Chapter 148 – The Most Perfect And Tender Ending Of A Championship

As a Corruption spell fell, the magic swordsman‘s HP began to slowly decline bit by bit under the erosion of the Corruption debuff. At the same time, Shen Changyu and his summoned beasts were in position simultaneously, encircling and suppressing the opponents from all directions, decisively blocking their retreat.

This kind of incredibly tacit and swift cooperation, caused the ACE team to fall into a stalemate once again. Ahn Jung-Cheol’s reaction was also very decisive and quick. During his rapid movement, the ghost priest quickly found a very suitable position, but he did not try to save Park Xinyang. Instead, he used several simultaneous skills on Shen Changyu’s summoner.

Preparing another trick? When everyone was in an uproar, they saw someone suddenly jump out of the vegetation to the left. It was Sung Youri who, after successfully killing Xu Yichen’s gunner, rushed back to support.

His fast retreat made the Black Rose team’s change of fire from a moment ago seem meaningless.

At this moment, the target of the ACE team’s attack was obviously Shen Changyu, against whom Ahn Jung-Cheol had just made a move.

The shadow moved and the sword fell. Sung Youri’s shadow swordsman, extremely agile and swift, shuttled through the rain forest, seeming like a shadow approaching Shen Changyu.

Once the rhythm of the summoned beasts was disrupted, Park Xinyang got a moment of respite. After jumping back to get out of the opponent’s range, he saw Park Zhiyin’s priest finally replenishing his blood bar. Suddenly revigorated with full health, he rushed toward Lin Xiao’s ghost priest.

A heavy sword hit forcibly interrupted Lin Xiao’s spell skills, stunning the ghost priest on the spot, and without further ado, he rushed straight toward You Jing’s priest, looking very menacing.

Liu Zeshen’s paladin has been protecting the back row. Seeing the opponent coming, he raised his spear and used a taunting skill, shifting the target of the magic swordsman‘s attack to himself. However, the attack efficiency of the paladin wearing defensive equipment was not much, and its main role was limited to protection.

Therefore, Park Xinyang was extremely calm in the face of this kind of interception. He just waited for the taunting time to end and then swooped toward You Jing’s priest again, with the spirit of sacrificing his life for the cause.

His goal, of course, was not to directly kill You Jing against the two of them, he only had to succeed in limiting the support on Shen Changyu’s side.

Park Zhiyin’s priest chose a very safe position with a casting distance that enveloped the other team members and calmly took care of the team’s health. The ACE team’s arrangement at this point was flawless.

“Kill the magic swordsman first!” Even You Jing couldn’t ignore this kind of harassment from a melee control profession. After looking at Shen Changyu’s situation with a frown, he made the decision in a moment.

“Roger that.” As Lin Xiao said this, the ghost priest had in fact, already moved closer, and with the chanting of his staff, skills fell one after the other, straight on Park Xinyang’s magic swordsman.

This was the same double-sided encirclement and suppression as the previous wave.

In a matter of moments, there were two more kills at the same time.

It was one-to-one again! The atmosphere was undoubtedly at its highest point at this time. This tense and fierce competition had everyone holding their breath for fear that a crucial detail that could determine the outcome may be missed at any moment.

Right at the moment of completing the kill, Park Xinyang, with his blood level already cleared, dealt a heavy blow to Lyu Zeshen’s paladin, putting an armor-breaking effect on him.

For such a large human shield profession, the 60% defense value reduced by the armor-piercing attribute could be said to be fatal.

Without giving him a chance to breathe, Sung Yuri’s shadow swordsman turned on the Ghost Sprint with full power. With the effect of the damage skills buffing the whole body, combined with the armor-piercing buff, the shadow swordsman rushed directly in front of the paladin hitting him with a series of dazzling combos. The blood level bottomed out in an instant.

This change happened too quickly. A moment ago, they were still immersed in the anxious atmosphere of the mutual kills, and the next moment, the Black Rose team was in a difficult situation of 2 to 1.

Once again, Sung Yuri showed his formidable strength to fans around the world at the World Championship.

The title of the world’s number one shadow swordsman was well deserved.

Just one more kill was enough to decide the winner! Team ACE‘s fans seemed to have entered the celebration phase early, and the whole venue was full of excitement.

Who will be the next target? Kill that ghost priest! Many people were already shouting uncontrollably.

However, in Sung Yuri’s first perspective at this moment, the ghost priest was nowhere to be seen. He was obviously, still encircling Park Xinyang’s magic swordsman together with the paladin just now, but at this moment, Lin Xiao’s ghost priest had completely disappeared.

The director’s eyes flashed when he captured Lin Xiao’s position on the camera, and he hurriedly shouted to the staff to focus the lens over there. However, when the screen shifted to the battle situation on the other side of the map, only a black flame was seen falling on Park Zhiyin’s priest, taking away the last trace of his blood.

After experiencing so many ups and downs, the fans of the ACE team felt that something was wrong.

Kill the priest all by himself? It didn’t matter if he just killed ordinary priest players, but in such a short time, he actually completed the kill of Park Zhiyin, their Korean server’s top priest?! This really seemed unbelievable.

Sung Youri also wanted to ask “what’s going on” at this time, but after being killed, Park Zhiyin had already exited the voice channel, leaving only silence behind.

What should they do next? Now that there was no priest in the lineup, I am afraid that only direct killings were left.

Anyway, let’s give it a try!

Sung Yuri quickly shifted his target to You Jing’s priest, but before he had the chance to strike, he saw that the opponent had already darted out of their skill range at some point, and after turning on the Ghost Sprint, he moved at a rapid pace, and in the fastest possible time, he had already completed his rendezvous with Lin Xiao.

From a distance, the two figures, one tall and one short, stood shoulder to shoulder under the green color of the wild forest, as if framed by a light border.

Although the opposite sides did not communicate in any way, the only two remaining members of the ACE team seemed to be able to see the smiles on those two’s faces through the screen.

The current situation hadn’t left many opportunities for the Black Rose players.

Therefore, the deliberate setup of Liu Zeshen from before was just to give them the illusion that they could kill him smoothly while providing Lin Xiao with the opportunity to kill the priest alone.

Such tactics were undoubtedly extremely risky, and they required enough strength that lead to huge trust. Trust in your comrades on the battlefield to be able to complete such an arduous task.

Sung Yuri took a deep breath, “Let’s go!”

Right now, Team ACE‘s only choice was to launch an all-out offensive and make a last-ditch effort to fight against the odds!

However, with You Jing behind to protect him, facing the two of them, Lin Xiao almost completely let himself go and unleashed his skills. In the end, without the healer to boost their status, and the opponent’s excellent positioning, the ACE team couldn’t grasp the slightest advantage.

The shadow swordsman was killed.

The ghost priest died.

Victory!

At the same time as the dazzling emblem appeared on the arena’s big screen, the Chinese flag slowly rose into the sky accompanied by glorious music.

Many people in the audience couldn’t help choking up.

And countless people across the country watching the live broadcast of the game could not control their excitement and jumped out of their chairs, shouting frantically.

The other Black Rose team players stood up from their seats all at once, looking at the Black Rose team logo in the center of the big screen, their eyes full of incomparably complex emotions due to excessive elation.

“We won! We won!” Zou Qiguan was so excited that he was incoherent, tears streaming down his face. He didn’t even have time to wipe them away. He pulled on the corner of Xiao Li’s clothes and all the tears soaked his uniform.

However, Xiao Li did not show any disdain for his behavior. Instead, he lifted him up, spun him around, hugged him tightly, and said with a hearty smile: “We won! We are the champions!”

Zou Qiguan whimpered twice in his arms, feeling that he was going to break in his bear hug.

Xu Yiming stared blankly at them cheering, and after a long time, he finally got out a choked sentence: “It’s so damn exciting! I want to play a team match next time too!”

Chen Anqi quietly watched them celebrate, her deep gaze falling on the figure walking out of the battle room, and a rare smile appeared on her face.

The five people who appeared in the public eye again received unprecedented cheers. The shouts almost completely lifted the roof of the venue and echoed in the air for a long time. The atmosphere was like an unprecedented carnival.

As the ACE team left defeated, the members of the Black Rose lined up in the center of the stage. Facing the flashing lights from all directions, the tired looks caused by the previous game disappeared and were replaced by happy smiles.

They gathered around the trophy pedestal, and in front of the whole world, they raised the championship trophy together.

The image seemed to be frozen in this moment forever.

Five years, five whole years! The Chinese team finally won their championship trophy again in the World Championship!

The glory was regained!

The host of the tournament came on the stage. At this exciting moment, he asked for the tens of thousands of fans across the country: “Excuse me, do you have anything you want to say now?”

You Jing: “Thank you, everyone.”

Shen Changyu: “I’ve been looking forward to this day for a long time. I’m happy, really happy.”

Liu Zeshen: “It feels good to be the champions.”

Xiao Li: “Hahahaha! I didn’t expect us to actually win the championship! Hmm… Damn it Liu, why are you covering my mouth!”

Xu Yichen said nothing and handed the microphone to Xu Yiming. The latter took it unceremoniously and smiled: “We will win the championship next season, and I will be the last one standing on the court then!”

Chen Anqi: “We did it.”

Zou Qiguan seemed a little shy, and it took him a long time to utter a sentence: “I… I will try my best not to hold everyone back.”

Finally, the microphone reached to Lin Xiao.

He softly said “Well”, and then revealed a meaningful smile: “Everyone has worked hard, and this honor belongs to our entire team. Actually, I don’t have much to say, but there is one thing I’d like everyone to witness.”

The host was curious: “What would that be?”

Lin Xiao smiled mysteriously and walked slowly in front of You Jing in full view of everyone. Seeing the surprise in the other man’s eyes, his smile became a little more pronounced. Just like that, he leaned forward and kissed him deeply and passionately.

The whole audience froze in shock.

After a moment, the screams erupted one after the other, and at the same time, the blitzes that seemed to have stopped, after a pause of a second, began to flash more and more madly.

The scene was completely frozen in the moment.

In contrast to the profound shock of the others, the rest of the Black Rose members looked on with calm eyes, seeming incomparably cool and collected. Only one sentence seemed to float through their hearts without any ripple: Oh, it seems that tomorrow’s front page will be taken over by these two again.

On the other hand, Lin Xiao’s kiss seemed extremely deep and lasted a long time, becoming the most perfect and tender ending of this season’s tournament.

This unexpected return to the world may be to return to the altar, or perhaps just to meet each other in this wonderful moment…