Chapter 1246 Cloud Wave Sword

A Circling Wave Sword missed.

The pulled-out perspective revealed no one.

Mo Fan’s actions made his teammates at Happy feel very gratified, but it wouldn’t be enough to leave Jiang Botao completely baffled. Mo Fan had learned to make judgments based on his opponent's profession; how much more so Jiang Botao, who had even more professional experience?

Deception was a ninja, and ninjas utilized their ninjato to possess climbing abilities that other professions lacked. This was something every professional player took into account when facing a ninja. Because of the distance, Jiang Botao’s perspective could already see a considerable height of the stalactite, but when the perspective was pulled to this side, there was also an upward lifting operation, completely sweeping the entire stalactite.

But it wasn't there at the bottom, nor was it at the top.

Jiang Botao reacted swiftly, and Wulang immediately turned back to cut.

The crouching Deception was instantly exposed. Wulang’s short sword, Heavenly Chain, had already been raised, and a Swift Light Wave Sword was rapidly swept out into the air. As fast as lightning, it instantly swept across Deception’s body, directly turning Deception into a wisp of afterimage.

“It’s Shadow Clone Technique!!” Pan Lin, the commentator in the TV broadcast, shouted, as if he was marveling for Jiang Botao. In fact, those who watched the game from God’s perspective had known this for a long time. Deception used Shadow Clone Technique while circling around to avoid Wulang's view, the shadow clone continued to cling to the stalactite, while the real body fell lightly to the ground, and then disappeared with a twist.

Earth Tunneling Technique!

Deception, who disappeared upon landing, used this ninja skill, and the timing to activate it was precisely now.

Whoosh!

Deception burst out of the earth with mud and stones, directly striking Wulang's throat.

But Wulang's Heavenly Chain, at this moment, also rapidly fell back, parrying!

Clang!

The two weapons collided, with a crisp sound. Wulang used the force to slide backwards. He could react to such a sudden Earth Tunneling Technique?

Ground Fissure Wave Sword!

Wulang, sliding backward, flipped his sword up, and the Ground Fissure Wave Sword sliced through the earth. Too close, too fast, Mo Fan didn’t have time to react. Deception was directly hit by this Wave Sword.

It wasn't that Jiang Botao reacted quickly, but that he was prepared. He saw through Mo Fan’s plan, and the Swift Light Wave Sword he launched without hesitation was just bait to lure Mo Fan to act.

After Ground Fissure, Flame and Frost! Two more Wave Swords were swept out one after another, but after the fine ice crystals swept over, what was frozen was just a life-sized straw doll substitution.

Substitution Technique!

Mo Fan used this ninja skill to escape during this combo. This was why it had to be the “Swift Light, Flame, and Frost” three styles to be called “Wave Threefold,” because only the connection of these three swords was the smallest and most perfect opening. The Ground Fissure Wave Sword did not have the speed of the Swift Light Wave Sword, resulting in a slight opening in the Wave Sword triple combo formed with Flame and Frost. Mo Fan immediately seized the opportunity to use the Substitution Technique to escape.

The Substitution Technique randomly teleported, and even Mo Fan didn't know where he would be next the moment it was cast. Therefore, for the opponent, the position from which Deception would attack next was even more devoid of logic.

This randomness, in the previous round of the individual competition against Tyranny, was repeatedly used by Mo Fan, repeatedly refreshing the odds, and ultimately defeating Tyranny’s Qin Muyun.

That battle left a deep impression on many people, so much so that now that Mo Fan used the Substitution Technique, everyone subconsciously thought not of escape, but of taking the initiative!

Jiang Botao also immediately realized this. Wulang didn’t stand still stupidly. He twisted, turned his sword, and rotated his view 360 degrees, while the Heavenly Chain in his hand also drew a full circle.

Wave energy bloomed on the sword, directly covering Wulang's surroundings for 360 degrees.

Nebula Wave Sword, the Magic Swordsman's latest ultimate skill at level 75. If cast casually, the wave energy would be displayed in random and irregular forms. But in fact, the wave energy of this skill could be controlled by the operator's actions. This 360-degree diffusion display was just one of them. This kind of skill with rich changes was the most unexpected in battle. This skill was deeply loved by Magic Swordsman players after it appeared. The difference in skill points for the Magic Swordsman class mainly lies in specializing in Wave Sword or Wave Formation, but even players who specialized in Wave Formation were willing to spend a lot of skill points to learn the Nebula Wave Sword. It was really considered novel and interesting.

A professional player's character certainly couldn't learn a skill just because it was interesting. Jiang Botao’s Magic Swordsman, Wulang, specialized in Wave Sword, so the Nebula Wave Sword became a skill he had particularly focused on studying in the past year and a half.

Mo Fan was really trying to make Deception take the initiative to attack at this time. He wasn’t trying to repeat the same trick, but he discovered that the random teleportation of the Substitution Technique was an attack opportunity that could catch opponents off guard, and immediately paid attention to utilizing it.

A Shuriken of Swift Wind was thrown, and he took a step forward to get close. As a result, he saw Wulang turn in a circle, the Heavenly Chain rose, and the Nebula Wave Sword was shaken into a large circle!

Whoosh!

The Shuriken of Swift Wind, which was fast and powerful, was deflected by the wave energy of the Nebula Wave Sword and veered to the side. The Nebula Wave Sword was indeed not weak in terms of judgment, so it was both offensive and defensive, leaving Mo Fan unable to find an opening for attack for a while.

But Jiang Botao had already seen Deception's position when he turned Wulang around to make this move. This Nebula Wave Sword seemed like a full circle, but in fact, after seeing Deception’s position, Jiang Botao immediately made some operational changes. The final Nebula Wave Sword was not a full circle connected end to end, but a large crescent with a missing bite. The short sword Heavenly Chain suddenly made a reverse cut in the direction of Deception, and the Nebula Wave Sword no longer diffused, but swept straight towards this direction.

This strike covered a width of at least five or six character spaces, and the wave energy did not condense after being swept out, but completely diffused. It was as if a wall was sweeping towards Deception.

Evade?

Where to evade?

Up? Down? Left? Right?

After a series of manipulations by Jiang Botao, the Nebula Wave Sword was ultimately such a huge surface attack. All of Deception’s paths were blocked, and ninja’s common escape skills such as Shadow Clone Technique and Substitution Technique were all on cooldown.

But Mo Fan did not sit still and wait for death. Deception retreated diagonally backward. Since this Nebula Wave Sword was in a crescent shape, the space left on both sides was a bit more. Deception moved like this to make full use of this point.

Who would have thought that the diffusion after the Nebula Wave Sword swept out would quickly fill the space. The unrestrained wave energy was intertwined and densely distributed, leaving no such gap, and this change caught Mo Fan completely off guard. Deception, who retreated diagonally backward, was finally swallowed by the Nebula Wave Sword...

Everyone looked at Deception's health bar, and the result... the result was that the damage of this imposing Nebula Wave Sword was not as terrifying as everyone had imagined.

The damage of this level 75 ultimate skill was very strong, but under Jiang Botao's usage, the wave energy was stretched and diffused to the maximum extent, ultimately hitting a point with a surface, but at the cost of sacrificing attack power.

A lot of thunder, but little rain...

This strike ultimately gave people this feeling. Some people felt disappointed, but some people saw that this strike was just the beginning of an offensive.

Wulang stepped forward to catch up, and all kinds of Wave Swords rolled out, one Wave Sword after another sweeping across Deception's body. The number of combo hits statistically increased, and Deception's health bar dropped straight down. After suffering consecutive attacks, Mo Fan had no way to deal with it. What Wulang had just used was not just the "Wave Threefold," which was called impeccable, but also mixed in other Wave Sword styles. Mo Fan couldn't find an opening to dodge and escape?

This was his best area. In terms of dodging and escape skills alone, Mo Fan could be called top-notch even in the professional circle.

But now, his Deception was locked by Wulang’s Wave Sword, unable to escape.

By Wulang, a Magic Swordsman!

This was worth being surprised by.

The Magic Swordsman, although belonging to the sword category, was a mid-range attacking magic class. Among the same profession, there are two factions. Those who specialize in Wave Formation have a large attack surface and stronger control capabilities. Those who specialize in Wave Sword have strong single target output capabilities, but their performance in terms of control is quite average. The mid-range attack method also dictates that this class does not have the tight attack restraint of close combat classes.

But now, Jiang Botao's Wulang, with the consecutive Wave Sword connections tightly connected, actually made it impossible for Mo Fan, this escape expert, to get rid of it.

How was it done?

Players familiar with the Magic Swordsman class were amazed. They couldn't see the principle, and could only marvel at Jiang Botao's skill. He deserved to be the number one Magic Swordsman, possessing abilities that others didn't have.

And on the professional player side, they quickly discovered the secret to Jiang Botao's ability to do this.

Prediction and positioning!

Each Wave Sword from Jiang Botao's Wulang was not released in the same position. He fully grasped the characteristics of each Wave Sword, looking for the most suitable position to send this attack to the position he determined. Then, Deception was accurately hit.

Every sword was a predicted attack, because Mo Fan was not indifferent. He had been looking for an opening, but Deception's struggle just happened to always collide with Wulang's next Wave Sword.

"No, it's not prediction..." Ye Xiu said from Happy's player seat.

"It was the bait he released. Each of his Wave Swords left a gap that looked like you could escape, but this gap would immediately be filled by his next sword. But Mo Fan is too sensitive and reacts too quickly in this regard. He can immediately detect this kind of gap and quickly dodge towards it, resulting in him bumping into Jiang Botao's sword used to fill the gap, and this sword will pre-leave a gap... A very targeted play style, completely capitalizing on Mo Fan's characteristics, using Mo Fan's strengths, not his weaknesses, to make an issue. This guy is quite terrifying," Ye Xiu said.

"Why don't I think he's very good..." Chen Guo said.

"Because he's too understated," Ye Xiu said.

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