Hu Die Lan

Chapter 1436 One Step, One Sword, One Kill

Huang Shaotian was undoubtedly the busiest person on the field at this moment.

The combined assault of Ye Xiu and Fang Rui was something that no one in the entire Glory pro scene could easily handle. And Huang Shaotian still had to guard against possible attacks from other characters.

The ghost swordsman, One Inch Ash, hadn't made a move since releasing that Ice Boundary. But the more he didn't act, the scarier it became. Knowing that Huang Shaotian was already being careful, if he attacked again, Huang Shaotian would definitely lock down his position and react accordingly. But since he hadn't attacked yet, it felt like he was everywhere. No matter where Huang Shaotian maneuvered his character, he had to be wary of the ghost formation's blockade.

And then there was Wei Chen's Windward Formation.

Where was he? Huang Shaotian had no clue. After all, talking in the chat channel wouldn't reveal a character's location. The warlock excelled at control, and in the current situation, if Troubling Rain was hit by a warlock's skills, he would undoubtedly lose. This elusive character was someone Huang Shaotian had to constantly keep in mind.

They were chasing and fighting, but neither of them showed up, and the fifth character, whether it was a Launcher or a Cleric, was also unknown. It seemed that Happy was determined not to let Huang Shaotian figure out their plan, and was patiently dealing with him.

Troubling Rain's health had already been reduced by 20%. Facing the combined forces of Ye Xiu and Fang Rui, no one could consume them without taking damage. Huang Shaotian fought while retreating, not discovering the traces of the other three Happy characters, but he had a better understanding of this terrain.

Playing hide-and-seek with me?

Huang Shaotian was certain that Happy's characters were in this area, but they were hiding and unwilling to reveal themselves. These hidden pieces were meant to shine when Blue Rain moved their entire army here. When Huang Shaotian was fighting Ye Xiu and Fang Rui, he took a huge risk to deliberately reveal a flaw, hoping to trigger an attack from a third party, but Happy's guys stubbornly endured.

Continuing like this was meaningless! If he was slightly careless, he might be killed by these two guys. Navigating in such a dangerous place, Huang Shaotian was giving it his all, and was already feeling a bit overwhelmed. No one's energy was endless. While entangled with two All-Star players, he also had to constantly be wary of possible sneak attacks from others. Troubling Rain was still alive! This was already an exceptional performance.

But unfortunately, even so, Huang Shaotian didn't manage to figure out the opponent's true strength. The pressure he was facing was too great, and Happy's response was extremely meticulous.

It seemed that he couldn't use a trick to play along. Huang Shaotian was disappointed. But would Happy fall for it if he led them to Blue Rain's layout? Those two were both incredibly shrewd characters!

Huang Shaotian stared at the two characters in front of him. If he continued to fight like this, he would definitely lose. He had been struggling in a defensive, evasive posture, half-heartedly trying to figure out how much these two could lock him down. But now, he was really determined to escape. Could he do it?

Huang Shaotian was already a little tired, but suddenly became excited again.

He liked to find those tiny possibilities in tightly-knit situations, and then personally magnify those possibilities infinitely. It made him feel incredibly exhilarated.

Then...

Phantom Invisible Sword!

Troubling Rain flicked his wrist, suddenly unleashing a powerful move.

Maneuvering, probing, scouting, but at the same time, Huang Shaotian was also setting up a plan. He wanted to create an impression of difficulty, he wanted to hide the space for this burst of power, all to leave himself a way out. And he was facing familiar old opponents, so it wouldn't be easy to fool both of them at the same time.

So, could he do it?

The moment of truth was coming.

Huang Shaotian was very excited, and could even say that he was looking forward to this moment. The moment he broke through the tight defense of these two and left triumphantly.

Sword light flashed.

And Huang Shaotian used this powerful move while Troubling Rain was dashing forward.

It was like shooting while moving. Controlling the sword path was obviously more troublesome. Ye Xiu and Fang Rui were both experienced players, and wouldn't retreat in fear just because they saw a powerful move. They would also look for flaws and seize the opportunity to attack. So even if the situation was difficult, there was no room for carelessness in their maneuvers.

Carelessness was equivalent to failure.

Swish swish swish swish!

One after another, beautiful sword lights flashed, weaving patterns and scattering towards Lord Grim and Happy's Boundless Sea.

How many swords per step?

Many people were paying attention.

Using Phantom Invisible Sword while moving wasn't Huang Shaotian's exclusive skill. And the measure of how well this technique was executed was how many swords were struck per step.

Some people could strike three swords in one step, some four, and some five, or somewhere in between.

And this number wasn't necessarily higher the better, because it wasn't a competition of hand speed, but a competition of efficiency. The most perfect effect of Phantom Invisible Sword while moving was one kill per step.

Yes.

One kill per step, that was the true goal of this technique. The number of swords per step was only to serve this purpose. If only one sword was needed to complete the kill, then of course that would be the best, saving the sword path to continue to the next step, the next kill.

One step, one sword, one kill.

That was the highest level of this technique.

So, how many steps would Troubling Rain need to take to complete a kill? The question everyone was instantly focused on was this.

Six swords!

Troubling Rain's first step actually had six swords. The hand speed was commendable, but using six swords was not very elegant.

Not elegant, but still understandable.

Facing Ye Xiu and Fang Rui in a two-on-one situation, it was already quite difficult to achieve this one kill.

One kill didn't necessarily mean killing with one strike. Relying on this strike to injure the opponent, or force them back, could all be considered a kill.

Ye Xiu and Fang Rui, in a two-on-one situation, wouldn't be easily injured. Lord Grim and Boundless Sea both chose to retreat, but it was a feigned retreat!

Those were two cunning fellows.

Huang Shaotian saw through it immediately, so when everyone thought Troubling Rain's step was six swords, he actually added two more swords.

Eight swords in one step!

The result was truly too terrible to look at. This Phantom Invisible Sword usually only had about a dozen swords, but Troubling Rain had already struck eight swords in one step. Was this still a one-sword-one-kill technique? This was simply standing still and outputting damage!

Ordinary players wouldn't know the necessity of Huang Shaotian adding those two swords. Ye Xiu and Fang Rui were deliberately creating openings for him to exploit, but Huang Shaotian used those two swords to fill in the openings and truly complete this one-step-eight-sword kill.

Continue!

Troubling Rain charged again!

One step forward, two swords from before, and then two more swords.

One step, two swords, one kill!

This step was truly elegant. Although he used two swords, there was no reason to dwell on it. Huang Shaotian was facing two opponents! Others only needed one sword per step, but he naturally needed two, because forcing both of them back with one sword was too demanding.

After one step, another step.

After two swords, another two swords.

Twelve swords!

Many people were counting clearly.

The most Phantom Invisible Swords ever executed was fifteen by Liu Xiaobie, and usually players could reach thirteen swords. That meant that after twelve swords, it should be the finishing strike. But in Huang Shaotian's current situation, how could he use that final sword?

Although the power of that final sword was extremely great, the post-attack recovery time was too long. Huang Shaotian was in a dangerous situation, so how could he use a skill with such a long recovery time? This ultimate sword of Phantom Invisible Sword couldn't be used in his one-step-one-sword-one-kill performance. So, the path Troubling Rain had broken open with his sword was probably coming to an end, right? But the two characters he was facing didn't seem to be forced back far enough!

So, it wasn't over yet!

One step, two swords, one kill!

Fourteen swords!

He was still one sword short of Liu Xiaobie's fifteen-sword record, but this was while moving, it was a one-step-one-sword-one-kill technique, which required more judgment and more maneuvers. Yet Huang Shaotian had completed fourteen swords in this situation.

Even the Happy fans at the Happy home stadium couldn't help but admire Huang Shaotian. Being smashed by a tree and losing half his life wasn't enough to erase the fact that he was a top player!

Break through!

Phantom Invisible Sword, a one-step-one-sword-one-kill technique, a total of four steps, fourteen swords, four kills. Huang Shaotian broke through the entanglement of Ye Xiu and Fang Rui, two excellent players. Because he didn't use the ultimate sword, there was no post-attack recovery time. Troubling Rain's Ice Rain sword swept again, and he was about to use Triple Slash to escape. But at this moment, a message popped up in the public chat.

"You two are too useless to not even be able to stop that, right?"

Windward Formation, Wei Chen!

Was he going to attack?

Huang Shaotian's heart tightened. Wei Chen had sent such a clear and timely message about the situation, which meant that he had been watching the battle here all along. Then, Windward Formation's skills were probably coming soon, right? This Triple Slash would probably be a self-inflicted trap.

A glance at the message was enough for Huang Shaotian to make this judgment. This Triple Slash forcibly changed his initially chosen perfect route, veering to the side and drawing a Z-shaped trajectory.

Swish!

A dark purple light flashed out of thin air, circled around and connected its head and tail, and then disappeared.

Huang Shaotian felt a wave of fear. That was the warlock's Binding Curse. If he hadn't reacted quickly and maneuvered in time, Troubling Rain would have been bound by that.

"What are you talking about? We deliberately sold him to you, okay?" Fang Rui replied to Wei Chen's message in the chat.

"Let you show off in front of your apprentice, what a great humanitarian concern, aren't you going to say thank you?" Ye Xiu continued.

"Alright, thank you two idiots," Wei Chen replied.

The audience was stunned. Happy's team atmosphere was also quite amazing.