Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

There are four groups, each with eight teams.

The next battle order will be drawn by the organizer.

The fair machine was officially put into operation, and the small balls representing each team were thrown into the same bottle.

Yu Man stared at the one that belonged to him——

In the first round, my opponent is ML4K.

The top seed has the highest odds.

Today, Gamelan, the strongest player in the market, and the four other players formed around him together form this galactic fleet.

They had won consecutive games in the Opening Cup and the Preliminary Tournament, already raking in over a million dollars in prize money, and Gamelan even secured a historic betting contract. If he could win a championship of this magnitude in the Spring Split, it was rumored he could earn a whopping salary after taxes.

The strongest team, and the most popular American girl team.

In the opening game, we will even meet...

This huge topic affects the whole world.

"You really know how to create show effects." Yu Man smiled.

People even wanted to skip the opening ceremony performance immediately, but the hateful thing was that the contestants just left the stage, leaving time for the performance carefully prepared by the organizers.

Alas, how much longer will it take?

……

Back in the lounge, Yu Man connected the USB drive to his laptop and projected it onto another screen.

Densely packed documents and materials are organized together in an extremely mature manner.

"This is information about our opponents," Yu Man said. "Because they've fought so many actual battles, they've been thoroughly studied. But there's no doubt they have many hidden cards."

Everyone was surprised by the level of detail in the information and the obvious effort that went into its creation.

As expected of Yu Man...

Everyone thought so and looked at Yu Man with eyes full of this meaning.

Only Senior Cat looked at her coldly. Some people were showing off in front of girls, leaving the hardworking people behind the scenes to be masturbated in the shadows to relieve stress. Alas.

"It seems... the opponent's singles opponent is very strong."

70 was also preparing seriously and immediately analyzed the worrying parts from the information.

"That Southeast Asian player who gave Xiankan a humiliating defeat and then insulted them like crazy... I have to say he does have some real talent."

"Gamelan, a longsword wielder with an assassin secondary class... Ranked third in the arena duel..." Xiaolu was also analyzing seriously. "I think I've fought this guy a few times. He's incredibly foul-mouthed and bullies me a lot. But I'm no slouch either. I beat him up and then scolded him. So when it was his turn, I just disconnected..."

She plans to go out for another round.

but--

Yu Man patted her shoulder and said, "Boss, I'll take care of this duel."

252·Landing!

The TV was showing the opening ceremony.

But they in the lounge were just focused on the text on another screen.

"No... Eel, has it reached the point where you need to take action?" The deer was quite surprised.

"I just wanted to set the tone for the competition," Yu Man explained casually, but didn't elaborate. She changed the subject, "Do any of you want to challenge me? 22?"

The teammates looked around, all full of fighting spirit but also very humble.

70 and Liutongqihua were not very confident in their own abilities and were unsure if they could shoulder such a burden. But if the burden fell on them, they would try their best to carry it.

In such an atmosphere——

"Of course I'm here." The deer raised his hand.

"Okay, then I'll go with Lu." Yu Man quickly grabbed another spot for herself, which silenced "Shi Guang" who was about to raise his hand.

Yu Man said: "If everything goes as I planned, the first game will be a thrilling heads-up match as the opening match, and then it will be 22... There is a small probability of 55, but it doesn't matter, it's all fine."

No one knows what Yu Man is planning to do, but everyone knows that Yu Man is not planning to do anything good.

Different from his previous training and mastering, Yu Man stood out at the first opportunity in the main competition and stopped slacking off.

This greatly boosted everyone's confidence and fighting spirit.

70比其他人多一份理性：“虽然不觉得会有5V5……但如果打到需要我们上场的情况下，我们5V5的策略是？”

Xiaolu originally thought that Yu Man would say something like “Just watch and hit me, hit me however you want, it’s all fine.”

But she was very serious: "We will try to choose a map with water and play around you. At level 55, I will tend to become a controller. You can manipulate water magic and do whatever you want. The others will play very comfortably because the opposing class configuration will find it difficult to deal with you."

"...surround me...am I the core?"

"Your shipbuilder is so skilled, and now his expertise has improved dramatically. Just turn the world into an ocean."

70 remembered Yu Man’s words—even though she knew very well that these words would not be useful today.

Just like that, in ten minutes, Yu Man explained the process, details, and arrangements of the entire game one by one, and everyone had a clear understanding.

They slowly digested the content, gradually enhanced their understanding, and from time to time they would take a look at the unexpectedly wonderful and interesting opening ceremony to pass the time.

until--

“—Boom, boom, boom.”

He is the leader outside the house.

After a few seconds, she slowly pushed the door open: "It's almost time to show up, everyone."

"Yeah." Yu Man smiled back.

The female leader seemed to be hit and panicked, her speech was incoherent for a few seconds before she finally found herself.

"The process is... we need to do a brief interview, then we'll move on to the coach's pick and choose. I'll then guide the players to their seats, and then the main competition will begin. Please just do your best."

"No problem." Yu Man was already well prepared.

After that, he talked about many precautions.

No other electronic devices allowed, and the spirit of competition must be maintained. No betting on players, no insider information manipulation, no match-fixing, and so on. I've heard this ethics talk countless times.

They then left the lounge and stepped into the long, dim corridor.

The smell of the newly built decoration has not completely dissipated, but what remains is more of the smell of electronic products and people mixed together.

"Please wait here."

They stopped at a place where they could see the commotion outside, which looked like the exit of a cave passage.

Yu Man stood at the front, side by side with the coach.

Is this the scenery that Cat-senpai once saw? Or is it the scenery that I also saw in my old abandoned manuscripts?

never mind.

This week, Yu Manxiang and Senior Cat will finalize this world together.

This is enough.

Suddenly, a huge wave of noise shook the venue. In this astonishing heat, Yu Man didn't even hear the host's voice.

Only the female leader, who was covering her ears and looking extremely nervous, was making gestures to them.

"—Please come on stage."

"Ah."

Yu Man knew she couldn't hear because the crowd was boiling.

Yu Man took a step forward, occasionally intending to respond to the audience's expectations.

This was new to her.

If the next game can be more interesting - it will be more fresh.

……

The "boundary line" is right in front of Man's eyes, and it is much wider than you imagine.

Yu Man was just pondering how small the audience would look if they stood on it.

Compared to the audience, she can see the enemy clearly.

There are six people in the group, five players and one coach.

A Southeast Asian man with greasy hair that almost covered his eyes, dyed it a cheap, dry yellow, which didn't match his bumpy face with the characteristics of long-term mouth breathing.

This is Gamelan... I don't know what the name means, but now it means the strongest star player of the contemporary era, the holder of two consecutive wins in the first two games.

His teammates are of mixed composition, including American socialites who are more suitable for suits and ties rather than team uniforms.

There is a Cuban who seems to be more suited to being in the sun, an Indian-British university student, and a Chinese office worker.

Their coach was unexpectedly a middle-aged German who looked like a scholar. He exuded the aura of an intellectual who would not look out of place wherever he went. He seemed to be the type of person who was reluctant to use a mobile phone and was more accustomed to reading newspapers.

now--

Gamelan is being interviewed.

The spotlight was on them, while Snake Restaurant was in the dark.

The tall and sturdy male host asked in a passionate yet firm voice, "As everyone knows, in the pre-match interview, your opponent, Eel, said he didn't know any of his opponents, including you! What do you think about this?"

"Honestly, I don't have anything to prove myself, right? Let's finish beating this weird underdog team quickly so I can get into the next round and beat up all those defeated opponents. Give me that damn money."

Although he spoke in a pompous manner, he stuttered.

Regardless, this drew huge boos from the audience.

The spotlight switched on, and Yu Man felt like he was bathed in light.

The boos died down instantly—and then turned into a roar of cheers and displays of affection.

The male host walked towards their team, maintaining a professional demeanor. "As you just heard, your opponents don't take anyone seriously. What do you think?"

Without anyone's encouragement, Yu Man took a step forward and took the initiative to face the microphone.

The world watched her and listened to her quietly.

"I'm going to make some extra money and challenge my opponent to a duel."

“…Oh?” The host was stunned.

"Simply put, I want the first game of the opening match to be a one-on-one match. Bet our equipment, extra skills and all our assets, instead of a boring friendly match. In other words - I want this to be an illegal zone."

Her concise voice was carried throughout the venue and the world via real-time translation.

After a few seconds, people understood her intention and burst into exclamations of surprise.

The audience loves anyone who can add spice to the game, let alone such a legendary figure.

But this also means that—

"...You, you mean... the loser loses everything? Doesn't that mean they won't have a chance in the future competitions? After all, they'll lose their equipment."

"Well, losing means being eliminated in the first round, which means giving points to the next opponent - it's exciting, right?" Yu Man said with a smile.

She did not give the host, audience and organizers a chance to discuss and recover.

"Since my opponent thinks he is sure to win, why don't you come and pick up the money?" Yu Man looked coldly at his opponent not far away.

The host immediately turned the microphone away without even exchanging glances with the person in charge in the audience.

Screw the organizers, he just wants to listen to the audience cheering and smell the contestants' anger, that's what a host should do!

"Gamelan, as the strongest player, you've been issued a challenge!"

Gamelan was put on a stand.

In this case, the person being challenged is the one who is under the most pressure.

He either evades the challenge with great tact or accepts it cheerfully.

But he was very confused: "...why should I...make a bet like this with someone for no apparent reason?"

There was a huge wave of boos.