Chapter 648: 648
Chapter 648 Divisions
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The schedule for the International All-Stars was released . The first match was already very excitingthe fight between the champion and the first runner-up of the previous season-Tulips vs . Dynasty .
The event organizers clearly knew that this would bring more attention to the All-Stars event, so they heavily promoted this match . In all the pro competitions, inviting the champion and the first runner-up of the previous season as the opening match of the All-Stars was a kind of tradition .
This was highly effective . This opening match was extremely popular, especially among the Chinese viewers . Being first runners-up was an achievement, but it was also regretful . They hoped to see Dynasty’s victory over Tulips and start off this season with a blast .
Not just the spectators, but all the teams that intended to enter the Internationals were paying attention to this opening match, wanting to learn more about Dynasty and Tulips . When the time came for them to face one of these strong teams, they could at least be somewhat prepared .
Han Xiao was paying attention to this match as well . After all, Dynasty’s guild had bulk purchased hundreds of Ability Potions from him . He had to observe the effects they would bring and think about after-sales services .
Like the previous season, the store would sell a specific Gathering Crystal to bring the attending players into the same virtual environment for the match . It would be broadcast officially as well as by the Galaxy Times .
A few days before the match, the Galaxy Times interviewed both the Tulips team and the Dynasty team, asking about what they thought of this match .
Tulips’ captain, Lost Angel, was extremely confident and said that they would definitely win this match, protect their honor as the champions of the previous season, and so on . As they were the previous season champions, most of the spectators naturally had higher hopes for Tulips .
As for Dynasty, King Admiral did not know the meaning of the word ‘humble’ . He directly said for Tulips to wash themselves up and wait for him to wipe the floor with them . Of course, those were not his original words, but that was what he meant .
In this situation, the Chinese supporters did not want to see Dynasty being humble—this confidence boosted their morale much more . They all showed their support on the forums . After all, Dynasty had looked almost undefeatable throughout the Division Regulars . The Chinese players had very high hopes for Dynasty . The last thing they wanted to see was Dynasty doing what the Temple of Gods had done the previous season .
The various professionals analyzed the match before it started . Most of them felt that Tulips was slightly stronger-even the official host of the event thought so . They placed Dynasty in the challenger’s position .
Galaxy Times did a conclusive report .
“King Admiral and Lost Angel have both made their victory announcement . Indeed, both of them have the potential to win . They will definitely have an exciting and unpredictable battle that will stay suspenseful until the very last moment . Let’s look forward to who will be the final winner . ”
The day of the opening match soon came .
Countless players swarmed into the live broadcast channel . Other than the official channel, there was also the Galaxy Times’ channel, which invited guests to watch the match together . Many viewers chuckled upon seeing the guest list of the Chinese version Galaxy Times—Bun-Hit-Dog was in it .
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Bun-Hit-Dog’s video career was blooming . He had finally turned himself into someone famous and now had both fans and haters . Him mixing with the other guests who were all pro players looked quite entertaining
The two teams had entered the match venue with their Gathering Crystals long ago . Led by the host, King Admiral and Lost Angel both did a short interview on the scene before going to make preparations .
While waiting, the commentators and guests speculated and started chit-chatting .
The female commentator of the Chinese version Galaxy Times said to the guests, “The match is about to start soon . How about you guys try to predict the result and tell us which team you think is more likely to win . Oh, and please do tell us the reason for your choice . ”
The replies of the guests were all similar . They all said Tulips was strong, but they felt that Dynasty had a higher chance of winning . They then went on to give plenty of logical reasons for their choice . Mainly, it was just because they did not dare support the opponent in front of the Chinese viewers .
That was all except for Bun-Hit-Dog, who was not like the others . His position was extremely firm and without hesitation .
“I support Tulips; the French team will win!”
The guests were all surprised .
The commentator could not help but ask, “Are you sure? Why?”
“Well, it’s a little difficult to explain…” With a serious face and tone, Bun-Hit-Dog said, “Have you ever heard of reverse psychology?”
The commentator was speechless . He had thought that Bun-Hit-Dog had lost his mind, but it turned out that he was just joking .
After Bun-Hit-Dog explained, the comments finally turned from all question marks into countless ‘The French will win’ comments .
After the commentators and guests joked around and chatted for a while, the match officially started . The relaxing atmosphere instantly became intense . The viewers all focused on the match .
The first match was a team match . The broadcasting view followed both teams at all times . Han Xiao was mainly looking at Dynasty .
The venue was random, and it was a rather complicated terrain . After Dynasty entered, they did not hastily look for the enemies but took out one mechanical item after another .
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The commentator spoke at a suitable time . “Dynasty has chosen the steady strategy . They’ve used mechanical items to create an advantageous situation for them . One thing I should mention is that the items Dynasty is using are all Black Star series machines . The Black Star Army has a full set of machinery products . This has given the teams in the Shattered Star Ring division an advantage in designing their strategies . Comparatively, team Tulips does not have this advantage . ”
Bun-Hit-Dog nodded and added, “Definitely . According to my investigations, the players in the other divisions lack methods of obtaining set equipment as easily as the Black Star Army . Although the pro players are still able to gather a full set of top-notch equipment, this will have taken them more time . ”
As soon as the Black Star Army was mentioned, the Chinese players were like on steroids . The comments were filled with ‘Black Star is awesome’, ‘Notice me, captain’, ‘Dragon Emperor licker here’, and so on .
When the Black Star Army was mentioned in an international event such as this, the Shattered Star Ring players became extremely exhilarated . The Black Star Army was the bridge that connected the many players in the Shattered Star Ring—it had become their shared language .
Han Xiao was rather surprised . He had not been mentally prepared for the sudden mention . He suddenly had a strange feeling of ‘Wherever I’m not, my legends are’ .
The match continued . The two teams moved on the map and finally discovered each other . They quickly approached each other .
The viewers immediately grew nervous . They held their breath and waited for the intense clash between two strong teams they had expected…
However, dreams and reality are often very different . The actual situation was far from what they thought it would be .
There was no intense battle between two similarly strong teams—Dynasty thrashed Tulips from the beginning to the end, beating them up and ending with an overwhelming victory .
The commentators and guests were at a loss of words . The Chinese viewers were beyond exhilarated . On the other hand, the viewers of the other countries were stunned . Most did not support either of the teams, but they did look forward to an intense battle . To their surprise, the champion of the previous season was overwhelmingly and easily defeated .
The Duel that followed ended with Dynasty’s complete victory as well .
The official casters and judges were all stupefied . The host wanted to make the opening match an exciting battle between two extremely strong and skilled teams . This was also why they had invited the champion and the first runner-up of the previous season . To their absolute shock, Tulips had been easily crushed by Dynasty .
It was Dynasty’s complete, one-sided victory . The comments went crazy, and the Chinese spectators were overjoyed .
Han Xiao was not surprised by this result at all . In his previous life, Tulips had also been the champion of the first season, but they had become a normal, stronger than average team in the second season and almost did not even make it to the International top
As for Dynasty, they were much stronger than the previous season . To Han Xiao, this result was very normal .
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Although Tulips was the champion of the previous season, the French lacked a special advantage that the Chinese players had—there were too few hateful comments!
Unlike the Chinese players who had been fighting in such a harsh environment, they had no pressure . The Chinese players were always motivated to become better so that they would not get so many hateful comments . However, Tulips became relaxed after winning the championship .
In the same opening match in his previous life, the two teams had been Tulips and the American team Devil, where Tulips was also demolished by Devil . Now that Dynasty had taken over Devil’s place in the first season, the one that demolished Tulips became them .
After the opening match ended, the various professionals all changed their minds and started praising Dynasty as they usually would, praising the winner after the match .
The teams of the other countries all saw Dynasty as the strongest competitor and focused on studying the match recordings, trying to design better strategies .
Dynasty’s victory was sensational and received a lot of attention . Their fame surpassed that of the other three clubs very quickly . The Chinese supporters all cheered for them and almost saw them as their main team . With their excitement and joy also came their very high hopes .
The majority of the players in team Dynasty were somewhat nervous .
As members of one of the biggest clubs, they knew full well that this situation was a double-edged sword . Of course, if they kept winning, they would surpass everyone else and almost become god players .
However, once they lost, the mistakes of every single one of them would be indefinitely enlarged, and they would be drowned by the hateful comments . The more attention they got, the more pressure they would receive . King Admiral was the only one unaffected by this at all .
After the opening match, the International All-Stars officially commenced . The strong teams fought each other in entertaining ways to kick off the International Regulars .
The champions of all nine divisions showcased their skills and displayed their strength .
The schedule for this season was very tight . The end of the All-Stars was followed by only a few days of rest before the Division Finals started .
In the Shattered Star Ring Division, the eight teams were split into four pairs based on their ranking: Dynasty vs . Nine Gates, Rivervale vs . Fanatics, Long Sky vs . Fried Eggplants With Fish, and Temple of Gods vs . Thunder Storm . The format was best of five .
The most interesting pair was Long Sky vs . Fried Eggplants With Fish—the two biggest clubs met in the first round . As only the top four could qualify for the International Regulars, this meant that one of them would not be able to qualify .
In the previous season, Fried Eggplants With Fish had not been able to enter the International Regulars . This time, their morale was extremely high, and they had sworn to defeat Long Sky in order to qualify .
Sadly, Long Sky still won . Fried Eggplants With Fish did not qualify once again and went to the corner to draw voodoo circles .
Very soon, the first round of the Division Finals had ended . As expected, Dynasty defeated Nine Gates and kept their momentum .
Rivervale had a close, intense battle with Fanatics . At the match point of 2:2, Frenzied Sword and Evil Sword surged at a crucial moment and barely defeated team Fanatics, led by Yan Ran . Rivervale entered the top four .
The result of Temple of Gods vs . Thunder Storm, however, was very unexpected . Rainy Kim wiped the floor with Li Ge, eliminating Temple of Gods with a score of 3:1 and entering the top 4 . Temple of Gods joined Fried Eggplants With Fish in drawing voodoo circles in the corner .
The top 4 was determined—Dynasty, Long Sky, Rivervale, and Thunder Storm . The result was quite surprising for many viewers . Two of the biggest clubs could not qualify for the International Regulars .
The top 4 teams were already qualified for the International Regulars . Next was the fight to be the Divisions champion . This was an honorable achievement as well .
The second draw made Han Xiao suspect that Frenzied Sword had touched Feidin beforehand as well . The two biggest clubs were due to face off against each other, Dynasty vs . Long Sky, whereas Rivervale had drawn the comparatively weaker Thunder Storm .
Frenzied Sword had only started to lead a team this season . Originally, team Rivervale was just a second-tier or even third-tier team, yet they qualified for the International Regulars . They were definitely a dark horse and attracted a lot of attention .
As a Mechanical Pugilist, Frenzied Sword’s style was diverse, mature, and steady . He was much more famous compared to the previous season . He had started to make a name for himself in the pro scene .
Due to Han Xiao, Frenzied Sword had chosen a different class from his previous life . However, based on his current situation, his pro career was much smoother .
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