Chapter 432: Welcome to King's Row
This player group was basically made up of FPS game enthusiasts, and many of them were quite skilled at FPS games.
After "Overwatch" was released for download, these FPS player groups were the first to get the news, and their members became the first batch of players to enter "Overwatch" and experience the game.
Pursley: "Anyone else up for a ride in 'Overwatch'? Need two more, we've got four!"
As soon as he spoke, several players immediately responded.
"Wow, the P God has appeared! P God, count me in!"
"Hey, Old P isn't lurking today for once. Sure enough, a new game has a lot of appeal!"
"With P God around, isn't it a guaranteed win? I'm in, I'm in!"
"We're full now, Old P, let's roll!"
Pursley: "Alright, we're full! Choo choo choo choo choo choo choo... the little train is leaving, everyone hold on tight!"
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Pursley, whose real name was Li Bai, was a somewhat well-known streamer in the domestic FPS gaming circle. He had good skills, solid aim, a good attitude, and most importantly, his streams were explosively entertaining. He played games like "Wolf Soul" and "Blazing Assault," basically everything.
His fans affectionately called him "P God" or "Old P."
Pursley quickly formed a six-person team and selected the classic mode for battle.
Soon, the game loaded.
"Welcome to King's Row. Please select your hero."
On the hero selection screen, everyone in the team voice chat started agonizing.
"Dammit, there are so many heroes, which one do I pick?"
"It is a bit much. Looks like... 23?"
"You've got time to count heroes, but you'd better hurry up and read the skill descriptions and start picking!"
"Hurry, hurry, we're running out of time. Just pick a good-looking girl and get ready to fight!"
Soon, everyone had chosen their heroes and entered the game.
Old P's team lineup was D.Va, Pharah, Genji, Hanzo, Widowmaker, and Soldier: 76. Clearly, everyone had initially picked the more visually appealing characters, and these flashy-looking heroes were especially popular.
As for Old P himself, he chose Soldier: 76 because he still hadn't quite figured out how to play the game. Soldier: 76 had already been introduced in the tutorial, and he was similar to traditional FPS game characters, so Old P felt he could carry with this hero.
Old P's team was on defense. At the start, even though no one knew the way, the objective markers were clear, and there was basically only one route, so everyone found the target point fairly smoothly.
Meanwhile, the attacking team's players were still locked inside a room, forced to wait for a few dozen seconds until the defenders reached their positions before the game would start.
Old P's team chatted idly as they moved.
"You know what, the scenery here is really well done. It has a nice European vibe, with a bit of a sci-fi feel."
"Look at our heroes, they're so powerful! We've got an archer, a shuriken thrower, someone who can fly, a sniper, and someone piloting a mech. How could we possibly lose?"
"Hey, why are you jinxing your own team out of nowhere? Don't jinx us yet, let me get familiar with the skills first. Hey, what does it mean when Genji has that little knife twitching around his body? Hang on, let me check the skill description."
"Damn, are you reliable or not? Don't pick a hero you can't play and screw us over."
"It's fine, if you can't play it, you can switch heroes anytime. Besides, with P God here, what's there to be afraid of?"
"Hey! Look, my archer hero can climb walls! Hey, I'm up! Hey, I'm down again! Hey, I'm up again! Hey, I'm down again!"
"And my arrows are infinite, I can shoot freely! No need to reload! Wow, this hero is amazing, I feel like I'm going to carry!"
"Alright, alright, how childish is that? Get ready to defend, the game is about to start!"
Amidst a chorus of laughter and chatter, the game began.
After all, Old P's team were all veteran FPS players, and they had all experienced the training mode before, so they got the hang of it quickly. They all took up advantageous positions, waiting to ambush the opposing players.
The attacking team's lineup was clearly also randomly chosen: Tracer, Widowmaker, Genji, McCree, Reaper, and Torbjörn. The six of them all rushed out of the main entrance at once, directly exposing themselves to the gunfire of Old P's team.
"Oh man, here they come, here they come!"
"What are you standing around for? Start shooting!"
Old P's team immediately opened fire with everything they had. Arrows flew, guns fired, and the six opponents were completely stunned. What was going on? How could they run into such intense firepower the moment they stepped out?
Old P's aim was excellent. His Soldier: 76, wielding a pulse rifle, killed an enemy with almost every burst, and the "ding ding ding ding" of headshots sounded like a pleasant melody.
"Triple Kill!"
A massive kill icon appeared in the center of everyone's field of view. Old P's Soldier: 76 had achieved a triple kill all by himself. If Pharah's rockets hadn't stolen two kills, it would have actually been a quintuple kill.
"Holy crap, P God is awesome!"
"P God is incredible, taking on a whole team by himself!"
"I just threw a few shurikens, and then the game was over? What the hell? We're way too strong!"
"Haha, I told you, with this level of firepower suppression, the enemy team probably got stunned the moment they stepped out!"
The opposing team also had no idea what had happened. After respawning, they charged out for a second time. But it was the same story again. They were bombarded by Old P's six-man team, who had already secured advantageous positions, and they all died quickly.
After three consecutive charges, the attacking team was completely wiped out, while the defending team had only died a total of seven times. Old P's Soldier: 76 hadn't died even once and had gotten nine kills.
Soon, Old P realized that this game was very easy to pick up compared to other FPS games.
At first, he was subconsciously compensating for recoil, but he later found out it wasn't necessary. Soldier: 76's gun had almost no recoil; you only needed to compensate a tiny bit, or even not at all, and it would basically hit wherever you aimed.
Moreover, Soldier: 76's skills were very versatile. He could sprint, heal himself, and had a burst damage ability. Activating his ultimate gave him auto-aim. It was simply perfect!
When low on health, he could just hide behind cover, stick a biotic field, and heal back to full.
By holding the advantageous terrain, Old P was completely confident he could take on five opponents by himself!
"Awesome! Wow, no need to count bullets, no need to think about so much. Just a constant 'brrrrt,' and the enemy is all dead!"
"Wasn't my ultimate cool? A giant dragon flew right through!"
"My Rocket Barrage was pretty good too!"
"Alright, P God is the one carrying. Your ultimates are just like fireworks—nice to look at but useless in a fight. Look at P God, one bullet, one enemy!"
While everyone was engaged in mutual praise, the attacking team's players charged out once more. But this time, the one in front was a large, burly man holding an oversized transparent shield.
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