Chapter 52 Jinjiang Novel Reading Exclusive Then Don’t Bear It.
This time, the blue circle appeared on the power grid, a small spot between the rift and the turbine.
Apex is different from traditional battle royale games in that it doesn't have randomly refreshed bombing points. Instead, it gives players most of the information at the beginning of the game.
In addition to all scouts being able to use the detector on the map to detect the next safe zone refresh location, each game will also randomly select a top-level resource area - commonly known as the blue circle.
The only difference between the blue circle and other high-level resource areas is that gold supplies will definitely be refreshed within the blue circle.
"The people at the energy depot will head towards the rift." Shi Jing landed and calculated the time. "LA is in the rift, so they won't be searching so quickly. The people at the docks and on the transport ship will probably be looking for people in the blue circle."
Less than half a minute after landing, gunshots were heard outside.
The advantages and disadvantages of the turbines being in the middle of the map were exposed at the same time. They were separated from the transport ships by a small path, and were surrounded by the dock, the Night of Fighting and the transport ships. There was no reason to let go of the blue circle of the power grid that was falling on their faces.
According to the landing point assigned to them by the SFD coaching staff, Shi Jing and Lu Zhiye should have just finished searching the real estate and were taking a zipline towards the turbine to clear out the reckless teams inside.
And now, they are the ones surrounded by the entire map in the turbine.
"EVG played very steadily this round. It was a pleasant surprise that they were able to choose the real estate jump point despite being ranked third. The first airdrop landed in the rift... and with the blue circle of the power grid, they probably wouldn't miss this opportunity to join the battle." Commentator A observed the movements of all the teams on the big screen.
Commentator B: "It's more than just a pleasant surprise. I feel like if there weren't any major surprises in the circle clearing this round, the Defender would have been handed over to EVG. However, I really don't understand SFD's Turbine pick... Did Sweet play too smoothly in the previous few games and get a little too carried away?"
The very beginning disrupted all predictions for the entire game. Not only the commentators and spectators, but also the professional coaching staffs of other clubs could not figure out what SFD was trying to do.
The previous minute was spent by all teams searching for equipment. The director's perspective switched back and forth between the teams. Finally, after one minute and thirty seconds, as LA rushed into the power grid, a "sizzle" sound was heard overhead.
"Lu Shen has a Zipeng!" Commentator B almost slapped his thigh. "Why didn't I think of that? The turbine is in the middle of the map, on high ground. With a sniper, standing on it is like shooting!"
"SE direction, behind the round house, LEO hid inside." Shi Jing was holding the Power Boy, but he was also carrying a 301 rifle with a 4x scope, and he was not following the usual path. "He ran really fast."
From the turbine to the rift, the distance is almost maximized. The longer the distance, the higher the damage of the Zibang gun. Lu Zhiye shot LEO, who was still in blue armor, and almost turned him into a box on the spot.
The 301 was one of the few rifles that used light bullets, so its ballistic drop was extremely small. Shi Jing laid springboards between several bridges of the turbine, switching positions back and forth constantly, and fired a volley of bullets as soon as he stood still.
Several teams that were supposed to besiege them were annoyed by the two people's long-distance lottery and fled into hiding.
Commentator A: "This is bad. If Lu Shen continues to draw like this, both SFD players will be drawn into purple armor!"
"I feel like... there might be a story behind jumping off the turbine at the start." Commentator B belatedly realized the scene looked familiar. "Was there a previous match where someone also jumped off this spot? Who was it?"
Commentator A said the name without hesitation: "Zeit."
But it's not a competition.
It's a one-man show.
The top teams in each region around the world sent a player to participate.
And Zeit jumped the turbine.
He also had this 301 rifle with a 4x scope, and stood alone on the rooftop, calling out names like the Grim Reaper, for the entire round.
Five minutes into the game, the second wave of airdrops landed, one on the energy depot and the other on the small bridge between the oasis and the turbine.
Several teams brought scouts, who could use their skills to scan and see that there were two red guns inside, a super airdrop that was more explosive than the gold quality.
One is a Krebe, and the other is a breakthrough weapon - a focused light machine gun.
The only machine gun in the current version with a very high number of bullets.
It can be said that it combines damage, firepower, and attack speed in one. Even the Havok rifle with a turbocharger can hardly match it in close-range firefights.
The teams still alive on the field were all craving these two airdrops, but no one dared to touch them.
Both airdrops were within the turbine's fire range.
Who has the courage to go?
Whoever goes will die.
In the tenth minute of the game, the fourth safe zone refreshed, and the turbine in the center of the map still stood in the middle of the circle.
And there are only five full-strength teams left on the field.
"Oh my god, those with good marksmanship have landed in the right place by jumping onto the turbine." Jiang Yuan's eyes widened. "I've never felt that marksmanship is so important in this game before."
Coach Wan: "Awareness certainly can't be bad, but for marksmen at the level of Xiao Lu and Sweet... the other things really aren't that important."
Seventeen minutes into the game, apart from Shi Jing and Lu Zhiye from Turbine, only EVG and HUN were left on the field.
"There's no chance of a comeback," Commentator A said. "Dragting on will only delay the game. The two players above are already at Red Armor, while EVG and HUN have only just reached Purple Armor."
Commentator B looked at it and shook his head. "And the center of the circle will continue to spawn towards the turbine...EVG and HUN will have to jump up and fight them desperately."
What can Purple Armor do against Red Armor?
If you don't jump up, you will be dead if you hit the fool from high and low.
Jumping up, the purple armor hitting the red armor is no different from tofu hitting a knife.
In the 20th minute of the game, HUN was found an opportunity by Shi Jing, who stole a burst of headshots from the flank and killed one player.
The other person was also killed instantly by Lu Zhiye's long-range shot.
Twenty-two minutes into the game, the final circle began to shrink, and EVG had to move closer to the turbine.
Twenty-three minutes later, the final circle was narrowed to the end. EVG stepped on the pedal and jumped into the air, but he didn't even have a chance to come up. He was killed by the five mines that Shi Jing had prepared long ago.
Explosions rang out one after another, and the defender's icon popped up. SFD once again won a game in an unexpected start.
The atmosphere at the scene instantly became heated, and the players from other teams all looked unhappy.
During the short break, the head coaches of each team came on stage to discuss the subsequent tactics with them, including EVG.
Shi Jing glanced over there.
Smurf was actually laughing.
It was as if there was no negative impact from the bad start. I don't know what the EVG head coach said to him, and his teammates patted him on the shoulder. Smurf looked relaxed, as if he hadn't noticed the result of the previous game.
This is completely different from the performance after the last loss.
Shi Jing had played against this Korean player before. He was used to being the center of attention and his mentality could easily get angry.
The strange premonition was confirmed in the second game.
The opening map pool is Waning Moon.
This map is not as concentrated as Olympus in terms of resources. The map is larger, with more jump points, and there is no absolute center of the map.
With reference to the wisdom of the SFD coaching team, Shi Jing chose Evergarden as the landing point.
This location is in the upper right corner of the map. There is a static array on the left, and there is a very long mountain range between the Alpha Base and the backup air above. If you want to cross the mountain, you must take the cable on the map.
The noise made by the ropes was so great that stealth was impossible.
The static array is a small resource point. The team that chooses here is ranked lower in points, so it is better to come to them, which is equivalent to armor and supplies delivered to your door for free.
"HUN chose Alpha Base, and LA actually jumped on the Terraformer this time? Such wild play really fits LEO's style," Commentator A said. "OA has the static array, an up-and-coming club. Our defenders SFD in the last game chose Evergarden, a very lucrative position, no problem... but EVG is right under their feet!"
Commentator B: "What's going on? Are both teams planning to shock the audience with a surprise jump?"
"But...just now, SFD jumped to the turbine, which is at least in the center of the map, and a high-level resource point." Commentator A scratched his head. "EVG jumped to the bifurcation? This place is too small. I'm afraid we'll have to rely on luck to support two people."
The development speed of the large map was much slower than the previous game. In the third minute of the game, Shi Jing and Lu Zhiye cleared out the kind team that ran over from the static array to deliver supplies and prepared to go down.
"SFD is heading for the divergence," Commentator A said. "They don't plan to continue advancing from the static array toward the core or the terraformer. Instead, they want to clear out the people in the divergence first... Hey, why is EVG still in the divergence after three minutes?"
The way to fight this small point of disagreement is nothing more than jumping down, touching the resources in a few defense areas, and quickly making a zipline to the terrain transformer or Evergarden where the fight is going on.
But EVG isn't going anywhere.
Shi Jing didn't bother to care why they didn't leave. He and Lu Zhiye, wearing purple armor and holding two purple-accessory rifles, scanned the positions of the EVG people on the Evergarden scanner and slid directly to the top of the divergent mountain with a springboard.
The top of the mountain is empty.
People are inside the housing area.
The moment he jumped in, Shi Jing realized something was wrong.
"Don't come in!" He turned towards Lu Zhiye, and before he could say more, his entire character slid towards the front of the waterfall due to the inertia of the grappling hook used by EVG's No. 2 position, and just stepped on Smurf's pedal.
The character ejected.
The collisions in Apex are very realistic, and there is no place to gain leverage in the air.
This waterfall is the map border.
Shi Jing's face turned cold.
I understand everything.
I don't want to enter the terraformer from here to collect the kills, nor do I want to go up and fight them.
EVG had decided to choose this landing point, which was just right to annoy them.
If you hit the border of the map, there is no possibility of rescue and you will die immediately. The box will fall off the cliff and you will not be able to be resurrected.
SFD had no chance of winning this round after being killed by Terraformers, Ecology and the eager EVG.
Just as Shi Jing was about to take his hands off the keyboard, a second rope was thrown over his head.
He was stunned.
Lu Zhiye's robot ID suddenly fell down, passing through his sight. It grabbed him and threw him upward!
Shi Jing's vision suddenly rose.
He reacted extremely quickly and immediately threw a springboard under his feet, using the momentum to slide down the mountain by brushing against the waterfall and the edge of the springboard.
The earphones made a buzzing sound.
【SFD-Wild fell to his death.】
This is the first time I have received a notification that a teammate has died since I started participating in the competition.
“Da da da da—”
As if they had not expected this unexpected turn of events, Smurf's teammates did not have time to shoot at Shi Jing again. Only Smurf pulled the mouse and fired a burst of bullets at the angle where Shi Jing flew up.
He was so panicked that he didn't fire a single shot.
As soon as Shi Jing's foot touched the ground, another sliding tackle flew directly into his face.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
The muzzle of the R99 submachine gun was pressed against Smurf's head. This gun with the strongest recoil in the entire game was pressed into a point by Shi Jing.
Smurf's armor shattered and his health bar dropped rapidly.
Shi Jing could have stopped to kill his other teammate, but he didn't. He fired all the remaining 7 bullets at Smurf's head, giving him a chill on the spot.
SFD-Sweet killed EVG-Smurf.
There was a big commotion in the EVG player booth.
The remaining person changed the bullets and attacked Shi Jing.
When the terraforming team saw the situation here, they also rushed up with the ecology team.
The two top-ranked teams are fighting, and both have lost a player. You'd be a fool not to intervene.
The fire from three sides created chaos. Shi Jing was stuck in the middle and took the damage from almost everyone.
The R99 was already used up, and there was no time to reload. He only had time to switch to a secondary gun and fired a whole magazine, knocking down one person from the ecology team and severely crippling LEO.
With no more ammunition and food, Shi Jing was pushed to his limit and had no cover to hide, so LA's second breakthrough player took the opportunity to kill him.
The screen goes black.
The ranking pops up.
【21/30. 】
EVG's remaining second position player was playing as a Wraith, who directly touched Smurf's nameplate, used his ultimate skill and ran away.
At the end of this game, SFD's points were cut by more than 100 points.
When his headphones were taken off, Shi Jing was still sitting in his seat without moving.
"Sweet." Coach Wan called him from behind, "Come down first. It's okay, it's just one game."
Knowing that Lu Zhiye was standing next to him, Shi Jing could catch a glimpse of the other's uniform sleeve out of the corner of his eye.
He looked up and made eye contact with him.
Without saying anything, he put away the peripherals and stepped down.
"This isn't considered a malicious kill?? This is even possible? This is simply exploiting a bug in the official map!" Jiang Yuan cursed in the lounge. "I'm going to report EVG. Why are they so disgusting?"
"You should report it after the game. Why are you yelling here now? You're affecting the mood of the two contestants." Coach Wan looked at him disapprovingly.
Jiang Yuan sat down angrily.
"It's okay. Xiao Lu, Sweet, even though they've lost by over a hundred points this time, we still have the overall advantage." Coach Wan noticed Shi Jing's expression and thought that this was the first time a newcomer had lost since joining the competition, so he definitely needed to make some adjustments. "Your reaction to saving Sweet just now was great. Sweet was able to jump in immediately and even counterattack, which was already very impressive."
"Come on, and see if you can calm down. Later, use the tactics I've given you. Choose a safer jump point. Try to avoid battle in the early stages and don't proactively engage these teams."
The assistant coach also said, "Right. After all, it's the finals. There are still three games left. These teams will definitely do everything they can to protect their points and ranking. There's no need to play too aggressively. We just need to be steady, avoid them, and maintain our ranking."
After a moment of silence, Shi Jing said "hmm".
Coach Wan went to discuss the jump points of other maps with the assistant coach. Shi Jing sat on the sofa for two minutes and then stood up.
Walking out of the lounge and breathing the outside air, he raised his hand and rubbed his hair.
Losing a game is nothing.
It’s not like he hasn’t lost before.
No one is invincible. No matter how powerful a person is, he cannot guarantee that he will jump to the best landing point, get the best weapon, and happen to encounter the route with the least enemies in every game, thus reaching the best safe zone.
It is normal to win and lose in a game.
But this was the strategy EVG had calculated from the beginning.
He didn't notice.
He completely followed the route EVG had set for him and jumped into Evergarden.
Shi Jing saw Smurf jump out of the divergence before walking down and entered the hook and pedal they had ambushed.
If Lu Zhiye hadn't risked his life to replace him, he would have been the one to fall.
Then he was tricked by EVG.
No matter how dirty the trick was, he died without firing a shot.
Shi Jing closed his eyes and leaned back against the wall in the corridor.
How should we play from now on? Play more cautiously, switch to safer jump points, and avoid early-game battles like we did in Worlds?
Shi Jing pursed his lips.
The lounge door opened and closed again.
Lu Zhiye came out.
Seeing him standing here, he slowly took two steps towards where Shi Jing was.
"If you want to say something comforting, don't say it." In the dim light, Shi Jing glanced at his face, "I don't want to hear chicken soup."
He understood that this was a competition with himself.
EVG coach made him sick, and he couldn't accept losing to someone who carried the club's name.
He also understood that the past wasn't his fault. Back when he was young, he was trapped in a shady contract, and he suffered so much in vain. EVG was the bad guy, and the ones who were wrong were EVG's head coach and management.
If EVG's players also listen to their coaches and management, then it can only be said that the players have no brains.
He didn't have to punish himself with this.
He knows everything.
But Shi Jing couldn't swallow this.
In EVG, he never stood up and never backed down in front of that old man. Now he was asked to play duo matches with them using the same method as in the World Championship? Did they deserve it?
He can't take this step back.
Lu Zhiye stood there without moving or speaking. Shi Jing waited for two or three seconds, thinking about the scene where this man risked his life to save him without hesitation, and turned his face away.
After a while, he said, "Lu Zhiye, I can't stand it."
"Then don't endure it." Lu Zhiye was heard saying.
Shi Jing turned his head slightly dazed.
Under his gaze, Lu Zhiye raised his hand tentatively.
Shi Jing froze for a moment but did not retreat.
The hand went into his short hair, gently rubbing the soft hair, and the warm body temperature spread from the scalp and neck to every part of his body.
Shi Jing was a little stiff. He opened his mouth but no sound came out.
"If you don't want to endure it, don't endure it." Without any words of persuasion expected, Lu Zhiye's voice was flat, and his black eyes were calm but with deep thoughts that were not easily detected.
Indifferent?
It doesn't seem so.
Mercy? Not really.
Conflicting emotions, like indulgence, like admiration, like wanting to hold him in the palm of his hand but also wanting to lift him up and show off to everyone, flashed through Lu Zhiye's eyes, which were usually emotionless.
"I didn't think too much when I jumped just now." Lu Zhiye said.
The slightly rough fingertips rubbed his earlobe with force, and then he held the entire back of Shi Jing's head and looked into his eyes.
There was arrogance and conceit in Lu Zhiye's tone, which he would not easily reveal in front of others, as well as a little bit of inexplicable blindness.
"I just think you can kill Smurf alone." He said lightly, "I never thought these people were your match."
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