With 72% of his health remaining, this was a huge advantage in the group arena.
Because of this advantage accumulated in the group arena, even though it looked like a 1v1, the group arena and the individual competition were very different. In the individual competition, you just needed to take down your opponent first. But in the group arena, a very important topic was "how to defeat your opponent with the least amount of health."
Efficiency. The group arena focused more on efficiency than the individual competition. And in the match that had just ended, Sun Xiang had undoubtedly done an outstanding job in this aspect. Using his positioning and patience, he had greatly reduced his opponent's space to perform, and in the end, he had easily and efficiently won.
A player who relied on hand speed, mechanics, and technique to win all year round had suddenly set up a trap, and in the end, even the master of playing dirty, Fang Rui, had been tricked.
"This match is an atypical victory for Sun Xiang!" Li Yibo confidently commented on the match that had already ended. Previously, he had had the opportunity to make a precise prediction, but he had been too cautious and missed it. Li Yibo was furiously making up lessons to show off his knowledge of Glory. For a moment, commentator Pan Lin couldn't get a word in edgewise. Fortunately, there was a time limit for the group arena. After Happy Fang Rui left the stage, the second player quickly walked onto the stage.
"This guy, did he bring his brain with him today?" Fang Rui complained after returning to the player area. The person he was referring to was, of course, Sun Xiang. Clearly, in his eyes, Sun Xiang had always been someone who didn't use his brain.
"You handled it a bit sloppily!" Ye Xiu said.
"Yeah!" Fang Rui sighed, "I should have just stayed there and waited. Let's see who can outlast who!"
Ye Xiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "There's no way you didn't know about that ambush point. You should have been more careful."
"I didn't know he brought his brain with him today!" Fang Rui said.
"..."
"Okay, I admit that I was a bit careless and underestimated him." Fang Rui sighed.
"It is indeed surprising that Sun Xiang would fight like this." Ye Xiu looked at the field. Sun Xiang, who had once been so confident that he could replace him during the Team Excellent Era, had finally matured after going through the setbacks of being eliminated and losing the Challenger League.
Making such a setup, especially in the Challenge Tournament, meant that he had begun to clearly recognize his own position and what he should do on the field. He was no longer just playing for himself. He was starting to play for the entire team.
"Mo Fan … I'm afraid it won't be easy either …" Fang Rui said as he looked at Happy's second contestant, Mo Fan, who had just entered his seat.
"Let's see how he's going to fight. Mo Fan is no longer as monotonous as before," Ye Xiu said.
After half a season of actual combat in the League, everyone had grown. Mo Fan was no longer a scavenger who was always lying in wait and ambushing. He had also learned how to judge the situation, and had learned more combat techniques. He hadn't thrown away some of the habits and strengths he had developed while scavenging in the game. He was patient, careful, and good at seizing opportunities. These qualities were very compatible with a Ninja, a class that specialized in stealth. Mo Fan was now a decent pro player, and he was beginning to receive some attention from the outside world.
Originally! Deception was already a notorious character in the game. Before, many guilds had taken notice of this guy, who was clearly stronger than normal players. It was just that his unsociable personality made him completely ignore the olive branches thrown at him from all directions. It wasn't until now, after being brought into the pro scene by Ye Xiu, that his talent began to show, proving that the big guilds hadn't misjudged him. It was just that no one had been able to recruit this talent, so how had Ye Xiu managed to get him just by rushing into the game and beating him up? All of the guilds that had tried to recruit Deception in the past were depressed.
After Mo Fan went onstage, the second round of the Challenge Tournament quickly began. At the start of the match, Mo Fan didn't hide in the ravines like Fang Rui. Instead, he had Deception rush towards the center of the field as quickly as possible.
"Happy Mo Fan. He's also good at hiding and ambushing, but it looks like he doesn't plan on doing that this time!" Pan Lin said after seeing Deception's movements.
"There are so many ravines on this map. As long as you see the right location, you can use them at any time. Fang Rui's actions last round were a bit too dirty. " Li Yibo said. The winner was king while the loser was in the wrong. Fang Rui, who had lost the match, had become a bad example.
"It looks like Sun Xiang doesn't plan on using the same strategy as last round either," Pan Lin said. Sun Xiang's One Leaf Of Autumn also rushed out very quickly after the match began. It was quite similar to his usual style.
"There won't be a second ambush like that after the first one," Li Yibo said.
"That's why he directly had One Leaf Of Autumn rush out this time. This is the Sun Xiang that we're familiar with. It looks like this match will be an intense head-on clash. Good, now that the two characters have basically appeared in each other's field of view, what kind of attack will they use? Huh? " Pan Lin was yelling when Deception, who had rushed out from the front, suddenly rolled and jumped into a ravine to the side when One Leaf Of Autumn appeared in his field of view.
"Uh, Happy player Mo Fan. It looks like he's still planning on using the terrain to cover his movements. But since he's been exposed from the start, Sun Xiang should be able to make a rough guess, right? Huh? " Just as Pan Lin was speaking, Mo Fan's Deception suddenly jumped out after moving around in the ravine for a while.
"What's he doing? Coach Li? "Pan Lin didn't understand, so he immediately asked Li Yibo.
"He's probably trying to confuse his opponent with his rhythm!" Li Yibo replied reluctantly. He really wanted to add a "personal opinion may not be correct" at the end.
"Sun Xiang doesn't seem to be affected too much. One Leaf Of Autumn goes up to meet him," Pan Lin shouted.
Shuriken!
In the end, the first to attack was Deception, who had some mid-ranged attacks.
Dong!
One Leaf Of Autumn's charge didn't slow down. As he advanced, he swung his spear and knocked the shuriken flying away. Sun Xiang, in terms of operating skills, was truly impeccable.
A single shuriken didn't affect his opponent at all. Deception continued to swing his arm. Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh. Under his extremely fast mechanics, four shurikens flew out. This time, they were the strengthened version of the shurikens: Storm Shurikens.
The shurikens came even faster, and there were four of them. This time, no matter how fast Sun Xiang's hands were, he couldn't block all of them.
Dragon Breaks the Ranks!
One Leaf Of Autumn didn't even try to block them. He directly used Dragon Breaks the Ranks, ignoring the damage from the shurikens.
Under the effects of Dragon Breaks the Ranks, the Storm Shurikens could only deal damage. They couldn't hinder One Leaf Of Autumn's charge at all. One Leaf Of Autumn crashed into Deception in the blink of an eye.
Pu!
Deception, who was hit, instantly turned into a cloud of smoke. His real body appeared behind One Leaf Of Autumn. The distance was extremely close, and under the effects of Dragon Breaks the Ranks, he was still able to dodge so accurately. Mo Fan's mechanics were quite impressive.
Ninjutsu: Bird Fall!
Deception, who had dodged into the air with Shadow Clone Technique, kicked out towards One Leaf Of Autumn's shoulders. However, Sun Xiang's mechanics were also extremely fast. One Leaf Of Autumn, while Dragon Breaks the Ranks still had some momentum left, had already jumped up and turned around. His character was flying backwards, but his spear, Evil Annihilation, accurately stabbed out at this moment.
Sky Strike!
The lowest-leveled skill appeared at the perfect moment. Deception's Bird Fall was unable to land on One Leaf Of Autumn's shoulders. In midair, Mo Fan quickly adjusted. Deception's Bird Fall ended up landing on One Leaf Of Autumn's Evil Annihilation.
His mechanics were so precise that it was truly breathtaking. The stadium instantly erupted into applause.
Ninjutsu: Bird Fall was a Level 45 skill, but its priority was mediocre. On the other hand, Sky Strike was the lowest-leveled skill, but its knock-up priority was quite high.
Bird Fall's stomp wasn't able to stop Sky Strike's upward momentum. Deception was still thrown into the air. However, there was still the pressure of the skill. Due to the Parry, he didn't take any damage. His figure, which was thrown into the air, wasn't as bad as being directly hit by Sky Strike.
Furious Dragon Strikes the Heart!
Deception wasn't in bad shape, but Sun Xiang wanted to make him look bad. One Leaf Of Autumn's Evil Annihilation retracted and sent out like lightning. A Level 60 high-level skill had already been used, chasing after Deception in midair.
Pu!
Furious Dragon Strikes the Heart hit, but after a sound, Deception, who was in midair, turned into a straw dummy in a cloud of smoke.
Ninjutsu: Hundred Streams!
Deception, who had already landed on the ground, quickly formed a hand seal and threw out his ninjato. Several streams of water immediately converged towards One Leaf Of Autumn.
Sun Xiang hadn't noticed the sneak attack from behind him, but Furious Dragon Strikes the Heart had hit one of Deception's straw dummies, letting him know that the opponent's attack was about to arrive. Without even turning his head, he had One Leaf Of Autumn dodge to the side. As he dodged, he turned his head, only to see several streams of water from Hundred Streams flowing across the ground. If his reaction was any slower, he would have been trapped by the water prison.
"Mo Fan is competing with Sun Xiang in mechanics!" Commentator Pan Lin exclaimed. As a rookie player, this kind of courage was truly worthy of praise. What was even more worthy of praise was that after a few exchanges, neither side had the upper hand. It looked like they were actually fighting to a draw.
"His reaction is very fast, his mechanics are very accurate!" Li Yibo said. This evaluation was obviously directed towards Mo Fan. As for Sun Xiang, there was no need to use such normal praise to evaluate him.
In the end, after a few exchanges of evenly matched skill, Deception flipped to the side and jumped into a gully. His attack didn't land, so he turned his head and hid.
Sun Xiang's One Leaf Of Autumn hastily rushed over. His spear Evil Annihilation was held in front of him, ready to stab at any moment.
However, Deception had already disappeared without a trace. It was a short ravine, just like the one Sun Xiang had hidden himself in last round. Left, right, both sides had corners. Which one did Deception go?
Sun Xiang was still trying to decide, when the ground beneath One Leaf Of Autumn suddenly loosened.
Underground Tunneling Technique!
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