In fact, Thunderclap's Thunderclap team was dumbfounded when the matchups were announced. They never imagined that they would run into Snowy Cathaya this early. Snowy Cathaya's Lin Yixin, Purple Marquis and Shadow Chanel were all top-tier experts, and their chances of winning were extremely high. Thunderclap's chances were practically zero in an instant.
However, halfway through the match, Thunderclap was truly dumbfounded. The blood-red score appeared on the big screen — Purple Marquis 2 – 0 Thunderclap Shadow Chanel 2 – 0 Abyss Bones Wind Fantasy 2 – 0 Crying Blade Clear Perfume 2 – 0 One Tragic Death Purple Marquis & Wind Fantasy 2 – 0 Thunderclap & Crying Blade Clear Perfume 2 – 0 Purple Marquis & Wind Fantasy 2 – 0 Thunderclap & Crying Blade Clear Perfume 5: 0. Snowy Cathaya had slaughtered Thunderclap, a team that had made it into the Top 16 with ease. It also told Thunderclap that they were undefeatable teams that had been tempered by the fires of war. A team like Thunderclap that had entered the Top 16 through luck wouldn't be able to go far.
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"The Top 8? Yay!" Purple Marquis raised his blade and laughed.
Clear Perfume was scheming. "Alright, the reward for entering the Top 8 is … Hmm, Level + 2, Luck + 3, and 100k RMB! Hoho, we're rich! Yiyi, we're rich!!"
Lin Yixin shot a glance at her best friend and smiled. "Qingqing, you greedy bastard. I gave you 100k RMB last week. Did you spend it all already?"
"Yeah, big bro wants to buy a house, so I gave him 100k RMB. That's why I can only eat instant noodles on Sunday …"
"OMG, I'll give you 100k RMB later. You can exchange it for RMB yourself …"
"Hmm, no, I want to be independent!"
"Alright, as long as you're happy ~"
… …
While Snowy Cathaya was celebrating their victory, Li Chengfeng, Gui Guzi, High Fighting Spirits, and Chaos Moon were ready to go. Their next opponent was their old rival from Sky City, Gods of Destruction. Dominating Heaven Blade led Dominating Knight God, Dominating Warrior God, and more.
The first match was between Li Chengfeng and Dominating Heaven Blade. It was a showdown between the two team's aces. It took 12 seconds for Li Chengfeng to spin around and unleash two consecutive skills to send Dominating Heaven Blade out of the arena. Even though Dominating Heaven Blade tried his best to block Li Chengfeng's attacks with his weapon, Li Chengfeng's attack angles were extremely tricky. What was even worse was that he was too fast. For an expert of Li Chengfeng's level, the amount of time he had to predict his attacks was pitifully short. His heart moved as his eyes saw something, and his mind gave the order to attack at the same time. Every shot was aimed at Dominating Heaven Blade's weak point. Even though Dominating Heaven Blade had decent equipment, he was still KO 'ed in 12 seconds.
The second match was Gui Guzi VS Dominating Warrior God. Dominating Warrior God was a Strength 5 player, but Gui Guzi was a Strength 3 and HP 2. He raised his shield, rode the Dragonlight Armored Horse, and exchanged a dozen or so blows with Dominating Warrior God. Knight God's 100% buff was buffed by Gui Guzi's Knight God's 100% stat boost. Gui Guzi's mechanics were also incredible. Dominating Warrior God had to hit Gui Guzi twice before he could even hit him once. That was why Gui Guzi still had more than 80% HP when Dominating Warrior God was knocked out of the ring.
The third match was between Chaos Moon and Dominating Mage God. Dominating Mage God had no choice but to kite Chaos Moon, who had excellent control and equipment. Dominating Mage God's only option was to kite her and pull the distance between them. It was obvious that Dominating Mage God had improved a lot over the past half a year. His mechanics were much better than when we were still at Floating Ice City, and the synergy between his ice and fire magic and his movement were on point. Unfortunately for him, his opponent was Chaos Moon. Chaos Moon had improved even more in the past half a year. Her learning ability and affinity were amazing, and her favorite pastime was to spar with Li Chengfeng, High Fighting Spirits, Gui Guzi and the like. Her tactical, positioning and attack skills were all top-tier, and she took the opportunity to use Barrier Break + Rock Crush to send Dominating Mage God out of the arena twice.
3: 0. Dominating Mage God won.
However, Li Chengfeng and Gui Guzi felt that they had to be a little more humble, so they continued to fight. In the Fourth City, High Fighting Spirits roared as he chased Dominating Knight God around the battle arena. Dominating Knight God raised his shield to defend himself, but High Fighting Spirits' hammer still smashed it to pieces!
4: 0. That was a huge victory.
The fifth round was Li Chengfeng and Chaos Moon's teamwork. In fact, Li Chengfeng didn't even need to use his Divine General Skill. Dominating Heaven Blade and Dominating Mage God didn't stand a chance against Li Chengfeng and Chaos Moon at all. In terms of decisiveness and teamwork, Gods of Destruction were leagues ahead of them.
5: 0. Li Chengfeng swung the Augustus' Spear and laughed. "Partner, our teamwork is getting better and better!"
Chaos Moon tilted her head at him. "And?"
Li Chengfeng said shyly, "Little Gui said that we're pretty compatible …"
Chaos Moon pulled out a sword from behind her back. "Gui Guzi, do you want to die?
That bastard Lu Chen is the only one I like! Don't even think about touching me! "
Gui Guzi and I shuddered at the same time.
Lin Yixin and He Yi were happily chatting with each other, so we pretended not to hear her.
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And so, the top four teams of the first half were decided: Warsky Alliance, Soul Battle Robes, Snowy Cathaya, and Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. The group of death really was scary.
"Only two out of these four teams will qualify for the internationals," I said with a smile. "How many people's dreams will be shattered by the group of death …"
Li Chengfeng nodded speechlessly. "Yeah, we're going up against Beauty Lin's team in the next round."
Lin Yixin smiled and said, "We won't go easy on you!"
Li Chengfeng clenched his fists and vowed, "Don't worry, the WEL is a battle of honor, and we won't go easy on you. We'll give it our all and take you out!"
Lin Yixin leaned against the railing beside me and tilted her head toward me. She was staring at Li Chengfeng with her beautiful eyes and laughing so hard that her chest was heaving up and down. She said firmly, "Of course we'll give it our all, but don't bother trying to take us out. You have no chance of winning."
Li Chengfeng chuckled. "Hmph hmph, just wait and see!"
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The second half of the match began while we were talking. It was Candle Dragon VS Righteousness!
Hot and Sour Noodles, Zhang Chun, was pacing around the waiting area. He looked at Candlelight Shadow and said, "It's our turn, Fang Zhuo. I wonder how many points Righteousness can take."
Candlelight Shadow smiled. "We'll give it our all, Zhang Chun, so don't blame us if you end up in the Top 16!"
Hot and Sour Noodles nodded. "Hehe, got it. Friendship comes first, competition comes second!"
Blue Sky Scar chuckled but didn't say anything. Then, he took the stage.
Candlelight Shadow 2: 0 Hot and Sour Noodles, Ye Yuse 2: 0 Exclusive Taste, Blue Sky Scar 2: 1 Fire Beacon God's Dance 2: 0 Candlelight Shadow & Ye Yuse 2: 0 Hot and Sour Noodles & Fire Beacon God...
The huge 5-0 score slapped Righteousness right in the face. Candlelight Shadow didn't give his old friend any face at all, and Righteousness only managed to take one point from start to finish. Fire Beacon God was a magic knight, and he was very skilled. Blue Sky Scar was killed in the second round because he underestimated his opponent, but he was able to recover his wits and defeat his opponent in the end.
The score was as expected. If Righteousness could defeat Candle Dragon, it would be a huge upset, and Candlelight Shadow wouldn't allow that to happen. After all, how could a team with two Divine Generals possibly lose to Candlelight Shadow?
The next two matches were between guilds we had never heard of before, so we didn't pay too much attention to them. We just wanted to observe their tactics because they might be our next opponents. It wasn't long before the two scores appeared — Pop Culture 4: 1 Conquest Tiger 0: 5 Sword Lord of Jianghu. Pop Culture and Sword Lord of Jianghu had both entered the Top 8. It was worth noting that Sword Lord of Jianghu had three hidden classes, so it was no wonder they were able to make it this far. They would be our opponents in the quarterfinals, so we had to kill them or we wouldn't be able to qualify for the internationals!
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The last match was between Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls and Panda Squad!
Both He Yi and Lin Yixin couldn't help but laugh when they saw the enemy's lineup. The party was made up of uncles around 40 years old. Their bellies were bulging as if they were ten months pregnant, and they were all leveling maniacs. Their levels were all above the seventh promotion, and they had dark circles under their eyes. No wonder they were called the Panda Squad. They looked just like pandas!
The first match was between me and a middle-aged magic knight. His fat body was riding on a scrawny battle wolf, and the poor wolf's eyes were turning white from the weight. Its tongue was hanging out of its mouth and it was panting heavily. The middle-aged magic knight wielded a battle shield that weighed more than a thousand kilograms and cackled loudly. "Come, Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, Top 5 CGL Hall of Famer! Come, I'll show you that old ginger is spicier!
A magic knight wielding a Wanderer's specialized weapon, a saber-type weapon. This uncle sure had a personality!
Chiang!
Sparks flew off my Dragon God Shield and caught the uncle by surprise. However, I had already shifted my shield and swung the Purple Ying Sword at him. My Burning Blade Slash slammed into his shield three times in a row. Since the start of the Top 64, he was the only person who had taken my attack head-on without any protection!
Boom boom boom!
My flaming sword slashed at the uncle's shield repeatedly — 48289!
“72673！”
“91097！”
The uncle tried his best to Guard, but his HP dropped to zero. His head lolled to the side, and he died.
Even I couldn't believe that I had won so easily. The second match was even cleaner. The uncle didn't engage me in melee combat and chose to roam around from afar, but I killed him with two Dragon Slaying Slashes and a Coiling Dragon Revolution. The score turned 2-0, and I got an easy point!
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He Yi, Beiming Xue and Lian Xin joined the battle, and it didn't take much effort either. The final 2v2 match was decided by me and Beiming Xue again. Our teamwork was pretty good, and our archer and warrior combo was pretty scientific. I would lock down the enemy with my Defense and Attack, and Beiming Xue would bombard the enemy from afar. The 40% Defense ignore and Magic Shield ignore of the Windchaser set was our trump card!
The score was 5: 0, and we advanced to the Top 8 without a hitch. Fei 'er announced the results with a smile on her face, and the matchups of the Top 8 appeared on the big screen of the WEL China region — Upper Bracket: Warsky Alliance VS Soul Battle Robes Snowy Cathaya VS Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls VS Sword Lord of Jianghu