nucmednet Chapter 2023: Ace Lineup, Requesting to Fight!
Chapter 2023: Ace Lineup, Requesting to Fight!
Chapter 2023: Ace Lineup, Requesting to Fight!
But Fang Yun dared to dream.
He not only dared to think, but he had even roughly predicted which teams would advance to the next round.
Firstly, Bianliang City and Lantingxu in the upper half of the bracket should have no major problems advancing.
In the quarterfinals, the final four will be decided.
The two remaining spots that have the best chance of being secured are probably occupied by Mingxiuyuan and Huludao.
What, you're asking why Huangyao Ancient Town didn't have a chance?
It's very simple. Apart from the name, Huangyao has changed everything else.
Today's Huangyao team can be considered a completely new team, lacking both the competitiveness and dominance of the older generation.
Their advancement to the knockout stage this year was purely due to their incredibly lucky group stage draw; otherwise, they wouldn't have had a chance at all.
Although Fang Yun liked to slack off, he never neglected to gather intelligence on the various battle teams.
So if we really had to choose an intelligence master from within the circle...
Fang Yun is definitely on the list.
As for the lower half of the bracket.
After being taught a lesson by the two great deaths in Bianliang City last night, Ah Bai is bound to be holding back his anger today.
So instead of discussing whether they can advance to the next round.
Instead, we should worry about his first-round opponent, because if nothing unexpected happens, the opening match of the 2008 knockout stage will definitely be very tough!
all in all.
This knockout stage is indeed going to be very exciting, just as the audience has said.
Whether there will be any upsets depends on whether these teams perform well enough.
I spent some more time chatting on the public chat.
Until exactly 10:00 AM.
The system announced that today's elimination rounds had officially begun.
After waiting outside for a while, Fang Yun and the other viewers immediately swarmed into the viewing channel.
He first entered the battle channel between Bianliang City and Jinqiu Lake.
After discovering that the overall lineup of Bianliang City had not changed much today, and the same was true for the opposing Jinqiu Lake team.
Fang Yun immediately understood that Jinqiu Lake intended to remain unchanged in the face of all changes.
In reality, when playing against a team like Bianliang City, the more panicked you are and the more you try to counter them by changing your lineup, the easier it is for them to create a gap in your matchup.
Conversely, if you can calm down first and use the lineup you are most familiar with and best at to counter it.
Although they may still lose in the end, at least the process won't be so frustrating, and it's not impossible for them to pull off an upset victory.
Jinqiu Lake is a typical example of the latter.
This was also because far too many troops had fallen to Bianliang City.
As a result, even those who have never fought against them have gained a considerable understanding of them through observation and exposure.
This is how we combine the strengths of many schools of thought.
Jinqiu Lake has made ample preparations; it remains to be seen how it will turn out.
More than 20 minutes later.
"Oh dear, what a pity!"
"Actually, Bianliang City's luck was just so-so today, but unfortunately, there's still a gap in strength..."
"To be honest, Jinqiu Lake's performance today has exceeded my expectations. At first, I thought they would be eliminated by the opponent in about ten rounds."
"It's not that bad. Although Jinqiu Lake's record isn't particularly impressive, they are still a strong second-tier team. They're not as bad as you're making them out to be."
"The main problem is that Bianliang City is too experienced. Jinqiu Lake is like a little kid in front of them."
"This Bianliang City is really strange. It fought Jinqiu Lake for more than 20 minutes before a winner was decided, but it only took about ten rounds to send 2008 packing and sending them away. It's simply outrageous!"
"You think this team is a joke? I saw it coming a long time ago. This team's success depends entirely on luck. If they're unlucky, they'll rely on their skills to secure at least a top 8 or 16 finish. If they're lucky, they'll surge into the semifinals or even the finals!"
"No... are teams whose strength alone guarantees them a spot in the top eight or sixteen, or are they just lucky teams?"
"It doesn't matter for other teams, but Bianliang City is different. Their foundation is stronger than 90% of the teams in the Martial God Altar, so it's normal for everyone to have higher expectations..."
Watching the Jinqiu Lake team leave the field in disappointment after a fierce battle with Bianliang City for nearly half an hour.
Viewers on various servers outside the arena who were following this match felt a pang of regret.
Judging from the scene.
Although Bianliang City has always held an advantage, this advantage is actually not significant, and can even be said to be negligible.
In other words, the situation was basically evenly matched, which was truly unexpected by everyone.
Despite it being a 50/50 situation, Jinqiuhu was ultimately eliminated.
All people can say is that Bianliang City has far too much experience in the tournament; compared to them, Jinqiu Lake is just a complete rookie.
The people of Bianliang know exactly what to do and when.
This resulted in a situation where, although the two sides appeared to be evenly matched, the initiative remained firmly in the hands of Bianliang City, leaving Jinqiu Lake helpless and unable to seize the initiative.
Unable to gain the initiative, Jinqiu Lake could only be operated by Bianliang City.
Ultimately, as the operation continued, Jinqiu Lake suddenly collapsed and was taken over by Bianliang City in one fell swoop.
With Jinqiu Lake being eliminated, the competition has ended.
Bianliang City naturally advanced smoothly to the quarterfinals.
Seeing that many people were expressing their regret over Jinqiu Lake's elimination, Fang Yun couldn't help but chuckle.
Jinqiu Lake is indeed not weak, especially in recent years, it has been on an upward trend.
However, they still have one problem that remains unsolved: the ability to close out games and the ability to control the overall situation.
In other words, this team is missing a top-notch commander; once he is summoned, the team will take off immediately!
Unfortunately, I won't have the chance this year.
After thinking for a moment, he was about to switch to watch the other two teams' matches when he saw discussions about those two teams appearing in the public chat first.
"Is it finally over on our end? Who won?"
"No, son... didn't you see it yourself when you asked that question?"
"No, I just went to watch the match between Lantingxu and 2008."
"How are those two teams doing? Did anyone have an upset?"
"What the hell! Lantingxu was alright, we steadily took down our opponent in 18 minutes, but 2008 was amazing. The whole team was like they were on fire, they cleared Dabie Mountain in 7 rounds and made the other side cry!"
"Hahaha, just as I expected! I knew 2008 would definitely strike hard today. After all, anyone who lost such a humiliating game last night would want to find a scapegoat to vent their anger on today."
"Hey... are you guys still laughing here? Lantingxu and 2008 have both advanced, and now our Bianliang City has also advanced. That means we have three spots in the top eight. We might have to face each other in the next round!"
"So what if we bump into each other? Can we really avoid this kind of thing?"
"Exactly! I'm so sorry 2008 wasn't assigned to our half of the bracket, otherwise there would have been so much more fun to watch!..."
Looking at the chat screen where everyone was chatting enthusiastically.
Fang Yun, who had originally planned to watch the match between the two teams, also stopped what he was doing.
Just as he expected, those two teams won the game much faster than Bianliang City.
Actually, think about it.
The match between Bianliang City and Jinqiu Lake can be described as a highly intense duel, a rare occurrence in the past two days.
Given that the difference in strength between the two sides was not significant, Bianliang City was able to defeat its opponent entirely due to its rich experience.
But precisely because of this, it took them longer to defeat their opponents.
In contrast, the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion (Lanting Xu) was released in 2008.
Both of their teams are quite strong, but their opponents are much weaker than Jinqiu Lake.
Especially since 2008 was still holding back his anger because of last night's game.
It's completely understandable that he ultimately defeated his opponent in 7 rounds.
With all three musketeers successfully advancing to the quarterfinals.
Next, we'll wait for the other groups to determine the winners and losers. When it comes to the quarterfinals, many people will be on tenterhooks.
So, while patiently waiting for the other teams to determine the winner, he slacked off in various ways.
at last.
It was exactly 1 p.m.
The list of teams for the second round of the knockout stage, the quarterfinals, has finally been announced!
"What the heck? Bianliang City isn't even listed together with the Orchid Pavilion Preface?"
"Wangyi, are you doing this on purpose? You just want to save the most exciting matches for last?"
"Go ahead and play, just keep playing. Let's see how you play when Bianliang City collapses!"
"Nonsense! Even if the Lanting Preface were to collapse, the entire city of Bianliang wouldn't be affected!"
"Look at these two teams' opponents: Bianliang City vs. Huludao, Lantingxu vs. Mingxiuyuan. It doesn't seem like either of them has a very high chance of losing..."
"What about 2008? Their opponent in the second round is Xizha Old Street. It doesn't feel like a sure thing."
"Do you think Xizha Old Street is still the same as before? Ever since Ye Zi left the team, this team has never had any spirit again!"
"But even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, I still think Xizha Old Street is pretty strong..."
With the announcement of the matchups for the second round of eliminations.
After learning that Bianliang City and Lantingxu in the upper half of the bracket were still not assigned to the same group.
Many viewers' first reaction was that NetEase had rigged the game!
the reason is simple.
There are only two major highlights in this year's Martial God Tournament: the finals and the meat grinder competition in the upper bracket!
In the upper half of the bracket, only two teams have the best chance of escaping the meat grinder: Bianliang City and Lantingxu.
So you'll understand if you think about it.
Once Bianliang City and Lanting Xu are grouped together.
This duel will undoubtedly become the focus of everyone's attention in an instant!
Everyone was expecting them to meet in the quarterfinals, but they weren't drawn together, which naturally drew a lot of criticism.
But if you insist on saying that NetEase did something underhanded, that's not really the case.
These two teams were already in the same half of the bracket.
Theoretically speaking, as long as they don't mess things up themselves, they'll run into trouble sooner or later.
In other words, the meat is already in the pot; whether it comes into contact with the pot sooner or later doesn't make much difference.
Therefore, there is absolutely no need for the authorities to tamper with this; they can simply wait for the show to begin.
As for the other half of the region, 2008.
Their opponents in the second round are much stronger than those in the first round.
Although Xizha Old Street is struggling in the Martial God Altar now that it has lost Ye Zi, a top commander.
But as one spectator said, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.
Given its size, not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can stage an accident in Xizha Old Street now.
So after they met 2008 in the second round of the knockout stage.
Many viewers are very curious.
Faced with the fury of 2008, will Xizha Old Street be swept out of the competition, or will it stage a comeback and crush the 2008 team in the top eight?
In conclusion, the second round of the knockout stage is equally exciting.
Half an hour later.
"Holy crap, it's finally over!"
"I take back what I said before. It seems that Bianliang City still has the best chance of making it to the finals in the upper bracket..."
"It took a hard-fought 32 minutes to finally take Mingxiu Garden. This Lantingxu isn't as strong as I thought, is it?"
"More than that! If Mingxiuyuan hadn't made so many mistakes, they might have been the ones competing with Bianliang City for a ticket to the finals!"
"By the way, how did Bianliang City perform just now? Did they win by luck again?"
"No, he completely overwhelmed the opponent with his strength, finishing the match in 19 rounds, incredibly fast!"
"The situation is similar over there in 2008. Xizha Old Street has finally come to an end, especially compared to a long-established powerhouse like 2008. They are really weak."
"So the most uncertain contest in this round is the Lanting Preface? Tsk tsk, then the chances of the Lanting Preface winning again seem to be getting smaller and smaller..."
"Still want to win consecutive championships? You'll have to get past Bianliang City, your big father, first!"
"Interesting, this is getting more and more interesting..."
As the three musketeers gradually determined their victories in the second round of the knockout stage.
Although all three teams successfully defeated their opponents in this round, their performances were quite different.
Bianliang City, which fought fiercely against Jinqiu Lake in the first round, seemed to have unlocked its full potential in this round, defeating its opponent in just 19 rounds without any luck involved.
The situation was even more outrageous in 2008.
While everyone thought that even a starving camel in Xizha Old Street was bigger than a horse.
But they used a crushing 17-round speedrun to tell everyone that Xizha Old Street is dead!
Only the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion.
Their performance against the veteran Mingxiuyuan in this round was truly indescribable.
It's not that they played badly, but rather that many of their moves were predicted by the opponent.
This is actually a very scary thing.
Because their every move was predicted, they were constrained in their performance throughout the entire match.
If Mingxiuyuan hadn't made a series of mistakes, it might have really turned out that, as the audience member said, Mingxiuyuan would have been competing with Bianliang City for a ticket to the finals.
But no matter what.
The duel between Lantingxu and Mingxiuyuan has come to an end.
Now comes the most exciting moment: Lantingxu vs. Bianliang City, the All-Star champions and runners-up compete for a ticket to the finals of this year's Martial God Tournament!
Looking around, there was a lot of discussion that was not optimistic about Lantingxu's advancement.
Fang Yun was not fooled in the slightest.
Others may not understand the ins and outs of the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion, but he knows it all too well.
This year's Lanting Preface competition was aimed at winning the championship again from the very beginning.
If they want to win consecutive championships, their current reserve roster is definitely not enough.
So in addition to the lineup that has been revealed so far, this year's Lanting Xu competition also has a hidden lineup!
Fang Yun was now wondering whether Pineapple would save its trump card for last and fight him with its current lineup, or pull out its ace and try to advance first.
If it were A-Bai, there would be no doubt that they would field the old lineup and fight to the bitter end.
But pineapples are different.
This guy is still very obsessed with results, unlike Abai who became indifferent after winning the All-Star championship.
But this conjecture will soon be obsolete.
As the semi-finals approach.
After the four teams were automatically matched into battle by the system.
When the lineups of Bianliang City and Lantingxu were presented to everyone, the audience members who originally thought that Lantingxu would stop there were completely dumbfounded!