Hu Die Lan
Chapter 1762 Step by Step
But in the eighth season, after Ye Xiu left Excellent Era, Su Mucheng's performance was refreshing, and people began to re-examine this player, reviewing whether their previous evaluation of her had been a bit harsh.
Su Mucheng was correcting people's perception of her, but she herself had never cared about these things. The efforts and improvements she made were only because she believed that Ye Xiu would definitely return, and she wanted to be prepared to become a better and stronger supporter.
Even the expectation of winning the championship in Su Mucheng's heart had the prerequisite of standing alongside Ye Xiu; otherwise, it would lose some of its luster for her.
She wouldn't give up!
She even had the determination that even if Ye Xiu gave up first, she would definitely continue to protect him with all her heart. But Ye Xiu never gave her this opportunity. Even after leaving Excellent Era and starting completely from scratch, he could still overcome obstacles and finally stand on this peak stage.
For victory.
For the championship.
When these slogans were placed on Ye Xiu, everyone always felt that they seemed a bit pale. Because he didn't lack victory and had the most championships, but he still radiated enthusiasm that was no less than anyone else's.
Everyone felt that he must have some other reason.
For example, to prove to Excellent Era that he could still do it?
If it was for this purpose, then he proved it thoroughly enough. The Excellent Era team that abandoned him even fell apart after being defeated by him in the Challenger League.
But obviously, he had no such mentality.
His words, his actions, everything he did, all pointed to one thing: he was just competing to win, purely competing to win. Whether it was Excellent Era or others, he didn't care too much. In his eyes, they were just opponents, opponents that he had to defeat if he wanted to win. So he just defeated them; it was that simple.
There was no other reason that could explain Ye Xiu's enthusiasm.
Having three championship titles and a pile of personal honors, he was still just for victory, for the championship.
Therefore, there was no reason to give up, no excuse to give up, because the championship was right in front of him.
However, relatively speaking, everyone would probably think that the championship was closer to Samsara at this time.
Victory or defeat hinged on this one action!
People watched the field. Whether they were Happy fans or Samsara fans, they were clenching their fists at this moment.
Looking back at this team competition, from the moment the two sides officially made contact and exchanged fire, there had been no buffer at all. In this area under the pyramid, an all-out attack and kill began. This was originally a map with rich elements. Not far away was a river, and on the opposite side of the river was a forest...
But from the start of contact, the two sides had never had a large-scale transfer. Because there was no chance, because it wasn't allowed, from the beginning, the two sides were tightly biting each other and couldn't relax even for a moment.
Now, the moment to decide the winner had arrived.
Seemingly feeling this, Jiang Botao, whose character had the least health, was still active. After Wulang escaped from Lord Grim's attack, he actively sought out Dancing Rain.
Earth-Shattering Wave Slash!
After just using continuous Wave Sword attacks to limit Lord Grim, Jiang Botao's Wulang had very few Wave Sword skills available. Only Earth-Shattering Wave Slash, the lowest-level Wave Sword skill, had the shortest cooldown time. Now that it had recovered, he immediately used it.
Behind him, Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf was protecting him, preventing him from being attacked by Ye Xiu's Lord Grim, and more importantly, cutting off the connection between Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng.
The situation was extremely favorable, but Samsara did not relax in the slightest. Sun Xiang also concentrated his attention even more. He paid attention to every move of Dancing Rain, especially the muzzle. In the current situation, Su Mucheng certainly wanted to attack Wulang. With eleven percent health, no need for a big move, just two ordinary skill bombardments with the heavy firepower of a Launcher would be enough to send him off the field.
But, there was no chance.
Sun Xiang's pressing was so tight this time that she not only couldn't get rid of him, but the rare opportunities to attack were also deflected by Sun Xiang's attacks at the last moment.
At this moment, Earth-Shattering Wave Slash rolled over.
Dodge.
This was the subconscious thought of every professional player, even ordinary players, when they saw an attack. But now, Su Mucheng wasn't prepared to rely solely on dodging. She hoped to do more, not just wait for Ye Xiu to break open the situation.
So Dancing Rain not only didn't dodge, but instead met the Earth-Shattering Wave Slash head-on.
Sun Xiang was slightly taken aback, then immediately realized that Su Mucheng wanted to use the knockback effect of the Earth-Shattering Wave Slash to create a shift and distance herself.
Sun Xiang didn't try to stop her, but One Autumn Leaf immediately took a step horizontally, already guarding the direction in which Dancing Rain would be knocked back.
But in this slight shift, Dancing Rain's cannon muzzle rose.
Want to attack?
Although Sun Xiang guarded her retreat, this didn't mean that he would ignore the attack that Su Mucheng might launch.
Evil Destroyer thrust out.
The moment the muzzle flashed with fire, the muzzle was knocked aside.
One Autumn Leaf's marking was so tight. Otherwise, why would Su Mucheng have been completely unable to support Ye Xiu and Baozi earlier?
But before that, Sun Xiang was completely focused on restricting Dancing Rain from attacking, but at this time, he already had to focus on considering killing Dancing Rain.
Earth-Shattering Wave Slash swept through, but Dancing Rain's retreat was blocked by One Autumn Leaf.
Fallen Flower Palm!
One Autumn Leaf slammed out a palm. Fallen Flower Palm had a knockback effect, which was much stronger than Earth-Shattering Wave Slash. This palm immediately eliminated the effect of Dancing Rain being swept back by the Earth-Shattering Wave Slash and even made her fall forward.
Su Mucheng didn't care about these things. She once again adjusted Dancing Rain's muzzle, trying to aim at Wulang.
But Wulang had already rushed towards her.
At this time, Jiang Botao didn't feel restrained at all because Wulang had little health. He knew that victory or defeat hinged on this one action. Although Wulang had little health, it was precisely Samsara's greatest advantage on the field at this time. In addition, it was the close-quarters restriction of Dancing Rain and the obstruction of Lord Grim. As long as these were ensured, victory would belong to them. At this time, how could he retreat? The advantage was not the data of one more person, but the performance of one more person on the field.
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The opponent was a Launcher, so the closer the distance, the safer it was. Even though his Spellblade was a class that needed a certain amount of space to unleash his skills, if the opponent was a Launcher, he wouldn't be afraid of close combat.
Colliding Stab.
Jiang Botao's Spellblade also had this Berserker skill, and he also used it as a movement skill. Wulang bravely stepped on the trajectory just swept out by the Earth-Shattering Wave Slash and had already rushed up, reaching Dancing Rain in the blink of an eye.
Bang!
The adjusted muzzle was knocked away by the short sword Heavenly Chains that was coming with Colliding Stab. Su Mucheng didn't have time to fire again. Dancing Rain, who had just been sent over by Fallen Flower Palm, was immediately knocked back by Colliding Stab. One Autumn Leaf had already taken over behind her.
Dragon Combination, Consecutive Thrust, Sky Strike...
Skills linked together, combat aura constantly flew. Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf followed the trend and outputted a wave. Jiang Botao's Wulang also roamed left and right, attacking Dancing Rain with the little Sword Arts he had learned.
The Launcher, who was weak in close combat, had no power to fight back against the two-way attack.
It still depends on Ye Xiu!
Everyone's eyes turned to Lord Grim's side. Whether Ye Xiu could quickly break through One Autumn Leaf's firepower was the key. It was really too difficult for a Launcher to get rid of the close-quarters attacks of two people.
Ye Xiu's Lord Grim never stopped moving.
They had initially surveyed this terrain from the top of the pyramid, so they had a slight advantage in the early stages. Qiao Yifan used this to get rid of Wu Qi's pursuit.
But after fighting for so long, the battle had been going on in this area. Samsara players wouldn't ignore the terrain. After fighting until now, they knew the situation in this area.
Especially Zhou Zekai. His Sharpshooter's attack required a view, so he naturally needed to pay attention to these things. At this time, he knew which areas were conducive to cover, which covers could form a movement route, and where he could stand to bypass these covers.
Lord Grim borrowed left and right to break through, but the pressure was limited. Zhou Zekai's blockade was too tight. He, who had been switching fire to Dancing Rain, now turned most of his attention back to Ye Xiu. It had to be said that they were really quite wary of Ye Xiu. Even in a three-on-two situation, they didn't dare to fight openly.
"It's not just that." The commentator Li Yibo added after listening to Pan Lin's analysis of the current situation. "Don't forget that Happy won a point in the individual competition first. So, if Samsara only wins the team competition with one person barely surviving, the two sides will tie. There will be an overtime match, so to win directly, Samsara must have two characters survive on the field."
"Oh, overtime... If we have an overtime match, which team do you think is more likely to win, Li?" Pan Lin asked.
"Of course it's Samsara." Li Yibo answered almost without thinking. "Haven't you noticed that Ye Xiu's condition has declined?"
"Oh, really?" Pan Lin was stunned.
"The pace of this team competition is too fast. From the initial contact, the two sides directly started fighting. There was no change of position, no slowing down of the pace. It was a continuous, dense exchange of attacks. It's too much of a burden for a player of Ye Xiu's age."
"Really? But I didn't see that his performance has declined! That Shadow Steps plus Triple Slash just now was so wonderful!" Pan Lin said.
"It's because it's wonderful that it puts even more burden on him! Quickly switching weapons between two skill connections is a super high-intensity operation. However, after completing the operation, there is no slight rest, and he has to continue to operate to maintain it. It's really, I feel like my hands will cramp just thinking about it..." Li Yibo said.
"Ah..." Pan Lin looked at the screen. Under One Autumn Leaf's firepower suppression, Lord Grim was still constantly looking for opportunities. He didn't know how to describe it anymore.
"Overtime is not good for Happy. They definitely can't go to overtime." Li Yibo said.
"So, wouldn't it be a good idea for Samsara to drag the match into overtime?" Pan Lin said.
"That's not how it's calculated. At least Samsara already has the advantage of being able to decide the victory. In this situation, there's no reason to give up the advantage and fight a rematch from scratch, with who knows what will happen. Ye Xiu's condition is declining, but in a competition, who knows what will happen? Grasping the advantage that you already have is the most important thing." Li Yibo said.
"You're right, so right now..."
"Right now, maintaining this situation means Samsara will definitely win." Li Yibo said with great confidence. "The key is whether Ye Xiu can really break through. It seems that there's no chance to find a loophole, so he can only force his way through."
"Forcing his way through... isn't a good idea, is it?" Pan Lin said.
"But what other way is there?" Li Yibo said.
Yes, there was no way.
Lord Grim didn't have much health left either. Forcing his way through One Autumn Leaf's attack would inevitably lose some health. Without discussing whether he could successfully save Dancing Rain, even if he did, the health of both characters would probably be exhausted, and the situation wouldn't improve at all.
But if he didn't, he could only hope that Su Mucheng could get rid of Sun and Jiang's pincer attack, which was undoubtedly an extremely difficult task.
Su Mucheng had indeed been working hard all along. Although she hadn't completely gotten rid of them, Dancing Rain, stumbling in the pincer attack of the two characters, was really moving in the direction of Lord Grim.
One step, two steps, three steps...
But what was the use of this?
Relying only on moving step by step like this, she couldn't get rid of the two people's pincer attack, and there was no way to form a connection with Lord Grim. She was like participating in a race where she knew she couldn't get a place, persisting just to be able to complete the entire course.
Countless Su Mucheng fans couldn't watch anymore, including Chen Guo in Happy's player area. It wasn't that she didn't want to cheer for Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng, but the current situation really made her feel uncomfortable. Such desperate efforts, such hard work, but what results could this bring?
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There was silence in the professional player area at this time.
From the beginning of the competition, they had never stopped discussing and analyzing. But at this moment, with such a clear situation, no one spoke to make a judgment because they couldn't bear it. As professional players, they couldn't possibly say that the other side had failed while they were still desperately trying on the field. Even if the other side's efforts seemed so clumsy, even if the other side's struggle didn't seem to have any hope.
"What are we waiting for? Fight!!" Someone couldn't help but jump up. It was Huang Shaotian from Blue Rain. And everyone knew that what he was referring to was faith. At this time, the only one on the field who could still fight was Ye Xiu.
Force it!
There was only this one choice.
Could Ye Xiu create a miracle when his character's health was only 20%?
Go!
Ye Xiu made his move. Lord Grim, who hadn't found an opening, suddenly rushed out from behind cover.
As expected!
Zhou Zekai had basically expected this. This was the opponent's last chance, and how could Ye Xiu give up so easily? But seizing this opportunity wasn't so easy.
Arc Flash!
Lord Grim charged out. The last hope, Ye Xiu's attack, wasn't reckless either. At least he waited until all the movement skills he needed were ready.
Arc Flash! The first step after appearing was already a skill.
Left? Right?
These guesses didn't work on Zhou Zekai. Sharpshooters had dual guns, which could shoot left and right at the same time. What Ye Xiu had to fight for was speed, he had to bet on the other's reaction.
A cold light flashed, and Lord Grim rushed out in a flash. Ye Xiu could almost hear the whistling of bullets by his ear. Hit? Missed? He couldn't pay too much attention to it. From the moment he rushed out, the only thing he needed to pay attention to was speed and change.
Just having speed wasn't enough. Zhou Zekai's control was precise, and he had a super high predictive ability. He needed to constantly change so that the opponent couldn't capture his trajectory. Although the Sharpshooter's dual guns could attack in two directions, it was impossible to cover all angles, even if he used the Gun Kata.
Arc Flash, just two steps, and Lord Grim changed direction.
Charge!
Then came another skill. These skills had fast movement speed, but there were still differences in the specific values. The interactive use of skills was also a kind of change.
Charge, three steps. Ye Xiu felt Lord Grim's body being hit by a bullet. Zhou Zekai used the Gun Kata. Facing Ye Xiu, he wasn't overly confident and didn't think he could completely lock him down. He recently used the Gun Kata technique to spread the angle of the bullet's kill.
Hit.
But with the forceful judgment of Charge, ordinary attack bullets weren't an obstacle.
Charge, three steps.
Ye Xiu felt that he was closer to Dancing Rain, but he wasn't in a hurry. After the Charge, he didn't immediately use the next skill, but suddenly just took a normal step.
To break through Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf's firepower blockade head-on, change was more important than speed. Slow was also a kind of change. And when the bullets suddenly concentrated on the slowed-down Lord Grim, it was suddenly faster again.
Colliding Stab!
Another skill, Lord Grim accelerated again.
The bullets fired by One Autumn Leaf seemed to be coordinating with Lord Grim, and followed Lord Grim's acceleration and expanded again.
The bullets were chasing Lord Grim, but they still couldn't completely stop him. Lord Grim might really be able to kill his way forward, but he would inevitably lose some health. This was the result that everyone had already expected. But then what? Could a Lord Grim with low health save Dancing Rain? After breaking through One Autumn Leaf's firepower, could he break through One Autumn Leaf's close combat?
No one thought about what the result would be. At this time, what everyone saw was the two players' efforts not to give up. This former best partner was separated on the field, and at this time, they were working hard to move towards each other. Victory or defeat was a matter for after that.
With three consecutive skills, although not in a straight line forward, Lord Grim finally approached a lot. But Ye Xiu knew in his heart that the further he went, the harder it would be. He changed skills every few steps, quickly entering cooldown. The fewer skills available, the fewer changes, and Zhou Zekai must be calculating these things in his heart as well.
Slide!
Next, he used a Sharpshooter's skill. In terms of movement speed, this skill couldn't compare to those other skills, but the change in body shape could unexpectedly dodge some attacks. At this time, Ye Xiu suddenly used this skill. Lord Grim, who was sliding forward close to the ground, watched the bullets fly over his head.
Zhou Zekai's response was also quick. He immediately lowered his dual guns. Sliding added a change in body shape, and there must be a stand-up between the transition to an action. Zhou Zekai wanted to capture this slide.
But just as the bullets were about to press down, a burst of explosive sparks engulfed Lord Grim.
Shadow Clone Technique!
Zhou Zekai quickly flashed this thought in his mind. He had been defending against this skill all along, but right now, Ye Xiu created an explosion. Although it was only for a moment, it was enough for Ye Xiu to operate a Shadow Clone Technique.
One Autumn Leaf's shooting didn't stop, but while shooting, he was already retreating quickly. Zhou Zekai couldn't guarantee that he could definitely interrupt this Shadow Clone Technique. Retreating was to further widen the distance so that he could block Lord Grim for a while longer.
Carefully prepared, Ye Xiu's Shadow Clone Technique succeeded.
The explosive fire light disappeared in a flash, and the afterimage of the Shadow Clone was visible, quickly shattered by the bullets. Lord Grim approached a great distance in this one action. Fortunately, Zhou Zekai had foreseen this in advance, and One Autumn Leaf retreated fast enough, still maintaining the distance at this time.
Triple Slash!
This skill had finally recovered from cooldown.
With high-speed movement and controllable three slashes, this skill was no different from a combination of three movement skills. Ye Xiu kept it as the final trump card, and it ended its cooldown extremely accurately at this moment.
Sword light, three consecutive slashes.
Close!
Countless people were excited. Although they knew that even if Lord Grim killed his way to the front, it was still uncertain whether he could save Dancing Rain, everyone felt that it was worth it to see these two people so difficultly able to meet together.
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As for what would happen next, no one felt optimistic.
Lord Grim's health was 18%. Forcing his way through One Autumn Leaf's firepower blockade and keeping the health loss to this extent was already quite excellent.
As for Dancing Rain, under the attack of the two players without any resistance, the health advantage had indeed become a thing of the past. She now had only 21% left.
Even so, One Autumn Leaf didn't relax. They were actively adjusting their strategy. They weren't prepared to easily let these two form a cooperation. One Autumn Leaf continued to retreat, holding Dancing Rain behind him. Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf began to pay attention to Ye Xiu, preparing to face Lord Grim. Jiang Botao's Wulang began to adjust his distance at this time. His health was too low, and he wanted to maintain this advantage and didn't want to be easily killed as soon as he came up.
Zhou Zekai had always focused on Ye Xiu, and Sun Xiang and Jiang Botao also shifted their attention to Ye Xiu to varying degrees at this time. The characters also made adjustments because of Lord Grim's approach. They didn't stop attacking Dancing Rain because of this, but the rhythm had some adjustments and changes. In the eyes of too many people, these changes might not exist, but Su Mucheng had been waiting for this moment for too long. Dancing Rain attacked. In such an attack gap, when the three of One Autumn Leaf realized it, what they heard was the roar of missiles, spitting fire tongues, descending from the sky.
Heat-Seeking Missile!
The killing move appeared suddenly, catching people so off guard. The three members of One Autumn Leaf didn't have time to think. They were all panicking and dodging, but in dodging, they didn't forget to attack. Including Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf, they all turned their guns towards Dancing Rain, concentrating their fire.
As for the audience outside the venue, they were all stunned. It wasn't until the mushroom cloud completely lifted that the professional experts vaguely realized something.
Was Dancing Rain very difficult? Yes, it was very difficult. Every step she took was quite difficult, but she wasn't rushing towards Lord Grim, she was approaching One Autumn Leaf.
Was Lord Grim's strong attack very difficult? Yes, it was very difficult. It was completely forced. Otherwise, he would never have made this choice. But he wasn't going to rescue Dancing Rain. He was forcing back One Autumn Leaf.
Happy's two were gathering the three members of One Autumn Leaf together.
In the end, Su Mucheng was the main attacker, and Ye Xiu, this time, was the supporting attacker.
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