Chapter 232
The rules for the semifinals are quite simple:
The four teams will be drawn to determine their matchups, and the two winning teams will advance directly to the King of Glory tournament!
"Please, everyone, don't make me draw lots!!" Yuan Qing was pushed over by Pei Ling.
"Xiao Ling, have you forgotten the vows we made to each other?!"
"If you never leave me, I will stay with you through life and death," Yuan Qing shouted.
After spending some time at the club, Pei Ling has become noticeably taller and slimmer, and his delicate features have earned him many fans online.
“You lost the game of rock-paper-scissors, now you draw lots.” Pei Ling remained unmoved.
"You guys actually believe in my luck?"
Tang Hong stood backstage and waved to him: "We just think that things will turn around when they reach their extreme. You've lost more than ten games of rock-paper-scissors, so surely you're bound to have some good luck, right?"
"I don't want to draw the Bone Destroyer!"
"Xiao Ling, you should go."
"no!"
...
Yuan Qing walked to the lottery table backstage, sighed deeply, and reluctantly drew a lot for the host, Liang.
The host, Liang, noticed his expression: "Contestant Yuan Qing, what's wrong?"
"He seems to be in a rather so-so mood."
"Nothing much, it's just that I'm heartbroken to think that my former friends would treat me like this!" Yuan Qing felt depressed for a moment, then looked at the number on the draw and went back to the backstage area.
After the four teams finished drawing lots, host Liang began to announce the match order.
"The draw results are now in, and I will now announce the match order and teams."
"Match 1, Team Mi Ling..."
"Battle..."
"Fallen God Team!"
...
The live stream chat immediately and completely blocked out the screen:
"Mi Ling and the Fallen God?!"
"Old grudges will be settled today."
"During the promotion tournament free-for-all, it was Mi Ling who eliminated the Fallen God. It was in that battle that Youyou became famous and defeated the number one swordsman in the national server."
"The opportunity to follow the wind has arrived."
"There's no need to watch the second match; the difference between the Bone Destroyer and the Divine Essence is too great."
"I really hope the Fallen God can win and wash away the shame of the past!"
"Go, Youyou!"
"Nicole, Nicole, I'm so happy."
...
The map for the semi-finals was a new map designed by Future Games – “Collapse God Realm”.
The background of "Collapse of the Divine Realm" is the curse of the Holy Maiden of the Divine Realm. Her curse caused the three great gods of the Divine Realm to become possessed, lose their way, and perish respectively. Without the power of the gods, the Divine Realm gradually fell into the human world filled with miasma.
Players must fight within the constantly collapsing divine realm and be wary of the ground beneath their feet to prevent accidental collapses that could cause them to fall.
The miasma will also continuously deplete the player's health.
"Xiao Ling, lower your firepower."
"Tang Hong, protect Yuan Qing and make sure he doesn't get killed instantly by the enemy."
"YuYu, come with me to deal with Nicole and Suifeng."
"Wu Xin will definitely come to snipe Yuan Qing. When he attacks, Xiao Ling will find his location." Yuan Ye looked at the map in the upper right corner and immediately arranged the movements of all team members.
Yuan Qing immediately stood within the safe zone, and Tang Hong cast a protective spell on him.
Yingning kept an eye on the situation on both sides, and while running, she asked Yuanye, "The combination of Suifeng and Nicole is a classic playstyle in Fairnd."
"They've been working together since the beginning of this season, and I doubt they'll take any unconventional approaches or come up with any new tactics this time."
After all, the last time the Gods lost, they didn't look too good. So, they'll use a combination with an absolute winning probability.
"If that's the case, there must be priests around Wu Xin, so Xiao Ling definitely can't kill Wu Xin."
Before the match, Yuanye had also read a lot of information about the Fallen God team. They were a conservative team, with mages and swordsmen as their main attackers.
The magic-wielding sorcerer pushes the front line, while the priest and wizard provide support.
"If we quickly eliminate one of them, our chances of winning will be much higher."
"A priest of the fallen god?" Yuanye asked.
“No.” Yingning looked at another place in terms of status:
"Let's take down the wizard first."
Yuan Ye immediately understood Ying Ning's tactic: "The Fallen God's wizard Wu Xin is slightly inferior to Nicole and Sui Feng."
This can be seen from the fact that Wu Xin and Wu Xin have been protecting the priest Amu since the beginning of the season.
“If you go and kill the wizard Wu Xin, Wu Xin’s attention will be diverted quite a bit.”
He anticipated what would happen next:
"That's a good idea indeed."
"but....."
Yingning still had some guesses in her mind.
......
On the other side, just as Yingning and Yuanye had predicted.
Sui Feng and Nicole were sprinting towards the center of the battlefield, intending to ambush the enemy.
Nicole's mage robes fluttered in the wind, but she didn't stop walking.
"Suifeng, once we see Youyou and Migenye, I'll unleash a wave of skills first. While they're locked in a stalemate, you can go and chip away at their health."
“Migeno is very fast. I’ll make him take a big hit before he can launch a series of attacks,” Nicole said.
At this moment, Sui Feng felt a strange sensation in his heart:
“Migeno’s actions are swift, but I’m afraid his target isn’t you or me.”
“You mean…” Nicole understood what Sui Feng meant.
"If he ambushes Priest Amu, wouldn't we be in a very passive position?" Sui Feng raised a possibility.
Nicole pondered for a moment: "But then, Yuu will be all alone."
"Doesn't this give us the opportunity to kill Yuuyu by force?"
Sui Feng shook his head: "You don't understand Youyou. I played against her in the last promotion tournament. She is very smart, and if I were to judge the most threatening person in the Mi Ling team..."
"I choose her."
Nicole stopped in her tracks: "In that case, let's do the opposite. Shall we go and kill their priest first?"
Although Sui Feng came from a small guild, he had spent just as much time playing online games as Wu Xin, so Nicole trusted his ideas completely.
"I'm going to kill Yu Yu."
"Keep an eye on Migenye's movements from behind," Suifeng said, offering his suggestion.
"Be careful to protect Amu, and it would be best if he and Wuxin could stop Migenye together."
......
Sui Feng's footsteps slowly came to a stop, and he looked around warily. The pure white divine realm buildings were already being corroded by dense black lines of unknown origin.
He did not see Yingning here.
Has it not arrived yet?
Sui Feng remained vigilant, unaware that transparent spider silk was forming beneath his feet.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the divine realm.
Priests typically stay in a relatively safe area for a short period at the beginning of a battle, and then quickly enter the battlefield when the time is right.
Amu was caught off guard when Nicole suddenly appeared beside him. Before he could react, Nicole was already waving her staff, ready to launch a surprise attack.
Meanwhile, the wizard Wu Xin, who was not far from them, had already noticed Nicole's appearance.
Wu Xin was also troubled by Nicole's appearance, but seeing Nicole protecting Amu, he couldn't help but relax a little.
"Nicole, what's wrong...?!"
Completely stiff!
Who is it?!
The swift sword pierced his neck, and the swordsman's skill descended instantly, leaving Wu Xin unable to break free from his stunned state!
He could only watch as the swordsman unleashed a combo attack, his health steadily decreasing!
Wu Xin originally wanted to wait for Ying Ning's skill cooldown time, so he created some distance between them. He was a priest wizard, and getting close to a swordsman would be of no advantage to him!
After Yingning finally unleashed a combo, his health had dropped by more than half.
Damn it!
The wizard's token was already raised high, ready to summon the skill "Demon Claw".
The sphere of light had barely formed when it vanished instantly!
Skill interrupted!
Wu Xin finally understood how terrifying Ying Ning was. The weakness of a swordsman should be the lack of agility compared to an assassin, but her movements were extremely fast.
The prediction was very accurate.
She can immediately launch an attack the instant the skill is released.
Even the most basic attack could interrupt his skill.
Wu Xin could only watch helplessly as his health rapidly decreased, and he grew increasingly anxious as his health was about to drop below 25%!
Just then, a healing spell came flying at us.
Health 35%!
Wu Xin breathed a sigh of relief as he saw the reinforcements arriving.
Nicole was shocked when she saw Yingning: "It's you?"
If Yingning is here, then Suifeng's place is... the wilderness?!
......
Let's go back two minutes.
Yingning spoke up: "However, this approach is still somewhat risky. The Fallen God might very well guess that we're going to launch a sneak attack."
"We need to take down one person first to control the pace of the game."
“Those who have fallen to godhood would also easily think of this,” Haruno analyzed.
"Therefore, if Nicole and the others realize what's happening, they'll definitely send Nicole to protect the priests and wizards behind them, since priests and wizards are both skilled in ranged combat..."
Yuan Ye instantly understood Ying Ning's thoughts, and he smiled slightly:
"I will stop Sui Feng."
Assassins struggle against swordsmen, who excel in close combat and have high health, so assassins need to prepare for ambushes in advance.
Meanwhile, Nicole and Wu Xin, who excel at long-range combat, also face the same problem.
Moreover, the Fallen God's priest was also there, so it was appropriate for the swordsmen with higher health to ambush them.
Although if you're not careful, you could easily get overwhelmed by them.
However, Yuan Ye and Ying Ning have been working together for so long, so he naturally trusts her abilities.
Suppress her and beat her?
That's impossible.
......
Nicole's exclamation hadn't subsided when she watched helplessly as Yingning's ultimate skill landed on Wuxin, and the priest's Divine Prayer landed on Wuxin.
Only then could they forcibly pull him back from the brink of death.
Nicole's staff had already fallen when she saw Yingning use the reverse force of her skill to leap directly out of her attack range. Nicole had no choice but to forcibly cancel the skill.
Taking this opportunity, Yingning added two more minor skills to Wuxin.
Nicole watched her lightning speed and felt a sudden chill of fear.
Yu Yuu...
Was she that fast?
No wonder Sui Feng lost to her.
Her adaptability and the placement of each skill she released were almost exactly as planned, with not a single unnecessary movement.
The Rift Hell Hungry Ghost Sword in her hand was almost a ghostly shadow.
No sooner said than done!
Nicole was casting a mage spell when she saw a ghostly figure appear from Wu Xin's location.
The swordsman actually abandoned Wu Xin's attack and went straight for Amu behind Nicole, seemingly wanting to take down the priest with the lowest health.
Nicole reacted quickly, instantly aiming her staff at Ying Ning, and dozens of lightning balls landed on Ying Ning, who seemed to have no time to dodge.
He even wanted to rush up to Amu?
Before Nicole could react to the strange feeling in her heart, she immediately attacked Yingning again. Seeing that the opponent's health had dropped by another 10%, she was about to summon another mage's ultimate skill when she heard Yingning say lightly:
"Binding Demons Through the Heart".
Is that the ultimate sword technique of the Rift Hell Hungry Ghost Sword?!
Nicole finally understood what had happened earlier, and she hurriedly turned to Amu and said:
"Quickly heal Wu Xin!"
Amu's instinctive reaction was to summon a healing spell, but Yingning, who had already rushed to his face, interrupted him directly:
"I'm sorry, it's too late."
The images and machine sounds from the arena appeared simultaneously:
"Congratulations to Team MiLing - Youyou for securing the first kill of the match."
"Fallen God Squad - Wu Xin is dead."
Nicole finally understood why her skill hit Yingning directly but Yingning didn't dodge it. It was because the opponent had already completed the skill summoning at Wuxin's place. In order to block her vision, she directly took the damage from the skill twice.
I traded 18% of my health for Wu Xin's life.
She even planned out the exact location in front of her to anticipate Amu's skills.
......
At this moment, the viewers outside the screen and the players watching the live stream were shocked, and even the live stream chat paused for nearly ten seconds.
"Yuyu... her reaction is too fast."
"To be honest, I didn't even see clearly how she killed Wu Xin."
“She used the Rift Hell Hungry Ghost Sword skill – Binding Demon Heart Piercing – right next to Wu Xin, but she deliberately rushed in front of Nicole to kill Amu in order to distract Nicole and make her ignore Wu Xin.”
"The weapon analysis forum describes 'Binding Demon Heart Piercing' as having high offensive power, but it is easily interrupted and requires a 5-second lock-on time."
"She even managed to cut off 30% of Amu's health when she rushed to his side."
"Whether she speaks or not, I think she should be in the top five across the entire internet."
"Youyou's wife is really amazing..."
"Nicole seemed to be just realizing it too."
"It seems that Yuu's last victory over Suifeng wasn't exactly a stroke of luck."
......
Meanwhile, the host, Liang, enthusiastically explained the situation on the field:
“Very good, Migenye has completely held off Suifeng here. Everyone knows that assassins and swordsmen are both melee classes, but because of the assassin class's attributes, they are good at high-damage, high-burst tactics.”
"At the same time, their health is among the lowest of the seven professions."
"Migenno needs to follow the wind and keep his distance in order not to be taken away by a swordsman's set of skills."
On the screen, Migenye had trapped Suifeng for the second time. After breaking free, Suifeng immediately found Migenye's hiding place and unleashed a Rock-Splitting Slash.
The two exchanged skills within ten seconds.
Meanwhile, Yingning and Nicole continued their attacks without stopping. Once the swordsmen got close, the mage's casting range was greatly limited.
Nicole has already taken damage from several attacks.
Fortunately, Priest Amu has regained his rhythm.
Just as Ying Ning was about to fly close to Amu, she caught a whistling sound of wind piercing through the air. She immediately withdrew her attack and hid behind the pure white temple.
"Bang bang bang!!!"
The shells swept through the ruins of the temple, perfectly covering Ying Ning's attack route.
It is the despair of a fallen god!
After withdrawing from the battlefield with Pei Ling, he immediately came over here. In the next few minutes, Wu Xin's attacks almost constantly pressed Ying Ning.
Yingning kept adjusting her dodging position in order to buy time.
Nicole seized the opportunity and immediately summoned a magic circle, seemingly intending to take down Yingning with a single skill combo from Wuxin.
"Bang! Bang!"
Two timed explosive bullets landed precisely behind the temple where Ying Ning was hiding. Ying Ning immediately fled the blast radius, but was then directly locked onto by the black mist magic array in the upper sky.
The magician immediately aimed his attack at Yingning.
The monk's chanting also began at the same time.
"Bang bang bang." Another gunshot interrupted the mage's skill. Nicole turned around and saw Pei Ling's bullet grazing her cheek.
Pei Ling, Yuan Qing, and Tang Hong arrived just in time!
The one-sided situation was instantly shattered.
...
The host, Liang, also expressed his opinion: "Yuyu contestant's rhythm was very good. Nicole tried to lure her out several times, but failed."
"When there is a significant difference in numbers, the best approach is to maintain your health and wait for your teammates to arrive."
“Mi Ling’s people have arrived.”
"Wu Xin's spear skills are indeed quite excellent; even in a 1v2 situation, his attack was not interrupted."
"That Sunny Day skill hit really well! It predicted Red Moon Spirit's movement in advance."
"Beautiful! Qingtian gave Yingning a powerful healing spell at the last moment!"
......
"It seems that Mi Ling is planning to take all three members of the Fallen God Team with her in this round!"
"The three Fallen Gods have reached zero health!"
"They've reached the location of Migenye; it seems that Suifeng is their final target."
"MiLing team performed exceptionally well in this match, especially Youyou, who secured the team's first kill. After Wuxin's death, MiLing controlled the pace of the game for almost the entire match."
"Mi Ling fought brilliantly that night!"
"Tonight is also the night that Yu Yu will become a star!"
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The cheers, shouts, tears, and regrets at the semi-finals left a unique memory for all Fairnd players, and the topic of the MiLing team quickly became popular on various online forums that night.
#fairy-one semi-final#
#GodlyBeautyTeam#
#YuYuYu#
#New ways to play as a swordsman#
#King's Cup Battle#
......
Meanwhile, Yingning's Weibo follower count was skyrocketing, and the number of reposts of that promotional ad quickly surpassed six figures.
The video of the swordsman's imposing physique ultimately succumbing to the allure of a beautiful oriental woman resembling a red spider lily caused many to feel their blood boil.
However, on the second day of the semi-finals.
One long post was featured prominently on the homepage of the Fairnd official game forum, with a very eye-catching title:
Top-tier female professional gamer turns out to be a cunning playboy.
The entire post is a lengthy and well-written piece, demonstrating considerable literary skill.
The story revolves around a male player in a Fairnd online game who encounters a woman named N who captivates him. After spending a considerable amount of money on Ms. N, he is subsequently met with indifference from her.
After accidentally coming into contact with several players who also claimed to be "Miss N's boyfriend," he discovered that this Miss N had been using a alternate account in Fairnd to play the role of a player.
She has been using her good looks to deceive nearly a dozen men, who have been spending money on her and being induced to make multiple large transfers.
After they decided to expose Ms. N's behavior, they discovered that Ms. N had already participated in the Fairy-One competition and become an instant sensation.
Many people backed down as a result, and some even received multiple "threats and warnings" from Ms. N.
Only today did they muster the courage to post and expose Ms. N's true colors.
A reminder to all players and fans:
Do not be deceived by Ms. N's harmless appearance and some of her words!
*
The post almost topped the charts overnight.
The poster claimed that he had enough evidence and that if Ms. N did not publicly apologize and compensate all the men she had deceived, they would proceed with the next stage of major revelations.
Make her utterly disgraced!
The post's comment section was instantly flooded with messages:
Who is saying this?
There are very few female contestants participating in Fairy-One.
"Yeah, and they even said he recently became an overnight sensation...?"
"It's definitely not Nicole. Nicole is already quite popular."
"To be honest, there's someone I have feelings for..."
"I also think it's her..."
"Impossible, right? She really doesn't seem like that kind of person."
"Didn't you read the post saying not to be fooled by her appearance?"
......
A few days later, several "new victims" appeared in the comments section of the post, condemning Ms. N's online fraud, which once again stirred up public opinion.
The controversy and discussion intensified, and some marketing accounts immediately forwarded the post to Weibo, along with several pixelated photos, which were very pointed.
The topic went viral that day.
*
Hiding in her apartment, Xia Yueyue scrolled through online messages on her computer. Seeing the direction of public opinion, she gradually felt relieved. Xia Yueyue then spoke to the Cupid system:
"It's hilarious, You Yingning is now universally hated."
Not long ago, the person who posted the message found Xia Yueyue and demanded that she apologize and return the money immediately.
Xia Yueyue was quite startled. That person was someone she had previously tried to win over, but as the number of fish in the pond increased, Xia Yueyue became too lazy to bother with some of them.
She will definitely dedicate her time and energy to men who are of higher quality and wealthier.
Xia Yueyue rejected him with a few words and blocked him directly, but for some reason, the people in her fishpond gradually started asking her to apologize and return the money.
Some even said they would come to her home and follow her.
Some of them threatened that she was now a celebrity, otherwise they would all tear off her mask and let her fans see her ugly true colors!
At this moment, Xia Yueyue understood.
They all thought she was "You Yingning".
Xia Yueyue, who was already living in constant fear because of this matter, immediately had a terrible but perfect idea.
Since they believe she is "You Yingning", why not let them continue to believe that?
In this way, she can get rid of those men she no longer finds attractive.
Besides, it was You Yingning's face that caused all this trouble.
Let her suffer...
Isn't that fair?
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