Chapter 79 – 3v3 Group Stage (1)
At 7 p.m. New York time, the exciting 3v3 event was officially launched.
There were 20 teams in four groups playing a round robin and the Carnival only had five days. Therefore, the Miracle League changed to a larger venue. The 3v3 event had one main stage and three smaller stages with comprehensive electrical equipment. This way, the matches of the four groups could be carried out simultaneously. The online broadcast could also be split into four live broadcasts.
The official channel on the US side would only commentate on the important matches on the main stage. The other three stages would have live videos released and each country could select the ones they wanted to comment on.
At 7 o"clock, the main stage was the Group C match between South Korea team 2 and US team 1. These two teams were all strong teams with star contestants so the rating naturally wasn"t bad.
However, the domestic broadcast cut to the sub-game next door instead of showing the main match. The Chinese teams were playing on the sub-stages so the Chinese side would certainly broadcast their own events.
In Group D, Tan s.h.i.tian, Lou Wushuang and Liu Xiang"s team happened to meet in the Swedish team in the first match.
Sweden"s e-sports had been brilliant for some time and there were several world-cla.s.s G.o.ds. It was the time when StarCraft dominated e-sports and StarCraft was more about individual players. There were many talented players who single-handedly killed famous players. Later, with the rise of team sports, there weren"t as many professional players in Sweden and the size of the league was small. Their position in the e-sports circle gradually declined.
At this year"s Carnival, Sweden"s strength wasn"t high but they were nationally selected players. Their level couldn"t be underestimated. Tan s.h.i.tian and the others were full of confidence but they weren"t careless.
After today"s dinner, Tan s.h.i.tian, Lou Wushuang and Liu Xiang had gathered to discuss their tactic for the first match. They clearly had a plan so their expressions were very calm as they entered.
The Carnival 3v3 group stage map was the league stipulated "City Square." This map was large in size and had a very wide view. It was the same for all matches and was fair to all teams. At the end of the quarter-finals, the matches would change into a three game, two win selection model. Compet.i.tors could freely choose a match that was beneficial to them.
***
In the live broadcast room, Yu Bing started to calmly a.n.a.lyze the lineup of both sides. "This time, the opponent is Sweden. The Sweden team had a combination of berserker, swordsman and black magician. A berserker is the fiercest cla.s.s in a melee, a swordsman has very strong attacks and a black magician has many attack spells. This combination maximizes attacks and is very violent."
"Our Chinese team 2 have the unmatched a.s.sa.s.sin Lou Wushuang, Tan s.h.i.tian"s bard and Liu Xiang"s healer. The blood kin a.s.sa.s.sin and elf bard are fragile cla.s.ses with weak defense. They can be easily killed by the other side. The explosive ability and endurance aren"t great but the advantage is that this combination is very mobile."
"Yes!" Kou Hongyi nodded with approval. "Tan s.h.i.tian"s bard has very high agility. Combined with the elf"s Flying Feather Steps, he can move through the map as rapidly as the wind. This team also has the most devastating killer in our Miracle League who is the best at a.s.sa.s.sination. The two of them are clearly aiming for the unexpected guerrilla tactic."
Guerrilla warfare was one of the most common tactics in the Chinese Miracle Professional League. Tan s.h.i.tian"s guerrilla tactics with the Time team had broken down many giants. However, this normally involved a cooperation between Tan s.h.i.tian and Cheng Wei. Many domestic audiences wondered what his cooperation with Lou Wushuang would be like.
***
The match time arrived very quickly. The players on both sides entered the compet.i.tion room and confirmed the data.
The Miracle World Carnival officially opened a separate game server. All players had to register their IDs after verifying their ident.i.ty on the first day. Since the IDs could only be English letters, Tan s.h.i.tian used Tenday, Lou Wushuang was Killer and Liu Xiang used XX.
The domestic audience could recognize these players when looking at the IDs but the Swedish players weren"t familiar with them. However, the cla.s.ses could clearly be distinguished based on the different avatars.
The domestic audience wasn"t familiar with the Swedish players so when Yu Bing and Kou Hongyi commentated, they directly used their cla.s.ses instead of names. This made it easier for everyone to understand.
"The captain of the Swedish team is a black magician. He is said to be a very good remote player and is also the commander of this match.” Yu Bing paused and said, "The commander of the Chinese team 2 should be Tan s.h.i.tian."
Tan s.h.i.tian"s Tenday character had a captain"s mark on his head so Yu Bing could guess it."
"Tenday, this name originated from Tan s.h.i.tian. Everyone knows that Sunday (English) is Sunday. Then what is Tenday (English)? In fact, Tenday isn"t 10 days. It is our Storytelling G.o.d: Ten Days (Chinese). ” Kou Hongyi said with a smile.
[…] This cold joke made many onlookers type a row of ellipses. Yu Bing was also speechless.
In order to prevent him from completely ruining the atmosphere, Yu Bing completely changed the topic. "The World Carnival"s 3v3 mode isn"t the same as the professional league. The contestants" data will be zero after logging into the game room. We can see that all players" stat points have been reset and the equipment has to be selected from the stadium"s equipment library. This type of compet.i.tion system achieves absolutely fairness between the two parties."
"Well, the professional league is based on the strength of the contestants and there can"t be a situation where a loss is due to the equipment. Both sides should have the same starting point. The equipment in the library is the same and the variety of choices is very rich." Kou Hongyi went on to say, "Let"s see how they choose the equipment and stat points for this match."
Changing the points and equipment according to the opponent would make the match more flexible.
Tan s.h.i.tian"s hand speed was extremely fast. In five seconds, he had added all 500 stat points into agility.
Yu Bing wasn"t surprised. "Captain Tan also plays with this build in the domestic league. He will add the elf bard"s agility to the highest and the lack of attack will be supplemented with equipment. I guess that he will dress in an attack set."
As soon as the words were spoke, Tan s.h.i.tian on the screen selected the "Gale Suit" from the equipment library. This was the elf set with the highest physical attack, wore a crit ring and necklace and chose the Frost Covenant weapon.
Kou Hongyi was a bit surprised. "He changed his weapon? In the domestic league, he always used the Elf Bow, which is the most aggressive bow. The weapon he chose today doesn"t have a high attack but the advantage is that big moves will cause a deceleration effect due to the ice."
The Elf Bow and Bright Heart, these were the weapons commonly used by Tan s.h.i.tian and Cheng Wei in domestic compet.i.tions. The information of these two weapons were complementary. Cheng Wei"s staff had very strong control so Cheng Wei could a.s.suredly choose the bow with the most powerful attack.
Today he replaced his weapon. It was clearly because of a change in tactical thinking.
Yu Bing couldn"t help feeling admiration. "Tan s.h.i.tian is very clever. Previously, he had Cheng Wei to help him control the field. Now that isn"t possible so he can only control the field himself. That"s why he chose a weapon with the deceleration effect. He can take full advantage of his long attack distance."
Li Cangyu watched the game from below the stage and couldn"t help raising a thumb to Tan s.h.i.tian in his heart.
On the heavyweight field of the world series, many young players would be nervous and play abnormally. This young man could be so calm and change according to the situation. It was rare for young players to react sharply and courageously. Tan s.h.i.tian was only 19 years old and to be honest, he was several times more mature than Cheng Wei, who was the same age. Cheng Wei should follow him to learn more.
***
There were two minutes of preparation time before the match. The players quickly selected their equipment and added their points.
Yu Bing followed the flashing images on the screen and quickly explained. "The information of Captain Lou is also released. His stats are the same as the domestic games. His clothing increase attack while his ring and necklace increases agility. The weapon chosen is… Blood Demon."
"Blood Demon?" Kou Hongyi laughed. "This is the pair of daggers commonly used by Lou Wushuang. The black daggers have a red shine and looks beautiful. Of course, he uses the beautiful pair of daggers to kill people."
Yu Bing cotinued saying, "Liu Xiang has increased the spiritual stat. The weapon chosen is "Big Angel" which increases the healing amount but her clothing is the angel race"s highest defense "G.o.d"s Words" set. This should be Tan s.h.i.tian and Lou Wushuang"s decision to help protect her life, since the opposite side would definitely come to attack her."
"Yes, the opposite side is the violent attack combination of a swordsman, berserker and black magician. The situation will be better if they kill the healer and it becomes 3v2. Liu Xiang will be under a lot of pressure so she chose the defensive clothes."
***
Under the stage, Li Cangyu was giving a live explanation to his apprentice. "You should carefully ponder on how Lou Wushuang added the points."
Xiao Han stared serious at the big screen and asked, "Did he increase his attack and agility stats in the ratio of 3:1?"
The relieved Li Cangyu rubbed his little apprentice"s head. "To be able to a.n.a.lyze the proportion of points from the final data, your math isn"t bad."
Xiao Han was very happy but then his expression changed. "Master, you previously told me that my method of putting all points in attack means I won"t have enough agility. In fact, I put points in attack because I wanted to use my equipment to supplement my agility."
Li Cangyu shook his head. "It is useless to choose agility clothing without having the points to supplement it. Look at Lou Wushuang. He added points to agility. At the same time, his ring and necklace also add agility, making it easier for him to cooperate with Tan s.h.i.tian. Otherwise, his speed won"t be able to keep up." After a pause, he continued, "If he was with his brother Zhang Shaohui, he wouldn"t need to do this. He made adjustments to his stats based on today"s teammates."
"Oh!" Xiao Han nodded thoughtfully.
These great G.o.ds were really amazing. They could immediately adjust their stats when the teammates were changed…
Xiao Han had played Miracle for many years but his understanding was very shallow. He would follow his master to study in the future.
Xiao Han silently made up his mind as he stared seriously at the big screen.
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Chapter 80 – 3v3 Group Stage (2)
"Everyone, this is the first live broadcast of the World Carnival"s 3v3 event. The first round of Group D will begin soon. It is a match between China team 2 and the Sweden team. The map is the officially selected City Square." Yu Bing looked at the live broadcast screen and said quickly, "The players on both sides have appeared on the map. The Swedish team"s birth point is in the upper left corner while the Chinese team is born in the lower right corner.
On the screen, the six contestants appeared on the map. The three Swedish players paused for two seconds before rushing to the central fountain.
The middle of the City Square map had a large central fountain. There were six large stone statues next to the fountain. The stone statues were carved after the six G.o.ds in the game.
If they wanted a head on fight, they would move straight to the fountain. If they wanted a guerrilla warfare, they would use the obstacles created by the stone statues. This map was simple but many tactics could be accomplished.
Tan s.h.i.tian liked maps with obstacles. Once his character appeared, he immediately ran behind a stone statue and hid.
"Be careful of the stone statues." The Swedish team"s captain operated his black magician while commanding on the voice channel. "The opposite side"s archer and killer must be hiding. Kill the healer first!"
Liu Xiang"s priest was at a corner of the fountain. The Swedish black magician immediately jumped forward and released Dark Fear, successfully hitting the other side"s priest!
Players in the fear state couldn"t release any skills but could move.
Liu Xiang immediately turned and ran but unfortunately, a priest"s movement speed was very slow. The three enemies quickly chased while attacking, causing gorgeous skill light effects to emerge. Liu Xiang"s blood immediately dropped.
The domestic audience was distraught. Attacking the healer at the very beginning?
[Xiang Xiang, hold on!] [Ahhh Captain Liu, three against one is too fierce!] [Tan s.h.i.tian, come and save her! Why are you hiding?] [Milk G.o.d, stand up!]
Regardless of the comments area, the three people on the field were very calm.
Liu Xiang"s fingers were pressed to the keyboard as she stared at the time remaining on the fear effect. Once the fear"s three seconds were over, she immediately used a big move on herself, Holy Light Surge!
This was the most powerful move of an angel priest. A soft white light rose from the soles of her feet like white waves, instantly raising her blood to 80%!
Liu Xiang closely followed with a common angel skill, Purification!
Purification was a skill that helped all teammates in a certain range get rid of negative states while allowing the caster to resist any control for five seconds. The angels were a peace loving race and Liu Xiang"s meaning was obviousl. During the time that they couldn"t control her, she would add blood to herself!
The Swedish team saw her use Purification and knew that it wasn"t good to waste control skills on her. Liu Xiang immediate used the five seconds free of control to use Healing Language on herself and stacking it to the maximum.
Healing Language was a skill that continuously returned blood. After stacking it to five layers, she could recover 5% blood per second.
The domestic spectators clapped. [Xiang Xiang nanny"s survival ability is strong!]
[Kneel before the Milk G.o.d!]
[Half blood to full blood 66666!]
The three people on the opposite side saw her blood returning to full and couldn"t help becoming agitated. They hurriedly used big moves on her. Liu Xiang was a healer and couldn"t withstand the siege of the three people. Her blood volume quickly fell.
What were Tan s.h.i.tian and Lou Wushuang doing? Why didn"t they respond despite their healer being beaten up?
The domestic audience were a bit anxious as they saw that the healer was about to die. At this moment, Tan s.h.i.tian typed a 1 on the team channel.
Was this a code they discussed in advance?
With this code, Lou Wushuang finally moved!
The three opposing players were violently attacking the healer and the scene was too intense. Everyone"s attention was on the healer"s blood. Therefore, they didn"t notice where Lou Wushuang had gone. In face, Lou Wushuang was invisible and moved from the stone statues on the other side to behind the three enemies at an extremely fast speed.
"Captain Lou went around!" Kou Hongyi cried out excitedly. "Are they planning to go from the sides and back?"
"Just now, Tan s.h.i.tian probably didn"t act because he was waiting for Captain Lou to get in place."
Yu Bing just finished speaking when Lou Wushuang finally appeared, his hands raising the cold daggers.
Backstab! Soul Stab! Absorb and Seize the Soul!
The weapons in his hands, Blood Demon were a pair of black daggers with a red light. He wielded them at a very fast speed and dealt three consecutive critical strikes to the opposite side"s black magician, causing his blood to flash red.
The Swedish team were shocked and the captain shouted busily, "The a.s.sa.s.sin is behind you!"
However, when they turned back to control the a.s.sa.s.sin, the archer hidden behind the stone statue suddenly unleashed his skills.
Death Arrows Rain!
Tan s.h.i.tian wasn"t polite. Once he came out, he unleashed a big move. The ice bow and arrow fired from a distance, causing the three people to lose blood while the effect of the Frost Covenant weapon slowed down movement speed.
Tan s.h.i.tian"s eyes narrowed and he pulled the bow in his hand again.
Precise Aim! Shock Shot!
This was an elf archer"s single attack. Precise Aim needed the archer to stay in place for two seconds to aim at the opponent"s head. Shock Shot would form clouds and fog, hitting the opponent with unstoppable momentum!
This critical blow directly cut the black magician"s blood to 30%.
Once Tan s.h.i.tian attacked, he flashed behind another stone statue and started to continuous hara.s.s the opponent with ordinary attacks. Lou Wushuang followed up with a set of attacks. Backstab! Soul Stab! Fatal Blow!
These were the three most common moves used by a killer. The first two moves were a set up while the final Fatal Blow would have the effect of "killing with one shot."
The other party"s black magician was. .h.i.t by both of them and instantly fell to the ground.
—First Blood!
This prompt appeared on the screen. Lou Wushuang"s success in taking a life filled the venue with warm applause!
***
Xiao Han watched the battle from under the stage and had a stunned look in his eyes.
Li Cangyu looked at him and asked, "What do you think of Lou Wushuang?"
Xiao Han cried out, "He"s so good!"
Li Cangyu said, "He is the strongest a.s.sa.s.sin in the domestic Miracle League. He also has a cousin called Zhang Shaohui. He is the vice-captain of Ghost Spirits. The combination of brothers often lurk on the field to kill many G.o.ds. That"s why Ghost Spirits is one of the most difficult teams to deal with."
Xiao Han"s curiosity was completely incited by his master and his eyes shone.
Li Cangyu rubbed his apprentice"s head. "In the future, you will have a chance to fight them."
Xiao Han nodded earnestly. "Yes!"
Bai Xuan heard their conversation and couldn"t help smiling. It was no wonder why there were so many young people in the Cat G.o.d fan group. He suddenly discovered that Cat G.o.d really had a way of dealing with teenagers!
He had also heard it when Cat G.o.d scolded Cheng Wei. None of his words could be refuted, directly making Cheng Wei stunned from the scolding. When he was training, he was a strict elder. However, when coaxing people, he was like a gentle neighborhood brother, making people want to revolve around him.
The previous method of acting as a local tyrant to buy goods made Xiao Han very moved and he willingly joined the team. Today"s simple words increased Xiao Han"s desire to catch up. Once they went back, he would definitely double his training to improve his standards.
"Young boys, you are too tender to fight with Cat G.o.d!"
***
On the court, the black magician died and the Swedish team members finally realized they were caught in a trap.
Tan s.h.i.tian disappeared after firing the arrow while Lou Wushuang used a stealth skill. The remaining two people on the opposite side felt cold. They wanted to fight the archer but couldn"t reach, they wanted to hit the a.s.sa.s.sin but couldn"t find him… they could only continue to fight the healer.
The healer only had 30% blood left and her consumption of blue was also very large.
“Kill the healer and make it a 2v2!" The dead captain took a deep breath and calmly commanded.
Indeed, it wasn"t wise to chase the a.s.sa.s.sin or the archer. There was still hope if they killed the healer and made it 2v2.
It was a pity that they met Liu Xiang!
Liu Xiang was known as the Milk G.o.d in China. She looked warm and gentle but was extremely tough and careful on the court. She was like a c.o.c.kroach on the field as her survivability was extremely strong. IF she was given one or two seconds, she could always control her blood. The two people couldn"t kill her for a long time. They violently used all types of skills on her and Liu Xiang was finally killed in half a minute.
However, waiting for them was another disaster.
This time, Tan s.h.i.tian ran to another stone statue and fired two ice arrows.
Seize Life Shot! Barrage Shot!
Tan s.h.i.tian thought, "I"m not eccentric. One person came towards the arrow. Don"t run swordsman, I will give you another arrow. Still running? Have another one!"
After the ice arrows were released, Tan s.h.i.tian used Flying Feather Steps and flashed to the stone statue next door.
The domestic audience typed: [Captain Tan, you are so annoying!] [The enemy must be bothered by you!] [Unleash the ice arrows!]
Tan s.h.i.tian"s guerrilla tactics were very skilled. He shuttled back and forth between the six stone statues. From time to time, he would come out to fire a few arrows. It was from a long distance where the enemies couldn"t reach him. This type of remote hara.s.sment made people feel really uncomfortable.
In the blink of an eye, the blood of the berserker and swordsman was reduced to around 50%.
They successfully killed the healer but they only had half blood left. Tan s.h.i.tian and Lou Wushuang were still full blood.
It was 2v2 but the Swedish team had completely fallen into a disadvantage.
The opposing berserker gritted his teeth and said, "Go, let"s rush over and kill the archer!"
The bard/archer belonged to the "remote bullying" category. They would only suffer if they allowed him to maintain the distance and shoot them. An archer had a fatal flaw. Their defense was extremely weak and they were afraid of close combat.
As long as the melee cla.s.s could successfully reach the archer, the gameplay of the fragile archer would be greatly limited and he would die in seconds.
This was also the reason why Tan s.h.i.tian was most annoyed with Su Guangmo in the domestic league. Every time they faced the Flying Feathers team, if Cheng Wei"s control wasn"t good enough, Tan s.h.i.tian would be killed by Su Guangmo. Fans often said that Captain Su taught Captain Tan to be a man.
The level of the Swedish team"s berserker obviously wasn"t as good as Su Guangmo. As soon as Tan s.h.i.tian discovered he was being chased, he immediately ran away with Flying Feather Steps.
A terran"s agility wasn"t as high as the elves. If he wanted to catch on with the elf, it was necessary to rely on the swordsman"s instantaneous movement skill.
In the absence of interference, Su Guangmo could catch Tan s.h.i.tian in a matter of seconds. However, this player obviously wasn"t familiar with Tan s.h.i.tian"s wandering style and ended up playing hide and seek with Tan s.h.i.tian behind the stone statues.
"…" The Swedish swordsman had a dark face. "He is too fast and there are too many obstacles here!"
“He went behind that stone statue. We will flank him!" The berserker said, immediately shifting directions to surround Tan s.h.i.tian with his teammate.
But Lou Wushuang wasn"t a vegetarian!
The moment that the two people wanted to chase Tan s.h.i.tian, he used Shadow Following on the swordsman.
This could be called a killer"s most disgusting skill. It was like a hunter"s mark on their prey. As long as the skill effect existed, the killer could transport behind them at any time.
It was a simple body transfer.
A soft persimmon should be picked. Therefore, Lou Wushuang chose to kill the swordsman instead of the berserker.
Lou Wushuang saw him come behind a stone statue and pressed the "Shadow Following" b.u.t.ton. The tracking effect was launched and the invisible Lou Wushuang appeared behind the swordsman. Blood Demon was raised and he unleashed a critical attack, Backstab!
Tracking, circling, sneak attack… this was Captain Lou. After stabbing the opponent, he raised his b.l.o.o.d.y dagger and followed up with the a.s.sa.s.sin"s most aggressive skill, Pain Blade!
The daggers became spinning blades and slashed at the opponent"s chest. Blood splashed on the big screen, causing a truly shocking picture!
The swordsman fell to the ground!
—Second Blood!
Second Blood, Lou Wushuang had killed two people.
The remaining berserker chased after Tan s.h.i.tian but Lou Wushuang pursued him at the same time.
Two against one, there was no hope.
The Swedish team"s berserker had very high defense but it was difficult to hold on for a few seconds. In the end, he died under Lou Wushuang"s blade.
—Third Blood!
The third drop of blood!
Lou Wushuang finished the game with three consecutive kills. On the screen of the Chinese players, golden characters popped up—Winner!
The applause at the venue was deafening. Kou Hongyi"s voice was shaking with excitement as he cried out, "Congratulations to the Chinese team for winning this game! Whether it was Liu Xiang"s excellent delaying ability or Tan s.h.i.tian and Liu Xiang"s tacit cooperation, the three players did very well! Congratulations to the Chinese team for their first battle!"
Yu Bing also said with relief, "This is the first time our players have gone abroad and it is the World Series. I thought they would have stage fright and make mistakes. It is obvious that my worries were useless. Their psychological qualities are stronger than I expected."
The camera moved to the players" soundproof room. Liu Xiang was smiling. Tan s.h.i.tian sat in the middle and turned back to give Liu Xiang a light high five. Lou Wushuang"s expression was still indifferent but Tan s.h.i.tian wasn"t afraid of him. He patted Lou Wushuang on the shoulder before the three of them stood up together. They politely walked over and shook hands with the Swedish team, showing an excellent performance.
Many domestic viewers were madly sending flowers to celebrate this victory.
In the Miracle World Carnival, the Chinese team won their first battle!
Tan s.h.i.tian, Liu Xiang and Lou Wushuang, the three people showed a perfect cooperation and caused Sweden to collapse!
Such news soon spread all over the e-sports circle.
Cheng Wei watched the game from below the stage and stood up to clap excitedly, his eyes slightly warm.
Cat G.o.d was right. Tan s.h.i.tian was only 19 years old but he could shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Time team. Even in the World Series, he was so calm. This person actually had many advantages.
This was a true general!
Li Cangyu saw this and smiled as he sent a message to Xiao Wei. [Later follow him to learn more.]
Cheng Wei immediately nodded and replied: [Yes, I know!]
Zhang Shaohui sitting next to Cheng Wei was also in brainless fan mode as he excitedly said, "My brother is so handsome. He really is handsome. Killing three people in a row, such a calm and violent killer is truly my brother."
Next door, Ling Xuefeng took out his phone, opened Weibo and went to the home page of this official event. He saw that news of the Chinese team"s first battle and calmly said, "Team 2 won the first game. They will be watching us next."
Su Guangmo smiled and stood up. "We naturally can"t fall behind."
Chu Yan reached out and the three people put their hands together. "Come on!"
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Chapter 81 – 3v3 Group Stage (3)
The first match in Group D ended while the match between the US team 1 and South Korea team 2 in Group C was still fiercely ongoing. Ling Xuefeng thought it was convenient to understand their opponents so they were watching the Group C battle. The strength of the two teams was really high and the match was very exciting. Surprisingly, the South Korean team finally won by a narrow margin and the US team lost.
It was 7:30 by the time the game was over. The staff informed the Chinese team to prepare as Ling Xuefeng"s next game was also on the main stage. The event on the main stage was being shown live, showing that the US media was paying considerable attention to the performance of this Chinese team.
***
In the domestic live broadcast room, Kou Hongyi quickly talked about the results of the recent matches. "Everyone, the first round of the group stages in the World Carnival"s 3v3 event has ended. The British team won in Group A, the German team won in Group B, South Korea team 2 won in Group C and our China team 2 won in Group D. These four teams have gained two points and taken the lead."
There was an updated scoreboard on the screen, showing each group in turn. The winner would get two points. Thus, after the first round of matches, the US, Germany, South Korea and China had two points. The other teams all had 0 points on the scoreboard.
Kou Hongyi said, "While the venue referee is confirming the results, shall we have Sister Bing introduce the second round of matches?"
"Okay." Yu Bing replied simply. "The second round will have China team 1 encounter the Australian team in Group C. Australia only launched the Miracle League three years ago. There is still a gap in overall strength compared to the US and South Korean teams in the same group."
"The Australian team is a combination of berserker, swordsman and healer. The stable melee front row and healer support will give them a stronger survivability." Yu Bing paused before continuing. "Our side is the combination of summoner Ling Xuefeng, swordsman Su Guangmo and psychic Chu Yan. There is no healer so if the fight is drawn out, the situation will become very unfavourable to us."
"Then Captain Ling"s breakthrough point should be the other team"s healer?" Kou Hongyi asked.
"Yes." Yu Bing nodded. "There are two melee protection on the other side. If they can successfully kill the healer is the difficulty of this match."
As soon as her words were over, the lights on the main stage lit up. The audience warmly applauded as the players on both sides entered the soundproof rooms. Once the referee confirmed it, the six players entered the compet.i.tion room in turn.
The IDs of LXF, MOMO and CY were easier to recognize. Ling Xuefeng was at the front so he was obviously the temporary captain of this team.
Next was the time when players would freely add points and choose equipment.
***
In the audience, Li Cangyu suddenly spoke. "Xiao Han, can you deduce what stats they added points to based on the player information on the screen?"
Xiao Han was slightly stunned by the question and his ears turned red. "I can only count the a.s.sa.s.sin, not the other cla.s.ses."
Li Cangyu didn"t blame him. For online players who haven"t undergone professional training, they were generally only proficient in the cla.s.s they played. It was normal that they didn"t understand other cla.s.ses.
“Do you see, Su Guangmo"s physical attack broke through 10,000. This indicates that all his points were added to attack. This is closely related to the strong front row of the Flying Feathers team. His younger brother Yu Pingsheng is the most powerful berserker in the league. On the field, Yu Pingsheng would be responsible for protecting and coordinating with his brother while Su Guangmo is responsible for the high attack." Li Cangyu explained Su Guangmo"s stats while also briefly introducing the situation of the Flying Feathers team to his young apprentice.
"Ah." Xiao Han nodded thoughtfully. "But Yu Pingsheng isn"t here today. Is he still putting full points into attack?"
"It is because Ling Xuefeng is there." Li Cangyu said with a smile.
Xiao Han looked at his master with a puzzled expression. "Ling Xuefeng?"
“Yes, Ling Xuefeng is the most explosive player in the Chinese Miracle League." Li Cangyu patiently explained. "Su Guangmo and Ling Xuefeng are equally strong attackers. When they are in their own teams, they have the protection of their teammates. But once they form a combination, there is no need to protect each other. The two people attacking together is the best defense."
This time, Ling Xuefeng"s data panel was shown. Li Cangyu pointed to the big screen and explained, "Look at Ling Xuefeng. His magic output exceeds 10,000 so he also added all his points into attack."
Xiao Han finally realized. "Oh, I understand! Two powerful attackers can achieve the 1+1= greater than 2 effect. They will unleash a full attack, burst suppression style to quickly finish the match?"
Li Cangyu rubbed his apprentice"s head and praised, "Very clever. You pa.s.s."
Xiao Han was slightly dizzy at being praised by his master. His eye were bright, looking like pure and beautiful black gems in the lighting of the venue.
Bai Xuan looked at him and thought sympathetically, "This child has been completely conquered by Cat G.o.d"s charm. Wasn"t he cold and proud before? There is nothing left in front of Cat G.o.d!
Cat G.o.d was really good at dealing with teenagers. He tamed Cheng Wei and now Gu Siming and Xiao Han. Maybe there would be more kittens around him in the future?
Li Cangyu found that Bai Xuan was laughing and couldn"t help turning to him. "What are you laughing about?"
Bai Xuan smiled. "I am happy that the Chinese team won."
Li Cangyu retorted, "The game hasn"t even started yet!"
Bai Xuan explained seriously, "With Ling Xuefeng, I don"t think that this game can be lost. Don"t you think so?"
Li Cangyu, "…"
He was uncovered by Bai Xuan so he no longer hid it. Li Cangyu readily smiled and said, "Yes, he is there. I believe there is no suspense in this game against Australia."
The confidence was overflowing from his chest. Bai Xuan couldn"t help sighing at how confident Cat G.o.d was and how much he believed in Ling Xuefeng. It seemed that the opponents would definitely be crushed in this match.
***
Facts proved that Li Cangyu"s confidence in Ling Xuefeng wasn"t unreasonable.
Once the match started, the Chinese team was very active. Su Guangmo and Ling Xuefeng joined forces to violently attack, not acting polite with the other.
Su Guangmo was known as the Terran Emperor in China because he was the strongest among terran players. His compet.i.tion experience was very rich and when he was close, he would give people a strong sense of oppression. Su Guangmo wasn"t afraid even if the other side had a berserker and swordsman as he rushed forward.
The other side"s swordsman wanted to stop him by using Spirit Lock. Unexpectedly, Su Guangmo actually used flexible movements to move sideways and successfully avoid this control skill. He followed up with Revolving Star Movement to bypa.s.s the threat of the berserker"s axe and successfully broke into the back row!
Revolving Star Movement was a fast movement skill that was extremely difficult for a swordsman to use. Tan s.h.i.tian thought this was Su Guangmo"s most annoying skill.
Su Guangmo"s registered ID in China was Grey Wolf. He played a swordsman and his style was chic and violent. Many fans of Su Guangmo said that he had a type of "heroic" style. Watching him play the game would truly give people a sense of pride.
"The opposite side"s Spirit Lock was wasted and Captain Su successfully broke through two people into the back row!" Kou Hongyi spoke excitedly. "His movements were truly handsome!"
“He is the emperor. His personal strength is obviously at a crushing level." Yu Bing"s commentary was calm and fair. She never favoured exaggerating a certain player. This was also her true heart. For a person to be able to single-handedly break through two people, there was no way to explain it other than strength.
The other side"s healer was obviously a bit panicked. He probably didn"t expect that the two front rows on his side couldn"t stop the opposite swordsman!
However, the response of Australia"s berserker was extremely fast. Once he saw that Su Guangmo was rushing to kill the healer, he turned and raised the heavy axe, aiming Breaking Soul Chop directly at Su Guangmo"s back.
Su Guangmo didn"t have eyes in the back of his head but Ling Xuefeng could see all of this. The moment the berserker raised his axe, Ling Xuefeng burst out his hand speed and immediately summoned his banshee, using Charm on the berserker!
The banshee"s Charm forcibly pulled people. The giant axe in the berserker"s hand was about to smash towards Su Guangmo. He was pulled a few steps back by the banshee and the axe hit the ground instead of Su Guangmo, leaving a deep mark in the ground.
"Amazing pre-judgement!" Kou Hongyi praised. "Captain Ling"s hand speed is worthy of being a world-cla.s.s player. The opposite side"s berserker hadn"t finished his skill yet while Ling Xuefeng pressed two skills. Summoning Banshee and Charm. Even the pulling of the berserker was very smooth!"
As he was speaking, Ling Xuefeng followed out by summoning his skeleton infantry and using Death Imprisonment on the opposite side"s swordsman. In the blink of an eye, the demon summoner controlled the two people on the other side!
Chu Yan wasn"t idle. He had been standing behind Ling Xuefeng and readying the auxiliary array, Illusion Maze!
This array was one of the most powerful field control skills of a psychic. Everyone who fell into the maze would have strange phantoms of all colours in front of them. They couldn"t tell any direction or distinguish their teammates.
In the case of Illusion Maze, an average player could only choose to stop attacking to prevent accidentally harming a teammate.
The opposite healer was helpless and had to use Purification.
Chu Yan"s maze was removed by the purification but Chu Yan"s second array was released—Frost Array.
Everyone was frozen!
Of course, the treatment have five seconds of no control after Purification and wasn"t affected by Frost Array. Chu Yan used the array to control the berserker and swordsman so that they wouldn"t interfere with Su Guangmo and Ling Xuefeng"s attacks.
Su Guangmo and Ling Xuefeng"s goal was very consistent. Kill the healer as fast as possible.
Therefore, they didn"t waste any attack skills on the other two. Su Guangmo broke through the blockade of the two men while Ling Xuefeng controlled them. Chu Yan took over on the follow-up control. The opposing berserker and swordsman wanted to protect the healer but they couldn"t move.
The poor healer frantically used skills on himself during the five seconds free from control. However, Ling Xuefeng"s ability to predict was terrible. The healer wanted to use a skill to restore his blood while Ling Xuefeng decisively exploded his skeleton infantry and interrupted the casting!
Su Guangmo followed closely with Breaking Bone Sword to interrupt the healer.
The opposing healer was beaten and his blood volume plummeted. He sighed with relief when the berserker and swordsman were freed from the ice, only for Ling Xuefeng to suddenly summon black crows. The overwhelming crows caused the two people"s visions to be covered in darkness.
Su Guangmo followed closely with Light and Shadow Rotation. The white sword light surrounded the terran swordsman, making him look like a sharp rotating blade as he decisively cut the healer to residual blood.
Skeleton Explosion!
Ling Xuefeng exploded the skeleton infantry that he once again summoned and the healer finally died.
***
Tens of thousands of comments filled the domestic live broadcast room in an instant, worshipping Su Guangmo, licking Ling Xuefeng and praising Chu Yan. It was also full of 666. (TL: For those wondering, 666 is slang and is generally used when praising someone/something)
Kou Hongyi said with a smile, "It is lucky Su Guangmo and Ling Xuefeng aren"t in the same team. Otherwise, the rest of the country won"t be able to do anything. The attack power after these two men join together is really terrible."
Yu Bing thought, "You still don"t know. If Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng are in a team… the other teams in the country will be directly beaten to death by these summoners.
The year that Li Cangyu refused Ling Xuefeng"s invitation to join the Wind Colour team was truly lucky for other teams in China.
Cat G.o.d was also watching today"s scene. Yu Bing thought up to here and restored her thoughts to the original topic. "Captain Su and Captain Ling are the most powerful players in the Chinese Miracle League. We have just seen the effect of them teaming up."
Once the two melees were controlled, Su and Ling joined hands and only took 15 seconds to kill the healer.
Kou Hongyi asked, "If Xiang Xiang was that person, would she be able to endure?"
Yu Bing shook her head. "Ling Xuefeng and Su Guangmo"s pre-judgements are too powerful and they will continue to interrupt the healer. If there is no support from teammates, even Liu Xiang will only live for up to 20 seconds. The Australian team"s healer was wearing equipment that increased healing volume today. He probably wanted to rely on the advantage of increased healing to draw out the match but it is impossible for Su Ling to give him that chance."
Yu Bing"s words were correct. Su Guangmo and Ling Xuefeng teamed up to kill the healer in order to not give the enemies a chance to draw out the battle.
The healer died and the lineup on the opposite side almost completely collapsed.
The opposing swordsman couldn"t compare to Su Guangmo. The berserker was like a dog being walked around by the remote Ling Xuefeng. The Chinese team also had the help of a psychic auxiliary so the remaining two enemies fell in a matter of minutes.
The word "Victory" appeared on the big screen. The audience clapped while the comments area was instantly boiling.
[Another victory!]
[The enemies were completely crushed!]
The domestic audience cheered while the three players looked very calm. Ling Xuefeng led them to shake hands with the opposite team and then the trio stepped down, as if this victory was nothing for them.
At this moment, Li Cangyu"s phone lit up again. Ling Xuefeng had sent a text message with the extremely simple: [I won.]
Li Cangyu wasn"t surprised at all. He smiled and replied: [If you can"t win against Australia, the weakest team in Group C, how can you come back and face me?]
Ling Xuefeng"s lips slightly raised and he stated: [The next game is the key.]
Li Cangyu sent a simple cheer.
Yes, the next match against the US team was the key to all the matches today.
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