Slaughter was indeed a team that was once on par with Miracle, and they certainly had the strength. In the first game, both sides chose the safest combination. Jiang Shuiyun once again used the control strategy. After everyone made their selections, the countdown ended, and the game began.
Having learned from the experience of Venomous Fang, Carnage was clearly more cautious. From the very beginning of the game, they began to occupy advantageous terrain, with each side taking one side, showing signs of a protracted battle.
The opposing team had formed an impenetrable fortress, giving Miracle Team no chance whatsoever. But if Miracle Team members were to act rashly and greedily in such a small situation, they wouldn't be part of Miracle Team.
Neither side was in a hurry, and neither were they. They each focused on developing their own strengths, and occasionally small conflicts would break out, but basically neither side could gain the upper hand, so it didn't really have any real significance.
Slaughter Team broke Miracle Team's ten-minute curse, but they are destined not to break it for twenty minutes.
Ten minutes later, both sides were basically fully equipped and were finally ready to officially start the fight.
In this situation, no one will choose to fight one-on-one; there is only one way: team fight. You might want to fight one-on-one, but you never know how many of the opponent's teammates are hiding behind that mound of earth.
Jiang Shuiyun had given these guys a lot of training in team battles, so the Slaughter Team had just walked right into a trap.
Jiang Shuiyun didn't hesitate at all and sent the Slaughter Apostle first. The Slaughter Apostle's attack power was indeed strong, and its health was quickly reduced by half. However, this also attracted the enemy's firepower.
Taking advantage of the moment when the firepower was slightly weaker, Jiang Shuiren led his men to flank from behind and launch a pincer attack on the team fight.
With uncanny precision in area-of-effect damage, an elusive forward, a sharpshooter hiding in some unknown burrow, and a super-efficient support unit that follows behind with incredible agility.
As they pressed forward relentlessly, the Slaughter Team's formation was gradually broken down, allowing the Miracle Team to press their advantage and wipe them out completely. Although they also suffered heavy losses, they ultimately won.
The Slaughter Team was clearly finding it hard to accept this fact, but there was nothing they could do; the result was already set in stone, and no one dared to act recklessly.
There was no need for a break in between; both sides immediately started the second round. The members of the Slaughter Team were all filled with murderous intent, determined to avenge their defeat.
In the new game, both sides had already shown some signs of their intentions and were no longer choosing to play it safe and conservatively as they had at the beginning. The Slaughter team chose to use two forwards in advance, clearly knowing that the Miracle team's use of two forwards in the morning had made them wary.
After the Slaughter team chose a two-forward lineup, Jiang Shuiyun directly opted for a lineup with two long-range sharpshooters. Not only did the audience gasp in surprise, but even the members of the Miracle team couldn't help but get excited. Jiang Shuiyun's one-on-one duel with Viper last time had left a deep impression on everyone, leaving them in awe.
However, there are still many doubts. For example, two long-range players will be at a disadvantage against two strikers, since one-on-one, long-range players are at a disadvantage against strikers.
The Slaughter Team, on the other hand, was delighted.
No amount of talk can change the outcome; the results will be clear on the field. Slaughter Team came out intending to use their early-game advantage with two forwards to pressure Miracle Team, but it was obvious that they were making a huge mistake.
Three minutes into the game, when Jiang Shuiyun and Viper coordinated to take down the Slaughter Team's control of the battlefield, the Slaughter Team started to panic.
It's like a one-sided hunt; what suspense could there be in a battle with a score of five to four?
The Slaughter team, who were confident they had the game in the bag, couldn't even drag it out for a few more minutes like in the previous game, and lost decisively.
"I'm reporting this!"
The game ended, and the Slaughter team suffered an unsurprising defeat. They stood up and loudly questioned, "The Miracle team's sharpshooter must have a problem. No one can achieve such high accuracy! There's definitely something wrong. We request the referee's intervention!"
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Chapter 30
Jiang Shuiyun was flexing her fingers when she heard the words from the Slaughter Team and looked towards the referee's table.
If a contestant raises an objection, the judges will definitely have to investigate.
After the verification, Jiang Shuiyun stood up and gave up her position. First, two referees came forward to check the computer in front of all the audience. After the check was completed, the big screen showed the video of Jiang Shuiyun's vision in the previous game, as well as the video of her synchronized operation.
Unlike the live stream view that the viewers just saw, the live stream view only showed the members of the slaughter team constantly getting shot and losing health, which seemed very powerful, but not very clear. It was only when you saw Jiang Shuiyun's view that you felt more shocked.
All the operations seem simple, but the connection between each dodging action and the timing of the attack are something that no one can imitate. Only by watching directly from Jiang Shuiyun's first-person perspective how each attack leaves a smooth trace and hits the enemy can one truly feel that this is something that cannot be achieved by cheating.
As the viewers in the live stream watched, they almost forgot that it was the referee reviewing the decision. The screen was filled with shock and admiration. After all, this was a near-perfect operation that was almost beyond the limits of human capability. Even machines would find it difficult to achieve such precision.
"Adhering to the principles of fairness, impartiality, and transparency in the adjudication, there are no issues with the results of this match. The results are true and valid. Miracle Team wins!"
After several referees checked the results repeatedly, they announced the outcome.
Deafening applause erupted from the audience, and the number of viewers for the live stream reached an unprecedented level. The top-notch technology, capable of withstanding scrutiny and examination by everyone, was so impressive that even a single glance was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
With the results announced, Slaughter Team was defeated and moved to the waiting area, while Miracle Team ascended to the throne of victory.
The Miracle Team, which truly demonstrated its strength, made everyone hesitate. In the subsequent challenge, no one dared to choose the Miracle Team. The Slaughter Team finally made a wise choice and chose the slightly weaker, but fortunately advanced, Poison Fang Team.
As expected, Slaughter Team won and advanced to the top five. Although Venom Team lost, they were satisfied because they had played against both of the strongest teams.
The top five have been decided, and today's competition is temporarily over. We're all waiting for tomorrow's final, which is the real highlight.
After the first day of the competition, the Miracle Team made a name for themselves. Not only did everyone's attitude change completely, but their popularity on the internet also soared. Jiang Shuiyun's gameplay video even made it to the trending topics, and the number of Miracle Team's fans surged.
The happiest person was of course Xi Rong, but he hadn't noticed any of this yet and was preparing to return to the hotel with his team.
Walking through the passage prepared for the contestants, before I could even leave, I was hurriedly stopped by people who had caught up with me.
Is there anything else?
Xi Rong was overjoyed, his eyes practically disappearing into his teeth, and he stepped forward with a beaming smile to ask what was wrong.
"There is something I need to discuss here. Please move to another location."
The person who came politely led the way, and Xi Rong assumed it was the organizer's idea to lead the group back. However, after a few steps, Xi Rong realized that this seemed to be the way to the backstage dressing room.
"Friend, what's the matter? Could you tell me?"
Seeing that most of the people had left, Xi Rong pulled the person leading the way and asked.
"We've arrived. Our teacher, Mr. Fei, wants to meet this friend."
The person leading the group brought them to a room marked "Guest Lounge" and gestured to Yi Jinbai, saying, "Miss Yi, please."
"Huh?" Yao Yao Ling blocked Yi Jinbai's way. "You two need to explain yourselves clearly. What do you mean? What the hell is this 'Teacher Fei'?"
The others reacted similarly to Yao Yao Ling, and even Xi Rong, who had been smiling all along, turned pale. They thought it was something bad and stood in front of Yi Jin Bai.
Jiang Shuiyun pulled Yao Yao Ling aside and looked at Yi Jinbai, "It should be Fei Yan. He probably knows Jinbai. Fei Yan greeted Jinbai on stage just now, right?"
Yi Jinbai nodded, and was about to explain what had happened when the person who had led the group over interrupted him, continuing Jiang Shuiyun's words.
"Yes, it was our teacher Fei Yan. I didn't explain clearly."
Just as the group was talking, the door to the lounge opened, and Fei Yan walked out. Ignoring the others, he went straight to Yi Jinbai and said, "Junior Sister! We haven't seen each other for so long. How can you just cut off contact like that?"
"Senior brother." Yi Jinbai didn't know what to say, so he could only greet him somewhat awkwardly, his gaze drifting towards Jiang Shuiyun.
Fei Yan didn't notice Yi Jinbai's expression. He stepped forward and grabbed Yi Jinbai's arm. "Junior Sister, you've lost weight again. Come on, your senior brother is treating you to a big meal today. Let's catch up and, while we're at it, add me back in the phone, understand?"
“Uh…” Yi Jinbai took an awkward step back, pulled his arm back, and walked to Jiang Shuiyun’s side. “Senior brother, let me introduce you. This is my lover, Jiang Shuiyun. These are the members of the Miracle Team: Slaughter Apostle, Pride, Viper, Yao Yaoling, and Sword Light. That’s the Miracle Team’s manager, Brother Xi Rong.”
Yi Jinbai's meaning was quite clear: the idea of having a big meal and catching up should be postponed.
When Fei Yan heard Yi Jinbai's first introduction, his gaze immediately locked onto Jiang Shuiyun with obvious hostility, and he looked her up and down. "I didn't expect that after such a short time, Junior Sister already has a boyfriend?"
Yi Jinbai took Jiang Shuiyun's arm and said, "Yes, and we're already married."
Jiang Shuiyun nodded in agreement and extended her hand to Fei Yan, "I've often heard Jinbai mention you, and I'm very happy to meet you in person today."
"Marriage? Really? Junior Sister, are you kidding me? Why isn't there even a ring?" Fei Yan looked at Yi Jinbai and Jiang Shuiyun's hands, shook hands with Jiang Shuiyun perfunctorily, and asked suspiciously.
Yi Jinbai held Jiang Shuiyun's hand tightly.
"Hey, what's a ring? We can all testify that the couple is very much in love. Look, when our captain came out for the competition, the two of them were inseparable."
Yao Yao Ling stepped in to defuse the situation. They had never actually seen Jiang Shuiyun and Yi Jinbai wearing rings, but their senior brother's attitude was particularly unpleasant.
"Oh," Fei Yan gave Yao Yao Ling a rather unfriendly look, then took out his phone and looked at Yi Jinbai, "Junior Sister, how about we add each other back in terms of contact information first?"
Yi Jinbai glanced at Jiang Shuiyun, hesitated for a moment, then took out his phone and added Fei Yan's contact information.
Just then, Fei Yan's agent came over and whispered something in Fei Yan's ear. It was clear that Fei Yan had some plans for the future. Although Fei Yan frowned a little, he still had to let Yi Jinbai and the others leave first.
On the way back to the hotel, Yao Yao Ling and the others rolled their eyes so hard they almost popped out of their seats. "So what if he's a big star? He actually dared to look down on me!"
"I'm sorry, senior brother might not be very approachable," Yi Jinbai apologized on Fei Yan's behalf, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Fei Yan didn't seem like this back in school, but he's changed quite a bit now.
"That's not very friendly? That's extremely annoying, even a bit rude..." Yao Yao Ling now wants to rush back and punch Fei Yan when she thinks about the look he gave her.
“That’s enough,” Jiang Shuiyun, who had been silent the whole time, stopped Yao Yao Ling, who was about to start rambling on. “How about I treat you to hot pot tonight?”
“Captain, you’re acting a bit strange today. You’re being too polite to Fei Yan,” Viper noticed. “Fei Yan’s behavior towards Sister Jin Bai is clearly unusual.”
"Yeah, so what if you two don't have a ring? You should have just hugged Sister Jinbai and told that guy surnamed Fei that you two are a couple, what's it to him?" Yao Yao Ling echoed Poisonous Snake's words, even the most obtuse Sword Brilliance could probably see this.
Xi Rong sensed that the atmosphere was a bit off and stepped in to smooth things over, "Alright, alright, you guys should focus on tomorrow's final. Today went very smoothly, but we need to be extra careful tomorrow. As for this hot pot, I think it's safer for us to wait until tomorrow to eat it. These guys are all pretty weak, and if they overeat, it will affect their matches tomorrow. What do you guys think?"
Xi Rong's interruption silenced everyone, and they began discussing tomorrow's match, with only Jiang Shuiyun and Yi Jinbai remaining unusually quiet.
Jiang Shuiyun isn't blind or deaf, how could she not see it? Besides, it was already mentioned in the original text that Fei Yan had a crush on Yi Jinbai during their student days, and according to the original text, Yi Jinbai also had feelings for Fei Yan, so what right did she have to react?
As for the wedding ring, Jiang Shuiyun had nothing to say, because on the day the original owner and Yi Jinbai got married, after the Jiang family went bankrupt, the original owner threw their wedding rings into the river in a fit of anger and never wore them.
Thinking of this, Jiang Shuiyun glanced at Yi Jinbai, who was sitting quietly with his eyes down. So what was she thinking?
They returned to the hotel and went to their rooms to wash up and change. Jiang Shuiyun and Yi Jinbai also went back to their rooms and remained silent. Finally, Yi Jinbai spoke first.
“I didn’t expect Fei Yan to be here today. He was my senior at Slulis and always took good care of me when we were in school. But we haven’t been in touch for a long time. What happened today was a bit too much for him. I will talk to him. I’m sorry.”
“You did nothing wrong, you don’t need to apologize,” Jiang Shuiyun looked at Yi Jinbai seriously. “Actually, you know who I am and what our relationship is like. You don’t have to introduce our relationship to him today. We can all see that he likes you.”
As soon as Jiang Shuiyun finished speaking, Yi Jinbai looked up at her incredulously, "Is that what you think?"
Jiang Shuiyun frowned. When she met Yi Jinbai's incredulous gaze, she wondered if she might be mistaken.
Actually, she didn't know what she was thinking. She said this, but she felt extremely awkward inside. But what could she do? She wasn't the original owner of this body, not Yi Jinbai's real legal wife, and she couldn't even compare to Fei Yan and Yi Jinbai's years of friendship.
Jiang Shuiyun, who always preferred to act decisively and believed that absolute strength could crush everything, began to hesitate. She realized that she was truly helpless in this matter.
Jiang Shuiyun had to admit that when Yi Jinbai took her arm and told Fei Yan that he was her lover, Jiang Shuiyun had the confidence to assert her dominance, but reality reminded her that she was an imposter.
Jiang Shuiyun's mind was in complete turmoil, and she couldn't make sense of it at all. So, as always, Jiang Shuiyun decided to do the same this time and ask Yi Jinbai directly.
"So do you like him? What I think is not important, what you think is the most important."
After saying that, Jiang Shuiyun felt that her tone might have been a bit harsh. She hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Yi Jinbai and softened her tone a bit. "What I mean is, what do you think? You don't have to answer. I'm just asking."
Seeing Yi Jinbai's silence, Jiang Shuiyun understood what was going on. She nodded, turned around, and went to open the door. "It's okay, I know. It's time to eat. Let's go."
Just as Jiang Shuiyun touched the doorknob, Yi Jinbai grasped her hand, stopping her from opening the door. "Then I'd like to ask you, how did you come to the conclusion that I like Fei Yan?"