Zhang Jiale stared at Deception, who was getting closer and closer. He stared at his hands.
Predicting a Ninja's attack was the most effective method. According to Team Tyranny's research on Mo Fan, this Ninja didn't seem to use the technique of tilting his body to hide his hand seals. This might have something to do with the fact that he often completed his hand seals during ambushes.
But at this moment, Deception's body tilted to the side.
Just because he didn't use it often didn't mean he didn't know how to use it. Moreover, what team was Mo Fan in? He had Fang Rui and Ye Xiu as his teammates. How could he not be reminded to use such a practical technique?
As expected, he shouldn't have held onto any hope! Zhang Jiale sighed. How could a team that had made it this far leave such a large opening for someone to exploit?
Zhang Jiale had Dazzling Hundred Blossoms move sideways. This way, he could open up his field of view and observe Deception's hand movements. In real combat, this was a technique used to force the Ninja to attack faster. This was because the Ninja didn't want the opponent to see his hand seals, but at the same time, he couldn't just tilt his body to hide his hand movements. If he tilted too much, he would turn around and lose his field of view.
But at this moment, Deception coordinated with Dazzling Hundred Blossoms' movement and took a few steps forward.
Zhang Jiale wanted to move sideways, but he couldn't. If he continued to move sideways, Dazzling Hundred Blossoms would have to jump into the lava. The terrain here was narrow, so there wasn't much space to move sideways.
Even now, Dazzling Hundred Blossoms was only two or three steps away from falling into the lava. It was already quite a sight.
At this moment, Deception suddenly attacked.
After tilting his body for so long to hide his hand movements, his first attack wasn't a Ninja Technique that required hand seals, but a Ninja Tool that could directly attack.
Peng!
A cloud of purple smoke bloomed and quickly spread out.
Ninja Tool: Smoke Bomb.
The purple smoke instantly swallowed up Deception's figure. There was no terrain for a hidden ambush, so Mo Fan used a Ninja Tool to conceal himself. Dazzling Hundred Blossoms was only two or three steps away from the lava. Using the Smoke Bomb as cover, he would be sent flying into the lava and the match would be over!
At this moment, that was what everyone was thinking.
Mo Fan was the same. He had released the Smoke Bomb in order to obtain this opportunity to decide the outcome of the battle in one strike. As soon as the purple smoke began to spread, Deception's figure began to move. This was a small trick he had gradually learned after entering the pro scene. Moving while the purple smoke pervaded the air, it was difficult to be detected. When the Smoke Bomb completely spread out, even though the space gained would be the most, the purple smoke would flow slowly. If the character moved quickly within it, the rhythm would be disrupted. Experienced players would be able to determine the Ninja's approximate position.
The movement of the smoke jades had to match the speed of the smoke jades. In order to survive in the pro scene, there were many details that needed to be paid attention to. There were too many experts here, and even the slightest flaw could be exploited.
At this moment, Mo Fan's control over his movement speed was very good. Following the rhythm of the Smoke Bomb, he was like a cloud of smoke as he was sent out as light as a feather.
Dazzling Hundred Blossom!
Mo Fan did not lower his guard. However, when he was just a few steps away from the lava, hundreds of flowers blossomed!
The diffusing light instantly obscured Dazzling Hundred Blossoms' figure.
Continue forward? Catch Dazzling Hundred Blossoms in the light of the flowers and send him into the lava?
If it were someone like Tyranny Han Wenqing, they would most likely do this. But Mo Fan was not like that. The dazzling light of the flowers made him uncertain. As a result, Deception stopped and continued to be enveloped in the smoke, quietly waiting for an opportunity.
They were both grasping opportunities. Huang Shaotian was an expert. He was nimble, quick, and hit with one strike. Mo Fan couldn't compare to Huang Shaotian in this aspect, but he was more patient. He could watch as an opportunity was lost and continue to maintain his calm.
For example, right now, Deception had stopped moving forward. How could Dazzling Hundred Blossoms continue to stay in such a dangerous position?
Many people felt that it was a pity that the opportunity to push him into the lava had been lost. Many people felt that Mo Fan should have made a move. Only Mo Fan himself didn't feel that way. In fact, he didn't feel that it was a pity.
On the other hand, Zhang Jiale felt that it was a pity!
Putting Dazzling Hundred Blossoms in such a dangerous position was the bait he had put out. He had already prepared four plans. When Deception rushed forward, he would send his opponent into the lava instead.
However, his opponent actually gave up and didn't charge forward.
Had his Hundred Blossom Light Shadow gone too far?
Zhang Jiale reflected on himself. But if he didn't do anything and just stood there foolishly, wasn't that too obvious? Just like right now, he could of course continue to have Dazzling Hundred Blossoms stay by the lava, but if he did that, people would also realize that there was a trap.
It wasn't that he had put on too much of a show, but that his opponent was too cautious!
Dazzling Hundred Blossoms had left the dangerous position, but he couldn't just let Hundred Blossoms continue like this. The Hundred Blossoms style consumed a lot of mana. In the past, when he and Sun Zheping were in Hundred Blossoms, one sold mana, the other sold health. The two's playstyles weren't suited for the group arena. Fortunately, the group arena had always been a three-player battle, so this point wasn't too obvious. If it had been a five-player group arena like today's playoffs, the two of them, who sold health and mana, would have been in an awkward position.
A five-player battle required more balance in terms of mana consumption than a three-player battle.
As a result, after leaving the danger zone, Dazzling Hundred Blossoms immediately spread out his offense. At this moment, the Smoke Bomb had yet to disperse, so Zhang Jiale didn't know Deception's exact position. However, the position Dazzling Hundred Blossoms had offered before should have been very tempting. Even if Mo Fan gave up in the end, he should have been tempted in the beginning. As a result, Deception's position …
Light and shadow piled up!
Zhang Jiale didn't need to know his opponent's exact position. Hundred Blossoms spread out, covering an area even more ridiculous than a Launcher's.
The light and shadow fell into the Smoke Bomb, instantly stirring up the purple smoke. As the smoke fluctuated, it seemed like the Smoke Bomb was being torn apart.
A figure flashed by, and Zhang Jiale quickly caught sight of it. He immediately switched his offense.
Who would have thought that the moment he switched targets, a figure would suddenly rush out from his original position?
Was it a bait from Shadow Clone Technique?
Zhang Jiale was slightly surprised, but he was still able to react in time. Dazzling Hundred Blossoms once again switched targets. Bullets flew up, instantly blasting Deception into a pile of afterimages.
This time, Zhang Jiale was astonished. So this side was a fake, and the other side was the real one!
He hastily switched targets, but Deception had already rushed in front of him.
In his haste, Zhang Jiale only had time to let a Burst Grenade roll out from between Dazzling Hundred Blossoms' fingers.
A powerful shockwave instantly spread out. Deception, who had managed to get close, was sent flying. Dazzling Hundred Blossoms chased after him and continued to attack. And after this Burst Grenade's shockwave spread out further, it also disturbed the thinning Smoke Bomb. As the smoke alternated, several Deceptions could be faintly seen.
It wasn't Shadow Clone Technique, it was Shadow Dance!
Zhang Jiale finally realized what was going on. However, he had just used the Burst Grenades, which were extremely annoying to Shadow Dancers. Zhang Jiale didn't have the ability to blast away all the clones in one go.
Several Deceptions rushed out from different directions, all rushing towards Dazzling Hundred Blossoms.
The Hundred Blossoms style could spread out in a large area, covering all of these Shadow Dance clones, but the spread of light and shadow came at the cost of reducing the DPS per unit area. This Hundred Blossoms style could only be used as a cover. As an attack, it was too weak.
And if he focused on one point, he could quickly get rid of one clone, but it would be too late to deal with the others, let alone when there were so many "others".
And so …
Chaotic Grenade!
High level skill against high level skill, Chaotic Grenade against Shadow Dance.
Both skills required continuous control. The final effect depended on the player's control. It wasn't a battle between two skills, but rather a battle between two players.
All sorts of grenades flew out from Dazzling Hundred Blossoms' hands. Impact, Timing, Gas … and so on and so forth.
There was no time to rest. There was no time to think. Every action was done subconsciously. Was every grenade an effective counter to every Shadow Dancer doppelganger that charged at him?
Some were … some weren't …
Because Mo Fan was also controlling. Because Mo Fan was also responding.
Some of the grenades were dodged by the clones, some weren't.
In the midst of the chain of explosions, some of Deception's Shadow Dance clones still managed to reach Dazzling Hundred Blossoms.
The Ninja's attacks were silent, but the blossoms of blood that flew up were still as bright as ever.
The bright blossoms of blood were quickly swallowed up by the flames of the explosions. And then, new blossoms of blood flew up.
Dazzling Hundred Blossoms was already using his firearms to fight in close quarters with his opponent. As his character advanced and retreated, he had the style of a Sharpshooter.
But in the end, he was still far from it.
After all, Spitfires didn't have as many physical skills as Sharpshooters. What's more, Sharpshooters had the "Gun Martial Arts" skill, which was an extremely powerful complement to Gun Fu.
Zhang Jiale couldn't completely defeat Mo Fan, and Mo Fan couldn't completely suppress Zhang Jiale.
In this continued struggle, the deciding factor between life and death was the health of the two characters.
Dazzling Hundred Blossoms had 21% of his health left, far less than Deception's. And with this amount of health, he wouldn't be able to fight for too long.
With this amount of health, he shouldn't have been able to engage in this sort of battle of skills and mechanics, but at this moment, Zhang Jiale had no other choice.
When Dazzling Hundred Blossoms fell, the light and smoke left behind by the explosions hadn't even completely dispersed.
The Spitfire, known as the Magician of the Gunner class, had ended up in a close-quarters clash with his opponent.
Even though he lost in the end, his performance was worthy of the word "brilliant".
"An extremely brilliant battle. I think everyone's regret is probably the same as mine. It was just too short." The commentator, Pan Lin, sighed.
"Yes." Li Yibo also nodded. In this sort of battle, there was no need to analyze too many technical details. Both of them were outstanding. Both of them were good.
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