Chapter 110 The Vice-General Battle

Chen Wusuo Ying’s performance was pretty good; he unleashed his best form—lasting twenty moves under Miss Xu’s hand.

Even though this duel lasted less than two minutes, it was already Xu Huai Shang’s longest “net combat time” since the start of S3. In the previous nine rounds, aside from opponents who ran away from the start, Xu Huai Shang rarely needed more than ten moves to win in a head-on fight.

Of course, most spectators didn't understand or care about the difference between "losing within ten moves" and "losing after twenty moves"... Therefore, Chen Wusuo Ying's reputation and popularity didn't change much after this battle; he remained miserable.

On a side note, a month later, he finally changed his game ID at the suggestion of the company's management team, but that's another story...

Right now, after three matches, the score of three to zero was glaringly obvious.

The highly anticipated battle between [Shanhe] and [Hell Front] ended with [Hell Front] continuing to maintain its "sweep record."

Fortunately... Qiu Fengse played well in the "vanguard battle," appearing infinitely close to victory during the match, which saved some face for the team. If the first match had been like the latter two, then [Shanhe] would have truly suffered a stifling defeat.

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In short, as soon as the match ended, Brother Jue and the others returned to the conference room and immediately opened the in-game streaming channels to see how the other strong matchups were progressing.

First was the match between [Order] and [Stardust]... Judging from the "3:0" score on their channel interface, it was clear that it was already over.

This wasn't an unexpected result, given the difference in strength between the two teams. However, the lineup [Order] used in this match was slightly different from the lineups they used in previous rounds against non-professional teams… When dealing with amateur teams, they always had Wu Si Can Xuan start, followed by Ye Zhi and Barcode, with Zui Wo Changran finishing the match in the third round; but this round, they used Meng Jingchan to start, followed by Wu Si Can Xuan and Sashimi, while Zui Wo Changran was still responsible for the third match.

Although the result was still a sweep, it was clear that [Order] took [Stardust] more seriously, hence the strengthened lineup for the first three rounds.

Their strategy was clear: unless facing a highly threatening team like [Deities], they didn't need to consider the balance of the lineup, and they should try to resolve the opponents within three matches... This way, they could expose less information.

Therefore, [Stardust] couldn't escape this fate either.

Next, they looked at the match between [Jianghu] and [Wind and Cloud]…

When Feng Bujue's match ended, [Jianghu] was already leading 2:0, and the "Lieutenant General Battle" was in progress.

Even though Xiao Wentian of [Knife Sword Laugh] had announced his retirement and wouldn't be participating in this S3, [Jianghu]'s strength was still very formidable. [Mad Tracker Sword Shadow], [No Knife Guest], [Cai Bupa Ne], [Bu Tiange]... These four main players were all top-tier, and their overall strength was far superior to [Wind and Cloud].

As expected, [Wind and Cloud]'s defeat was only a matter of time.

Finally, there was another key match, the battle between [Garbage Alliance] and [Ice Emperor]... which seemed more intense.

Judging from the match records displayed next to the channel: In the vanguard battle, [Garbage Alliance] sent out [Seven Kills], who almost instantly killed [Hot Afternoon] of [Ice Emperor]. In the middle guard battle, the combination of [Juan Menghuan] and [Zhao Yingwang] faced the combination of [Taking a Name Is Really Hard] (main healer, sub-fighter) and [Really Hard to Take a Name] (main fighter, sub-spiritualist)... This match lasted quite a while, but ultimately [Garbage Alliance] won. Then... in the Lieutenant General Battle, [Tianma Xingkong] lost to [Name Really Hard to Take] within a minute. It wasn't hard to see... this was a "strategic victory." [Ice Emperor] had apparently guessed Little Ma's order of appearance before the match and successfully sniped him. Otherwise, there was no reason to let the shooting specialist Little Name fight in this second singles position.

In summary, after the first three matches, the overall score between the two teams was 2:1, and at this moment, the "Vice-General Battle" between the two sides was about to begin.

And the members of [Hell Front] also locked the live stream on this match.

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[The match will begin in thirty seconds.]

As soon as the system voice sounded, the players entered the arena.

On the [Garbage Alliance] side, [Honghu] and [Garbage Uncle] appeared; while on the [Ice Emperor] side, it was [Atobe-shonen] and [Black White Gray].

"Hmph… they really left Bi-laoshi in the 'General position' at the end, huh…" Atobe snorted when he saw the two on the other side. "That Honghu… he really doesn't show any mercy…"

"Although you sound quite relaxed, can I interpret your words to mean… we're screwed in this match?" After Black White Gray joined Ice Emperor, he undoubtedly inherited the glorious tradition of the studio—taking every opportunity to complain about or bully the president.

"Bah! Screwed what?" Atobe replied, "Who knows who will win or lose before the fight? I'm also very strong, okay?"

"Then I'm dragging you down?" Black White Gray said with a pout.

"Okay, okay… Grandma, you're stronger than me, okay?" Although Atobe's self-control wasn't great, he still had some gentlemanly manners. He often openly argued with the "Hard to Name" trio, but when he was complained about by girls, he basically tolerated it as much as possible… when he couldn't tolerate it anymore… he still had to tolerate it.

On the other hand, on the other side of the barrier…

"Having girls on the team… feels really nice…" Garbage Uncle maintained a stance with his arms crossed in front of his chest, and muttered weakly with a decadent expression.

"What are you trying to say?" Honghu heard the hidden meaning in this guy's words and immediately squinted his eyes sideways.

"Nothing much… just wanted to complain…" Garbage Uncle said, "Every team we've encountered on our way to promotion… seems to have female members…"

"So what?" Honghu forcefully replied in an indifferent tone.

"In fact, I went to the official website yesterday to check, and out of the remaining 53 teams, we're the only team with all male members…" Garbage Uncle continued.

"So I'm asking you… so what?" Honghu seemed a little impatient.

"Hiss…" Garbage Uncle put on a thoughtful look, "Say… why didn't we think of recruiting a female member back then…"

"Nonsense, because just male members were enough for seven people," Honghu replied.

"Sigh… Even though we're all players who haven't signed with a studio, we should be free to form a team, but how did we unknowingly form a team full of rough guys…" Garbage Uncle seemed not to have heard Honghu's words, and continued to talk to himself.

"What's the use of you talking about this after the fact now…" Honghu said, "If you had suggested… letting Lao Bi make room and recruiting a female member into the team, how difficult would it have been? Not to mention others… Lao Bi himself would definitely be the first to agree."

"I just didn't think of it…" Garbage Uncle said, "By the time I came back to my senses, everyone was already together…" He shrugged helplessly, "I'm just sighing now that I see 'another' female player appearing."

"If you really care so much, wear women's clothes in the next round," Honghu replied, "Maybe the other side will be so scared that they all disconnect when they see you, and we'll win without a fight."

After complaining, he paused for half a second, and then said, "Oh… the premise is… we still have a 'next round'."

Don't look at them chatting happily, but in fact, they were under a lot of psychological pressure… Only the people of [Garbage Alliance] themselves knew that they had arranged a "four-match lineup." That Bi-laoshi left for the last match was not a "final line of defense," but rather, he "never intended to play."

To put it simply… If Honghu and Garbage Uncle failed to win this doubles match, causing the score to become two to two, then… they would most likely be eliminated.

Of course, pressure is pressure, but in terms of strength, they still had a greater advantage.

Even though Atobe had now entered the ranks of first-class experts, from a professional point of view, he was still just a newcomer who had only been in the business for a year; and Black White Gray, as a support, was definitely not as strong as Ye Zhi of [Order].

According to the hard power comparison between the two sides, playing normally… [Ice Emperor]'s chances of winning were very slim. Therefore, the only thing Honghu was worried about right now was… whether the other side had hidden some unconventional means that they had never shown before and could only use once…