MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1885 1885: The Shameless Map

As the saying goes, "To change is to adapt; to adapt is to survive."

Faced with the world-class tactical expert Rockabye, sticking to the same old routines would only dig a pit for oneself.

It would have been one thing if the Crowd of Misfits team had chosen the map for the third round in their home territory; now that it is the opponent's home ground, even Fearless, who tends to be overconfident, couldn't look down on such a world-class player.

Thus, it is safer to place hope in their own territory.

"This is going to be difficult…"

The group pondered for a moment and said, "Our strength is already inferior to theirs; the second round is a random one-on-one. How can we strategize?"

The Quan Zhen sect members were naturally aware of the gap between themselves and their opponents.

In terms of overall strength, more than half of the players in the Crowd of Misfits team were not as strong as their opponents.

In the first round, they could select the players to participate, relying on Wang Yu and a few others to gain a slight advantage. The second round's random selection introduced an uncontrollable element.

If it were a team battle, there would still be a chance of winning; but in one-on-one combat, the difference in strength is not easily compensated.

"Not enough strength? Then let the terrain help us!" Fearless pointed at the map and declared, "Our main goal this time is to choose a map that benefits everyone on the team, and the most important point is that we must not let the opponent score."

"In that case, the more complex the map, the better." Spring Halo pondered, "The more complex the terrain, the more suitable it is for executing tactics."

Spring Halo was also a tactical player, and as a Shaman, he relied heavily on control; complex terrain suited his combat style perfectly.

"Good!"

Fearless nodded, sifting through options as he asked, "Anything else?"

"Yes!" The archer Ling Longmeng chimed in, "The bigger the map, the better."

As an archer, one always needs space to kite, and Ling Longmeng, unlike the non-mainstream Yang Nuo, certainly wouldn't prefer a small map.

Moreover, even if they were outmatched and couldn't defeat the opponent, a larger map would allow for escaping; at most, they would end up in a mutual destruction.

"The map needs to be large!" Fearless asked again, "Anything else?"

"The higher the concealment, the better", Darknorth Fisher added after thinking.

As an assassin, a high level of concealment in the map would greatly benefit him.

"The more distinct the layers, the better." Before Fearless could ask again, Ming Du asserted.

"Distinct layers? What does that mean?" The others questioned Ming Du in confusion.

"It refers to the verticality within the scene…" Ming Du anxiously explained, "If I can't run or go invisible, and I have few control skills, if we pick a flat map, won't I be in serious trouble?"

"I see."

Once Ming Du explained, everyone quickly understood. What he referred to as distinct layers were scenes with clear elevation, like steps or rooftops.

Ming Du was a pure damage-dealing mage with low mobility; to output freely, he needed to leverage certain special terrains to gain a height advantage.

Otherwise, even if he had a second-tier blink skill, fighting on flat ground would only change the timing of his demise.

Furthermore, compared to top professional players, this group from the Quan Zhen sect might be amateur in combat, but they were highly skilled at fleeing. Back when the Quan Zhen sect members were chased by their guild, they relied on rooftops to escape, so verticality was essential for the Crowd of Misfits team.

"Got it!"

Fearless snapped his fingers and turned to Wang Yu, asking, "Do you have any requirements?"

"Me?" Wang Yu thought for a moment and said, "Just pick the arena directly! Saves me the trouble of searching."

"Get lost!" The others all raised their middle fingers at him, as they were already tired of this guy.

There was nothing to be done; those with strength always had confidence… In fact, Wang Yu wanted to keep things low-key, but his strength wouldn't allow it.

Ignoring the anti-hero Wang Yu, Fearless began to sift through the available scenes.

After a full three minutes of searching, Fearless finally found a scene that matched everyone's characteristics perfectly.

The Dark Forest!!

…

Forest terrains have always been ambush spots, and the concealment is self-evident.

While the Dark Forest may not be as vast as the Lost Forest, it is still an endless expanse.

This dense jungle can be classified as complex terrain, and the branches and trunks provide high points, fulfilling Ming Du's requirement for distinct layers.

This map allows for ambushes, kiting, escaping, and harassment; any despicable tactics one can think of can be effectively executed in this terrain, making it a perfect match for the Crowd of Misfits team's disposition.

To find such a unique scene among thousands of maps, one must say Fearless is truly a genius.

After both teams completed their tactical preparations, the halftime break ended, and the two teams re-entered the game pods, both wearing confident expressions as they entered the arena.

The Crowd of Misfits team faced off against the Holy Hall team, and the second match officially began.

In the second match, the Crowd of Misfits team chose the map for their home ground, and as captain, Wang Yu did not hesitate to select the scene that had already been filtered in the lounge—the Dark Forest.

As Wang Yu pressed the confirm button, the original competition arena began to twist and change, soon revealing a massive, shadowy forest to the audience.

"Tch!!"

The style of the Crowd of Misfits team has already ingrained itself in the minds of the spectators; seeing them choose a forest scene again elicited a collective sigh of resignation from the crowd.

Anyone familiar with these guys knows that once the Crowd of Misfits team selects this map, the next will be five rounds of excruciatingly dull hide-and-seek.

Damn it, these bastards really have no originality. Are they going to use this unchanging strategy in the finals?

Fortunately, the audience was already well aware of the Crowd of Misfits team's style; otherwise, they would surely be demanding refunds.

From a different perspective, these guys are after all a "disadvantaged group", so their extreme measures can be understood. If any other team dared to do this, the audience would probably be screaming for their heads by now.

This is the advantage of being shameless; if everyone thinks you're shameless, it becomes a given, and you can throw caution to the wind, allowing the world to step aside for you.

Seeing that the Crowd of Misfits team indeed chose the forest map as he expected, Rockabye revealed a satisfied smile.

Although Rockabye and his team knew how annoying forest terrains could be in such competitions, the more the Crowd of Misfits team did this, the more it proved that these guys were running out of tricks, reinforcing that their tactical deployment was correct.