In the players' lounge of the royal - subject team.
"Damn it! I'm so annoyed!"
Grapefruit was throwing the team's stuff around in a mess, having a tantrum. Everyone dared not say a word, for Grapefruit was the darling of the team manager.
It was no wonder he was so angry today. They had played three rounds and lost two, and he was the one who played in those two lost rounds. If it were someone else, they would have been furious.
The team manager pushed the door open and walked in. "Grapefruit, come out with me."
Grapefruit followed the team manager into a nearby room. As soon as they entered, the manager directly threw two sheets of paper in Grapefruit's face.
"I spent 12 million to buy you here, and this is how you repay me? After playing so many rounds, you haven't won a single one. I'm so confused. Why do you have to go head - to - head with him? Since you know you can't beat him, why not play some strategies? Look at the first round. You could have won, but you just had to play dirty!"
Hearing this, Grapefruit's anger flared up even more. But since this man was the team manager and his financial backer, he had to suppress his anger and said, "Give me one more chance. I'm sure I can do it."
"Now there are only two rounds left. Let your substitute play the next round, and you play the last one. Adjust your mentality well before that. You must perform well in the last round. Otherwise, your reputation online will be really bad, and you'll be finished."
The manager knew Grapefruit had a poor mentality, so this was the best he could do for now.
Grapefruit nodded. "I understand. I'll adjust my mentality as soon as possible."
Back in the battle room, Grapefruit looked at his substitute, the one who had come on in the second round and won.
That person also stood up and walked towards him.
"Good luck in the next round!"
"Humph. The manager said you'll play the next round. Leave the last crucial round to me. You must win the next round, and then I'll trample that opponent under my feet and humiliate them severely!"
Grapefruit's words made everyone look in his direction.
Tian Feng smiled. "I got it."
These two were quite an odd pair.
Tian Feng and Grapefruit had joined the team almost one after another, with Tian Feng joining first. But he ended up being Grapefruit's substitute.
Everyone thought Tian Feng would be very disdainful, but unexpectedly, no matter how much Grapefruit lost his temper at Tian Feng, Tian Feng never got angry. Instead, he would comfort Grapefruit.
Grapefruit had calmed down a bit. "Alright, play well in the next round. Leave the last round to me!"
Tian Feng: "Okay."
The halftime break was almost over. After having enough to eat and drink, they re - entered the battle room.
In this round, GH still had the same old lineup, but the opponent had changed players again.
When Nangong Qi saw that familiar face in the lounge, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Why is it this guy again?"
Yes, in the battle room of the royal - subject team, sitting in the captain's seat was Tian Feng, who had won the second round.
Qin Chengyao's expression became a bit solemn when he saw Tian Feng.
He never knew where this guy got this account from, but he was sure that this suddenly - appeared person was mostly here for him.
Ji Siyue said, "Let's keep the lineup similar to the last round. It's more stable. Bai He, when you play this round, remember to get closer to Lao Qin. I think that guy from the other side won't play the white - robed character this round. It should be an offensive - type character. There's a high possibility it's a magician or a formation master."
At this crucial moment of the competition, Bai He, who was usually so careless, also became serious.
"Don't worry. With my artillery skills, I'll blow the opponents' heads off!"
After Ji Siyue helped her teammates choose their lineups, she took her notebook and went out.
When she went out, she happened to run into the team manager of the royal - subject team.
Out of courtesy, Ji Siyue nodded and smiled at him, but the man just gave her a cold look and then walked past her expressionlessly.
Ji Siyue didn't expect the team manager who had trained a player like Grapefruit to be very polite, so she didn't really mind. But when the man passed by her, she suddenly widened her eyes.
Why did the smell on this man seem so familiar?
Could it be...
Ji Siyue suddenly looked at the back of the man in the suit. A sense of fear gradually enveloped her heart.
If it was really that person, then everything could be explained.
If that was really the case... it could only be described as terrifying.
Ji Siyue returned to the spectator room with a complicated mood. She decided not to tell the others about this for the time being, so as not to distract her teammates.
Lando came over and patted Ji Siyue on the shoulder. "Why do you look so preoccupied?"
Ji Siyue pointed her chin at the TV screen in the room. "I think this round won't be easy. Judging from the confident look of the opponents, I suspect they may have some other secret weapons."
Nangong Qi couldn't help but complain. "Please don't play dirty tricks again. I was almost disgusted in the first round."
Ji Siyue didn't say a word. She just stared intently at the screen.
The game officially started. The players from both sides entered the matching map, which was the wild desert.
The terrain was all yellow. Whether it was by chance or fate, the opponent in that seat was a magician named [Obscurity], also known as the Chameleon!
The reason he was called the Chameleon was that his third skill could make all his teammates invisible in the current terrain. They would only have a transparent shape, and their colors would completely blend into the desert.
If it were on another map, using this third skill wouldn't be too bad. At least you could notice when a human - shaped figure rushed towards you. But in the desert, where everything was yellow, if they really hid, it would be a great test of one's eyesight.
Obviously, Qin Chengyao and the others had also noticed this, and their expressions were very grim.
Bai He: "Damn it! If I didn't know that the game map was randomly selected by the official, I would have suspected that they had planned it in advance. Why is it this desert?"
Qin Chengyao: "In this round, keep your eyes wide open. The opponents are using a four - protect - one strategy, and all of them are rush - type characters. Let's stay together. No matter what, we can't let them get to any of us."
Everyone replied, "Yes!"
The game officially began.
Commentator Pingzi: "This map is one of my least favorite ones, because there are many map buffs in this map, such as quicksand. If you get caught in it, you'll keep losing blood throughout the whole round!"