Seven days later, the semi-finals of the Dissidia World Championship.
The groupings in the semi-finals are very interesting... the White Swords from South Korea vs. the Cola Fever from China, and the Titans from Eagle Country vs. the Leaping Nuclear Team from China.
Jun Lin Tian Xia had already been eliminated in the quarterfinals, and the entire Chinese e-sports circle was on edge in this semi-final.
Jiang Qiao was also paying attention to the two semi-finals. Forums across China were extremely nervous because based on the results of past world championships, most players did not think that Coke Fever could beat the White Sword team, but Leaping Nuclear and the Titan team could certainly give it a try.
To quote an old guy on the forum...if both teams win, then today will be like the New Year in the Chinese e-sports circle, and if both teams lose, then it will be like a funeral.
Most people are expecting Leaping Nuclear to advance to the finals, after all, they are the number one seed in the Chinese region.
Today, all the players in China who are paying attention to the Dissidia competition are destined to set off firecrackers to celebrate!
Because the Coke Fanatics beat the White Swords 9:3!
The Leaping Nuclear Team defeated the Titan Team 8:4!
Two Chinese teams meet in the finals of the world championship!
Since the launch of the Dissidia World Championship, there has never been a situation where two teams from the same country met in the finals at the same time.
South Korea did not do it, and the United States did not do it, but China has achieved this result today.
Not only did the entire Dissidia player community enter a state of celebrating the New Year, but players in Holy Spirit also began to set off fireworks to celebrate this historic moment.
After the semi-finals, the four teams of Coke-crazy players, under the consultation of coach Beiyou, found a Sichuan hotpot restaurant owned by a Chinese near California for a dinner together.
The dinner scene was very lively, and it was hard to tell that the two sides were enemies fighting to the death just a second ago.
No matter what, professional players are still young people in their twenties. Although the atmosphere was a little low after the White Sword Team and the Titan Team lost, the party was filled with the presence of the beautiful girl Lu Wei and the two female players from the White Sword Team and the Coke Fanatic, who livened up the atmosphere and made the whole party seem less dull.
But after the fuss, Lu Wei drank some wine and started crying. Even though she was such a cheerful child, facing this tragic defeat, she could only vent her emotions by crying. But there is only one champion...but there are countless losers. This is the cruelty of e-sports.
But compared with the warm atmosphere of the party, Caramel seemed much more gloomy. He sat alone in the corner, biting his thumb and checking the latest developments of the Holy Spirit in the country on his mobile phone.
To be honest... Caramel performs extremely well in the game, but in real life he gives people the impression of being more like a gloomy otaku who is not popular with any women.
On the other hand, Juan Canyun was now surrounded by a group of big sisters from Eagle Country and seemed at a loss. He kept calling Mo Shigui and said that he wanted to sit somewhere else or go out for some fresh air.
Well... back to the topic, although Caramel has been busy with the Strife World Championship recently, he has been paying attention to the movements of the Holy Spirit.
This includes the fact that the Coke Fanatic Guild has joined forces with five other guilds to build a city, but Caramel is more concerned about... the Holy Spirit Challenge and the official update of two Eternal NPCs.
The Holy Spirit Challenge was equivalent to the Holy Spirit's first official online league. It would be held in about seven days, so he would still have time to rush back after finishing the finals.
Although he has to focus on the Dispute Finals now, he is more concerned about the fact that there will be NPCs participating in this challenge, and there are two Eternals on the list of participating NPCs.
The Eternal.
This was like a nightmare to Caramel. The shadow cast by Thorne's defeat in public still lingered in Caramel's heart.
Now Holy Spirit has welcomed two new Eternal characters, Archer Rosh and her brother, Fire Blade Huzel... These two characters live up to their Eternal prefix.
From the day the update was released, a ring was set up in the stronghold of Coke fanatics, just like when Thorn was first updated that year, the players who came forward to challenge him were completely lost.
Could it be that these are two new Thorne-level figures
When Caramel saw this, he felt inexplicably irritated. Originally, advancing to the World Championship should have been the honor he pursued in his life, and winning the World Championship should have been the result he dreamed of.
But after defeating the White Sword Team, a feeling of emptiness and impatience always lingered in his heart. It was not because the White Sword Team was so weak, but because he felt that his character in Dispute could no longer keep up with his movements!
This is the touch that Caramel can actually feel. There is a limit to the character operations in Dispute. Caramel has reached this limit, and there is no way for him to break through it no matter how hard he tries.
This feeling was like the irritation of swinging a sword while wearing handcuffs. He couldn't swing the sword freely like he did in the Holy Spirit.
The second is the existence of Eternal Thorn, which makes Caramel want to go online to challenge him all the time! This time there are two new Eternals... This makes Caramel's urge to challenge even more urgent.
But Caramel still held back. His professionalism was so high that during the World Championship, Caramel never logged into Holy Spirit once.
He wants to win the Dissidia World Championship for himself, but also for his teammates and the staff who work hard for Coke Fanatic behind the scenes.
Now he must suppress his desire for the Holy Spirit!
"caramel… "
Suddenly, a broken Chinese voice rang in Caramel's ears. Caramel looked up and found that Baidi from the White Sword Team had sat next to him without him knowing when.
Unlike his arrogant title, Baidi is actually a very shy boy. He is also regarded as a saint-monk-level professional player like Zhao Mingwei in China.
What is a holy monk? It means not caring about worldly matters. Money, fame, and status are nothing to these players. They just need to be able to play games and have a group of good teammates.
There are some differences between Baidi and Zhao Mingwei... Zhao Mingwei even gave up women in order to play games, but Baidi publicly stated that he has a girl he likes, who is a female host, but that female host recently married a Korean star.
So every time Caramel saw this colleague, the thought that came to his mind was "Be strong! Can a woman give you the world championship? No!"
"Is there anything I can help you with?" While Caramel was speaking, Coach Beiyou acted as an interpreter.
"He said he got the test qualification for the Holy Spirit. It seems that it was given by our club's boss Bubble, but he doesn't know how to climb over the wall. He wants you to go online and guide him." Beiyou said directly to Baidi after translating, "That won't work! The finals are coming soon. I will guide you after we finish the finals."
Caramel originally wanted to respond like this, but when he was bored and browsing the Holy Spirit Fighting Group, Bubble suddenly posted a video link, which made Caramel stop refreshing his group.
This video is about the Eternal Rosh. Rosh's current record is 121 wins and 3 losses. The three defeats were caused by him being defeated by professional players from the Abyss Temple, but the video has not been circulated on the Internet.
The three players from the Abyss Temple also complained in the group afterwards, "It's too damn hard to beat!"
The title of Bubble Share begins with a big "Racing" prefix, and the full title is...
[Speed Race] Eternal Rosh speedrun in two minutes and twenty-one seconds] Posted by: Xixiao.
Depend on!
When Caramel saw the word "racing" in the title, he really wanted to swear. He laughed, this ID must be Zhao Mingwei, and it is an officially certified ID on YouTube!
The number of fans of this ID has exceeded three million, but there is not a single video below it.
Zhao Mingwei suddenly released this video, which was as popular as Leaping Nuclear and Coke Mania both advancing to the World Championship!
And the prefix of Zhao Mingwei's racing name is equivalent to... a provocation!
Speed racing... As the name suggests, Zhao Mingwei initiated an activity to speed through a certain game copy, or challenge a certain game level. If it is a stand-alone game, then it may be the entire process of the stand-alone game.
Speedrunning is more popular in China's single-player gaming circles, after all, online games rely on stacking equipment attributes.
But having good equipment is absolutely useless when fighting against Rosh. Caramel can be sure of this. When other professional players are still worried that Rosh is too powerful and can only fight her on equal terms, Zhao Mingwei directly releases a speed run video
This is a complete open provocation!
'Bubble: Zanshin will grow out to see the gods! @Zanshin.'
'Zanxin: Don't tag me! Why are you tagging me? Isn't this a normal Xiaoye operation?'
'Fairy in the Lake: This video posted by Xiaoye is a strategy video, but I really doubt whether the character of Rosh really has any back-up strategy?'
'Black Mountain One-Eyed: No! Absolutely not! She is of the same beta-dog level of intelligence as Thorne, but not as sophisticated as Thorne. I fought with her for five minutes before I caught a big flaw of hers and defeated her! I tried three times before that.'
Black Mountain One-Eye is a top player in the Temple of the Abyss and a demon summoner.
'No update today: Xiaoye from our guild is now open for business, accepting orders for various speedruns. Okay, just kidding, is the era of speedrunning about to begin?'
'Caffeine: First of all, you have to make sure that when you are racing, you don't get into an accident and the car doesn't roll over and die at the bottom of the mountain.'
The excitement in the Holy Spirit Fighting Group instantly reached a new level because of the release of this video, but Zhao Mingwei's racing video undoubtedly... aroused the enthusiasm of those professional players and some top players who are still in China.
The difficulty of Roche and Huzel is not like Thorne, who is insurmountable at the level of a horse. The two of them are like professional players in excellent form. They are not invincible but extremely challenging.
Caramel looked at the large amount of messages in the Holy Spirit Fighting Group. He really wanted to go online and ask that Rosh or Huzel for advice.
But you have to hold back!
The feel of the Holy Spirit is too different from that of Dispute. Once he gets used to the free rhythm of fighting in the Holy Spirit, then returning to Dispute will inevitably be...uncomfortable.
"Captain, the player from Leaping Nuclear said that he also wants to go online today. How about our two teams go online together and just enjoy the scenery without fighting?" The other members of Coke Fanatics seemed to have heard the news as well.
"Then let's make a deal first, we'll just go up and enjoy the scenery without fighting." Caramel tried to keep himself calm. If both teams were out of shape, it would be the same as being in shape!
"No problem!" someone shouted.
(End of this chapter)