Lost?
It wasn't Mo Fan's first time losing, but the loss this time stunned him . He had been chased to death by his opponent for 2 minutes 34 seconds . He had everything he could think of, yet he had still failed to escape .
He went out of the player booth slowly and walked down from the stage slowly . As he passed Fang Rui, he made no reaction towards Fang Rui's "I'll take revenge for you" .
When he returned to his seats and passed by Ye Xiu, he heard Ye Xiu say: "Your thoughts are still too single minded . "
Some people's play styles were too single minded . Some people's techniques were too single minded . As for Mo Fan, Ye Xiu criticized him for his thoughts being too single minded .
Mo Fan didn't reply back . He sat down at his seat in the corner and reflected on these words .
Fang Rui received a warm welcome from Happy's fans . As they cheered, he strutted around as if Happy wasn't the team falling behind right now .
He walked onto the stage, waving his hands towards the crowd as if he had won . It was only until the referee rushed over and berated him did he go into the player booth dejectedly .
The crowd laughed .
The tense atmosphere from Zhang Jiale's 1v2 had lightened considerably .
The match began .
The public chat had been very calm previously, but Fang Rui's presence changed that .
"How mighty! 1v2!" Fang Rui gave praise towards Zhang Jiale .
"It's not over yet!" Zhang Jiale replied .
"It pretty much is," Fang Rui said .
As the two chatted, their characters moved .
The middle road again . There was plenty of content spread throughout the map, but up until now, all of them had taken place inside the central manor .
Every fight had been spectacular though, so there were no complaints from the viewers . On the other hand, Pan Lin and Li Yibo were analyzing Happy's reasons for choosing this map . So far, it looked like Happy's players were more comfortable because of their familiarity with the map, but it hadn't given them any definite advantage yet . Of course, there were a lot of factors in winning a match . Relying on the home game advantage was just one factor .
Boundless Sea and Dazzling Hundred Blossoms quickly reached the front and back of the manor, respectively .
Dazzling Hundred Blossoms didn't hesitate and went through the rear door . Zhang Jiale had made the same choice in all three of his fights .
As for Boundless Sea? Fang Rui looked to have a plan in mind . He opened the front door and strolled leisurely into the manor as if he were here to tour the place .
But the more attentive viewers had noticed that Boundless Sea's mana was dropping steadily .
He had evidently activated a skill that continuously drained his mana .
What was it?
"Cloud Wind Body!" Pan Lin shouted out .
Cloud Wind Body was a Qi Master high-level scouting skill . In the game, there would be a radar-like map in his view . When a character entered its range, the user would receive a notification .
But if that was all it did, the skill's value was too worthless compared to the mana it consumed . Cloud Wind Body increased the user's perception and also gave the user more precise control over their qi . "More precise control" meant auto targeting .
This effect seemed too amazing, but in reality, very few Qi Masters chose to use Cloud Wind Body . Sure, auto targeting was nice, but that didn't mean the user attacked any faster . Their attacks could still be interrupted . In the majority of Qi Masters' eyes, the low-level Reinforced Iron Bones was more practical .
In the team competition against Blue Rain, Fang Rui's Boundless Sea had relied on Reinforced Iron Bones at a crucial moment to great success . But in today's match, he had chosen to use a high mana consumption skill like Cloud Wind Body, but the effects weren't anything impressive .
"Fang Rui isn't hesitating to use Cloud Wind Body to quickly locate Dazzling Hundred Blossoms . . . it doesn't seem necessary?" Pan Lin had his doubts . It was a 1v1 group arena . There was no need to quickly kill the opponent . Fang Rui didn't need to be so impatient .
Li Yibo didn't say anything . Although he had the same doubts as Pan Lin, he decided that it would be better to wait and observe some more before further analysis .
Boundless Sea still looked like he was touring around the manor leisurely with Cloud Wind Body activated, but his movement speed had clearly increased . He wanted to minimize the mana consumption .
The viewers with their omniscient view watched as the two characters gradually drew nearer, but because of the walls, neither side could see each other . However, with Cloud Wind Body activated, he could use qi to sense his surroundings . On his radar, a little blip had appeared representing Dazzling Hundred Blossoms .
Fang Rui didn't immediately launch an attack like the everyone had thought he would . Instead, his movements made everyone confused .
"Does he want to ambush Zhang Jiale?" Pan Lin guessed . Fang Rui's signature style was being dirty . An ambush was nothing surprising for him .
Li Yibo remained silent . He looked at Boundless Sea's movements but couldn't see any places for him to set up an ambush . But if he wasn't going for an ambush, what else could he be doing?
Just when he asked this question to himself, Boundless Sea suddenly stopped . On his radar, Dazzling Hundred Blossoms' little dot was clearly moving . Boundless Sea raised his hands and gathered qi .
"This is . . . Spirit Reaches to the Rainbow?" Pan Lin noted .
The Qi Master's Awakening skill, Spirit Reaches to the Rainbow, gathered qi and circulated it throughout the body . Boundless Sea's clothes looked to be fluttering violently in the wind as his entire body seemed to ignite into flames .
"What is he doing? He wants to attack from there?" Pan Lin was utterly confused . Boundless Sea and Dazzling Hundred Blossoms were separated by a wall . There was no door on this wall . There was no way for him to launch a sneak attack!
Li Yibo's heart trembled .
"Zoom in!" He called out to the broadcast director .
The camera zoomed in, but Li Yibo's gaze wasn't on Boundless Sea, but the wall in front .
The large section of the wall paper was peeling off . The bricks that could be seen were covered with cracks .
This was damage left over from the previous two battles . Attacks from Dazzling Hundred Blossoms, Lord Grim, or Deception might have landed here . Li Yibo couldn't remember right now, but he knew that this wall had already been damaged heavily . Fang Rui's ambush would succeed because Boundless Sea's attack would pierce through this wall, and Zhang Jiale probably wasn't aware of it .
The dot on the radar continued to move towards this area .
Boundless Sea's clothes continued to flutter wildly even making some sound, but this sound wasn't loud enough to pass through the wall for Zhang Jiale to hear .
Closer . . .
Everyone knew what was about to happen . They could already picture it in their heads . The broadcast had already found the most suitable viewing angle .
The dot flashed again .
Dazzling Hundred Blossoms and Boundless Sea were now as close as possible .
Spirit Reaches to the Rainbow!
Fang Rui didn't disappoint and attacked . The qi gathered in his body poured out . With a boom, the wall collapsed .
Zhang Jiale was startled . Boundless Sea's Spirit Reaches to the Rainbow tore through the wall, the glaring light flying towards him .
Roll!
Dazzling Hundred Blossoms rolled to the side .
It was a conditioned reflex for an experienced pro player to roll facing a dangerous situation where there was no time to think .
However, no matter how fast he moved, he couldn't escape from the system's auto-targeting .
The Spirit Reaches to the Rainbow adjusted in the air according to Dazzling Hundred Blossom's movements and crashed into him . The focused qi instantly exploded . It wasn't just beautiful, it also dealt frightening damage . The nearby ornaments instantly shattered .
Up until Spirit Reaches to the Rainbow hit the target, Fang Rui didn't deactivate his Cloud Wind Body, so the skill would automatically lock onto the target . Zhang Jiale's instinctive reaction was no match for the system's auto-targeting .
But because of the wall, the damage from the attack had lessened . The attack only took away 6% of Dazzling Hundred Blossom's health .
But this was just the start of Boundless Sea's attacks .
After a Spirit Reaches to the Rainbow, he instantly closed the distance . Once the qi scattered from the explosion, silence didn't follow . Before the qi completely scattered, a new wave of qi shot out from Boundless Sea's palms .
Time seemed to have frozen . All people could see was Boundless Sea's surging qi raging thunderously in this little room . Finally, when everything became peaceful again, the system announced: Glory!
Fang Rui's Boundless Sea had won!
The audience was dumbfounded .
A full health Fang Rui bringing down a 27% health Zhang Jiale wasn't surprising . The surprise was from the way he did it .
Ambush to death in one combo .
Was this dirty or tyrannical? No one was sure .
You could say it was dirty, but that explosive burst of qi was very heroic . You could say that it was tyrannical, but hiding behind a wall and gathering qi was very dirty . . .
In any case, Happy had won this round . It was a clean victory, chasing back the advantage that Zhang Jiale had gained . If Fang Rui's previous interactions with the crowd had eased the crowd's tension, then his dominating performance this round was a tranquilizer to Happy's fans . After the shock from such a clean victory, Happy's fans recovered . Their excited cheers resonated throughout the entire Xiaoshan Stadium .
Chapter end
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