Full-time: The Strongest Sniper

Chapter 921 Immortal Slayer Team

After Team Xuanqi, the biggest threat to Team Happy is Team Zhuxian. Compared to Xuanqi, Zhuxian has a more unique background, or rather, it is a very special entity in itself, because Ye Xiu, Zhang Jiale, and Wei Chen are all very familiar with this team. They even feel a sense of familiarity when they see the opposing team's name.

Looking at the expressions of Ye Xiu and the other two, the members of Team Happy asked Xiao Nai with some confusion, "Why do they feel so... close to Jade Dynasty?"

"Don't be fooled by the fact that Zhuxian is currently in the Challenger League; they are a genuine professional team that debuted in the very first season. In terms of seniority, half of the teams in the current professional league are ranked behind them," Xiao Nai said.

"So this is a team that debuted in the first season?" Qiao Jingjing said with some surprise. After all, in her opinion, those teams that debuted in the first season and have been around since are all very strong. Not to mention the top teams, even Royal Wind is a mid-tier team in the professional league. She never expected that there would be a team struggling in the Challenger League.

"Well, how should I put it? Compared to other teams, Zhuxian's history is indeed quite remarkable," Xiao Nai said after thinking for a moment.

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Tang Rou, who was holding a cup of cocoa, joined the conversation.

Meanwhile, the other kids from Happy also gathered around, including Mo Fan. Mo Fan gets along quite well with the rest of Happy; aside from rarely speaking more than three sentences a day, he participates in all activities. He never misses a gathering like this, where everyone is curious and together.

"When the league first started, the Zhuxian team was at the bottom of the rankings. However, because there was no elimination mechanism in the first season, they weren't eliminated. But Glory introduced the elimination mechanism in the second year, so Zhuxian was decisively eliminated in the second season. In the third year, they started their journey in the Challenger League and finally successfully obtained a qualifying spot, returning to the league in the fourth season. And then they were eliminated again," Xiao Nai said.

Hearing this, Baozi couldn't help but laugh and said, "This Zhuxian game is too fun! I just returned to the alliance and got eliminated again."

"This isn't over yet." Ye Xiu picked up where Xiao Nai left off, saying, "In the fifth season, they fought their way back into the league through the Challenger Series, but were eliminated again in the sixth season. Then, in the seventh season, they made a mistake and failed to return to the league, and they haven't been able to revive since."

"However, despite wasting so many years in the Challenger Series, they still haven't disbanded. This is their ninth year of professional gaming," Zhang Jiale said. He was quite emotional when he said this, after all, five of the team's nine years of professional gaming had been spent in the Challenger Series.

“Although they didn’t make it back to the professional league, we still need to be vigilant. After all, they are very experienced, and unlike other teams, this team has been out of the professional league for so long that even Lao Ye and Lao Zhang don’t know anything about them anymore,” Xiao Nai said.

Ye Xiu and Zhang Jiale nodded in support, since they were in the professional league before and wouldn't care about a team that hadn't been able to make it back to the professional league for so many years.

"But then again, their vitality is really tenacious," Zhang Jiale said.

"That's right, but it should be about over after this season," Xiao Nai said. Although he didn't remember when the original Jade Dynasty disbanded, he was certain they would. After all, they had to be champions this year, and next year, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Qiu Fei would bring Excellent Era back. That would mean another two years, and no matter how strong Jade Dynasty's foundation was, or even with the author supporting them, they wouldn't last.

Xiao Nai remembered that in the original novel, there was a team sponsored by the author and that they even had their own homemade equipment. Because it had been so long, he couldn't remember which team it was, but by process of elimination, since Xuanqi had a coach, the other professional team should be the one sponsored by the author.

However, Xiao Nai had to admit that, given the dedication of the most professional competition in the game "Zhu Xian," his opponent was a worthy adversary.

It's incredibly difficult for a team to last this long, as evidenced by Wu Chen's Wuji team. "By the way, why don't you check if there's anyone you recognize on the Wuji team? That way, we can prepare in advance," Qiao Jingjing said to Ye Xiu and the others.

After all, everyone's information is still on the official website of the challenge, and anyone who wants to check it can find it.

"Hey, Wu Chen, come over here too. You've been in the Challenger Tournament longer than us, see if you know anyone." Xiao Nai also called over Wu Chen, who was busy with the guild.

When Qiao Jingjing saw Xiao Nai call Wu Chen over, she thought it made sense. Ye Xiu and Zhang Jiale hadn't paid attention to Jade Dynasty for a long time, and how many original players could there be in Jade Dynasty after all these years? It would be better to just ask Wu Chen, who had played against him last season.

Upon hearing Xiao Nai's question, Wu Chen recalled for a moment and said, "I remember their lineup from last year. I even have an analysis report on them that our team made on my hard drive. I'll summarize it and send it to the group later."

"Yeah, Xiao Nai, come over here for a bit. We need to have a meeting about Jade Dynasty. After all, it's a competition, so we need to take it seriously," Ye Xiu said.

Xiao Nai naturally had no objection to Ye Xiu's words. As for the other members of Happy, he would talk to them after they finished their research. After all, the younger members of Happy were still relatively weak in this kind of analytical stuff, and they wouldn't be able to keep up with their train of thought if they went with them. It would be a waste of time to go with them and break it down into smaller parts to teach them later.

Of course, Luo Ji is an exception. It's just that Luo Ji is currently at school; otherwise, Xiao Nai and Ye Xiu would both be planning to involve him.

Now, Excellent Era, Xuanqi, and Zhuxian are the professional teams in the upcoming online competitions, and also Happy's main opponents.

The major professional clubs will start paying attention to the subsequent matches to see if any players or training camp trainees are worth recruiting.

While the remaining dozen or so teams were all player teams, none of them had names that mocked Excellent Era, which was somewhat of a disappointment for the netizens who came to watch the spectacle.

After all, when the team was created, so many teams mocked Excellent Era, but now not a single one remains.

However, even if such teams manage to make it to the offline tournament, the organizers will still make them change their names. After all, it's an offline competition, and major esports media outlets will be involved, so basic decorum is still necessary.

In fact, major esports media outlets have already begun reporting on the three professional teams in the Challenger Series and Team Happy. Team Excellent Era boasts a star-studded lineup, Team Xuanqi still uses a coach, and Team Jade Dynasty has had a tumultuous history. In comparison, Team Happy, with Qiao Jingjing, has received relatively little attention this time, only being mentioned briefly.

Ultimately, even if Xiao Nai isn't a professional player, no matter how well he performs, the esports media's attention to him is limited. The same applies to Qiao Jingjing; she was previously in the entertainment industry, but now she's in esports, where everything is about skill. Even Qiao Jingjing can't rely on her fame to get more media coverage. (End of Chapter)