Host: "Good evening, audience members. Welcome to the Hero News evening live broadcast. The Hero World Cup semifinals are about to begin. Our China Regionâs Shadow Dragon from the Dragon Slayer Guild, Big Ivan from Russiaâs War Angel Team, Thorâs Hand from Swedenâs Gods Dusk Team, and the highly anticipated Da Fei will compete for tomorrowâs finals. We have Shenlan from Ninth Heaven as our guest commentator in the studio once again."
Shenlan laughed heartily: "Hello again, everyone. I hope you wonât get tired of me. Even if you do, please donât say it out loud, save me some face. Originally, someone from the Dragon Slayer should be here to commentate for this matchâby the way, host, are they not coming because they have no face to show?"
Host laughed: "Dragon Slayerâs explanation remains that itâs inconvenient for them to appear, and everything is beyond words."
Shenlan laughed: "Thatâs right, after all, itâs inconvenient for their own people to critique them. Itâs more entertaining for the audience to see competing guilds like us undermine them. So, to make my appearance worthwhile, Iâm definitely going to take down Dragon Slayerâs platform this time."
Host laughed: "Alright, then start undermining it now."
Shenlan sighed: "Currently, Shadow Dragon is in a very unfavorable position. Whether they face Big Ivan from Russia or Thor from Sweden, itâs hard to win unless they randomly get the Death Wilderness terrain. But that terrain is often plains, and they might not have time to affect the opponent and get directly defeated by an assault. In short, Shadow Dragon is very likely to stop here."
Host nodded: "Then thereâs another possibility of meeting Da Fei."
Shenlan nodded: "Indeed, but even if they beat Da Fei, they still have to face Swedenâs Thorâs Hand in tomorrowâs final. But achieving the runner-up is still quite an impressive accomplishment, so I must congratulate the Dragon Slayer Guild."
Host laughed: "It seems the voices for Sweden winning the championship are quite high, but Sweden themselves donât think soâeveryone, please watch the video. This is Da Fei in the European Union Zone, openly recruiting two One-Winged Angels in sequence, one of whom is a One-Winged Angel female hero. With unknown strength of these angels and uncertain whether angel heroes can participate, the match presents many variables. Shenlan, can you introduce the One-Winged Angel hero to the audience?"
Shenlan laughed: "Honestly, just now I was checking news on my phone while eating, and I was shocked when I saw this video. This is the first time Iâve seen an Angel Race hero besides creating a new character."
Host: "Playing on your phone while eating isnât a good habit, kids, donât learn from him."
Shenlan shook his head, laughing: "Among the six conventional races, the Hell Race is defined as the enemy of angels. We often see many demon heroes, but those demons are usually low-level demons and not in the same league as the Angel Race. Those demons still havenât escaped the realm of mortals. Only high-level demons, known for their strong aggression and omnipresence in the game, can truly rival the angel race. In one word, theyâre godlike!"
Host nodded: "So, an angel hero able to rival high-level demons must know Divine Arts?"
Shenlan seriously: "Thatâs right! Ordinary NPC angels might already know Divine Arts, let alone angel heroes. If the magic skills we players have are strategic skills, then Divine Arts are nuke-level strategic skills. Moreover, using Divine Arts has severe negative effects on players, but angels donât have this problem. Thatâs why angel heroes are terrifyingly able to toss nukes like grenades."
Host nodded: "I see, we can understand Swedenâs tension now. And Da Fei publicly expressed in a bar his intention to recruit this angel hero. How likely do you think Da Fei will succeed?"
Shenlan bitterly smiled: "This question truly leaves me speechless. For a player like Da Fei, surrounded by beautiful female heroes, I just want to sayâDa Fei must die!"
Host laughed: "Itâs undeniable that the rarity of female heroes is a significant issue players strongly react to currently."
"Alright, itâs now 6 PM Beijing Time, and the match officially begins. Letâs connect to the live match scene. The groups are decided; Swedenâs Thorâs Hand against Russiaâs Big Ivan, Chinaâs Shadow Dragon against Da Fei!"
Shenlan sighed deeply: "Ah, what a frustrating match-up, internal conflict among China Region players in the semifinals."
Host sighed: "Indeed, itâs quite a pity. Now Da Feiâs forces have five more angels and a One-Winged Angel than last time. It seems Da Fei still hasnât recruited that angel hero. Meanwhile, Shadow Dragon sticks with their original vampire-focused main forces. Unfortunately, angels are spiritual creatures and canât be drained. But this mountainous terrain seems very suitable for Da Feiâs mobile guerrilla tactics with his angel forces. If Da Fei really has a divine artifact capable of flying in the competition map, he might not lose after all?"
Shenlan seriously: "Precisely, the advantage of the Undead is in exhausting the opponentâs stamina with a massive amount of low-level troops on plains. This mountainous terrain greatly disadvantages them, so Shadow Dragon must watch out for decapitations."
Host nodded: "If Da Fei can still win, it will truly be a legendary battle. Now, neither side is taking any action, and Da Fei hasnât gone into stealth, as they may be contemplating the terrain and strategies. Letâs now focus on the Sweden vs. Russia matchâholy cow!"
Shenlan exclaimed: "So many angels! Sweden has so many angels! As expected, Russia is not facing just one Sweden, but the entire European Union!"
Host exclaimed: "There are over 50 angels! How will the combat nation of Russia respond?"
Shenlan exclaimed: "Of course, charge! The combat nationâs fearless advance, thereâs no choice!"
The host excitedly said, "Thatâs right, the entire Russian army has once again activated the Charging Rune, charging towards the Swedish position at an incredible speed. At this speed, the Swedish teamâs archers only have time to shoot one arrow! Now, the Swedish playersâ Blazing Angel Corps have taken action, thirty Flame Flying Spears have been launchedâboom!!! Oh my god!~!"
Shenlan exclaimed, "The host is stunned. Let me take over the commentaryâboom boom boom boom boom! The entire battlefield is a sea of fire, nothing can be seen. Damn, this is a rocket launcher! Who in the world can stop thisâ"
The host exclaimed, "Wiped out! The charging dwarf unit of the warrior nation is completely wiped out! This is the power of thirty Blazing Angels united! Shenlan, how do you view the power of the Blazing Angels?"
Shenlan: "......"
Host: "Very well, Shenlan is currently dumbfounded, which shows the power of the Blazing Angels. I must say, using 3rd-level Charging Dwarfs as a yardstick for the special 7th-level Blazing Angels indeed lacks merit, but for this match, for the Russian players whose highest unit is only 4th-level, it is pretty much a foregone conclusion now."
"Now, letâs turn our attention back to the match of the Chinese playersâuh, wait a minute! A minute has already passed in the match, and both sides have yet to make any reaction or move, what are they doing?"
Only then did Shenlan come to his senses, "Hey hey, are they going easy on each other?"
The host chuckled, "Highly suspicious, so who is going easy on whom?"
Shenlan chuckled, "Weâll have to wait for the final result. Personally, I hope Dragon Slayer is going easy on Da Fei, so tomorrowâs match will be even more exciting."
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At this moment, in the Dragon Slayer Command Center, Ma Yinglong quietly watched the match between the Swedish Team and the Russian Team, while silently following the commentary on Hero News.
"Going easy?" Ma Yinglong shook his head with a smile, "Thatâs right, theyâre going easy! I believe many people around the world, even those in the United States who are most wary of Da Fei, hope I go easy."
Chang Liang frowned and said, "I donât understand, it looks to others like weâre deliberately currying favor with Da Fei by giving him a goodwill gesture. A match is a match, and a favor is a favor. Is it necessary for us, with our Dragon Slayer strength, to be so accommodating to an individual player?"
Ma Yinglong shook his head with a smile, "Itâs simple, I want to see how far Da Fei can go, and even the United States and the European Union want to see how far Da Fei can go. So Da Fei cannot fall here, or else we wonât get to see anythingâ As for the match, he doesnât even care about it, so why should we care about a match with little value? As the match progresses to this point, weâve come to understand the strength of all the other opponents, except for Da Fei."
Chang Liang suddenly realized, "Thatâs true, if Da Fei cared about the match, he would have returned directly from the European Union Zone."
Ma Yinglong cleared his throat and said, "Actually, mainly I want to give him a favor, as long as he is happy, he might sell me the parts of the Curse Armor, youâve been wanting to complete the Curse Armor set for a long time, havenât you?"
Chang Liang was stunned, "Did you have this thought? If we were to beat him to move up one rank, we could earn an extra $250,000 prize money, such a large sum we can definitely collect from individual players, right?"
Ma Yinglong shook his head and sighed, "Donât forget, Da Fei made a bet in front of reporters and national players, that if he won the prize money, he would donate it. So if we beat him and win the prize, should we donate or not?"
Chang Liang finally realized, "Iâm feeling utterly perplexed."
Ma Yinglong shook his head and sighed, "In dealing with Da Fei, nobody isnât bewildered, better let him bewilder the foreigners, letâs focus on our development."
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As the global audience is both awed by a lopsided match and troubled by a boring one, Da Fei, who has become a sun surrounded by 11 Fallen Angel Spirits, is also deeply troubled.
Now, there is only one last Fallen Angel left. If itâs rescued, does it mean that the Demon God at the bottom of the lake will come out? Can I even complete the task of repelling the Demon Armyâs siege? If I canât complete it, wonât I be unable to recruit Elda? Oh, the frustration, the frustration!
(Brothers, Ashtray is burning the midnight oil for three updates today...)(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)