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Chapter 222: Rivalry [14]

Chapter 222: Rivalry [14]

[English Pro Alliance League Table – Matchday 29]

1) Echelon – MP: 29; Points: 81

2) Scarlet Rose – MP: 29; Points: 78

3) Cyber Squad – MP: 29; Points: 77

4) Phoenix Rising – MP: 29; Points: 76

5) Juggernaut – MP: 29; Points: 65

This was how the English Pro Alliance table looked like after matchday 29.

In the second half of the season, Scarlet Rose showed exactly what they were made of in their matchday 29 encounter. They showed just how shameless they were, and to what lengths they could go just to win.

Where Cyber Squad failed in the 2nd half of the season, even Phoenix Rising, all losing to a rampant Club Echelon, Scarlet Rose managed to do it.

It was Echelon’s first draw in the 2nd half of the season.

The repercussions of that draw?

It ignited the title race in the English Pro Alliance, making the title race even more steep as the top 5 clubs dug deep for the final 9 matchdays of the season.

The situation especially in Phoenix Rising’s stadium in London changed a lot.

It was no news that Gabriel was one of the most carefree and easygoing captains in the league, leading his team with a more laidback attitude, but after the 10-0 loss against Echelon, Gabriel switched it up.

For the first time since he started his career as a professional player, and for the first time since he became Phoenix Rising’s captain, Gabriel exerted his authority in the team.

For the first time, he set rules for his team.

"No late night sleeping!"

"No all-night gaming sessions!"

"No missing of training sessions!"

"No missing of game analysis sessions!"

"A mandatory meditation session an hour before each game!"

These were just some of the many rules that Gabriel introduced to his teammates on the wake of the 10-0 flawless defeat against Echelon.

Having played against God Noah long ago when he just entered the English Pro Alliance as a newbie, then, Gabriel admitted defeat, acknowledging God Noah as a better and more skilled Warstar player than he was.

But 2 seasons ago, after that event-filled Warstar RPG Champions League final where his team faced the G.O.A.T and won against his team in the final, officially dethroning God Noah, Gabriel thought he finally did it.

He thought he was now better than God Noah.

He didn’t thought, he believed.

Gabriel embraced this belief after that night. He never expected God Noah and his teammates to suddenly retire in the wake of the game, but he thought he made them retire, solidifying his belief that he was now the best player in the league.

So in the next season, when the English Pro Alliance publicity team started the propaganda, branding him as the best Warstar player in England, he no longer avoided it.

Rather, he accepted it, knowing fully well that he was the best.

He’d kept that belief since, till that fateful game in London. Till that fateful game in Stanford Bridge.

Losing for the 2nd consecutive time in the individual battle round against Lord Doom shattered his confidence, but what truly shattered him was losing the team battle again in a game that he pushed beyond 100% of his effort to win.

Gabriel could not believe it.

For days after the game, that loss affected him and that was when he realized.

’I’ve grown arrogant’.

’Without knowing it, I’ve subconsciously started subscribing to their best player in the league publicity that I’ve lowered my standards’.

’I’ve also lowered my standards in the team’.

’Not exactly lower, but we’ve stagnated. We’ve stopped striving to become even better players, to become an even better team’.

After that night, Gabriel switched it up.

His team’s training schedule, his approach to games, his approach to training, the way he interacted with his teammates during game preparation, he switched it all up in a final charge for the title race.

’It’s not over yet’.

’If we maintain a flawless winning streak, we may still have a chance’.

’I believe’.

Gabriel believed, and he worked towards it.

...

Matchday 30.

Matchday 30 embodied the current competitive fire of the English Pro Alliance, the blazing flame that pushed all top 4 clubs to perform beyond their limits, totally destroying their opponents.

On matchday 30 of the English Pro Alliance, another new record was broken.

It was the first matchday in the history of the English Pro Alliance when 4 different teams got flawless victories in the same matchday.

Echelon, Scarlet Rose, Phoenix Rising, and Cyber Squad all demolished their opponents with crazy 10-0 score lines, while Juggernaut also won 8-2 convincingly.

The English Pro Alliance was set ablaze by the score lines at the end of the matchday.

The fans could tell.

The title race just rose up a notch, it just charged up a level.

The English Pro Alliance table updated after matchday 30.

[English Pro Alliance League Table – Matchday 30]

1) Echelon – MP: 30; Points: 84

2) Scarlet Rose – MP: 30; Points: 81

3) Cyber Squad – MP: 30; Points: 80

4) Phoenix Rising – MP: 30; Points: 79

5) Juggernaut – MP: 30; Points: 68

...

Matchday 31 rolled into town.

It was another workover for the top 5 clubs, each of them dissecting their opponents apart one step at a time.

Though none of them managed a flawless victory this time, they still won convincingly, raising their point tallies to 87 for Echelon, 84 for Scarlet Rose, 83 for Cyber Squad, 82 for Phoenix Rising, and then 71 for Juggernaut.

There was a blockbuster scheduled for matchday 32, it was an epic top of the table clash between Phoenix Rising and Cyber Squad.

...

Earlier in the season, in Phoenix Rising’s home stadium in London, Cyber Squad already proved their credentials already once as they went there only to secure an impressive point home.

In the first leg of this fixture, Phoenix Rising and Cyber Squad played a 5-5 draw in Phoenix Rising’s home.

And now, the return leg was to take place in Cyber Squad’s home stadium.

Matchday 32.

Cyber Squad vs Phoenix Rising.

Trust the home fans; when the Phoenix Rising team bus arrived in their part of the city, they gave them a sufficiently hostile welcome, drowning them in boos, hate chants, and literal war songs.

The rivalry between Phoenix Rising and Cyber Squad started long ago, but it truly escalated, becoming a full-blown war 2 seasons ago when Phoenix Rising won their 3rd consecutive Warstar RPG Champions League trophy, winning it at Cyber Squad’s expense on the final.

On that night, the celebrations in Phoenix Rising’s part of the city was explosive, pushing Cyber Squad fans to near-depression.

Phoenix Rising fans celebrated their victory exuberantly, claiming that there was a new King in England and that it was Phoenix Rising.

The most painful fact about it was the media who fanned the flames. And so, earlier in the season, Cyber Squad and their fans sought their revenge in enemy ground. They couldn’t get it, but they had a 2nd chance at revenge now.

They fortified their home stadium, turning it into a war fortress.

Gabriel and his team entered the fortified stadium, but Gabriel didn’t seem rattled despite the ocean of noise and boos drowning them.

Rather, Gabriel’s eyes were cold and focused, deep with meaning.

The fans mocked his overly serious demeanor but when the game started, the fans were silenced by a shocking display in their stadium.

Phoenix Rising shocked Cyber Squad.

[LOADING...]

[FIRST ROUND: INDIVIDUAL BATTLE]

In the first individual battle, Caster didn’t shirk the responsibility nor did he try any hidden tactic, directly clashing with Dain Ironvalor with his Stinger of War.

Perhaps, it was a wrong decision but Caster never knew. And maybe he didn’t care.

After all, the result was never set in stone. He simply made a decision following his gut instinct in the moment, and he followed through with it.

Caster played a great game, showcasing the power of the Battle God Avatar, Stinger of War fighting like an unstoppable magic warrior and yet it was not enough to stop the Paladin, Stinger of War.

Fighting Gabriel in this game felt like... fighting a river.

That was the only way Caster could describe it.

Gabriel had no weaknesses, he was flawless, indomitable, and never-ending like a river, or an ocean. He came from all sides, overwhelming him even as he had a great game, suffocating him till his Avatar died.

That loss didn’t affect Cyber Squad’s momentum much as they went on to claim an eventual 4-1 win by the end of the 3 vs 3 battle rush.

After claiming a victory in the individual battle round, Gabriel pulled back, relying on cold logic to preserve his team’s power for the final team battle.

After all, statistically, they didn’t need all the extra points. All they needed was the 5 points from the team battle to add to their current point to win.

Of course, fans didn’t like it. Phoenix Rising fans booed, but Gabriel ignored them all, deciding to be pragmatic and to follow cold logic.

The team battle came.

Phoenix Rising killed it.

---<VICTORY>---

[Cyber Squad: 4 points]

[Phoenix Rising: 6 points]

Cyber Squad lost... at home.

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