In the first match, the starting lineup arranged by Seven Silver Coins consisted of PoisonedMilk, Yu Weize, Scavenger, Deep Well Ice Player, and Gentleman Fan.
Muchuan Pants and Serious Young Man were temporarily in the waiting area, ready to replace at any time.
Of course, this was the initial plan, but judging from the current map situation randomly selected, it might not even require any substitution operations.
One reason being that this terrain offers a natural advantage to players with excellent individual skills, while on the other hand, Knight-class players like Muchuan Pants, lacking sensitivity, and Serious Young Man, primarily responsible for team healing, seemed to have little impact in this round of the game.
It’s better to leave ample room for all the players on the field to perform.
Anyway, the primary tactical idea behind substitution revolves around considering the accumulated respawn time after excessive deaths. As long as they don’t die, there won’t be any issues in this regard.
This team mode allows communication even when separated within the map through team voice channels.
At this moment, the live overhead perspective of the scene couldn’t capture the players’ interactions, but every word was heard loud and clear in Seven Silver Coins’ exclusive live broadcast.
The username [Cybercafe] in the live room stood out among a plethora of certified users from a certain streaming platform.
As one of the most anticipated teams today, the netizens currently lurking in Seven Silver Coins’ exclusive broadcast room were not few in number. Through the visuals, the team chat content also fell into the audience’s ears.
“Found anyone?” Poisonoed Milk asked.
“Just saw someone pop up, preparing to go there,” Yu Weize replied.
“Who’s closest to me? Don’t want to fight. If someone wants kills, I’ll give coordinates later,” Scavenger’s voice sounded disinterested.
“Why then?” Gentleman Fan asked.
“Just want to scavenge, maybe grab a boss,” Scavenger said.
[[Team] Deep Well Ice Player: Directly send coordinates to the team. I’m interested in a fight!]
Audience: “?”
After the official commentators expressed shock, the netizens somewhat believed it was a result of insufficient coordination among Seven Silver Coins causing the team’s disconnection. But now, it seems they did it on purpose?
What are they up to? Each one of them wants to take on five opponents alone?
Moreover, judging from their movements, there’s an unmistakable sense of calmness and composure.
The hurricanes formed around various floating stone platforms created strong wind areas. Traversing between the platforms using the wind seems straightforward in theory, but the actual execution might not be that easy.
While maintaining body balance, they also have to control the jumping force, angle, and landing point, as even a slight deviation might drag them into nearby hurricanes, leading to certain death.
And from this perspective, it’s not difficult to feel that the strength of this batch of people from Seven Silver Coins is significantly higher than that of the other guilds’ participating players.
At least, from the beginning until now, not to mention any deaths, the health points of these five haven’t dropped even slightly due to these chilling hurricanes.
In the visuals, the scattered Seven Silver Coins team members have encountered other guild teams sporadically.
Jiang Shi has also encountered a group.
It can be seen that this guild called Floating Duckweed has divided its team into two parts. This time, he encountered a team of three.
From afar, there was no intention to avoid it. Clearly facing a greater number, he calmly approached directly, as if afraid the opponent wouldn’t notice him there.
The players from the Floating Duckweed guild were clearly participating in such a major event like the Nianhua Cup for the first time. After falling a few times and finally helping each other, they managed to climb onto this stone platform. But before they could stabilize, they saw a figure rushing towards them. Initially, they were startled collectively upon seeing only one person. Then, as they recognized the figure, they were encouraged again, but this encouragement didn’t last long.
As soon as the others approached, they saw the game ID that’s been gaining popularity lately.
The three members of the Floating Duckweed guild released their charged skills in panic, pretending to flee under the guise of the skill effects. However, before they could turn around, a bright yellow runic domain had already risen from under their feet.
Everything happened in a brief moment, and this scene, captured by chance, even made the official commentator exclaim involuntarily, “Extremely high-level maneuvering!”
The Announcer, as usual, often attended the Century Cup as a commentator, having witnessed numerous showdowns between top-tier guilds. His praise alone was already a high compliment.
As for whether it’s appropriate for a support profession to choose such a move without subsequent support from teammates, there’s no need for further judgment. Because in the next second, everyone saw strong winds swirl within the newly erected runic field. Though not as intense as the surrounding wind areas, from this perspective, it was enough to precisely push the three members of the Floating Duckweed Guild into the center of the nearby hurricane.
Before the sight of the three members of the Floating Duckweed Guild became completely blurred, they could only watch helplessly as the stone platform they had just struggled to climb got farther and farther away: “…”
Because the final damage before falling came from the wind field Jiang Shi controlled, all three members of the Floating Duckweed Guild fell under Jiang Shi’s tally as per the scoring rules.
He chuckled in the team voice chat, “Scored three heads, friends.”
“Right away, I got three as well,” Gentleman Fan’s voice came, and the score count behind Seven Silver Coins on the leaderboard jumped a few digits.
Next was Han Yuze: “I’ve got a few more than you.”
Quickly, four headcounts were added.
But before others could respond, the score jumped again.
[[Team] Deep Well Ice Player: Eliminated a whole team.]
Gentleman Fan sighed, “This headcount competition isn’t suitable for our aloof rogues.”
“Neither for thieves,” Scavenger finally spoke up, “So, I choose to crush you by picking up a boss.”
The team chatted among themselves, but it silenced the audience in the live stream.
Especially for the batch of netizens who had just come from other streams and the competing teams intensely discussing tactics, the atmosphere here seemed harmonious and touching.
While others put their hearts into the game, Seven Silver Coins seemed to have a different agenda, setting up a mini-game called “Who can get more heads?” in the middle of the match?
If it weren’t for being at the competition scene, the official commentator’s initial words might have made people suspect if he was using an alternate account in Seven Silver Coins’ stream: “Ah, don’t know if you all noticed, other guilds are actively searching for boss spawn points or trying to earn points by killing small monsters along the way. Only Seven Silver Coins, from the beginning, placed their emphasis on head kills. Comparing three you kill to five I kill, they are directly competing internally. I wonder if after today’s match, they’ll give themselves an award for the ‘Head King’.”
With that, the Announcer couldn’t help but chuckle, “But it’s quite lively. Judging by the current score rankings, it seems they haven’t left others behind. After all, in the group matches on the Genesis Continent, the primary focus is still on boss contention. No matter how actively you chase headcounts, the ultimate influence on victory or defeat depends on the boss kills. Being strong is good, but always looking for heads isn’t a solution. After all… Oh, we can see that the Old Dream Time Guild has already found the first boss of this match! Their choice is straightforward. Looking at the situation, they seem to plan to lure the boss to a secluded spot for a quick snatch!”
Any fan of the “Double Cup” competition in the Genesis would know how crucial the first boss kill was in each match.
Just like in the last Century Cup finals, the Rattlesnake Guild relied on the first boss’s initial advantage, establishing the foundation for their ultimate victory.
This time, Old Dream Time was lucky to be the first to discover the boss’s location, which instantly excited their supporters.
But despite their excitement, observing the situation from the God’s-eye view, there was inevitably a bit of worry in their hearts.
Because not far from the boss’s location on a stone platform, a swift-moving, diminutive figure was visible.
At this moment, Old Dream Time was focused on leading the boss towards a corner, completely unaware of this unknown factor approaching.
Old Dream Time’s supporters watched the positions of both parties attentively, nervously swallowing saliva.
However, it was evident that their inner prayers didn’t work. From the sudden halt in Scavenger’s swift movement, it was clear that they had noticed something ahead.
At the same time, a set of coordinates popped up in Seven Silver Coins’ team channel, followed by Scavenger’s voice, “Live ones.”
“Received.”
“On my way.”
One after another, echoing voices, the scattered Seven Silver Coins team members uniformly changed direction from their respective positions, moving towards the coordinates given by Scavenger.
Scavenger also considerately added a line in the voice channel, “No rush to come over; wait until they hide the boss first.”
Jiang Shi chuckled, “That would require them to work hard. After all, we don’t have a tank now; it’s not easy to lure.”
By this point, the core viewpoint of this match had finally been exposed.
The headcount competition was merely because they were bored during the search for coordinates, seeking something interesting for themselves.
The reason they hadn’t glanced at the roadside monsters was simply because they hadn’t reached the stage where they needed to aggressively score.
What Jiang Shi and his team needed to do was similar to when they fought for wilderness bosses in the game. They needed other guilds to help lower the boss’s health and then easily secure the win.
Four bosses in the arena.
As long as they could grab two, the rest could comfortably wait for a win.
lol i like their team.
Thank you for ur hardwork!!