MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1837 1837: The Royal Madrid of the eSports Circle

In addition to that, the Pugilist's attack and defense capabilities are relatively weak.

However, the damage from the Dragon's Roar and the defense from the Dragon Shield make up for the Pugilist's weaknesses. Notably, the Charged Cannon, an attack skill with an impressive range of 800, significantly compensates for the Pugilist's lack of means.

As for the final charged skill, it even has a special effect that can break defenses.

It can be said that this pair of gauntlets has addressed all the weaknesses the Pugilist has had until now.

Vainglory is merely young and inexperienced; his inherent strength is quite formidable. If he hadn't chosen the relatively weak Pugilist profession and his weapon level hadn't fallen behind the times, his combat level would at least not be lower than that of Boson.

Now, with this pair of gauntlets, Vainglory can hold his own even against top-tier professional players.

Originally, the strength of the Crowd of Misfits team was uneven. Aside from Wang Yu and the other two, the members of the Quan Zhen Sect had highly variable abilities and were unpredictable. Relatively speaking, only Spring Halo and Beiming had consistent strength.

Now that Vainglory has acquired new weapons and Ming Du has obtained new skills, the two of them have gained significant boosts. Although they may not yet be able to contend with top experts, they have made considerable progress.

Fortunately, the Quan Zhen members took advantage of the break in the competition to stroll around the game and unexpectedly gained this advantage.

Long Sky Dragon City has finally been defended.

According to the agreement, after successfully defending the city, Nine Solitary Spears signed a contract worth 1.1 million gold with the Quan Zhen Sect.

Fearless took the contract and allocated 300,000 gold to Wang Yu, distributing the rest among the other members, but he did not give any to Vainglory and Ming Du.

It was clear that the extra 200,000 gold given to Wang Yu was for the gauntlets and skills.

From this, it was evident that the Quan Zhen Sect had a clear division of rewards.

Brothers should keep accounts clear; no matter how grandiose your words are, nothing beats cash in hand.

In the following two days, the Quan Zhen members focused on leveling up during the competition breaks.

On the third day, the elimination matches in the American server officially began.

Unlike the Asian server, where nearly half of the teams are of relatively low strength due to the presence of Japanese teams, resulting in a lower overall standard, the six teams from the American server are all top-tier teams, each consisting of elite professional players.

By the end of the day, the audience had a visual feast, shaking off the displeasure caused by the Crowd of Misfits team's unsportsmanlike conduct in previous matches.

Ultimately, three teams from the American server successfully advanced: RLT (Rebel Team) from North America, and Free and SFI from A Country.

These three teams are all well-established powerhouses in the eSports world, and no one was surprised by their smooth advancement; rather, there was a sense of regret over the elimination of the other three teams.

It was quite surprising for such strong teams to be eliminated in the knockout rounds. If it had been a few days prior, the outcome would have clearly been different.

It truly seems like fate has its own hand; it appears that luck plays a significant role in eSports competitions.

As the matches concluded, the audience began to leave.

With the spectators dispersing, the venue became quieter. Wang Yu and the others also got up to leave, but just as they reached the entrance, a group of young people with blonde hair and blue eyes approached them.

It was easy to tell from their matching outfits that this group was the European server team that would be competing tomorrow; they were likely there to familiarize themselves with the venue in advance.

"PTN?" As Fearless noticed the letters on the players, he suddenly paused and muttered to himself, "Could it be the Pantheon?"

"The Pantheon?"

Wang Yu's ears were sharp. He heard Fearless's mutter and couldn't help but repeat it.

"You don't know them!"

Fearless explained with a smile, "These are celebrities in the eSports world. A gaming newbie like you probably hasn't even heard of them."

"That's right!"

The others chimed in, gossiping: "The Pantheon is the strongest club in the world, known as the Royal Madrid of the eSports circle. They have won championships five times, making them the club with the most titles in eSports history."

"What's Royal Madrid? What does it have to do with eSports?" Wang Yu inquired, his curiosity piqued.

"It just means they have a lot of money!" Ming Du said with envy. "This club doesn't care whether eSports players fit their team style; as long as they're top-tier players, they'll spend big to recruit them. That's why their team configuration is so luxurious; almost every player has won the title of Most Valuable Player in eSports, which is why they're also called the Pantheon."

At this point, Ming Du didn't forget to flatter Wang Yu: "But this time, I think it's quite likely that you'll catch the attention of the Pantheon's owner."

"Haha." Faced with Ming Du's flattery, Wang Yu smiled slightly, secretly pondering: "Could those experts I encountered in the game not long ago be from the Pantheon?"

"Eh?"

Just as Wang Yu was lost in thought, a deep voice suddenly resonated beside him: "Is that you?!"

"??"

Wang Yu quickly looked up and saw a tall man with a similar build to his own, sporting blonde hair, pointing at him with a face full of surprise.

Although the big guy looked very unfamiliar, Wang Yu felt that he recognized that aura from somewhere.

"Do we know each other?"

Wang Yu asked, puzzled.

"I am... Uranus, from the Pantheon. We've met before", the big guy said excitedly in awkward Mandarin.

"Uranus..." Upon hearing this name, Wang Yu finally recalled something and said, "So it's you! You looked much cooler in the game."

"Hahaha..." Uranus chuckled awkwardly: "We need to pay attention to our image."

Indeed, eSports stars are still stars. For a top professional like Uranus, personal image in the game is very important.

After all, appearance is the club's facade; even if they aren't exceptionally handsome, they wouldn't want to go down in history for the wrong reasons.

"Are you here to watch our match?"

Then Uranus asked Wang Yu.

"No!" Wang Yu shook his head. "I'm here to compete."

"Compete?"

Uranus was taken aback, saying, "I didn't expect the Kyushu team to have a player like you! This match is going to be quite challenging for us."

Uranus is a top expert, and the Kyushu team is one he respects.

Like attracts like; with Wang Yu's formidable strength and being from Brave Continent, Uranus naturally connects him to the Kyushu team.

"I'm not from the Kyushu team." Wang Yu shook his head again.