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Chapter 225: Rivalry [17]

Chapter 225: Rivalry [17]

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[Scarlet Rose: 2 points]

[Phoenix Rising: 8 points]

Scarlet Rose played in their iconic home stadium, and yet, they still lost.

They didn’t just lose, Phoenix Rising destroyed them.

Gabriel destroyed Scarlet Rose, that became the watchword of matchday 35 at the end of the epic top of the table encounter.

Phoenix Rising’s victory at the Crimson Arena shut the internet down.

English Warstar fans could not get to the end of it, fanning the flames of the incredible defeat at home for Scarlet Rose, trolling the iconic Crimson Arena stadium as banter became the staple.

Scarlet Rose was dragged by ruthless fans.

After all, among the top 4 rivalry, they were supposed to be the 2nd strongest team after Echelon while Phoenix Rising was supposed to be the weakest this season. After garnering that much hype, to still lose was just humiliating.

And to lose with such a margin, at home, it was beyond humiliating.

While neutral and rival fans trolled Scarlet Rose, Phoenix Rising returning home triumphantly from their victory to the other part of London for the derby game, matchday 35 of the English Pro Alliance continued.

The epic clash between Scarlet Rose and Phoenix Rising was the main event of Matchday 35, and it was also the only blockbuster game of the matchday.

The other games mostly followed a similar script.

There was no big upset, the clubs that were expected to win won.

None of the remaining top 4 clubs managed to get a flawless victory either. Echelon and Cyber Squad both got 7-3 wins over their opponents, while Juggernaut got a similar 8-2 margin victory that Phoenix Rising got.

The other truly exciting game of matchday 35 was the clash between the top 6 and top 7 clubs in the English Pro Alliance.

As of Matchday 34, Steel Dominion was the 6th ranked club in the English Pro Alliance league table below Juggernaut, while Nightfall was ranked 7th.

And on Matchday 35, these 2 clubs clashed.

Considering that Steel Dominion were ahead of their opponents by 4 points, most predicted that the top 6 battle was already over for Nightfall till they caused the 2nd major upset of Matchday 35 in away ground.

In Steel Dominion’s home stadium, in a game where they were initially losing 4-1, Nightfall managed to perform a miracle in the team battle, fighting tooth and nail and securing the win for their efforts.

With that score line, the game ended in their favor.

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[Steel Dominion: 4 points]

[Nightfall: 6 points]

The English Pro Alliance was left stunned.

At the end of Matchday 35, the English Pro Alliance table updated again, and Nightfall now had just a point separating them from the top 6 playoffs spot.

[English Pro Alliance League Table – Matchday 35]

1) Echelon – MP: 35; Points: 99

2) Phoenix Rising – MP: 35; Points: 94

3) Scarlet Rose – MP: 35; Points: 93

4) Cyber Squad – MP: 35; Points: 92

5) Juggernaut – MP: 35; Points: 83

6) Steel Dominion – MP: 35; Points: 77

7) Nightfall – MP: 35; Points: 76

This was how the top 7 of the English Pro Alliance looked like after matchday 35.

For the second time in just a few weeks, the top spots of the English Pro Alliance league table changed significantly, the top 2 club being dethroned this time as Phoenix Rising climbed all the way from 4th position that they were a few weeks ago to 2nd position in the league table.

Nobody saw that comeback coming by Matchday 30 of the English Pro Alliance, but here they were, reality showing that it was possible.

This unpredictability, and the thrill that comes with it, it was one reason why Warstar fans were in love with the English Pro Alliance.

And now, only 2 points separated the top 2 to top 4 clubs in the league table.

Echelon was now keeping a bit of social distance from the top 2 to top 4 clubs as he gave the 2nd ranked club a gap of 5 seemingly insurmountable points.

Phoenix Rising would not give up though.

They would continue fighting. Led by Gabriel, they would keep on pushing the title race till the final matchday of the English Pro Alliance this season.

The changes among the clubs at the top ranks of the English Pro Alliance table was not the only thing that attracted attention though, a lot of other things attracted the attention of fans after Matchday 35.

After all, just like the title race was heating up at the top, the relegation battle was also heating up at the bottom of the English Pro Alliance league table.

While Echelon, Phoenix Rising, Scarlet Rose, and Cyber Squad competed at the top in an exciting title race, Cross Guild, Helix Nova, and Crimson Crow competed at the bottom, fighting against relegation.

The 17th ranked team in the English Pro Alliance had 5 more points than the nearest ranked team in 18th position, Helix Nova.

If the 3 clubs were to survive, they had a steep battle ahead of them in the final 3 matchdays of the English Pro Alliance.

Apart from the relegation battle, fans also paid attention to the thrilling top 6 playoff spot battle between Juggernaut, Steel Dominion, and Nightfall.

Juggernaut’s position looked a bit safe, but Steel Dominion was in danger of being overthrown after the loss against Nightfall at home.

This season, Nightfall’s story was one of the big underdog stories of the English Pro Alliance, right after Echelon’s iconic story this season.

Like Echelon, Nightfall was one of the 3 clubs that were promoted to the English Pro Alliance this season. Every fan, pundit, and Warstar analyst expected them to struggle to adapt to the intensity and level of the English Pro Alliance after returning for the first time in many years.

And yet, in their return this season, Nightfall blew all expectations that were laced on them away like they were never real.

Nightfall was fighting the top 6 battle!

On Matchday 1, nobody expected to see them in such a position. Rather, they expected them to be one of the clubs fighting against relegation.

This was truly a season where set rules of the English Pro Alliance were broken and rewritten by sheer brilliance and determination.

With Matchday 35 of the English Pro Alliance over, and with the league table updated, the season continued. Time moved fast.

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Matchday 36.

There were no more blockbuster encounters between the top clubs at this period of the season, but every game felt like a final now.

After all, a single loss could mean the difference between achieving your goal for the season and failing to achieve it.

A single loss could be the difference between failure and success for the competing clubs at this period of the season.

In the title race, Echelon was leading the line by 5 points but a blunder of 2 games was all it would take for them to lose it all.

The relegation battle was the same, 2 losses was all it took to change everything. So, the clubs were extra sensitive now, extra vigilant.

The top clubs were careful.

The matchday came and left. None of the top 5 clubs faltered, destroying their opponents with the same score line for the first time this season.

All of Echelon, Phoenix Rising, Scarlet Rose, and Cyber Squad won their games with the same 8-2 scoreline. It was almost like they planned it.

Juggernaut also won their game with a statement 9-1 victory at home. Nightfall also won their game, but Steel Dominion made a costly mistake.

Steel Dominion played against Cross Guild, a game that was classified as an easy win for them and yet, they lost.

Steel Dominion lost against Cross Guild!

In that game, a lot of things happened. It was the game that finally broke the clean record of this season, forcing the moderators to hand out the first red card of the season to a player.

It happened during the team battle when Steel Dominion was already leading 4-1 after a dominant individual battle and 3 vs 3 battle rush.

Desperate, instead of focusing on the battle, Cross Guild’s captain leaned towards aggressive trashtalking as his strategy for the team battle.

He managed to wind up Steel Dominion’s healer with a unique set of vocabulary, making the guy lose his head and issue a death threat mid-game.

That earned him an instant red card from the regulators.

Just like that, Steel Dominion were reduced to 4 men in the team battle as their Cleric was directly booted out of the arena lobby.

Cross Guild overwhelmed Steel Dominion as soon as they lost their Cleric.

The game was later dubbed the upset of the season.

Cross Guild were given as much as 23 odds of victory on betting sites. Nobody expected them to win.

Such one-sided victory odds resulted in a teenage Warstar fan making it big from the game, having bet $2,500 only to cash out $30,000 at the end of the game.

It was another unforgettable matchday of the 12th season of the English Pro Alliance.