Chapter 1 The Applause

Applause! It had already begun the instant Falling Flowers in Disorder fell. No hesitation, no daze, because the audience had been waiting for this moment. A rookie defeating an All-Star? Such expectations shouldn't exist, but this match was different. From Yu Feng's retreat, and then Tang Rou's close pursuit and aggressive attacks, hitting Falling Flowers in Disorder so that it really was falling flowers and flowing water, extremely disorderly, a belief ignited in the hearts of the audience. They began to anticipate the kind of thing they thought couldn't happen. They were already prepared to welcome it and applaud.

And now, it had really appeared. Tang Rou defeated Yu Feng. Cold Smoke Soft's battle lance finally pierced Falling Flowers in Disorder into the ground, taking away his last shred of life.

Glory!

The two large characters symbolizing victory shone brightly, accompanied by thunderous cheers and thunderous applause from the venue. It was a pity that it was a team arena, and the victor needed to prepare for the next duel in the player area, unable to come out and receive everyone's applause. But the audience didn't care so much. The protagonist wasn't there, but weren't the other members of Happy Team on the sidelines? Victory belonged to the individual, but even more to the team. This was Tang Rou's victory, and at the same time, Happy Team's victory.

Yu Feng emerged from the Hundred Blossoms' player area, his expression still fairly calm, but his heart was anything but.

An All-Star player, defeated by a rookie? This would probably become a major news item in all of today's Glory events. And he would become the foil in this news, the one being mocked.

Yu Feng was unwilling!

If he fought again, he was still very confident that he could defeat this Tang Rou. It was just a pity that there were no "ifs" in a match.

Yu Feng walked off the stage dejectedly and returned to the player area. The members of Hundred Blossoms almost didn't know how to comfort him. Yu Feng was the team, the spiritual pillar of their team, and it was always him who comforted everyone. But now that he had encountered such a setback, what should they say?

But Yu Feng didn't wait for everyone to comfort him. He sat down for a little while and had already calmed down. Because he knew that he absolutely couldn't be flustered at this moment. If he was, the entire team would fall apart because they had no backbone.

He had lost, but his loss didn't mean that Hundred Blossoms had lost. Hundred Blossoms still had one more person!

"Xiao Ping," Yu Feng said.

Zhu Xiaoping, the third player from Hundred Blossoms to appear in the team arena, entered the Alliance at the beginning of the sixth season. After a year on the bench, he gradually became a mainstay in the seventh season. His class was one that had never produced an All-Star level expert in the Alliance, the Summoner.

But now that he was summoned by the captain, Zhu Xiaoping hurriedly came forward. In terms of seniority in the team, Zhu Xiaoping was of course stronger than Yu Feng. However, he was quite convinced by this captain who had transferred over, and he had quite a few opinions about Zhang Jiale, the former captain of Hundred Blossoms.

Because the seventh season was the season that Zhu Xiaoping officially began to shine on the professional stage. It was in that season that their Hundred Blossoms entered the finals. Although they ultimately lost to Tiny Herb, the second-place finish was still quite encouraging, and many people clenched their fists in preparation to work hard the following year.

Zhu Xiaoping was one of them. As a result, in the next season, Zhang Jiale suddenly announced his retirement, causing a panic in Hundred Blossoms Team. The new Dazzling Hundred Flowers, Zou Yuan, was helpless and at a loss. The amazing Tang Hao couldn't drive the entire team because he wasn't a core class. And Hundred Blossoms failed to even enter the playoffs like that. All of this stemmed from Zhang Jiale's sudden retirement. Zhu Xiaoping, this young man who was originally full of expectations for this season, would of course harbor resentment towards Zhang Jiale.

It could be said that Zhu Xiaoping was a staunch anti-Zhang Jiale faction in Hundred Blossoms. Even after Zhang Jiale's comeback, he never expected Zhang Jiale to return to Hundred Blossoms. Went to Tyranny? Zhu Xiaoping sneered at this choice, because in his opinion, Zhang Jiale was just such a selfish person. On the other hand, the newly arrived Yu Feng, in Zhu Xiaoping's view, was conscientious and responsible, and had a great sense of responsibility. Even though his results weren't good when he first arrived, he never lost heart or shirked responsibility, which made him admire him very much, so he had always firmly supported Yu Feng.

"Captain," Zhu Xiaoping came over.

"Be careful. This Tang Rou is stronger than what we saw in our research. She's a typical match-type player," Yu Feng said.

"But she only has half her health left," Zhu Xiaoping said.

"She used half her health to trade for four-fifths of my health," Yu Feng said. The implication, of course, was that if she could trade for half of his, maybe she could trade for all of yours. Of course, there was no need to say it so bluntly; it was enough for people to understand like this.

"I understand. I'll pay attention," Zhu Xiaoping said without the slightest displeasure. He was quite impressed by Yu Feng, both in terms of his professional conduct and his strength.

"Do your best," Yu Feng said.

"Mm," Zhu Xiaoping nodded, and under the expectant gazes of his teammates, he stepped onto the stage.

Happy versus Hundred Blossoms, the final round of the team arena, officially began. The Battle Mage Cold Smoke Soft with half her health against Zhu Xiaoping's Summoner Wind Carving, who was starting with full health.

Both were mage-type classes. They didn't hesitate after the start and rushed towards the center of the map. Before long, they had already met. At this time, Zhu Xiaoping had already had Wind Carving summon several summoned beasts.

Due to skill point limitations, it's impossible for Summoners to max out all of their summoned beasts. Based on the player's preferences for the summoned beast, the combinations can be quite varied. Almost every so often, a new school of thought is created. But whatever the changes, they never depart from the fundamentals. The creation of each school of thought isn't based solely on preference; there's always a reason behind it.

Generally speaking, there will be one or two summoned beasts that are the core of this school of thought. The other summoned beasts are chosen to build a team fighting force around them. From this perspective, the choice of summoned beasts is very much like building a team. Of course, this involves a lot of complex content. The Summoner class has never produced a top expert, and there really are reasons for this in terms of the class. Whether it's tactical use or operation, this class really is quite difficult. But for newcomers, this class has its easy aspects. Circle a bunch of summoned beasts around while fighting monsters, and the character can safely squat in the back and drink tea. It sounds simple.

A class that is simple to pick up but difficult to master is still loved by many. Zhu Xiaoping is one of them. He likes this class, studies it constantly, and hopes that one day he can lead his summoner army to the peak throne of the Glory season. He has been working hard for this day, every training session, every match...

Seeing Cold Smoke Soft charge over, Zhu Xiaoping immediately controlled Wind Carving to command the summoned beasts to form a formation.

Zhu Xiaoping's Summoner style is the Death Knight style, which has been popular for a long time and has always been thriving. As the name suggests, this style uses the Death Knight as the core summoned beast. The Death Knight has physical attacks, high defense, and high health. Its tall body makes people feel safe. And Zhu Xiaoping's Death Knight style adds his personal improvements to the old foundation, which is the use of the Spirit Cat. Zhu Xiaoping is a professional player, so his gameplay will naturally cause players to imitate him in various ways. As a result, the Death Knight plus Spirit Cat was immediately regarded by players as the highest-end usage of the Death Knight style, and various seemingly correct guides circulated on the Internet.

However, the reason why professional players are professional players is because they are always being imitated, but they can never be surpassed.

The Spirit Cat Knight style isn't just summoning a Spirit Cat and then summoning a Death Knight. In the end, it still depends on the player's control and use of the summoned beasts.

At this time, in front of Zhu Xiaoping, a tall figure, a Death Knight in a set of dull black armor without any luster, and a snow-white, smooth-bodied kitten stood in front of the Summoner Wind Carving.

Come on!

Zhu Xiaoping watched Cold Smoke Soft's movements and commanded the Death Knight to meet her first. The Death Knight grabbed a shield in one hand, and in the other hand was a very long battle lance, which he lifted and charged towards Cold Smoke Soft.

Wind Carving waved his magic staff continuously. One summoning formation after another condensed in front of him. The Spirit Cat Knight style only uses these two summoned beasts as the most important, but it doesn't mean that there are no other summoned beasts. There will still be many summoned beasts to assist in the attack together.

For example, the Demon World Flower!

This plant summoned from another world is a summoned beast that almost no summoner of any school will give up. Although it cannot move, its interference with targets within its attack range is very powerful. It can emit poisonous stamens, use its roots to attack with ground thorns, and extend vines to roll up targets. The flowers and leaves open together, like a blood-spraying mouth, biting and attacking.

The Demon World Flower isn't the core of any summoner style, but if you let opponents vote, most people would definitely think that the Demon World Flower is the most annoying summoned beast. As long as it's summoned, and the summoner stands next to it, it makes people feel annoyed. It's impossible to wait for the Demon World Flower's duration to expire and disappear. The cooldown of any of the summoner's skills is enough to ensure that any summoned beast remains on the field continuously without being damaged. The only thing the opponent can be thankful for is probably that the Demon World Flower can only summon one at a time.

The Demon World Flower had already been summoned. Anyone who wanted to break into this area would probably have to think carefully, especially when the other summoned beasts were already waiting in full battle.

As a result, Cold Smoke Soft seemed to not see the formation in front of her, and didn't hesitate at all, charging straight up at full speed.

"As expected, it's even more than what we knew..." Zhu Xiaoping couldn't find a suitable word to describe Tang Rou's actions for a moment. He was hidden in the summoner army, and commanded the summoned beasts to surround Cold Smoke Soft with a full sense of security.

Dragon Breaks the Ranks!!

Cold Smoke Soft unleashed her skill with a roar.

"What an impatient person!" Zhu Xiaoping exclaimed, and the Death Knight held up his shield to block.

The Dragon Breaks the Ranks that no class dares to face head-on, the Death Knight feared not at all. Perhaps it was only because he was a summoned creature, and there could be a new formation generated at any time, summoning a new Death Knight to replace him...