Chapter 414 Deception

The two characters stood on opposite sides of the wall, only a foot apart, their auras incredibly tense.

Until the messages appeared in the channel.

"Come in!"

"Come out!"

The childish dialogue instantly ruined the serious and tense atmosphere. The audience didn't know whether to laugh or not, their hearts itching.

But while Ye Xiu was sending this meaningless nonsense, he made his move. Lord Grim didn't break down the door directly, but he also didn't go around to another room. He nimbly slipped out through the window of the double corridor. Then, wielding his ninja blade, he quickly climbed to the second-floor window, jumped in, and quickly chose a spot.

Everyone suddenly realized that he was planning to break through the floor directly from the second floor and launch a surprise attack from above?

The indoor environment and the holographic projection were complex to perfectly present to the audience seated 360 degrees around the arena. It required cutting away many surfaces that obstructed the view. At this time, the second floor looked as if it were suspended in the air. Ye Xiu's Lord Grim and Zhang Jiale's Dazzling Hundred Flowers were like this, one above and one below. The distance was still a foot, but it had changed from a horizontal distance to a vertical one.

Zhang Jiale on the first floor was completely unaware. Dazzling Hundred Flowers held a gun in one hand and a grenade in the other, positioned to ambush every entrance and exit of the room.

But now, Ye Xiu wasn't planning to go through the main entrance!

Whoosh!

Ye Xiu truly cherished time. As soon as he got to the second floor, he didn't hesitate or waver. Even before many people had fully caught up with his train of thought, he had already taken action.

The sides of this castle were quite fragile. Another skill shattered it, and Lord Grim, nestled among the falling fragments, looked down. With one glance, he spotted the location of Dazzling Hundred Flowers. The Myriad Manifestations Umbrella turned and fired!

Zhang Jiale's reaction wasn't slow either. As soon as he heard the sound above, his vision shot up. The Silver Weapon automatic pistol, Hunter Seeker, was already aimed at the sky, and his left hand threw a grenade directly. Then, one after another, while confirming the situation above, he threw grenades one after another. Like a martial arts expert with hidden weapons or a magician with playing cards, the grenades flipped and flew from his hand continuously.

Boom boom boom boom!

The middle section of the room was instantly engulfed in a sea of explosive fire, as if it had been cut into two segments, just like the corridor outside earlier.

Out of the blue?

Ye Xiu's intention was indeed out of the blue, but this method was too crude. The sound of the skill hitting the second-floor floor had already sounded. Zhang Jiale immediately responded with ample time. What Ye Xiu had gained was actually the same situation as when Zhang Jiale had manipulated Dazzling Hundred Flowers to rush out of the door earlier. It was impossible to say who had the advantage, it depended on who reacted faster.

Earlier, the two had fought to a draw in the corridor, but this time, with one above and one below, who had the advantage?

Spinning Kick!

Dazzling Hundred Flowers suddenly used a low-level Gunner close-combat skill, sweeping 360 degrees around him.

He missed!

There was no one around Dazzling Hundred Flowers. Zhang Jiale immediately realized that his prediction was wrong. He had thought that Ye Xiu would use the cover to quickly close in with Shadow Clone Technique, but he didn't expect Ye Xiu to do that.

One wrong step, and an opening appeared. In the explosion of light and shadow in mid-air, Lord Grim seemed to be flying on a sword, and Silver Light Falling Blade descended.

He was suspended in the air for so long?

The audience could see clearly that after Lord Grim broke through the floor and fell, he didn't rush to descend. He turned the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella around and fired a few shots, then changed it back into a ninja blade and nailed it to the ceiling.

From the start, Ye Xiu didn't think that his descent from the sky would directly trouble Zhang Jiale, so he created a slightly unusual situation. In the end, there was a time difference. He caught Zhang Jiale in a misjudgment and attacked.

Zhang Jiale didn't have time to dodge. Silver Light Falling Blade descended, directly knocking down Dazzling Hundred Flowers. But immediately afterward, there was an explosion. Lord Grim was also blasted away by the force. A hole was blasted in the ground, a sign of a landmine explosion.

Ye Xiu seized the opportunity to attack, but he didn't expect Zhang Jiale to have reinforcements here. In the second collision, the two were once again on equal footing. But this was only in terms of the situation. In terms of damage, Ye Xiu's Lord Grim had passed through the explosion of fire once and was bombed in mid-air a second time. Then, he had forced his way through the fire, accumulating a lot of damage. After being blasted away by this landmine, Lord Grim's health had fallen from 57% at the start to 42%.

Two rounds of aggressive attacks didn't establish an advantage. From this exchange point of view, although Ye Xiu was the main attacker in both rounds, Zhang Jiale was the one who ultimately benefited.

"A defensive style of play!" Blue Rain was a defensive team and naturally very sensitive to defensive styles of play. Seeing the situation develop like this, Huang Shaotian immediately sent Yu Wenzhou a text message.

"Yes," Yu Wenzhou replied, confirming this point. At this time, during the television broadcast, Pan Lin and Li Yibo were still marveling at the two players' quick reactions and responses, which had created a balanced match. The two hadn't noticed this deeper meaning yet!

"This is the real you!" In another part of the audience, a low-key spectator watching the match also exclaimed.

Sun Zheping!

The former partner in the dazzling Flower Blossom Blood Scene, now an ex-pro player utilizing his limited time in Team Yizhan to generate a little heat. He couldn't be considered a star anymore. The initial attention from his comeback eventually faded due to his limited appearances for Yizhan.

The playoffs had nothing to do with his Yizhan team; the championship dream had long since disappeared for him. He was just staying here, playing for fun, because of the thought in his heart, that he could never completely give up on Glory.

Yes, playing for fun. His level of appearances and commitment could only be considered playing for fun. So, Sun Zheping didn't have much regret about ultimately not joining the dark horse, Team Excellent Era. Excellent Era was the starting point for his commitment. This grassroots team that he was familiar with was now fiercely heading towards the championship. If he was still on this team, Sun Zheping believed that he would go crazy because he couldn't release himself at such an important moment.

Choosing Yizhan was a wise decision. Sun Zheping didn't regret it.

Seeing Excellent Era reach this point, Sun Zheping was also very pleased.

He looked forward to this team creating a miracle, just like when they defeated Team Excellent Dynasty in the Challenger League. But now, Excellent Era had run into Tyranny...

Sun Zheping didn't have much affection for Tyranny itself. He only cared because Zhang Jiale was there, his former partner, his closest friend.

He completely understood his mood, his goals, his pursuit. But at this time, Zhang Jiale just happened to run into Excellent Era.

This was truly a very difficult scene. But Sun Zheping was a straightforward person. He didn't struggle too much. The brave win when paths cross, his belief was that simple. His mood would never become a burden on the field, so it was the same when he watched the game.

But at this time, the Zhang Jiale he saw didn't have such a strong, desperate attitude, especially compared to the hard work he showed when leading Hundred Blossoms after Sun Zheping's injury.

Did he not have the fighting spirit he had back then?

Of course not, because this was the most suitable way for him.

The Hundred Blossoms style was known as the most dazzling and romantic style in Glory. As the creator of this school, Zhang Jiale absolutely didn't imitate or use techniques. This was a reflection of his personality in the application of skills. He was such a person. That kind of desperate, berserker-like slashing was very awkward for him.

But in Hundred Blossoms, after Sun Zheping's injury, Zhang Jiale had to carry his share of desperation.

Actually, it didn't have to be like this.

Sun Zheping always wanted to say this to Zhang Jiale, but the burden was completely placed on Zhang Jiale because of his injury. When the other party was so desperately carrying it, how could he feigningly tell him not to do so?

If you're willing to bear it, then move forward with strength!

Sun Zheping was such a person. He would only encourage his old friend in such a tenacious way.

Unfortunately, Zhang Jiale swallowed all the bitter fruit in the end.

Until he came to Tyranny, he finally no longer had the burden from the past. Zhang Jiale didn't need to bear the responsibility of two people alone anymore. So, the Zhang Jiale from the initial Flower Blossom Blood Scene returned. This was the most suitable state for him.

Sun Zheping clearly saw this in this match.

The Hundred Blossoms style was cover, concealment, filling the gaps for teammates, and a powerful boost to teammates' attacks. This was a very thorough style of play, and it couldn't be achieved just by relying on complicated operations. That kind of Hundred Blossoms wasn't the real Hundred Blossoms.

During the years when Zhang Jiale led Hundred Blossoms alone, his skills became more refined, but his Hundred Blossoms style became somewhat detached from its essence at that time.

But now, it had completely returned.

Even because of increased experience, Zhang Jiale's Hundred Blossoms style was even more meticulous, seamless, and watertight.

Did everyone think that the Hundred Blossoms style hadn't been deployed in this match yet?

That would be a big mistake.

In the corridor, in mid-air, those exploding flashes of light were all the Hundred Blossoms style. And in such a space, with a hundred flowers blooming and no gaps to take advantage of, Lord Grim, who was forcing his way through, could only bear the damage he deserved.

Thinking that the Hundred Blossoms style should be a continuous stream of light and shadow, blinding everyone, was a bit monotonous.

True Hundred Blossoms wasn't about releasing everywhere, but about releasing anywhere.

Take obscuring the opponent's vision with light and shadow, for example, did it need to be completely wrapped 360 degrees?

No need.

What was really needed was just a sudden flash of light and shadow in the opponent's vision at the most critical moment.

Boom boom boom boom...

In the narrow space, explosions continued, and Lord Grim couldn't get close for a while.

The explosions didn't seem to be connected, but every time Ye Xiu prepared to control Lord Grim to rush up, there would be a flash of explosive fire, filling his vision with splendor.

This was conscious, Ye Xiu was fully aware. So, when the opponent could do this, he didn't dare to blindly charge forward.

The space for movement was being compressed, and the exits had been cut off. Lord Grim was right in the middle of Tyranny's encirclement.