Chapter 265 – China VS Australia (Sydney Opera House)
The two sides finished choosing and the screen showed the remaining three maps—Sydney Opera House, Koala Garden and the Mechanical City. The first two were Australian submitted maps while the last one was China"s submitted map. The three maps would be randomly a.s.signed to the three game modes.
Li Cangyu followed up with the lineup submission and calmly returned to the rest area.
Ling Xuefeng glanced at him and whispered, "It is necessary to release both maps from the other side?"
"I just want to let Su Guangmo and Tan s.h.i.tian perform well." Li Cangyu spoke into his ears. "In the group stage, it is better to have more combat experience with unfamiliar maps. This will be good for the later knockout rounds."
Ling Xuefeng nodded in agreement. "Yes, that is true."
The two people quietly whispered together while Yan Ruiwen was forced to look straight ahead from where he was sitting next to them.
***
The game soon began. First was the pairs arena and the Chinese team sent the Zhuo Hang and Jiang Xu double hunters combination. The players from Australia were a swordsman and a.s.sa.s.sin.
Yu Bing saw the names and immediately said, "The two hunters are double melee and the lineup on our side won"t suffer. Speaking of which, the two players sent by Australia aren"t very famous but the map for this game is the Sydney Opera House. Perhaps they can play well on this map."
The map for the arena was Sydney Opera House. This was a map developed independently by Australia and it was the first time world audiences had seen it.
Anyone who knew some things about Australia would know this was an iconic building in Sydney, Australia. It looked like stacked sails and was very unique. With Sydney Harbour as the background, the entire opera house seemed like a giant ship at sea that could set sail at any time.
The interior of the opera house was chosen for the compet.i.tion and this was known as soon as the map was loaded.
In front of Zhuo Hang, there were rows of seats in the opera house. They could walk through the aisles between the seats and a curtain on the large stage in front obscured the view of the sides of the curtain.
According to the thumbnail terrain on the mini-map, it could be judged that this big stage was the centre of the map. In other words, the two Chinese players refreshed on this side of the map and the Australian players should be on the other side of the curtain.
Zhuo Hang and Jiang Xu exchanged information on the team channel and rushed to the big stage.
***
Li Cangyu looked at the map and spoke doubtfully, "If the opera house"s curtain separates the front and rear while the seats are the obstacles, isn"t this too simple?"
A Miracle barrier map was harder than this. In addition, the obstacles on the Sydney Opera House map were the seats. The biggest feature of seating was its neatness and regularity! Such neat obstacles didn"t exist in the eyes of professional players. Zhuo Hang and Jiang Xu quickly walked around them.
Ling Xuefeng stared thoughtfully at the map and said, "Perhaps the main event is on the big stage."
Cheng Wei interjected, "Is there a mechanism on the big stage? For example, a hole that the feet would fall into?"
Li Cangyu helplessly patted him on the head. "You are thinking too much."
A mechanical traps map would be stated in advance and there would be signs in the places where there was a mechanism. It was impossible to step on flat ground and suddenly fall into a pit. This was too unfair to the other team. Cheng Wei looked over at Li Cangyu and asked curiously, "What else can there be on the big stage? Are there other curtains?"
He just finished speaking when Zhuo Hang and Jiang Xu came to the centre of the big stage. The two of them separated and started to quickly lay traps on the ground. The traps had only been halfway placed when the swordsman suddenly used a big move from behind the curtain—Spirit Lock! Light and Shadow Rotation!
This sudden attack caused Zhuo Hang to be set in place and he was. .h.i.t by the big move. In the blink of an eye, he lost 30% blood.
Even so, he wasn"t anxious. As soon as the control was over, he moved back into the curtain using Flying Feather Steps. This made the audience feel dumbfounded.
Behind the curtain was another curtain.
The layered curtains turned this into a colourful maze made of curtains!
Tan s.h.i.tian saw this and couldn"t help smiling. "It seems that the Australian designers have put a lot of thought into this. The Sydney Opera House actually have two curtains. One of them is composed of reds, yellows and pinks and is called the sun. The other is composed of blues, greens and browns and is called the moon curtain. The used the sun and moon curtains as inspiration to make a big curtain maze."
Cheng Wei was attracted by his comments and listened carefully. Then he couldn"t help praising Tan s.h.i.tian. "You know a lot!"
Tan s.h.i.tian told him, "I have been to the Sydney Opera House to watch a show."
He really liked literary and artistic things and was said to have written lyrics while reading books. Cheng Wei scratched his head and thought that Tan s.h.i.tian was really knowledgeable, as well as talented. However, this person always tried to make him angry. Cheng Wei admired him quite a bit but never wanted to praise him.
Li Cangyu heard Tan s.h.i.tian"s explanation and agreed. "The creativity of the curtain maze is really good. It will be difficult for Xiao Zhuo if he wants to find the opponents in this colourful maze."
Ling Xuefeng added, "It doesn"t matter. They just needed to be as familiar with the map as possible. There are other teammates after them who can find ways to move back the disadvantage."
This was the reason why the World Compet.i.tion dared to let countries do their own maps.
A commander should have the ability to a.n.a.lyze the terrain. For a really strong team, even if the first batch of players was killed by the opponents on a strange map, the second batch of players could grasp the key points of the map and fight back.
On the strange map, Zhuo Hang and Jiang Xu played the testing role. Thus, Zhuo Hang didn"t worry about his lost blood. He moved behind the curtain and quickly adjusted his view to find the swordsman.
At this time, Jiang Xu suddenly typed a "2" on the team channel. This meant that there were two people on his side and he was suffering from an encirclement!
The Australian team was obviously familiar with the map and they circ.u.mvented the big stage to find Jiang Xu"s position. They released a series of attacks, wanting to kill Jiang Xu in seconds.
Still, how could the captain of the Cheetah team be killed so easily?
The two men took advantage of the time when he was stunned to beat him to half blood. The moment the stun was over, Jiang Xu moved behind a curtain with Flying Feather Steps. As he retreated, he also placed a row of Stop Traps!
Then Zhuo Hang also came over to support and arranged the traps at a very fast speed.
The two chasing opponents stepped into Zhuo Hang and Jiang Xu"s traps!
There was successive explosion sounds as the hunter"s chain traps blew the two opponents to half blood!
Yu Bing spoke with relief, "The reaction rate of Jiang Xu and Zhuo Hang is very fast. The curtains of the Sydney Opera House are very special. The different colours will make the opponents dazzled and chaotic. In fact, this maze isn"t that complicated."
Kou Hongyi was puzzled. "Sister Bing, how can you say this? I"m dizzy just looking at the map."
Yu Bing used to be an e-sports player and had a lot of experience with labyrinth maps. "There is a limit to labyrinth maps in the game. There should be no more than four forks at each road. This is to prevent the two sides from taking too long to find each other. It isn"t difficult to find the right path as long as the player"s memory is good enough."
"It was like this!" Kou Hongyi nodded. "In other words, Zhuo Hang remembered the path he just walked and ruled out most of the dead ends. That"s how he came to Jiang Xu"s position to support his teammate in time?"
"Yes, on top of them, Zhuo Hang purposefully went around the big stage. This is to give his teammates behind the scenes a chance to see the map layout from a G.o.d"s perspective."
The audience realized after hearing Yu Bing"s explanation.
It was no wonder why Zhuo Hang and Jiang Xu split up in the maze. In addition to avoiding having both of them controlled by the other side at the same time, they also showed this unknown map to the greatest extent possible. This would increase the advantages of the teammates who came out next.
Li Cangyu also praised this action. "Xiao Zhuo is growing up!"
Su Guangmo and Tan s.h.i.tian glanced at each other with relief and thought, "At least my family"s child isn"t shameful."
At this time, Zhuo Hang had already gone through the majority of the map with Flying Feather Steps. He successfully came to support Jiang Xu in time and the two of them teamed up to set traps, hitting the fragile a.s.sa.s.sin down to 10% blood.
The a.s.sa.s.sin was forced to enter stealth to survive.
The opposite side"s swordsman played fiercely. He rushed over and stabbed Jiang Xu. The originally residual blood Jiang Xu was directly killed.
On the screen, Jiang Xu was killed. The hunter netizens who liked him were somewhat depressed and complained in the comments: [This strange map is too pitted! Captain Jiang was besieged by two people. The start is too inferior!] [He could escape from the two people and fight back. He played very well!] [Xiao Zhuo should show some strength. He should at least kill one person on the other side!]
Zhuo Hang lived up to their expectations. The a.s.sa.s.sin had escaped into the maze and Zhuo Hang was too lazy to chase. He chased targets and set down three Stop Traps and one Death Trap around the swordsman.
The audience saw the young hunter flying around the swordsman like a gust of wind, followed by four traps simultaneously exploding. There was a loud bang and the other side"s swordsman immediately fell to the ground!
Just then, the invisible a.s.sa.s.sin emerged from the curtain behind Zhuo Hang and used Pain Blade to set Zhuo Hang in place. Then he took Zhuo Hang"s life in a single breath!
At the end of the first stage, the Chinese members were killed while the Australian team had a 10% blood a.s.sa.s.sin left.
On the surface, it seemed that the Chinese team was losing. In fact, Li Cangyu was very satisfied with the result. After all, they were playing on a strange map but could quickly familiarize themselves with the map and kill the other person. Zhuo Hang and Jiang Xu had successfully completed their task.
Li Cangyu looked at the two teenagers next to him and asked, "Did you clearly see the map?"
Xiao Han nodded seriously. "It is almost completely clear."
Li Cangyu smiled and patted him on the head. "Then I will give it to you. Go and move back the situation!"
Qin Mo and Xiao Han glanced at each other. The two teenagers lightly b.u.mped fists and opened the soundproof gla.s.s door, walking side by side to the players" seats.
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Chapter 266 – China VS Australia (Young Combination)
Canglan"s little prince and Wind Colour"s little prince!
The appearance of the two teenagers made many Canglan fans and Wind Colour fans excitedly send flowers!
The fans had often confronted each other in the domestic league but now the war between both sides had subsided. Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng often attended press conferences together as leaders of the national team. Now the two little princes had joined forces to fight the opponents. The fans wouldn"t be giving the players any face if they kept fighting.
The two sides crazily cheered for their little princes. For a time, the live broadcast room was filled with "little prince."
Qin Mo and Xiao Han sat in the seats and logged into their accounts. The blood kin a.s.sa.s.sin Xavier and the blood kin summoner Adrian appeared on the map at the same time. Many domestic audience members couldn"t help saying: [Xiao Han definitely gave Qin Mo the English ID!] [After coming to the United States, Qin Mo is looking for Xiao Han to learn English…]
Their masters were the strongest opponents while the two apprentices seemed to have become friends. "You teach me Chinese, I teach you English. It is quite fair."
Yu Bing spoke with some surprise, "There is no chance of seeing the combination of Qin Mo and Xiao Han in China. I didn"t expect them to join forces in the World Compet.i.tion."
Kou Hongyi continued, "Previously, Wind Colour sent the double blood kin summoner combination and the effect was quite strong. I wonder what the standard of Qin Mo and Xiao Han"s blood kin combination will be? I think the audience is very much looking forward to it!"
At this time, Xiao Han and Qin Mo were quickly moving through the curtain map. The two of them didn"t seem close but Xiao Han"s position was always within Qin Mo"s attack range. In other words, they could take care of each other. At this distance, Qin Mo could immediately come to help if Xiao Han was attacked.
The invisible Australian a.s.sa.s.sin didn"t have much blood left and he acted carefully. He relied on his familiarity with the map to move in a big circle and came behind Qin Mo. Then he used Back Stab and Death Strangulation!
Qin Mo had nearly 30% of his blood knocked out from this sudden attack. He immediately summoned the blood snake and used the simplest bite to apply three layers of bleeding on the opponent. Then he used the summoner"s basic attack to kill the other person.
The style of Wind Colour"s little prince was fast and flexible. The other person"s head was taken away in an instant and he relied on the attack to suck back 10% blood, keeping his blood volume at 80%.
Xiao Han didn"t come to support at all. He was obviously confident that Qin Mo could take care of the residual blood opponent.
***
The Australian team sent their second combination—the black magician Matthew and the white magician Daniel!
The black and white magician combination was considered a signature of Australia. The two players were from the same team and were very familiar with each other. In addition, the black magician Matthew was an ace player that Li Cangyu emphasized in the previous meeting.
Qin Mo and Xiao Han were shocked and they entered stealth.
A moment later, Matthew and Daniel refreshed onto the map and came to the big stage. This was a map developed by Australia but the two players of the Chinese team were invisible. Finding two invisible players in a maze map wasn"t that easy!
Matthew stared at the computer screen along with his partner Daniel. As he moved, he quickly turned and checked the area around him, lest he encounter an ambush.
The thing that made the audience speechless as that the two invisible little princes were followed behind the Australian members, as if there was a tacit understanding.
Yu Bing was amused by the sight and couldn"t help saying, "Xiao Han and Qin Mo entered stealth and are secretly following the opponents. Did they learn this from Vice-Captain Yu? Two ghosts!"
Kou Hongyi added, "Hiding behind the other side, this type of play is very cunning and is suited for Cat G.o.d!"
The two commentators blackened Yu Pingsheng and Li Cangyu and the audience was delighted.
***
Qin Mo and Xiao Han were actually looking for an opportunity. The reason why they didn"t rush was because the distance between curtains was relatively narrow. It didn"t matter to Xiao Han"s a.s.sa.s.sin but Qin Mo was a summoner and had many pets. This narrow terrain wasn"t ideal for him.
Xiao Han patiently followed in order to cooperate with Qin Mo.
The two of them walked through the maze when Qin Mo typed a "1" on the team channel.
Xiao Han"s speed was amazing. As soon as the "1" popped up, he raised the dagger in his hand and decisively stabbed the black magician Matthew with Pain Blade!
Qin Mo also called a blood spider and set the white magician Daniel in place!
Daniel turned back, wanting to hit the opponents. He was shocked to find that he had no vision and couldn"t see the two enemies!
The camera showed a bird"s eye view. The audience realized that the location chosen by Qin Mo was at a corner where two curtains met. Daniel and Matthew were moving forward one after another. The moment Daniel turned the corner, Xiao Han suddenly acted! Thus, Matthew was dizzy while Daniel was fixed in place and couldn"t see anything!
Qin Mo was very clever about the timing. The blood kin pets automatically chased the opponents in range, perfectly freezing Daniel at a place where he couldn"t see. This was enough to prove his thorough understanding of the summoner cla.s.s.
Li Cangyu couldn"t help giving praise, "Xiao Qin is becoming smarter."
Ling Xuefeng nodded in agreement.
The simple control of the two teenagers cut off the two opponents from each other!
The thing that made Daniel want to cough up blood was that Qin Mo"s blood spider was chasing him. Daniel was fixed in place and had three layers of bleeding applied to him. The blood was then sent to Qin Mo… this feeling was particularly frustrating. He couldn"t see the opponent but lost 20% of his blood.
Qin Mo once again did a beautiful two-line operation. He released the blood spider to bite Daniel while the blood snake madly attacked the stunned Matthew!
Xiao Han also unleashed the big moves—Back Stab, Soul Stab and Death Strangulation!
Canglan"s little prince had a strong explosive power and combined with Qin Mo"s blood snake, the two teenagers worked together to force Matthew"s blood to 40%!
The control on the two men was finally over and Matthew immediately used Dark Fear!
This was a big black magic spell. As long as it hit, it would make Xiao Han and Qin Mo feel fear. However, at this moment, Xiao Han and Qin Mo tacitly opened Combat Stealth.
The big move was wasted as the two people went invisible at the same time. Matthew really wanted to cough up blood and dye the curtain in front of him red.
It was harder than he thought to deal with the double blood kin combination who were like ghosts.
The desperate Matthew had to use the black magic group attack, h.e.l.l Flames!
The range of this move was wide. The black flames. .h.i.t Xiao Han who was ready to escape but it missed Qin Mo, who was originally far away.
At the corner, Daniel released G.o.d"s Seal to fix Xiao Han in place.
The black magician and white magician used their big moves to force Xiao Han"s blood below 50%.
“Go around and hit them." Xiao Han said on the voice channel.
"Understood." Qin Mo replied.
He operated his blood kin summoner to the corner on the other side at the fastest speed. Then he directly opened the big group attack, Blood Bat Festival!
The black and white magicians of Australia had been desperately attacking Xiao Han when the bats flew over. Their blood dropped while Xiao Han took the time to move behind the curtains.
Matthew wanted to chase Xiao Han but he ran without leaving any shadows behind. There was also the blood snake released by Qin Mo. Matthew turned to kill Qin Mo, only to find that Qin Mo had summoned the annoying death knight to block the two people"s retreat!
Qin Mo moved around the complicated maze to the back of the opponent in just 10 seconds, rescued Xiao Han and escaped into the narrow pa.s.sages of the maze.
Xiao Han was temporarily safe and Qin Mo had no worries. He immediately released his highest hand speed, summoning the blood snake and blood spider to attack. The residual blood Matthew didn"t persist for long. He was given five layers of bleeding and eventually died.
Daniel wanted to kill Qin Mo when Xiao Han appeared and used Pain Blade!
It turned out that Xiao Han had run to the side and waited for this skill to cooldown. The moment it was available, he ran back to help Qin Mo. The stunned Daniel was about to collapse. Were the brainwaves of these two people synchronized?
He had such doubts as he fell on the arena of the World Compet.i.tion.
Despite the disadvantage from the map, Qin Mo and Xiao Han appeared and completed the double kill!
The wonderful use of the terrain made many spectators feel admiration, as well as the mutual rescue and support. The domestic live broadcast room was filled with "Little Prince 66666!"
Qin Mo and Xiao Han successfully moved back the advantage and b.u.mped fists to encourage each other before exchanging smiles.
If Qin Mo hadn"t kept up then Xiao Han might"ve died. if Xiao Han hadn"t returned to hit the white magician in time, Qin Mo"s skills were on cooldown and he might"ve been countered.
Their understanding at the key moments allowed them to successfully reverse the situation!
Both of them felt warm in their hearts.
There was another small partner who grew up with them. They progressed together, learnt grammar from each other and could stand on the stage of the World Compet.i.tion together. This type of feeling really wasn"t bad!
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