Chapter 600: Not Today
Group H also had its matches on the same day as Group A. This group also included a team from the Kubfu Alliance: the Otter Team!
Unfortunately, bad things came in pairs that day.
Following the Metro Team's defeat, the Otter Team suffered their second loss.
This time, they lost to the host Regal Alliance's number two seed, the Natural Grace Team.
The final score was 5-6...
A difference of only one point, which was very regrettable.
After the match, Luna immediately sought out Arthur for extra training, remaining silent throughout.
Bella accompanied them, and both could feel the depression and pressure emanating from Luna.
But they were powerless to help, only able to offer silent companionship.
Competition has always been cruel because there is only one champion, but too many people want to win...
This world never only had stories about Kubfu. Every one of the seven major leagues had wonderful stories, stunning geniuses, and amazing teams.
No one is the protagonist forever on this stage...
Not to mention they hadn't stood in the protagonist's center position even once yet. Kubfu had been away from the center stage for many, many years...
It wasn't until late at night that Luna finally finished training and suggested to the two who had been accompanying her, "Let's go grab a midnight snack? My treat."
Bella teased, "We should treat. Our bonus should be higher this time."
Luna glared at her. "Oho, feeling bold? Daring to brag in front of your big sister?"
Bella shrank her neck and stuck out her tongue.
But Luna smiled immediately, seemingly recovering her usual carefree and dashing demeanor.
"When I get eliminated, I'll make you treat me to a big meal, but not today!"
Her last sentence, "not today," was said with such conviction that Arthur finally felt relieved.
Although Luna had always been a reliable senior teammate to him and Bella, she was actually participating in the Champions Cup for the first time, just like them.
On the first day of arriving at the destination hotel, she had proactively sought Arthur for extra training. Besides diligence, wasn't this also a sign of nervousness?
It was just that Luna's strong personality didn't allow her to show this nervousness.
When the team faced difficulties, this nervousness would inevitably surface, overwhelming her and leaving her at a loss.
But fortunately, hearing "not today," Arthur knew: she had walked out of it herself!
Luna also knew clearly: they were still far from the championship, and it would be extremely difficult for them to win this year.
The Otter Team would eventually be eliminated in a round, but not today!
Maybe they couldn't reach the final, couldn't step on that highest stage, but the day they fell was not today!
Indeed, it was her first time participating in the Champions Cup, so she didn't need to set too high a goal right away, but at least the time to give up was not today!
"Thank you, guys. Let's go eat! Come train with me for the next few days too! I really need training right now!"
Arthur and Bella looked at each other and smiled with relief.
"You got it~"
Then on the sixth match day, in Group G, the Three Waves Team won by a large margin again!
But this time, Leo's extreme fans didn't dare to be too arrogant.
Because no matter how big the margin was, it couldn't surpass Starlight and Frost's previous 16-0!
The sixteen-point difference was like a Wall of Sighs, firmly blocking those extreme fans' excessive desire for online expression.
On the seventh match day, Arthur and his team played again, defeating the Sakura Alliance's number three seed, the Atago Team, with a scare but no real danger.
Although the point difference wasn't as large this time, Starlight and Frost still demonstrated their tactical depth with ease.
However, the most noteworthy and discussed match of the day wasn't this one, but the subsequent match between the Cutie Pie Team and the White Eagle Alliance's number two seed, the Hornet Team, in the same group.
Perhaps because Arthur's bragging encouragement after the last round really worked, or because the Cutie Pie Team had completely shed their burden and transformed after experiencing an unprecedented humiliating defeat!
In the second round, they performed miraculously, unexpectedly drawing with the Hornet Team, which ranked second in the group on paper!
White Eagle's number two seed, once rated by their domestic media as an SSS-level team with championship potential, received their first draw in the Champions Cup at the hands of a wild card team.
Especially since the team that tied them was the one that had just lost by a record-breaking 16-point margin.
Now the Hornet Team and the White Eagle Alliance replaced the Siren Alliance's Free Iris as the new object of mass ridicule.
Within the White Eagle Alliance, countless lottery players who bet on their own alliance's team waved their tickets and shouted: "F**k your mom! Pay back my money!!"
But this public outrage turned into a deathly silence of disappointment the next day.
Because on the eighth match day, also the last day of the second round of the group stage, the White Eagle Alliance's number one seed in Group E, the Fearless Team, on whom the entire alliance had placed high hopes, also stumbled, losing to the host Regal Alliance's number three seed, the Blood Moon Team.
After two rounds, the situation for all White Eagle Alliance teams became somewhat worrying.
Number one seed Fearless Team just lost a match;
Number two seed Hornet Team was tied by a wild card team in their group, losing a point they should have easily picked up;
Number three seed San Diego was previously slaughtered by the top wild card team, Three Waves, with an 11-point difference;
Number four team also suffered a humiliating defeat in Group F against Sinnoh's Royal Rapidash Team.
With the end of two rounds of group stage matches, the White Eagle teams stood shoulder to shoulder with the Siren Alliance, hand in hand at the bottom of the seven major leagues.
Now the Kubfu audience was overjoyed.
No other reason—in previous years, this position had always belonged to them...
In the last Champions Cup, when the Demon King Team and Otter Team were eliminated in the group stage, their situation was exactly the same as the current White Eagle Alliance, enduring ridicule from all over the world.
Back then, White Eagle netizens mocked them relentlessly.
The relationship between the world's Three Poles had never been harmonious, especially in the competitive field.
But the tables turned. Although Kubfu had losses this year, Starlight and Frost and Blaze were firmly holding the top spots in their groups, finally allowing them to hold their heads high.
Many people translated classic quotes into White Eagle language and posted them on various foreign forums—
"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west! Don't bully the young!
"Two years ago you ignored us, this year we make you unable to reach us!"
Then another four days passed.
Halfway through the group stage, the first round of matches in each group had been played.
The situation in each group gradually became clear—
The White Eagle Alliance really didn't have a single group leader...
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