Chapter 1 The Xia Country Official Live Stream

The Xia country official live stream was a sea of people, a national event that garnered widespread attention.

Precisely at 2:00 PM.

"Let's welcome the Golden Peng Team and the Pearwood Team." Host Liu Xin said. The six members of the Golden Peng Team and the six members of the Pearwood Team appeared on stage. They were all veterans and sat down familiarly.

"When I discussed this match with the two guest commentators, I was already looking forward to it," Liu Xin said. "On one side, you have Xia country's number one goddess archer, Wang Yi, and on the other, you have Tie Lianyung, one of the three great martial arts legends of Xia country. A clash of titans; this battle is sure to be exceptionally exciting."

"Liu Xin," guest commentator Jin Fan said with a smile, "I think the Golden Peng Team has a bigger advantage. Look at how, after Xiong Tianshan's breakthrough, the battles between the two teams became a one-sided碾压 nianya (overwhelming) situation. I think Tie Lianyung's strength won't be inferior to Xiong Tianshan."

Guest commentator Ju Wenqing looked curiously at the short, stout Tie Lianyung. "Teacher Tie Lianyung, I'd like to ask you something presumptuous. Have you broken through to the third tier?"

Tie Lianyung sat there with a slight smile on his face and said, "Everyone will know once the battle begins."

"Looks like you want to keep it a secret before the battle," guest commentator Ju Wenqing said with a smile.

"Zhao Fan," guest commentator Jin Fan looked at the slightly immature Zhao Fan, "I heard that you only started learning martial arts weapon combat after entering the virtual world. Is that true?"

"Yes, it is," Zhao Fan nodded. "I hadn't trained before."

Countless viewers were amazed to hear this.

He only trained for over a month in the virtual world, and he's already reached this level?

Xu Jingming and the others on the Pearwood Team were secretly amazed. Now that martial arts weapon combat had become a national pastime, some monsters were bound to appear.

"In the previous qualifiers and the first round, your performance was very impressive," guest commentator Jin Fan said. "I believe that knowing you only started learning martial arts after the virtual world opened will make even more people your fans."

"Thank you," Zhao Fan said modestly.

"Let me ask the captain of the Pearwood Team," host Liu Xin said, looking at Xu Jingming. She regarded Xu Jingming in a different light. "Xia country's first god-level battle was also the first virtual world live stream I hosted. During that battle, Captain Xu Jingming's performance was the most impressive. I wonder if today… Captain Xu Jingming, are you confident in defeating the Golden Peng Team?"

"Of course, I'm confident," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"Jingming, you're very confident?" Tie Lianyung, who had been taciturn, suddenly spoke. He looked at Xu Jingming. "Is it because of your sharpshooter teammate, or because of yourself?"

Xu Jingming also looked at Tie Lianyung and said with a smile, "I'm looking forward to fighting you, Senior Brother."

Tie Lianyung smiled. "I'm looking forward to it too."

Both sides vaguely sensed that the other had made a breakthrough and regarded each other as formidable opponents.

"The two captains seem like they're about to fight on stage," guest commentator Jin Fan said. "I heard that Sun Li of the Golden Peng Team was originally a member of the Pearwood Team? For a long time, Sun Li trained with Xu Jingming and the others?"

"Yes," Sun Li said modestly. "I can only say that we weren't meant to be."

Heng Fang said, "Our Pearwood Team doesn't have contractual obligations. Everyone trains together based on a verbal promise. It's just that some people don't care about promises and care more about money. Well, people who walk different paths cannot make plans together!"

Sun Li's face turned gloomy.

This was the Xia country official live stream! Over a billion people were watching this battle.

"That's right, we don't have contractual obligations," Sun Li said. "That's why, even though the Pearwood Team clearly had a sharpshooter like me, they still contacted Wang Yi! Since that's the case, there's no need for me to stay there."

"Sun Li, do you have any shame? You were the one who left first!" Liu Chongyuan gritted his teeth. If it weren't for the live stream, he would have cursed.

"I only received Captain Xu Jingming's first invitation on the last day of registration, at dawn on the 28th," Wang Yi said with a smile. "I agreed to Captain Xu Jingming without hesitation."

"Xu Jingming's junior sister, Dai Xiaoqing, has been friends with Wang Yi for a long time," Sun Li added. In front of a billion viewers, he had to confuse the public, or his reputation would be completely ruined.

"Please, both teams, prepare yourselves. The match is about to begin." Host Liu Xin didn't stop them, letting the conflict between the two teams play out. She only reminded them when the time was almost up.

Both teams stood up, looking at each other.

…

Battle space, combat zone.

"The map for this battle is a modern city map." Xu Jingming frowned slightly as he looked at the map scene that appeared in front of him. "Dense buildings aren't too friendly to sharpshooters."

"Don't worry, there are suitable combat plans for all five map scenes," Wang Yi said.

Immediately, both teams took turns selecting weapons and equipment.

After everything was selected, the ten members of both teams entered the battle map.

******

Modern city.

Ten people descended upon this area. The modern city seemed large, but the area available for combat was only one kilometer! The area would shrink as time went on.

Shrinking the area forced the teams to eventually engage.

In a tournament like the Fire Seed Cup National Competition, no team would hide forever. Because they would have to fight in the end anyway, it was better to fight fiercely from the start.

"Huff." Xu Jingming appeared on the rooftop of a six-story residential building, crouching low and hiding behind the rooftop railing. He carefully looked around.

"Point C is suitable for me to lie in wait, and it's relatively close to me," Wang Yi said on the team voice channel, marking the location of Point C on the team map. After fighting so many times, they were already very familiar with which areas of the five maps were suitable for ambushes.

"Gather at Point C," Xu Jingming said on the team voice channel. "Be careful of ambushes from the Golden Peng Team on the way."

"Yes, Captain."

Everyone on the team began to gather.

The Golden Peng Team was doing the same. Tie Lianyung appeared inside a residential building. He carefully looked outside through the edge of the curtains, checked the locations of his teammates on the team map, and directly marked a spot. "Gather at Point A first. We're likely to encounter enemies on the way. Watch out for sharpshooters' arrows and be careful of Yang Qingshuo's ambush."

"Yes, Captain," the four said in unison.

The styles of the two teams were completely different. Xu Jingming's team was centered around the sharpshooter, while the Golden Peng Team's sharpshooter, Sun Li, had a lower status because his archery skills were much weaker. However, he was good at close combat, so there was no need to protect him deliberately. He was treated as a warrior with a special role.

…

Inside a residential building, Wang Yi wore soft armor under a layer of soft sportswear. She had a total of six arrow quivers on her back.

During the qualifiers, in order to deal with the 'Orc Legion,' the virtual game allowed unlimited resupply of equipment.

But in matches, weapons and equipment had to be selected at the beginning! The selected equipment could only be carried on one's back, so weight had to be considered. The number of 'arrows' for a sharpshooter was unlimited, as long as they could carry them.

"Too many quivers affect my movements and shooting," Wang Yi carefully put down two quivers in the house. "First backup point."

Whoosh.

Then, she carefully left the house, quietly went down the stairs, and left the residential building. She quickly walked along the edge of the building towards the nearest Point C.

In just a few dozen meters, Wang Yi arrived at the third floor of an inconspicuous storefront facing the street and put down two more quivers. "Second backup point."

"This is much better." Wang Yi carried the last two quivers on her back and familiarly walked to the rooftop of the storefront. Through the corner of the rooftop railing, she began to carefully observe her surroundings. The buildings around this storefront were relatively low, allowing her to clearly see everyone coming from all directions.

Wang Yi waited patiently.

"I'm here," Yang Qingshuo was the first to sneak into this area.

Wang Yi checked several corners of the rooftop. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. She saw a figure darting across a street intersection about two hundred meters away, carefully moving in one direction.

Wang Yi quickly drew an arrow and took two steps to another corner, staring in that direction. Sure enough, she saw the figure flash by again, moving very quickly.

Wang Yi almost instinctively calculated the opponent's speed.

In her eyes, the space within two or three hundred meters around her appeared in her mind! The enemy's speed, the distribution of the surrounding buildings, the influence of the wind speed. Everything was incredibly clear.

"That's the spot!" Wang Yi rushed forward, leaped out of the rooftop, and drew her bow in mid-air. Instantly, the bow became fully drawn, and Wang Yi stared expressionlessly at that area, releasing a armor-piercing arrow in her hand.

"咻! (xiu!)" (whoosh!)

Armor-piercing arrows put a greater burden on the body. Only one arrow could be fired at a time, and she needed to rest before firing the next one. But this arrow was much more powerful! The arrowhead was very heavy, and the supersonic arrow tore through the air, forming a shockwave. It instantly pierced through the glass door of a distant building. At that moment, a figure happened to flash past the other side of the glass door, and the arrow struck his body.

"What the hell?" Zhang Feng's movements were ghostly, and he was advancing quickly while sticking close to the buildings, making it difficult for sharpshooters to see him. Even if they occasionally saw him, it was difficult to hit him.

But as he moved along the wall of a building, just as he reached the glass door.

Bang!

Before the sound of the glass shattering reached his ears, the arrow had already arrived. Zhang Feng sensed the air fluctuation and felt his scalp tingle. He twisted his body instinctively in fright.

"Pfft!" The arrow flashed past his abdomen, tearing a bloody wound. Fresh blood gurgled out.