Chapter 358 Champions!

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A player has purchased a Special Elixir: Reflex Elixir!

You have received 100,000 Experience Points

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A player has purchased a Special Elixir: Reflex Elixir!

You have received 100,000 Experience Points

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"Yum!" "Yum!" "Yum!"

With a wide grin on his face, Legolas ate his popcorn with gusto.

"This final is becoming much more interesting, hehe…"

The dramatic victory that Ghost Sentry achieved became the exact advertisement factor that Legolas needed to skyrocket the value of his Special Elixirs, he could barely wish for anything better.

Seeing the effects of the elixir in Ghost Sentry's victory, he was easily able to estimate the next value of the elixir and he didn't even hesitate to change it.

Despite increasing the prize by a whooping 10 times, all the purchases came within less than a minute after Ghost Sentry's victory.

Desert Gust and Dragon Mist, the Captain of Glory team did not hesitate to splurge to get their hands on the remaining Special Elixirs in preparation for their final clash. They were not taking any chances.

In just a few seconds, Legolas' Experience Points stash expanded by more than a million, he laughed heartily as he felt on top of the world.

"This is good business man".

Since the individual battle final was fought in the evening, all that Legolas and other players needed was a quick night sleep for the D-day to come.

The excitement among the players instantly improved to a crazy high.

Even the NPCs were spooked by the energy of the players. They could feel their excitements without knowing the real cause of their excitements, this led to many speculations about the crazy immortals that now resided among them.

Even in the gray world, Legolas felt the excitement in the air.

Time flowed fast and it was finally time.

[Team Tournament Final!]

[Team Fish Trout vs Team Glory!]

Instantly, the cheers of the fans increased to another crazy high as they supported their teams. After their brilliant run in the tournament, though Team Glory was new to the professional scene, they already grew their own fanbase.

The cheers were thunderous as the commentator finally started giving a brief overview about both teams and their performance so far in the tournament.

While all these happened, both teams were in different booths.

Saber Tongue looked up at his senior and mentor. "We will win right?"

Desert Gust looked down at him, then he chuckled. "Hehe…"

"To our fans and our employers, it matters but to us, it doesn't really matter if we win or lose. What matters is that we are able to show the thousands of players about the charm and glory in the legendary trash-talk battle style".

Desert Gust grinned. "When you go out there, don't think to win".

"Think to entertain". His voice radiated excitement.

"Show them what you are made of".

"Fight to make yourself happy above all else".

"Fight till satisfaction!"

Saber Tongue hesitated. "But it's a final, shouldn't we take it serious?"

"Hehe…" Desert Gust's grin widened. "The stakes make it more satisfying".

In the end, Saber Tongue also chuckled. "Hehe…"

All the pressure evaporated from his being like they were nonexistent in the first place, his excitement levels rose to a high like his mentor.

When the clash finally started, it started on a high.

"Senior, your team sulks!" Saber Tongue yelled.

"You guys sulk far more than the Mountain Shakers, how do you even fight when you have so little supporters shouting your name and spurring you on?"

"It must be so boring".

"I can never fight for a team like yours, it's so shameful".

They were all already used to Saber Tongue's trash-talk in battle but in the heat of battle, being bombarded with them still hit different.

Dragon Mist kept a cool head.

"We will win". He reminded his players.

"Remember our battle formation and targeted strategy, execute it now".

The Glory team's 6 players were 2 Pugilists, 2 Elementalists, and 2 Summoners. The reserve 6th player was one of the Summoners.

The first team players were the 2 Pugilists, one of the Summoners, and the 2 Elementalists of which one was a healer.

Instantly after their Captain gave them the go ahead, they exploded into action. In terms of individual skill, they more or less matched the Fish Trout team.

To make the difference, this was when Dragon Mist's strategies came.

For every opponent that they faced in the tournament, Dragon Mist prepared a strategy that always allowed them to win. This time was no different, the strategy was to isolate the nuisance and fight the others the normal way.

Desert Gust was a great one on one duelist but so was Dragon Mist.

As for Saber Tongue, not so much. Dragon Mist took one of his Elementalists along, a Water Elementalist and together, they effectively boxed Desert Gust and Saber Tongue in, isolating them from their other teammates.

Their main job was stopping these 2 from interfering in the other battlefield, and considering they were both the most mentally resilient, they were up to the task though it was going to be a grueling one.

"Haha…, what a lame strategy!" Saber Tongue ruthlessly mocked.

"Mentor, let's show them the power of trash-talking!"

Desert Gust didn't actually need his reminder, he was already at it.

"Clueless mother*ckers!"

"F*ck this!"

"Take that!"

"Eat that you son of a b*tch!"

"F*ck you sideways!"

Despite their loud trash-talking, Dragon Mist and his teammate remained stoic and nonchalant as they calmly resisted their barrage of attacks.

Matching them skill for skill, they showed no signs of falling soon.

Overall, this battlefield was a stalemate but at the other side, it was a completely different scenario.

A combination of an aggressive Pugilist in Valkyrie, supported by an elite Summoner and competent Healer Elementalist was already suppressing and grinding at the remaining 3 players of the Fish Trout team.

Like Dragon Mist guessed, without the support of their trash-talking trump card duo, the Fish Trout team suddenly seemed to have become toothless.

With a healer behind them to take care of their health points, Valkyrie and his Summoner companion were unbridled as they charged their enemies.

They hit pound for pound, dealing terrible damage that ate at their opponent's health points. It was after a minute that the players of the Fish Trout team discovered that this pattern was detrimental to them.

If their opponent's healer kept on healing in an unbridled manner, they would lose, they decided to target the healer first but Glory team was prepared.

They executed their battle strategy to the finest degree, implementing a well-practiced routine that enabled them to effortlessly protect their healer.

In the end, the pro players of the Fish Trout team could not properly react on time. With no healer to heal them, one of them finally fell.

This change disrupted the whole momentum of the Fish Trout team.

Instantly, the 6th reserve player of the Fish Trout team entered but the journey to the battle arena took some precious time. Before he arrived, another player was killed, giving the Fish Trout team a deficit of 2 players!

Everything happened so fast, the loyal fans were lost and enraged.

The most infuriating fact was that the 6th reserve player was still no Healer. Over the course of the tournament, due to their battle style, Desert Gust slowly phased out their healer and introduced a new player into the team.

The only thing that the fans knew was that this player was a Summoner, they knew nothing else about him and now this decision infuriated them.

"What the heck is going on?!"

"How the f*ck do they come to a final without a healer?!"

"The Berserker God is responsible!"

"He's no f*cking God! A game God cannot be so brainless!"

As the fans vent their anger, it did nothing to help the case of their team as the conundrum of the Fish Trout team kept on getting worse.

Like the fans, Desert Gust was also shocked at the effective winning strategy of their opponents, this was an unfamiliar concept to him. Dragon Mist was the first opponent that he faced to utilize strategies to such a crazy effect in VR games.

Desert Gust was shocked but he did not let despair get to him.

"Mentor, we're losing". Saber Tongue said as he dodged another attack.

"Shut up!" Desert Gust reprimanded him.

"We're not losing!" He declared.

"Remember what I told you in the booth?" He suddenly asked.

Saber Tongue briefly recollected though it was hard in the midst of this fierce battle. "Yes, I remember, what does that has to do with now?"

Desert Gust didn't answer him, he instead asked another question. "Of Relentless Showman's 2 beasts, do you remember their affinities?"

"Oh!" Saber Tongue's eyes lit up. "They both have Sound affinity!"

"Yes". Desert Gust laughed as his battle intent was stimulated.

"We will not lose!" This veteran pro player declared arrogantly.

He glared at Dragon Mist. "I may have been caught off-guard by your strategies, but if you think I'll change my battle approach because of that, think again. I'm forever the God of trash-talking".

At the same time, the new player, Relentless Showman made his move.

"Echo, Hollow, now!" The Summoner yelled.

Instantly, his 2 beasts appeared, they were birds. These 2 birds flew in the air as they opened their beasts and started singing. They were not singing in a literal manner, what came out of their beaks were simply soundless echoes.

[You have been affected by the Special Sound Ability: Sound Amplification!]

[You have been affected by the Special Sound Ability: Ear Penetration!]

[Ally Identity Detected!]

[You are protected; effect applies only on enemies!]

Desert Gust grinned. "Saber, let's show them what we're made of".

This time, they no longer said it, they screamed it.

It was like a rollercoaster of beats, rhythms, and crazy lyrics!

"TAKE THIS!"

"TAKE THAT!"

"EAT THAT!"

"SH*T THAT!"

"YOUR FATHER!"

"YOUR REAL DAD!"

"YOUR PATERNAL GRANDMOM!"

"THAT IS FOR MY TEAMMATE'S DEATH!"

"THAT IS FOR YOUR STUPID STRATEGIES!"

"THIS IS FOR TRYING TO UNDERMINE THE POWER OF TRASH-TALKING!"

Oh well, once Desert Gust and Saber Tongue upped the game, Dragon Mist and his teammates saw only red.

To the spectators, all they heard was Desert Gust and Saber Tongue screaming like fools while spamming their opponents with crazy attacks.

To their opponents though, they experienced hell.

Under the sound amplification and ear penetration abilities, they felt vulnerable as this sound penetrated all their defenses, blasting into their brains and scattering their thoughts and battle effectiveness.

Have you ever been subjected to a loudspeaker's ear-bursting sound at 100%? Well, this was it, it was a nightmare.

Mixed with the fact that these were not ordinary sounds but insults directed at them, all the pro players of the Glory professional team lost concentration.

"Hehe…, I originally kept this trump card for Raining Sword and his bastards, I never expected you guys to beat them neither did I expect you to push us to this extent. You're perfectly worthy to receive it".

The Glory team never recovered from this massive trash-talk attack, by the time that they regained their cohesion, 3 of them already died.

By the time that their reserve player arrived, another player from the Fish Trout team died but they also lost their Captain and healer.

The reserve player became their only surviving player.

Against the trash-talking gang though, he stood no chance.

The reserve player was comboed till death.

The Fish Trout team won!

[Winner of the Dominator Team Tournament: Team Fish Trout!]

"…" Their fans were shocked, everything felt like it was a dream.

A moment ago, they were criticizing their team and now they were the official champions of the first Dominator Team Tournament.

The fans exploded with cheers as they roared at the top of their voices.

"WE'RE THE CHAMPIONS!"

"WE WON!"

"ALL HAIL THE BERSERKER GOD!"

"ALL HAIL HIS SIDEKICK, THE SABER TONGUE WITH A VIPER'S VENOM!"

"ALL HAIL THE RELENTLESS SHOWMAN!"

"ALL HAIL THE FISH TROUT FAMILY!"

The explosive celebrations of the fans of this famous VR game club spooked the many NPCs who heard them, while a certain NPC watched with an amused look on his face as he feasted on his popcorn.

"Team Fish Trout won huh?"

"It's the same as my previous life".

The celebrations that day went into the night and not just in the game, they spilled to the player's reality on Earth as they celebrated wildly.