I want to win!
There was no more honest declaration than this. This was what any pro player pursued on the battlefield. Throwing out these three words without any embellishment didn't cause much of a reaction.
Fang Rui laughed disapprovingly. "Haha, you want to win? Did you ask me for permission? "
No reply.
Sure enough, Song Qiying was just like he had told Fang Rui in the fourth round of the regular season. He wouldn't care if it didn't have any meaning.
But just because he didn't care didn't mean he didn't care. Last time, Fang Rui didn't shut up because of this. This time, he didn't shut up either. His trash talk wasn't as dense as Huang Shaotian's, but the degree of his taunts was no less than Huang Shaotian's.
Did Song Qiying care? Was he affected by it?
The audience didn't know. They only saw Song Qiying's River Sunset carry out his decision from the very beginning and charge straight forward. Soon, the two characters of the same class met in the center of the map. Fang Rui also chose to cut straight to the middle instead of going around.
Strikers could only fight at close range, while Qi Masters had decent mid-range attacks.
The first to attack was naturally Fang Rui.
Qi Bullet!
This skill didn't have high damage and didn't have a lot of crowd control. It was mostly used to disrupt and test the opponent's reaction time. Fang Rui often used this skill to hit the opponent's face. Then, he would accurately use the moment the qi ball interfered with the opponent's vision to launch another attack.
This time was no exception.
The Qi Bullet flew straight for River Sunset's face. Fang Rui closely watched his movements. He quickly determined where his opponent would appear in his blind spot and any changes that might occur.
Move!
Hai Wuliang immediately moved and attacked.
Then, he saw River Sunset swing his fist.
Pa!
The Qi Bullet suddenly exploded, and the Nianqi in the air became a blur. Fang Rui's originally clear blind spot suddenly became chaotic.
Song Qiying controlled River Sunset to use a Qi Bullet as well. It clashed with Hai Wuliang's Qi Bullet.
"You want to bicker with Senior over such a small matter?" Fang Rui lost the opportunity to attack, but he seized the opportunity to trash talk. It was obvious that his plan had been disrupted, but he still had a completely confident tone of ridicule. Just as he was about to find an angle of attack from the two clashing Nianqi, he saw a fist quickly become clear in the chaos.
Pa!
His fist had yet to hit flesh, but the collision with the air had already produced a crisp sound. River Sunset lunged forward and unleashed a Collapsing Fist in front of Hai Wuliang.
Fang Rui was shocked. He quickly controlled Hai Wuliang to make an emergency stop. This Collapsing Fist was actually on point. The timing, the position, it was as if it had completely calculated Fang Rui's movements. Hai Wuliang almost bumped into the fist.
Coincidence?
Just as this thought flashed through Fang Rui's mind, he immediately knew that it wasn't.
Because River Sunset had already followed up with another punch. It was so smooth and clear that it didn't seem like a sudden decision. This was a very practiced move.
The other party had specifically practiced to deal with the interference of his Qi Bullet when it hit his face!
When Fang Rui realized this, he was pleasantly surprised. Honestly speaking, this technique that he had created as a Qi Master was very difficult. The results were quite average. Up until now, no other Qi Master had learned it. However, it didn't mean that Qi Masters were all virtuous and didn't care about using Fang Rui's technique. It was just that this technique wasn't very advanced. It was just a small trick. It wasn't worth it to spend time and effort to practice a small trick.
However, the youth in front of him, Tyranny, had practiced a special technique to counter this small trick.
This was something that Fang Rui hadn't expected at all.
This was a difficult but average trick. Other players wouldn't think it was worth practicing it, but Fang Rui didn't give up. This was his craftiness.
It was precisely because of how troublesome this little trick was that Fang Rui didn't think that anyone would study it too deeply. Based on the principle of this, the results of this little trick would become extraordinary.
But now, Tyranny's youth had actually practiced a countermeasure to this little trick. Fang Rui was surprised. Even he couldn't see through the thinking of the new generation?
Cloud Body, Straight Punch, Stomach Kick …
River Sunset's attacks were continuous, all in one go. Fang Rui hadn't expected that someone would do such a detailed analysis of his little trick. Now that his little trick had been broken through, he was at a complete disadvantage. Under River Sunset's relentless attacks, he couldn't help but retreat.
Trash talk? Fang Rui really wanted to say it, but he didn't have the time!
Of the four Fighter classes, Qi Masters were the weakest in close combat. Now that River Sunset had completely closed in on him, it was difficult to deal with him. Many of the Qi Master's skills required chanting and Qi. How could they be used in close combat?
Fang Rui could only control Hai Wuliang to swing his fists and legs, dodge, parry, and look for opportunities.
However, River Sunset's attacks were logical and well-paced. There were no openings to exploit. This wasn't like a newbie at all. Even a player who had been a Striker for three years wouldn't be able to do something like this.
Crap!
Crap!
I can't lose like this, right?
At this moment, Fang Rui was already preparing for the worst. If River Sunset's attacks were this stable, then he really wouldn't be able to take back the initiative.
Retreat.
He retreated again and again. Soon, Hai Wuliang had nowhere to retreat. Behind him was boiling lava.
He was actually forced into such a situation?
Fang Rui was very angry, but who could he blame?
The current situation was completely Fang Rui's own fault. He hadn't underestimated Song Qiying, but he hadn't paid enough attention to him either.
After the Qi Bullet was broken, he had even wanted to curse his opponent. Because of that one sentence, he hadn't been able to focus. If he had paid more attention to his opponent's movements, he might have noticed River Sunset's precise attack earlier.
If he had noticed earlier, he might have been able to change the current situation.
Unfortunately, Fang Rui had to deal with the fact that he was about to be forced into the lava by Song Qiying. If he couldn't break through his opponent's attacks …
Left, right, front, and even above him …
Was there really no way out?
The choices that seemed to be right next to him were all blocked by River Sunset's punches and kicks. He couldn't take a single step.
Pa!
River Sunset's punch landed. Fang Rui hadn't been able to find an opening, so there was no way for Boundless Sea to dodge this punch.
His body was already involuntarily leaning backwards. Under normal circumstances, he would be able to stabilize himself by taking a step back.
But now, taking a step back meant falling into the lava, the powerful lava.
However, to the audience, there wasn't much of a difference between taking a step back and not taking a step back. Hai Wuliang's only possibility was falling into the lava. Moreover, if Song Qiying stubbornly defended the shore, he would probably win by a large margin. Then, his chances of beating Happy would greatly increase. Tyranny's comeback didn't seem so far-fetched anymore.
The thoughts of Tyranny's fans all flew to this point. In their eyes, this match was already over.
Hai Wuliang had still taken a step back. Against this type of attack, any pro player would subconsciously retreat to avoid it.
Hai Wuliang stepped into the air and fell towards the lava.
"Oh oh oh oh!" Tyranny's fans cheered. They thought that the match was over.
Only a few people noticed that Hai Wuliang's arms were still stretched out in front of him. His lower body had already fallen into the lava, but his outstretched arms were still clinging to the shore, his palms slamming into the ground.
Landmine Quake!
Facing this desperate situation, Fang Rui took a risk. He coordinated with River Sunset's attacks to send Hai Wuliang into the lava. However, as he fell, he began his counterattack.
His palms slammed into the ground, sending out a Landmine Quake. Within the range of his qi, River Sunset bore the brunt of the attack. Fang Rui wanted to use this opportunity to send Hai Wuliang out of the lava.
But in that instant, before Hai Wuliang could jump, River Sunset had already jumped.
Even though the entire stadium was certain that Song Qiying would win, he didn't feel that way. His opponent still had 63% of his health left. How could he have won?
He continued to pay close attention to Boundless Sea's movements. Very few people had noticed those two arms hanging in front of his body when he fell into the lava, and Song Qiying was one of those very few people.
When the Landmine Quake came down, River Sunset had already jumped.
Then, Thousand Ton Drop!
The shockwave from Landmine Quake would damage River Sunset, but it wouldn't affect him because of the Thousand Pound Drop. River Sunset was like a mountain, blocking the path in front of Hai Wuliang. Fang Rui looked at this young character up close. Everything around him seemed to have lost its color.
In the eighth round of the group arena, Fang Rui lost. Song Qiying won.
And it was a crushing defeat. A huge victory.
Tyranny's stadium was already celebrating like it was a festival. Song Qiying's huge victory had pulled Tyranny back from the edge of the cliff. After dealing with Fang Rui, River Sunset still had 79% of his health left. Facing Happy's last player, he definitely had a chance.
Tyranny's fans were excited. Of course, they were in the mood to boo their opponents. Especially after Happy's previous performances, each one more outstanding than the last. They had no way of booing them. Now, facing Fang Rui, they finally had an opportunity. Tyranny's Lin Jingyan didn't do much, but at least everyone accepted his hard work. As for Fang Rui? What everyone saw was a lazy posture. Perhaps this was just a disguise he used to numb his opponents. But when he lost, everything seemed to be the reason for his defeat.
Amidst the booing, Fang Rui returned to Happy's seat.
Facing his teammates, Fang Rui's expression was a bit unnatural.
"Too weak. He was beaten like this by a rookie," Ye Xiu said with disdain.
"Too ugly," Wei Chen said with disdain.
"At a time like this, the only way to get everyone's forgiveness is to kneel down." Baozi said, but he wasn't talking to Fang Rui. Instead, he was talking to Qiao Yifan, Luo Ji, An Wenyi, and the other youngsters. It was as if they were watching a show while discussing it.
"F * ck, that's not necessary!" Fang Rui said. "I'll kneel down and reflect." After saying this, he really did kneel down in the corner of the player area.
"Hey, this …" Chen Guo felt like something was wrong.
"Let him reflect!" Ye Xiu didn't stop him. Instead, he looked at Happy's last player. They had a huge advantage. After being chased to this point, the one being chased would have to bear a lot of pressure.
However, Happy's next player didn't seem to be under any pressure.
"It's finally my turn!" Tang Rou said excitedly.
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