The Road to Godhood in Honor of Kings

"Hey, Little Orange, look at the team that's playing against Storm Team, why does that captain look so familiar?" Fatty said.

"What do you mean by 'looks so familiar'? You mean it looks so familiar..." Han Cheng said.

“Yes, yes, yes…but it does look familiar…” the fat man said.

“Team Summer, that’s it,” Ye Bing said.

"Hmm, I didn't expect this to be a showdown between old rivals, but I think the Summer team should win," Han Cheng said.

“I feel the same way,” Ye Bing said calmly.

"After all, you are the team that defeated us. Since I learned about your team, I have only seen you lose once, just like the game ID of the monkey," Sima Yi said.

"Invincible? Of course, my Monkey King's team will naturally have the same ID as mine." Sun Wukong said with a smug look on his face.

"Alright, it's starting. Look at Summer's ban/pick. They banned Zhuang Zhou right away. I guess it's the same as the last game we played against them. They're using all the strong heroes." Han Cheng said, "It feels so familiar. Last time we banned Guan Yu, and they banned Zhuang Zhou. We underestimated them and didn't pick Luna, so they showed off their skills."

"This is going to be interesting..." Sima Yi said with a smile.

Storm Team was somewhat taken aback by Summer Team's banning strategy, so they decided to let Guan Yu and Luna go, and ban Nezha. They probably didn't have a good grasp of this new hero, and they were afraid the opponent would get him.

So Summer team repeated their old trick, but this time they added roaming and didn't use a double marksman lineup. They had Sun Wukong on the top lane, Diao Chan in the mid lane, Luna in the jungle, Yu Ji on the bottom lane, and Lu Bu roaming.

The Storm team's lineup consists of Yang Jian in the top lane, Daji in the mid lane, Han Xin in the jungle, Sun Shangxiang in the bottom lane, and Guan Yu who roams.

"The difference in their team composition isn't that significant. Each player has one Guan Yu and one Luna, and each player also has one Yang Jian and one Lu Bu, both powerful heroes. Moreover, Storm Team's Daji's hard crowd control and Han Xin's knock-up can limit Luna. Furthermore, Han Xin has strong jungle control, so Luna won't have an advantage and might even be counter-jungled," Han Cheng said.

"But Storm Team will still lose, right?" Sima Yi said. "Although Monkey King can't beat Yang Jian, that's only in the top lane. Summer Team can play very aggressively in the other lanes, and that Luna can still shine even when the opponent has Daji. She brought Purify." Sima Yi said.

"Well, the Storm team isn't very strong overall, and their teamwork isn't as good as the Summer team's. That's why Xing Batian wants to recruit us. Although Luna doesn't have Smite, jungling will be a bit difficult for her, but once she gets farmed up, and the enemy doesn't have Zhuang Zhou, once Daji uses her second skill, Luna can move around freely. I've seen Summer's Luna before," Han Cheng said. Zhuang Zhou's ultimate can remove Luna's Moonlight Mark. Summer picked Luna as a second pick, and Storm didn't choose a strong crowd control hero like Zhang Liang to suppress her, so Luna will be easy to defeat.

As expected, Summer's playstyle was extremely aggressive. Monkey King wasn't even in the top lane; instead, he swapped lanes with Lu Bu. Lu Bu was playing against Yang Jian. Even though Yang Jian was a god, Lu Bu, the god of war, was no pushover. He had no pressure against Yang Jian in the early game.

In the bottom lane, Yu Ji's passive skill is extremely effective against Guan Yu. When Guan Yu is about to slash him, Yu Ji can activate her second skill to counterattack. Sun Wukong will also have a relatively easy time fighting Sun Shangxiang.

As for Diao Chan and Da Ji, they are about the same, and things will only change when they go to jungle.

When the dragon spawned, Team Summer initiated a fight for the Tyrant. Team Storm's Han Xin attempted to jump in and steal the dragon but was met with fierce attacks from Summer.

"Intoxicated by the illusion of victory, those who manipulate you are nothing but children!" Summer's Lu Bu took the lead, displaying an imposing presence that seemed to hold off ten thousand men. Storm wanted to steal the dragon, but found that apart from Han Xin, the rest of them didn't seem to have the ability. If they engaged in a team fight, they might not be able to secure the Tyrant, and might even be wiped out.

Sun Shangxiang, relying on her long range, tried to use her first skill to attack from outside the dragon pit, but Lu Bu directly used his ultimate to force her back, and the Summer team successfully took the first Tyrant.

In ten minutes, Summer's Luna had achieved godlike status and secured a triple kill, making it a three-game winning streak. Ultimately, Summer defeated Storm in a crushing victory. If a King of Glory assistant app were available to view the match, Summer's team would likely see it as a "crushing defeat."

"Fuck! Is the Summer team stronger? They're so good at fighting! We had a hard time beating the Storm team last time, but they just crushed us?" The fat man looked astonished.

"Ahem, Fatty, watch your language," Han Cheng said. "We still haven't encountered the Storm Team's second team. I saw that aloof girl when we entered the arena. Her second team should be able to put up a fight against the Summer Team."

"It seems this competition is really going to be interesting, otherwise it would be so boring if you guys just kept winning!" Sima Yi said casually.

"Brother Ma, don't forget you're the club manager. If we lose, will you still have any money to make?" Han Cheng said.

“Go away, I didn’t want you to lose. I’m just saying it’s not interesting that you won so easily,” Sima Yi said.

“If we encounter the Summer team or the Storm team’s second team, then you should play, Little Ma,” Xu Xiaomeng said.

“It’s fine, but it might be inappropriate for a manager like me to go on stage so rashly. But it’s alright, I’m just afraid my performance will overwhelm the audience.” Sima Yi said, making everyone blush.

The following matches weren't very interesting. There weren't any particularly weak teams, but there weren't any particularly strong ones either. It wasn't until the qualifiers were almost over that everyone got to see the Storm Team's second team.

The second team of the Storm team is called "Violent Wind". If it weren't for that aloof girl, Han Cheng probably wouldn't have recognized that this was the second team of the Storm Club's Storm team.

"Team Storm is one thing, but now they've added 'Violent Wind' to the mix. That old guy Xing Batian is really something else," the fat man muttered.

"Hahaha, old man? Xing Batian is older than you, Fatty, and is considered your elder. How can you say such things about him?" Xu Xiaomeng laughed. "It seems that you said Xing Batian was a good person last time, Fatty."

"Uh... I must have been mistaken that time..." The fat man was speechless; this guy really did love to play both sides.

In Han Cheng's opinion, the Violent Wind team was indeed stronger than the Storm team, but this time they encountered a relatively weak team, so it wasn't very obvious.