The venue for the top 16 of the Holy Spirit League is the King's Arena outside Lionheart City.
This arena was built specifically for the Holy Spirit League. Its overall structure was based on that of a stadium, and the auditorium can accommodate approximately 100,000 players to watch the game.
Players can go to the Xinyi Store to redeem tickets for watching the game. Each ticket is worth 50 Xinyi, 100 Xinyi, or 150 Xinyi.
Tickets cannot be traded, and each player can only redeem one ticket per day.
There will be four matches today, all of which will be team matches, using the BO3 format, which means that any team that wins two games can declare victory!
Now the Coke-crazy players have been teleported to the player lounge of the King's Arena.
The day has finally come.
Caramel placed the Moonlight Sword across his knees, closed his eyes and entered a state of meditation.
Three months ago, Caramel disdained all these metaphysical things, such as yoga and meditation, as he thought they were useless.
But now Caramel's temperament is much more restrained compared to his past... But this did not make him become "stupid", but he learned to hide his "sharp" side.
Meditation is something Caramel felt during the training process. It might be an illusion or some psychological effect. He had an illusion that he could communicate with the Moonlight Sword in his hand.
It's not just the Moonlight Sword, the same goes for other weapons, but the connection between the Moonlight Sword and him is stronger.
"Captain, it's our turn." The Coke-crazy nanny contestant Can said to Caramel.
"Well, let's go together."
Caramel opened his eyes, as if he was talking to his teammates, or as if he was talking to himself.
But his voice was filled with a slight tremor, and this tremor was not because of fear, but excitement.
Finally, I can face Thorne again!
Caramel hasn't met Thorne once in these three months. He can feel his own progress, but no one can check how much he has improved.
And today is the time to test him!
Caramel led his teammates out of the long player tunnel and came to the much-anticipated arena.
The competition field in Holy Spirit was hundreds of times more lively than the real competition field. After seeing the Coke-crazy players entering the field one after another, the players all set off fireworks and made all kinds of strange expressions.
For a moment, the entire audience was filled with various colorful special effects.
Frontline reporters and the Star Scribes still serve as commentators, but they have higher salaries and more powerful commentary desks than real-life commentators.
Their commentary booth is suspended above the stadium.
"Let us welcome the first team, the Coke Fanatics! Coke Fanatics is one of the best e-sports teams in China, and they also performed exceptionally well in Holy Spirit! They successfully qualified for the top 16 with the second place in the qualifying round points. The player Caramel in the team is the holder of the first place in the Holy Spirit ladder! The most terrifying thing is that since the Holy Spirit server was launched, Caramel's first place in the ladder has not been shaken by anyone!"
The frontline reporters opened the curtain for the first match of the round of 16 with passionate voices!
The cola-crazy contestants lined up on the competition stage one by one, and the cheers from the audience were so loud that they even drowned out the reporters on the front line who had a sound system.
The frontline reporters introduced the cola-crazy contestants one by one.
The cheers were the loudest when Captain Caramel was finally introduced.
Caramel waved slightly to the cheering audience in the stadium. Caramel's fame in the qualifying round had been completely established, even greater than that of Dispute.
The title of Holy Spirit's No. 1 Swordsman definitely belongs to Caramel alone. Plus, Holy Spirit has the largest base of swordsman players, so swordsman players across the server all regard Caramel as their target to pursue!
"The next team is the one that advances to the quarterfinals with the highest points in the play-in round! It's made up of the four knights that everyone knows and the man you definitely don't want to see! The Holy Spirit Team!"
When the frontline reporters began to introduce the Holy Spirit Team and Thorne... Caramel felt it keenly. He felt that his teammates were trembling and the expressions on their faces were very solemn.
They were all afraid that they would lose miserably in the first game.
The reason is simple. Their opponent is Thorn, a monster-level NPC who has educated them for three versions since the other world version.
Caramel was also afraid. In the eyes of all Holy Spirit players, Thorne was an impossible opponent to defeat.
In the past, Caramel and Thorne played against each other for a total of 723 times! And he lost for a total of 723 times!
Thorne used his strength to tell Caramel that there are some things that cannot be overcome by the numbers in the game.
"There is no way back! We have to defeat Thorne here!" Caramel said to his teammates beside him.
They must beat Thorne, the round of 16 is definitely not the end of the Coke craze!
Moreover, Caramel has been looking forward to this match for a long time. His eyes are fixed on the entrance of the contestants on the other side. He wants to use his strength to tell Thorne that he has become stronger again!
"Let's welcome the Holy Spirit Team!" The frontline reporter repeated what he had said before.
At this moment, Caramel suddenly realized that something was wrong. He suddenly raised his head and looked towards the commentary booth. The reporter on the front line seemed to be confirming something with someone.
The audience, who were originally cheering, suddenly stopped cheering and looked at the entrance passage of the Holy Spirit Team on the other side in some surprise.
But... there was no one, neither Thorne nor the Four Horsemen were in sight.
what happened
Caramel stood there waiting for about three minutes, and then the frontline reporter announced a piece of news that stunned him.
"I'm sorry everyone, the Holy Spirit team has announced their withdrawal for some reasons! Let us announce that the Coke Mania team has successfully advanced to the quarterfinals!" said the frontline reporter.
This sentence caused an uproar in the audience who had been waiting for a long time, and even Caramel widened his eyes and looked at the frontline reporters.
"Abstain? What does abstain mean?" Caramel loudly questioned the frontline reporters in the commentary booth, because only the frontline reporters knew the inside story.
The Holy Spirit Team, which was originally the most powerful team to compete for the championship, gave up? Why
"Because player Thorn gave up the game before the game! The substitute player is unable to participate due to injury. Let us give applause to the first quarterfinal team, Coke Frenzy!" The frontline reporters also tried their best to save the embarrassment on the field.
Thorne...gave up the game
Caramel was stunned at that moment, and the other cola-crazy contestants all breathed a sigh of relief. Can even couldn't help laughing out loud.
But Caramel felt only an indescribable anger. He wanted to find that guy and ask him why he gave up the game, but he didn't know where to start.
Suddenly, a thought popped into Caramel's mind. Maybe this game wasn't that important to Thorne at all!
No matter what, in the first match of the top 16, Coke Mania successfully advanced! The Holy Spirit team was defeated because Thorn gave up the game.
PS:_(:з」∠)_The competition is just a sideline.
(End of this chapter)