MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1873 1873: Battle of Dragons and Tigers

In the second match, the Holy Hall team faced the Crowd of Misfits Team.

Upon seeing the result, the audience displayed a variety of expressions.

The vast majority of the audience was extremely excited; after all, both the Crowd of Misfits Team and the Holy Hall team performed brilliantly in yesterday's matches, and a fierce competition between the two teams was expected.

However, a small portion of the audience felt regretful, such as the members of the Kyushu team and their fans.

In the eyes of the Kyushu team and their fans, the Crowd of Misfits Team's level was just average, while the Holy Hall team and the Pantheon were considered the real rivals of the Kyushu team.

If the Holy Hall team and the Pantheon faced off in the second match, the Kyushu team would directly lose one strong opponent.

Unfortunately, it seemed that the system had anticipated this, and the selection of teams didn't result in a one-on-one matchup between the Holy Hall team and the Pantheon, which was indeed a bit disappointing.

However, the members of the Crowd of Misfits Team felt somewhat relieved upon learning they would face the Holy Hall team as their opponents.

Although everyone was aware of the Holy Hall team's strength, they were still considered familiar adversaries. Furthermore, the audience had all watched the Holy Hall team's performance yesterday, so they had some understanding of them.

On the other hand, the Pantheon team had always been quite mysterious, and their past battles had shown a one-sided trend. Since the Pantheon had a bye yesterday, the audience had no insight into their actual strength.

The imbalance in information could influence the outcome of a match; facing a familiar opponent was always less stressful than confronting a stranger.

Under the watchful eyes of the audience, Wang Yu and others from the Holy Hall team entered the competition room.

As the captain of the Holy Hall team, Meng Xi naturally walked in as well.

Seeing the familiar girl in front of him, Fearless glanced at Frost Blade and couldn't help but ask Meng Xi, "Hey, are you just going to watch them fight us without doing anything?"

"What else can I do?" Meng Xi replied nonchalantly, glancing at Fearless. "For them, making money is more important."

In this commercialized professional esports scene, salaries were directly tied to performance; the better the results, the higher the salary and bonuses. In front of money, they didn't care whether the captain was the boss's beloved daughter or not since it was not Meng Xi who was paying them.

"Can't you just let them take it easy a bit?" Fearless asked quietly.

"Crowd of Misfits Team players!" Just then, a staff member next to them glared at Fearless and reprimanded, "Please be mindful of your words and actions. I have the authority to terminate your match."

"Ha! I was just joking", Fearless said. "I was testing to see if they are as upright as I am, and I wanted to see how you guys would react to cheating."

"No need for testing!" the staff member said sternly. "Esports adheres to the principles of fairness, justice, and transparency. We will not tolerate any violations."

"That's good! That's good!" Fearless smiled lightly, then casually stepped into the gaming pod.

Meng Xi wanted to exchange a few more words with Frost Blade but was also warned by the staff: "You two teams focus on the match. If you have anything to say, say it on the stage, not in whispers."

Entering the gaming pod, they started the game.

The players from both teams appeared on the battlefield.

The Holy Hall team was the home team for this match, so they chose the first venue.

Yesterday, the Holy Hall team gained a deep understanding of the Crowd of Misfits Team, and having faced the Crowd of Misfits Team before, they were aware of Wang Yu's strength and the abilities of the other members of the Quan Zhen sect.

Of course, the Holy Hall team only consisted of a few people, and they managed to overpower all the Quan Zhen members except Wang Yu, so they felt no pressure in facing their opponents at this moment.

As for Vainglory's strength, even the Kyushu team could see why he had suddenly become stronger, and as a team that had fought head-on against the Quan Zhen sect, the Holy Hall team was well aware of it too.

Thus, the outcome of this first round was not very important for the Holy Hall team; as long as they performed well in the later rounds, victory would be assured. Therefore, in the first match, Rockabye still chose the competitive arena as the venue.

Moreover, Rockabye was once again the first to step out, leading the charge for his team.

On the other side, the first player from the Crowd of Misfits Team to take the stage was Fearless.

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Seeing that the first player from the Crowd of Misfits Team was not Wang Yu or a major powerhouse like Evil Rampage, the audience was somewhat surprised.

Rockabye also asked with a displeased expression, "Where are the top players from your team? Why send someone like you to die instead of them?"

"Ha ha!"

In response to Rockabye's mockery, Fearless was not angered but smiled and said, "You know, our Crowd of Misfits Team always tailors our approach. The reason I'm here is that your strength matches my level."

"……"

Rockabye was unfortunate; there was no point in wasting words with someone like Fearless. He wouldn't gain anything from it, and being mocked by someone of Fearless's caliber would only make him feel foolish.

While the two exchanged trash talk, the countdown for the match had already ended.

The priest class was quite lacking in combat ability, and Rockabye had seen Fearless's skills before. As the match began, Rockabye showed no mercy; pointing his right hand at Fearless, he immediately unleashed the Earth Gravity technique.

The gravity beneath Fearless's feet instantly increased, and his movement speed was reduced by more than half.

Once Fearless was slowed down, Rockabye floated into the air, pointing his staff at Fearless to launch an attack.

However, at that moment, Fearless calmly pointed his staff at the ground, and to everyone's surprise, he also floated into the air.

Unlike Rockabye's gravity manipulation technique, which was a low-tier skill that merely adjusted gravity to achieve levitation, Fearless's flight technique was a genuine flying skill.

The effect of the Earth Gravity technique existed only on the ground; once Fearless used his flight ability to leave the ground, the slowing effect was immediately lifted.

Without saying a word, Fearless charged toward Rockabye.

Rockabye's gravity manipulation was not a flying skill, and its effect could only keep him suspended in mid-air, so his movement speed naturally could not match Fearless's flying speed.

Fearless's self-destructing combat style was not new, and Rockabye was already prepared for Fearless's approach.

Before Fearless could reach him, Rockabye immediately extended his right hand, using gravity to lock onto Fearless, while his left hand raised and sent large chunks of the arena floor into the air, surrounding Fearless.

"Die!"

Then, Rockabye clenched his right hand, and in an instant, all the pieces of the floor came crashing down on Fearless, blocking out the sun.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of crashing sounds erupted as Fearless was instantly engulfed in a storm of attacks.

The floor pieces smashed onto Fearless, shattering into countless fragments, creating plumes of dust that filled the sky.

The entire venue was enveloped in a choking haze.