The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 209 Blazing Competition!
November 11th happens to be a Saturday.

The players called their friends in advance and made an appointment to play games together on this day, and sniped Xu Meng fiercely.

Xu Meng also made up her mind to give the players a surprise on the 8th.

But before that, both sides still have a blazing competition to watch.

Before "Lord of War" was officially launched, players generally did not look favorably upon the anchor team.

After all, everyone has their own expertise. The anchors may be good at playing games, but fighting a war is another matter.

But the wonderful performance in yesterday's entertainment game greatly changed the players' impression of the anchor team.

Whether it is the commander's overall command, the offensive coordination between teams, or the tactical qualities and even marksmanship of an individual, they are all very impressive.

The areas that seemed unreliable before - obedience to command, team coordination and tactical qualities - these shortcomings have been made up in the past month of training.

Even physical fitness has made great progress.

With this in mind, there is definitely a chance for both sides to fight!

Before the game started, many players thought it would be a fierce battle between dragons and tigers, and many analysis posts popped up in Mengjin, all of which were very well-reasoned.

Even many anchors themselves think so.

After the entertainment match ended, more than 30 anchors started live broadcasts in the hotel that night and chatted with their fans.

——Before the game was launched, it had to be kept secret, which made them very anxious.

Now that there are finally no restrictions, and having just finished an entertainment game, everyone is in high spirits and many of them chat until very late.

During this period, I was inevitably asked by netizens: "Are you confident about tomorrow's game?"

The anchors spoke very cautiously and rarely talked about their opponents.

But when talking about his team, he was full of confidence.

The fans feel confident when they see their performance in the entertainment games, let alone the anchors who play the games themselves and have a clear sense of their own strength?

Several anchors who usually like to make fun of others could not help but speak out under the instigation of their fans:

"You can't win by washing your hair upside down!"

"If you lose, run 10 kilometers live."

"If you lose a game, you will get a 1000 yuan red envelope!"

……

The rest were more conservative in their comments, but they all said: "In a competition of this magnitude, there are many uncertainties and it is hard to predict the outcome."

"Both sides have hope, it all depends on their performance on the field."

“I will do my best and try not to let you down.”

These are opinions like these.

The next day, Zhang Siming started a live broadcast with full confidence. In the shooting range of the front-line camp, he demonstrated his shooting skills of hitting 10 rings with 90 shots many times in a row.

——In the past two months, he has completed his training plan exactly with his strong execution ability.

Running and team training are just the basics. Shooting 1000 rounds of bullets every day is no more, no less!

A huge amount of bullets, coupled with some talent, made him an excellent marksman.

He can even shoot from the hip while running, and has a very good hit rate within 20 to 30 meters.

This is not the hit rate achieved by clicking with the mouse, but the result of shooting with both hands!

Sweat and talent nourish his self-confidence.

……

Then time came to evening, and the Blazing Flame Competition officially began.

Zhang Siming's confidence was immediately shattered!

——His shooting skills are indeed very good, but the retired soldier No. 50 on the opposite side has no intention of competing with him in shooting skills!
As soon as the veterans team saw the enemy's shadow, they raised their guns and fired a volley of bullets.

He doesn't even aim, and doesn't care whether he hits the target or not.

Just fight!
You have to hide first when you are hit!
And once the other side opens fire, the gunfire will almost never stop.

Amid constant gunfire, they rushed forward, covering each other and advancing alternately, their movements smooth and silky.

During the first encounter, Zhang Siming was suppressed by fire and hid behind a rock, thinking that everyone was hiding behind the bunker and they could compete in shooting skills.

As a result, the gunfire from the other side not only did not stop, but it was getting closer and closer.

In the end it even reached his face!

He didn't even put up any decent resistance before he fell down suddenly and died unexpectedly.

The subsequent confrontations were almost all repetitions of this first encounter.

He is not at all inferior in mid-range and long-range shooting.

But the opponent didn't even bother to play a 1V1 shooting duel with him. Instead, they used fire suppression and staggered cover to quickly close the battle distance.

Once the distance is shortened, victory or defeat will come very quickly!

——The anchor team will lose 10 times out of 8!

The immersion of the Fantasy Game Suite is so good, and the battlefield details of "Lord of War" are so rich.

This means that once the battle becomes intense, it is easy for both sides to forget that it is all fake.

At this almost hand-to-hand combat distance, the quality of your marksmanship is no longer important.

It completely turned into a contest of courage, mentality and instinct.

And this is not a quality that can be quickly improved through intensive training for just one or two months.

Not to mention, under the training of active-duty officer Xie Buyun, the tactical qualities of each team have been greatly improved.

——Xie Buyun also took time to teach the anchor team.

But firstly, the anchors all have their own daily jobs, and the intensity of concentrated training is limited after all.

Secondly, the anchors didn’t realize who Xie Buyun was.

During the training camp, Xie Buyun's obedience and seriousness in training were obviously lower than those of retired soldiers.

The result of all these factors is -

The anchor team, which had performed extremely well the day before and was highly expected by the players, was quickly defeated in the first game!
All strongholds were lost one after another.

And once it is lost, it can never be recovered.

——They were not completely powerless to resist, and there was not a huge gap in the kill data.

But the strongholds were lost one after another and the front line kept retreating.

Until there is no way out.

In the second round, the commander of the anchor group quickly changed tactics, choosing to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out and launch a defensive counterattack.

A group of engineers abandoned their front-line stronghold and frantically dug trenches, built sandbags, stretched barbed wire, and set up heavy machine gun positions in the rear...making the stronghold impregnable.

In order to avoid a huge gap in resources, they also sent anchors with good marksmanship and strong physical fitness to infiltrate and destroy the opponent's resource points. But what they didn't expect was:
When the commander on the veterans' side saw the situation, he started building infrastructure on the spot without even trying.

——There’s no way. I can’t afford to lose.

After a month of hard work, Qin Chao successfully gained the trust of Xie Buyun and other comrades and became the temporary commander of the team.

This was initially good news that excited him.

It was not until his old leaders and comrades in the army learned about this that they called to cheer him up.

Things were immediately different.

It's not just him, either.

At least half of the 50 retired brothers in the team have received contacts from their old comrades.

If they lose, they will bring disgrace to their old unit, and even the unit they serve in will lose face!

Who can bear this?
So - be stable when you need to!
You must not get carried away!

Although they did not prepare that many engineers, they had abundant resources and would not be at a disadvantage in building fortifications.

The game thus turned into a construction competition and a special operation of small-scale infiltration and counter-infiltration.

Therefore, it feels anxious and long.

The fighting continued until the human resources of both sides - that is, the "reserve troops" - were at the danger line, and both sides began to cherish every head, when Qin Chao suddenly pushed all the resources and troops into the battle in one fell swoop!
Break through from the left side using bombing, tanks and a small number of troops, while the majority of troops concentrate all explosives to break through from the right side.

It caught the anchors off guard.

Reluctantly lost the stronghold and missed the opportunity to win.

……

During the break between the two games, the anchors gathered together to discuss and all felt very dissatisfied.

In the first game, I was caught off guard by the opponent's brainless attack.

In the second game, there was another sudden change in the pace from fast to slow, which threw the team into chaos and caused them to lose their advantage.

This is not a gap in hard power.

If both sides are well prepared and face off head-on, they may not lose!
So after some discussion, everyone decided to speed up!
A head-on confrontation, fast against fast!
With this kind of decision-making approach, the start of the third game was a head-on confrontation even more intense than the first!

The anchor team was not simply stubborn. They learned from the lessons of the first game and played more bravely.

The instinctive thoughts of "self-protection", "avoidance" and "pulling" in the first game were completely thrown aside in this one.

Just do it when you encounter it!
If you charge at me, I will charge at you too!
Whoever is cowardly is the grandson!

Qin Chao was very surprised by the anchors' tactical choices.

He didn't expect these anchors to be so tough. Even after losing a head-on confrontation, they still dared to fight back!
But he was happy to see it happen.

Want a head-on confrontation?

Come on then!

Anyway, the game has been won, so let’s play the last round more excitingly and show our style.

The pace of the battle was therefore incredibly fast, and the conflicts at various points could not be stopped at all.

The commentator and host of the game gave their passionate commentary throughout the entire event and their voices were almost hoarse.

The most repeated words in the commentary are:
"The fight started!"

"The fight started again!"

"The fight started again!"

……

The audience also enjoyed the show very much, and the barrage of comments was full of cheers.

The anchors produced many wonderful scenes, and Zhang Siming's performance was particularly outstanding. He seized opportunities several times in fierce battles and killed his opponents accurately.

The stronghold is no longer like in the first game, where once lost, it can never be recovered.

Instead, there is give and take between the two sides.

The battle lines are changing back and forth, and it seems that the two sides are evenly matched. The anchor team has great hope!
This high-intensity tug-of-war lasted for more than half an hour.

New questions suddenly popped up -

After ending a local conflict, Zhang Siming was running to the next location without stopping following the command instructions when he suddenly felt pain in his lungs. He had to slow down and breathe heavily to relieve the pain.

At the same time, the heavy breathing sounds in the headphones became more and more obvious.

The game anchors are highly focused in the fierce confrontation, the amount of exercise has greatly increased, and the physical energy consumption is too intense, which has seriously affected their combat effectiveness!

Soon, the commentators outside the stadium and the viewers in the live broadcast room also realized the situation.

In yesterday’s entertainment match, the anchors played three games in a row, but they were never as tired as they are now!
When the battle reached 40 minutes, more than half of the game anchors had reached their limits and could no longer keep up with the pace, and their combat effectiveness plummeted.

As for the veterans, although they were obviously much more tired, they still had amazing endurance.

Moreover, these retired soldiers seem to be very accustomed to running and fighting even when tired!
Although very tired, the decline in combat effectiveness is far less obvious than that of the anchors.

The outcome of this game was thus decided.

……

Finally, when people on both sides walked down the omnidirectional treadmill, they were all gasping for breath.

The game anchors in particular had red faces and weak legs, and it was obvious that they had tried their best.

The host came forward to interview and asked about his feelings.

The anchors who were full of confidence before the game now looked a little wilted.

Zhang Siming was convinced and felt that all his efforts in the previous one or two months were not in vain.

Even though we lost, it was a very satisfying fight.

The heroic sniper couldn't help but complain: "You veterans are different from the ones I see in real life..."

Opposite him, Qin Chao smiled but said nothing.

It is true that many soldiers gain weight after retirement and no longer persist in training and fitness.

But when they select people, they obviously won't choose these guys to join.

After the host finished interviewing both parties and presented customized hardware to the winning party, the competition officially came to an end.

Finally, Chen Junyi appeared and announced that the national 34-province league is under preparation and will be announced to the public soon.

According to the original plan, this news should have been announced by Xu Meng.

But Zu Rongyao suddenly called and told Xu Meng an unexpected event:
A player in the United States accidentally broke his bone while using a tank simulator and demanded $300 million in compensation from Dream Simulator.

At the same time, some media outlets have questioned the safety of the Dream Simulator and the somatosensory synchronization service, and called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission to restrict Dream from continuing to sell these hardware.

Xu Meng smelled a conspiracy.

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)