Chapter 399: Pre (2/2)
Fei'er sighed. ”Of course I'm tired. I've been wanting to marry myself off to a good man and enjoy life for a long time now, but I still haven't found my destined partner yet. Hmph, if he does show up one day, the first thing I'm gonna do is to slap him across the face. It's only right after all these years of waiting! And well… it wasn't like I've never thought of retirement. I've been a gaming host for more than a decade, and I'm really tired to say the least. But what can I do? My boss wouldn't let me quit, and my department manager Lost Leaf wouldn't give me a long vacation. He even said he's going to make me the host again for their fourth game…”
He Yi s.h.i.+vered visibly and muttered, ”How inhumane…”
”I know…”
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Fei'er barely got enough time to finish her drumstick before she had to return to the platform again. After wiping her oily mouth with a tissue, she ran back up the platform and grabbed the mike. ”Everyone, it is time for the group draw to decide the fighting pairings for the Top 32 phase! All party leaders, please come to the stage.”
We had never actually discussed this, but since I had the Famous General Skill ”Martial G.o.d” I was tacitly recognized as our party leader. So, I walked up the stage to draw the lot with Lin Yixin in tow. Both of us were praying that our parties wouldn't be in the same half. Our battle would only be legendary if we encountered each other at the finals!
”First, we invite the party leader of Snowy Cathaya, Wind Fantasy, to draw the lot…” Fei'er said with a smile as a thunderous clap broke from the crowd. In fact, there were players who were standing outside the venue just to watch her. The Fruit Knife G.o.ddess was as popular as the sun in China, and when the people realized that she was even prettier than she was in the game, countless people clapped to show their excitement and support. A normal person would clap both their hands, but the people were too busy wiping their mouths with one hand to clap with the other. So, they opted to slap their own faces instead until it looked as red as the cheeks of a young girl in love.
Lin Yixin put her hand in the drawing lot and searched around for a bit. Then, she took out a white ball with the letter ”E4” written on it. There were four parties in a group, so this meant that Snowy Cathaya was the fourth party of the fifth group.
Next, Fei'er said, ”Lu Chen of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, please draw the lot now…”
Fei'er addressed me by my real name because I was a CGL Hall of Famer, and my real name had been made public ages ago. I didn't win a thunderous applause like Lin Yixin did, but I definitely won the squeals of many beautiful women. I looked outside the windows and saw a lot of university girls from Shanghai. They were excited after they discovered that I was very handsome in real life.
I put my hand in the lot and searched around for a bit. A while later, I took out a ball with the letter ”A1” written on it. The first party of the first group? If this wasn't a sign of good luck, I don't know what was! Also, thank goodness we weren't in the same half as Snowy Cathaya!
The rest of the group draw proceeded in more or less the same fas.h.i.+on as Fei'er entered the draw results live into Heavenblessed's system. Half an hour later, the complete groupings were displayed on the screen—
Group A
Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls VS Fate
Immortal Sword Inn VS Flower Room
Group B
Loulan In Midnight VS Seize The Throne
Dragon G.o.d Temple VS Heavenly Plan Palace
Group C
Heaven Melody VS Candle Dragon
Riverside Pavilion VS Seventh Heaven
Group D
Purple Lily VS Dream Of Tang
Othersh.o.r.e Flower VS Loyalty Above All
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This was the first half of the grouping. It was incredibly exciting because Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' first opponent was Fate!
Fate was the fifth strongest guild on the Guild Ranking of China. They were very powerful as a matter of course, and their guild leader, Chosen One, was the 27th ranker of the CGL Hall of Fame. Sure, he was the last-placed CGL Hall of Famer, but he was still a great player in his own right. A b.l.o.o.d.y battle was almost certainly waiting for us tomorrow!
Besides that, another two powerful guilds, Purple Lily and Candle Dragon, were placed in the first half of the grouping as well. Purple Lily was ranked third, and Candle Dragon first on the Guild Ranking. Hmph hmph, the first half was where the G.o.ds were gathered for sure!
The second half of the grouping was just as exciting, however—
Group E
Hunting Moon Dynasty VS G.o.ds of Destruction
Return of the King VS Snowy Cathaya
Group F
The Monarch Descends VS Snow of Frozen River
Zero Pitch Sonata VS Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls Second Seed
Group G
Soul Battle Robes VS Warsky Alliance
Mad Dragon VS Hegemon Palace
Group H
Dirge of War VS Snow Moon
Baidicheng VS Myth
……
The compet.i.tiveness of the second half was in no way inferior to the first. Snowy Cathaya, Warsky Alliance, Hegemon Palace, and Zero Pitch Sonata were all powerful parties, and even Snow Moon was in the run as well. All those who partic.i.p.ated under that guild name were the successors of the legendary players who conquered the world of Spirit of Grief back then.
Of course, today it was a question if Snow Moon could even enter the Top 16. The players who founded their legend had retired a long time ago, and their successors were mostly noobs.
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