Conquest Mode and Defender Mode were both individual competitions, which was solo, but the maps used were different.
Defender Mode generally used the Gladiator Arena terrain, such as Bai Xiaowen's one-versus-five battle in the student league. Four bronze pillars would be generated in the Gladiator Arena for the players to dodge, block vision, and so on.
The individual map in Conquest Mode was open. In the Professional League, the map area could reach more than ten square kilometers, and it would generate forests, valleys, and rivers. Psionic particles would also evolve into various creatures, which would have a certain impact on the battle situation.
There was once a game where an elite profession fought against the enemy's core hero. By chance, the elite used a kind of incense to avoid insects, and then went to poke the poisonous beehive in the dense forest, killing the queen bee. As a result, the poisonous bees in the entire dense forest went crazy and attacked indiscriminately, causing the hero to overturn and lose.
Of course, this kind of coincidence was difficult to replicate because the creatures that evolved in the map were randomly generated. No one knew beforehand that there were a large number of poisonous bees in the dense forest. The elite Awakened who defeated the strong as the weak did not specially prepare the insect repellent incense. He got it by chance and casually threw the incense in the corner of the storage space as a miscellaneous item …
In addition, his opponent, the core hero, underestimated the enemy too much, which gave him an opportunity to take advantage of. This was also a factor.
In any case, there were still variables in the Conquest Mode map. Whoever had a stronger template or a higher level would definitely win. The audience also liked to see variables. Otherwise, there would be no need to compete. They could just show their respective levels and templates to determine the winner.
In this game, both sides had drawn a blind selection mode, which meant that both sides announced their players at the same time. There was no order.
This would weaken the effect of tactical strategies, but it was a more exciting psychological game.
The beautiful commentator ALTER walked to the front of the White Phoenix team and handed a thin tablet to Bai Xiaowen. On the tablet, the avatars of the five members of the White Phoenix team had been pulled up.
"Hello, Captain Bai Xiaowen. Please choose the first player to play."
Bai Xiaowen selected one of the avatars, and then a curtain screen automatically appeared on the screen, covering his choice along with the other four avatars. This was also to prevent the commentator from seeing the information of the players in advance to avoid unfair situations.
ALTER smiled at Bai Xiaowen, turned around gracefully, and left in her high heels.
As Alter walked back to the center of the commentary booth, Yi Xiao also walked back from the Jiangnan youth team. The big screen in the stadium was divided into two sections, one on the left and one on the right, respectively showing the curtains of the two tablets.
"Alright, the two captains have made their choices. Next, let's announce the contestants for the first round … "
Swish, swish!
The two of them tapped their fingers almost at the same time. Suddenly, the two curtains on the big screen opened at the same time, and the faces of the two contestants appeared.
"The first player sent by the Jiangnan youth team is … Shadow Priest, Diao Yihui!"
"The first contestant that the White Phoenix team has sent out is … the commander of archers, Cecilia!"
"Eh …"
When Cecilia's beautiful and aloof portrait appeared on the big screen, the sound of people sucking in a breath of cold air could be heard.
It wasn't that the audience was captivated by Cecilia's appearance — they weren't natives of the Spiritual World. Their eyeballs had already been through countless beauty treatments, Photoshop, plastic surgery, and makeup. In their eyes, Cecilia was just a beauty, not to the point of captivating everyone.
The reason for gasping was that … everyone realized that the Jiangnan youth team was probably done for.
The Jiangnan youth team.
Wei Bing's face darkened, and he shook his head.
"Why would the opponent send out a shooter first?"
Zhang Feng said with some disbelief. "The significance of getting a point first is no small matter. They should send out either Bai Xiaowen or Li Shuyi!"
"That's right. The opponent is too bold to send out a shooter first. If he bumps into our captain, won't they lose a point first?" Niu Fei echoed. As a shooter, he certainly knew the advantages and disadvantages of this profession. When there was support from teammates and the opponent couldn't cut him, he could continue to deal amazing damage. But if there was no support from teammates and the opponent's assassin closed in … the shooter profession could only cry for help.
For the sake of the team, shooters generally chose long-range shooting skills. The more specialized the team was, the more so. Being closed in by an assassin meant that the shooter could only fight against the enemy's various melee skills with Blank Attributes. Of course, they would be at a great disadvantage.
Even the shooters of the hero profession would lose more than they win when an elite assassin closed in on them.
"The White Phoenix team is gambling …" Ai Junxi murmured.
Wei Bing sighed. "The opponent has the capital to gamble."
…
"Even if we lose the bet, the opponent sends out Wei Bing first. We're confident that we can turn the tables in the next few rounds."
Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "Of course, I'm still very confident that the opponent will adopt a strategy of avoiding the enemy's sharp edge and send a weak player to muddle through in the first round. That's why I made this decision. As long as Cecilia gets the first point, Shuyi and I will take turns to play. We should be able to end the game. "
The reality was just as Bai Xiaowen had predicted.
In such a large solo map, Diao Yihui could hide if he wanted to. However, this was not in accordance with the rules of the solo game. In Conquest Mode or Defender Mode, in order to prevent players from using the strategic depth of the map to avoid fighting and drag out the time, there was a penalty for playing passively. Once the penalty was triggered, the player would be judged to have lost.
Diao Yihui still had to take the initiative to look for Cecilia. His Eye of the Blood Ring could indeed detect Cecilia's location in advance. His only advantage was that he could choose the battlefield.
Cecilia could not play passively. She walked around the map, looking for Diao Yihui's traces. Finally, Diao Yihui waited until Cecilia entered a dense forest. He launched a surprise attack.
Shadow Imprisonment Magic Ball appeared in his hand. Then, Diao Yihui waved his magic wand and chanted the basic spell, Magic Missile.
Under the effect of Shadow Imprisonment, Cecilia could not move or use skills. However, as an archer, Cecilia's normal long-range shooting was not hindered.
As soon as Diao Yihui peeked out from behind a tree, arrows rained down on him. Diao Yihui had no choice but to stop chanting and hide behind the tree. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The arrows penetrated deep into the tree trunk and almost penetrated it.
This was also the advantage of Diao Yihui choosing the dense forest terrain. His Magic Missile could be slightly changed through Meditation, but Cecilia's arrows could not.
However, after Cecilia broke free from the shackles, she directly used a violent method to break out of the predicament. She activated Burst Shot and Bullet Barrage. Like a storm of arrows and bullets, all the trees near Diao Yihui's hiding spot were shot down!
The barrage of arrows hit Diao Yihui, and his HP fell by more than half. He was shocked. He hurriedly cast Shadow Heal on himself, restoring his HP and removing the bleeding status.
This was also Diao Yihui's last struggle. The strength of a long-range archer was that their ability to deal continuous damage was extremely stable. Cecilia took away Diao Yihui's remaining HP with a few simple shots, killing him.
On the big screen, Cecilia's avatar zoomed in quickly, and the Chinese and English subtitles of "WINNER" appeared below.
Electronic applause sounded, and the audience clapped absent-mindedly. Everyone knew that this game, including the entire game, had lost its suspense.
Next, Li Shuyi and Bai Xiaowen took the stage one after another. Unwilling to give up, the Jiangnan youth team chose to give it their all. The vice-captain, Zhang Feng, and the captain, Wei Bing, took the stage respectively, sending their strongest combat power.
Both of them were indeed experienced. Their use of the terrain, their grasp of the timing of skill casting, and their judgment of the use of control opportunities were all on point. However, the difference in raw strength could not be made up for by experience.
One minute and twenty seconds after the encounter, Li Shuyi, wearing the Devil's Mask, killed Zhang Feng.
Two minutes and forty-five seconds after the encounter, Bai Xiaowen's summoned creatures forced Wei Bing to use his last displacement skill and killed him.
In the commentator's booth.
"Congratulations to the White Phoenix team for taking the lead in obtaining three points and winning the Conquest Mode battle!" Smile said.
"Moreover, due to the BO3 system, the White Phoenix team took the lead in obtaining two victories and also won this round of BO3! Congratulations to the White Phoenix team! "Alter said.
Smile said, "In their debut match, they defeated a veteran team with a score of 2-0. The White Phoenix team has shown everyone their powerful strength. This is a perfect debut in the Professional League! Let's wait and see what kind of sky this team will break in the League Two … "
…
Bang!
The glass of water slammed on the table.
"Damn it! The Jiangnan team is too weak. They played like dog poop. " Ouyang Heng said angrily, "We've already revealed all the information about Qiao Rui to them, but they still lost 2-0 … What a joke!"
Wu Chaojie scratched his head. "Boss … Have you noticed that Bai Xiaowen seems to have become stronger? He's already reached Level 7 …"
"I don't need you to tell me!"
Ouyang Heng's mood worsened. He was a few years older than Bai Xiaowen. They were both heroes, but now Bai Xiaowen was ahead of him in terms of level …
Wu Chaojie was silent and didn't dare to speak. He was a little envious of Li Shuyi, who was beside Bai Xiaowen. It was unbelievable that an elite could be promoted to a hero.
Even Han Xu was the target of Wu Chaojie's envy … Currently, the White Phoenix team had four heroes, and only Han Xu was an elite. What if Bai Xiaowen got another item to promote a hero? Who would he give it to? It was almost an obvious thing …
Even if that item was extremely rare and Han Xu couldn't be promoted to a hero, being in such a strong team, the resources that his hero teammates leaked out were enough for him to eat his fill. As a tank who had fought against Han Xu, Wu Chaojie was very clear about Han Xu's equipment. During the CUAA finals, Han Xu didn't have that set of heavy armor and heavy shield.
How did these two gold equipment come about? Wu Chaojie didn't believe that Han Xu had gotten them himself. It was definitely the equipment that the White Phoenix team had "inserted" into Han Xu!
"If this continues, it won't be long before Bai Xiaowen can be promoted to the A-League," Qi Ruifeng said.
"Impossible!" Ouyang Heng said flatly.
…
The Excellent Martial Arts Guild's conference hall was silent.
The live broadcast was already showing the White Phoenix team shaking hands with the Jiangnan youth team and bowing to the audience. The electronic sound in the hall was mixed with the audience's applause and cheers. Coupled with the flashing lights on the stage, the atmosphere was unusually warm.
"Let's hear it," Wu Chonglian said in a low voice.
"The White Phoenix team is indeed a strong opponent," Captain Wu Guangzong said, "But President, it's too early to think that they'll be a roadblock. They showed good strength in this battle, but they're still very rough when it comes to the details of the battle. "
"The Jiangnan youth team is too weak. Because the White Phoenix team crushed them, the details are insignificant. But if they meet a team of similar strength, or even stronger, such as us … these neglected details are enough to defeat them, "Support Deng Zhou said.
The other team members also spoke up, assuring Wu Chonglian that the White Phoenix team was nothing to be afraid of.
Wu Chonglian sighed. Looking at these confident team members, he hesitated, but didn't pour cold water on them. He got up and said:
"Don't let your guard down … Bai Xiaowen is too young …"
…
Beijing.
Father and Mother Qiao watched the live broadcast in their busy schedule. After all, it was their daughter's first professional match. They couldn't not pay attention.
After watching it, both of them were very happy. Mother Qiao immediately called Qiao Rui to congratulate her, while Father Qiao received a call. It was a caller ID that made his breath quicken.
"Dad? Why do you have time to call me personally … "
"Oh, you also watched the match? I didn't expect … "
"So it was Little Xu who told you. No wonder. You're asking about the Li family girl's promotion to Hero? That's right. When she first came, she was an Elite Class. Didn't she show you? It was called something like Godly Power … "
"Oh, oh … I'll call Little Four later. I'll ask him again … I understand, I understand. Don't worry, I'll be careful."
After hanging up, Mother Qiao also hung up.
"The old man called? He actually cares about a B-League match? "Mother Qiao was a little puzzled.
"Yes, that's right. The old man can tell that he's quite satisfied with Bai Xiaowen. Letting Little Four join Bai Xiaowen's team was the right decision, "Father Qiao said with emotion.
…
There were still many people paying attention to Bai Xiaowen's first professional match.
His assistant team and fan club spontaneously promoted it on the Internet, driving another wave of sales for the Prince of Psychic template. Of course, Li Shuyi's Storm Swordswoman template was also selling like hotcakes. Fans of "Lady Ghost" began to appear on the Internet.
In addition, there was Fang Qinghua, Japan's Huang Xuan, Chuanhe Xinjiang, and Camille who was far away on the other side of the ocean … Regardless of whether they were friends or enemies, they had to admit one thing: You could dislike Bai Xiaowen, but you couldn't ignore his brilliance.
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