As the 20th approached, more and more contestants arrived at the hotel to check in.
On the 14th, Dream No Hui, Gujia Luo, and Sweetheart Dream arrived. When everyone saw each other, it was naturally quite lively. Dream No Hui was a handsome young man with a medium build. Gujia Luo was still a high school student. Who knew why his family had agreed to let him come to Shanghai alone.
Dreamy Sweetheart had a standard childlike face. She was clearly twenty years old, but she had a very cute baby face. Her appearance was quite beautiful, and her chest was round and bulging, not the slightest bit inferior to Han Yingxue's. Fatty Han and Meng Buhui felt their mouths go dry, and Gujia Luo, the little shota, blushed.
The other participating teams arrived one after another, but because their in-game appearances had more or less been altered, some people could still recognize them after a closer look, while others had no resemblance to their in-game appearances at all.
Zhang Yang received Xue Qianxun's private message in-game. Only then did he know that she had already led Furious Beauties' main force to check into the hotel. The two sides had agreed to meet for dinner that night.
At 6: 30, Desert Dust's group of nine met up with Furious Beauties' five beauties at the entrance of the hotel's restaurant. They found a private room and sat around an extra-large round table.
Furious Beauties' five were: Xue Qianxun, Water Pretty Flower, Thorny Bloody Rose, Gentle Poison, and Stunning Dancer. They were all extremely outstanding beauties, especially Xue Qianxun and Stunning Dancer. One was a charming young married woman, the other was a bespectacled girl with a snake-like waist. Who knew how many eyeballs they had killed along the way!
Of the fourteen people, nine were women. All of them could be called beauties, and a few of them were stunning beauties. It was as if there were more women than men! Fatty Han and Dream No Hui were like fish in water, constantly interrupting and joking around. The atmosphere was very lively.
The little shota, Gujia Luo, became the target of the girls' teasing. One moment, they would ask if he had a girlfriend, the next, they would ask if he still had his first kiss, making the little boy blush. Fatty Han and Dream No Hui gnashed their teeth in hatred. They wanted nothing more than to switch places with the little shota and endure the girls' teasing.
By the 19th of December, all 160 participants from the 32 teams had checked in. Sun Xinyu was the last to arrive. When Fatty Han and the others saw this cold beauty, they were all stunned. No one would have thought that the silent assassin, who usually wore a mask on her face, would actually be so beautiful!
On the night of the 20th, the organizing committee held the opening ceremony for the finals of Finger of the Heavens in the hotel's main exhibition hall, which could hold up to 10,000 people. At the same time, it was broadcasted live in the game, and they even invited many big names in the film industry and music industry to come and support them. The host was the famous beauty in the country, Liu Wanfei. Her big breasts were at least 36D, and a third of her breasts were exposed in her black low-cut top!
It just so happened that this sexy stunner liked to stomp her feet and act young. Every time she stomped her feet, her breasts bounced around, dazzling the eyes of countless men!
"It looks good, right?" Han Yingxue suddenly turned her head and asked Zhang Yang, who was watching with great interest.
"Yes!" Zhang Yang answered subconsciously.
"Pervert!" The girls at the same table cursed at the same time.
Zhang Yang laughed and said, "I mean, the lighting on the stage is really beautiful, it's colorful!"
"Continue to quibble!"
Zhang Yang pointed at Fatty Han and No Hui Meng, who were already drooling, and said, "Why don't you talk about those two?"
"Who are those two? I don't know them!"
After Liu Wanfei showed off her meatballs for a while, she finally got to the main point of the opening ceremony — the 32 teams would draw lots to be divided into groups!
The 32 teams would be divided into eight groups, and the Double Elimination would be carried out to determine the top 16 teams to advance to the next round. The rest of the competition would also be best of three. In order to maintain as much fairness as possible, the four teams from each main city would not be divided into the same group, in case any team deliberately went easy on them.
In the center of the stage, there were four cardboard boxes that could only fit one hand in. The captains of each team would take turns going up to the stage according to the order of the eight main cities, and they would feel out the numbers in the cardboard boxes that represented their group. The first cardboard box was divided into groups A and B, the second cardboard box was divided into groups C and D, the third cardboard box was divided into groups E and F, and the fourth cardboard box was divided into groups G and H.
The rules of the Double Elimination were: A1 would fight against A2, and A3 would fight against A4. The winning team would enter the winner's group, and the losing team would enter the loser's group. Then, the winning team of the winner's group would advance to the next round. The loser of the winner's group would then fight the winner of the loser's group. Whoever won would advance to the next round as the second place in the group.
Because losing twice meant being eliminated, this system was known as the Double Elimination. Compared to the round-robin stage, the Double Elimination only required five matches, and there would be no tiebreakers. The downside was that there would be a serious' team counter 'phenomenon, and a team might lose to another team twice and be eliminated.
Groups A, B, C, and D were the upper half of the competition area, and groups E, F, G, and H were the lower half. If the teams from the upper and lower half of the competition area wanted to fight each other, they would have to wait until the finals.
As long as they made it to the top 16, they would receive a level + 1 reward. If they made it to the top 8, apart from level + 1, they would also receive a chance to draw a prize. It had to be at least Bronze-grade, and there was a 10% chance to draw a Silver-grade item.
The teams that made it to the top 4 would receive a level + 2 reward, at least one Silver-grade item, and a 10% chance to draw a Gold-grade item!
The team that made it to the second place would receive a level + 3 reward, at least one Gold-grade item, and a 10% chance to draw a Purple Gold item!
The team that won the championship would receive a level + 3 reward, a skill point + 1 reward, at least one Gold-grade item, and a 30% chance to draw a Purple Gold item!
In addition, a player from the champion team would receive an extra level + 1 reward, and a second chance to draw a Gold-grade item, and a 50% chance to draw a Purple Gold item!
Any team that participated in the offline tournament would receive a prize, ranging from 20,000 to 1,000,000 yuan.
Although everyone already knew about these rewards, when they heard Liu Wanfei say it again, it still caused a burst of exclamations.
Liu Wanfei pulled at her collar, which was a bit loose, and said in an emotional voice, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the most exciting moment! Now, the captains of the 32 participating teams will show up one by one and draw the matchups for the group stage! Everyone, please give us a warm round of applause and welcome Mr. Sword of Brilliance, the captain of Black Dragon City's Radiance Team One, to the stage! "
Clap, clap, clap!
Apart from the 32 participating teams and 160 players, the committee had also invited a lot of lucky players to watch the tournament live. Many players had even paid their own way to Shanghai and Jin Yuan Hotel to experience this grand event for themselves. Not only was there no empty seats in the exhibition hall, but the back rows were also filled with enthusiastic players. Some of them were even holding flags with the team they supported written on them. They were very hardcore fans.
When Sword of Brilliance walked to the stage, thousands of players applauded and cheered. The Radiance Guild was also a well-known and powerful guild in the country. They had a lot of fans, and Sword of Brilliance was a handsome young man, which made his female fans scream.
Blade of Edge arrived in front of the cardboard box with the words "Number 1" on it. He reached his hand inside and took out a red ball with the words "B2" on it. He showed it to the camera and the audience at the back row before handing the red ball to the hostess.
On the other side of the matchup board, another hostess stuck the "Radiance" sign in the position of B2, indicating that a team had been selected.
Next, Green Willow City's Yan Huang Guild's Green Shirt Young Master went on stage and drew a blue ball with the number "C4" written on it.
Hundred Bullets One High School was the captain of Team Two. He was the sixth person to go on stage and drew D2.
Although there were many female players in the participating teams, Xue Qianxun was the only female captain, so when she went on stage, the audience immediately erupted in cheers. The two great beauties competing on stage was a feast for the eyes of the audience, and it set off a small climax.
"Next, let us welcome Desert Dust's Team One Captain, Mr. Battle Yu, to the stage! Desert Dust is the only guild with two teams out of the 32 participating teams. This is a very impressive result! "Liu Wanfei said, clapping her hands.
Desert Dust was currently the strongest guild in the China server, and Zhang Yang was also firmly in his position as the number one tank. He was extremely popular among the players, and as soon as he stood up, he was immediately welcomed with countless applause. Quite a few female fans even threw handkerchiefs and scarves at him, and the most ridiculous thing was that some girl actually threw out a fierce cover that was still warm!
Zhang Yang reached into the cardboard box and pulled out a blue ball with the number "F2" on it. The hostess in front of the matchup board immediately stuck the "Desert Dust Team One" sign in the F2 position.
The "lot-drawing" event lasted for half an hour, and in the end, the 32 teams were divided into groups. However, the official competition would start tomorrow, and there would be two groups every day. On the 25th and 26th, the quarterfinals would be held, the semifinals would be held on the 27th, the semifinals would be held on the 28th, and the finals, closing ceremony, and lottery would be held on the 29th.
Of the four teams that came out of White Jade City, Furious Beauties was in Group A, Lingtian was in Group H, Hundred Bullets One High School's Team Two High School was in Group D, and Zhang Yang's team was in Group F. In theory, Desert Dust's two teams had a chance of meeting in the finals.
However, Zhang Yang wasn't optimistic about it. In the first half, there were many strong teams in the future S-Rank Pro League. Furious Beauties was a very strong opponent, and there were also super strong guilds like Radiance, Emperor Sky, and Lanhai! It would be too difficult for Hundred Bullets One High School to fight their way out!
Of course, in the second half, there was no lack of strong guilds like Radiant Star and Dawn. It would also be difficult for them to smoothly advance!
After the opening ceremony ended, everyone returned to their rooms. Zhang Yang had just put on the game helmet and went online when he saw the live broadcast of the China server's Sword in the Heavens opening ceremony on the game's announcement board. The number of viewers had reached 50 million, and it was continuously displayed in red, indicating the popularity of Miracle!
The day passed quickly. On the 21st at 7 PM, Group A's matches began first. After five intense matches, Furious Beauties and Samsara smoothly advanced. At 8: 30 PM, Group B's five matches also began. In the end, Radiance and Wind and Cloud were a bit more skilled and took the two spots to advance.
On the 22nd at 7 PM, Group C's matches began. Emperor Sky and Yan Huang Guild advanced.
At 8: 30 PM, Group D's first match began. Desert Dust Team Two against Ocean Moon.
"Silly Yu, can Sweetheart win?" Han Ying Xue said from the audience seats. The match would be shown on the large screen in the exhibition hall. A professional commentator would be in charge of explaining the strategies of the two sides and the advantages and disadvantages of the two sides. The players from both sides would sit in temporary competition cabins.
Zhang Yang's expression was grave. "It'll be very difficult! Out of Fatty's team, only Never Returns can be considered a top-tier expert. Gujia Luo and One High School are still a bit green. Fatty Han's DPS is okay, but if he gets focused, he probably won't even activate his life-saving skills. He'll just wait for death! The chances of winning are 50-50. It'll all depend on luck! "
The battle began very quickly. Unfortunately, Fatty Han's wooden appearance immediately made him the target of focus fire. Although Dream Never Returns did his best to use a Sneak Attack and a Blind to control two of the opponent's damage output, he only managed to hold on for a little longer. After ten seconds, the opponent launched a new round of focus fire and successfully killed Fatty Han. In the end, the two surviving members won!
Desert Dust Team Two fell into the Losers' Bracket.
In the other match in the same group, Lanhai easily defeated Reborn from Flames. In the Winners' Bracket, he defeated Ocean Moon and advanced to the next round!
In the Losers' Bracket, Never Returns displayed his might. He practically single-handedly took down his opponent, giving his team hope of advancing to the next round.
The final match was still Desert Dust Team Two VS Ocean Moon.
Ocean Moon, who had tasted the sweetness of victory, used the same trick again and focused on Fatty Han. But even though One High School and One High School weren't saints, they weren't stupid enough to stumble in the same place twice. They used Fatty Han as bait and pulled apart the other side's formation. Even though Fatty Han still couldn't escape death, he successfully took down one of the other side's DPS!
After a chaotic battle, both sides lost another player. In this kind of situation, the importance of experts was highlighted. Never Returns's playful positioning, his mind was lascivious, and his big mouth was full of vulgarities. He forced the other side to make a fatal mistake, sending their healer to the grave.
In a 3v2, the other side didn't have a healer, so they could only wait for death!
In the end, Desert Dust Team Two stepped on Ocean Moon's corpse in a sweet battle of revenge and entered the top 16!
On the night of the third day, Group E ended with Genesis and Glory advancing to the next round.
At 8: 30, Group F's first match began. Desert Dust VS Years of Youth.
The other five were — —
Son of the Holy Light, Level 62, Dwarf Male, Holy Paladin, HP 15230.
White Cloud Dancing Sleeve, Level 61, Human Female, Berserker Warrior, HP 13980.
Frozen Starmark, Level 62, Beastman Male, Berserker Warrior, HP 14260.
Lucky Baby, Level 62, Elf Male, Beast Hunter, HP 13650.
Gentle Fire, Level 61, Human Male, Assassin Thief, HP 14520. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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