MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1868 1868: Promotion

"This dog's attitude is a bit fierce..."

Seeing on the arena that Fan Yin was brutally "pierced by ten thousand swords", the audience couldn't help but sigh.

It seems this year's competition is even more exciting than expected.

To be fair, while the mage class in the game has strong output, the spectacle of mage PvP is generally quite average.

It's mostly just a flashy exchange of various elaborate spells; at first glance, it's dazzling, but after watching for a while, it can lead to aesthetic fatigue. Without the special effects, it doesn't have much visual appeal, falling short of the brawling of Pugilists or the thrilling tension of assassins.

However, Rockabye's earlier battle made everyone reconsider the visual appeal of magic-based PvP.

Especially the scene where Rockabye floated in the air and literally impaled Fan Yin left a deep impression on everyone present.

Adding to that, Rockabye's robe billowed dramatically without wind, exuding an overwhelming air of prestige.

Miss Mengxi, being a person of the occasion, felt quite proud to see her team's player attract so much attention.

Next up was the second match.

In the second round, the familiar face of the Space Mage Jeff from the Holy Hall team took the stage.

Jeff had given the members of the Crowd of Misfits team no small amount of trouble; he was a crafty fellow. Though he spoke little, his power was formidable, and his space spells were unparalleled, his strength not inferior to Rockabye's.

In less than three seconds after stepping onto the stage, he executed a Dimensional Slash, cutting both the opponent and their weapon into two pieces.

Such a clean, ruthless killing method once again ignited the excitement in the arena.

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It's unclear whether the BTR team's strength has diminished in this new format or if the Holy Hall team is simply too strong this year.

As the matches progressed, the first round stretched into five consecutive games, with the Holy Hall team facing increasingly stronger opponents. After five games, BTR did not win a single match; even their captain, Aguo, was turned into a meat pie by an opponent's spell, leaving the audience and other competitors stunned.

Teams participating in a world-class professional league are naturally top-tier players, and the gap in strength shouldn't be too significant.

In this S-tier professional league, even if one can win against an opponent, most of the time it involves a back-and-forth struggle. However, the Holy Hall team's overwhelming dominance, crushing their opponents into the ground, was a first.

In the second match, it was uncertain whether BTR was simply unlucky or if Holy Hall was particularly fortunate as they drew Jeff first.

Jeff was also a tough character; without uttering a word, he unleashed five consecutive Dimensional Slashes, swiftly completing a pentakill.

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A pentakill... in an S-tier event, such a record was unprecedented.

Of course, this doesn't mean the BTR team was weak; mainly, they were just unfortunate to encounter Jeff, the Space Mage, especially in such a relatively small arena.

Space spells are the most powerful in <<Rebirth>>, launching quickly and without any trace; what's more, only hidden classes can learn such magic.

What is a hidden class? It's a class that deviates from conventional roles.

As top-tier players, all participants in attendance had a solid understanding of various classes.

The skills, tactics, and approaches of conventional classes are basic knowledge, whereas hidden classes remain quite mysterious.

Even top players have only a vague understanding of these mysterious classes and cannot fully grasp them.

The saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." The asymmetry of information is a crucial factor affecting victory or defeat.

When Jeff displayed space magic, which no one had even seen before, it left the BTR team stunned. Naturally, unprepared for space magic, they fell victim to Jeff's five slashes.

Other competitors expressed understanding; after all, seeing Jeff's sudden spatial rifts left everyone alarmed, and no one felt confident they could evade such peculiar attacks.

The third match was even simpler.

Rockabye's Gravitational Technique was a skill that inherently included group taunting; as long as the target was within the skill's range, it would be forcibly attracted.

Jeff's space magic was terrifyingly effective for dealing damage, capable of killing in one hit.

With a powerful crowd control skill combined with terrifying output, the outcome was predictable.

Poor BTR, being a frontline team, ended up without a single point after three matches, completely crushed by the Holy Hall team and sent away in defeat.

Such an overwhelming advantage left the audience deeply impressed by this formidable team.

Next were the third and fourth matches.

The competition continued until after ten o'clock at night, and after four matches, the four teams advanced to the next round.

The Crowd of Misfits team, Holy Hall team, Kyushu team, and Rebellion team, along with the Pantheon team that had a bye in the first round, successfully advanced.

The Crowd of Misfits team and Holy Hall team became the dark horses of this competition.

One was an amateur team defeating a professional team, while the other shaved their opponents clean in the same tier, allowing the audience to deeply appreciate their formidable strength.

In contrast, the other teams were relatively more subdued; their matches weren't unexciting, but compared to the first two teams, they seemed somewhat conventional.

The real-life matches were synchronized with the game, and by the end of the final match, the names of the five advancing teams had spread throughout the game.

Both of the teams from the Asia server that advanced were from the Brave Continent server, thrilling all Brave Continent players.

As the home of the Crowd of Misfits team, Twilight City once again shone brightly.

As the center of attention, Wang Yu and his group had already taken advantage of the chaos to leave the stadium early and return to the hotel.

Inside the hotel, the members of the Crowd of Misfits team did not revel in their victory; instead, they wore unusually serious expressions... even Wang Yu frowned deeply.

Because they knew that the matches ahead would only get tougher.

"Tomorrow's matches won't be easy", Fearless broke the silence first after a long pause.

"Yeah, yeah", everyone nodded in agreement.

Having watched the matches from beginning to end today, they gained a significant understanding of the top-tier players' strengths.

Previously, they were merely spectators and didn't know much about top-tier players, and with someone like Wang Yu being such a towering presence, they hadn't considered others seriously, so they didn't feel the pressure until they stood in their current position.

Now, after a day of matches, they finally understood just how vast the gap is between top-tier players and ordinary ones.

Setting aside the other battles, just the grand battle of the Holy Hall team showcased what it means to be a true expert.