The claim that "White Phoenix Team could tie a dog to the tank position and still win" was either a joke fans made on purpose or plain ignorance.
To be fair, Han Xu's role on the team wasn't especially prominent, but that didn't mean he contributed nothing.
In their last match against Yangji Team, if Han Xu hadn't come to Cecilia's aid and taken Bian Meng's charge and a crowd-control skill head-on, she couldn't have kited him so comfortably.
If Han Xu hadn't thrown his hook first to trigger the Floating Lightning Array and open a temporary path, Butcher couldn't have dragged Tang Fan out for the kill.
These were the Super Cup Bubble Playoffs, and the competition was every bit as fierce as the main event.
This was a match between ten people. No one could simply overpower the other nine. Talk of one player taking on five was utter nonsense, let alone the jokes about taking on nine. Anyone who believed that was a fool.
Every person was an indispensable part of the team.
Losing one teammate meant losing three or four combat skills, every bonus skill on that teammate's equipment, and a vital fighter who could deal damage and take hits!
In the B-League, White Phoenix Team might still have won on the raw strength of four players. But this was the Super Cup.
Against a top team, being one player short was a gap they couldn't ignore.
White Phoenix Team used the half hour the commentators spent reviewing the match to hold a brief team discussion.
"Their scouting is incredibly strong. It felt like they had our every move under control. That was awful." Li Shuyi brushed back her ponytail.
"As the support, it's my fault our scouting couldn't match theirs," Qiao Rui said, taking responsibility