Chapter Twenty-Four

One Autumn Leaf is one of the few god-level characters in Glory. Although Excellent Era was demoted from the League to the Challenger League, it did not damage One Autumn Leaf's godhood in the slightest. He is still fully equipped with max-level silver gear.

In comparison, aside from the ever-changing Silver Weapon Thousand Chance Umbrella in his hand, Lord Grim's other equipment can only be described as mediocre. Happy Guild's foundation is too shallow. Although they have a stable income from wild bosses in the God's Domain by teaming up with several other clubs, in the ordinary server, they only have a guild of like-minded netizens in the tenth server. Although they bought a lot of materials from the ordinary server with Samsara Club before, the key materials from wild bosses are still not abundant. In addition, apart from Yan Yu helping out in her spare time, there are no other talents in this field. Naturally, the investment in research on silver equipment is limited. At present, the best equipment in the Happy team is undoubtedly Tang Rou's Battle Mage, Han Yanrou.

Zhou Qiao has always liked to take unconventional approaches. Her contribution to the equipment of One Inch Gray cannot be said to be zero, but it can only be said to be negative.

The attributes of orange-tier equipment can be publicly viewed, which is a major disadvantage for Lord Grim.

What is comforting is that Happy's final opponent is Excellent Era, and in the arena, Lord Grim will face One Autumn Leaf.

Zhou Qiao stared intently at the large screen, her eyes shining.

At first, Lord Grim and One Autumn Leaf were evenly matched, with One Autumn Leaf even having a slight advantage and launching a fierce attack. Lord Grim had to dodge many times, looking quite disheveled from the audience's vantage point. Judging from the health bars on both sides, One Autumn Leaf was also clearly ahead of Lord Grim. The Excellent Era audience felt reassured, believing that Sun Xiang was sure to win this match, and cheered for the God of War so loudly that it could even reach Zhou Qiao's ears.

Unexpectedly, the situation changed dramatically after Lord Grim's health dropped to 50%.

Zhou Qiao keenly noticed the Dragon Tooth that Sun Xiang should have avoided but ended up taking full damage.

Following Jun Mo Xiao Long Ya, Fu Long Xiang Tian followed. To dodge Fu Long Xiang Tian, ​​Yi Ye Zhi Qiu rolled twice to the side, appearing extremely flustered under Sun Xiang's control.

Wei Chen frowned more and more as he looked at the scene: "Sun Xiang's mental fortitude is just too weak, isn't it?"

To become a qualified player who plays a sneaky, underhanded style, mentality is of paramount importance. For example, Sun Xiang's rhythm suddenly collapsed after eating a dragon tooth. Unless he ate something unclean before the match and is now suffering from an illness, there is no other explanation but a mental imbalance.

Wei Chen shook his head and gave Zhou Qiao a meaningful look: "Young people these days still need to get more exercise. Xiaoxiao, take this as a warning!"

Zhou Qiao nodded perfunctorily: "Yes, yes, yes, I will definitely try my best to crush Senior Wei Chen on the beach."

Wei Chen: "..."

Sun Zheping was speechless: "Why bother?"

One Autumn Leaf was the first to be left with low health, but Lord Grim still had some strength left. However, Sun Xiang had already rallied. Under his control, the tip of the Evil Spear rose high, and magical battle energy surged out. Lord Grim stepped in the air, used Eagle Step to avoid the dragon's head, flashed behind it, and then used Dragon's Head Swing to turn around and bite it, causing the battle energy to explode.

"It's the dragon raising its head! No, this is even bigger than the dragon raising its head, it's the dragon turning its head!"

As if in response to the commentator's remarks, the audience began to cheer again.

Zhou Qiao crossed her arms and sharply commented: "Fancy and superficial."

Under Wang Jiexi's tutelage, Zhou Qiao firmly believed that the God of War's fighting style was the most basic, and all other fancy maneuvers were impractical.

(Zhou Qiao mutters to herself: The Magician's playing style is clearly the most flashy one.)

Lord Grim parried Dragon Soaring Sky, avoiding taking full damage. The forced push of Dragon Soaring Sky was originally intended to protect the Battle Mage who was stunned after the attack, but the Dragon Turning Back maneuver instead pushed Lord Grim next to Autumn Leaf.

Lord Grim's Thousand Chance Umbrella transformed, easily reaping the last bit of health from One Autumn Leaf.

The God of War fell in the arena, and the word "Glory" appeared on the big screen.

The cheers from Excellent Era came to an abrupt halt.

Although Lord Grim was also in critical condition, it still couldn't change the fact that Ye Xiu had defeated the God of War.

As predicted, Excellent Era's fourth pick was the martial artist Shen Jian. Facing the already low-health Lord Grim, Shen Jian fought hesitantly, only managing to defeat him at the cost of 30% of his health. Perhaps he had learned his lesson during the waiting period, as he displayed an unyielding and resolute attitude towards Han Yanrou.

His resolve crumbled under the spear wielded by Han Yanrou.

Su Mucheng entered the game in the fifth position. The two female players fought fiercely. Mu Yuchengfeng's firepower was both sparse and dense, but before Han Yanrou could rush up under the bombardment, she left the high ground and made full use of the ranged advantage of the Gunner to kite the Battle Mage.

"Xiao Tang still needs to change this habit. If it were Xiao Xiao on the other side right now, wouldn't he be kited to death?"

Ye Xiu leaned back in his chair, a cigarette between his fingers, unlit, just rubbing it in his hand to relieve his craving: "I think Xiao Tang made this choice because he fought with Xiao Xiao too many times."

Zhou Qiao muttered to herself, "Why does this sound like a compliment to me?"

Ye Xiu made the final decision: "After being tormented by Xiao Xiao's sneaky style for so long, Xiao Tang is quite adept at catching ranged opponents, and the Gunner's cooldown can't keep up."

Zhou Qiao: "I've already told you I'm not a pervert!"

As if to confirm Ye Xiu's words, the Battle Mage blocked the Gunner, and the Heavy Gunner had almost no room to perform at such close range. Mu Yu Cheng Feng was slammed to the ground while hanging on Han Yan Rou's spear, and her posture was extremely embarrassing. Although Han Yan Rou was already in low health after passing through Mu Yu Cheng Feng's line of fire, everyone knew that when a ranged class was forced into a corner by the Battle Mage, if the Gunner could still use some physical skills, the Gunner could only be slaughtered.

Pan Ling was about to announce Excellent Era's defeat in the arena when Li Yibo suddenly signaled Pan Ling to enlarge the CD clocks of Mu Yu Cheng Feng and Han Yan Rou, revealing a shrewd smile: "Excellent Era is, after all, an old-established club, and its character depth is something Happy Team can't compare to."

"As an All-Star account, Mu Yu Cheng Feng's attributes are still superior to those of Battle Mage Han Yan Rou in all aspects."

The moment the satellite ray CD finished, a beam of light descended from the sky and engulfed the corner where the two were fighting. Then, the word "Glory" popped up on the big screen.

With only 3% health remaining, Mu Yu Cheng Feng faced off against Sun Zheping, the fifth member of Team Happy.

With 3% against 100%, the outcome of the arena match was already decided. However, Su Mucheng didn't immediately lose; instead, just like in the previous match, she immediately gained the upper hand.

Although she wasn't a gunner with satellite beams, Su Mucheng still managed to create a dense line of fire. Three anti-tank guns flew towards Zai Shui Yi Xia at a tricky triangular angle. Zai Shui Yi Xia raised her heavy sword and slashed three times in quick succession. The flames from the exploding shells engulfed the heavy sword. Neither the gunner nor the berserker retreated; it was another head-on clash. In the end, Zai Shui Yi Xia broke through Mu Yu Cheng Feng's fire line with half her health remaining, but in return, Mu Yu Cheng Feng's mana bar was completely depleted.

The league's female players have always been criticized for not being able to shoulder the responsibility or be tough enough. Su Mucheng is even known as a "pretty face," and some radical fans of Excellent Era have even blamed her for the dynasty's declining performance year after year.

Now, Su Mucheng has forcefully torn off the labels attached to her through her performance.

Zhou Qiao covered her face, choking back tears: "Waaah, Mu Mu is so handsome, I like him so much."

Wei Chen: "Eek."

Ye Xiu also glanced sideways: "Xiaoxiao, shouldn't you reflect on yourself? Think about how you got completely thrashed by Kuangjian."

Zhou Qiao: "Tsk, Ye Shen, your wording is way too exaggerated. I clearly won the match point contest after fifteen minutes."

Ye Xiu: "How can you have the nerve to drag a match point game against someone with a hand injury?"

Zhou Qiao: "Hmph!"

Tang Rou didn't speak, she just clenched her fist.

Since entering the Challenger Series, Team Happy has encountered several former professional teams, but none of them have brought her the frustration she felt today. The intra-team scrimmages with Zhou Qiao were also different.

This wasn't the first time I'd failed on this map, but this failure was particularly bitter.

Is this the true skill level of a professional player?

After Mu Yu Cheng Feng ran out of mana, he stopped attacking.

Su Mucheng typed in the public channel.

Given the Gunner's current state, no one can blame Su Mucheng for being eliminated immediately—she had already done her best to secure a kill for Excellent Era.

However, the content displayed on the public screen still caused a huge stir.

Muyu Chengfeng: My connection with Excellent Era ends here.

Mu Yu Cheng Feng stepped out of the arena, and the system automatically determined that Zai Shui Yi Xia was the winner.

Su Mucheng walked out of the competition stage, walked straight past the Excellent Era players' seats without looking to either side, and sat down next to Ye Xiu.

The murmurs from the audience grew louder and louder. Su Mucheng pulled up her mask and hid her face behind Ye Xiu's shoulder.

Zhou Qiao rested her chin on her hand, admiring Tao Xuanqing's dark complexion. She really wanted to whistle at Xiao Shiqin, but considering the fragile but still existing friendship between them, she held back.

The team match gave them plenty of time to adjust before the game. Zhou Qiao changed the towel that had cooled down. Ye Xiu frowned and asked, "Xiao Xiao, can you still hold on?"

"Of course! How can a sharpshooter say no!" Zhou Qiao's tone was firm and resolute.

Wei Chen: "I felt like a car without exhaust fumes drove by."

Zhou Qiao: "The filthy see filth! Old Wei, we still have students here!"

An Wenyi calmly pushed up his glasses: "I've been an adult for a long time."

After the break, the team rosters for both sides were displayed on the big screen.

Team Excellent Era: Sun Xiang, Xiao Shiqin, Qiu Fei, Shen Jian, Zhang Jiaxing, and Wang Ze as the sixth player.

Team Happy: Ye Xiu, Zhou Qiao, Tang Rou, Bao Rongxing, An Wenyi, and Qiao Yifan as the sixth player.

The noise from the audience seats hadn't stopped. Zhou Qiao had secretly checked her phone earlier and, sure enough, saw #SuMuchengJiashi# and #YeXiuSuMucheng# trending on social media, followed by the word "hot".

Zhou Qiao showed Ye Xiu the Weibo trending topics page: "Mu Mu has staked her entire career on this, Ye Shen, are you feeling the pressure?"

Ye Xiu glanced at his phone screen without saying anything, but Zhou Qiao somehow understood what he meant.

There has always been only one goal: to win the championship.