[Esports] Pheromones say we're a match made in heaven.

Unlike the World Cup qualifiers, the teams in the finals are all formidable opponents.

There are only a few resource-rich spots on the map, and whoever gets them first gets them. Gunfire erupted just seconds after landing.

Hawk encountered Win from France early on. The two teams circled around the buildings for a long time. Win's player fired first, but perhaps due to the tension of the big match, his accuracy was a bit off, and he was knocked down by Live.

Win originally intended to use smoke to rescue his teammates, but Rest unknowingly circled behind them and finished them off with two shots.

"Nice!" Chen Yangyang, who was staring intently at the screen, stood up and then sat down again.

This was Shen Shu's first kill in the tournament. Although Qin Yi was responsible for most of the damage, it greatly boosted the newcomer's confidence.

Sure enough, Shen Shu was like he was on steroids, cooperating perfectly with his teammates to trap Win in the building area and wipe them out. He was completely different from his previous disobedient behavior. Win became the first team to be eliminated.

The screen was flooded with "Awesome!" comments, unusually free of any discordant voices.

To put it bluntly, Hawk's dominance is still too strong.

[A great start! Hawk has a chance to take first place this time!]

[Win is in such a hurry to leave work.]

The two Chinese commentators also showed a strong bias towards their own country's team.

"Rest was already known as 'Little Live' before, and his debut in today's major competition was truly extraordinary. His recoil control was very stable, and he remained calm under pressure. With him, Hawk is even more powerful."

"Yes, Win should have left after one person fell. That position was advantageous for Hawk, as Win was completely trapped inside the building."

Just then, the safe zone refreshed.

However, this was actually an orphanage circle that had nothing to do with the flight path. It spawned very far south, and there wasn't a single team in the circle.

All the commentators on the field were shocked. Qi Song frowned, and Chen Yangyang jumped up.

Hawk's location is relatively far north. This circle is not only an isolated circle, but its location is also particularly bizarre. The only way to get to the center of the circle is to cross the bridge.

In an instant, all the teams on the field sprang into action. From the top-down view of the map, teams of all colors, red and green, surged toward the safe zone.

Chen Yangyang cursed, "Damn it, what the hell is this? The first circle is going to kill most of the people. Isn't this just a case of whoever gets across the bridge first gets to decide?"

Inside the game, Qin Yi's gaze darkened: "Don't even think about forcing your way across the bridge. Just stay on the side of the bridge and hold off one team at a time."

They were just too unlucky. Even if they drove at full speed, they couldn't catch up with the teams ahead of them. They might as well try to get more kills.

"I didn't expect such a rare situation to occur in the very first game. The battle at the two deadly bridges was extremely intense, with players being eliminated almost every second!" The commentator spoke rapidly, spitting as he spoke. "Hawk is quite wise. If he can't let me cross this bridge, then I won't cross it either. I'll make sure you can't get any points on the other side of the bridge."

Wang Kang took position and unleashed a barrage of shots at the oncoming car, knocking the people inside off the vehicle, but he himself was shot down by gunfire from the side.

Shen Shu: "I can help."

Qin Yi: "Don't help him up, let him die. Remember to report the location."

Wang Kang had grown accustomed to his captain's ruthlessness. He used himself as a human target and crawled outwards for a distance, successfully locating the American team.

It's the reigning champion, AR team.

Qin Yi used a projectile to finish off the two people Wang Kang had swept down earlier. Yu Xingchen was able to predict AR's grenade only thanks to Wang Kang's callout.

Commentator: "That was a brilliant dodge! AR and Hawk are locked in combat. Both are world champion teams, but it seems like AR's four players aren't sticking together. Wait, something's up! Live has eliminated AR's Funny!"

Wang Kang was so moved that he shed tears of joy: "I've avenged myself. I can die without regrets."

However, Shen Shu encountered an unexpected problem. When he was exchanging fire with the AR assault soldier, he was only two shots away from knocking the opponent down when he suddenly made a mistake and froze, allowing the AR soldier to escape.

[The commentator said he was a mini-Live, and a live streamer wouldn't make this kind of mistake.]

[You just praised me and then stopped?]

[Converting to Buddhism and abstaining from killing?]

Shen Shu gritted his teeth in regret, his palms sweating slightly.

"Don't fight to the death." Qin Yi's tone was calm and composed. He couldn't hear the commentators' voices or see what was being said in the live stream chat, but he knew exactly what everyone on the team was thinking.

He said, "You're not a small live performance, you're just you, don't feel pressured."

In the first game, Hawk Qin Yi managed to survive and reach fifth place, which was a bit of a pity, as he was just a little short of getting a top-three ranking.

The lap times weren't as outrageous later on, and Hawk caught up in the score, ending the first day in third place.

Hawk performed consistently the following day, maintaining his position in the top three.

In contrast, Wonder's situation was far from optimistic. They were surrounded and defeated by the other two teams shortly after landing, and then in a match, they demonstrated what it meant to be like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, falling far behind and sealing their defeat early.

Wonder's players and fans have a good attitude. It's a rare opportunity to come to the finals, so since they can't make it to the top three, they might as well have a good time.

On the third day, Wonder was like a troublemaker, going up to anyone he encountered and challenging them, even kicking dogs that passed by. The commentators jokingly called him the referee of the match.

Fox said, "We can mess with any team except Hawk."

First, they beat up TTY, who was temporarily ranked fourth, and then they went to mess with AR, who was expected to compete for first place.

However, Hawk's last few matches were also very bumpy.

After the first two days of competition, the point difference has gradually widened. As long as they perform normally, the top three positions are basically secured.

At this critical moment, some teams that were close to the top three made a desperate attempt to ambush the top three teams as soon as they landed. As long as they could drag the top three down, they would still have a chance.

Yu Xingchen failed to gain any ranking points in the first two games, and his mentality started to collapse after failing to make any significant impact in the next two games. Shen Shu's gameplay also began to deteriorate.

[Poet]

Come on, let me see if the Star monitor is on?

On the first day, I thought Hawk could compete for first place; on the second day, I thought he should aim for first and secure second; now, I think we just need to avoid ending up like Wonder.

Qin Yi withstood the pressure and won first place in a single game, temporarily stabilizing his ranking.

During halftime, Chen Yangyang pulled out her ultimate move—pomelo leaves—to adjust Yu Xingchen and Shen Shu's mindset while exorcising evil spirits from them.

"Actually, we just need to stay in the top three. Everyone in the top three gets paid." Chen Yangyang was nervous, but she still pretended to be relaxed and indifferent.

Qi Song shook his head and said seriously, "Some people don't think that way."

Chen Yangyang: "Who?"

Qi Song: "Live."

Chen Yangyang looked around; Qin Yi was not in the lounge.

Qi Song said, "From the day I met him, regardless of whether there was a prize or not, he always aimed for first place in any competition."

Qin Yi lit a cigarette in the public smoking area. He had quit smoking a long time ago, but this time the pressure was really great.

He took a deep drag of his cigarette between his fingers, then pulled out the little turtle from his pocket and squeezed it.

Everyone said the turtle was incredibly ugly, and he initially thought so too, but the more he looked at it, the more pleasing it became.

The halftime break is not long, and the players need to stay alert at all times, but they also can't rest for too long.

Qin Yi had just stubbed out his cigarette and was about to go back when his phone, which he had just brought out of the lounge, started vibrating.

It turned out to be a video sent by Chi Feifan.

Previously, he would call Chi Feifan whenever he had nothing to do, but this was the first time Chi Feifan had taken the initiative.

There were too many people inside the venue and the signal wasn't very good; the video took a while to load.

Qin Yi cleared his throat and chuckled, "That's rare, watching a live stream?"

Chi Feifan deliberately muted the tablet in front of him, but Qin Yi guessed it in a second.

"Hmm." Chi Feifan touched his hair somewhat awkwardly.

"What's wrong? Missing me?"

What time is it and you're still being so indecent?

Chi Feifan kept his eyelids closed: "Yes, I missed you. I wanted to see if you had a mental breakdown."

Qin Yi saw through it but didn't say anything, chuckling to himself, "Then I'm sorry to disappoint you, not yet."

He glanced back down the corridor: "Although I'm very reluctant, I have to hang up now, I have to go back."

"Wait a minute," Chi Feifan suddenly called out to him.

Qin Yi turned his gaze to the screen: "Hmm?"

"The next match..."

Chi Feifan rubbed his phone between his fingertips, looked away, and said quickly, "Good luck in the competition."