Except for the big news that Li Shenzhou abstained on the spot, there was only one game today. Although it was a semi-final match, the intensity was not bad, but compared to the last round of the top eight matches, regardless of the topic
The scene is obviously a bit different.
If the competition is not enough, gossip is enough.
Discussions from all parties have intensified, and Lin Yi, who is the protagonist of the case, is inevitably pushed to the forefront again.
Fueled by some people, the theory of match-fixing was once again rampant.
Even if there were no problems with the procedure, at least it caused quite a stir in terms of public opinion.
After all, the most popular ones are conspiracy theories.
From an outsider's perspective, watching Lin Yi advance all the way to the finals as the rookie king, especially when there was a match-fixing incident involving Guo Jiang Shenzi, and now Li Shenzhou has abstained from the semi-finals, there is something fishy about this.
None, it's not normal.
Although some people argue with reason, Lin Yi himself has said nothing about it.
He knows very well that this kind of public opinion cannot be controlled at all, and any explanation will become a cover-up, which will only make it worse.
The best response right now is not to respond.
After winning the Zenith Competition championship, the storm will naturally subside.
With much anticipation, the Zenith Competition finals officially kicked off.
Xu Longyin started the game.
At this point, he and Xia Chun were actually unable to keep up with their strength. Even the weakest opponent could still overwhelm them in terms of physical strength.
In fact, even he himself didn't have high expectations.
How much can you grind?
The highlight will eventually fall on Lin Yi himself.
Facts have proved that Xu Longyin is indeed no match, but maybe he was inspired and performed well.
He and Xia Chun successfully defeated the opponent's starter and forced out the second player.
Cao Kou.
The whole audience was stunned.
"Can't you sit still and go on stage?"
Cao Kou is undoubtedly the core figure of the group opposite, and he is a big boss on the Tiangang Ranking.
Although the ranking is not high, only the 30th on the Tiangang Ranking, being among them already represents its strength, not to mention leading the team all the way here, which is enough to prove its quality.
But on such a critical occasion, the core characters usually appear last.
After all, the final decisive battle must be carried by oneself.
When Cao Kou came out for the second time, did he want to catch Lin Yi off guard?
"Is he afraid of Lin Yi?"
Everyone couldn't help but doubt.
To be honest, with the strength Lin Yi showed, most people were on his side between him and Cao Kou.
Cao Kou did not dare to defend his position. In the eyes of everyone, the most likely reason was that he did not want to face Lin Yi completely.
Changing the previous tactics to start the second half was probably to create a mismatch advantage.
In this way, at least at the psychological level, Cao Kou can have less worries about defending the bottom and can relax his hands and feet to the maximum extent.
As long as Lin Yi can be depleted enough, even if he loses in the end, he can still count on a wave of teammates.
"Isn't he overthinking this?"
Anyone with a bit of discernment would sneer at this.
The special competition format of the Zenith Competition is destined to be unable to copy Tian Ji's horse racing strategy. No matter what tactical arrangements are made in the past, Lin Yi will still have to overcome it in the end.
If you can't get through, you just can't get through. No matter how you do it, it's useless.
Even Cao Kou himself didn't have the confidence to deal with Lin Yi head-on, but he pinned his hopes on his teammates who were weaker than him. Is it possible?
However, Cao Kou's strength as the leader of the Tiangang Ranking was there after all. After his second serve, he quickly carried Xia Chun away and saw Lin Yi with almost no injuries.
Under the spotlight, Lin Yi appeared calmly.
Feeling the aura from Lin Yi, Cao Kou originally wanted to say a few words for the occasion, but in the end he wisely shut his mouth. As if facing a formidable enemy, he instinctively put on a defensive posture.
The entire audience was not surprised at all.
Unknowingly, Lin Yi's prowess in their eyes was already higher than that of ordinary Tiangang Ranking bosses.
Although they are not as good as those in the top five like Li Shenzhou, at least these big guys at the bottom of the Tiangang Ranking cannot easily be fooled.
This has even formed a consensus.
In the end, Lin Yi's performance did not disappoint them.
Cao Kou's performance was not bad, at least he still had the momentum he deserved on the scene. For a time, he and Lin Yi formed a stalemate, but that was the end of it.
Without him, Lin Yi now has quite a few powerful paradigms at his disposal.
After all, not everyone is like Luo Xianwang, holding a rubbing of the forbidden book of heaven in his hand.
Cao Kou tried his best, but the final result was only to eat away Lin Yi's 20th level of life, that's all.
"The victory or defeat has been decided, we can congratulate Lin Yi."
Seeing Lin Yi's fans popping champagne at halftime, no one in the audience stood up to refute.
Cao Kou had already performed at an extraordinary level and barely managed to kill less than half of Lin Yi's life. The next third man at the bottom could not be better than him no matter how much he exploded.
What's more, Lin Yi has not used fake magic so far.
In other words, he hasn't used his full strength yet.
No matter which angle you look at it, there is no suspense about victory or defeat.
However, just as everyone was preparing to leave, the third person who came on the field from the opposite side surprised the entire audience.
"What's going on? Has someone been replaced?"
These three people in Cao Kou's group have been familiar to everyone for a long time, but the one who came on stage at this moment was an out-and-out stranger.
The whole audience looked at the referee collectively.
According to the regulations of the Zenith Competition, all participants must register before the start of the main game, and there is no possibility of substitutions in the middle of the game.
Otherwise, if someone can be replaced midway, a lot of shady stories will definitely appear in minutes.
The referee clarified: "Chu Qingyu has been registered before the main competition and is a candidate for the Cao Kou group, which complies with the regulations of the competition."
The whole place was silent.
The schedule of the Zenith Competition is tight, and even if there is medical protection, it is inevitable that some people will not be able to fully recover within a day.
Therefore, in addition to the three official members, each participating team can also have one more alternate member.
It's just that in most cases, the alternate team members have basically no chance to appear, and they are easily ignored.
In particular, Cao Kou's group itself didn't attract much attention. If they hadn't made it all the way to the finals, in the eyes of everyone, they would have been just a passerby, let alone the substitute members of their group.
There was a lot of discussion in the stands.
Looking at the thin young man walking towards Lin Yi slowly in the field, Wan Shiyong's eyelids twitched and he stood up suddenly.
"What's wrong?"
Mo Laofeng didn't know why.
Although the person who came on the bench was a bit surprising, and the relevant information was almost blank, but with their eyesight as senior selectors, this person was definitely not that strong.