November 14th, 8 am.
The most anticipated matchup in the history of Thriller Paradise was finally announced.
In the nearly thirty hours before the list was released, the intelligence and analysis departments of the major studios had already calculated all the possible match-ups. Other than Underworld Frontline and Trash Alliance, the teams behind the other six teams had already prepared all seven battle strategies. They were just waiting for the announcement to be made before handing out a copy to the members.
The final matchups were as follows.
Regulation VS Brahman, Warring States VS Mountain River, Trash Alliance VS Jiang Hu, Underworld Frontline VS Red Sakura.
I believe the readers who are reading this chapter will be surprised when they see the matchups, but after the surprise, you might have guessed something.
Yes, this is a conspiracy.
As the author, I forcefully placed [Order] and [Gods], two teams that everyone thought would enter the finals together, together to create a reading experience similar to "What the f * ck?". This … was the power of God.
Alright, this chapter is not the beginning of the month, so please treat the content seriously.
We will not talk about the format of the semi-finals. There is one thing that needs to be explained first, and that is … Dream Company has changed the time of the semi-finals.
According to the official website, "To allow the audience to see the livestream of each semi-final, the time of the four matches will be staggered."
In other words … for the four matches, there would be a first and a last. The next match would only start after the first one was over.
Of course, regarding the 'players' online time limit, Dream Company had prepared the corresponding solution. They would communicate with the person in charge of the eight teams, usually the team leader, within twelve hours to confirm and coordinate the players' online time. Then, at midnight on the 15th, Dream Company would remove the 'online time limit' for all the members of the eight teams until the match ended.
This … was actually quite difficult to execute. The main problem was the 'negotiation'.
If a team under Zombie Blade had entered the top eight, they would have used this opportunity to create a ruckus and try to find a way to gain some benefits. Unfortunately, their two teams … and even their bosses … had all been taken care of by Brother Jue.
As for the six pro teams that had successfully entered the top eight, although it was not that they did not play any tricks, they would not go as far as Zombie Blade. Therefore, the negotiation went smoothly. Basically, before noon on the 14th, the six gaming studios had finished their negotiation with the game company.
The remaining teams were Trash Alliance and Underworld Frontline.
Uncle Trash … appeared to be a very easygoing person. After receiving the online communication from Dream Company and hearing the description, he replied without even thinking, "Do whatever you want. After the call, do you want me to give you a good review?"
This kind of self-abandonment touched the customer service to the point of tears … or perhaps tears of pity.
In any case, the negotiation with Trash Alliance was the smoothest. But Underworld Frontline … Feng Bujue's reaction was quite surprising.
Dream Inc. thought that Brother Jue would say something like, "I am invincible before any rules," or something along those lines, but Brother Jue was different. But to their surprise, after Feng Bujue listened to the arrangement, he made a request.
His request was … to put [Underworld Frontline] in the first match.
The customer service manager who was responsible for communicating with Feng Bujue — they did not dare allow their employees to communicate with Brother Jue for fear of being scammed — heard this request. His first reaction was, "Is this some kind of competition strategy?"
But he was wrong.
Feng Bujue then came up with a valid reason. "None of our members are professional players. A few of them are busy during the day. If we are put into the last two matches, and the first few matches take a long time, it might affect their work. This kind of pressure from real life will no doubt affect their performance during the match. "
Indeed, Underworld Frontline was the only team that was made up of non-professional players. From the perspective of the situation, this request was quite reasonable.
Therefore, Dream Company quickly relayed Feng Bujue's request and reason to the managers of the other six teams. After they all nodded, they contacted Red Cherry, who was directly related to this matter, and then … something dramatic happened. The team leader, Xu Huai Shang, agreed to this without consulting the upper management of the studio.
Even though this move did not have much effect at the time, but … it was a foreshadowing of 'something' that would happen later.
…
November 15th, midnight.
The semi-finals of Tournament for the Best S2, Battle of the Four Worlds, had begun!
The first match of the night was between [Hell Frontline] and [Red Cherry].
"Feng Bujue, Level 50
"Wang Tanzhi, Level 50
"Rain Like Rain, Level 50
[Laughing Soul, Level 50]
"Flower on the Rock, Level 50
"Please select the game mode that your team wishes to join.
"You have selected Tournament for the Best S2 — Battle of the Four Worlds. Please confirm.
"Confirmed. Please select the spectator for this match.
"Confirmed. Your team has entered the queue. We are waiting for your opponent.
"Matching complete. Coordinating nerve connection. Generating scenario …
"Downloading. Please wait a moment."
"The smoke of war has just been settled, and the blood is still fresh. The battle rises again, and the people do not wait. The stars gather in the four worlds, and the battle is over the clouds. "
"Download complete. Welcome to Tournament for the Best S2 — Battle of the Four Worlds.
"This mode provides a scenario introduction, and there is a chance of triggering hidden side missions and special world-building.
"Reward for winning the scenario: Advance to the finals.
"The scenario introduction will be played soon. After that, the match will start."
This time, Feng Bujue chose to spectate … Xiao Ling.
Yes, they were not mistaken. In the semi-finals, he made the only marksman in his team sit on the bench.
When the audience saw the line-up for Underworld Frontline … they were all stunned. Throughout Brother Jue's team's journey to the finals, Gu Xiao Ling was the only member who had never been substituted. She could be said to be the main force of the team.
But … it was such a member who had become a spectator in a match that would decide whether or not they would advance to the finals.
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