translator: Oyen, Ciel
Tomorrow was Saturday, and the first match of the semifinals would begin at 10:00am in the morning.
Backstage, Qin Mo caught sight of Qiu Zongping leaning over to whisper in Yuan Xi’s ear, after which Yuan Xi nodded seriously.
In Qin Mo’s impression, Yuan Xi was very arrogant back when he was younger, and his disapproval of Qiu Zongping was all but written on his face. Yuan Xi also did not agree with many of Qin Mo’s ideas. Before retiring, Qin Mo handed the position of vice-captain to Qiu Zongping. Though captain Yan was worried that it would cause discord between Qiu and Yuan, Qin Mo firmly believed that Qiu Zongping’s ability would be able to control Yuan Xi.
Now, it seemed like Yuan Xi had been tamed by captain Qiu, and was obediently listening to his arrangements. Where had the shadow of dissatisfaction gone?
Amused, Qin Mo walked over. “Are you both discussing how to deal with me?”
Hearing this familiar voice, Yuan Xi was stunned, awkwardly glancing at Qiu Zongping, who only smiled. “That’s right, god Mo. Although the chances of winning are low, we will do our best.”
Qin Mo nodded. “I look forward to it.”
The commentary in the live broadcast room was started ahead of schedule, during the warmups. The guest seated next to Ye Chao and Liang Ru had changed, and it was someone the audience had not expected—— Wu Zewen.
The current manager of Dragon Song club, the top student of the physics department who stood beside the legendary Liu Chuan.
“Hello everyone.” Wu Zewen adjusted his glasses and greeted the audience politely.
A refined and handsome boy wearing a pair of glasses who looked like an expert in scientific research rather than an esports player. His guest appearance today caused the audience on-scene to burst into screams, and those watching the live broadcast on the internet also started spamming comments. “Xueba, long time no see!”
“I’m not blind, right? Xueba actually came as a guest commentator!”
“Xueba came in search of data for his analysis!”
“Praying to Xueba, don’t let me fail my end-of-semester exams!”
It was said that Wu Zewen’s achievements in science were excellent, and that he had won competition prizes as a child. Later, he was abducted by Liu Chuan to play in the esports circle, and became Liu Chuan’s greatest support in the process of establishing the Dragon Song club. Today, many of Dragon Song’s elders had left, but he continued to accompany Liu Chuan to take care of the club’s internal affairs, and was Dragon Song’s most responsible housekeeper.
Compared with Liu Chuan’s shameless mouth, Wu Zewen was a clean stream unpolluted by Dragon Song. His character was strict, and was best when analysing data. In fact, Dragon Song’s database of esports players had also been built by him.
Recently, Qin Mo had cooperated with Wu Zewen to build a database of players in the Peerless Jianghu league, so as to prepare for the team battles later in the year.
Seeing him appear on the guest seat, Qin Mo was a bit surprised. “Why did Zewen come as a guest commentator?”
“Maybe because he’s short on money, so he came to earn some.” Xiao Han shrugged.
“Doesn’t Liu Chuan pay him a high salary? Qin Mo asked doubtfully.
“Of course not,” Xiao Han smiled. “All of Liu Chuan’s □□ are in Wu Zewen’s hands. I was just joking earlier.”
Qin Mo: “… It’s not funny.”
Xiao Han rubbed his nose awkwardly, feeling like he should continue to improve his sense of humour.
***
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Wu Zewen nodded. “En, it has been over six years.”
“Today is the world of the apprentices and grand apprentices,” Ye Chao sighed. “As a senior of the esports circle, do you have any feelings about being a guest commentator here?”
“In recent years, there have been an increasing number of large-scale domestic esports events, and many excellent professional players have been constantly emerging. I feel very gratified.” Wu Zewen replied seriously.
“Since you’re here as a guest commentator, have you made any preparations, Zewen?” Liang Ru asked. “For example, in terms of data?”
“I did some research, yes.” Wu Zewen blinked. “I collected background data from previous group matches and came up with some statistics. The combinations that entered the top four each have their own unique characteristics. After comparing the data, I found that Xiao Han and Qin Mo have the highest explosive power, while Qiu Zongping and Yuan Xi have the longest control time. Chen Jiang and He Yue have the highest sustained output, and finally, Chu Jianxin and Sang Jun have the longest survival time.”
“Xueba Zewen is really a revolutionary among all the special guests we’ve had so far!” Ye Chao praised.
Liang Ru was almost moved to tears. “Does xueba have any other data for reference?”
Wu Zewen nodded. “Among all the players in the Peerless Jianghu alliance, the person with the fastest hand speed is Xiao Han, who also holds the record for the highest damage per second. The best healer is Zhou Xuewei, and the person who has received the most damage is Chu Jianxin. Of course, these are just statistics, and can only be used as reference. It cannot be used as criteria for evaluating a player, or as a basis for determining victory or defeat. The key to victory depends on the player’s on-the-spot performance, cooperation between teammates, and the tactics they employ.”
“According to your analysis, in the match between Han Mo and Qiu Yuan, who has a better chance of winning?” Ye Chao continued to ask.
“Han Mo have a better chance of winning,” Wu Zewen replied calmly. “Xiao Han is now at his peak condition. Coupled with Qin Mo’s first-class tactical layout ability and their tacit cooperation, few people have the capability of going head-to-head with Twin Stars in this partner competition. However…” He pushed his glasses further up the bridge of his nose. “Qiu Zongping and Yuan Xi’s double summoner combination is also a very formidable opponent in this partner competition.”
Ye Chao suddenly thought of a key point. “There have been a few classic combinations of double summoners in the esports circle. For example, your pets and Liu Chuan’s puppets came first, followed by Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng’s combination in the Miracle World Series. Now, in this third generation, only Qiu Yuan are left.”
Wu Zewen nodded. “Which is why I said that the double summoners are extremely difficult to deal with in a partner match.”
“That’s true,” Liang Ru acknowledged. “In most competitions, a pair of double summoners would become the ultimate BOSS, but today, Qin Mo has switched to a swordsman, and his combination with Xiao Han’s assassin has become this competition’s BOSS. Still, Qin Mo was originally a first-class summoner, and is no doubt very familiar with the summoning flow. Qiu Yuan will have to be extra careful.”
Ye Chao followed up with an introduction of Qiu Yuan’s equipment. “Yuan Xi’s mechanical box ‘Golden Jade Hall’ adds to his pets’ critical attributes, while Qiu Zongping’s ‘Red Sandalwood Treasure Box’ reduces cooldown time. From this, it seems like Qiu Zongping is in charge of controlling the field, while Yuan Xi is responsible for output. They will likely be thinking of methods to immediately kill either Han or Mo, forcing a 2V1 battle.”
Seeing that the time displayed on the clock was 10:00am, Liang Ru smiled. “The game will begin shortly. Let’s all turn our attention to what’s happening on stage!”
***
Back on the stage, both sides had completed their preparations.
Qin Mo’s luck in this partner competition was quite good, constantly rolling high scores, and earning him the right to select the map.
The map he selected for this round was ‘Windy Canyon’, which had a narrow valley scene. Due to its width, only up to four people were permitted to pass through side by side. Obviously, he wasn’t going to give Qiu Zongping the opportunity to attack from behind obstacles. Furthermore, this sort of narrow terrain was an extremely demanding test of a summoner’s skills.
Qiu Zongping was not surprised when he saw this map, having already guessed that Qin Mo would use this map to target them. Windy Canyon was one of the best ways to target summoner flow players, but… the him of today was no longer the same as the Qiu Zongping of back then. He has played in various competitions in the past three years, and was no stranger to this sort of map environment.
After some consideration, Qiu Zongping spoke. “According to the original plan, you will bring the damage reflection secret book, while I will bring the team heal to prevent any one of us from dying under the opponents’ hands.” Unlike the other players, he did not select the chaos control of ‘Tall Mountains Flowing Waters’. After all, the output ability of his joint cooperation with Yuan Xi was sufficient. As long as he could control the rhythm and kill either Han or Mo, they would have a chance to win—— Qiu Zongping very much favoured a stable win.
At the start of the game, both sides were loaded at the canyon’s entrance.
Although there were no obstacles in the narrow valley, the terrain did not follow a straight line. Instead, there were two S-shaped turns in the path.
Qiu Zongping released his mechanical rats to scout the road ahead. Nothing was found at the first turn, and it was only once the two of them passed the corner that they saw the swordsman in white come from another corner.
—— Just Qin Mo alone?
Immediately realising that Xiao Han was invisible, Qiu Zongping summoned four mechanical chariots, two in front and two at the back. The ones in front opened the way, while those at the back were meant to stop Xiao Han from interfering. Qin Mo couldn’t help but admire this operation; Qiu Zongping’s understanding of the overall situation was very strong, and he deserved to be Qin Mo’s successor.
It’s just that Xiao Han hadn’t planned on sneaking around at the back, and was in fact standing in front of Qin Mo at this time.
Yuan Xi had been Qiu Zongping’s partner for three years, and they had developed a tacit understanding. Seeing captain Qiu control the field with his mechanical chariots, he too summoned four mechanical chariots to attack Qin Mo—— With a loud explosion, Yuan Xi’s four chariots exploded around Qin Mo!
His pet’s critical strike attribute was very high, and just this one explosion was enough to make Qin Mo lose a considerable amount of blood. However, Xiao Han ran away quickly, avoiding this wave of attacks.
Seeing Xiao Han appear a meter away from him, Qiu Zongping decisively shifted a mechanical chariot over to block his advance. However, Xiao Han moved like the wind, instantly teleporting behind Yuan Xi with ‘Meteor’ and stabbing him in the back.
Qiu Zongping immediately summoned a large wave of mechanical rats to bite them, with three biting Qin Mo and the other three biting Xiao Han. This double-line operation was completed perfectly, stacking three layers of weakness on both Han and Mo.
—— The time was now!
Yuan Xi’s eyes brightened as he decisively summoned the mechanical hawk!
The ranged air attack lowered Xiao Han and Qin Mo’s blood volumes yet again. At the same time, Qiu Zongping summoned his mechanical horse, trying to control Xiao Han and Qin Mo both with fear.
Both people cooperated very tacitly; one person controlled while the other attacked.
If this three-second fear control successfully landed, Qiu Zongping and Yuan Xi would no doubt join forces to output, making it extremely likely that Xiao Han and Qin Mo would be soundly beaten and left with a dangerously low amount of blood.
At this moment, a soft green light suddenly surrounded Qin Mo’s body——
As a result, the moment Qiu Zongping summoned his mechanical horse, Qin Mo and Xiao Han were not controlled. Not only that, but Qiu Zongping and Yuan Xi themselves were affected by the fear control!
The audience sent several rows of 6666. Seeing this, Ye Chao immediately offered praise. “Qiu Yuan’s double summoner combination has too many control skills. However, Qin Mo’s secret book ‘Big Dipper’ has the ability to transfer control effects! Using this, he transferred Qiu Zongping’s fear control back at a critical moment. His predictive skills are really too powerful!”
“Qin Mo has regained control of the battlewar situation in an instant.” Wu Zewen was also offered some praise of his ownpraised.
In fact, Qin Mo hadn’t blindly guessed when to use the skill, but had instead carefully analysed Qiu Yuan’s attack rhythm.
Usually, Yuan Xi would wait for Qiu Zongping to follow up with control skills before using a big move. Just now, Qiu Zongping weakened both Han and Mo, causing their defense to drop; Yuan Xi thus used the mechanical hawk’s group attack to reduce their health. Thus, Qiu Zongping would certainly try to seamlessly connect the follow-up control, making it convenient for Yuan Xi to push through and kill the residual blood Xiao Han.
So, Qin Mo immediately seized the opportunity, using his secret book to transfer back the control.
Qiu Zongping’s rhythm was interrupted, and he was controlled by the fear status. Qin Mo and Xiao Han immediately joined hands, starting their attack——
Their goal was Yuan Xi!
Xiao Han was already behind Yuan Xi. After the weakness state was relieved, he immediately used the big move ‘Shadowless Dragon’, followed by ‘Deadly Ice Silkworm’ and ‘Rainbow Through the Sun’, each stab from his dagger drawing blood!
Since Qin Mo was further away, he used the skill ‘Drifting Sword’ to travel over, before following up with the targeted skill ‘Unrivalled Sword’!
The two people teamed up, and the resultant output was explosive. Yuan Xi’s blood volume was instantly lowered by half!
Fortunately, the fear control only lasted for 3 seconds. “Prepare to retreat!” Qiu Zongping called out.
Just as he finished speaking, the fear control ended. Qiu Zongping immediately used two mechanical snakes to fix Qin Mo in place, simultaneously using qinggong to run away. Yuan Xi’s reactions were equally quick, using two mechanical snakes of his own to trap Xiao han in the same manner, before chasing after Qiu Zongping.
Their simultaneous control of the field at this moment had disrupted Twin Star’s attack rhythm.
“The double summoners cooperated well,” Wu Zewen nodded.
“En, they have been partners for three years after all,” Ye Chao acknowledged. “They’ve managed to flee from Twin Star’s siege, but whether they can regain the initiative is uncertain.”
We Zewen stared at the screen earnestly. “However, Qiu Zongping’s pet cooldown is very fast. In another 8 seconds, the mechanical chariots will be available.”
At this moment, Xiao Han broke out of the mechanical snakes’ entrapment with ‘Golden Cicada Shell’, and followed up with ‘Thousand Lights Ghost Walk’ to chase after the two——
The speed of Qiu Yuan’s retreat with qinggong was naturally unable to match up to the teleportation effect of the assassin’s ‘Thousand Lights Ghost Walk’. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Han had already caught up with the two. Qiu Zongping summoned the mechanical blood cow before them to resist the damage, while Yuan Xi speedily hid behind, recalling the mechanical snakes to bite Xiao Han once more.
At this time, Qiu Zongping’s mechanical chariots had come off cooldown, and he immediately summoned four chariots to surround Xiao Han!
It was Xiao Han who was encircled by Qiu Yuan’s pets, yet the audience saw a shocking sight——
The familiar tune of ‘Tall Mountains Flowing Waters’ echoed in their ears as Qiu Yuan’s large number of pets immediately went crazy, slamming into each other!
Qiu Zongping’s mechanical chariot slammed one of Yuan Xi’s snakes to death, while Yuan Xi’s other snake unceremoniously bit into Qiu Zongping. The mechanical blood cow summoned by Qiu Zongping also headbutt Yuan Xi, sending him flying into the wall… the entire scene was extremely messy, much like a pack of demons trying to dance.
From afar, the white-clothed swordsman used qinggong to fly over, and in the 3 seconds of chaos control, Qin Mo used the swordsman’s big move—— Skyward Sword!
The world was finally quiet.
Qiu Zongping and Yuan Xi’s pets were all dead, and the residual blood Yuan Xi was directly killed off by this big move.
Yuan Xi: “…”
This series of ellipses was typed into the public chat, showing just how shocked Yuan Xi was.
Qiu Zongping sighed helplessly. “I’ve been fooled by god Mo again.”
In fact, he shouldn’t have sought for ‘stable victory’ in this round, bringing healing and damage reflection secret books. Against Qin Mo, looking for ‘stability’ was equivalent to ‘steadily seeking death’.
The transfer of control skills plus the chaos control turned the summoners’ pets into accomplices in killing their masters. The scene of a large group of pets beating each other was quite daunting.
The moment Yuan Xi died, Qiu Zongping had no hopes of winning a 1V2. Thus, the first match ended quickly.
Ye Chao didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. “God Mo is really very bad. Other people used the chaos control secret book to deal with the Twin Stars, so he uses the same book to deal with the double summoners!”
“He used to play a summoner himself,” Wu Zewen replied calmly. “He is very clear about how lethal ‘chaos’ is to a summoner.”
—— The greater the number of pets, the more terrifying the effect of the chaos control, not to mention the situation of two summoners summoning pets at the same time.
In his heart, Qiu Zongping sighed. He should have guessed that god Mo would use this trick, but even if he had, it was extremely difficult to deal with. This was giving him a huge headache!
This chapter was exciting and at the same time sweet. So cute how the apprentices look up to their master 🙂 I enjoyed this chapter thank you
+99 agreed of how cute they are 😍
You’re welcome~ 😘
Wu Zewen as the guest commentator for this match was unexpected~ I was surprised~ And a round of sympathy for Yuan Xi and Qiu Zongping… Qin Mo became a bully to his own pupils~ 🤣 I look forward to the next match~!
💙💙💙 Thank you for the chapter 💙💙💙
Yes, it’s cute on how Qin Mo said, why Wu Zewen in need of money 🤣 I think it’s just because he love money~~
You’re welcome~ 😘
Even if Xiao Mo had to give up playing the summoner, no one should ever forget that he was first class in that profession, after all, he’s the direct apprentice (and adopted apprenctice 😂) of two god-level summoners. He’s hand speed may not be able to keep up with the summoner but his knowledge and experience in that profession is the best among the current pro players.
Ehem, I’m helping Xiao Han boast about his baby. 😆😆😆
That’s right, he knows about summoner like the back of his palm~
Helping Xiao Han to boast about his baby, lol 🤣
stability = steadily seeking death lolololGod mo has combatted against that secret book 3 times already, time for other people to try it. Honestly that book feels like a cheat.
Lol, all the other teams use that secret book to go against Twin Stars 🤣