The Thousand Chance Umbrella's greatsword form wasn't particularly bright, and its shape was rather odd and laughable, but when it descended with overwhelming force, even Zhou Zekai couldn't laugh.

No dodging, no retreating. Ye Xiu met it head-on, and Lord Grim unleashed a Mountain Splitter amidst the pouring rain of bullets.

With Zhou Zekai's skill, at this angle, Cloud Piercer could have landed every bullet on Lord Grim. But what would that achieve?

He could deal damage to Lord Grim, but he couldn't stop Lord Grim's Mountain Splitter from landing. In terms of attack priority, ranged attacks were far inferior to close-combat skills; this was an unchangeable setting even Zhou Zekai couldn't alter. Even using a level 75 ultimate skill like Barrett Sniper to accurately headshot Lord Grim wouldn't force him back.

Because Ye Xiu knew this clearly: to defeat a ranged class, you had to advance, not retreat. Whether facing an arena player in the Glory online game or the Glory number one player, Gun King Zhou Zekai, it was the same.

So he didn't retreat.

So he maintained a constantly forward-attacking posture.

It was the same under the Barrett Sniper.

It was the same amidst the rain of bullets from rapid-fire skills.

The Mountain Splitter descended, and Zhou Zekai had to avoid it. Cloud Piercer quickly backflipped, simultaneously raising his gun muzzle to fire at Lord Grim in mid-air.

He chose to dodge, but he didn't abandon his attack.

Lord Grim suddenly transformed in mid-air, rapidly descending at a speed a Mountain Splitter shouldn't have.

Ye Xiu had clearly anticipated that Zhou Zekai could dodge and attack simultaneously, so he had adjusted in advance. He began adjusting in the air from the moment he jumped for the Mountain Splitter.

Mountain Splitter cancelled, Silver Light Falling Blade!

A greatsword could still execute a Silver Light Falling Blade. The stance wasn't as light and agile as with a lightsaber or katana, but it seemed to have more impact and oppression.

With this change in direction, Lord Grim slid towards Cloud Piercer's side. Cloud Piercer, already in mid-air backflipping to avoid the Mountain Splitter, found it difficult to change direction again.

But the operator of Cloud Piercer was Zhou Zekai, the one hailed as being capable of anything on the field except healing. Lord Grim's seamless transition from Mountain Splitter to Silver Light Falling Blade was something he completely kept up with. The bullets that had just been fired from his gun were initially thrown off by the Silver Light Falling Blade's change in direction, but they immediately followed, and the character in mid-air even used the recoil from the new direction to correct his aerial movement.

The entire process took less than a second, yet the two had executed so many changes and so many operations. What skill was this?

The TV broadcast wanted to quickly display the two players' APM (actions per minute) statistics, but by the time they brought up the interface, that moment had already passed. They simply couldn't keep up with the two players' fighting rhythm. All of this happened during a single backflip by Cloud Piercer.

Cloud Piercer landed and immediately rolled to get his bearings. Although he accurately adjusted his gun muzzle, it only created damage, not greatly affecting the execution of Lord Grim's skills. Lord Grim, who was following close behind, landed, and the shockwave from the Silver Light Falling Blade immediately spread out. Cloud Piercer, who had rolled at the first possible moment, hadn't completely avoided the damage but had digested the skill's impact as quickly as possible. Halfway through his roll, two dark gun muzzles emerged from beneath him, pointing at Lord Grim. This attitude was the same as when Ye Xiu had Lord Grim retreat a step to quickly stabilize his stance when facing the Barrett Sniper. At any moment, both were trying to seize an offensive opportunity, and neither would retreat even an inch more than necessary.

Gunshot!

Flames erupted from two gun muzzles. At this point, Cloud Piercer and Lord Grim were practically in melee range, but even in this situation, Lord Grim, who should have been strong in close combat, failed to control the situation. Cloud Piercer, who should have been better at ranged combat, continued to fire relentlessly. The guns in his hands seemed like cold weapons made for close combat. The erupting flames and the continuous stream of bullets were like the sharp edges of his cold weapons, accurately and fiercely slashing at the enemy!

This level had already broken through the concept of Gun-Fu. This was no longer a combination of shooting and martial arts. Zhou Zekai's shooting had become a martial art in itself, all thanks to his extremely precise control.

"Too strong!!" Pan Lin in the commentary booth completely lost control of his emotions, shouting almost hysterically, but he didn't care. He believed that he wasn't the only one going crazy at this moment; the entire Glory circle was probably trembling because of this scene. Ranged and close-combat, two completely different class systems, were being broken down by Zhou Zekai's control. His Cloud Piercer was like a close-combat class, wielding his gunfire. Desert Eagle and Suicune, firing no longer just solitary bullets, were tightly connected. They were two scorching, life-threatening blades in Zhou Zekai's hands!

"Too wonderful, too gorgeous, too unbelievable!!" Pan Lin repeatedly chanted various praises, "This is the peak, this is a revolution. I think even Ye Xiu has to admit this."

"Yes! The well-deserved number one player in Glory!" Li Yibo, whose words were almost stolen by Pan Lin, finally managed to squeeze in a sentence, hurriedly forgetting the subject. But would anyone misunderstand? Would anyone not know who Li Yibo was referring to? Of course not. He was talking about Zhou Zekai, only Zhou Zekai, who used his skill to forcefully break through the Glory settings.

The number one player in Glory was him!

Li Yibo directly drew a conclusion. Facing Ye Xiu, who had repeatedly given them surprises and repeatedly made them feel uneasy, Li Yibo dared to say this without hesitation. He had forgotten all his previous experiences and lessons. All they saw was the power Zhou Zekai presented, believing that even thousands of troops would be no match, let alone a mere Ye Xiu?

Yes, a mere Ye Xiu.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were only on Zhou Zekai's astonishing performance. Ye Xiu? Was he a wooden dummy? A scarecrow? It didn't matter. He was just a decent background, quite good at highlighting the protagonist.

Too strong, too wonderful, too gorgeous, too unbelievable, the peak, a revolution!

Pan Lin said that even Ye Xiu had to admit this.

Yes, Ye Xiu admitted it. It was indeed very strong, very wonderful, very gorgeous, very unbelievable.

But the problem was, he had experienced this power, this wonder, this splendor, this incredibility ten years ago!

He had experienced it all ten years ago.

If it hadn't been for an accident, this brilliance would have graced this stage ten years ago.

Ten years, a cycle.

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