Chapter 202: Protagonist vs Titan
Round One...
Windfall won.
Easily.
Titan won.
Easily.
Heaven’s Fall...
Won absurdly.
Mostly because Shen Tian and Shen Yan turned the enemy backline into a nightmare while MoonPetal erased entire groups with magic.
Round Two...
Same.
Quarterfinals...
Closer.
But all three advanced.
Then...
The semifinal bracket appeared.
Titan Esports
VS
Windfall
The world went crazy.
Jiang Feng sat inside the Windfall preparation room.
His team of five stood nearby.
FallenWind
Sword Wanderer.
LittleMaple
Rogue.
She had improved enormously.
Two Windfall officers.
A healer.
Jiang Feng looked toward them.
"Everyone ready?"
LittleMaple nodded.
The others too.
Then...
The arena loaded.
Fifty thousand virtual spectators filled the stands.
Millions watched externally.
Titan entered from the east.
Windfall west.
Chen Hao walked forward.
Jiang Feng did the same.
No hostility.
No trash talk.
Just...
Recognition.
Chen Hao extended his sword.
Jiang Feng raised his.
The match began.
Titan had better average mechanics.
That became obvious quickly.
Years of professional infrastructure mattered.
Their rotations were clean.
Target focus fast.
Comms precise.
Windfall fell behind.
One member died.
Then another.
LittleMaple barely escaped an ambush.
Jiang Feng remained calm.
"Reset."
They retreated.
Titan pushed.
Commentators became excited.
"Windfall is collapsing!"
"Titan’s professional experience is showing!"
"This is exactly the difference between a rising guild and an established esports organization!"
Inside Windfall’s comms...
LittleMaple breathed heavily.
"Captain."
"Yeah?"
"We’re losing."
"I know."
"What do we do?"
Jiang Feng smiled.
"Stop playing their game."
Silence.
Then...
His mind changed.
Titan expected structured teamfights.
So Jiang Feng stopped giving them structured teamfights.
He split Windfall.
Used terrain.
Forced Titan into narrow paths.
LittleMaple began targeting support.
Jiang Feng pulled Chen Hao away.
The others played objective.
Suddenly...
Titan’s discipline became a weakness.
They followed patterns.
Windfall...
Didn’t.
The scoreboard shifted.
Titan...
7 kills.
Windfall...
Then...
7 to 6.
Then...
8 to 8.
Commentators changed tone.
"Windfall is adapting!"
"Jiang Feng has completely altered the pace!"
Chen Hao realized too late.
Jiang Feng wasn’t trying to prove he could beat Titan at Titan’s style.
He was making Titan play his.
The final objective spawned.
Ancient Banner
Holding for sixty seconds won the match.
Titan rushed.
Windfall too.
Battle exploded.
LittleMaple disappeared into stealth.
Chen Hao found Jiang Feng.
Again.
Their duel began.
But this time...
Jiang Feng didn’t stay.
He disengaged.
Chen Hao frowned.
"Running?"
Jiang Feng smiled.
"No."
Behind Chen Hao...
LittleMaple appeared.
Backstab.
Chen Hao turned.
Jiang Feng attacked from the front.
Two against one.
Chen Hao’s eyes widened.
Jiang Feng smiled.
"Team game."
LittleMaple grinned.
"Hi."
They eliminated him.
Titan’s formation collapsed.
Windfall captured the banner.
10 seconds.
Titan respawned.
Too far.
Commentators screamed.
Chen Hao rushed.
Jiang Feng stood between him and the banner.
They looked at one another.
Chen Hao attacked.
Jiang Feng blocked.
Another strike.
Chen Hao pushed.
Jiang Feng smiled.
WINDFALL VICTORY
The arena exploded.
Jiang Feng stood still.
For a moment...
He simply stared at the words.
VICTORY
Then...
LittleMaple slammed into him.
"CAPTAIN!"
He laughed.
Windfall advanced.
Titan...
Was eliminated.
In the real world...
Titan’s gaming floor became silent.
Chen Hao’s capsule opened.
He sat up.
Nobody blamed him.
Not immediately.
The manager stared toward the broadcast screen.
Windfall players celebrated.
Jiang Feng smiled.
Not arrogantly.
Not maliciously.
Simply...
Happy.
Manager Liu slowly realized something.
They hadn’t destroyed Jiang Feng’s career.
They had freed him.
That realization hurt.
Windfall’s training room erupted.
Jiang Feng climbed from his capsule.
LittleMaple’s opened nearby.
She didn’t even wait.
She ran over.
"We won!"
Jiang Feng laughed.
"Yeah."
"We actually beat Titan!"
"Yeah."
She hugged him.
This time...
In real life.
Jiang Feng froze.
LittleMaple realized too late.
She slowly looked up.
Their faces were closer than either expected.
"..."
"..."
LittleMaple immediately released him.
"S-Sorry."
Jiang Feng looked away.
His ears reddened.
"Fine."
Several Windfall staff members saw everything.
Nobody said anything.
Yet.
Xu Ning’s system appeared before Shen Tian while Heaven’s Fall prepared for its own semifinal.
Major Destiny Event Completed
Jiang Feng defeats Titan in official competition.
Fate Increase: +10,000
Current Fate Value: 159,000
Shen Tian blinked.
"Ten thousand?"
Xu Ning smiled.
[Major comeback milestone.]
"So he’s almost back where he was."
[Yes.]
Shen Tian grinned.
"Good."
[Host...]
"What?"
[You look disturbingly happy when protagonists gain Fate now.]
"More rewards."
[Right.]
Then...
A second event appeared.
New Destiny Stage Unlocked
Jiang Feng’s Return to Professional Esports
Titan Rivalry Escalated
Future Fate Pool: 70,000+
Shen Tian’s eyes widened slightly.
Seventy thousand.
Just from the Titan rivalry arc.
Now...
That was interesting.
Xu Ning smiled.
[The stronger Windfall becomes...]
"The more Fate he generates."
[Exactly.]
Shen Tian equipped his bow.
Then...
He smiled.
"Let’s make the final."
Heaven’s Fall destroyed their semifinal opponent.
Not literally.
But...
Almost.
Shen Tian finished with the highest damage.
MoonPetal second.
Shen Yan had the highest player kills.
Nobody was surprised.
The final bracket appeared.
REGIONAL GUILD CLASH FINAL
WINDFALL
VS
HEAVEN’S FALL
The internet exploded again.
Jiang Feng stared at the bracket.
Then laughed.
LittleMaple looked nervous.
"Captain."
"Yeah?"
"We have to fight Shen."
"I know."
"That’s bad."
"Probably."
"Moon too."
"I know."
LittleMaple became serious.
"She’s a traitor."
Jiang Feng laughed.
. . .
Meanwhile...
MoonPetal stared at the matchup.
Then looked toward Shen Tian.
"So..."
"Final."
Shen Tian smiled.
"Final."
"Against Fallen."
"Yep."
She became excited.
"This is going to be fun."
Shen Tian nodded.
"Very."
Xu Ning appeared.
Then...
Golden Fate erupted so brightly Shen Tian almost squinted.
MAJOR DESTINY COLLISION
Original Destiny: Jiang Feng wins first regional Guild Clash championship.
Opponent originally: Titan Esports.
Destiny altered due to Heaven’s Fall qualification.
New Final: Windfall versus Heaven’s Fall.
Fate Value at Risk: 12,000
Shen Tian’s smile widened.
There it was.
A clean competition.
No ruining Jiang Feng.
No stealing from behind.
No manipulating an opportunity.
Just...
Beat him.
And take twelve thousand Fate.
Xu Ning smiled.
[Host.]
Shen Tian looked toward Jiang Feng across the virtual arena entrance.
Jiang Feng looked back.
Both smiled.
"Now this..."
Shen Tian said quietly.
"...is fun."
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