After half a month of intense preparation and recovery, the knockout round of the Alchemy Grand Prix began, but the atmosphere in the Colosseum was no more enthusiastic than in the group stage. Because of the higher price of knockout tickets, the proportion of gamblers in the audience who join in the fun has decreased, and the proportion of professionals in various auxiliary professions has increased, and there are more people who can really understand the game, and there are fewer heckles.

Six members of the Dakko team sat in the waiting area, and several of them were expressionless on the surface, but in fact they were all nervous in their hearts. After half a month, Ashiba still hasn't recovered from his weak state, and his attributes in all aspects have been reduced by more than half compared to before. In the past half a month, the six members of the Dakko team have been busy training with Aciba, helping him adapt to his current physical condition, and researching new targeted aids. Fortunately, although Aciba is in a weak state, the carrying capacity has not decreased, so that the auxiliary means of Dacko and others do not have to be affected.

The order of the knockout rounds is as follows: the first match of Group C No. 1 Dehringer against Group B No. 2 Gafreshak, the second match of Group A No. 1 Roche Clenmending team against Group C No. 2 Phoenix, the third game of Group D No. 1 Kostner team against Group A No. 2 Fadan, and the fourth game of Group B No. 1 Tyrone team against Group D No. 2 Darko.

After four knockout matches in this round, the semi-finals will be determined, and the semi-finals will be played a week later. After entering the knockout stage, half of the teams will be eliminated in each round, and the progress of the game will suddenly increase, and the players of each team will be more tense.

When the magic bell rings, it's game time. In the first game, both teams entered the armed zone, and the Deringer team, who had won all three group stage games, met the Orc-led Gafreshak team, and the two sides were ranked 3rd and 2nd respectively in the qualifying round, which will be a strong conversation, and the spectators in the stands are also very excited to see such a game in the first round of the knockout round, staring at the players on both sides without blinking.

When the time came, the two sides immediately began to get busy. The Dellinger team added all kinds of powerful supports to the orc warriors one by one, which seemed to be very standard and comprehensive, and did not enhance certain attributes in a targeted manner. After all, in the group stage, the Diaz team had already tried full defense, but in the end they still lost the game. If you want to enhance in a certain attribute, you will inevitably decline more in other attributes, in contrast, the offensive and defensive balanced armed means are the most carefully studied because they are used the most, and they are the most improved overall combat effectiveness under the same carrying capacity. If you can't find the weaknesses of the opponent like the Darko team did against Merkelt, then the best way is to use standard arming.

The Deringer team has clearly made up their minds, and they will use such standard means to play against the Gafreshak team in the most positive way. On the one hand, it is the conservative stability of the Deringer team, and on the other hand, they are confident enough to think that with their own strong strength, they can beat the Gafreřák team.

And the Gafreshak team is also rare and serious, they each operate the work at hand, except for the two members of the Gafreshak family, the other three foreign players are obviously not ordinary people, and they have reached the master level in their respective fields. Due to the difference in the physical fitness of the orc commanders, their teams did not use the standard combination in the previous game, but made minor changes, but at this time, they also used the same armament method as the Dellinger team, and they were armed one by one.

Darko noticed the guy in the hat with only the white of his right eye on the Gafreshak team, he looked at it for a while, then turned to Kevin and asked in a low voice, "That jeweler from the Gafreshak team, how do you think of his skills?"

Kevin was obviously staring at that person as well, and after looking at it for a while, he said, "In the group stage, the first round of the Gafreřak team was a fake match, and the opponents in the second and third rounds were not strong, so that jeweler didn't do his best, but now judging from his method of casting gloves, I'm afraid it's not a role given for nothing, and he should also be a master-level jeweler." ”

Lea on the side asked curiously, "When did the master jeweler become so worthless, even if the Alchemy Grand Prix brought together the best support professionals, wouldn't every team be a master?"

Kevin frowned and nodded yes, "The master jewelers of the other teams have at least been famous for a long time, and there should be no more low-key than me." But the jeweler of the Gafreřak team, named Sevier, was inexplicable, he had never heard of it before, as if he had popped out of nowhere. ”

Phyllis said disdainfully, "Didn't you become a Master Jeweler before the Grand Prix, and maybe you also seemed to pop out of nowhere in the eyes of others." ”

Kevin had nothing to say with his mouth open, so he simply stopped talking and concentrated on watching the game.

Soon half an hour passed, and the two teams of orc warriors and orc commanders entered the ring, roared at each other, and then rushed towards each other, attacking each other with punches. Since both sides attacked with their right fists and did not fight each other, and the two orcs did not have much difference in size, it became a situation of mutual neutrality, and the fists carrying huge force hit each other's chests at the same time. After the first blow, both sides retreated backwards in a hurry, and they both withdrew five steps before they settled, and they were evenly matched.

The spectators in the stands were naturally looking forward to such a game the most, and after a burst of exclamations, the atmosphere became enthusiastic, and one by one they were aroused, as if they wanted to go to the ring and fight. Some of the support classes got more information from their first encounter, and some pulled out pens and paper to figure out what to do.

After a long confrontation, the two orcs fought again

Wendy silently looked at the form on the field and asked softly, "What do you think of the outcome of this game?"

Phyllis took the lead in saying, "I think the two are about the same, maybe it is really possible to draw, and in the end it is up to the referee team to decide the winner, and this is where the importance of bribery is reflected." ”

Lia also agreed with Phyllis's point of view, she pointed to the two orcs in the ring and said, "You can see the clue from the first blow just now, both sides have hit each other with critical hits, and they are both directly hitting each other with their fists, which is a comprehensive consideration of attack and defense, and the distance of the final exit is about the same, indicating that the strength is close, even if it is a matter of a few hours before the winner is decided, but the game is only half an hour, I think it is very likely to be the first draw since the beginning of the Alchemy Grand Prix." ”

Otto also nodded silently, "Agree with the draw." ”

Darko had a different opinion, "After the first blow, the hands of the orc warriors and the orc commanders are trembling, don't you see?"

Otto said with a blank face, "Drink a whole bottle of madness potion, and your hands will tremble." ”

Darko ignored Otto and continued, "But the orc warriors of the Derringer team trembled a little more, probably because the load needed to be borne by sending out such an attack was a bit heavier. Although there is not much difference in the offensive and defensive attributes of the two sides, the orc commander has better physical fitness and carrying capacity, and may have an advantage. ”

Kevin looked at Darko approvingly, "As I thought, when the offense and defense are almost the same, the staying power of the orc warriors becomes a shortcoming, and the Deringer team loses or loses, and the key is whether to lose within 30 minutes or outside 30 minutes." Since the Garfreřak team is underrated as a jeweler, the chances of winning are better. ”

Phyllis hurriedly asked, "What time period did you bet on?"

"25-30 minutes for the home team to lose, and 30 minutes + for the home team to lose. It's always good to bet on someone else's game and be conservative. ”

Darko asked curiously, "Are you all fighting when you're betting on our own games?"

Kevin touched his nose, "That's not it, when it comes to our team's game, I will bet on the other party to win, so that no matter what the result is, either win the game or win the money, at least there will be good news, right?"

Darko and the other five looked at Kevin with disdain at the same time.

The match between Dehringer and Gafreřák was intense and long, and as the game progressed, more and more people began to think that the game would end in a draw, and the five referees in the referee's bench next to the ring also became excited, and they had not done much since the start of the game, and they were finally about to use their power.

But only a few people noticed that in each attack between the two orcs, the orc warriors of the Deringer team gradually became more and more powerless, although on the surface it still seemed to be not inferior, but the recovery time required after the attack was getting longer and longer, and every time the orc commander took the initiative to attack, it had to meet it.

In the 28th minute of the game, the orc commander seemed to know that the time was coming to an end, so he used his strength again, and after an attack, he launched another attack without adjustment. By the time the orc warrior threw his fist to resist, it was too late, and its unfocused fist was only halfway out, and its face had already been hit. The orc leader's fist slammed into the orc warrior's face, sending it in a spun in place, and even a blood-stained tooth flew out.

The orc warriors were beaten a little blindfolded, but they still maintained their body balance, and attacked with a mouth full of blood and anger, ready to fight to the death. Then there was a dumb scene, only to see the orc commander facing the angry orc warriors, but no longer attacked, turned his head and ran towards the edge of the ring.

The orc warrior was stunned, and then immediately began to chase, and the game ended in a farcical situation. In addition to the advantage of carrying capacity, the other advantage of the orc commander is intelligence, although he has not grown much compared to the orc warrior, but at least he can form a similar tactic. So the orc commanders, having gained the upper hand, began to gallop all over the field, leaving the wounded orc warriors struggling to catch up.

Half an hour later, the referee's decision was already doomed, one was slightly injured, the other was unscathed, how can it be said that the loss of the uninjured will not be awarded? So all five referees made the same decision, and finally the chief referee announced that the Gafreřak team had won.

"This ......" Darko opened his mouth in amazement, not expecting his judgment to be wrong.

"Your judgment is actually correct, if the fight continues, it is very likely that the orc commander will defeat the orc warrior within thirty minutes. Kevin shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "But everything is subject to change, and I didn't expect that the wisdom of the orc commander is higher than that of the orc warriors, and they know how to win by delaying time." ”

"But...... That's too obscene, isn't it?"

"As long as you can win, who cares if the process is obscene or not. ”

In the main stand, several high-level officials of the Alchemy Guild were also talking and laughing with each other. Lesotho, who was full of silver hair, pretended to be dissatisfied, and said, "It was so thrilling that it almost ended in a draw, and I should tell them to play more seriously after the game." ”

The other old guys didn't like it, and Walker next to him squinted at him and said, "Then you have to tell them to get serious about the next fight, and try to end the fight in five minutes." ”

Lesotho nodded repeatedly, "Of course, although we won the runner-up of the previous edition, we haven't reached the final yet, and there are still a few teams to beat." ”

Maxi shifted the subject and asked the two people on the right, "Victoria, Raymond, the battle between the two of your families, but I don't know which one will win." ”

Victoria stretched out the wrinkles on her face with a smile, "The junior competition, leave it to them to play, who doesn't come over like this?"

Raymond smiled when he heard this, "Every game is changed to an orc warrior, your Phoenix family's game is a bit expensive, compared to our family's team, it's just a few young people to play blindly, it's really not as big as your game." ”

Victoria said calmly, "Our Phoenix family is not known for its auxiliary professions, and among the young people of this generation, except for one Kutch who is a master inscriptionist, the others are all joining in the fun, isn't this a game?"

The second game began in such a delicate atmosphere, and the protagonists of this game were the Phoenix team and the Roche Clonmentin team. It seems that they are accustomed to the Phoenix team changing orc warriors one by one, and when they lead a tall orc warrior again this time, it doesn't make much of a wave.

Roche Clenmending played a match-fixing match against Tyrone in their final group game, and now the Orc Warriors have no injuries and are in good shape. But even so, they were still the same as they were against the Phoenix team. It's not just because the orc warriors of the Phoenix team are a new living force, and the fact that the opponent can give so much for the game speaks to the imperative attitude.

"Yo, it looks like the Roche Clenmending team is going to make a quick decision. Kevin's gaze kept roaming between the armed zones of the two sides, analyzing thoughtfully.

Darko looked at Arroyo, and sure enough, he saw that his glyphs were battle glyphs and slash glyphs, and they didn't take into account defense. Since the Darko team has also studied the plan to finish off the Nairobi team in 6 minutes, it is clear at a glance the methods of the Roche Clenmending team. In this way, the orc warrior was transformed into a berserker by them - completely abandoning defense, and all auxiliary means were used to strengthen the attack. Berserker's combat philosophy is to kill enemies with powerful attacks before they can inflict significant damage on them, so this class is usually not willing to face it. However, this class also has its limitations, which is conducive to quick battles in one-on-one battles, but not conducive to group battles and fortifications.

If the Phoenix players can see the tactics of the Roche Clen Mending team at this time and temporarily strengthen the defense, then it is possible to pull one back. But the Phoenix players are all participating in the Alchemy Grand Prix for the first time, and the weaknesses of their lack of experience and qualifications are exposed, and they are all busy with their own affairs, and no one pays attention to the Roche Clenmending team at all.

"It seems that Roche Clenmending is ready to target the Phoenix team in terms of shortcomings. Wendy also raised his voice and commented, "After all, Team Phoenix doesn't have a master player in other support classes except for Kachi, and Team Roche Clonmending probably intends to start from this aspect and fight quickly with powerful attack power." The orc warriors of the Phoenix team are mainly not injured, have a lot of physical strength, and have strong stamina, so as long as they are defeated in a short time, they can make their advantages unable to be used. ”

In terms of increasing the attack power, the fist gauntlet cast by the jeweler, the enchantment carried out by the enchanter on it, and the potion refined by the apothecary all have a corresponding amplification effect, and the glyph copied by the inscription master is an aid to attack and defense. Darko and the others saw that the pharmacists of the Roche Clenmending team had actually refined a powerful madness potion, and they immediately understood their tactics. Intensified Frenzy only lasts for ten minutes, and the orc warriors will fall into weakness, so they must settle the battle within ten minutes or they will lose.

Kevin found a comfortable position to lean on his seat at this time, and at the same time commented leisurely, "The practice of changing an orc warrior every time makes every time a living force, without dark injuries and no psychological shadow of the previous game." But in this way, the orc warriors will also not accumulate experience and fighting spirit, and once they encounter a strong team or tactics against them, they will be defeated, which is a pity. ”

"Hey, it's a pity for Team Phoenix. Darko said this from the bottom of his heart, when he was doing the level certification, Kachi deliberately made a mistake to wait for him, which was a small favor for him, and he was very concerned about it, and at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed to see that the Phoenix team was about to lose.

The bell rang to start the ring match, and after 8 minutes, the chief referee was heard announcing the victory of Roche Clenmendin.