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Just as Mei Long saw the first place winner, her hand, which was recording the results, suddenly froze.
How could it be... her?
Didn't she withdraw on her own?
How did I end up in first place?
Mei Long looked on in astonishment as he saw Ella's name appear in first place.
But when she looked at the completion time next to her with a bewildered expression, her bewilderment turned into utter confusion.
Because of Ella's completion time, and the completion time of others.
They're not even in the same league!
She was more than three or four times faster than the others.
And this time happened to be the time when Ella and the group of deserters came out together.
Someone used a combo of skills, found they couldn't kill him, and then they disconnected.
You used a set of skills and knocked the Boss offline, right?
This made Mei Long suspect that Ella might have secretly brought someone in to cheat.
Isn’t this too outrageous?
But just as Mei Long looked at his captain with a bewildered expression, he noticed that Tian Sheng also had a strange look on his face.
Mei Long looked at her captain and even felt that her eyes had lost their luster.
"It seems... the captain knows too?"
Faced with her captain's expression, even with a thousand doubts, Mei Long didn't dare to ask her anything more.
Mei Long could only ask Li Ji, who was sitting next to him, in a low voice: "Can we not announce the results of this round for the time being?"
Mei Long showed the results sheet to Li Ji, saying, "I'm worried that announcing the results... might seriously affect some players' mentality, after all, this isn't a professional competition..."
Li Ji glanced at the results, then looked at Meilong in front of him.
A proper ranking can indeed motivate some people to surpass those who came before.
But that only applies when the difference is not significant.
Judging from the gap in these scores... those below probably won't be interested in playing anymore after seeing this.
If the accurate results are released, it will indeed affect the mentality of some players to some extent.
As an advocate of justice, Li Ji would naturally not allow such a thing to happen!
It's important to know that Ella's full form has not yet been revealed.
If the other operators lose their fighting spirit too early, who will make up for the lack of fun for them?
So, he smiled broadly and said to Mei Long with an air of righteous indignation, "Of course you can. You are the organizers, so you have the final say."
"Okay, thank you for your understanding. I'll send out the list of those who have advanced now."
After receiving Li Ji's consent, Mei Long breathed a sigh of relief.
They then added Ella's name to the list of those who advanced and released it.
"Please take a short rest, and then we will begin the second stage of the competition!"
……
After the rankings were announced.
Amidst whispers, everyone awaited the start of the second round of the competition.
At this moment, Li Ji also left the commentary booth and walked towards the players' seats.
"How does it feel to be back in the real world?"
Seeing Ella leaning on her chin and gazing at the big screen, Li Ji quietly walked over to her side.
"This is supposed to be the real world, but it's still not the same place as before. There's no Poland here, and no GROM."
Ella turned her head and said to Li Ji with a somewhat speechless expression, "I thought it was just because they dropped out so quickly that I didn't even make it into the top five in the first stage..."
"Haha, you played really well! You can be the pride of Rhodes Island's fast-sniping team! Have confidence in yourself!"
Li Ji chuckled a few times and said to Ella, "In the next phase, we should teach the other snipers a lesson, especially... the rapid-fire ones!"
"Don't worry, I've already figured out what to do before the results were announced."
Ella sat up and looked at Li Ji seriously.
"Okay! But I have to make this clear first, you'd better be prepared to withdraw from the competition at any time, after all..."
Looking at Ella's serious expression and then at the 'Special Operator' icon on her panel, Li Ji smiled maliciously.
Ella naturally understood what Li Ji meant, but neither of them pointed it out; they simply smiled at each other.
The rules for the second round of the competition were quickly displayed on the big screen.
Seeing that the halftime break was about to end, Li Ji waved his hand, said "Go Ella!" to Ella, and then got up and left the players' seating area.
……
The second stage of the competition.
It tests the operator's ability to benefit from buffs, that is, whether they can deal effective damage to high-armor units under certain support operator conditions and vulnerability conditions.
The "target" in this match is the Patriots.
As a leader unit with a permanent 2100 armor in marching stance, its early-game armor is second only to the Rat King, who has a 3000 armor sand shield and a total armor of 3350.
It is a nightmare for many physical operators who do not have armor-piercing abilities.
This also proves how absurd it is that a single mace can defeat an entire formation.
"In this match, we will provide different support operators, including but not limited to those who increase attack, reduce armor, reduce vulnerability, and increase attack speed... You can choose a suitable support operator based on your own strengths and weaknesses."
"A maximum of three landmines can be used, and the vulnerability buff duration should be long enough for everyone to use up their skills."
"There are no restrictions on deployment locations within the site; deployment can be made anywhere."
"Players can bring an extra high-ground operator to block Patriot's spears in the second phase, but they should avoid using their skills."
"In this match, the time limit will be based on the Patriot's death time, and the first person to kill the Patriot will be ranked first."
After the rules have been explained, it's time to choose the order of appearance.
Because of the reduced number of participants, the game will no longer be played in split-screen mode.
Instead, they will participate in the competition one by one according to the order of the draw.
Unfortunately...
Ella was the one who drew the first spot in this round of draws.
This made Mei Long regret why she hadn't been able to pull some strings behind the scenes.
He could only regretfully think to himself:
"Ella can deal that much damage to Mephisto without any support. If she were to be the first to fight, wouldn't all the viewers' expectations be raised by her alone?"
Unfortunately, by the time Ella saw her serial number, it was too late for her to regret it.
The only thing that can be done is to display the contestants' drawn order numbers on the big screen.
Mei Long shouted again, "I hereby declare the second stage of the competition officially open!"
"Please welcome our first contestant, Ella from Rhodes Island!"
As Mei Long announced the start of the show, Ella entered the simulated battlefield amidst the attention of everyone.
But what no one expected was...
The battlefield on the screen gradually came together, but only Ella was on the preparation bench.
She... didn't even choose a support character, and didn't even bring a high platform to shield herself from attacks!
"Well, this isn't a serious match, so how about... we restart it? Did Ella forget to select a support and a tank operator?"
Tian Sheng, who was standing nearby, also noticed something was wrong and quickly asked Li Ji in a low voice.
She had originally planned to see what the strongest form of this speed sniper rifle was like, but why did Ella go in without even bringing support or a shield?
In that case, wouldn't it inevitably mean missing out on Patriot Phase 2?
Does her skill have a shield?
But without a buff, even a fast sniper rifle can't penetrate the Patriot's 2100 armor.
Faced with Tian Sheng's doubts, Li Ji simply shook his head confidently and did not stop the simulation.
He knew perfectly well what Ella was capable of.
"She naturally has her reasons. All you need to do is keep a close eye on things."
however.
Just when everyone was discussing whether to restart the game.
Ella made a move that caused the players present and even the spectators outside the arena to experience cerebellar atrophy.