To make a long story short, after the "Battle of the Pillars," the score had become 2-0. The next "Battle of the Generals" would be between Michael and Weary Dream.
At this stage, everyone … including Weary Dream himself, felt that the Trash Alliance's momentum had already been lost.
From an outsider's point of view, it was very likely that they would be swept aside, and they might not even have a chance to fight the Deputy Generals. From the members' point of view, even if they could turn the score back to 2-2, in the final "Battle of the Generals," it would be impossible for Teacher Chi to win the match point.
However, this "general trend" did not affect Weary Dream's mentality and performance.
He, who had been transported to the battlefield, did not shrink back, nor did he feel lost. He only held Chong Lou in his hand and stood proudly. His mind was free of distractions, and he only wanted to fight.
"… Two … One … Fight!"
The moment the countdown ended, Weary Dream broke through the barrier with a body full of abundant fighting energy. Like a tsunami, he swallowed the enemy whole.
However, Michael stood in the midst of that violent flow of energy, not retreating even half a step. He was completely unmoved.
Chi —
The tip of the halberd rose, and a gust of wind blew. Weary Dream was not afraid of a strong enemy, and he charged forward with his halberd.
Michael turned his body and caught the halberd with his bare hands. He actually grabbed the body of the halberd that was sweeping toward him and forcefully stopped his opponent's attack.
"The prodigal son has turned over a new leaf. Your tolerance is indeed extraordinary." At this moment, Michael, who had clamped down on his opponent's weapon, was actually able to speak in a rather calm tone. "But it seems … it's still beyond my power …"
"Hey, hey …" Weary Dream heard this and did not show too much surprise. He only smiled and said, "What's up with this tone of yours, as if you know me very well?"
As he spoke, he had already increased the force on his wrist, and his godly power surged again!
"Hmm?" In that second, not only did Michael's expression change slightly, but … his feet were also forced to take a step back.
"Speaking of which … this is the first time we've met, right? Brother, who exactly are you? Also … your team is so strong. Where did you come from? "Weary Dream was still pressuring him, and he also casually raised a few questions.
He was not the only one who had questions. The audience and the other contestants were also very interested in these questions.
"Heh …" In the next second, Michael actually laughed as well, but he didn't answer Sleepy Dream's question. Instead, he continued, "Not bad …" He paused for half a second, and then said seriously, "Come, put in more effort. Let me see how much of this' strength 'of yours is worth."
"Hmph … Alright!" Tired Dream thought that the other party didn't want him to fish for information, so he provoked him. Since that was the case, then let's fight.
As a result, he raised his fighting prowess again and urged his divine power again. He raised his halberd and continued to move, advancing his killing move again.
Michael, on the other hand, already knew that Weary Dream intended to fight this battle by 'continuously raising his upper limit'. Out of his' duty ', Michael decided to use a slightly higher combat power to test and observe his opponent. Therefore, he immediately made a move to meet his opponent.
For a moment, divine power, holy power … the two extremes intersected, surging and surging, spreading across the cliff and shaking the surroundings.
Although the two parties still seemed to be at ease, the battlefield could no longer withstand such power … In the blink of an eye, the place had been moved, rocks cracked, and rocks flew.
Under this change, the two who were fighting had to both leap into the air and fight in the air.
For Michael, who was' born with wings', this was no doubt a good thing. He thought that in a place where there was no leverage, his opponent wouldn't be able to 'urge his divine power' again.
But he was wrong …
Even in the air, Weary Dream's soul could still generate an endless amount of power out of thin air, and it kept breaking through the upper limit.
At that moment, Weary Dream even spread his arms and raised his halberd. Borrowing the momentum of his swing and the might of his divine power, he used a short moment of high ground to perform the skill [Billowing Clouds and Waves].
This was the first S-grade skill that the players in Thriller Paradise learned on their own. It was also the Supreme-tier skill that Weary Dream used to break through the shackles in his heart. Now that Weary Dream used it again, it was another level higher.
Boom!
The halberd was raised, the divine power urged, and the fighting aura poured down like a raging torrent.
Seeing this, Michael hurriedly channeled his holy power and crossed his arms to block, but he was still pushed to the ground by the power of that skill …
A sudden blow, the clouds and the sea. Green Cloud Mountain had just been shaken open, and now it was hit by this heavy blow from the sky. It couldn't help but fall apart, causing the ground to collapse and valleys to appear. Rocks fell from the sky into the valleys.
"It's not over yet!" Weary Dream's attack didn't stop.
With his current ability, it was enough to see that Michael was far from being forced into a desperate situation after receiving the attack … So, he immediately stepped on the falling rocks and rushed back and forth, chasing after the falling enemy.
While Michael's body was still unsettled, Weary Dream followed up with another skill [Seven Splendors of the Long Moon].
The halberd flashed continuously, cold and murderous; the killing move that followed like a shadow was exquisite, fast, dangerous, and extraordinary.
But before the holy power, it was still … ineffective!
Not only was it ineffective, but Weary Dream's breathing was also messed up as he continued to attack, while Michael still looked very calm.
The battle in the air didn't last too long. When both of them landed on the ground and stopped attacking and defending, Michael spoke again, "I have a question I want to ask you now."
"Huh?" Weary Dream was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Ha … Sure, ask away, I'll take the chance to catch my breath."
He was a proud person in his bones, after all. Even if the opponent didn't consciously give him time to catch his breath, he didn't want to take advantage of this silently.
"Why do you want to team up with that non-candidate …" Michael blurted out half a sentence, but quickly realized that he shouldn't have said some words, so he corrected himself, "… Why do you want to team up with [Teacher Yi]? You all should know … His existence will affect you all. "
His words, to an outsider, might be interpreted as another meaning, but Weary Dream still understood the other party's original meaning. "Oh? You even know about 'that matter'? Ha … Looks like you're really strong to the level of 'data observation' … "He paused," However, I don't expect you to understand us, I can only answer you … To us, the Trash Alliance, 'victory' isn't the 'most important' thing. "
Weary Dream's reply was indeed the intention of their entire team.
After all, the Trash Alliance wasn't a team that was obsessed with victory. If they were, they wouldn't have let Teacher Yi join the team at all …
With Hong Hu's connections, would it be difficult to find a first-class expert to make up the numbers? Taking a step back, with the strength of their current members, so what if they openly recruited a team member? Wouldn't the strong people who wanted to join the team fight to the death?
In this S3, there was one thing that most people didn't realize … Essentially, the Trash Alliance was a 'casual team that didn't have any desire for results'.
Their situation was roughly — "A few friends who played the same online game saw that there was going to be a competition, so they agreed to form a team to participate in it". This kind of thing was extremely common and normal among casual players. The difference between the Trash Alliance and them was that the strength of the members was very strong … That was all.
After understanding this point, looking at the matter with Teacher Yi, it was easy to understand …
As casual players, our original motive for playing games was often just to 'have fun with friends'. However, many times, our goals would unknowingly change …
The game character's level, rank, equipment, ranking, weekly activity attendance, DKP, and so on. When we become obsessed with and lose ourselves in the wealth, status, and sense of superiority that we obtain in the virtual world … the happiness that the game brings is no longer the original taste.
Many years later, looking back, the game that was so popular back then had already become the tears of time. The account that we poured so much effort into was just a speck of dust in a dusty database. Even the friends that we fought together in the virtual world had long since lost contact with us … In the end, only the memories of fighting together remained, and it added a bit of sadness.
The members of the Trash Alliance were a group of people who still retained the 'original motive' of playing games. A group of men who placed the 'process of fighting together' above the 'results', a group of … 'Uncle Trash'.
Although their personalities were different, they could understand each other and get along well. They were the purest 'players' — they fought with all their might, and they enjoyed the joys and sorrows of playing games together. They didn't act out of greed, and they definitely wouldn't blame each other for things that happened in the game.
Unfortunately, from the perspective of a 'Candidate', there was no doubt that … they were all unqualified.
Being able to adapt to circumstances, being hot-blooded and pure, redeeming themselves, and being independent … It wasn't that a Candidate couldn't have these qualities, but they couldn't be 'just like that'.
"Alright …" After hearing Sleepy Dream's answer, Michael looked into the latter's eyes for a few seconds and said, "It seems like you're telling the truth …" As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at Tian Yan. "There's no need to observe the remaining two anymore."
Sleepy Dream didn't know what he was talking about, and neither did the audience.
After he finished speaking, he stood there and waited silently for a moment. Then, as if he had received some kind of 'feedback', he nodded slightly and looked at Sleepy Dream again.
"Phew …" At that moment, Michael let out a long sigh and said, "In that case, 'our' mission 'will end here." He paused for half a second and looked at his opponent with a kind of 'benevolent' gaze that didn't match his age at all. He continued, "One last digression … Perhaps you don't quite understand what I'm talking about, but … I still want to tell you that I've never regretted betting on you … Your growth over the past year has also proven that I didn't misjudge you. Of course, business is business. At this moment, my judgment is still … that you're unqualified. "
Sleepy Dream really didn't understand Michael's words, but it didn't matter. Because when Michael finished speaking, he had already activated a surge of Holy Power that was far beyond Sleepy Dream's current level. He activated the 'Light of Paramita', and directly illuminated Sleepy Dream until there was nothing left of him.
At this point, the journey of the 'Trash Alliance' in S3 had come to an end. Although they were swept out of the competition, looking at the process … it wasn't an unjust loss. After all, their opponents were so strong that people wanted to report them.
In fact, many people's first thought after watching this competition was to report them. There were even some media outlets that had started to draft provocative articles about the possibility of Heaven's Door being a cheating team before Sleepy Dream's match had even ended … Although these people didn't have any evidence, they generally believed that based on the content recorded in the video of the competition, there was no need to explain anything further.
However, an inconceivable thing happened before these people stuck their faces out for others to slap …
In the early morning of the 19th day, before the video of the semi-finals had been generated, the captain of Heaven's Door, Michael, and his six teammates actually appeared in the live broadcast channel of the competition that had yet to be closed.
For the majority of the audience, this was definitely a moment that refreshed their worldview … This group of mysterious players who had always been extremely low-key and didn't even communicate with the outside world had not only made an appearance outside of the competition for the first time, but also in such a highly anticipated live broadcast.
From the live broadcast, the place where the seven of them were in was a primitive conference room that hadn't been renovated at all. Although the seven of them were in the camera, only Michael was the only one who spoke as a representative …
His speech was very brief. First, he thanked the Dream Company for urgently approving their request to make a decision through this official platform. Then, he said a piece of news that made all the players feel that they "must have heard wrongly" — Heaven's Door, forfeited.
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