As it turned out, poisonous praise was a mysterious art. There was no scientific basis for it, yet somehow, you could always feel its presence.
In yesterday's semifinal in Jinghai, the White Phoenix Team defeated the Jingwu Team and advanced to the finals. The two commentators had lavished praise on the Silver Frost Team, a former Class-A League team, hoping the two teams from the Southeast Region would meet in the finals.
Not that anyone could blame them. If the two teams met, the finals would be held in Nanjing Base City, home of the Silver Frost Guild, and the commentators would get a chance to watch the match in person.
Instead, the Silver Frost Team lost!
The Rosy Cloud Team had prepared thoroughly. They knew the skills and fighting styles of all five Silver Frost players inside out. To exploit their weaknesses, they had also brought plenty of practical items that, while not especially high-grade, were highly effective against them.
Before the Silver Frost Team knew what had hit them, they had lost two matches in a row, putting their opponents at match point.
Down two to zero, the Silver Frost Team finally woke up. They stopped holding back and brought out the secret weapons they had prepared for the finals. Relying on their superior individual strength, they clawed back two points.
But in the fifth match, after a long, grueling fight, the Rosy Cloud Team played its trump card. An S-Tier Silver Tier item tailored to counter Silver Frost instantly turned the tables, locking down all five players at once. By then, the Silver Frost Team had used up nearly all its ways to break free of crowd control.
The Silver Frost Team had two Hero Class players, while the other three were carefully selected Rare Elites. But