ADAPTED FROM BUTTERFLY BLUE'S NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME, THE KING'S AVATAR
Our two players are on the stage now.
Please go into the match room for preparation.
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Good. One Inch Ash has detoured to the rear of Anxious Ghost.
His move and choice look more like an assassin,
rather than a Ghostblade.
If One Inch Ash uses Ghost Boundary now, Anxious Ghost will have to remain passive.
Jade Dynasty's Ghostblade doesn't realize his opponent is behind him.
How careless.
One Inch Ash is going to attack.
It seems that he won't use Ghost Boundary.
He attacked!
One Inch Ash forego using Ghost Boundary
and make a melee attack using Ghost Step and Ghost Slash.
But it seems Anxious Ghost gave an opening to One Inch Ash on purpose.
One Inch Ash's sneak attack failed. He also lost some health points.
One Inch Ash is very familiar with the terrain.
He escaped successfully. Anxious Ghost lost his target.
Right. Anxious Ghost is very cautious now.
He's moving slowly.
He's searching for One Inch Ash's whereabouts.
At this moment, One Inch Ash is hiding on top of the wall.
It seems he's still observing the surroundings.
Anxious Ghost is very near to One Inch Ash.
He's also moving towards him.
It's a great opportunity.
But I don't understand what he's waiting for.
Anxious Ghost is very near.
He can attack him at any time.
This is bad. His shadow exposed his location.
Anxious Ghost discovered him!
What? Anxious Ghost didn't dodge it.
He got hit! What happened?
Anxious Ghost is too passive and he had to retreat.
One Inch Ash follows him.
It's Plague Boundary.
Anxious Ghost has nowhere to run.
Qiao Yifan knows the map much better than his opponent.
We can see One Inch Ash is still chanting the Ghost Boundary.
The location and timing he chose are perfect.
Another Dark Boundary.
He blocked his opponent's line of sight.
Qiao Yifan is able to see the big picture.
Seal off the perimeter by using Ghost Boundaries.
It's like the encyclopedia of Ghost Boundary right now.
The game will end shortly.
Ghost Feast.
All Ghost Boundaries exploded.
The damage is sufficient to kill Anxious Ghost.
Nice!
-Let's congratulate Qiao Yifan -Yes!
for taking the first victory of Individual Challenge.
It was unexpected.
Qiao Yifan showed his strict dominance in this game.
He's familiar with every location, every angle and each detail of this map.
-Even to a startling extent. -Well done!
Okay. Let's watch the replay on the screen.
It was the lightning.
He made use of the lightning.
He used the illumination from the lighting when he launched the second sneak attack.
He hid his attack in it.
It caught Anxious Ghost off guard.
He got hit directly.
Ruo Feng, I have a bold idea.
One Inch Ash failed in his first sneak attack.
Was it really a dumb and lowly mistake?
After he failed, he ran quickly to the alley.
Anxious Ghost was disturbed by the lightning after that.
Were these all a coincidence?
You're saying that it was part of the strategy.
That's right.
What is that dirty trick?
We are all Ghostblade.
Haven't you noticed that?
We remember Qiao Yifan's performance has been mediocre since his debut.
From his first defeat to Mysterious Fantasy's Knight,
to barely winning Everlasting,
to this wonderful performance today.
He has matured to a professional player from a nobody.
He's able to stand on his two feet
and bring infinite hope to the team.
A perfect victory.
Team Happy took the first point.
It's fine.
-It doesn't matter. -You'll make it next time.
You're so fierce!
You showed your prowess to Jade Dynasty.
I told you.
We can win even without Ye Xiu.
Yes.
Even though our captain isn't here, we must win.
It's my showtime after this.
I will win.
Congratulations, Team Happy for winning their first Individual Challenge.
Next up, they decided to send the newcomer, Bao Rongxing.
How about Team Jade Dynasty?
It's Zhang Jian for this round.
The second round of Individual Challenge.
Happy's Bao Rongxing versus Jade Dynasty's Zhang Jian.
Brawler, Steamed Bun Invasion versus Blade Master, Invisible Green Hornet.
So it's him.
Hey, Bao Zi.
He's gone.
That kid ran too fast.
We're in trouble.
What's wrong?
Zhang Jian is not a famous player.
They are ready.
Please enter the competition booth.
His opponent, Zhang Jian, is a veteran in Jade Dynasty.
We wonder if Happy's Bao Rongxing is fully prepared.
They have entered the map. The game begins.
We can see that they meet each other in the beginning.
But Bao Zi isn't going to fight head-on.
He chose to run away.
Although Zhang Jian is not a first-rate player,
but he's a professional player for seven years.
He's very experienced.
His performance has been consistent.
Bao Zi, that guy...
Maybe he can scare the ordinary players.
But not him.
Zhang Jian is a seasoned player.
They are getting closer.
Falling Phoenix Slash. Brawler, Bao Zi is downed.
He's cornered.
He has nowhere to run.
He can only fight back.
Bao Zi is getting beat up.
He may die if it goes on like this.
Threaten.
It lowers your opponent's attack and attack speed.
It doesn't have any real defense efficacy.
His action is puzzling.
It seems Bao Zi is going to fight back.
Looks like it's working.
How can it be? Brawler has no sword.
What's going on?
The table has turned.
Steamed Bun Invasion got back his tempo.
His opponent is dead now.
Brawler's Eye for an Eye remembers his opponent's skill.
He fought back with that same skill.
But when did Bao Rongxing use Eye for an Eye?
I didn't notice it.
It was when he used Threaten.
Although it didn't stop Invisible Green Hornet's attacks,
it gave Bao Zi a brief opening.
But he held onto that skill.
He used Knee Attack to swap positions with Invisible Green Hornet.
He got behind him to seize the opportunity and turn the tables successfully.
He forced Invisible Green Hornet into a dead angle and killed him.
Congratulations to Bao Rongxing for winning this round.
An incredible victory!
Nicely done!
Bao Zi!
I won!
-Well done! -Yes!
-Incredible! -You're amazing.
You are promising now.
You know how to use strategy now.
Threaten with Eye for an Eye.
How did you come up with that?
Did you let him force you into a dead angle on purpose?
Dead angle?
Was that a dead angle?
The location where you almost lost.
Don't you know that?
I didn't think so much.
He was chasing me at the beginning.
I just kept on hiding and running.
At that point, I felt so humiliated.
I thought I should threaten him.
I can't believe he used his ultimate skill on me.
I used Eye for an Eye without thinking.
I still think staying alive is more important.
Fortune always favors fools.
-Well done. Keep it up. -Congratulations, Team Happy for winning
the second Individual Challenge.
-Fighting! -Fighting!
It's the third round of Individual Challenge.
-Team Happy sent Mo Fan. -Good luck.
Team Jade Dynasty sent Zhang Shu.
Your captain likes to take his time.
Nobody knows when he'll return.
Play to your strengths later.
Find a hiding place.
Never launch an attack unless you have to.
Do you understand?
I'm not done yet.
Okay. The third round is going to begin.
Happy's Mo Fan versus Jade Dynasty's Zhang Shu.
A battle between the Ninja and the Knight.
Speaking of it, Mo Fan did a great job in Team Challenge.
This is his first time taking part in the Individual Challenge.
Deception is an infamous Scrap Picker in Heavenly Domain.
His individual combat capability should be good.
I'm looking forward to it.
Will he take his opponent as a prey and scrap pick his equipment today?
The two players are ready.
Please enter the competition booth and make the necessary preparations.
Please.
Okay. They have entered the map.
The game begins.
In the very beginning, Deception chose to hide himself.
It seems like he's waiting to sneak attack.
They are very close.
The Knight will be attacked if he hasn't noticed yet.
Knight against Ninja. It's a tough fight for Ninja.
Knight has the strongest defense.
Ninja needs to be careful when fighting against Knight.
-Fighting! -Fighting!
An opening! Chasing Moon didn't notice Deception.
He's going to attack.
What's going on? Mo Fan didn't attack.
Was the timing not good enough?
It looked like a good timing.
Such a good chance. What a pity!
The Knight turned around.
Deception can't attack momentarily.
He's still looking for an opening.
He's getting closer to the Knight.
Scrap Picker's character is to forbear.
It seems like he won't attack unless he's sure.
An opening!
But why did he give up again?
That isn't the style of a Scrap Picker.
What is he doing?
Is he waiting for a better timing?
He's buying time.
Yellow card.
Excuse me?
If you don't attack in the next 30 seconds,
you will get a red card.
Mo Fan was penalized for not launching an attack
and being passive for a prolonged period.
He got a yellow card.
It's so surprising.
I almost forgot about this rule if the referee didn't give the card.
You told him to do it.
I asked him to buy some time.
How would I know he didn't know about the rules?
You know him well.
Okay. The game continues.
As expected, Deception doesn't look the same.
But it's not a good time to attack the Knight.
Is he going to fight the Knight head-on?
Nice!
Deception's attacks made Chasing Moon unable to fight back.
His HP is dropping rapidly.
It seems Deception will win soon.
But he used all his skills too quickly.
What's his plan after this?
Why did he choose to run away at this critical moment?
Look at his skill tree.
He used up all his ultimate skills.
While his skills are in a cooldown period, Deception was caught by the Knight.
If this continues, Deception will die before his skills go off cooldown.
He can do nothing after using all his common skills.
It seems Mo Fan is still playing like a Scrap Picker.
You're right. He didn't seize the opportunity in the beginning.
He also made mistakes. After the yellow card, he played badly.
Fighting against a professional player and with the Knight's strong defense,
you can't expect to kill him in one shot so easily.
-We shouldn't have lost this point. -Mo Fan still lacks experience.
He didn't grab the opportunity.
The yellow card affected him mentally.
He acted rashly.
-Congratulations to Jade Dynasty. -They got one point.
Right now, Happy holds a 2-1 lead over Jade Dynasty for Individual Challenge.
-Well done! -It's fine.
It's fine. It's not your fault.
You wanted to buy some time.
I will make Ye Xiu thank you when he's back later.
TEAM JADE DYNASTY VS TEAM HAPPY INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE
The Alliance's decision is out.
Do you want to know the result?
You're banned from competitive play.
I always thought we'll meet in the final.
What a pity.
You're knocked out earlier.
Maybe I'm out.
But Team Happy won't be.
Do you know the situation of your team now?
I've known you for so long.
But I don't even know what you really want.
Our relationship all these years
is so intriguing.
But this is good too.
We won't meet in the final.
It prevents our relationship from taking the worst turn.
Reputation is fake.
But the feelings and experiences aren't.
We've got two points.
We hold a 2-1 lead over Jade Dynasty now.
We still have a good chance to win.
We have to fight for Ye Xiu before he comes back.
Little Tang.
-What about the Arena Challenge? -One against three.
I'll do what I promised.
That's right.
That's the momentum.
We should be confident.
We will not only win the Arena Challenge, but also the Team Challenge.
Come on! We will make it!
-You can do it! -You can do it!
-Fighting! -Fighting!
Don't worry.
-Next up is the Arena Challenge. -One against three!
Team Happy sent Tang Rou for the first round.
-Team Jade Dynasty sent Ke Jian. -Ke Jian!
Let's welcome them to the stage.
Their Ye Qiu is absent.
Here's our chance.
-Fighting! -Fighting!
-One against three! -One against three!
One against three!
Here comes the Arena Challenge.
Team Happy sent Tang Rou for the first round.
Team Jade Dynasty sent Ke Jian.
I heard all the fans of Team Happy are yelling, "One against three!"
Okay. Next up, let's look forward to the thrilling battle
between the Battle Mage and the Assassin.
Ladies and gentlemen, the first round of Arena Challenge.
Battle Mage, Soft Mist versus Assassin, Ever-cold River.
The game begins!
They are both good at melee combat.
Maybe they will fight head-on right from the start.
Tang Rou used her usual strategy.
She's attacking relentlessly.
Dueling against a Battle Mage or Assassin is tough.
You can't fight back if you get attacked first.
Ever-cold River can only find openings in between Soft Mist's attacks
to lower her HP.
The tempo of this game is too fast.
We'll see the outcome very soon.
Ever-cold River failed to retaliate her a few times.
Soft Mist has the upper hand.
-She has 20 percent of HP. -Now is the time.
Ever-cold River only has five percent of HP.
Ever-cold River is really fast. Life-Risking Strike!
Soft Mist reacts quickly. She stepped back.
Dragon Breaks the Ranks.
Simultaneous hits!
They perished together.
But Soft Mist's HP empties first.
Ever-cold River is the winner.
How interesting!
-Ke Jian's idea is very clear. -I'm sorry, beauty.
-He utilized Life-Risking Strike. -You took the bait.
He turned the tables successfully.
-What happened? -Tang Rou, as a newcomer,
her APM and execution are remarkable.
But her opponent made use of her lack of experience.
She didn't expect his intention.
And that led to her loss.
We believe she learned a lesson from it.
Let's look forward to the growth of this newcomer.
Congratulations to Team Jade Dynasty for winning first round of Arena Challenge.
-Tang Rou, you have to leave. -But the Assassin's HP is clear
and unable to continue fighting.
So each team has two players now.
I'm sorry.
The match just now was so intense.
-The second round will begin shortly. -Send Chen Guo
-Team Happy sent their manager, Chen Guo. -for this round.
Team Jade Dynasty sent their captain, Lin Yi.
-These players have powerful roles. -Ma'am, it's your turn.
Do I really have to?
Relax.
Be stable. Don't fight head-on.
I got your back.
It's okay.
Fighting!
Be stable. Don't fight head-on.
Ma'am, fighting!
Fighting!
-You can do it! -It'll be okay.
-You can do it! -Ma'am, fighting.
Fighting!
Captain, that's their team manager.
She isn't a pro player.
-Fighting! -Fighting!
Even the team manager has to play.
It seems like Happy is in a big trouble today.
Okay. Here comes the second round.
Team Happy's Launcher, Chasing Haze,
versus Team Jade Dynasty's Blade Master, Ten Thousand Swords.
They have entered the map.
The game begins.
Speaking of Chasing Haze's user,
she's the boss of Team Happy, Chen Guo.
I didn't expect her to enter the field.
Could Chen Guo be...
Be stable.
We don't know how Happy
-arranges the lineup. -Maybe I should hide.
We could see that Chasing Haze is cautious about her positioning.
She found a spot to hide.
Where's my opponent?
But the position she picked is terrible.
Ten Thousand Swords found her and approached her from behind.
Did she not notice?
Ten Thousand Swords didn't attack her immediately.
He chose to remind her first.
Chasing Haze turned around. But her reaction was too slow.
A combo attack.
Chasing Haze can't stop him. Her HP is dropping rapidly.
Falling Light Blade. A hit!
Chasing Haze is dead. Ten Thousand Swords is the winner.
Ruo Feng.
Chen Guo is the team manager of Team Happy.
Her execution is so amateurish.
Why did they choose to send her
instead of their professional Launcher, Wu Chen?
Perhaps as the boss of Team Happy, she wanted to have fun.
What are you talking about?
-Have fun? -What's going on?
-Our boss is not an irresponsible person! -What happened?
What's going on?
Master is not here yet.
Maybe he couldn't make it.
So they let...
What are you talking about?
Sorry.
I dragged the team down.
Don't worry. It was slightly quicker than I thought.
It's fine.
Ma'am, it's okay. You tried your best.
You played well enough.
It's my showtime.
-Fighting. -Fighting!
-In the next match, -Fighting!
-Team Jade Dynasty will be the defender. -Fighting!
Team Happy sent their veteran, Wei Chen.
Okay. It's now up to the third player of Team Happy, Wei Chen,.
Can he turn the tables?
Let's see.
You did great in the previous matches.
In fact, your performance surprised me.
I thought we can defeat you easily.
But it seems like I have to put in effort.
I hope that your effort won't go to waste then.
Okay. They have entered the map.
Windward Formation threw a Magic Missile.
He's kiting Ten Thousand Swords with terrain advantage and ranged attacks.
How smart. No wonder he's the grandmaster of stalling.
Now you see my prowess.
Close combat. Ten Thousand Swords used Sword Draw.
Nicely done! Windward Formation lost some HP.
Not bad!
Another Sword Draw.
Windward Formation dodged it.
Are you addicted to it?
The same trick won't work on me.
Five times.
Ten Thousand Swords used the same...
No. He used the same skill six times.
But Wei Chen is a veteran.
He's very adept at adjusting the tempo.
Ten Thousand Swords is in danger.
Hexagram Prison. A hit!
Ten Thousand Swords is imprisoned.
Windward Formation released Chaotic Rain. Ten Thousand Swords can't dodge it.
He's losing his HP rapidly and he's dead.
It was too stressful.
Wei Chen is a veteran.
Such a powerful attack...
It seems like Wei Chen can really win the Arena Challenge.
He's amazing.
Okay. Windward Formation won this round.
Although Ten Thousand Swords' strategy is surprising,
but in the end, he lost this round.
Although Windward Formation won, it affected his HP.
What's wrong with him?
-He kept on using the same skill. -Team Jade Dynasty
still has a chance in the last round.
Hey, you!
Go back home if you're scared of losing.
I hope you can say that again later.
For our next match, Team Happy will be the defender.
Team Jade Dynasty sent Wang Luosi this round.
Let's welcome Wang Luosi to the stage and prepare for his match.
Okay!
Fighting!
Just play like I did.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Arena Challenge between Happy and Jade Dynasty
has finally come to the deciding match.
Team Jade Dynasty sent their Sharpshooter, Shadow of Flowers,
to fight against Team Happy's Warlock,
Windward Formation.
The game begins!
We can see that these two long-ranged professions are attacking each other.
What's wrong with him?
Why is he playing like a Blade Master?
How strange.
The Sharpshooter avoided pursuit.
Just to repeat the same move.
Not only their Sharpshooter, their Swordsman also played like this.
Do they have a weird fetish? They are so sick.
The same skill. A hit!
Windward Formation didn't dodge it.
Hang on. They are doing it on purpose.
They are forcing me to execute complicated moves
to hurt my injured wrist and make me tired.
Windward Formation can't keep up with the tempo from Shadow of Flowers.
His dodges are always one step behind.
We don't know if he can adjust quickly enough.
We can see that
Shadow of Flowers is still using his captain's strange playstyle.
Both of their HP are almost zero.
It's a critical moment.
Who will die first?
Simultaneous attacks!
Shadow of Flowers dodged it. Windward Formation got hit.
He's dead.
Shadow of Flowers is the winner.
Team Jade Dynasty won the Arena Challenge.
What a pity!
Windward Formation almost managed to defeat two opponents.
Congratulations to Jade Dynasty for winning the Arena Challenge.
Team Jade Dynasty holds a 4-2 lead over Team Happy now.
Team Happy has to win the Team Challenge
if they want to win this round of competition.
The first half of the competition between Happy and Jade Dynasty has ended.
Team Happy is two points behind.
Let's enjoy the Team Challenge after a short break.
CHEN GUO
Captain's phone is with me.
Where are the rest?
Captain is absent. What else can we do?
There are many plans.
For example, Tang Rou can take over captain's place.
Yifan can be the substitute.
We can put Bao Zi in...
There are many plans.
But we haven't tried them before.
It means we have no plans.
Wei Chen, drink some water.
It's going to be okay.
We still stand a chance.
What's wrong?
Even the can is bullying you.
You said you're going against three in front of the media.
But you were a coward today.
It's fine.
You still stand a chance in the Team Challenge.
Do you want to challenge three of us?
By the way, don't make the same mistake again.
Don't worry.
I won't make the same mistake twice.
Captain is coming up with a new battle tactic. Let's go.
That girl is having a breakdown.
Happy won't stand a chance in the Team Challenge.
I decided that we won't send Wu Chen.
Bao Zi will replace Wu Chen.
Mo Fan, you'll take over my place.
We're going to lose then.
What do you mean?
Individual Challenge, Arena Challenge. We listened to you.
In the end?
We only got two points.
If you all want to win,
I suggest we should follow Captain Ye's strategy.
Let's put Wu Chen in the main team.
Bao Zi, you are in charge of...
Wu Chen is the bane of Jade Dynasty.
Captain has his own reason to use him.
Wu Chen is a Launcher.
He has advantages in the Team Challenge.
Ye Xiu isn't back yet.
Yifan, you're in the main team.
TEAM CHALLENGE'S PLAYER LIST
I don't know what's your reason.
I also don't know why Wu Chen didn't join our meeting.
We are a team!
I just want to tell you.
Don't prioritize your feelings over the team's benefit if you want to win!
My personal feelings?
I want to win so much that I can't put our team's fate on the stake!
I have my own reason.
Please trust me.
-Why should we believe you? -Stop it!
You played horribly.
What do you mean?
-You think everything I did was wrong? -Enough.
That's enough!
Go back to your seats.
The outcome
wasn't Wei Chen's fault.
It wasn't your fault either.
We should blame ourselves for drinking
and forgetting our tactical training completely.
Should we use Wu Chen or not?
Let's vote as usual.
AGREE, DISAGREE
Three versus three now. A tie.
Yifan, what about you?
I abstain.
As the team manager, I'll make this decision.
Let's listen to Wei Chen.
QIAO YIFAN
SUBSTITUTE: MO FAN.
SU MUCHENG
Hello?
You only got two points in the first half.
The beauty, the so-called best newcomer had a breakdown.
What's more?
Although Wei Chen is a veteran,
his stamina has reached its limit.
The scariest thing is your boss had to compete herself.
What else can you do?
TOTAL POINTS JADE DYNASTY: 4 POINTS, HAPPY: 2 POINTS
The game is not over yet.