Chapter 729 Registration and Spectating

August 7th, 11:59 PM.

On this night, the five members of Hell Front logged into the game in sleep mode right on time and gathered in Wang Tanzhi's conference room.

The instant the clock struck midnight, the interface on the long table in the conference room automatically refreshed and added a new item—[Peak Tournament S2 Registration].

"I'll start filling it out," said Feng Bujue, naturally taking the lead as the captain to complete the registration form.

"Okay, we're all watching," Ruoyu replied.

"If you come up with some weird team name, we won't click confirm," Hua Jian added.

"Guild Leader, please have some self-respect," Xiao Ling chimed in.

"Jue-ge..." Xiao Tan also added, "Uh... you know what I mean."

"Tch... this bunch..." Feng Bujue curled his lip, muttering with a disgruntled expression, "Guarding against me so strictly..."

Clearly, his teammates' reaction was not without reason...

After logging in today, everyone waited together in the conference room for the registration to begin. During the waiting process, Feng Bujue had a whim and wanted to come up with a new team name or something... Although he was immediately opposed by the three female members, he still managed to come up with three names in the limited time, all of which were rejected three times before they were even born: [Don't Mess With Me], [I'm Not That Easy to Outsmart], and [I Hate This Gamble].

Team names like that, containing information that only he knew... seemed completely inexplicable to others, and would certainly not be adopted. However, those who understood Feng Bujue knew that this guy might secretly fill in these awful names when everyone wasn't paying attention... so they had to be constantly vigilant.

[Welcome to the Peak Tournament S2 Self-Registration System. Before starting, please confirm that you and your other four teammates are in the same team.] After Feng Bujue clicked the registration option, the system voice sounded in coordination with the projection interface on the conference table.

The registration system adopted a user-friendly, step-by-step voice prompt process to minimize errors.

[Please wait...]

After Feng Bujue confirmed the first step, the IDs and avatars of the five team members appeared on the operation interface.

[Please confirm your team member information...]

Every step of the registration was cautious. To avoid players with similar nicknames from mixing into the team (unlikely, but not impossible), when confirming the team member list, the system ensured that the IDs and faces corresponded one-to-one. If a submission error still occurred, the team captain could only be advised to see an ophthalmologist.

[Please wait...]

[Detecting all team member information]

The next step took about thirty seconds. After thirty seconds, the system voice finally continued:

[Detection complete. Your team meets the registration standards.]

[Please enter your team's name.]

[Note: Team names that violate the "Internet User Account Name Management Regulations" will be prohibited and rejected by the system. The names of registered guilds, game studios, and well-known individual players are protected. Each guild has the priority to use its guild name as the team name. Obvious squatting behavior will also be prohibited and rejected by the system.]

"So that's how it is..." When Feng Bujue heard this, he turned to look at his teammates. "We were worried that the name 'Hell Front' would be snatched by someone else."

"Stop talking nonsense."

"Hurry up and fill it in."

"Don't change the subject."

The three female comrades stared intently at Jue-ge, not allowing him any chance to be sneaky.

"Alright, alright... I won't mess around," Feng Bujue said in a drawn-out voice. "I was just saying."

With that, he turned his head and typed the four characters [Hell Front] on the interface.

[Please wait...]

[Team name available, complies with priority policy.]

[The following is the complete information for your team. After clicking the "Final Confirmation" button, all members of the team will receive a confirmation message. After all five members agree, the registration form will be formally submitted.]

After Feng Bujue completed this operation, a conspicuous pop-up window appeared in front of all five members of Hell Front, including himself, with content basically the same as the interface on the conference table.

After everyone clicked confirm, the system voice sounded again: [Please wait... system review in progress...]

This time the wait was longer, about two minutes before the interface on the conference table automatically switched.

[Registration successful. We wish you all the best in the Peak Tournament S2.]

After this voice, the entire operation process was considered complete. As for other matters, such as "changing members" or "leaving the team," the members of Hell Front did not need to consider them. All they had to do was wait another forty-eight hours for the "Peak Tournament S2 Practice Mode" (see Chapter 728 for the mode settings) to open, and they could go in and practice.

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As the saying goes, a long story when there is something to tell, a short one when there is nothing.

Two days... were skipped over with those few words. The successfully registered "Hell Front Team" finally looked forward to their first external practice battle.

Again, in the middle of the night, again in sleep mode, the five members completed their team formation and returned to their respective login spaces.

Before long, Feng Bujue's voice rang out in the team communication frequency: "Then... according to what we agreed upon beforehand, I'll be the 'substitute'."

"Okay."

"No problem."

"Start queuing."

"I can't wait."

The teammates were also eager to try, rubbing their hands together. This was the first time anyone had played a 4v4 team battle between players, and coupled with the atmosphere of a "competition," it was normal for them to be excited.

As for Feng Bujue... he was quite calm, since he was the "substitute."

Of course, being a substitute didn't mean doing nothing. In this mode, the "substitute" fifth player would join the script as an [Observer].

Throughout the entire process, the observer could use a perspective similar to a "guardian spirit" to stay behind their teammates and watch the battle, and could switch constantly between several teammates... As long as that teammate was still alive, the observer could instantly arrive behind them and share their field of vision.

In this way, although the substitute player did not personally participate in the battle, they actually gained the most information during the fight.

In fact, in later competitions, some teams specifically used tactical instructors similar to "coaches." These people were responsible for being substitutes in every match, and then, after each match, they would guide the other four members based on the information they had obtained from a global perspective. But that's a story for later... let's not dwell on it here.

Let's first take a look at... Hell Front's first "external" practice battle.