Onstage, Lin Jingyan put away all of his feelings for Team Wind Howl. Right now, he was a member of Team Tyranny. No matter who he faced, victory was his top priority.
But when he entered the match, cut into his character, moved forward in a roundabout way, and when the Brawler Demon Subduer appeared in his field of vision, Lin Jingyan couldn't help but feel sad.
Sometimes, he was a bit envious of Zhang Jiale.
He had transferred to Team Tyranny, but he hadn't separated from his character.
The character belonged to the team. Lin Jingyan obviously understood this. But after seven years of working together, he had long since felt that he and Demon Subduer had become one. The Brawler character Team Tyranny had created for him, Dark Thunder, wasn't bad. It wasn't any worse than Demon Subduer. In order to suit his playstyle, the current Dark Thunder might even be more like the Demon Subduer he had used in the past.
But, it was still different...
It wasn't just the name. The feelings he had developed from working with the character for so many years made it difficult for Lin Jingyan to immediately switch over to a character with similar stats. This was something that rookies couldn't understand. If they were asked to switch to a stronger and more suitable character, they would probably be more than happy to do so.
In the end, he had still reached this step.
Lin Jingyan sighed in his heart. After leaving Wind Howl, he had been thinking about what it would be like if he had to face Demon Subduer onstage one day. But before, he had only met him in the team competition. Everyone had been fighting together, so the feeling wasn't particularly clear. But now, in the individual competition, it was as if he and Demon Subduer were the only ones left in the world. Lin Jingyan had mixed feelings.
Demon Subduer was circling around in place. Tang Hao seemed to have guessed that Lin Jingyan would move strategically. Right now, he was carefully examining the surrounding terrain.
Lin Jingyan looked at him. Slowly and carefully, he had Dark Thunder follow Demon Subduer's movements, finely adjusting his position.
Here it is!
Lin Jingyan's thoughts moved. Dark Thunder swung his arm, and a Paralysis Needle flew out.
What a simple sneak attack, everyone thought.
But, it hit!
Although the Paralysis Needle was silent, Tang Hao had been constantly changing Demon Subduer's angle of view. How could such a childish mistake like leaving a blind spot happen to a top-tier God?
However, he didn't notice the Paralysis Needle at all. This simple sneak attack had actually landed on Demon Subduer's body.
Dark Thunder jumped out of his hiding place.
This was a map with excellent weather. The sun shone mottled on the ground. Dark Thunder was already rushing towards Demon Subduer, his messy shadow swaying on the ground.
Demon Subduer was paralyzed by the Paralysis Needle and couldn't move. Dark Thunder threw a handful of Sand at his face.
After the paralysis, blindness …
No matter how high Tang Hao's skill level was, there was no way he would be able to deal with the attacks of an experienced expert like Lin Jingyan.
Lin Jingyan had calculated the duration of the blinding effect very accurately. Just as it was about to end, he smashed a Brick into the back of Demon Subduer's head.
After the blinding effect, it was the stun effect.
As a result, a new wave of attacks began. When he couldn't continue fighting, Lin Jingyan wasn't greedy at all. After knocking Demon Subduer over, he immediately hid again.
Tang Hao was going crazy. This wave of attacks had come out of nowhere. How did he get hit by the Paralysis Needle? He had already lost a quarter of his health, but he was still confused.
Poor Tang Hao. He didn't have a broadcast or an LCD screen, nor did he have a replay.
The audience originally didn't understand why Tang Hao hadn't noticed the Paralysis Needle, but after giving Tang Hao a first-person view and replaying the scene, everyone discovered that in that instant, there really wasn't a Paralysis Needle in Tang Hao's field of view.
Where did the Paralysis Needle go?
After analyzing it from various angles, the audience finally discovered where the strangeness lay.
It was sunlight!
It was shadows!
It was Lin Jingyan's choice of position that caused Dark Thunder's Paralysis Needle to appear in a position where shadows and sunlight intersected. As a result, in that instant, it was as if the Paralysis Needle had disappeared.
Was this something that could be done in Glory?
The audience was dumbstruck.
It was quite embarrassing to describe an online game with such an adjective as extensive and profound. Even the designers of the game couldn't have imagined so many details. It was these pro players, the people at the top of Glory, who were constantly digging into the details of the game and then creating something that even the designers of the game would be flabbergasted.
Did Tang Hao know about this?
Seeing Demon Subduer get up from the ground in a frenzy, everyone sympathized with Tang Hao. The feeling of getting beaten up for no reason must be terrible, right?
Demon Subduer frantically moved around. Tang Hao was confused by the Paralysis Needle that had come out of nowhere. He didn't dare let Demon Subduer stand in place. He madly ran around in a circle, but there was still no trace of Dark Thunder.
Dirty playstyle. Dirty playstyle again.
Tang Hao clenched his teeth. Team Wind Howl wasn't in a good situation right now. The outside world was criticizing them for abandoning their dirty playstyle. Tang Hao only hoped that they could quickly prove to everyone that their playstyle was far better than dirty playstyles. But right now, on the 1v1 stage, he was being beaten up by a dirty playstyle. And this person was Lin Jingyan, Demon Subduer's former player, the old guy he had defeated in the All-Star Competition.
"Hiding and hiding!" Tang Hao said in the chat, unsatisfied. In reality, he wasn't someone who liked to communicate with his opponents through words. He preferred to use his fists. But now that he couldn't find his target, he was very annoyed!
"Hiding and hiding is also a way to win," Lin Jingyan replied.
"Let's see how long you can hide," Tang Hao said.
"Just be careful," Lin Jingyan replied.
Demon Subduer continued to run around, looking for his target. Where was Lin Jingyan's Dark Thunder? Under Tang Hao's high-intensity search, he could not hide too easily. However, he was clearly very familiar with this map. To be able to create such an unimaginable situation, did Lin Jingyan's understanding of this map and how to use it go without saying?
Tang Hao searched and searched, but he couldn't find him. Lin Jingyan had already finished adjusting again. Dark Thunder once again held a Paralysis Needle in his hand, waiting for the right opportunity! This time, Tang Hao had Demon Subduer run around nonstop. It really wasn't as easy as last time.
But right now, Lin Jingyan's view wasn't locked on Demon Subduer. Instead, he was waiting for Demon Subduer to suddenly appear in his view.
Attack!
The Paralysis Needle flew out again. Demon Subduer's view turned, clearly facing this direction.
But …
The live audience looked up at the big screen. Although Demon Subduer's view was pointing in the direction of the Paralysis Needle, there was a wall here. When Demon Subduer's view turned, the needle was still flying behind the wall. He couldn't see it at all! When the needle came out, Demon Subduer's view had already turned away. And then, the needle hit …
It was a repeat of the opening scene.
Tang Hao was about to go crazy, but what could he do? His emotions couldn't cancel out these strange statuses on his character. Lin Jingyan steadily used the same set of attacks he had used before. It was a seamless combo that his opponent couldn't break through.
Demon Subduer's health had dropped by another quarter. As for the other half, Lin Jingyan's Dark Thunder was completely unharmed. Everyone's eyeballs were about to fall out of their sockets.
Even though Wind Howl's team performance wasn't good, their individual strength was still very strong. Tang Hao versus Lin Jingyan, this pair of old and new Brawler experts, had already been decided two years ago at the All Stars Weekend. Everyone could see that Tang Hao's skill level was indeed above Lin Jingyan's.
But that skill level only referred to technical skill. In this aspect, a veteran couldn't compete with a rookie. But in this match, did Tang Hao have a chance to display his superior technical skill?
No, not at all.
Both times, he had used Paralysis Needles. If he couldn't even control his character, how could he talk about technical skill?
Lin Jingyan used the terrain to take away half of Demon Subduer's health without losing any health. If it wasn't happening right in front of their eyes, who would believe that this match would reach such a level?
Demon Subduer was once again knocked to the ground, but when he got up, he discovered that Dark Thunder hadn't disappeared. Instead, he was right in front of him.
"Why aren't you running anymore?" Tang Hao said through gritted teeth. He was about to take the initiative to attack, but Dark Thunder was already ahead of him. He didn't run, but stayed behind to continue attacking!
"Good!" Tang Hao's spirits were roused. He had been inexplicably hit twice by sneak attacks. Seeing that Lin Jingyan was actually about to fight him head on, he was incomparably excited.
Do you think I'll be scared if we fight like this?
The two Brawlers swung their fists at each other.
In terms of technical skill, Tang Hao was indeed superior. In this sort of direct confrontation, Lin Jingyan was at a disadvantage.
But in the end, the one to fall was still Demon Subduer. And this time, he couldn't stand up anymore. His health was already at zero.
"If I still can't take care of you with 50% of my health left, then I'm afraid I really should retire." Lin Jingyan said as he looked at Demon Subduer, who had already been knocked down. His Dark Thunder still had 17% health. Tang Hao used 50% to beat 83%. Very strong, very domineering, as expected of the number one Brawler. But he had lost.
The crowd cheered for Lin Jingyan.
Even though he was no longer the number one Brawler, no longer an All Star, and the aura of a top God was fading, he had won.
In this arena, whether it was fame or skill, what could compare to victory?
Only victory was the most real thing. No matter how skilled you were, what use was it if you couldn't win?
The current Team Wind Howl included a bunch of skilled players, but because they lacked victory, they lost the trust of their supporters.
When Lin Jingyan came down from the stage, he looked at the spectator stands. The originally dissatisfied seats were completely silent. Old Lu held their whistling flag, and just stood there like that …
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