Chapter 440: Can't Get Carried Away
The old "big three" powerhouse teams of the Kubfu Alliance were all eliminated before the top four!
In the past few decades, this was a piece of news that would have sounded like a fairy tale!
But this year, it had really happened!
The Otter and Metro teams, who had fallen into the loser's bracket in the previous round, had both stabilized their performance and taken down their respective opponents.
The remaining two generals of the "big three," the Yankee and Demon King teams, were defeated one after another. Their departure was not very peaceful…
The changing of the times was so clearly visible at this moment!
Arthur didn't have any particular feelings about it, but the older members of the team, like Leo, were full of emotion.
"To think, back when I didn't go to the Demon King Team, a bunch of my peers laughed at me for being stupid. I never thought that in just a few short years, the team I'm leading would be able to look down on them."
Leo watched the broadcast, laughing cheerfully. But then, Aaron, who was walking by with his thermos, shut him down with a single sentence.
"Are you really the one leading the team now? You don't even play the captain's battles anymore."
"..."
Leo froze on the spot.
He turned his head and glared at Aaron. "Don't think that just because you're a stable starter now, I can't still teach you a lesson!"
Aaron was not intimidated at all. He knew the captain was just talking. He walked away with his thermos, smiling.
This left Leo fuming.
But after his anger subsided, all he could do was let out a helpless sigh.
"Sigh, am I really getting old?"
After Arthur had defeated Roman, he had a premonition that the captain's battles were about to say goodbye to him for good.
So sometimes, when a rookie on the team rises too quickly, the old captains also feel a lot of pressure!
Alex, on the side, chuckled a couple of times after hearing this and added, "It's fine. You can just be like the Otter Team's captain. His singles win rate is very stable now."
"..."
A black line appeared on Leo's forehead.
Since the middle of the regular season, the Otter Team had started to have Serena guard the final captain's battle.
Now, as the Otter Team's record became more and more stable, the old captain who had restructured the team with a霸气 one-kick-four was getting further and further away from his captain's battle…
The "stable record" that Alex was talking about referred to the Otter captain's very impressive and stable record in the early 6-on-3 singles matches.
But for him personally, this was really not a compliment.
But after hearing it, Leo felt a deep sense of empathy!
His tomorrow would probably be the same…
"Sigh, we've all sacrificed so much for the team…"
"Hehehe."
The sound of Alex's voice finally made Leo snap.
"What are you laughing at?"
"I… just thought of something happy."
"Bullshit! You're clearly laughing at me! You haven't even stopped! I've been putting up with you for a long time!!"
"Captain, don't get excited. I'm a professional player. You have to believe that I've received professional training. I don't normally laugh at my own captain."
"Really?"
"Unless I can't help it. Pfft! Hahahaha!"
"..."
One second later.
"Alex, you get back here! Don't run! Weavile, go and grab his butt!"
"Captain, calm down! Calm down!"
On the other side of the base, Arthur, who had just finished a phase of his training, watched this scene and could only throw up his hands helplessly.
What could he do?
He could probably only blame himself for being too outstanding.
But fortunately, after a little while, he didn't have to worry about this. The headmistress-like head coach burst out of her room, wielding her paper fan, and gave both of them a series of "whacks" on the head.
And so, the base was quiet again…
"What are you doing? What are you all doing?! You've won one match and you're already getting carried away?! Have you forgotten your own names?! Look at Arthur! And then look at yourselves! Is there anything proper about you?! All of you, get to training!! If you don't complete the quota I've set today, none of you can rest!!"
So sometimes, a domineering head coach who can keep the team in line is very necessary.
For Starlight and Frost to have broken out of its cocoon this season, Arthur was undoubtedly the number one contributor. But the headmistress, who had silently worked behind the scenes, was also indispensable.
She could help everyone rein in their arrogance after a victory.
And she could also help everyone summarize and pull themselves together after a loss.
This year's playoffs were a battle of dragons and tigers. There were no weak teams. It was impossible for Starlight and Frost to have a smooth journey.
And sure enough, their joyful mood hadn't even lasted a few days. In the second round of the winner's bracket, they were met with a harsh blow, and were once again taught a lesson by the Blaze Team.
As the earliest to rise among the new "big three," the Blaze Team had now, including the regular season, defeated Starlight and Frost twice this season.
Perfectly illustrating the phrase: your big brother will always be your big brother.
In this battle, even with Arthur once again being sent to guard the final captain's battle, it was of no use.
In the early singles matches, only Leo had scored a point.
After Sage Hwang had sung the praises of Starlight and Frost's growth, the next to take the stage, Aaron, was mercilessly crushed by Zhuge Feng. And Simon had also steadily defended against Elara's new strategy.
In the subsequent doubles matches, both sides took one match.
In the end, the Blaze Team entered the captain's battle with a two-point lead.
And in this match, Arthur had no more surprises to give to Mason.
His previous opponent, Roman, was an extremely powerful and oppressive opponent. In the time after the regular season, all of his preparations had been to defeat this strong enemy!
By the time he faced the Blaze captain, Mason, even Arthur, the "Intelligence Black Hole," couldn't pull out any new content in such a short time.
In the end, although he had won a difficult victory, it was only a narrow 6-5 win.
It was not enough to make up for the team's earlier deficit.
In the end, Starlight and Frost lost to the Blaze Team by one point and fell into the loser's bracket.
This one battle instantly brought the players, who had just been getting a bit carried away, back down to earth!
So, as it turns out, you really can't get carried away!
Although they had already achieved the best result in Starlight and Frost's history, the road ahead was still very long.
They could not be careless in the slightest!
After they returned, the headmistress spent a whole night helping everyone to seriously summarize and deeply reflect!
The review was so thorough that even Arthur, a review maniac, couldn't find any more details to pick at.
At the end of the review, the headmistress clapped her hands and concluded.
"We need to summarize this match, but we don't need to be too discouraged! Our playoff journey is not over yet! Adjust your mentalities, my children! We still have a chance! Win the next match, and we'll fight our way back to the finals to face the Blaze Team again!"
Everyone's eyes widened, and they roared in agreement!
"Alright!"
After that, in the loser's bracket, the Otter Team eliminated the Metro Team, which marked the official takeover of the top three spots in this year's playoffs by the new "big three"!
The strongest trident in the Kubfu Alliance was no longer the "big three." It had been completely replaced!
After that, what needed to be decided was the internal ranking of the new big three.
First, the final round of the loser's bracket—
The Otter Team versus Starlight and Frost!
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