Chapter 8 Shadow Steps, Eight Figures!

In the finals, Huang Shaotian using seven figures with his Shadow Steps had already astounded the audience. In the entire Alliance, other than Huang Shaotian, only Liu Xiaobie, the swordsman player from Tiny Herb, could make Shadow Steps with more than seven figures. However, although this hand-speed expert's hands were fast, he wasn't good at controlling them. His hand speed and operation could never find a balance, which was a major problem restricting this player from advancing further. No matter how many figures were made, if the operation was bad and the real one could be seen through at a glance, then the existence of Shadow Steps would be meaningless.

This Lu Hanwen actually used Shadow Steps to create as many as eight figures, which had already stunned all the players, because this was currently the most Shadow Steps figures in Glory. No one had ever achieved a complete eight figures before.

But Ye Xiu, after initially being taken aback, immediately saw that although Lu Hanwen had created eight figures, he wasn't good at controlling them either. Ye Xiu could tell at a glance that four of the eight figures were fake. Compared to Huang Shaotian's seven figures that were difficult to distinguish, Lu Hanwen's eight-figure Shadow Steps were actually much worse.

However, this was only for an experienced expert like Ye Xiu. Not to mention ordinary players, even among professional players, for those who weren't good at judging the Shadow Steps skill, Lu Hanwen's eight figures would be enough to cause them suffering. More importantly, Lu Hanwen was still young. That loud childish voice clearly hadn't even gone through puberty yet. How old was he? 13? 14? When he matured a few more years and stabilized his operations, it would be hard to say whether his Shadow Steps would completely become eight indistinguishable figures.

But as it was now, this level of Shadow Steps had already frightened many online game players, but it was far from enough for Ye Xiu. Eight figures, four of which could be seen through at a glance, were not as good as making five that couldn't be distinguished!

Guidaojun, Ye Xiu's character, decisively made a lateral movement. In the eyes of others, he was directly crashing into a figure. If it was the real body, wouldn't that be the same as feeding himself to the blade?

Ye Xiu ignored the crowd's surprise. He had naturally known it all along. At the same time as Guidaojun moved laterally, the cross in his hand was already lifted and flickering. The skills of a priest were unleashed when the cross flashed. Although the priest was a profession mainly focused on healing, its offensive power was actually stronger than that of a Guardian Angel, and it still had some means of attack.

Hypnosis, Holy Fire, Sacred Commandment.

Three priest skills were unleashed in succession.

Hypnosis, which puts the target into a state of sleep.

Holy Fire, a continuous damage skill lasting 5 seconds that seals skills for 3 seconds.

Sacred Commandment, a halo that increases the damage taken by characters bathed in it by 30% for 6 seconds.

The three skills were naturally cast towards the four indistinguishable figures. The figures of Shadow Steps were completely illusory, and any substantial contact could immediately expose them. However, the equipment Ye Xiu used on this Guidaojun wasn't very good. With poor equipment, the character's attributes were a bit lacking. All three skills needed to be channeled, and without the added cast speed from equipment, it was impossible to use them all within the short time it took for Flowing Cloud to rush over. Fortunately, Ye Xiu wasn't alone at this time. He had brought Little Cold Hands with him.

Little Cold Hands, who excelled at judgment, was particularly strong at discerning this type of skill. Although he couldn't compare to Ye Xiu, who could see through them at a glance, just as Ye Xiu's Guidaojun had moved laterally, Little Cold Hands had finally determined that three of the figures were fake. Compared to Ye Xiu, he was still far behind. Ye Xiu saw through four at a glance, while Little Cold Hands took some time to identify three.

But he didn't need to be taught what to do next. Little Cold Hands quickly lifted his cross and began casting spells. It was just that he took a little more time to make his judgment, and his operations couldn't compare to Ye Xiu's at all. By the time he was ready to do something, he could only barely release a spell. This was thanks to Little Cold Hands' equipment being better than Guidaojun's. Although his operations were slow, his character's casting speed was fast. In the end, Little Cold Hands released a Holy Fire, while Ye Xiu's Guidaojun released a Hypnosis, and a Sacred Commandment.

Lu Hanwen's operations were too hasty and too fast. It was even harder to rein in the faster it was. After the opponent's skills came out one after another, the figure he controlled couldn't be stopped in time. The timing of the opponent's skill release made him very uncomfortable. Ye Xiu went without saying, but Little Cold Hands just so happened to excel at this sort of thing.

Of the three figures, one was immune to Hypnosis, one stepped over the Holy Fire without being burned, and the third began to shine under the Sacred Commandment.

Without a doubt, this one was the real body. Little Cold Hands retreated in a panic, but was still swept by the sword light. And Ye Xiu's Guidaojun, amidst the screams of the players, crashed directly into a Flowing Cloud, but passed right through it like a cloud. Only then did everyone realize that Ye Xiu had seen through that figure as fake. Then, the real body bathed in the Sacred Commandment swept Little Cold Hands, but it was already too late to attack Guidaojun. As far as Lu Hanwen's intentions were concerned, his intention to directly attack Guidaojun had failed, and at this time, some players had jumped out to protect Guidaojun.

Sacred Commandment was a continuously controllable spell. Ye Xiu was currently controlling the halo to continue bathing the real body. Even if the real and fake figures of Shadow Steps were distinguished, the fake figures wouldn't disappear due to external forces. Therefore, in the case of as many as eight figures, switching the positions of several figures like threading flowers could very likely cause people to lose track of the real body again. This was the value of Shadow Steps. Even if the real body was recognized, as long as it wasn't caught, it could use superb skills to confuse the real and fake again.

Lu Hanwen had naturally done just that. The eight figures of Flowing Cloud suddenly gathered together in the center, and then scattered again in one step. He thought that this would allow him to continue preventing the opponent from capturing his true location. But when he looked at his screen, it was bright. His Flowing Cloud's real body was still bathed in the halo of Sacred Commandment. His flower-threading confusion hadn't escaped Ye Xiu's eyes at all.

"You actually saw through it all, as expected of you!" Lu Hanwen shouted, but didn't feel discouraged at all. He didn't cancel the Shadow Steps that had been seen through. The eight figures suddenly charged towards Guidaojun's direction together.

Two knights stood out to provide cover. With the guidance of Sacred Commandment, they knew which of the eight figures was the target. One knight stepped forward and thrust his sword, initiating a Charge. But Flowing Cloud lightly moved to the side, and the knight rushed past like a car with broken brakes. Knight Two learned from his mistakes and didn't attack rashly again. Then, he heard Ye Xiu shout from behind, "Provocation!"

With the great god's instructions, the knight wouldn't hesitate. He immediately performed the Provocation, about to aim at Flowing Cloud's real body. But as soon as Lu Hanwen saw the knight raise his head and lift his hand, he guessed what skill this guy was about to use. The eight figures suddenly concentrated again, giving his real body cover. The knight player's mouse cursor moved over, but Flowing Cloud's real body was protected by the other figures and couldn't be clicked!

The skill Provocation seemed like it didn't require any prediction. As long as the target was clicked, it was a 100% hit, and the operation seemed very simple. But when facing a professional expert, there was such a disgusting problem: the skill was ready, but the target couldn't be clicked. In Glory, skills or attacks were all operated first, and then the direction was guided and released, unlike traditional online games where a target was locked and the player endlessly performed their skill operations.

In Glory, which was known for its complex operations, every attack required players to guide it. Therefore, even a skill like Provocation, which couldn't be dodged as long as the opponent was clicked, wasn't necessarily easy. Lu Hanwen was now using Shadow Steps to block his real body as one method, and using his nimble movements to prevent the opponent's mouse from capturing him at all was another method. Even more experienced experts could judge the moment the skill was about to be released by watching the character's movements. That moment was naturally when the player clicked the mouse. If the character suddenly swayed away at that moment, wouldn't the opponent's cursor click into empty space? That one empty click meant that a skill was wasted, and the Provocation was cast into the air...

This knight player was now facing a pile of overlapping figures. Casting Provocation on these fake figures was no different from throwing it into the air.

At that moment, he was so conflicted. Then, he heard the great god remind him again, "Roar!"

Right, Roar!

The knight hastily threw out this Provocation randomly. Anyway, canceling it now would still have a cooldown, so it would be a waste either way. This throw didn't hit Flowing Cloud's real body, but the knight player quickly performed a Roar operation.

This skill was even easier. It was a guaranteed hit within range, and no evasion tricks would work. As the knight roared, Flowing Cloud's real body uncontrollably turned around, and that sword stabbed straight towards the knight.

How strong was a knight's defense? Moreover, with so many people and so much healing on their side, they certainly wouldn't fear this one sword. They could just block it with their shield.

The knight was struck by the sword, and at the same time, a Recovery Spell landed on him. After this strike, Flowing Cloud had released the forced aggro, but when he turned his head to look again, Guidaojun had already retreated a bit.

"He's really difficult to deal with!" Lu Hanwen roused his spirits, ready to chase again, but after taking two steps, he heard a roar from behind. This time, the knight had learned on his own. Without Ye Xiu's reminder, he directly activated Knight's Spirit, resetting all his skills. Another Sacrifice Roar. This roar had a wider range. Unable to avoid it, Flowing Cloud had no choice but to kill his way back again. The knight was just waiting to take this sword!

When the other players saw this, didn't that mean he was controlled? Let's go up and finish this guy off! But at this time, Ye Xiu directly instructed and reminded everyone, "Ignore him, hurry and move." As he spoke, Guidaojun was already prepared to heal that knight.