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Chapter 178: A clash of titans; a brawl of the Phoenix and Night

Chapter 178: A clash of titans; a brawl of the Phoenix and Night

"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Etihad Stadium, one of the best stadiums in England, and the venue for one of the most exciting games of this season’s Warstar RPG Champions League".

"They call it the brawl of the Phoenix and the Night".

"Phoenix Rising and Nightfall, 2 of the best pro clubs in the English Pro Alliance are finally about to put their credentials to the test".

"Which of the 2 shall claim victory?"

"Phoenix Rising?"

"Dain Ironvalor?"

"Nightfall?"

While the commentators started, bringing the attention of the tens of thousands of fans in this stadium from the performance of the artist back to the main reason of the night, the game, the players of both teams took the stage.

Phoenix Rising came out first.

As soon as the players in yellow attire came out of the tunnel, climbing the podium, the Etihad exploded.

BOOM!

Excited Phoenix Rising fans screamed at the top of their lungs, waving banners depicting their club logo, their club captain, and most importantly, the God level Avatar, Dain Ironvalor.

"Valor!"

"Valor!"

"Valor!" They chanted excitedly.

Gabriel already built a reputation for his easy going smile while climbing the podium even in the most important games, but not tonight.

The last playoff tournament game that Gabriel played was the World Championship, and in that tournament, he didn’t the best time. He would rather not remember his memories of the World Tournament.

And that was why, tonight, for the first time in his career, Gabriel broke his unspoken rule, entering the podium without smiling.

Maybe his poker face had a significance, maybe it had none.

But the fans didn’t care.

"Gabriel!" "Gabriel!" "Gabriel!"

They chanted nonetheless, roaring the name of their captain at the top of their lungs as the poker-faced Gabriel led his teammates to their playing booth.

After they entered, Nightfall finally moved.

There was another loud cacophony of noise following their appearance from the tunnel, but the difference was vivid. The noise was nowhere close to what the countless Phoenix Rising fans made.

Tonight, Nightfall was the underdog.

Did it affect them?

Maybe, but Nightfall’s captain did not show it on his face as in their black attire, the captain led his players to their playing booth also with a poker look on hi face. No one knew what he was thinking.

Last time out, with his Assassin Avatar, this guy created a miracle, singlehandedly eliminating Oblivion Knights from the tournament with one of the most memorable performance of the playoff round in years.

Could he do it again tonight?

[LOADING...]

There was no time to speculate, because the players of both teams already logged in with their account cards, loading into the game.

As for the starting V of both teams?

Like usual, it was released hours before the game time. Both pro clubs went all out, lining up with their most formidable players.

[Warstar RPG Champions League:]

[Phoenix Rising Pro Club:]

[Starting V:]

[Paladin; Elementalist; Elementalist; Warlock; Combat Mage]

...

[Nightfall Pro Club:]

[Starting V:]

[Assassin; Assassin; Thief; Mechanic, Gunner]

Phoenix Rising’s starting V was no news in the English Pro Alliance, and yet, seeing it every time never failed to leave a deep impression.

Afterall, Phoenix Rising’s success broke the algorithm.

In the world of video gaming, there are some absolute rules that have ruled the eSports scene for decades across the world.

In video gaming in the pro scene, it was no news that a winning team had to have a suitable DBS class to deal damage, a suitable Tank class to handle pressure, and most importantly a Cleric class to heal damage; a healer. Maybe an AOE damage class too but it was less important.

In the video gaming world, this was the norm; DBS, Tank, and Healer.

And yet, Phoenix Rising broke this algorithm.

Compared to OG English Pro Alliance clubs like Cyber Squad and Scarlet Rose, Phoenix Rising was relatively new and yet, with their unconventional formation that left no space for a Cleric, they were now dominating the game.

Phoenix Rising was an enigma, but when the lineup of both teams was released, theirs was not the one that caused the most frenzy.

Rather, Nightfall’s starting V caused a frenzy.

For the 2nd consecutive game of the Warstar RPG Champions League, Nightfall decided to employ the radical all-out offensive lineup like the reigning champions, deciding to forfeit a Cleric entirely.

The starting V of both clubs added even more fire to this game.

Afterall, this meant that it was going to be an all-out mayhem battle, which directly translated to a guaranteed exciting clash.

[FIRST ROUND: INDIVIDUAL BATTLE]

[CHOOSE YOUR CHAMPIONS!]

For the first round, the 2 captains stepped up.

When Dain Ironvalor flashed in the screen, the Etihad erupted again.

The big question was, did Nightfall’s captain carry his form in the Quarterfinal to the semifinal?

The answer was... no.

On the arena, it was like a bug was squashed against a wall.

Nightfall’s captain stood his ground, playing an almost perfect game but against Dain Ironvalor, it was like he was fighting against the Ancient Wall of China itself. Gabriel’s Paladin control was flawless.

The fight lasted 6 minutes, but from beginning to end, the best Paladin controller in the world had total control over the fight.

He demolished his opponent.

[Phoenix Rising: 1 point]

[Nightfall: 0 point]

The second individual battle was between Nightfall’s 2nd Assassin vs Phoenix Rising’s Combat Mage.

Due to Phoenix Rising’s focus on their God level Avatar and his controller, Gabriel, people tended to put little attention on the other players, especially the Combat Mage which coincided with their big rival’s God level Avatar.

Despite the bias, Phoenix Rising’s Combat Mage controller was an elite.

As soon as the battle started, both Avatars exploded in a whirlwind of steel. After 2 minutes, the Combat Mage was tattered and haggard but... it was the only Avatar left standing.

The Assassin was dead.

Phoenix Rising secured another point.

For the 3rd individual battle though, Nightfall finally did it, the Gunner securing a narrow victory over Phoenix Rising’s Warlock after an intense duel.

At the end of the individual battle round, the atmosphere in the stadium was electric as the stakes rose even higher for Nightfall.

Could they orchestrate a comeback?

[SECOND ROUND: 3 VS 3 BATTLE RUSH]

[CHOOSE YOUR CHAMPIONS!]

Gabriel- Dain Ironvalor led his champions into battle, accompanied by one of the Elementalists and the Combat Mage.

What followed was another dominating performance from the number 1. Paladin in the world.

Dain Ironvalor once again beat Nightfall’s captain, reducing the confidence levels of his rival to below sea level.

Not stopping at that, he ruthlessly went on to complete a 2v1, almost completing a 3v1 as Nightfall’s 3rd Avatar was left at barely 50% HP.

The Elementalist entered the battle rush next and simply spammed AOE attacks everywhere, obliterating the poor Mechanic to oblivion.

[Phoenix Rising: 5 points]

[Nightfall: 1 point]

By the end of the 3 vs 3 battle rush, there was a contrasting atmosphere in the Etihad stadium.

On one side, excited Phoenix Rising fans sang at the top of their lungs, already celebrating their victory while on the other side was somber silence as Nightfall fans absorbed the reality of the situation in this semifinal.

It was not even the score line, they still had a chance of winning if their team won the team battle, and yet that was the thing.

Phoenix Rising demolished their team so thoroughly that these fans could not even bring themselves to keep on believing.

Not just the fans, it also affected the players.

Psychologically, Nightfall already lost. And that psychological advantage snowballed, causing a stampede that flowed to the team battle.

[THIRD ROUND: TEAM BATTLE]

[CHOOSE YOUR CHAMPIONS!]

10 players entered the arena, filled with contrasting energy.

One party entered with absolute confidence, an overbearing presence, and a palpable determination pursuing nothing but victory.

As for the other party, they seemed weak, tame.

3..., 2..., 1!

FIGHT!

It was a massacre.

It was methodical, ruthless, unforgiving.

The Paladin of Valor, Dain Ironvalor led his team to a thorough culling, cutting off the pieces of Nightfall one after the other like the way you cut the tentacles of an Octopus off in a ruthless hunt.

The Thief was cut down first, the killing blow dealt personally by Dain Ironvalor as activating a skill, he smashed his heavy shield against the Thief’s head, smashing his skull in.

If Warstar didn’t put restrictions, reducing the gore and blood on the screen, it would have been a chilling and ruthless spectacle.

After the Thief, the Paladin of Valor led his team to cut down the Mechanic next, and then one of the Assassins, the captain.

With their captain dead, Nightfall faltered. Not just falter, they collapsed.

The substitute was cut down first, then the Gunner, and then the Assassin.

Throughout the slaughter, Nightfall threatened but, in the end, they failed to kill a single Phoenix Rising player.

---<VICTORY>---

"Valor!" "Valor!" "Valor!"

The brawl of the Phoenix and Night met its promise, presenting one of the most exciting games of the season to Warstar fans.

It was an unforgettable