Night Raiders never expected that the Seven Silver Coins would choose this moment to counterattack.
One could only say that their timing was just perfect. It happened just as the boss was about to be killed, giving the Night Raiders a feeling akin to having a mouthful of excrement shoved in unexpectedly.
“Does Seven Silver Coins always have this kind of luck? Why come at such an inconvenient time, of all times!” The Night Raiders’ players, while alert and on guard, couldn’t help but curse in frustration.
Rant arranged the main tank position and silently met the oncoming attack, feeling a bit suspicious in his heart.
Was it really just luck? Somehow, there was a nagging feeling that something was off.
The two sides clashed once again. This was already their second direct confrontation.
Due to the complete suppression in their previous encounter, the Night Raiders, feeling disgruntled, simply wanted to quickly get rid of the Seven Silver Coins.
However, upon contact, they realized that the situation was not as they had imagined.
It was as if the members of Seven Silver Coins had been swapped out. They were completely dominated in their previous encounter, but this time they were powerless to resist.
What was going on?
The vast difference left the Night Raiders bewildered. By the time they reacted, they were being overturned one after another.
Within the Night Raiders’ team, the strongest were probably the brothers Rant and Extinguish.
Both were assassins, masters of burst damage, and their unique synergy gave them the ability to stand against many top-tier players.
But at this moment, before they could even lay hands on their prey, they were intercepted.
It was Gentleman Fan who anticipated and intercepted the assassination.
He had been itching to control his impulse to attack and naturally wouldn’t miss the chance to teach his colleagues a lesson in good behavior.
As they were all assassins, they naturally had more opportunities to communicate.
After intercepting them, a bizarre sequence of movements directly took out Rant and Extinguish, both almost at full health.
Gentleman Fan wiped the blade on his fan and faced the two “brothers” calmly. “Actually, I wanted to tell you guys earlier. As members of the assassin profession, your attacking style is really too straightforward. How can people who operate in the darkness be so openly exposed? What do you think?”
The brothers Rant and Extinguish didn’t know.
But at this moment, they were indeed in darkness, both literally and metaphorically.
At this point, it was evident that the members of Seven Silver Coins deliberately hid their strength in the previous clashes!
Although the reasons behind this weren’t entirely clear, from the current situation, it was apparent that they had been outmaneuvered.
And the ultimate goal was likely related to the Abyssal Lizard King in front of them.
Members of the Night Raiders fell one after another.
As for Seven Silver Coins, the only casualty was Muchuan Pants.
Moreover, the nausea during this entire killing process was almost as bad as facing the Abyssal Lizard King.
Many in the Night Raiders couldn’t understand why their damage output had suddenly dropped so significantly.
The knight player from Seven Silver Coins stood still and seemingly needed ages to finish off the Night Raiders!
Muchuan Pants seemed to run wherever the battlefield was, finally contentedly watching his health plummet to zero, and without looking back, chose to return to the starting point to swap in the Deep Well Ice Player, happily taking a rest on the bench.
The audience watched as Seven Silver Coins effortlessly wiped out the Night Raiders, then happily dashed towards the Abyssal Lizard King, whose health was already at the bottom.
A strange silence pervaded the entire scene.
Looking solely at the extreme brutality of these people’s slaughter, the Night Raiders’ decision not to counterattack during their relentless pursuit previously must have been excruciatingly difficult.
As the Abyssal Lizard King’s health was completely depleted, the announcement of the kill came, propelling Seven Silver Coins to the top of the rankings for this round, directly securing the first position.
Everyone seemed visibly pleased with this situation.
The only dissatisfied one was the Ice Patient who was subbed in for Muchuan Pants.
The elderly player, having arrived at the scene only to see the boss already dead, expressed dissatisfaction in the team channel.
[Deep Well Ice Player: Are you guys kidding me? Swapping in Pants for me, and this is the result?]
[Deep Well Ice Player: Just a little more, just a bit, and I could’ve had a crack at the boss. Couldn’t you wait a little longer?]
[Deep Well Ice Player: I’ve been waiting in the preparation area for the entire round, do you know how itchy I am! Do you!]
[Deep Well Ice Player: I don’t care, I don’t care, you better find something for me to do quickly! Otherwise, believe me, I’ll blow you all up!]
[Deep Well Ice Player: I’ll do what I said, d*mn it!]
The last sentence emphasized his frustration, but Jiang Shi knew that if they couldn’t satisfy Deep Well Ice Player’s intense desire for action, it might genuinely lead to him bombarding his teammates.
Glancing at the significantly leading score, Jiang Shi chuckled, patting Deep Well Ice Player’s shoulder, leading him deeper into the dungeon. “Come on, come on, feeling itchy? I’ll take you to play.”
The official commentators were eagerly anticipating Seven Silver Coins’ next move. After observing for a while longer, they were somewhat stunned: “Seven Silver Coins… Are they mapping the dungeon?”
In the competition map, besides the four boss leaders, there were also scattered smaller monsters. However, killing these smaller monsters didn’t yield enough points, so teams usually wouldn’t spend too much time dealing with them unless in a tight point-scoring race.
However, at this moment, these usually disregarded monsters had attracted a group of ruthlessly thorough mappers.
From this situation, it was clear that Seven Silver Coins had become complacent.
The points from the two bosses had almost secured their first-place ranking, unless the Iron Tower Guild could take down the last boss.
However, from the God’s-eye view, it was noticeable that the Iron Tower Guild on the other side of the map, despite actively searching, was moving farther away from the boss’s location.
The final BOSS has only 20% of its health remaining and is about to be defeated.
From any perspective, the Seven Silver Coins have already secured victory in this match.
Nevertheless, even so, Mimi expressed disapproval of their current actions, “I still feel that the Seven Silver Coins are too comfortable right now. They don’t have the God’s Eye view, and they don’t know the situation with the Iron Butcher side. Yet, they’re playing so relaxedly? What if Iron Butcher has good luck and manages to take down the final BOSS smoothly? In this kind of uncertain ranking situation, it feels a bit risky, doesn’t it?”
“That’s not being risky at all.”
Actually, at first, Taozi also shared Mimi’s thoughts, but he had been observing the movement route and point increment of the Seven Silver Coins. In the midst of this intense combat, a sudden realization dawned on him. At that moment, he smilingly pointed out, “Take a closer look at the scores on the current leaderboard?”
Mimi, puzzled, furrowed her brows and carefully examined the point standings of various teams.
After a brief silence, she softly uttered, “These points…”
Taozi smiled, “Even if Iron Butcher manages to get another BOSS, it’s probably too late now.”
The small monsters on the side of the road did indeed have very little points, but the progress rhythm that Jiang Shi gathered the monsters and provided to Deep Well Ice Player for bombardment completely demonstrated what “a little bit adds up to a lot” means.
It seemed like they were encouraging Deep Frost to unleash their bombing desire, but in reality, they had preemptively placed themselves in the phase of securing points. As the continuous small numbers kept fluctuating on the scoreboard, the gap between them and the second-ranked Iron Butcher gradually widened, eventually reaching a point where even the BOSS’s points wouldn’t suffice to bridge the gap.
Yes, even if Iron Butcher managed to snatch the final BOSS, it would still be in vain.
Moreover, the final kill report displayed the name of the Green Knight guild.
As the last BOSS fell, the final rankings of this match were presented to everyone.
First place remained with the Seven Silver Coins!
[“Ah ah ah ah ah, my Seven Silver Coins! I knew you guys could do it!”]
[“Awesome! Leading by a huge score in the quarter-finals. Who dares to say we’re not capable now!”]
[“What’s the fuss about winning a match? Isn’t this score just clever play?”]
[“Hilarious, always talking about clever tactics in matches, get it?”]
[“They’re all Seven Silver Coins, so what’s a little sneakiness? And it’s not like we lack strength, remember the Night Runners getting wiped out, watch that again and again.”]
[“Can anyone still criticize? Today’s match was so exciting, when was the last time Nianhua’s Cup witnessed such high-quality match processes?”]
[“It was really exciting, but I’m laughing too hard that my stomach hurts.”]
[“Hahaha, this team, I’m a big fan anyway, love each and every one of them.”]
Jiang Shi had no idea that the barrage had almost overwhelmed the excitement in the live chat, let alone the soaring number of followers.
He had just finished a round with Deep Well Ice Player in the map. Although they had the benefit of the terrain map drawn by a teenager, the overall result was still exhausting.
“Gentleman Fan, tell What Pen Carries Fragranc not to speak at the press conference later. If there’s anything to say, let the Guild Leader handle it.” Jiang Shi said, stretching his shoulder and scanning for the exit of the player’s corridor. Suddenly, someone grabbed his wrist. Turning back, he met Han Yuze’s half-smiling expression.
Raising an eyebrow slightly, he inquired with his eyes.
Though there was evident fatigue in Han Yuze’s eyes after the match, the curve of his lips indicated something else, “You’ve worked hard today. Get some rest when you get back.”
Jiang Shi didn’t respond.
He knew that what this person wanted to say wasn’t that.
Sure enough, Han Yuze continued slowly, “Our date, let’s arrange it for tomorrow.”