"It's almost here. When will it start? Let's start early and finish early." Bai Mo yawned. The quality of his sleep in the past two days was really not very good.
"Why is it that today's draw requires the entire team to expire?" Sun Xiang said with some displeasure.
"I heard that we have to queue up for video recording. After all, this is the first World Invitational Tournament." Xiao Shiqin shrugged.
Tang Hao crossed his arms and sneered: "Formalism."
"Okay, it's about to start, everyone should be more energetic." Yu Wenzhou said in a low voice.
Fang Rui looked around: "Speaking of which, who will go up to draw the lots later?"
"Ye Xiu?"
"This doesn't work, he and Bai Mo have done so many immoral things in District 10 and the Realm of God."
"There are no weak teams in the knockout rounds."
"That's the truth, but it can also have a good adjustment period when facing France and the like."
"Then who should we play? Team Yu is also a warlock."
"Don't let Fang Rui come."
"Where is Zhang Jiale?"
"Get out of here right away. Although that guy won a championship, don't forget that he was originally from Sanya."
"Tactic master is not good enough, who else is there, Wang Jiexi?"
"The winning streak in the middle has been cut off, so let's forget it, right?"
"Where is Chu Yunxiu?"
"Replace it with someone who has won the championship? Hey, Sister Yunxiu, I was wrong..."
A group of people began to discuss in low voices.
Ye Xiu and Bai Mo both raised their eyes. They really didn't have the energy to pay attention to these guys. These days, one of them was studying the opponent's tactics and the other was studying the silver weapon. The consumption was indeed a bit high.
In the end, it was decided that Zhou Zekai would step forward to draw lots. Xiao Zhou just smiled and did not refuse.
The drawn labels are composed of two letters ABC and D, a total of eight small balls. People with the same lettered balls will compete, starting with group A and ending with group D.
In the second round, A will play D and B will play C.
Representatives of the eight national teams came forward and started drawing numbered balls in the order of the original grouping.
"Team USA, Group A." The referee glanced at the number ball in God's hand and announced loudly.
"Don't just bump into each other when you come up...those guys are a little outrageous." Fang Rui broke into a cold sweat.
"It doesn't matter, I will win no matter who comes." Tang Hao said calmly.
"Since you became a banned account, I feel like you have really drifted off..."
"If you don't agree, you can practice." Tang Hao glanced sideways at Fang Rui.
"We'll fight when we get back tonight! I'll choose the map."
"You don't want to be shameless."
"How much does that stuff cost per pound? I'll sell it to you."
"Team Neon, Group D!" Amaterasu showed the number plate in his hand.
"Fu Guo team, Group B."
"Italian team...Group A."
"Oh, an unlucky guy has appeared." Andvari gloated and laughed.
"I'm somewhat looking forward to who we will meet..." Loki's hand touched the armrest lightly, but his eyes kept looking in the direction of the Chinese team: "As I said before, I can challenge Bai Mo at home if I have the right to challenge, and I won't regret it.
Bar?"
"You gave up your place in the Hall of Fame before in exchange for our support from the Knights of the Round Table." Arthur nodded.
Loki calmed down and continued to focus on the drawing of lots on the field.
"China Team...Group C!" Zhou Zekai handed the number ball to the referee. The referee nodded. Group C, which had been vacant on the screen, was finally filled.
"Fortunately, judging from this, as long as we don't encounter the Russian team, there shouldn't be any big problems." Xiao Shiqin breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Xinjie glanced at him: "You still need to be careful about your opponent's trump cards and tactics."
"You don't need to worry about this, okay..." Xiao Shiqin rolled his eyes.
"Team Australia...Group B!" The second formed opponent appeared.
"The Australian team is going to fight those guys from the corrupt country?" Guo Mingyu was stunned for a moment: "Although Behemoth's integration with the team is not too bad, but facing those guys from the corrupt country might be a bit..."
"The result will probably not be good." Ye Xiu rubbed his eyes and yawned. He subconsciously wanted to take out a cigarette to refresh himself, but he stopped halfway with his hand.
Sigh, let's go out and smoke later...these cigarettes from foreign countries are really boring. Ye Xiu sighed melancholy.
"But it's not a bad thing for us. No matter who wins between the two sides, we are relatively familiar with each other." Yu Wenzhou said with a smile: "Team Zhou really drew a good draw."
"That's true. Why haven't you seen Huang Shaotian talking much in the past two days?" Sun Xiang and Yourong nodded, and then turned to look at Huang Shaotian, who was sitting on a chair with his head downcast.
"When I first went out, Captain Yu gave me some okra juice." Bai Mo said gloatingly, "I guess I'm feeling uncomfortable now."
"Hahahahaha..."
Ignoring Huang Shaotian's almost murderous look, Sun Xiang laughed wildly.
Andvari on the other side looked over with envy: "Those guys are always so happy."
"Yeah... it's much better than the intrigues of other teams." Merlin nodded: "Even if we have Odin and Arthur suppressing us here, we still don't have the opportunity to joke unscrupulously like they do."
"Indeed..."
"Do you think it's possible that they are all living under the persecution of Ye Xiu and Bai Mo and joining a group to keep themselves warm?"
"..." Immediately, the expressions on the faces of other members of the National Team turned into sympathy and pity.
"Russian team...Group D!"
Then the remaining French team will naturally belong to the ranks of Group C.
It just happened that the four recognized strong teams that ranked first in the group stage were assigned to the teams with the second highest points in each other group. However, this was different from the group stage. The best-of-three games system added greater uncertainty to the game.
Certainty makes it possible for one to catch up with two at any time.
"Our game is the day after tomorrow... Then you all have a good rest tomorrow. Yu Wenzhou and Zhang Xinjie will host the meeting and the deployment of the players. Tomorrow Xiaobai and I will come to the venue to watch the game." Seeing that Zhou Zekai had returned, Ye Xiu nodded and said:
"Does anyone have any other questions?"
"No, no, go back and rest quickly. I'm almost exhausted these two days."
"I just have to work hard for you two again..."
"Hard work... can't be mentioned." Bai Mo chuckled and shook his phone: "It's not just us, the group of guys in the country are also very excited."
Chao Tide: [Uncle, if you need anything, just let us know. We will help you with data analysis at any time. 】
Duhuo: [Same goes for Tiny Herb.]
Fengshan Devil May Cry: [Although we may not be as good as tactician masters, we still have unique insights into certain professions, right? You won’t look down on others so much, right? 】
Feidaojian: [Do you need a sparring partner or something? I’m always on call. I must bring that trophy back! 】
Loulan Zhan: [Teacher, great master, I have already booked my flight tickets and will go watch your competition on the final day!]
…
"These guys..." Yu Wenzhou smiled and shook his head.
"Let's be nicer to them next season..." Bai Mo also shook his head.
Moriarty: [Thank you very much.]
Liuyun: [Why did this guy become an administrator!]
Yeyu Shengfan: [Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, damn, that’s it, where is the group leader, why don’t you give me an administrator!]
Moriarty: [I met by chance a few days ago and asked for an administrator. 】
Cordyceps Sinensis: [It’s over, the chat group is about to become its darkest hour...]
Changhe Sunset: [Anyway, seniors, cheers for the competition. 】
Qing Zhiqi:【Come on.】
Han Yanrou: [Come on.]
Steamed Bun Invasion: [Come on.]
…
"Let's go, go back and get some rest and then hurry up and train. You don't want to be laughed at by these guys." Ye Xiu shook his head with a smile, turned around and walked out of the field.
"I will definitely not lose!"
"Let's go, let's go. No matter what, I have to practice for a while when I go back tonight."
"Keep your mouth shut these days and don't eat randomly."
"Be careful not to catch a cold or anything like that."
Bai Mo and Ye Xiu couldn't help but warn them.
"Okay, you two, you are really acting like an old woman now." Sun Xiang waved his hands impatiently.
This kid... He must be punished after the World Invitational Tournament.
Bai Mo thought with a smile.
9 a.m. the next day
"The scenes in the knockout rounds and the group stage are really different..." Bai Mo couldn't help but clicked his tongue as he looked at the auditorium below, which had been temporarily decorated with national flags from various countries after working overtime last night.
"After all, it's the knockout tournament..." Ye Xiu smiled and shook his head: "By the way, wasn't there something about odds and the like on the platform before? How about now?"
There is some basis for this. After all, although the platform boss may not understand Honor, they can hire many people who understand Honor to do analysis. Many famous retired professional players from various countries have been roped in, and even
A prediction of the winning rate of each team in each game was made.
Of course, this is still the practice of some more formal platforms, more of which are underground platforms, and the methods they use are even more unlimited.
Black games and black hands emerge in endlessly.
"The winning rate of the Italian team has not improved much, but the winning rate of the American team has dropped a lot." Bai Mo smiled, put away his phone, and looked at Ye Xiu: "Speaking of which, I should thank Brother Ye for coming.
With."
"Huh? What does it have to do with me?" Ye Xiu asked innocently.
Bai Mo said helplessly: "You really don't have any self-consciousness. You broke God's undefeated golden body at the Hall of Fame event. Isn't there a saying? Now God has shown his health bar.
It’s no longer that impeccable plot monster.”
"Um, what's this?" Ye Xiu shook his head: "There's nothing wrong with those guys, right?"
"No problem. Isn't Xiao Lu watching over there? That guy has been very strict since he was a child. What could go wrong?"
Ye Xiu nodded and no longer worried about the other side. Bai Mo and Ye Xiu were quite relieved that they had been playmates since childhood.
As for these two guys, one is a young man who has been hanging out in major Internet cafes since junior high school. At that time, Internet cafes were not as peaceful and civilized as they are now. Without an ID card, you could only go to Xiaohei Internet Cafe, where all kinds of people were...
Quite a few, Ye Xiu had fought a lot in the past, and his tactics were also shady. After all, he had been trained in the family environment since he was a child, so naturally he had never suffered any serious losses.
Bai Mo understands it better. He is alone in a foreign country. There are many foreigners who are not friendly to Chinese people, and the bullying phenomenon is more terrifying than at home. Bai Mo himself is not a good-tempered person, so naturally he is.
Basically, one rack is used every three days, and one rack is used every five days.
If there really is someone, like the guy from the Korean national team before, the two of them might really be able to fight two against thirteen.
"Here we go, no one will be here today, right?" Ye Xiu glanced behind him.
"Well, after all, we have entered the knockout round, and we naturally have to avoid some things that should be avoided. If there is anything else we want to say, we can discuss it after the end." Bai Mo said with a smile.
The first game of the knockout round officially begins with the Italian team facing off against the American team.
The American team won the right to host the home field. In the first round, the American team will decide the map selection. In the next round, the Italian team will decide. If there is a third round, it will be randomly determined by the system.
"Heracles starts? It's a very common choice. Is it because you are too confident or can't see the opponent's path and choose to defend temporarily?" Mimir frowned. He didn't play in the first game.
You need to go on the court, so collect your opponent's data in advance.
"Tch, is this even something to think about?" Andvari curled his lips in displeasure: "I really don't know what they are arrogant about. The God they always preached as the strongest has been trampled to such an extent that they still dare to be arrogant.
"
"But God is still very strong. Can you find another top-level monster like Ye Xiu in the whole world?" Mimir asked seriously.
"Tsk..." Andvari closed his mouth.
The opposite Italian team soon also entered a fighting professional player, one of the Hall of Fame players, and a certified judo professional player of the Italian Glory Professional League [Shen Gong] David.
"Italy guessed what the American team was thinking, so they sent out their strongest player in the first individual game to avoid the risk of being challenged and take the lead in scoring a point to win the deserved victory.
What a momentum."
"The idea is quite clever."
"But doesn't this also mean that they basically have no confidence that they can win the next arena match?"
"After all, there is God..."
Bai Mo sighed: "It feels like the Italian team is already at a disadvantage..."
"Yeah." Ye Xiu also sighed helplessly: "It seems that we all think the same thing."
When the American team faces the Italian team, 80% of the time they will not use their right to challenge.
This is not an intentional psychological tactic, but they think it is not time to use tactics when facing the Italian team.
When the Italian team starts the fourth individual game, God knows how much their mentality will collapse...