Chapter 67

In the official live streaming room of the Xia Kingdom, the crowd was dense, and this was a grand event that everyone was paying attention to.

It was exactly 2 PM.

"Let's welcome the Jinpeng Team and the Limu Team," the host Liu Xin said. The six members of the Jinpeng Team and the six members of the Limu Team appeared on stage. They were all familiar with the process and sat down comfortably.

"During my discussion with the two guests, I was very much looking forward to this match," Liu Xin said. "On one side, you have Xia Kingdom's top female archer, Wang Yi, and on the other, one of the three martial arts legends of our Xia Kingdom, Tie Lianyun. This match will surely be a clash of titans."

"Liu Xin," the male guest, Jin Fan, smiled, "I think the Jinpeng Team has a greater advantage. Look at Xiong Tian's strength after his breakthrough. When the two teams clash, it will be a one-sided碾压. I think Tie Lianyun's strength won't be inferior to Xiong Tian's."

"Liu Xin," the female guest, Ju Wenqing, looked curiously at the short and plump Tie Lianyun, "Teacher Tie Lianyun, may I ask you a question? Have you broken through to the third stage?"

Tie Lianyun sat there with a slight smile and said, "Everyone will know once the match starts."

"It seems you want to keep it a secret before the match," the female guest, Ju Wenqing, smiled.

"Zhao Fan," the male guest looked at the slightly young-looking Zhao Fan, "I heard that you only started learning martial arts weapon combat after entering the virtual world. Is that true?"

"Yes," Zhao Fan nodded, "I hadn't practiced before."

The countless viewers were amazed.

To reach such a level in just over a month in the virtual world?

Xu Jingming and the others from the Limu Team were secretly amazed. Even after martial arts weapon combat became a nationwide activity, there were still some prodigies.

"Your performance in the preliminary rounds and the first round was very impressive," the male guest, Jin Fan, said, "I believe that knowing you started learning martial arts after the virtual world opened will make even more people your fans."

"Thank you," Zhao Fan was very humble.

"I'll ask the captain of the Limu Team," the host Liu Xin looked at Xu Jingming, who she regarded with special favor, "This is the first god-level match in our Xia Kingdom, and also the first virtual world live stream I hosted. At that time, Captain Xu Jingming's performance was the most outstanding. I wonder if today... Captain Xu Jingming, do you have the confidence to defeat the Jinpeng Team?"

"Of course I do," Xu Jingming smiled.

"Jingming, you are very confident?" Tie Lianyun, who usually spoke little, suddenly spoke, looking at Xu Jingming, "Is it because of your archer teammate, or because of yourself?"

Xu Jingming also looked at Tie Lianyun and smiled, "I look forward to facing you, Senior Brother."

Tie Lianyun smiled, "I look forward to it too."

Both sides felt that the other had made a breakthrough and considered each other formidable opponents.

"The two captains seem ready to face off on stage," the male guest, Jin Fan, said, "I heard that Sun Li of the Jinpeng Team was originally a member of the Limu Team? For a long time, Sun Li trained with Xu Jingming and the others?"

"Yes," Sun Li smiled humbly, "I can only say it was a lack of fate."

Heng Fang said, "Our Limu Team has no contractual constraints. We train together based on a promise. But some people don't value promises and care more about money. Well, different paths, different choices!"

Sun Li's face turned grim.

This is the official live streaming room of the Xia Kingdom! Over a billion people are watching this match.

"Yes, we have no contractual constraints," Sun Li said, "So even though we have a god-level archer like me, the Limu Team still contacted Wang Yi! Since that's the case, I have no reason to stay there."

"Sun Li, do you have any shame? You were the one who left first!" Liu Chongyuan gritted his teeth, and if it weren't for the live stream, he would have sworn.

"I received Captain Xu Jingming's first invitation on the last day of registration, at 28th midnight," Wang Yi smiled, "I accepted Captain Xu Jingming's invitation without hesitation."

"Xu Jingming's junior sister, Dai Xiaoqing, has been a good friend of Wang Yi for a long time," Sun Li added, trying to confuse the audience of over a billion people, otherwise his reputation would be ruined.

"Please prepare for the match, it's about to start," the host Liu Xin did not intervene, allowing the conflict between the two teams to continue until the time was almost up.

Both teams stood up and looked at each other.

...

In the battle space, the combat area.

"The map for this match is a modern city map," Xu Jingming looked at the map scene in front of him and frowned slightly, "The buildings are dense, which is not very friendly to archers."

"Don't worry, there are five map scenarios, each with suitable combat strategies," Wang Yi said.

Both teams then chose their weapons and equipment in turn.

After all the selections were made, the ten members of both teams entered the combat map.

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Modern city.

The ten members descended into this area. The modern city may seem large, but the actual combat range is only one kilometer! As time goes on, the combat range will shrink even further.

The shrinking range forces the teams to eventually engage in combat.

In a high-level event like the Seed Cup National Championship, no team will keep hiding. Because hiding in the end will still lead to combat, it's better to start with intense battles.

"Phew." Xu Jingming appeared on the rooftop of a six-story residential building, crouching low, hiding behind the rooftop railing, and carefully looked around.

"Point C is suitable for me to ambush, it's relatively close to me," Wang Yi said over the team voice chat, marking the C point on the team map. After so many battles, she was very familiar with the areas suitable for ambush in the five maps.

"Meet at Point C," Xu Jingming said over the team voice chat, "Be cautious of the Jinpeng Team's ambush during the journey."

"Yes, Captain."

The entire team began to gather.

On the other side, the Jinpeng Team did the same. Tie Lianyun appeared inside a residential building, carefully looking out through the edge of the curtain, checking the positions of his teammates on the team map, and marked a location: "First, gather at Point A. We are likely to encounter the enemy during the journey, be cautious of the archer's hidden arrows and Yang Qingshuo's ambush."

"Yes, Captain," the four members said in unison.

The styles of the two teams were completely different. Xu Jingming's team centered around the archer, while the Jinpeng Team's archer, Sun Li, had a lower status because his archery skills were weaker, but he excelled in close combat. Therefore, there was no need to protect him specifically, and he could be treated as a special combatant.

...

Inside a residential building, Wang Yi wore a soft armor underneath and a soft sports shirt on top. She was carrying six quivers on her back.

During the preliminary rounds, to deal with the 'Beastman Legion,' the virtual game allowed unlimited equipment replenishment.

But in the match, weapons and equipment must be chosen at the beginning! The chosen equipment can only be carried, so weight must be considered. There is no limit to the number of arrows an archer can carry, as long as they can carry them.

"Too many quivers affect movement and shooting," Wang Yi carefully placed two quivers inside the room, "First backup point."

Whoosh.

She then carefully left the room, silently descending the stairs, and quickly moved along the edge of the building to the nearest Point C.

Just a few dozen meters away, Wang Yi arrived at the third floor of an inconspicuous street-front shop, and placed two more quivers: "Second backup point."

"Now I'm comfortable," Wang Yi, carrying the last two quivers, familiarly walked to the rooftop of the street-front shop, and through the corner of the rooftop railing, began to carefully observe all directions. The surrounding buildings were relatively low, allowing her to clearly see any approaching enemies.

Wang Yi patiently waited.

"I'm here," Yang Qingshuo was the first to infiltrate the area.

Wang Yi checked the corners of the rooftop, and suddenly her eyes lit up, seeing a figure about 200 meters away, moving cautiously from a street intersection.

Wang Yi quickly drew an arrow and took two steps to another corner, focusing on that direction. Sure enough, she saw the figure flash by again, moving very quickly.

Wang Yi instinctively calculated the speed of the figure.

In her mind, the surrounding 200-300 meters of space appeared! The speed of the enemy, the distribution of surrounding buildings, and the influence of wind speed were all crystal clear.

"That's the spot!" Wang Yi rushed forward, leaped out of the rooftop, and drew her bow in mid-air, instantly forming a full circle. She stared expressionlessly at that area, and released a piercing arrow.

"Whoosh!"

The piercing arrow is more burdensome to the body, and can only be shot one at a time, requiring a pause before the next shot. But this arrow is much more powerful! The arrowhead is very heavy, and the supersonic arrow tears through the air, creating a shockwave, instantly piercing the glass door of a distant building. At that moment, a figure flashed by on the other side of the glass door, and the arrow struck him.

"What the hell?" Zhang Feng moved like a ghost, advancing quickly and staying close to the buildings, making it difficult for the archer to see him. Even if seen occasionally, it was hard to hit him.

But when he moved along the building wall and just reached the glass door,

Bang!

The sound of the glass shattering hadn't even reached his ears when the arrow arrived. Zhang Feng sensed the air disturbance, and his scalp tingled in fear, instinctively twisting his body.

"Thud!" The arrow flashed past his abdomen, tearing a bloody wound, and blood gushed out.