On the morning of May 23rd, the fifth and final round of the Battle of the Cocoon began.
At this stage of the competition, the element of accidental advancement was almost negligible. Every player that remained was undoubtedly a powerhouse.
Wang Tanzhi's opponent this round was a professional player from Brahman. Even though this man was not as strong as the Four Heavenly Kings of Brahman, he was not to be trifled with. His ability was no weaker than a superstar player.
Not long after the random allocation, this match was selected by the Dream Company as the 'Battle of the Round'.
It was broadcasted on the main screen of the shopping mall and streamed in thousands of shopping malls.
Feng Bujue had already predicted this because the ID Wang Tanzhi had been discussed on the forum for a whole day. Even though it was not as sensational as Brother Jue when the VIP list was announced, it still attracted a lot of attention.
A nameless player was able to eliminate Seven Kills, who was ranked 16th on the combat ranking? Who was this person? Which studio was he from? What kind of method did he use? What mastery did he train in?
Once again, rumors started to spread. Many players who knew Xiao Tan and even more players who did not know Xiao Tan popped up and started to comment on the situation.
The video of Xiao Tan's past matches also gained a lot of clicks. Other than the match where he was given a bye, the other three matches became the focus of discussion.
At this time, no one questioned Xiao Tan's ability anymore. The fact that he was given a bye seemed to have become unimportant. Looking back … in Wang Tanzhi's three matches, two of them were one-hit kills. He did not even need a second strike to kill someone … and the match between him and Seven Kills was even more impressive. Especially the last minute battle … it was undeniably the best in the game.
In conclusion, it was only natural that Xiao Tan's fifth match would be broadcasted on the main screen.
However, the process of this match was not as exciting as people expected. Because … the two of them had only fought for three minutes from beginning to end, and the winner had already been decided.
Wang Tanzhi won without a ripple. He won so easily that the process looked rather boring. There were even a lot of people who suspected that his opponent was too weak …
However … there were also a small number of people who saw something different from this match. The top players in the game had already listed Wang Tanzhi as one of the opponents that they did not want to meet the most …
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At 2 AM on the 23rd, the Battle of Cocoon officially came to an end.
The Top 100 of the first Tournament for the Best was officially announced. Ninety contestants and ten seeded contestants were on the list.
The [Battle of the Butterfly] would begin on the morning of the 25th of May. It would also take place in sleeping mode. There was only one round in this stage, and the fifty winners would enter the final stage — the Tournament for the Best.
The biggest difference between [Battle of the Butterfly] and [Battle of the Cocoon] was that the list of participants would be decided in advance and announced …
Although the basis of the match was random, the difference between being random in advance and being random in the queue … was like heaven and earth.
The list of participants was announced in the morning of the 23rd, which meant that … the players had forty-eight hours to prepare before the Battle of the Butterfly began. In this period of time, the participants or the teams behind the participants could do many things. For example, they could investigate the opponent's information, study the opponent's battle videos, or acquire equipment or skills that targeted the opponent.
This kind of arrangement naturally caused quite a stir among the players. The forum was once again filled with panic. Many conspiracy theorists became active again, pointing out that this was the Dream Company helping the studio to scam the casual players who had no money and no power.
It was undeniable that Feng Bujue, as a casual player, was indeed at a disadvantage under these rules. And the most troublesome thing was that he had to win …
Firstly, he had the halo of a "VIP player" above his head, and he was the target of everyone. If he was defeated in a single battle, it would be hard for him to avoid being ridiculed. Secondly, he could be considered as Woody's subordinate for the time being, and he was a true member of Underworld Frontline, the Vanguard of Darkness. If he couldn't even complete the first step of this first mission, it would be too much.
Therefore, Brother Jue was quite focused on this competition.
But … the actual situation was much more serious than he expected. This was because Feng Bujue's opponent in [Battle of the Butterfly] was also a VIP player — Xu Huai Shang.
As mentioned earlier, even though this Xu Huai Shang was anonymous on the combat stat ranking, that didn't affect her identity as a celebrity player.
The reason behind this, however, would be explained in detail …
First, she was a beauty, a real beauty in real life. Second, she was a professional player and the number one player from Red Cherry.
Based on these two points alone, it was normal for her to be famous.
No matter what era it was, the term "beauty player" would always attract attention. Of course, normally speaking, people didn't have high expectations for the gaming skills of these so-called "beauty players" …
But Xu Huai Shang was different. She was the first female player to win an international competition. It was hard to say whether there would be no one like her in the future but in any case, she was definitely the first in history …
Before joining Thriller Paradise, Xu Huai Shang was already a superstar in the gaming world. In terms of popularity, Drunken Dream from Regulation and the Four Heavenly Kings from Brahman had to step aside, Jiang Hu's Laughing Blade and the Hyotei Cowherd were nothing more than dust …
In terms of looks, Yama, who was also a female player, was no weaker than Xu Huai Shang. She looked quite good in real life as well. But standing next to Xu Huai Shang, she was basically a passer-by …
With Xu Huai Shang's qualifications, she was more than qualified to enter the film industry. There were already several famous talent agencies that tried to sign her. Many experienced talent scouts stated clearly that with her appearance and presence, she could be the next Bond girl in the bag. She could be the female lead and the audience would pay the bill even if she was just a pretty face.
But Xu Huai Shang chose to develop herself in the gaming industry. Even though the income of being a celebrity player was much lower than being a celebrity, even though it was hard for a female to make a name for herself in this industry, she didn't care. With her absolute strength, she won many accolades and became a recognized top player.
Perhaps it was because of Xu Huai Shang's dedication to the gaming industry that the number of her fans in the gaming industry was no less than any of the famous stars in the film industry and she had many loyal fans. In other words, she was the one and only queen in the gaming industry.
It was not good for Feng Bujue to run into such an opponent …
In terms of external factors, Xu Huai Shang had more than a million supporters. And the ID Feng Bujue was a legend in the city … The world had heard many legends about him but almost no one had seen him in person … much less support him.
In terms of objective power, Brother Jue was ranked second on the combat ranking while Xu Huai Shang was ranked fourteenth. They were both in the top twenty and they were both VIP players. At least based on the system's calculation … the gap between them was not that big.
Furthermore, Xu Huai Shang was a professional player who had made a name for herself a long time ago. Brother Jue did not expect her to be that weak.
Perhaps the only thing that was fair was the "pre-match intelligence gathering" aspect. Since neither of them participated in the Battle of the Cocoon, neither of them had recorded the match. In terms of character information (main weapon, equipment, skills, fighting style and so on) … Feng Bujue was just a casual player. He did not have a reliable channel to gather information about his opponent. And Xu Huai Shang, even though she had the support of her studio, Red Cherry could not do anything about Feng Bujue …
In conclusion … there were many things to see in this match and the result was hard to predict.
The Dream Company did not shy away from announcing that this match would be broadcasted on the big screen and would be livestreamed first.
This Battle of the Butterfly had attracted the attention of many. There were too many questions that would be answered in this match …
Feng Bujue, who was this person who suddenly climbed to the second place on the combat ranking? Even Xu Huai Shang was curious about this …
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