Fantasy Westward Journey: Return to 2005

Chapter 1426: Confusing lineup, the opening game begins!
Just as they were finalizing the lineup, the offline competition staff knocked on the door of the lounge, telling them that the competition was about to begin and the players should go on stage.

After receiving the notice, Huang He and others who had been called by Fang Yun before immediately stood up and followed him out of the lounge.

As for others, there is a large screen in the lounge, so they just need to stay in the room to watch their team's game progress in real time.

Leaving the lounge and coming to the player channel, Fang Yun and his companions looked up and saw players from other teams also walking out of the lounge one after another.

These contestants were originally chatting vividly, but when they saw Fang Yun's face, their expressions suddenly changed.

Fang Yun’s appearance means that Bianliang City will surely have thousands of cities in the first round.

For other teams, Qiancheng's appearance in the first round was just a surprise, but for Gusu City, this was definitely not a good signal.

However, they also understand that Qiancheng can be said to be an iconic figure of Dreams now.

The opening match of the offline finals is about to begin. As the soul figure of the fantasy team, it is normal for him to show up.

Following the main group, the eight teams of contestants moved quickly and were on the stage in no time.

As the audience saw Fang Yun's familiar face in the crowd, the entire viewing area instantly became boiling!

"I guessed right, Brother Cheng is on it!"

"What's there to guess? How could Cheng Ge be absent from the opening match?"

"It's not surprising that Qiancheng is on the field, but I remember that there is no cute beast in the roster of Bianliang City this time. How come he is on the field?"

"It's a bit weird indeed. Could it be that Bianliang City is planning to use double physical strength this round? That doesn't make sense..."

"Why bother? Let's see first."

Qiancheng’s appearance made many viewers very excited, just as the officials and other contestants thought.

This guy is no longer just a simple Martial God Arena player, but has become a classic symbol and a superstar who can directly affect the popularity of the game.

While the audience below the stage was excitedly discussing what kind of lineup Qian Cheng would form when he appeared on stage.

The contestants on the stage have now come to their respective computers and sat down according to their numbers.

Bianliang City drew ball number one, and the position of number one happened to be the row of computers closest to the audience seats.

Opposite them was their opponent in the opening match, the Gusu City team.

Being able to watch the two most popular teams of this offline tournament compete face to face at such a close distance right from the start is definitely a rare feast-level experience for the audience!
Sitting in front of the computer in the middle, Fang Yun looked relaxed. He quickly adjusted the equipment while listening to the noisy cheers from the audience.

A moment later, as the equipment was adjusted, he gave an order and everyone in Bianliang City immediately logged into the offline competition dedicated server.

As the eight teams of contestants on the stage logged into their competition uniforms one after another, the host A Zi had already left the stage.

Only a few cameras and staff were left on the stage, as well as last year's two popular commentators, Lu Qi and Xiao Fei.

"Good morning, everyone! Welcome to the 3rd Fantasy Westward Journey All-Star Offline Quarterfinals. I am your old friend, commentator Lu Qi."

"Long time no see, I'm the commentator Xiaofei."

Before the game started, the two commentators sitting in front of the computer kept smiling and read the opening remarks conscientiously.

Listening to the two people's opening remarks, the audience was quite considerate and lowered their voices involuntarily.

Seeing this, Lu Qi immediately continued, "We can see that the players for this round of quarter-finals opening match have logged into the game server one after another. In another 5 minutes, the first round of the round-robin match will officially begin!"

"The footage of this competition will be synchronized in real time on the five screens in the venue, and the audience can watch the teams they are interested in as needed."

"At the same time, players who are unable to attend the game can also watch today's game through the in-game spectator NPC..."

Having said that, Lu Qi’s mission has been accomplished.

Xiao Fei at the side immediately responded, "I believe that everyone should have their own guesses about the result of this round's opening match. What do you think about this, Mr. Lu?"

Hearing this, Lu Qi's expression froze, and then he smiled bitterly and said, "How can I watch it? Of course I sit and watch it!"

As he spoke, he spread his hands and gave the audience a helpless look.

"Hahaha, Sister Fei wants Teacher Lu to die!"

"This kind of question is unnecessary. There are so many people in the audience, and they all support different teams. If Old Lu dares to say it, I'm afraid he won't be able to leave the stadium!"

"What are you afraid of? I dare to say that I think Bianliang City will win the opening battle!"

"Bianliang City is strong, but my Gusu City is not weak either! As long as the game is not over, it is hard to say who will win or lose."

"Wow, so confident? Then do you dare to bet? Just bet 100 yuan!"

"I don't gamble, it's illegal..."

Xiaofei didn't expect to get an answer when she asked Lu Qi that question, after all, it was just as the audience said.

The audience composition is so complex that as a commentator, I have to maintain at least neutrality without talking about Lu Qi.

Even for his own safety, he didn't dare to sentence any team to death in advance when the curtain was just raised.

So although Xiaofei's questions seem curious, they are actually just to arouse the audience's emotions.

As we all saw, as soon as Xiaofei asked the question, the audience responded immediately and started arguing about the team they supported.

As for the two commentators who started this dispute, no one cared about them at this time.

At the same time, the players from the major teams on the stage have already gathered in the lounge.

The audience was arguing endlessly while the contestants on the stage were patiently waiting for the competition to begin.

Only the online audiences from major servers who were unable to come to the scene were scratching their heads in anxiety.

"I heard that Bianliang City collided with Gusu City in the first round?"

"That's right, this Bianliang City is simply a freak. Last year, they played against the runner-up in the opening match, and this year they directly played against the host. It's amazing!"

"Wouldn't Gusu City be in a panic? I want to know what the audience in Gusu City's audience would think of the scene."

"What other reaction can you have? Just curse!"

"What about 2008? Who did 2008 run into?"

"Deyang Confucian Temple is also a very exciting duel..."

Since the game had not started yet, the online audience had nothing to do for the time being, so they simply started talking about the opening match.

Regarding the fact that Bianliang City attacked Gusu City, the local tyrant, right from the start, many viewers who watched last year's All-Stars expressed:

This is already the basic operation of Bianliang City.

As for the city of Gusu which had the misfortune of colliding with the city of Bianliang, many people have begun to mourn for them. Of course, there are also many who are still stubborn and holding on.

In addition to discussing the grouping for the opening match, more people are actually interested in the situation on the scene.

"Fuck! I remember that Cheng is from Beijing. Why can't the offline competition be held in Beijing?"

"No, no, no, strictly speaking, Brother Cheng is from Zhongzhou, so even if we do it, it should be done in Zhongzhou!"

"You guys are still choosing here, right?"

"I don't know what the scene is like, I'm really curious!"

"What's there to be curious about? Just go to any forum and you'll find a ton of pictures of the scene!"

"This time, the offline venue in Gusu is super big, and there are countless beauties. I am drooling all over the floor!"

"Don't even mention the live photos, there are even videos! I just saw Cheng Ge and his group's video, and he's still so handsome!"

"Are there any photos of the Billion Family? I want to know what Fairy Brother looks like in real life."

"Brother Fairy doesn't have any, but the nuns do, and they are just ordinary people, far inferior to Brother Cheng and the others!"

"It's decided. From today on, I will work hard to move bricks and try to go to the site next year!"

Because last year's offline All-Star game was a huge success, many players who were originally indifferent to offline viewing have now changed their stance.

But unfortunately, the venue is only so big and the journey is long.

Even if you want to go to the event, the travel expenses, accommodation and tickets alone will stop 99% of players from going.

Therefore, for the vast majority of fantasy players, those who can go to the scene are basically considered the upper class. Most of them can only watch the game at home or in the Internet cafe through the viewing area in the game, and the experience is not good at all.

Some players who were unable to go to the event were not satisfied with the status quo and simply started to browse the forum frantically.

At this time, with the start of offline competitions, most of the major fantasy forums are already in an overloaded state.

The audience who could not come to the event in person could meet the needs of the online audience to a certain extent through the live pictures and videos continuously uploaded to the forum, plus some gossip.

In this way, the audience on the scene watched the contestants on the stage waving flags and cheering, while the online audience gathered together to chat.

As the time came to 10 o'clock in the morning, the first round of the All-Star offline championship finally officially kicked off amid everyone's anticipation!
As soon as the game started, the lights in the venue suddenly dimmed.

At the same time, the five screens surrounding the venue lit up at the same time, accompanied by exciting battle music.

"I'm coming!"

“I’m so excited!”

"This opening... I can only say it's so cool!"

"Turtle, the government is really getting more and more generous."

As the game screen lit up, the audience who had been arguing a second ago suddenly quieted down as they watched the extremely clear game scenes appear on the screen, and all their attention was focused on the event.

Soon, when they saw the two team IDs displayed separately on the main screen of the stage, they immediately became excited!

"As expected, Bianliang City and Gusu City really took the center position!"

"My guess was right. Beast Master came here to wield the Thousand Blades."

"Oh my god! Bianliang City went straight to Qiancheng and Qianren. Don't they really intend to save any face for the host?"

"You know nothing! This lineup of Bianliang City is outrageous. Who would want to pair up a physical team with a Putuo team?"

"Brother Cheng has transformed into a hell god of war. Is he planning to use a combo flow?"

"The lineup in Gusu City is similar, except that Putuo has been replaced by Huasheng."

"You call this almost the same? Dual physical skills with a combination of Huasheng and Putuo, this is totally a world of difference, okay?"

"Don't worry, everyone. Let's wait and see. Perhaps Bianliang City has other plans..."

Looking at the lineup chosen by Bianliang City for this opening match, the Bianliang City supporters in the audience were a little surprised at first when they saw Qiancheng and Qianren.

But when they found out that the assistant of these two physical players was Liu Ximeng's Putuo, they all became Muggles at once!

They couldn't figure out, with Qian Cheng's commanding ability, how much fake wine did he have to drink to come up with such a weird lineup in such an important opening game?

The audience in the audience couldn't figure it out, and neither could the online audience and Xilang and his friends who were sitting opposite them.

"Is the other side... starting to move?"

Looking at Qiancheng who had transformed into the God of Hell and was standing at the same C position in the wind formation as their Gusu City, and then looking at Chunxi Rumeng who was standing next to him and transformed into a mechanical beast.

The lion camel 'Xiku' hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.

Although Qiancheng's transformation into the God of Hell was somewhat beyond their expectations, they took into account that this guy usually liked to play by his own rules.

Regarding his choice, people in Gusu City did not understand it, but they respected it.

What they couldn't understand was that Qiancheng turned into the God of Hell and caused so much damage, while there was also the super lion camel Qianren in the formation.

Why did Bianliang City dare to give up the Huasheng Temple which had a huge bonus, and instead went to Putuo Mountain which did not have much bonus for the physics department?
Hearing his words, Xilang, the commander-in-chief, was also full of confusion.

He frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and replied, "Not really. Everyone knows that in this duel, our Gusu City is the weaker party. How could Bianliang City take the initiative to start the fight?"

After he said this, several teammates nodded involuntarily, thinking that his analysis made sense.

But at this moment, Huasheng Qiu Meishui suddenly had an idea and asked, "So... you look down on us?"

His idea was not groundless. After all, the lineup of Bianliang City was indeed weird, and any normal person would not pair them like this.

"I thought that judging from my brief contact with Qian Cheng, he doesn't seem like that kind of person."

Xilang also disagreed with Qiu Meishui's words. Although he did not have much contact with Fang Yun, based on his intuition, he felt that the other party was not that kind of person.

Not to mention, they are the host of this All-Star Game. It makes no sense for the other party to do this.

"It's not nice to say this, but from my point of view..."

At this time, the Daughter Village'Gulu Nannan' hesitated for a moment and said: "The other side... seems to be deliberately letting us win."

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As soon as she said this, the other four people in Gusu City, including Xilang, fell silent on the spot.

In fact, it was not just Guru Nannan. When they saw the opponent's lineup, they also had this vague feeling.

But except for Guru Nannan, none of them dared to say it directly.

Sometimes, it's better for people to be a little confused.

However, as opponents, they certainly could not fully understand why the opponent chose such a weird lineup in the opening game.

He shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Seeing that other team members had completed the operation, Xilang also selected the target and quickly completed his own operation.

After both players completed the operation, the 30-second countdown at the top of the screen suddenly disappeared, and the opening match finally officially began!

(End of this chapter)