When the first snow fell, the semi-finals kicked off in "Star Wars" with great excitement, exactly one month after the preliminary round. Except for Su Su, who was qualified for the finals, the remaining ninety-nine people showed up at the venue.
This competition is entirely a test of personal fighting skills. After rounds of one-on-one fights, the top ten players stand out.
[You Lai Wu Hui], who topped the arena, showed very professional combat skills here. His attack prediction and tactics for each opponent allowed him to successfully gain an advantage in the battle. Technically, some of the difficult moves he demonstrated were completely at the level of an expedition starship pilot. This performance silenced those who said he would only hide behind the scenes and liked to point fingers despite his average strength.
[Simplifying the Complex] Her performance in the semi-finals was somewhat disappointing. Compared to fighting people, she was better at killing insects. After losing a game and using the resurrection opportunity to kill her way out of the siege, she barely squeezed into the finals by ranking ninth.
In addition, three other players who performed mediocrely in the preliminary rounds shined in the semi-finals. They were named [Wulong Taotao], [Yam Bobo] and [Zhizhi Mango], and ranked second, fifth and eighth in the competition respectively.
These three people are exactly the same as the Milk Tea Trio who wanted to recruit Su Su into the team but were rejected in the second round of the preliminary round.
Clearly, a month ago, they were just at the level of ordinary players, and they relied on luck to get into the semi-finals with a score just below the bottom line. But in the semi-finals, they seemed to be reborn, not only did they change their starships, but their skills were also amazing. The three of them entered the finals together, attracting a lot of attention.
Among them, [Wu Long Tao Tao] even defeated [Simplify Complexity] in the battle and became famous in one fell swoop.
Audiences love unexpected stories.
The reversal of these three people naturally attracted a lot of attention. In addition, they were rejected by Su Su in the preliminary round because of their lack of strength. This added some popular counterattack flavor to the story of these three dark horses, which immediately created a lot of topics.
After the preliminary round, many people tried to get Su Su to show up offline, do live broadcasts, and appear on TV programs to take advantage of his popularity, but Su Su refused them all. When these three people appeared, people who couldn't find Su Su immediately turned their attention to them, and various invitations came in. The three of them accepted all the invitations, and soon became famous by riding on the popularity.
A few days later, even the official live broadcast account operated by "Star Wars" contacted the three people, saying that they wanted to do an interview program.
Su Su did not watch the semi-finals, nor did he go online, so he had no idea what the three people had done.
I just passed the third medication coverage period, and it’s time to take the mermaid medicine again.
But this time Su Su had to wait a few days. There would be a traditional gathering of the nobles in a few days, and all those who married mermen had to bring their merman partners to participate. Su Su planned to wait until the time was close before taking the medicine, after all, he could not guarantee that taking the medicine this time would be successful and completely maintain his human appearance.
Ever since he came to his senses that day, Su Su had always wanted to find a time to have a good talk with Qi Hanyi about this matter, but the other party always seemed to avoid the topic. Every time Su Su started to talk, he would change the subject.
After a while, Su Su also got angry, and Qi Hanyi was busy testing the newly customized starship for mermaid pilots. He was so busy that the two of them hadn't spoken to each other for several days.
Su Su, who has been having a bad time in love, has become more and more brutal in the arena. Recently, several starships have been bitten through by his sharks. When those drivers climbed out of the cockpit, their faces were pale, obviously traumatized by Su Su's horrible fighting style.
This also directly led to many people giving up immediately when they matched with Su Su, and they didn't even want to play with him. On this day, after matching with five players who gave up in a row, Su Su left the arena in boredom, and found that the private message column was buzzing with activity.
Su Su looked at them one by one, and they were all reminding him to watch the live broadcast.
[Do you still remember the three people who asked you to form a team in the second game? ]
【The three with names that sound like milk tea. 】
Speaking of milk tea, Su Su had a vague impression that the three people had good names, but they were too weak. It was a weakness that came from their bones, a taste that belonged to prey.
Su Su does not associate with prey.
Su Su scrolled down the conversation and saw a video link. The title was very eye-catching: "In the preliminary round, he was judged as too weak by the white shark, but he won the semi-final by simplifying the complexities. Wulong Taotao: I want to play a game with him."
Who are you playing against? Me? Su Su was really interested when he saw the title.
[Wu Long Tao Tao] beat [Simplify the Complex]? This surprised Su Su. He didn't watch the semi-finals, but he recognized the strength of [Simplify the Complex], the foundation was very solid, but it was a little less flexible. But no matter what, it shouldn't lose to [Wu Long Tao Tao].
The official live broadcast of "Star Wars" can also be watched directly in the game. Su Su clicked the link and was sent to the live broadcast hall. In front of him was a huge projection, as if the studio was right in front of him, and around him was a comfortable single room with a small sofa.
The display at hand showed the number of people watching online at that moment, which was fully seven million and still rising.
In the studio, the host had already taken his seat, and on the split screen, the scene of the conflict between Su Su and them that day was replayed.
Su Su saw himself on the screen wearing a shark doll and said coldly, "It's impossible for me to share the points with you. Because in my opinion, you are much weaker than me."
After that, there was a debate between the two sides, and [Simplifying the Complexity] suddenly said, "Who is forming a team to find those who are weaker than themselves? What? Is this targeted poverty alleviation?"
The next scene changes to the semi-finals. [Wu Long Tao Tao] drives the starship to fight against [Simplify Complexity] and finally defeats her.
Is this [Black Dragon Peach]? Su Su was excited to see this, and narrowed his eyes slightly. The opponent's style of play was very aggressive, completely letting go of defense and using offense instead of defense. The whole process made [Complexity Simplified] feel suffocated and trapped in the opponent's rhythm, without even a chance to hide.
Many netizens who were watching the show were delighted by the weak's counterattack and slapping the strong, and they laughed at [Simplifying Complexity] for failing and being defeated by the people they looked down upon. Another person said that at the rate of improvement of the three people, we can expect a wave of [White Scale Shark]'s slapping scenes in the finals.
But because of his excellent performance in the preliminary round, [White Scale Shark] also has a large number of fans of his own. When they saw [White Scale Shark] being framed, they stood up and said that [White Scale Shark] had only played the game for a month in the preliminary round, and in terms of talent, he was more amazing than these three.
He said that even if the first place in the semi-finals, [You Lai Wu Hui], lost, [White Scale Shark] would never lose.
But since the fans of [Whitescale Shark] are so outspoken, naturally many supporters of other players feel dissatisfied.
The white-scaled shark did kill the female worm, but he did not kill the four male worms after all. Instead, he killed the female worm through some strategies. After the initial surprise faded away, some people who were jealous of Su Su began to spread the saying that "Su Su won the preliminary round just by luck and opportunism", and many spectators who did not understand believed it.
Su Su didn't care about the quarrel in the bullet screen. He was more concerned about how [Wu Long Tao Tao] suddenly changed his style and how he defeated [Hua Complex Wei Jian]. He even sent a private message to [Hua Complex Wei Jian]: [You lost a game in the semi-final? ]
Simplify the complex: [……]
To simplify: [The competition has been over for several days, you just found out? ]
Su Su casually threw a link to her: [Looking at this. 】
Then asked: [You can't beat him? ]
To simplify: [Although I don't want to admit it, they have really become very powerful, the starships they use have also changed, and the tactics are completely different from before. If I didn't know that "Star Wars" strictly limits one person to one account, I would have thought that someone else had changed their account.]
Subcutaneous substitution? Su Su recalled the battle scene he had just seen on the split screen. It was true. In the preliminary round, his play was mediocre like a passerby with no sense of existence, but in the semi-final, he was fierce and bloody. Not to mention whether the technical progress was reasonable or not, just looking at this fighting style, it was like another personality had been split out of nowhere.
Accompanied by a cheerful background music, the three guests of today's live broadcast entered the venue cheerfully and began to introduce themselves.
The three of them are all real people. [Wu Long Tao Tao] is a boy wearing glasses, looking gentle and handsome. [Yoni Bobo] is a tall girl with short hair, with a hot and straightforward personality. [Zhi Zhi Mang Mang] is petite and cute, and blushes when she speaks.
This is consistent with Su Su's impression of the three people at that time.
The host first exchanged pleasantries with the guests and asked some more personal questions to bring the two sides closer. From the conversation, Su Su learned that the three were not very old, about 18 or 19 years old, had just finished high school, and were about to apply for colleges. They participated in the competition because they had always liked starships and hoped to get a chance to go to the Imperial Military Academy.
Afterwards, the topic gradually turned to the competition. The host said that the questions would be asked through the barrage, and they would draw questions for three people to answer.
After a countdown, the host received the first question drawn by the program team and read it out in front of the audience: "I would like to ask the three of you, why is the fighting style changed so much? It feels like it doesn't match the real aura very well."
After reading the question, the host smiled and said, "Yes, our director team also watched the video of your preliminary competition. At that time, the three of you drove starships of different styles and cooperated well. However, your fighting style was indeed relatively gentle, and your skills were also quite different from now. Everyone is very curious, why did you have such a big change in just one month, or what opportunity made you have such a big change?"
The microphone was passed to the three of them. [Wu Long Tao Tao] dodged for a moment, while Yu Ni Bo Bo took the microphone. She said, "Actually, everyone knows about that opportunity. We were rejected by others because we were too weak. From then on, we made up our minds to work hard to become stronger and not let others look down on us anymore."
This statement completely catered to the audience's desire to see excitement, and immediately a long list of white-scale sharks' names flashed across the screen. Everyone knew that the person who looked down on them in Wulong Taotao's mouth was the "white-scale shark".
The host smiled as he looked at the bullet screen: "It seems that everyone has some understanding of this matter. The choice of White Shark at that time also caused a lot of controversy. Some people agree with him, while others think that he was too direct and merciless. Even if he refused, he should not have embarrassed others in front of so many people. Of course, it seems that our three players are very strong inside, and these words did not affect the competition. Instead, they became more motivated and their strength has improved by leaps and bounds."
"Okay, let's draw the second bullet screen now."
"Why did you choose an attack starship? And how did you significantly increase your strength in just one month?"
After reading the comments, the host joked, "It seems like a netizen who wants to learn from others. Indeed, everyone wants to know how the three of you improved so much in such a short period of time. Do you have any tricks to share with everyone?"
The one who answered the question was still Yu Ni Bobo: "Actually, during this period, the three of us met a teacher in the game. Based on our respective talents, the teacher felt that a pure offensive starship would be a better choice for us than the starship we had before. After a month of intensive training, the teacher also affirmed our talents. Maybe we had not found the right path before, and after the teacher's guidance, we have indeed improved a lot."
"As for my experience, I really can't reveal too much to you because the identity of the teacher and the content of his teaching need to be kept confidential."
"It seems that this is a secret of the school that will never be passed on to others. Judging from the performance of the three contestants in the semi-final, this teacher must be very capable." The host acted envious and said, "After all, who doesn't want to be guided by a master who can help them open up their Ren and Du meridians? But I think it's because you three are naturally talented that you won the favor of the teacher."
Afterwards, the host picked a few more questions, but they were all not very informative, such as why was it always [Taro Bobo] who was answering? How long have the three of them known each other? Why was there a connection with Starship?
There are also some questions related to training: How hard is the training, and how many hours a day do you train?
And some provocative questions, such as: Who do the three want to defeat the most? How do you think their current strength compares to that of [White Scale Shark]? If they win the final, what would they want to say to [White Scale Shark]?
It was basically [Taro Bobo] who answered, with the other two just occasionally interrupting.
Su Su yawned in boredom and almost fell asleep. He wanted to exit the live broadcast room several times, but five out of ten questions in the barrage were related to him, and he was curious and wanted to listen to them. Before he knew it, the show was coming to an end.
Seeing that the time was almost up, the host prepared to draw out the last question in the bullet screen.
[What do you think about the rumors about the identity of the whitescale shark? ]
The host was not nervous at all when facing such a sensitive question. Instead, he smiled and said, "Some time ago, a netizen found out that the whitescale shark's registered identity was from Liberty Island. After careful investigation, it was found that this identity did not exist and was a fictitious identity. Now there are many speculations about the whitescale shark. As opponents who have dealt with him, how do you view this issue?"
As usual, [Yoni Bobo] took the microphone. She looked at the camera and raised her chin slightly: "I don't know if White Scale Shark and the forces behind him are watching this show now, but I will say it directly. White Scale Shark is definitely not an ordinary player!"
One stone stirs up a thousand ripples, and the barrage immediately became lively, with most people praising [Yoni Bobo] for being outspoken and daring to say anything.
As if encouraged, Yu Ni Bobo held the microphone and talked freely: "I don't know if he is a mermaid, but I can say for sure that he must have a relationship with the military. I asked the teacher, and he said that the dual-form starship is still under development. Anyone who knows this kind of design, even if he only completes the dual-form design of an S-polarizer in the game, must be a top-level designer in the design institute. To be able to invite such a person to tailor a dual-form starship for him in the game, this white-scaled shark must have a deep military background."
"Also, many people praised Whitescale for his outstanding performance in the last game of the preliminary round, but we all know that it was a military training map. And throughout the game, when no one else wanted to kill the queen worm, Whitescale went alone, as if he had already known it. I don't know if Whitescale knew anything in advance, whether he had seen the map in advance, or even trained in it. But if so, it is undoubtedly unfair to other players."
Her words were ambiguous, but she seemed to have some evidence. The fairness of the game is always a sensitive topic in the minds of the audience. Although the bold words of [Taro Bobo] were completely unfounded, they immediately stirred up the emotions of the audience and pushed Su Su to the forefront.
On that day, a bunch of eye-catching headlines such as [Whitescale shark suspected of cheating in the competition], [Yam Bobo hammers whitescale shark with strong military background], and [Whitescale shark may be the predetermined champion] flooded the Internet.
The incited netizens flocked to the military’s official website, demanding a thorough investigation of the identity of the white-scaled shark and an explanation.