Chapter 304 – China VS Italy (Bamboo Sea)

Based on the system's choice, the map for the economic war was Bamboo Sea.

There were five maps submitted by the Chinese team. Putting aside the Mechanical City and Mount Huangshan Plank Road, the ones left were Bamboo Sea, Suzhou Gardens and Eight-Trigram Array.

The Bamboo Sea map looked very simple, especially in the thumbnails. It was a lush sea of bamboo plants.

In fact, the difficulty was no less than the Mechanical City.

The Mechanical City was a three-dimensional map with an upper and lower structure.  Bamboo Sea was a flat map but it was filled with traps.

If the map was chosen for death racing then players who didn't understand the map could easily walk into traps. If selected for the economic war, the number of traps would be reduced but there would be the map NPCs, the pandas.

Australia had koalas while Spain had bulls. The maps submitted by various countries fully reflected the characteristics of each other. China's national treasure was naturally indispensable!

Before the start of the game, the 3d G.o.d's perspective was shown as usual. The Italian team members saw the round, chubby pandas and their expressions became complicated.

“The wild area mobs are special. Black and white, what is this?"  Someone who had never seen such an animal asked curiously.

"They are pandas. They are China's national treasure and have dark circles and a chubby black and white body!"

A female player couldn't help saying, "So cute!"

"Do they have bamboo in their hands?"

"If we attack the pandas, will they use bamboo as a weapon to attack us?"

The group of people had holes in their brains as they started talking.

Fortunately, the captain Alberto brought back the topic. "The first person to be attacked will immediately explain the situation on the voice channel. If my prediction is correct, they should be a melee type mob that bites people."

"I know, Captain!"

"It seems that this map isn't too difficult!" Someone commented.

Alberto immediately denied it. "Impossible. There isn't any Chinese map that isn't difficult."

Everyone, “…”

This was the truth.

Bamboo Sea didn't seem difficult but this was abnormal when considering the Mechanical City and Mount Huangshan Plank Road maps selected in the previous matches. Could the Chinese team make a panda and bamboo forest map to sell cuteness?

There was definitely something hidden!

The Italian players stared at the screen with wide eyes. Sure enough, the lens moved deep into the bamboo forest and a leaf suddenly fell to the ground. There was a loud noise and a big pit appeared. It was like a pit dug by a hunter when capturing animals in the mountains. The bottom couldn't be seen at all!

The Italian players got chills.

"A trap map!" Someone exclaimed. "The Chinese team's maps truly are difficult!"

***

At the same time, the domestic comments were filled with large flowers and hugging expressions.

[Cute panda, I want to hold one!] [Can this map be released in the online game? I want to see the pandas!] [So cute, I can't bear to fight it!] [How can you fight pandas! Putting pandas in the economic war isn't scientific at all!]

A group of people were arguing over this problem until the trap appeared and the style of the comments changed. [It is really a trap, hahaha!] [The foreigners say that the Chinese team's maps are too hard!] [Trap map, I like it!]

The maps submitted by each country were unknown. In order to avoid the other side from suffering too much, the entire map would be shown before the game.

The Italian players quickly learnt the characteristics of the Bamboo Sea map. The pandas were the wild area mobs while there were large and small traps in the bamboo forest. According to the map, players would automatically be transmitted to the return point after falling into the trap.

Italy's captain Alberto summed up the map features and convened the players partic.i.p.ating to prepare them.

The map finished showing and the names of the players on both sides appeared on the big screen.

The Italian team sent out their signature psychic combination with Captain Alberto personally serving as the commander of the game. The remaining four players included two black magicians and two archers.

The Chinese team's lineup consisted of Chu Yan and Zhu Qingyue. The black magicians Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan and the white magicians Cheng Wei and Yang Muzi also partic.i.p.ated.

Yu Bing saw this and immediately explained, "The lineup of both sides is consistent with using psychics as the core. In order words, two psychics cooperate to complete their teleportation. They will flash around the field to control and kill the opponents. Because the movement of the whole group is too fast and they disappear and appear instantly, it is called the illusion flow."

Kou Hongyi wondered, "Then this game is directed by Chu Yan?"

“Yes. In fact, Chu Yan's command level isn't weak. Pure Cleansing's performance in the domestic league isn't very good but it is because their players can't keep up with the psychic's play. Their cooperation isn't strong and it is easy for them to be targeted, especially in away games." Yu Bing paused and added, "However, today is different. The teammates he brought are the strongest black magicians and white magicians in the domestic league. The team's strength is raised by a notch."

“Today's illusion flow will be sure to make us feel refreshed." Kou Hongyi was excited. "This map is also quite distinctive. The national treasure has finally appeared!"

***

The players on both sides were ready in front of the computer and the map loaded.

In the previous panoramic view of the map, the pandas were shrunk and didn't feel very real. Now they were immersed in the bamboo forest from a first-person perspective and found the round pandas in the bamboo forest. They were too cute! The eyes of the Chinese audience immediately focused on the pandas.

The Chinese team split so that Chu Yan and Cheng Wei took one road, Yang Muzi and Zhu Qingyue took the other road while the two black magicians were in the middle. The splitting pattern of the Italian side was similar. The two psychics would split up to develop their economy separately. It was obvious that both sides wanted to play safely in the beginning.

The captain of the Italian team, Alberto, headed down one road with an archer and happened to meet the Chu Yan and Cheng Wei pair

At this time, a panda just refreshed. Alberto had his teammate try to attack it. The archer aimed Shock Shot at the giant panda only to see the chubby panda suddenly roll over and cleverly avoided the skill!

The two Italians, "…"

Too much! The mobs actually had a hiding skill. Chinese team, do you have to dig so many pits?

Cheng Wei saw the national treasure rolling slowly on the ground and laughed. "So cute, I can't bear to fight it!"

Chu Yan also smiled. "We can't fight the pandas directly. We have to use bamboo to catch them. It is estimated that the Italian people haven't caught on yet."

It seemed they would have to give a demonstration to the opposite side. Chu Yan took the initiative to pick up a piece of bamboo on the ground and placed it in front of the fat panda. The panda rolling on the ground immediately rushed over and grabbed it, eating the bamboo happily.

A +100 gold coin tip appeared above Chu Yan's head.

The Italian players felt chaotic!

The wild mobs couldn't be fought. They had to be fed directly to get gold coins? The pandas of the Chinese team actually ate goods?

The e-sports reporters and spectators of other countries were speechless and expressed their doubts on the Internet. [Is it possible to set up a map like this?] [The league didn't dismiss the map of the Chinese team?]

However, some people praised it. [The Chinese map designers are very creative. It is too boring to kill the mobs in the economic war. Thus, they designed a map full of props to trap the mobs. It is very novel!]

Alberto watched Chu Yan feed a panda and successfully get gold coins. His face was dark as he spoke in the voice channel, "Grab bamboo to feed the pandas. Hurry up and grab the gold coins!"

Thus, there was a weird image in the World Compet.i.tion.

Pandas refreshed one after another in the bamboo forest. If they were attacked, they would cleverly roll a few laps. It was only when they were fed with bamboo that they would give the players gold coins. The pandas that became full would lie flat on the ground. If they weren't full, they would roll around for food.

The Italian players all had dark expressions.

They always felt that the maps of the World Compet.i.tion would be broken by these Chinese designers!

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Chapter 305 – China VS Italy (Cooperative Killing)

The wild panda on the Bamboo Sea map couldn't be attacked using any skills. Instead, they needed to be trapped with bamboo. According to the map setting, the player who first fed the panda would receive 100 gold coins. One panda could only be fed once. After eating, they would lie flat and no longer accept the feeding of other people, indicating they were also principled about food.

This setting was consistent with the rules of the economic war set by the Miracle League.

Very soon, the Italian captain Alberto found a problem. In other economic warfare maps, the wild mobs could be killed and would disappear after being killed. However, the monsters on the Chinese team's bamboo map couldn't be killed. This meant the pandas in the wild areas increased more and more!

Less than half a minute after the start of the game, the wild areas were packed with pandas!

This group of chubby animals looked particularly cute but they filled the area, giving players nowhere to go!

The Italian captain found that a panda refreshed not far away, just outside his attack range. He immediately took two steps forward and picked up the bamboo on the ground to feed it. He had just walked past a panda lying flat on the ground when the panda suddenly rose and slammed forward, throwing him directly to the ground.

Alberto who was thrown down by the panda, "…"

He had never experienced such a shameful moment since he became a professional player!

The audience laughed as they saw the Italian captain being pressed to the ground.

Alberto's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot and he immediately cautioned on the voice channel, "Be careful! The pandas will take the initiative to throw people around. Don't come near them. Don't come near! Once again, don't come near!"

The three times repet.i.tion was enough to prove how it mentally affected the Italian captain. The animals that looked cute were extremely aggressive. It caused a 15% drop in blood with a single attack.

Alberto had just gotten up when he was set in place by Cheng Wei's G.o.d's Seal!

Cheng Wei's ability to adapt to the game was very strong. He naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity created with the panda's help. Once the opponent was set in place, he burst out with G.o.d's Light and Voice of Combat.

The two single target attack skills fell and Alberto turned into a half blood state.

His partner happened to be an archer. Due to Italy's illusion flow, the key players in the early stages were the psychics. The archer had been consciously standing at a distance in order to not steal his captain's economy. As soon as the captain was. .h.i.t, the archer immediately reacted. He shot Quenching Arrow at Cheng Wei in order to freeze the other person.

However, the archer cla.s.s was the cla.s.s that Cheng Wei knew the best apart from the white magician. It was because his partner Tan s.h.i.+tian was China's best archer!

Cheng Wei saw the opponent's pre-action and could predict what he wanted to do.  The other side drew his bow while Cheng Wei quickly jumped behind a panda.

The sharp arrow that crossed the distance hit the panda. The panda rolled across the ground and cleverly hid. On the other hand, Cheng Wei used the panda as a cover to successfully avoid the archer's skill.

The audience couldn't help laughing. "Xiao Cheng and the panda can still cooperate!"

Tan s.h.i.+tian couldn't help smiling when he saw this scene. No one was around but Cheng Wei was still playing cleverly. He was becoming more and more like a great G.o.d.

Cheng Wei was very excited after hiding from the control and used Tidal Surge.

The white wave rushed towards the two players of Italy, drowning them in an instant!

The damage caused by this group attack was very impressive. The Italian captain's blood dropped directly to 30% while the archer also fell to 70%.

Fortunately, the control effect on Alberto ended and he instantly stepped back, leaving the scope of Cheng Wei's attack.

Kou Hongyi couldn't help sighing with admiration. "Xiao Wei is very fierce today!"

Yu Bing added, "In previous matches with the Tan Cheng combination, Tan s.h.i.+tian will be in charge of attacking while Cheng Wei handles control. Today Captain Tan isn't present so Cheng Wei chose to attack. His awareness is also very good."

Kou Hongyi nodded. "Yes, that's right. This set of moves directly beat the two players of the Italian team."

Cheng Wei was really aggressive today. He was active but not radical. He looked very smart.

The audience found that due to Cheng Wei's wave of control and attacks, the two Italian players had to retreat five metres, causing Chu Yan's range of activity to expand by five metres.

Therefore, all pandas who refreshed in this range were given to Chu Yan.

Cheng Wei didn't want to kill the two Italian players. After all, it was difficult for him to kill two opponents as a white magician. He just wanted to repel the two opponents and create some opportunities for Captain Yan to increase gold and buy equipment.

Chu Yan was very appreciative of this and couldn't help praising him. "Xiao Wei is excellent. Take a few steps back and be careful of counterattacks!"

"Yes!" Cheng Wei obediently returned.

***

At this time, Italy's captain only had 30% blood left. He naturally didn't dare rush forward to give away a head. He had to shrink back and continue to feed the pandas. The archer was keen to strike at Cheng Wei but unfortunately, the bamboo forest had pandas everywhere and many of his attacks would be blocked by the pandas.

In other words, after being fed, the pandas became an obstacle that hindered the route of the players as well as blocked the release of skills.

The ground contained traps while there were obstacles that could move. This map was much more complicated than they thought.

Alberto quickly made a decision and spoke in the voice channel, "Everyone, gain as much economy as possible before going back to the city!"

It had been three minutes since the start of the game and pandas were still appearing in the wild. At present, the one on the Chinese team with the most money was Chu Yan, followed by the black magician Yan Ruiwen and Zhu Qingyue. On the Italian team, Alberto was suppressed by Cheng Wei and his money was much worse than other people.

In the early stages of the economic war, Italy's disadvantage wasn't that bad.

At this moment, a 2v2 team battle broke up in the middle road!

It was due to a blue mob appearing in the wild area. The blue mobs in the bamboo forest were also pandas but unlike other pandas, this one had a cute blue hat on its head.

The players on both sides quickly reacted. This was a blue monster that gave addition blue and they went forward to compete over it.

The middle of the road happened to contain the double black magicians of Italy and China. It could be called an even match up.

Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan quickly stacked Death Mantra on the other two. The black magicians of Italy weren't weak and directly used the big moves, Shadow Winding and h.e.l.l Flames.

The black magicians used powerful moves. The black and red flames rising from the ground were shocking. Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan fell to half blood from the group attack and immediately retreated.

To the shock of the audience, Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan weren't careful when they stepped back. They actually stepped into a trap and the two men fell down in one swoop!

The domestic audience, "…"

The Italian audience members were excited. "Hahaha, China's own players were pitted by the map!” "They always want to kill someone with these pits but today they killed their own people!"

Kou Hongyi was a bit embarra.s.sed. "This… Vice-Captain Yan shouldn't make such a low-level mistake?"

Yu Bing stared at the big screen without saying anything.

Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan had fallen into a trap in the bamboo forest. The two Italian players moved to kill them but once they approached the trap, they discovered that Yan Guo had returned to the city.

Those who fell into the map would be returned to the city. This was explained when the map was shown before the game.

The two Chinese players were caught by their own trap and the black magicians of Italy were happy. They immediately started to clean up the pandas in the wild area and caught up with the economy.

However, Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan made another choice after returning to the city.

They actually went to another section of the road!

Yu Bing immediately reacted. "The two of them falling into the trap might be to blind people's eyes! The real purpose of Yan Guo is to go join up with Chu Yan and Cheng Wei to kill the captain of the Italian team!"

On the opposite side, it was difficult to kill the two Italian players thanks to the archer's ranged interference.  Now Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan played a big drama in the middle road, pretending to fall into the trap and quickly returning to the city.

At this time, the first wave of mobs was about to end and the two Italian players were preparing to retreat.

Cheng Wei suddenly circ.u.mvented around a few pandas and used Holy Seal to control the two retreating players!

Italy's captain Alberto didn't mind. He knew that the white magician's attack power wouldn't be able to kill him before the control ended.

The shocking thing was that the moment Cheng Wei controlled him, black and red flames emerged from the ground and there was a black fog. The black magicians had arrived!

Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan cooperated very well. Guo Xuan suppressed the blood of the archer while Yan Ruiwen stacked several layers of Death Mantra on Alberto's body. Then he aimed for the archer.

In the blink of an eye, the blood volume of the two Italian players had become precarious.

Chu Yan, who had been on the sidelines, finally acted.

—Psychic Strangulation!

This was one of the psychic's few attack skills and it was also a group attack.

A huge red spiral mark rotated on the ground at a very fast speed, spreading out and strangling all enemies within range.

The b.l.o.o.d.y psychic and archer of the Italian team instantly fell to the ground and Chu Yan successfully won the double kill.

The first wave of mobs finished. Chu Yan smiled and ordered, "Go back to the city!"

The audience's minds finally returned and they commented: [66666!] [The Chinese team's players are really worthy of being a movie emperor!] [Yan Guo's acting is first cla.s.s!] [It is Captain Chu's commanding!]

Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan's actions were indeed Chu Yan's intentions.

The first wave of mobs would soon be over and Chu Yan was stuck. He had Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan come to join him to launch a storm of attacks against the two retreating Italians.

The four people successfully killed the other side and Chu Yan won two heads, becoming the biggest local tyrant.

The best auxiliary of China wasn't just simple support.

In many cases, Chu Yan could also become the core of a game.

Li Cangyu saw this scene and couldn't help smiling. He turned towards Ling Xuefeng and exclaimed, "Chu Yan's performance is finally about to begin!"

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