Chapter 439: My Lord, the Times Have Changed!
He won!
The moment Arthur truly won, many fans still felt like they were in a dream!
Before this captain's battle had begun, even the most optimistic fan wouldn't have dared to brazenly declare that Arthur would win!
That was Roman, after all! The current number one singles player in the league!
Before the match, on the forums and in the chat groups, the best-case scenario that the Starlight and Frost fans had been discussing was just hoping that Arthur could keep the point difference to within one.
That way, with the one-point lead they had before the captain's battle, Starlight and Frost could force a tiebreaker!
Don't think that's easy. In the regular season, just managing to lose by only one point to Roman was already an incredible achievement!
A one-point lead was truly nothing in front of this league number one…
Back in the regular season, the Yankee Team had faced the Metro Team with a massive five-point lead going into the captain's battle. At that time, everyone had thought the victory was a sure thing, completely in the bag!
But then, after Sage Hwang had spent the halftime break hyping up the Yankee Team's glorious history, Roman had taken the stage and had a god-like performance, defeating the Yankee captain 6-1!
Then, in the tiebreaker, the Metro Team had staged a comeback,逆袭了 the Yankee Team, and had produced the most legendary comeback of the entire regular season!
Even a five-point difference wasn't safe!
Not to mention, Starlight and Frost had only entered this captain's battle with a one-point lead!
The tragic 6-2 slaughter of their own captain, Leo, by Roman was still fresh in their minds…
But, who would have thought!
Arthur's performance was even more perfect than the wildest daydreams of his most optimistic fans!
He had counter-killed Roman!
And with a full three-point difference!
A 6-3, crushing victory!
At this moment, the stadium belonged to Arthur, to all the fans of Starlight and Frost.
"Arthur is a beast!!"
"Arthur is a beast!!"
The chaotic roar of the crowd gradually unified, finally converging into a tsunami of "Arthur is a beast!"
Uniform and unending!
Eventually, even the two commentators couldn't resist the infectious energy and joined in the cheers.
"Arthur is a beast! The result of this battle was truly unexpected! So exciting, so incredible!"
After the match, the two players came to the center of the field to shake hands. Roman sighed from the bottom of his heart, "You truly are a player who can create miracles."
Before this, Roman had never really believed in the concept of a "genius."
How many so-called geniuses of his generation had been hyped up to the heavens, only to be surpassed by him one by one?
He had been a professional for over a decade and had witnessed the emergence of countless Best Rookies and genius youths. But in the end, all of them had been crushed by him on his way to the top of the League Cup singles tournament last year!
Genius? Nothing special!
But that thought had come to an abrupt end today.
"You are a true genius," he said, looking at Arthur, his voice calm.
As if it weren't a compliment, but just a simple statement of fact.
Arthur, however, still humbly nodded, his expression very calm.
"Thank you. You were also outstanding."
This calm and composed demeanor had the air of a great general.
It wasn't until he had returned to his team's backstage lounge that he finally couldn't hold it in anymore, because—
"Haha! That was an amazing fight, Arthur! Come on, give us a smile!!"
"Brother Arthur is a beast!! Let's get a picture!"
"Luxray, let out a spark to liven things up!"
Hearing that last sentence, Arthur really couldn't hold it in anymore.
"What the hell! Calm down, you guys!!"
Fortunately, Bella's Luxray was much more composed than its master. Hearing this, it just gave its trainer a sideways glance, elegantly got up, slowly moved to another spot, and then lay down to continue its nap.
This made Arthur breathe a sigh of relief.
"Can you guys just be normal! This is just the first round of the playoffs, we still have—"
But Arthur's words caught in his throat.
Because the sisters Ivy and Bianca had walked up, one on each side, and each had planted a kiss on his cheek.
Arthur was momentarily stunned.
"Don't get the wrong idea. We just saw you played well. A little reward from the managers," Ivy said with a mischievous wink, the smile in her eyes like a little devil with a wagging tail.
Arthur immediately calmed down, his expression changing in a second. He held a fist to his lips, cleared his throat with a very serious expression, and said.
"There's still the post-match interview. It's getting late. We should go."
Then, he greased the soles of his feet and slipped away before the gazes of Bella and Elara could catch up to him, leaving behind a trail of "Stop!", "Don't run!", and "Get back here!"
In the end, the Starlight and Frost team's post-match interview concluded in a cheerful yet subtle atmosphere.
With this, today's matches were all over.
But although the live broadcast had ended, the public opinion had only just begun to ferment!
In less than an hour, the social media trending list had completely changed!
Arthur's 6-3 victory over Roman had been given an extremely霸气 and eye-catching title by the resourceful netizens—
The Battle for the New King's Ascension!!
With this, in the span of a single season, Arthur had successively completed a triple kill of last year's League Cup singles tournament champion, runner-up, and third-place finisher!
TRIPLE KILL!
He was on a rampage!
In his first year as a main player, the peak was already within his grasp!
At the same time, this battle had made even more people feel the changing of the times in the Kubfu League!
This trend had actually begun with the rise of the Blaze Team and the debut of Arthur, but until last year, it was still just a spark.
Although Roman had reached the top of the League Cup last year, his opponent in the finals had still been the demon king of the old era: the Ageless Wind King, Leo.
And besides, in the league playoffs before that, the Metro Team's record hadn't been outstanding.
In last year's playoffs, the dominance of the old "big three" had still not been broken. The Sea Carp team, where the leader of the new generation, Arthur, had been, had only been a first-round exit.
At that time, the only one who could be called the "new era" was the Blaze Team, a lone star.
But this year, everything had changed!
The newly formed Otter Team, under the combined influence of Luna, Melody, and their new doubles players, had undergone a great change in its culture, as if it had been completely reborn!
And now, the Starlight and Frost team had also risen to power. Arthur, as a mere rookie, had cut a path through last year's League Cup top three!
The trident of the new era had been forged! Unstoppable!
At this moment, the spectators and fans who had long been tired of the pragmatic atmosphere of the professional circuit could finally shout that phrase with their heads held high—
My lord, the times have changed!!
The new era is the era of the big three!
A new king ascends!
The world is changing!
This epic sense of a changing era finally reached its peak after the next day's matches began!
Because in the next round of the loser's bracket: the Otter Team had swept the Yankee Team.
And at the same time, the Metro Team, thanks to a god-like, redemptive performance from Roman in the captain's battle, had eliminated the demon king of the old era: the Demon King Team, led by Leo.
With this, the old "big three" had all been eliminated from this year's playoffs
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