The mood in the Ye Family's rest area was low, but not oppressive.
When Ye Lingtian was helped back, his face was pale, but defiance still burned in his eyes.
Ye Zhongguan stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.
"You fought well."
Ye Lingtian gave a bitter smile. "I lost."
Ye Zhongguan shook his head. "There's no shame in losing to someone strong. The Li Family really is formidable."
Ye Qingmei sat nearby while a Ye Family elder treated her. Ye Lingfeng rubbed the spots where the ice needles had pierced him, grimacing.
Ye Wuhen lay on a stretcher, the wound on his left shoulder already bandaged. He stared at the ceiling, his thoughts unreadable.
Ye Zhongguan walked before the group, his gaze passing over each of them.
"We lost today, but I don't blame you. Every one of you fought well, and I'm still proud of you."
"There's one last ten-on-ten match. If we win, we'll tie the score and have a chance in the one-on-one tiebreaker. If we lose, it's truly over. But even then, it's all right. Our path has been too smooth so far. Perhaps one defeat wouldn't be a bad thing."
"But we'll give it everything we have and show them our brilliance."
They raised their heads and looked at their captain. The will to fight kindled anew in their eyes.
The smoke from the second five-on-five match had yet to clear, but the atmosphere in the Blue Moon Grand Arena had already tightened again. The Li Family led by a decisive twenty to five, yet everyone knew the true showdown had only just begun.
The ten-on-ten team battle was worth fifteen points.
If the Ye Family won, the score would become twenty to twenty, leading to a one-on-one tiebreaker. If they won