Heal was a skill that healed players for a certain amount of time. The amount healed per tick wasn't much to begin with. With Lord Grim's poor healer configuration, each tick was even worse. In reality, even after jumping a few times, he was still within the attack range of Excellent Era's powerful characters. It was just that these jumps were torture for Excellent Era's players.
What was worse was that Happy's Cleric was probably about to arrive. Even though that Cleric wasn't very skilled, it was still enough to be the deciding factor in this situation. Xiao Shiqin suddenly felt a bit vexed. If he had known earlier, he would have headed towards the support zone to intercept Happy after killing Dawn Rifle. He might have been able to intercept the opponent's Cleric then. Tangling with Han Yanrou only to end up like this. How embarrassing!
But the match had already reached this point. There was no point in regretting it. Han Yanrou was still their next target. They had to kill her before the opponent's healer arrived.
Xiao Shiqin gave a few concise orders in the chat. Sun Xiang and Qiu Fei's Battle Mage duo broke through Happy's formation. Previously, they had surrounded Tang Rou's Han Yanrou, but Happy had attacked them from the inside. This time, Happy had surrounded Wang Ze's Matchstick. It was their turn to attack from the inside.
Wang Ze was new to the battle after all. Matchstick was at full health, so he didn't panic after being surrounded by Happy. This time, Excellent Era's rescue came quickly. One Leaf Of Autumn and Combat Form rushed over. They didn't save Matchstick. Their target was still Han Yanrou. Han Yanrou only had a sliver of health left. It was already a miracle that she was still alive. In a situation where there was no healer, focusing too much on protecting such a character would put the entire team in a very passive position. But the problem was that Happy hadn't done that. Han Yanrou charged forward with 20% health. When she was down to her last drop of health, Han Yanrou coordinated with Lord Grim to give Combat Form a Rising Dragon Soars the Sky. Han Yanrou's existence was shockingly a restriction to Team Excellent Era's tactics. She was like a bait, influencing Excellent Era's intentions. Not only did she not become a burden, but she used every minute and second she had on the field very efficiently.
Xiao Shiqin was clearly aware of this problem. Excellent Era adjusted again and didn't put all their energy into Han Yanrou. Sun Xiang and Qiu Fei charged towards Happy's formation, while Xiao Shiqin's Life Extinguisher circled around from another direction.
What was he trying to do?
Pan Lin and Li Yibo looked at each other. For a moment, they didn't understand and didn't dare to say anything. When Xiao Shiqin made his arrangements in the chat, he didn't tell them what to do.
Life Extinguisher rushed over like he was racing against time. While rushing, he also paid attention to Happy's movements. When he realized that no one was paying attention to him, Life Extinguisher seemed to hesitate.
At this moment, everyone finally saw Xiao Shiqin's intentions. After seeing his intentions, everyone couldn't help but think of a popular song from many years ago: I was the last one to know the truth and my tears fell.
Yes, Xiao Shiqin's Life Extinguisher was going to intercept Happy's Cleric, but the problem was that he was going in the wrong direction...
Because the audience had an omniscient view, they knew from the start which support zone Little Cold Hands had entered the match from. He hadn't entered the support zone closest to the match. At the time, everyone had felt that it was inconceivable, but now, everyone understood. It was too easy to guess that they would enter the support zone. Happy had long since been prepared for this. They were very careful with the healer advantage that they had worked so hard to establish.
Xiao Shiqin controlled Life Extinguisher to rush in that direction for a while. When he didn't see Little Cold Hands, he immediately knew that something was wrong. Based on his speed, he should be able to see the other side by now. Now that he didn't see him, it meant that the other side was prepared for his interception, whether he had taken a detour or gone through another support zone.
Once again, Xiao Shiqin made a mistake in judgment, which made him feel a little tired. He realized that he really couldn't understand Happy's strategy at all.
He understood Ye Xiu, but the Ye Xiu he was familiar with was the Ye Xiu from a powerhouse team. Now, this Ye Xiu, who was leading a grassroots team, displayed a more complicated strategy. While he had the craftiness of a small or mid-tier team, he would occasionally display the oppressiveness of a powerhouse team.
The choice of support zone was a detail. From Xiao Shiqin's experience in leading a weak team, the closest team to enter was a natural choice. This was because a weak team needed their healer to quickly arrive and help them maintain their hard-won advantage. However, Team Happy was extremely daring. They actually dared to let their Cleric spend more time on the road. This kind of strong confidence was something Xiao Shiqin had never displayed when he led Thunderclap.
In the end, was he still lacking in confidence?
When he was in Thunderclap, had he ever thought of leading that team to aim for the championship?
No, never.
The outside world thought that Thunderclap was a weak team. Being able to enter the playoffs every year was a very successful performance. Thus, Thunderclap himself and Xiao Shiqin had always thought this way. Their goal every year was to enter the playoffs, and after entering the playoffs, their days were just passing by. They clearly desired the championship, but they just didn't believe that their team had the ability to win it.
In the end, Xiao Shiqin left Thunderclap for the championship. Although the outside world didn't criticize him, and some even thought that he should have made this choice long ago. But now, Xiao Shiqin finally realized that he was still weak. He didn't completely trust his teammates, and he didn't completely trust himself. Compared to the opponent in front of him, there was still a huge gap between them. This person, who led a grassroots team that was pieced together from an internet cafe, dared to participate in the Challenger League, and even dared to challenge a powerhouse team like Excellent Era. How many people thought of him as a joke? But now, this joke was slowly becoming a reality.
And him? Although Team Thunderclap had repeatedly produced results where the weak defeated the strong, he had never truly had confidence. Now, why didn't he have it? Thunderclap could defeat strong teams in the regular season, so why couldn't they replicate this in the playoffs? As long as they could replicate it three times, wouldn't their Thunderclap still be able to win the championship?
In the end, he only had the confidence to win those matches that should be won. And the man in front of him had the courage and confidence to create miracles!
When Xiao Shiqin's Life Extinguisher rushed back to the battlefield, the situation had changed.
Han Yanrou was finally killed.
Tang Rou wouldn't let herself become a burden that required everyone's full protection. Even if she only had one last drop of HP left, she still actively fought on the field, contributing to her damage output. After stubbornly holding on for a while, she finally fell. In that instant, the stadium erupted in applause. Even the fans of Excellent Era chose to remain silent. In this moment of life and death, they couldn't applaud their opponent, but they could at least use silence to show their respect. In the group arena, Tang Rou had lost miserably, but in this team competition, she had finally left a deep impression on everyone. Although sometimes it was hard to determine whether her performance was brave or reckless, in this team competition, her brave or reckless performance was the key to Happy's current situation.
In the time that Xiao Shiqin rushed to intercept the healer, Excellent Era's three players had successfully sent off Han Yanrou, but they had also taken quite a bit of damage, especially Wang Ze's Match. From the start, he had been pincered by Baozi and Qiao Yifan. Then, Lord Grim had come over to join in the fun while protecting Han Yanrou. Team Happy's focus wasn't on protecting Han Yanrou, but on continuing to strengthen their attacks on Match.
One Inch Ash's ghost boundaries were extremely effective at this moment. One Autumn Leaf and Combat Form were two melee classes. If they wanted to attack Happy's characters, they had to enter the ghost boundaries. If they didn't enter, they could only watch as the other side surrounded Matchstick and beat him up.
There were a few ways to break through the Ghost Boundaries, but overall, the existence of the Ghostblade made it difficult for One Leaf Of Autumn and Combat Form. The support that Wang Ze's Match received in this situation was very limited, and he himself wasn't able to break out of the encirclement. When Xiao Shiqin's Life Extinguisher rushed back, Han Yanrou was no longer there, but Match was also in a precarious situation.
When Xiao Shiqin rushed back and saw the pile of debuffs on the two Battle Mages, he felt rather helpless. Originally, as a long-range attacker, the effect of the Ghost Boundaries on him was relatively limited. However, he was a long-range Mechanic, and many of his mechanical items were unable to break through the Ghost Boundaries. Therefore, it was quite difficult for a Mechanic to break through the restriction system of the Ghost Boundaries. Otherwise, Xiao Shiqin would definitely have stayed behind and let someone else intercept the Cleric. The two Battle Mage team wasn't so absolute that they couldn't be broken up at all times.
But now, because of the Phantom Demon, they couldn't use their full strength. The Sharpshooter, who originally wouldn't be affected by the Phantom Demon, had been captured by the other side early on.
Xiao Shiqin didn't think this was a coincidence at all. This match made him realize how terrifying Ye Xiu's tactics were. Every move was interconnected, and every step was filled with killing intent. Every player and character in Team Happy had been used to the extreme. From Wu Chen and his Dawn Rifle, then Tang Rou and Han Yanrou, and now, was it Qiao Yifan and his One Inch Ash's turn?
He had to find a way to deal with this Phantom Demon!
No … wait …
Xiao Shiqin was thinking of a countermeasure, when suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.
Phantom Demon. His next target should be this Phantom Demon, but if he did that, wouldn't he fall into Happy's control again?
This match had been like this from the start. Happy's people revealed their talents one by one, and then Excellent Era locked onto their targets one by one, and then they were forced into a passive position by these targets …
Yes, it was like this. The key to Happy's strategy was here!
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