Chapter 1381 Selection

April 19, midnight.

The top four matches of the Peak Heroes S3 started on time.

Because it was the semi-finals, out of consideration for ratings and respect for advertisers, the time of the two games was staggered; [Hell Front] and [Order] could rest for one more day in this round and play again in the early morning of the 20th. Tonight, [Waste Alliance] and [Heaven's Gate] will face off.

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[Peak Heroes S3, semi-finals]

[Venue: Cangyun Mountain]

When the players of the two teams entered the viewing space, this system voice sounded in their ears.

Then, there was a sentence [The game will start in thirty seconds].

In the vanguard battle, the two people who were transferred to the battlefield were [Tianma Xingkong] and [Saliye].

Everyone is familiar with Xiao Ma Ge. As for Suriel, his face is the same as most casual players, just an ordinary person's face that has been adjusted to look a little more handsome. He wears a black and white outfit, and does not show any weapons or equipment on his body, so it is difficult to judge what type of player he is.

Since this game is played under the effect of "artifacts", from the moment of entering the battlefield, the special effect of [Philosopher's Stone] of [Waste Alliance] "Turning Stone into Gold"... has already begun to count down.

It is exactly 30 seconds until the barrier disappears, that is, at the moment of the official start of the fight, Suriel's equipment and skills will have a "value increase"; and, under the bonus of [Heaven's Gate]'s [Amulet], the degree of this increase will be further strengthened, and it is very likely that more than half of Suriel's skill equipment will immediately lose its effect.

Of course, according to Honghu's analysis, there are countermeasures to this kind of restraint; the opponent only needs to adjust his items and skills before the game, and bring some equipment/things with low learning requirements to the battle... Although doing so will reduce the combat power a lot, it is better than carrying a set of unusable things.

[... Two... One... Fight! ]

The countdown ended quickly, and the barrier disappeared.

In this kind of single challenge, Tianma Xingkong usually does not retreat in the preparation stage; and Sariel, it seems, did not retreat a single step.

As soon as the battle started, the two of them were in close combat.

The audience thought that what followed would be a shocking and exciting fight...

However, the reality was...

Buzz--

With a strange sound of energy surging, Sariel's eyes emitted a strange light.

And Tianma Xingkong, who was stared at by him, was like a still frame in a movie-maintaining a half-completed forward movement, not moving at all.

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“Sure enough… Is this the case again…” At this moment, Gui Xiao, who was watching the game in the conference room, muttered with a rather solemn look. From his tone, the scene in front of him did not surprise him.

“Still can’t see anything?” Sashimi asked beside him.

Obviously, this was not the first time they discussed the topic of [Heaven’s Gate].

“Ah…” Gui Xiao nodded, “It is completely impossible to observe, and we can only roughly guess their abilities through the performance of a third party…” He paused and looked up at Tianma Xingkong in the live broadcast, “For example, now, from the data from Tianma, his physical activities have been suppressed by some ability, and even his energy activities have been restricted. And Sariel, who activated this ability, seems to have only activated it at the cost of ‘constantly looking at the opponent’.”

“Hmm…” Sashimi pondered, “From the game records so far, the seven members of their team have demonstrated this kind of ‘unreasonable’ skills; there is no doubt that these abilities of theirs are also reusable permanent skills… …”

“The point…is not how strong their abilities are.” Meng Jingchan interrupted, “but ‘where did these guys come from’.”

He paused for a few seconds, took a puff of cigarette, and then said: “Regarding the blocking of Gui Xiao’s ‘data perspective’, it is actually understandable…After all, the player base of Horror Paradise is huge, and even Feng Bujue, who can copy other people’s skills, exists. It is normal for a few players who can ‘reverse data perspective’ to appear.

“It’s just…in a team, seven players with related IDs all have this ability, and they themselves have top-notch combat power. The probability of this happening is terribly low.

“What’s even more weird is that these seven masters seem to be BOSSs that have appeared out of thin air. With our connections in [Order], we can’t find any players who have had contact with them in the script…There is no posting or reply record of their IDs on the game forum…This is almost impossible for non-professional players.”

“So what do you mean…” Ye Zhi heard that he had something to say, so he asked.

"Fu——" Meng Jingchan exhaled a puff of smoke, "This team is probably related to Dream Company."

"You mean, they are colluding with people inside Dream Company?" Ye Zhi asked again, "Did they use some kind of plug-in developed by the game company? Or did they directly modify the data?"

"No, that's not what I meant." Brother Chan corrected him, "In the past year, Dream Company's style and execution ability have been obvious to all... If some of their internal employees colluded with outsiders to cheat, then this team would have been destroyed long ago. They were found out and disqualified, and none of the internal staff could escape. Now, since this team has advanced all the way to the semi-finals without being investigated or punished, it means that Dream Company believes that they have no problem, and may even …This team is actually supported by the officials behind the scenes.”

Hearing this, Wu Shi Shen Xuan turned around and said doubtfully: "Your explanation makes sense based on the existing results, but what is the 'motivation' behind it? Why did Dream Company arrange this in the competition? A team? What’s in it for them?”

"This is something I've been unable to figure out." Brother Zen replied, "You said they were 'making stars'...the seven members of Team Paradise are all as low-key as absconders, and they don't look like them at all. They want to be famous; let’s say they took the money to ‘sell champions’... How much money does it cost for Dream Company to do such a thing? To be honest, I personally feel... Dream Company is not a big deal. A company that treats players as sons, they are a company that treats players as grandsons and capital as grandsons..." He shrugged and continued, "The only hypothesis I can think of now is...Dream Company has deployed such a powerful force. Teams that are so strong that they appear to be cheating are in the competition just to use their hands to eliminate some specific teams or players..."

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While they were talking to him, on the battlefield, the "Vanguard War" had ended.

Tianma Xingkong, who was immobilized from the first second of the game, tried to break free from the shackles, but ultimately failed.

After a while, Sariel, who felt that he had "enough observation", could only sigh and said: "You do have a somewhat unique personality charm, and you also have certain potential and talent in some aspects, but in this final moment... Those things alone are not enough for you to pass the selection... Being unable to escape from the confinement of the 'Evil Eye' means that you have not been able to find an escape from the 'creature' in both 'power' and 'spiritual consciousness'. The methods of this class, so the results are obvious..."

As he spoke, he slowly raised his head, looked at the sky, and said to someone unknown: "I'm sorry, I'm not qualified."

After that, his eyes reappeared, and just by "looking" at the sky, they turned into white light.

The victory or defeat ended in this confrontation and inexplicable lines.

The audience, the commentators, and even the contestants who had been eliminated in the previous dozen rounds... basically looked confused; only a handful of people, as well as some inhuman and higher-ranking beings, understood Sally's words. What Ye said.

Anyway, the score became 1-0.

Next, is the "backbone battle".

After a short rest period, [Raphael] and [Gabriel] from [Heaven's Gate], and [Honghu] and [Seven Kills] from [Waste Alliance] appeared on the field.

If the unconstrained "elimination" seems a bit inexplicable and aggrieved, then these two people are more "submissive".

Under the premise of being restrained by the artifact, Raphael and Gabriel stood there for a full minute against the attacks of the two opponents. During this period, Honghu, Seven Kills, and Soul Intent were also used, but they were stunned. Can kill one person.

This can't help but make Honghu feel like "Did I choose a fake artifact? Installed a fake equipment? Used a bunch of fake skills?"

Of course, not only him, Qisha and the audience also thought so...

One minute later, the two were evaluated respectively as "their skills stop here" and "the ambition is only to cultivate one's self", and then were instantly killed by the two heavenly men with one move.

At this point, at least the audience has unanimously agreed on one thing - the members of [Heaven's Gate] are probably all ghost-level monsters.

Looking at all the games in S3 so far, it is indeed only the game between Gui Xiao and Shiva where a top player is allowed to attack at will for a minute and then easily counterattack.

Previously, because most of the opponents [Heaven's Gate] faced were second-rate fighters, and the most powerful one was [Hongying] without Xu Huaishang, players had a "upper limit" on their strength. The feeling is still relatively vague.

But in front of them, when they met the [Wasteless Alliance], they still showed that suffocating calmness and despairing combat power. This... cannot be described by ordinary "strong".

If it weren't for Dream Company's always tough style and the team's low-key attitude that they can't be hacked at all, 90% of the players would definitely believe it if they directly said that they were a cheat without any evidence.