After the New Year's bell rang, the pro players of the Pro Alliance gathered in City Q. This year's All-Star Weekend would be held here. The Alliance seemed to have considered that Tyranny and the other veterans, who had shone brightly in the pro scene, didn't have much time left, so they handed the hosting of this year's All-Star Weekend to Team Tyranny. But … it looked like the voting players didn't realize this. Team Tyranny's Zhang Jiale and Lin Jingyan, the two veterans, didn't make the cut. It was truly a pity.
On the night of January 3rd, City Q, Tyranny's home stadium, the Glory Pro League's Season 10 All-Star Weekend finally began. With a New Year's greeting, the 24 All-Star characters appeared on holographic projections.
Ever since the holographic projections were put into use, the introductions of the players and characters at the beginning of the show had reached a point where one's blood would boil. The 24 All-Star characters represented the pinnacle of Glory's characters. For this occasion, the hosting team would rack their brains to come up with something spectacular.
Usually, they would arrange each character's movements after they appeared on stage, either practicing alone or fighting against each other. But this time, Tyranny's hosting team highlighted the theme of pairing.
Samsara's Cloud Piercer and One Leaf Of Autumn;
Blue Rain's Troubling Rain and Swoksaar;
Micrograss's Big and Small Witches;
Void's Ghost Duo;
Hundred Blossoms' Blood and Blossoms;
Happy Lord Grim and Dancing Rain;
…
And as the pairings appeared one by one, another theme was pointed out: Reminiscence!
The electronic screens in the stadium began to play classic footage of these pairings fighting together over the years. Many old Glory players found many familiar and classic scenes from these flashes of footage.
Glory's ten years, the players were passing on, the characters were passing on, and this type of class organization was being passed on in team after team.
But …
The footage paused, and a question suddenly appeared.
Was there a duo that had lasted for ten years, from the very first season of Glory, and had fought side by side all the way until now?
Everyone stared blankly, and then turned their gazes to these classic pairings on stage, counting them one by one.
Cloud Piercer and One Leaf Of Autumn? They had only just started fighting together this season.
Troubling Rain and Swoksaar? Swoksaar was a legacy that had been passed down from the first generation of Blue Rain, but Troubling Rain had appeared together with Season 4's Golden Generation player, Huang Shaotian.
Micrograss's Dual Demon Path was started after Gao Yingjie became the main force last season.
Void's Ghostblade Duo was formed when Wu Yuce joined Void in the fifth season and insisted on using the Ghostblade class.
Hundred Blossoms' Blood and Blossoms had been established in the second season, but when Sun Zheping retired due to injury in the fifth season, the team was cut short. It was only rebuilt after Yu Feng transferred to Hundred Blossoms.
As for being Happy … that was also something new.
None of these combinations were the same. Then what was it?
Before many people could wrap their heads around the situation, the scene was already filled with loud cheers. This was Tyranny's home stadium, so the majority of the audience was naturally local Glory fans. Tyranny fans were naturally the largest part of this. Only Tyranny fans could cause such a commotion in the stadium.
And so, the answer was revealed amidst the waves of cheers.
Desert Dust, Immovable Rock.
Yes, the All Star characters that had fought together since the first generation of the Alliance were these two. Tyranny's Striker, Desert Dust, and Cleric, Immovable Rock.
The home team duo was the climax of the finale.
The King of Fighting, Desert Dust, who had never retreated, and Immovable Rock, who had never changed in ten years, appeared on stage amidst the cheers of the crowd.
Ten years …
The video of this duo had been played for far longer than any other duo. From the first generation of the Alliance until now, these two characters had already been the symbol of Team Tyranny. No team had ever had a duo like this that had always stood at the peak. Not even the Excellent Era, who had the most glorious battle records!
Those old Glory fans who had followed Team Tyranny for ten years could no longer hold back their emotions.
F * ck! What are you doing? Making us emotional? This shouldn't be our Tyranny's style. Why are you making us want to cry? Tyranny's heroes shouldn't cry. That kind of dirty face smeared with tears was too shameful, too unsightly!
"Swaying in the wind and rain, a duo of ten years. Characters can stay forever, but players will always leave. However, in our Tyranny, there is one. It was him who brought Desert Dust onto this stage. It was him who, for ten years, led our Tyranny forward bravely. From Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, all the way until today, Season 10! Always standing here, at the peak, this person, no one else. Who is he??? "
"Han Wenqing!!!" The audience's voices were almost like roars. Yes, Han Wenqing. In the entire Alliance, only Han Wenqing could receive such praise. Originally, his old rival, Ye Xiu, could be considered one, but unfortunately, Ye Xiu retired midway through Season 8, leaving a gap of a year and a half. So …
Only Han Wenqing, no one else could.
Not only had he persevered in this season for ten years, but even more rare was that, in these ten years, he had always maintained his ability at the top. Time could erode his mechanics, his reactions, but it could never degrade his willpower. On the contrary, it made him even more tenacious. This was Han Wenqing, Desert Dust's player for ten years, Team Tyranny's captain for ten years.
Without a sound, Han Wenqing stood on stage. Desert Dust's character projection was right next to him. The crowd gradually quieted down. Everyone was waiting for Han Wenqing, this fighter for ten years, to say something.
But he didn't!
Han Wenqing declined the microphone offered by the emcee. He didn't say anything. He just turned around and looked at the holographic projection of Desert Dust beside him.
For a character that he had controlled for ten years to stand right next to him like this, this was an experience that Han Wenqing rarely had. As he watched, he reached out and patted the projection's shoulder. Then, he raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and waved it towards the crowd and the players. He didn't use much strength, but he waved it resolutely.
There was no need to say anything.
I'm still standing here, I'm still able to clench my fist. Everything is enough!
The crowd once again roared in response to Han Wenqing's actions. Zhang Xinjie also walked onto the stage. With calculated steps, he accurately walked to Han Wenqing's side.
He wasn't the original player of Immovable Rock, but he had fought by Han Wenqing's side for almost seven years. Players couldn't fight forever like their characters. From this point of view, every player was an inheritor. From the distant past, to the present, and then to the distant future, their spirit and will were contained within their characters, passed on forever.
The two players, under the gaze of tens of thousands of spectators, tightly shook hands and hugged.
The crowd applauded.
No one felt that Tyranny's All Star arrangement was too eye-catching for their player. Han Wenqing, in this celebration of Glory's tenth anniversary, was the most qualified person to be the main character. He was the only player who had personally experienced this ten year legacy. At this moment, he was above Team Tyranny.
The applause didn't stop for a long time. Tyranny didn't arrange for this to be a special event for Han Wenqing. It was just that the others didn't have such a grand entrance. Naturally, the other 22 players walked onto the stage one after the other. They clapped, surrounding Han Wenqing and Zhang Xinjie in the center, giving enough face to Tyranny's arrangement.
The lively opening finally came to an end. The players all left the stage and returned to their respective teams. The All Star Weekend was just a party, so everything was very casual. Many players wandered around, squeezing into the seats of other teams and finding players they were familiar with to chat. And on the stage, the first segment of the All Star Weekend was being prepared. It was always the same, the Rookie Challenge.
The first to go onstage was a rookie from Team Parade.
Quite a few of the spectators yawned. Compared to the previous uproar caused by Han Wenqing's appearance, the difference was too great.
Li Jiu?
Who was that?
The attention paid to small teams was limited, let alone a rookie who rarely had the chance to appear on stage. Li Jiu was a very unfamiliar name to the spectators. This kind of Rookie Challenge wasn't worth watching! The spectators sighed. If it weren't for that exciting All-Star Show on the first day of the All Star Weekend, the number of spectators on the first day would have been very limited. These unknown rookies, to be honest, weren't worth paying attention to. Speaking of last year, especially the year before, the Rookie Challenge was quite good. Although there were many rookies, they were all top players. But this year … Many people searched their minds. Glory's ten year history seemed to be a year where there was a lack of new talent! Currently, there didn't seem to be any strong rookies?
Tang Rou?
Many people thought of this question, but this name popped up in their minds.
Pei pei pei!
Quite a few people spat. In their hearts, she was a shameless woman who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Where did she think she was? Did she really think that a beauty had some special privilege and could easily be forgiven? Get lost!
This was what many people thought of Tang Rou. Even among Team Happy's supporters, there were many who felt extremely sad when they thought of having such a person in their team. They felt very conflicted.
No rookies. This season, there really weren't any particularly impressive rookies! Then, what about the second year players? Everyone thought. Second year players could also participate in the Rookie Challenge. However, the more impressive second year players, like Lu Hanwen, had already participated last year. The Rookie Challenge didn't seem to support repeated participation, right?
The pitiful Li Jiu had already been completely ignored by the spectators. They were all wondering if he would be a bit more interesting in the future. At this moment, Li Jiu's voice rang out: "The one I want to challenge is Team Happy's Ye Xiu, senior."
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