"Everyone ready?"
Flexy entered the room after he finished watching the fourth team and found no one there but Max, who was reading a novel online, and Lily, who slept on his lap.
Looking at the empty waiting room, the orange-haired streamer entered with Lisa and asked his friend.
"Where is that crazy couple?"
Without needing an explanation, Max knew his friend referred to Ferin and Atlas.
"After you went away, they ran out of this room. Maybe they are in the rest area or blend in with the spectators?" He answered and closed the screen.
"Huh? I must've missed them then. I will try to call them and ask them to return. Our enemies have been decided and we need to discuss our strategy. MiceMice has fought against us many times, so they have a pretty good idea of what we can do. We need something new to win."
"Something new, huh? Sounds interesting." Max grinned, "You call them. I will wake Lily up."
Flexy raised his hand and stopped Max, "There is no need to. Let her sleep if she's tired. We can discuss it among ourselves."
"You're right. She needed the rest."
"Hmm, I will call both of them then. We do need to talk about this, or we will have a hard time later."
After saying so, Flexy called the couple. Atlas' tired voice and Ferin's excited one overlapped from the speaker.
"Roger."
"We will be there soon! Ah, I will bring ice cream for all of us! Hehehe, this one is so good."
The call ended with just that and Flexy clicked his tongue.
"A good ice cream. They must be in the Eden Grand Mall." He grumbled, "They are too carefree."
Max looked at his friend in disbelief. Carefree? Who? Ferin and Atlas?
'You're carefree too!' He retorted inside his mind.
Did this orange-haired guy not see the mirror this morning? If he did, then the epitome of carefree would be reflected in it.
Night quickly arrived and spectators who had ample rest returned to watch the final match. Crimson Eden Hall was quickly filled once again.
Grand and Nature took their seats behind the host desk, and the camera started rolling once again.
"All right, roach fans! The final that you're waiting for is here! 10 best teams from all over the world have gathered to prove they are the best, the top among the top!"
"It's so exciting. Every team has a different strategy and approach to get as many points as possible in the preliminaries. But now, the final will be held with an elimination system. No matter how high their point is, the last one standing on the moon's sand will be the winner!"
"Now, that's an interesting point to talk about. Unlike the preliminaries, we will be able to watch another strategy these best teams have cooked."
"Indeed, who do you think will cook better strategies? So far, these past two days, we have seen team OrangeSquash doing something unpredictable. They have prepared a mind game for their enemies. Do you think they will affect other teams in the final, Grand?"
"If I have to guess, then they will probably brute force this. Maybe we will finally see a team that utilizes 4 sniper rifles? But I don't think they will be able to win easily this time. Why? Because 7 out of 10 teams this time have joined the Scrim. They know a bit about OrangeSquash's strategy."
"You're right. That's why it's exciting. Personally, I think team MiceMice will win. However, I also want to see the OrangeSquash team win. Just for fun."
"Hahaha, right. Let's see how this goes. Players have entered their capsules. The final match will start soon! Let's hand this over to Paul and Jack."
The screen changed, showing two guys standing side by side on the stage. They nodded with bright smiles and clasped their hands.
"Indeed, the final match is starting! All teams have spawned in the battlefield. They began to prepare something. And the team that became our focus, OrangeSquash, once again changed their strategy. They appeared with 2 SR and 2 rifles! What's their strategy, I wonder?"
"I don't know. But looking at their expressions, I believe it's nothing good. Look, Breeze and Ferin have started moving. 2 snipers from the OrangeSquash team have run away from their base in the same direction! This... I feel like we will see an elimination before the first wave."
"That's no way. This is the final match. The team joining this match is the best of the best! If the OrangeSquash team can eliminate a team before the first wave starts, I will give you 5 grand. If they can't, you give me 5 grand."
"Deal!" Jack agreed to Paul's bet without hesitation.
Paul didn't know what was coming for him. Just a minute later, when the countdown in the sky showed 1 minute 16 seconds, a notification that shook everyone rang.
[Team OrangeSquash has annihilated Team MiceMice.]
[500 Annihilation Points have been rewarded.]
Max and Ferin managed to annihilate the favorite team to win when they were at their most vulnerable moment.
The final match was kicked with two bangs from the sniper rifle that annihilated an entire team.