ADAPTED FROM BUTTERFLY BLUE'S NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME, THE KING'S AVATAR
THE KING'S AVATAR
EPISODE 37
You fool, you finally won.
You finally made up your mind to surpass me.
Come on.
I'll wait for you at the terminal.
HAPPY INTERNET CAFE
"Team Happy will fight..."
Mo Fan, come here.
SUPER HAPPY DEFEATS LOW EXCELLENT ERA!
-Captain. -Captain.
Captain.
Wait a moment.
Does Ms. Chen dislike me?
Why do I only have an exclamation mark? You all have a word.
I feel better when I see the word on your shirt.
TEAM HAPPY
DEFEATS
Captain.
-Come on, let's take a picture. -Here.
Ready.
"Announcement of the changes of rules of the Challengers League."
-Captain. -"Individual Challenge is canceled."
The Arena Challenge now has five players instead of three.
"The score will be based on kills.
Two points for every kill."
It means you lose two points for each player that you lose.
The slightest carelessness will enlarge the gap.
I can figure out more than six ways to make a comeback.
But we only have one choice.
First, smile for the camera.
ADJUSTMENTS OF COMPETITION SYSTEM FOR CHALLENGERS LEAGUE
Look over there when we start.
Not only will this adjustment lead to our victory,
we will also crush them with the biggest score gap in history.
-Stand up straight. -Am I right?
We will get two points for every kill.
And two bonus points if we attack them within the given time.
All right.
Don't you think it would give Team Happy the same chance for a comeback?
Could you please shut up?
Don't say anything if you can't say something nice.
We won't give anyone a chance.
We can't let our guard down.
Each kill counts.
-Are you with me or not? -Fine, okay.
Let's take photos. Come on!
Here. Get ready.
Is there still one person missing?
Let's have a look.
I found a very famous coach in this field
and helped develop a whole training program for you.
See. In the next three years,
-you can see that-- -Three years?
Right.
Your contract with Excellent Era is about to expire.
Here. A brand new contract.
Just check and sign it.
It's just a process.
Mr. Tao, I won't sign an extension.
I will leave here as soon as the contract expires.
Are you sure?
I am sorry.
I want a fresh start.
Are you going to join Happy?
I will go take pictures first.
What's wrong?
Can't wait to leave Excellent Era?
Can you play well in such a state?
I'm a professional eSports player.
As long as I am a member of Excellent Era,
I will try my best to win for the team.
No one knows if you're doing your best in the match.
Who knows?
What a pity.
Since you put it that way,
I won't let you play in the final.
What a pity.
Until now,
you still don't know the meaning of being a professional player.
-Touch up the make-up. -Yes.
-You! Stand there. -What?
Just stand there.
-Captain, this is your central position. -Done.
-The central position is where I stand. -I see.
Get ready!
Three, two, one.
THE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS EXCELLENT ERA VS HAPPY
COUNTDOWN TO THE FINAL
The traffic is bad.
We're three kilometers from the stadium.
THE GLORIOUS MOMENT OF CORONATION
THE NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS
TEAM HAPPY
Your contract with Excellent Era will expire after this match.
Are you going to resign?
Sorry, this is our internal arrangement.
It's inconvenient to disclose now.
You were the perfect combination, but you've become opponents now.
It has been a hot topic in the last three days. What's your opinion?
Are you going to fight with Ye Qiu today?
Or are you not going to play tonight?
-Su Mucheng. -They said that you'll join Happy,
so are you going to stay low for tonight?
Don't worry, everybody!
Mucheng is a professional player.
How do you feel about facing your previous employer?
Are you still communicating in private?
What's your plan if you fail to join the league?
Right, what's your next plan?
-Master Ye, please say something. -Thank you.
Ms. Tang, you said you would win a 1 versus 3 in the match with Zhu Xian.
You would resign if you couldn't.
So are you here to cheer today?
I am here to play.
Are you going to disavow your public statement?
You broke your promise. How can you just let it go?
I am sorry.
I didn't fulfill my promise.
I let Happy's fans down.
Today,
I apologize for my recklessness and impulsiveness.
But I won't quit.
I will stick with it even if I have to break my promise.
There is an obvious gap between you and Excellent Era.
-With the new rules, -Say something.
-you have no chance to win so far. -Can you win?
-You won't know until you try. -You won't know until you try.
Let's go.
They have the advantage, so they’ll definitely play it safe.
I think they will use conventional tactics.
Little Tang, go first in the Arena Challenge.
Your opponent should be Sun Xiang.
Stay fierce and provoke him when necessary.
Got it.
You go next. Maintain the pace to consume his patience.
Yifan, you go third.
Beat him by using outflanking tactics.
Wei Chen and I...
will do the rest.
No problem.
And where is our boss?
I've handed in the list accurately.
Tonight...
will be a night of glory for all of us.
-Go for it! -Go for it!
Everyone, listen to me.
We can't be on the stage, but we can cheer them on.
-Let us practice our slogan again. -Okay.
Fans are everywhere!
-"Fans are everywhere!" -"Fans are everywhere!"
Happy is irreplaceable!
-"Happy is irreplaceable!" -"Happy is irreplaceable!"
Fans are everywhere!
-"Fans are everywhere!" -"Fans are everywhere!"
Happy is irreplaceable!
-"Happy is irreplaceable!" -"Happy is irreplaceable!"
We must pay attention to the rhythm, the momentum, and the movement.
-Take a break. -Take this.
-Take it. -Here.
Just take this. Here you go.
Here.
This is nice.
Come here. Take it.
This color really suits you. Here. I'll put it on for you.
Just wear it.
Has everybody got one? Here.
ZONE B
Han Wenqing.
Zhang Xinjie. Wang Jiexi.
It's really them.
So many masters are here.
-What a surprise! -Hello, Zhou Zekai.
Where are you? What's wrong?
You can't put on airs with me just because you are handsome and popular.
The game is going to begin. We are all waiting for you.
Just let me know if you are coming. Hello?
The sponsor invited him to do the commentary.
-Will Zhou Zekai come here too? -How can you ignore me?
What's wrong with your sponsor? They invited him to do commentary?
The cost of the performance is too low.
I know he's the most handsome in the league. So what?
To make commentaries, your eloquence is more important.
He is so tedious and charges too much.
It's better to use a life-sized cutout. It's the same.
Huang Shaotian, be careful not to offend his fans.
It's okay. His fans won't know.
-These microphones are already on. -Right.
NINTH GLORY CHALLENGERS LEAGUE
MUCHENG
IRREPLACEABLE LOVE EXCELLENT ERA
GO FOR IT NEVER GIVE UP
LOVE SUN XIANG NEVER GIVE UP
GO FOR IT NEVER GIVE UP
Welcome to the Final of Glory Challengers League.
Tonight, we are honored to be here to witness the birth of a champion.
Will victory go to our ever-victorious general,
or will it go to our new star?
We will find out very soon.
We will use the new rules tonight.
The competition consists of the Arena and Team Challenges.
Both teams will send out six players to play for the Arena Challenge.
The score is based on how many opponents they kill.
They will get two points for every kill.
All bonus rules remain the same.
Team Excellent Era scored 24 points in the Team Challenge,
while Team Happy scored 21 points.
Excellent Era has a three-point advantage in the final.
Tonight, our commentators are
the captain of Team Blue Rain, Yu Wenzhou.
Hello.
-And... -Hello, everyone.
I am the best Swordsman with both talent and beauty in history, Huang Shaotian.
Okay. Let's cut the crap. Let's get down to business.
Let's see. Who are playing in the first round?
All right.
Happy is going to appoint Tang Rou first.
Her character is Soft Mist.
-A Battle Mage. -Let's go, Little Tang!
She has less than a year of experience, but her style is so tough.
And she comes to the front quickly with exceptional talent.
Excellent Era's representative?
It's him.
Excellent Era is appointing Xiao Shiqin first.
His character is Life Extinguisher, a Mechanic.
Excellent Era abandoned their usual strategy.
Captain, although Sun Xiang is so reckless,
he always wants to take the first formation.
But he didn't this time.
Has he become smarter?
-Captain! -Captain!
They must have thought that I'd be the first one to play.
They've calculated it wrongly.
Don't be cocky.
But I'm right.
All the best.
-All the best! -All the best!
-Go for it! -Go for it!
-All the best! -Go for it!
-Go for it!
NINTH GLORY CHALLENGERS LEAGUE
Team Excellent Era appoints Xiao Shiqin to take the lead.
They must make adjustments according to the new rules.
We don't know if Team Happy expected this.
What should we do now?
Our planned deployments are all messed up.
Tang Rou and Mo Fan will be restrained by Xiao Shiqin.
Little Tang herself said she'd play even if she has to break her promise.
Besides, it's just Xiao Shiqin.
NINTH GLORY CHALLENGERS LEAGUE
The Challengers League of Glory.
The first round of Arena Challenge is about to begin.
Tang Rou, the Soft Mist, versus Xiao Shiqin, the Life Extinguisher.
Captain Yu, what do you think?
Each has its advantages and disadvantages.
I think Tang Rou will likely win. Her APM will overwhelm Xiao Shiqin.
It's time for the newbie to show what she's capable of.
Encountering the Master Tactician,
can Tang Rou overcome him with her excellent APM?
Let's wait and see.
Okay, the game begins.
Tang Rou is sticking to her own style.
She rushed to the center of the map.
The fight between a Mechanic and a Battle Mage.
Xiao Shiqin will take the advantage of his range to take her down.
Life Extinguisher has been discovered. He pulls himself away immediately.
Soft Mist got hit!
She adjusted quickly and fought back.
Tang Rou is so tough. She managed to fight back.
Mechanical tracking will slow people down.
So the first choice should be to defend or to dodge.
But Tang Rou chose to attack.
She chose to attack by force in order to strike back and get closer.
Xiao Shiqin was caught off guard.
Guys, did you see that?
These master tacticians are usually so cunning.
We need unconventional players like this to teach them a lesson.
It's really exciting, right?
Life Extinguisher threw a Bouncing Mine. Soft Mist is in danger.
But she avoided it as well.
How did she realize that?
Was it a coincidence? Or was it her intuition?
Neither.
She detected the sound.
As a pianist,
her hearing is much sharper than an ordinary person.
Xiao Shiqin made a mistake by using a Sound Trap.
Bravo, Little Tang.
Even Xiao Shiqin couldn't do anything about her.
Don't jump to conclusions.
He is one of the best four tacticians in Glory,
Xiao Shiqin.
Life Extinguisher is using Air Drops to keep her immobilized.
But Tang Rou remains calm.
Soft Mist lost track of her opponent.
Shaotian, take a guess.
As a merciless Master Tactician, what will he do next?
He will use his strange weapons
to take this fight into a favorable environment.
Whatever he does, I hope Tang Rou can break through and win.
It seems like Soft Mist can't judge his moves now.
She is moving cautiously.
Life Extinguisher threw out two Bouncing Mines using Sound Trap.
Soft Mist avoided them perfectly.
It didn't work at all.
Why did he use this trick again?
He didn't want to consume her HP,
but to guide Tang Rou into his trap.
It's almost over.
Damage of the skill has been calculated.
It's about time.
A hit! Soft Mist is dead.
Life Extinguisher led her into his pace
and won the first round with 70 percent HP left.
How could it be?
It's impossible.
Little Tang played it well the whole time.
She eluded so many attacks.
How could she lose?
Little Tang is quick in action and plays valiantly.
She is a talented offensive player.
Xiao Shiqin used those fortes to disrupt her pace.
What do you mean?
She will get tired too since she played for a long time.
Indeed.
She will become a terrifying opponent like Ye Qiu.
As a tactician, we're always looking for our opponents' loopholes to win the game.
But Tang Rou chose to look for opportunities to fight back
again and again.
She still chose to storm in even in the most dangerous of times.
There's nothing impossible in Glory.
Although Happy lost in the first round,
but Tang Rou, as a rookie,
has put a lot of pressure on Excellent Era with her performance.
Although she lost the game, she has shown us
that there's a rising Battle Mage star in Glory.
-Tang Rou. -She is Tang Rou.
-Awesome! -You've done your best.
-It's okay. -You'll get him next time.
-Go! -All the best.
-You did well! -Good job.
How do you feel?
How about it?
It sucks.
Xiao Shiqin is the scariest opponent I've met.
It's not a big deal.
Right.
It's not a big deal.
Xiao Shiqin is a skilled player.
Ask anyone in the league
and they wouldn't be confident enough to defeat him.
There are always winners and losers.
I know.
But I couldn't do anything about him.
I can't get in the lead even though I tried my best.
If this problem could be solved easily,
then I would've told you before you went on stage.
What you're dealing with right now,
is the highest level player in Glory.
He wouldn't be where he is today
if he has any obvious weaknesses.
Keep trying.
Keep improving yourself.
There will be no shortcuts from now on.
Captain is right!
Glory is really hard to play.
That's why it's interesting.
Right?
It is interesting.
The next player from Happy is Mo Fan.
He is a former Scrap Picker whose gameplay is fast,
accurate and relentless and good at biding his time.
Can he break through Xiao Shiqin's trap and tactics
and fight his way out?
Let's wait and see.
Arena Challenge, second round.
Happy chose to send out their Ninja, Deception,
to challenge Excellent Era's Mechanic, Life Extinguisher.
Xiao Shiqin, that old fox...
The Master Tactician did win the last round,
but his HP was consumed by Tang Rou.
All the best, Deception. You still have a chance to win.
The game has started.
Deception is moving quickly.
He is finding the right place to hide.
This is a very typical opening for Ninja.
They will take the high ground first
and use the advantage of sight to find opportunities.
Looks like Mo Fan has the chance to break through.
Life Extinguisher engaged Electronic Eyes to locate Deception.
Xiao Shiqin knows Deception's strategy.
He's patient.
He won't give Deception a chance to sneak an attack.
Stop hiding, guys. It's boring. Just fight.
Fight face to face if you are real men.
You are the most famous opportunist in the league.
You often use this tactic.
Your opponent can't find you for ages.
I wait for the most opportune time.
But they're just being cheeky.
It's not the same, okay?
You are so shameless. Anyway, back to the game.
The Electronic Eyes is still seeking for Deception.
Deception used the Ninjato and destroyed Electronic Eyes.
Life Extinguisher is on the move.
It seems like he is heading for Deception's rear.
Life Extinguisher has found Deception.
Xiao Shiqin chose to rush at him directly.
He didn't try to get around.
He might want to sniff out Deception as soon as possible.
Mo Fan knew that Ninjato would expose his position.
So when he used this skill, he was already moving.
Deception attacked. He used the ultimate, Moon-Slaying Sakura.
It was too close.
Life Extinguisher couldn't avoid it.
After sustaining the ultimate blow from Deception,
Life Extinguisher fought back.
Mechanical Tracking. Deception got hit again.
Life Extinguisher is still attacking with Bouncing Mines.
It's Body Replacement Technique.
Deception is repositioning.
Disappearing Body Technique after detonating the bombs with Ninjato.
He avoids the Air Drops.
ITEM, INVENTORY, TEAM
Mechanical Punch hits!
Deception's HP is falling fast.
Currently, all of Deception's skills are on the cooldown.
They know the opponents' cooldown timings.
This is the biggest difference between professional and casual players.
Mo Fan still has a long way to go to hone his skills.
What should we do?
Nice!
Life Extinguisher from Excellent Era killed Deception.
He has taken two down.
Life Extinguisher's HP is 51 percent after two rounds.
He's earned four points.
Team Excellent Era scored four points by killing two rivals.
Team Happy didn't get any points.
Scores on the field are 4-0.
Xiao Shiqin hold the upper hand
in this fight between a Mechanic and a Ninja.
Happy didn't get any points in the first two rounds.
Two of its players got killed.
The situation looks grim.
Sometimes, it's better to save your skills.
Understood.
If I have another match...
Sure we will.
A nine-points gap.
Happy is going to send out Qiao Yifan next.
If he can't win in the third round,
I think it will be hard for Happy to make a comeback.
-Fighting, Yifan! -Fighting, Yifan!
You can do it, Yifan.
Get him, Yifan!
Sorry, excuse me.
You are from Tiny Herb--
NINTH GLORY CHALLENGERS LEAGUE
-Fighting, Qiao Yifan! -Fighting, Qiao Yifan!
All the best.
Arena Challenge, round three.
One Inch Ash versus Life Extinguisher.
The game begins.
One Inch Ash chose tactical positioning.
But Life Extinguisher guessed it.
He was intercepted halfway through.
Life Extinguisher holds the upper hand.
It's not good for One Inch Ash.
Yifan, you can do it.
Leaping onto the wall, One Inch Ash launches a counterattack
while Life Extinguisher alternates his skill strikes.
I don't think Ice and Plague Boundary is enough to turn the tide.
He should use more Plague Boundary
and dish out maximum damage with the Ghosts' Feast.
What happened?
Why did he rush in the opposite direction?
Tell us why, Captain Yu.
Why did he miss it?
Sir, can you please replay it?
Yes, it's here.
Xiao Shiqin was shooting with his rifle at the same direction,
then hit the air with his Mechanical Punch.
But nobody was there, Captain Yu.
Let's watch from Life Extinguisher's view.
-What? -What? How did it happen?
Shaotian, do you see it?
It must be an afterimage that looks very real.
It's not surprising that Xiao Shiqin mistook it for Qiao Yifan.
But I think it must be a coincidence,
because a Phantom Demon has no skill creating an afterimage.
So Xiao Shiqin was just unlucky and fell into the trap for no reason.
I don't think so.
The afterimage appeared in the right place at the right time.
It was Visual Deception.
Visual Deception?
What the hell is it?
That replay gave me the chills.
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