ADAPTED FROM BUTTERFLY BLUE'S NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME, THE KING'S AVATAR
TEAM HAPPY
Leaping onto the wall, One Inch Ash launches a counterattack
while Life Extinguisher alternates his skill strikes.
Playing a Phantom Demon who relies on tactics,
the choice of skills and casting time are important.
I don't think Ice and Plague Boundary is enough to turn the tide.
He should use more Plague Boundary
and dish out maximum damage with the Ghosts' Feast.
What happened?
Why did he rush in the opposite direction?
Tell us why, Captain Yu.
Sir, can you please replay it?
Yes, it's here.
Xiao Shiqin was shooting with his rifle at the same direction,
then hit the air with his Mechanical Punch.
But nobody was there, Captain Yu.
Let's watch from Life Extinguisher's view.
-What? -What? How did it happen?
Shaotian, do you see it?
It must be an afterimage that looks very real.
It's not surprising that Xiao Shiqin mistook it for Qiao Yifan.
But I think it must be a coincidence,
because a Phantom Demon has no skill creating an afterimage.
So Xiao Shiqin was just unlucky and fell into the trap for no reason.
I don't think so.
The afterimage appeared in the right place at the right time.
It was Visual Deception.
"Visual Deception"?
What the hell is it?
That replay gave me the chills.
Why was it so weird?
I don't know.
Ask Yifan on your own when he comes back.
You don't know it?
Aren't you Glory's textbook?
You said that these kids could easily surpass us.
Yifan just did something amazing.
He has invented a new style of playing for the Phantom Demon.
Wei Chen.
Rookies can't be underestimated.
The cooldown time for his skill attack will be over.
My last chance.
EQUIPMENT, BACKPACK
-Yes! -Yes!
Hang on. Life Extinguisher has cast the Machine Trace before his attack,
One Inch Ash dodged it successfully,
but Life Extinguisher's Bouncing Mine is triggered.
When did he plant them? Wonderful!
This was an awesome game in the Arena Challenge.
Congratulations, Excellent Era on eliminating another rival.
Meanwhile, Happy has finally eliminated the first player of Excellent Era.
Xiao Shiqin fought back in great adversity,
so they both died.
But Xiao Shiqin has eliminated three opponents.
Yes! Captain Xiao, you're awesome!
Hey, you said you'd keep a low profile.
It doesn't matter. It's so dark here. No one knows who I am.
DRAW
Thank you, sir.
Yifan has changed a lot.
He used to regard everyone as his senior,
and always asked us for help.
Now he has invented a new style of playing and even scored a key point for his team.
In Yifan's eyes,
it's just something very normal.
Every game and every tactic makes him enjoy Glory.
Happy is really a miraculous team.
I don't think it's miraculous.
Every day, he practices three hours more than others.
In every hour, he plays two games more than others.
In every game, he tries to use a different tactic.
It seems like Yifan is making progress
while we're marking time.
Captain said
that no one can have a winning streak all the time in eSports.
There are only people who never stop striving.
So shall we go back to practice now?
Because of Qiao Yifan's extraordinary performance,
Happy has eliminated Xiao Shiqin from Excellent Era
-with three players. - You're great!
Which player from both teams will be sent for the next game?
Will Happy show its trump card?
We are looking forward to it.
The next game will be the match point of the Arena Challenge.
Can Happy turn the tide?
The fourth player from Happy is Ye Qiu, the former captain of Excellent Era
and the leader of the first champion team in Glory's history.
The fateful game is about to begin.
-Awesome! -Captain!
-You can do it! -Captain!
-Come on.
-Fighting! -Fighting!
You can do it!
Captain, there is something on your hair.
Fighting.
I know. Fighting.
-Fighting, Captain. -Fighting, Captain.
The player from Excellent Era is...
-It's Qiu Fei. -What?
-It's him. -He may not be well known by everyone.
-Qiu Fei has been promoted from -Fighting!
-Excellent Era's second team this season. -Fighting!
What's interesting is that Ye Qiu used to be Qiu Fei's mentor.
That means this will be a wonderful fight between the mentor and disciple.
-Fighting! -Fighting!
Captain Yu, do you think Qiu Fei can beat Ye Qiu today?
To beat an Unspecialized, a Battle Mage has to keep up with his speed.
An Unspecialized is very quick and agile, but a Battle Mage...
Ye Qiu, I'm telling you. This is the final!
You have to beat your disciple no matter what.
If you intentionally lose today, you'll cry tomorrow.
You have to beat...
Hey...
Your advice may not be heard.
I just want to tell him.
NINTH GLORY PRO LEAGUE
NINTH GLORY CHALLENGERS LEAGUE
All right, everyone. Ye Qiu and Qiu Fei are seated.
Characters of both teams has entered the map.
The match begins now.
Both players are familiar with each other's playing styles and details.
The game will go straight to the point without a probe.
Lord Grim.
Master.
What are you thinking?
Thinking of how to defeat you.
How arrogant.
Are you too overjoyed about your first official match?
Shall I let you hit me first, so you won't cry later?
Mr. Ye from Happy.
Your rubbish is useless to me.
You're still an unpleasant kid with a bad temper.
As Captain Yu expected,
both of them rush directly to each other without any probe.
Excellent Era has two players more than Happy,
Ye Qiu's task is very arduous.
He has to eliminate as many opponents as he can,
or Happy is likely to lose the Arena Challenge.
Falling Flower Palm. Very smooth!
This is a basic connection between attacks.
But it's not easy to make a smooth connection like this.
Combat Form is launching Shattering the Lands.
The timing of the attack is very precise.
He intercepted Lord Grim's attack successfully.
-Awesome! -Awesome!
Combat Form's control over the fight is beyond our imagination.
He is very stable.
Even the Master of Glory has no chance to escape now,
but to wait passively.
19, 20, 21...
Combat Form has struck Lord Grim with 21 combo attacks.
Both of them attack at the same time. Lord Grim has disappeared.
Without a target, Qiu Fei is at a passive position now.
But he is cautious and doesn't move around.
Where will Lord Grim pop out from?
From the ground.
Ninja's Underground Tunneling Technique.
You were too careless to show me your weakness during the combo of Sky Strikes.
You're not the guy who can kill me with one blow.
Lord Grim attacked with Dragon Tooth. Combat Form was repelled.
Too slow.
Impossible. It's the same attack. Why could yours repel mine?
Don't blink and take a good look.
Lord Grim's Dragon Tooth strikes again.
The attacks broke off. Connect again.
Lord Grim has complete control over the fight.
It is now the skill show of the Unspecialized.
In midair, Combat Form can't escape at all.
The transformation of Master Ye Qiu's Myriad Manifestation Umbrella
and the showcase of his skills are perfect.
16 SUCCESSIVE ATTACKS
In the middle of the Dragon Tooth attack,
cancel the skill and cast it again.
Strike first and launch the Dragon Tooth later.
Do you understand now?
20, 21...
The attacks are still ongoing. 26, the last strike.
Lord Grim eliminated Combat Form with 26 successive attacks.
Congratulations to Lord Grim for winning this round.
Happy has won another match.
The score is four to six now.
Excellent Era is leading for the time being.
If you love Glory,
TRAINING RESULTS
love everything it brings you
no matter it is pain, frustration or sadness.
I can't be responsible for your life,
but I'm willing to be one of your choices.
WIND SPEAR
Because our glory lies...
where our swords are pointing.
Thank you.
COMBAT FORM: THANK YOU.
Well done.
Don't you have anything to tell me?
It's your turn now.
What did you tell Su Mucheng just now?
Come on, you have to go.
Are you afraid you'll be defeated?
I'm not you.
You couldn't even defeat Ye Qiu and left him with half the health points.
People will say I have an unfair advantage even if I win.
Don't lose since he has only half of his health points.
You'll see how I eliminate your mentor.
The third player from Excellent Era is Captain Sun Xiang.
This is the first one-on-one fight between the two captains of Excellent Era.
The fight between the new and old Battle God could be much fiercer.
Who will win? Let's wait and see.
For the fifth round of the Arena Challenge,
Excellent Era sends the captain, Sun Xiang, One Autumn Leaf,
to challenge Happy's captain, Ye Qiu, Lord Grim.
This will be a fight between the new and old captains.
The character, One Autumn Leaf, which used to be played by Ye Qiu for years
is now played by Sun Xiang and has become his opponent today.
I wonder how he is feeling now.
To fight against his former closest comrade,
what will he do?
I think we don't have to probe each other.
Let's fight directly at the square.
Do you want to do it in such an aboveboard way?
Fine.
Let's fight directly.
The match begins.
Without any tactical movement,
Sun Xiang is rushing to the center of the map.
Fighting against Ye Qiu using One Autumn Leaf in an official match
is likely something he has been yearning for.
-Ye Qiu is coming in a roundabout way. -Where are you?
-No rush. Let me heal myself. -He doesn't go directly to the center.
Lord Grim's health point is low now,
so he doesn't want to deplete too much health point at the beginning.
What is this? Is Ye Qiu healing himself?
He is healing himself before the battle.
Ye Qiu is indeed getting more shameless now.
Sorry.
Unspecialized knows a little skills to heal himself.
You don't mind if I take some time for it, do you?
I'll wait for you.
My skill level is low. I still need to cool down.
Then I'll have to warn you.
The magic points of Unspecialized is limited.
If you use all of it to heal yourself, how are you going to fight me?
Normal attack?
You've reminded me of this.
I only have half of my magic points left.
I must increase it.
Is Ye Qiu increasing his magic points? That's over the line.
-Why is there no one to stop him? -What is Sun Xiang doing?
-Why isn't he attacking? -Attack him.
Captain is indeed...
Exceptional.
A brilliant tactic.
Extraordinary.
Shameless.
He deserves to be called Master.
-Excellent Era will win! -Excellent Era will win!
-Fight them! -Excellent Era will win!
-Long live Happy! -Long live Happy!
All right, let's begin.
You just increased it to 70 percent.
Don't you want to make it 100 percent?
It's not appropriate to keep you waiting for a long time.
In addition, 70 percent is more than enough to beat you.
I don't want to embarrass you too much.
That's what I want to tell you.
Are you trying to give me a sneak attack?
Dragon Rises from the Sea. He missed!
One Autumn Leaf launches a lethal attack,
but unfortunately, it is dodged.
What a pity.
Only Ye Qiu can dodge the attack with his precise Z-movement.
Chaser Attack?
These Chaser attacks are not lethal. They are useless.
This is Sun Xiang's tactic.
He didn't mean to show off his lethal skill, Dragon Out of Sea.
He wanted to cover the tracks of Chaser Attack with the wave effect,
so Captain can't dodge his attack.
Using the lethal skill as a cover and attacking with an ordinary one.
He is really getting smarter.
After a round of attacks, nobody gets the upper hand.
Another close combat.
Tyrant's Destruction created a landslide effect and its attack range is extended.
Lord Grim is hit.
It seems that Ye Qiu is still a bit unfamiliar in dealing
with One Autumn Leaf who is at level 75 now.
I wonder how much advantage Sun Xiang can get from here.
The worst is coming.
The attack speed of the spear Evil Annihilation has greatly improved
after it has been upgraded to level 75.
One Autumn Leaf's attack speed
can actually catch up with Unspecialized who has all the low-level skills.
It seems that other than the character's upgrade,
Sun Xiang has become stronger.
The speed of the fight is getting faster.
This has become a competition of actions per minute between two masters.
Both sides keep switching between attacking and defending.
Their actions are speeding up.
Have they reached their peak values of actions per minute?
Captain's speed of actions is so fast.
Unspecialized has no lethal skill.
Captain doesn't have to give up his advantage
and compete his actions per minute with the Unspecialized.
He is not acting on impulse.
He believes he can beat Ye Qiu in this way.
So he is going all out.
Once he reaches the peak value of his actions per minute,
he can't stand long.
If he goes all out now, how will he cope with the next game?
What if he hasn't reached the peak yet?
-This is still not the peak yet? -You don't know
how much effort Sun Xiang has put into preparing for this game.
Falling Flower Palm. Ye Qiu is hit.
What's wrong?
It was obvious Ye Qiu could dodge the Falling Flower Palm.
Why did he fail?
It's not that he couldn't dodge it, he just didn't expect it.
Excellent Era has upgraded the equipment of One Autumn Leaf for this final match.
His attack range, speed, attack-defense value have all been improved.
So Ye Qiu is very unfamiliar with the present One Autumn Leaf.
Ye Qiu is at a great disadvantage.
Ye Qiu, why are you so weak now?
How are you going to embarrass me in this way?
One Autumn Leaf has been suppressing Lord Grim.
Ye Qiu seems to be a little overwhelmed by Sun Xiang's attacks.
If this goes on, Ye Qiu will lose.
Lord Grim's health points are very low now
and One Autumn has completely controlled the battle.
Ye Qiu is in danger.
You can be like a non-player character now
and go berserk when your health points decrease to ten percent.
Low Health Berserk?
Good idea.
It's rare that we have a match. I can't let you down.
Gatling Gun. Lord Grim shoots to force One Autumn Leaf to move.
One Autumn Leaf dodges from the side and tries to approach Ye Qiu's back.
Unfortunately, he is hit by a Boomerang Shuriken.
When was the shuriken thrown?
A Boomerang Shuriken.
Why didn't I notice it?
Goodness!
What exactly happened? Lord Grim has turned the tables.
Your new equipment has indeed caused a lot of trouble for me.
But I should reciprocate the troubles you made, right?
Your moving speed has increased by three.
Weapon attack range has increased by five.
Physical resistance has increased by about 200.
Stun time has decreased by 0,01 seconds.
Did you receive my attack purposely to look for my weakness?
I take back what I said.
Sun Xiang, it's really difficult to beat you.
But from now on,
you'll have no chance.
Wonderful! It's a fight between gods.
One Autumn Leaf attacks with Rising Dragon Soars the Sky.
The victorious attack!
Lord Grim has dodged it. Will the dragon raise its head?
Its head is turning back!
Lord Grim has been hit.
This is a new skill, Turning of the Dragon Head.
Excellent Era is really a top team.
It represents the highest level of Battle Mage in Glory.
-Captain, well done! -Great!
Game over.
Sun Xiang seized the last chance to...
MUCHENG
-Come on. -Come on.
Ye Xiu.
What? The winner is Lord Grim?
-The winner is Ye Qiu? -Yes!
The result of this match is totally unexpected.
Let's replay and take a look at what happened.
-Using the dragon's grabbing effect, -Why did this happen?
Lord Grim conveyed himself to One Autumn Leaf
and gave him a Heaven's Strike during his stun time.
To be precise, just using his below level-20 Blocking,
Lord Grim saved 0,03 percent of his health points.
With this 0,03 percent of health points, he won the game.
It's really incredible.
It's really a wonderful game.
The 0,03 percent of health point has determined the result of the game.
I declare that the winner of the game is Lord Grim!
-Master! -Awesome!
Keep training and breaking through his own limits.
Sun Xiang has now become a real Battle God.
This time, I'm not only going to beat Ye Qiu,
but to tell everyone that my achievements don't rely on One Autumn Leaf.
Even if we are on the same starting line,
I'll be the winner.
-Excellent Era will win! -Excellent Era will win!
I told you not to be too proud.
One Autumn Leaf has lost.
It's not One Autumn Leaf who lost.
It's me who lost.
I've realized something today.
I shouldn't be made great by the character.
Instead, I should make the character great.
He is really strong.
Of course.
Someday,
let's defeat him together.
Ye Qiu, why are you leaving?
You still have 0,03 percent of health points left.
You can heal yourself. You're shameless anyway.
Just do it again.
Or are you out to give your rookies a chance?
Good job, Captain.
Ye Qiu has chosen to leave because of his low health points.
The next player is a rookie, Wei Chen.
Wei Chen?
How can he be called a rookie?
He is about over 30, isn't he?
I'm here listening, bastard!
An old aged rookie is still a rookie.
Speaking of the matches you participated, you're really new.
Cut your crap!
Let's invite Shen Jian from Excellent Era to the arena.
-Fighting! -Okay.
-Shen Jian! -Shen Jian!
-Fighting!
-Shen Jian! -Shen Jian!
Have you done warming up?
To beat him,
I don't have to warm up.
I'll beat him. I promise.
Do it fast.
In the sixth round of the Arena Challenge,
the last player from Happy is Wei Chen, the Warlock, Windward Formation.
The player from Excellent Era is Shen Jian,
the Striker, Successive Strike.
Will the veteran Wei Chen beat two players and turn the tables?
Let's wait and see.
Both characters have entered the map. The match begins.
For a Warlock, controlling the distance and making use of the firing range
are key to fighting against a Striker.
Captain Wei knows the Warlock inside out.
For a Striker, only by finding a chance to attack at close range
can he defeat the Warlock.
As expected, Successive Strike is rushing toward Windward Formation first.
Windward Formation uses a Magic Missile to interrupt his movement.
Successive Strike is approaching.
Jumping back quickly, Windward Formation locks him with Hexagram Prison.
Successive Strike's health point is dropping rapidly.
Although Wei Chen is old, his attack is precise.
We all know the veteran Wei Chen is good at draining his opponent.
But in this game, he is fighting quickly.
Bao Zi.
What happened
to Wei Chen's hand?
Hand? He is fine.
Look, his Hexagram Prison was cast precisely and securely, right?
Although Successive Strike's health point is low, he is very aggressive.
He is looking for the chance to deplete Windward Formation's health point.
He approaches again. Windward Formation defends with Magic Mirror.
Successive Strike's Launching Kick hit Windward Formation again.
With little health point, Successive Strike is still rushing.
Windward Formation's Magic Missile. Awesome!
Successive Strike is defeated.
HAPPY
Happy has won another game.
The veteran Wei Chen is still powerful.
He has scored two points for Happy.
See? He has won, hasn't he?
Nothing is wrong with Wei Chen's hand.
He can even beat three opponents. You have to trust him.
I have to submit to Wei Chen for his ability.
He is still powerful.
Facing the opponent with full health point,
can he beat two of them and narrow the scoring gap
-with Excellent Era? -Ask him down.
Why? He has won.
How important are the hands of a player?
You should know it.
If he doesn't stop now,
his entire career could be ruined.
Okay.
You're right.
Wei Chen's hand is still injured.
His hand has never completely healed
since it was hurt when fighting against Jade Dynasty.
The doctor said he had to rest for a period
before participating in intense competition.
Wei Chen ignored it and had steroid injection before the game,
and he told me to shut up.
Wei Chen said that Happy needs his help,
so he has to compete in the game and he must win.
Because this could probably be his last game.
Either living with regrets for the rest of his life,
or making a last attempt,
he has actually already made the choice
the day he joined Happy.
Wei Chen.
Until we take the championship,
there'll be no last game.
In the last round of Arena Challenge,
the player from Excellent Era is Su Mucheng.
The best Launcher in the League against the first generation of Master.
This will be a fight between magic and gunpowder.
Who will win the Arena Challenge?
Let's watch the match.
Just a provisional tactical change.
It's normal.
Don't be too surprised.
Since you're wearing Excellent Era's uniform and sitting on its player seat,
it means you're ready to do your best for Excellent Era.
Relax.
Mr. Tao.
You're putting Mucheng in a dilemma.
You can't send her in the last and most sensitive game.
She will be suspected of losing the game deliberately
even if she doesn't.
If she doesn't want to be suspected,
she'll have to do her best.
But in the competition,
if someone intends to be fastidious and pick on her,
any mistake she makes could be interpreted as losing intentionally.
She has only one option.
Which is to win.
Isn't it exactly what we want?
NINTH GLORY CHALLENGERS LEAGUE