Chapter 128 Another Beginning

August 7th, 8:00 AM.

It had been exactly seventy-two hours since Feng Bujue received the "reach max level in three days" request.

On this seemingly unremarkable morning, an explosive piece of news appeared on Dream Inc.'s official website.

[Peak Brawl S2 Forum Section Now Online]

[The Wars Begin Again, the Gods Re-Descend.]

[United as One, Unstoppable.]

As long as players opened any webpage under Dream Inc.'s domain, a large pop-up window with this slogan would appear, making it truly impossible to ignore…

"Ah… what's coming will always come…" Feng Bujue, sitting in front of the computer eating breakfast, reacted very calmly to this announcement.

Having seen this, some of you may have already guessed… that the "thing" Woody told Jue-Ge about after the "Last Supper" was this.

After all, Jue-Ge had "someone at the top," which ordinary players couldn't compare to. Of course, Woody only told Jue-Ge three days in advance about the upcoming competition. He didn't reveal too many other rules or details.

"At this moment, those guys in the professional circle… are probably going crazy…" Feng Bujue revealed a gloating expression as he drank the last of his soybean milk.

He guessed correctly… all the major studios assumed that the Peak Brawl S2 preliminary round would start in November (the S1 announcement mentioned that the competition was held every six months), so at this time in early August, they were all relatively relaxed.

But they never expected… that the rules of S2 would be completely different from S1. Whether it was the registration qualifications, the preliminary round cycle, the competition format, or the ranking rewards… everything was like upgrading from shotguns to cannons…

To make an analogy, Peak Brawl S1 was like a knockout tournament organized by a small-scale boxing league, while this S2… was like the top five European football leagues.

"In any case… let's see what it says first…" Feng Bujue looked at the screen, muttering to himself as he clicked on the link in the pop-up window.

Two seconds later, he was linked to the S2 forum section.

After absorbing various experiences and lessons from Peak Brawl S1, Dream Inc. made some very targeted changes.

Take this "Peak Brawl S2 Forum Section" for example… they had prepared a separate server for this forum channel. Even if tens of millions of accounts flooded in at the same time, or even posted at the same time, it would definitely not crash. Things like hacker attacks and software spamming were also within the scope of prevention.

At the moment this section was opened, Dream Inc. also hung a pinned post on various channels of the forum—[During and after Peak Brawl S2, all topics related to the competition will be moved to the relevant discussion area.]

It was obviously very difficult to rely on administrators alone to handle this operation… it took time to read posts, review posts, and move posts. If the number of posts was large in a short period of time, the moderators simply couldn't manage it. Fortunately… this era had light-brains. The vast majority of the screening and classification work could be done by the light-brain, and the moderators only needed to be responsible for cleaning up some of the stragglers.

"Hmm… this should be it…" Feng Bujue glanced at the section after opening it, and entered the [Official Summary of Competition Rules] post.

The post prohibited anyone other than administrators from replying, and its content was so extensive that it took up more than a dozen floors.

And Jue-Ge, as a reading addict, would naturally not let go of any word.

First, there was the part about registration…

[This competition adopts a team registration system. From 0:00 on August 8th, players can fill out a registration application on the main screen of any "Conference Room."

A team that meets any of the following conditions is eligible to register—

One, the team contains one (or more) level 50 player(s), and all other members are level 40 (including level 40) or above.

Two, the average level of the team members reaches 44.

Three, three members of the team reach level 45, and the remaining two members reach level 40 and each possess two specializations of grade A (including grade A) or above.]

"Hmm… this standard is considered reasonable." Feng Bujue read the post aloud, "The third condition should be to take care of those players who train in medical or mechanical specializations, as well as players who rely on puzzle-solving… the leveling speed of this group of people may be slower than the mainstream combat players."

He continued to read…

[Registration must be carried out under the premise that five players maintain a team status.

The team name and team member list used in the competition will be filled in by the team captain.

After all members of the team have completed the confirmation operation, the registration form can be submitted.]

"Five people…" Feng Bujue thought to himself, "This is even more than the 3v3 limit of 'Slaughter Game'… What should be done in terms of tactical drills…"

The following content answered his question…

[After the application is submitted, the system will complete the review of the registration form within five minutes.

A team that passes the review is considered "registered successfully," and all members of the team will immediately unlock the "Peak Brawl S2 Practice Mode [see the fourth floor for details]".]

"Oh… directly open a mode for practice." While speaking, Feng Bujue had already scrolled the mouse wheel and turned directly to the fourth floor of the post.

[Peak Brawl S2 Practice Mode—

This mode only supports 4v4 battles between Peak Brawl S2 registered teams.

This mode has no scare value settlement or rewards, but the basic principle of "forced disconnection due to excessive scare value" still applies.

This mode may feature any worldview or task, and the size and layout of the map will be randomly generated based on the abilities of both players.

In this mode, players can only observe the nicknames, levels, and survival status of their teammates in the team bar. All information about the opposing party will be hidden.

The experience, game currency, and skill value rewards provided by this mode are similar to the Slaughter Mode, but the acquisition rate of items and skills will be lower than the general Survival Mode, similar to the Novice Practice Mode.

The player interaction rules A-e in the team survival mode still apply in this mode. If you are not clear about these terms, please click the following link to watch.]

"What's the situation? 4v4?" Feng Bujue was stunned after reading it. "Isn't the registration requirement a five-person team?" He quickly returned to the top of the post and continued to read the previous content.

[This competition will take the form of a 4v4 battle. In each round of the competition, the registered team can adjust the lineup and select four of the five people to fight.]

"Oh?" When this rule entered Jue-Ge's sight, he keenly perceived something, "This is interesting…" he said to himself, "Different personnel configurations can create different tactical combinations… In this way… pre-match analysis and planning are very likely to become part of what determines the outcome of the game."

He immediately showed an unfriendly smile… it seemed as if countless people being tricked by him and their frustrated expressions had already appeared before his eyes.

[At 0:00 on August 10th, the "Peak Brawl S2 Practice Mode" will be officially opened. At that time, teams that have unlocked this mode can join the queue for matching.

This mode will be closed again at 0:00 on August 30th. The official "Preliminary Round Mode" will be opened shortly thereafter.

During the period from 0:00 on August 8th to 0:00 on August 30th, all captains of registered teams have one chance to submit a "Personnel Change Application."

All members except the team captain have one chance to submit a "Withdrawal Application."

After 0:00 on August 30th, all team lists will be locked and cannot be changed.]

"So that's how it is…" Feng Bujue read this passage and said, "First of all, before 0:00 on the 10th, give the players two days to form a team. Then, in the remaining twenty days, provide these teams with time to practice and cooperate, and give each player a chance to choose again. In this way… at least the vast majority of teams can form a lineup that satisfies them."

["Preliminary Round Mode" (tentative name) will adopt a point system. The specific opening time and rules will be announced at 0:00 on August 30th.

The total cycle of the preliminary round is expected to be fifty days.

There are no invited players in this competition.

The list of finalists will be completely based on points, sorted out by the light-brain.

The competition process will be completely open, transparent, and fair.]

"Hehe…" Feng Bujue smiled, "Fair my ass… Last time you directly invited me, and this time you're giving spoilers in advance, how can you have the nerve to say that…" When he said this, he intentionally raised his voice a little.

"Haa…" The next second, Assas, who was sleeping on the sofa, yawned and replied, "I know your intentions, don't waste your effort, nya."

"Ah? Are you talking to me?" Feng Bujue turned his head and pretended to be stupid.

"You pretended to be casual and said a sentence that might affect Woody, and deliberately let me hear it." Assas exposed Jue-Ge very simply, "You want to test… whether I will report to him in a similar situation. If I do, you can use this as an opportunity to use me… to convey some information you want him to hear. If I don't, you will think of other ways to probe further…"

Feng Bujue shrugged after hearing this: "Tch… Was I seen through…"

"Continue browsing your forum, nya…" Assas lazily replied, "Don't think that you can sit back and relax just because you have reached level 50 (Jue-Ge reached max level on August 5th)… This S2 competition will be much more difficult than S1, you better prepare more in advance…" After saying that, she flicked her tail and turned her head to sleep again.

"Ah… I'll do my best…" Feng Bujue responded and turned his gaze back to the monitor.

The content listed in the following post was the long-awaited—prizes.