Chapter 1752: Chapter 1752 - Proud Lonely Snow
Chapter 1752: Proud Lonely Snow
The whole world was watching . Even when Drinking Alone came back and relayed the news to Grand Hegemony’s team, the players didn’t have a happy expression on their faces .
Grand Hegemony hadn’t recruited the stronger players within their hired forces to join their competing team . Their team consisted of two second-rate players from other clubs and two retired pro players who still had skills and experience .
“For the first match, we’ll deploy a Thief . Proud Lonely Snow, please do us this favour . ”
Their new captain was Dancing Star Moon, who was Grand Hegemony’s only star professional player . Dancing Star Moon was originally from the Gangnam Royals, but once their competitive team disbanded, their Big Three players left for different clubs . Innocent Child chose to join Ruling Sword, while Dancing Star Moon chose to join Grand Hegemony .
“Don’t worry . I’ll try my best . ”
Proud Lonely Snow was a male Thief player .
Ten years ago, this name was much more influential . Previously, he was affiliated with Seventh Heaven and Majin Temple as one of their main professional players . He decided to retire around two years ago from the professional gaming scene . However, the age of retirement was completely rewritten with the release of Dawn, so he decided to accept Grand Hegemony’s invitation to come out of retirement and fight once again .
“Greetings, Proud Lonely Snow Teacher . ”
When Fat Monkey entered the arena, he quickly and solemnly bowed in Grand Hegemony’s direction .
Well, this was a little awkward . Fat Monkey was being polite and bowed, so he couldn’t just ignore him and not bow back . Proud Lonely Snow quickly bowed back, which signalled the beginning of the battle .
Lu Li realised that Fat Monkey was just simply acting .
If it was Lu Li himself, it wouldn’t be that easy to show a gap in the armor . However, Fat Monkey perfectly acted out the role of a nervous and cautious new player facing off against a veteran in the gaming industry . Throughout the battle, Fat Monkey was visibly nervous and shifted position at weird times . He even fired skills to some questionable areas .
Even the audience was completely fooled .
After acting for a while, Proud Lonely Snow finally decided to make his move . Fat Monkey was already right next to him and had his back turned to him . If he hadn’t done anything, then he would have been called out by everyone .
Everything was panning out just the way they planned it .
Proud Lonely Snow successfully gained the upper hand in the battle . Although Fat Monkey was struggling against his opponent, he was still ultimately suppressed by Proud Lonely Snow .
Of course, this was not without surprise .
No matter if it was Grand Hegemony or Ruling Sword, they had all underestimated Proud Lonely Snow . Once he gained the upper hand, it was impossible for Fat Monkey to leave with 30% HP .
Fat Monkey was down!
Lu Li immediately stood up from his chair .
What the heck? This Thief was so strong! Did Grand Hegemony really need Ruling Sword to give them 3 points?
In reality, Proud Lonely Snow couldn’t believe it himself . He only had one goal in mind – to work hard and work harder .
The man above gave him another chance, so why wouldn’t he give it his all?
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He also had his glory years . However, with time, the deterioration of his body slowly pushed him out of relevance and he ultimately quit the competitive stage after 10 years .
Ten years of living his dream ultimately came to an end .
Although he gradually found the feeling once again, it was still as if he was being choked by something .
Upon seeing Fat Monkey’s youthful and passionate energy, knowing that his opponent was going easy today, he nearly cried on stage .
I am Proud Lonely Snow! Going easy!? Pah!
After defeating Fat Monkey, although it was a difficult victory, Proud Lonely Snow felt a huge burden lifted from his shoulders . The choking feeling from before was gone .
Lu Li breathed a huge sigh of relief and gave him a round of applause alongside the audience .
Everyone gave him a round of applause . The analysts, the audience, as well as both sides of competitors all gave him a round of applause . Proud Lonely Snow’s old fans were even crying as well upon seeing his old self return once again .
“Monkey, your acting skills are so good!” Kitty Likes Meat’s face was full of admiration .
Fat Monkey opened his mouth but didn’t know how to reply . He was even a little shocked . He was acting at the start, but once he was suppressed, it was for real . In the end, he even tried his best to try and escape, but he couldn’t and died .
“Kitty Likes Meat, try fighting normally first,” Lu Li said .
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There was no need to go easy anymore . At least, in the Arena battles, Grand Hegemony could easily gain 2 points .
Kitty Likes Meat followed what Fat Monkey did and also bowed to Proud Lonely Snow .
Both Fat Monkey and Kitty Likes Meat were both extremely popular players . Last year, they, alongside March Rain all swept the awards for rising stars . Both of them now bowed to Proud Lonely Snow, but both of their bows had different meanings behind them .
Fat Monkey’s bow was because of Proud Lonely Snow’s experience and partly because he was acting .
However, Kitty Likes Meat’s bow was one of true respect of his strength and experience . Her performance was much better than Fat Monkey’s . She showed no fear and no nervousness . After all, her opponent was a Thief who was now nearly dead .
In the end, Proud Lonely Snow exited the Arena . He successfully took away half of her HP, which managed to cause many jaw-dropping gasps from everyone .
The Arena battles after this were all meaningless . All the thunder and attention from today had been stolen by Proud Lonely Snow alone . Anyone could see that Grand Hegemony was unbelievably lucky today . Who would’ve thought that an old veteran like him could still put up such a good fight?
Grand Hegemony successfully took two kills . It wasn’t possible for them to take another, otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to keep acting . The audience were not fools .
It was easier to give them kills in the Team Battles . Ruling Sword seemed to have all their attention focused on killing Proud Lonely Snow first and didn’t care about the other members . Although they successfully killed Proud Lonely Snow, Kitty Likes Meat ended up dying due to being focused by Grand Hegemony .
Both Ruling Sword and Grand Hegemony successfully entered the Top 100 together .
Everyone who watched the match were completely satisfied with it . No one noticed that it was an act at all . There were only a few people who were complaining about Fat Monkey, whose mistakes had costed him his match . After all, he was someone who was thought to be the next Mage God after Sorrowless .
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There was an unforeseen result from this battle as well . Old and retired pro players were now once again relevant .
As mentioned before, Dawe rewrote the retirement age for professional players . Did this mean that the previously retired professional players would be able to revive their careers? These players all had a wealth of experience in the professional gaming circle, so it was only natural for them to continue playing games .
Lu Li asked Cat Dad to test the waters and contact some old players . Even if they didn’t want to fight in competitions, he wanted to recruit them to coach and give advice to new recruits .
Judgment Spear, which was Ruling Sword’s branch guild, was eliminated quickly from the competition . This was because it hadn’t been that long since the club was established, and their few competing players could not handle the competition in the Top 100 .
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