Chapter 937: The First Comeback Match
Translator: alyschu
Cheers and applause filled the stadium as more teams entered the venue. This was especially true when the American e-sports athletes showed up. It was because their legend, Viennaās Sorrow, had shown up in person.
Viennaās Sorrow looked 28 years old at most, and he was dressed in a black sportswear that gave him a spirited look. He carried himself with pride and scorn toward his lesser as he and his teammates walked to their waiting area with his gaming helmet. It was the right he had earned through his hard work and persistence.
Suddenly, Viennaās Sorrow stopped in his tracks when his gaze landed on our waiting area. A flame ignited in his eyes as he uttered, "You!"
I knew he was talking to me. Even discounting the War of Dawn City, it was hardly the first time the two of us had encountered one another.
So I rose to my feet, walked to the edge of the waiting area and shot him a smile. "See you in the arena!"
"Hmph!"
Viennaās Sorrow let out a cold snort before leaving with his teammates.
Beiming Xue asked me, "Why didnāt you speak to him in English, big bro?"
The question caught me a little off-guard, but I shook my head and replied, "Why should I? In fact, Iām the one who should ask why he didnāt speak to me in Chinese."
Lian Xin giggled. "Well said. Anyway, the battleās about to begin..."
Rose expanded on that. "The 8 teams that will compete in the friendly competition will go on stage first. Obviously, the host will be speaking in English. Does any of you know how to speak the language?"
Warsky and Farewell Song shook their heads dumbly. Li Chengfeng shrugged before replying, "I only know āyesā and ānoā..."
Luo River God of the Capital rose to her feet with a helpless smile. "You people are hopeless. Iāll do it!"
"Mn."
Luo River God of the Capital was a fairly reputable group director in northern China. It was said that she never needed a translatorās help when conversing with foreign merchants, and that she was well-versed in three languages: Mandarin, English, and Shandong dialect.
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It wasnāt long before a beautiful lady with a great body walked up the stage and kickstarted the competition. As mentioned before, the losersā tournament would be played before the official competition. Eight teams who would duke it out to see who was the best among them. Although they were teams who failed to qualify for the WEL internationals, that didnāt change the fact they were some of the best teams in their country. In a sense, the friendly matches were expected to be as exciting as the official matches!
Li Chengfeng, Luo River God of the Capital, Stranger of Three Lifetimes, Warsky and Farewell Song grabbed their gaming helmets and went on stage after they were called. A brief introduction later, they entered the battle rooms to set up their equipment, and an arena appeared on the large displays. The arena was a 200x200 yard square because the match format was 5v5.
The first match was between China and Korea. Two of the Korean players were Heroic Bannermen judging from the banners behind their backs, but I already knew that they were going to lose no matter what.
Warsky grabbed his sword and activated Great Earth Transformation with a cry. He then called out to the dragon warrior and said, "Li Chengfeng, Charge with me! Letās take out their archer first!"
But Li Chengfeng sneered at him and said, "Get lost. Youāre not the team leader, so why should I listen to you? In fact, why donāt we compete and see who can score the most kills?"
Farewell Song smiled at that. "Sure, letās do that!"
Farewell Song shouted and activated Great Earth Transformation. A second shout later, all his muscles bulged like crazy, and he suddenly grew a couple of inches taller. The black cyclone surrounding him made it look like the advent of some horrible god or devil. It was of course his Divine General Skill, Dark God Transformation!
Thud!
The double boost was apparently insane, because Farewell Song shot forward like a literal lightning bolt and cut down an archer at the front before he even knew what was going on. The 150k damage number rising above the poor guyās head was shocking to say the least.
Unwilling to be outdone, Li Chengfeng activated Battle Soul Possession to increase his Attack drastically and swing the Augustusā Spear at the two enemy warriors. Three strikes later, he bent lower and attempted to trip them by sweeping at their legs. The two warriors fell backward in surprise, but before they could do anything else an Ice Blast hit them in the face. Stranger of Three Lifetimes said from behind, "Excuse me? Sister Wang Luo and I are here, you know?"
Luo River God of the Capital waved her scepter and summoned a fire dragon that burned the two half-health warriors to crisp instantly. A short distance away, Warsky and Farewell Song had finished cleaning up the rest of the enemy team as well. It hadnāt even been half a minute yet, but the Korean team had already been swept away by the Chinese team. Despite having two Heroic Bannermen, the Korean team wasnāt even able to slow down their defeat in the slightest.
"What a stomp..." Rose commented with a smile on her face.
I broke into a smile myself before replying, "Frankly, not even our team has a high chance of beating them. Each of them is a powerhouse in their own right, and Farewell Song, Li Chengfeng and Wang Luo are goddamned monsters. They are one of the best players in the China server right now!"
Rose nodded in agreement. "If only we could recruit them all into Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. We wouldāve been invincible."
He Yi chuckled. "That will never happen. We may all share the same dream, but our paths belong to us and us alone. We may cross paths with one another sometimes, but those points of contact must be filled with endless battles."
"And when the end arrives, only one will remain standing above them all..." Lin Yixin added.
Rose shook her head at their comments. "Man, Heavenblessed is full of battle maniacs..."
"Duh. This is no farming simulator..."
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As expected, the other teams were strong, but nowhere strong enough to stop our team from making it to the final. It wasnāt an easy battle, but the conclusion became clear when Warsky successfully stunned three people with Ghost Banner, and transformed Farewell Song and Li Chengfeng killed a player each during the stun duration. Warsky was ultimately killed by the enemyās assassin, but Stranger of Three Lifetimes and Luo River God of the Capital from the backline and ended the match in decisive fashion. Just like that, they won a level and 1 Luck for their troubles. The reward aside, it was a worthwhile trip because the flight tickets, accommodation cost and more were all covered by Eternal Moon Corporation. Also, now that they were done, they could spend the rest of their time ogling beautiful western babes and handsome western men.
Now that the exhibition tournament was over, it was time to hold the official matches. The large displays displayed the match-ups in seven different languages as the female host made her announcements. The match-ups were randomized by the gameās algorithm, so there was no need to worry if any trickery was involved in the process. One of the displays directly facing our waiting area was translated the match-ups to Chinese, and it would seem that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had been dropped in Group C!
Group A
Soul Battle Robes (China) VS Hero Alliance (USA)
Mad Panzer (Germany) VS Snowbird (Russia)
Corn Taste (Italy) VS Heavenly Disaster (Korea)
Vast Ocean (Japan) VS Mad Beast (Iran)
Group B
Olympus (USA) VS Dark City (England)
Snowy Cathaya (China) VS Earth Knights (Turkey)
Wheel of Sun and Moon (Korea) VS Burning Sand (Egypt)
Jannah (Pakistan) VS Yellow Dragon (Russia)
Group C
Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls (China) VS Storm (Ukraine)
Godās Domain (Japan) VS Don't Cry for Me Argentina (Argentina)
Above the Black Sea (France) VS Throne of the Wild (Korea)
Rumbling Thunder (Brazil) VS The Storm
Group D
Future Faith (USA) VS Cyan Beast (India)
At Sunset (Israel) VS Stribog (Russia)
Candle Dragon (China) VS Forest Tiger (India)
Fairyland (France) VS The Gods (Thailand)
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He Yi chuckled when she saw the match-up. "This is very balanced. All four Chinese teams are in different groups. Looks like weāll all be fighting for ourselves..."
Not far away, a smiling Song of Ice and Fire clenched his fists and declared, "Who knows, we may even have an all-Chinese finals, hahahaha..."
However, Ringwraith shot us a hostile look and said, "I donāt know. Soul Battle Robes is strong enough to make it to the quarter-finals at least, but eh... letās just say that thereās always going to be people that are all bark and no bite..."
This pissed off Purple Marquis, Candlelight Shadow and a couple more people instantly. Blue Sky Scar yelled, "Watch your mouth, Ringwraith! Who are you calling all bark and no bite?"
Ringwraith retorted fearlessly, "Iām talking about you and your team. What are you gonna do about it?"
Song of Ice and Fire shushed him. "Save the argument for another time, Ringwraith. Weāll embarrass ourselves before the foreigners if we continue. Hmph! Theyāll know what we mean very soon anyway!"
Lin Yixin taunted with a smile, "Oh? Last time I remember, your team got 3:1ād by Ancient Sword. You sure you have the right to make such claims?"
Song of Cloud and Water frowned and spoke up, "Alright, cut it out. Weāre all representing our country here, so letās at least look the part as united and... do well in the competition. Soul Battle Robes will be fighting first, and our very first opponent is the strongest guild from Hero City, Hero Alliance, also known as Viennaās Sorrowās guild. Weāll lose horribly if we underestimate our enemy, understand?"
Song of Ice and Fire, Ringwraith and God Bone all nodded in unison.
It wasnāt long before the host invited Soul Battle Robes on stage. After briefly introducing their teamās history, it was Hero Allianceās turn to step on stage. Viennaās Sorrow appeared with three fairly young guys, and I had no doubt that they were all the elites of elites in Hero City. Viennaās Sorrow was the best player in the USA, so anyone he would pick to join his team couldnāt possibly be a weakling!
Viennaās Sorrow shot Song of Ice and Fire a somewhat challenging smile before speaking in shaky Chinese, "I heard you are... strong? I dare you to fight me in the first match!"
Song of Ice and Fire was a hot-blooded male, so of course he wasnāt going to back down from a challenge. He immediately growled, "Sure! Like Iām afraid of you. Youāre a coward if you donāt show up for the first match!"
Viennaās Sorrow smiled. "Sure!"
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Both Viennaās Sorrow and Song of Ice and Fire were Divine Generals. It was certainly an interesting way to draw the curtains of the WEL internationals.
Song of Cloud and Water said with a frown, "To be honest, I didnāt want to send you first. It doesnāt bode well for our teamās chances."
But Song of Ice and Fire replied, "Donāt worry. Brother Seven drank with me before I returned to Soul Battle Robes, and he told me who to watch out for in the server such as Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, Wind Fantasy, Candlelight Shadow and more. I wonāt let down my old ID, Dawning Wind Waning Moon. Even now Iām still very confident in my strength. Just watch, Iāll return to my peak form in less than a week, and when that happens I will defeat all these so-called top-tier experts. This fight with Viennaās Sorrow will be the first fight to return to my form!"
Knowing that there was no way she could change his mind, Song of Cloud and Water nodded.
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