Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

As the most popular character in the game, it would be a foolish act for Zhou Ning to choose to watch the game in person, as it would be equivalent to revealing his identity as a player.

So he thought for a moment and looked around, trying to find a bench to sit down and watch the live broadcast. Unlike the previous scene of the streets full of sleeping homeless people, the streets now seemed unusually deserted, and even the patrolling police seemed particularly listless.

Zhou Ning found a bench not far away, dusted it off, and sat down. He opened the forum, went to the pinned post, and watched the live broadcast.

Based on the total sales of Apocalypse gaming helmets and diving capsules totaling 3 million yuan by the deadline, 60% will be used as prize pool money. The total prize money for this professional league exceeds 1.8 million yuan. This unprecedented prize pool attracted more than 4000 million people to watch the live broadcast, which is much larger than the scale of the previous life.

There are a total of eight sub-stages and one main stage in this live broadcast. Eight games will start at the same time. Players can freely choose which game to watch, and the main stage will draw the most anticipated game of this round for broadcast.

Unlike the first competition, the hostess this time remained the same, the pretty and sweet vase girl Hua Kai Cheng Hai, but the male host was unexpectedly replaced by one of his followers, Qing Bai Ye Jiu, who still looked so wretched, a scene of beauty and the beast. When Zhou Ning opened the live broadcast room, Qing Bai Ye Jiu had just finished his speech and announced loudly:

"The first Apocalypse Professional League, the Braxton Division, the preliminaries have officially begun!"

"A total of 4962 teams and over 20 players have registered for this qualifier. The individual competition will begin. It will be a single-round elimination format until the top 512 players reach the final. After that, it will be a best-of-three format. All groups will be drawn using an optical computer and notarized by a national notary public. Winners will advance, and losers will be eliminated. This process will continue until three qualified teams and five players advance to the individual competition."

"The qualifiers will last from five days to a week in total, and all matches will be broadcast live, so please stay tuned."

Hua Kai Cheng Hai and Qing Bai Ye Jiu responded to each other. After explaining the competition system, they pointed to the largest venue in the Darkland National Arena:

"Then we'll bring you the most eye-catching opening match of this round of individual competitions. The number one player on the ranking list, the roaming gunner Jinse, will face off against the warrior god "Tangshan Big Brother" from the "Candy Super Sweet" club!

Amidst the colorful fireworks, Jinse, who was less than 1 meters tall, and a professional player with the ID "Tangshan Daxiong" who was over 6 meters tall walked onto the stage.

Zhou Ning couldn't help but curl his lips when he saw Jinse. This girl was wearing the same windbreaker as him today, but because she was too short, it didn't fit her well and she looked like an idiot.

Both players are currently incredibly popular professional players. Their appearance immediately drew widespread applause and cheers, creating an extremely lively atmosphere. The director even gave a close-up of Deep Blue Club owner Sanjie Liudao, whose expression was somewhat grim. This was no surprise; Tangshan was a veteran professional powerhouse with an aggressive style and fierce attacks. Furthermore, the individual competition allowed for the use of any items, giving him a strong chance of defeating Jinse and pulling off an upset.

Jinse and Brother Tangshan stood on the ring, one on the left and one on the right. After a brief introduction, the competition was about to begin.

A 30-second countdown was heard on the big screen, and the audience quickly quieted down, focusing their attention on the two people on the field.

There was a tense atmosphere as if a war was about to break out.

A zoomed-out screen of the commentary desk appeared in the lower left corner. The guest commentators for this episode were several professional players who had byes in this round, including Shuidi Chenxing and Chaowei Lanmao, a master who was also from the "Candy Super Sweet" club.

"The two classes are Ranger and Warrior, respectively, at levels 41 and 40. This will be a high-level clash between two professional masters. Although Brother Tangshan has tried very hard, he still can't catch up with the famous "hard work" of Master Jinse. Will this level become the key point that widens the gap between the two?"

Super Blue Cat shook his head and said, "This level isn't enough to create a qualitative change. The real difference is the level 40 class specialization. As far as I know, the level 40 warrior's class specialization is Heavy Armor Specialization, which allows them to wear heavy armor. Wearing armor greatly increases their defense. Moreover, once the warrior is fully formed, their pursuit ability is much stronger than before. This match will not be easy for Jinse."

The star in the water said succinctly: "I bet one million, Jinse will definitely win..."

The director was quick-witted and immediately silenced the underwater star. It would be better not to use his money here.

Zhou Ning: ...

He stroked his chin and looked at the tense atmosphere in the arena. He didn't expect that the first battle would be against a veteran warrior god. This was undoubtedly the best test of the roaming gunner profession. He was quite confident in Jinse.

"five four three two one!"

As soon as the countdown ended, Brother Tangshan switched to a fighting stance, his whole body burning with fighting spirit. Holding a flaming sword, he charged towards Jinse.

Since the distance was just right at the beginning of the fight, the warriors were sure to charge at their opponents, and Jinse immediately fell into a brief dizziness.

Normal attack! Powerful slash! Earthshatter! Normal attack!

The big sword in Brother Tangshan's hand kept slashing at Jinse's body, with basic attacks mixed with a lot of small skills. In an instant, her health had dropped by almost 1/5. But when she attacked for the fourth time, Jinse interrupted Brother Tangshan's combo with a knee strike.

"This is the Wandering Gunner's advanced skill, Psychic Counterattack. Jinse performed it very suddenly, forcibly interrupting Brother Tangshan's attack. This Psychic Counterattack has a bit of Wayne Stewell's touch. It's obvious that she's been practicing for a long time."

Professional players are different from ordinary players. They are extremely rigorous in both offense and defense. They will not rush into offense, nor will they just defend. They strive to pay attention to every detail.

After forcibly interrupting Brother Tangshan's combo, Jinse used evasive shooting without hesitation to create distance, and at the same time activated the Observation Haki.

The details here are actually quite difficult to grasp, because a level 40 warrior has a total of three pursuit skills, of which the charge distance is 25 to 31 yards, and the interception distance is 12-25 yards. It won't work if it's too close or too far, and the control of distance is quite demanding. Only the jump and chop skill is considered a semi-directional skill that can cause stable output.

However, the CD of this skill is 25 seconds, and there is a stiffness time of about 0.2 seconds. It can usually only hit the opponent once and then be dodged.

Next, the two of them engaged in a chase battle around the ring, circling the tree three times. However, unlike the battle process between ordinary warrior players and roaming gunner players, the fight between these two contained countless details, and countless games were played in terms of details and skills.

Jinse cannot be approached by the warrior. Once approached, she will launch a flurry of attacks, keeping her distance and dodging while suppressing the opponent. The warrior, on the other hand, must block and dodge the opponent's skills and attacks while trying to get close to the opponent and launch an attack.

The health of both sides inevitably began to slowly decrease. The process was both exciting and thrilling. Even Shuidi Chenxing, who was angry at the beginning because his microphone was muted, couldn't help but get excited.