Peak glory

The wallpaper in the room gradually switched to morning mode, and the whole room was bathed in the soft and vigorous sunlight in the morning, awakening Shixue from sleep.

The AI ​​bracelet set in the wake-up mode detects that the owner is awake, and automatically pops up the set content.

"Tonight is the opening ceremony of the "Mecha God of War" national quarterfinals. What fans are most looking forward to is the appearance of Rainstorm, who will return to the Cloud Pavilion this year!"

The voice of the host of the Competitive Mecha Channel flowed into his ears, and the first sentence he heard was the annoying name. Shi Xue turned over and moved his sleep-tired body, pretending that he didn't care.

He raised his hand and pinched the projection screen and threw it on the ceiling. The simulated painting on the ceiling was squeezed away by the projection screen. After the screen was enlarged, the news screen happened to be playing the game during the rainstorm.

The heavy artillery from the heavy rain made people tremble through the screen, and the opponent's defensive screen was like paper.

Every time I see this kind of picture, the scene when I lost to the heavy rain four years ago will appear in my mind.Shixue closed her eyes in boredom, but the picture still haunted her, so annoying that she wanted to crush the rainstorm to death.

"Since the heavy rain determined the top eight places, the audience's discussion has skyrocketed. Everyone is waiting to see if the heavy rain can create a miracle this year and break through the top four."

When the host said this, it was contrary to the content of the words, and there was no trace of expectation or excitement in his tone, as if he was talking about something that had already been predicted, because everyone knew that heavy rain would not make it to the semi-finals.Everyone was excited that Rainstorm broke through the quarter-finals, but no one dreamed that she could enter the semi-finals.

"This year's quarter-finals are still a lineup of gods fighting. According to the online voting data, the most popular candidate to win the championship is Shi Xue, who won the championship three times in a row."

"Yes." Another host took the conversation, with a bit of helplessness in his tone: "Shixue changed to A (Artilleryman) again this year, and his performance with his new partner Jin Luan is still very stable."

"A stable state is a good thing, but this kind of stability seems to be sending a signal to Shi Xue."

"Yes."

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The two hosts sang and laughed, making jokes that everyone could understand.

Shi Xue frowned displeased, and slid her finger to change the channel.

Other news channels were also talking about the competition, but the topics were all about her and Rainstorm without exception, and the flatness in her tone when talking about her was exactly the same as when Rainstorm could make it to the semi-finals.

The national competition is followed by the international competition, and the champion of the competition will go out as a representative. She is still in a stable state this year, and it is tacitly accepted that she will win the championship again and go to the international competition.If the audience tacitly agrees that Rainstorm cannot make it to the top four in the country, then it is difficult for people to look forward to her, who has competed in international competitions for three consecutive years but has never made it to the top three in the world.

Participated in five national competitions, won the championship for four years in total, participated in four international competitions, but failed to stand on the podium in the international competition once, the public has become accustomed to this result.

And in these five years, the only year she lost was to Rainstorm, four years ago.

That year, Rainstorm defeated her to win the championship, and then went to the international competition.That one time, it caused a sensation in the world.Even if Rainstorm failed to stand on the podium that year, when she smashed the world's number one combination with a critical strike, she became a hero of the Chinese people. Everyone said that Rainstorm could make our country's mechs regain The one who reached the top.

But alas, the rainstorm did not.After the international competition that year, Rainstorm's partner withdrew from the professional arena due to brain damage.

When everyone was wondering whether Rainstorm would retire due to losing his partner, Rainstorm, who had been silent for more than half a year, reappeared in the eyes of everyone, and with his own strength, he made it all the way to the top eight in the national competition, which was jaw-dropping.

The people of the country are boiling again, this is a feat that no one has ever done before. In the two-person mech battle, the rainstorm has one enemy and two, all the way through.

But the miracle still did not happen, the heavy rain stopped the quarterfinals, and it was the same in the second year.

And last year, Rainstorm met the fourth-ranked player in the country in the second round of the knockout round, and suffered an early defeat. Many people felt that it would be difficult for her to recover after her decline, but this year she made it to the quarter-finals again. passionate.

Rainstorm is a legend, an out-and-out genius, but losing the most important partner for a professional player of "Mecha God of War" is tantamount to breaking his wings and hoping to reach the top again.

Nowadays, it has become the consensus of the people of the whole country and even the people of the world that Rainstorm cannot make it to the top four in the country, and Shi Xue cannot make it to the top three in the world.Even if she takes the first place in the country every year, the public's expectations for her are far less eager than the rainstorm's ranking in the top four in the country.

Shi Xue hated this kind of situation very much, even the hero with broken wings. Strong is useless!Now I can't even make it to the top four!

Putting aside the boredom, Shixue got up to wash up. Tonight is the opening ceremony of the quarterfinals, and there are many things to be busy.

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Outside the cloud hall of the National E-sports Center, it was crowded with fans who came for the annual event.

For the opening ceremony of the national quarter-finals of "Mecha God of War", the lights of the cloud pavilion will show the most brilliant colors tonight, just to welcome those dazzling people.

On the central avenue leading to the entrance of the cloud hall, the electronic screen on the ground presents a gorgeous decoration, and the holographic screen paintings on both sides are magnificently decorated.The screen painting takes the mecha as the protagonist, and the magnificent background makes the handsome mecha tall and heroic like a hero. There are a total of eight screen paintings, which are the mechas of the contestants who will be appearing here tonight.

Behind the screen painting is an area separated by a waist-high transparent guard wall. There are four areas on the left and right sides, a total of eight areas, which are convenient for fans to claim their idols.

In the anticipation of the fans, an orderly array of vehicles drove up from the distant sky, a total of eight vehicles. The mechanical wind shell of the vehicles restored the characteristics of each mech.

The fans became emotional, raised their hands high, and used the projection screen of the smart bracelet to type their idol's name or nickname.

The screens on both sides of the avenue began to retreat, all the way to the back of the crowd, so that the vision on the avenue was better.

The vehicles in the distance approached and stopped in the air at the entrance of the avenue, waiting for the moment of landing.

At the head of the row was a black and red car. The faint light on the car body was like a quietly burning flame. Because it was not strong, it revealed a sinister and domineering look.

The lights came together, the car slowly descended in the lights, the door opened, Shi Xue and Jin Luan got out of the car, their combat uniforms and the holographic screen in the No. Armor echoes.

"Shixue!!!"

Screams instantly resounded through the night sky, and fans released a support animation over the support area. Shixue's name was written in domineering fonts in black and red, accompanied by 3D photos of Shixue and Jijia Hellfire, which were only the background , the main content is images made with holographic technology. One after another, the handsome battle scenes are as exquisite as a big-budget movie. With the gorgeous movements of the mecha, the special effects are so magnificent that they don’t cost money.

"Shixue—!"

The cheers came one after another, Shi Xue looked at her support area, waved her hand calmly, and walked towards the Yun Pavilion at the end of the avenue, and her partner Jin Luan followed closely.

The decorative floor paintings on the avenue were replaced with introductions of the players, and the holographic screens behind each support area were also replaced with introductions of the corresponding players.

The queuing vehicles stopped one after another, and then the contestants in combat uniforms stepped down. The appearance of each pair of contestants attracted waves of sound that resounded through the night sky.

When the last car stopped, there was the loudest sound wave so far from the other end of the central avenue, and the sound instantly suppressed the cheers from the nearby area.

"rainstorm!!!"

Different from the seven cars in front, only one person, Rainstorm, got off the No. [-] car. He was a little lonely behind the seven groups of people in pairs.

Just before the No. [-] support area, Shixue's eardrums were almost shattered, and a silent frown flashed across her face. She has experienced similar situations countless times, and she still can't adapt. , earth-shattering.

Shi Xue didn't stop walking, but her eyes stopped in the eighth area for a while.

In the cheering video made by fans, the blue and white mecha is mighty and domineering. Next to the mecha is Rainstorm in combat uniform, smiling calmly and confidently with the corners of his mouth slightly curled up. His long hair flutters behind him. Like a hero's cape, she looks like a king.

The dynamic video is full of magnificent scenes of artillery bombardment, which is quite different from Shixue's style based on the gorgeous action of mechas.

The support images on both sides well explain the difference in their attributes. Shixue is the helmsman (Helm□□an), with heavy mech control; Rainstorm is the gunner (Artilleryman), with heavy firepower.

Shi Xue withdrew her gaze, hooked the corners of her lips imperceptibly, and strode towards the Yun Pavilion in front of her.

This venue that blooms like a lotus flower is a sacred place that mecha players are proud of. Among the hundreds of thousands of players every year, only the top eight players are eligible to enter here. After the harsh competition, the highest honor is born—— Ares Cup!

The opening ceremony was broadcast live throughout, and after the contestants made their appearance outside, they had to go to the stage in the hall for some formal links.

After entering the museum, Gao Shasha, who was walking behind Shi Xue, teased: "Sister Xue, your fans are also making big productions this year. It's a pity that they don't make movies."

"Mecha God of War" has a huge number of fans of professional players, and the competition has become the most watched event at the moment, so the annual appearance outside the venue has unknowingly become an important place for fans to secretly fight for face. .

As one of the hottest and most popular contestants at the moment, Shi Xue has over [-] million followers on the Internet, and her fans are very strong every year.

Shi Xue looked back at Gao Shasha and Mo Bin who was beside her: "Your family's life has also improved to a higher level this year."

Gao Shasha and Mo Bin are notoriously high-sugar group, they usually sprinkle too much dog food, and the supporting images of the two are like romance movies, with the main one being sloppy, getting more and more crooked every year.

Gao Shasha and Mo Bin looked at each other and smiled, Gao Shasha tilted her head towards Mo Bin coquettishly, and Mo Bin kissed her forehead dotingly.

Unexpectedly, another mouthful of dog food was stuffed, Shi Xue rolled her eyes speechlessly, and quickly turned her head back.

Jin Luan, who silently followed Shi Xue, looked at Gao Shasha and Mo Bin enviously, and secretly glanced at Shi Xue when she looked away, with a trace of disappointment in her eyes.

On the magnificent stage specially built for the opening ceremony in the venue, the host was giving a speech.

There are no empty seats in the arena. In this era where sitting at home can experience realistic scenes through VR live broadcast, fans' love for idols still allows everyone to pay high prices for live tickets. The joy of idols in the same time and space.

After the speeches were over, the host began to lead people to the stage: "We first welcome Shi Xue, who ranks first in the country's comprehensive record, and her A, Jin Luan."

Another host helped to add the introduction, with a not-so-obvious embarrassment in his tone: "Jin Luan just partnered with Shi Xue this year, and it's his first time participating in the God of War Cup. ranking."

Shi Xue stepped onto the stage calmly and confidently. She had done this kind of thing countless times, and she was familiar with it long ago, so she was not nervous at all.Compared to Shi Xue, Jin Luan seemed much more cramped, after all, it was her first time on such a big stage.

After the two came to the stage, the host continued to introduce the next group: "Welcome to Binsha HA, who is ranked second in record."

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After welcoming seven groups of people in total, on the eighth time, the host's tone changed. The introduction no longer included record rankings, or even redundant introductions. The words were straightforward and the voice was a little higher Tune: "We welcome the heavy rain that returns to the Cloud Pavilion again this year!!"

In an instant, the crowd of thousands of people shouted thunderously.

Rainstorm came to the stage, walked towards the center of the stage while waving to the audience, and then gave high-fives to other contestants standing in a row.

Shi Xue clapped her hands indifferently, looked at the rainstorm calmly, and returned to the cloud pavilion after a year, that person did not have any burden at all, and was very relaxed.

From the corner of the eye, Jin Luan's expression stiffened. Shi Xue didn't pay much attention to it, but thought that it was Jin Luan's first close contact with the rainstorm and she was a little nervous or admiring.

But when Rainstorm stood in front of Jinluan, Shixue realized that she was wrong. There was no admiration in Jinluan's eyes looking at Rainstorm, but full of hostility and repulsion, as if Rainstorm had dug a corner of her wall .

Rainstorm obviously felt Jin Luan's impoliteness, and the smile on his face froze, and he swallowed back the polite words that he probably wanted to say about the first meeting, and his eyes were a little more scrutinizing.

Shi Xue glanced at Jin Luan, feeling a little helpless, only now did she realize that Jin Luan cared so much about her relationship with Rainstorm.

She and Rainstorm are often discussed together, and are often asked about their opinions on each other, so it is inevitable to say some official words to each other.

People who don't know will probably misunderstand them, either thinking that they have a good relationship, or that they are irreconcilable.Although she and Rainstorm even have CP fans on the Internet, in fact they are really unfamiliar, they have never spoken a few words, and the number of times they have played against each other in various competitions can be counted on the fingers.

It's fine if others misunderstood, Jin Luan also thought so, Shi Xue really felt speechless.

However, it is normal for H and A to have a possessive relationship.Don't talk about possessiveness, look at the other six groups of HA, five groups of couples, and one group of twins on this stage.

In "Mecha God of War", a two-player collaboration, the level of compatibility between partners largely determines the strength of the mecha, and finding a partner is equal to a blind date in the game, the rainstorm who has no partner and her who changes partners every year are the best. Heterogeneous.

So Jin Luan's concern is justified, but it's a pity that she can't understand, let alone respond, the inseparable intimacy between HA, she has never had before.

Shi Xue's gaze went back and forth between Rainstorm and Jinluan calmly, pretending that she didn't know anything, but when she met Rainstorm's gaze, she saw the taste of mischief in Rainstorm's eyes .

When he confirmed that Rainstorm was about to do something 'bad', his hand had already landed on Rainstorm's palm. Rainstorm held her hand and hugged her into his arms, pretending to say, "Long time no see."

The scene was boiling, and Shi Xue could almost hear her and Rainstorm's CP fans crying, but she couldn't help but rolled her eyes.

Countless live broadcast shots were all aimed at the people on stage at this moment, so how could they miss the scene of the heavy rain and Shixue embracing.As a result, Shi Xue, who was leaning on Yu Yu's shoulder, rolled her eyes and looked speechless and helpless, which was magnified on the high-definition large screen at the scene, and was also broadcast live to all parts of the country.

There was a burst of doting laughter from the auditorium, Shi Xue was taken aback, realized that the expression management was not done well, and she couldn't give Raina a kick in front of everyone, so she had to play with the corners of her mouth as if pretending to be a joke.

Under Jin Luan's murderous gaze, Rainstorm left contentedly.

After the appearance, there is a lottery link, and the order of the games determined by the lottery will affect the result to some extent.

The competition system of the quarter-finals is a single round-robin match, played for seven consecutive days, and there are matches every day. Although sooner or later they will fight against each other, the players in the eight groups still have a way of fighting each other. influential.

The eight groups of people on the stage at this moment are not all ranked first to eighth in terms of record. Except for Shi Xue who is the first and Binsha HA who is the second, the third and lower rankings in the country are often ranked Changes are different every year, and the rankings are often only one or two games away, and the strength gap between players is within a hair.

After the lottery was drawn, as soon as the round-robin schedule was announced on the big screen, the scene immediately boiled. The first round of the quarter-finals was actually Shi Xue vs. Rainstorm.

Seeing this result, Shi Xue couldn't help being startled, and suddenly realized that this scene was very strange to her, and then realized that she hadn't fought Rainstorm for a long time.

Last year, Rainstorm was eliminated in the second round, and the two of them couldn't meet each other in the usual commercial competition. It means that they haven't played against each other for two full years.

Shixue turned her head to look at the rainstorm, and saw that the rainstorm showed embarrassment, and seemed very dissatisfied with this arrangement.

Maybe because he noticed his sight, Rainstorm casually glanced here, and after accidentally catching her gaze, he immediately put away that tangled look, and smiled calmly at her.

Shi Xue hooked the corners of her lips, showing some interest in tomorrow's game.

The author has something to say: I will start a new article in the new year, please support me a lot, I wish you all a smooth new year and a smooth exit from the order!