The elimination round of the National Professional League Finals sounded like a long competition, but in reality, the competition only lasted for one day. From 9 am to 9 pm, there would be a total of 31 1v1 matches, and the winner would be determined in a single match. Although it sounded like there was a high chance of a dark horse appearing, that was not the case. A few years ago, a very dark horse appeared. He won the championship in his first S-rank professional league. His name was Separated from the Heavens …
The venue for the finals was the arena in Brasov, the capital of the neutral nation Vishki. As the tickets for the finals were not part of the season tickets, very few people were able to obtain them. About half of the tickets were distributed by the committee, and the other half were bought by the lucky spectators. The price of the tickets for the finals in the black market was as high as 8000- 15000, which was 20 to 30 times higher than the official price. Those who managed to get a ticket were really lucky. Most of the spectators could only watch the matches live on TV. The game also provided some so-called "Magic Crystal Screens" for spectators to watch the matches. In fact, it was the same as the TV in real life, and one had to pay to enter these places to watch.
The purpose of the finals was to determine the champion, second place, and third place, not the ranking of the players. The ranking of the players was already determined in the round-robin stage. For example, Separated from the Heavens ranked first in the round-robin stage last season, and then won the finals. Magic Kitchen, who ranked second in the round-robin stage, lost to Separated from the Heavens in the semi-finals, and finally won the third place. However, when introducing Magic Kitchen, it was still introduced as the second place in the S-rank league.
The S-rank player rankings for this season had been determined, and the new top ten players in the country had also been announced. There were basically no changes to the names, but there were some differences in the rankings. The one who improved the most was Feng Yiliu. This guy had risen from eighth place last season to fourth place. It was a huge improvement, and it could be said that he was very successful in adapting to the new game.
As for the struggling Li Huailin, he was ranked 24th in the S-rank. This ranking would follow him until the next season's competition. The next season's competition would start in three months, which meant that it would be next year.
Because the fourth season of the competition would only be held next year, the third season's finals would be the last championship of the year. The value of the championship was still very high, and the competition was also quite fierce. In addition, this would be the first championship in the new game. Of course, everyone wanted to leave their name in this new game. Needless to say, all the professional players used their time to practice.
When Li Huailin arrived at the venue, it was still 8: 30 in the morning. There was still half an hour before the competition officially began. However, the venue was already overcrowded. Li Huailin hadn't expected everyone to arrive so early. Currently, the entrance to the arena was filled with people. Although they couldn't enter, this was the only place where they could watch the competition for free. Moreover, the atmosphere here was very good. Many players came here to watch the competition.
Li Huailin looked around. This arena had clearly changed. The venue felt a lot bigger, and it could accommodate more people. Not only that, but there were also many player lounges, one for each company.
Li Huailin was led to the Huaxing Company's lounge by the staff. When he entered, there were already a lot of people inside. Li Jianyi brought a group of people that he hadn't seen before, and they were busy everywhere. Meanwhile, Feng Yiliu and Fire Beacon were already there.
"Heavens, you finally appeared." Li Jianyi saw Li Huailin appear at the entrance, and he wanted to cry. Although Li Huailin had already told Li Jianyi yesterday that he would be participating in the competition today, it was really hard to say. It wasn't until the real person appeared that Li Jianyi let out a sigh of relief.
"Huailin, you finally came out." Feng Yiliu also came up to say. Since the last time Li Huailin was a child, they hadn't seen each other for a week. Feng Yiliu came up and patted Li Huailin's shoulder. Then he whispered, "Summon is very angry. If you draw her, be careful …"
"Haha …" Li Huailin could only laugh. This really had nothing to do with him.
"Brother Awesome, you're really too arrogant." Although Fire Beacon's Lian Zhan said that he came over to say hello, his tone wasn't very good. The main reason was because he had deep feelings for Huaxing Corporation. These few days, Huaxing Corporation could be said to be on the verge of collapse. The reason was naturally because of Li Huailin. Fire Beacon's Lian Zhan also felt that it was unfair in his heart, so his tone wasn't very good.
Li Huailin looked around, and discovered that the surrounding Huaxing Corporation's staff were also looking at Li Huailin in a somewhat bad mood. These few days, Huaxing Corporation's situation wasn't very good. They also couldn't handle it, so it was normal for them to have a bit of resentment.
"I'm very sorry, everyone." Li Huailin said very seriously, "This time, I've indeed caused trouble for you guys. I also didn't think that I would encounter such a troublesome matter. Everyone, don't worry. Today's competition is precisely for me to solve this matter."
Li Huailin's apology surprised everyone. They didn't think that Brother Awesome would apologize so straightforwardly. Moreover, it seemed to be very sincere, causing their resentment to slightly dissipate. Fire Beacon's Lian Zhan was also slightly stunned. He was already prepared to clash with Li Huailin, but he didn't think that Li Huailin would actually take a step back.
"What do you plan to do?" Fire Beacon's Lian Zhan's complexion also became slightly better. He only had a problem with Li Huailin because of the company, and not because of Li Huailin. Seeing Li Huailin's attitude, his anger also slightly dissipated. Since Li Huailin also wanted to solve the company's problem, then they were on the same side. Everyone should think of a way to see if they could cooperate.
"This matter was caused by me, so I'll take care of it." Li Huailin said, "Now that so many things have happened, it's actually because everyone doubts my strength, so it's still very easy to solve. First, I'll act cool, then I'll slap their faces, and then all the problems will be solved immediately."
"You want to win the championship?" Fire Beacon roughly understood what Li Huailin meant and asked.
"I'll definitely win the championship, and I'll need to add something." Li Huailin said.
"Add something?" Fire Beacon asked.
"Simply put, just act like it." Li Huailin said with a smile.
"If only we could win the championship so smoothly." Fire Beacon said, "The champion's individual prize money is 10 million, and if we get it, the broadcaster will also increase the percentage of our company's share. It can indeed solve a lot of problems, but I don't have that ability. My goal is to enter the top 8, and that way, I can also get around 500,000 yuan. What about you, Little Yu, do you have any hope of becoming the champion this time?"
"Probably not …" Feng Yiliu said. He could still fight against Magic Kitchen and Like the Wind, but he truly felt that he couldn't beat Li Huailin. If his luck was good, he should be able to fight against either Heaven's Separation or Li Huailin in the finals, and then get second place.
"What's the arrangement for the finals?" Li Huailin asked.
The two of them also knew that this was Li Huailin's first time participating, so they explained it to him. A total of 32 contestants would participate in the finals, and the winner would be decided in one match. The best scenario would be 16 out of 32, 8 out of 16, 4 out of 8, semifinals, and finals. The matches were decided by drawing lots, but this drawing was more advantageous to the contestants with higher rankings, because the top 16 contestants would draw lots first, and their lots would be separated in the top 32. After that, the top 16 contestants would draw lots to be their opponents. This way, in the first round, the top 16 contestants would meet the lower ranked S or A contestants. Generally speaking, it would be easy for them to advance to the top 16. They would only meet the top 16 contestants in the second round, which could be said to be a kind of benefit for them.
The Fire Beacon Lian Zhan was ranked 17th in this season's round-robin tournament, and Li Huailin was ranked 24th. They were both second-tier contestants, so they would meet the top 16 contestants in the first round.
"My luck is really bad. Why am I ranked 17th? If I had gotten one more place, I would have drawn a fish …" Talking about this, Fire Beacon Lian Zhan was also very depressed. He was only one place away from being able to squeeze into the top 16, and now that he was ranked 17th, it was very bad, because it was possible that he would draw a place apart from the heavens in the first round … That would be too miserable.
"Haha, it would be fun if I drew a place apart from the heavens in the first round." Li Huailin said with a smile. "Don't you guys think so?"
"Only you can laugh against that kind of freak." Fire Beacon Lian Zhan was not a person who held a grudge. Li Huailin had already apologized, and now that they had chatted for a while, his resentment had lessened a lot. Now, he was able to joke around with Li Huailin.
"Then the best situation would be for everyone who can fight to be in my half, and Little Feather to go to the other half. That way, we can meet in the finals." Li Huailin said with a smile.
"Do you really have the confidence to beat a place apart from the heavens?" Fire Beacon Lian Zhan asked. Although Li Huailin had only fought a few matches, he had still displayed astonishing strength. Fire Beacon Lian Zhan also knew about it, but a place apart from the heavens was also a monster type. The two of them had not fought in the round-robin tournament, so Fire Beacon Lian Zhan could not tell who would win.
"I feel like there's a huge gap between me and a place apart from the heavens." Li Huailin said, "In short, it would be best if I could meet this guy in the first round."
"Everyone, it's about time. Let's go to the arena." Li Jianyi walked over and said.
"In short, this is the last championship this year. I'm going to give it my all. Little Feather, Brother Awesome, let's do it together!" Fire Beacon Lian Zhan extended his hand and said.
"Do it!" Feng Yiliu also extended his hand and shook Fire Beacon Lian Zhan's hand.
"Do it." Li Huailin also extended his hand. The three of them stacked their hands together, and then suddenly exerted force downwards.
"Huaxing Entertainment, do it!" The staff members were also influenced by the three of them and shouted together.
"Huaxing Entertainment, Huaxing Entertainment's contestants, the lot-drawing is about to begin. Please gather at the arena." The staff members' shouts came from outside the door.
"Let's go."
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