The advancement competition began.
Team Green Plume’s popularity soared.
The other professional teams held back their anger and prepared to give Team Green Plume a “big gift”.
During this period of time, the coaches of various teams had racked their brains and arranged a series of training plans. All of them were to crush Team Green Plume in the advancement competition and make this newly established “arrogant” team pay the price they deserved!
Superstar was a popular team that was expected by many to advance this time. In the training room, Coach Christian said in a low voice, “Our strategy is the sky bombardment strategy, which naturally counters the direct attack strategy. Everyone, are you confident?”
“Yes!”
“Alright! The final advancement competition system is FT3. The team that gets three points first wins.”
Christian smiled and said, “I’ll set a small goal for everyone. Take them down at 3: 0!”
“No problem!”
“Very good, I’m looking forward to everyone’s performance! The boss said that everyone has to fight with a high morale in this battle! We’ll count by head. Every person we kill will be rewarded with 1,000 Ocean Blue coins!”
“Boss is so generous!”
“Alright, the battle is about to begin. Everyone, go to the arena.”
Coach Christian smiled and left the lounge.
He was not worried at all, because their Superstar team’s sky bombardment strategy was not to be trifled with. There were 20 people in the team, and each of them had a flying profession. Most importantly, they had all reached Level 85. Other than that, everyone was equipped with Platinum equipment that matched the sky bombardment strategy!
It could be said that both the lineup and equipment were very luxurious!
It was not difficult to take down an emerging internet celebrity team!
“Boss, it’s arranged.”
“Alright, well done.”
In an office, a middle-aged man in a suit took a sip of tea and leaned against the sofa. He looked at the big screen hanging on the wall and said with a smile, “This is an opportunity for Superstar. Once we crush them and win, we can use the popularity that the Green Plume Team has accumulated to take another step forward! In addition, I’ve recruited a new business partner with abundant capital this time. As long as we operate it well, once we can enter the WWL Professional League, our popularity will definitely rise to another level!”
“Don’t worry, Boss. We’ll definitely win this competition!”
“Hehe, of course we have to win! Most importantly, we have to win beautifully!”
“Just watch! The power of the sky bombardment strategy is definitely shocking! Superstar will crush Azure Plume!”
“Oh? Then I’ll wait and see. If it’s really as you said, after this competition, your monthly salary… will directly double!”
“Haha! Boss, you’re so generous!”
Christian’s breathing quickened when he heard that.
He was almost floating in the air because in his opinion, doubling his salary was already a certainty. As for the Green Plume Team turning defeat into victory?
What a joke!
They had secretly trained with their secondary team for a few days. Under the bombardment of the spells of the sky bombardment strategy, the direct attack strategy was nothing!
They would definitely win this battle!
***
Outside the arena, Team Green Plume looked relaxed.
“Coach said that the other party is most likely the sky bombardment strategy. Is everyone confident?”
“Needless to say, if it was an ordinary direct attack strategy, it would naturally be restrained against the sky bombardment strategy. However, we’re not using an ordinary direct attack strategy! Moreover, the coach said that there are dozens of tactical changes left behind by the captain. Even if they’re the sky bombardment strategy, we’re not afraid! On the contrary, we have a special strategy to deal with the sky bombardment strategy. I’m just afraid that they won’t use the sky bombardment strategy!”
“Haha! Moreover, we each have a set of Obsidian-grade equipment. What’s there to be afraid of!”
“In my opinion, the Superstar team opposite us probably only has a Platinum Set at best. They’re two levels lower than us. Isn’t that just fighting casually?”
“That’s right. I reckon that even if we stand still and let them attack as they please, they won’t be able to kill us when they exhaust all their magic, right? Hahahaha!”
“…”
The atmosphere in Team Green Plume was joyous.
On the other hand, Superstar was also full of smiles.
“We must fight this battle beautifully!”
“That’s right! Under our tactical suppression, the direct attack strategy is absolutely nothing!”
“I’ll tell you in advance! The person who received the most prize money this time is treating!”
“No problem! Hahaha…”
***
Soon, the competition began.
Both teams were teleported to an empty grassland.
“Haha! The terrain is empty! It’s simply a natural terrain advantage for our sky bombardment strategy!”
“We’ll simply crush them!”
In Superstar, everyone laughed and flew into the air. Soon, they discovered the Green Plume Team gathered in the distance.
“They’re in the northwest. Let’s end this quickly!”
“Alright!”
Everyone flew in formation. In less than two minutes, they arrived above the heads of Team Green Plume.
“Haha, noobs of Team Green Plume, Grandpa is here to wash your hair!”
With that, the leader gave an order. All kinds of light condensed in everyone’s hands, and all kinds of long-range magic attacks descended from the sky and landed in the crowd below.
Rumble…
On the ground, gravel and dust flew. It was a mess.
In the sky, the members of Superstar formed groups of ten and took turns bombarding the Green Plume members below with all kinds of spell attacks!
“Ahem, I’m choking. Let’s teach them a lesson?”
In the middle of the dust storm, Lone Traveler coughed and frowned.
“Yes, in any case, these attacks of theirs can’t even break through our defense. It’s boring to wait. Let’s start!”
Beside him, a heavy-armored knight said with a smile. Then, he took a step forward, and a khaki-colored light rose from his entire body.
“Earth Domain!”
The Heavy Knight shouted in a deep voice, and a barrier instantly covered the surroundings. Then, the expressions of the Superstar members who were laughing and bombarding the ground in the sky changed. Then, their bodies fell to the ground uncontrollably!
“What happened?!”
“I don’t know! It seems to be some barrier that directly restricts the surrounding air!”
“Damn! What should we do this time? We’re all brittle! The terrain below is empty. Once we land, we’ll die!”
“Don’t panic! We just bombarded them for two minutes. Even with the direct attack strategy, their condition must be very bad! After we go down, as long as our positioning is not bad, we might not lose!”
“That’s right! Everyone, cheer up!”
As the captain of Superstar, Caballon’s words had the effect of stabilizing the morale of the soldiers. After a short period of panic, everyone regained their calm.
That’s right. Those guys from Team Green Plume must be in a very bad state now. Even if they had the advantage of position, it was still unknown who would win!
Everyone felt much more relaxed.
“Damn, are these people idiots? Why aren’t they changing their equipment? Are they trying to show their faces to us? They’re a group of brittles! Aren’t they changing into defensive equipment and hiding for a while?”
“Nothing is certain. Perhaps they have other tactics? Who cares! Brothers, kill them! Let them know how powerful our Green Plume Team is!”
“Roar!”
This group of animals stepped on the dust and surged forward. They rushed into the Superstar members who had landed on the ground. They raised their hands and slashed down. Accompanied by patches of white light, they instantly killed this group of “grounded birds”!
“Too noob!”
“Is this our opponent in the advancement competition? There’s no pressure!”
“Superstar Team? I think they should change their name to Super Ghost Team! This sky bombardment strategy is not even as good as our club’s second team! How embarrassing.”
In Team Green Plume, everyone looked like they had not had enough. They had the illusion that it had already ended before it started.
It couldn’t be helped. Their Obsidian-grade Sets were too ferocious. It was fine if they had one. The key was that they each had one!
Additionally, each of them even prepared 4-5 sets of obsidian-level equipment for different battle formations. As a result… they didn’t have time to show the result of their training at all. After letting the earth knight in their team release his skill once, they all rushed forward and ended it.
[Team Green Plume wins! Points 20:0! Current score: 1:0!]
In the first match, Green Plume did not lose a single person. In just three minutes, they ended Superstar.
Although it was said to be three minutes, the actual time for Team Green Plume to make a move was probably less than 30 seconds. The reason why it took three minutes was because it took into account the time taken for Superstar to bombard with spells.
In the office, the boss of Superstar Club had a dark expression.
Christian’s eyes were dull and he looked lost.
“Christian, is this what you meant by… crushing? Very good, it was truly a crushing situation.”
“Boss, let me explain…”
“Hmph, get out! While there’s a break in the arena, make good arrangements. If you lose this match today, prepare to pack up and get lost! A coach who can’t even deal with the trashy direct attack strategy? Hehe, Superstar doesn’t keep useless people!”
“Damn! What do you mean by trashy direct attack strategy? Damn you!”
Christian cursed in his heart, but he smiled and nodded. “Don’t worry, Boss! Leave it to me!”
“Get lost!”
Christian smiled and left the office.
At this moment, he was already covered in cold sweat.
“What kind of equipment do the members of Team Green Plume have…? They actually didn’t lose any health after a two-minute spell bombardment! Moreover, the subsequent battle was even more destructive. Almost with a single slash, they insta-killed their enemy! This… Even a Diamond Set can’t do this! Could it be… an Obsidian Set? This… How is this possible?!”
Based on Christian’s experience, there was only one possibility, but he quickly shook his head and rejected this guess.
Obsidian equipment. According to the introduction in the official information book, it was a super top-grade equipment that could only be dropped by killing a Legendary Boss!
In terms of attributes, it was ten times better than Diamond equipment!
It would be a miracle if there was even one piece of such equipment. As for a set for everyone? What a joke!
One had to know that even in WWL, the top league of the Alliance, no one had an Obsidian-grade equipment!
It was already not bad for those teams to have a few Diamond-grade equipment!
How could an up-and-coming internet celebrity team like Green Plume obtain so many sets of Obsidian-grade equipment?
Impossible!
So… what powerful skill did they use?
Yes! That must be it!
“However, such skills usually consume a lot of energy and have a long cooldown. If that’s the case, our side will have an easy time in the next match!”
Christian’s eyes lit up. He pushed open the door and entered the lounge. When he saw the dejected team members, he coughed and said in a relaxed tone, “Ahem, everyone, don’t be depressed. Otherwise, you’ll fall into Team Green Plume’s trap! Everyone, listen to me. They’re actually…”
Immediately after, Christian gave a logical and self-consistent explanation based on his judgment, eliminating the low spirits of the team members.
“Therefore, you don’t have to worry. As long as you show the expertise in the training competition, we will definitely win!”
Christian smiled and said, “By the way, there’s one more thing. Just in case, the scrolls we prepared to deal with the other teams can also be used!”
“Coach! Those scrolls are…”
“It’s not important! Our goal is to win! Now that Superstar has lost one point, I hope that we can get three points in a row and end the competition! Do you understand?”
“Understood!”
The members of Superstar became excited.
If they had been a little afraid just now, after receiving the coach’s order to use the scroll, they did not panic at all. In fact, they felt a trace of pity for Team Green Plume’s subsequent encounter.
“Sigh, poor Team Green Plume. These ‘gifts’ were originally prepared to deal with the WWL team that had been relegated. Now, it seems that we can only let them enjoy it in advance.”
“Haha! I’m already hungry and thirsty!”
“Who isn’t! If we can use those scrolls, we will definitely win this competition!”
“Hahaha! That’s right!”
In the lounge, the members of Superstar laughed non-stop.
***
On the other side, Team Green Plume sat together in boredom.
“Why don’t we have some fun?”
“You mean…”
“Isn’t it just the sky bombardment strategy? Isn’t it the same for everyone? Every one of us has an aerial combat Obsidian-grade set. Why don’t we just kill them? Anyway, their strength is only so-so. At most, they’ll use some special items after they’re exasperated. However, to be honest, we also have a lot of those items. Anyway, the competition is so boring. Why don’t we end it early and go back to training?”
“Uh… Coach, what do you think? How should we play the next round?”
“Yes, you’re right. Let’s use the sky direct attack strategy and end the competition.”
On the side, Invincible Machete, who had now become the coach of Team Green Plume, nodded and gave an answer.
“Haha! I can finally have a good time!”
Lone Traveler smiled when he heard this.
“By the way, since everyone is planning to have a good time, let’s directly activate the special effects of our equipment in the next competition. Let our opponents see what a true crushing defeat is! Be it tactics or equipment, it’s a pure and unreasonable crushing defeat!”
Invincible Machete said with a smile.
“Haha! That’s how it should be done! Our Green Plume must be high-profile! After all, our goal is the WWL championship!”
“Alright, fight beautifully and end the battle quickly!”
“Coach, don’t worry! We promise to complete the mission!”
The members of Team Green Plume laughed and logged into the game again, entering the arena.
The competition begins!
As soon as the system notification sounded, purple-black light flashed on everyone in Team Green Plume!
Then, under the exclamations of the audience, they rushed into the sky. In just a few breaths, they started an encounter with Superstar, who had just flown into the air!
They raised their hands and slashed down. White light flickered.
In less than ten seconds, all the members of Superstar died!
Silence, dead silence!