Full-time: The Strongest Sniper

December 27th was the last day of the Christmas event and also the first round of the ninth round of the challenge.

During this period, Team Happy completely dominated both the team and individual rankings. The only time they encountered difficulties was when they ran into a team led by Sun Xiang and Xiao Shiqin. But whether it was bad luck or something else, Xiao Nai and Ye Xiu were also matched against each other that time. Xiao Nai and Ye Xiu teamed up and, even against Xiao Shiqin and Sun Xiang, still suffered a crushing defeat.

Of course, because both Xiao Nai and Ye Xiu were present that time, and each received ten pairs of socks instead of twenty pairs, they weren't ranked highest in the team. The team with the highest points actually belonged to Zhang Jiale's team. Zhang Jiale also ranked first individually, since all the socks on his team were given to him.

Xiao Nai and Ye Xiu didn't encounter the two female marksman players from the original story, but Zhang Jiale did, causing him some trouble. However, it was only minor, as Zhang Jiale, as a veteran captain, possessed undeniable command abilities. Although the two female marksmen had excellent teamwork, they were clearly no match for him.

However, Zhang Jiale was quite impressed with the two sharpshooters' skills, so he added them as friends. Unfortunately, their team had too many marksmen, and they weren't a good fit. Zhang Jiale even considered having them try out for them. Although he didn't invite them, Zhang Jiale still analyzed their issues for them. After all, while their teamwork was good, their individual skills were somewhat limited.

In team matches, placing two long-range sharpshooters is problematic because they aren't like Zhang Jiale, Xiao Nai, or the future addition Su Mucheng, all of whom possess the ability to carry the team. This situation presents a challenge for selecting players for the team matches.

With two sharpshooters, a sixth player can't be included because they need to coordinate. If they start, besides the team captain and a healer, the team only has one spot left, which is too restrictive.

Although Happy has many gunners, Xiao Nai is a monster. If you need him, you can even use him as a melee class like a swordsman. His main strength is his agility. As for the other ranged class, Zhang Jiale or Qiao Jingjing are both fine. Even if Su Mucheng joins in the future, Zhang Jiale, who will be in the late stages of his professional career, will be able to enter the rotation and will not need to play in every team match.

Simply put, while Happy has many ranged classes, none of them are essential for playing together. They can be adjusted based on the tactical needs of the team match. However, that doesn't apply to their two female gunslingers.

This was their Achilles' heel, so Zhang Jiale advised them to start with the training camp. It was very basic.

Clearly, both girls took it to heart. After all, they were both marksmen. Although their first idol was definitely Zhou Zekai, they also greatly admired Zhang Jiale, who was the number one ammunition expert in Glory.

Originally, they wanted to join Chu Yunxiu's Yanyu team. After all, they greatly admired her as the only female captain and the number one female player in Glory. However, after Zhang Jiale analyzed their situation, they realized that they were not suitable for Yanyu. After all, having three squishy ranged characters on the field at once would make the team too unbalanced.

So Zhang Jiale recommended them to Huangfeng, since the two girls had potential, and Huangfeng, in its current predicament, offered the best opportunity for young and promising newcomers. Of course, Huangfeng also had a munitions expert; whether they could compete with him depended on their own efforts.

After all, Zhang Jiale was just giving them a chance, but the professional league is cruel, and whether they can survive in the professional league depends on themselves.

It's still the winter transfer window, so under Zhang Jiale's guidance, the two girls have already started contacting Tian Sen. Tian Sen is obviously very clear about Huangfeng's current situation. After the two sides played a few matches in the arena, Tian Sen started discussing this matter with the club.

After all, they are indeed quite suitable for Huangfeng. Huangfeng's fixed starting lineup consists of Captain Tian Sen, a Sweeper/Incense Burner with the Exorcist class, and Healer Ren Junchi, whose account is Gentle Angel, a Cleric Guardian Angel. Both are very tanky classes, providing the best output environment for the two girls and maximizing their synergy and the advantages of two sharpshooters. The last one is Xu Huiliu and his account, a Fist Master/Chaotic Mountain Snow, who is also thick-skinned and can play both melee and roaming roles.

Hearing this, Xiao Nai was somewhat moved. He remembered these two sharpshooters from the original novel, but nothing else. He only remembered that they made the next season quite difficult for Yan Yu. He never expected that, due to his butterfly effect, the two would go to Huang Feng. However, thinking about the lineup, he realized that Huang Feng was actually quite suitable for the two sisters, at least more so than Yan Yu.

Of course, Qiao Jingjing still rushed back to train the day before the competition to prepare for the match. At this point in the challenge, only forty teams remained.

The ninth round will determine the final twenty teams, who will then be divided into four groups of five to compete in the group stage. The top two teams from each group will advance to the final knockout stage to determine the season's champion.

Starting with the final twenty teams, the competition officially moved to offline matches. Sponsors and media outlets would broadcast the matches, and Xiao Nai's currently booming livestreaming and short video companies were naturally among the sponsors. Therefore, they also had broadcasting rights and could even have their platform's streamers broadcast the livestream content.

In reality, reaching the offline tournament is already the limit for ordinary player teams, but no one will leave. After all, they've come this far, and there's a revenue share from the live stream of the matches, so players naturally won't give up.

However, due to the skill gap between ordinary players and professional players, everyone is now curious about which teams will be grouped with Excellent Era.

They were also curious about where Qiao Jingjing, who had crossed over from another field, could go.

In contrast, the members of Team Happy were much more relaxed. After all, they were quite worried about encountering Team Excellent Era before the offline competition. Their previous matches had made them realize the gap between them and Excellent Era. Now, they hadn't even practiced for long before they had to face them again, which put a lot of pressure on them.

But things are different now. Even though we're in the same group as Excellent Era, the top two teams can still advance, so we're not afraid at all.

The next time we meet will be in the finals, so there's nothing to panic about.

Over the past three days, thanks to the rewards, the members of Team Happy have acquired quite a few top-tier orange equipment and materials. However, the Happy team members have all seen a lot by now. Although they are quite excited, it won't affect their performance in the match that day.

Qiao Jingjing, on the other hand, was very happy. She had been extremely busy lately and thought she would miss this event, but unexpectedly, she managed to catch the last train. (End of Chapter)