In the third round of the individual competition, the two characters loaded in and were about to start.
Just as Wei Chen said, in theory, this match didn't matter to either side. This one point wouldn't affect the final result. However, pro matches weren't as simple as math. This one point wouldn't affect the final result, but the outcome of this match could very well affect the direction of the following matches.
Happy had won two rounds in a row in the individual competition. Their morale was undoubtedly high. As for Mysterious Fantasy? After being defeated in such an extreme manner twice in a row, their morale had taken quite a hit. This wasn't something that Zhang Yiwei could easily resolve.
This match would determine the direction of the morale of both sides. No one dared to take it lightly.
The characters quickly loaded in. Wei Chen's Windward Formation was undoubtedly the most popular character in this Challenger League. Even though Excellent Era had One Leaf Of Autumn, Life Extinguisher, and Dancing Rain, the players had long since gotten used to seeing the strength of these All Star characters. But Windward Formation? This character that had popped out of nowhere actually had eight pieces of Silver equipment. In the pro scene, many teams' substitutes or rotations didn't even have such a beautiful set up!
Team Mysterious Fantasy was the weakest team in the pro scene. Let alone rotations, even their main roster didn't have a single player with eight pieces of Silver equipment. Against Windward Formation, Team Mysterious Fantasy's character looked like a grassroots character.
The commentator on the broadcast was joking as he introduced the players from both sides.
"Okay, let the match begin. In the previous two matches, Team Happy ended in surprising ways. Will this match give everyone another surprise? I'm sure that any older player with a bit of Glory will be familiar with Wei Chen. He was the first captain of Team Blue Rain. The current number one Warlock in the Alliance, Swoksaar, was actually created by him and brought into the Alliance. Those who have seen him play will have a certain impression of him because he's … uh uh … a player with a lot of character. Let's enjoy this match together. "
"Little Demon, bring it on!"
At the start of the match, Wei Chen just typed a message in the public channel and then stopped moving. Windward Formation didn't seem to have any intention of moving forward. He was just waiting for the other side to come over.
Mysterious Fantasy's player didn't know. He just thought it was a normal shout and controlled his character to move forward at full speed. But halfway there, he still didn't see Windward Formation. Only then did he feel like something was wrong.
Under normal circumstances, the two sides should have met at the center of the map by now! Why didn't he see his opponent?
Not good!
This Mysterious Fantasy player was using a Sharpshooter. At this moment, he nimbly turned around, raised his two guns, and very cautiously aimed left and right.
The spectators were waiting for him to rush to Windward Formation's spawn point and start fighting. Who would have thought that halfway there, he would suddenly start showing off? At first, they were stunned. Then, after realizing the meaning behind his actions, the crowd burst into laughter.
This scene clearly showed that every match in a pro match wasn't as simple as just accumulating points. This player had clearly been affected by the previous match. Now that he hadn't seen his opponent's figure, he immediately thought that his opponent was using the same tactic as Deception in the previous match and immediately began to guard his surroundings.
And as a matter of fact, after looking around and not finding anything, he expanded his search radius. He stopped moving forward and began to walk in circles.
The crowd once again roared with laughter, but after laughing, they felt a bit bored. This guy, how long was he going to be so paranoid?
The crowd roared with laughter, making Team Mysterious Fantasy extremely embarrassed. However, they had no way of reminding the contestant, so they could only continue to watch this Sharpshooter wander around the map, not heading towards Windward Formation's location.
"Haha, kid, you think you can find this senior just by randomly walking around?" At this moment, Wei Chen suddenly popped up in the chat.
The crowd immediately went into an uproar. In theory, this guy shouldn't know what his opponent was doing. However, he hadn't moved from his original position. After all this time, his opponent still hadn't shown himself. It wasn't hard to guess that his opponent was randomly walking around and hadn't directly come over. But this guy took advantage of the situation and started to act. Wasn't this too much of a case of hitting a snake with a stick?
When Team Mysterious Fantasy's players saw this, they became more and more uneasy and began to search for Windward Formation.
As for Windward Formation? Now, he finally moved, but he didn't go out to fight. Instead, he walked to the back of a large rock at his spawn point and squatted down silently.
Dirty! It was really too wretched!
The rules didn't explicitly forbid this sort of practice, but pro players cared a lot about their own image. Every match was watched by so many players. Under the watchful eyes of so many people, this sort of practice really wasn't something that could be done. This wasn't just dirty, it was truly dirty.
Even the commentator felt powerless after witnessing Windward Formation's actions. In order to do a good job as a commentator, he had prepared some lessons beforehand. For a player like Wei Chen, he obviously had to understand his opponent's background. However, due to the lack of time, he only had time to find some written information on Wei Chen.
Shameless, unscrupulous …
In the information, he saw all sorts of phrases like this. It wasn't convenient for him to say it directly on television, so in the end, he summarized it as having a personality. And now, he had finally personally witnessed what he described as having a personality. Regarding this, he couldn't make any comments.
As a result, the entire match went on in silence. Wei Chen's Windward Formation didn't move as he hid behind the rock. Team Mysterious Fantasy's Sharpshooter continued to be paranoid, thinking that the other side was following him. The commentator was speechless. The crowd was speechless. Was this a match or a farce? Seeing Wei Chen tease them from time to time in the public chat, Team Mysterious Fantasy suddenly felt a bit of regret. Perhaps it had been a good idea for Wei Chen to have them forfeit at the start?
In this kind of situation, the other side was calm and unruffled. He didn't feel embarrassed at all as he hid in a corner. And their players were paranoid, trying their best to scare themselves. After the initial hilarity and awkwardness passed, Team Mysterious Fantasy's players gradually felt some sympathy and some sadness. They would rather lose the game than see their teammates struggle so awkwardly on the field.
Zhang Yiwei felt the feelings of the entire team. He turned around and said a few words to one of Team Mysterious Fantasy's players.
"Forfeit?" Tang Xing was astonished when he heard his coach's decision. Even though he had thought of forfeiting this match, it was just a thought. But now, his coach was actually going to make this a reality.
Tang Xing was Team Mysterious Fantasy's captain. The Alliance didn't recognize coaches yet. Team captains had a lot of power, but in principle, coaches didn't have that kind of power. For example, if they wanted to forfeit, apart from the player on the field, only the captain had the power to make this decision. As a result, only the captain could talk to the referee. If Zhang Yiwei told the referee that Team Mysterious Fantasy forfeited this match, the referee wouldn't listen.
"Do we really have to do this?" Tang Xing was very hesitant. Even though the captain had the power, this was an individual competition. The players on the field hadn't given up yet. If he made this decision, it would be hard to avoid hurting the players who were trying hard.
"Let's do this!" Zhang Yiwei was firm.
What he wanted was not the victory of this match, because this point was never important. Zhang Yiwei just wanted to use this match to win back some of his team's morale. But right now, the players on the field were being toyed with while their opponents were waiting for them to tire themselves out. If this continued, the chances of them losing were very high. This result would only be a greater blow to their morale. Even though winning in this situation would raise the morale of the entire team, Zhang Yiwei didn't want to take this risk. This was because he had already realized that giving up on this match would also allow the entire team to feel relieved. This match was simply too stifling and depressing.
"Okay … …" In Team Mysterious Fantasy, the coach was supreme. Tang Xing could only respect Zhang Yiwei's decision and walk towards the stage.
During the match, no one was allowed to enter the stage. When Tang Xing approached, the referee immediately stopped him. Tang Xing immediately expressed his intentions. The referee stared blankly for a moment before asking for Tang Xing's confirmation. After receiving Tang Xing's confirmation, the referee returned to the stage and went directly to the player's booth.
Tang Xing didn't return to his seat. He was going to pick up their player. He believed that this decision would definitely make their opponent very disappointed. He had to do his best to comfort them.
Soon after, the referee went to Mysterious Fantasy's player's booth to announce this. In this match, without the two sides even meeting, Mysterious Fantasy's player had withdrawn from the match and Happy was declared the winner.
"Huh?" Wei Chen, who was hiding behind the rock and thinking of his next trash talk, suddenly saw the system prompt that the other side had left the match. He was puzzled. In a pro match, once the match was over, the other side would very gracefully admit defeat and leave the match. But in this match, the two sides hadn't even met yet and one side had already forfeited?
Wei Chen walked out of the player booth and saw Team Mysterious Fantasy's player leaving the stage. He also walked off the stage with a puzzled expression. He looked at Team Mysterious Fantasy and said: "Now you know you forfeited. What were you doing earlier?"
I didn't know you were so shameless!
Team Mysterious Fantasy's players all cursed in their hearts. They looked at Wei Chen with unfriendly gazes. However, Team Mysterious Fantasy's forfeit was just as Zhang Yiwei had expected. It made everyone feel much more relaxed. Apart from the player who had forfeited. He was currently sitting in a corner dejectedly. No one knew what he was thinking. Captain Tang Xing was sitting next to him, trying his best to comfort him. Then, everyone heard Wei Chen return to Happy's player area, and the first thing he said was: "How was it? Not bad, right?"
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