Half an hour before the match started, it was time for the selection of the initial positions.
This time, Jiang Shi, who regained the command, became the representative of Seven Silver Coins again and went to the site with the staff to choose their starting positions.
Unlike in the morning, the selection order for the afternoon match was based on the rankings from the previous match.
Seven Silver Coins secured the first pick, allowing Jiang Shi to naturally enjoy the power of free choice.
He quickly memorized the locations of all the starting points and then pointed to the one closest to the center.
This choice allowed for both offense and defense. In case of a team wipe, it would be convenient to return and adjust the lineup. It was undoubtedly the optimal choice.
After returning to the lounge, Jiang Shi briefly explained the map situation to his teammates.
Although they selected their starting point, no one could know the specific environment before the match officially started, as they could only see the large outline of the map.
The brief pre-match meeting ended, and Han Yuze noticed Jiang Shi’s silence, “Looks like you’ve noticed?”
“It’s hard not to notice,” Jiang Shi rubbed his chin, “After all, this map is a bit too large for the semi-finals.”
As the number of participants decreased, the maps for the semi-finals also correspondingly reduced in size, a tradition in every Century Cup.
Jiang Shi was sensitive to this subtle feeling of mismatch, but after mentioning it, he didn’t continue wasting brain cells, “But let it be. After all, we’ll understand everything once we enter the arena.”
Soon, everyone, led by the staff, entered the game area.
For this match, the starting lineup for Seven Silver Coins consisted of Jiang Shi, Han Yuze, Serious Young Man, Scavenger, and Muchuan Pants.
This lineup mainly aimed to complement their chosen starting point, focusing on pulling and defending at the beginning. If there were special circumstances, they could easily withdraw and change their lineup.
In the live audience, cheers erupted as the eight teams’ players entered.
This applause was obviously more enthusiastic than before. As a seasoned official commentator, Tao Zi instantly captured the audience’s thoughts, “Welcome to the live scene of the second match in the Eight into Four semi-finals! This is your old friend, Tao Zi! The intense morning matches have concluded, leaving a deep impression on everyone. Now, the final sprint for the ultimate victory is officially underway. What’s heartening is that Seven Silver Coins have finally brought Poisoned Milk back as the starting member. Although I still haven’t understood the significance of the lineup adjustment in the previous match, no matter what, Poisoned Milk’s presence in Seven Silver Coins undoubtedly fills everyone with anticipation. After all, if there’s a new player who stands out in this Century Cup, Poisoned Milk, without a doubt, has earned the title ‘God Milk’!”
“If Poisoned Milk chooses the priest class among the Light Elves, it seems to be more fitting for the title ‘God Milk,'” Brother Tiao added with a teasing tone. “But he really played the Rune Master exceptionally well. I believe that after the Century Cup and the Nianhua Cup, the Rune Master, a class that had been underrated for a few versions, is likely to return to the top tier.”
Tao Zi chuckled, “In that case, can we say that Poisoned Milk has led a new trend?”
Brother Tiao sighed, “He is indeed the man who creates new history.”
The man creating new history was unaware of the crazy praise happening outside. Instead, he was carefully studying the surroundings.
The swirling fog surrounded them, severely interfering with their visibility. Anything a little farther away could only be seen as faint outlines, with visibility not even reaching 70%.
Mist.
Adding such an interference factor that couldn’t be dealt with in the semi-finals, the map planners were indeed cunning.
However, someone seemed to be very happy about it.
“I like this map. The Genesis Continent should have more areas like this,” Scavenger said.
Han Yuze raised an eyebrow, “Is it convenient for your scavenging escape routes?”
“Natural barrier, why not?” Scavenger waved his hand, “It’s for free.”
Han Yuze raised his eyebrows again.
Rhyming quite well.
Without saying anything more, he looked at Jiang Shi, “God Milk, what are you thinking?”
“I’m studying what those things are for.” Jiang Shi pointed in the direction he was looking, and others also noticed the white circles constructed by layers of cloud-like structures hidden in the mist. They were roughly the size of a person, with a vortex in the middle seeming to endlessly devour something.
“I was just thinking about this. But what can you study from so far away? Go closer and take a look,” Muchuan Pants suggested and walked directly towards it.
“Be careful,” Serious Young Man reminded.
“It’s fine. My equipment has high defense and HP. It’s not that easy to die.” Muchuan Pants shook his hand, led the way in front of everyone, and walked to the front of the white circle without any incidents.
Approaching, everyone could see the appearance of this thing more clearly.
However, its purpose was still unclear.
After pondering for a long time while holding his chin, Muchuan Pants suddenly thought of something. Pointing at the white circle, he turned back and said, “Have you guys noticed that this thing looks a bit like a teleportation device in some sci-fi movies… Ah—!”
The last word didn’t even come out. As Muchuan Pants’s finger touched the airflow gushing out from the center vortex, it seemed like an invisible force completely swept him away.
Jiang Shi stood still, watching the disappearance of such a large person in the blink of an eye. Amidst the continuous “Ah ah ah” sounds in the team voice chat, he nodded and took over the unfinished words from Muchuan Pants, “Gate.”
“Coordinating,” Han Yuze summarized. “It’s a teleportation gate.”
Serious Young Man stood there, dumbfounded, immersed in the shock of Muchuan Pants’s instantaneous disappearance, unable to react for a long time.
After looking around, Jiang Shi sighed and said, “I seem to understand why this map is so big.”
Han Yuze said, “With teleportation gates covering the entire map, we can save a lot of time on running errands. Even this size is necessary.”
A muffled groan came from the team voice chat.
Muchuan Pants’ grumbling voice interrupted the conversation between the two, “Do you have time to analyze? My ass is almost split in two. Can’t you show some concern?”
Jiang Shi could only express his concern, “How much HP do you have left? Didn’t break your neck, right?”
Muchuan Pants replied, “…98%, perfectly healthy.”
“Then I can relax,” Jiang Shi asked again, “How’s the environment on your side?”
Muchuan Pants seemed to be observing the surroundings, “Should be similar to the initial point.”
“Understood,” Jiang Shi looked at Serious Young Man, “Disciple, did you bring the notebook?”
“Brought it,” Serious Young Man replied.
Jiang Shi nodded in satisfaction, raised his arm, and said, “Bring the pen and notebook, let’s go!”
Other teams also noticed the special features of this map. They gradually understood the specific purpose of these white circles.
But overall, everyone was very reserved and cautious, directly contrasting Seven Silver Coins and making them more unrestrained.
Using God’s perspective, Tao Zi also observed the entire process of Muchuan Pants breaking through the white circle, but he never expected that Seven Silver Coins would collectively start “playing” with planes in the following time.
Although the positions of these white circles seemed chaotic, after a few traversals, it could be discovered that the destination points for teleportation were fixed. For example, team A and team B exchanged positions, while team C and team D formed another group with a mutual exchange route. Under Jiang Shi’s leadership, Seven Silver Coins directly flew from point A to B, then from point C to D, and after flying, they didn’t even lift their heads and directly entered point E and flew to F. The whole process could be summarized in one sentence: “See a hole, dive in.” They flew randomly across the entire map, looking like they were having a great time.
Tao Zi choked for a long time before reorganizing his words, “It seems that Seven Silver Coins seem to have some new plans, really making people look forward to it.”
After being slapped in the face so many times, even if he didn’t understand the actions of these Silver Coins, giving himself a way out was absolutely not a loss!
After so much interaction, Tao Zi finally mastered the correct posture for commentating on Seven Silver Coins’ matches.
On the field, Jiang Shi was indeed enjoying the plane mode.
At the moment, he had just landed through a white teleportation circle. After the clear vision, he saw another team not far away.
Due to the severe visibility interference caused by the mist, it was impossible to see which team it was at such a distance.
But regardless of who it was, Jiang Shi didn’t have the mind to pay attention right now. He waved his hand, directly led the other members of Seven Silver Coins, and entered the nearby white teleportation circle again.
The entire process took only a few seconds. The team on the other side just noticed the enemy, but when they looked closely, the target had completely disappeared.
Rubbing his eyes, No One looked at Snake Scorpion Curse with uncertainty, “Old Poison, the direction just now… seemed to be those guys from Seven Silver Coins, right?”
Snake Scorpion Curse nodded, “With such a large cross shape, it can only be Poisoned Milk.”
No One asked in surprise, “Are they deliberately avoiding us?”
Snake Scorpion Curse said, “Don’t know, but probably not.”
No One was astonished, “How can you be so sure?”
Snake Scorpion Curse asked back with a calm tone, “If there wasn’t that cross, would you know that the team just now was Seven Silver Coins?”
“That’s true… So, they probably don’t know that the people here are us, right?” No One couldn’t understand it even more, “Then why are they running?”
Snake Scorpion Curse still started his answer with the same three words, “Don’t know, but definitely not a good thing.”
On the other side, after coming out of the white teleportation circle again, Jiang Shi, who had just landed, sneezed lowly.
Wiping his nose gently with the back of his finger, he had gradually become accustomed to such situations, “Don’t know what team it was just now, talking bad behind our backs.”
“But talking bad is because you’re so powerful,” Han Yuze said, looking towards Serious Young Man, who had started to write rapidly, approaching a bit in the mist, “How’s the drawing going?”
Serious Young Man brought his notebook to the other’s side, “This area is almost done.”
Every three teleportation circles, a statistical count was conducted. Under such rapid and indiscriminate teleportation, at least the nearby teleportation routes were very clear.
Jiang Shi glanced at it and was also very satisfied: “Then, let’s start the guerrilla
Summarizing concisely, Han Yuze said, “Yeah, let’s not be human in this match for now.”