Chapter 35 The Reason for the Loss

The three individual matches ended with Happy leading 2-1. The match entered a short break before the team competition, but the commentators and guests on the broadcast weren't idle. In the match between Qiao Yifan and Zhou Yebai, there was a mystery that hadn't been explained due to Qiao Yifan's smooth and continuous Ghost Combo! Li Yibo wanted to brush it off, but Pan Lin didn't cooperate this time. After briefly introducing the progress and situation of the match, he immediately reviewed the duel and focused on the problem that hadn't been explained.

"Zhou Yebai's mistake was really unacceptable. His judgment was too outrageous, right?" The TV showed the replay of Envoy's beautiful Second-Stage Consecutive Slashes, which slashed at the air, ignoring One Inch Ash, who had moved to his diagonal rear.

"Such a bizarre mistake must have a reason, right?" Li Yibo didn't respond, so Pan Lin continued to talk to himself while signaling the director to switch to Zhou Yebai's perspective.

"Wait!" Li Yibo suddenly shouted, noticing something in the fleeting image.

"What?" The screen immediately froze.

"Rewind and slow down!" Li Yibo's voice was a little distorted.

Pan Lin was puzzled but still instructed the director to cooperate. The recording rewound and then played again.

"Stop!" Li Yibo suddenly shouted.

The director, who was prepared, immediately stopped the picture. Li Yibo pointed at the screen, "Look here!"

In Zhou Yebai's perspective, there were the light and shadows of the Ice Formation and Plague Formation exploding after being detonated by Ghost God's Feast. At this moment, right in front of his perspective, a clear figure stood.

"One Inch Ash!" Pan Lin shouted, "One Inch Ash did appear in that position. Zhou Yebai's attack wasn't a problem, but..."

"Freeze it and change the perspective," Li Yibo interrupted him.

Pan Lin was stunned but still switched the match perspective to a full view.

"Huh!" Pan Lin exclaimed himself after switching. In the full view, One Inch Ash wasn't in that position at all. He had already moved to Envoy's diagonal rear and was about to enter the position where he would launch his final attack.

"What's going on?" Pan Lin wondered, and then switched the perspective back, and he saw the figure of One Inch Ash again.

"This..." Pan Lin looked, looked, and suddenly shouted "Ah".

"Did you find it?" Li Yibo said.

"This... this..." Pan Lin held the mouse, and the cursor slid across the screen, passing over the outline of the "One Inch Ash" figure.

"This isn't One Inch Ash at all, but just an outline formed by the magic god's light and shadow when the two Ghost Formations exploded," Li Yibo said.

"This... is this something that appears in the system's judgment?" Pan Lin asked in surprise.

"Probably not." Li Yibo shook his head. He had never heard of such a thing.

"Coincidence?"

"We probably won't know until we interview Qiao Yifan," Li Yibo said.

The audience at the match also saw the picture and commentary from the broadcast through the electronic screens at the venue, and they immediately saw the outline of the human figure formed by the two Ghost Formations after Ghost God's Feast.

Not only the audience was surprised, but even the professional players sitting on both sides of the player seats, including great gods like Ye Xiu and Wang Jiexi, were shocked.

This was a strange scene that they had never seen in their professional careers. Such a lifelike outline, was it a coincidence?

The players of Tiny Herb needed to guess, but Happy's players were direct. They all turned to look at Qiao Yifan, using their eyes to make Qiao Yifan understand that he had to explain.

"Ah... this, I discovered it unintentionally," Qiao Yifan said.

"You created it intentionally!" Ye Xiu's surprised expression didn't change, because he knew very well that noticing this kind of thing was one thing, but being able to reproduce it again was another.

"Well... I tried to practice it, and luckily, Luo Ji helped me calculate some things in it." Qiao Yifan said, and then pushed teammate Luo Ji out to share the credit. Luo Ji was usually at school, but on Saturday match days, he would fly to the match venue to meet everyone. It was a bit tiring, but if he didn't even attend the matches, he would feel that his identity as a professional player had no meaning at all.

"Just a little bit." Luo Ji, who was pushed out by Qiao Yifan, said quickly.

"Amazing!" Ye Xiu praised. Regardless of how practical this technique was, it was definitely encouraging for young players to have such creativity and research spirit. Ye Xiu was sure that this was a new skill never seen before in the history of Glory, even the two All-Star-level Ghost Swordsman masters from Void had never discovered this technique.

"Ah... it's okay! I just think it might have some effect." Qiao Yifan was a little overwhelmed by such praise.

"Let's discuss it together later," Ye Xiu said with a smile.

"Yes!" Qiao Yifan was also very happy. This sense of recognition was never too much!

The break after the individual matches passed quickly. The upcoming team competition would be the most important part of this match, or even all the matches in this round. A large part of the reason why the TV broadcast chose this match was for this team competition.

However, the scene was very quiet. The Happy fans at the home stadium had very complex and contradictory emotions about this team competition, which would determine the final result of the oath to defeat three opponents in a row.

Tang Rou stood up from her seat. She had failed in four of the five rounds, but her gaze was as firm as ever. Even though her opponent was Tiny Herb, even though this team had never been defeated by one person in a row, Tang Rou didn't hesitate or retreat at all.

"I'm going."

After simply saying hello to her teammates, Tang Rou went on stage. Seeing her, the complex and contradictory Happy fans at the home stadium continued to be at a loss, not knowing how to respond. On the other hand, the Tiny Herb fans immediately erupted in shouts and cheers when Liu Xiaobie, the first player to appear for Tiny Herb, stood up. The Happy home stadium was once again like a mere formality. Tang Rou, who once could cause a climax in the entire stadium, had really become a cold-field machine.

The match began in such an eerie atmosphere.

"I'm honored to be your first opponent in your one-versus-three challenge," Liu Xiaobie typed. As a hand speed expert, Liu Xiaobie also liked to type more while moving to warm up his fingers and get into the state. Liu Xiaobie wasn't mocking her by specifically pointing out the topic of one-versus-three. He quite admired this pretty girl for daring to declare her intention to defeat three opponents in a row. Who didn't have this kind of ambition? But daring to say it and daring to make such a vow was really ruthless and bold!

"It's just a pity, can you pass my test?"

On the simple and unadorned map, Wind Terrace, the two characters faced each other from a distance, and the distance quickly shortened. Their postures were also gradually adjusted to cooperate with their attacks. Liu Xiaobie's Flying Sword was leaning forward more and more, and under the cover of this posture, his right hand secretly rested on the hilt of the sword on his waist.

The distance between the two sides was fifteen steps.

Fourteen steps...

Thirteen steps...

Liu Xiaobie carefully defended. This female version of the Battle Mage in front of him often directly used Dragon Breaks the Firmament for movement plus attack as a starting move. This distance of more than ten steps was a matter of one stroke for Dragon Breaks the Firmament.

Twelve steps...

Eleven steps...

The closer he got, the more careful Liu Xiaobie became, carefully observing Han Yanrou's posture. Han Yanrou always held her spear upside down. The starting move for Dragon Breaks the Firmament wouldn't be like this.

Not preparing for Dragon Breaks the Firmament?

Then, watch mine!

Blade Draw!

Six steps away, Blade Draw had already been launched.

Not enough distance?

No, when the blade light appeared, both characters were moving. The distance of six steps was only a brief moment. Attacking at this time was just right!

Sure enough, the blade light drew a bright line, instantly connecting the distance between the two sides. Han Yanrou was right in front of him, suddenly squatting down.

That's not enough!

Hand speed experts rarely have slow reactions. Changing moves is their greatest weapon. The direction of the blade light was instantly adjusted. Simply squatting down couldn't dodge it.

However, Han Yanrou wasn't simply squatting down.

Sky Strike! Han Yanrou's battle spear was raised. Squatting down only gained a reduced operating space, allowing this Sky Strike to perfectly parry this Blade Draw.

Clang!

The weapons of both sides collided quickly. Sky Strike didn't seem to be enough to completely parry the attack of Blade Draw, but Han Yanrou's body had already been adjusted by Tang Rou. Using the force of this attack, she accelerated her movement and the speed of her counterattack.

Dragon Tooth!

Directly attacking the chest.

Sure enough, fierce! Liu Xiaobie praised. Thinking of launching a preemptive attack between moves, this girl's personality hadn't changed at all!

Liu Xiaobie couldn't help but think back to the beginning, when the captain called them to ask Ye Xiu for advice in the tenth server, he was often pestered by this girl. She couldn't even last a minute, but at that time, she had already clearly displayed her style. Never retreating, always attacking, from the first strike to the final fall, always maintaining a clear aggressiveness. Although her skills were rough at that time, every player of Tiny Herb could easily knock her down, but this vigorous fighting spirit left them with an extremely deep impression.

And now, she finally stood on the same platform as them, and also carried the burden of defeating three opponents in a row within five rounds.

What a personality, but we, Tiny Herb, don't want to be the background for your personality!

Liu Xiaobie wasn't Huang Shaotian after all. He didn't have the habit of typing while fighting. After making a firm decision in his heart, Flying Sword probed out.

Triple Slash!

Liu Xiaobie didn't retreat because of Han Yanrou's approach, but instead opened the Swordsman's movement skill, actively meeting her.

This kind of response was exactly what Tang Rou wanted.

Dragon Tooth, stabbing quickly, but unexpectedly Flying Sword emptied his sword, his figure immediately turned, and then turned again.

Triangle Triple Slash!

Liu Xiaobie's ultra-high hand speed allowed the two changes of direction of the Triple Slash to be so fast that it was dazzling. Flying Sword seemed to be teleporting in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, he had avoided the stabbing Dragon Tooth, flashed to Han Yanrou's side, and the sword's edge fell!