The match quickly began. Ye Xiu's map selection was as simple and direct as usual. It was a direct clash of strength. This was actually quite inconceivable. For veterans, their greatest weapon was experience. Choosing maps with more variety was more advantageous to them. But Ye Xiu wasn't like that. He relied on his unspecialized playstyle and chose the maps roughly. Unfortunately, no one could stop him.
Happy for Samsara's challenge, there was no tit for tat. Jiang Botao was the first to go up. Just as Li Yibo had said, Samsara's arrangement was a very normal one.
The characters loaded in, and the map was clear at a glance. What else was there to say? Just charge!
"Senior, it's not good for you to keep winning like this! You have to leave some leeway for us juniors to surpass you! "In the public chat, Jiang Botao sent a message to Ye Xiu. The Alliance was still discussing voice chat, but they hadn't come to a conclusion yet. They were still following the old rules. For the Alliance, the rules weren't the most important thing. Why did the Alliance ban voice chat in the beginning? That was to make it easier for the broadcast. The players couldn't talk, so they could only use text. As a result, the audience could see the players' interactions, tactical commands, and so on. There was no lack of interesting things to see. But if it was changed to voice chat, then the broadcast wouldn't be as convenient. If they were to divide the channel into the two teams' own channels and the public channel, which side's voice would be better to switch to? After opening up voice chat, the players' interactions would be complete, but the audience wouldn't be able to see any details like before.
Just like in this match, the players' conversations were actually very popular. But if it was changed to voice chat, they would have to rely on the broadcast to switch, so they would miss a lot.
The Alliance was still discussing with the broadcasters, so they hadn't come to a conclusion yet. For the current match, everyone would continue to communicate through text.
"Of course!" Ye Xiu actually agreed with Jiang Botao's opinion, surprising everyone. But soon, he sent another message: "That's why I didn't fight in the first round! No matter what, I can only win thirty-seven rounds in a row. Look, there's still room for improvement! "
"Let's compete …" Jiang Botao wasn't trash-talking. He was just someone who liked to chat with others. But now, facing Ye Xiu's words, he couldn't continue the conversation.
"In order to fulfill Senior's wish, perhaps you can just GG?" Ye Xiu continued.
"Senior, please don't joke around," Jiang Botao said.
"The result will be the same anyway!" Ye Xiu said.
"But we still have to try!" Jiang Botao was neither anxious nor impatient. In the face of Ye Xiu's ridicule, he was still able to chat casually with him.
After a few words, the two characters met. Ye Xiu didn't have Lord Grim, who had long-ranged attacks, rush to open fire. Instead, he had his character continue to close in. Just as he was about to enter the range of the enemy Spellblade, Lord Grim suddenly sped up!
Movement skill!
This had already become one of Lord Grim's signature moves. Ye Xiu clearly didn't plan on engaging in a tug-of-war with his opponent at mid-range. Instead, he planned on getting close to his opponent and finishing him off. For a long time, Ye Xiu's Lord Grim had played in this way. Even though he had mid-ranged attacks, even against opponents who could only fight at close range, he had never kited his opponent. He had always seized the initiative as soon as the battle began. Ranged attacks and melee attacks, he used everything he had.
At this moment, an Arc of Light flashed. Lord Grim instantly moved several units ahead. Jiang Botao had clearly guessed Ye Xiu's intentions. Empty Waves retreated instead of advancing. As he jumped backwards, he raised his Silver short sword, Divine Chain, and sent out an Earthquake Slash!
Jiang Botao, Samsara's vice-captain, had won consecutive championships with Samsara. His popularity had risen year after year. But when it came to individual skill, he didn't have any unique traits like many other players. His playstyle was like he was trying to pull your parents in. It was ordinary, not shocking, but not too low-key either. He would end the match naturally.
In other words, when Jiang Botao fought, he wouldn't attack at a high point like taking away a lot of health in one go. Instead, he would accumulate every bit of advantage to obtain the final victory. The players who lost to him would often feel like they were "just a little bit away" no matter if they were in the lead or behind. In the end, they would lose the entire match.
At first, some people thought that Jiang Botao's computing power was astonishing, but gradually, everyone realized that this wasn't the case. Rather than saying that his computing power was astonishing, it was more accurate to say that he didn't miss a single detail.
Jiang Botao was just that kind of meticulous player. It was the same in the team competition, and it was the same in the individual competition. He would carefully deal with any possibility of offense or defense. As a result, no matter which side it was, it was difficult for a high number of combos to occur. From this point of view, Jiang Botao really did seem to be targeting Ye Xiu. Right now, Ye Xiu's unspecialized character was going for a non-stop combo.
And now, Lord Grim was charging forward aggressively, but Jiang Botao had already prepared for it. The moment Lord Grim used his Movement Skill, Empty Waves jumped back and sent out an Earthquake Sword.
Suddenly, it didn't seem like Lord Grim was using Shining Cut to close the distance. Instead, it seemed like he was running headfirst into the Earthquake Sword.
There's no time to dodge, right? Normal players would think so, but in the eyes of pro players, even though the skills on both sides were fast, there was still space.
Left?
Or right?
Jiang Botao stared intently at Lord Grim's movements. Empty Waves had already gotten into position as he jumped back. He was just waiting for Lord Grim to dodge and send out another Earthquake Sword.
But it wasn't left, and it wasn't right. Lord Grim continued to charge forward, but his arms shook with all his might.
Reinforced Iron Bones!
Ye Xiu didn't choose to dodge. Instead, he forcefully activated this Striker skill on Lord Grim. Defensive buff could reduce damage, but for an attack like Earthquake Sword that could sweep the target away, Reinforced Iron Bones's Super Armor was the most annoying. Lord Grim continued to charge forward, stepping on the waves of sword intent.
But even so, it couldn't stop Empty Waves from attacking. However, this unexpected move made Jiang Botao's reaction a little slower. After all, his attention was originally focused on the left and right sides.
Just as he was about to raise his Silver weapon, Divine Chain, again, Lord Grim raised his hand and threw out an item.
Pu!
It was only a light sound, but the thick purple smoke quickly spread out. In an instant, Lord Grim's figure disappeared from Jiang Botao's line of sight.
Ninja Equipment: Smoke Bomb!
Jiang Botao's operation stopped.
Under the cover of the thick smoke, he had no way of determining Lord Grim's position.
The thick smoke continued to spread. Was there any unusual movement?
Jiang Botao carefully observed. If a character moved in the thick smoke, it would definitely cause the smoke to spread out. Traces of movement could be captured like this.
But there wasn't!
No movement?
Impossible! Under the cover, how could Ye Xiu not attack? Then there was only one possibility!
Jiang Botao's right hand moved the mouse, while his left hand quickly swiped across the keyboard. Empty Waves turned around and retreated. The tip of his Silver weapon, Divine Chain, flipped outwards. Wave Wheel Slasher!
It was Shadow Clone Technique. Lord Grim would suddenly appear behind him.
That was what Jiang Botao determined.
As a result, Wave Wheel Slasher slashed out, carrying with it a sealed wave of sword intent. It opened up a gap in the purple smoke, but it didn't hit anything.
Lord Grim wasn't there.
Jiang Botao instantly knew: not good...
An arrow of blood flew out from Empty Waves' neck. Sure enough, Lord Grim had only just closed in on him and delivered a Slit Throat.
Was it Shadow Clone Technique, or some other movement skill? None of that was important right now. Jiang Botao only knew that Ye Xiu had timed it perfectly. He had completely guessed Jiang Botao's response.
After Slit Throat, Lord Grim flipped the dagger in his hand, directly followed up with an Assassin's knock-up. Jumping Blade, sending Empty Waves into the air.
Falling Light Blade!
The moment Empty Waves rose into the air, he used a low-level Blade Master skill and plummeted back down.
But...
Cross Slash!
Two streaks of blood flew out behind Empty Waves. He avoided the knock-up, but he didn't dodge Lord Grim's follow-up attack. This attack was so fast that it didn't wait for Empty Waves to completely float up. As a result, Jiang Botao's quick response seemed to be exactly what Lord Grim wanted.
The combo had begun.
"Guess how many hits I can get?" Ye Xiu actually found the time to throw a question. Of course, it was aimed at Jiang Botao's rare high level combo.
"I don't think it'll be too high." Jiang Botao actually replied. In this sort of situation, he was still in the mood to chat.
"Indeed, the number of hits is just a passing cloud!" When Ye Xiu sent this message, the combo was cut off and returned to zero.
However, this didn't mean that Jiang Botao had a chance to escape. This was because Ye Xiu's unspecialized Lord Grim's combo had always been focused on the effect, not the number of combos.
False combo! The combo continued to perfectly chain together.
"He really is hard to deal with!" Jiang Botao sighed.
"There are a lot of details, right?" Ye Xiu replied.
"Yes... too many." Jiang Botao's head hurt.
Jiang Botao had a bit of control over Ye Xiu? It seemed like this was just a misunderstanding. The truth was that Ye Xiu's unspecialized had a bit of control over Jiang Botao. Because there were too many skills, too many combos, too many variations, no matter how hard Jiang Botao tried to think of every detail, his rhythm was slowed down. This was an opponent with so many details that his brain couldn't process them all.
Jiang Botao lost.
Even though there was still a lot of struggle, it didn't affect the final result.
"Next time, we'll switch opponents." Ye Xiu laughed. He had seen how difficult it was for Jiang Botao to beat him.
"There's a next time?" Jiang Botao was puzzled. This was the second time the two teams had faced each other this season. The individual competition had already ended. How could there be a next time?
"Oh, if you don't make it into the playoffs, then there won't be a next time." Ye Xiu said.
This bold assumption that Samsara wouldn't make it into the playoffs once again made everyone speechless.
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