I've completely lost count of how many matches I played all day. The system has already notified that the top 64 will be decided tomorrow morning, and in the afternoon, matches will continue until a champion is crowned. All eight people from our small studio passed today's matches. The system stipulates that all players who pass today's matches will receive a certain amount of experience after tomorrow's matches, which, although not enough to level up, is still quite substantial. This can be considered a small compensation from the system to the participating players!
After logging on, Murong Shanshan was still in the Cathedral. Yesterday, after our matches, we were directly teleported to the Cathedral. Those who came out early immediately teased those who came out later, and then there was a lot of banter. This continued until night; the two of them didn't seem tired of chatting, with an endless stream of topics.
The morning matches still held no suspense; none of us encountered any masters. However, others weren't so lucky. Xin Yu, Xu Lin, and Lu Xuehan were quite strong, so even if they met a master or two, they could pass with little risk. The other four female members of the studio were eliminated early. After all, Hurricane City included masters from Jiangsu and Shanghai, and these female players who hadn't played much before naturally couldn't compare to those hardcore players, so their elimination was quite natural.
By noon, the top 32 were finally determined. Murong Shanshan, Ye Qiu, Kuang Zhan, and others naturally advanced to the playoffs. All four members of our studio also made it into the top 32, as did Murong Shanshan's Thief friend. From the TOT Team, only Ye Qiu and FINE advanced; the others were eliminated early.
After lunch, we waited in the Cathedral for the top 32 matches to begin. The morning matches went quite smoothly. The strongest opponent I encountered was a Level 27 Battle Axe Warrior. A Level 3 Battle Axe Strike didn't even deal 200 damage to me. The player, greatly disheartened, directly forfeited the match... Four people from our guild entered the top 32, which means 20,000 RMB has already fallen into our pockets. Making money, it turns out, is that simple!
32 players were simultaneously teleported to their respective match venues. Before the top 8 were decided, the matches were still randomly assigned by the computer. This individual competition didn't have a live host, so many tedious details were omitted, which made many players feel great. If the game was made like those disgusting variety shows, it would lose its meaning.
System Notification: You have entered Match Venue No. 14. The current number of players watching the match is 2,346,232!
Very good, very powerful!
No matter what, I am the highest-level player in Hurricane City, and also the only player participating in the competition with a bright red name. The number of people watching my match might not be as high as those watching Murong Shanshan's, but it certainly won't be much lower.
Across from me was a Level 28 Mage. I looked closely and realized it was an old acquaintance—the Mage we eliminated in the first round of the team competition playoffs: Nian Shao Qing Kuang!
When Nian Shao Qing Kuang saw it was me, he instantly felt like dying. With teary eyes, he looked at me and said, "Why? Why? Is this fate?"
I gave an awkward smile: "I didn't want this either, but perhaps we're just too fated. No choice..."
"Sigh, it's my misfortune instead. Oh, by the way, Big Brother Qing Cai, have you ever thought about forming a guild in the future? If you do, I'll bring my brothers to join you. How about it?"
Hearing this was good news, I quickly said, "Although I haven't thought about forming a guild right now, Murong Shanshan will definitely form one. If you don't mind, old brother, you can join her guild. I might also join her guild then..."
Nian Shao Qing Kuang nodded: "Okay, it's settled then. If Murong Shanshan forms a guild, please introduce me, brother."
"No problem."
"Then, let's begin!"
As soon as Nian Shao Qing Kuang finished speaking, a Pyroblast already struck my head—
Good kid! He actually tried a sneak attack... A Pyroblast dealt over 300 damage to me. It seems Nian Shao Qing Kuang's magic attack is quite good; he's indeed talented. And he doesn't seem as unruly as Kuang Zhan and his group. One can imagine that his brothers probably aren't a disorganized mob either. I've helped Murong Shanshan so much; I wonder how she'll thank me~
Nian Shao Qing Kuang had clearly mastered the fire and ice tactic to perfection, and I also focused my energy on playing with him. I abandoned Ice Seal Slash and Mana Bind, directly engaging him with normal attacks. It's not that I look down on him, but my two skills are simply too unbalanced against Mages; most Mages who encounter me barely escape with their lives.
Nian Shao Qing Kuang's Mage positioning was very good, but my positioning for hunting Mages was even more relentless. In a few moves, I had already closed in on Nian Shao Qing Kuang, and I started with a sword strike!
"754!"
This was just a normal attack and not a critical hit. For a Mage with little defense, it's quite normal for my 520-665 attack to cause this much damage.
Nian Shao Qing Kuang saw his health bar drop by more than half in one hit. Startled, he quickly retreated. When I approached him again, a frost burst suddenly erupted from the ground, and my legs were simultaneously frozen!
System Notification: You have been attacked by Nian Shao Qing Kuang's "Frost Nova" and cannot move for 3 seconds!
Good fellow, so he had this ultimate skill. No wonder he managed to enter the playoffs with little risk. If he hadn't met me in the top 32 to top 16 round, he probably would have had more exciting performances.
But now, showtime is over!
With a "Swish~!" of my sword, Nian Shao Qing Kuang was sent out of the arena, and I officially entered the top 16!
Because I wasted a lot of time with Nian Shao Qing Kuang, the next match started very quickly!
I saw an old opponent again; standing before me was none other than Murong Shanshan's Thief friend—Stealer of Heavens!
The match immediately began. We didn't waste any words and directly started fighting.
The most troublesome aspect of a Thief is Stealth. No matter what class, facing such an elusive skill is quite helpless. The reason Thieves can be so agile in PK is also because of this. After the second advancement, a Thief's Stealth skill is strengthened. With fluorescent powder, they can enter Stealth at any time during combat, striking fear into countless cloth-wearing classes!
"Crack~!"
Stealer of Heavens began his attack