Chapter 1252 Epic overturn, the knockout round begins!
After everyone was seated in front of their computers, Fang Yun started chatting with Huang He and others while making preparations for the game.
"This time the top 16 list looks a bit strong."
With the web page open and already logged into the game, Liu Siyu frowned slightly and said in a slightly serious tone.
Hearing this, Huang He couldn't help but nodded, "Deyang Confucian Temple, Laojun Pavilion, Huangyao Ancient Town, Xinghai Bay... they all look a bit difficult to chew."
Listening to the conversation between the two, Fang Yun on the side couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.
When he was browsing the forum just now, he had actually seen several posts, all of which were discussing the value of the top 16 in the Martial Arts Forum.
This gold content does not only refer to the championship, but also includes factors such as popularity and potential.
And obviously, after taking these factors into account, this year's top 16 in the Martial Arts Forum will be very interesting.
Needless to say, Huangyao Ancient Town is the team with the best performance in Wushen Altar this year, and their games are inherently popular.
In addition to Huang Yao, Deyang Confucian Temple, which has experienced a long civil war and finally reached the top 16 of the Wushen Altar with a new team, has also attracted a lot of interest from the audience. I believe their popularity in the competition will not be low.
As for Laojun Pavilion, this veteran-level server that was once famous in the fantasy world for its three swords ending, many viewers were very surprised that they could reach the top sixteen.
But what is really surprising is the way they reached the top 16.
As long as you are a veteran audience member, you will know the level of Laojun Pavilion in the past.
To be honest, although Laojun Pavilion is most famous for its Three Swords ending, in addition to Three Swords, they have also left many wonderful moments for the audience.
The most typical example is the match between the 15th United and Qingcheng Mountain. The two teams joined forces to present a shocking battle of the century to the vast audience, and the drama was vividly performed.
But that game is a classic. If you look deeper, it was actually a pure novice pecking each other.
Therefore, one can imagine the true strength of Laojun Pavilion. It is normal to lose in the first round of the group stage, and it is occasional to enter the top 16. As for the finals, that is impossible.
But it is such a team whose real strength is almost the same as that of Baihua Village, but it did something that can be called an "epic" event in this Wushentan group stage——
They defeated Huangyao Ancient Town!
That's right, it's the top team that has dominated the Martial Arts world for half a year from the beginning of the year to now!
Just yesterday, in the fourth round of the group stage, Laojunge VS Huangyao Ancient Town.
The two teams fought fiercely for 60 rounds. In the end, under a wave of ultimate point kills from the Dream Pioneer, the arrogant Huangyao Ancient Town was defeated, ending its undefeated record in the group stage!
This result seems extremely absurd to the vast majority of the audience and even the server players.
You must know that this year's Huang Yao is simply unreasonable. He has reached the semi-finals four times in the five-time Wushen Arena, and finally won one championship and two seasons. He is so stable that he seems to be cheating.
But such an extremely stable top team lost to a team that was regarded by the public as a "fish belly" in yesterday's group stage.
This is like Bianliang City, which has thousands of snows, losing to Baihua Village. It is simply outrageous!
Because of this, as Laojunge advanced to the top 16 by stepping on the top team Huangyao Ancient Town, the majority of players were shocked and couldn't help but have more expectations for this miracle team.
Fang Yun didn't have much idea about this. It wasn't that he wasn't surprised, but he had seen it before in his previous life.
He told Beast Master and others a long time ago that Laojun Pavilion is actually not weak. If the players on their team were taken out and estimated individually, the minimum guarantee would be an SR card.
But the server of Laojun Pavilion seems to have been cursed by some kind. It is a group of strong dragons, but when they get together, there is no chemical reaction.
This may be a typical example of a bunch of X's when gathered together, and a sky full of stars when scattered.
Therefore, Fang Yun felt confident that Laojun Pavilion could defeat Huangyao Ancient Town.
They already have this strength.
However, although Laojun Pavilion defeated Huangyao Ancient Town yesterday, if they want to go further in today's knockout stage, it may not be easy just relying on their current cooperation.
But this has nothing to do with Fang Yun.
Withdrawing his thoughts, he saw that the first round of today's knockout round was getting closer and closer. After finishing the preparations before the game, he, Huang He and others quietly waited for the arrival of the group.
Not long after, as the time came to 9:30 in the morning, under the expectations of the top 16 players and the majority of players, the system finally announced the list of first round duels.
"Let's see who we beat in the first round!"
As soon as the time came, Huang He couldn't wait to start shouting.
While he was yelling, Fang Yun had already opened the system notification and checked the duel server in Bianliang City.
"Not...this!"
As the name of Bianliang City's rival server came into view, Fang Yun glared on the spot when he saw those three familiar words, and couldn't help but say something about the quintessence of Chinese culture.
Isn’t this too damn ‘destined’?
That's right, their opponent in the first round was none other than Laojun Pavilion, whom Fang Yun had just 'missed' for a long time!
But in fact, he was really not thinking about it. It was Laojun Pavilion's upset victory over Huangyao Ancient Town yesterday that accidentally caught his attention, that's all.
But this is how the system matches, even though Fang Yun actually wants to hit Deyang Confucian Temple or Huangyao Ancient Town.
"This official is really good at causing trouble. Laojun Pavilion just defeated Huang Yao yesterday, and today he is directly matched with us?"
Fang Yun was surprised by the matching result, and everyone in Huang He had the same reaction.
Except for Li Sitong, everyone else in the club is a veteran player and they are no strangers to the Laojun Pavilion team. After all, they have played against each other several times before.
However, familiarity comes with familiarity. Compared to Fang Yun, who knew the true strength of Laojun Pavilion, the reaction of Huang He and others was much more positive.
"This Laojunge can defeat Huang Yao. He must have something. Let's be careful!"
Rubbing his hands, Huang He was clearly saying to be careful, but the excited expression on his face betrayed his thoughts completely.
Obviously, he couldn't wait to compete with the team that defeated Huang Yao.
The reactions of others were similar. Compared with brand-new opponents, teams like Laojun Pavilion that put new wine in old bottles seemed to attract them more.
"Okay, now that the opponent has been determined, let's arrange a lineup."
Seeing that Laojun Pavilion immediately cheered up the group of people, Fang Yun didn't waste any time and immediately started to arrange the lineup for the upcoming battle.
"Can I get in this round? I promise not to hold you back!"
As soon as Fang Yun opened his mouth, Huang He, who had been impatient for a long time, immediately raised his hand and took the initiative to invite Ying.
After thinking for a moment, Fang Yun nodded, "Okay, I'll count you in!"
After that, while Huang He clenched his fists and called out to Ness, he held his chin and thought for a moment, then continued: "Old Liu won't be able to play in this round. Let's play a single seal and see the effect."
"Single envelope?"
Hearing what he said, Meng Ge's eyebrows suddenly raised as he realized something, "Then who should I give the position of taro to, Qianxue?"
"No."
Hearing this, Fang Yun shook his index finger and said, "The position of taro will be given to Sujiu. I plan to give the remaining two positions to Qiandu and Xuejian."
"Double assist?"
After hearing his arrangement, Sujiu thought about it in his mind and asked, "Is this what you often said before... the national standard?"
"That's right."
Seeing that this woman immediately thought of this after hearing his lineup arrangement, Fang Yun looked at her with admiration and said: "You have seen the strength of this lineup before in the All-Stars. As for how much it can be used today.
Well……"
Having said this, he suddenly glanced at Huang He.
"Please rest assured that the organization will complete the task!"
When Fang Yun glanced at him, Huang He was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted and quickly assured him righteously.
Seeing Huang He's slightly funny behavior, Fang Yun suddenly became happy, "Did you see that? Without Boss Huang's guarantee, we will definitely win this game!"
In previous games, because he was basically responsible for output, Huang Heshouye, Liu Siyu and others helped him open champagne before the game.
Now that things are changing, Fang Yun finally got the auxiliary card. It would be a pity if he didn't come back with revenge at this time.
Listening to Fang Yun frantically opening champagne for him, Huang He was on the verge of tears.
Although he is very confident in his own ability, this time he is playing at the national standard, so his performance as a Tang Dynasty player is crucial.
Once he didn't perform well on the court, he didn't dare think about how he would be laughed at.
It's a pity that although he is in a state of confusion, the request to play was made by him himself, so now he can only ride on a tiger and be unable to get off.
After the lineup is determined, the next thing everyone has to do is very simple.
Quickly gathering in the lounge, Fang Yun controlled Qiandu to transform into a cloud-walking beast again, then raised his chin and thought about the formation he would use later.
Logically speaking, with the lineup they decided on, Feng Yang Formation would be quite suitable.
However, they used too many wind formations in the group match yesterday. As long as their opponents are not confused, they will definitely work hard on their formations this round.
After thinking for a moment, he finally made a decision in his mind.
After forming a team, Huang He and others joined the team. He opened the formation list, pointed at the 'Dragon Flying Formation' and clicked on it!
The Dragon Formation is a mid-stream formation in the martial arts world. It is neither a big hit nor an unpopular one.
Coupled with the universal elixir properties of the formation itself, when you can't make a choice, opening the dragon formation can be said to be the safest choice.
The most important thing is that the Dragon Formation's bonus to Xuejian is very important. The 20% slowdown allows her to control corpses more stably, and the 30% spell damage increase can increase her massive output.
"Are you launching the Dragon Formation today? What's stopping the Dragon Formation?"
Seeing Fang Yun adjust the formation into dragon formation, Huang He was stunned for a moment and then asked.
Hearing this, Fang Yun said casually: "The sky formation will defeat you greatly, and the tiger, bird, and snake will defeat you slightly. According to the style of Laojun Pavilion, there is a high probability that these formations will not be chosen."
He is not talking nonsense. Laojun Pavilion is a team that has entered the Martial God Altar in ancient times. It has a very obvious ancient style, which is a violent style that many old players like to see.
But blind violence will not work in the Martial God Altar, except for the Qiancheng family.
Therefore, in addition to violence, they must also ensure that they have a certain speed advantage, so the Sky Formation and Tiger Formation and Snake Formation without speed bonus can basically be excluded.
Although the Bird Formation increases the speed a lot, the biggest problem with this formation is that it does not have any damage bonus, which is also not a good choice for Laojun Pavilion.
So after doing the elimination method, there are actually not many choices left for Laojun Pavilion, they are nothing more than wind formation, cloud formation and dragon formation.
Bianliang City played the Wind Formation in all five games of yesterday's group match. If Laojunge wanted to restrain Bianliang City and get a familiar lineup, it could only choose between the Cloud Formation and the Dragon Formation.
Obviously, compared to the less popular Cloud Formation, Dragon Formation is undoubtedly a better choice.
Therefore, for Bianliang City, if they do not want to be defeated at the beginning, it is safest to use the same formation as the opponent. After all, they themselves do not want to use the formation that can restrain the Dragon Formation.
After finalizing the formation, completing the transformation, and other pre-match preparations, Fang Yun temporarily left the keyboard with his hands and began to wait quietly for the official arrival of the match.
While they were waiting for the game to start, the viewing areas of major servers outside the venue were also extremely lively.
"I just took stock and found that the gold content of this top 16 is a bit high?"
"Nonsense, don't mention anything else, just Bianliang City and Huangyao Ancient Town, it is already very interesting!"
"Forget it, Huang Yao? He was so hyped before the game, only to be beaten by a Sunset team from Laojun Pavilion in the group stage. It's not embarrassing enough!"
"You're just a bastard, and you're so embarrassed. Do you have that thing?"
"That's right! Huang Yao has made it to the semi-finals four times in a row, with one championship and two third places. With such results, even if he occasionally fails in the group stage, it doesn't hurt, right?"
"Stop bragging, the real dark horse this year is not you Huang Yao, but Zhu Zifang!"
"I've never heard of Zhuzifang!"
"Let me tell you, brothers, isn't the point of it that Laojun Pavilion is about to face Bianliang City? Don't you want to see if Laojun Pavilion can be cold to the end and kill gods again this time?"
"If Laojun Pavilion can capture Bianliang City, I would like to call him the strongest dark horse in history!"
Yesterday, Huangyao Ancient Town suffered an upset loss to Laojun Pavilion. This event had a huge response among the player community.
Because of this, before today's game started, the rhythm outside the court was picked up early.
The sudden rise of Huangyao Ancient Town this year is definitely inseparable from the help of other servers, so it is inevitable to be hated.
In the past, Huang Yao's performance was too dazzling, and these players have been struggling to find a breakthrough.
Before the game, Huangyao Ancient Town, which had promised to win the group stage and advance, suddenly lost to Laojun Pavilion yesterday. This gave those players a wonderful opportunity. Can I catch you and spray it hard?
As for the Laojun Pavilion that destroyed Huang Yao's undefeated golden body?
I mean, he's just a tool man.
The off-site rhythm was particularly chaotic at this time as players from all major servers were trolling each other.
At this time, the players on the field were sitting upright, watching the countdown from second to second, and entered the game state one after another.
Soon, as the time came to 10 o'clock in the morning, with the anticipation of countless white characters and black people, sixteen teams collectively entered the battle, officially starting the 36th Martial God Altar Knockout Tournament!
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Thanks to the boss of ‘Fengguo Audio’ for the 10,000-point reward!