Zhou Zekai, Jiang Botao, Sun Xiang.

Three top players were actually held back by one person. This unbelievable containment meant this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Such opportunities should naturally be seized boldly and aggressively. Missing it would be such a waste, wouldn't it?

Just as Fang Rui was weighing this in his mind, Su Mucheng sent a message in the channel: "Scatter!"

"That's what I wanted to say!" As soon as Fang Rui saw that Su Mucheng was thinking the same thing as him, he immediately made up his mind.

The opponent didn't come from the route they expected, presumably because the three were held back by Ye Xiu alone. But regardless, they always had to meet up with those three. No matter which route they took, the general direction of advance wouldn't be too different.

But if they were just getting closer in terms of direction, the opponent would have too many choices. They simply couldn't search comprehensively with just three people. They would inevitably need to make some trade-offs.

And that required awareness and courage to make a judgment. The fact that the opponent didn't choose the most direct route was already a given. So what kind of route would they choose to detour? A route that was too remote would severely fragment the team, completely losing the possibility of mutual support, but it could create the biggest trouble for Happy's current search; a simpler detour wouldn't risk the team breaking apart, but it would be easier for Happy to intercept.

What kind of decision would Samsara make? They needed to judge carefully. If they took the wrong step, there would be no room for regret.

"Closest!"

Once again, Fang Rui was still trying to figure out what the opponent might be thinking, but Su Mucheng had already made a decisive decision. Then he saw her Dancing Rain climb onto the roof of a nearby warehouse, inspecting the roofs of the nearby warehouses first.

Nothing.

Lü Boyuan and Fang Minghua indeed didn't choose such a conspicuous route, but Dancing Rain immediately moved on the roof, preventing any surprises while also providing fire support from above.

"I'll take the left, you take the right." Fang Rui immediately sent a message, and he and Qiao Yifan started checking the left and right routes of Samsara's possible simpler detours.

But then Fang Rui saw Su Mucheng's Dancing Rain move along the edge of the warehouse roof, waving her cannon at him.

Fang Rui understood what she meant. By going this way, she was keeping this route under her watchful eye. Fang Rui's Boundless Sea could move a little further to the left, expanding their search area.

Fang Rui immediately adjusted Boundless Sea, moving one more lane to the left and moving forward quickly.

Be quick!

This was the thought in all three of their minds. Although Ye Xiu had豪迈(háomài)ly replied with many "1"s, the pressure he was under to deal with those three alone was imaginable. They couldn't expect Ye Xiu to defeat those three, could they? They needed to seize the opportunity Ye Xiu was creating for them and pull the rug out from under Samsara!

This was truly core-level performance!

Fang Rui was both operating Boundless Sea to hurry on his way and sighing inwardly. He was, admittedly, Happy's highest-paid player, using Happy's most powerful character, but even so, having him hold back three people like this would make him a little apprehensive. He didn't have the confidence to restrain all three.

Ye Xiu was Happy's true core, without a doubt. And Su Mucheng's two decisive judgments just now had also touched Fang Rui quite a bit. Although he and Su Mucheng had the same idea at the time, she was able to make a decision before him. That was a big difference. It was confidence, but also the courage to take responsibility. In this respect, Fang Rui lost to Su Mucheng.

I really am destined to be a supporting character!

Fang Rui couldn't help but feel deeply moved. Although he didn't have much ambition, being the core of a team was something that every professional player aspired to. Fang Rui had always been considered unsuitable as the face of a team because of his猥琐(wěisuǒ) style, which he didn't take seriously. But now, by comparing himself to Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng, he clearly realized that he really wasn't suitable to be a true core figure. This wasn't just because of his猥琐(wěisuǒ) style.

It's a good thing I'm used to it!

Fang Rui was quite good at comforting himself, and he quickly shook off these thoughts. He hadn't had much thought about this kind of thing in the first place, but it was only because his performance in the playoffs hadn't been eye-catching enough that he had become a little sensitive in this area.

Putting aside these messy thoughts, Fang Rui's mind quickly focused on the match. Boundless Sea continued to move forward along the route. This was between two warehouses, and because it wasn't in the direction of the exits, they were quite close to each other. The warehouse on the right was a little longer, while the warehouse on the left was shorter. Soon the warehouse on the left was over, and there was a new warehouse, forming a T-shaped route with these two. The front was clear to the end, with no sign of the opponent. To the left?

Fang Rui hesitated slightly, but soon remembered Su Mucheng's decisiveness and severely despised himself.

To the left!

Just to the left!

Boundless Sea turned left at the T-junction. This judgment wasn't just based on impulse. Fang Rui had an assessment of the opponent's movement speed in his mind. If they had simply walked along this route, they should have appeared at the exit in front long ago. Since they hadn't appeared, and there was no news from Su Mucheng and Qiao Yifan, then going further to the left might be their choice.

The path to the left was narrower, barely allowing one person to pass through. Boundless Sea moved quickly, and Fang Rui would occasionally turn his view back to look behind him. During one of these view changes, Fang Rui unintentionally saw that the warehouse on the right had windows every few meters, about three stories above the ground.

This…

Fang Rui faintly realized that something was wrong.

These kinds of details were difficult for away teams like them to grasp beforehand. But if Samsara had the intention to use it, their characters could simply observe the external environment from inside, without standing on the roof. This wouldn't be easy to detect.

Fang Rui turned his view again to look at the higher ground behind him. The warehouses behind and to the left of Boundless Sea weren't as tall as this one. The view from the windows was quite good. At least, Dancing Rain's move to jump onto the warehouse could be completely observed from this position.

So what about his Boundless Sea? If there was someone in that warehouse, watching from that window, then Boundless Sea's movements would probably have been seen by the opponent long ago!

As soon as he thought of this, Boundless Sea's movement became even faster. As a master of ambushes, traps, and sneak attacks, Fang Rui immediately realized how dangerous Boundless Sea's position was. This narrow path that only allowed one person to pass through, with heights on both sides that weren't high enough to jump onto, would be very bad if he were ambushed.

Not good!

Too bad!

The map was Samsara's pick, but when the map was loading, some information would be displayed, such as: the location of the substitution zone on the map. And this location was so close to the central substitution zone. Samsara would probably…

Bang, bang…

Two crisp sounds completely interrupted Fang Rui's thoughts, and Samsara's audience burst into applause and cheers.

While Fang Rui was painstakingly trying to figure out the opponent's thoughts, the audience with God's perspective had already seen the actions of Samsara's Lü Boyuan and Fang Minghua. Their characters moved to this side, directly entered this warehouse, and then went to the window on the top floor wall. Looking out the window, they soon saw Dancing Rain, who had jumped onto the warehouse roof to search for their whereabouts.

Fang Rui's Boundless Sea was blocked by the warehouse and wasn't exposed to their line of sight, but the two seemed to have seen Boundless Sea coming this way. Fang Minghua's Laughing Song ran to the substitution zone and exchanged with Du Ming's Cloud Piercer. At this time on the field, Samsara was actually using a five-attacker lineup.

After that, Fang Rui's Boundless Sea came to the T-junction. When he was hesitating which way to go, the hearts of Samsara fans in the audience were in their throats. They already knew that Lü Boyuan and Du Ming's characters were ambushing over there, but what if Fang Rui didn't choose to go this way?

In the end, Fang Rui's Boundless Sea stepped onto the route they were looking forward to. They were anticipating, hoping, and finally…

Bang, bang.

The window was broken, and Lü Boyuan's Yunshan Luan and Du Ming's Wu Shuang Gou Yue directly flew out, breaking through the window. The ambush began. The scene that Samsara fans had been eagerly awaiting finally happened.

As expected!

Fang Rui gritted his teeth, not at all surprised by the ambush. But the opponents were also very cunning. They didn't rush to launch an attack, but waited a long time. Fang Rui was very clear that they were actually waiting not for his actions, but for the actions of Su Mucheng and Qiao Yifan on the other side. They hoped that the two of them would be as far away from this side as possible. And Fang Rui? Before he was 100% sure of the ambush here, he couldn't send a warning to the other side. What if there was actually nothing here? His warning would ruin Su Mucheng and Qiao Yifan's rhythm.

And now, the ambush had been launched.

"xxx, xxx!"

Fang Rui had already entered the coordinates as a message and immediately sent it out. Then he saw the characters breaking through the window, one in front and one behind, steadily falling into the narrow path.

In front was柔道(róudào) Yunshan Luan. (Judo)

Behind was剑客(jiànkè) Wu Shuang Gou Yue. (Swordsman)

Fang Rui didn't hesitate. Boundless Sea turned around and charged back, directly towards Wu Shuang Gou Yue.

Although rushing out of the narrow path here meant facing a longer distance, a swordsman was always easier to deal with than a柔道(róudào) in such a narrow space. If it was a柔道(róudào), they would directly activate Steel Bone and try to grab him. Fang Rui felt like he wouldn't have any way to break it. With a swordsman, he wouldn't be able to use many skills because of the limited space on the left and right. This was something he could take advantage of!

Charge!

Boundless Sea strode forward, charging, and energy was already gathering in his palm. But Wu Shuang Gou Yue, who was still falling, had already raised both arms in the air, holding his sword with both hands, staring straight at Boundless Sea!

迎风一刀斩! (Yíngfēng Yīdāo Zhǎn - Wind-Facing Slash!)

A sharp, cold light fell. Du Ming had already considered that this terrain was disadvantageous to his class, and had long anticipated that Fang Rui would choose him as the breakthrough point. As soon as his character broke through the window, he had already started attacking. The powerful 迎风一刀斩 (Yíngfēng Yīdāo Zhǎn - Wind-Facing Slash!) almost filled the entire narrow path with cold light. Where was there any room to dodge?
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