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Chapter 30 - 2nd round

Chapter 30: 2nd round

(Warstar World Championship:)

(Venue: Beaver Stadium)

(2nd Round:)

(Team U.S.A vs Team Japan)

(Individual Batte: nil)

(3 vs 3 Battle Rush: Winner- Team U.S.A; 0 points)

(5 vs 5 Team Battle: Winner- Team Japan; 0 points)

(Location: Ancient Geyser Coliseum]

The location for the first battle of the 2nd round was another popular location in the game, the Ancient Geyser Coliseum.

Like its name implied, the location was a giant coliseum that was isolated from the rest of the world. The coliseum was erected on top a lake that throws forth intermittent jets of heated water and steam that can damage in-game avatars.

All 4 national teams that made it to the 2nd round were powerful, their games were posed to be extremely competitive.

When it finally started, the expectations of the fans were met.

In the individual battles, Team Japan’s more powerful avatars dominated as they won 2 of the 3 individual battles, ending it as the advantaged side.

When the 3 vs 3 battle rush started, Japan once again dominated, showing their superior eSports development compared to the U.S.A.

The host nation was not ready to bow out of the tournament without putting up a fight though. Buoyed by the loud noise that was being made by their fans, and led by their captain, the U.S.A team played like their life was on the line.

Individually, they may be disadvantaged but one advantage of Team U.S.A was their good teamwork.

In the coliseum, they pushed the Japanese team all the way, leaving only one of their avatars alive when Japan eventually won.

By the end of the 3 vs 3 Battle Rush, Japan had a big advantage.

(Team U.S.A Total Points: 1)

(Team Japan Total Points: 5)

Due to the rule change, instead of just 2 points, Team Japan got 3 points from the 3 vs 3 battle rush.

"Wow! Japan is imperious!" The commentators raved.

"U.S.A need a miracle to turn this around!"

"I don’t see a way out for them, but who knows? Miracles do happen sometimes, maybe we get to witness one today".

Japan were seemingly on their way to steamrolling through the hosts, repeating Team China’s yesterday thrashing of their opponents and booking a place for themselves in the final of the World Championship when a crazy plot twist resulted at the end of the team battle.

For the team battle, both national teams pulled out all stops.

Team Japan’s lineup took a basic raiding pattern, comprising of a Blademaster and a Combat Mage, the main DPS members, a Paladin, the tank, a Cleric, the healer, and an Elementalist. A Mechanic was their reserve avatar.

Their lineup comprised of a basic raiding class combination, but it was what made them formidable. All of them were good at what they do.

Japan’s captain, the controller of the Combat Mage was especially fearsome.

As for Team U.S.A, they were relatively new to pro Warstar compared to early adopter countries like China, England, and Japan who started all the way from the 1st Warstar server.

Team U.S.A comprised of a radical line-up and combination of classes.

The U.S.A team comprised of 2 Psychics, a Blademaster, a Mechanic, and a Cleric, a class combination that is not very popular in the pro scene.

But with this line up, the Americans caused an upset.

They created a miracle under the brightest lights of the Warstar pro community, in front of tens of thousands of their home fans.

Team U.S.A won after a grueling battle, theirs was a clever victory.

Team Japan was the superior side but the Americans approached the team battle with a very concrete combat strategy in mind.

Led by their captain, the Mechanic controller, they employed a strategy that was centered around their 2 Psychics, a class that was renowned as disrupters on the battlefield.

With the Psychics, they were able to maximize their use of the terrain.

The Ancient Geyser Coliseum throws forth intermittent jets of heated water and steam that are lethal to players.

Team U.S.A’s strategy was forcing Team Japan into places that they wanted where the environmental hazard of the Ancient Geyser Coliseum was higher, and there, they disrupted the enemy avatars with the 2 Psychics’ insidious skills.

With skills like Telekinetic Pull, a skill that pulls an enemy or object towards the psychic, interrupting actions or repositioning them, they always had the Japan players at exactly where they wanted for the environment to deal massive damage to them on their behalf.

Others like Levitate, a psychic skill that lifts an enemy or object into the air, immobilizing them for a short time also played big roles in the massive upset victory.

Psychics had an abundance of skills like this. Others like Psychic Scream, a skill that releases a mental shockwave that disorients enemies.

Others like Suggestion, a skill that influences an enemy’s mind, causing them to hesitate or stand idle briefly depending on the difference in the spirit attributes of the target and the psychic.

Others like Mind Spike, a psychic skill that sends a sharp psychic jolt into an enemy’s mind, dealing damage and interrupting their actions.

Japan was caught off-guard by their opponents’ unconventional strategy, but in the end, the most credit went to Team U.S.A’s flawless execution of their plan.

The 2 Psychics were the MVP of this epic team battle, singlehandedly propelling Team U.S.A to victory over a superior Japan team.

They created a big upset in the biggest stage.

(Team U.S.A Total Points: 6)

(Team Japan Total Points: 5)

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(Winner: Team U.S.A!)

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".....!"

Beaver Stadium was silenced, except the ecstatic roars and screams of the excited American home fans.

It was so close.

And just like that, Team Japan was eliminated from the tournament.

Team U.S.A progressed to the first iteration of the final of the Warstar RPG World Championship.

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After an hour of rest to take it all in, a new set of fans gathered at Beaver Stadium, a set of fans of either the English persuasion or the Chinese persuasion.

It was time for a clash of titans.

(Warstar World Championship:)

(Venue: Beaver Stadium)

(2nd Round:)

(Team England vs Team China)

(Individual Batte: nil)

(3 vs 3 Battle Rush: Winner- Team England; 0 points)

(5 vs 5 Team Battle: Winner- Team China; 0 points)

(Location: NetherRealm]

Beaver Stadium was filled to the brim as after their exciting 1st round games, record-breaking attendance numbers were recorded today as eSports fans came in droves to watch the 2 proclaimed 2 best teams in the tournament clash.

Team England started with their regular all-offensive lineup of Gabriel’s Paladin, 2 Elementalists, 1 Warlock, and 1 Combat Mage.

As for Team China, they also started with their regular lineup of Meng Yu Wa’s Blademaster, 1 Summoner, 1 Elementalist, 1 Launcher, and 1 Cleric.

It was dubbed the battle of Gabriel and Meng Yu Wa!