Tang Rou entered the arena.

This controversial girl was greatly admired by the Tyranny fans. Her style was very much in line with the valiant spirit they loved. In comparison, their team's new generation of players, such as Qin Muyun and Song Qiying, although also excellent, always left them feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

However, right now, Tang Rou was about to fight Song Qiying in the deciding match of the team competition, and Tyranny fans couldn't possibly boost his morale while diminishing their own team's prestige. As Tang Rou entered the arena, she was greeted mostly with noise intended to disrupt her.

Tang Rou ignored it, completed the entry procedures with the referee, and immediately entered the player booth.

The deciding match, stopping the opponent's winning streak—these things could ignite Tang Rou's fighting spirit, which she already possessed in abundance. Moreover, in the previous round's team competition, they were the ones who fought the deciding match. In that match, Tang Rou's Soft Mist had fallen behind in health, and although she later exploded and caught up quite a bit, she ultimately lost to Song Qiying.

What about this round? Song Qiying's River Sunset still had 79 percent of his health, welcoming the newly entering Soft Mist. This time, it was his turn to be at a disadvantage from the start.

In the past, Tang Rou might have minded fighting with such a lead. But now, having experienced the baptism of professional competition and witnessing the desperate efforts of so many professional players to win, Tang Rou could no longer harbor such feelings on this stage.

Because this victory or defeat was not about her alone. And this lead was earned through the hard work of the previous four players. Mind? Where would that place their efforts?

This kind of lead should not be minded, but should be defended with all one's might!

The match began, and Tang Rou's Soft Mist charged out. Like Fang Rui in the previous match, she went straight for the middle, but in comparison, everyone felt that these were two different kinds of momentum. Tang Rou's Battle Mage simply had that kind of aura. Fang Rui's Qi Master had been completely ruined by him, with a sneaky, underhanded feel.

Applause!

In the deciding match, the Happy fans who had traveled with the team also wanted to give some support, and quickly cheered for their player, but in the blink of an eye, they were drowned out by the Tyranny fans cheering for Song Qiying.

Song Qiying also took the middle route.

On this map, lava was something that could be used to great effect. Apart from that, because the field of vision was wide open, there was not much value in flanking. Song Qiying was not the kind of player who liked to go in circles either, and there was no reason to choose to flank on this map, even though his character's health was currently one-fifth lower.

Soon, the two sides met in the center.

Song Qiying's River Sunset immediately slowed down slightly. What about Tang Rou's Soft Mist? Without stopping, she charged straight up!

Sure enough, that was her disposition, her style!

Song Qiying sighed.

Tang Rou's thinking was sometimes too easy for the Tyranny players to figure out. They had completely grown up watching this style.

Dragon Tooth!

The battle spear in Soft Mist's hand trembled, and Fire Dance Meteor bit towards River Sunset like a poisonous snake.

River Sunset retreated quickly, forcibly creating two steps of space to dodge this Dragon Tooth. But the distance of two steps was instantly crossed by Soft Mist, Continuous Thrust!

Almost exactly the same route as Dragon Tooth, Fire Dance Meteor came again. River Sunset retreated another step, dodging the first thrust, while simultaneously crossing his hands and presenting them, meeting the second thrust of Continuous Thrust head-on.

Empty-Handed Blade Block!

Faced with Tang Rou's aggressive attack, after retreating twice, Song Qiying suddenly chose such a tough response.

Why?

The scorching lava three steps behind him seemed to be telling the answer. Was it because there was no retreat? Those who thought so should perhaps consider that Song Qiying had taken the initiative to retreat twice, which led to River Sunset being forced into this situation.

And what was the response he chose afterward?

Empty-Handed Blade Block!

This was not purely defensive. This was a grab-and-disarm technique that could rely on the system's judgment to immediately force the defense into a counterattack. And there were many ways to counterattack. Given the current situation, a familiar Striker player could completely use this disarm to send the rushing opponent directly into the lava three steps behind.

This, this was Song Qiying's true purpose, a response full of courage and confidence. He also had his boldness and daring, but the way he expressed it was different from what the Tyranny fans were used to seeing. His boldness and daring contained more planning. The continuous three steps of retreat made the opponent's pursuit more rapid. The Empty-Handed Blade Block was not executed hastily, but was timed between the first and second thrusts of the Continuous Thrust skill.

This choice was undoubtedly more difficult, but it would also make it more difficult for the opponent to react in time.

Song Qiying did it!

River Sunset's crossed hands locked onto the piercing Fire Dance Meteor, unmoving.

Without hesitation, he blocked and then disarmed. With the crossed hands pulling and sending, and his body twisting, Soft Mist had already flown past his side, falling towards the lava.

This was only the third skill that had appeared after the two met and exchanged blows, and already there was going to be a big scene of falling into the lava. If this happened, Happy's so-called advantage would probably be completely exhausted.

So fast, so ruthless.

Tsk, tsk, tsk... Those who didn't have high hopes for Happy were sighing repeatedly at this time.

But Soft Mist flew out, and the Fire Dance Meteor in her hand was still thrusting backward. At the moment when River Sunset's Empty-Handed Blade Block's counterattack force was fully released, twisting his body to send Soft Mist flying, the Fire Dance Meteor, freed from its restraints, had already continued its attack, passing through River Sunset's hands and stabbing towards him.

This was a counterattack after being blocked by Empty-Handed Blade Block, so fast that it had reached its limit. It couldn't be any faster!

River Sunset retreated quickly, but was still half a beat too slow. His figure did quickly separate from the flying Soft Mist, but the Fire Dance Meteor that Soft Mist thrust out still touched his chest.

Circle Swing!

In the air, Soft Mist swung her arm, and River Sunset was thrown into the air. He had no way to deal with grappling skills.

Thump! Thump!

Two consecutive sounds, two characters, fell into the lava together. But in the end, River Sunset was swung in even deeper and more ruthlessly by Soft Mist's Circle Swing…

At this time, it was only the fourth skill since the two had started fighting.

One person falling into the lava? Wrong!

What ultimately happened in front of people's eyes was far more heroic than they had imagined.

And this situation was of course a big disadvantage for Song Qiying, whose character's health was behind. So after being smashed into the bottom of the lava by Circle Swing, he immediately performed a roll operation. He wanted to create distance as soon as possible, and get River Sunset to jump ashore as soon as possible. To this end, he did not hesitate to use the rolling and thick lava to conceal his figure.

Tang Rou's situation was much more comfortable than Song Qiying's. First, she had a health advantage, and she wasn't afraid to fight in the lava. Second, River Sunset was in front and her Soft Mist was behind, and she was closer to the shore, so it was easier for her to leave the lava.

If it were an ordinary player, they would probably take advantage of this opportunity to send their character ashore first, putting themselves in an invincible position.

Tang Rou also did this, but her approach was more aggressive.

Shattering Earth!

She actually had Soft Mist use this ultimate move to jump out of the lava and land on the shore. Soft Mist, still covered in flames, would be a huge fireball, fiercely crashing into the shore.

Magical Battle Aura spread wantonly, half stirring the lava into rolling and jumping waves, and the other half blasting the cliff so that its texture was visible. Suddenly, it trembled, and the entire shoreline sank downward, tilting towards the lava.

Song Qiying was only thinking that Tang Rou would reach the shore before him, and would definitely defend the shore to stop him, so he stubbornly let River Sunset sink to the bottom of the lava to hide and detour, enduring more damage, but prepared to suddenly land on the shore from the side.

He really didn't expect Tang Rou to make such a big commotion just by getting ashore. River Sunset was lying in the lava, and the magical battle aura of Shattering Earth could still affect him. Suddenly, he felt his character's footing was unstable and shaking. Song Qiying knew the situation was bad. However, the violently tumbling lava could also better conceal his figure. Song Qiying wanted River Sunset to quickly get ashore, but unexpectedly, just as he reached the shore and was about to jump up, the shore collapsed…

River Sunset, who was just floating up from the lava, was smashed and covered in dirt, looking very embarrassed. What was even more deadly was that his figure had already been exposed. It was not easy to jump ashore, but his feet were still shaking and the slope was still sliding. Soft Mist had already arrived in front of him.

There was no retreat, he could only fight hard.

Amidst the shaking, Song Qiying stubbornly made River Sunset steadily step into a bow stance, his left hand slightly feinting, and his right fist punching out. It looked very ordinary, a slow straight punch, but it still made people clearly feel its heaviness. This was a Striker's skill that had returned to simplicity: Overlord Fist! The move had no flashiness, but the explosive damage contained in the punch made anyone dare not face it head-on.

No one dared to, so Song Qiying believed that this punch could at least blast out an opening for him.

But no one dared to, but Tang Rou dared, or perhaps she didn't even pay attention to what move River Sunset was using.

Soft Mist charged up! Dragon Breaks the Ranks!

An unstoppable Dragon Breaks the Ranks, and behind River Sunset was the lava, and it was even possible that in the next second, the lava would swallow his feet. But Tang Rou ignored all of this, Soft Mist charged straight at River Sunset. This was clearly a rhythm of dragging herself and her opponent into the lava together, but it was an unstoppable rhythm.

Boom!

River Sunset's fist collided with Soft Mist's battle spear.

Overlord Fist and Dragon Breaks the Ranks, which was stronger?

Someone had done a special test, pulling the two characters to the same level, and then the answer was that the collision of the two skills was evenly matched. The Striker who used Overlord Fist shouldn't think about maintaining the stability of his body, and the Battle Mage who used Dragon Breaks the Ranks shouldn't think about breaking through Overlord Fist.

But such a test was meaningless. Two different profession systems, professional characters with different equipment types, were almost impossible to appear in the so-called same conditions and the same level. Moreover, in actual combat, there were too many factors that could affect the skill's judgment. The collision result would produce various results due to the character and the situation.

And in the current collision, it seemed that River Sunset's Overlord Fist had the upper hand. In the collision, Soft Mist's Dragon Breaks the Ranks not only didn't break through, but was blasted backward by this punch.

Dragon Breaks the Ranks actually retreated, this scene was rare. But thinking about it in reverse, the character under Overlord Fist was not blasted away, but only retreated, which also showed the strength of Dragon Breaks the Ranks.

River Sunset's Overlord Fist had the upper hand, but his situation was not much better. Therefore, the terrain he was in did not favor him at all. The already loosened shore, after this contest of strength, could not support it at all. With a swish, River Sunset's lower body disappeared along with the ground.

Song Qiying quickly operated River Sunset to jump. This Overlord Fist still blasted out a bit of space for him after all.

But this bit of space had already been exhausted in this jump. Before River Sunset landed, Song Qiying saw the Fire Dance Meteor in Soft Mist's hand flying wildly!

Soaring Dragon Strike!

Soft Mist, who was still retreating, used this ultimate move with determination. The impact of Dragon Breaks the Ranks was indeed extraordinary. Although it was blasted back by Overlord Fist, it did not fall into too much stiffness due to this powerful attack. It quickly launched another big move.

If River Sunset hadn't had that extra fall, he would have already slipped out of danger at this time. It was because of that extra fall that he needed that extra jump. The opening that was finally blasted out had been filled by Soaring Dragon Strike!

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