Second Battle

Zheng Bing was instantly petrified.

"Fine, I give up..." Zheng Bing helplessly raised his hand.

With all his attributes halved, Zheng Bing couldn't even handle four Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, and was repeatedly slammed into his body by Shield Bash, rendering him helpless.

The bell rang, signaling the end of the battle; Jinghai University had secured its first victory.

Applause rang out in the Seven Trees Stadium. Although the applause wasn't particularly enthusiastic compared to the total number of spectators, every audience member felt it was worth the ticket price; it was indeed a fantastic match.

Online comments have already become overwhelmingly negative.

Bai Xiaowen's fans were extremely excited, and the barrage of comments exploded, praising Bai Xiaowen to the skies as a "Sea God" and a "team battle terminator."

Fans of Ouyang Heng's role Navy Marshal fell silent, and many wavered in their convictions. Judging from the outcome of this battle, Bai Xiaowen's strength was indeed superior to Ouyang Heng's.

Only a small number of fans sourly remarked that Ouyang Heng had been caught off guard and suffered a loss...

This small group of fans quickly joined forces with Bai Xiaowen's haters.

"This is only the first game; there are still two more to come."

"That's right, this match is nothing. Yanda University's overall strength is much stronger than Jinghai University's, so giving them a one-game advantage is not a problem."

Even the haters wouldn't have the audacity to blatantly lie and fabricate stories about Ouyang Heng being stronger than Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen's fans, on the other hand, were in a cheerful tone.

"No, according to Xiao Wen, there's only one game left."

"A 2-0 sweep! Anyone saying there are still two games left must be dreaming."

During halftime, in the Yanda University players' rest area, a group of people sat together, their faces somewhat gloomy. The only exception was Qiao Rui, whose expression Tranquility, showing no sign of the frustration of losing the first game.

"Qiao Rui, why did you surrender in the end?" Wu Chaojie said, dissatisfied.

Wu Chaojie once called Qiao Rui "sister-in-law," but after being severely punished by Qiao Rui, he became obedient. At least he didn't dare to be so presumptuous in front of her. He could only call her that secretly when he was with Ouyang Heng, just to make his boss feel good.

Qiao Rui smiled, ignoring Wu Chaojie's dissatisfaction.

"Enough," Ouyang Heng said with a stern face, waving his hand to shut Wu Chaojie up. "This time I was careless, the responsibility is mine. We can't pin our hopes for a comeback on the support... But Qiao Rui, don't be so casual next time. This is the finals, we have to fight to the end even if there's only a sliver of hope. Surrendering will only make us a laughingstock."

Qiao Rui remained noncommittal.

"The key is to analyze why Bai Xiaowen was able to escape the power of the Meteor Spell... Zheng Bing, share your combat log." Ouyang Heng said in a low voice.

Zheng Bing shared the battle log with his teammates.

"1000 points of mixed damage were reduced by that much?" Wu Chaojie exclaimed. "Bai Xiaowen's dual resistances must have been at least 60 back then, right? How did a Mental Specialist get such high physique? He must be cheating!"

"It might not be a cheat, but he definitely used some kind of powerful item..." Ouyang Heng recalled the miserable scene when Bai Xiaowen shattered his stance with a single punch and instantly killed him with a second elbow strike. He said with certainty, "After surviving the power of the Meteor Spell, Bai Xiaowen's strength seems to be incredibly high... even higher than mine!"

"We'll have to ask Senior Qiao Rui about that," Zheng Bing said. "You have detection abilities, so you could see Bai Xiaowen's attributes at that time, right?"

Qiao Rui nodded slightly. "His strength was 78 points and his constitution was 54 points at the time. That's why I said the captain couldn't beat him..."

"78?!"

The Yenching University team exclaimed in unison.

Ouyang Heng's face darkened. He then gave himself an excuse:

"Even under Qiao Rui's weakened state, he can still reach 78 points of strength and around 60 points of constitution..."

Ouyang Heng stroked his chin and said with certainty, "Bai Xiaowen must have used some kind of powerful item! Its grade is definitely no lower than S-Tier of Meteor Spell, and it might even be a gold or Silver Tier item, otherwise there's no way to explain his attribute surge."

After a pause, Ouyang Heng added, "Obtaining even one of these props by chance is already incredibly rare; Bai Xiaowen could never possibly have a second one."

Wu Chaojie understood and said, "We still have a chance in the next two matches."

"Come on!"

During the process of encouraging each other, the Yenching University team, which had suffered its first defeat, finally rebuilt its mental strength and regained some confidence.

"Don't play a third game with them."

In the rest area of Jinghai University Team, a group of people sitting together listening to Bai Xiaowen's speech were having a meeting.

"Our team has never lost since the qualifiers. Having come this far, nothing is more convincing than winning the championship with a perfect record..."

Bai Xiaowen's voice was steady yet infectious as he slowly said, "Winning the CUAA championship with a perfect record lets everyone know that we... the 1997 Jinghai University Team, are not some dark horse, but true Master Tier!"

"The second game is our decisive game. We'll take it 2-0 and send Yanda University packing!"

"Good!" The group clapped their hands, all inspired by Bai Xiaowen, their fighting spirit soaring.

Bai Xiaowen received a notification that he would be drawn for the second game mode. He waved to his teammates and turned to walk towards the host, Xia Ke.

"It's strange, but I feel like the captain looks a lot more handsome today. Even I, a man, am feeling a little itchy inside," Chen Guowei scratched his chin, then shivered. "Could it be that the captain has turned me gay?"

Xiang Hui, Han Xu, Ding Cheng, Yan Jun, and the others all shivered, shifted their positions, and moved away from Chen Guowei.

Duang!

Li Shuyi delivered a karate chop, and Chen Guowei fled in terror, clutching his head.

Host Xia Ke: "Hello everyone, welcome back~ The first exciting match has ended. First of all, congratulations to the Jinghai University Team for taking the lead..."

"Now we begin the second round of the ban/pick phase. Neither side seems inclined to change their ban/pick strategies. This is expected, as Bai Xiaowen has consistently banned Conquest Mode since the qualifiers. As for Yanda University banning the King of the Hill Mode, it's a sign of respect for Bai Xiaowen's individual skill..."

"The format for the second match will still be drawn from the four team match modes. Let's wait and see!"

"Stop! The draw is over, the competition mode is... Wow!"

Xia Ke took a breath, first whetting everyone's appetite. Just when everyone was getting impatient, she lightly tapped the center console with her finger, and a row of large, gold-plated characters instantly appeared on the big screen.

"This is Resource Raid Mode that combines competitiveness and entertainment, emphasizing small-scale team battles and strategy! Players, please prepare!"