Sword's Divine Judgement was a Blade Master Awakening skill. It was mainly a buff skill. After using it, the Blade Master's attack speed and attack power would greatly increase. Moreover, when it was released, the sword qi would form a 360-degree attack circle.
At this moment, Huang Shaotian suddenly had Troubling Rain use this skill. Rather than calling it an attack, it would be more accurate to call it a defense. The 360-degree sword qi swept up dust in all directions. This skill was both offensive and defensive. It could be said that there were no blind spots. Ye Xiu had Lord Grim hide behind the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella. Huang Shaotian guessed that there was an 80% chance that he would suddenly use a movement skill to force his way forward, whether it was a direct charge or a Shadow Clone Technique. Right now, Sword's Divine Judgement was a good choice to take into account all of these possibilities. The instant the skill was released, Huang Shaotian stared intently at Lord Grim. He wanted to see what trick Ye Xiu was going to play.
The sword qi rippled. Troubling Rain's figure turned slightly to the right. Huang Shaotian guessed that Ye Xiu would have Lord Grim use a Shadow Clone Technique or Teleport to directly attack him from behind. This was what Ye Xiu often did. In these kinds of crucial moments, players would always subconsciously choose the most familiar move to find a reliable feeling.
But, there was none …
Everyone in the audience knew better than Huang Shaotian that Lord Grim, behind the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella, didn't need to cast a Shadow Clone Technique, nor did he need to use Teleport.
Lord Grim only held the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella and blocked the incoming attack. Then, he took a step forward to the right.
It was an extremely simple action. It was an action that any normal player, or even a player who didn't know how to play Glory, could easily do.
But this was a move that Huang Shaotian didn't expect.
His Troubling Rain turned to the right, while Lord Grim stepped to the right.
They were both on the right side, but they belonged to the right side of two people. Coincidentally, they were in the opposite direction.
Thus, in an instant, Lord Grim's figure suddenly disappeared from Huang Shaotian's vision. It was just a single step, a single, simple step.
Normal people might be able to make their characters take this step, but they definitely wouldn't be able to make the calculations necessary for this step.
The distance between the two sides, the character's posture, perspective, timing, speed, angle, and so on.
If he couldn't grasp all of this, it was impossible to create the effect of disappearing from the opponent's view with a single step.
It seemed like a simple step, but it contained the accumulation of a Glory expert's ten years of cultivation.
Huang Shaotian instantly knew that something was wrong. Troubling Rain instantly turned around, and Lord Grim instantly returned to his line of sight. However, he was right in front of him.
Although Troubling Rain had already swung her sword when she turned around, Lord Grim's attack was even faster. His movement skills were all offensive skills to begin with.
The blood that filled the air was finally contributed by the Troubling Rain.
Damn it!
Huang Shaotian was extremely vexed. Throughout the entire process, even with his skill level, he couldn't immediately figure out where he had made a mistake.
Did Sword's Divine Judgement make a wrong choice?
Or did he take it for granted that Ye Xiu would teleport behind him?
These seemed to be the reasons, but also didn't seem to be the reasons.
And this feeling was very common when he fought against Ye Xiu. You didn't even know where he had defeated you.
This was a truly annoying feeling!
At least let me know where I made a mistake!
Even Huang Shaotian felt very helpless. He felt somewhat discouraged. This kind of feeling really hurt his morale and fighting spirit.
"Don't be too arrogant!!!" Huang Shaotian yelled in the chat. Rather than calling out to his opponent, this trash talk was more of a reminder to himself. How many people knew that Huang Shaotian's trash-talking was actually a way to distract himself from his own attention?
Huang Shaotian obviously still had absolute confidence in his victory. However, Ye Xiu, who had originally been completely suppressed by him, had still found an opening. Moreover, it had been a double breakthrough in terms of skill and mentality. So at this moment, Huang Shaotian needed to remind himself that he couldn't let down his guard.
He needed to continue focusing. He needed to continue maintaining a steady state.
He had only taken a small bite of the opponent's backlash. It was fine as long as he maintained a steady state.
Huang Shaotian's trash talk seemed to be a bit flustered and exasperated, but in reality, he was reminding himself that he absolutely couldn't be like this. In the end, he handled it very maturely and calmly. He had successfully suppressed his impulses. And this was the perseverance of Glory's number one opportunist, a true Assassin.
Even Ye Xiu couldn't help but cheer for him.
At this moment, handling the situation steadily was far more reliable than impatiently seizing control of the situation. The situation that Ye Xiu had schemed for was slowly and steadily digested by this guy.
"I originally wanted to take out at least a quarter of your health. Forget it, I'll just consider it my loss!" Ye Xiu sighed in the chat.
"What do you mean consider it your loss! You were the one who lost in the first place! " Huang Shaotian bared his teeth in the chat. He was so flamboyant that no one could see through his calmness. However, at this moment, the Silver weapon, Ice Rain, had already pierced through Lord Grim's heart, delivering the final fatal blow to Lord Grim.
16%!
This was the damage that Ye Xiu had dealt to Troubling Rain in the end.
It couldn't be considered a small amount. The audience all felt pity for Huang Shaotian. There were even quite a few people who felt that Huang Shaotian's performance was a bit cowardly. If he had been a bit more forceful and directly traded, he definitely wouldn't have lost so much health.
However, the true experts all knew that no one could have handled the situation better than Huang Shaotian.
Ye Xiu's final words weren't meaningless trash talk. If he had really done what many Warriors thought and fought head-on, perhaps his losses would have been even higher than Ye Xiu's predicted damage.
His opponent was Ye Xiu!
Those who thought that the damage could have been reduced were all just standing there and talking.
Ye Xiu left the stage and the stadium was filled with applause.
In this round, his Lord Grim had 44% health. In the end, he had only traded for 20% of his opponent's health. It seemed like a bit of a failure, but Glory wasn't a game where numbers were superficial.
Ye Xiu didn't disappoint anyone. Even in that suffocating situation, he still bared his fangs and fiercely bit back at his opponent. If there were too many people, after being suppressed to that degree by Huang Shaotian, wouldn't they have already raised their hands and surrendered?
Not to mention, Ye Xiu had already defeated two opponents and was facing a third.
The applause was definitely worth it. Moreover, it should be very warm applause.
Happy seemed to think so. As they clapped, they also felt that the applause wasn't loud enough, so they continued to clap even harder. As Ye Xiu walked back to the player area, the applause seemed to gradually increase in volume, becoming louder and louder.
"Thank you for your hard work!" Happy's players also stood up and applauded, welcoming Ye Xiu off the stage.
"It's all up to you guys," Ye Xiu said.
"No pressure at all!" Fang Rui smiled. On the big screen, Happy's second player appeared.
Mo Fan, Deception.
"No pressure at all, isn't it, Little Mo?" Fang Rui yelled. Mo Fan was already on his way to the stage. He didn't even turn his head.
"He's still acting like a character in the playoffs!" Fang Rui mumbled.
Chen Guo wasn't in the mood to joke around like Fang Rui.
In the end, Mo Fan became the first of Happy's rookies to stand on the playoffs stage.
How would he perform?
Would he be nervous?
Would he make a mistake?
The first person he had to meet was Huang Shaotian. Wouldn't it be a little too difficult to start?
Chen Guo looked at Mo Fan's back. Because this was a guy she hadn't interacted with, she had no way of knowing what Mo Fan was thinking. She could only worry and be more nervous.
"Happy's second player is Mo Fan," Pan Lin introduced, "He's a player with great endurance and explosive power."
Endurance came from Mo Fan's incomparably patient search for opportunities. Explosive power naturally came from his offense, which was comparable to the three axes of a top God.
"Actually, Mo Fan and Huang Shaotian are the same type of players!" Li Yibo said.
"Uh … you could say that!" Pan Lin said, "But there's a clear difference."
"Yes, the two of them are very good at seizing opportunities. But in comparison, Mo Fan is better at waiting, while Huang Shaotian is more proactive, "Li Yibo said.
"Of course. When it comes to the team competition, how can they just wait?" Pan Lin said.
"In the end, their backgrounds are different. Mo Fan's habits aren't that easy to get rid of," Li Yibo said.
Mo Fan's background wasn't a secret from the start. Those who played the Heavenly Domain more often knew of Deception, the infamous scrap picker.
"Then let's see how this match will turn out!" Pan Lin said, showing some interest.
A new match began.
Troubling Rain still had 80% of his health left. With Huang Shaotian's status, no one would consider this 20% to be a disadvantage against a rookie.
As soon as the match began, there were all sorts of discussions. Most of them favored Huang Shaotian.
But the players didn't completely ignore Mo Fan. After all, this was someone who had defeated the God Sun Xiang. No one would mind seeing him make a comeback in this match.
An in-game scrap picker! And now he was standing on the stage of the playoffs. Many of the spectators had complicated feelings. No one had a good impression of scrap pickers, but it had been a long time since they had seen someone who had walked from the game to the highest stage of the pro scene.
Even though Tang Rou, Baozi, and many other rookies had definitely come into contact with Glory from the game, none of them were as famous as Mo Fan's Deception.
Once their fame reached a certain level, they would be noticed by the Club guilds and recruited. Perhaps they would have stepped onto the pro scene much earlier. As for Mo Fan, he had ignored many of the offers. After accumulating a lot of fame, he had been recruited by Ye Xiu.
Being a scrap picker didn't have a good reputation. If it weren't for this, Mo Fan probably would have had an unparalleled popularity among the players. This was because he had walked out from their ranks. He was the representative of their grassroots! (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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