Chapter 203 Defense and Offense

One side had to attack, and the other naturally had to defend. It was hard to say who was being proactive and who was being reactive at this moment. But if they adopted the "I can't afford to provoke you, so I'll avoid you" attitude towards the ghost array like ordinary players, they would inevitably become passive. Such compromise on a professional stage would only encourage the opponent to take an inch after getting a mile. A series of ghost arrays, combined with the attacks of other characters, might swallow their side in one fell swoop.

Team Samsara wasn't thinking of running away.

With the blade formation established, the combat power of Happy's characters within the array was enhanced. But this enhancement wasn't heaven-defying, not enough to overwhelm Samsara. The increase in strength and intelligence mainly affected offense and defense, which didn't have a fundamental impact on the rhythm of battle. Samsara didn't even need to make any rhythm adjustments.

Just continue like this!

Samsara didn't retreat, continuing to fight Happy's characters with their enhanced combat power while standing in the blade formation. They weren't intimidated by the blade formation.

This decision was undoubtedly quite wise. In the end, the blade formation didn't create any openings for Happy. However, Samsara had already begun to launch an active offensive against One Inch Ash. Jiang Botao's Wulang suddenly abandoned Mu Yu Chengfeng and cut towards One Inch Ash, who was being shielded by Lord Grim.

Circle Swing Wave Sword!

A wave sword drew an arc as it approached One Inch Ash. After the blade formation, Qiao Yifan didn't rashly start chanting the next ghost array. He estimated that Samsara's level wouldn't give him such opportunities continuously. Sure enough, the Circle Swing Wave Sword arrived, and he couldn't always rely on Lord Grim's umbrella shield for protection. Although the Thousand Chance Umbrella shield had a large protection area, it wasn't 360 degrees. Jiang Botao's Wulang deliberately bypassed the front with this Circle Swing Wave Sword. If Lord Grim blocked it, his front would inevitably be exposed to One Autumn Leaf's gun muzzle.

They couldn't always rely on teammates. More often, they needed to find gaps in the chaos and find openings to release ghost arrays. If they could stand in place without worry and release one ghost array after another, this battle might be too easy.

Roll!

One Inch Ash dodged this Circle Swing Wave Sword, his vision sweeping across the field. Qiao Yifan observed his opponents, observed his teammates, and also observed the terrain. Where was the opportunity?

One Inch Ash dashed out.

Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf's attacks were the most troublesome, and finding suitable terrain for cover was a good idea.

Zhou Zekai also immediately saw One Inch Ash's intentions. In an instant, both guns were pointed in this direction, and dense firepower blocked One Inch Ash's path.

Su Mucheng's Mu Yu Chengfeng immediately mobilized firepower to bombard One Autumn Leaf, and Ye Xiu's Lord Grim didn't chase after One Inch Ash to provide cover this time. A charge brought him close to One Autumn Leaf again.

Pure defense and cover would make Happy the passive one instead of Samsara. Ye Xiu undoubtedly grasped the measure in this regard quite accurately. At the appropriate time, he covered One Inch Ash, allowing him to release a blade formation. At this time, he had Lord Grim actively attack One Autumn Leaf, cutting off the biggest problem for Qiao Yifan.

Of course, Zhou Zekai didn't want One Autumn Leaf to be approached by Lord Grim, so he had no choice but to move and dodge. Taking the opportunity to approach One Inch Ash at this time would undoubtedly be the most brilliant choice, but Ye Xiu had already anticipated this choice. Lord Grim had already cut off this direction when he charged over.

Firing while flying sideways, Zhou Zekai attempted to create a misalignment, an opening big enough for One Autumn Leaf to directly flash past Lord Grim and break through. However, Ye Xiu was experienced and cunning. As soon as he saw One Autumn Leaf's movements, he knew his intentions. Lord Grim stopped abruptly and changed direction.

Offense within defense, defense within offense.

Ye Xiu's grasp of the measure was truly superb, and it became teaching material for the experts and seniors of the major teams once again. Zhou Zekai was truly unable to break through such offense and defense for a time. There was no way to fully concentrate firepower on One Inch Ash, and Qiao Yifan found an opportunity to complete the breakthrough.

One Inch Ash found cover, and One Autumn Leaf's ranged attacks couldn't be relied on for the time being. Jiang Botao reacted quickly, and Wulang suddenly used a Ground Crack Wave Sword, sweeping towards Steamed Bun Invasion.

A little far away, this attack was only a minor threat. But after all, it could hit, and Steamed Bun still needed to have his character dodge.

With this dodge, Du Ming immediately got an opening. With a quick operation, Cloud Piercer created multiple afterimages, used Shadow Steps, and then slashed towards Tang Rou's Soft Mist with Triple Slash.

Was it really one-on-one combat in a team fight? Unless it was Team Wind Howl intentionally creating such a situation, it would never happen. Changing positions and switching targets due to changes in the situation on the field was a normal part of team battles.

Samsara's wave of attacks also switched targets several times. Du Ming's Cloud Piercer attacked Soft Mist. Du Ming's heart always leaped with joy when facing the girl he admired, but he showed no mercy in his attacks. Shadow Steps created five clones. Which one was real? Tang Rou had no way to distinguish them after suddenly encountering the switch in attacks.

Unable to distinguish, she could only respond to all of them. Dodging was the best way to deal with it, but Tang Rou was also paying attention to the overall situation. She was also aware that the opponent's continuous switching of targets was all aimed at Qiao Yifan's One Inch Ash. If she dodged at this time, she would inevitably expose an opening. Sun Xiang or Du Ming, one of them would be able to break through from here and kill One Inch Ash.

She couldn't let them!

Tang Rou was already tough, and what's more, she had such an absolute reason at this time?

Wind Turning Clouds! (feng zhuan liu yun)

Soft Mist took a step back, seemingly to dodge, but unexpectedly, she turned her wrist and unleashed such a powerful move. The rotating Fire Dance Meteor (huo wu liu yan) brought with it an air current that faintly flashed red. Fire Dance Meteor was a fire-attribute attack. In the absence of skill-locked elemental attributes, the magic battle aura it displayed was in the form of fire elements. Suddenly, it was as if a fiery cloud suddenly rolled out.

One Autumn Leaf? The five Cloud Piercers from Shadow Steps? No one could directly rush past from here.

Regardless of whether Sun Xiang and Du Ming created a breakthrough afterward, this obstruction alone had cut off Samsara's continuous offensive. This obstruction alone was enough for Qiao Yifan's One Inch Ash to complete the chanting of a ghost array.

Snow Pattern (xue wen) was raised, and the power of ghosts and gods gathered. Qiao Yifan really seized the opportunity and started chanting with One Inch Ash. He didn't expect to really find an absolutely safe environment. What was being contested on the field was a fleeting moment. Getting such a fleeting moment to chant was enough!

Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf was blocked by cover.

Jiang Botao's Wulang was far away, and he needed to break through layers to kill over. It was already extremely quick-witted of him to guide the completion of the switch in attacks.

But Du Ming and Sun Xiang were ultimately stubbornly blocked by Tang Rou. Was Samsara really unable to prevent another ghost array from being released?

That's not right…

Looking at the gathering power of ghosts and gods, Qiao Yifan suddenly realized that Samsara still had one more person.

Where was he?

"Stab!"

Two messages from Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng popped up in the channel at the same time. One Inch Ash was immediately enveloped by a shadow. Wu Qi, Cruel Silence, flipped directly over the cover. Blood spurted out from the intersection of the dagger and One Inch Ash's neck in the next moment.

Wu Qi, Cruel Silence, had been chasing him all the way, but in the end, he was forced by his ghost array, unable to do anything but honestly hang behind One Inch Ash while going around the ghost array.

His pursuit ultimately failed to create any threat. Qiao Yifan's One Inch Ash smoothly joined up with the rest of the team. Under the cover of his teammates, he smoothly released a blade formation, and then was impacted by Samsara. But under the full cover of his teammates, he got another opening.

What was Wu Qi doing during this process? What was Cruel Silence doing?

Qiao Yifan had been paying attention to the overall situation. He remembered that Cruel Silence had appeared, but the impression was very vague. At that time, Cruel Silence seemed to be moving, positioning, and looking for opportunities to attack. He didn't see any clear intentions. Qiao Yifan didn't feel any threat from him at that time, so he didn't pay much attention.

But in the blink of an eye.

When all of Samsara's characters were blocked by Happy, Wu Qi's Cruel Silence suddenly killed his way to One Inch Ash's side.

What kind of feeling was this?

Qiao Yifan couldn't describe it clearly, but suddenly, he thought of a passage. He thought of the words that Wang Jiexi, the captain of Tiny Herb, had said to him when he had just been promoted to the first team by Tiny Herb and had just received the assassin account that had been assigned to him.

"Assassins are killers. The most terrifying killer is one who looks ordinary, one who easily makes people unconsciously let down their guard. Unnoticed ordinariness is a rare talent for assassination."