Chapter 328 – China VS South Korea (Second Round)

The defeat in the first game made many domestic audience members feel sorry but Yu Bing had an objective evaluation of this game. "In our lineup, Qin Mo, Xiao Han and Zhuo Hang are newcomers. Qin Mo only has two years of experience while the others only debuted this year. Tan s.h.i.+tian is also the youngest captain in the Miracle League. We should be happy that they can compete with the great G.o.ds of South Korea with a score of 9:10."

Kou Hongyi sighed. "That's right! I think that the captain of the South Korean team must not be happy at this time. They might've won but it was very difficult for them. This is enough to prove the strength of the Chinese team!"

The camera cut to the soundproof room of the South Korean team and Park Joonseo's expression truly didn't look good.

The two commentators spoke and the wind in the live broadcasting room started to change.

The first game had been played and many of the national team's great G.o.ds hadn't appeared. Everyone believed that the Chinese team could definitely move back the situation. The audience enthusiastically cheered for the players of the national team. Some people wanted to take advantage of this to blacken Cheng Wei but they were overwhelmed by all the cheers.

After the break, the second game officially began and Li Cangyu sat in the command post again.

The Chinese team had the home advantage this time. Li Cangyu resolutely submitted the game mode—death racing!

The venue filled with loud applause. It was apparent that losing the previous death racing game didn't affect Li Cangyu's mentality. The choice of death racing at home was enough to show Cat G.o.d's confidence.

Next, Li Cangyu quickly submitted three maps— Suzhou Gardens and the Mechanical City were maps submitted by the Chinese designers and one was the official Miracle map, Frost Temple.

According to the principles of the choose two, ban one country map, Park Joonseo could only ban one of Suzhou Gardens or the Mechanical City. He had to ban the official Miracle map.

Suzhou Gardens and the Mechanical City had appeared in previous matches. Park Joonseo had taken the team to repeatedly practice on these maps. The upper and lower structure of the Mechanical City was very difficult to play while the complex terrain of Suzhou Gardens was also hard.

At least Suzhou Gardens didn't have as many traps as the Mechanical City.

Park Joonseo thought this and decisively banned the Mechanical City and then the Mechanical City.

This meant only Suzhou Gardens was left.

It appeared in the quarter-finals against France but the strength of China and France was very different. The Chinese team only used half this map to win.

Now the same map was being used for the strong South Korean team and the audience was full of expectations for the game.

The other side confirmed the selection and Li Cangyu submitted the players' list.

Killer Lou, Killer Zhang, MOMO, YUYU, Old Cat.

In other words, Lou Wushuang, Zhang Shaohui, Su Guangmo, Yu Pingsheng and Li Cangyu.

The domestic audience, "…"

Everyone suddenly wanted to light a row of candles for the South Korean team.

Kou Hongyi saw the lineup and burst out laughing. "My G.o.d! I feel like the Korean team is going to kneel down before them!"

Yu Bing also couldn't help smiling, "Cat G.o.d was really holding back. The first game was a tentative one and now this game is real!"

Kou Hongyi was suddenly worried, "However, he sent so many great G.o.ds in the second game. This will greatly restrict the lineup for the three games. These five people can no longer play in the third game and the a.s.sa.s.sination flow and melee flow can't be achieved.

"We still have Ling Xuefeng." Yu Bing was very confident in the national team. "Captain Ling can play as a commander in the third game. The Yan Guo combination also hasn't played while Tan Cheng can be used again in the third game. There are still many available tactics and we don't need to worry too much."

“That's true!" Kou Hongyi turned his gaze to the arena and found that Park Joonseo had been thinking for a long time.

Li Cangyu sent two a.s.sa.s.sins, a swordsman and a berserker to create a super output lineup with the summoner, making it difficult for Park Joonseo to cope.

In complex terrain, a.s.sa.s.sins had an advantage. In order to deal with the a.s.sa.s.sins, it was necessary to send a cla.s.s with more control skills as well as a high-output occupation to cooperate with them.

After thinking for a moment, Park Joonseo immediately submitted the list of players, the paladin Bae Jeongho, the black summoner Choi Sooeun. the white magician s.h.i.+n Chimin, the demon summoner Im Sanghun and the blood kin summoner Song Bin.

This lineup wasn't as luxurious as the first set of G.o.ds but the paladin Bae Jeongho was a front row with a very strong anti-stress ability while the other four were part of a giant Korean club, the IT team.

Among them, the demon summoner Im Sanghun was the captain of the IT team. In this year's Miracle League, the IT team lost to the G.o.d team led by Park Joonseo and became runner-up. Their strength wasn't much worse than the champions.h.i.+p team.

These people were long-term partners with a high understanding and their output was strong enough. As long as Bae Jeongho resisted the firepower in the front row, the others would find a way to control the opponents and win.

Kou Hongyi saw this lineup and objectively commented, "In the case of the lineup, both sides have a chance of winning. One side has more melee while the other side has more ranged players. It depends on who can find the first hand and seize the opportunity. On the South Korean side, the four outputs are from the IT team and the configuration is similar to the Wind Colour team. Their reputation might not be as big as Park Joons...o...b..t their strength can't be underestimated."

Yu Bing continued, "It seems this game is commanded by the IT captain, Im Sanghun. The Chinese team wants to win but must be cautious when dealing with them."

Her mouth said this but she was inwardly thinking that Cat G.o.d definitely wouldn't lose.

The domestic audience obviously didn't care about the Korean team. They were all busy praising their favourite players.

[Captain Lou, Captain Su, Cat G.o.d, so many handsome guys, please crush the opposite side!] [Sending so many captains, who will be in command?] [Captain Su and Lou can command but a mountain can't accommodate two tigers. This game is directed by our Cat G.o.d!] [Cat G.o.d is the biggest tiger in the national team!] [I heard that Cat G.o.d drank a bowl of fish porridge this morning. His combat effectiveness has reached the peak!]

The audience happily chatted.

***

At the scene of the match, the two sides confirmed the lineup and there was the standard map viewing. Ling Xuefeng didn't seriously look because this map was familiar to him. He instead glanced at Li Cangyu and asked, "Do you have the confidence to win this game?'

Li Cangyu nodded calmly. "Of course."

Ling Xuefeng gently held his shoulder and whispered, "You should win or we will lose two games. The South Korean team will be at match point and the pressure in the next game will be very high."

Li Cangyu smiled and squeezed his palm. "Yes, I won't transfer the pressure to you."

Ling Xuefeng saw his confident smile and suppressed the urge to kiss him. He whispered, "Come on."

There was no need to speak many words between them since there was a tacit agreement.

In this game, Li Cangyu would personally go to fight while the next game would have Ling Xuefeng as the commander. No matter what mode South Korea chose, Ling Xuefeng would be there and Li Cangyu could feel at ease.

Ling Xuefeng was right. If the second game was lost, the third game would be South Korea's match point and the pressure on the Chinese side couldn't be imagined. Li Cangyu wouldn't let such a heavy pressure fall on Ling Xuefeng's body. Thus, he sent the double insurance of Lou Zhang and Su Yu while personally acting as commander. He had to win this game!

Soon, the map preview finished and the contestants on both sides went to their seats.

Li Cangyu sat in the middle with Lou Zhang to his left and Su Yu to his right. The domestic audience joked: [Lou Zhang and Su Yu might be ace G.o.ds but Cat sits in the middle and it feels like he is the real king!]

Many viewers agreed with these words.

Among the great G.o.ds of the national team, only Li and Ling Xuefeng could suppress such talent.

The great G.o.ds of other teams also respected and admired the two most experienced players. Thus, there was no trouble with so many great G.o.ds gathered. Instead, they got along happily and this proved the leaders.h.i.+p ability of Ling Li.

The map loading countdown ended and both sides refreshed.

Li Cangyu's eyes swept over the coordinates on the mini-map and he quickly made a decision. "Lou Zhang go to the southeast to scout while Su Yu will go to the west. I'll go the north. Gather close to the pond within one minute."

His orders were concise but precisely covered the most complex situation of the Suzhou Gardens map.

Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui refreshed to the east side of the map. They heard the instructions and entered stealth before heading southeast.

This place was a small courtyard where players could refresh. Since no one in the Chinese team was here, it proved a South Korean player must've refreshed in this place.

Sure enough, the two of them sure the South Korean paladin carefully turning his camera around.

Lou Wushuang typed on the team channel: [Found the paladin.]

Li Cangyu replied: [Tail him.]

Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui didn't act and quietly followed behind the paladin, making marks on the mini-map.

On such a large map with complicated terrain, it would be hard for the Chinese team to find the other side. Since the Korean team would definitely want to gather quickly, using the paladin to find South Korea's large force was the easier and quickest method.

Follow the vine to get the melon, grab the urn first.

Whenever Li Cangyu commanded a team battle, his thoughts were always clear.

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Chapter 329 – China VS South Korea (Trap)

Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui followed the Korean team's Bae Jeongho and soon saw him meet his nearby teammates.

South Korea's luck wasn't bad and the positions of the players were relatively close. The paladin refreshed in the courtyard while the black and white magician refreshed in the nearby woods. Meanwhile, one of the summoners appeared next to the pond while the other one was in a hallway.

South Korea's commander was obviously familiar with the map and soon chose a good meeting place based on everyone's refresh location.

The Lou Zhang combination had been tracking them invisibly. After seeing the five people meet, they instantly made a mark on the map.

Li Cangyu looked at the position and ordered, "Go into the water!"

Su Guangmo wanted to laugh. Cat G.o.d was really full of bad moves. This type of sinister underwater sneak attack was truly something that only he could think of!

However, Li Cangyu's idea was indeed very sensible. The Su Yu pair had just come to the bridge. If they walked along the bridge, they would enter the Korean players' field of view. On the other hand, they wouldn't be caught underwater and the other side would be off guard.

Yu Pingsheng had never been fond of talking and had an invisible air. He was used to listening to people. Even if the commander of the game was Cat G.o.d instead of his brother, he carefully executed the order and instantly entered the pond.

Su Guangmo saw his younger brother quickly diving into the water and smiled slightly before following closely.

The pair swam quickly in the water but it took them some time to reach the location of the Korean team due to the large size of the pond. Yu Pingsheng cleverly hid under a lotus leaf. Su Guangmo saw the lotus laugh on his brother's head and this picture was so beautiful that he couldn't help laughing.

Of course, he didn't laugh out loud but he was smiling and seemed to be in a good mood.

Li Cangyu was using Flying Feather Steps to move his elf summoner forward. He saw Su Guangmo's smile from the corner of his eyes and couldn't help giving a reminder, "Take this seriously, it is the World Compet.i.tion!"

"Yes." Su Guangmo removed his smile and asked, "Cat G.o.d, are you going to act again?"

Li Cangyu replied calmly, "Well, I should lead them into the urn."

***

The Lou Zhang brothers had long been standing behind the South Korean team while Su Yu were underwater and waiting for a command. Li Cangyu saw they were ready and walked on the road.

As he advanced quickly, he rotated his field of view with great care, pretending he was looking for his teammates.

The five players of South Korea were wondering why they couldn't see anyone from the Chinese team when they saw the elf summoner coming alone.

"Why is he the only one?" The cautious black magician Choi Sooeun couldn't help feeling puzzled. "What about the other four?"

Im Sanghun, the demon summoner in charge of commander this game said, "They are further away in the distance and haven't gathered yet. Kill the summoner first!"

Don't blame Im Sanghun for making a mistake. It was because Li Cangyu was acting too much!

Ling Xuefeng sat in the rest area and couldn't help smiling. If the World Compet.i.tion had the best performance award, Li Cangyu was simply worthy of being the movie emperor!

A good professional player could judge the opponent's intentions from their subtle actions.

Li Cangyu's performance took care of these details, showing his absolute understanding of the Miracle game.

He pretended that he was rus.h.i.+ng to find his teammates. The frequent adjustment of his angle of view meant the summoner's head always turned to the left and right while the use of Flying Feather Steps showed the defensive action of 'avoiding enemy forces.'

Su Guangmo sent a row of thumbs up on the team channel. [Cat G.o.d has good acting.]

Zhang Shaohui also typed: [If I couldn't see the coordinates of my teammates then I would've believed your acting!]

Li Cangyu smiled. He operated his summoner while also typing: [Wait for me to signal before acting.]

Everyone typed '1' show their understanding.

Li Cangyu walked around a corner and was finally completely exposed to the South Korean team. He seemed stunned as his movements suddenly stopped. Then he summoned the water spirit and used Frost Heart!

This big move could collectively freeze the opponents. He obviously wanted to rely on it to 'escape.'

However, the South Korean players had long been ready and wouldn't give him such an opportunity. The paladin Bae Jeongho rushed to him and used Fighting Howl to interrupt his casting!

Li Cangyu's water spirit skill couldn't be released and he was counter-controlled by the other side's paladin.

The South Korean team started their full-scale attack and didn't hesitate to use all types of high damage skills. They instantly pressed Li Cangyu's blood down to 20% and obviously wanted to kill him directly.

Li Cangyu shouted, "Do it!"

He just finished speaking when Su Guangmo and Yu Pingsheng suddenly shot out of the water.

The South Korean players were shocked and didn't respond. Li Cangyu took advantage of this to use Flying Feather Steps and retreated three metres. At the same time, Yu Pingsheng raised the ace on his shoulder and used Mountain Chop to create a deep gully in the ground!

Li Cangyu was isolated on the other side of the gully and the paladin couldn't hit him.

The speed at which he used Flying Feather Steps to escape stunned the audience. Everyone felt like there was a flower in front of their eyes as Li Cangyu seemed to teleport to the edge of the pond, accurately escaping the other side's attack range.

The South Korean commander realized the plan but it was already too late to withdraw!

Yu Pingsheng fought the other paladin while Su Guangmo bypa.s.sed the paladin and directly hit the back row of the South Korean team with Light and Shadow Rotation!

The black magician recovered his spirit and wanted to use the control skill Dark Fear, only for an a.s.sa.s.sin to appear behind him and stun him with Pain Blade.

The demon summoner summoned the black crows and wanted to use Cover the Sky to blacken the other side's vision. As a result, the skill hadn't been released yet when an a.s.sa.s.sin emerged behind him and stunned him using the same trick.

The Lou Zhang brothers would never drop the chain and their shots were quite decisive. In the blink of an eye, the powerful group control of the opponents were neutralized and Su Guangmo's Light and Shadow Rotation was fully played.

In the back row, Su Guangmo completely broke the formation of the South Korean team. Li Cangyu was protected by Yu Pingsheng and summoned the thunder spirit and fire spirit at an extremely fast speed. Then he released two group attack skills, Thunder's Wrath and Raging Prairie Fire!

Purple thunder fell from the sky while fire rose from the ground. The entire South Korean team was beaten into residual blood by this wave!

Fortunately, the control skill ended. The Korean team's paladin immediately used Steel Will and a layer of golden s.h.i.+elds rose around the players. The South Korea team would be immune to all damage and control in the next five seconds.

"Retreat!" Im Sanghun wasn't a coward but it was obviously unwise to struggle in a head on fight at the moment. They had fallen into the Chinese team's trap the moment they went after Li Cangyu. If they didn't take the opportunity to retreat, they would likely be destroyed in this wave of combat.

The paladin Bae Jeongho protected them in the front row while the other four remotes of the Korean team immediately retreated.

Unfortunately, the paladin's s.h.i.+eld only made the teammates invincible for five seconds.

At the end of the five seconds, the Korean team found that Li Cangyu had already wandered to the other side of the pond like he knew they would retreat here…

Everyone hadn't recovered from seeing Li Cangyu when Li Cangyu gave them a gift.

—Wind Spirit Summoning, Wind and Clouds Destruction!

The powerful wind blew the four ranged cla.s.ses that were about to escape into the pond.

The domestic live broadcast room was filled with 'Cat G.o.d 6666!' and many people even wanted to climb into the screen to hug Li Cangyu's thigh. How could he judge so accurately?  How could he prejudge the Korean team's escape direction and wait in advance? This was simply a G.o.d-like consciousness!

The four ranged Korean players fell into the water and were extremely confused. The white magician Choi Sooeun used Holy Seal to freeze Su Guangmo and Yu Pingsheng but Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui had steathily lurked in the water while the South Korean team was retreating. Li Cangyu blowing the four opponents into the water was simply sending sheep into a tiger's mouth.

It was impossible for Lou Wushuang to let go of such an opportunity. The man in front of the computer hit the keyboard with cold eyes and aimed a fierce set of moves at the b.l.o.o.d.y black magician, Back Stab, Fatal Blow!

This set of moves was slowed by the water but Lou Wushuang's angle was impeccable. It was a critical hit and he instantly accepted the other person's blood.

—First blood!

The Chinese team took the first head in the game!

His brother was so decisive and Zhang Shaohui naturally wasn't far behind. He aimed at the white magician next to him and copied his brother with Back Stab and Fatal Blow!

—Second blood!

The two brothers glanced at each other before chasing after the Korean summoners who were fleeing.

The demon summoner Im Sanghun wanted to cry.

He could summon the banshee, skeleton infantry and demon G.o.d but he couldn't summon the black crows underwater.

The crows' vision control was in the sky. Since Li Cangyu blew him into the water, he couldn't call out the crows. This was enough to see Li Cangyu's understanding and targeting of the demon summoner!

In fact, Im Sanghun hadn't guessed wrong. The cla.s.s that Li Cangyu was most familiar with was the demon summoner. In addition, his Ling Xuefeng was the world's best demon summoner while the Cover the Sky was his most hated skill. He naturally had a lot of experience with it.

The fact that he neutralized Im Sanghun's skill allowed the Lou Zhang brothers to complete the harvest underwater.

Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui naturally didn't let Li Cangyu down.

After killing the two magicians of South Korea, they immediately caught up with the two summoners. Im Sanghun summoned the guardian to resist this wave of damage but the blood kin summoner next to him was significantly slower. Lou Wushuang instantly took his head with Death Strangulation.

—Third blood!

Im Sanghun took the opportunity to escape but the brothers chased after him. Zhang Shaohui ruthlessly killed his guard in one go and Lou Wushuang kept up the violent output. The b.l.o.o.d.y Im Sanghun eventually gave his life.

Underwater, the Lou Zhang brothers cooperated with each other to complete a gorgeous harvest.

On the sh.o.r.e, the paladin Bae Jeongho was attacked by Su Guangmo and Yu Pingsheng. He might have thick skin and a high defense but it was difficult to escape from his doom. Su Guangmo's Breaking Bone Sword successfully collected his head.

—5:0!

This unexpected underwater sneak attack directly wiped out the South Korean team.

The faces of the South Korean team members didn't look very good. As the commander, Im Sanghun's expression was even heavier. In this wave of group battle, they were suppressed in technique as well as IQ.

Li Cangyu's acting was too realistic and his grasp of the timing, terrain and overall tactics was perfect!

The a.s.sa.s.sins' harvesting ability was terrible and they killed four people underwater with their sharp blades!

Meanwhile, the Su Yu anti-pressure front row and ability to break into the back row was world-cla.s.s!

Im Sanghun wasn't a person who easily lost confidence. In South Korea, he led the IT team to the finals and was the runner-up in the seventh season of the professional league. This was comparable to the champions.h.i.+p team led by Park Joonseo.

Today, he suddenly got a chill down his spine.

Li Cangyu, this person seemed straightforward but he was actually terrible!

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