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Chapter 373 - 136: The Troops Have Yet to Move, but the Game is Already Afoot! The Frenzied Pre-Match Jockeying of Chinese and Korean Players!_2

Chapter 373: Chapter 136: The Troops Have Yet to Move, but the Game is Already Afoot! The Frenzied Pre-Match Jockeying of Chinese and Korean Players!_2

Mockery rained down like storms on every major social platform, targeting players of the national server.

Water himself had penned an extremely provocative phrase in his personal signature field, which read, ’A nation that boasts 50 million players only has this much skill? How come you can’t even beat our 2 million players?’

At that moment, Water was unaware that his youthful and rash words

would ultimately turn the wheels of history and forever rewrite the eSports history of Blue Star.

It even indirectly led to Huaxia Nation’s pivotal historical moment as the leading eSports nation from then on.

While he was making these wild statements, intending to boost morale for his own server and tactically shame Huaxia players, the 16th hour arrived.

A player with the ID ’Clear Rain’ made a mad rush and eventually overtook Water with a score of 287 in the Infinite Shura tier, surpassing Water’s 250 points and triumphantly claiming the top spot (see the end of this Chapter for an explanation of the ranking changes in "Eternity").

And changed his personal signature to: "What are you barking for?"

Thus began their feud, representing the first collision of the top eSports powers of their respective regions, sparking even greater attention.

Water wasn’t willing to accept this, so he started a new round of climbing the rankings.

Both their ranks were high.

Encounters were inevitable.

It happened in a match just one day later.

They met for the first time, and it was in the final battle circle.

It was an instant highlight!

By now, Water’s live stream was crowded with Korean players.

"Kill the enemy!"

"It would be best to leave the enemy with just a sliver of health and not kill him, but to thoroughly humiliate him instead! Let the Huaxia players witness the strength of us Koreans!"

"They like to come to our server to steal tricks, don’t they? The gap in hard power is right here, and they can’t take that!"

"That’s the way Huaxia players are. To win, they’d lose face, coming to our server to steal and thinking they’re so great, when all they learned is from Korean technology."

Water sneered repeatedly, "Don’t worry, I’ll make sure his death is an ugly one."

He specialized in Walnut, known for his shameless health-regeneration tactics, coupled with his quick reactions, making it almost impossible for an average player to catch him off-guard.

Yet, he would always find gaps in his opponents’ attacks, seizing the moment to leech hits—even if it meant trading blows, it was no matter, as he could just heal back up with a press of F.

He played Walnut’s strengths to the extreme.

His opponent, Clear Rain, was the unassuming Wind man.

His skills revolved mainly around control, with virtually no burst damage potential.

At that time, a bunch of Huaxia players entered Clear Rain’s live stream.

Seeing that there were only two left in the final circle, and that his opponent was Water’s Walnut,

there were indeed bullet comments cheering for Clear Rain.

But more comments expressed concern.

After all, no matter how much the Koreans have been outputting lately, the fact that a Korean server player came to the national server and reached the top is solid.

And after reaching the top, he hadn’t logged into the national server again for rankings.

Just yesterday, he had fallen from the number one spot, and it wasn’t until today that he continued to play on the national server.

Which means,

even though Clear Rain’s rank was temporarily first,

it was all earned through cunning and struggle against national server players, having never encountered Water.

"This looks a bit dicey..."

"I tunneled through to AfreecaTV this afternoon to have a look, and Water’s condition was intimidatingly good... He reacts so quickly he can even counter face-to-face charged attacks with a lunge. Honestly, it’s hard to say how Clear Rain will fare against him."

"Afraid of what?! Just smash him to pieces, and that’s it!"

"Come on, Clear Rain, you got this! You’re representing the pinnacle of our national server’s player strength... If even you lose, those Koreans will get even more arrogant!"

Not just the regular audience, but even Mr. A, a big spender in the live streaming community, caught wind of this clash before it began.

And he commented,

"Rain, I won’t say much. If you can beat Water this round, I’ll directly send you 10 Fire Arrows! I mean it!"

Fire Arrows, that’s 20 thousand yuan!

For Clear Rain, who was previously just an ordinary player and only gradually became known after starting to stream "Eternity," this was a substantial income.

"Alright, I was saving this move for the final competition, but since Mr. A spoke, I’ll take down the enemy!" Clear Rain’s face showed his determination: "This round, it’s a sure kill!"

He indeed had something up his sleeve, prepared to come out swinging in the tournament.

However, considering that the preliminary rounds had another day or two to finish, followed by the chaotic online group stage fights among thousands of players,

many more innovative and accidental strategies would emerge during this period.

His strategy, though never revealed in official matches, it was uncertain if others might also figure it out spontaneously by then.

After all, it was only seven days between the invention of the first internal combustion engine and the second.

If such complex and precise machinery could be almost simultaneously penetrated by others,

then what of the mere evolution of game strategies?

Better to securely claim the 20 thousand yuan gift, and at the same time, take down the morale of the Korean players before the competition begins!

Having made up his mind, Clear Rain, playing as Wind man, leaped forward, hooking onto the opposing Walnut with a grappling hook, and plunged headfirst towards him!

Although Water was arrogant enough to single out all Huaxia players for AOE attacks, he was no ordinary opponent.

The moment Clear Rain neared him, he furiously clicked the left mouse button, charging his spearfor a Dragon King Break, ready to hit Clear Rain the instant he landed!