On the stage, at SKK's player booth.
SKK's coach was a gentle, bald man in a white shirt and tie. He even wore a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose. He was currently arranging something in the team voice chat on his tablet.
He had a serious expression on his face as his lips moved up and down rapidly. From the movement of his lips, the words "Se7en2" and "Vic" appeared multiple times.
In fact, this scene was not limited to SKK's player booth. Currently, other teams from Europe, America, and even Asia were experiencing similar situations.
This was because everyone knew that ever since PUBG became popular, there had only been two true World Team Competitions even though there had been many competitions of various sizes all over the world.
The first was the California World Championship in America, and the other was the current PGI Berlin, Germany.
Under such circumstances, Liu Zilang, who was the MVP of the previous World Championship, had now returned to the legendary team Se7en2. Strictly speaking, he was the second team. Naturally, there was enough reason for everyone to be cautious and pay attention to him.
After the short countdown in the spawn area ended, accompanied by the roar of an airplane taking off, the tournament scene appeared on the four large screens on the stage.
Today's scene was different from the previous two days. The moment the screen appeared, it was cut into many pieces.
The tall skyway in Sosnovka Military Base, the densely packed containers in Georgopol, the crisscrossing housing areas in Pochinki, the quiet and peaceful school buildings, and the towering Yasnaya Polyana by the reservoir lake …
Like a drone taking pictures from the sky, these popular resource points on PUBG Island were all presented in front of the countless spectators in the arena for the first time.
"Alright, the tournament has begun. Let's cheer for the three teams in the Hua Xia region."
"Go Hua Xia team!"
"Go!"
On the commentary platform, Ms-Joy was watching the tournament. He suddenly smacked his lips and laughed. "Tsk tsk, today's opening scene is quite cool."
"Yes."
Lord Rong nodded his head and continued, "I heard from the staff backstage that we've added three more directors for today's competition. Currently, we have a total of five directors directing the competition. We're doing our best to give the audience the best and most exciting viewing experience."
Hearing the duo's words, Bai Shaobin nodded slightly and said, "Actually, the first few circles of the team competition are still fine. However, after the third circle, there will be more fights between teams. It's very easy to attend to one thing and miss out on some exciting team battles. However, from the looks of it, such situations should be much less frequent today."
"Oh, the flight route for this match has already appeared."
"Let's take a look. This route is a little …"
"There's something wrong with this flight route."
In Se7en2's player area, Li Muqiu could not help but complain as he watched the match from east to west.
Logically speaking, although such a route that split the map in half from east to west was not as evenly distributed and had a higher utilization rate as the "oblique tangent route", it was still a relatively friendly route.
The reason why Li Muqiu complained was that the flight route was a little unfriendly to their strategy in this match.
The two landing points in their plan for this match were the "North and South Poles" of the map. One was Severny in the north of the map, while the other was Novorepnoye on Sosnovka Island in the south of the map. It could be said that the flight route of this match was in the "South Pole" and "North Pole".
"Then … what do we do?" Misaka Mikoto turned around and looked at Liu Zilang.
While they were talking, the plane had already flown across the sea and arrived above Lipovka.
Se7en2 had always been confused about Lipovka, but they did not plan to jump into it again in this match. There were quite a few resource points along the flight route, but unfortunately, Su Changming had already helped them eliminate them before the match.
Not many teams would try to snatch those resources if they jumped into those places. Even if they did, they would not necessarily be at a disadvantage. The crux of the problem was that they would have to move after looting the resources.
A team match was different from a Solo or Duo match. Every unit had four firing points. If they were to encounter an enemy while moving, even if they could survive, their vehicle would definitely not be able to. If they were to encounter a strong team, they would be wiped out in a matter of seconds. They would not even have the chance to slow down.
There was no doubt that many teams would have studied their game recordings for today's competition. If they were ambushed by other teams along the way, it would be terrible …
As the commander and captain of Se7en2, Liu Zilang pondered for a few seconds when he saw the flight route and quickly made a decision.
"We can't go to Novorepnoye in the south. It's too much of a waste of time to find a vehicle to cross the sea. It'll be even more troublesome if the circle refreshes again. Let's stick to the plan and go to Severny in the north. We'll try to fly as high as possible. If we can't reach it, we'll look for a vehicle.
Is there a problem? "Liu Zilang looked to his left and right. Misaka Mikoto immediately raised her hand and asked with a serious expression," Shifu, Shifu, what if we can't find a vehicle? "
The corner of Liu Zilang's eyes twitched. He really wanted to smack her smooth forehead.
'Look at how' capable 'you are …
'There are so many people here, why are you the only one who is sure that you can't get there?'
Liu Zilang took a deep breath and regained his composure. "If we can't find a vehicle, we'll farm in the nearby wilderness and wait for backup."
"Okay." Misaka Mikoto immediately nodded like a chick pecking on rice.
Li Muqiu who was beside her comforted her with a 'malicious intent'. "Don't worry, Mikoto, you're our team's mascot. I'm sure you'll be able to find a vehicle."
Misaka Mikoto thought that Li Muqiu was praising her. She smiled like a crescent moon as she nodded her head.
Liu Zilang's mouth twitched as he ignored them.
When the airplane reached the shortest distance from the dragon inn on the map, he immediately said 'jump' in the voice chat and instantly left the airplane.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
As soon as he left the cabin, the sound of the strong wind rushed into his ears. However, Liu Zilang and his team were not the only black dots that appeared under the cabin.
As the man who had won two consecutive championships in two days, the caster immediately shifted the camera to him.
"Look, Vic's team has jumped!"
"Oh, what's going on?
Is Se7en2 planning to jump to the dragon inn? "
"It's fine to play in a duos here, but if it's four people … I don't think they'll be able to develop well."
"I think there's more than four of them. SST from Japan has also jumped."
“SST？
Is that Menhera-chan's former team?
Hehe, don't tell me that Menhera-chan is going to kill her former team right from the start of the match? "
"No!
Vic's team isn't jumping to the dragon inn! "
"Mmm, they're floating towards the north. Could it be the Water Town Ruins?"
"I don't think so. If they're floating at this height … I think they're going further north …"
“.....”
As the casters on the platform speculated, the airplane continued to fly along the flight route. The number of people in the cabin continued to decrease, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the horizon.
At that time, the squads that had jumped at Lipovka had already landed and put on their 'beginner' equipment.
On the other hand, the squads that had jumped later, such as Georgopol and Uptown, had just landed.
Of course, there were also some who were still floating in the air.
That was Liu Zilang and his team that had chosen to land in Severny, which was located north of Lipovka.
Li Muqiu turned around and looked behind him. "There shouldn't be anyone jumping around Severny in this match, right?
What should we do? "
Liu Zilang also saw that there was no one around him, but he still felt uneasy.
He pondered for a while and said, "Let's stick to the plan and use the '31' tactic."
The so-called '31' tactic when landing was a tactic that most squads would use in professional matches.
Three of them would search while one of them would stand guard at the perimeter to prevent anyone from sneaking in and causing a casualty.
After all, a casualty in the early stages of a match was not fatal to a squad, but it was enough to hurt them.
Hearing Liu Zilang's words, the three of them nodded to show that they had no objections even though they did not understand why there was no one to stand guard.
.....
Subsequently, when they were almost in the sky above Severny, Misaka Mikoto's surprised cry made everyone understand why Liu Zilang was so worried.
"Vroom!"
The roar of an engine was heard by the group.
They turned around and saw a motorcycle speeding toward them from the south. Behind it was a yellow sedan car.
Obviously, although no one was flying with them, some squads had chosen to land and look for a vehicle to get to Severny.
Looking at them, Li Muqiu suddenly furrowed his brows. "That motorcycle's going quite fast. I think it'll reach Severny before us. What should we do?"
In an instant, the three of them focused their attention on Liu Zilang.
Actually, even without Li Muqiu's reminder, Liu Zilang had already noticed it.
Although Severny was close to the sea and was not as big as Pochinki or Yasnaya Polyana, it had north and south districts. It was not considered small.
Theoretically, Liu Zilang and his squad could find a place in the city where there was no one around to look for a gun and fight the enemy head-on.
The problem was that the enemy would definitely enter the city before them. That was for sure.
If the enemy found a gun the moment they got down from the motorcycle, they would be watching their landing spot. If that happened, they would be in deep trouble.
After thinking about it, Liu Zilang decided not to take the risk.
"Let's go next door."
"Next door?" Misaka Mikoto was puzzled.
Liu Zilang looked at the map and replied without hesitation, "Yes, a two-man Shooting Range and a Shelter."
In their plan, Liu Zilang was the one in charge of being on guard for the match.
Hearing Liu Zilang's arrangement, Li Muqiu immediately asked, "What about you?"
Hearing that, Liu Zilang's lips curled up into a smile. "Me?
Of course, we can't just let them go. I'll find a chance to collect some rent. "
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