Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 68: Championship Battle (2)
"I think no matter which mercenary group faces Glory, they can't say they are sure to win. You can make a judgment that there is a 50% chance of winning or losing, which is already very good. Xiaobai, Gao Ge and I have also considered it for a long time. After combining the performance of the Glory members, we only have a 40% chance of winning. Not to mention that I used up the last 'Summoning God Card' in the match with the Fearless Warriors, but Supreme Glory may have some reserves. At that time, they may be able to protect themselves, but they may not have the spare strength to fight back. The key is that Wang Duan Tian Ya and Chang Lu Man Man are still far behind you in strength. Facing the top masters who hold artifacts such as Supreme Glory and Holy Heaven, they do not have the ability to reverse the situation. Once they fall behind, it will be difficult to make a comeback."
Long Xing Tianxia's intention is very clear, that is, he intends for our Tongxin League to advance to the finals and compete with Glory. Xue Wuxia couldn't help but laugh, "From what you said, it seems that you are betting on Ah Dai alone. Only if he performs well, our Tongxin League can have a chance to defeat Glory. If one wins, all win. If one loses, all lose. Don't you think it's a bit too risky? Don't put too much pressure on our Ah Dai, it might affect his performance."
"In fact, you don't have to worry too much. Just go and fight with confidence. As the champions of the previous competition, we, Longteng, chose not to fight. There is another benefit - even if you lose to Glory in the finals, in the minds of many players, as long as you don't defeat us head-on, Glory is not truly the 'best in the world'."
"But didn't you lose to us? By analogy, if Glory defeated us, its strength should be greater than yours." I couldn't help but ask. This principle is simple to understand, and Long Xingtianxia would not have failed to consider it.
"We are bound to lose, but it depends on how we lose. According to the rules of the team competition, we cannot give up in order to continue the next game. Then both sides can send out substitutes to play, and the main players can rest on the field. Even if we lose, it will not damage our reputation. And we can also spread the news that because Tongxin League defeated Glory in the last team competition, many players at that time were dissatisfied and thought it was purely due to good luck. They did not believe that you, Tongxin League, really have such strong strength. This time, in order to verify whether the last victory was a fluke, we want to give Glory a chance to make up for it, so we, Longteng, gave up advancing to the finals. In this way, if you win the championship, Glory will lose twice in a row, which will be even more shameful. Even if you lose accidentally, it will only be a one-to-one tie. Glory still cannot have the upper hand, and it cannot claim to have suppressed us, Longteng."
A seemingly simple team finals, in fact, involves so many relationships and contents, and leads to so many truths. You can attack when you advance, and defend when you retreat. No matter what the result is, you can minimize the adverse impact. "Political struggle" is really dark. Without any brains, you will definitely be calculated by others.
The two semi-finals were played between Glory and Galaxy, and Longteng and Tongxin League. They were all strong old mercenary groups, and they were also the top four in the previous session. They attracted many players to watch the game, but the game was destined to disappoint them - at least it would not be a wonderful game between Tongxin League and Longteng. I, Xue Wuxia, Afeng, Long Xing Tianxia, Bai Yunjian, Bajiugaoge and other main players of both sides did not play. Most of them were substitutes who rotated in the previous games. The seemingly fierce battle was more of an actual combat exercise. It was a real fight. No powerful props or formations were used. In the end, Tongxin League won the victory without any danger. There was an uproar at the scene. Players kept shouting slogans such as "fake match" and "internal transaction" to vent their dissatisfaction, but there was no way to change the result. We did not violate the rules, and the referee could not interfere. Perhaps many of them are "spies" of the light profession, just as our "Resistance Alliance" has sent many members to "make trouble" in the Glory and Galactic Showdown arenas. I think they will not be satisfied with such a result.
As for the semi-final between Glory and Galaxy, just as we expected beforehand, it was also a "fake match" to deal with an accident . Both sides hid their main players, and after a melee, Glory won the game calmly and will meet our Tongxin Alliance again in the final.
Although the two semi-finals without competition disappointed many players, the following championship and runner-up finals and the third and fourth place battles will definitely make up for their regrets. The United Alliance will face Glory, and Longteng will face Galaxy. They can be said to belong to two opposing camps. No one is willing to lose to the opponent, so the competition will naturally be more intense. The final ranking can, to a certain extent, reflect the overall strength of the Church of Light and the "Resistance Alliance" at this stage, and will inevitably have a certain impact on the actions of both sides to win over neutral forces.
Facing Glory, it was destined to be an extremely difficult battle. According to the information we had, among the thirty members of Glory participating in the team competition, including Holy Heaven, at most only three cardinals in white could use their own abilities to cast "Angel Advent" to summon a four-winged light angel with the eighth-level strength. On the surface, it seemed that the overall strength was above our undead wizards. After all, apart from me, including the other three closest wizard kings, no undead wizard had the ability to subdue the eighth-level lower-order terrifying flying dragon knights. However, they could only descend one angel at a time, while Qiu Shui Changtian and his team could summon four terrifying earth-walking dragon knights at the same time. Although they still took the path of winning by quantity, as long as they passed this bottleneck period, their strength would be greatly improved. As for the Light Knights who could summon the four-winged light angels with their own abilities, together with the Supreme Honor and the Angels in the World, there were a total of four. This strength alone was already quite powerful. If the United Alliance did not have me, even if Glory did not use any other auxiliary means, it would be difficult to have much chance of winning.
According to the strength comparison between the two sides, in the early stage when I didn't show too strong strength, I would definitely be pressured by Glory and attacked in a large scale, and I would have to defend with all my strength. Moreover, based on my personal strength alone, I would be inferior to the opponent as a whole. If I dispersed, I would be defeated one by one more quickly. Therefore, I used an "iron barrel defense" formation, with twelve players of the heavy warrior profession deployed on the periphery, and magicians and archers placed in the inner layer for support. I must resist the strong attack of Glory and try my best to create a relatively stable rear for me, so that I can safely activate the "Touch of Death" to absorb mental power. It is obvious that they want to rely on my ability to repeatedly cast the "Summoning of the Undead" as soon as possible to defeat the enemy.
However, the lineup of Glory is also very different from the last match and the previous rounds. It is still full of light profession players, but there are thirteen white cardinals and seven light knights. The number of magician professions is obviously more than that of melee professions, which is absolutely unreasonable. Moreover, the light priests are magicians who focus on auxiliary nature. Under the same strength, their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the knights. Moreover, the strength of several white cardinals may not be comparable to those knights sitting on the bench. Even in the last team competition, six light priests led by Holy Heaven had to set up a formation, but only eight archbishops appeared. The only explanation is that the white cardinals may play a more important role this time. In such a critical occasion, those who dare to do extraordinary things must have extraordinary methods. Is it a group magic similar to the "forbidden spell" level, or the more powerful "Angel Descends"? As opponents, we have no way to guess, and can only wait until the decisive battle begins to reveal this mystery. I just hope that the power is not too terrifying, so that we can't even barely resist.
At the start of the finals, we did not plan to take the initiative to attack, and Glory also lacked long-range attack professions that could quickly threaten us, so the opening was uneventful. Neither side adopted any unconventional tactics. They first summoned their pets and prepared for battle. The twelve heavy-armored warriors led by Chu Bawang quickly dispersed and set up the formation according to the requirements of the "iron barrel defense" formation. The inner layer was Xue Wuxia, Yun Wuying, Nan Feiyan, and me and the two water magicians Shui Yunjian and Yin Zhuang Suguo. Afeng and Longkong were scattered outside the formation, relying on their personal abilities to distract Glory's attention and try to buy more time for me.
Glory did not delay at all, and showed their methods at the beginning. When the Supreme Honor, Holy Heaven and other Bright Knights and White Cardinals were summoning pets and then casting "Angel Possession" and "Angel Advent", the five White Cardinals quickly formed a circle, half-knelt down facing each other and prayed. After a short spell, they seemed to have something in their hands that was shining with golden light, and then they stretched out their hands and pushed them to the middle and put them together. In an instant, the golden light was strong, stagnated slightly, and reflected in the upper air. After a moment, the dazzling golden light in the air gradually became soft, and then a pleasant but solemn and hazy song sounded, revealing two closed golden doors. The doors seemed to be marked with names of several common characters in the world, including the Chinese character "Heaven's Gate".
