Hu Die Lan
Chapter 1649 Warehouse
High point? Another high point to seize?
The audience was momentarily stunned.
Although Ye Xiu had closed the incinerator again, and his Lord Grim was guarding the side, the Samsara team had three people. Ye Xiu alone might not be enough to defend this place, right?
However, these players quickly realized something. They had the advantage of a God's-eye view, so they knew that Samsara had three people coming. Ye Xiu didn't even try to break through the exit before retreating. He didn't know how many people Samsara had sent. So, his initial instruction to seize the high point was a good choice. At least the incinerator was currently under his control. Even if he later discovered that three opponents were attacking and he couldn't hold it, he could still send a message to Su Mucheng to abandon the high point in time.
The four of Happy were approaching, and after receiving Ye Xiu's new message, Su Mucheng's Dancing Rain immediately accelerated, breaking away from the group and rushing towards the warehouse.
Warehouse exit.
Zhou Zekai, Jiang Botao, and Sun Xiang's characters formed an encirclement, but there was no sign of their opponent.
Because he was ranged, Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf was positioned slightly behind, allowing him to see the top of the chimney. He quickly noticed that the smoke was thinning.
"Close," he sent in the channel.
The others immediately understood that he was referring to the incinerator being closed again.
Closing it meant they could seize the high point, but Samsara didn't have any specific defenses against the high point.
"Advance!" Jiang Botao sent a message.
Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf led the way, followed by Jiang Botao's Empty Waves, with Zhou Zekai's Cloud Piercer bringing up the rear. The three didn't split up, but instead moved together towards the warehouse.
One left, one right!
One Autumn Leaf and Empty Waves moved in a coordinated and agile manner, indicating their familiarity with the warehouse's interior. The two characters split, each exploring behind the debris on the left and right sides, but found nothing.
"Advance!" Jiang Botao sent another message.
The three characters dispersed, each taking a different path, advancing simultaneously. They all moved slowly and silently, approaching the incinerator. When they were about halfway there, Zhou Zekai's Cloud Piercer suddenly jumped onto the pile of garbage beside him, and with two leaps, he stood on top. He scanned the area and immediately saw Lord Grim crouching in the corner.
Boom, boom, boom!
But it turned out that the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella in Lord Grim's hand flashed first, his perspective seemed to be aimed in this direction, waiting for the target to appear.
Zhou Zekai reacted extremely quickly. Cloud Piercer immediately rolled backward, disappearing from Lord Grim's view. Following that, he performed two forward rolls, lying prone on the trash pile, his open trench coat spread out on the trash, making people feel sorry for him.
Bang, bang, bang, bang!
Cloud Piercer's dual guns extended, pointing directly at Lord Grim's location, firing a volley, but Lord Grim was no longer in that position. The bullets hit the pile of garbage, causing debris to scatter everywhere like rain.
The exchange of fire quickly attracted the attention of Sun Xiang and Jiang Botao. While Zhou Zekai was still firing back, he had already reported Lord Grim's coordinates. Sun Xiang and Jiang Botao combined their judgment of this position and responded accordingly. The two characters shuttled below, both blocking Lord Grim's path.
"None!" Zhou Zekai sent a message after the target disappeared. The two received it and became more vigilant. Where would Lord Grim appear from?
Even some of the on-site audience with a God's-eye view were getting anxious because they couldn't see. The warehouse had been made semi-transparent by the holographic projection, but the piles of garbage inside couldn't be made semi-transparent, otherwise, the overlapping effect would be poor. This had been tested and verified.
So, Lord Grim's hiding place was visible to some viewers, but not to others. Those who couldn't see could only rely on the electronic screens and then compare the positions in the holographic projection. This comparison made them even more anxious! Lord Grim was crouching there, while Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf was approaching step by step. He was about to be ambushed!
Just as One Autumn Leaf was two steps away from stepping out, he suddenly stopped. Then, on the other side, Jiang Botao's Empty Waves suddenly accelerated by two steps, seizing the opportunity.
Their eyes met.
Bang, bang!
The shot rang out, but Ye Xiu, who had been waiting, reacted faster. As soon as Empty Waves appeared, he immediately fired two shots.
But One Autumn Leaf's Evil Annihilation pierced out amid the gunshots.
Furious Dragon Pierces the Heart!
The battle spear pierced directly through the trash pile, with undiminished force.
Ye Xiu was saved by his excellent awareness. While firing two shots at Empty Waves, Lord Grim rolled backward to prevent a possible counterattack. This excellent habit of defense allowed him to avoid the Furious Dragon Pierces the Heart. Watching the familiar battle spear pierce out fiercely, Ye Xiu himself felt a sense of relief. He hadn't expected anyone to get so close.
Cloud Piercer, Empty Waves, One Autumn Leaf.
There were three people, would there be a fourth? Or even a fifth? If there were five, it couldn't be a healer. A healer couldn't move that fast. If there were five, it would be an all-attack lineup. There was no reason to be so aggressive against this high point. In fact, three people were already extremely aggressive. If it were him deploying, he would probably send two people away first, and then leave two people to protect the healer. If the opponent deployed this way…
"Three in the warehouse, intercept the healer!" Ye Xiu quickly sent a message in the channel.
Eight words, requiring some thought and judgment to interpret.
Intercept the healer, where to intercept? This required deducing from the three people inside the warehouse. Happy was closer to this warehouse than Samsara, but now they actually had three people who had arrived in the warehouse first. Why? Because they had abandoned the healer. So the healer was behind them, on the way from Samsara's spawn point to the warehouse. A healer, with protection. Who was protecting them?
"One, one, none," Ye Xiu sent another message.
Two ones, Cloud Piercer, One Autumn Leaf; None, Empty Waves.
The information was completely clear. The person next to the healer in the rear was Lu Boyuan, or Du Ming. Whoever it was, Happy's healer was absolutely safe and wouldn't be attacked in any way, so they could temporarily ignore them.
So, Fang Rui's Sea Never Dry and Qiao Yifan's One Inch Ash accelerated decisively. Dancing Rain, who had left the group earlier, had already reached the warehouse. Although Ye Xiu had instructed her to seize the high point, now that it was confirmed that the three of Samsara were inside the warehouse, the high point didn't help the battle inside. Intercepting the healer of Samsara who was coming from behind, the high point was slightly behind, so Su Mucheng decisively gave up seizing the high point. Relying on the powerful recoil of the hand cannon, she jumped onto the three-meter-high warehouse and rushed towards the exit.
This was where players needed to improvise in the game. Even the instructions that the commander had just given might immediately become inappropriate due to some changes. At this time, players needed to have sufficient judgment and adjust their actions according to the new situation.
Inside the warehouse, Ye Xiu was facing the three giants of Samsara alone, so naturally he couldn't engage in a head-on confrontation. After narrowly avoiding One Autumn Leaf's Furious Dragon Pierces the Heart, he sent messages and instructions in the Happy channel while throwing a grenade towards the corner of the garbage pile.
Sun Xiang's view was blocked by the garbage pile, and he had no idea that a grenade had been thrown. Furious Dragon Pierces the Heart missed, and One Autumn Leaf was about to take a step forward, but he couldn't see, while Jiang Botao, who was directly opposite, could see clearly.
"Dodge!"
The message, the grenade, and One Autumn Leaf's right foot landed at the same time.
Boom!
The grenade exploded, and it happened simultaneously with Sun Xiang seeing the message sent by Jiang Botao. Where would there be time to dodge? One Autumn Leaf was blown back by the blast wave. Jiang Botao's Empty Waves rushed forward, but Lord Grim had already turned around and returned to the garbage pile.
Jiang Botao's Empty Waves mainly cultivated Wave Sword, but he wasn't completely ignorant of Wave Formation. He stopped, raised the Heavenly Chain Short Sword, and was about to chant to condense the power of the Wave. But as soon as he raised the sword, Lord Grim suddenly leaned back, anticipating that Jiang Botao would release Wave Formation at this time, interrupting the chant.
Jiang Botao smiled.
You anticipated me, but I also anticipated that you would anticipate me.
The Heavenly Chain Short Sword slashed down!
This wasn't actually chanting to cast Wave Formation, but only accumulating power for a Ghost Slash.
The purple light symbolizing the power of the ghosts and gods slashed out, crackling as it rubbed against the air. This slash didn't aim at the half of Lord Grim's body that was exposed, but instead slanted three points to the right, slashing at the pile of garbage stacked in the corner.
When Ye Xiu saw the angle of the attack, he didn't try to seize the opportunity to attack. Lord Grim quickly took a big step back. The Ghost Slash landed, hitting the garbage pile directly. The garbage piled in the corner collapsed, tumbling down. If Ye Xiu hadn't made Lord Grim take that big step back, he would have been pushed down by the garbage.
"Cunning!" While twisting his body and walking, Ye Xiu didn't forget to leave some trash talk.
This remark was partly to mock Jiang Botao, but also to send information to his teammates, letting them know that he could still handle things here. Otherwise, he should have been yelling for help instead of mocking his opponents.
Twisting his body, dodging again, Ye Xiu tried his best to keep Lord Grim's figure low, and everyone had a sense of déjà vu with this crawling and rolling movement method. This was clearly Fang Rui's猥琐流 (wěisuǒliú) playstyle! (a sneaky, underhanded playstyle)
"What else can't this guy do!" Zhang Jiale couldn't help but sigh while watching the battle. Although they had known each other for nine years, he had always known that this guy's title of "Textbook" wasn't just for show. Many techniques and tactics in Glory were created by Ye Xiu, but not all of them. For example, Zhang Jiale's 百花式 (bǎihuāshì) playstyle (dazzling, overwhelming style), and Fang Rui's 猥琐流 (wěisuǒliú) playstyle, were definitely original to them.
These signature playstyles weren't something that only they could use. Players of the same profession would also learn and use them. But Ye Xiu, who used to be a Battle Mage and wasn't a Sharpshooter or a Thief, had mastered their playstyles in a similar way, and then found the flaws and weaknesses to target them. It was truly annoying.
"If you can't handle three people, what's the point of fighting!" Huang Shaotian also shouted, and the professional players were all excited, as if some nerve had been touched.