Fantasy Westward Journey: Return to 2005

Chapter 2121 You can pretend to be bad, but you can't actually be bad!
"Okay, okay, you're acting as us, right?"

"This wave of everyone switching pets and then being instantly wiped out was just too sudden..."

"If I were Baihuacun, I'd be crying. Damn it, what happened to the promised four-protect-one battle? Why did you suddenly flip the table in 2008?"

"They've had enough fun! Baihuacun is playing a four-protect-one strategy because it's their only way to stall 2008, but 2008 playing a four-protect-one strategy is just playing around with the other side."

"To be honest, the batch of tanky attackers that came out in 2008 is a bit too strong. It looks like Baihuacun won't be able to withstand it?"

"2008: I only need to make a slight move, and that will be the limit for Hundred Flowers Village!..."

Looking at Baihua Village, which was thrown into chaos by a sudden attack in 2008.

The audience members who witnessed this scene were completely stunned!
Everyone knew before the competition that Baihuacun was no match for 2008.

Even as both teams entered the battle with their own four-protect-one lineups, everyone kept speculating, wondering how long it would take for 2008 to defeat the opponent, or whether they would suffer a major upset.

The result was completely unexpected.

In 2008, the table was suddenly overturned when the game was almost halfway through!
With the sudden overturning of the table in 2008.

The balance that had been maintained for almost 20 rounds was completely shattered.

Completely unprepared for the sudden table-flipping by the opposing team, Baihuacun was utterly dumbfounded. Meanwhile, 2008 gave the opposing team no time to recover and launched an increasingly fierce attack!

soon.

Three more rounds passed.

Not only did Baihuacun fail to rescue the two team members who had already fallen to the ground, but another team member and two babies in the front row also perished.

Anyone could see from this scene that Baihua Village was doomed; it was only a matter of time before it was swept away.

And as it turns out, when most people can guess the outcome...

Your struggles will only make you look ridiculous.

finally.

As the Baihuacun team members and the babies in the front row fell to the ground and flew away one after another.

The 2008 team, which suddenly surged ahead, wiped out Baihuacun in less than 25 rounds!

"No... that's it?"

"Outrageous! They put on a show for over ten rounds, and then just as 2008 got serious, Baihuacun just vanished?"

"This only proves one thing: the gap in strength between the two teams is indeed huge, so huge that if the 2008 season hadn't been played, Baihuacun wouldn't even have had a chance to fight back..."

"In a sense, this opening match could be considered a case of 'starting strong but ending weak', right?"

"Pretty much. I thought that even if the two teams were putting on an act, it would last at least several dozen rounds, but I didn't expect them to suddenly stop acting in 2008."

"This teaches us a truth: you can pretend to be bad, but you can't actually be bad!"

"Baihuacun: Click on me, right?"

"Alright, this group is done. Where do we go next?"

"The Lantingxu tournament has just ended, and they also started with five substitutes, but their style of play was much more stable than in 2008."

"The Forbidden City tournament is over too. The strong teams in this opening match generally finished very quickly..."

Looking at Baihua Village, which was flattened in the blink of an eye in 2008.

Many viewers were still somewhat stunned and couldn't help but chatter on the public screen.

As they said, from a purely visual perspective, this highly anticipated opening match did indeed have a somewhat anticlimactic feel.

But in reality, this was mainly a misconception caused by the fact that the performance in the early part of 2008 was too serious.

From the moment they tore off their disguise and revealed their fangs.

Baihuacun was destined to have no chance to fight back. The reason why everyone reacted so strongly was mainly because of the huge difference in style between the first and second halves.

Now, Baihuacun has been thoroughly outmaneuvered by 2008 and then quickly eliminated.

Teams that garnered significant attention at this year's All-Star Game, such as the three legendary teams Bianliang City Lantingxu 2008 and the Forbidden City Xiaomeisha, which performed exceptionally well in the second half of the year, have all finished their opening matches.

There were no upsets, except for the 2008 match against Baihuacun, which was a bit abstract in the early stages.

The other teams were basically crushed from start to finish, so there was no suspense whatsoever.

This left viewers who enjoy upsets somewhat disappointed.

But their disappointment was inevitable.

It's important to know that the All-Star Game is completely different from the regular season.

Not to mention that the opponents are many times stronger, the prize money after making it to the offline competition, as well as those high-value virtual rewards, will ensure that every participating team goes all out.

If we had to pick the least attentive player in the entire All-Star game, it would probably be Fang Yun.

He was half-reclining on the sofa in the club's lounge area, scrolling through the forum on his phone.

Abai and Pineapple led their team to a smooth victory in the opening match, which he considered just a basic operation.

On the contrary, it was Bianliang City led by Lord Beast.

Although the hardware of Beast Master, Su Jiu, and others has been completely upgraded.

However, their opening match opponent was the Sangpu Mountain team, which had the Xuanming Elders.

As a result, Sangpu Mountain, who should have been quite competitive in this All-Star game, was swept in five rounds in the opening match against Bianliang City.

This truly surprised many people and dealt a heavy blow to their morale.

"I hope we can still see them in offline matches..."

Considering that Sangpu Mountain itself is quite powerful, and the Xuanming Elders are also quite interesting.

Fang Yun personally hopes to see them in the offline competition.

I didn't think about it anymore.

The first round of All-Star games has come to a close.

After a short rest, the group of Beast Master, Pineapple, and Abai, who represented the qualifying rounds, quickly immersed themselves in studying the second round of the competition.

Before we knew it, the first day of the All-Star qualifying tournament had come to an end.

"With three consecutive victories, this year's Bianliang City is truly reassuring."

"It's a bit of a shame that they didn't do anything special in the last two games of 2008."

"I seriously suspect that the Lantingxu team members are a bunch of old cadres. They crushed three games in a row, but they played meticulously in every game. Anyone who didn't know better would think they were weak."

"The Forbidden City also has three consecutive wins, as does Chunqiu Tower. It's a bit of a pity that Xiaomeisha lost to Liuhua Lake in the third game..."

"What are you saying? Is Liuhua Lake really that weak?"

"I think Sangpu Mountain is the real strong team. They were completely crushed by Bianliang City in the opening match. If they were on another team, they would have mentally collapsed long ago. But they actually won the next two games. They really have something."

"Sangpu Mountain was never weak to begin with. After all, the Xuanming Elders are no pushovers. The reason they lost so badly in the opening match was mainly because this year's Bianliang City team was a bit too strong..."

"To be honest, I thought I'd see a player with a thousand-point rating in the last match today, but after three rounds, all five players from Bianliang City didn't even make any changes. Are they really planning to stick with the same lineup forever?"

"All three games were complete stompes. If you were in that situation, would you have changed your team composition?"

"I definitely wouldn't, but if Brother Cheng were in charge, he would have already started playing!"

"You said it yourself that it was when Brother Cheng was around, but it's obvious that he wasn't the commander for Bianliang City's qualifying matches this time. If you want to see Bianliang City pull off some fancy moves, you'll probably have to wait until the offline matches..."

The first day of the All-Star qualifying tournament was generally uneventful.

None of the teams that received a lot of attention suffered a defeat, and even the 2008 team, which pulled off a spectacular opening match, played steadily in the following two games.

This reassured many viewers, but also made them nostalgic for the days when Qiancheng was around.

Up to now.

In the entire Martial God Altar, Qiancheng is probably the only one who can both create hilarious moments and maintain a 100% win rate.

Looking back on those years when Thousand City was active, whether it was the regular season or the All-Star game.

As long as Bianliang City doesn't go to war, no one can guess what kind of lineup they will field.

Tornado Tang, K-style Infinite Combo, Curse Master Putuo, Demon Palace, Power Daughter...

Bianliang City was undoubtedly the pioneer of many gameplay styles that are now mainstream or still niche.

Yet this is the man who is revered by many Fantasy Westward Journey players as the inventor of Fantasy Westward Journey.

It's truly a pity that we see him less and less on the Martial God Altar these days.

Fortunately, before the All-Star Game started, Qiancheng clearly stated in a live broadcast that he would bring the Qiancheng family to participate in this All-Star Game.

Although we don't know exactly which number in the thousands it refers to yet, at least we've left everyone with something to look forward to.

Many eager players are hoping that tomorrow will be the quarterfinals, because only in the offline quarterfinals will they have the chance to see the familiar top scorers on the field.

It can only be said that the 'foundation' Fang Yun laid in the past was too solid.

Years have passed, and Bianliang City has become the undisputed number one fantasy city in the game. However, people do not reject their rule; on the contrary, they miss it quite a bit.

This was somewhat unexpected by Fang Yun.

"You played well today, keep it up tomorrow."

Inside the Cloud Club.

With Beast Lord leading Bianliang City to a third consecutive victory in today's qualifying rounds.

Fang Yun also offered his congratulations in a timely manner, and A Bai and Pineapple also came to offer their congratulations at the same time.

Despite both players having achieved three consecutive wins, these two knew that the lineups they used to maintain their winning streak today might not be as effective tomorrow, and adjustments were necessary.

Bianliang City, however, does not need it, for a very simple reason.

The strength of Bianliang City's substitute lineup this time is almost as strong as their near-starting lineup.

Faced with such a group of experienced veterans, even if they don't change their formation tomorrow...

It's unlikely that many teams will be able to score points against them in the qualifying rounds.

Not to mention the top veterans, including Beast Master and Crispy Wine.

There are still players with a thousand-character name on the bench in Bianliang City.

As the commanders of 2008 and Lantingxu, Abai and Pineapple were actually very anxious, fearing that they would run into Bianliang City prematurely due to bad luck.

Fortunately, nothing happened today.

"Get some rest today, and we'll celebrate properly tomorrow after all three teams have secured their tickets to the offline tournament!"

I chatted with everyone for a while.

Fang Yun, who had been a bystander all day, clapped his hands to interrupt everyone's chatter and spoke up.

"Shut up, you bastard! Do you know how venomous your mouth can be?"

Before A-Bai and Pineapple could react to his words, Beast Master's expression changed drastically, and he immediately stepped forward to cover Fang Yun's mouth.

If Beast is the club's undisputed king of bad luck, then Fang Yun is the club's undisputed king of bad luck!

This guy seems to have an innate talent for making his words come true, though in the opposite way, of course.

He said that they would go out to celebrate together tomorrow after all three teams had secured their tickets to the offline tournament.

To Beast Master, this sounded like the devil's whisper. If he weren't so weak, he probably would have already attacked!
"Um... Brother Cheng, I just remembered I have something to do, so I'll have to go now. See you tomorrow!"

"I also need to use the restroom urgently. See you tomorrow, boss!"

At this moment, Pineapple and Ah Bai finally realized what was happening after Beast Master covered Fang Yun's mouth. Instead of joining Beast Master in covering Fang Yun's mouth, they ran away without looking back!
Playing with Beast Master might only bring bad luck, but if Fang Yun really gets going, they're genuinely afraid of a major disaster tomorrow!
Watching the crowd scatter and run away in the blink of an eye.

Fang Yun, who slapped Beast Master away, couldn't help but purse his lips.

He is indeed a jinx, and he is usually careful not to make any predictions he doesn't make.

But right now, all three teams under his command have won all three matches on the first day of the qualifying rounds.

As the boss, he subconsciously uttered an auspicious phrase, but unexpectedly startled everyone.

There's really no way to reason with them.

"Fine, I won't say anything, okay? Let's go, see you tomorrow!"

He waved his hand, noticing that the remaining people also regarded him as a plague god, fearing that he might say something frightening again.

Fang Yun was too lazy to argue with these guys and simply turned and left.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

I arrived at the club early in the morning as usual.

Fang Yun went to his computer in the Fantasy Westward Journey branch, turned it on, but instead of entering the game, he went to browse the forum.

Overnight, news about yesterday's All-Star qualifying rounds has dominated various forums.

Although there were no upsets in yesterday's qualifying rounds, it was still a major event that took place once a year.

The Dream All-Star event was already extremely popular, and even without any upsets, it didn't stop people from discussing it.

"With all three of their teams achieving three consecutive victories, I'd say the championship this year will most likely come from one of these three teams. Anyone have any objections?"

"I'll go first, I'll vote for Bianliang City!"

"I think this year's 2008 candidates have a good chance, I'm voting for them!"

"Should I vote for Lantingxu? But I feel like this team's style is weird. They're clearly very strong, but they play very rigidly, like they're trying too hard..."

"Is it possible that he's the weakest member of the Trident? If he doesn't treat every match like a final, and even one game goes wrong, he might be kicked out of the Trident on the spot!"

"Am I the only one who thinks the Forbidden City has a good chance this year?"

"Forbidden City... Since Meditation joined, this team has indeed performed very strongly, but considering that Hundred Flowers Village almost dominated the Martial God Altar back then, but was still beaten like a top by Trident, I think unless Forbidden City can defeat any one of the Trident members, their chances of winning the championship are very slim..."

"Please, God, yesterday's qualifying rounds were so boring. Can't we at least let these strong teams face off today?"

"Let's not do that. All the strong teams will advance to the offline finals without any suspense. Then, we can have a passionate all-out battle in Chengdu at the end of the year. Wouldn't that be even better?"

"But I didn't manage to get tickets for the offline tournament. I just want to see something exciting..."

I randomly entered a post.

Looking at the replies below the post that are still constantly being refreshed, and the content that everyone is discussing.

Fang Yun nodded from time to time, feeling that this year's audience's analytical abilities were getting stronger and stronger.

A few years ago, when people were discussing the All-Star Game, there were always some who firmly believed that other teams, such as Baihuacun and Hemudu, had a chance to win the championship.

But this year, such claims have become significantly less common.

After all, the Trident's dominance in the Martial God Tournament is undeniable, and they also achieved three consecutive victories in yesterday's qualifying rounds.

Compared to these three teams, even the Forbidden City, which had been quite dominant in the second half of the year, paled in comparison.