Shadow Trap: Once triggered, the Thief would immediately appear at the location of the trap.
If one had to describe the use of this skill, it could be summarized in one word: Ambush.
It referred to the sudden close-range attack of the opponent, but it also referred to the skill most commonly used by Thieves in conjunction with Shadow Trap: Ambush.
Ambush: If the target was successfully hit, it would deal double the damage, and at the same time, the target would be stunned for three seconds. It was quite useful when paired with a Thief's Stealth or Shadow Trap.
But for Ye Xiu, he didn't need Ambush at all. All he needed was an opportunity to get close to him.
Everyone knew what it meant to get close to him.
As soon as Shadow Trap was revealed, the happy atmosphere in Blue Rain's home stadium was instantly cut off. It was as if the stadium had been muted. Suddenly, there was absolute silence.
But very quickly, jumping and laughing came back. Happy fans in the west stands were suddenly energized!
"Godly twist!!!" they yelled.
Yes, it was indeed a godly twist.
But how this godly twist came about, no one knew.
How was Shadow Trap placed? How did they know that Yu Wenzhou would step on it at this time?
Pan Lin looked at Li Yibo, and Li Yibo looked at Pan Lin. The commentators were in a very awkward situation. This was a problem that they couldn't escape even if they wanted to.
Fortunately, Lord Grim was attacking fiercely. Pan Lin pretended to be commentating, while Li Yibo hurriedly went back to recapping the previous chapters.
As he stared at Lord Grim's Shadow Trap, he actually managed to find it. But the problem was, even though he found it, Li Yibo couldn't figure out why the Shadow Trap was placed there.
Li Yibo was so anxious that he was sweating. The director sent in a message, saying that there were even many viewers calling in to ask what was going on.
Li Yibo's face was full of tears. What was going on? He really wanted to call someone and ask.
In the past, Li Yibo had always been able to come up with a rough explanation when he saw the truth. But this time, he was completely at a loss. How was he going to explain this? It couldn't be luck, right?
Swoksaar fell.
This result was within expectations. In close combat, Yu Wenzhou was clearly at a disadvantage. Even though he was interesting, experienced, and able to judge the situation, Ye Xiu wasn't any worse than him in these aspects. Furthermore, the unspecialized blitz was extremely fast paced, so Yu Wenzhou's shortcomings were immediately magnified. In the last segment, everyone could see how difficult it was for him. Many of the Blue Rain fans at the venue could not bear to watch any longer, but Ye Xiu did not let his guard down. Unspecialized Blitz, from start to finish, the rhythm was much tighter than usual.
Happy won the first battle. However, when the results were revealed, the crowd's emotions were relatively stable. After all, when that Shadow Trap had been activated, everyone had already mentally prepared themselves. Blue Rain's fans all knew that no matter how it looked, their captain had definitely played very hard. If he had really been able to take half of Ye Xiu's character's health so easily, would their captain not normally play in the individual matches?
Applause.
When Yu Wenzhou came off the stage, he still received applause. Even though the result was a loss, Blue Rain's fans were already very satisfied with what he had done.
"Good luck!" they shouted in unison, hoping that their Blue Rain players wouldn't be discouraged because of this.
Blue Rain's players weren't discouraged either. They stood up and welcomed their captain from both sides of the aisle.
"You played well!" everyone said one after another.
"He was taken out in one wave and he still played well?" Yu Wenzhou smiled bitterly.
"You almost took him out in one wave," Huang Shaotian said.
Yu Wenzhou shook his head. He knew better than anyone what had happened.
"When did he set up that Shadow Trap?" Yu Wenzhou asked Huang Shaotian.
"When he set up Goblins to chase you," Huang Shaotian said.
"At that time?" Yu Wenzhou pondered. He had a general idea, but now wasn't the time to think about it. Blue Rain's second player had already stood up and was looking at him, waiting for his orders!
"What a pity, I fell into his trap too quickly. Good luck!" Yu Wenzhou said to the second contestant who was about to go on stage.
Song Xiao, Mister Clutch, always had a bright spot in the playoffs.
In the end, he had been completely suppressed by Ye Xiu in the group arena. In the team competition, he had been full of energy, but before he could do anything, everything was over.
"Watch me!" Song Xiao gathered his energy and went up.
In the group arena, the map didn't change. It was still Misty Forest. In the time between substitutions, Pan Lin and Li Yibo had a good chat about the map. They talked back and forth as if they couldn't beat each other. Their chatterbox behavior showed how guilty they were. Because of the Shadow Trap in the last round, the two hadn't been able to explain how Ye Xiu had been able to determine that location. At this moment, the two of them who were talking about the map were awkwardly changing the topic!
Soon, the second round of the group arena began.
Lord Grim had lost half of his health in the last round. Later, when he killed Swoksaar, he took a bit more damage. His final health was at 39%. As a result, as soon as the battle began, Ye Xiu cast a few heals on Lord Grim, bringing his health back to 50%. Only then did he calmly have Lord Grim set out.
Just like the last round, Lord Grim went straight for the middle lane. As for Receding Tides, who had set out first? Song Xiao chose to take a roundabout route.
Then, when they reached the center of the map, Ye Xiu didn't have Lord Grim move around anymore. However, he couldn't find any traces of his opponent. Another tactical move?
Ye Xiu was simple and direct. He didn't try to guess. He directly asked in the chat, "Another sneak attack?"
"Why would I choose this map if not for a sneak attack?" Song Xiao said confidently. As a key player with a big heart, Song Xiao's resistance to trash talk was outstanding. He didn't avoid chatting with others.
"That makes sense! I'm at 24, 58. You sneak attack! "Ye Xiu directly reported his location.
"Please wait a moment. I'll be there soon," Song Xiao replied.
"Left or right?" Ye Xiu asked.
"Sometimes left, sometimes right," Song Xiao replied.
"Okay!" Ye Xiu replied. Then, under everyone's gaze, Ye Xiu had Lord Grim leave the area at 24, 58.
He walked straight towards Blue Rain's spawn point. After charging out for a while, Lord Grim turned right.
The crowd was in an uproar. With this turn, Lord Grim had circled behind Receding Tides!
"This … this …" Pan Lin stuttered. He wanted to ask, "How did this happen?", but he couldn't figure out the mysterious twist of events in the end. This time, Pan Lin forcefully swallowed the question back down his throat.
How did he figure it out? Li Yibo was also astonished.
Was it because of the conversation just now? Li Yibo carefully pondered over Ye Xiu's words. Was there some kind of probing in them?
"I guessed." In the Blue Rain player area, Yu Wenzhou's conclusion was extremely simple.
"Guessed?" Some of his teammates were puzzled.
"If it's not left, then it's right. It's half and half. It's like taking a penalty shot. If he takes it, he'll earn it. If he doesn't … he won't lose anything even if he misses. Of course it's worth a try," Yu Wenzhou said.
"Then his luck is too good!" The Blue Rain players were all depressed, as if they had missed a penalty shot.
As they spoke, Song Xiao had already arrived near the coordinates. However, he didn't walk out of the fog and expose himself. After stopping, Song Xiao took the initiative to call out in the chat.
"I'm here," Song Xiao said.
"Liar, I don't see you," Ye Xiu replied.
"I don't see you either. Fire a few shots and I'll look for you," Song Xiao said.
"No, that's for team captains. We can't break the rules," Ye Xiu said.
"Then there's nothing we can do. Let's just slowly waste time!" Song Xiao said.
"Blue Rain's intention for choosing this map today seems to be to slowly waste time!" Li Yibo suddenly said.
"There's nothing we can do about this map if we don't waste time …" Pan Lin said.
"Of course there's a way to directly fight. You just have to look at the center of the map. However, Blue Rain's two players are playing strategically. They're intentionally using the map's characteristics to drag out the battle rhythm until it's annoying. This … "Li Yibo felt as if he had caught onto something. Just as he was about to organize his thoughts, Pan Lin suddenly yelled," I got it! "
In Ye Xiu's perspective, a faint figure had already appeared. He had finally found Receding Tides after circling around his back.
However, Song Xiao seemed to have heard Pan Lin's yell. The faint figure had already disappeared in the blink of an eye. Lord Grim charged forward several units with a Charge, but he still couldn't see anything. The spectators all had an omniscient view, so they could clearly see that when Lord Grim had appeared, he hadn't circled around Receding Tides. Instead, he had circled around Receding Tides, so both sides could see each other.
However, Song Xiao didn't seem to have any intention of fighting. Receding Tides immediately hid behind a tree.
Lord Grim charged out, but Receding Tides hid behind a tree and circled around to avoid him.
"This …" Pan Lin didn't understand. Song Xiao hadn't been ambushed from the start. Both sides had discovered each other at the same time. If you said that Yu Wenzhou ran as soon as he was exposed, everyone would understand. But what about Song Xiao? Although he had been suppressed by Ye Xiu last round, he wasn't as weak as Yu Wenzhou. He could still put up a fight! However, he still wanted to run as soon as he saw him. What was he planning? Was he going to be like Yu Wenzhou and find an opportunity to completely control his opponent before attacking?
However, Swoksaar was a Warlock. He had many control methods, so Yu Wenzhou's plan could also take shape. Song Xiao's Qi Master probably wouldn't be able to create such a perfect opportunity, right? Could it be that this guy was planning on constantly ambushing and playing dirty?
Just as Pan Lin was thinking this, Song Xiao really did have Receding Tides ambush him.
Ye Xiu was very experienced. Although he hadn't seen Receding Tides when he rushed over, he still remembered where he had been. Now that he saw that position, he had an idea of where Song Xiao was hiding. Lord Grim stepped forward to chase in that direction. However, just when everyone thought that Song Xiao was preparing to escape, he suddenly had his character turn around and attack.
Sky Piercing Strike!
Ye Xiu had just had Lord Grim circle around the tree and estimate that Song Xiao had escaped to the tree line, when Receding Tides sent a Sky Piercing Strike over.
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