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Chapter 163: Semifinal clash [1]

Chapter 163: Semifinal clash [1]

[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<

>Winner- Echelon<

4 battles, 4 winners...

At the end of Day 4 of the Promotion Tournament quarterfinals, 4 teams were eliminated out of the tournament, leaving the top 4 teams.

And then, the semifinal draw was released.

[Promotion Tournament:]

[Semifinal fixtures:]

>Chaos Inc. vs Iron Dominion<

>Date: Tuesday, 10:00am<

...

>Nightshroud vs Echelon<

>Date: Thursday, 10:00am<

The semifinal games would start in the coming week.

2 games, 2 blockbuster clashes to decide the finalists of the Promotion Tournament.

Echelon’s game was still far, scheduled for all the way Thursday next week.

And so, all the attention focused on the first semifinal clash between Chaos Inc. and Iron Dominion.

A clash of old vs new, a clash of favorite vs underdog.

Once a prominent pro club, Iron Dominion had a solid fanbase that supported them and with their new prodigy, they were always billed as favorites to go all the way in the tournament so their semifinal spot was no fluke.

Unlike them though, a lot of people saw Chaos Inc.’s semifinal spot as a fluke.

At the beginning of the Promotion Tournament, no one expected them to make it this far, and yet, here they were, still fighting.

Even when the true underdog that was widely recognized just weeks ago, Silverfang was already eliminated.

Even with Apex Reign was already eliminated, Chaos Inc. thrived.

People loved a good underdog story, and so they could not help but romanticize Chaos Inc.’s run to the semifinal. They could not help but pray and hope for the thrill of another upset.

Amid the banter, publicity, and anticipation, D-day came fast.

Tuesday, 10:00am...

The venue for the first semifinal game was Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium.

The stadium was almost filled with tens of thousands of Warstar fans, either fervently supporting Iron Dominion or just here to participate in the drama.

And boy did the drama unfold.

3..., 2... 1!

FIGHT!

(Promotion Tournament:)

(Semifinal:)

>Chaos Inc. vs Iron Dominion<

[Location: Skyforge Citadel]

[A colossal floating fortress suspended high above the clouds, with fractured platforms, suspended bridges, and ever-shifting rune-etched panels. Each section of the citadel is powered by ancient aether engines, causing segments to rise, fall, or rotate periodically during battle.]

Another popular arena location.

The Skyforge Citadel is popular in the pro scene, it was a unique location with unique features. One of its main features are Aether wells that restores mana and boosts magic damage if controlled.

Another is the shifting platforms that move every 45 seconds, forcing players to reposition or risk falling into the storm abyss.

And then the sky tethers, zipline-style nodes that allow rapid traversal between zones. It was a gigantic arena.

And of course, the environmental hazards, strong wind gusts and unstable tiles that can throw players off ledges.

As one of the most popular locations in the pro scene, the perfect strategies and favored styles to be used in Skyforge Citadel were already deduced long ago by the pro players.

Skyforge Citadel favored mobility-based classes, aerial combos, zone control, and ambush tactics. Classes like Thieves, Assassins, the Witch class, and the Mechanic class excel in Skyforge Citadel.

At a glance, Chaos Inc.’s class combination was better for a location like Skyforge Citadel, comprising of their captain, a Brawler, an Elementalist, a Witch, a Blademaster, and a Cleric.

But could they overcome the raw skill of their opponents?

As soon as the battle started, Iron Dominion moved as a team, their 2 Paladins leading the charge, their genius Blademaster moving directly behind the Paladins, while the Cleric and Ghostblade walked side by side at the rear.

{Poison Glass=}

A low-level Witch skill.

As soon as the sound of shattering glass reverberated above them, Iron Dominion’s players scattered, knowing what was coming.

The enemy Witch was already above them!

She rode on her enchanted broom.

Chaos Inc.’s strategy was simple, they simply went for an all-out assault, hoping to win by relying on the slight advantage of their class composition.

With a Witch that could attack from the sky, making her immune to the unstable tiles and shifting platforms, including a Blademaster and Brawler leading the attack charge, both reliably fast classes, they hoped to overwhelm their opponents.

Afterall, Iron Dominion was renowned for their heavy-armor classes.

With 2 Paladins, a notoriously heavy class, they hoped to use the terrain to their advantage, forcing their 2 slower opponents to slip and fall into the abyss.

Falling out of a platform into the clouds meant instant death.

This was their strategy.

It was a sound strategy, but it didn’t work. It didn’t work simply because they didn’t have the required skill to execute such a blitz attack strategy.

BOOM!

The clash started, the Brawler and Blademaster rapidly descending on the 2 Paladins but calmly, the 2 Paladins held their ground against the assault.

Iron Dominion’s captain was one of the Paladins.

They were able to avoid being pushed out of the platform as a result of the rapid assault. And luck played on their side, the platform that they stood on was excluded from the first shift of the Skyforge Citadel.

Every 45 seconds, the platforms of the Skyforge Citadel shift, disorienting players and throwing them off if they were not fast enough to reorient themselves.

But Iron Dominion was lucky, and so their genius capitalized.

While Chaos Inc.’s Brawler and Blademaster went on the attack, they left their Cleric undefended. Their Elementalist remained with her, but it didn’t matter before a Blademaster of this caliber.

Iron Dominion’s teenage prodigy was let loose!

Click! Clack!

Behind his monitor, the kid’s APM exploded!

And with it, his Blademaster went berserk, doing a 2v1, no, a 3v1 because the Witch reacted as soon as the Blademaster went on the attack.

Despite fighting against 3 players, it didn’t matter, sheer talent and skill prevailed as he cut the Cleric down, the Elementalist barely slowing him down.

Afterall, Elementalist were masters at AOE damage, not protection.

And with the Elementalist so close, as soon as he slayed the Cleric, the Blademaster pounced on the defenseless Elementalist.

He cut him down in seconds!

In less than 2 minutes, he killed 2 enemies, singlehandedly turning the game around in favor of his team.

Iron Dominion didn’t need to do much after that. They simply needed to capitate on the advantage that he bought for them, cleaving through them with reckless abandon like they were never there.

Less than 5 minutes later...

---<VICTORY>---

Iron Dominion won the first semifinal clash.