September 27th. The fourth round of Season 10 of the Glory Pro League began. Happy faced off against Tyranny in their home stadium.
The influence of a powerhouse team was no small matter. Even though Team Happy had a certain amount of popularity, the number of spectators they attracted wasn't enough to fill the entire Xiaoshan Stadium. Compared to the Excellent Era, when the tickets were sold out and were hard to come by, the difference between Happy and Tyranny was still very, very large.
But this time, Tyranny's arrival attracted a considerable amount of spectators. In addition, with Tyranny's own fans, the seats in Xiaoshan Stadium were filled by quite a few people.
For a weak team, this was a worry for Happy. The arrival of a powerhouse team could drive the box office and bring in a lot of money. But at the same time, the arrival of a powerhouse team also meant that they might lose the match.
For Happy, this was only their second home game. They didn't have a systematic understanding of the box office. With so many spectators, Chen Guo wasn't too excited. Her focus was still on the match.
There were a lot of things to watch in this match. There was the confrontation between Ye Xiu and Han Wenqing, the former duo of Fang Rui and Lin Jingyan, and Tang Rou's vow to 1v3 in five rounds. Unfortunately, even though there were a lot of things to watch, this match wasn't the most beautiful match in this round. At the same time, Samsara's home stadium in City S welcomed Team Blue Rain.
This sort of confrontation between powerhouses was something that the television broadcast wouldn't miss. Happy and Tyranny. Those who wanted to watch the match live could only watch it live or watch it on the internet.
At Xiaoshan Stadium, the away team Tyranny came out first. During the official match, the players all wore their team's uniforms. The influence of a powerhouse like Tyranny was indeed extraordinary. They had fan groups all over the country. Every time they went to a competition, the hardcore fans who would follow the team would contact the local fan groups and then come together to cheer for Team Tyranny. On the west side of the stadium, many of the Tyranny fans gathered there were wearing Team Tyranny uniforms. When the team's players appeared on stage, they cheered and yelled wildly. All sorts of banners and slogans were spread out. Compared to Hundred Blossoms, who had come as a guest in the second round, their fanfare was much greater.
As for Happy, although he had a lot of fans now, he hadn't formed an organized fan club yet. The cheers in the stadium were all spontaneous, and in the face of the opponent's organized and powerful cheers, it suddenly became very fragmented. Happy's home ground was about to be conquered by Tyranny's fans.
Tyranny's players waved their hands at the fans who were supporting them, creating waves of excitement in the stadium. When the home team appeared on stage, Happy's fans roared and cheered, temporarily suppressing Tyranny's momentum. However, it was only temporary. The scattered cheers weren't a match for Tyranny's fans at all. Happy's fans were the first to fall.
It looked like … there was a need to support a fan club.
Seeing this scene, Chen Guo thought of the past. When she was still a fan of Excellent Era, she had interacted with Excellent Era's fan clubs. Although these fan clubs had started out spontaneously, after gathering a certain scale and influence, the club officials would also support them behind the scenes. Happy could also use this model, but Happy had just started and hadn't found a strong fan club yet. During the Challenger League, Seven Fields and his guild brothers had gathered together quite fiercely, but unfortunately, they weren't in City H. For a home fan club, it was more convenient to have local fans.
The noise from the fans reached a peak when the players of both teams greeted each other after appearing on stage. At this time, the fans of each team would act as a strong backing for their team, adding all kinds of momentum to their team behind them. The experienced and well-trained Tyranny's fans gave the team a powerful aura.
After shaking hands and greeting each other, the team members returned to their respective player benches. The official match was about to begin. The stadium was already broadcasting the first individual match and the players of both teams.
Team Tyranny, player Lin Jingyan, character Dark Thunder.
Team Happy, player Su Mucheng, character Dancing Rain.
The match between the top players was about to begin, and the crowd immediately went into high spirits. The two players stood up from their player benches. After casually greeting each other, they walked onto the stage.
The experienced contestants quickly entered the competition. The first match quickly began.
1v1 map, Dusk in the Countryside. It didn't look like a battle, but more like a painting. In the dusk, it was slowly projected onto the screen. This was a rain map that Su Mucheng was very familiar with. It was her first love for this map. Because she liked it, she gradually became familiar with it. Once she became familiar with it, she could naturally use it on the pro stage.
As for Lin Jingyan?
With Fang Rui as his former partner, he had no secrets in front of Happy. During the map selection process, the opinions of all sides matched. According to the information provided by Fang Rui, none of the maps today had been studied by Lin Jingyan. Of course, looking at it from a different perspective, if Lin Jingyan hadn't studied them, Fang Rui didn't have a deep understanding of them either. He had grown up under the same training environment as Lin Jingyan. The only difference was the year that Lin Jingyan had left.
This year, in order to cater to the new core, Tang Hao, Wind Howl had made some adjustments in all aspects.
"However, since these maps cater to Tang Hao, who came from Hundred Blossoms, I don't think they're suitable for Tyranny either. Zhang Jiale must be familiar with these maps," Fang Rui analyzed. The effects of player transfers could be seen from this. Those who only thought that it was about fighting and killing didn't understand Glory well enough.
As a result, for the first round of the individual competition, Su Mucheng chose Dusk in the Countryside.
How big could a 1v1 map be? It was called a countryside, but in reality, it was just a corner of a countryside.
When the two characters spawned on the map, the match began. After circling around a small thatched cottage in front of the spawn point, Su Mucheng saw Dark Thunder, who was using the scenery as cover, moving left and right. It seemed like he was trying to move strategically.
However, Lin Jingyan also saw Dancing Rain. Dark Thunder immediately stopped moving and walked out.
"This map doesn't provide much cover!" Lin Jingyan said in the public chat.
Su Mucheng replied with a smiley face. Of course. A long-ranged attacker needed their target to be in their line of sight. Launchers didn't like too much cover. When Su Mucheng chose a map that she liked, she would obviously consider the match first.
"This place isn't bad!" Lin Jingyan suddenly said. Dark Thunder passed through the afterglow of the setting sun and circled around to the back of a tiled house.
Su Mucheng smiled. Dancing Rain continued to move. Then, she raised her hand cannon. Energy gathered at the muzzle, preparing for a Quantum Cannon.
Behind the tile-roofed cottage, Dark Thunder was looking around. Lin Jingyan wasn't too familiar with this map. He was carefully observing it, looking for a terrain that he could exploit and strategizing. He wasn't in a hurry to fight against Su Mucheng. As an old general, it wasn't appropriate for him to always want to fight head on. An old general should play to his strengths and use more experience and tactics. Fighting head-on with a blade was something that should be left to the youngsters!
As Lin Jingyan was observing, he suddenly heard a short and urgent "BIU" sound.
Quantum Cannon!
A Launcher's skills were powerful and had different sound effects. Just by listening to the sound, it was easy to distinguish the skill. Not only could Lin Jingyan tell that this was a Quantum Cannon, but he could also tell from the sound that this cannon had been charged up.
The power of the Quantum Cannon after charging up was completely different from when it was fired directly. Lin Jingyan hadn't noticed where Dancing Rain had appeared, so he didn't know where to dodge. However, crouching and rolling to reduce the area he was hit by was better than just standing there.
But as soon as Dark Thunder started rolling, a powerful push came at him. The tiles behind him suddenly flew out, slamming into Dark Thunder several times. The power of the Quantum Cannon broke through the walls and sent Dark Thunder tumbling back.
"F * ck!" Lin Jingyan had Dark Thunder stand up. He looked at the hole in the wall that had been blasted open by the Quantum Cannon. Through this hole, he could see the completely open door of the tile-roofed cottage. Dancing Rain? Lin Jingyan didn't even have time to see who it was. A bright light shone towards the door as if to swallow it whole. But in the end, it only passed through the door and then through the hole, shooting towards Dark Thunder.
Laser Cannon!
Even though they were separated by a tile-roofed cottage, Su Mucheng's attacks were still continuous. Lin Jingyan, who had just been flipped a few times by the quantum cannon, was clearly a bit slow. He wasn't able to dodge the laser cannon and was hit head-on. He was directly pushed into a pile of hay behind him.
Grass flew everywhere, swirling in the wind like snowflakes. Dark Thunder brandished his claws and crawled out of the grass. He saw that Dancing Rain had gotten much closer. She waved her hand, and a bright lighter flew towards him in an arc.
Can't you talk about science? So far, so hard, yet the lighter's flame was still so stable.
Lin Jingyan cursed, but he knew that the lighter wasn't the key point. What was frightening was the Heat-Seeking Missile that was about to land.
Seeing the trajectory of the lighter, Dark Thunder quickly retreated, quickly returning to the pile of grass.
But the lighter's trajectory wasn't what Lin Jingyan had expected. It seemed to have flown a bit further.
Was it affected by the wind speed?
This wasn't the time to think about science. Dark Thunder retreated again.
Boom!
Dark Thunder was instantly surrounded by flames. When the lighter landed, the Heat-Seeking Missile hadn't even reached him yet, but the grass was already on fire.
Lin Jingyan, who was surrounded by flames, was clearly stunned. His movements were a bit slower. Dark Thunder was a bit slower to escape from the flames, and was blown away by the shockwave from the Heat-Seeking Missile.
Dark Thunder was once again surrounded by a mushroom cloud and a thick cloud of smoke.
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