Fantasy Westward Journey: Return to 2005

Chapter 2161 Desperate Measures, the 'Three Swordsmen' Make Their Appearance!

Bianliang City successfully won the first game of the BO3 series.

This didn't actually surprise too many people.

After all, their double-seal strategy had been consistently effective against the 2008 double-seal strategy, and the Healer class had been defeated several times in a row.

The chances of winning this game in 2008 were already very slim.

But what was expected is expected.

They lost the first game of 2008, and if they can't turn the tide in the second game...

They're going to get swept 2-0 by Bianliang City in this final, further solidifying the stereotype that Bianliang City is their favorite!

Although there are many teams in the Martial God Altar that are considered the favored sons of Bianliang City.

But 2008 was definitely the most reluctant to accept this title.

But now they have been forced to the edge of a cliff. The next step is to either wash away the humiliation and prove themselves, or to be completely nailed to the pillar of shame.

It remains to be seen whether they can pull out their trump card in the second game.

Halftime break passed in the blink of an eye.

Ten minutes later.

Representatives from both teams took to the stage again to begin the second round of the BO3 series.

Originally, when they saw representatives from both sides take the stage for the second round of voting...

Everyone thought that after the first defeat, 2008 would abandon the gentleman's agreement and pick up the ban on elections again to stabilize the situation.

When the results of the second game's bans for both teams were projected onto the big screen...

Looking at the list of banned players, which is just as empty as the first game.

Everyone in the audience was completely stunned.

"Another...another empty ban?!"

"Has Abai lost his mind? He's already lost a game and he's still so stubborn?"

"Could it be that both sides agreed beforehand to have no bans for the entire BO3 finals?"

"That's possible, but to agree to such a request, I can only say that Ah Bai hasn't really improved over the years and always inexplicably overestimates his abilities!"

"Isn't that a biased statement? Looking at the entire Martial God Tournament, it seems that only Bianliang City was weaker in 2008, right? They always dominated other teams, and yet you're criticizing them for not improving? I'd like to know what achievements the teams you support have made so far?"

"Exactly! If you can't beat Bianliang City, you should complain. But it's pointless to make personal attacks on the commander 2008. Believe me, if A-Bai says he wants to switch teams, all the bosses in the Martial God Altar will have to get involved."

"Stop talking about this! Both sides are still banning no players in the second game, which means that Bianliang City can continue to use the same lineup and strategy as in the last game, since its strength has already been proven."

"That's right, Bianliang City can simply remain unchanged and deal with any situation, but we really need to come up with something new for 2008, otherwise we'll be completely helpless against this Bianliang City..."

Looking at the blank canvas of the election results.

The entire audience area instantly erupted into chaos!

Many people travel from afar to watch the offline competition, aside from those who just want to join in the fun.

Most people actually want to witness an epic battle live.

Although everyone has already enjoyed watching the quarterfinals and semifinals.

But this did not satisfy everyone; on the contrary, it increased their expectations for the excitement of the final.

After all, until now, only the Dream All-Star Finals have been able to exclusively enjoy the ban + BO3 rule.

Since it's a best-of-three series, everyone naturally wants to see all three games go the distance.

But the result?

In the first game of 2008, they lost to Bianliang City.

Originally, everyone thought that 2008 had never been able to defeat Bianliang City.

Now that you've lost, you've essentially been pushed to the edge of a cliff.

At this crucial moment, 2008 still adhered to the gentleman's agreement of complete bans.

This means that in the second game, they must defeat their opponents without any restrictions on Bianliang City in order to drag this BO3 into a third and decisive game!

how to say……

In any case, most viewers felt that 2008 did not seem to have this ability.

Therefore, it's understandable that people are surprised and pessimistic about the outcome of this best-of-three series.

While the audience below the stage continued to erupt in chaos.

The representatives of the two teams who had completed the second round of eliminations had already stepped off the stage, and a moment later, the players from both teams who were to compete in the second round came up.

"Huh?"

"No...why are there still the same few people??"

"I'm not surprised that the original team from Bianliang City is back, but what does 2008 mean? Are they really planning to give up?"

"What a pity, I thought they would hold back a bit in the Bianliang City match..."

"Are you kidding me? Winning this game in Bianliang City would make us five-time All-Star champions. Would you throw the game at such a crucial moment?"

"I definitely wouldn't, but Cheng Ge might not. After all, if I remember correctly, they threw the game when they first met the 2008 team in the All-Star finals."

"You're talking about the second game of the BO3 when Beast played, right? Bianliang City did seem to deliberately throw the game that time, but they definitely won't do that this time."

"I'd rather they let it go again! I just want to see a full best-of-three series..."

Looking at the players from both teams who had the exact same lineups as in the first game.

The audience below the stage was completely dumbfounded.

Just as they said.

It's understandable that Bianliang City maintained its original lineup, after all, they won.

But you maintained the same lineup in 2008, what gives you the right?

The key is.

Bianliang City maintained its original lineup, which also conveyed a very important signal—

In the second game, they seemed to be planning to crush 2008 in one fell swoop, giving the opponent no chance to make a comeback!

This is completely contrary to the original expectations of some viewers.

Back then, Bianliang City and 2008 met for the first time in the All-Star Finals and Bianliang City successfully won the first game of the BO3 series.

In the second game, they sent out Beast and even re-compiled a pure magic damage lineup, but 2008 managed to crush them.

This incident caused a huge public outcry at the time.

Some believe that Bianliang City was arrogant and conceited, pulling out such an extremely unbalanced lineup in such an important decisive game, completely disregarding the 2008 team, and deservedly losing their winning streak in the end.

However, a considerable number of people believe that...

Bianliang City didn't disregard 2008; it did it intentionally.

of course.

As for why Bianliang deliberately let 2008 pass, there is still no conclusion on this matter.

Some people think that Bianliang City was worried that it would go too far and attract official sanctions.

Some people believe that Bianliang City was already considering giving up at that time, so they decided to help the new Martial God Altar Emperor in 2008 while ensuring that they could win the championship.

In short, various speculations have emerged, but the fact that Bianliang City deliberately gave 2008 a hard time is now basically a done deal.

After all, you'd know if you watched the recording of that final match.

The second match in Bianliang City was played as if the player had been possessed, highlighting a complete loss of intelligence!

It's fair to say that if they had used the same lineup for Game 3 as they did in Game 2.

That BO3 series could never have gone to a third game, and 2008 had absolutely no chance of breaking Bianliang City's undefeated streak!

Therefore.

After realizing that the Bianliang City that year was deliberately letting the 2008 election off the hook.

The same scenario played out again this year, and many people naturally thought that they would do the same thing as before, throwing the second game to 2008 after winning the first game, forcing the match into a decisive game.

Unexpectedly, Bianliang City did not follow the script!

Everyone could clearly see how strong their lineup was in the first game.

It's no exaggeration to say that...

Except for Beastmaster, who was a little slow to keep up with the pace.

The other four people in Bianliang City are all definitely T0 level!

Even the 2008 team, whose strength was similar to theirs, could only passively take hits throughout the game if they couldn't gain an advantage at the start.

It's easy to imagine what would happen if it happened again.

The Bianliang City lineup gained a significant advantage from the very beginning.

So unless everyone in 2008 is cheating, it's perfectly acceptable to just surrender!

But the problem is.

If we really follow this plot...

Doesn't that mean that everyone is very likely to not see the third game at all?

This immediately threw many viewers into a panic.

But no matter how anxious the audience is, they can't influence the contestants' thoughts.

A moment later.

Once the players from both teams are seated in their respective positions.

Amidst a tense, worried, yet somewhat expectant gaze.

Suddenly the spotlights overhead dimmed, and at the same time, the screen displayed footage of the second match between the two teams!

"Huh?"

"Holy crap?!"

"Holy crap, this lineup in 2008..."

"Fairies, rich women, goddesses, Taoist nuns, catgirls... This lineup is really going all out!!"

"The three strongest musketeers of 2008, plus a top-tier healer and a top-tier underworld healer, are you sure you can just give up on the sealing class?"

"I understand! In 2008, we've been consistently outmatched by Bianliang City in the sealing faction. So why bother with the sealing faction at all? Let's just go for the Three Musketeers plus a small death-point burst!"

"They really went all out in 2008; this lineup is all about do or die!"

"Bianliang City has indeed maintained its original lineup. It seems they are very confident in their lineup. Let's see if 2008 can control the field with double sealing first, or if 2008 can quickly break through with the three musketeers."

"Exciting, so exciting! I admit I was a bit loud just now. 2008 is really brave, I'm rooting for them!"

"I really want to be on their side, but their lineup this game is a bit risky. I hope they won't get wiped out by Bianliang City's double-block strategy..."

With the official lineups for the second game now revealed for both teams.

When I saw the five players who appeared in this game in 2008.

Every single audience member's eyes widened in astonishment!

They anticipated that this 2008 would be a year of desperate measures and a need for change.

But they didn't expect that 2008 would be so bold as to abandon the sealing system in such a crucial life-or-death situation and instead bring up the strongest three musketeers and the cat girl from the underworld!

The combination of the Three Musketeers and the Cat Girl is indeed incredibly powerful for single-target elimination.

But the problem is...

Their opponents in this situation are the monsters of Bianliang City.

Once the Bianliang City's double-god seal controls the rhythm at the start, their zero-seal lineup will die even faster than in the previous game!

all in all.

It took real courage to field such a lineup in a do-or-die situation in 2008.

However, the strengths and weaknesses of this lineup are too obvious. If it gains an advantage, it can crush the enemy. If it doesn't, it will be pushed to the ground in a flash.

In short, with this lineup, whether they live or die in 2008 is entirely up to fate.

soon.

The 30-second countdown at the top of the screen disappeared.

Amidst a mix of excited anticipation and worried gazes.

And so, the second game of the best-of-three finals finally began!

The battle begins.

Qian Chou easily won the speed challenge and threw out a Soul Loss Talisman, instantly sealing the 2008 Underworld 'Cat Girl'.

Seeing this scene.

The hearts of the 2008 fans in the audience sank immediately, realizing something was wrong!

Bianliang City was indeed still the same Bianliang City; they saw through the weaknesses of the 2008 lineup at a glance.

As long as they can completely control the catgirl from the underworld.

Even if the Three Musketeers of 2008 were incredibly powerful, it would be difficult for them to overwhelm Bianliang City with sheer damage output.

And then...

Just as Qianchou lost his mind and sealed the cat girl in place.

Then it was the sister-in-law's turn.

He also threw a graceful, lotus-step-like attack directly at the 2008 Demon King 'Fairy'—

MISS!

With a light, graceful step, she vanished from the fairy's sight.

The 2008 fans in the audience finally breathed a sigh of relief.

My sister-in-law's sealing accuracy is always extremely high, so it's really lucky that the fairy wasn't sealed this time.

However, the pressure that the dual-god formation in Bianliang City brought to 2008 was real.

It can be said that if these two sealing systems cannot be resolved as soon as possible...

So every round in 2008, there's a risk of being controlled and killed by three supercars!

Meanwhile.

After the sister-in-law's lotus-step dance failed to seal the fairy.

But then it was Bianliang City's turn to transform into 'Qiandu'.

He raised his hand, not rushing to deal damage to the two physical attackers in the team, but instead first unleashing a group defense buff called "Vajra Guardian"!

As several units in Bianliang City were surrounded by the defensive circles of Vajra Protectors.

The audience members who witnessed this scene were almost in despair.

"Damn, is Bianliang really that stable?"

"Now I finally understand what 'as steady as a rock' really means. It truly means giving the opponent absolutely no chance!"

"Keep going, keep going! I love watching this kind of thing – controlling the pace and slowly crushing the opponent!"

"It seems that the decision to shut out the enemy in 2008 was indeed unreliable. The Underworld was shut down right from the start, and the other side even sent a group defense buff, which was obviously to prevent your three musketeers from being defeated."

"Don't rush, brother, this is just the beginning. Maybe 2008 has some tricks up its sleeve..."

Looking at the people of Bianliang City who had entered a state of increased defense under the protection of the Vajra Guardian of Qiandu Yifa.

The fans in the audience were furious, anxious, and helpless.

Clearly, this year's Bianliang City not only did not intend to go easy on 2008, but instead aimed to seize the rhythm and crush 2008 right from the start of the second game!

Logically speaking, since the two sides are competitors, it's understandable that Bianliang City would act this way.

But this was a very rare sight in 2008 for the three musketeers to appear together, and even the Taoist nun was there.

Judging solely from their paper strength...

This is the strongest lineup that could be fielded in 2008 so far, bar none!

But this is the ultimate lineup.

Now, however, he faces the predicament of having great strength but being unable to use it effectively.

This truly made fans of 2008 feel increasingly desperate...

Just when the 2008 fans thought this game would be like the last one, with Bianliang City completely controlling them from start to finish, they were in trouble.

But then they saw that Qian Du had just finished activating the Vajra Protector.

Next, it was the turn of the 2008 Huasheng 'Taoist nun'.

Instead of increasing his teammates' damage or providing a group defense buff, he suddenly unleashed a special skill—

Water Purification Technique!

A stream of clear water was suddenly released.

Just a second ago, the 2008 Underworld 'catgirl' was in a state of soul-destroying seal, and in a flash, she regained her freedom! (End of Chapter)