Chapter 507: Chapter 496: The Limit (Second Update)
The second match didn’t work out the sa way, the Overlord Dynasty was already on guard, and the Priest imdiately blessed the whole team with a defensive status.
But it still didn’t make much difference, the only character in the Overlord Dynasty that could give Zhao Mingwei trouble was the Eye of the Storm.
In the second ga, they employed a strategy of dividing the battlefield, and Jubilant Hidden Blade, who had a good run in the first match, was substituted out, while Baili Moyan, as the Prayer, was brought in for a very standard team combat.
The second match saw Overlord’s Ascension overpower the Overlord Dynasty with coordination and strength, taking the win in just ten minutes, with no suspense whatsoever.
Perhaps the veteran players of Overlord’s Ascension were outdated in the ga of Conflict, but in the ga of Spirit, they were gradually returning to the peak.
The subsequent matches of other teams were also no contest, with the most-watched one being Vibrant Nucleus versus Gray Eyes Association, which ended in a one-sided crush.
The round of sixteen concluded smoothly in a short period of ti, the matches were exciting, but the enthusiasm wasn’t that high; Jiang Qiao didn’t care much about this, but the frontline reporters did—they were so concerned that they kept asking the officials to let them do so official promotional programs for the match.
Jiang Qiao agreed, and so, on the eve of the quarterfinals, the frontline reporter pulled together a pre-match analysis program with Team Starlit Scholars.
The title of the program was also quite sarcastic… it was “Are the Professional Players of Conflict Still Considered ‘Top’ Players in Spirit?”
The title seed mocking, but the frontline reporter was discussing it seriously, and she even tried to invite so guests from various guilds to join the show, yet unfortunately, no one dared to be on a program that was so offensive, only one man accepted the invitation.
That man was General Yin.
“Let’s welco Mr. Yin Hui, the owner of Vibrant Nucleus Club, to join our discussion,” the frontline reporter clapped to welco General Yin’s arrival.
The location of this live broadcast program was still the stage set up outside Path to Ascension.
“Hello, everyone.” General Yin, who had seen the world, was quite composed as he stepped onto the live stage, and sat down at the guest seat as the frontline reporter gestured.
“So, straight to the point, the round of sixteen has ended, and both teams from Vibrant Nucleus have successfully advanced to the quarterfinals. Having seen the performances of various teams in the round of eighteen, do you think the professional players from Conflict’s professional league are still top players in Spirit?”
“This question is a bit of a mass mockery, I feel like I’m risking my neck answering it, with a bunch of haters down there looking for reasons to criticize us,” General Yin scratched his cheek, seeming uncertain of where to begin.
“If you feel uncomfortable, we can change the question,” the frontline reporter offered understandingly.
She knew the question was too inflammatory, but every fan who had watched the Spirit leagues actually had an answer in mind, no one just dared to say it.
“Let’s not change the question, I’ll just phrase it differently,” General Yin certainly hadn’t intended to dodge the question by appearing on the program; he participated to remind all professional players from Conflict, or rather top players in Spirit, “Let’s change ‘top’ to ‘limit’; that is, what are the operational limits and upper limits of a VR professional player, in terms of their in-ga maneuvers?”
“Limit… So where do you think the limit lies?” the frontline reporter, hearing Yin Hui’s correction, felt it was less offensive and more in line with the previous topic.
“Let put it this way, VR gaming beca popular either fifteen or eighteen years ago, I rember it clearly because I was in my third year of junior high during the exams, and one of the tests was the 1000-ter run, after which I passed out,” General Yin brought up a topic seemingly unrelated to the current discussion.
“I think I’ve passed out before too,” a mber of Team Starlit Scholars chid in, revealing a bit of his own embarrassing history.
“Yeah, back then my physical condition was really poor, extrely poor. At that ti, there were news reports about national middle and elentary school students having generally poor physical health due to sitting for long periods in front of computers and playing on mobile phones, a piece of news I had been hearing about for several years. But, after VR gaming beca popular, these reports beca much less common,” said General Yin.
“Are you suggesting that VR gaming has improved the physical fitness of the population?” the frontline reporter quickly grasped the key point in General Yin’s remarks.
“That’s one way to put it. VR gaming itself requires a lot of physical strength, and physical training is the most basic of basics for professional players, which has led to VR professionals having physical conditions comparable to, or even stronger than, professional athletes. But that was already the standard five years ago.”
“So… what’s the current standard…?”
“As for the current standard, I can’t say for sure, but let give you a real-life example. The ga ‘Holy Spirit’ enhances the physical conditions of its players, and this is a proven fact. Current research suggests that the simulated gear of VR equipnt itself has this effect. Whether the research is correct, I’m not sure, but don’t you think so of the players within the top sixteen teams are excessively strong?” Yin Hui directly addressed the topic that frontline reporters really wanted to discuss.
That is to say, so of the players among the top sixteen are obviously on a different level compared to the rest.
“I won’t speak for players from other clubs, but let’s take our club’s Juan Canyun for example. His skills and physical conditions have begun to evolve to another level,” Yin Hui stated his view explicitly while his gaze turned to the live broadcast cara, as if he was looking at those top players who think ‘I’m already thriving in ‘Conflicts’, so I don’t need to improve anymore.’
“Juan Canyun has shown enough dominance in the ga against Gray Eyes Association to even take on three or five opponents at once. The players from Gray Eyes Association may not be the weakest in ‘Conflicts’, but did their level drop in ‘Holy Spirit’? No, their level in ‘Holy Spirit’ didn’t drop; it’s Juan Canyun’s level that has improved! It’s improved so much that it created a huge gap with the current ‘Conflicts’ players!”
“So what you an, Mr. Yin, is… if Juan Canyun went back to ‘Conflicts’ to compete, he would still completely crush Gray Eyes Association?” The frontline reporter asked cautiously, well aware that the question might offend many.
“Yes, that’s what I believe. The ga ‘Conflicts’ has many flaws – lag, fluctuating fra rates during matches, and even the skill effects can’t keep up with the players’ maneuvers. But ‘Holy Spirit’ does not have these issues. ‘Holy Spirit’ has a far higher operational ceiling than ‘Conflicts’ and the ga demands more in terms of physical condition. Our player, Juan Canyun, has already surpassed his own limits and is chasing an even higher realm. If players from other clubs remain stagnant, I’m afraid… their defeat will be miserable.”
Yin Hui’s statent really piled a ton of hate onto Juan Canyun, but Juan Canyun truly deserved such praise—his dominance against the five professional players from Gray Eyes Association in the top sixteen was there for all spectators to witness.
“So where do you think Juan Canyun’s limits are now?”
“This… I don’t know. Juan Canyun is still growing, and that’s what I find comforting. Lastly, I wish all ‘Holy Spirit’ players surpass themselves and reach the pinnacle of mastery,” Yin Hui ended on a hopeful note.
After asking Yin Hui several more questions related to the competition and the future planning of the ga, the interview program ca to an end.
At this mont, Zhao Mingwei was with his team in the villa’s training room they rented, and Lin Xi was holding a bucket of instant noodles. He had just finished watching the interview between the frontline reporter and Mr. Yin.
“Indeed, so of the opponents lately seem monstrously strong,” Lin Xi said while taking a bite of his beef-flavored instant noodles.
“Don’t we have one in our team too?” Priest Baili Moyan pointed out, referring to Zhao Mingwei, who was napping on the couch.
At this ti, Qi Junzi was outside the villa’s training room on the phone with soone. From his tone, he seed very angry.
“Is it that club calling again?” Lin Xi curiously asked after seeing Qi Junzi hang up the phone.
“Gray Eyes Association. They offered 500 million to buy naming rights for our team,” Qi Junzi’s voice had a hint of amazent. “It seems they already consider us a favorite to win the championship.”
“500 million, I’m not even sure if I can make that much in my lifeti, sheesh. Should we just sell them the naming rights?” Lin Xi seed sowhat tempted.
“You’ll have more than 500 million if you win the championship!”
Qi Junzi tossed a rag at Lin Xi, who dodged it with a quick sidestep, and then Qi Junzi covered the napping Zhao Mingwei with a blanket.
“But what if… we don’t win the championship?” Baili Moyan broached a terrifying possibility.
“The prize for third place is enough, although it’s not as much as 500 million,” Qi Junzi said.
“Let’s prepare for the quarterfinals.”
By this ti, Zhao Mingwei had opened his eyes. He had been investigating Thorne’s whereabouts in ‘Path to Ascension’ for the past few days, but unfortunately, there had been no news.
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