Chapter 38 The Final Round of the Regular Season

League Round 38 was rapidly approaching with great fanfare. As the final battle, it was bound to have a little more publicity. After this round, the various awards for the season would begin to be evaluated. These were based on performance during the regular season; the playoffs had their own awards.

The most watched award was, of course, the Most Valuable Player. Many players were nominated, even Bai Shu of 301 Degrees, who had only joined the league in the winter.

In addition to him, all-star players such as Zhou Zekai of Samsara, Huang Shaotian of Blue Rain, Wang Jiexi of Tiny Herb, and Zhang Xinjie of Tyranny were routinely reported. Apart from these people, there was Ye Xiu of team Happy, who had made a strong comeback.

Although team Happy’s results weren’t as outstanding as those of powerhouse teams like Samsara, as a new team, Happy's achievement was unprecedented. Ye Xiu’s role in the team was obvious to all. If the league considered how hard it was for Happy to achieve such results, Ye Xiu's election would be beyond dispute. The most unfavorable thing for Ye Xiu at the moment was the consecutive four rounds of rest at the end. Missing matches at such a critical moment was very detrimental to the selection of the Most Valuable Player.

The Most Valuable Player award required consideration of many factors. In comparison, some other awards that only used results or data were much easier.

The King of Solo, this award from the individual competition, would undoubtedly be claimed by Ye Xiu, who had a 36-round winning streak in solos.

One-hit Kill, this award, which was judged based on the number of fatal blows in team competitions, was already won by Zhou Zekai in the previous round based on current statistics.

Then there was Star of the Arena, which was based on the arena matches. The statistics were based on the ratio of the opponent's health depleted by the player. Approaching the final round, this award also had a clear winner: Sun Xiang of team Samsara.

In addition, awards like Best Combination, Best Newcomer, and Best Sixth Man, like the Most Valuable Player, weren’t only judged from the data. They needed to be evaluated from all aspects of the players’ performances after all 38 rounds of matches were completed.

Everything was waiting for this final battle.

On the evening of June 5, the league’s 20 teams gathered at the home stadiums of ten teams to begin this 38th round of matches.

The television broadcast ultimately chose the match between Samsara and Hundred Blossoms. Hundred Blossoms was currently ranked ninth. To enter the top eight, they had to get one more point than Wind Howl or three more points than 301 Degrees in this round. In the previous round, they had bravely chased seven points after being behind by three against Tyranny. This made people expect them to have some amazing performance in this round against Samsara on the road. People hadn’t forgotten that Hundred Blossoms had ended Samsara’s crazy winning streak in the first half of the season. And this battle was the most important battle of the season for team Hundred Blossoms.

In the final round, all major home stadiums were packed, including the home stadiums of Seaside and Conquering Clouds, the two relegated teams. Next season, they wouldn’t be able to fight on this field anymore. Fans sadly came to accompany the team to fight to the last moment, even though this couldn’t change anything at all.

At 8:30 PM, ten venues began the final battle on time.

At Happy’s home stadium, Ye Xiu appeared in the individual competition for the 37th time, impacting his winning streak record. This time, the sniper standing in front of him was Bai Shu, the knight player that 301 Degrees had brought in from the European arena, who had received much attention in the second half of the season.

The match started quickly. Ye Xiu maintained his style of map selection to the last round: a simple and clear head-on confrontation map. The two characters appeared in the match facing each other from a distance.

Bai Shu’s character, Knight Tide, was wearing silver plate armor. On this sunny small map, it shone with dazzling metallic light. The silver of the Shield of Life was even more dazzling, like a mirror.

“This map selection is a bit unlucky!” Fang Rui said above the Happy player seats.

"Why?" Chen Guo asked quickly.

"Too bright, dazzling," Fang Rui said.

"Are you referring to the reflection of Tide’s equipment?" Chen Guo said.

"Yes, with Glory's game effects, these will become interference," Fang Rui said.

Chen Guo immediately became anxious. Losing a point wasn’t scary, but she really didn’t want to see Ye Xiu’s winning streak end. She was still brooding over Ye Xiu not being able to play in the first round! That resulted in a maximum of 37 consecutive wins, instead of 38 wins, which was a bit of a flaw and a super regret.

While speaking, the two characters on the field had already rushed to the center.

Boom boom boom!

Ye Xiu’s Lord Grim took the lead with the advantage of distance, and three anti-tank shells roared out.

Charge!

Bai Shu didn’t dodge at all. He directly had Tide charge forward, with the shield on the front. The three anti-tank shells hit one after another, exploding. The roar and smoke were instantly thrown behind him, and the distance between the two sides was shortened in the blink of an eye. The silver of Tide’s Shield of Life was dazzling. On the big electronic screen from Ye Xiu’s perspective, everyone saw a dazzling light shining, like a flash grenade of a launcher.

"Look!" Fang Rui had been paying attention to Ye Xiu's perspective. Seeing this, he immediately pointed it out for everyone to see.

Heroic Leap!

Bai Shu’s Tide flew up. All Ye Xiu saw was a flash of light, and then nothing.

Arc Flash!

Ye Xiu moved with a skill and rushed out.

This was his instinctive reaction based on experience. The opponent disappeared. No matter where he went, he would always maintain an attack on himself. At this time, it was right to keep moving first and then find where the other party was.

Tide fell from the air, and Lord Grim darted out from the original location. The two completed a position exchange. After the Arc Flash, Lord Grim immediately jumped into the air and turned around. Tide quickly appeared in his field of vision, and Myriad Manifestations Umbrella became gun-shaped again. Fire!

Bang!

A bullet flew out, just one.

But this time Bai Shu didn’t let Tide use his shield to block it again.

This one was the launcher's incendiary bomb. When it landed and bloomed, the shield couldn’t prevent these things from happening.

Tide flashed away, dodging the incendiary bomb. When a sea of fire instantly appeared on the ground, he had already taken a step out of that range.

Gatling Gun!

Lord Grim opened this skill again, and bullets poured out. This time, Tide raised his shield, resisting the strafing and advancing. Tide’s Shield of Life wasn’t as big as the shield form of Myriad Manifestations Umbrella, so it was impossible to protect the whole body. However, when Ye Xiu adjusted the strafing angle, trying to send the bullets to the unshielded gaps, Tide caught them all. The silver of Life in his hand was constantly adjusting its position, and he stubbornly blocked all the bullets fired by the Gatling Gun from constantly changing angles.

"This guy!" Fang Rui exclaimed. There was a knight in the original lineup of Wind Howl, so he also had a good understanding of this profession. Being able to use the shield to catch all of Ye Xiu's strafing, his basic skills were not ordinary.

And at this time, in Ye Xiu's main perspective, the silver of Life shone again, obviously entering a role that could reflect sunlight again.

"Eh, this time..." Fang Rui was confused this time.

"What's wrong?" Chen Guo quickly asked again.

"The timing of this use is terrible," Fang Rui said.

On the field, Ye Xiu also slightly adjusted Lord Grim’s position, avoiding the sunlight reflection this time, and continued long-range shooting.

"He didn't do it on purpose," Wei Chen said at this time.

"Who are you talking about?" Chen Guo asked.

"Bai Shu, he didn't think about using equipment to reflect the sunlight. The reflection was unintentional," Wei Chen said.

"Really?" Chen Guo looked at Fang Rui. Fang Rui was thinking and didn't speak.

"This foreign player doesn't seem to care about this kind of small trick!" Wei Chen said.

"Do you think he's like you?" Chen Guo complained to Wei Chen, and also looked at Fang Rui. These two used all kinds of small tricks when they were being sneaky.

"I'm despising him. Didn't you hear my tone?" Wei Chen said.

"..."

"For victory, I will do anything, and I hate this kind of guy who pretends to be serious without using any means," Wei Chen said.

Chen Guo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This wasn't really pretending to be serious. Was it not okay for people to just not prefer to fight in this way?

"Lose, definitely lose!" Wei Chen cursed.

"I agree with this point," Chen Guo nodded.

At this time, Tide had rushed closer to Lord Grim, raising his hand towards Lord Grim and making a gesture: Taunt.

Lord Grim rushed towards him uncontrollably. Collapsing Mountain! Ye Xiu simply opened the skill, and Lord Grim flew up and slashed down with a heavy chop.

Clang!

With a super ear-piercing loud noise, Bai Shu actually had Tide hold up his shield to block Collapsing Mountain, a powerful skill from the Berserker, and then counterattacked with the other hand.

"I'm speechless," Wei Chen said.

"What's wrong again?" Chen Guo said.

"Couldn't he have dodged this attack?" Wei Chen said.

"Isn't it okay to block with a shield?" Chen Guo said.

"Blocking with a shield will still deduct health. Why be so tough when you can completely avoid deducting health?" Wei Chen said.

"It can...counterattack a little faster?" Chen Guo's answer was also quite plausible, her level had improved!

"What's the use of counterattacking if you can't seize the initiative?" Wei Chen continued to despise.

Tide's counterattack after blocking this Collapsing Mountain didn't seize the initiative of the attack. The two then started a back-and-forth attack.

"That taunt was also used for no reason. This is a solo. The opponent is not going to run. Why forcibly drag people back? Dragging them back is just close combat. Lord Grim is not a long-range profession," Wei Chen continued to say.

Chen Guo was puzzled. According to Wei Chen, this Bai Shu had many problems! But looking at the game scene now, he wasn't losing to Ye Xiu at all! This match, there was no sign of victory or defeat yet!

"Don't pay attention to him," Su Mucheng saw Chen Guo's confusion and smiled at her: "They just have different styles, so they can't stand it."

"Is it too upright?" Luo Ji asked Su Mucheng for advice, but was glared at fiercely by Wei Chen and didn't dare to say more.

"This duel is just to fairly decide the outcome, right!" Su Mucheng said.

"Boring to death," Wei Chen and Fang Rui said in unison.

"I believe Ye Xiu won't give him such an opportunity," Wei Chen sincerely said, "He has no bottom line!"