Chapter 1382: Official Business
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1. To make a long story short, after the "core battle", the score became 2-0, and the next "general battle" will be between [Michael] and [Juan Menghuan].
At this time, everyone... including Juan Menghuan himself felt that the [Waste Alliance] was doomed.
From the perspective of outsiders, they are likely to be swept away, and they may not even have a chance to fight the deputy general battle; and from the perspective of the players themselves, even if they tie the score back to 2-2, in the final "general battle", [Bi Laoshi] will not be able to win the match point.
However, this "trend" did not affect Juan Menghuan's mentality and performance.
He was transferred to the battlefield, but he did not retreat or get confused. He just held [Zhonglou] and stood proudly, with no distractions in his mind, just wanting a fight.
[... Two... One... Fight! 】
At the end of the countdown, Juan Meng was still full of fighting spirit, breaking through the barriers, like a mountain roaring and a tsunami, swallowing the enemy.
But Michael stood in the torrent of energy, not retreating a single step, completely unmoved.
Shout——
The halberd tip rose, the wind blew, Juan Meng was not afraid of the strong enemy, holding the halberd to kill.
Michael turned around, caught the halberd with his bare hands, and actually grasped the swept halberd, stopping the opponent's attack.
"The prodigal son has returned, and he is indeed extraordinary." At this moment, Michael, who was clamping the opponent's weapon, could still speak in a rather calm tone, "But it seems... I'm still not strong enough..."
"Hey hey..." Juan Meng didn't show much surprise when he heard it. He just smiled and said, "What's wrong with your tone as if you know me very well?"
While speaking, he had already added strength to his wrist, and urged his divine power again!
"Hmm?" In that second, Michael's expression changed slightly, and... he was forced to take a step back.
"By the way... this is the first time we meet, brother, who are you? And... your team is so strong, where did you come from?" Juan Menghao asked a few questions while putting pressure on him.
These questions are not only his questions, but also the audience and other contestants are very interested in.
"Hehe..." The next second, Michael actually laughed, but he did not answer Juan Menghao's question, but continued on his own, "Not bad..." He paused for half a second, and then said seriously, "Come on, try harder, let me see how strong you are."
"Hmph... OK!" Juan Meng thought that the other party didn't want him to ask questions, so he provoked him. In that case, let's fight.
So, he raised his fighting spirit again, urged his divine power again, and continued to move with his halberd, and the killing style moved forward again.
As for Michael... after the contact just now, he also knew that Juanmeng was still planning to fight this battle by "continuously raising the upper limit"; out of "duty", Michael decided to use a slightly higher combat power than the opponent to test and observe again, so he immediately made a move to meet him.
For a moment, the divine power and the holy power... the two poles intersected, vented and stirred, boundless and shocking in all directions.
Although the two parties still seemed to be at ease, the battlefield could no longer withstand such a powerful force... in the blink of an eye, the mountains here were moved and the rocks were cracked and flying.
Under this change, the two people fighting had to jump up and turn to the air battle.
For Michael, who was "born with wings", this was undoubtedly a good thing. He thought that in a place where there was no place to borrow power, the opponent could not "urge with divine power again".
But he was wrong...
Even in the air, Juanmeng's soul could still generate an endless supply of power that was constantly breaking through the upper limit.
At that moment, Juan Menghuan stretched out his arms and raised his halberd. With the momentum of the rotation and the power of the gods, he used a move [Turning Clouds and Waves] in a brief, commanding moment.
This is the first S-level skill that players can comprehend on their own in Horror Paradise. It is also the ultimate move that Juan Menghuan used to break through the shackles in his heart. When Juan Menghuan uses it today, it is a higher level.
Boom——
The halberd is powerful, the power is urged, and the fighting spirit is like a raging torrent, pouring down.
Seeing this, Michael hurriedly used his holy power and crossed his hands to block, but he was still pushed to the ground by the power of that move...
A sudden blow, turning the clouds and splitting the sea, the mountain body of Cangyun Mountain had just been shaken open, and now it was hit by this heavy blow from the sky, and it couldn't help but fall apart, causing the ground to collapse and the valley to appear, and rocks all over the sky fell into the valley.
"It's not over yet!" But Juan Menghuan's offensive did not stop.
With his current strength, it was clear that Michael was far from being forced into a desperate situation after receiving the attack... So, he immediately stepped on the falling rocks and rushed back and forth, chasing the falling enemy.
Taking advantage of Michael's unsteady body, Juan Menghao connected with another move [Takizuki Qihui].
The halberd flashed continuously, and the sharp light killed coldly; the killing style that followed him like a shadow was exquisite, fast, dangerous, and outstanding.
However, the holy power was still... ineffective!
Not only was it ineffective, Juan Menghao's breath became chaotic after continuing to attack, while Michael still seemed very calm.
This round of aerial fighting did not last too long. When both of them landed and the attack and defense stopped, Michael spoke again: "I have a question to ask you now."
"Huh?" Juanmeng was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Hehe...Okay, you ask, I just want to take a breath."
After all, he is a proud person in his bones. Even if the opponent does not consciously give him time to breathe, he does not want to take advantage of it silently.
"Why are you talking to that non-candidate..." Michael blurted out half a sentence, but soon realized that he seemed like he shouldn't say certain words, so he changed his words, "...Why are you talking to [ What about joining a team with Lao Shi? You should know...the impact his presence will have on you."
His words would be interpreted as other meanings to outsiders, but Juan Meng could still understand the other party's true meaning: "Oh? Do you even know about 'that thing'? Ha... It seems that you are really strong." At the 'data observation' level..." He paused, "However, I don't expect you to understand us, I can only answer you... For our loser alliance, actually 'victory' is not... the most important thing."
Juanmeng Huan's answer was indeed what the whole team meant.
After all, the [Waste Chai Alliance] is not a team that has too much obsession with winning. If it were, it would be impossible for them to let Jing Laoshi join the team...
With Honghu’s connections, would it be difficult to find a first-class expert to make up the numbers? Taking a step back, with the strength of their current members, what if they openly recruit a team member? Do the strong players who want to join the team have to squeeze out their heads?
In this S3, one thing that most people didn’t realize is that...in essence, the [Waste Chai Alliance] is really a "casual team with no pursuit of results."
Their situation is probably - "A few friends who play an online game together saw that the game was going to hold a competition, so they made an appointment to form a team to participate." This kind of thing is extremely common and normal among casual players. Yes, the difference between [The Loser Alliance] and them is that the members are all very strong...that's all.
After understanding this, it will be easy to understand when we look at what happened to Lao Shi...
As casual players, our original motivation for playing games is often just to "play happily with friends"; however, many times, our purpose will change unknowingly...
The level, rank, equipment, ranking of game characters, weekly activity attendance, DKP points, etc., when we start to be obsessed with and get lost in the wealth, status and sense of superiority obtained in the virtual world... the game is The happiness it brings is no longer the original taste.
Many years later, looking back, the popular games of the year have long become the tears of the times. The accounts that have put a lot of effort into are just a wisp of dust in the dusty database. Even those who once struggled together in that unreal world Friends have long since lost contact... In the end, only the memory of fighting together can remain, which adds a bit of sadness.
The members of [The Loser Alliance] are a group of people who still retain the "original motivation" of the game, a group of men who put the "process of working together" above the "result", a group of... "waste uncles".
Although they have different personalities, they can understand each other and get along well; they are the purest "players" - fighting with all their strength and heart, enjoying the joys and sorrows of playing together, not because of utilitarianism. Act with your heart in mind, let alone blame each other for things in the game.
Unfortunately, from the perspective of the "candidates", there is no doubt that... they are all unqualified.
Being content with the situation, passionate and pure, self-salvation, being alone... It's not that candidates cannot have these qualities, it just can't be "just that".
"Okay..." After listening to Juanmenghui's answer, Michael looked into the latter's eyes for a few seconds and then continued, "It seems that what you said is true..." He said, raised his head, Wang Tianyan said, "The remaining two don't need to do any more observation."
Juanmeng didn’t know what he was talking about yet, and neither did the audience.
After he finished speaking, he stood there and waited silently for a moment. Then, as if he had received some kind of "feedback," he nodded slightly and looked at Juanmenghui again.
"Huh..." At that moment, Michael took a long breath and said, "In this way, our 'mission' has come to an end." He paused for half a second and said in a way that was different from his appearance. Looking at his opponent with an almost "kind" look that was very inconsistent with his age, he continued, "Finally, a digression... Maybe you don't quite understand what I'm talking about, but... I still want to tell you, I never regret it. I'm betting on you... Your growth over the past year has proven that I was right. Of course, it's all business. At this moment, my judgment is still... that you are not qualified."
Juan Meng really didn't understand what Michael said, but that didn't matter anymore, because when Michael finished speaking, he had already summoned a holy power that far exceeded Juan Meng's current level, and launched a move " "The light of the other shore" directly illuminates the tired dream until there is no scum left.
At this point, the S3 journey of [The Loser Alliance] came to an end; although they were swept out, judging from the process... they were not unfairly defeated. After all, their opponents were so strong that people wanted to report them.
In fact, the first thought of many people after watching this game was to report them. Some media even started drafting an incitement that Heaven's Gate might be a cheating team before the game was over. Sex article... Although these people have no evidence, they generally believe that based on the content recorded in the game video, there is no need to explain anything more.
However, something incredible happened before these people put their faces out to be beaten...
On the morning of the 19th, before the recording of the semi-final match was generated, [Heaven's Gate] captain Michael and his six teammates appeared in the live broadcast channel of the game that had not yet been closed.
For the majority of viewers, this was definitely a moment to refresh their three views... This group of mysterious players who had always been extremely low-key and had not even communicated with the outside world, not only showed up outside the game for the first time, but also in this highly anticipated live broadcast.
From the live broadcast screen, the place where the seven people were located was a completely undecorated primitive conference room; although all seven people were in the camera, only Michael spoke as a representative...
His speech was very brief. First, he thanked Dream Company for urgently approving their request to publish a decision through this official platform, and then he said a news that made all players feel that they "must have heard it wrong" - [Heaven's Gate] abstained.