The whole scene appeared somewhat chaotic for a moment, and many online “g”s had to intervene to maintain order due to the commotion in the audience stands.
This situation compelled the on-site director to bring up a special close-up. Suddenly, a large virtual display interface appeared in the center, allowing everyone to finally see the source of the recent explosion clearly.
It can be said that the scene was truly spectacular, beyond description with the term “complete chaos.”
Even after the massive explosion, traces of scorch marks could be seen on the deep black sunken ground in the underwater map.
The surroundings were littered with burnt fish carcasses, making it difficult to identify whether they were piranhas, small sharks, or other species due to their charred outlines. They lay scattered around, creating a seemingly serene and familiar atmosphere.
However, the most attention-grabbing were the scattered humanoid bodies amidst this fish cemetery.
As for who they were, it was quite evident and didn’t need any further explanation.
The sudden disappearance of the Night Walkers’ group from the middle of the field, located tens of meters away, left the audience immersed in a strange atmosphere for a long time.
At that moment, the commentator on the broadcast platform received the latest information through the communication system. After organizing his thoughts, he spoke again, “Uh, this is an official broadcast from the commentator’s platform. I understand your doubts. Just now, I received confirmation from the organizers that there were no system faults during the match. Therefore, please remain quiet and return to your seats. As for the match, it will continue.”
Such explanations clearly didn’t satisfy the audience. Instead of calming down, the crowd grew more restless.
Quickly trying to pacify the situation, Mimi briefly reassured the audience and provided a concise explanation of the information she knew, “Please trust the official judgment. At least from the current test results, Seven Silver Coins indeed did not use any third-party programs to influence the fairness of the match. The sudden teleportation of Night Walkers’ players was mainly due to the Rune Field effect used by PoisonedMilk. Ah, could you please bring up the footage from earlier? Yes, this is it. As everyone can see, this is a field effect with spatial capabilities. Because of this, Night Walkers’ players were directly teleported from their original positions into the landmine trap set up in advance by the Deep Well Ice Player on the side.”
A targeted replay finally allowed everyone to see the entire process clearly. However, what followed was even more bewildering—could a Rune Stone’s attributes for a spatial field have such extraordinary effects!?
After the reduction in doubts, there was a surge of more lively discussions. Everyone, including holographic media reporters, suddenly showed intense interest in the unique attribute Rune Stone held by Seven Silver Coins.
Corresponding to this intense interest was the silence among the members of the Rattlesnake Guild.
Apart from expressing gratitude to Seven Silver Coins for stirring up attention with their spatial Rune Stone before the Century Cup, what else could be done?
On the field, the Seven Silver Coins players were apparently unaware of the discussions outside and, after regrouping, simply organized themselves and set off again.
Just like when the match began, they ignored attacks from any fish groups along the way. Amusingly, they continued to leisurely guide the swarm of “followers” through the underwater map, enjoying a relaxed feeling.
This relaxed feeling persisted until they encountered the next team: Iron Float.
Under normal circumstances, encountering two strong teams in succession would evoke some sympathy.
However, at this moment, recalling Night Walkers’ treatment earlier, all the spectators witnessing the whole event fell into complete silence.
Wishing Iron Float all the best.
With the background of the first encounter, the reappearance of this scenario seemed much more acceptable. This led the experienced commentator, Taozi, to speak up again, his tone exuding a unique composure, “It can only be said that it’s not an unexpected outcome. Seven Silver Coins can be said to have taken the phrase ‘unexpected’ to the extreme in today’s finals. Thinking about it, not using this kind of spatial Rune in the entire Nianhua Cup previously—it seems they deliberately kept it hidden. Were they preparing for today early on? They truly deserve to be a team that set their sights on the Century Cup!”
Mimi continued, “Indeed, Seven Silver Coins’ performance today was outstanding. However, Taozi, did you notice something peculiar about them in this match?”
Taozi responded, “Hm? What kind of peculiarity?”
Mimi pondered for a moment and said, “I don’t know if it’s just me, but it seems to me that Seven Silver Coins didn’t intentionally seek out the boss locations in today’s match.”
Upon this reminder, Taozi also realized.
He quickly glanced at the current leaderboard scores and was completely taken aback, “This… I didn’t notice it before. Although they only gained points from scattered minions and enemy player kills, Seven Silver Coins’ current total score is just incredible! Has this ever happened before? At this pace, unless another team can defeat four bosses, it’s impossible to surpass them, right?”
Taozi’s words referred to the core point discussed earlier by Blood Roses—the trade-off between fighting bosses and accumulating points from wilderness minions.
This map was different from any other before, perhaps an attempt by the league organizers or an
indication of future adjustments to map modes. When faced with such an absolute mass of minion points, the focus on boss fights was bound to shift inadvertently.
Of course, Seven Silver Coins’ operating mode in this match couldn’t be generalized. Not all teams could handle mass group actions like this—focused, precise, and without wasting any attacking power.
After dealing consecutively with Night Walkers and Iron Float, Seven Silver Coins continued to aimlessly move forward, repeatedly encountering familiar scenarios until they encountered the first wilderness boss they discovered in this match.
However, just a few seconds after facing it, they were seen turning direction without engaging and continued to kite along with their fish group.
Taozi watched and instinctively pounded his chest.
D*mn it, I just mentioned it casually, and you guys actually have no intention to engage with the boss?
Was the boss of the grand finals really this undignified!?
Unable to express his frustration, he couldn’t voice any doubts. After all, up to this point in the competition, Seven Silver Coins had proven with their leaderboard points that the vast schools of fish scattered across the sea floor were indeed much more manageable than these formidable and tough-to-deal-with large bosses.
When the match ended, the champion of this year’s Nianhua Cup was officially confirmed—Seven Silver Coins!
However, looking at the soaring leaderboard points, including the fans of the Seven Silver Coins team, all netizens felt somewhat dazed.
A champion team that didn’t even touch the bosses? This was an unprecedented and unique occurrence!
During the post-match champion interview, the reporters didn’t expect to see the players of Seven Silver Coins personally appear at this moment. Although they were missing Deep Well Ice Player and Scavenger, having the other key players present without needing the guild’s customer service touched everyone’s hearts.
Thus, as the interview began, someone eagerly threw out the first question: “Because of your guild’s previous demonstration of its strength and yet today’s debut of a brand-new spatial Rune in the finals, sparking intense discussions online. Some netizens wonder why, with your crushing strength, you didn’t showcase this Rune’s debut in the Century Cup. Is there anything you’d like to say about that?”
Facing the sudden attention from the entire venue, Jiang Shi, with a faint smile, replied, “Choosing to use it today means that when it comes to the Century Cup, we’ll have even more stunning Rune Field to reveal. Well, let’s just anticipate that a bit.”