Chapter 161
After the team was formed, the drama finally came to an end.
Lionel held back Samantha’s team and asked them to appoint a team leader and come up with a group name.
The leaders of other teams had long been appointed, and their team names were already decided. Only Samantha’s team had the members pulled together last minute.
“Goddess!” Howard looked at Samantha eagerly and didn’t bother to hide the admiration in his eyes. “You should be the leader. Your stunning appearance is the reason to make you our leader!”
Lionel twitched the corners of his mouth and reminded him quietly, “Howard, this is a gaming tournament, not a beauty
pageant.
Howard rolled his eyes at Lionel and said, “Is there any difference?
Lionel was speechless. “Is there not a difference?” he exclaimed inwardly.
Howard glanced at the others and said, “Goddess Samantha will be the captain. Do you guys have any opinions?”
Howard’s tone became assertive
Samantha
No one said anything.
at this moment, which was completely different from his gentle tone when he talked to
However, Lawrence muttered in a low voice. “No opinions. We’re going to lose in the game anyway..
“What are you talking about?” Howard gave Lawrence a flick on the latter’s forehead and declared, “With me in the team, we’ll definitely be the most eye–catching stars of the competition! Maybe we should call ourselves Team Gorgeous! Aside from that rascal Lawrence, everyone on our team has pretty decent looks. But no doubt, my goddess stands out the most!”
Samantha got goosebumps from the flattery, and kept quiet, not knowing what to reply.
Lionel touched his head in annoyance. Team Gorgeous will do. Are you sure?”
“Undoubtedly certain!” Howard stroked his hair with a smug look Look at our appearances. Isn’t the name suitable?”
Lionel’s mouth twitched with amusement and he kept quiet. He didn’t want to pay this weirdo any attention.
Lionel looked at the other members and asked, ‘Do any of you have objections?”
Darwin said impatiently, “It’s just a name. Why all the fuss? Whatever the name, there’s no difference.”
Lionel was dumbfounded. “Perhaps Team Weirdo would be better?” he muttered inwardly.
Each one of them was more peculiar than the last
Lionel then took a deep breath and said as calmly as possible, “That’s it. Samantha is the leader and the team name is Team Gorgeous.”
OK, I’ll leave first. Darwin pretended to leave first.
“Hey, don’t go first.” Howard grabbed him and said, “Let’s exchange our contact information and establish a WhatsApp group first. Although we are Team Gorgeous, we are still participating in a gaming tournament. We ought to prepare as a team.”
“Have you finally recalled that you are participating in a gaming tournament? Lionel rolled his eyes inwardly.
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Her skin was so smooth–that she looked like a doll.
Samantha was so beautiful that it was somewhat suffocating.
Somehow, he replied automatically as if utterly mesmerized, “Okay.”
He didn’t think about anything at all.
Xander sneered beside him. “Well, congratulations in advance, Lawrence.”
“Hahaha!”
There was a burst of laughter from the crowd again.
“President!” A boy with bright pink hair suddenly raised his hand. I wish to depart from my current team and join
Samantha’s.”
“What? Howard, are you out of your mind? How dare you ditch your friends to join that woman’s team?”
Howard curled his lips and said unscrupulously, “Well, I always value beauty more than my virtues. It doesn’t matter whether I get eliminated during the first round if I can team up with the beauty Samantha!”
Samantha’s mouth twitched. “I’m not too keen on teaming up with you though.”
Howard smiled and said, “However, no one in the room wants to join you except me. Just accept your fate, Goddess. Maybe we won’t be eliminated during the first round with me and Darwin in the team!”
“Haha, Xander sneered. “Being eliminated in the second round is still being eliminated.
Howard rolled his eyes at Xander and said, “As long as I can be with Goddess, it’d be worth it, even if it meant being eliminated!”
Samantha silently facepalmed.
If it weren’t for the fact that she couldn’t find someone else to join her team, she really didn’t want to be with this Not only was his manner of speaking overly flirtatious, but just his flamboyant pink hair was enough to vex her.
guy…
Besides, if that jealous one were to find out that Howard kept calling her “goddess” non–stop, she could only imagine the trouble she’d be in….
Yet, following Lionel’s proclamation, the arrangements were finalized.
Howard and Jacob swapped places.
Lawrence and Clara swapped places too.
Therefore, Samantha’s team was finally formed.
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After the team was formed, the drama finally came to an end.
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Lionel held back Samantha’s team and asked them to appoint a team leader and come up
The leaders of other teams had long been appointed, and their team names were already decided. Only Samantha’s team. had the members pulled together last minute.
“Goddess!” Howard looked at Samantha eagerly and didn’t bother to hide the admiration in his eyes. “You should be the leader. Your stunning appearance is the reason to make you our leader!”
Lionel twitched the corners of his mouth and reminded him quietly. “Howard, this is a gaming tournament, not a beauty pageant.”
Howard rolled his eyes at Lionel and said, ‘Is there any difference?”
Lionel was speechless. “Is there not a difference?” he exclaimed inwardly.
Howard glanced at the others and said, “Goddess Samantha will be the captain. Do you guys have any opinions?”
Howard’s tone became assertive at this moment, which was completely different from his gentle tone when he talked to Samantha
No one said anything.
However, Lawrence muttered in a low voice, “No opinions. We’re going to lose in the game anyway…
“What are you talking about?” Howard gave Lawrence a flick on the latter’s forehead and declared, “With me in the team, we’ll definitely be the most eye–catching stars of the competition! Maybe we should call ourselves Team Gorgeous! Aside from that rascal Lawrence, everyone on our team has pretty decent looks. But no doubt, my goddess stands out the most!”
Samantha got goosebumps from the flattery, and kept quiet, not knowing what to reply,
Lionel touched his head in annoyance. “Team Gorgeous will do. Are you sure?”
Undoubtedly certain!” Howard stroked his hair with a smug look “Look at our appearances. Isn’t the name suitable?” Lionel’s mouth twitched with amusement and he kept quiet. He didn’t want to pay this weirdo any attention.
Lionel looked at the other members and asked, “Do any of you have objections?”
Darwin said impatiently, “It’s just a name. Why all the fuss? Whatever the name, there’s no difference.”
Lionel was dumbfounded. “Perhaps Team Weirdo would be better?” he muttered inwardly.
Each one of them was more peculiar than the last!
Lionel then took a deep breath and said as calmly as possible, “That’s it. Samantha is the leader and the team name is Team Gorgeous.”
“OK, leave first. Darwin pretended to leave first.
“Hey, don’t go first. Howard grabbed him and said, “Let’s exchange our contact information and establish a WhatsApp group first. Although we are Team Gorgeous, we are still participating in a gaming tournament. We ought to prepare as a team.
“Have you finally recalled that you are participating in a gaming tournament? Lionel rolled his eyes inwardly.
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However, the next second, Howard’s words almost made Lionel bite his own tongue.
Howard looked at Samantha with a cheeky smile and said, “Most importantly, the real jackpot is adding my goddess on WhatsApp. I’m a genius!”
Everyone was dumbfounded.
The subsequent day was the beginning of the elimination phase,
Due to the large number of teams from Elstunda University participating this time, reaching nearly a hundred teams, preliminary elimination rounds were necessary.
The goal was to shortlist
lop twelve teams. Using a rotating point–based system, they would determine the champions.
runners–up, and third–place winners.
Moreover, the winning team would also represent Elstunda University in inter–university matches later on.
There was even a chance to be mentored by Clusia’s elite “Heroes of Kings‘ team, Team Skyblade!
Should they manage to impress and join the ranks of Team Skyblade, the possibility of representing Clusia in global tournaments lies ahead
This was definitely an unparalleled honor in the gaming industry
Therefore, most of the participants in this competition valued this opportunity very much.
Except of course for Samantha’s team, which was full of weirdos.
The elimination match was held in the computer room of the Faculty of Computer Science.
Everyone had to get together in the beginning.
Lionel will be briefing everyone about the rules.
Today’s elimination round was essentially a marathon match.
A computer program would randomly match up the teams for battles.
If a team could win ten consecutive matches, they would advance directly to the next round.
However, if they lost more than eight matches consecutively, they would be eliminated.
After Lionel finished explaining the rules, murmurs arose among the participants.
“This is a great set of rules. If we get matched to play against Samantha’s team, isn’t that an easy win?”
“Don’t forget that Darwin and Howard are also in the group.”
“Ah, what a waste of Darwin’s talent. If he was on our team, we’d surely advance. He will not be weighed down by the others.” “Yes… Not only Samantha, but the girl named Leila doesn’t seem to be good at playing games at all.
“Lawrence too, he’s totally useless.
“Howard may have some talent, but it seems like he’s lost his senses nowadays…”
“Yeah, I heard that he named themselves Team Gorgeous. It doesn’t look like they are here for a gaming tournament. I think Howard is just obsessed with good looks. He doesn’t look at anything else except for a person’s face.”
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“Then he deserves to lose…
Lawrence’s ears turned red when he heard the whispers around him. He murmured quietly beside Howard. “Howard…. Everyone’s looking down on us. We didn’t even have a practice session yesterday. Can we pull through today?”
“Why do you care about others?” Howard stared unblinkingly at Samantha and said, “As long as I can play with our leader, everything is worth it!”
Lawrence was speechless. What had gotten into him that he asked Howard?
Lawrence then poked Leila’s arm and asked. “Miss, I have never heard of you before. Are you any good at the game?”
Looking at her arm poked by Lawrence, Leila frowned unconsciously and took a half step back to keep a distance from
Lawrence.
Whatever she said next was as cold as ice.
“Not bad,” Leila said indifferently.
Lawrence was dumbfounded and kept quiet.
Lawrence persisted and walked over to Samantha.
“Samantha, they all said that all you have is your looks. In fact, you don’t know how to play games at all. They said that your are here to embarrass yourself. Samantha, can you really not play games?”
Samantha stared at Lawrence with a faint smile. His face blushed under her stare, and he immediately turned his eyes away. Samantha’s casual tone sounded a little arrogant.
“Just my face alone is something they can never match in their lifetimes. It’s only natural to hear some gossip when you stand out. After all, when you’re high up, you’re bound to feel the breeze.”
“Exactly! That’s right!” Howard looked at Samantha with admiration and said, “You are indeed worthy to be the leader of our Team Gorgeous. You’re worthy of being my goddess. There is so much wisdom in your words! Let’s play our game and let the others say what they want!”
Lawrence was puzzled. Somehow, he felt that they would actually be eliminated during the first round.
Soon, the game officially began.
After Samantha and her team took their seats, Samantha first asked about everyone’s preferred game character.
It turned out that all five of them were skilled in distinct roles.
Darwin was a top laner, focusing on level–up characters.
Lawrence was the support in the bottom lane while Howard was the archer in charge of Attack Damage Carry in the bottom lane.
On the other hand, Leila was a jungler.
Samantha was in charge of the middle lane, using mage characters for control.
Even though they were assembled into a team hastily, they seemed to fit together so seamlessly.
The team actually looked quite nice.
However…
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Tragedy struck.
Their first random matchup was against the notorious Team Ble
