The King's Return Chapter 116

translator: Oyen  editor: Ciel

Since Shen He defeated Xu Sizhe twice, he would move on to the championship battle for the mechanism flow. Next door, Yuan Xi and Qiu Zongping were unlucky, and had to fight a civil war in order to qualify for the championship. Because their match was also broadcasted live, Qin Mo went to study it carefully.

Qiu Zongping chose a relatively difficult swamp map for the first game. Although Yuan Xi resisted several times, he was killed by Qiu Zongping's deadly pet control in the end, once the opportunity was seized. In the second game, Yuan Xi had the right to choose the map. He selected a simple and barren map, relying on his extreme pet damage to kill Qiu Zongping, tying their scores at 1 : 1.

The third game's randomly selected map was 'Sword Altar'. Qiu Zongping and Yuan Xi played brilliantly, using their mechanical chariots to continuously hit each other. Both wanted to push the other player down the floating stones with their chariots, but both players were flexible and could avoid each other's key attacks. In addition, they knew each other too well, and their blood volume could not be pulled apart even in such a tricky situation.

Finally, Qiu Zongping relied on the cooldown reduction of his pets. His cooldown duration was shorter than Yuan Xi's allowing him to summon four pets in a row to surround and empty Yuan Xi's residual blood.

Qiu Zongping showed no mercy to Yuan Xi, winning the match 2 : 1. They had debuted in the same year and had been partners ever since. With Yuan Xi's character, if he realised that Qiu Zongping had given him the advantage, he would surely assume that Qiu Zongping both despised and humiliated him. As such, Qiu Zongping went all out to win the match. This way, he could prove that Yuan Xi's strength was equal to his through the close matches, as well as inspire Yuan Xi to continue working hard to catch up with him. This was the most simple and effective approach to deal with the single-cell creature named Yuan Xi.

Sure enough, although Yuan Xi lost the match, he was not discouraged. After all, both people played very well, and gave it their all. He also had a chance to win in the process, but lost because Qiu Zongping was able to make use of the opportunity better.

After the game, Qin Mo asked Shen He for his thoughts. Shen He scratched his head, “I think they are both very good!” Before adding, “This proves that my master is the best summoner!”

"How is it proof?" Xiao Han wondered.

Shen He explained excitedly, "I defeated Xu Sizhe, and Qiu Zongping defeated Yuan Xi. I will fight captain Qiu tomorrow for the championship, while Yuan Xi and Xu Sizhe will fight for third place. Although Yuan Xi's IQ is a little low, his level is high, so he should have no problems dealing with Xu Sizhe. This way, the top three summoners will be Qiu Zongping, Yuan Xi, and I, all of whom were taught by master! That means that master is clearly the best summoner of all!"

This sort of explanation actually did make sense. If Yuan Xi could defeat Xu Sizhe, the top three places of the summoning flow would indeed be held by Qin Mo's apprentices.

If his master found out about this in the future, surely Ling Xuefeng wouldn't blame him?

Although Qin Mo could no longer play the summoner, the summoning flow tactics that had been passed down to him had not died. He was also very happy to see the teenagers that he had taught become so powerful.

Shen He was really an expert in flattery. Seeing Qin Mo's cheerful expression, Xiao Han didn't want to fall behind, and slung an arm around Qin Mo's shoulder. "One day, Xiao Mo, everyone will know that you taught the three top summoners Qiu Zongping, Yuan Xi, and Shen He, and they will recognise your strength for sure."

Qin Mo smiled. "I don't care about these empty names. I'm just very relieved that Yuan Xi, this single-cell creature, has made such rapid progress. His ability to keep up with Qiu Zongping shows that he had untied his heart knot. As for Xiao He, he thinks quickly and plays flexibly. He has already mastered everything I've taught him. I'm lucky to have such an apprentice."

Hearing this, Shen He was moved to the point of tears, immediately rushing over to hug Qin Mo. "I'm the one who is lucky, having the opportunity to acknowledge you as my master!"

Seeing this scene, everyone in Mojue was also touched.

Despite his cold expression, Qin Mo was actually quite soft. Realising this, Shen He refused to let go of his master, causing the vinegar in Xiao Han's heart to swell, almost as if filling up an entire fountain. He immediately grabbed the little monkey by the collar and tugged him out of Qin Mo's arms. "Haven't you hugged enough? Go watch the match!"

“Oh!” Shen He reluctantly let go of Qin Mo.

The matches of the Zhuge Family's mechanical flow were followed by those of the bone fan flow. Frost Moon team player 'Yellow River Flows Seawards', who had been seen in the group stage, appeared among the top four, and won the game with 2 : 0 to enter tomorrow's championship match. Since the Frost Moon team was part of the Seven Star Grass Club, this was obviously also a professional player from the club; their strength was truly extraordinary.

After that came the sects of Luoying Valley, Kuangdao Gate, and Tingyu Tower. Mojue didn't have any players participating in these matches, but everyone paid careful attention to the live broadcasts, analysing and discussing the characteristics of the experts from these sects.

By the afternoon, it was Xuanbing Palace's turn.

Liu Hong's opponent was 'Endless', who, like Liu Hong, had a 100% winning rate up to now. He came from the Interlude guild in the Netcom district. Unfortunately, his semi-final matches had not been selected for the live broadcast, so everyone was unfamiliar with his strengths. Still, the newcomers had great confidence in their sister Hong!

2.30pm was when the competition officially started. According to the usual practice, both sides rolled a dice in the competition. Endless rolled 89 points, which was already very high, only for Liu Hong to roll 99 points.

Shen He laughed. "Sister Hong is so lucky! Directly seckill him with 99 points!"

The player who rolled more points had the privilege to choose a map first. Liu Hong calmly selected the 'Qingcheng Mountain Forest' map.

This map was part of the 'Qingcheng Mountain' area of the game, and was decorated with centuries-old banyan trees. The dense branches and green foliage blocked most of the sunlight, only allowing the occasional ray through small gaps between the leaves. The thick and strong banyan trees had rust-brown roots hanging down, looking quite similar to long, bushy beards.

The reason why Liu Hong chose this map was to use trap tactics. The banyan trees had diameters of over one metre, which was useful for blocking the opponent's vision and forcing them to go around the obstacles using a winding movement pattern. This large number of trees was actually a test of their positioning skills; if either player was careless, they could very easily step into the opponent's ring traps.

As soon as the match started, Liu Hong immediately controlled 'Three Waterdrop' to circle the banyan tree before her. The Xuanbing Palace disciple dressed in dark blue robes flew through the woods like a swallow, holding her gold and silver double rings in both hands. On the other end of the forest, 'Endless' was in a similar situation, using qinggong to speed his way around the trees. The moment the two players met, Liu Hong quickly took the lead!

——Double Dragon Beads!

This skill aimed the silver small ring at the opponent's right side, while the gold large ring was aimed at the opponent's leg. In fact, Liu Hong's two-handed weapon was thrown out at an extremely tricky angle. Endless attempted to dodge, but could only avoid the attack of the small ring, and had no time to dodge the large ring. In the end, he was hit, and fixed in place.

Given this opportunity, Liu Hong naturally wouldn't be polite! Quickly moving behind her opponent, she hit him with a series of attacks—— Interlocking Rings!

Countless small silver rings flew directly at Endless, much like a torrential rain. Liu Hong wasn't finished, however, and opened a big move directly—— 'Snake Bead Sparrow Ring'. Both her gold and silver rings flew towards her opponent simultaneously, weaving twisting trails around each other, much like intertwined serpents. After this wave of damage, Endless' blood volume fell to 60%!

The moment the fixed state wore off, Endless used a qinggong skill to move, quickly hiding behind a large banyan tree.

Liu Hong followed, chasing after him closely. In fact, a large circle trap had been laid behind the banyan tree by Endless. The chasing Three Waterdrop stepped directly into the trap, allowing Endless to begin his counterattack!

——Snake Bead Sparrow Ring, Cold Moon Flower Spirit!

To think that Endless would actually open this big move, Cold Moon Flower Spirit. Although this skill had a very long cooldown, it allowed the Xuanbing Palace disciple to throw their double rings towards a designated target, dealing 10% damage every second for three seconds. Its biggest advantages were the high damage and the targeting system, which prevented opponents from escaping the weapons. However, its shortcomings were also obvious. During the three seconds that this skill was activated, the player had no weapons and was unable to use any skills, making them easy pickings for the opponent if their teammates did not support them.

Endless was obviously aware of this, so he used the trap to fix Three Waterdrop in place, and started this skill.

However, Liu Hong wasn't about to idly take this damage. At a critical moment, she suddenly opened the skill 'Floating Light' to resolve the negative status control, quickly running behind a large banyan tree behind Endless. As 'Cold Moon Flower Spirit' was a targeted skill and could not be avoided, the opponent's weapon continued chasing her, despite Three Waterdrop changing locations.

Realising that the other side was no longer within his field of vision, Endless had a bad feeling, and immediately adjusted his camera to look for her. Being without his weapons and unable to activate any skills, he was a sitting duck for the next few seconds. Three Waterdrop took advantage of this to hide behind the banyan tree, launching an explosive attack that reduced his blood volume to 40%.

Endless prepared himself to run the moment he recovered his weapons, but Three Waterdrop had already set up a series of traps under his feet.

With the rapid explosion of the chain trap, Endless' blood volume continued to drop, directly reaching 15%, while Three Waterdrop still had 45% of her health!

If he didn't fight back, he would lose this game for sure.

Frowning, Endless used the 'Floating Light' teleportation skill, immediately flying behind a nearby banyan tree and placing a large trap. He would wait for Three Waterdrop to approach, before seizing the opportunity.

However, Three Waterdrop wouldn't let him go just like that. Liu Hong quickly chased him with the sect's qinggong skill, 'Frost on River'. Endless had placed traps under the tree, but Liu Hong was not concerned in the slightest. The moment she stepped on the trap and was fixed in place, she threw out a big move of her own—— Cold Moon Flower Spirit!

This was the same targeted skill that Endless had used just a few moments ago. The gold and silver double rings would rotate rapidly around the designated target, causing 10% damage per second.

At this time, Endless had merely 15% of his health left. Not only was escape from Cold Moon Flower Spirit impossible, but it would kill him in two seconds. So, even if she chased him and ran into his set of traps—— before the opponent managed to kill her, she would kill him first.

Sure enough, the game ended in the next two seconds. Although Three Waterdrop's blood volume was forced to 20% by a continuous string of attacks, it was Endless whose blood volume emptied first, falling to the ground under the tree.

——Three Waterdrop has killed Endless!

Liu Hong won the first game neatly. Smiling, she quickly pressed the preparation button.

Endless had the right to choose the map for the second game, and directly chose Stone Forest.

This Stone Forest map was used in the battle between Xu Sizhe and Shen He. The straight-line skills like 'Interlocking Rings' and non-targeting skills could be blocked by the stone pillars. So, fighting in this particular map also relied heavily on making full use of the terrain to trap the opponent.

Endless had chosen this map without hesitation. Obviously, he had been training specifically on this map.

As soon as the match started, he led Liu Hong to a set of pillars spaced narrowly apart. Traps were set up between the pillars, allowing Endless to seize the opportunity to attack Three Waterdrop, pushing her blood volume down to 70%!

Liu Hong was well aware that her opponent would have set up traps in all directions, and was only waiting for her to step into them. Using a teleportation skill, she left the area without hesitation, and followed up with the targeted attacks 'Snake Bead Sparrow Ring' and 'Cold Moon Flower Spirit'. This pushed Endless' blood volume down to 60%, allowing her to reverse the disadvantage from the start of the match.

When using Cold Moon Flower Spirit, her weapons would chase her opponent around for three seconds. In order to prevent Endless from using these three seconds to fight back, Liu Hong immediately ran, continuously winding around the various stone pillars after releasing the skill to conceal herself. By the time Endless found her, the skill had already ended, and her weapons were in her hands once more.

The two exchanged skills in the narrow stone forest, causing each other's blood volume to fall. Still, Liu Hong always maintained an advantage in blood volume, and no matter how hard Endless tried, her blood volume was maintained at 10% more than that of the other party.

Endless could only turn away, walking quickly through the stone forest in an attempt to lose his pursuer. He travelled in a large circle, soon reaching the northwest corner of the map.

The stone pillars in this area were lower than the surrounding ones, allowing players to climb on top of them, and Shen He had used this feature to put Xu Sizhe in his own battle. Clearly, Endless knew how to take advantage of this particular terrain, using a qinggong skill to fly on top of the stone pillar while simultaneously laying various traps on the ground. He would wait for Three Waterdrop to chase him here; the resulting explosion would deal her a lot of damage.

Liu Hong was well aware of his intentions, but did not cower away. Instead, she calmly walked in.

With a large 'boom' the various traps exploded, not only causing Liu Hong to enter a residual blood state with just 15% of health left, but also fixing her in place!

However, just as Endless prepared a follow-up, Three Waterdrop used 'Floating Light' to teleport into the air, and the sect qinggong skill 'Frost On River' to fly upward further. After that, the silver ring in her hands multiplied, slamming into Endless one after another repeatedly, followed by the golden ring. This was Xuanbing Palace's double ring flow combination—— Interlocking Rings, Twin Laurel Fragrance!

Using Interlocking Rings on the ground was not as option, as it would be blocked by the numerous stone pillars. However, since Liu Hong had jumped upward to fight the opponent standing atop the pillars, she was currently in the air, and there were no obstacles to interfere with the silver ring in her hands!

After the critical damage dealt by 'Interlocking Rings', as well as the additional damage from 'Twin Laurel Fragrance', Endless' blood volume fell to 5% directly. Immediately, Liu Hong jumped on top of the stone pillar and used the skill 'Double Dragon Beads', emptying the rest of his blood in one breath.

——Three Waterdrop has killed Endless!

This last minute reversal was extremely exciting for the viewers.

Endless had laid out a large number of traps on the ground, clearly wanting to use the terrain to take advantage of Three Waterdrop. In the end, Liu Hong avoided the ground after stepping on his trap, instead moving straight upwards through the air, completing a seamless connection between qinggong skills to launch a counterattack!

—— This accurate calculation of damage to both self and opponent, as well as the delicate operation of moving through the air made it clear that Three Waterdrop was definitely an expert. He wasn't wronged by losing to such a player.

After winning two games in a row, Liu Hong stretched her arms to relieve the tension, her expression perfectly calm.

Qin Mo and Xiao Han exchanged glances, appreciating Liu Hong's clever and violent play. She was a very determined player, going to the mountain despite knowing that there was a tiger waiting. In fact, there weren't many players with such courage. This personality of hers was indeed more suitable for playing output, and it was a shame for her to have been playing a healer all along. If the manager of the National Grace club had agreed to her wishes and let her take on the role of an output player, it would definitely have improved the performance of their National Beauty team in Wulin.

It was such a shame that manager Xu didn't have a good eye. Instead, she allowed Twin Stars to dig up such a strong player for cheap, giving Mojue team an important key member.

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