
Lia tensing. Not because soon is the implementation of the semifinals of the national professional e-sport competition that is very prestigious, but because today is a special day for him. Luca, his loved ones, would watch his match from the front seat of the audience.
The mixed feeling between tension and excitation was felt by Lia. He first felt that feeling when his loved ones supported his hobby. One thing, Lia did not feel that it was a bad thing. With a smile, Lia stepped onto the podium with the rest of the team.
“Lia, you have paid close attention to the results of the analysis of the opposing team right?” Asario suddenly asked Lia as soon as Lia was about to step onto the podium.
“Yes. The Sky Alps and Gold Tree were nothing. The problem is the first opponent we will face, Tim Lucifer. A very talented swordsmen duo with a brilliant combination of cooperation. A shielder who is rumored never penetrated by opponents except by the alchemist ranked 1 on his record so far.”
“Added a fighter who is observant to keep the mage and the mage light type itself that can recovery magic and increase the buff player like cleric class but plus has a very strong attacking magic. What to expect from the ranked team 2 years ago.”
Asario just silently listened to Lia's words that looked displeased. Seeing the expression of the team captain who was tangled, Lia smiled as she continued her words, “Keep, Captain. Me and Mark will definitely succeed in breaking through the opponent fighter and eliminating his mage immediately.”
The four teams walked to the center of the podium according to the place provided and then wore their respective virtual awareness connecting bands. The first semi-final match began.
On the side of virtual room A, the two teams, Team Lucifer and Team Silver Hero instantly ran each other close to their distance from each other once the first round semi-final round mark began.
It was Medina, the Silver Hero tamer who first attacked by controlling 4 of his eight silver wolves to shake the opponent's shield.
This was immediately responded by the advance of the opposing swordsmen duo facing the attacks of the four beasts. Two additional silver wolf beasts each from the left and right directions attacked each of the swordsmen duo. Simultaneously, Asario advanced towards the swordsmen duo with her beautiful platinum-colored greatsword.
The silver wolves were quickly knocked down, and the swordsmen duo with beautiful combinations simultaneously attacked Asario.
Although Asario was besieged by two opponents, his sword attack was strong, pushing back the opponent's sword. Taking the opportunity, Glen, the mage, also attacked the swordsmen duo.
However, the shielder stepped forward to fend off the attack by handing the remaining two beasts behind to his fellow fighters.
Seeing the difficult situation of the fighter, the opponent mage stopped for a moment to give buff magic and then issued a light shot attack. Two beasts from the Silver Hero Team were successfully eliminated from the fight.
But they forgot something. Two figures from the Silver Hero Team have disappeared. Assassin Mark had been waiting all this time behind for the mage to weaken his defensiveness, and
“Slash!” Beyond their expectations, one ultimate skill from an assassin with a weak strength was enough to cause the mage to suffer fatal damage.
The fighter wanted to retreat backwards to save his comrade, but Lia had been waiting for him with a punch and kick without any active skill. Why Lia didn't use the skill was because she focused her skill on Mark's buff. That was also what caused one attack from Mark to be able to inflict fatal damage that eventually eliminated the mage from the arena.
The first victory was achieved by Mark over the opponent's mage without the mage had issued his ultimate skill that was so exalted and awaited by the audience so far.
Lia's attack was a skillless attack from a cleric class. The automatic attack was not strong enough to defeat the opponent, but it was enough to take the opponent's time when Mark eliminated the mage.
The match continues between two on one, a fistfight between the cleric Lia and the opposing fighter with the support of the assassin Mark around him. With Mark, the fighter cannot focus his attention one hundred percent on Lia. That's what causes Lia to be able to compensate the fighter while with her fists reinforced by training and not by skill.
The shielder wanted to help, but the Silver Hero's mage, Glen, had prepared a plan whenever the shielder of Team Lucifer let his guard down.
Beyond a doubt, Lia was fighting with her fists that this time she did not strengthen with magic, but what she focused on was elsewhere. He immediately activated his fast-motion buff skill focused on Asario which made Asario instantly move quickly cut the necks of the two swordsmen.
The swordsmen duo who had not had time to anticipate the attack due to focusing too much on the attack in front so as not to notice Lia's movements in the back, ended up having to swallow bitterly defeat.
The elimination of 3 members from the winners of both tournaments last year which in just a short time then made the audience grow boisterous over this unexpected development. The team that is expected to win the semifinals of the first round is actually the team that has experienced the most member shortages to date.
Remaining the shield and the opposing fighter. Lia and Medina immediately retreated far behind to save their stamina because there was still one opposing team left that they might face immediately whoever the winning team in the virtual room B.
Asario also advanced to attack the shield which is said to be the strongest in Indonesia. The large shield and the large sword collided many times to create a sound of static harmony that seemed to give the feel of a medieval gladiator. The sounds of metal and metal clashing sounded for a moment.
“”Samadi, dodge!” Didi, the opposing shielder immediately shouted as soon as he found Glen was about to bring out his ultimate skill. His focus is still keen on seeing the situation.
However, a large fireball was fired at them, but fortunately the two remaining players of Team Lucifer were able to survive thanks to their rapid motion of several milliseconds.
But Didi finally let her go. He forgot the existence of a player who was ready to lurk behind.
“Slash.” With the ultimate skill that was past the cooldown, Mark got his second prey.
“Cih! Assassins everywhere are losers. Dare to just attack at the back with his weak strength it.” As Didi said that sentence, he became the fourth person to be eliminated from his team.
On the bench, it was clear that Luca was upset when Didi said that sentence.
It was Mark who had finished off Didi, the best shield in Indonesia, that, but of course it was also thanks to the combination of Asarion and Glen's attacks that made the best shield in Indonesia lost its calm at the last moment by focusing its shield for the landing so that it would be caught off guard the Assassin Mark who was also strengthened by the buff Lia came towards him while slashing his neck.
The rest of Samadi, the fighter, are left in his team. He hopes at least even if his team loses, his team is at least able to beat one opponent so as not to land in the last position among the top eight because it gets zero points because it cannot beat their opposing team one.
If so, it would certainly be a very embarrassing defeat for the former 2nd winner of last year's professional e-sport competition.
The fighter, Samadi, also ran after Mark who had lost balance for a while after the impact of his attack on Didi, the shield.
However, his hope was betrayed. With his swordsmen body that should only have agility at B rank, Asario was able to move as agile as an assassin, as well as his, quickly in front of Samadi then stabbed his body from the side and then raised his virtual body that had not moved high as if to signify his victory before Samadi could touch a strand of hair from Mark.
The battle in virtual space A ended in the absolute victory of the Silver Hero Team without any of their members being eliminated. In the audience, Luca watched the end of the match in the virtual room A was amazed.