Chapter 385: A New King Must Rise!
The moment the referee finally announced Arthur's victory, the entire Starlight and Frost home stadium completely erupted!
The newcomer commentator once again screamed until his mic blew out.
"He won!! He won!! Arthur really won!! And with a massive 6-3 score! This means that, according to the point-difference system, the Starlight and Frost team will get three points for the final captain's battle! Starlight and Frost has come back from behind to win the match!! What a magnificent game!! What a magnificent comeback!! What a—BZZZZT—"
The rest was just the static of a blown microphone.
But even with such noisy interference, the audience's enthusiasm did not diminish. The waves of cheers came one after another.
In the backstage lounge, Arthur's teammates had all jumped to their feet, bouncing and hugging each other, celebrating this completely unexpected victory.
The moment Arthur had taken the stage, no one had thought he could bring back such a result. At that time, even the most optimistic person wouldn't have dared to voice such a guess, because it seemed as impossible as a fairy tale!
As a rookie main player, in his first year on the singles stage, at the tender age of eighteen, he had defeated the Ageless Wind King, who had once ruled the league for an entire era, with a huge three-point advantage!
Even a fantasy novel wouldn't dare to be written like this!
"My heavens, he actually did it!! He won!" Captain Leo murmured in a daze, amidst being hugged by Aaron and the others.
As a player who had grown up during Leo's reign, Leo's reverence for this Ageless Wind King was far beyond what the younger generation could imagine.
Players like Ivy and Bianca had grown up in the new era, with the rise of teams like the Otter and Blaze. The year the two sisters had entered the professional circuit, the Demon King Team had already been knocked off its pedestal in the first round of the Champions Cup.
The younger generation didn't understand the dominance of the old seniors.
But Leo did!
From the time he had started playing professionally, in the doubles scene, Leo was already a legend in the league. Later, when he himself became a main player, and then a captain, Leo had always been the undisputed leader of the Kubfu Alliance, a high mountain he had to look up to!
Years ago, when he had rejected the Demon King Team's invitation, choosing not to start there because he didn't like their atmosphere, many of his peers had called him a fool, often joking in private that he had lost his mind.
And now, only a few short years later, the team he himself was leading had managed to topple the Demon King, defeating Leo in a great victory!
Looking back, Leo finally realized: without even noticing, they had already climbed over that great mountain of the old era.
And now, the cheers in the stadium were for their names!!
When Arthur walked off the stage and came to the center of the field to complete the post-match handshake with Leo, the roar in the stadium reached its absolute peak!
"Starlight and Frost, awesome!!"
As the first fan in the stands screamed, more and more of the live audience joined in the chant.
"Starlight and Frost—"
"AWESOME!!!"
"Starlight and Frost—"
"AWESOME!!!"
Online, the official live stream chat was also spammed with a flood of "Starlight and Frost is awesome" comments.
In between, a few Cyndaquil-fainting emojis would occasionally float by…
Besides that, the other comments were basically drowned out.
This incredible, drama-filled victory was destined to become the hottest topic of the weekend!
After shaking hands and nodding, Arthur parted ways with Leo and left the stage.
It wasn't until he had walked all the way through the player tunnel at the edge of the field that his eardrums finally got some relief.
On the arena just now, it had been incredibly loud. And the commentator's mic had blown out once, the static of which was like a demonic sound piercing his ears.
But just as he had this thought, the next moment, as he rounded a corner in the player tunnel, a high-decibel shriek once again bombarded his eardrums.
He was destined not to escape.
Because his teammates had all pounced on him.
"Amazing, Brother Arthur!"
"Beautifully played!!"
"That match was so cool!!"
Helpless, Arthur could only stand there as they took turns rushing up to hug him.
Although he himself was actually quite calm, there was no need to be deliberately composed at a time like this and spoil his teammates' fun.
"That's great! This makes it seven wins in a row!! And we've taken down all the strong opponents in the first half of the season!" Bianca summarized excitedly.
After defeating the Demon King Team, Starlight and Frost had now firmly secured the number one spot in the regular season rankings!
Seven matches, seven wins. An incredibly stacked record!
Of course, Arthur's personal record was just as stacked. Five shutouts, plus a win against Serena in the opening match, and now a win against Leo today—both were heavyweight superstars!
Leo also took the opportunity to tease Arthur. "You kid, you're really something. First year as a main player, first you beat last year's individual third-place finisher, Serena, and now you've beaten last year's individual runner-up, Leo. Don't tell me you're planning to aim for the number one spot in the league in your first year?"
Arthur habitually touched his nose.
To be honest, he hadn't even thought about that.
But what he didn't expect was that someone else had been paying attention!
The crucial point that even Captain Leo had noticed, Arthur's fans online were naturally even less likely to have missed!
The day after Arthur defeated the Demon King's captain, Leo, the hashtag "#TheDemonKingisDead_ANewKingMustRise" shot to the top of the social media trending list!
And with that, the fans began a new round of celebration!
Just as Leo had said, since the start of the new season, Arthur had already taken down the third-place and second-place finishers of last year's League Cup individual tournament. So, rounding up, didn't that mean he already had the strength of a champion?
A new king ascends the throne. Nothing wrong with that!!
The various flowery praises from the fans online were making even Arthur himself cringe.
Good grief, this is so embarrassing…
Turn it off, turn it off!
Fortunately, he himself had always been level-headed and had never gotten arrogant because of it. He still trained when he needed to, and prepared for battle when he needed to.
On the night they won the match, because his teammates were too excited and insisted on taking him out for a good meal, his evening training and review were delayed.
So, the next day, after training, Arthur, as always, started his own team's post-match review session.
Winning was certainly a joyous occasion.
But that didn't mean there was nothing to reflect on and summarize from a won match.
If Arthur was the type to get carried away by a single victory, he would have never reached the worldly peak of a Champion before the age of thirty in his past life.
Victory cannot cover up one's own shortcomings.
So, in the first segment of the review, Arthur was the first to do a self-analysis and apologize.
"First of all, in yesterday's match, I made a mistake at the beginning. My tactical sensitivity was lacking when facing the opponent's Shuckle. That was my fault, indisputable. I should apologize to Old Flame."
No matter if the fans were hyping him up as the number one in the league or the number one in the universe, Arthur himself was always humble, never arrogant, never taking all the credit, never looking down on anyone.
A victory is a victory, a mistake is a mistake.
A win is certainly worth celebrating, but a mistake should also be apologized for and reflected upon.
This was the cornerstone that had allowed him to climb to the peak, step by step, in his past life.
"Roar, roar."
Old Flame was currently sitting in the living room, hugging his tail. He let out a couple of nonchalant cries, meaning, Master, don't worry about it.
This surprised Lina, who had only just started participating in these review sessions.
So this is the atmosphere here?
Without even realizing it, her impression of Arthur had improved by a few points.
This kind of master doesn't seem so hard to get along with.
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