Chapter 619: The Only Way Out
After Group D's matches ended, there were no Kubfu teams playing for several days.
The matches in Groups E and F were obviously less attractive to the Kubfu audience than the previous days' events.
However, the matches in Group E over the next two days provided the biggest upset of this Champions Cup.
The White Eagle Alliance's number one seed, the Fearless Team, despite having a certain advantage after the first round, lost three consecutive matches in two days, successfully being defeated by the Siren Alliance's number one seed, Free Iris. They gloriously earned the title of the most disappointing number one seed in this Champions Cup.
Even a wild card team managed to snatch a victory from them.
It truly stunned viewers around the world.
The White Eagle fans, who had just finished cursing the Hornet Team for being disappointing, fell silent.
They really had nothing to say...
In the end, Group E saw the host Regal Alliance's number three seed, the Blood Moon Team, advance alongside the Hoenn Alliance's number four seed, the Wutong Team.
So far, the Hoenn Alliance had confirmed three teams advancing, successfully overtaking Kubfu to become the best-performing region in the group stage.
Now their only unconfirmed team was the Grand Master Team in Group H.
Although Group H was called the Group of Death, no one doubted the Grand Master Team's chances of advancing.
So it could basically be considered that this year would see all four Hoenn teams advancing together again.
"The Hoenn Alliance is as dominant as ever this year, with four teams advancing together. Their reign seems to continue. Is Hoenn really going to create an unprecedented three-peat dynasty?"
The host Regal Alliance commentator shouted passionately after the match.
In recent years, the fear of Hoenn wasn't just etched in the hearts of Kubfu players; the Grand Master Team had reached the top twice, stepping on the whole world.
In these years, the whole world had been resisting Hoenn, and everyone shared this fear.
However, another Regal commentator quickly raised a different opinion.
"Although the Hoenn Alliance's performance is still strong this year, cracks have appeared in their dominance. For one, the three Hoenn teams that have advanced so far are all second in their groups. Compared to the last two tournaments, their rule seems to have been impacted."
Hearing this, the commentator who just spoke quickly changed his tune and agreed.
"That's true, especially in Group D, where the Blaze Team from Kubfu suppressed the Primordial Sea Team, causing the Hoenn Alliance to lose a group first place they should have easily obtained."
"Yes, Kubfu's performance this year is very surprising, shocking everyone from the first round! They have already taken two group first places, their momentum is no worse than the Hoenn Alliance!
"And next in the Group of Death, Group H, the Otter Team, also from Kubfu, will face the Hoenn overlord, the Grand Master Team! The direct dialogue between the two regions might decide who is the strongest region in the group stage of this Champions Cup!"
These official commentators were indeed good at stirring up emotions.
Unfortunately, Group H's matches were in the last two days, still some time away.
Next was Group F.
Sinnoh's number one seed, the Royal Rapidash Team, finally defended the glory of their region, successfully taking first place in the group, preventing Sinnoh from falling into the ranks of Siren and White Eagle, crying together.
At the same time, the White Eagle number four seed in this group was also eliminated after the group stage.
White Eagle had lost three out of four...
Number one, two, and four seeds all went home.
On this day, countless White Eagle viewers got drunk late at night, praying to Arceus, asking if there was still hope, and if life could get any worse.
The next day, Arceus answered them swiftly: Yes, it can!
There is no worst, only worse!
The next day, in Group G's match, the Three Waves Team started by slaughtering the White Eagle Alliance's only remaining number three seed, the San Diego Team, again.
In the first round, the Three Waves Team slaughtered San Diego 13-2, becoming the biggest upset on the second day of the Champions Cup.
If not for Starlight and Frost's record-breaking 16-0 victory over Cutie Pie on the third day, San Diego would have been nailed to the Champions Cup shame list for years.
People thought that was the limit.
San Diego was a number three seed of the seven major leagues, after all; they should have some integrity, right?
Unexpectedly, in the second round, Three Waves was even more ruthless...
This time it was 13-0.
White Eagle fans despaired.
This is a scam!
In the end, Three Waves also took first place in the group with a perfect record of six wins, and surpassed Starlight and Frost in point differential, becoming the number one team among all thirty-two participating teams so far!
Wild card glory, well-deserved!
Advancing with them in the same group was the Sakura Alliance's number two seed.
San Diego exited in disgrace.
Thus, the White Eagle Alliance became the first of the seven major leagues to have all participating teams eliminated in the group stage.
There was no place for them in this Champions Cup anymore.
Miserable, White Eagle, miserable...
On this day, the entire White Eagle social network was filled with a desolate atmosphere of "snowflakes fluttering, north wind blowing."
However, apart from White Eagle's own fans, most people worldwide were more concerned not about San Diego's elimination.
White Eagle's collapse this year had been deeply rooted in people's minds before San Diego's match even started.
People were actually more concerned about the two matches in the Group of Death, Group H, that afternoon!
Because on this day, unexpectedly, Regal's number two seed, the Natural Grace Team, miraculously drew with the Grand Master Team!
Defending champion Grand Master, the existence regarded as the Big BOSS by everyone before the tournament, had shown obvious dominance in the first round of the group stage, winning all three matches with crushing scores.
Unexpectedly, entering the second round, they encountered a small Waterloo in the first match.
The Big Demon King's undefeated record was broken!
This was inspiring news for all other teams worldwide.
But for the Otter Team in the same group, it was a bolt from the blue...
Although they also won against the wild card team in the group today, they still ranked third.
Meanwhile, Natural Grace above them had two wins and a draw!
The prospect of advancing was bleak...
That night, Luna suffered from rare insomnia.
Fate seemed to have played a little joke on them, easily pushing everyone in the team into a desperate corner.
Grand Master and Natural Grace were ranked first and second in the group. Expecting such strong teams to lose to a wild card team? That was obviously unrealistic...
Then, there was only one way out for the Otter Team—
"Go for it, Sister Luna! Beat Natural Grace and Grand Master tomorrow, we'll wait for you in the knockout stage!"
The message Bella sent to Luna before going to bed that day was both a blessing and a spur.
Because this was their only way out now!
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