Team Black Rose vs Team Apocalypse, individual rounds 2:1. The Black Rose team was currently in the lead.
When Lin Xiao walked out of the battle room, the first thing he felt was a strange silence in the venue. It wasn’t until he reached his seat that suddenly, there was an explosion of cheers and applause, like a huge wave engulfing the entire arena.
A rookie player actually defeated Yan Duzhou, the League’s current leader, in the individual round?
The Godslayer’s Battle!
Many reporters in attendance had already imagined the next day’s headlines.
At this moment, the small competition’s roster has already been displayed on the big screen. However, in such an exciting moment, it seemed that it hadn’t attracted much attention, and the participating players were silently preparing to take the stage in the boiling atmosphere.
The individual competitors from the Black Rose were Shen Changyu, Liu Zeshen, and You Jing, the last one finally ready to play after recuperating from the semi-finals.
“How about it? I won!” Lin Xiao saw the man get up from the chair and walked over to him with a smile on his face.
“I saw,” You Jing said, giving him a deep look as he brushed past him.
Lin Xiao was somewhat baffled by his unusual indifference. Alright, there’s no need to praise or anything, but isn’t this attitude too cold? According to the script he had rehearsed in his mind earlier, shouldn’t this man show an astonished expression or something?
Tsk, men are so unpredictable. Lin Xiao shook his head and shouted to the man walking to the stage, “Hey, remember to take it easy!”
What he got in response was the back of the man who didn’t stop for a second.
Xu Yiming suddenly appeared and asked, “What happened? Did you quarrel with Captain You?”
Lin Xiao exclaimed, “How is that possible!”
Xu Yiming frowned, “Then how did you upset him?”
Lin Xiao felt wronged, “How could I dare!”
Xu Yiming rubbed his chin and asked, “Did any female fans come looking for autographs or hugs today? Or did some handsome guy try to hit on you?”
Lin Xiao looked at him disdainfully and said, “An idol-level player like me always maintains a sense of mystery with fans. How could something that doesn’t meet standards like this happen?”
Xu Yiming choked on his words, put on an expression that said, “I can only help you this far,” and patted his shoulder: “Then you can only reflect on yourself.”
Lin Xiao summarized what he had just said, and with a flash of inspiration, he suddenly patted his thigh: “I know!”
Xu Yiming immediately approached with a ‘gossip’ face: “So, what did you do?”
Lin Xiao smiled knowingly: “It must be because I played so well in the competition just now that Captain You felt embarrassed!”
“Pfft!” After a long time, Xu Yiming finally found his words. “Get lost!”
At this time, with the majestic opening music blaring, the small team match officially began. Everyone finally put away their lingering thoughts on the individual match from earlier and focused their attention on the competition field again.
As Xu Qingli predicted, the Black Rose team’s purpose in sending Xu Yichen to the individual competition was indeed to give Shen Changyu enough space to play in the small team match. After all, the initial placement of the summoner profession could provide a large enough advantage in team battles.
Watching the temporary setback of the Apocalypse team, fans who supported them, naturally, had great hopes for the team competition. On the other hand, fans of the Black Rose team hoped that their own team could maintain this momentum and continue to lead. The game had just entered the map selection stage, and fans from both sides were already shouting at each other, bringing tension in the venue for a while.
Every game naturally brings joy to some and sorrow to others. This time, the happy ones were the fans of the Apocalypse team.
From the Apocalypse team, Luo Wei’s demon hunter, Dimensional Hunter appeared on stage along with Chen Rifa’s gunsman, One Shot A Day, and Xing Shihan’s priest, Cold Wind. Compared with the Black Rose team’s lineup, this all-long-range setup seemed rather fragile. However, under Luo Wei’s precise distance control, the demon hunter known as “the long-range assassin” put significant pressure on the Black Rose team.
“I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but I feel that You Jing doesn’t seem to be in the right state today?” Mao Dou hesitated for a while before finally expressing his doubts.
The atmosphere on the Black Rose team’s bench was somewhat solemn.
Demon hunters were not as impossible to get rid of as other melee professions, but due to their extraordinary elusiveness, they were difficult to defend against. Because of this, avoiding the traps laid by the opponent required a lot of positional maneuvering and evasion. This undoubtedly increased the burden on one’s hands.
The team’s original idea was to let Liu Zeshen’s paladin do the protection work, which would give You Jing more room to relax. However, facing Luo Wei’s Dimensional Hunter, this arrangement proved useless. Although Shen Changyu has been actively looking for breakthroughs all along, the passive situation has never changed. Cold Wind, equipped with movement speed items, made the Black Rose team officially experience the frustration of being unable to catch up with enemy healing.
This made the Black Rose team feel what it was like to shoot themselves in the foot… At this time, what came to everyone’s mind was White Switch, who made the opponent chase him to no end. The situation now was almost identical to that match, except this time, it was the Black Rose team who suffered.
“The choice was good.” Lin Xiao felt a little relieved when he saw the message “GG” typed by Shen Changyu on the public channel on the screen.
Continuing was neither good for the team’s morale nor for You Jing’s left hand. Shen Changyu’s decision to forfeit was undoubtedly the most rational choice.
“Where’s Captain You?” Compared with the temporary defeat, Lin Xiao was more concerned about You Jing’s hand injury at this time. He looked at the returning teammates and couldn’t find him, so he asked them.
A tired-looking Shen Changyu pointed to a nearby safety door on his right side: “He should have gone to the rest area.”
There was a short break between the small team competition and the main team competition. Lin Xiao stood up from his seat as he saw the others getting ready to rest where they were, “I’ll go take a look.”
…
One door was enough to completely isolate the noise outside.
Lin Xiao’s footsteps echoed clearly as he walked in the empty corridor. He turned a corner and was about to reach the lounge of the Black Rose team, but when he looked up, he happened to see a person walking toward him. The dark red uniform accentuated a face that looked more mature than his age.
Looking so old, no wonder it always gives people the illusion of being a “super old player”.
Lin Xiao couldn’t help but curse in his heart and gave a weak smile: “You didn’t even watch the small team match, were you so confident that you would win?”
Yan Duzhou also noticed him at this time, but didn’t take such teasing seriously: “Did we lose?”
Lin Xiao felt frustrated: “I’m telling you, just because you won one small team match doesn’t mean you can be so arrogant. Your standards are getting lower and lower. You must strive for progress!”
Yan Duzhou said calmly: “Heh, indeed, I haven’t done that for many years.”
Lin Xiao walked over and patted his shoulder: “Well, anyway, you’re going to lose. It’s better to show off if you have the chance.”
Yan Duzhou said, “Your skills are not as good as before, but your mouth is still sharp.”
Faced with such a pertinent comment, Lin Xiao smiled particularly sincerely: “Aren’t you the same?”
Yan Duzhou said, “Try it and you’ll know.”
Lin Xiao shrugged: “King of Hell, do you think this kind of threat will work on me? You already know how good I am now.”
Yan Duzhou smirked: “And who helped you recover, Old Ghost?”
“Why are you being so petty?” Lin Xiao laughed and said, “Well, wait and see when I meet you in the finals. I’ll make you cry!”
“Is provocation interesting? We’ll find out when we compete.” Yan Duzhou spoke calmly and walked away.
Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow and watched the figure disappear at the end of the corridor. Then he rubbed his hair, disdainfully clicking his tongue, “Really, still arguing at this age? How childish!”
As he was talking to himself, he turned his head and froze completely.
After a while, Lin Xiao seemed to regain his voice and forced a smile, “Ah, what a coincidence Captain You!”
At this time, You Jing, who was standing at the door of the lounge, seemed to have not heard his words. He held the door open and looked at him motionlessly. In his eyes, there seemed to surge a turbulent wave.
The two maintained their stiff postures and stared at each other for a while. Finally, Lin Xiao blinked and stepped closer. He grabbed You Jing’s hand and carefully examined it left and right before asking, full of sincerity, “How do you feel now? Can you still participate in the next team match?”
Although he deliberately touched him with his naughty hands, he didn’t break free or kick him away as expected. You Jing didn’t even make a move to withdraw his hand, and his voice was devoid of any expression: “Who are you?”
Lin Xiao frowned: “From Old Yan’s setup, it seems that they already know about your injury. There will definitely be targeted actions during the team match later, so we must have a strategy in response.”
You Jing bit his lip hard: “Who are you?!”
Lin Xiao forced a shameless smile, and his breath almost hit the other man’s face: “Actually, it’s not a big deal. Just stand behind me when the time comes.”
You Jing: “…”
