nucmednet Chapter 1882 Meeting in the Finals: Ancient vs. Emerging!
Chapter 1882 Meeting in the Finals: Ancient vs. Emerging!
Chapter 1882 Meeting in the Finals: Ancient vs. Emerging!
This semi-final match between Bianliang City and 2008 can be described as a battle from beginning to end.
The whole process was beyond everyone's expectations.
At first, everyone thought the two teams would deliver a high-quality showdown.
Once the game actually started, the quality was indeed impressive, but the pace was unexpectedly slow.
But this is understandable.
Both teams fielded typical "four protect one" lineups in this semifinal.
Even against other teams, the pace of a four-protect-one lineup won't be very fast.
Not to mention that both Bianliang City and 2008 are very good at this lineup.
Therefore, it is perfectly normal for the pace to be so slow.
Just when everyone was complaining and convinced that this semi-final was going to drag on like a bladder game.
98k's sudden five-hit combo of Heavenly Fate Sword Technique instantly shattered the balance that had lasted for almost an hour!
seriously.
Whether the audience is online or offline.
The vast majority of them were seeing a Wuzhuang player achieve a five-kill streak in an actual match for the first time.
And the five-kill streak lived up to expectations.
Even a fairy with super strength in the Heavenly Palace.
Even the brutal Five-Strike Heavenly Fate Sword Technique was beyond saving.
However, after calming down, many people realized that...
The reason why 98k's five consecutive Heavenly Fate Sword Techniques were able to successfully take down the fairy was because...
On one hand, the damage was indeed high, and on the other hand, it was also because he was incredibly lucky.
The Five Blades Destiny Sword Technique delivered two critical hits directly.
The final critical hit, in particular, can be considered the watershed moment that determines the outcome of the entire match!
So, after reviewing the whole game...
Objectively speaking, the 2008 defeat was not due to a lack of strength, but rather bad luck.
If that Destiny Sword Technique had one less critical hit, or even one less attack altogether...
There's absolutely no chance the 98k could take down the fairy.
And Fairy Never Falls 2008's formation will not be broken, and they will fight to the very end.
The two teams will most likely end up in a draw.
But whether Bianliang City was just too lucky or 2008 was just too unlucky.
In short, a loss is a loss.
And after losing this crucial semi-final.
As expected, Ah Bai, the commander-in-chief of the 2008 campaign, was met with the most ferocious explosion of his career!
"I have only one request: Ah Bai must step down immediately. I don't want to see him again!"
"Stubborn, blindly confident, arrogant, self-righteous, and obstinate...!"
"Is the guy upstairs reciting the menu?"
"To be honest, I can totally understand A-Bai's thoughts. After all, it's not easy to meet Cheng-Ge again in the All-Star game, and he definitely wants to prove himself. Unfortunately, he used the wrong method."
"Prove what?! The premise of proving this is that your team composition can't have any problems, okay?"
"You guys, Ah Bai, are all playing the 'four-protect-one' strategy, can he even do that? No way! He doesn't have the ability, you know that?"
"While A-Bai certainly deserves to be criticized, wasn't this loss purely due to bad luck?"
"It's not bad luck, it's the price of showing off!..."
This has always been the case in the esports world.
As long as you win, no matter how awkward your posture is, the audience will selectively ignore it and shower you with praise.
But what if you lose?
So whatever the reason.
Just wait to be blown up; the more you explain, the worse the explosion will be.
Not to mention that 2008 originally had a very good chance of winning this semi-final.
After all, we've reached this stage.
Everyone knows that the lineup is everything.
If we're talking about lineups, which of the four finalists could be more glamorous than 2008?
But they deliberately abandoned their lineup advantage and insisted on playing a fair fight against Bianliang City.
And then... they lost.
So one can imagine.
At the moment of defeat in Bianliang City, how many players from 2008 were completely overwhelmed?
If everyone didn't know that the root cause of their defeat was the 98k's insane critical strikes, it would be hard to believe.
Otherwise, A-Bai would have been attacked much more intensely than this; it's not impossible that he would have been chased backstage and solo-killed offline.
Even so.
After the match ended, A-Bai and his teammates returned to their rest rooms as soon as possible, arranged by the staff.
If only they were just a little slower.
It's likely that countless water bottles will soon overwhelm them.
Compared to the 2008 fans who collectively broke down in their defenses.
Meanwhile, the fans in Bianliang City were excitedly popping champagne everywhere!
This year's Bianliang City All-Star Journey has been far too eventful.
First, the suspicion surrounding Qiancheng's failure to deliver a message plunged the Bianliang City team into a negative public opinion storm.
And with the start of offline competitions.
Although Fang Yun quickly proved that he had not stood everyone up.
However, the 'weak' forces in Bianliang City quickly became a ticking time bomb.
If this had happened a few years ago...
If Bianliang City pulls out the lineup of Brother K + Sister Lian.
Without them saying a word, everyone knew the championship was a sure thing.
The problem is that things are not like they were a few years ago.
Apart from the monsters of 2008, other representative teams include Baihuacun, which won four championships in half a year, and Lantingxu, which fought a fierce battle with the 2008 team for more than 40 rounds in the finals just half a month ago before losing.
All of this proves that the Martial God Altar has undergone a complete transformation.
The lineup for this year's Bianliang City team has undoubtedly caused considerable anxiety among its fans.
After all, since its inception, Bianliang City has never lost a match in which Fang Yun led the team.
Although Fang Yun himself didn't have any particular attachment to it.
But the problem is that fans are obsessed!
For this year's fans of Bianliang City.
Their biggest worry was that Fang Yun and his team wouldn't even make it to the finals due to their lineup.
This reached its peak when they faced 2008 in the semi-finals.
But in the end, it was beyond the expectations of many.
In 2008, they didn't even use their invincible lineup, but instead only sent out a fairy to go head-to-head with 98k.
seriously.
The moment I saw that only the fairy was fighting.
Many longtime fans of Bianliang City laughed immediately.
They know their own team very well, and they also know their only real rival, 2008.
As soon as the fairy appeared, they immediately guessed what Ah Bai was thinking.
Do you want to compete fairly with Bianliang City?
interesting.
And the final result proved it.
In a relatively fair competitive environment.
Thousand Cities remains invincible!
And as Bianliang City marched proudly into the finals, stepping over the corpse of 2008.
The fans of Bianliang City, who have been feeling anxious and uncertain since the start of this All-Star game, have finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel!
Although it's not a good way to put it.
However, compared to 2008, their opponent in this year's final is Lantingxu.
The pressure on everyone has been significantly reduced.
Because the battle between Bianliang City and 2008 was too close just now.
Many fans in Bianliang City simply couldn't find the time to follow the other group's semi-final matches.
All they knew was that Lantingxu had a very powerful Lidifu, who swept away the tournament favorite Baihuacun in just four rounds.
This news is undoubtedly quite astonishing.
But for fans of Bianliang City who are used to seeing godlike players clash, this is a different story.
They knew very well that Lantingxu could not easily gain any advantage over their own team by relying on just one strength.
all in all.
The semifinals, which were highly anticipated at the start of the two matches but whose results surprised many, have come to an end.
The final lineup for this year's All-Star Game has finally been revealed.
Bianliang City VS Lantingxu, the ancient ancestor versus the supernova!
seriously.
The moment the final lineup was confirmed.
Many viewers were stunned!
Keep in mind that this was before the start of this All-Star game.
The most popular lineup for the finals is 2008, followed by Bianliang City.
And then the competition began.
After discovering that the lineup of Bianliang City this year was far less powerful than expected.
They even struggled to hold onto second place, being overtaken by Baihuacun several times.
As for the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion?
Again.
Until they swept Baihuacun in four rounds of the semi-finals.
They were all ranked at the bottom of the championship list, truly invisible figures.
Yet this is Bianliang, a city fraught with ups and downs and whose reputation fluctuates daily.
With a completely unknown person who studied the Lanting Preface.
In the end, they eliminated one strong team after another, including some of the favorites to win the championship, and advanced to the final!
This result surprised many people, and many of the market manipulators who opened the market immediately ran away.
At that moment, they finally understood why everyone always said never to gamble outside of the Bianliang City matches.
That's fucking terrifying!
This city of Bianliang is just like Schrödinger's cat.
You can never predict what they will do next, and even the outcome is unknown.
To open a betting pool on a guy who's practically a Wallfacer.
It's no exaggeration to say that they were courting death!
While various bookmakers were collectively outmaneuvered by the unpredictable twists and turns of this All-Star Game.
After their initial surprise, the average viewer gradually began to analyze the relative strengths of Bianliang City and Lantingxu, the final opponents.
Although it was quite unexpected that both teams survived to the end.
But beyond the surprise.
The audience had to admit one thing: this final was actually quite exciting!
While it was certainly exciting for Bianliang City to meet 2008 in the finals, it was equally impressive for 2008 to meet Baihuacun in the finals.
But only when Bianliang City and Lantingxu meet in the finals will it be a true showdown between ancient and emerging forces!
The key is.
This year's Bianliang City lineup is not particularly impressive, while Lantingxu swept Baihuacun in the semi-finals.
But in reality, anyone who has studied their lineup knows that...
Their overall lineup was even less flexible than that of Bianliang City.
In other words.
In terms of lineup alone, the two teams in this final can only be considered average.
But looking at it from another perspective...
The two teams, with their fairly average lineups, actually achieved a certain degree of balance.
This is actually crucial for many viewers!
They really don't want to see another one-sided massacre in the finals.
After all, everyone has been following the All-Star game for so long, and we don't want to see one team get swept by the other in the finals.
Time flew by amidst the various analyses from fans both online and offline.
Finally, it was 1 p.m.
After lunch, the audience members returned to their seats in the venue.
After everyone was seated...
After the host, A Zi, gave a brief opening speech, Fang Yun, the commander of Bianliang City, and Pineapple, the commander of the Orchid Pavilion Preface, immediately took to the stage.
"Oh ho, here it comes!"
"The pace is pretty fast. I thought it would take a while."
"The finals are a best-of-three series. If you dare to dawdle, I'll make sure we're playing until dark, believe me?"
"Are these two planning to ban certain sects right from the start? Which two sects do you think they'll ban in the first round?"
"Bianliang City is out of the question, Wuzhuang and Putuo will definitely be banned, as for the Orchid Pavilion Preface... the underworld will definitely ban it, the other one is hard to say."
"To be honest, in terms of lineup alone, there's not much to analyze between these two teams. We'll only know the specifics once the game starts."
"It's starting! It's starting!..."
Fang Yun and Pineapple then took to the stage.
The audience below the stage immediately became excited, realizing that the exciting final was officially in its countdown!
Meanwhile, the audience below the stage were enthusiastically discussing their list of candidates to be banned from election.
However, Fang Yun and the other person, who had taken their seats in front of their respective computers, had already begun the final selection.
After a while.
With the bans and selections for both teams now in effect.
The audience glanced at it and immediately began to murmur amongst themselves.
"As expected, Wuzhuang Temple and Putuo Temple in Bianliang City are banned. As for the Orchid Pavilion Preface, although the Underworld is banned, the other one banned is the Transformation of Life. Interesting..."
"This ban on selections in Bianliang City... is quite ingenious!"
"That's right. Many people were attracted by the other players in Lantingxu and overlooked the fact that Shanye is the real pillar of their lineup."
"But I don't think it's necessary! Even without the transformation, it won't hinder Ao Ye's output at all!"
"They are still quite different, but as I said before, the bans and picks of these two teams can only be used as a reference. We can only see the specifics when they actually play against each other."
"Let's get started! The brothers are itching to get started!"
Looking at the ban/pick situation of the two teams in the first round of the BO3 series displayed on the big screen on the stage.
The audience was not surprised, as both teams didn't have many tricks up their sleeves and could only try things out within a limited space.
So rather than the bans and picks of the two teams, everyone is more eager to see them start playing.
at the same time.
After Fang Yun and Pineapple completed the first round of election bans and stepped down to prepare for the next election.
The two commentators on stage also stepped in to take control of the situation.
"Although I've said it countless times, I still want to say that the lineup for this year's All-Star finals was quite unexpected..."
First, a well-rehearsed opening remark grabs the audience's attention.
Then Lu Qi continued, "However, as everyone says, the team that makes it to the end is the strongest. Right now, the strongest teams, Bianliang City and Lantingxu, have met in the finals and completed the first round of bans and picks in a best-of-three series. Xiaofei, what are your thoughts on the results of this round of bans and picks?"
Seeing that Lu Qi had taken the initiative this time and immediately asked for his opinion on the first round of the election ban.
"Well……"
Xiaofei smiled, thought seriously for a few seconds, and replied, "In my personal opinion, the bans for these two teams are actually quite standard. Not only did I guess it, but I'm sure everyone else did as well."
"If we really want to analyze it, I personally think that the forbidden selection in Bianliang City is better, because the combination of the Underworld and the Transformation Realm in the Orchid Pavilion Preface is indeed very strong and very subtle. Hundred Flowers Village failed to realize this, which is why..."
To the end.
Xiaofei suddenly realized something, and before she could finish speaking, her gaze fell on Lu Qi's face.
"..."
He noticed Xiaofei's slightly meaningful gaze.
Lu Qi was stunned for a moment, then felt a bit dumbfounded.
Everyone knows he's a fan of Baihuacun.
The problem is that Baihuacun is gone, and it was swept aside by Lantingxu in four rounds.
So one can imagine.
It's fine if we don't talk about this, but once we start talking about it...
His status as a fan of Baihuacun will inevitably be dragged out and humiliated by his partner...