Chapter 414: The Ancient Sword Paves The Way (1/2)
The applause we received from the audience was thunderous.
There were countless people who didn’t expect Candle Dragon, the sun of the China server and a party with 5 CGL Hall of Famers, to lose this badly in the hands of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. In fact, Candle Dragon had barely had any real chance of winning in the second and third round of the match. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had suppressed them completely!
Beneath the stage, many of our fans raised banners with the slogan ”Together with Dreaming Souls, our Ancient Sword paves the way” and shouted on top of their lungs—
”Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls is king! From Water is king! Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand is king! Legendary Brave is king!”
”That was absolutely awesome! The arrogant Candle Dragon has finally encountered a real challenge!”
”Hahaha, go home and stop embarrassing yourself any longer, Candlelight Shadow! You and your lackeys don’t deserve to be called kings!”
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Candlelight Shadow was undoubtedly the loser of this match, and it came at the cost of almost 20% of his popularity and the invincible status Candle Dragon had enjoyed in the China server until now. His supporters supported him because of his victories and strength, but now that that myth was broken, how many more losses could he take before Candle Dragon lost all of its support? It wasn’t like Candlelight Shadow was a superstar who cemented his position through sheer handsomeness. That was why he couldn’t afford to lose this match.
But he did, and that was that.
After we walked down the stage, Luo River God of the Capital walked up to us with a wide smile on her face. ”Congratulations, He Yi, Lu Chen! I’m so happy you guys actually took down Candle Dragon, hehe!”
I nodded and smiled back. ”You’re welcome, you’re welcome!”
A couple more guild representatives including the guild leader of The Monarch Descends, Ling Xueshang, the guild leader of Baidicheng, Come See the Snow Tonight, and so on came over to congratulate us as well. They were all smart people who understood the importance of maintaining a good relationship with other guilds especially now that the super cities were open. No one wanted to be alone and isolated when the guild wars really started kicking into action!
Candle Dragon was the symbol of Wind City, and when the guild wars began in earnest, Vanished God City couldn’t possibly stay out of it even if they wanted to. There was a saying called ”make distant friends, defeat close enemies”, so it was imperative for the ten great guilds of Vanished God City to maintain a good relationship with Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, Snowy Cathaya, and other super guilds. Only then they would be able to prepare fully for the potential invasion of Candle Dragon.
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Lin Yixin made her way to me like a lithe bird with her handbag in tow. The next match after ours was Snowy Cathaya versus Warsky Alliance, and it looked like she was completely confident in her chances of winning. Hair dancing and her chest puffed up proudly, she walked up to me and said, ”I didn’t think you would actually win, Lu Chen. I was going to take revenge for you…”
I rolled my eyes at her. ”Fuck, don’t look down on me that much!”
”Hehe. I’m going!”
”Yeah!”
The two of us passed by each other. I suddenly turned around to look at Lin Yixin, and I discovered that she was watching me as well. A bit of nervousness entered her eyes; she clearly wasn’t expecting me to catch her mid-act.
”Do your best. The champion is ours after you take out Warsky Alliance,” I said with a smile.
She nodded. ”I will!”
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Purple Marquis, Shadow Chanel, Clear Perfume, and Beauty At First Sight followed their beautiful guild leader into the battle room while I led He Yi and Beiming Xue back to our seats. Not long after, the next exciting semi-final match began in earnest—
Snowy Cathaya VS Warsky Alliance
Warsky Alliance was running on a high since the start of the LAN matches. First, they eliminated Soul Battle Robes and the domineering Hegemon Palace. Then, they took out one of the top ten guilds of Vanished God City, Dirge Of War. Just like Snowy Cathaya, they gave off the feeling that there was nothing in the world that could stop them, not to mention that Warsky Alliance was one of the few super guilds of Sky City. This was also the first time Snowy Cathaya and Warsky Alliance truly engaged each other in direct combat, so there was no way Lin Yixin was going to lose this match.
After Candle Dragon was eliminated, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, Snowy Cathaya and Warsky Alliance were the only guilds still left in the tournament. No one had expected Who Will Rise to turn into a civil war between the guilds of Sky City, but there was no changing the fact that the popular Purple Lily was eliminated by Candle Dragon, and the favored to win Candle Dragon was eliminated by us. It was almost like a sign from heavens that the old had passed, and the new generation was about to usher in a new era!
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I stared at the big display. Both parties had entered the tournament ring, and the countdown was soon to begin.
Sitting beside me, He Yi asked a question while enjoying a cup of tea boiled with cheap tea leaves that cost only 0.5 RMB per catty, ”What do you think of Snowy Cathaya’s chances, Lu Chen?”
”They have a 70% chance of winning at least,” I answered seriously.
”Oh?” He Yi looked at me for a second. ”Is it because you lack confidence in Warsky, October Rain, Laughing At The Heavens, and Farewell Song, or because you have great confidence in Beauty Lin?”
I curled my lips and replied, ”Eve, I haven’t fought Lin Yixin for almost two months, but I can still tell you that her skills are much better than before. She has always been a fast learner, and the her from when we first fought at Frost Mound and the her now were two completely different people. In the past, I could beat her even when I was bogged down by almost a second of delay, but now I’m not sure I could beat her even if that lag had been reduced to 0.2 seconds…”
He Yi smiled a little as she nodded. ”Yeah, Lin Yixin is incredibly powerful. Super experts like Purple Marquis, Shadow Chanel, and Beauty At First Sight wouldn’t have chosen to follow her otherwise.”
I smiled. ”Yeah, she’s similar to you in that she has a unique quality that attracts people to her…”