This dragon slaying trip cannot indeed be said to be fruitless, on the contrary, it has gained a lot. When they sell some of the useless purple equipment they have acquired, they get enough in-game currency to use for two or three city upgrades in the future, not to mention the level 90 boss-level guardian dragon hovering above the city.

Not only does this dragon attack hostile players, but it also attacks hostile mobs that come closer, and most of them kill in one hit, the terrifying damage and the dragon's own HP...... To put it bluntly, Xia Chiyu can say the sentence "If you have the ability, you will come" in front of Altoman.

Of course, the dragon slaying weapon in each hand has also added a lot of fame to the Wind and Rain Mutual Aid and the Demon King Guild, and several guilds have come to them to negotiate joining forces or paying to team up to kill various dragon dungeons, after all, the difficulty of the dragon dungeon at this stage is extraordinary, but the rich rewards make the dragon dungeon a hot PVE target.

However, neither the Demon King Guild nor the Wind and Rain Masonic Guild agreed to these invitations, after all, the Wind and Rain Mutual Aid is now one of the best PVE guilds in the national server, and there is no need to join forces with other PVE guilds, and the Demon King Guild is the main force is too few, even if you join, it will not affect the ending.

But thanks to the blessing of guarding the dragon, Xia Chiyu and Gu Qinyan, Reis, and Su Xing can practice in the competition clothes for a few days without pressure, after all, the next thing is the semi-finals of the Yanxia Cup. And they also have to prepare for the battle of the Asura who may be causing trouble, and they become busy again in an instant.

"I've heard that Altoman's lungs have been blowing up lately, ever since he knew that the City of Ancient Trees had the guardian dragon." During the lunch break, Xia Chiyu, Zhang Zinuo, and Lin Qianxue reported.

"That's natural, he prides himself on being a righteous teacher, and he doesn't like to kill players who are doing tasks outside the guild, but he can't attack the city of ancient trees, and he can't pretend to be forced if he wants to. I'm afraid that's it. Wake teased.

"It's pretty much it." Gu Qinyan snorted coldly and said, "The purpose of Artoman pretending to be forced is to consolidate his position in the Brave Alliance, but now he obviously can't do it. I think I'm afraid there will be ...... in the Brave Alliance now."

"Indeed, Alberon told me that the Brave Alliance is now in chaos, divided into several forces, and the call for Jin Shiyan, the god of fighting, to become the new leader of the alliance is very high, and they have now begun to rebel." Xia Chiyu said with a laugh.

"These people are still in the Brave Alliance, and they started fighting in their nests without even seeing the face of the Demon King." Reis smiled bitterly and said, "When they fight in their own nest and lose both, do they still have the ability to fight against us?" ”

"Wouldn't that be better? You can concentrate on practicing. They won't bother you for a long, long time. Lin Qianxue said a little angrily beside her, and helped Xia Chiyu deliver the good meal.

"It's better to wait until the end of the Summer Cup." Zhang Zinuo also said with a smile.

"Alright, let's eat first." Yuxi smiled bitterly, "Chat while eating, otherwise it will be cold." ”

Since the Brave Alliance was in its own nest, and Asura had to "abscond" for a while because the IP address was exposed last time, Xia Chiyu estimated that they could live a peaceful life for a considerable period of time.

The period before the game passed quickly. The much-anticipated semi-finals of the Summer Cup have finally begun. Unlike before, from the semi-finals, the ring match, 2v2 and 3v3 were played separately. Because only two teams have advanced to the semi-finals in all three competitions, the opponents in other events are basically from different teams.

For example. Xia Chiyu: Their ring match came from a team "wat esports", and the opponents of 2v2 and 3v3 came from another team "sun esports". However, although the time of the event was staggered, the final was still on the same day. It's just a change to a format where the first day is a ring match, the second day is a 2v2 event, and the third day is a 3v3 event.

According to this battle mode, Xia Chiyu and the three of them also have to adjust their tactics. But. The biggest difference between the Final Four and the previous matches is that the Final Four is an offline competition. So, the day before the race, they packed their bags. Then he took a plane with Xu Shuo to Dongzhou City, the city of the competition.

They were accompanied by accompanying relatives, including Lin Qianxue, Zhang Zinuo, Yuxi, Ye Siman, An Ran and Li Feifei. Liu Yiyu and Chen Feng also bought tickets, and they will meet them at the competition site in Dongzhou City when the time comes. After a four-hour flight, they landed at the airport, where they were picked up by a car and taken to the athletes' hotel.

Since the game was about to start the next morning, Xia Chiyu and the four of them did not practice the game, but just gathered in the common room on the first floor of the hotel, ready to briefly discuss the tactics of the next day and rest.

Lin Qianxue and others also accompanied them, but Liu Yiyu and Chen Feng's two groups of people needed to arrive at the arena one after another tomorrow. And even Xu Shuo rarely came to guide them in the next day's game, but it was not an ordinary guidance.

"Okay, I won't be verbose about tactics or anything, you have cooperated for so long, I believe you still know each other's habits very well. I'm going to talk to you about something else, and that's the trade-off. Xu Shuo replied.

"Trade-offs, do you mean let's give up on a certain event?" Xia Chiyu asked sharply.

"That's right," Xu Shuo held his chin and smiled, "You see, in this kind of competition of equal strength, you can't be too greedy, thinking about winning all three events, it's a very stupid behavior." Because you're bound to be fully skilled in a certain game, even if you can leave a killer feature with a tactical surprise attack, and then rely on a killer attack to win the second game, you can only win two games. In the third game, you will be targeted with tactics. ”

Gu Qinyan asked on the side: "But the competition uniform can be temporarily adjusted for skills, right?" ”

Xu Shuo shrugged his shoulders: "It's true, but the interval between the three competitions is very short, and there is basically no time to adjust skills during this period, and temporary adjustments will only disrupt your fighting rhythm and habits, which is just counterproductive." ”

"Abandon an event?" Xia Chiyu frowned and groaned, looked at Reis and Su Xing, and asked them for their opinions. But Xu Shuo added: "In fact...... I'm hoping you give up two events. ”

"What?" Lacey frowned at the time, and there was a deep dissatisfaction in his tone.

"It's a normal situation." Xu Shuo was like a parent who was impatient in the face of a child who didn't understand anything, "You know, even if you win second place in all three events, it's not as good as winning first place in one event, right?" It's not your average that cares, it's the highest level, you know? Brilliant enough, good enough to attract sponsors. ”

"I know, I know what you mean." Xia Chiyu nodded and said, "So, do you think we should put the championship in that event?" 3v3 with the most bonuses? ”

Xu Shuo raised his index finger and shook it, "No, it's the opposite." 3v3 due to the most bonuses. It has always been the main leader of major e-sports, and in contrast, although the ring competition has the least prize money, it is precisely because of this that the competition is smaller, so some teams will give up 3V3 and 2V2 to impact the championship of the ring competition. So...... I'm more likely to recommend that you focus on 2v2. ”

"Well, got it, it's 2v2." Xia Chiyu smiled and nodded.

Xu Shuo looked at Xia Chiyu with some suspicion, and then his gaze swept over Lacey, Gu Qinyan and Su Xing one by one: "Well, it seems to be a bit unexpected." Why are you so honest today? Are you playing with me? ”

"No, you're a coach. We'll take a good look at the tactics of 2v2. Xia Chiyu replied with a smile.

Xu Shuo still looked suspicious, but he quickly returned to his room and let them discuss tactics on their own.

"It's weird." Xia Chiyu pursed his lips and said, "If you want me to admit defeat so lightly, pull it down." ”

"That's what I thought too." Wake and Lacey nodded. Speak in unison.

"Poof...... Zhang Zinuo covered his mouth and let out a chuckle, "He really saw through the four of you." I thought it was weird, I wondered what he meant when he said you four were so honest. ”

"So, what's your plan?" Gu Qinyan asked without surprise. "Did you win all three events?"

Xia Chiyu waved his hand helplessly and said, "How is it possible, I haven't been arrogant to that point." Like the irresponsible coach said, if we're lucky, we can win a game with surprise tactics. Then leave the killer to hit the second game. This is our only chance. But only if ......"

"You can make it to the finals, right?" Reis asked with a smile on the side, "So, first of all, let's beat down today's four-in-two game." But what if you run into a strong enemy today? ”

"Anyway, try to fight as much as possible, and advance to the finals while retaining your domain skills, and if you can't win...... Xia Chiyu thought for a while, and then sighed, "Then give up 3v3 first, give priority to 2v2 victory, and then the ring match." ”

"Roger." Su Xing nodded, held his chin and said, "What about the specific tactics?" ”

"Our opponent in the ring is Team Wat, which is an established esports team and has multiple teams in many gaming areas, but AO is not what they are best at, although speed esports is the same." Lin Qianxue handed the opponent's information to Xia Chiyu and said, "They gave up 2V2 and 3V3 from the beginning, and they should aim for the championship in the ring." ”

"I was so unlucky to run into these guys in the first round." Xia Chiyu frowned and said, "But the situation of this team is somewhat similar to ours, so the ring competition should not be at a disadvantage." ”

Zhang Zinuo slid his hand on the tablet, called up a few videos and handed them to Xia Chiyu and said, "Eat fish, here are the videos of their first few games." Well, take a look, I don't know if it helps. ”

"Okay, good work." Xia Chiyu said softly, then took the tablet and watched it with Gu Qinyan and the three of them.

"Do you want to have a late-night supper? Shall we go and talk to the front desk? Yuxi asked with a smile.

"Ah, yes!" Su Xing raised his hand, then turned to Ye Siman and asked, "Xiao Man, what do you want to eat?" ”

"I won't eat anymore, and after losing weight, I'm used to not eating after 8 o'clock in the evening." Ye Siman smiled softly, "You concentrate on watching the video, and don't drag everyone back when you play." ”

This time, even An Ran specially took a leave of absence to watch their game, after all, it is the last two rounds of the game, there is no longer the winner's group and the loser's group, and the losing player will directly lose the championship qualification. However, unlike before, it is no longer a BO1 or BO3 format, but BO5, with a best-of-five game, reducing the proportion of luck.

Xia Chiyu and the four of them basically watched the game video intently, while the girls were very well-behaved to help them order supper or adjust the video. After briefly watching the video of WAT, Xia Chiyu suddenly fell silent and thought about tactics.

The three members of the Wat are swordsmen, assassins, and martial artists, and to put it bluntly, they are a panacea class, mediocre but omnipotent, and these three classes have little cooperation with each other at all, but their heads-up ability is undoubted. It can be seen that in the previous ring matches, they basically occupied an absolute advantage, and they did not hand over any guarantee skills, and they could only see the basic routines.

The swordsmen and fighters in Wat are all decent routines, popular skill settings, plus appropriate techniques and meticulous skill settings, but it is worth noting that the opponent's assassin is actually a non-mainstream with a one-handed sword instead of a dagger, similar to a swordsman in terms of combat style, but more explosive than ordinary assassins.

"Tomorrow's five matches...... Xia Chiyu held his chin and muttered, then shrugged his shoulders, "Since it's a ring match, there are no tactics and cooperation to speak of, it depends on our own personal ability." They only know our basic routines, so let's have a good rest tonight and be in the best shape for tomorrow's game. ”

The next day, before the start of the game, the competition party still sent a car to pick them up to the venue, and this time the game can sit nearly 100,000 spectators in the Century Stadium of Dongzhou City. Their special car was still four or five hundred meters away from the stadium, and the ceiling of the stadium had just appeared in the field of vision, when there was a noise in their ears, and it was obvious that there was already a sea of people inside.

And what followed was a strong pressure that came out of the hearts of Xia Chiyu and the others.

"Win and lose...... Well? Xia Chiyu raised his eyebrows and asked Gu Qinyan and the others, "Get ready to play, there are five tough battles to fight today." ”

The car slowly stopped at the side door of the stadium, and several of them entered the stadium from the athletes' passage, although at this time the host of the organizer was still nagging about inconsequential topics such as the sponsor's information, but the sharp-eyed audience had already seen the players entering the stadium, and a burst of cheers almost formed a physical sound rushing to the face.

"This is really ......" Xia Chiyu looked around at the crowd of people and swallowed his saliva secretly. The feeling of listening to the concert in the audience and being in the center of the concert is completely different, this sense of realism, the virtual arena created by the game is nothing compared to this scene, Xia Chiyu felt that his heart seemed to be tightly grasped by a hand.

As for the other three, Reis looked around a little crampedly, Gu Qinyan also looked a little uncomfortable, and when he woke up, his face was already pale.

At this time, Xu Shuo pushed him from behind and said with a smile: "Hurry up and enter the field, the game is the arena." ”

"Whew, that's right." Xia Chiyu instantly relaxed a lot, and followed Xu Shuo into the stadium with Gu Qinyan and the others. (To be continued......)