Chapter 152 Absent-minded

Compared to the few who had taken the stage before them, the two Hundred Blossoms players were mismatched in terms of seniority and character, and mismatched in terms of skill. However, Tang Hao was the type to say things like "defeating the strong," so he was full of arrogance and didn't take these things too seriously. He stood there radiating confidence.

As for Zou Yuan, he was more uneasy. He felt like he was standing further back than his character, and he didn't even dare to look at the audience below the stage. When he heard the introductions for the next players, he immediately turned his head to look.

Behind him, the two players from Team Excellent Era appeared one after the other: Sun Xiang and Su Mucheng. Their characters, the Battle Mage One Autumn Leaf and the Launcher Dancing Rain, were also quickly projected onto the stage. This was originally the most tacit pair of characters in the Alliance, but at this time, the owner of Dancing Rain didn't hide her dislike at all. She kept her distance from Sun Xiang, standing closer to Zou Yuan of Team Hundred Blossoms. The broadcast was also trying to stir things up, immediately cutting to a close-up of the empty seat that Ye Xiu would occupy in the future, once again saying everything without saying a word.

After these two, Team 301's captain Yang Cong appeared, bringing his Assassin character Scenery Killer onto the stage. Although he was also a team's ace player, Yang Cong's strength and character couldn't be considered top-tier. Standing on the stage, he looked very modest.

After Yang Cong took the stage, the introductions entered a rest period. The audience counted, and there were exactly twelve people who had come up first, so they immediately understood that this was the All-Star Game's grouping. These twelve star players would become temporary teammates tonight. Team Samsara's Zhou Zekai became the temporary captain of this All-Star team. However, this appointment was clearly just giving the home team some face. If they really wanted Zhou Zekai to do any commanding, even Samsara themselves wouldn't agree. Zhou Zekai had the name of captain, but the one actually performing the duties of captain was Team Blue Rain's Yu Wenzhou.

No one had any objections to this. This amiable captain had excellent relationships with everyone in the entire professional circle.

The host conducted a simple interview with these twelve people, then arranged for them to sit on the opposing seats specially prepared for the All-Star Game. The twelve people lined up in a row, sitting on one end of the arena. Then, the appearance of the other twelve people immediately began.

First to take the stage was Team Tiny Herb, who, like Blue Rain, had three All-Star players.

Captain Wang Jiexi, character Wang Bu Liu Xing, class Magician.

Vice-captain Deng Fusheng, character name Duhuo, class Knight.

In addition, there was a professional Grappler player, Li Yihui, character Zhanyi Luanfei, who was also a pillar player in Team Tiny Herb's championship team.

After Team Tiny Herb, the two players from Team Tyranny appeared, the captain and vice-captain, Han Wenqing and Zhang Xinjie.

Han Wenqing's character was naturally the famous Desert Dust, the Grappler known as the "Fist Emperor."

Zhang Xinjie's character was a Cleric, character Immovable Rock.

After that was Team Void's Li Xuan, character Fengshan Guiqi, class Ghost Swordsman; along with him was teammate Wu Yuce, character Guike, also a Ghost Swordsman. His and Li Xuan's Double Ghost coordination was also a classic combination in the professional circle, and had always been a strong competitor to Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng's best partner combination.

After Team Void's two players finished, Team Hundred Blossom's Lin Jingyan took the stage. Although his condition had declined, and he had been successfully defeated by Tang Hao, the All-Star vote was about popularity. Before Lin Jingyan retired, even if he was just living off his past achievements, it was enough to squeeze into the top 24, not to mention that he also had the powerful character Desert River, known as the number one Brawler, to help him.

And Team Hundred Blossom wasn't just Lin Jingyan alone; there was also another player, Fang Rui, character Mighty Sneer, class Thief from the Nightwalker branch, and his playing style was simply sneaky, sneaky, and more sneaky.

Afterwards, Team Thunderclap's captain Xiao Shiqin took the stage. One of Glory's four tactical masterminds, he was someone who could cause trouble for any team even with a bad hand. His character, Life Extinguisher, had a murderous name, but the class was actually Mechanic, definitely not a character for direct melee combat.

Following Xiao Shiqin, Team Wind Howl's Tian Sen took the stage, with a burly build that was shocking just from the imposing manner it gave off. Professional Glory players were basically shut-ins who rarely exercised, so a player with such a muscular build was quite rare among the 200-plus players.

Tian Sen's character was called Sweeping Monk, class Exorcist from the Holy Orders branch, and was also an ancient god-level character. Tian Sen was already the third user of this character. Team Wind Howl had become a bit worse than before along with the change in the character's owner. Having such a top-tier character, they still couldn't even get a playoff ticket.

After Tian Sen, Zhao Yang took the stage, the ace player of Team Radiant, character Hail Unlimited, class Qi Master. His situation was similar to Yang Cong's; neither the individual nor the character was particularly outstanding, but that was only in comparison to the top tier. Anyone who could enter the top 24 had some extraordinary skills.

At this point, the other twelve players had finished taking the stage. This team was led by Wang Jiexi as the temporary captain, who said a few simple words on behalf of the team. After the host randomly interviewed a few people, these twelve also took their seats on the opposing seats facing the other twelve.

Who would play the individual competition, who would play the team arena, who would play in the team competition, hadn't been announced yet, but the audience was already quite excited.

Although the All-Star Game was exhibition in nature, the Alliance had always been afraid of it being too much of an exhibition, and that the lack of competitiveness would lead to a decrease in viewership. So the Alliance would also use its brains to create some tension to strengthen the competitiveness. Like today's grouping, teams like Blue Rain and Tiny Herb, Excellent Era and Tyranny, these teams that often competed against each other were decisively divided into two sides. In addition, personal grudges like those between Tang Hao and Lin Jingyan were also fully taken into account. With the promotion of these relationships, the competition obviously wouldn't be too perfunctory.

Would Tiny Herb let Blue Rain show off so easily? Even if the players didn't care, they had to consider the emotions of their own team's fans. Some opponents, at any time, in any place, didn't allow any concessions. And with some of these people driving the atmosphere, how could the All-Star Game not be lively? Of course, the professional players were also clear about this deliberate design, but they had to compete like this.

All 24 people were popular characters in Glory, so there was really no need for excessive introductions. The competition quickly entered the substantive stage. The first round of the individual competition was about to begin, but who would each side send out? It hadn't been revealed yet, and the audience at the scene and in front of the TV were craning their necks and looking forward to it.

And the host deliberately slowed down his tone when introducing the first player to appear, whetting everyone's appetite to the highest level.

In the end, Team One sent out Team 301's Yang Cong; and Team Two sent out Team Wind Howl's Tian Sen.

Among the twenty-four people, even the most top-tier players couldn't crush anyone. On-the-spot performance played a more crucial role in this level of competition.

However, it was the characters that ultimately played a decisive role in the competition between these two.

Sweeping Monk was a character worthy of being called a god, and compared to him, Yang Cong's Assassin Scenery Killer was slightly inferior. Relying on the advantage in characters, Tian Sen played steadily, without making any mistakes, and finally won the match without any surprises.

After the two finished playing, they accepted an interview on the spot. Naturally, the winner said that the loser played well, and that he won by luck; the loser said that the winner played even better and deserved the victory. After all, this was just an All-Star Game, and you couldn't hear any gunpowder-filled dialogue from these two players who had no grudges against each other. The two shook hands happily afterwards, and the first individual match ended.

In the second individual match, Team Hundred Blossoms' Zou Yuan was sent out, and Team Two's opponent was Team Tiny Herb's Grappler player Li Yihui.

Zou Yuan's Dazzling Hundred Blossoms was a genuine god-level account, but his performance this season was truly unworthy of praise. This player who was brought in to fill the emergency was replacing the god-level Zhang Jiale, and was using the team's most top-tier core account. The pressure Zou Yuan was under could be imagined. However, in this All-Star Weekend, in a competition that didn't require any pressure, Zou Yuan, completely relaxed, actually played his best game this season, and ultimately defeated the champion team's Li Yihui. The audience also gave him warm applause.

After another round of humble interviews, the third match began. Winning one match in the individual competition counted as one match, and there was no saying that winning two out of three matches would give reward points, so there was no need to be too particular about the arrangements.

Team One sent out Team Blue Rain's Berserker Yu Feng in the third match, while Team Two sent out Team Wind Howl's sneaky Fang Rui.

As soon as the lineup was announced, the audience seats erupted in sighs of regret. In the individual competition, the mortal enemies Blue Rain and Tiny Herb both sent people out, but unfortunately they were staggered in the second and third matches. If the players from these two teams had collided, the audience believed that the battle would definitely have been even more intense. However, it could be seen from this that dividing the teams into Team One and Team Two was led by the Alliance, but in the confrontation stage, the arrangement of troops was completely up to the players. Otherwise, if the Alliance colluded on both sides, how could they have missed such an arrangement?

Yu Feng's Berserker was a direct attack type class, while Fang Rui was a sneaky Thief. This match seemed like a game of hide-and-seek, but no one dared to underestimate the technical content.

Both sides were carefully capturing each other's movements, slowly grinding down their opponents little by little. Of the three individual matches, this one took the longest time to play. A full five minutes later, Fang Rui's sneaky Thief made a slight mistake and was caught by Yu Feng, who gave him a good beating and ended the match.

The audience erupted in applause. The sneaky playstyle was an extreme; some people liked it very much, while others hated it very much. The players who were clapping wildly at the scene were naturally the players who despised the sneaky playstyle very much. Seeing the sneaky Fang Rui being beaten, they were extremely happy.

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This chapter is automatically updated. Yes, Hu Die is not here... not here again... tears streaming down my face...