ADAPTED FROM BUTTERFLY BLUE'S NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME, THE KING'S AVATAR
How's the guild doing?
Good and quite busy.
Is there anything else?
Or I'd better go now.
Do you still want to join the main team?
The guild matters a lot to our team.
Without your assistance,
we would be short on materials and supplies.
However,
if someone wants to meddle in team affairs
and tries to create conflicts,
I won't hesitate to send them packing.
Chen Yehui, you're doing a good job as Guild Master.
UNSPECIALIZED CLASS DETAILS OF YE XIU
These won't help you.
Just focus on your own work.
HAPPY INTERNET CAFE
ONE INCH ASH
Has everybody's SP been maxed out?
Yes.
Ready to celebrate our victory?
Mo Fan, are you ready?
His kill rate is above 96 percent.
Are you all equipped?
Don't worry. No problem.
Good.
Then let's go.
All the best!
The match between Happy and Excellent Era
will be scored by kill count.
The map that was randomly chosen is Desolate Lands.
As agreed by both sides,
as long as Happy scores a point,
their qualifications for the Challengers League can be retained.
So, let's get ready.
TEAM HAPPY VERSUS TEAM EXCELLENT ERA
What?
Sun Xiang is unexpectedly not in the starting line-up.
Captain, should we alter our tactics?
Adopt Plan B.
Yifan, you'll replace Wei Chen to start the game.
We'll target Life Extinguisher.
This historic game between Happy and Excellent Era
is fueled by a bet which is
the qualifications for Challengers League of Team Happy.
Even though it's not an official match,
the delicate relationship between the two teams
still makes this game a hot topic.
Under the leadership of Ye Qiu,
will Happy go forward or end their journey?
Excellent Era is off to a good start.
They have recognized Happy's Cleric.
Excellent Era is now targeting Little Cold Hands.
Life Extinguisher keeps blocking him
in order to slow him down and directly disqualify him.
The Cleric from Happy has entered the Old Town.
Keep rank.
Roll back.
Got it.
Move.
No! It's a trap!
Happy applies a tactic.
Soft Mist attacks with Dragon Breaks the Ranks.
Life Extinguisher edges away from it, but Striker is attacked in succession.
Life Extinguisher uses Rock Punch and is moving back by recoil.
He misjudges the distance
and one of his feet is frozen.
It can't be real!
Is the array of ice this big?
Soft Mist overestimated her Dragon Breaks the Ranks.
It's their skill points.
They've strengthened their skill rank.
We have no advantage here. Pull out!
Life Extinguisher breaks out from the siege and adopts a tactical dodging.
The rest of Excellent Era also scatter.
It's the electronic eye!
It means that the Tactician
will oversee the battlefield
in order to design targeted tactics.
All of Happy players' dodging and skills are captured by Xiao Shiqin.
No, there's one person still out of sight.
Deception is very agile and elusive.
His operation is very smooth.
This is the Scrap Picker who is good at seizing the moment!
Strangle Knot from Behind!
Deception is attacking Life Extinguisher again.
The core members have lost half of their health points.
Deception is sticking to Life Extinguisher,
finding a close quarter and consuming his health.
Brilliant! The strike from Mo Fan greatly wounded Life Extinguisher.
Very close. Deception keeps dashing.
He grabs the change when Life Extinguisher turns his back. Thruster!
Life Extinguisher pulls away from Deception.
Besiege them.
Mo Fan, come back and support us. I will look for an opportunity.
Now Lord Grim arrives. Dragon Tooth!
Yes, it's obvious that Happy is intending to eliminate Life Extinguisher.
Bouncing Mine! Life Extinguisher is swift.
Lord Grim escapes by jumping up, and keeps chasing to attack.
Energy Cannon!
Lord Grim is hit.
It's from Dancing Rain, covering Life Extinguisher's retreat.
Two ex-teammates are now fighting against each other.
Lord Grim is blocked.
Will he choose to beat off Dancing Rain first?
You merely focused on Xiao Shiqin and didn't even say hi to me.
He sends you to block me?
Good idea.
They truly know each other very well.
Whether as teammates or as rivals, they are always well-matched.
Stun bullet!
Both of them are hanging in the air.
They used to be the best teammates indeed. How tacit they are!
They remain in the air. Dancing Rain attempts to attack.
So does Lord Grim.
At the same time! Again!
They fire anti-tank guns simultaneously.
I've blocked Lord Grim.
Life Extinguisher suddenly stops moving.
Is that a tactic?
Ninja Burrowing.
I've been waiting for you for a long time.
Bounding mine!
Absolutely, it's designed by Life Extinguisher.
Xiao Shiqin is a Master Tactician indeed.
Aerial bombs follow.
Deception's health is rapidly declining.
Go and keep the pace with Mo Fan.
His teammates timely arrive to rescue him from the trap.
-An Wenyi, get to position one. -Roger.
Mo Fan, defend.
It should be mine.
He abruptly speeds up,
hindering his teammates, One Inch Ash and Little Cold Hands.
-Wait, Mo Fan! -What are you doing?
Once the target is hit,
the game is over.
What?
Deception and Soft Mist bumped into each other.
Did they not communicate?
Too reckless!
In such a crucial competition, it is undoubtedly a blunder!
Satellite Ray. Emergency!
Soft Mist's health is emptied.
Deception is in danger too!
Double kill!
Mastering the art of perfect timing, he kills two players from Happy!
Xiao Shiqin trapped them to support Dancing Rain.
-They killed two players. -What happened?
Now Happy is in great danger.
Captain, I only have half a life left.
Mo Fan and I are dead.
We lost all our benefits!
We have neither enough kills nor time.
If nothing changes, we'll lose the game.
TEAM EXCELLENT ERA VERSUS TEAM HAPPY
The game is not over yet. Cheer up.
Yifan, An Wenyi, watch your health. See you in Zone C.
-Roger. -Roger.
Wei Chen, go for it.
Windward Formation, Happy's substitute, joins the game.
But Lord Grim is being blocked by three rivals
and unable to get out of them.
Happy's players should get together right now.
Life Extinguisher uses the gunshot to drain the health of One Inch Ash
and Little Cold Hands.
Lord Grim escaped!
-Coordinates? -249, 653.
ARENA OF DESOLATE LANDS
It's a substitute district.
They're going there for Windward Formation.
It's my showtime.
Excellent Era's Matchstick is moving to a substitute district,
and One Autumn Leaf will replace him.
It appears that they'll let Sun Xiang finish the game.
As we can see, Happy is now short of hands.
One Inch Ash and Little Cold Hands are low on health,
while Excellent Era keeps blocking them.
Anti-tank Gun!
Go.
Lord Grim covers
while the rest of Happy retreats and waits for a chance to recover.
Distracting Excellent Era's attention will lend them a chance to heal.
No!
One Autumn Leaf arrives ahead of him and blocks them.
Stun Bullet!
One Autumn Leaf is hindered by Lord Grim.
They finally come face to face with each other.
Lord Grim controlled by Ye Qiu
clashes with One Autumn Leaf controlled by Sun Xiang.
One Autumn Leaf stops blocking and dashes to Lord Grim.
By switching forms, Lord Grim strikes back with Gatling Gun,
dodging the attack from One Autumn Leaf by sliding.
At present, Lord Grim intends to block One Autumn Leaf,
helping his teammates quickly retreat and regenerate their health.
I'll block him.
Move in the ten o'clock direction.
Rising Dragon Soars the Sky!
One Autumn Leaf uses an ultimate skill! He wants to end the game fast!
Lord Grim turns his weapon into a shield. Is he going to directly take it?
No. Rising Dragon Soars the Sky was aimed at
One Inch Ash and Little Cold Hands.
One Autumn Leaf feinted against Lord Grim
in order to wait for a chance to kill those two from Happy.
You want to return to the league? You still have a long way to go.
Awesome tactics! Double-kill!
Happy is on the edge of danger with less than one minute left.
Lord Grim is under siege!
He persists in his original goal which is to kill Life Extinguisher.
Only 20 seconds left.
Gate of Death!
Except for Life Extinguisher, four of Excellent Era are caught.
Windward Formation arrives. There's not much time left.
MATCH TIME
Life Extinguisher's health keeps decreasing.
Five seconds left.
Three.
Two.
The last hit.
Can he make it?
MATCH TIME
Fire!
GAME OVER
Time's up.
Life Extinguisher surprisingly still has 10 percent of health.
What a pity.
Unfortunately, Happy was defeated.
Let's go.
Bao Zi, did you steal food again?
No, I didn't.
Ms. Chen, I saw him.
Well, let me help you.
We'll go for Challengers League!
Bao Zi, are these slanted?
Bao Zi?
Competing in Challengers League
may be impossible for us.
We lost the game.
We'd better clean up these things in case they might feel upset.
Don't do that.
Precisely because they are upset, we should keep these things here.
We should cheer them up.
Come on.
Cheer up!
Even though we missed the chance this year,
we can seize it next year!
Hurry up, let's get these things done!
Captain Ye,
Happy killed one of Excellent Era's players.
We didn't fail completely?
There was a mistake in the referee's timer.
You successfully killed Xiao Shiqin at the last moment.
TEAM HAPPY
Your biggest mistake
was giving the team a wrong name.
The team should be named...
Happy.
Ms. Chen.
Ma'am, starting today,
Ye Xiu and Lord Grim will always be with Happy.
Tang Rou and Soft Mist will always be with Happy.
Steamed Bun Invasion will always be with Happy.
Qiao Yifan and One Inch Ash will always be with Happy.
Thank you.
I will not let you down.
Dad.
Something puzzling happened to me today.
Would you like to hear it?
Our team
has tackled all kinds of challenges,
but still failed to reach the Challengers League.
We can wait for another year,
but it's so much easier said than done.
Dad.
Will this team still exist?
Are they really willing to face the consequences of failure?
Why didn't you choose Battle Mage like One Autumn Leaf did?
Short-sighted.
For you, Launcher is enough.
Look.
No matter how far your target is,
as long as you are determined, you just need to focus on it
and never give up.
Then you will finally reach it.
Got it?
Have a try.
Never say never.
Find the problem.
Try again.
Fire!
That's my girl!
Dad, I got it.
What I should do is to promise them
I'll do all it takes to lead them to the destination.
As long as we are still together,
we will never lose hope.
We should face our failure, find out our problems
and overcome them.
Dad.
There's still a long way to go.
A candy for you to make you feel sweet and happier.
Or eat a lemon?
Its sourness can make you forget all your problems.
Congratulations.
But you are merely worth one point.
A team can't survive without funds,
but I'm not good at making money.
Ms. Chen.
That's not a big problem.
Adequate funds will not automatically bring a team unity.
You're right.
Although I am not good at making money, providing backup services,
and administering,
I will work harder
and never give up!
Let's reflect on our performance.
Yes.
Challengers League is coming soon.
We ought to find out our shortcomings.
We should put in more effort than ever before
and adjust our training methods.
Take it easy.
As for tonight,
let's take a break.
Haven't you been eager
to get some rest?
What about tonight?
In normal times, you are restrained by team rules.
So tonight is the time
for you to do something you want,
but you were not allowed to before.
Why are you in a daze?
Let's go!
See you!
See you then.
Hey.
Any comment on me today?
Really relentless.
But professional, I must say.
Of course I am!
Because I have a good trainer.
By the way, where are you going?
No idea.
Why not get on the bus? Then get off whenever you want.
If you were me, what would you do?
You would shoulder the responsibility and grow stronger, wouldn't you?
I got it.
Thanks.
You have something on your mind?
Why not tell me about it?
Telling someone who knows me well
will do nothing but trouble her.
Young man.
What seems to be the trouble?
Tell me to please me.
I...
I just have some mixed feelings.
All of you have made progress,
especially Sun Xiang,
who improved so much.
Xiao Shiqin is truly effective.
He enlightened Sun Xiang to win the game
instead of merely defeating you.
So does it make you upset?
I remember your brother's words.
"Only when facing competitive rivals will we grow stronger."
You also said that you will be back in a year.
Now there's only half a year left,
and you have to keep your word.
I have never done otherwise.
HAPPY INTERNET CAFE
Yesterday, I went to every place you might go to!
I went to Wei Chen's previous studio,
then I went to An Wenyi's campus.
In case Yifan went back to his hometown, I even waited at the train station.
But you guys were having fun
just one kilometer away from the Internet cafe?
How much time I wasted!
Since no one feels that the performance yesterday was subpar,
we'll hold a secret ballot.
Don't blame others.
If I'm the one who should be blamed the most,
then I will do my utmost to improve your living conditions.
If it's not me but one of you,
that person will have to undergo some hard training,
and the rest of you will not be punished.
Go ahead.
What is it all about?
Say something, Ye Xiu.
Do we have to find someone to blame?
Luo Ji,
count the ballots later.
-Okay. -Okay.
Even though they are all back here,
the problem is still unresolved.
They all have complaints, but felt embarrassed to speak up.
Not exactly.
They need a chance to speak up.
Mo Fan is under considerable stress.
-Unless he releases it, -What do you write?
-he will never dare to face it. -Hurry up.
-For the rest, -Why bother asking?
it is a good chance to be open and honest.
-Ms. Chen. -Yes?
Now you are clever just like me.
Just like you?
No, we are different.
I am...
totally sincere.
How so?
I do not just urge them to do that, but I urge myself
to complete my goal as soon as possible.
It's fair to us all, so I'm sincere.
YE XIU
One vote goes to Tang Rou.
One vote goes to Ms. Chen.
One vote goes to Qiao Yifan.
One vote goes to An Wenyi.
One vote goes to Wei Chen.
One vote goes to the captain.
As for the last one...
The last one will either make everyone get one vote,
or determine who will be punished.
Captain Ye.
What do you think will happen?
Unfold it.
This is an...
abstention.
So the one who won't be punished is Mo Fan.
Any objections?
It shouldn't be like this.
I deserve the punishment and blame because of what I did.
No, it's my fault.
I could have killed Xiao Shiqin in the second half of the game.
It's my fault!
-I didn't protect An Wenyi well. -I don't need your protection!
It's not your problem but mine.
I failed to heal you too.
I'll take responsibility for our failure.
No, I should be blamed.
If I had attacked our opponents in a more effective manner,
we wouldn't have suffered such an awkward situation.
No!
It's all my fault.
If I had joined you, they wouldn't have won.
Are you kidding? It's none of your business.
You were not there yesterday, and you know nothing.
It's not a proper way to ask for more training.
In Team Happy,
we stick to the facts.
You don't need to apologize for it so eagerly.
Have a seat.
Well...
Except for Mo Fan,
as we agreed just now,
since each of us got one vote,
each of us should face punishment.
We have no problem with that,
but you may face a big problem.
Ms. Chen.
To be honest, we are satisfied with our current situation.
I haven't done nearly enough.
You've been doing your best. I ought to do my utmost too.
Besides, as your boss,
I should be a good role model.
What has been said cannot be unsaid.
Even if it is a burden,
it's my pleasure to shoulder it.
Captain Ye.
You used the wrong word.
There's no burden for me, but pleasure.
Hello?
You want to buy skill books?
Well, you need to queue up.
-There are many teams waiting to buy it. -Our skill book sells well.
-First come, first serve. -Many teams want to buy it.
-Thanks for your support. -The one who is calling now
is the winning team this year, Team Samsara.
-Ms. Chen, what are you selling? -An Wenyi taught her this.
Our skill is our advantage.
So I am trying to transform our skill
into a product.
That's why our skill books are the best choice.
That's true!
Improving Skill Points with skill books,
for other teams,
that is really tempting.
Why couldn't I think of that?
Of course you couldn't.
I was inspired by our captain.
Although I was unsure if there would be any buyers,
I had to at least give it a try.
Hello?
What?
Deal!
HAPPY INTERNET CAFE
We huddle together and play together,
but still find joy.
However, we can't be stuck in a rut.
Selling skill books gave us a new beginning.
But being woken up by a noisy radio
is still not what we look forward to.
The Third Set of Radio Calisthenics
-for middle school students -Who's doing that?
-will begin now. -I hate it!
Bao Zi.
Bao Zi, wake up!
Get out of bed, or we'll be late for training.
Wake up!
Captain! Teammates!
It's time to get up!
Here you are. I've made breakfast.
Don't be late.
We won't be late!
It's only eight now.
Unless you live in a GMT+9 timezone.
You woke us up an hour early!
-I'm not eating it. -No, Captain!
It's specially prepared for you.
Finish it.
I slept so well here.
Look at this room. Look at this TV.
Look at the furniture and decoration.
It's like they are designed for me.
Without my enormous contribution,
we won't have any skill book.
Without skill books,
we won't have such a big house.
Without this big house,
you wouldn't have such a high living standard.
Hey, what do you mean by that?
You ungrateful bunch!
Well, I can count on the few of you.
What's the matter with him?
Last week's training data has been generated.
Come here and have a look.
TEAM HAPPY
Look, Tang Rou's damage is quite high. No wonder she doesn't need to check it.
-All of us have made steady progress. -Yes.
-However... -Hey!
Luo Ji, you are not the last one but rose from the bottom!
Data tells the truth.
-It's just part of the truth. -What does that mean?
It means that you are fortunate this time,
but tomorrow, Mo Fan will definitely exceed you.
Am I right, Mo Fan?
TEAM HAPPY
AVERAGE KILLS PER GAME, DAMAGE TAKEN
Why am I always the last one?
I can't be a burden to Team Happy.
I'll get back to Glory and practice hard.
TEAM HAPPY
Although he's at the bottom of this list, he's at the top of another list.
LATEST BEST SCRAP PICKER LEADERBOARD OF GLORY
Best Scrap Picker Leaderboard.
He spoke less than three words a week.
I have no idea what's going on in his mind.
Let's watch him in the game.
I'm the top scrap picker of Glory.
This kid is lucky.
He got an Orange equipment as soon as he is online.
How lucky.
YOU'VE OBTAINED AN ORANGE-LEVEL SABER
I can't be the last one.
What's going on?
He didn't pick up the equipment after killing him.
Isn't he here to scrap pick?
He'll lose badly sooner or later if he keeps playing like that.
He might be training this way.
But unfortunately, it's the wrong way.
Strike steadily, accurately and mercilessly.
My damage output can't be the weakest.