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Chapter 175: Playoff Round; Nightfall vs Oblivion Knights [2]

Chapter 175: Playoff Round; Nightfall vs Oblivion Knights [2]

---<VICTORY>---

At a corner of the star-shaped island which was the arena for the individual battles, a Blademaster stood, standing victorious over his opponent as he pointed one of his twin daggers at his opponent who slowly faded into motes of light.

This was the 3rd battle of the individual battle round of this playoff round game, and Oblivion Knights secured their 2nd victory of the night.

The screen flashed.

[Nightfall: 1 point]

[Oblivion Knights: 2 points]

After the individual battle round, Oblivion Knights led with 2 points to their opponent’s 1 point.

After the clash between captains in the first individual battle, the second battle involved Nightfall’s Mechanic and Oblivion Knight’s Paladin.

Nightfall won the second individual battle, their Mechanic snatching victory from the jaws of defeat as he used the advantages of his unique class to the maximum, securing 1 point for his team.

The final individual battle was between Oblivion Knight’s other Blademaster against Nightfall’s Gunner. At first, the Gunner had the advantage as he suppressed his opponent with his superior firepower but as soon as the Blademaster managed to close the distance, the battle ended.

With his twin blades, the Blademaster comboed the Gunner to death.

By that point, the end of the individual battle, the atmosphere in this neutral stadium became even more electric as both fans also engaged in the battle, supporting their team by making loud noise.

After the individual battle round, the game progressed.

[SECOND ROUND: 3 VS 3 BATTLE RUSH]

[CHOOSE YOUR CHAMPIONS!]

Oblivion Knights already had the advantage. If they wanted to claw their way back into the game, Nightfall had to choose a radical lineup.

For the 3 vs 3 battle rush, Nightfall’s captain went with an all-offensive lineup of 2 Assassins and a Gunner.

As for Oblivion Knights? They went with an Elementalist, a Blademaster, and their sole Paladin. The Paladin was Oblivion Knights’ captain.

The format of the 3 vs 3 battle rush was not like the team battle. It was more like the individual battle; but in this case, a single Avatar can go all the way, fighting the 3 opposing challengers.

The battle rush only ends when 3 of the opponents on either of the 2 sides are obliterated, gifting the last team standing the win.

As soon as both teams finalized their 3-man lineup for the battle rush, they more or less had an idea about the strategy that their opponent was about to use for this stage. But it didn’t matter, they went ahead either way.

For Oblivion Knights, the Blademaster stepped up first and the Gunner joined him for Nightfall.

The first battle was a methodically entertaining clash.

CRAKSH!

From the beginning, Oblivion Knight’s captain and Blademaster used his movement skill, chasing after his opponent to close the distance.

In response, Nightfall’s Gunner used a large impact shooting skill as with the shockwave, he rapidly retreated, buying more distance to attack.

And as he flew through the air, his attack started.

Machine gun fire reverberated as he unleashed a torrent of bullets at his opponent. In response, the Blademaster showed his skill, flickering in and out as he ran in a zig zag pattern, dodging as much bullets as he could to limit the damage.

The Gunner managed to wear the Blademaster’s HP below 50% before the shrewd Blademaster caught up, and then, all hell broke loose.

The Blademaster erupted into a hurricane of steel.

The Gunner could not escape, he knew and so he focused on dealing as much damage as possible even as the blade carved his Avatar’s skin out.

The Gunner died, but the Blademaster’s HP was now below 40% HP.

[LOADING...]

The Gunner faded into motes of light, and shortly after, Nightfall’s next Avatar entered the arena, the Assassin, Ghost Ring; Nightfall’s captain.

Whoosh!

As soon as he spawned in the arena, the Assassin erupted with speed, leaving a ghostly crimson blur in his wake as he charged after the weakened Blademaster.

{Come on coward!}

The Blademaster typed in the chat.

But then, something unexpected happened.

{Assassination=}

The Assassin opened the battle with his most self-destructive move.

If the Blademaster dodged, he would have inflicted more harm on himself and yet, it didn’t matter because even Oblivion Knight’s captain, Roaring Thunder did not expect such recklessness from his rival.

Ruthlessly sacrificing 20% of his HP with his Assassination, the Assassin appeared behind his opponent in a blur and struck.

One strike, one kill.

40% HP was wiped out in one attack!

This was the embodiment of Nightfall’s strategy for the 3 vs 3 battle rush; a radical high-risk offensive strategy.

Oblivion Knights realized, and thankfully, they already knew this earlier when their opponent’s made their Avatar decisions for the 3 vs 3 battle rush.

This was why Oblivion Knights sent their Paladin yet.

A tank class like the Paladin is the worst combination for an Assassin.

And when the battle started, it was clear, it was a mismatch, and yet, Nightfall’s captain played with shrewdness born from years of experience playing Warstar at the very highest level.

{Backstab=}

{Crippling Stab=}

{Poison=}

{Shadow Clone Technique=}

The arena turned into a blur as both Avatars clashed.

In the chaotic cadence of this intense battle, amid the rapidly changing elements of battle, the Assassin managed to find order in the chaos.

He hit the zone; he entered the flow state.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

His hands hit the keyboard as if beating a talking drum, his other hand moving his mouse with the accuracy of an A.I.

Time seemed to warp before this player, everything becoming easier.

On the arena, the Assassin erupted into a hurricane of blurry darkness. Only the movement of his daggers reflected light in the darkness of his movement.

His movements were swift, smooth, flowing, almost like a dance.

A dance of death.

He won!

---<VICTORY>---

The victory screen flashed.

While a certain fanbase in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium erupted in joy, another fanbase was silent, too petrified to make noise.

Incredulously, the Assassin had more than 30% HP remaining.

And in the final team battle, with that 30% HP, he managed to whittle the Elementalist’s HP to below 50% before dying.

It was a workover for Nightfall’s last Avatar, the Assassin.

He completed the work, securing the win for Nightfall.

[Nightfall: 4 points]

[Oblivion Knights: 2 points]

The comeback was on.

In the regular league games, the 3 vs 3 battle rush is worth just 2 points but at the beginning of the season, the English WA already agreed to use the new points format that was used in the World Championship in the playoff round.

And so, the 3 vs 3 battle rush was worth 3 points here. This was to prevent a situation where both clubs play to a 5 – 5 draw.

After the 3 vs 3 battle rush, the momentum switched in Nightfall’s favor.

And they never let go of it after that.

Nightfall’s captain carried his flow state to the team battle.

Thankfully, he already took the radical decision of going with an all-offensive starting V lineup of 2 Assassins, a Thief, a Mechanic, and a Gunner for the team battle instead of a Cleric which now played to his advantage.

The arena for the team battle was called Ancient Auburn Forest. It was an ancient wilderness teeming with dangerous Auburn trees that are all carnivorous, and could devour Avatars that encroach on their territory.

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

FIGHT!

As soon as the counter hit 0, 10 professional players and their Avatars exploded in a dance of violence in one of the biggest stages of professional Warstar.

In the team battle, Nightfall’s captain was a menace.

Oblivion Knight’s captain tried to hunt him down, recognizing the threat of the state that his opponent was in but unwilling to entangle himself with the best player of the opposing team this early, the Assassin evaded him with his superior speed and went on a solo rampage.

By the end of the team battle, the Assassin successfully completed a legendary 3v1 in the quarterfinal round of the Playoff round.

He singlehandedly slaughtered the enemy Thief, Elementalist, and the Paladin. Ending the Paladin was aided by some help from his teammates.

But still, it was a legendary 3v1.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium turned into a cauldron of noise as excited Nightfall fans cheered their captain on at the top of their lungs.

The nasty Avatar singlehandedly won his team the game.

With 3 players dead from the opposition team already, cleaning off the 2 others didn’t take too much effort.

The synergy between the 2 surviving Avatars of Oblivion Knights was admirable, especially the tenacity of the club captain, and yet it could not stop the unstoppable momentum of Nightfall led by the in-form Assassin captain.

It took a long time of clashing steel, a lot of effort, and yet, in the end, the 2 Blademasters fell to the blade of their opponents.

---<VICTORY>---

The victory screen flashed.

Nightfall won. It became the 3rd team to progress to the semifinal of the Warstar RPG Champions League.

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