#tka quote

[enlightened-lord]

Fang Rui suddenly fumed. He was just one person playing dirty, but Happy was going too far. All five of them were playing dirty. They were all shamelessly hiding in a corner, waiting to reap the benefiits.　

Too shameless!

Chapter 1113 of the King's Avatar

laughing so hard rn i swear hahahahahaha

well, just goes to show how hindsight is... i forgot the quote

But seriously, i...i'm glad it was set up this way. I mean the chapter before this one was clearly setting up the differences in the 'new' Wind Howl (the new style of playing due to the captain change and the ideologies of the rookies) and the 'old' Fang Rui.

Two 'belief' systems.

It's kind of a no brainer Fang Rui left his team. There was no place for him anymore, not since the change in captaincy. And Happy?

the quote above kind of sums it up for me. (where else would a piece such as Fang Rui fit?)

Happy isn't a team that is strictly following one style of play. All the teams have different styles and can play different styles, but because Happy is still so new, Ye Xiu can easily mold the team you know? And it's just a nice read.

I think (in my personal opinion) that dirty playing was getting out of favor by the newer gen (based on what i've read) because this theme of the 'two beliefs' dirty vs non-dirty playing is always "old gen" vs "new gen" players

(I mean, there is Han Wenqing. But I digress. I want to try thinking this theory out before crushing it okay?!)

I mean dirty playing is looked down on the media- and these new gen players, how were they supposed to interpret it? Most people want to stand in the light. These new gen players (to be clear, debutants during season 7 onwards) have so many influences, so many methods that they're seniors have already figured out and discovered so, truthfully, why would they still be innovative at the game IF they THINK (and think only) that they know everything that there is to know?

and suddenly, it makes sense why Ye Xiu always says "Glory is not so simple"

because people who assume they know everything are always the first to fall

so... yeah

[enlightened-lord]

Fang Rui tilted his neck back and stared at the ceiling. For these people who spent their lives in the game, this was the sky they saw the most often, the ceiling lights acting as their starlight. After so many years, he was used to this sight. But now, it looked like he would be saying goodbye to this piece of sky.

Chapter 1114 of the King's Avatar

i'll be honest, this was a line that made me feel so many things

so so many things

the first time i read it because... i understand

once upon a time, i also had a piece of sky, a ceiling i was familiar with, a surrounding i thought was where i'd be forever

then things change

that piece of sky was no longer mine.

and like, i really will never forget fang rui's line of feeling that his love was exhausted

I almost always think back to the above quote, this exact same quote about a piece of sky after thinking about that line

because fang rui is a part of wind howl's past, not its future (he tried and it didn't work out)

because change is inevitable,

and it's just one of the recurring themes i like so much

because this just reaffirms why it feels so real and I can think of the characters as real people

because change is not just inevitable but also real

so.. yeah

[enlightened-lord]

rereading chapter 950 and the prequel chapter 7, and I thought I found something interesting

In 950, there's a chaotic boss fight and zjl is facing the Blossom Valley players... then.

Then, they heard sounds of a greatsword slashing in unbroken succession. A figure had stepped in front of Dazzling Spring. Wild Blood Strike, Whirlwind Strike, and the new skill, Absolute Storm, cut towards Blossom Valley, instantly clearing them away. That player pointed his greatsword to his side. The blood-soaked sword had completely lost its original luster.

In the prequel, the referenced chapter...

Big Sun continued to fixate on his target, and purposely tried to disrupt his opponent’s attack intentions. His constant slashing had long since dyed his blade red, his greatsword sending blood droplets scattering. It wasn’t any less impressive a display than that dazzling show of explosions.

....

Throughout the battlefield were the prone bodies of the defeated players, throughout the battlefield were dropped equipment. But there was no pause in battle – at this point, whoever stopped to take a breath would be the next to fall.

I just thought of how it all kind of parallels. Like it's in chapter 950 that we see Hundred Blossom fans finally giving into the anger and without a care, started directing their attacks on zjl. And in that moment, szp jumps into the fray. and I think it parallels interestingly in that, when they first met in the prequel, szp cleared the players away to be able to corner zjl in the midst of shadows.

but in 950, the players he defeated were the ones surging against zjl, hundred blossom fans. he cleared them away in an effort to meet zjl again, but not to defeat him. but to join him. and it's just very... i don't know how to put it to words. I guess it comes full circle.

[enlightened-lord]

HAHAHAHAHA MO FAAANNN

The system announcement was very clear about the bonus event, but the entrance ticket was a teleportation scroll that was only valid for ten minutes. Only Mo Fan knew this detail.

He was waiting for Ye Xiu and the others to call for him to group up, but no one knew about the time limit, so they were taking their time in handling the tasks they had in hand. Seconds and minutes flew by. Mo Fan looked around, hoping that someone would notice him. No one did. Neither did anyone send him a message in the game.

...

Two minutes!

Mo Fan was so anxious that he stood up. With that, he was finally able to get everyone's attention.

"Two minutes left." He said.

...

"Form a party for the Ghost Lair." Mo Fan said.

"Oh oh, let me see who should go!" Ye Xiu looked to the left and right unhurriedly.

"Quick, one minute and half!" Mo Fan said.

"There's a time limit? Fuck, why did you only tell us this when there's only a minute and half left!" After Ye Xiu understood, he panicked. "Little Tang, Steamed Bun, Mucheng, let's go!"

...

The sweat on Mo Fan's head was about to fall, his hand speed increased explosively while Ye Xiu was hurrying him: "Hurry hurry hurry." Due to a slip of his hand, he messed up on of the names. Dancing Rain... such a strange name. Mo Fan even hurried and cursed at it.

Chapter 1106 from The King's Avatar

hahahahaha mo fan is me when there's an urgent task, but idk how to let people know about it in a timely manner and everything gets crammed in the end

i find mo fan rly cute here, in the sense that

like i can imagine the scene of him waiting for someone to ask about the event, and like waiting... and waiting... and waiting (because he has endless patience) and like suddenly 10 minutes have become 2 and

he just stands up

because he can't rly shout about it or anything (bc thats not what he's like) so he has to physically get up in an effort to get attention

geez idk why i like this interaction so much, i was laughing throughout the whole scene

[enlightened-lord]

"You ran quite fast, you were the second to enter." Ye Xiu continued to talk. The word "second" stung Zhang Jiale, and he was absolutely sure that Ye Xiu was doing this on purpose, because that guy added, "What place were you on the leaderboard again? To get the teleportation scroll."

For today's leaderboard, Zhang Jiale had gotten second place.

"Fuck you!" As Zhang Jiale swore, Dazzling Hundred Blossoms finally lowered his gun. 

Chapter 1107 of the King's Avatar

Hahhahshahahhahahaha i can't breathe anymore ahhahahahhaha

[enlightened-lord]

"God Jiexi, hurry up. You guys look like a team of janitors. Hurry up and come out and sweep." Ye Xiu then went to bother Tiny Herb's Wang Jiexi.

"There's plenty of time." Wang Jiexi was very calm. Tiny Herb did have quite a few Witches, and they were all holding brooms. Janitors? Wang Jiexi looked around. Come on...

i remember when i first read this line, i almost couldn't believe bb actually wrote it. i laughed so hard, just the mental image of them literally sweeping the battlefield brings me joy

The guilds really didn't hesitate. They were all throwing attacks at Huang Shaotian's Blade Master, and most of them were ranged attacks. For a moment, it looked like Blue Rain was having a fireworks party.

bwahahahahhaah fireworks party rip, celebrating new years by sacrificing hst's avatar HAHAHAHA

man chapter 1086 really had a lot of highlights

it's just a laughtrack from start to finish

thank you, past-self, for bookmarking this chapter