Chapter 180 A Decisive Move

From discovery to decision, this time Lu Hanwen was resolute, without the slightest hesitation. His Liuyun abandoned Captain Suo Ke Sa Er and rushed towards Little Cold Hands.

Triple Slash!

Sword Shadow Steps!

The two skills were unleashed in quick succession. The afterimages of Triple Slash's high-speed movement had not yet disappeared from view when several illusory figures of Liuyun spread out, surrounding Little Cold Hands almost instantly.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh!" The crowd roared.

Everyone was concerned about Suo Ke Sa Er's safety, but Lu Hanwen decisively abandoned their captain and went straight for Happy's healer.

What would happen?

The crowd didn't have time to think it through. They just instinctively felt that when professional players made unexpected moves, they were particularly brilliant, particularly inspired.

Swish, swish, swish, swish...

Applause then erupted. Little Cold Hands, surrounded by Sword Shadow Steps, did indeed seem a bit flustered. Seven; that was the extent of illusory sword shadows Lu Hanwen could perfectly control. Even an old Glory veteran would probably have difficulty distinguishing the real from the fake, let alone An Wenyi, this rookie?

Even so, Lu Hanwen was still operating with full concentration. He didn't underestimate or slight this so-called "weak point" of Happy Team in the slightest.

Sword Shadow Steps were only to make his opponent lose their judgment; the true purpose was still attack.

From Triple Slash to the scattering of sword shadows, to Liuyun officially launching his attack, this process took only a second or two. When Liuyun's heavy sword, Flame Shadow, struck Little Cold Hands, the series of afterimages he had left behind hadn't even dissipated yet.

Little Cold Hands was knocked to the ground by the sword strike, and the applause grew even louder.

A successful attack! In the eyes of the audience, Lu Hanwen's plan was a great success!

But immediately afterwards, artillery support arrived.

Su Mucheng's Dancing Rain had been roaming on the periphery all along, incorporating any point on the field into her attack range. Lu Hanwen's decision came suddenly, and Su Mucheng was momentarily unable to react in time, so the harassing attack only came at this moment.

Lu Hanwen wasn't too surprised. He had expected Su Mucheng's Launcher to provide fire support. The screen-cannon style she excelled at was one of the key points that Blue Rain Team had repeatedly emphasized before the match.

However, this distance...

Lu Hanwen was confident that he could both deal with Dancing Rain's artillery attacks and keep a close eye on Little Cold Hands. After all, the other party was just a Cleric with no combat abilities, making him much easier to deal with.

A sidestep to dodge. Liuyun's sword was still aimed at Little Cold Hands. At this moment, Lu Hanwen was paying more attention to the attacks launched by Su Mucheng. As long as he wasn't disrupted by her attacks, he could still pin down Happy's healer. Then, wouldn't Happy have to send even more people to save him?

This was Lu Hanwen's plan.

Their healer, Soul Speaker, had also fallen into Happy's hands, but Huang Shaotian and Zheng Xuan had already flanked to rescue him. Even if Happy wanted to trade healers, they would still need to make some adjustments to the current situation. The simplest and most effective way would be for Ye Xiu's Lord Grim to switch targets and attack.

Lu Hanwen's view didn't miss Lord Grim. He had seized his opponent's weakness, and of course he would take full advantage of it. It would be best to use this opportunity to lead the battle into Blue Rain's control.

But...

No movement.

Lord Grim didn't move at all, still attacking Suo Ke Sa Er relentlessly.

Suo Ke Sa Er was a Warlock. Close-quarters combat was only marginally stronger than a healing class, especially with Yu Wenzhou's hand speed against Ye Xiu's unspecialized quick attacks... Lu Hanwen couldn't bear to think any further. Thinking any further felt disrespectful to their captain. But Ye Xiu was completely ignoring his side, thinking that Su Mucheng's gunpower could solve the problem?

It seemed that the pressure he was applying wasn't enough. He had to make Happy feel that the Launcher's support was not enough to help their healer escape!

Fierce attack, continuous fierce attack! Compared to before, Lu Hanwen's offensive was bolder, with a determination to never let go.

But...

Still no movement.

Lord Grim's attacks on Suo Ke Sa Er were still so focused, so meticulous. Lu Hanwen wanted to see if Lord Grim's view had noticed this side, but... The unspecialized quick attacks had such a fast rhythm, with the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella constantly changing, and the character's position, posture, and movements constantly adjusting to match the weapon's form and the skills used. His view might have been inclined this way, but was he really paying attention to the situation here?

Lu Hanwen couldn't tell, but he had just learned a lesson from experience. This time, he couldn't waver again. If he let go of Little Cold Hands now to save their captain, wouldn't all the attacks he had made earlier be a waste of effort? This was an important, crucial, high-level duel. How could they afford to waste time like that?

Now, even if it was wrong, he had to resolutely go wrong to the end, and carve a bloody path out of the wrong!

Slash, slash, slash!

The Swordsman, Liuyun, was even more frantic. Because he was wielding a heavy sword, he sometimes gave people the illusion that he was a Berserker instead of a Swordsman.

"Director Li, what do you think?" The situation on the field forced commentator Pan Lin to once again seek guidance from Li Yibo.

"This... the exchanges on the field are multi-layered, and it's difficult to make a judgment in a short time," Li Yibo said.

"Are you referring to Blue Rain's healer, then Happy's healer, and then Yu Wenzhou in between?" Pan Lin said.

"Yes... at first glance, it seems like Blue Rain is trading two for one, but they are now launching a rescue operation for their healer. On Happy's side, they are only relying on Su Mucheng's firepower, and her restrictions on Lu Hanwen are obviously not enough. As a result, the situation seems to be tilting towards Blue Rain again. As long as Huang Shaotian and his team successfully rescue Soul Speaker, the initiative should fall into Blue Rain's hands," Li Yibo analyzed.

"So, the performance of Huang Shaotian and Zheng Xuan next will be key," Pan Lin said.

"Yes, but the turning point was brought about by Lu Hanwen's bold move. Otherwise, even if Blue Rain rescued Xu Jingxi, it would only be a situation that was neither up nor down. But now, they have a chance to establish the initiative in one fell swoop," Li Yibo said.

"Understood," Pan Lin nodded. The television broadcast couldn't possibly fit the entire battle into the frame. The battle had been divided into multiple sections, and accompanied by the commentary, the camera focused on the key point defined by the two: in the wind zone, Blue Rain's rescue operation for Soul Speaker.

Soul Speaker had lasted a long time.

Firstly, a Guardian Angel was a plate armor class, so their defense was inherently strong. Secondly, Xu Jingxi's performance was also tenacious. Whenever there was a gap, he would immediately cast healing and defense skills on himself. As a strong team that excelled at defense, the strength of Blue Rain's healer was in rescuing and saving himself in passive situations.

"This guy is really troublesome." Seeing Huang Shaotian's Troubling Rain and Zheng Xuan's Dazzling Spring had completed their detour and were cutting in from both sides of the wind zone, Fang Rui sighed.

"Don't worry, I've got this!" Baozi was still full of confidence. Whether it was confidence or a lack of understanding of the severity of the situation was unknown.

"The reinforcements are coming," Fang Rui reminded Baozi.

"You'll take care of it?" Baozi asked casually.

"You're really making it easy for yourself," Fang Rui spat out blood. It was relatively easy for two people to bully a healer, and the two still had time to communicate in the channel. But next, the situation would be grim. Holding the healer hostage was the key to their initiative, but once the hostage was successfully rescued, not only would they lose their leverage, but the hostage would also become a strong support for the other party, making it difficult to fight.

"Pull over here a bit," Fang Rui called out to Baozi.

"You command, I'll follow," Baozi replied.

"Don't let the other side notice our intentions!" Fang Rui said.

"Then change the channel?" Baozi asked.

"Mm."

"11111" Baozi spammed his presence in Happy's channel.

The Blue Rain audience was furious! These two guys were bullying their healer while chatting in the public channel. What "don't let the other side notice our intentions?" That must be a smoke bomb, right? The audience could see Happy's channel, but after Baozi spammed "11111," no one answered!

But then, Happy's captain, the most terrifying Ye Xiu, suddenly said two words in the channel: Steady.

Steady?

Steady what? Steady the current situation?

Stabilizing the current situation would mean Happy trading one for two, which would of course be a good deal. But the problem was, could they stabilize it? Huang Shaotian and Zheng Xuan had killed their way in, and this side was equivalent to three fighting two with a healer. It didn't seem like you could just say "steady" and they would actually be able to stabilize it, right?

Two words immediately sparked a lot of speculation. Commentator Pan Lin couldn't help but ask Li Yibo again, annoying Li Yibo so much that he wanted to chop him to death. Interpreting such a match was already difficult enough, but he was still being asked to interpret Ye Xiu's intentions. Was this digging a hole for him?

Li Yibo cursed Pan Lin inwardly, but on the broadcast, he had to pretend to analyze it.

"Perhaps Ye Xiu has some other arrangements to support Fang Rui and Baozi over there?" Li Yibo said some nonsense that was similar to saying nothing.

Support, will there be any?

There were only five characters on the field in total.

You could count them on your fingers. Fang Rui and Baozi were the ones being supported, exclude; An Wenyi was also someone who urgently needed support, exclude; Ye Xiu himself was holding onto Blue Rain's Yu Wenzhou. He could free up a hand, but letting go of Yu Wenzhou would also be giving Blue Rain more support.

Then, only Su Mucheng...

A tactical expert, the best at support, Su Mucheng. What was Su Mucheng doing?

The director quickly looked for Dancing Rain, and was immediately shocked.

The position that Su Mucheng's Dancing Rain was completing was...

Dancing Rain was hanging back at the far end, and there was no battle around her, so she received very few shots. However, her attacks had been incorporated into many of the battle locations. Earlier, when Lu Hanwen was attacking Little Cold Hands frantically, Dancing Rain, who was supporting this side, received some shots. Because her firepower had never been able to restrict Liuyun, Su Mucheng was constantly adjusting Dancing Rain, trying to get closer. But now, when the camera turned to her completely, everyone looked again... Was the adjustment that Dancing Rain had completed really aimed at Lu Hanwen's Liuyun?

No! This... was to provide fire support to the battle in the wind zone!