[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-from-sidekick-to-bigshot":3,"chapter-from-sidekick-to-bigshot-from-sidekick-to-bigshot-chapter-707":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","From Sidekick to Bigshot",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1454490,1902,"Chapter 707 - Finals (1)","from-sidekick-to-bigshot-chapter-707",707,"\u003Cp>In the following few matches of the round-robin, [Domination]’s performances was rather ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their amazing performance on the first day completely disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as though their playstyle was like flowers of the night-blooming cactus. Short-lived and momentary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made the netizens doubtful about their abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People began to speculate that the tactics of [Domination] had been studied by their opponents. As a result, they were unable to repeat the same tactics anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even though the team’s performance was rather ordinary, out of the eleven matches that they played, they only lost two games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They won a few of their games by an incredibly small margin. Those games appeared tough for the members of [Domination.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, they took second place in the overall rankings. They were one point behind the first-place team [MLG.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The round-robin tournament lasted for ten days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, [Domination] and [MLG] earned a spot in the finals. [MLG] was the foreign team that won the tournament last year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the finals, everyone on the Internet was making their bets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Internet guessed that [Domination] had a 20% chance of winning the final. As a result, for every dollar bet on [Domination], if they were to win, the person would receive five dollars back. On the other hand, if a person were to bet on [MLG] and they were to win, they would only receive one dollar and twenty cents back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious that the audience was more optimistic about [MLG.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although many domestic viewers hoped that [Domination] would win, the reality had been placed in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the round-robin matches, [Domination]’s performance wasn’t incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, [MLG]’s performance was unstoppable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When [Domination] faced [MLG] in the round-robin tournament, they ended up losing quite badly. There was quite a large difference between the points that the teams scored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, there was another reason for the difference in betting rates. Most people still remembered what happened three years ago during the finals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The finals were held inside the largest stadium of Country Y. The entire stadium was packed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stadium was filled with Zerg Invasion players. A large number of them were holding [MLG] support signs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this stadium in Country Y was [MLG]’s home stadium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only a few domestic fans that came to Country Y to support [Domination.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of their fans could only cheer for them on the Internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All major domestic streaming platforms broadcasted the finals of the Zerg Invasion tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game had not yet officially started. However, many of the casters and commentators were excitedly explaining the rules of the tournament and the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also expressed that they wanted to see [Domination[ win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dear viewers, it has been four years! This is the fourth year of the game Zerg Invasion! However, our domestic teams have not once won the finals! [Domination] gave us the best results three years ago! Back then, they ended up ranking second!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s look forward to this match! Let’s hope that [Domination] can bring honor and glory back to our country! If [Domination] wins the finals today, it will be a historic moment for our domestic players!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice of the caster was high-spirited and excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the caster was incredibly excited, it was obvious that the netizen’s confidence in [Domination] was seriously lacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Honestly, I’m happy with this already.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Good luck! Please try your best. Even if you lose, you will at least be ranked second.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[There’s no second place in e-sports.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ahhh, I still hope that they can win the finals!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I would donate five kilograms of fat on my body if [Domination] wins the finals today!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, everyone only remembered who ranked first, and not who ranked second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In e-sports, the winners were the kings.\u003C\u002Fp>",635,"2026-06-06T02:09:04.789Z",1,"novelbin.me","9b74fe1f7966180f05d65674e1cfd1eb0103bd385876d43e2ffebf289d4ec179","from-sidekick-to-bigshot-chapter-708","from-sidekick-to-bigshot-chapter-706",1465,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-sidekick-to-bigshot-cover.jpg"]