allonlinenovel Chapter 450: Match
Chapter 450: Match
When Zhou Ning opened the forum, countless new posts appeared, almost all of them related to him. Even the popularity of the Apocalypse Professional League had been suppressed. Zhou Ning didn't open the pinned league status post for the time being. He was used to scanning the regular posts first to see the latest hot topics.
If there were people who suspected before that Wayne Stewell might be gradually marginalized in the new version and no longer be the protagonist of the game, now there are no doubts at all. They are more concerned about what the main line of the game will be. They are also very curious about what the effects of Wayne Stewell's special abilities in the TV series are, and whether players have the chance to learn them?
Zhou Ning actually already had plans for this. As the players' levels gradually increase, he would consider releasing a few slots for players to use arrows to create substitutes. Of course, the price would not be cheap.
Zhou Ning glanced at the ordinary posts below and found that players' imaginations were simply sky-high. Speculations about new versions and their own stand abilities were posted one after another. The most popular post came from the famous Wayne Black Grantham, with over 70 views in a short period of time.
"First of all, I want to apologize to everyone. My previous speculation was indeed biased. According to the law of the protagonist dying wherever he goes, the wind general Galaha and the moon wolf Silas paid the price with their lives to prove to us that Wayne Stewell is still the protagonist of version 2.0."
At the beginning of the post, Grantham posted an emoji of a Minion bowing, lowering his posture to the lowest level.
"If my guess is correct, the main plot of the new version should continue to follow the thread of Apocalypse 1.2, following Wayne Stewell to the Kingdom of Sifarik and Nathaniel. According to the introduction in the series, the enemies in this version should still be mainly the Cult of the Cursed God and the Retreat Society. The whereabouts of the feminized Karl Robbins proves this."
"The final boss is likely to be the world-destroying wolf Gleipnir or one of the other Ancient Gods. The werewolf plague in the previous TV series is likely the first of the ten plagues in the new version. The next nine plagues should be the main storyline of the new version. As long as you follow Mulby, oh no, follow Wayne Stewell, you will experience all the disasters sooner or later. To be honest, I've already booked a train ticket from the Byron Republic to Nathaniel. Let me personally verify Wayne Stewell's strength."
In the screenshot below, Grantham posts a freshly minted steam train ticket.
"As for Wayne Stewell's much-discussed special ability, I've basically figured it out. It's definitely related to fog and time. Below are two battle clips. The first is from episode 13, where the protagonist, in Batman form, uses fog to block an opponent's attack. The second is from episode 12, where the protagonist raises a similar fog in Eden Manor. Clearly, the fog's primary function is defense."
"Next comes the highlight. You can see that the protagonist has noticeable frame drops when dodging attacks or cutting in on the offensive. Below is a comparison of six combat clips. It's as if he appears in front of the opponent or has already successfully attacked in the blink of an eye. In clip three, the protagonist is clearly nearly 6 meters away from the opponent. Now let's slow down the speed to 20x and see that the next moment the protagonist appears in front of the opponent. According to C0.01D standards, there are at least 4 frames dropped. Therefore, I boldly speculate that Wayne Stewell's special ability is to stop time."
His post was well-reasoned and even had video evidence, so it was immediately recognized by the players. This could be seen from the continuously increasing number of floors. When Zhou Ning was looking at the post, it had already been pushed to five-digit floors.
"Mark it. Once it's confirmed, I'll decide whether to come back and whip the corpse or worship the Prophecy Emperor."
"I personally feel it's reliable, but it's terrifying when you think about it. Is this the strength of the game's protagonist (comic tone)?"
Later, even the official personally stepped in to feature it and confirmed that this accessory would be selected for the next issue of "Apocalypse Forecast".
After reading the post, Zhou Ning couldn't help but look at this famous black guy with admiration. Frankly speaking, he was quite amazing. He was able to analyze the abilities of Star Platinum based on the video alone. It was a pity that he was analyzing the White Emperor. What did he have to do with Wayne Stewell?
Zhou Ning also saw the news that Grantham would be going to Nathaniel. If I remember correctly, he just mentioned Molly, right? The store gave him a 13% discount on the reservation.
After scanning the posts, Zhou Ning returned to the top post and opened the summary of the past two days' matches to see how the players he was following were faring.
I haven't paid attention to it these past two days, and the qualifiers have unknowingly gone through three rounds, deciding the top four in the winners' and losers' groups.
After the top 32 are determined, the format will become a double-elimination system, with the losing team falling into the lower bracket and continuing to compete. The final qualifying champion will be decided between the winners of the upper bracket and the lower bracket. The top two teams from the upper bracket and the lower bracket, as well as the winner of the playoff between the top 56 teams, will qualify for the finals.
Zhou Ning's most concerned Devil Fruit user, Super Blue Cat, encountered a wave of heat from the seeded player, the Bird-Bird Fruit user, in the round of 32. This was the first civil war among Devil Fruit users in the history of the game, and also a civil war among demon hunters.
As a result, even the referee almost fell asleep. A large wave of heat was originally a well-known dirty style of play, and when it encountered the turtle style of Super Blue Cat, it was a tit-for-tat match, and a fierce battle lasted for 2 hours and 48 minutes.
In the end, although Super Blue Cat's Turtle Turtle Fruit had outstanding defense, it was still no match for the mobility of the Bird-Bird Fruit, and ultimately fell into the loser group with a 3/4 blood disadvantage.
In the round of 32, Jinse faced Lan Jiuxiao, a fellow club member and Weather Master, a meteorologist's advanced class. After switching to Demon Hunter, Jinse didn't give her colleague any face, achieving a 97-second victory. Zhou Ning watched the replay and honestly thought the performance was decent, except that the shorter player insisted on wearing the same trench coat as himself, which was rather awkward.
Another player with a similarly idiotic demeanor was Shuidi Chenxing. A forum post included a picture of him eating a hot dog while watching a real-world match wearing the same trench coat he wore. It was simply unbearable to watch. This round, he faced the Candy Super Sweet Club's Dessert Master, a Priest's second-class Priest. With Sugar Mountain's elimination, Super Blue Cat fell into the loser's bracket, leaving Dessert Master as their village's last hope for the winner's bracket. However, Shuidi Chenxing gave him no chance. In just 78 seconds, he drained his opponent's mana completely, leaving him unable to recharge, and unfortunately, he was relegated to the loser's bracket.
Next, in the top 16 matches of the winners' and losers' groups, everything remained uneventful. The only upset was that a non-professional player named Bighead Fish defeated the Dessert Master in the loser's group match and eliminated him.
In the winner's group quarterfinals that took place today, a match that many people wanted to see took place. The current number one favorite Jinse met the third favorite Shuidi Chenxing. This was a civil war within the Wolfhound Squad.
Coincidentally, both players wore the same suit in this match, and the match was exceptionally exciting. The two sides had collaborated on too many dungeons and knew each other quite well. Finally, after a 3-minute and 48-second battle, Shuidi Chenxing won with a 49-blood advantage, sending the top favorite Jinse into the loser group!
However, fate has its own destiny. In the team competition held on the same day, Shuidi Chenxing's Xingyue Club faced Jinse's Shenlan Club. Both teams were considered traditional powerhouses, attracting a lot of attention.
In this match, due to their lack of experience in underwater competitions and their incautious positioning, Jinse and Lan Jiuxiao created a quicksand zone, which they seized upon and instantly killed. With the loss of their primary damage output, the Xingyue Club was quickly defeated, losing the match and falling into the loser's bracket.
A comment after the game made Shuidi Shenxing very embarrassed and became a famous meme:
The moon and stars (all of the following are members of the Star-Moon Club): a warlike wolf; the moon is bright and the stars are sparse: a ferocious tiger; the moon and stars are boundless: a diligent ox; the stars and the moon shine together: an agile leopard; the sinking star at the bottom of the water: a blackmailing horse.
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