Full-time: The Strongest Sniper

This match was Blue Rain's home game, and with the start of the first professional league match, a major reform of this season was also revealed: all matches would use holographic projection technology. This decision, which directly impacts all teams, was not a spur-of-the-moment decision; the professional league had been planning this for a long time.

Holographic projection technology has now been installed in the competition venues of major professional e-sports teams. The current holographic projection is much more advanced than that used in the All-Star event. At least, the situation of seeing the characters on both sides of the field from the competition stage will no longer occur.

As it turns out, the mature holographic projection technology has had a very positive effect, proving that the professional league's efforts throughout the season were not in vain. And as the match began, the holographic projection at the Blue Rain arena completely stopped.

The brand-new viewing experience ignited the enthusiasm of the audience on site. The already enthusiastic audience became even more excited, and with the assistance of holographic projection, the battle scenes in Honor of Kings became even more thrilling, instantly giving the audience on site a better viewing experience than those who only watched the broadcast.

As expected, the match between last season's champion team and the rookie team ended without scoring a single point, a truly devastating defeat. No sooner had the match ended than Xiao Nai and his team received a string of crying emojis from the five core members of Yi Zhan.

"All teams start out like this, keep going," Xiao Nai said, his tone rather calm, as did Ye Xiu. After all, there was indeed a gap between the current strength of Yi Zhan and a championship team like Blue Rain, and given that this was their first competition, it was inevitable that they would be a little nervous and out of sorts, so this result was normal.

However, it must be said that the Righteous Slash group usually kept their abilities well hidden. Xiao Nai remembered seeing them in the online game wearing full orange-tier equipment, and that they did have some custom-made gear. But today, he was surprised to find that they had quite a few custom-made items. This reminded Xiao Nai of the early days in the original story when the Happy group borrowed equipment from the Righteous Slash group.

Now, Xiao Nai and his teammates each have three to four pieces of self-made equipment, so they don't need to borrow from each other; they can exchange them to increase each other's strength. In this way, Xiao Nai and his teammates can also minimize the gap in equipment between themselves and the characters from Excellent Era.

However, it must be admitted that Yi Zhan's character is now quite presentable, and Xiao Nai and the others are well aware of their abilities. With their skills, once they get into form, they can definitely establish themselves in the professional league. Not to mention that most of them are rookies, so there's a certain number of newcomers. Who knows, maybe one day when they're in good form and facing a lower-ranked team, they could achieve some outstanding results.

Xiao Nai also shared these things with the Yi Zhan group, which served as a way to boost their morale.

However, this was not the most watched match in the first round. The reason Chen Guo broadcast this match was mainly as a friendly gesture. The matches that really attract attention are usually those of teams that have undergone significant changes during the transfer period.

After all, everyone is curious about the team's strength after the personnel adjustments. Is it stronger or weaker?

Although Blue Rain wasn't the most talked-about team, they received the most attention after this match. The reason was simple: Lu Hanwen, a 14-year-old promoted from their training camp, played as a key player. And this appearance catapulted him to fame. This was a true overnight success, and Lu Hanwen fully deserved the title. His performance in both the individual and team matches was outstanding, showcasing to everyone that this 14-year-old indeed possessed the skills and strength to stand out in the professional league.

For a time, words like "genius" were used to describe Lu Hanwen without reservation. It can be said that both the audience and the media had extremely high expectations and curiosity for this child. What was a little regrettable was that Lu Hanwen did not attend the post-match press conference, but everyone knew that this was Blue Rain's way of protecting the young man.

In contrast, Gao Yingjie, who is also considered a prodigy, is in Tiny Herb's main team, but it's only his second season as a professional player, so he hasn't shown any particularly outstanding performances. As a rookie, all the praise and recognition he deserved came after the All-Star Weekend last season, when he was officially brought to the forefront. This is Tiny Herb's way of protecting him, allowing him to integrate smoothly into the professional league.

However, Blue Rain's situation is different from Tiny Herb's last season. They rushed to promote Lu Hanwen as a key player, which naturally included the desire to have Lu Hanwen fill the attacking position left by Yu Feng, who had previously transferred. Therefore, compared to Gao Yingjie, there was much less preparation. But it must be admitted that Lu Hanwen completed his task very well and gave everyone, including Blue Rain, a big surprise.

Compared to Blue Rain, the core changes for teams like Tyranny, Samsara, and Tiny Herb are relatively minor.

Samsara only acquired an All-Star character this time, but instead of using that character directly, they removed its equipment and transferred it to their team's Judo character. Clearly, Samsara didn't acquire the character for its own sake, but rather for its equipment. Without the equipment's devastating effects, the character naturally has little practical value in combat. It's safe to say that the chances of Samsara using this character again are very low, which can be described as the character's downfall.

Samsara is well aware of the attention an All-Star character can bring, but ultimately, "Flying Clothes" isn't a top-tier character like "One Autumn Leaf" or "Lone Smoke in the Desert." Therefore, to cultivate its own unique character, Samsara chose to completely discard this character, allowing its Judo character to completely replace the opponent. This demonstrates Samsara's considerable ambition this season.

After their first match, everyone noticed the differences between teams like Tyranny and others.

Especially Fang Rui of Tyranny, who appeared before everyone as a warlock, and most importantly, Fang Rui's warlock skills were used exceptionally well. His powerful control effects greatly supported Zhang Xinjie's defensive lineup, and coupled with his tacit understanding with Lin Jingyan, Tyranny was very flexible in switching between offense and defense. In particular, his control skills created excellent offensive opportunities for Tyranny.

Lin Jingyan, utilizing the Rogue's strengths at both close and long range, effectively played a pivotal role in initiating offensive and defensive transitions. His extensive experience allowed him to act as a linchpin within the entire tactical system. It's fair to say that in their very first team match, the synergy between the two and Tyranny was truly impressive. (End of Chapter)