe. He just stretched out his hand to respond and turned back to the backstage. He walked forward with his head down and dejected until he bumped into someone's arms - the other person's strong chest hit him so hard that he saw stars. Bai Xu rubbed his head and raised his head, suddenly meeting Yi Tianyang's eyes.

Yi Tianyang said helplessly: "I called you several times, but you ignored me. What's wrong?"

Bai Xu said stubbornly, "It's okay." Then he turned his head away, his eyes red as if he was about to cry.

Yi Tianyang sighed softly, hugged his shoulders and whispered to comfort him: "I know you are not feeling well, but don't be too quick to blame yourself. It's not your fault that we lost two games in a row today. I am also responsible..."

Bai Xu dodged his hand stiffly and interrupted him, "Don't comfort me."

He hates being comforted the most. Only the weak need comfort. Every time he loses a game, either Tang Muzhou comes to comfort him or Xie Mingzhe comes to encourage him. Now Yi Tianyang also wants to comfort him... Is he that fragile?

Although he is in a bad mood, he will not be discouraged. He just needs to stay quiet for a while and adjust his mood.

Yi Tianyang looked at his red eyes and his heart softened - Bai Xu was usually as energetic as a teddy dog, but today he was beaten twice in a row, and his sad look with red eyes made him look like a bullied puppy.

Yi Tianyang smiled slightly and reached out to ruffle his curly hair. The touch was softer than he had imagined.

Bai Xu raised his head and glared at Yi Tianyang, but was met with Yi Tianyang's gentle gaze. The other party looked into his eyes and said word by word: "I am not trying to comfort you. As a teammate, I want to analyze with you in detail the reasons for today's loss. Are you willing to listen to me finish my words?"

Bai Xu was stunned, moved his lips but didn't know what to say.

Yi Tianyang said to himself: "In the first game, both of us had problems. The Five Ghost Emperor's accelerated play style was very novel. Xie Mingzhe and Yu Ke cooperated well. We were caught off guard, so it was normal for us to lose."

He paused, then continued, "In the second round, the key responsibility lies with me. When the portal was opened in the first round, we killed two of the opponent's cards, which gave us a huge advantage in terms of card quantity. There is actually no need to teleport back in the second round. If we stay on Planet B directly, our chances of winning will be higher. Do you agree?"

Bai Xu was unknowingly brought back to the memory of the second game. At that time, they had 10 cards, and Yu Ke's joker cards Qiao Sheng and Lian Cheng were killed, followed by Nie Xiaoqian. The Xie-Yu combination only had 7 cards left, 10v7, and they had an absolute advantage in terms of quantity.

However, at that time, Bai Xu's several cards were on cooldown after they were used up, so Yi Tianyang asked him to teleport back to Star A, and he did not hesitate. However, he did not expect that 3 cards would be forcibly retained by Xie Mingzhe's Bronze Pillar.

Seeing that he was thinking seriously, Yi Tianyang said, "Actually, in the final analysis, I don't trust you enough. The skills of your three cards, Sagittarius and Scorpio, are on cooldown, and only the melee Taurus can continue to attack. So I think it's better to send all the cards back to Star A, on the one hand to wait for the skill cooldown to end, and on the other hand to let Aquarius heal everyone, and then return to full status before fighting the next wave."

"But I overlooked one point. Once the mass teleportation goes wrong, our early advantage will be completely gone."

"Xie Mingzhe still has a hidden card that he hasn't summoned yet. He won't just sit there and wait for death. This hidden card must be reserved specifically for dealing with our teleportation flow. The best thing to do at that time was not to use the wormhole to teleport, and to keep all 10 cards to fight them head-on. In this way, even if your single-attack card is controlled, I can rescue it in time, instead of leaving 3 cards on Star B and the other 7 cards that were teleported away cannot be rescued even if I want to."

"This is my mistake in command. I should have trusted you more and believed that you could cooperate with me in defensive counterattacks, instead of blindly following my own rhythm and just letting you follow behind me..." Yi Tianyang explained patiently, looking at Bai Xu seriously and said, "Xiaobai, I'm sorry, the responsibility for this game is indeed mine."

“…………” Bai Xu stared blankly at the man in front of him. His head was buzzing with confusion, but in the end, the only three words he could say were “I’m sorry”.

Ever since the end of the game, Bai Xu has been in a state of self-blame and regret. He felt that he was very bad and that he failed to keep up with Yi Tianyang's pace, which resulted in three key cards being left behind.

But now, Yi Tianyang came back to apologize to him, saying that it was his responsibility to lose the game?

This man has the aura of "the alliance's best assistant". Although Bai Xu expresses disapproval, he actually respects him in his heart. But now he actually puts down his airs and apologizes to him?

Bai Xu came back to his senses, his face suddenly turned red, and he waved his hands in surprise: "This, this can't be blamed on you..."

"It's really my fault." Yi Tianyang's voice was very gentle, "In fact, you are very good, it's just that I didn't use your card well."

"My cards aren't that great." Bai Xu's ears turned red from the compliments, and he whispered, "Much worse than Xie Mingzhe's."

"It doesn't matter. Today is just the first game. We will work harder in the future. We have not been partners for a long time. Now that we have become partners, we should trust each other more. What do you think?" Yi Tianyang looked at the young boy in front of him with a smile.

"Yeah!" Bai Xu was quickly convinced, and felt warm in his heart. He felt that he had found a good partner. His previous frustration disappeared, and his face became bright. He followed Yi Tianyang happily.

In the lounge next to them, Ye Zhu and Pei Jingshan originally wanted to come over to comfort Bai Xu. After hearing the conversation between the two, Ye Zhu couldn't help but have a headache: "Yi Tianyang's ability to brainwash people is still so powerful. Xiao Bai was stunned by what he said!"

Pei Jingshan touched his chin and said, "Tian Yang is really good at understanding people's psychology. Xiao Bai's talent is not bad, but he has his brother Tang Muzhou to pressure him. When he meets a genius like Xie Mingzhe, he always lacks confidence in himself. Tian Yang's way of encouragement is very effective. If the two of them can really trust each other absolutely, the strength of the Star Team will definitely be taken to a higher level."

Ye Zhu sighed: "I told you to get Brother Yi back sooner, but Bai Xu got in the way!"

Pei Jingshan was also helpless: "Bai Xu contacted Yi Tianyang after the All-Star Game. I was indeed a step late." He patted Xiao Zhu's shoulder and said comfortingly, "It's useless to say this now. Tianyang is destined not to return to the Dark Night City. Let's prepare for the doubles game well, and talk about the team game later."

The two turned around and left through another passage.

Xie Mingzhe and Yu Ke were interviewed by reporters in the backstage. The reporter asked questions around the "XX King" issue mentioned by Su Yang: "The audience is curious about how many kings you have been. Some people have even started a prize-winning competition on the forum. Can you reveal it?"

Xie Mingzhe kept the secret: "I did make a lot of jokers, but some are only suitable for team battles. Senior Su Yang is right. If you want to see all the jokers, you may have to wait until the team competition stage."

The reporter had no choice but to change the topic: "Group A has won two games in a row. Currently, the Xie-Yu combination ranks first in the group with 4 points. There is no doubt that they will qualify. In this year's doubles competition, have you two thought about winning the championship?"

Xie Mingzhe said seriously: "I didn't think about winning the doubles championship. It's not because I'm humble, but we know our own limitations. The opponents we defeated in the group stage, Liu Ran and Zhou Xiaoqi, are newcomers who just debuted, and Bai Xu is also a newcomer. Although Yi Tianyang is a very powerful assistant, he and Bai Xu have only been partners for less than a month, so they don't have a good understanding of each other. Winning these two games doesn't mean we will keep winning."

The reporter liked Xie Mingzhe's seriousness during the interview and immediately followed the topic by asking, "So what is your and Xiao Ke's ultimate goal? To reach the quarterfinals or semifinals?"

Xie Mingzhe looked at Yu Ke, who smiled at him, took the microphone and said, "We play doubles mainly to practice cooperation and to practice the operation of new cards. Just do your best. It doesn't matter whether you win a prize or not. Just go as far as you can!"

Xie Mingzhe nodded appreciatively: "Xiao Ke is right. The difficulty of the group stage is not at the same level as the knockout stage. After the round of 16, the competition will only become more and more difficult. Just do your best in every game. Winning a prize is an unexpected gain, and there is no regret if you don't win."

There was warm applause from the audience, and it was obvious that the reporters liked the two people's mentality very much.

It is difficult to win a prize in the first doubles competition, not to mention that this year's doubles competition is full of top players. Group A is the weakest group overall, so there is nothing to be proud of in winning two games in the group stage.

Xie Mingzhe knows very well that the top 16 stage after the group stage is the real fight between gods. The shortcomings of his and Xiao Ke's lack of tacit cooperation will be exposed. If they really meet those combinations that have been partners for many years, it is hard to say whether they will win or lose.