Glory [e-sports]-Chapter 290: The crisis that comes from not moving forward!

Old Teacher Yuan was like a dog, and Proud Flower Kim disdained him. They all heard him nonchalantly remark, “You’re the same as before, too.” 6EMOGv

These six words were very meaningful. Yuan Ze smiled broadly, “You aren’t.” Implying that his doubles championship was gone.

Kim Sung-hyun instantly exploded. Just as he was about to burst out with a ‘shut up, top eight’, Brother Mouth rushed in to save the scene, salvaging the precarious commentator booth.

What were they messing around for!

Don’t ever put those two together on the commentator’s booth again! my7aBE

The two of them didn’t treat each other as outsiders and painfully stabbed each other with their black history, but he was the one left feeling afraid.

What if their commentary was banned? What would happen to his position as the top commentator in the world?!

Fortunately, the situation on the field was stimulating, and everyone’s attention was drawn to the match.

Yan Jiang really let Wei Xiao develop to level six. Before that, Y1 and FTW both developed peacefully. There were basically no group battle outbreaks except for small-scale friction on the lanes.

Mk2B1f Yuan Ze had said that Yan Jiang was arrogant. This was somewhat the case, but not completely.

Y1 was indeed waiting for the soul warlock to reach level six, but that didn’t mean they were simply letting Wei Xiao go.

Both sides had highly similar systems, with the only difference being the power thief/shadow thief and blood thief/blood warrior combinations.

The power thief was a functional talent, and the blood warrior was restricted by the shadow thief. Looking at the remaining four talents, it seemed that Y1 didn’t dare to fight in the early stages of the game. L3bZCH

A blood thief who hadn’t yet reached level six couldn’t beat the power thief.

An immortal warlock who hadn’t yet reached level six was as weak as a chicken pecking at the other side.

In the bottom lane, the storm hunter had the ability to fight, but Yue Wenle wasn’t easy to bully and wouldn’t allow God Pig out to fight with others.

So, Y1 didn’t have the capital to engage FTW before level 6. aoTCvG

Of course, Yuan Ze could see all of this. The reason he still called Team Yan arrogant was because Yan Jiang had the confidence to hold down and kill the flower butterfly after level six.

Yuan Ze and Kim Sung-hyun had both experienced Wei Xiao’s soul warlock before.

After playing so many training matches together, this brat was already able to play it to perfection. Once he had his ultimate move, all three of FTW’s lanes would start to blossom. As his opponent, Y1 would be besieged from all sides.

His teammates were all playing highly mobile talents, and he himself was also very mobile. tn301Z

Even if they calculated his jungle zone refresh time and determined that he should be going to clear the jungle, it was still possible to encounter a shadow thief or immortal warlock or storm hunter just around the corner.

This statement hit the nail on the head.

In that final wave of team battles, both sides engaged in a head-on confrontation without any ambushes or stalking. These two very similar line-ups collided directly in the mid-lane and launched a set of explosive DPS without any hesitation at all!

Thousand layers of clouds swirled around, raindrops flashed rapidly, and under the dazzling layers of special effects, the players toppled and stood back up again.

Everyone held their breaths as Wei Xiao attached himself to Close. avX0uN

Double nine, double nine…

Or perhaps there would be ten light arcs?

The audience’s scalps tingled, and when they realized it was two nine light arcs coming one after another, they breathed a sigh of relief but also felt slightly disappointed.

Would it work… 8FwX4G

Y1’s Quas was down!

Ning Zhehan had also used up his last resurrection armor and immunity shield.

Y1’s God Pig and Yue Wenle perished together.

Amidst the dazzling flashes in the sky, the destructive special effects, and the completely overflowing damage, only three people were able to remain standing steadily. qrG4vj

The blood warrior was immune to all damage for two seconds and resisted the subsequent damage; the blood thief relied on the soul warlock’s shield and blood oath to remain standing even though his health bar fluctuated wildly up and down like a rollercoaster as he sucked health like crazy.

At this instant, everyone in the audience felt a chill in their hearts. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

The shadow thief either insta-killed the enemy, or was insta-killed in return.

After using up a set of skills, the shadow thief had practically no combat power left. 4fQGUE

Brother Cai’s face turned pale and he went forward first to stand in front of Close and Quiet. Unfortunately, he ultimately wasn’t in full support gear. His relatively crispy body coupled with his depleted energy made it easy for the double blood talents to take him down.

The shadow thief and soul warlock remained standing until the last moment, but they were unable to resist this line-up which completely countered them.

Defeat!

FTW’s soul warlock system suffered defeat for the first time since its inception. 6qfp7d

At the end of the first match, there was an eerie silence that spread beyond just the audience stands.

How to put it…

It had been an exciting match and both sides played beautifully. Each player’s performance could be considered flawless.

But they lost. DdHbQ9

Losing in this way actually made one’s back feel cold.

It was a crushing blow in terms of strength, a frustrating defeat that came from being thoroughly targeted.

It also made one realize that there was no eternal victory, only the crisis that arose from not moving forward.

FTW, who’d dominated the entire playoffs with the soul warlock, had hit an iron plate! w1saSP

Chen Feng came up on stage and said calmly, “It’s okay, it’s just the first match.”

They all responded to him, then tried hard to adjust their mentality.

Although they’d lost the battle of freedom, they couldn’t allow that to get them down.

The first match in a BO5 game was just the prelude to the real battle. idgn0d

If they didn’t have the courage to fight to the end, then they weren’t qualified to sit there!

Close, who hadn’t said much through out the game, spoke quietly. “Take the shadow thief.”

They had priority in grabbing positions, and could indeed snatch up the shadow thief first.

But they’d just taken the shadow thief for the battle of freedom. If they took it for another match, what if… IpU29

Even before Chen Feng could speak up, Wei Xiao had already opened his mouth, “Wait a little longer.”

Lu Feng’s fingers paused slightly on the mouse.

Wei Xiao’s voice was gentle and calm, “It’s only the second match. We’re not in a hurry.”

Lu Feng’s eyelashes drooped slightly and he cleared away the emotions lurking in his eyes. “Okay.” XuFy4Z

It was only then that Chen Feng belatedly noticed that something was off. However, he couldn’t say anything, let alone ask about it. He could only concentrate and think about the next round of BP.

Both sides played each other and ended up getting pretty good line-ups.

FTW: blood warrior, blood thief, spirit mage, holy priest, and gold hunter.

Y1: berserker warrior, berserker thief, ice mage, medicine warlock, and gun launcher. zqXtaK

In the early stages of a game, both sides’ talent pools were very deep. They could only strive to restrain and counter the other side through BP.

Chen Feng hadn’t wanted Yan Jiang to get the medicine warlock in the second match, but after weighing various options, he could only let it go for now.

It would have to be let out sooner or later. Although he didn’t want to lose another point, at this point in time he could calm down, remain steady, and believe in them!

— Ljy2eM

The author has something to say: Please trust Close and trust FTW!

xiin: these chapter titles remind me of One Piece manga titles, haha