Chapter 172: Matchday 38 [3]

England, Leeds...

"Chris!" Chris!" "Chris!"

The gigantic stadium in Leeds, England was a cauldron of noise as Chris chants filled the stadium, cheering on the teenager’s MOTM-winning display in the final game of the season against Lionheart Legacy.

For a long time, Scarlet Rose had endorsed Chris’ talent before the media, Jonathan especially stopping at nothing to hype the value of his apprentice.

And finally, the apprentice seized his moment in the biggest stage.

What better stage than the final game of the season, tied at the same points against Phoenix Rising, the reigning league champions, what better stage to go all out and announce yourself to the world with a MOTM-winning display?

That night, Chris owned the stage.

And while in Leeds, Chris’ name was chanted by the fans, turning it into songs, somewhere else in England...

England, London...

London, one of the biggest cities in England.

And now, in one of the recently iconic stadiums in the magnificent city of London, an epic Warstar league clash was coming to a close.

(English Pro Alliance:)

(Matchday 38 of 38:)

(Cyber Squad vs Phoenix Rising)

(Time: 7:20pm)

...

[Cyber Squad: 2 points]

[Phoenix Rising: 3 points]

The game was played in Cyber Squad’s home stadium.

All season, in the absence of the familiar legends of the biggest Warstar pro club in England, Cyber Squad had struggled all season in the league.

At the beginning of the season, it was a total disaster as they fell agonizingly close to the relegation spots in the table.

And yet, despite how grim it became, despite how hard the criticism came, surprisingly, the young Caster was able to take it all.

The young teenager confessed to have met with God Noah in the game where he received advise from the club legend. Since then, his performances improved significantly in the league.

And yet, it was still a rocky season for Cyber Squad, until this game... tonight.

Cyber Squad reserved the best for last.

Caster reserved his best performance of the season for last.

Unlike earlier in the season when the visage of Stinger of War infused him with foolish pride, affecting his performances; these days, Caster already learned to deal with his pride and fully inherit Stinger of War, inheriting the legacy of the Battle God.

Game after game since his first encounter with Lord Doom in the game, and their subsequent meetings, Caster learned a lot.

And finally, his talent could blossom.

It truly blossomed tonight, on the last game of the season.

For the individual battle round, despite the fact that his pride and the pride of the club was on the line, in the first battle, Caster refused to come out as the first combatant after seeing Dain Ironvalor come out.

Caster was an extremely talented younger. And like most talented youngsters, he had pride, a lot of it but now, reason reigned over his pride.

Caster had very high APM, he was skilled, and yet tonight, he realized that even with Stinger of War, he stood no chance against the current best player of the English Pro Alliance.

This season, Gabriel was on course to winning a 2nd consecutive MVP-award as the best player of the season.

This was why Caster took the sensible decision of throwing the first individual duel against Phoenix Rising. And this was also despite playing in their home stadium.

At first, the Cyber Squad home fans filling the stadium didn’t like it, voicing out their discontent with views as another player entered the arena against Phoenix Rising’s Dain Ironvalor.

And like expected, Gabriel tyrannically tore his opponent apart in record time. And yet, the fans later learned to love Caster’s seemingly cowardly decision.

Despite throwing the first fight, deliberately letting Phoenix Rising win without struggling, in the 2nd individual duel, Caster kickstarted his plan.

For the 2nd duel, he entered the arena against Phoenix Rising’s representative, another Combat Mage.

For this duel, not only was Caster’s Stinger of War Avatar a better equipped and stronger Avatar, but he also had the home advantage.

Not just that, Caster’s determination was unstoppable.

BOOM!

The clash of Combat Mages started, lasting a significant period of time and yet, throughout, Caster never lost the initiative once.

From beginning to end, he hunted and eventually tore his opponent apart.

And just like that, Phoenix Rising’s seemingly unstoppable momentum was halted singlehanded by Caster, building the foundation for the 3rd individual duel.

For the 3rd individual duel, Caster sent his Vice Captain up to fight.

Isabelle’s Stormborn Valor, the Paladin entered the arena to welcome Phoenix Rising’s Warlock.

With Caster having set the tempo already, Isabella was excited. She was ready, and she didn’t hesitate, as soon as the duel started she exploded into action.

Against an insidious class like the Warlock clash, Isabella faced a lot of treachery and hidden danger when pursuing her opponent, but in the end, her Paladin proved resilient enough against the deadly tricks of the Warlock.

She cut through all his illusions, pushed through every mirage, and emerged victorious, slaying him down with the edge of her blade.

And so, Cyber Squad did it.

They won the individual battle.

BOOM!

You had to see the atmosphere in the crowd.

The crowd seethed like rippling waves in an ocean, setting off a chain reaction as Cyber Squad fans celebrated excitedly like they already won the game.

The atmosphere in the stadium went haywire.

Caster’s radical strategy worked. Cyber Squad was on top, but not for long.

The 3 vs 3 battle rush rolled in, and in this game, with Phoenix Rising pulling out with their captain, their Warlock, and an Elementalist, Cyber Squad’s chances were thin to begin with.

Afterall, despite the individual skill of the Phoenix Rising players, the club was better known as a well-oiled machine of slaughter led by Dain Ironvalor.

Their teamwork was seamless like parts of a machine.

And knowing this, Caster continued his scheming. He excluded himself from the 3 vs 3 battle rush entirely, sending in Isabella, his Vice Captain and Paladin, Smith, the Mechanic controller, and Cleon, the team’s cleric.

The 3 vs 3 battle rush’s mission was simple. By combining a Paladin, a Mechanic, and a Cleric in a team formation, Caster ordered them not to win, but rather to frustrate the hell out of their opponents.

His intentions were clear; he wanted to frustrate and harass the Phoenix Rising players mentally, intending to get into their head.

When Isabella realized it, she shivered.

’W-when did he suddenly become such a frightening strategist?’

If Isabella could understand Caster’s intentions, Gabriel could too, but it didn’t matter. Understanding his intentions would not change anything.

In the end, Phoenix Rising wanted to win as fast as possible to not waste energy which played right into Caster’s plan.

3..., 2..., 1!

FIGHT!

When the clash started, Phoenix Rising went all out in attack to quickly annihilate their opponents but against a team that had a Cleric, a resourceful Mechanic, and a defensive Paladin, there was no chance in hell that this team would be annihilated anytime soon.

The team held against Phoenix Rising’s offensive, Isabella leading with skill and experience to frustrate their opponents.

They did everything in their power to stay alive.

In the end, despite the fact that they could not exhaust the time allocated to the 3 vs 3 battle rush, they still did enough to frustrate their players.

Gabriel knew Caster’s intentions; he knew exactly what his opponent was planning but he still couldn’t help feeling incensed that they actually did it.

Caster’s plan worked.

Most of the home fans didn’t like it though. It was too passive, and they didn’t understand it, but those who did understand knew that they now had a chance.

And finally, the team battle rolled in.

[Cyber Squad: 2 points]

[Phoenix Rising: 3 points]

Phoenix Rising was ahead now but the game was up for grabs.

For the final round of this game, the team battle, Cyber Squad would go all out. This time, Caster was ready to embrace his Avatar’s Battle God title.

For the home fans, finally! Their eyes ignited with excitement as they could feel the unrelenting energy now exuded by their captain.

And finally, the clash started.

BOOM!

It was intense, crazy, harrowing.

Led by a rampaging Caster who seemed to have lost all reason, giving in to his rapid APM, no one seemed capable of keeping up with him and yet with him this way, Isabella smoothly took command from him.

She led the team to keep up with Caster.

Cyber Squad fought tooth and nail, giving their all. It was undoubtedly the best team battle of their whole season, each player playing his role to perfection, and yet... they were up against Phoenix Rising.

They were up against Dain Ironvalor, and his team of offense zealots.

The first player to die in the clash was Phoenix Rising’s, including the 2nd and yet in one fell swoop, Dain Ironvalor slaughtered 3 players in a sequence of mere seconds, chaining a perfect sequence of low-level Paladin skills.

That deviation, that oversight, that moment of individual brilliance from the MVP-candidate of the season... it decided the game.

Cyber Squad lost.

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