Glory [e-sports]Ch286 - It began with CQ, and would end with CQ!

translator: xiin
editor: apricot

The central zone was buzzing with activity! bB9RYX

Outside the circle of light, restless ancient beasts were slamming their bodies against the shield in attempts to break into Sky Island.

The fighting players within the circle of light were displayed over three panels.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

The director felt inexplicably relieved. Three grids or something similar was much easier to set up than a nine square grid!

The top left panel held Yuan Ze and Old G vs Xie He and Miller. JF5el7

This was the ultimate PK between the strongest top-jungler and Glory’s strongest mage god. These two were already old opponents; even without mentioning the Team of Gods period, they had already fought countless times during L&P and Pro’s team competitions.

Old G was passionate about 2v2 and played fiercely with the help of his top-jungler combination. He often targeted EVE’s mid-laner in competitions, and he would reward himself with a Boston lobster every time he managed to kill God Xie!

But was Xie He afraid of others messing with him?

The one thing he and Kim Sung-hyun feared least was jungler kings.

No matter how wild they were, could they be as wild as their own Lulu?

When they soloed within their team, even Little Close could only tie with them. Where did other junglers get the confidence to try to suppress them?!

So… Old G wanted to kill Xie He, and Xie He also wanted to kill him.

What made this more interesting was that there wasn’t much difference in equipment, gold, and skill points between these four. One pair had suffered in the Moonlight Wetlands and had completely relied on God M to develop; the other had been yelling about fighting and killing in the Thousand Needle Forest, but Teacher Yuan never shared his resources. He snatched up whatever he could, and if Old G couldn’t do it, he should make way and wait for him to carry. cUey69

Coupled with their cost-effectiveness with support, the four of them were really in similar states.

As for who could kill who? This would all depend on their individual performance.

Xie He’s strategy for dealing with mad dogs was to be even crazier than they were. So, even before Yuan Ze and Gary could rush over, he’d already charged over first. Clouds covered his body, and thousand layers of clouds were poised to strike.

Miller followed up calmly, not at all surprised. He even seemed to be very used to it. epAh1W

Not treating one’s own mid-laner as a petulant little princess was a basic requirement for EVE’s support.

What protection? Just prevent the pufferfish from self-destructing and be done with it!

Yuan Ze was quite skilled at dealing with immortal warlocks. He used his death knight’s heavy sword and had a 100% success rate with shooting down these flashy fellows.

What thousand layers of clouds? What light arcs or no light arcs? Had they asked Teacher Yuan’s sword? G5yfOx

Xie He didn’t panic either after his skill was interrupted, sidestepping to avoid Old G’s mark. He instantly switched to his spirit mage talent and quickly rolled five or six yards away.

Old G pounced over like a mad dog, wanting to stab the spirit mage. Xie He sneered and switched talents again. When the void mage landed, Old G instantly panicked and shouted, “Captain, help me!”

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Yuan Ze: “Save you, my ass.” His words were full of curses, but the blood warrior had already rushed over with its sword and stabbed the void mage’s scalp-numbing tentacle.

Old G barely managed to stay alive, his heart filled with lingering fear. “The void mage is really disgusting.” 3ygJKF

Yuan Ze: “Something’s wrong!”

The void mage fully demonstrated his advantage in reach even as Yuan Ze spoke. One attack was interrupted, but it was followed immediately by another. The void mage’s figure swayed slightly as his tentacle landed, and in a single second, he arrived behind Yuan Ze. It only took one shift in position to perfectly separate Old G from Yuan Ze!

The battlefield was split. Xie He switched to the immortal warlock again and aimed at Gary.

Old G didn’t have any skills that could send his opponent flying and didn’t have any way to interrupt the thousand layers of clouds. Based on Xie He’s speed… jUnSJa

Gary gritted his teeth, “I’ll take him down with me!”

That was all that could be done. Xie He would raise thousand layers of clouds, and Gary would stack up eight light arcs. The goal would be to perish together!

And it really worked. Although Gary was 0.1 seconds slower, the damage from the light arcs overflowed due to how close they were to each other, and it was enough to kill Xie He.

As long as Xie He died, then it was easy for Yuan Ze to kill Miller. KhoekR

This was the reasoning behind it, but God M wasn’t just a decoration.

The elemental shaman tossed out a totem towards Xie He at maximum distance. Old G’s screen darkened and dimmed completely, while Xie He stood up again after two seconds of darkness.

Yuan Ze had prepared for this early on. He knew that Xie He could resurrect, so he’d never slacked off from the start.

He approached with his light form, then used his heavy form to strike. Xie He dodged the first hit, then switched to the spirit mage to attack instead of retreat. He rolled towards the death knight to unleash a flying combo that caused dizziness. brS5Tu

The attack from Yuan Ze was amazing! Xie He, who’d only been at half health after resurrecting, was critically injured again in an instant. Just as he saw another incoming attack that would send him off-stage, Miller came over to block it.

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Yuan Ze remained calm and unhurried. The berserker warrior used both his blade and axe to simultaneously strike away the two people in front of him.

Having blocked damage for Xie He along with creating a totem with his own health, Miller was already left in a very poor state. Z8tdwT

Yuan Ze had full damage gear, and each attack was a critical strike. Miller could still hold up for a while if he’d been using the shaman talent, but it was too difficult with the holy priest.

All of his healing had been given to Xie He. At this moment, the berserker warrior swung his axe down, causing the holy priest’s snow-white robe to be stained red with blood. Miller was down!

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There were only two people left in this 2v2 fight, but these two people didn’t pause or hesitate. They continued to use their positioning to avoid damage and predict the direction of attacks from the other party, accumulating their strength for an ultimate move!

When the thousand layers of clouds landed, Yuan Ze activated the blood warrior’s invincibility and endured this huge amount of damage for almost two seconds. QtmbKY

The immortal warlock had anticipated this and took advantage of the blood warrior’s movement delay after invincibility to switch to the spirit mage’s ultimate move. He made use of his equipment’s effect to unleash a shocking amount of damage.

Yuan Ze’s health plummeted, and it seemed like he wouldn’t be able to remain standing.

However, the death knight’s heavy armor protected his health, and he infused his soul into his heavy sword, slashing out horizontally and aiming for the immortal warlock’s waist.

Xie He was about to land and therefore had limited space to operate. He watched as he was about to be dispersed with the winds… axjsZ2

Ha. The pufferfish narrowed his eyes and chose to self-destruct!

He didn’t dodge and instead charged towards the blade while using connecting clouds to rush straight into Yuan Ze’s face.

Here was a seriously injured death knight and an immortal warlock at half health.

Both their deaths would be guaranteed if either one was hit. 67prH8

Unless they both dodged at the same time.

Dodge?

Dodge, my ass!

Good brothers didn’t seek to live together, but rather they sought to die together. cr2FQ6

System Announcement––

EVE.Xiehe killed L&P.Marshal!

L&P.Marshal killed EVE.Xiehe!

The 2V2 between the Moonlight Wetland and Thousand Needle Forest ended with mutual death! YIuPCS

The second frame of the three panel grid showed Kim Sung-hyun and Li Heran slaughtering their way out of Shining Gold Temple.

Money and Moonlit resisted with all their might and finally managed to take Captain Li down with them.

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When they saw that the proud flower was left all by himself, the fans’ hearts skipped a beat.

Oh no, oh no! They’d won the doubles championship last year, but this year they wouldn’t even make it into the final round! 2zlexB

Kim Sung-hyun sent Mo Hui and Moonlit away with two arrows, then used a resurrection skill to bring Li Heran back after things were settled.

The audience: “!!!”

The commentators provided an explanation. “This is the special skill that came with First Blood in the central zone!”

Fans breathed a sigh of relief, “No wonder they weren’t anxious…” bVvyPA

The reward for First Blood actually turned out to be a resurrection skill. Although the cooldown time definitely wasn’t short, it was still deadly when used at the right time.

Li Heran was using four support talents. He had control when it was needed and could also heal when heals were required. The elemental shaman had a resurrection totem, and Kim Sung-hyun also had his own resurrection special skill.

Could anybody take down Proud Flower Kim?!

Oh, and take away the word ‘proud’. This was clearly a flower forged from titanium alloy, impervious to swords and spears! PCRuZX

The last scene in the three panel grid provided a panoramic view.

While Teacher Yuan and Pufferfish Xie were fighting fiercely, Wei Xiao was also busy counting 1 2 3 4 5!

The contestants who ran out of the Moonlight Wetland and Thousand Needle Forest were all working hard to put together equipment and win the championship. However, they were unaware that the location of the equipment points was also a place of death.

At this time, it was necessary to thank God Yan. 6UCW0X

Although Y1 wasn’t interested in the doubles, and even though God Yan hadn’t signed up himself, he’d provided more in-depth data analysis than FTW’s coaching team.

He had provided data about the Sky Island map, the equipment and skill points, and had even given them a certain probability range for the random points.

Wei Xiao, who had a brain smart enough to pass his exams with 985 points, was naturally able to memorize these with ease.

If others thought that they hadn’t really made use of the terrain in Battlesong Plains, then they were really accurate with the refresh points in the central zone! vWnzbT

They had a crushing advantage in equipment, overflowing skill points, and all four of their talents were fully activated. The great and little demon kings killed gods when they encountered gods, and slaughtered buddhas when they saw buddhas!

The scrolling comments became a ‘notepad‘. “Alright, this player didn’t lose out. He died under a double light arc!”

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“This wind storm thief also made a killing! He actually encountered the great demon king’s space-time knight!”

“The space-time knight and berserker thief really match. I love the little lunatic who receives the great demon king’s favor.” bBoQ3S

“The soul warlock and shadow thief are too compatible!”

“These two are too flashy and show off too much after fully unlocking all four talents! They’re perfectly matched no matter which combination it is!”

“Hehehe, this old lady fan shipped one CP and ended up with the same amount of CP candy as four pairs of CPs hehehe…”

“Hey! Demons and spirits! The commenter upstairs has already gone crazy, take them away!” 35aGQD

The first global doubles competition with this new competition system achieved a miracle.

No one expected that there would be only two teams to ultimately make it to the final round-–

FTW’s great and little demon kings.

Pro’s Proud Flower Kim and Captain Li. VGOf8c

The final ring, which wasn’t actually very spacious, seemed exceptionally empty at this moment!

Even solo competitions weren’t as fierce as this. How did the doubles competition end up like this?!

Was this the legendary ‘it’s not tiring to work when one has a partner’?

The contestants who exchanged glances with each other were also somewhat surprised. rZfelv

It’s you guys?

It’s you guys!

There was no need for any more nonsense. They took out their skills and got straight to the point!

At this moment, they were not only focused on their operations and technique but also the groundwork and preparation from the early stages. VXY1EU

At this time, what they fought with was not only their own skilled operations but also the powerful tacit understanding between partners that was woven into their very bone marrow and deeply entwined within their souls!

In a very short period where no one even dared to blink, both parties had already changed two sets of talents.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

The proud flower who had a support protecting him was no longer the same as how he was before. He didn’t lag behind even when fighting one against two with the two jungler kings.

His storm hunter could deal DPS and retreat to avoid skills, and with Li Heran’s protection, his gold hunter’s ultimate could lock in on his target and blow away half of an HP bar with one hit. In addition, his gun launcher was as agile as a fish in water, firing barrages of bullets. If it weren’t for the space-time knight’s time reversal, CQ would have been seriously injured! 1qluCc

Li Heran not only used his support talents to the extreme but also demonstrated his deep understanding of ADC talents.

True cooperation was based on understanding: understanding the talent, understanding the player, and understanding what needed to be done at every moment, with every step!

This was a so-called meeting of the minds, but that was all.

A 2v2 fight between four people was actually able to reach such a fluctuating pace. Scn5o

Wei Xiao was seriously injured, and the space-time knight reversed time to give him another chance at life.

Kim Sung-hyun was severely beaten by the berserker thief, but the elemental shaman tossed out his first resurrection totem.

In the next instant, Wei Xiao switched to his shadow thief, and Close’s death knight’s heavy sword sent the other two flying.

The light arcs stacked up, and everyone held their breath. fW s2X

Light arcs?

How many would there be!

Wei Xiao had gotten thirty kills. Had he managed to obtain the special skill fury?

The commentator opened his eyes wide and noticed the faint red light on the shadow thief. He exclaimed, “Fury! It’s the fury effect!” iyg Up

Fury could increase the damage by 80% for one second. Based on Wei Xiao’s current operation, there would be at least nine light arcs.

Nine light arcs with double the damage would have the same effect as ten light arcs!

When the effects from the light arcs in the holographic projection filled the entire venue, the audience couldn’t help but stand up. They reached out their fingers as if to touch the light gently in an attempt to capture this endless glory!

Ten light arcs. rCGXY3

Quiet’s ten light arcs!

Kim Sung-hyun and Li Heran couldn’t withstand this damage, but one second before he fell to the ground, Li Heran had given himself immunity to fatal damage, and Kim Sung-hyun also used his resurrection skill.

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The ten light arcs failed to kill the two person team from Pro, leaving the entire audience filled with gasps of surprise.

Above strong people were even stronger people. ijdMAk

Record breakers were still breaking records!

When Wei Xiao landed, Kim Sung-hyun shot out an arrow that went through his throat.

Wei Xiao’s HP dropped down to red health, leaving only a sliver of health. At that very last moment, he switched to the soul warlock talent and attached himself to Close’s body.

No matter how low his health was after the attachment, there would still be a shared health shield. Unless Kim Sung-hyun was able to kill Close, he wouldn’t be able to kill Little Lunatic Wei who only had a sliver of health left. GtC1uA

Would Close give him this chance?

He didn’t have the special skill, fury, but he had the support of a soul warlock.

When CQ started to stack up marks for the light arcs, everyone felt their scalps go numb seeing wave after wave of marks.

Another ten light arcs? H8uQpf

Two sets of ten light arcs in a single game?!

The great demon king, who’d never left anyone disappointed, gave the audience the answer they wanted.

Fury had been given to Wei Xiao, but the soul warlock belonged to Close.

The two shadow thieves’ extreme operations shocked the whole world. cdF9i4

Kim Sung-hyun and Li Heran fell, and the Heart of Sky Island landed on Close and Quiet’s overlapping figures.

Here were the global doubles champions, hot off the press!

This was the first set of doubles champions in the new competition system!

This was Close and Quiet, the two shadow thieves! rJIZ K

It was somewhat surprising, yet unsurprising at the same time.

With such dazzling light arcs, this was something they truly deserved!

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

When the match ended, Kim Sung-hyun shook his head and smiled bitterly, “Brother, if we don’t work hard, we’ll really be beaten to death by the coming waves.”

Li Heran stared at the darkened screen and promised him, “Wait one regular season for me.” biysPt

Kim Sung-hyun’s eyes grew red, “Mm.”

After one regular season, Pro would also return to the top!

Being able to hold up two trophies in three days! Close’s fans all cried loudly.

The person who came up to give them their award was a member of the top management of the game. The chubby leader smiled and said, “The shadow thieves were played very well.” tye4Un

Quiet smiled, showing off his tiger teeth.

The leader blinked at him. “How about making such an excellent scene into an unprecedented one, now and forever?”

At this particular moment, nobody understood what he meant. However, after the new format for the doubles competition was released later on, fans didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry.

There really wouldn’t be such a scene in the future. Ri6B0h

In the new doubles competition system––players in the same team were not allowed to choose the same talent.

The double light arcs from the two shadow thieves.

It began with CQ, and would end with CQ.