people had.
Unforgettable Maple did not get teleported outside of the arena immediately but instead, was
interviewed by reporters.
This was one of the options after the end of a match. There was a total of three options – stay until
the arena timed out, teleport back to the player’s original map or be interviewed.
Normally, the interview option was greyed out for the average players. The option was only available
when reporters were willing to interview the player.
Lu Li had the option of being interviewed as well, but ignored it every time.
Unforgettable Maple was a celebrity player and needed the exposure to the media. Therefore, when
the opportunity came, he would always choose to be interviewed.
The loss was very devastating for him and he was very willing to share about his experience to the
audience.
A reporter from the Home of Esports bluntly asked him, "Teacher Maple, sorry for the loss. Is this
your first defeat in the Top 100?
Unforgettable Maple was very friendly with the reporter despite his blunt question and replied, "No,
it’s not the first time. I’ve lost to Professional Healer from Peerless City.
"Professional Healer" was a very deceiving ID, because everyone assumed that he would be a healer.
However, he was actually a full-damage Shadow Priest.
Shadow Priests could heal as well, but they were more similar in play-style to a Warlock than a
Priest. They focused on dealing consistent Shadow Damage over time to diminish their opponent’s
HP. Healing took a secondary role for them.
Shadow Priests were a counter to Mages because they could deal damage while healing at the same
time. Additionally, they also had the Mana Burn skill, which was very advantageous for them.
"For today’s loss, do you think the level difference played a big role in the outcome?" the reporter
asked sympathetically, but continued to rub salt into his wounds.
"The level difference definitely made a difference, but it wasn’t the major factor," Unforgettable
Maple replied as he shook his head.
"If not for the level, then I assume the gear didn’t make much difference either? What would you say
was the decisive factor in today’s match?" the reporter asked.
Unforgettable Maple paused as he recalled the match in his mind and said, "Skill Completion. His
Skill Completion was crazy."
"But you were doing well with interrupting his Skill Completion the whole game…"
"There would be no way of winning if I hadn’t controlled his Skill Completion," Maple laughed. "I lost
most of my HP after the initial stun. A match between a Mage and a Thief is based on whoever
crowd-controls their opponent better."
"Do you have confidence for the team match coming up?" The reporter asked.
"I’m looking forward to it." Unforgettable Maple was still smiling. However, everyone could tell that
he wasn’t very hopeful.
He was the core of his team and excelled in 1 on 1 situations, yet he had still lost to Lu Li.
On the other hand, Lu Li’s team had two major threats, as opposed to just one. Moonlight was very
well-respected in the professional scene and no one had ever doubted the role he played on the
team. No one had ever doubted the impact he had on their success.
The match was between a Warrior, Thief and Priest line-up, and a Mage, Warlock and Shaman.
Lu Li was confident in this match-up but didn’t let his guard down at all.
The reason was because this was their first time fighting against a Life-Steal Shaman.
Mage-Warlock- Shaman was a destructive team composition. The core of their team was the Life-
Steal Shaman.
This team was capable of unleashing powerful area-of- effect damage and their skills complimented
each other well. The ability to instantly burst the opposing healer was their speciality.
There weren’t many options Lu Li’s team had when facing this composition. As long as they worked
together to get past the life-stealing, everything would work out fine.
The match began.
Each team tested the waters and the Shaman instantly activated life-steal.
They couldn’t find any openings or errors made by Lu Li’s team, not that it would have mattered
much. They were hoping to instantly kill March Rain while life-steal was still active.
As soon as the Shaman activated life-steal, Lu Li ambushed the Warlock with his Cloak active.
While he was stunned for 4 seconds, Lu Li directed his attention towards the Mage.
Moonlight coordinated his attack with Lu Li and Charged towards the Mage.
Offence is the best defence, so they successfully advanced past this group.
The next three matches were all against teams that were from guilds below top 50 on the Guild
Rankings. These teams were a piece of cake compared to Unforgettable Maple’s team and team Lu
Li successfully gained 12 points from the day’s matches.
From his past experience, if they received 6 more points or won two more matches, they would be
able to advance into the Top 16.
Chapter end
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