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Chapter 161: Promotion tournament [7]

Chapter 161: Promotion tournament [7]

[Promotion Tournament:]

[Quarterfinal fixtures:]

>Chaos Inc. vs Crimson Vale<

>Winner- Chaos Inc.<

...

>Apex Reign vs Iron Dominion<

>Winner- Iron Dominion<

...

>Silverfang vs Nightshroud<

>Winner- Nightshroud<

...

>Echelon vs Aetherlight Syndicate<

Out of the 4 battles of the first round of the Promotion Tournament playoffs, 3 were already played with their winners decided.

Out of the 3 different battles stretched across 3 days, the ex pro clubs mostly dominated. Chaos Inc. was the only team from the mundane challengers that became the trailblazing underdog, clutching victory in the quarterfinal.

Just yesterday, Nightshroud showed the true level of the fallen pro clubs, ruthlessly blowing Silverfang out of the way.

All the way from the battle royale elimination round, Silverfang was not a high-rated team in the Promotion Tournament. But due to their propensity for doing the impossible, clawing their way up as underdogs, they grew a fanbase.

People started rooting for them, wanting them to be the dark horse of the Promotion Tournament this year, but Nightshroud ruthlessly shattered that wish.

They didn’t just win against Silverfang, they broke their opponents completely with discipline, coordination, and a firm strategy.

They showed their opponents level.

Above all though, the thrilling battle entertained the spectators to no end.

And with that, all eyes went towards the last game of the quarterfinal of the playoff round, the game between Echelon and Aetherlight Syndicate.

This game attracted even more attention, and it was because of a simple reason. Both teams were tipped as favorites to go all the way and win the Promotion Tournament this year.

Echelon was a self-explanatory, it was a team led by the legendary God Noah.

Noah may be retired, but his exploits in the game with his Lord Doom Avatar showed that he still got it and was still a force of nature in Warstar.

He also had his retired teammates with him, so they could not be underestimated.

As for Aetherlight Syndicate though, of the 4 pro clubs that won the playoff slots, Aetherlight Syndicate was the one that was rated highest.

Afterall, Aetherlight Syndicate left the English Pro Alliance just last season.

This was a team that consistently play in the Pro Alliance, until the last season where they played poorly and were relegated.

They lost only 2 of their starting V players after being relegated, but the core of the team still remained, 3 skillful pro players who were loyal to the club.

It was a fearsome team.

Aetherlight Syndicate consisted of a lineup of a Psychic, a Paladin, a Summoner, a Combat Mage, and a Cleric.

It was a typical team lineup focused on aether and psychic-based classes.

Consisting of a Psychic, a Combat Mage, and a Summoner, all classes with high Intelligence and capable of high damage through various means, it was a versatile team. And with a Paladin, they had their tank.

They had their healer in the Cleric, it was a balanced and deadly team.

Against Echelon, who would prevail?

Hours before the game, the arena for the epic clash was randomized.

(Promotion Tournament:)

(Quarterfinal:)

>Echelon vs Aetherlight Syndicate<

[Location: Sand Dune]

[A ruinous desert where 2 great armies once clashed in a cataclysmic battle. The only survivors of the great clash are the mounts, the Sand Worms. Beware of Sand Worms that swallow people whole!]

Sand Dune is an old arena location in the game.

It had a simple design, the main caveat being the sand dunes that occasionally pill up, blocking vision. It was a plain desert which limited the tactics that teams could use, they could only fight and clash in a direct confrontation.

Another feature were the Sand Worms. They rare appear in the Sand Dune, but when they do, these towering beasts are capable of swallowing Avatars whole.

When swallowed, Avatars are doomed to a slow death, their HP being chipped one step at a time by the corrosive digestive inner juices of the worms.

Apart from the fear of being swallowed, when a Sand Worm appear, more dunes appear, reducing visibility to less than a meter ahead of each player.

In the build up to the game, while the two different teams did their tactical setups, discussing their approach to the game, the 2 different fanbases clashed.

Echelon was new, but it already had a staunch fanbase.

All Lord Doom fans were now Echelon fans. And trust them, even in the Promotion Tournament, they came in droves to support their Lord and his team.

Aetherlight Syndicate was no slouch though in the fanbase area. As a Pro Alliance club before now, they had an established fanbase.

The 2 fanbases clashed, fanning the flames to the epic clash.

Like that, time moved fast and, in a jiffy, it was D-day.

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Day 4...

Neither of the 2 teams tweaked their formations.

The physical arena for the epic clash was Chelsea Football Club’s Stamford Bridge stadium in London.

Stamford Bridge was filled to the brim with tens of thousands of passionate Warstar fans, eagerly supporting their teams, and in the electric atmosphere that now diffused this stadium, the challengers spawned inside the game.

The Sand Dune was a massive map, but due to its relatively flat surface, even through the low visibility caused by the sand dunes, the 2 teams noticed silhouettes of each other mere seconds after being spawned.

They were far away from each other, but the flat surface of the terrain did not allow for elaborate tactics, and so both teams simply approached each other.

Echelon used a wedge formation.

Lord Doom moved through the middle with Aetherforge, flanked in the right by Reckless Storm and Captain Batman.

To his left was Enlightened Flame, the Summoner and his army of elite summons. This time, he needed quality than quantity.

Behind the group was the Cleric, Misty Rose, safely protected behind them.

What Nightshroud did yesterday to their opponents would have made this approach, leaving their Cleric behind seem extremely risky but that was Silverfang, and this was Echelon.

Noah and his crew were not scared.

The location hazard didn’t trigger as they approached the center of the arena, no Sand Worm made an appearance.

And then, they met at the center.

They clashed.

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