The second day of preseason.

When Du Sanying drew his eighteenth time, a team finally emerged that did not give up.

But this team... went on stage crying.

Wang Shun sat in the viewing pool with Bai Liu and the others with a twitching eyebrow, while Bai Liu sat calmly next to Wang Shun.

The opponent sat trembling all over on a bench far away from Bai Liu, secretly glancing at Bai Liu from time to time. Bai Liu glanced back nonchalantly, and the opponent was so scared that he almost screamed out. The five of them huddled together, trembling and sobbing.

"They were scared by Xiao Chou's declaration before." Wang Shun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "They think you are also a person like Xiao Chou who likes to kill people."

Bai Liu smiled: "Even though you were so scared, you still came to compete with us. Not bad."

"Not everyone has the capital to give up their rights." Wang Shun sighed, "A small guild like this doesn't know whether it will still be alive next year, so we have to take a gamble anyway."

Bai Liu looked at the large TV screen in the middle of the viewing pool and asked, "Do you think we can finish the fight before the team match today?"

Wang Shun was stunned, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "I don't know."

"Each game in the preseason is also based on a points system, but unlike the comprehensive settlement method of the mid-season game, the settlement is based on each game."

"Each game in the singles match is worth 1 point, each game in the doubles match is worth 3 points, and the team match is worth 8 points. Just looking at this scoring arrangement, even if you win both the singles and doubles matches, you can only get 4 points, and you still have to play the team match."

"From this point on, the singles and doubles events are like unimportant. Regardless of winning or losing, the real victory or defeat in the end is determined by the team competition."

Wang Shun said seriously: "But it's not like that."

"There is a special situation where the competition ends immediately after winning both the doubles and singles events."

Wang Shun pointed to the panel and showed it to Bai Liu: "There is a special rule for singles and doubles matches, called the time limit rule."

"This rule means that if a single or double match can be completed within one hour, the points earned by the winning side can be doubled."

"That is to say, if our team members can finish the game within one hour in both the singles and doubles events, the points for both the singles and doubles events will be doubled, that is, 8 points."

Wang Shun looked at Bai Liu and said, "At this moment, the competition has ended early. We also call it killing the competition early."

"Killing a match early is almost impossible in mid-season and playoffs, and it's rare even in preseason. The requirement to end a match in one hour is too demanding, and it can only be done when there is a huge gap in strength."

Bai Liu pulled his chin and raised the corner of his mouth lazily: "That is to say, as long as we can kill the game in advance, the attention we get will be multiplied, right?"

Wang Shun nodded: "Yes, this represents the overwhelming strength of this team. Being strong in the league is the most attractive quality."

"If we can organize a killing match early in the league..." Wang Shun took a deep breath, "the huge amount of attention it will attract can make up for the lack of exposure in the game pool all at once."

Wang Shun looked at Tang Erda who was warming up in the viewing pool and muttered to himself, "Killing the game early is probably what every tactician dreams of."

The big screen in the middle of the viewing pool flashed, and a line of words appeared:

【System prompt: The singles match is about to begin. 】

[Members of the Wandering Circus (Rose Hunters) VS Members of the Celephais (Walkers)]

[The game is "Dreamship", and the way to win is to kill the captain of the Dreamship. The first player to land on the Lost Land wins. ]

【The competition begins! 】

A white light flashed between Tang Erda and the person opposite him, and they appeared on the huge TV screen the next second.

Seven Dimensional Minutes Later.

Tang Erda walked out with the gun and put it on his back.

His opponent's eyes were dazed, and he knelt on the ground, trembling with pain, and logged out.

Tang Er hesitated for a moment, but still walked over and helped his dazed opponent up. He nodded naturally and said, "Thank you."

[System prompt: The player (Rose Hunter) killed the game in advance, won the single game, and scored 2 points]

Tang Erda walked over to Bai Liu and sat down. He turned around and nodded to Bai Liu as a greeting. Bai Liu smiled and said, "Well done, Captain Tang."

"It's our turn next."

Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng stood up slowly.

【System prompt: Doubles competition is about to begin. 】

[Wandering Circus team members Bai Liu, Mu Sicheng VS Celephaïs team members Wang Ling, Undead Soldier]

…

Fifty-seven minutes later.

Bai Liu straightened his white shirt and logged out together with the cursing Mu Sicheng.

"Damn, why did it take so long!" Mu Sicheng was very dissatisfied, "Tang Erda only took seven minutes, why did it take us more than fifty minutes when it was our turn!"

Mu Sicheng snorted and glanced at Bai Liu: "Bai Liu, is there something wrong with your command?"

Bai Liu responded calmly, "Well, especially since you suddenly fell behind and rushed to kill the boss by yourself, and almost got me killed, I think there was something wrong with my command."

Mu Sicheng: "..."

His arrogance subsided instantly, and he whispered: "Don't I want to kill the competition as soon as possible..."

Bai Liu smiled so hard that it made people's backs cold: "If you want to get out earlier, you'd better listen to me next time."

Mu Sicheng: “…Okay.”

The two team members who had just logged out sat paralyzed on the ground with their eyes wide open, gasping for breath, and looked in disbelief at the two people across from them who were still arguing leisurely.

That game was so dangerous. It was clearly a two-person match that required close communication between two people. One of the members of the wandering circus fell behind and could not be found. However, the tactician in the white shirt did not panic at all. He continued to play at a leisurely pace and almost killed the competition due to a line jam.

This kind of calculation ability... is too abnormal!

[System prompt: Players Bai Liu and Mu Sicheng killed the game in advance, won the doubles game, and scored 6 points]

[System prompt: The Wandering Circus has accumulated 8 points in total, and has won the competition in advance and advanced to the next round]

【Team Celephais eliminated】

…

Du Sanying pulled a team out of the box, raised his hand and called out his name loudly: "Grave Robbers!"

…

[System prompt: Player Little Witch killed the game in advance, won the single game, and scored 2 points]

[System prompt: Players Mu Sicheng and Bai Liu killed the game in advance, won the doubles game, and scored 6 points]

[System prompt: The Wandering Circus has accumulated 8 points in total, and has won the competition in advance and advanced to the next round]

【Grave Raiders Team Eliminated】

…

Du Sanying took a closer look at the team on the note: "【Winged Hound】?"

…

[System prompt: Player Mu Ke used Flash Strike to kill the game in one minute in advance, breaking the record for the shortest single game, and won the title of Lightning Single, winning the single game and accumulating 2 points]

[System prompt: Players Mu Sicheng and Bai Liu killed the game in advance, won the doubles game, and scored 6 points]

[System prompt: The Wandering Circus has accumulated 8 points in total, and has won the competition in advance and advanced to the next round]

【Winged Hound Team Eliminated】

…

Du Sanying carefully read out the team name on the note: "Emerald Tiger Special Dan."

…

[System prompt: The Wandering Circus has accumulated 8 points in total, and has won the competition in advance and advanced to the next round]

[Emerald Tiger Special Team Eliminated]

…

Du Sanying reached into the cardboard box under the almost dazed and awed gazes of the people around him. He read out the team name on it word by word: "[Storm Mansion]?"

The people around stole a glance at Bai Liu, who was standing behind Du Sanying and watching him draw the team, and discussed cautiously in low voices:

"...Will the wandering circus kill the competition early this time?"

"Storm Mansion was one of the top 100 teams in the preseason last year! They have to play in a team match at least!"

"Let's go check it out later. I'll take note of their viewing pool number. It's 98, right?"

The No. 98 viewing pool was packed with people, and the spectators who came later seemed to have trouble finding a place to sit, but fortunately it was only crowded in visual terms.

The viewing pools within the system are spaces that can be extended infinitely and can accommodate an unlimited number of spectators.

Everyone in the audience was discussing:

"Too strong, I killed all the players who came here early..."

"Last year's Killer Sequence was only able to kill the opponent early in the singles competition, the doubles competition was not that strong..."

"This team is mostly made up of newcomers, right?! Why are they so strong?!"

"It's the tactician." A lazy female voice interrupted the conversation between the audience.

The audience was startled, and when they turned around they gasped: "Red, the Queen of Hearts!"

Hong Tao waved her finger at them with a smile and said hello: "Hello."

One audience member was so excited that his face flushed, his eyes sparkled, and he was so excited that he could not speak coherently: "I am your fan, Queen, I like you very much! I have placed all my points on the King's Guild!"

Hong Tao smiled with her eyebrows curved: "Really? Thank you for your love, but boys still need to save some money for themselves to be married."

The audience nodded shyly and obediently, stammering, "I, I will, Queen!"

"Why is the Queen here to watch the game?" the spectator asked cautiously, "Shouldn't you be preparing for the mid-season game?"

Hong Tao looked at the screen in the middle of the viewing pool, resting her chin on her hand and whispering, "There is no King's Guild match today, so I slipped out to watch other people's matches, but I still have to go back later."

"Today we have a Killer Sequence competition."

The audience was visibly depressed, and asked in a frustrated voice: "Queen, are you going back to watch Spades' game?"

Hong Tao smiled and said, "Yes."

This audience member looked like he was about to cry. He liked Hearts, but it was an open secret in the game that Hearts pursued Spades. Hearts obviously hurt the feelings of this "husband fan" when she mentioned Spades to his face.

Seeing that the audience was about to burst into tears, the audience quickly changed the subject: "What's the matter with the Queen just saying that the new team of the Wandering Circus is so strong because of the tactician?"

"I thought these newcomers were very strong." The audience glanced at Liu Jiayi who was sitting next to Bai Liu, "...such as the little witch."

Hong Tao's eyes fell lightly on the little witch's back: "Jia Yi is indeed very strong, but she is also the most unstable in the team. I have spent a lot of effort but it is still difficult to balance her instability."

"All newcomers have this problem, so in the competition, newcomers are like time bombs, and mistakes will happen from time to time to detonate the competition."

"It's easy to make these newcomers win, but the hard part is to keep them winning."

Hongtao's eyes shifted to Bai Liu's back: "This is something that only a tactician can do, balancing the instability of the team members."

"The stronger the newcomers, the harder it is to balance the instability. The tacticians of the Wandering Circus can absorb the instability of so many newcomers. This is a very amazing thing."

Hong Tao exchanged her hands, her posture was relaxed and lazy, and her eyes were filled with a layer of misty light:

"I like men who are good with whips. If I hadn't seen Spade first, I would have liked him too."

The fans and spectators nearby were indignant: "But he used a dirty trick to snatch away the queen, your little witch!"

Hongtao's wine-red eyes rolled and she glanced at the audience with her peripheral vision.

The audience fell silent after seeing Hong Tao's look.

Hong Tao turned her gaze to the big screen again and said in a light tone:

"Jiayi was not taken away by anyone."

"Jiayi chose to go with him, and I couldn't keep her. I came here today to see Jiayi perform. Don't treat Jiayi as an object in front of me. I don't like it."

A spectator nearby crossed his chest and snorted disdainfully: "Queen of Hearts, after all this time, are you still unable to judge tacticians based on the same criteria as men?"

"Does a handsome guy who is good at using a whip have to be superior to others in your opinion?"

Hong Tao lifted her eyelids and looked over. After a while, she suddenly realized what was going on and said, "Are you the tactician of the Furious Lamb?"

The man sneered and said complacently, "It seems that the queen still remembers me. I have caught the queen's eye, right?"

Hong Tao smiled softly: "Actually I don't really remember. I don't remember the ugly man who lost to me."

The man stood up in a rage, but the next second he forced himself to sit down again, with a twisted look on his face, and said sarcastically, "Hong Tao, don't be so complacent. After I successfully broke through in this preseason, you, a bitch, will suffer the consequences."

"Is that so?" Hong Tao smiled nonchalantly and tilted her head, her long wine-red hair falling down. "Why don't you beat Bai Liu once and let me see?"

"Bai Liu?" The man looked extremely disdainful. "Only people like you who are deceived by appearances would think that Bai Liu has tactical skills. In my opinion, this person is just killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, and is just trying to gain favor from the crowd. He is the lowest level tactician."