Hu Die Lan
Chapter 1239 Darkness and Light
If you asked a hundred Glory players, probably a hundred of them would answer "despicable," without the slightest hesitation.
That answer wouldn't be wrong, of course, but so-called expert analyses wouldn't be so broad. They would pick apart the technical details to identify the qualities Fang Rui possessed. The conclusion would be that this style of play was perfect for Fang Rui, and probably not suitable for anyone else.
This view was even shared by Zhao Yang, the former All-Star Qi Master player. The retired Zhao Yang hadn't lost his interest in Glory. A reporter who was familiar with him easily got his opinion on Fang Rui's Qi Master. Zhao Yang believed that even he couldn't play a Qi Master with Fang Rui's unique style. It truly was a unique style born from the player himself.
And what would be the outcome of this style of play?
Currently, the recent surge of Happy's strength can't ignore Fang Rui's increasingly skilled new style. After being thrown into disarray by Ye Xiu's unspecialized Lord Grim, the teams of the Alliance now faced Happy with another tricky style that they couldn't decipher in a short period, and it would similarly leave them helpless.
Losing isn't scary; but losing without knowing how you lost is very scary. It means there's no way to learn from the experience and seek improvement.
And this feeling that Happy brought to the teams of the Alliance was truly too strong. An unfamiliar unspecialized, Bao with his divergent thinking, and now, Fang Rui with his new style of play.
This new team was truly new. New people, new characters, and new styles of play.
How would they solve these completely new elements? Each team had to spend time researching and figuring it out. But there were 19 opponents in the Alliance, not just Happy. In the end, no team would specifically target one team for too much research and practice. They still had to follow the rhythm of the schedule, focusing on whichever team they were facing. So Happy seized the opportunity, and after stabilizing their style, they began to madly snatch points. By the fourteenth round, their pace hadn't slowed down at all. Ge Zhaolan, the first player from Void to fight in the team competition, was quickly defeated. Fang Rui's Sea, Boundless's health only dropped by 37%.
A pretty good start. The applause from the audience sent the dejected Ge Zhaolan off the stage.
Li Xuan sighed and shook his head, his gaze falling beside him. His best friend, his best partner, but also the one who competed with him for the title of "Number One Ghostblade," Wu Yuce.
"It's up to you," Li Xuan said.
Next, Void would have Wu Yuce and him take turns defending the stage. Happy still had 2.63 people left, so they were quite behind.
Wu Yuce nodded, not saying much, and resolutely walked towards the stage.
The Happy supporters in the audience were trying to boost their team's morale, inevitably booing to disrupt Void's players. However, Wu Yuce seemed to have the ability to automatically block out the boos. His steps were very steady. When he met Ge Zhaolan along the way, he even stopped to exchange a few simple words, not at all affected by the atmosphere of the scene.
Wu Yuce soon arrived on stage, entered the competition booth, and logged into his character.
Ghostblade, Ghost Carving, one of the only two female characters among the All-Star characters in recent years.
"Come on, Ms. Wu!" So after the match started, Fang Rui immediately used trash talk on this point first.
Wu Yuce didn't respond. Ghost Carving moved across the map. What about Fang Rui? He didn't seem to expect Wu Yuce to respond. While trash-talking, he also had Sea, Boundless charge out.
In fact, Fang Rui wasn't too unfamiliar with Wu Yuce. They were both born in the same year. However, although both of them initially showed promise in their respective teams, they couldn't compare to another player born in the same year.
Zhou Zekai, in that season, he stepped onto the professional stage with dazzling brilliance. In his debut season, he sent Samsara, a mediocre team that had always been a non-contender, into the playoffs.
What were Fang Rui and Wu Yuce doing at this time?
Fang Rui went to Wind Howl, initially positioned as Lin Jingyan's successor for Tang Three Strikes. As a result, in that initial season, Fang Rui revealed his talent as a Thief, and ultimately he was positioned as a Thief player, and then embarked on the road to All-Star.
And what about Wu Yuce? When he first arrived at Void, the team actually wanted to reshape his class, but Wu Yuce refused to comply. He insisted on playing the Ghostblade class. But at that time, Void already had Li Xuan, a Ghostblade player from the Golden Generation. Wu Yuce's behavior was regarded as extremely unwise and provocative. Initially, he was snubbed. Until by chance, he got the opportunity to play, and made a name for himself in one battle. Only then did the team begin to re-examine his positioning, and felt that… two Ghostblades didn't seem impossible. The Dual Ghost combination slowly began to be established from then on.
Their beginnings weren't as dazzling as Zhou Zekai's. They both had their own twists and turns, but what was reflected was the completely different attitudes of the two.
Fang Rui was very casual. From his Qi Master identity at Blue Rain, to being poached by Wind Howl to be cultivated as a Brawler, he discovered that Thief was quite suitable when he became a professional player, so he was positioned as a Thief… Perhaps it could be said that Fang Rui was constantly compromising, but in the current professional environment, an unknown player would probably choose to obey and compromise like this if they wanted to be valued by the team. And Fang Rui, his obedience and compromise were indeed a bit more. There were so many twists and turns just on the way from the training camp to becoming a professional player. But in the end, he finally succeeded. But after this guy succeeded, he changed classes again. But with his current identity and status, would changing classes still be seen as obedience and compromise? But in Fang Rui's view, he didn't feel much different from the beginning.
Compared to Fang Rui, Wu Yuce was exactly that tiny part. He didn't obey the team's needs, but insisted on his own choice. A player like this might have been directly abandoned by the team from the beginning, but Wu Yuce was lucky. He entered the team like this, continued his insistence, and then, he waited for an opportunity, seized the opportunity, his insistence had meaning, and finally he also embarked on the road to All-Star.
Two completely different journeys ultimately created two equally outstanding All-Star players. At this moment, the two met. Fang Rui's style of play, like his person, was casual, so in the end he became a master of the despicable style. Wu Yuce, on the other hand, was tenacious and unyielding, so his Ghostblade also had a toughness that seeped from his bones.
Fang Rui's trash talk only appeared once when Wu Yuce first appeared, and then never again, because he knew very well that this was someone who wouldn't be interfered with by trash talk. His character was so tenacious. When he was a rookie, he dared to stubbornly insist on his own way and not listen to the team's arrangements. This wasn't something any player dared to do.
The two quickly met in the center of the map. Without exchanging words, they started fighting directly. Sea, Boundless began the signature Thief movement style under Fang Rui's control. When the opponent didn't notice the attack, a Qi Bullet was already fired.
Ghost Slash!
The result was Ghost Carving's Ghost Slash. The power of the demon god permeated the blade, passing directly through the Qi Bullet.
The Qi Bullet wouldn't be cleared by the judgment of this attack, and was still flying towards Ghost Carving, but Ghost Carving's slash also fiercely slashed towards Sea, Boundless.
With a "poof" sound, the Qi Bullet hit Ghost Carving. He didn't bother to dodge at all, just desperately delivered his Ghost Slash to Sea, Boundless.
This guy!
Fang Rui gnashed his teeth. Head-on collision. Ghostblade was clearly not a class with high defense and high health, but Wu Yuce preferred this kind of method. This was his personality.
But Fang Rui didn't expect this kid to be so ruthless right from the start.
He could dodge this attack, but if he dodged, Ghost Carving's second attack would arrive immediately, and the initiative would instantly fall into Wu Yuce's hands.
I won't let you get your way!
Fang Rui made an operation, and Sea, Boundless's figure paused. He had activated the Brawler's Steel Bones skill, forcefully withstanding Ghost Carving's Ghost Slash.
Qi Blade!
When Sea, Boundless was hit, he lightly sent out a Qi Blade with one hand. But at this time, the ghost god power of Ghost Carving's Ghost Slash was still permeating. In the thin layer of purple, this Qi Blade flew through, immediately leaving an extremely clear trace.
Ghost Carving tilted his body to the left.
Hey, it's not that easy. Fang Rui sneered. The Qi Blade suddenly turned to the right, cutting towards Ghost Carving.
But after receiving this blow, Wu Yuce didn't give up his offensive. While Ghost Carving's figure swayed from being hit by the Qi Blade, the knife in his hand was still stubbornly sent out.
Ice Seal Ghost Slash!
The difference between a Slash Ghost and an Array Ghost is that the Array Ghost summons the power of ghost gods to form various barriers to control or kill opponents. The Slash Ghost, on the other hand, directly attaches the summoned power of the ghost god to the blade, enhancing the lethality of his slash.
Ghost Slash, Moonlight Slash, Full Moon Slash. These are the three slash skills that Ghostblades learn below level 20. And Slash Ghosts can attach any ghost god power to these three slash skills.
Ghost Carving's attack was summoning the power of the Ice Soul to attach to the blade, so it became an Ice Seal Ghost Slash. A faint blue icy aura permeated the blade, and in this slash, it reached several body positions. Although Sea, Boundless was already rolling, he was still swept by the icy air, and his speed immediately decreased a lot.
Flame Eater Full Moon!
Ghost Carving's next slash was launched at this moment, his character taking a sliding step forward. This time, he summoned the power of the Fire Soul, attached it to the blade, and delivered a Full Moon Slash. The enchanting power of the Fire Soul formed a full moon shape, but it didn't appear very dazzling. The flame symbolizing the power of the demon god was never a pure fiery red, but carried a hint of dark purple in it, but its power would be even greater because of it, because it wasn't a simple fire attribute damage. In addition to the fire attribute, it would always be accompanied by the dark attribute inherent to Ghostblades.
Flame Eater Full Moon, falling!
Qi Aura!
Around Sea, Boundless, a tangible protective shield suddenly expanded, blocking the Flame Eater Full Moon.
If Ghostblades were born with a dark attribute, then Qi Masters were born with a light attribute. But what about the operators of these two classes at this time…