Moreover, he had been taking minor chunks of damage all this time anyway, but he no longer continued to attack the Elemental. Lu Li's target had now changed to Sindra, who no longer had his badge.
As for the Elemental, Lu Li honestly didn't think that it would have enough time to cast Frost Nova again. Without Frost Nova, all it could do was deal some damage and slow a target.
When faced with Lu Li's aggressive advance, Sindra carefully adopted a kiting tactic.
In a Mage vs. Thief fight, one of them would want to kite while the other would want to get close. The former required a degree of patience and mobility while the latter would have to pay attention to the positioning and timing of their attacks. The direction of a Thief's attack mattered, so they needed to be able to surround the Mage, which required more skill.
Sindra's Elemental hadn't died yet and its Frostbolt could slow down the movement and attack speed of Lu Li.
However, no one would be able to explain to him why someone who had lost movement speed would still be able to run around him. Sindra had no choice but to turn and face Lu Li, because all Mages had to ensure that they didn't leave their backs to a Thief.
"It seems like Thieves are quite the Mage killer," the female commentator said sympathetically, making his loss look a bit more graceful.
"Not necessarily – Unforgettable Maple was a Thief in the previous game. In fact, the key is to watch a player's usual habits and playstyle," the male commentator disagreed. It was meaningless to say which Profession was stronger than another. Unforgettable Maple rarely lost to Kitchen Knife, Hornet's Nest and Blood Dagger in the first half of the year.
"What professions do you think pose a threat to Lu Li?" the female commentator asked.
"Any profession has the potential to do so, but with the current rankings and equipment, there are no more than ten players that can take him down. Particularly since these matches are heavily affected by the tactics in use," the male commentator answered. He was biased towards the players' technical abilities as he was the head of fighting analytics.
Warriors were considered to be a Thief's greatest nemesis because of their bleeding effects which prevented them from going into Stealth. Paladins were also difficult because of their great HP and damage reducing effects.
Nearly one-third of the top 100 players in the Level Rankings were Mages, followed by Warlocks, who had a Flare effect. Hunters with strong pets also posed a threat to Thieves.
In all honesty, Sindra was fairly skilled Mage.
It was just too bad that he was nervous. After being attacked by Lu Li, he quickly became passive in his fighting style. When Lu Li finished him off, he still had about 70% HP, and most of the damage had been dealt by the Water Elemental.
The second player was Blue Universe's Leader, a Warrior who now had to face Lu Li on 70%HP.
Enthrall knew that he didn't have time to waste, so he immediately cast Rain of Fire as he waved his weapon around. It had mediocre damage, but it could ignite his opponent and prevent them from using Stealth, Shadowmeld and Exile for 30 seconds…
This basically meant that Lu Li's Stealth had been temporarily removed.
Without Stealth, it was just a competition of mobility, but Lu Li couldn't face the Warrior head on. The hammer that his opponent was holding was probably an Epic that could deal significant damage to him, especially with the Berserker effects.
As such, Lu Li watched and reacted. When Enthrall Charged, Lu Li blinked away, and when he accelerated, Lu Li followed suit…
For the first few seconds, they didn't come into contact at all. Lu Li had perfectly responded to Enthrall's every move.
Once thirty seconds were up, he stopped playing this cat and mouse game and just entered Stealth.
Chapter end
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