Chapter 1036 An Accumulation of Little Things

Lord Grim and Flowing Cloud each moved along their own routes, neither one visible in the other's field of vision. However, the viewers watching from a god's-eye perspective could see the two characters steadily approaching each other, even though some obstacles blocked them.

Lu Hanwen's Flowing Cloud moved in a straight line, arriving in the center of the map first. Seeing no opponent, he continued to charge without hesitation.

"Wow, Lu Hanwen is really decisive!" Pan Yun exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmm, in that case, Ye Xiu won't be able to find a spot in the center of the map to ambush him. Lu Hanwen has already led Flowing Cloud away!" Li Yibo said.

"Is this the method Song Xiao taught him? Although it's simple, it's quite effective!" Pan Lin said.

In just a few words, Flowing Cloud had already crossed the center of the map, heading towards Lord Grim's spawn point.

"But what are Lu Hanwen's plans next? He can't be expecting to find Lord Grim at the spawn point, can he?" Pan Lin wondered.

"Having played the first match, Lu Hanwen should have a better understanding of this map now. I think his actions are based on this understanding. Or perhaps, someone gave him some guidance," Li Yibo said.

"Song Xiao?" Pan Lin watched Flowing Cloud's movements.

"Although Song Xiao has experience fighting on this map, his understanding might not be as good as the players offstage," Li Yibo said.

"Yu Wenzhou!" Pan Lin immediately realized. Why were the players offstage more familiar with the map than those on stage? Because they were using a holographic simulation. The full map, the cutaway views, and the various other ways the holographic simulation was presented were much more complete than the camera angles of the television broadcast. Song Xiao hadn't even been to Ye Xiu's Lord Grim's spawn point in the previous match, but everyone offstage could clearly see Lord Grim's spawn and the terrain he had travelled through in the holographic simulation.

Of course, the map wasn't one the Blue Rain team was particularly familiar with, but a tactical master like Yu Wenzhou could find many tactical points in this map in such a short time. These points could be defended or utilized. The Blue Rain players who were about to enter the arena could already think about how to use these points. Lu Hanwen might have received some advice from Yu Wenzhou.

"Let's see what he does!" Pan Lin said excitedly, but just then, Lord Grim suddenly changed direction.

Because he was taking a detour, Lord Grim hadn't reached the center of the map yet, but at this moment, he suddenly turned left, heading towards the middle of the map.

"This is!" Pan Lin shouted, unable to figure out Lord Grim's intentions. Li Yibo was also quickly scanning the choices for Lord Grim's next move. It looked like he was trying to rush out of the right flank and meet Flowing Cloud in the center of the map.

"No way? Give us Ye Xiu's first-person view!" Li Yibo called out.

The screen immediately switched, and the first-person view rapidly changed scenes as Lord Grim moved quickly and skillfully through the map. Not far from him, Lu Hanwen's Flowing Cloud was heading south along the main road.

Slide!

Lord Grim suddenly used this skill, not as an attack, but as a way to move in a low position, passing under a large tree root lying on the ground with a slight gap underneath.

Jumping over the tree root or going around it was also possible, but Ye Xiu chose to use this skill, not to show off.

Lord Grim and Flowing Cloud were close, and everyone thought they would see each other soon.

But with a slide, Lord Grim suddenly moved close to the ground.

The director reacted quickly this time, and two viewpoints were presented on the screen together.

Lord Grim was moving close to the ground, and Lu Hanwen's view was empty.

Hidden!

Everyone exclaimed in surprise, and then they saw Lord Grim roll after the slide, not standing up, but crouching behind a cluster of bushes.

Lu Hanwen's view was still calm, and Ye Xiu's Lord Grim had silently slid to his vicinity.

There was no time to savor the surprise.

Lu Hanwen's Flowing Cloud rushed past, and the sound of his footsteps from the bush reached everyone's ears, especially Ye Xiu's.

Just as Flowing Cloud stepped over the bush, Lord Grim jumped up.

Without touching the bush at all, Lord Grim flew over it, just to continue without making a sound.

The Myriad Manifestations Umbrella was already extended at this time, in its spear form.

Dragon Tooth!

He attacked Flowing Cloud from behind.

Shui! Ta!

Two sounds came out at the same time.

The system sound effect for the Dragon Tooth skill couldn't be completely eliminated by the player's operation, but the sound effect of Lord Grim's Dragon Tooth attack coincided with the sound of Flowing Cloud's footsteps.

Was it a coincidence?

Or was it skill?

There was no time to analyze it. The two sounds were mixed together, and neither could cover up the other. But because of the confusion of the footsteps, Lu Hanwen's reaction was a little slower.

Pu!

This sound was clear and unmistakable. Lord Grim stabbed Flowing Cloud in the back.

The Dragon Tooth attack caused a stun effect, and the subsequent combo was inevitable. Flowing Cloud's health rapidly decreased.

"Lord Grim's attack power has definitely increased." Li Yibo finally said with confidence after researching, although he couldn't provide exact data.

Pan Lin didn't follow up. Li Yibo had said this in the previous match! What was the point of repeating it now? The equipment had been upgraded to level 80, so it would be strange if the attack power didn't increase. Could he say something more substantial?

"Lu Hanwen is now on the defensive!" Pan Lin analyzed the situation.

"I didn't expect Ye Xiu to make such a move. Was this an ambush planned after predicting Lu Hanwen's intentions?" Li Yibo said. The two sides had already started fighting, so it was impossible to switch the screen to analyze Ye Xiu's previous actions.

"He won't die in another wave, will he?" Pan Lin was already worried. Although Lu Hanwen had been selected as an All-Star twice, making him seem more advanced than Song Xiao, the two-year veteran of the pro scene couldn't compare to the key player Song Xiao when it came to handling big matches.

Even Song Xiao was suppressed so miserably by Ye Xiu in a head-on confrontation, so it would be even more difficult for Lu Hanwen to reverse the situation after being attacked from behind, right?

In the blink of an eye, Flowing Cloud's health had dropped by 15 percent. The damage bonus from back attacks was very significant, as high as 20 percent. Thanks to the Assassin's class-change skill "Art of Assassination," the damage bonus from back attacks was as high as 40 percent. Unfortunately, class-change and awakening skills couldn't be randomly added to weapons with skill scrolls.

"Hopefully Lu Hanwen can stabilize and calmly look for opportunities," Pan Lin continued.

Fast!

This was Lu Hanwen's impression of the battle. From the first Dragon Tooth attack until now, he had lost 15 percent of his health in the blink of an eye. Because the unspecialized class lacked class mastery and armor mastery, many stats couldn't compare to specialized classes. In addition, the skills were low-level, resulting in insufficient output. This had always been a recognized problem. But now, Flowing Cloud's health had dropped by 15 percent in the blink of an eye. Insufficient output? The speed made up for it! Lu Hanwen could feel how closely the skills landed on his body. He didn't know how the unspecialized class could attack so quickly. Was there no delay between attacks? Was the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella just hanging on Flowing Cloud and changing forms?

Lu Hanwen couldn't see. He was trying hard, but Ye Xiu was more experienced and adjusted his position, constantly placing Lord Grim directly behind him.

It wasn't a shadow-shifting step, but it was based on the same principle.

But in that case, there was no need to worry about getting dizzy.

The optimistic young man could still think of the good things in this situation, even though that good thing had no value at this point, but it still made him happy.

Then, he needed to find a way to break the deadlock.

Lu Hanwen wasn't flustered or calm. He just had courage, the courage to try. After failing again and again, he scratched his head and tried again!

Bang, bang, bang!

Flowing Cloud was always attacking with his sword, but some of the attacks were of poor quality in the eyes of experts. It looked like he was in a panic and had lost all sense of order, trying to blindly guess a result.

"I'm afraid he won't be able to defeat Ye Xiu by messing around like this," Li Yibo said.

Cheer up!

More people were cheering for Lu Hanwen at this time, especially the Blue Rain supporters.

Although it looked a little reckless, it wasn't necessarily without any pattern. At least, Lu Hanwen never used the same method twice. In other words, it seemed like there was no pattern, but there was a thought process. He was trying, because he couldn't think of any sure-fire way to break the deadlock, so he could only bet on any method that he thought was possible.

If one didn't work, he would switch to another. If that one didn't work, he would switch again. If that one didn't work, he would continue to switch...

Bang, bang, bang, bang...

Lu Hanwen struggled frantically, and the sword light waved erratically.

"Good kid!" Huang Shaotian praised from the sidelines.

Yu Wenzhou smiled and said nothing.

The experts could see that although many of Lu Hanwen's methods were reckless and none had accurately broken the deadlock, his continuous and courageous attempts, one after another, had made some impact on Ye Xiu, whether large or small. These impacts, combined with Lu Hanwen's continuous and courageous attempts, slowly accumulated and grew larger.

Although Ye Xiu was trying to digest it, Huang Shaotian and Yu Wenzhou could see that he would eventually be unable to do so.

To maintain Lord Grim's uninterrupted offensive was difficult in itself, requiring very precise controls. Lu Hanwen's insignificant methods would eventually come together to form a significant method that could have an effect.