The Newbie Is Too Strong's
235. Determination Duel (2)
The first round match ended and the rankings were back. I immediately occupy the top position since even though Kak Malik won in his match, his opponent is not a high rank so that his points did not rise as much as my points.
On the contrary, the Senior Asario I defeated fell to the ninth position. Even Lia who also entered the last 16 in an international e-sport match can only climb to sixth since the opponent he chose is also not a high rank.
Precisely, who obtained the highest ranking in the Silver Hero Club at the moment, beyond belief it was Kak Mark who finished fifth.
The second round of matches began and since I was the top, I was the one who had the right to choose the opponent for the first time. I chose Brother Krimson as my next opponent. I missed out on Malik and Brian in second and third place since I thought it was wrong to have to play against my own team members.
Remember, this is my first match with Kak Krimson since I defeated him both with Lia in an amateur e-sport competition later that year in the last semester.
If I had almost lost to him earlier if not for the support of Lia's poison healing buff, this time I would have shown the results of my training all along. I have been training my poison immunity all this time so that it has been in the realm of B+.
The match began and I suspect based on Kak Krimson's usual attack pattern, he started the match by spreading poison in the arena. Simultaneously, Brother Krimson put on his anti-poison protective suit.
I am the same. I am even simpler since I have an all-rounder that can be modified into any clothing model.
In the arena full of poisonous gas, I fought toxicity resistance with Kak Krimson while fighting. Of course if this is allowed further, then I will certainly lose considering Kak Krimson is an expert in terms of poisoning world. Hence, I had to immediately set up a strategy to change its momentum. A way that even Krimson himself would never have guessed.
It was a gift from Diana, another colleague of mine on the Pelita Harapan High School e-sport team besides Chika. Who would have guessed that I had connected many traps with my trapping rope the moment Kak Krimson felt himself superior by starting to block the view in the arena with his thick poisonous gas.
Since I had mastered the arena more with my trap existence, it was easier for me to be able to immediately surpass the fight.
I invited Kak Krimson to a one-on-one duel with me when he was so unfortunate on the arena about my booby traps that were scattered everywhere. Like a squirrel that has been trapped in a mousetrap, it only takes a matter of time for Kak Krimson to get caught in one of his traps.
Diana has also begun to develop at this time where the trap will be difficult to detect, including for pro players though. And trapped Kak Krimson into a nail trap that immediately injures the area of his left foot very badly. The movement slowed down and only the rest of the time counted for an assassin like me to take his life.
Of course I had guessed even with a limp leg, Kak Krimson would still be very difficult to deal with, as he used to vigorously almost give a fatal attack to Ekila while in the international e-sport vrmmorpg in the United States, even in very unfavorable circumstances.
Therefore, I did not let down my guard in the middle of the wounded Krimson, giving him an agile and well-executed attack, then I finally managed to cut off his neck on the attack of a combination of rope and knife blade on the sieve of the three combo that would not be expected since I executed it very nicely through the alloy of my assassin movement the frisky.
I managed to defeat Kak Krimson and immediately, the rankings were scrambled back.
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Ranked top 4 temporary
Luca (White Star) 382 points
Malik (White Star) 375 points
3/4. Ferdi (Shadow Park) 310 points
3/4. Lia (Silver Hero) 310 points
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Then, the announcement arrived. In the third round of matches, it is the lower ranked participants who first choose. I was worried that as a top-ranked player, maybe no one would pick me as an opponent as I did in my amateur club team.
Thankfully, there remains apparently who voted for me, and that is Viandra, a former rival of the Mulya Kasih High School Team who is also a member of the professional e-sport club vrmmorpg at the Black Joker Club.
Beyond a doubt, it was precisely Lia who had obtained no challenger at all. Maybe I can imagine a little of the big picture going on. For low-class players, Lia's figure is too scary even though she is a woman with a cleric class job. But on the other hand, Lia for high-class players is the type of opponent who is not at all pleasant to beat. Imagine who the player would gain dignity if won over the women.
Thus, the third round of matches took place.
I beat him easily through the simple style of throwing kunai then the feint twisting movement that germs use to cut the veins in his legs. Viandra who was lying on her back that had locked her movements since she was no longer able to function both legs and then I finished in one final stab skill to the chest.
The third round match ended more easily than the previous two matches, then the ranking was traced back.
When I thought that the fourth round match would be held soon, once again a shocking announcement was announced by the match committee.
“Next we announce the 15 participants who can advance to the next round.”
Without any prior notice, the 16 lowest ranked participants had just been eliminated in the third of the competition. Of course, it attracted a lot of protests from participants. But what the answers provided by the committee, did make sense.
“Professional players should be ready whenever and wherever they have to compete, including on the terrain and any enemy strategies that are ready to wait for them. You are no longer worthy to be a representative player of Indonesia if only this situation, you are already caught off guard and complain.”
As professional players, we just have to accept that.
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Participants survive the top 15
Malik (White Star) 427 points
Luca (White Star) 407 points
Ferdi (Shadow Park) 355 points
Lia (Silver Hero) 310 points
Krimson (Shadow Park) 298 points
Mark (Silver Hero) 253 points
Andra (Silver Hero) 248 points
Areka (White Star) 243 points
Asario (Silver Hero) 239 points
Glen (Silver Hero) 226 points
Brian (White Star) 207 points
Medina (Silver Hero) 151 points
Hermanto (Clock Tower) 141 points
Eren (Silver Hero) 138 points
Didi (Lucifer) 131 points
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