Happy was leading 2 to 0. This made Ruan Cheng a bit anxious.
The entire Glory circle knew that he wasn't good at watching Happy. If Happy was playing against a weak team, he definitely wouldn't come to this show. It was because he saw that they were playing against Micrograss, and it was an away game. Ruan Cheng thought that Happy would definitely lose, which was why he had come to slap his face. But he didn't get off to a good start.
Ye Xiu continued his winning streak. Endure it. But a small fry like Qiao Yifan was actually able to beat Micrograss's genius Gao Yingjie?
Pan Lin and Li Yibo were discussing this round with great interest. Ruan Cheng, on the other hand, was in a bad mood as he listened.
He wasn't going to sit here and be slapped in the face, was he?
Ruan Cheng had a bad premonition. Qiao Yifan's victory over Gao Yingjie made him uneasy.
The players for the third round of the individual competition had already come onstage.
Happy, Mo Fan, Ninja Deception.
Micrograss, Liang Fang, Berserker Bamboo Drop.
Looking at the lineup, Ruan Cheng's heart turned cold.
Ever since Mo Fan and Samsara had defeated Sun Xiang, he had received a lot of attention. Happy had arranged for him to play more often, and he had even been added to the team. His skills had already been recognized by the circle. However, everyone could not understand his hit-and-run guerrilla warfare tactics at the moment.
And this round, Mo Fan's opponent was Liang Fang, a very impatient player. Mo Fan's hit-and-run style was too destructive against this type of player.
Was it going to be 3 to 0?
Ruan Cheng didn't want to watch anymore. But Pan Lin and Li Yibo were analyzing the two's opposing styles, and they even asked him for his opinion.
"Yeah …" Ruan Cheng replied lifelessly, "That's why Liang Fang needs to firmly grasp the initiative on the field. That way, he can restrict Mo Fan's playstyle."
There was some truth in his opinion, but it was mostly empty talk. Who wouldn't do their best to seize the initiative on the field? Grasping the initiative would make it easier to obtain victory. Was there even a need to say this?
The competition began. Liang Fang headed straight for the center of the map, while Mo Fan moved strategically.
However, the map that Tiny Herb had chosen wasn't too simple, but it wasn't too complicated either. Tactical movement was possible, but when Deception circled around to the center, Mo Fan saw that there weren't many places to launch a sneak attack.
What about Liang Fang's Bamboo Drop? At this moment, the player's view was staring in this direction. In this map, the player already knew where the tactical movement would come from. Mo Fan was not lacking in patience, but in this kind of situation, patience would only lead to a negative yellow card.
As a result, this time, Mo Fan happily had Deception walk out. Without another word, he took the initiative to attack.
Mo Fan was straightforward, but Liang Fang was even faster. He had been staring at these positions because he was certain that Deception would only be able to move from these positions. As soon as he saw Deception appear, he immediately launched the attack he had prepared beforehand.
Crimson Storm!
Liang Fang's first attack was a Level 70 skill, which could be considered earth-shattering. Mo Fan was a bit surprised that this person would be so bold and unrestrained. He immediately had Deception dodge, and was almost hit by this powerful attack.
Shuriken!
Deception's attack had already been launched, heading straight for Bamboo Drop.
This Crimson Storm's attack was incredibly powerful, and its ending lag was also quite exaggerated. When the Shuriken came, Bamboo Drop was still unable to move, so he could only take the hit. And then, Deception was already in front of him.
Reverse Slash!
The Shuriken ended at this moment, and Bamboo Drop used a knock-up skill towards Deception. Deception nimbly jumped back, dodging it.
Flame Cut!
A slash of flames came down, but Bamboo Drop didn't dodge. He swung his sword and used a Wild Blood Strike. And this attack didn't plan on clashing with Flame Slash at all. It directly traded attacks with Deception.
Selling health?
Everyone who thought of this was dumbfounded.
Selling health was a common tactic used by Berserkers, but no one would do it right from the start. This was because Blood Awakening's effect would only activate when the player's health was below 50%. At the start, Berserkers would normally use up 50% of their health to get a feel for their opponent's playstyle and condition. When the player was at half health and Blood Awakening was activated, selling health would become more active. Selling health at 50% at the start was very rare.
However, Liang Fang wasn't selling health for nothing. He was trading attacks. But to use a high-level skill at the start of the match, this reckless attitude was a bit crazy.
The two's attacks landed on each other.
Bamboo Drop was turned into a burning man, while Deception was sent flying by this heavy attack.
Again!
As soon as his feet touched the ground, Deception straightened his body and charged forward again. Who would have thought that Bamboo Drop didn't even wait for the fire on him to extinguish. He was still half a burning man, so he turned around and charged forward.
Clang!
This time, the two sides' weapons clashed, and the one who parried was Deception.
Liang Fang wanted to trade damage again, but this time, Mo Fan didn't agree to it. It wasn't wise to trade health with a Berserker. When a player reached a certain point in Berserker Rage, they would gain buffs, so to trade with a Berserker, they had to gain the upper hand. They couldn't just trade based on numbers.
However, Liang Fang didn't let him. He followed up with attack after attack, all of which were trading health with Deception. When Deception attacked him, he didn't try to dodge. He just endured the damage and took it head-on.
"Liang Fang's playstyle … …" Li Yibo was a bit surprised.
Liang Fang's playstyle seemed a bit excessive to him. But the problem was, it seemed to be very effective against Mo Fan. Both of them were trading their HP at the same time. Regardless of whether Mo Fan was dodging or exchanging attacks, it was obvious that he would be interrupted every time. His guerrilla tactics were actually unable to be used. Liang Fang used this kind of barbaric and violent method to tie him down. Fighting back and forth, he didn't seem to gain the upper hand, but Mo Fan's rhythm just couldn't be broken.
"Liang Fang's condition today isn't bad!" Ruan Cheng suddenly became excited. Initiative? What he said was true. At this moment, the initiative was firmly in Liang Fang's hands. No matter what attack came from Mo Fan's side, he would trade. Sometimes, he would even take the initiative to trade when he was clearly at a disadvantage. Mo Fan could only gain the upper hand, but what about his rhythm? What about his strategy? He couldn't break it!
"Micrograss has done some research on Mo Fan!" Ye Xiu said from the sidelines. Liang Fang's playstyle wasn't unrestrained because he was a Berserker. This was probably a playstyle that Micrograss had designed specifically to counter Mo Fan. Berserkers could trade attacks, and so could other classes. But Mo Fan couldn't. If he traded, his most threatening three axes couldn't be used.
"He's being suppressed," Wei Chen said.
"Let's see if he can do anything about it!" Fang Rui said.
The difference in health between the two characters seemed to be the same. In terms of numbers, Mo Fan had the advantage. After all, Liang Fang was selling without restraint. But anyone with a discerning eye knew that Liang Fang was the one with the initiative. The bit of health he was losing wasn't just Deception's health, it was Deception's rhythm.
"Kill!!"
Liang Fang roared in the chat. The more he fought, the crazier he became. For a moment, his movements became faster and his attacks became fiercer. Deception was being tied down even more tightly by him.
Colliding Stab!
Liang Fang once again had Bamboo use this skill. If it was before, Mo Fan, who couldn't avoid it, would give him a skill with as strong an attack as possible in exchange, but this time …
Pu!
A large cloud of smoke sprayed out. Bamboo's greatsword had only hit a straw dummy.
Substitution Technique?
This guy … actually ran away?
Liang Fang was stunned. In the previous exchanges, the two sides had traded back and forth. Mo Fan had never forcefully escaped like this.
But after retreating, he came back!
Deception rushed forward. Liang Fang came back to his senses and didn't hesitate. He once again used the most forceful exchange, even if it meant losing more health!
Pu pu!
The sound of the attacks hitting was very clear. The exchange was completed just like that.
"Again!" Liang Fang was so excited that he started talking a lot more in the channel.
"Haha, you're playing very aggressively!" Ruan Cheng praised in a good mood. But after this exchange, Deception didn't continue to waste time with Bamboo. Mo Fan chose to retreat.
"Where are you running!" Liang Fang was stunned. He immediately readjusted his offense. But when he rushed forward, Mo Fan suddenly received him again.
Attack, trade again. When he came again, Deception ran away again.
Liang Fang was furious.
It was a trade anyways. Was there a need to run away and trade again?
He didn't understand. He continued to follow his original strategy. But Mo Fan had completely changed his strategy. His three axes were suppressed by this crazy exchange of attacks. As a result, he simply attacked once and then ran. Sometimes, he didn't attack and then ran. Sometimes, he would attack twice in a good mood.
What kind of playstyle was this?
This Mo Fan was really fond of this kind of hit-and-run tactics. How could he not be tired of tormenting himself like this?!
Everyone was sighing, but the pro players on the sidelines could see the meaning behind Mo Fan's actions.
"Mm, not bad!" After the exchange, Fang Rui nodded his head and praised, "Liang Fang, that idiot. Don't tell me he still hasn't realized?"
"He should have realized," Ye Xiu smiled.
Yes, he should have realized. It wasn't just Liang Fang. The spectators who were paying attention had also realized. Ever since Mo Fan changed his playstyle, the health gap between the two characters had been increasing.
Or was it because Liang Fang was recklessly selling his health? Of course it was because of this. But more importantly, Mo Fan had begun to calculate carefully. Every time he traded, he would carefully calculate whether or not there was an advantage to be gained, and whether or not the advantage was big enough. If he wasn't satisfied or couldn't calculate clearly, he would immediately leave without trading. This was the reason why Deception would sometimes run away without attacking.
"If Liang Fang keeps trading like this, he's going to trade himself to death," Li Yibo smiled.
"He shouldn't dare to trade now, right?" Pan Lin said.
"Then how is he going to stop Mo Fan?" Li Yibo said.
The answer was that he couldn't stop Mo Fan.
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The more I wrote, the slower I got … I finally cleared the daily I owed. But today's daily has been refreshed. There's still popcorn. Mm mm! 1900 votes! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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