Chapter 1263 Strong Kill

With a priest assisting, almost everyone thought of one word: Strong kill!

At this time, Ye Xiu could rely on Little Cold Hands' heals to sustain his life, ignoring Flowing Cloud's attacks and focusing on striking down Swoksaar.

So, what about Lu Hanwen? To stop Ye Xiu, he had to use skills with strong attack effects to interrupt Lord Grim's offensive.

In a high-level match, the situation suddenly became so simple that any ordinary player could understand it. Blue Rain fans clenched their fists to cheer for Lu Hanwen.

However, one skill from Lord Grim made all Blue Rain fans' hearts sink.

Steel Bone!

In the Grappler class, the Striker's skill Steel Bone. A low-level skill, the increased defense wasn't significant against high-damage ultimate moves, but Steel Bone's other effect, Super Armor, became a truly fatal move at this moment.

Super Armor didn't help with defense at all, but it negated any attack effects. The only skill that could interrupt Lord Grim's actions now was a skill with a grabbing effect.

What about the Swordsman? They didn't have any grabbing skills. The one they often had was the Spellblade's low-level skill, Cracking Wave Slash.

In other words, Lu Hanwen only had this one skill to interrupt Lord Grim's offensive...

A white light completely enveloped Swoksaar.

Holy Light of Judgment, increasing attack damage, was quite extravagant to use without focusing fire. But now, for Blue Rain, this extravagance was like adding fuel to the fire. Swoksaar didn't have much health left. How long could he last with this 30% boost?

Lord Grim's offensive unfolded.

Flowing Cloud's offensive also unfolded.

Phantom Invisible Sword!

Lu Hanwen boldly used this ultimate move on Flowing Cloud at this moment.

Lord Grim didn't dodge, continuing his attack on Swoksaar. Flowing Cloud's Phantom Invisible Sword struck him again and again, blood splattering, but he ignored it.

His life was rapidly fading away, but no matter how powerful the damage, it couldn't cause his actions to hesitate or stop. That was the value of Super Armor. This might not be an equivalent exchange, but Ye Xiu didn't care because Lord Grim was only losing more health, while Swoksaar was about to lose his life.

There was no way out...

Everyone thought so. Although there was a Cracking Wave Slash, it was too simple, without any room for choice, and couldn't create an effective threat. Lu Hanwen probably used Phantom Invisible Sword on Flowing Cloud out of desperation, hoping to damage Lord Grim a bit more.

As heavy as the greatsword Flame Shadow, the speed of Phantom Invisible Sword was also very fast. With the opponent offering no resistance, Lu Hanwen's Phantom Invisible Sword hit every strike. In the blink of an eye, it was already time to retract the sword.

The retracting sword was the most powerful strike of Phantom Invisible Sword.

But just as this strongest sword light was about to rise, Ye Xiu suddenly canceled his disregard for Lu Hanwen.

The sword light rose, and Lord Grim rolled.

Avoided!

This sword, Lord Grim actually chose to dodge, even at the cost of slightly stopping his offensive against Swoksaar.

Still dodging? The strong attack was still being played so unsmoothly?

Blue Rain fans were feeling depressed, but Ye Xiu actually made Lord Grim dodge this strongest sword. Everyone expressed their disdain.

Then they saw Flowing Cloud's sword light cut through the air, as if splitting it apart. Something that was obviously not sword qi scattered and then disappeared.

Everyone was shocked.

This sword wasn't the end of Phantom Invisible Sword; it was a Cracking Wave Slash.

Lu Hanwen hadn't given up. He had hidden the Cracking Wave Slash within the fast swords of Phantom Invisible Sword, hoping for a surprise attack.

But, unfortunately, Ye Xiu noticed it.

Why dodge this sword? Of course, it wasn't because he didn't want to suffer the strong damage. The reason was simply that this sword would truly interrupt Lord Grim's offensive.

The only useful strike had missed. At this point, all hope was shattered.

But everyone was still expecting a miracle, a divine reversal, like Ye Xiu making a mistake?

No, not at all.

Swoksaar fell, and in the last moment before falling, Yu Wenzhou gave his last instruction in this match: Save the healer.

Save the healer.

Huang Shaotian and Zheng Xuan had gone to save the healer, and Xu Jingxi was the one being saved, so this instruction was naturally for Lu Hanwen.

Flowing Cloud immediately switched targets. And Ye Xiu, to completely kill Swoksaar, didn't have time to intercept.

Yu Wenzhou's last instruction subtly used a time difference: Lord Grim couldn't move until Swoksaar completely fell.

But, cannon fire came from afar.

Flowing Cloud switched targets, then Dancing Rain switched targets, and then Lord Grim switched targets.

Lord Grim's attack stuck to Flowing Cloud, and Swoksaar was finally killed by Dancing Rain's ranged cannon fire. Yu Wenzhou's last instruction, using the time difference to gain an opening, ultimately fell on his longtime partner, Huang Shaotian.

The most outstanding opening capturer in the entire Glory scene didn't miss this opening that his longtime friend and partner had risked his life to create.

In the storm, Troubling Rain charged out.

He raised his sword light and rushed towards Steamed Bun Invasion.

Save the healer!

The instruction was given to Lu Hanwen, but it was Huang Shaotian who ultimately completed it!

Troubling Rain was unstoppable.

Even if he could block it, what then? Once Steamed Bun Invasion's offensive was interrupted, Xu Jingxi's Soul Speaker would be saved.

Fang Rui immediately dropped Gunner Rain, and Sea Never Dry turned around and rushed back.

It was a favorable situation, but was there enough time?

Not enough!

Trying to stop Troubling Rain was impossible, but Sea Never Dry waved his palm, and a wave of qi blasted towards Soul Speaker.

And Steamed Bun Invasion had no intention of dealing with Troubling Rain at all.

Was this a strong kill?

It would definitely be interrupted, right? Seeing Troubling Rain's sword intent, his momentum, everyone thought so.

But then, Steamed Bun Invasion, Sea Never Dry, both characters suddenly shook, making it seem like their bones had become stronger.

Everyone was stunned again.

Steamed Bun Invasion, a Brawler; Sea Never Dry, a Qi Master. They used the same skill, the same skill that Lord Grim had just used.

Steel Bone!

The Striker's Steel Bone.

Steamed Bun Invasion, a Brawler; Sea Never Dry, a Qi Master.

They were of course Grapplers, so they could effortlessly learn the Striker's low-level skill, Steel Bone.

What they needed wasn't defense, but Super Armor.

No matter how overwhelming Troubling Rain's sword intent was, he only had one Cracking Wave Slash to interrupt the offensive.

No matter how freely Gunner Rain unleashed his attacks, the explosive impact was ineffective against Super Armor. Flashbang? Ice Grenade? The effects of these skills weren't within the scope of Super Armor's resistance, but they couldn't deliver a decisive blow.

Steel Bone.

Three characters on Happy's team had Steel Bone. Had anyone noticed this from the start? No.

Had anyone thought that when the battle reached this moment of instant decision, the simultaneous eruption of these three low-level skills would have such a brutal effect? No.

Soul Speaker fell.

He had been under constant attack, and if he hadn't been a plate armor class and hadn't stubbornly tried to save himself, he would have fallen earlier than Swoksaar.

At this point, two Blue Rain characters had fallen, including the healer...

The outcome had been decided.

Only loyal fans were still praying for a miracle.

But Blue Rain's players on the field hadn't given up. They were continuing to work hard. This wasn't just a win or loss in one match; it was a win or loss for their entire season. No one would give up until the last moment.

But when everything ultimately didn't change, their efforts were immediately seen as a pale struggle. Perhaps many years later, this stage of their efforts would simply be summarized as "garbage time."

They lost.

Playing at home, they lost the individual competition, they lost the team competition, and there was no need to calculate the kills in this round.

Xiao Chuan Stadium would have been completely silent if it weren't for the Happy fans guarding the west stands.

Did they just lose like this?

Everything that had just ended was right in front of them, but all the Blue Rain fans were a little afraid to believe what had happened.

An entire season of effort was completely lost in the first round of the playoffs with two matches.

This summer came too early, right? So early that people weren't used to it!

Both teams' players walked out of the player booths, and the players who hadn't played also left the bench and went onto the stage. Wei Chen walked in the middle. It was usually his favorite thing to applaud and thank the away audience when winning an away game. Other players might have been politely thanking them, but he was basically full of mockery. But this time, he was very quiet and walked onto the stage with the others.

Blue Rain was different for him. Although he was now on Happy's side, he really couldn't mock Blue Rain after winning.

Winning was enough. He finally put away his usual bad habits on the cruel stage of the playoffs, in front of Blue Rain, the team he felt so much for.

"Congratulations." Blue Rain's captain, Yu Wenzhou, came over and shook hands with Ye Xiu.

"Thank you." Ye Xiu smiled and nodded, not saying much.

"Win the championship!" Huang Shaotian walked up next, shook hands, and said very seriously.

"Otherwise, what do you think I'm here for?" Ye Xiu said.

"Good. If you win against us and then lose to someone else, I'll despise you!" Huang Shaotian said.

Congratulations to the opponents, thank you to the audience. Blue Rain lost the match but didn't lose their composure, but everyone's expression hid a sense of loss.

They needed to taste this bitter fruit for an entire summer. But everything was far from over. There would be new seasons later, and they would have new beginnings, day after day, year after year, as everyone chased their goals.

There was only one champion, which was cruel, but there was one every year, which was a never-ending hope.