Vanguard of the Eternal Night

translator: xiin

editors: bear & celtic

The individual competition would resume the following week. Before that, there would be various activities and press conferences; some of the famous players would meet with their fans, and so on. It also served as a warm-up that led to the reopening of the competition.

On Wednesday, the draw for the competition was released. The first round was: Tyron VS Shadow Warrior Tower, and Sorcerer Maple Leaf VS Ranger Flower Blower.

Flower Blower was the winner of the Resurrection Competition and had automatically become the last member of the top four contestants. This was to avoid the embarrassing situation where there were only three people in one round.

Over the weekend, e-sports enthusiasts spontaneously launched offline activities, and there were many people moving around on the streets in the virtual world. Some even dressed up in the classic image of their favorite player; the scene was very lively.

Of course, the ones who were excited were other people, so it had nothing to do with Tyron.

He took a rough glance through his next few rivals on the official website and studied their fighting styles, but most of his time was still spent reading leisurely.

Even if he had already fully integrated into this world, there was still infinite knowledge he could continue to absorb. The best thing about this world was that there were no limitations to learning--Tyron was very satisfied with this.

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In the blink of an eye, it was already time to resume the competition. At the first series of fights after the reopening of the competition over 100,000 spectators were seated in the audience stands. The sea of people gathered together enthusiastically to form waves; it was clear that they were boiling with excitement even before the event began.

The little goblin host that they hadn't seen for quite a long time flew out from behind the stage and shouted enthusiastically, "Dear friends in the audience, I've missed you all to death--"

The audience responded to her, with some saying, "You little sadist goblin, come to my bowl!"

Someone said, "I also missed Lord Four to death!!!"

The little goblin fluttered and darted around in a circle, then said doubtfully, "Hey, which player goes by Lord Four? I don't know of them. I just know that my husband's name is Odin, lalala…"

Audience: "…"

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After a while, the first two contestants came on stage in a prearranged sequence.

The shadow warrior was called Tower, and came from a famous fantasy game. He was a popular player there and had brought a large wave of fans with him.

As soon as he came onstage, someone shouted, "There is only Tower in the light and shadow land under heaven!" "Brother Tower, unite the rivers and lakes for a thousand generations!"

Tower's avatar appeared as a domineering enforcer. He wore specialized chainmail armor, and there was a slender single sided sword around 70 centimeters long hanging from his waist as well as a long spear gun on his back. This was his standard equipment.

The commentators turned on their mics, "I probably don't need to introduce Brother Tower, right? No way, you really want me to introduce him again? Okay…"

"Shadow warrior is a warrior-type occupation. The characteristics of this profession is that they can switch between their light or shadow forms, and there are slight differences in which skills each form can use. The light form focuses on survival while the shadow form focuses on dealing damage."

“Player Tower is one of the top ten B-list players and has been trying to enter the A-list for the past half year. He is known for his cautious personality, and is good at protracted warfare. He’s a little lacking in the execution of delicate operations, but his abilities are versatile and he’s very good at making use of his strengths as well as avoiding his weaknesses. When facing an opponent, his strategic awareness can completely make up for any operational deficiencies.”

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After that, Tyron came up on stage and shook hands with the shadow warrior according to the routine.

The fans below were unwilling to show any weakness and a wave of sky-shattering shrill screams rose up, shocking the commentator who was wearing headphones into jumping up in shock, his head filled with a buzzing sound.

"Give me a break, everyone!" The commentator spoke frantically, "I know that the War God is very handsome…"

It was alright if he hadn't mentioned it, but now there was an even more deafening wave of screams as the audience called out, "Husband", "Daddy", and all sorts of other things.

The female commentator quickly followed up and said, "Okay, okay, okay, the War God is everyone's husband."

The male commentator didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he said, "Alright, I know, I also need to introduce Lord Four. You guys just want to hear me sing his praises no matter what, right? Let's see…"

"The assassin is an agility focused occupation, and the characteristics of this profession are skills such as assassination, concealment, and tracking. Assassins generally set up an ambush at the start of a fight so that they can make the first move, but their performance is uncertain later on as it is very dependent on the map."

"Player Odin emerged from the free-for-all battle and plays in both the individual and team competitions. Not long ago, he locked down his place as a god with one battle, and was also able to win the championship for the team competition. He is currently a candidate for the A-list. He's known for his expertise in launching lightning-quick attacks and uses two different weapons. His attack and movement speed are extremely fast, and he has an overwhelming advantage in aerial combat. He's also very skilled in assassination, harvesting lives during team fights, and breaking out of encirclement. His disadvantages are…"

The male commentator paused for a good while, then suddenly fell into a cold sweat as he turned over the information he had on hand again and again, "……" Mother's tits, Lord Four's game video that he'd watched last night had been too cool! The notes he had written were all filled with advantages and he hadn't written down any shortcomings! What should he do now?

There was a few seconds of suspicious silence, then the male commentator said weakly, "His shortcoming is that he can't heal?"

Audience: "…"

Two seconds later, on the public screen: "Haha there's no need to force it if you have nothing to say! An assassin's weakness is that they can't heal--what kind of nonsense is that hahahaha!" "23333, what more do you want from our male god?! Should an assassin also be a part-time priest?"

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While the male commentator was still wiping off his cold sweat, the host had already drawn lots.

The first randomized map this time was: Wind God's Altar.

This map was of a circular, two-story altar that floated high up in the middle of the sky. If players fell from the altar, they would lose 20% of their life, then be sent back to the center of the altar automatically. The upper floor of the altar had a hole in the middle that allowed players to jump directly to the lower floor; a staircase wrapped around the outer part of the altar, allowing players to move back and forth between the two levels.

The countdown began as soon as Tower and Tyron had been transferred onto the map.

Tower took the lead in pulling out his long sword, holding the blade in his other palm and performing a samurai-style salute; Tyron followed suit and pulled out his dagger Deep Silence.

Female commentator: "Tower uses his sword when in his light form, and the gun in his shadow form. Drawing his blade shows that he plans to start off the fight in light form. As for Lord Four…"

Male commentator: "Well, Lord Four really doesn't follow a routine. Most of the time, Lord Four will directly break through the other party's setup and simultaneously complete the kill."

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The countdown finished, and the first match began.

Tyron followed the standard behavior for assassins and went straight into stealth mode as he looked for an opportunity to launch the first attack.

Indeed, Tower had chosen to use his light form and his entire body was shrouded in a pale glow as he unhesitatingly ran towards the upper level.

Male commentator: "Tower ran towards the most spacious part of the map. After confirming that there's nobody waiting in ambush within two meters of him, he has now started to add status effects to himself."

Tower was in his light form and used skills to constantly increase his own defense. It was evident that he was guarding against the possibility of getting killed in an instant by the assassin.

At this time, the invisible Tyron was five meters away from him. After observing the situation for over ten seconds, he made a sudden attack!

Female commentator: "There's no opening for an ambush, so Lord Four went up straight on! A frontal attack, can he create a good opening advantage?!"

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Because there weren't a lot of obstacles nearby that Tryon could use to conceal himself with, Tower was able to perceive Tyron's outline as he attacked. His blade immediately swept across!

Only a 'ding' sound could be heard, followed by a 'clang'.

Tyron's dagger fearlessly slashed upwards and instantly collided with Tower's long sword. His arm moved dexterously and the dagger slid along the long blade, gliding closer and closer.

Tower felt a huge pressure against his blade and immediately changed the direction of his long sword.

By this time, Tyron's entire body had followed the dagger and entered an exceedingly close combat distance.

The short sword in Tyron's right hand appeared in front of Tower's eyes and stabbed like lightning straight towards his chest in that extremely critical moment.

Male commentator: "One hit straight to the heart! The entire attack took place in under two seconds, and only someone of Tower's level can react in time, moving his sword to deflect! But his sword is still too slow!"

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At this moment, Tower's thoughts were not on the fact that his sword was too slow, but that the dagger had been too fast!

Even though he had heard about how terrible Lord Four's offensive was countless times before the match, Tower was still caught unprepared!

Compared to Tyron's sword and dagger, his long sword was simply as slow as a turtle.

In that instant while those thoughts were still flashing through his head, Tower grabbed the short sword that was stabbed deep in his chest without hesitation and used a blinding skill, 'shining light'!

A huge light suddenly burst out of his wound.

Tyron reacted quickly and immediately let go of his short sword, Song of Triumph. He jumped back by pushing against the short sword's handle and immediately escaped from Tower's attack range after causing a second round of damage.

Female commentator: "The assassin was forced back by Tower's life-saving skill! Although he wasted a precious skill and also came out wounded, the assassin's stealth skill has also been used up!"

Male commentator: "He must seize this opportunity while Lord Four can't go back into stealth mode to attack. If he doesn't attack now, when else should he go?!"

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As expected, Tower indeed rushed up!

When the initiative was in Tyron's hands, Tower was as steady as a snail as he maintained his position. However, now that it was his turn to take the initiative, he could also burst out aggressively.

Tower pulled out the short sword from his chest and tossed it away, immediately switched into his shadow form, pulled out his spear gun, and charged ahead!

Tyron was still affected by the blinding light and was unable to see what was happening in front of him. As soon as he sensed danger, he immediately jumped down from the hole in the middle of the upper floor.

The male commentator shouted, "Lord Four entered the lower floor, and Tower followed right after! He's close, he's so close!"

Tower's shots fell like a meteor shower and closely followed Tyron.

Suddenly, Tyron tilted his head, and the pointed tip of the gun suddenly slashed past the side of his face, nailing several strands of his hair to the ground!

Immediately after, a dark shadow came down from the sky as Tower, in shadow form, dropped down from the second floor, aiming his long sword straight at Tyron in a double handed grip--

But right then, everyone saw a very familiar flash of light!

Male commentator: "Flash! The War God used his famous skill!"

The female commentator exclaimed at the same time. "Damn! It's a flash that's aimed up into the air. I didn't know that it could be used that way!"

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Tyron held his dagger in his right hand as he suddenly launched from the ground in the same second that Tower dropped down, executing a 'flash' in mid-air.

This time, there was only the cold light of his dagger, sharp and biting, as it flew up like a comet rising up from the earth.

When the light from the comet dispersed, Tower only had 12% of his health left and was in a low HP state. The two of them were both in mid-air, and Tyron's dagger was already aimed squarely at Tower's back--

However, in that moment, Tower suddenly switched back to his light form!

Male commentator: "Ahhhhhhh! Brother Tower can do this! What a wonderful move! The less health he has in his light form, the higher his defense is! This wave of moves has really reached the peak of perfection!"

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