If it weren't for a giant like Excellent Era, Team Everlasting would already be at the peak of the Challenger League. Drawing such an opponent in the second round was definitely a huge misfortune. But when it came to Happy, almost no one sympathized with them. Large amounts of ridicule immediately floated over. The former face slappers ran around spreading the news, calling their friends to witness this exciting moment. Happy, they're definitely going to lose this time. Everyone thought so.
Chen Guo, who scrolled through the forums every day, knew about this news, but she carefully didn't reveal it, afraid that it would affect the mood of the team. Everyone was actively familiarizing themselves with the fully equipped characters. There was no time to be distracted.
The day passed quickly. Friday night, Glory Arena, Room 117 in the Challenger League area was packed with people. Happy had attracted the majority of the attention on his way here. Now that he was here, everyone had become fans of Team Everlasting. Even the true fans of Team Everlasting were confused about the situation.
Everything in the Challenger League was automatically reviewed by the system. The dedicated Challenger League Arena was set up to do this. At 8 o 'clock in the evening, the match officially began. Before 7: 55, the two sides needed to complete the coin toss for home and away games. Then, the home team would choose the map. Afterwards, the two teams needed to arrange the order of their team's appearance. When the time came, the Challenger League system would automatically select the characters to participate in the match. Before that, the two sides didn't know the other side's lineup. This arrangement was exactly the same as in the Pro League.
At 8 o 'clock, the second round of the Challenger League, Team Happy versus Team Everlasting, officially began. The first round was Everlasting's home game. Team Everlasting was a pro team, so they obviously wouldn't make the mistake of not choosing the map before the time was up.
Once the time was up, the two characters for the first round of the individual competition were automatically selected by the system.
Team Everlasting sent out their Launcher: Dawn Rifle.
Launchers weren't the core of Team Everlasting's strategy, but they were currently used by their captain.
That day, when he was with He An, Ye Xiu found the visitor familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was. After checking, he already knew who it was.
Wu Chen, as Team Everlasting's vice-captain, had fought in Team Everlasting for three years. His character was the Launcher, Dawn Rifle.
In the seventh season, he was relegated with the team. As for what happened after that, those who weren't fans of the team wouldn't pay too much attention to it. After all, Wu Chen wasn't a big star.
From the looks of it, Wu Chen was still playing for Team Everlasting and had even been promoted to captain. Normally speaking, it was rare for teams to change captains while the original captain was still on the team. Wu Chen's promotion to captain meant that Team Everlasting's original captain, core player, Spellblade Sidingkun's owner, Yu Hongliang, was no longer on the team.
The captain might not necessarily be the strongest player in the team, but he would definitely be the most reliable person in the team. And now, Wu Chen had undoubtedly become Team Everlasting's most trusted member. Now that he was fighting in the first round of the individual competition, Team Everlasting's intentions were obvious: they wanted to gain the upper hand with a show of strength.
Happy's player was Baozi. The first member to fight would inevitably bear a lot of pressure. No matter how tenacious a player's willpower was, it was impossible for them to completely ignore the existence of such pressure. For example, with Tang Rou's personality, she might want to play better because of the existence of such pressure, but in the end, she wouldn't be able to do it quickly. In comparison, Baozi's careless nature was perfect for this situation.
Pressure? Did Baozi know that such a thing existed?
The characters entered the stage and the chosen map was announced: Riverside Corridor. After the two players confirmed the start of the match, the match could begin. If neither of them confirmed it, the system would automatically start the match after five minutes.
"This map … …" Ye Xiu muttered after seeing the map.
"Is there anything we need to pay attention to?" Chen Guo hastily asked.
"Baozi." Ye Xiu called out.
"Here." Baozi, who was stretching his muscles in preparation for the match, replied.
"Don't fall into the water." Ye Xiu said.
"Understood." Baozi nodded his head.
Riverside Corridor was a half-water map. The difference between pro players and normal players was even greater when it came to fighting in the water. This was because normal players could escape and not fight in the water, but if pro players abandoned this, then it was very likely that their opponents would take advantage of it.
Pro players didn't really like fighting in the water, but they had to practice it. Now that Team Everlasting had chosen this map, it was clear that they wanted to bully the grassroots. However, the choice wasn't thorough enough. A half-water map meant that there was still half land. This type of map needed to be played according to the circumstances.
The match began and the map loaded. After the countdown of three, two, one, the match officially began. The two characters were placed at opposite corners of the map. However, between the two of them was a winding corridor above the water.
Baozi didn't care too much. As soon as he saw the match start, he controlled his character to charge towards the opposite corner. On the other side, Wu Chen didn't seem to be in a hurry. He seemed very calm.
The individual competition maps weren't very large, so there was no need or point in doing so. The two characters continued to close in on each other. Baozi's killing intent soared. He was equipped with the newly acquired Orange weapon, Poison Marsh Edge. The Poison Marsh Edge's glow was very frightening. One look and you could tell that it was a weapon that dealt a lot of poison damage. It looked as if it would immediately tear his opponent to shreds.
Wu Chen was still unhurried. As he moved, he kept a close eye on his opponent, calculating the distance between the two sides and planning his attack. The advantage of a Launcher lay in the fact that they had the longest attack range. As a result, Launchers usually had the initiative, especially when fighting against melee characters. There was no such thing as being able to gain the upper hand after making a move. If he made a move later against a melee character, then the opponent would have already closed in on him. This was a huge disadvantage. If he tried to suppress the opponent, then he would be suppressed instead.
Brawlers had some mid-range and long-range attacks, but most of their skills leaned towards melee. Wu Chen decided not to give his opponent a chance to get too close. When he was about to enter range, he would attack.
The distance between them continued to close. Wu Chen's cursor had already begun to move around Baozi's body. For Gunners, this was their scope. It was where their bullets would fly.
"It's about time!" Wu Chen calculated the distance and prepared to attack. Suddenly, Baozi's Invasion stopped in his tracks.
With this stop, Wu Chen's attack prediction didn't work. Wu Chen was startled.
Good eyesight!
Wu Chen didn't think that a non-professional player from the grassroots would be so observant. He actually saw through his attack?
However, the cannon was still on the barrel, and it had to be fired. Just as Wu Chen was about to finish this attack, he suddenly saw Baozi's Invasion turn around and retreat.
As a result, the distance between the two sides grew further and further … …
"What the hell is he doing?" Wu Chen was at a loss.
Even if he saw through his attack, he shouldn't have dodged like this. If he just ran when he saw a Launcher about to attack, then there was no point in fighting. With a Launcher's attack range, he should be able to attack first, right? As the opponent of a Launcher, he had to think of a way to get closer.
Since his opponent wasn't coming, he could only go over himself.
Wu Chen thought to himself. He continued to move forward and close the distance between him and Baozi's Invasion. At the same time, he didn't relax his guard against Baozi's Invasion. In the end, he saw that guy running around in circles. Wu Chen couldn't guess his opponent's intentions at all. However, under his initiative, the distance between the two sides couldn't be avoided. Wu Chen finally fired the first attack of the match.
Three Anti-Tank Cannons whistled through the air. Because of a horizontal movement, the three cannons lined up in a line, controlling Baozi's Invasion's next step.
However, Baozi's Invasion didn't dodge. He swung his arm and a brick flew out, smashing towards the cannons heading towards him.
There was a loud boom.
The brick flew everywhere in the explosion. The cannons had actually been smashed apart by a brick. This sort of strange occurrence wasn't rare in the game.
As a pro player, Wu Chen's attack obviously wasn't just a single attack. He had already planned out his follow-up attacks, which came in a swarm. After Baozi's brick smashed the cannons, he didn't look so flashy anymore. Under the opponent's long-ranged attacks, he was like a headless fly running around.
Wu Chen was at a loss from the fight. The opponent didn't seem to be able to fight back at all! Was his current firepower already so strong that he could suppress his opponent to this extent?
However, Wu Chen was still the captain, so this thought only flashed through his mind. As the captain, if he didn't have a clear understanding of his own strength, then how could he be the leader of the team?
It wasn't that he was strong, but rather that the opponent was too weak. If even this kind of firepower couldn't break through, then this Baozi's Invasion … … didn't seem as strong as before!
Could it be … … that before, Baozi's Invasion had been Ye Qiu's substitute, and now it was real? But when he thought about it again, that shouldn't be the case. If he had been so shameless before, then there was no reason for him to be so upright against a more troublesome opponent like Team Everlasting!
Wu Chen was full of doubts, but he didn't dare relax. He continued to attack and continued to observe Steamed Bun Invasion's movements. Suddenly, Wu Chen understood. But in that instant, he was once again at a loss.
Because he discovered that Baozi's Invasion had been very passive. The reason he hadn't rushed over was because he had been turned around by this corridor. He couldn't find his way!
What was going on?
Wu Chen was truly at a loss. This corridor was a bit winding, but it wasn't so complicated that he couldn't find his way. This wasn't a maze. What's more, if he really couldn't find his way, he could just jump into the water and walk back up!
"It's all your fault … …" Chen Guo looked towards Ye Xiu, "You told him not to fall into the water."
"Lost, tsk … …" Ye Xiu felt quite regretful.
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