“Hehehehehehe…”

Responding to Zhao Yuzhe were seven consecutive "hehs," coming from the master of Wretched Style. The sound sent a chill down the spines of the audience. They immediately felt that Zhao Yuzhe wasn't just going to lose, but would lose miserably.

"What are you laughing at, senior?" Zhao Yuzhe reacted calmly to Fang Rui's seven "hehs." He wouldn't feel any chill from Fang Rui, who played the Wretched Style. He had never thought highly of this senior to begin with. However, it was somewhat understandable for a Thief to be wretched, as that profession could unleash its power by relying on it. But now that he had transitioned to a Qigong Master and was still being wretched, it wasn't the job, but the individual. If the person was wretched, then they would be wretched no matter what job they used.

"Laughing at you!" Fang Rui replied.

"Laughing at what?" Zhao Yuzhe asked.

"Laughing at you for being in the mood to chat. Don't you know I'm already behind you?" Fang Rui said.

"Heh, senior is still so humorous." Zhao Yuzhe wouldn't be fooled so easily. Although he was chatting with Fang Rui in the channel, he wasn't careless in controlling his character. His view would often rotate, trying his best not to leave any blind spots.

The Wretched Style is nothing to be afraid of, as long as you clearly observe the opponent's movements. Zhao Yuzhe thought this way. In the past, during internal team sparring, he had a high win rate against Fang Rui.

The arena map, Forest Corridor, was relatively complex for a one-on-one map, making it suitable for the Wretched Style. However, for an Elementalist, a profession that requires chanting to cast spells, having more cover wasn't a bad thing.

Both characters didn't charge straight ahead, but quietly approached under various covers. The audience was gradually infected by this atmosphere. The noise grew smaller and smaller, until the entire stadium was almost silent. Then, the two characters met!

*Boom!*

Zhao Yuzhe was the first to attack. The Elementalist, Shaoguang Huan, flashed his staff and fired a Flame Burst. With the high configurations of a professional character, this low-level spell could be chanted almost instantly. For Elementalist equipment, casting speed was a must-have attribute.

Hai Wu Liang, who had been detouring to the flank, was actually seen through by Zhao Yuzhe, causing a sigh of regret to spread through the stadium. Hai Wu Liang rolled away, flipped his palm, and pushed out a Qi Emission Palm.

Still those two moves?

The light of the Qi Emission Palm directly blocked Zhao Yuzhe's view. He sneered and casted Instant Movement crisply.

Using this skill to dodge the Qi Emission Palm was a bit extravagant. However, Zhao Yuzhe knew that Fang Rui's Qi Emission Palm was just a distraction. The real killer moves were after that. Instant Movement allowed him to avoid the interference of the Qi Emission Palm and the killer moves completely. How heroic!

Shaoguang Huan raised his staff, preparing to cast another spell, but suddenly, he saw a very unusual flow of air in his view.

Qi Blade!

*Pfft!*

By the time Zhao Yuzhe reacted, it was too late to do anything. Shaoguang Huan's chant was brutally interrupted by this attack. However, what really shocked Zhao Yuzhe was the precision of this attack. It seemed that the opponent had predicted that he would be in this position? If that were the case… wouldn't this be more than just one Qi Blade?

Of course not!

Hai Wu Liang was rushing towards him in that Thief stance that was very unsightly for a Qigong Master. While jumping, he slammed his palms on the ground, releasing a Quake in the Earth after the Qi Blade.

The Qi rapidly spread underground. Shaoguang Huan, who had just been hit by the Qi Blade, couldn't escape the range in time. He was buffeted by the Qi and staggered diagonally in mid-air. Hai Wu Liang activated Wind Following Clouds, and in an instant, he was already in front of Shaoguang Huan. Severing Pulse: Destroying Intellect, Flashing Hundred Strikes, followed by Qi Explosion, and finally, a Homing Cannon!

Several powerful attacks from the Qigong Master bombarded Shaoguang Huan. The surging Qi stirred his robes, and Shaoguang Huan floated out like a big balloon. The scene wasn't bloody, but the data of the declining life points told everyone that the damage caused by this non-bloody attack was no less than any scene of hacking someone to pieces.

"How is it? Surprised?" Fang Rui even started trash-talking in the channel.

Surprise, yes. But joy? Zhao Yuzhe certainly wouldn't feel any.

"Don't just think that you understand me! Teammates are mutual. I'm also familiar with you. It's just that, compared to you, senior is more amiable," Fang Rui said.

Senior is more amiable?

What did that mean? Was he saying that he hadn't used his full strength in his previous matches against him?

No! How could that be!

Zhao Yuzhe didn't believe it. He quickly adjusted Shaoguang Huan's state and prepared to counterattack immediately, but… where was Hai Wu Liang?

The target disappeared.

Zhao Yuzhe was shocked and immediately activated a Light Electric Ring. A ring of electric elemental energy circled around him. Obviously, any character who wanted to get close to him would have to be shocked by this Light Electric Ring first. Although this low-level skill didn't do much damage, it could provide some protection.

"Light Electric Ring? Did you misunderstand something?" Hai Wu Liang disappeared from Zhao Yuzhe's view, but Fang Rui's messages kept flooding into Zhao Yuzhe's eyes in the public channel.

"I'm… not a Thief anymore!" Fang Rui said. Hai Wu Liang suddenly appeared, above Shaoguang Huan.

Thieves possessed the most terrifying close-range sneak attack weapon: Stealth. What about the Light Electric Ring? There was no doubt that it had some restraint against Stealth. After not being able to find Hai Wu Liang, Zhao Yuzhe immediately activated the Light Electric Ring. Was it… because he thought Hai Wu Liang would use Stealth to approach him silently? Was he subconsciously mistaking Fang Rui for the Thief King of Hundred Blossoms in the past?

But he was no longer a Thief. He could no longer use Stealth to approach people silently.

Where was Hai Wu Liang?

After Zhao Yuzhe turned his view 360 degrees several times without finding him, he finally settled on the big willow tree that was lying on the ground at the 2 o'clock direction.

What had he overlooked?

Zhao Yuzhe suddenly raised his head and saw the silent and dazzling light above him.

Qi Through the Rainbow! (Qigong Master level 55 Awakening skill)

The Qigong Master's level 55 Awakening skill, urging the Qi to penetrate the entire body. What was blasted out was no longer just Qi, but included the Qigong Master himself.

Hai Wu Liang was like a heavy bomb, falling from the sky. His aura gathered throughout his body, emitting a rich light. He swept across the sky like a rainbow, crashing straight down towards Shaoguang Huan.

*Boom!*

As Hai Wu Liang crashed into Shaoguang Huan, the Qi exploded. There wasn't the surging fireworks of a Launcher, nor the dazzling magic light of an Elementalist, not even the rainbow of light that had condensed, faded away at the moment of explosion. But precisely because of this, the destruction caused by this attack was particularly clear.

The surrounding flowers, plants, trees, gravel, and soil were all turned into unconventional shapes under the urging of Qi, and some were broken. Not to mention Shaoguang Huan, who was at the center of this attack. Qi Through the Rainbow was a skill that could store power. While Fang Rui and Zhao Yuzhe were chatting, the audience could clearly see that Hai Wu Liang had already found a good position and started storing power.

"It's not over yet!" Fang Rui shouted. Qi Through the Rainbow was just the starting move of an attack. There were still follow-up attacks. However, unlike most combo routines that used big moves to finish, Fang Rui used a big move to blow up his opponent first. Then, he would pick up any cheap advantages that he could get. If there were no advantages, then landing one big move would be considered a profit.

Zhao Yuzhe was obviously a little dazed from the continuous heavy blows. This was a good time for Fang Rui to pick up cheap advantages. He didn't show any mercy and bombarded him with seemingly gentle attacks from the Qigong Master, causing Zhao Yuzhe to feel pain.

How could this be?

Zhao Yuzhe couldn't understand. He didn't dare to say that he was 100% sure of winning, but he had really been confident. But why? Why was he beaten so powerless? He couldn't see through the opponent's actions, and his positioning and responses seemed to be entirely within Fang Rui's calculations.

Could it be that, as Fang Rui said, he also understood him very well? But he hadn't fully utilized this point before?

How could something like this happen?

Zhao Yuzhe didn't believe it and wasn't convinced. Shaoguang Huan stood up again and charged forward. In the end, he lost the match miserably.

"You actually concealed your strength from your teammates?" In the last moment before falling, Zhao Yuzhe shouted resentfully.

"Hehe, it's the Wretched Style!" Fang Rui replied.

In the first round of the individual competition, Fang Rui's Hai Wu Liang killed Zhao Yuzhe's Shaoguang Huan with ten percent of his life remaining. The audience burst into laughter and mocked Zhao Yuzhe as he walked out of the competition booth.

"Is Fang Rui really hiding his strength from his teammates, so dark?" Some people were also discussing this issue, including Chen Guo.

"There's no such thing. It's that kid who doesn't understand," Ye Xiu said.

"He doesn't understand what?" Chen Guo said.

"He doesn't understand that understanding teammates and understanding opponents are two different things. In the past, Fang Rui treated him as a teammate, but now, he's an opponent. As for him… he only knows how to understand others from the opponent's perspective!" Ye Xiu said.

"Oh…" Chen Guo nodded, understanding a little.

At this time, the second player to appear in the individual competition for Team Hundred Blossoms stood up.

Lin Feng.

Lin Feng, who had transferred from Team Blue Rain to Team Hundred Blossoms, received the top Thief character, Gui Yi Shen Mi (Ghost Doubts). Lin Feng's luck couldn't be said to be bad. It was just that he didn't seem to grasp this opportunity very well. In the end, the Thief class was also vacant at the All-Star competition.

And now, Lin Feng was about to challenge the former operator of Gui Yi Shen Mi. How would he answer in this match, not having completed the inheritance of this character very well?

"Hahaha, I'm really lucky today! First it's a familiar former teammate, and now it's a familiar former character. I seem to have already heard the call of victory." The match had just begun, and Fang Rui had already started trash talking. However, former teammates, and characters who had fought side by side for many years, suddenly became opponents. Was this really good luck that could be praised from the heart? No one would believe this.