The person who walked with Kim Doohwan was Royad's Brother Benz. He was known as one of the "Asia's Top Five Players" in the tournament. His performance in solo matches was also very impressive. Unfortunately, he was matched against Liu Zilang twice.
As for Kim Doohwan … It was pointless not to mention him.
Hence, when the two of them walked toward 4AM's booth, the players in the booth and the audience had their attention focused on them.
'Is this … A real battle before the tournament?'
'If that's the case, it might not be a bad thing for all the players …'
Unfortunately, they were "disappointed" that Kim Doohwan seemed to be more rational than he was yesterday. He seemed to be at ease.
He walked toward 4AM's booth and looked at Liu Zilang who was sitting next to GodV. A smile appeared on his face.
"Hello."
Kim Doohwan greeted him in Mandarin. He then said to himself, "I've thought about it seriously. Your skills … are indeed well-preserved."
"Thank you." Liu Zilang who was connecting to his device smiled and nodded.
"But …" Kim Doohwan's tone turned cold as if he had placed a lamb skewer in the fridge. "Things have changed. This isn't your era anymore. I'll let you slowly accept this reality in today's and tomorrow's matches."
Then, he turned around and walked toward Royad's competitor zone with Brother Benz from 4AM's competitor zone.
'So, they're just passing by.
'Why did you have to come up with so many lines when you're just passing by … Is there something wrong with you?'
At the same time, Kim Doohwan who had calmly brushed past Liu Zilang earlier was trembling. He tried his best to maintain his composure but he could not suppress the excitement in his heart.
When he walked to his seat, he quietly looked around. When he realized that no one was paying attention to him, he whispered to Brother Benz, "Bro, how was my performance just now?"
"What?"
Brother Benz who was connecting to his device was startled. He quickly reacted. "Oh, not bad."
Then, he seemed to have recalled something and asked curiously, "Oh right, last night at the hotel, I think I heard someone mumbling something in Mandarin on the balcony. Could it be you?"
Kim Doohwan's face froze when he heard that. He then turned around and said calmly, "How's that possible? Bro, you must have heard wrongly."
.....
With the experience from yesterday's match, the players quickly connected to the peripherals after they took their seats.
However, in a tournament like PUBG, accidents were bound to happen when there were a lot of players. A player from a Southeast Asian team seemed to have encountered a problem with his equipment. He was currently communicating with the technicians on the field to resolve the problem.
At the same time, the audience also took their seats.
After Liu Zilang and Misaka Mikoto brought Zhang Xiaotong to Jianghai Stadium, the two of them entered the stadium through the players' passageway. Zhang Xiaotong, on the other hand, had an appointment with her classmate Jiang Yumeng. Both of them had just entered the stadium.
After the two girls checked their tickets and entered the venue, they quickly arrived at their seats.
"Wow!
Guru Qiu, look!
Guru Qiu is there! "
When Jiang Yumeng saw Li Muqiu in the center of the stage, she was so excited that she clenched her hands in front of her chest. Her eyes were filled with stars.
In comparison, Zhang Xiaotong was much calmer.
Jiang Yumeng turned around and looked at her. That was because their favorite PUBG player was Li Muqiu.
"Xiaotong, aren't you excited at all?" Jiang Yumeng asked.
"Hmm?" Zhang Xiaotong who was looking at a certain spot retracted her gaze. She did not react. "Excited about what?"
Jiang Yumeng followed Zhang Xiaotong's gaze and her eyes lit up.
A meaningful smile suddenly appeared on his face.
.....
On the commentary platform, Su Changming, Ms-Joy, and Sy appeared once again.
"Alright, everyone in the stadium, welcome to the second day of the Asia Qualifier. I'm Su Changming."
"I'm Ms-Joy."
"Hello everyone, I'm Sy."
After the three of them took turns to greet the audience, they continued their commentary.
"Regarding today's match, I feel that the biggest difference between yesterday's match and today's solo match is that after you're knocked down by your opponent, it won't be game over immediately. As long as your teammates can revive you within a certain amount of time, you'll be given another chance to survive."
Su Changming smiled as he said, "Of course, there's also a difference in the battle mode. It's changed from solo to team."
Ms-Joy nodded as he heard him and continued, "There are similarities between the differences. Actually, I think the Duo match is more similar to a solo match as compared to a four-player squad. Both of them have to stay away from the crowd and go to a place that can guarantee their survival rate."
"That's right."
Sy continued his analysis, "That's because in a professional Duo match, it'll be difficult for you to win against two opponents at the same time no matter how good you are. Hence, you'll have to focus on teamwork.
Most of the time, you'll have to split up your attacks. One of you will be focused on sniping while the other will be focused on attacking at close range. "
"That's why many of our squads are made up of snipers and assaulters."
Just as the casters were analyzing the match, the players were done with their preparations. Soon enough, the countdown for the first match began.
Soon enough, the roar of an airplane was heard in the stadium!
The match had begun.
The flight route for the first match of the Duo match started from Primorsk, which was located at the bottom left corner of the map.
The final destination was near Novorepnoye.
Needless to say, the flight route was extremely disadvantageous to the players in the game. It would cause the resources on the upper half of the map to be completely empty while all the players would be concentrated on the lower half of the map.
It was very easy for the players to lose a lot of players in the early stages of the match before they had fully developed.
Especially when the players were looking for vehicles as soon as they landed, it was very easy for it to cause countless "car accidents". Do not think that no one would chase after someone's ass in a professional match …
"Wei-chan, where are we going this round?" Liu Zilang asked.
As the current commander of 4AM, GodV had his own unique understanding of the big picture.
He looked at the map and immediately marked the "Twelve Golden Palaces" next to the West Bridge. "There are too few resource points under this flight route and there'll be too many players fighting for them. I think we shouldn't fight for the resource points or look for vehicles. Instead, we'll just fight in the wilderness along the coast and look for an opportunity to block the bridge. What do you think?"
Liu Zilang was not too particular about the landing point. He nodded when he heard GodV's suggestion. "No problem. We'll each loot six houses and head to the bridgehead after we're done looting."
The two of them split the loot in a straightforward manner on the plane.
However, when they landed at a low altitude, they realized that things were not as simple as they seemed …