Chapter 1 The Home Field of Team Amazing

Team Amazing's home field.

After the introduction of the players and characters of both teams, the players had finished their entrances. In the middle of the season, they shook hands and exchanged pleasantries, looking quite harmonious.

He Ming, as the captain of Team Amazing, extended his warmest greetings to Team Happy, led by former captain Ye Xiu, especially concerning the recent one-versus-three whirlwind.

"Ruan Cheng is going too far!" He Ming said indignantly, "Today he was spouting nonsense in *Esports Times* again. It's unbearable! Captain Ye, have you seen it? If not, I have a copy here. It's infuriating."

He Ming suspiciously carried a newly released copy of *Esports Times* in his arms. The page with the article about Happy was already dog-eared. He immediately opened it, diligently recommending it to Ye Xiu and the members of Happy.

Ye Xiu didn't decline his kindness, even though he had already read it, and accepted it.

"Is one copy enough? We have more here!" He Ming said, and the members of Team Amazing magically produced a copy each.

"Team Amazing really loves reading. What a great atmosphere," Ye Xiu said.

"Not at all," He Ming said modestly.

"One copy is enough. Keep the rest!" Ye Xiu smiled.

"Hey! Why be so polite between us! Take it, take it." Under He Ming's signal, the players of Team Amazing stuffed a copy of *Esports Times* into the hands of Happy's members. Without giving Happy a chance to refuse, they walked down, waving to Ye Xiu and the others as they went. "See you in the match."

"See you in the match..." Ye Xiu waved back, then led the members of Happy back to their seats.

On the Amazing side, everyone was sneakily peeking at Happy.

"They're reading it, they're reading it!" Someone shouted excitedly. Over on the Happy side, many people casually flipped through the *Esports Times* that had been forced upon them.

"Hehe..." He Ming, Shen Jian, and Wang Ze exchanged smiles, looking confident of victory.

The official match started soon. The first round was, of course, the individual competition. The players and characters from both sides were quickly displayed on the electronic scoreboard.

Happy's first player: Wei Chen, Warlock Wind Following Array.

The trio from Team Amazing who had been whispering to each other were instantly stunned. Ye Xiu, who had always been the first to play? Why the adjustment today? Team Amazing sent out magic swordsman Xiang Yuanwei, the weakest of their six individual players. Team Amazing had been planning to use a Tian Ji horse racing strategy, sending their worst player to face Ye Xiu, but they never expected the opponent to make adjustments as well.

Wei Chen?

This player, who could be considered an elder in the esports scene, had only played in a limited number of matches before. Now, against Team Amazing, he was being sent out? Was this contempt?

He Ming and the other two were a little angry. They were, after all, from a top team, and even though they were in a slump, they weren't prepared to be underestimated and trampled on.

"Yuanwei!" He Ming shouted at Xiang Yuanwei, "Speed up the pace, hit him hard!"

"Okay," Xiang Yuanwei nodded. The original discard was temporarily given a mission and stepped onto the stage.

This round was originally given up in the hearts of He Ming and the others, so they didn't bother to worry too much about it. The map was chosen by Xiang Yuanwei, without much input from them.

Now looking at it, Sky Garden.

A map with uncomplicated terrain, but beautiful scenery. Magic swordsmen, a class with many flashy skills, could sometimes achieve unexpected results on this type of map. Xiang Yuanwei didn't give up just because he was considered a discard; he put thought into choosing the map.

The match began, and the two characters in opposite corners of the garden moved toward the center.

Xiang Yuanwei followed his captain's instructions, didn't try any tricks, and rushed up to take the initiative. As for Wei Chen, after putting on a show of surging forward for a short distance, he crouched down and hid in a tall clump of flowers amidst the boos from the audience. Then, feeling that crouching wasn't concealed enough, he simply lay down. The electronic screen switched to Wind Following Array's perspective, showing him cautiously peeking out from the gaps in the flowers in a very sneaky manner.

The boos from the audience immediately intensified.

Team Amazing wasn't very popular, but they still had some supporters. At this time, of course, they had to cheer for the home team. Wei Chen's despicable ambush was immediately denounced, and everyone wanted the referee to directly give this sleazy guy a red card and kick him out. Happy had a precedent for this! The audience eagerly hoped to see a repeat of this scene.

Happy, having had this happen before, would indeed receive more attention from the referee, and the requirements would be stricter. The on-site referee saw Wei Chen's ambush and subconsciously paid attention to the time.

Xiang Yuanwei's magic swordsman rushed over, but the flower bushes that Wei Chen chose to hide in were too tall and dense. Xiang Yuanwei rotated the perspective of his magic swordsman Harris, passing over the flower bushes where Wind Following Array was hiding several times, but didn't find him. The audience's mood was even more anxious than the players'.

The single-player maps weren't very big, and the terrain of Sky Garden wasn't very winding. Xiang Yuanwei couldn't find his target, so magic swordsman Harris raised the sword in his hand.

Flame Wave Sword!

With a swing of the sword, flames rolled out like waves, leaving scorched marks wherever they passed. These fragile flowers and plants withered and burned instantly under the Flame Wave Sword, turning into ashes.

After one sword, another sword.

Earth Split Wave Sword!

The soil was lifted by the magic waves on the sword, and the flowers and plants rooted in it were overturned and crushed. Although not as clean as the Flame Wave Sword, it was futile to try to hide here.

Wind Following Array was still not there.

Harris turned again, pointing the sword again.

Xiang Yuanwei's repeated empty swings weren't random. The places where the wave swords swept were all covered with lush flowers and plants, which could greatly cover the character. These two swords alone showed that the player was very familiar with the map.

The third sword pointed directly at Wind Following Array's hiding place.

Frost Wave Sword!

The ice wave rolled over, instantly freezing the flowers and plants it touched first, and then being shattered by the next wave of ice. Ice crystals fell all over the ground.

Wind Following Array still didn't move?

Everyone looked towards Wei Chen's warlock. Sure enough, this time he couldn't sit still. Wind Following Array rolled and crawled backwards, in an extremely unsightly manner.

The attack of the Frost Wave Sword had its limits. Wind Following Array rolled backwards, escaping the range of the wave sword, and his figure was still not exposed.

Too cunning!

Everyone thought so. However, Xiang Yuanwei wasn't just probing with the sword. Every time a wave sword was released, his perspective rotated quickly. He paid attention to every movement in the field. As the Frost Wave Sword rolled out, Xiang Yuanwei immediately noticed that at the end of the wave sword's path, the flowers were swaying.

Xiang Yuanwei was one of the weaker players on Team Amazing. He had only played once in the team competition in the first eight rounds. However, being weak didn't mean he didn't work hard. Even in a matchup that was considered a discard, he did his best, chose a map he was good at, and tried to win no matter who his opponent was.

The flowers swayed, and Xiang Yuanwei immediately made another move without waiting for the Frost Wave Sword to finish.

Electro-Light Wave Array!

After Wind Following Array rolled and crawled out of the pursuit of the Frost Wave Sword, he happened to fall into the array. The electric light shot out by the electric light ball automatically tracked Wind Following Array, who was still hiding in the flowers. The electric light passed through his body, and the sound of the electricity shook the flowers and plants around him. Wind Following Array, lying on the ground, was completely exposed, looking embarrassed and miserable, pinned to the ground by the electric light. The audience burst into applause and laughter.

So satisfying!

It was great to see this sleazy guy in such a sorry state!

The audience was in high spirits, but Xiang Yuanwei didn't think much of it. What he wanted was victory, and it was still early. An Electro-Light Wave Array wasn't a big deal.

What was valuable was that he had finally captured the exact location of the guy. Xiang Yuanwei controlled Harris to step forward quickly, waving the short sword in his hand at the same time.

Shattered Wind Wave Sword!

The fastest of all wave sword skills was released from Harris's sword. The flowers and plants were all broken where the Shattered Wind Wave Sword passed. By the time they fell, the sword intent of the Shattered Wind Wave Sword had already passed far away.

The extremely fast skill made it impossible for Wind Following Array, who was still struggling in the Electro-Light Wave Array, to dodge. The Shattered Wind Wave Sword seemed to pass over him like the wind, without him as the target. But immediately afterwards, several fine blood arrows shot out from Wind Following Array's body.

After two skills, Harris was finally in position. It wasn't a good choice for a magic swordsman to kite his target at the end of his wave sword. Because the speed of the wave sword wasn't too fast, the long distance would give the opponent plenty of room to dodge. So compared to the attack distance of his skills, the best fighting position for a magic swordsman was even closer. How much closer depended on each player's hand speed and fighting style.

Xiang Yuanwei's favorite and most comfortable distance was two-thirds of the attack distance of the wave sword. At this time, his Harris had finally reached this position.

Earth Split Wave Sword!

The low-level wave sword, which had finished cooling down, was activated again. At two-thirds of the distance, dodging this attack required faster reaction and hand speed, which were precisely what an old player lacked most.

"Well played!!" Below the stage, the unlucky trio from Amazing gathered together, feeling great. Although Xiang Yuanwei was a discard, it didn't mean he wasn't expected to perform. Seeing him play so well, the three of them looked at this player with a lower skill level in a new light.

"To think they would send such an old guy on stage. I don't know what Ye Xiu is thinking!" Shen Jian exclaimed.

"Maybe he wants to stabilize the situation? Old players are better at handling pressure!" He Ming had been thinking about the significance of Wei Chen's appearance.

"But the result is still losing the match, isn't it?" Shen Jian laughed.

"We Amazing aren't that easy to bully!" He Ming was very excited. When things were going smoothly, he was happy to play the role of a glorious member of Team Amazing.

But then, the situation suddenly changed.

Harris, who had just stepped into his best distance and was about to unleash his skills, was suddenly swallowed by a rising ball of purple fire.

Warlock skill: Shadowflame!