Chapter 136 He's a Master

Zhang Xinjie knew Jiang You and the others like the back of his hand. Clubs discovering talent from online games was a common occurrence. Naturally, their own guild had the advantage of being the closest. Jiang You and the others, as the strongest in Tyrannical Ambition, had naturally been noticed by the team. They'd been noticed, but hadn't been invited to join the team, which showed that their strength wasn't at a professional level and there wasn't much room for improvement. However, Zhang Xinjie was still aware of their strength. They weren't at a professional level, but they weren't so weak that they could be bullied by anyone.

But now, the four were struggling pathetically in the lava, completely at the mercy of their opponents. Zhang Xinjie was at a loss. He was just a cleric, and now he was being selectively ignored by the other side. What could he do? He could only unyieldingly continue to heal the four in the lava, racking his brains for a solution.

The four in the lava were really trying their best. Each of them had jumped countless times. But whether it was Lord Grim, Flowing Tree, Steamed Bun Invasion, or Su Mucheng, they were all well taken care of.

The four focused, scattered, feinted, deceived, and bluffed, but nothing worked. The four remained standing in waist-deep lava, watching their lives burn away bit by bit. Zhang Xinjie, whom they had placed their hopes on, had tried several plans and failed, and was now just manipulating Night Innocent back and forth. Seeing this, the four knew that Zhang Xinjie was out of options.

But seeing Zhang Xinjie still using healing spells to support them, the four, though disheartened, didn't give up and continued to try various things.

"Run! Run as far away as you can!" Jiang You shouted.

To the left and right, the Gunners and Swordsmen ran along the lava towards the far end. This was a desperate move. By scattering so widely, if the opponent continued to man-mark, they would inevitably be forced to scatter as well. However, they were scattering too far, and Zhang Xinjie's cleric definitely wouldn't be able to take care of everyone. Without healing, if they couldn't jump out of the lava themselves, they would eventually be burned to death inside.

But what other choice did they have?

The four didn't speak, and began to distance themselves according to Jiang You's instructions. In the blink of an eye, the two at the left and right ends were out of Night Innocent's healing range. There would be no more cooperation between the four. Next, they could only rely on their own abilities.

Zhang Xinjie smiled wryly. He wanted to say something, but ultimately held back.

Jiang You's plan was not clever. The opponent had experts, and single combat was their specialty. But Jiang You was now trying to escape by fighting one-on-one, which was using his weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths. This method probably wouldn't work. But apart from this, Zhang Xinjie had tried everything he could. It was no use. The opponent was now defending, watertight. They weren't trying to actively injure them, just to wear the four of them down in the lava.

Zhang Xinjie had no choice. Jiang You and the others still wanted to make some effort, so why should he pour cold water on them? Thinking this, Zhang Xinjie said nothing. He continued to heal the players within his skill range, calculating how long his mana could last. The two guys on the left and right were gradually moving away, and as expected, two opponents followed each of them. Su Mucheng chased one, and Flowing Tree chased one. Lord Grim led Steamed Bun Invasion and Zero Kills to continue taking care of the current situation.

Everything was as Zhang Xinjie expected. This tactic didn't bring any change. The Swordsman and Gunner who ran far away were still restricted by Su Mucheng and Flowing Tree in the lava.

And in front of them? The unpredictable unspecialized Lord Grim, the weapon in his hand that Zhang Xinjie had finally seen. Long-range attacks, close combat. Taking care of his own target while occasionally helping Steamed Bun Invasion.

Zhang Xinjie sighed inwardly. He knew the situation was hopeless. As Su Mucheng's cannonball flew back to their position, the Gunner's avatar in Tyrannical Ambition's team turned gray. He was the first to fall into the lava.

Immediately afterwards, the Swordsman who was fighting one-on-one with Flowing Tree, despite the 6-level difference, didn't gain any advantage. He fell after the Gunner, the second to go down.

Jiang You's Lovable Rogue and Striker still had Night Innocent's protection behind them and could still hold on. But it wouldn't be long. The cannonball fired by Su Mucheng was aimed at Night Innocent. Over there, Flowing Tree had already jumped over the lava and was rushing towards him.

"We lost," Zhang Xinjie typed in the public information bar.

"Haha, thanks for letting us win," Ye Xiu replied.

"Who are you?" Zhang Xinjie asked.

"As you can see, a master," Ye Xiu said.

Zhang Xinjie was silent.

Ye Qiu, Huang Shaotian, Su Mucheng.

These three names had already flashed through his mind, but he was a meticulous person and wouldn't easily draw conclusions without 100% confirmation.

If it was indeed these three, then Zhang Xinjie had to admit that he had made a big joke this time. Trying to win against these three with Jiang You and the other four was simply a fantasy.

Jiang You's teamwork and cooperation were once considered an advantage by Zhang Xinjie.

However, in the seven seasons of the Glory Professional League that had been completed, Ye Qiu and Su Mucheng had been selected as the best partners four times. The three times they weren't was because Su Mucheng hadn't entered the professional league yet.

Considering teamwork and cooperation as an advantage in front of the most tacit partners in the entire Glory circle? That's a joke.

If that was the case, Zhang Xinjie would be very embarrassed. But he couldn't avoid this conjecture.

He wasn't very confident about Ye Qiu and Su Mucheng. Besides a feeling of familiarity, he hadn't seen any obvious evidence. On the other hand, that Flowing Tree had already revealed a god-level skill with one operation, and he was very quiet during this confrontation. The previous information said that this person was very talkative, but why was he so quiet this time?

Not the same person?

Was it just that he didn't talk much as a habit, so sometimes he did and sometimes he didn't?

Or was this person Huang Shaotian, and he was deliberately hiding his traits this time?

Why would he deliberately hide it if he didn't want to be recognized? Who was he afraid of being seen through by? Me?

Afraid of being seen through by me, so they know who I am?

The meticulous Zhang Xinjie didn't let go of any possibilities when thinking about problems. While thinking, he couldn't help but turn his gaze to the opposite side. Lord Grim and Su Mucheng were standing there quietly. After Zhang Xinjie sent the message of admitting defeat, other than Steamed Bun Invasion throwing a brick and a handful of sand, no one else had attacked. Jiang You's Lovable Rogue and Striker, who were soaked in lava, also jumped out, still covered in fire blisters. Zhang Xinjie didn't heal them, and the two didn't say anything. They were standing there quietly, their mood at this time could be imagined.

"If you guys have nothing else to say, then leave," Ye Xiu said.

Was that Ye Qiu's voice? Zhang Xinjie tried hard to remember, really wanting to record it and study it carefully. He hadn't had much contact with Ye Qiu's voice. In professional matches, the voices of enemies and allies in the arena were shielded, so they couldn't talk. Voice chat was optional in the game, with voice chat being default. Zhang Xinjie's previous message of admitting defeat was a habit from playing professional matches.

"Lord Grim..." Jiang You gritted his teeth there, wanting to say some polite words.

"Are we meeting at First Line Canyon again at dawn?" Ye Xiu asked with a smile.

It would have been better if First Line Canyon hadn't been mentioned, but mentioning it only made Jiang You more painful, wishing he could jump over the lava and beat Lord Grim up. But in the end, he didn't move, because he knew that if he did that, he would only embarrass himself.

"You wait!" Jiang You threatened emptily.

"Haha, wait, wait, the bet is always valid, welcome to come again," Ye Xiu said.

"Let's retreat!" After Zhang Xinjie said this, the three of them all withdrew from the match, and the system announced that Lord Grim's side had won.

"Hahahaha, Zhang Xinjie isn't strong enough! Did you see my wonderful sword just now? He thought he could limit me like that, I have to say, he's too naive." As soon as Huang Shaotian saw the other side retreating, he couldn't wait to chatter, competing with the system to speak.

"Hmm, not bad," Ye Xiu said.

"Not bad? Damn, let me tell you, the number of people who could do that just now wouldn't exceed ten," Huang Shaotian said.

"I should be one of the ten, right?" Ye Xiu asked.

"Of course," Huang Shaotian said.

"Then I don't understand why you're showing off to me," Ye Xiu said.

"Let's decide the winner! I'm going to change accounts!" Huang Shaotian shouted.

"Then that wonderful sword of yours must have made Zhang Xinjie suspicious. But with his meticulous personality, he won't easily come to a conclusion without concrete evidence. Do you need me to go offline as Flowing Tree and go online as Night Rain Sounds to give him more evidence?" Ye Xiu asked.

Huang Shaotian was stunned.

At this time, the Assassin Zero Kills was also stunned. The pile of items he received after winning the match in the information bar next to him completely stunned him. Obviously, he hadn't noticed that this was a match with a bet beforehand.

"Everyone, let's retreat too!" Ye Xiu said.

"Ah... uh..." Zero Kills stammered, wanting to ask what these items were all about, and whether the team members would get a share.

"Brother, you've worked hard, I'll give you this!" Ye Xiu proposed a trade to Zero Kills.

Zero Kills accepted and saw that the other party had put up a level 30 purple weapon, the Twin Tail Sword.

"Ah!" Zero Kills happily accepted. He hadn't done anything in this match, and he was actually given a purple weapon. Did such a good thing exist in the game? Zero Kills didn't know how to express himself at this time, but the others had already quickly withdrawn from the match.