MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1854 1854: Panic Mode

The first match ended, and during the intermission, everyone drank water or went to the restroom as needed.

In the rest area of the Free Team, everyone sat in their seats with gloomy expressions, the entire room exuding a somber atmosphere.

"What should we do for the next match?"

Wade cautiously asked everyone.

At this moment, Wade no longer dared to act independently and began to seek opinions from others.

After all, the performance in the first match was abysmal; if the second match continued like this, they might as well give up and surrender outright.

Moreover, if he acted unilaterally, he would bear the blame alone; if everyone contributed to the decision and it went wrong, they would all share the responsibility.

"What can we do?" Invisible Man replied: "The second match is a random match format, so our tactical arrangements won't work. Our only advantage is selecting the map."

"That's right!" Wade nodded. "So which map should we choose for the second match?"

"Of course, the bigger the better."

As soon as Wade finished speaking, Wolf raised his hand and replied, "At least if we can't win, we can run away."

"That makes sense", Invisible Man agreed, nodding. It seemed that these two were truly scared by the powerful opponents and were already thinking about escaping before the match even began.

"Come on!"

Before Wade could speak, Gospel scoffed from the side: "If the opponent can't handle it and runs away, do you think we can catch up with them?"

In the previous battle, Gospel felt the disadvantage of having shorter legs and harbored deep resentment towards the escape tactics.

At this point, Gospel said, "For the second match, we should choose the smallest map; at least we won't have to worry about the opponent escaping."

"Oh..." Upon hearing Gospel's words, Wolf mockingly retorted, "It's as if you could catch up to someone who escapes on the stage."

"Haha!" Gospel was not to be outdone, saying, "It's as if when the map is larger, you won't be pressed to the ground by others."

"You!!"

Needless to say, top-tier experts are often hot-tempered. As soon as Gospel spoke, Wolf immediately got angry, pointing at Gospel and shouting, "Say that again!!"

"What if I did?" Gospel replied, still looking disdainful. "It's not like I made someone press you to the ground. Do you really think you can take it out on me just because you can't beat someone else? Truly impressive."

"I..."

"Alright! Stop arguing!"

Seeing that these two were about to escalate from a verbal spat to a physical confrontation, Wade quickly intervened, saying, "We've already performed so poorly; you two are just making things worse! Do you not want to compete anymore?"

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

Wolf and Gospel turned their heads in unison, glaring at Wade.

"Let's go with Gospel's suggestion!" Wade pointed at Gospel and said, "Choose a small map."

"Why?"

Wolf and Invisible Man were clearly puzzled by Wade's decision.

Wade explained, "Because the opponent's strength is different from what we imagined."

In the general player's mindset, teammates of strong players are also likely to be strong; even if there are differences, they wouldn't be too great.

However, the Chaos Team was completely different.

Some players in this team were not as strong as imagined, while others were surprisingly strong.

Strong players like Wang Yu were crushingly powerful against top professional players, but aside from Wang Yu and a few others, the strength of the other players was merely at the level of average professional players... The gap was hard to fathom.

Escape tactics were a common strategy used by the Chaos Team; after all, their strength was low, and they wouldn't suffer any losses if they exchanged one for one. In this regard, the Free Team couldn't compare to the Chaos Team.

It wasn't just about the proficiency in escaping; more importantly, the Free Team was a top-tier professional team, and resorting to such underhanded tactics would be quite undignified.

Furthermore, if they really encountered experts like Wang Yu and the others, whether the Free Team players could escape was a serious question.

Thus, choosing a large map and employing escape tactics was unrealistic for the Free Team.

On the contrary, if they chose a small map, it could limit the performance of the Chaos Team; after all, a considerable portion of the Chaos Team were weaklings. With a small map, the Free Team's chances of winning would naturally be higher.

Wade was a thoughtful person and certainly aimed to maximize their odds of winning.

Wolf and the others were not fools; upon hearing Wade's reasoning, they understood. Although they were still somewhat reluctant to accept, they didn't argue further, thus tacitly agreeing with Wade's decision.

...

While the Free Team appeared to be panicking, in reality, they were quite aware of the situation. On the other hand, the Chaos Team seemed calm but was actually in a state of panic.

There was no way around it; historically, the Chaos Team had the least confidence in the second match.

The reason was simple: the second match was a random format. If they had home advantage, they could select a favorable map, but now they didn't even have the power to choose a map; this second match was clearly left to fate.

"Left to fate" might sound simple, but in a battle between two armies, the weaker side is especially wary of this.

Given the disparity in strength, it felt precarious to let others dictate the match; under such circumstances, the mindset of the Chaos Team players was understandable.

The members of the Chaos Team were well aware of their own strengths and weaknesses; in a sense, they relied heavily on just three individuals.

Four kings might not be able to carry a single bronze player, and three kings carrying seven bronze players would be even more challenging.

Now, with all factors beyond their control, the Chaos Team members naturally felt a sense of unease.

It's important to note that the score in the second match could potentially be double that of the first match.

If they could randomly match up with Wang Yu and his team, it would be fine; even if they couldn't beat their opponents, they could at least win a few rounds and prevent the score from widening too much. However, if they didn't get Wang Yu and the others, the score advantage they had earlier would likely be surpassed in this match.

Statistically, the chance of not getting Wang Yu and his team was quite high.

"Let's all do our best",

Even Fearless could only helplessly say in the face of such a situation, "Try to take down a bit of the opponent's health."

"Can't we run?" Ming Du asked in confusion from the side.

"Running is not an option!"

Fearless responded: "The opponent isn't foolish; they know you'll try to run and would choose a large map... There's a fifty percent chance that they will select a small map for this match."

"And what about the other fifty percent?" Ming Du continued to ask.

"As for that fifty percent?" Fearless smiled and said, "There's a good chance they won't even change the map, sticking with the competitive arena map like in the first match."