In the past few years, Jiang Botao's rankings in the All Stars had been quite good. Everyone felt that he was a very good player. But when it came to how he was good, nine out of ten normal players wouldn't know where to start. They had a feeling in their hearts, but they just didn't know how to express it.
Even Team Samsara didn't seem to be able to find a suitable selling point for their vice-captain. In the end, his reputation seemed to have come from the championship team, from his identity as the vice-captain of the championship team.
And now, Ye Xiu gave him a very high evaluation: terrifying!
Terrifying without batting an eyelid!
Chen Guo didn't immediately understand what this meant. She really wanted to pull on Ye Xiu and have him explain it more clearly. But right now, she was more concerned about Mo Fan.
Terrifying without batting an eyelid … it didn't matter if she understood it or not. What was important was whether Mo Fan had noticed it or not.
Twenty-seven combos!
This was the number that had just jumped out from the combo statistics. It was very eye-catching. Even melee classes would have a hard time hitting such a high number of combos. Although Spellblades had a bit of an advantage, as a Wave Slash could send out several consecutive attacks, it wasn't easy for them to send out 27 consecutive attacks.
Although Spellblades belonged to the Swordsman class, they didn't have the same attack power as Blade Masters and Berserkers. Combos were an important stat for these classes. Meanwhile, Spellblades were similar to Elementalists and Warlocks. Although they also had combo statistics, no one would measure an Elementalist's skill based on how many combo hits they had. That was because it would be too difficult to do.
As a result, when these classes were able to hit such a high number of combos, they were mostly just bullying noobs. But now, in the finals, the pinnacle of Glory's competitive scene, Happy was a new team. No matter how dark a horse they were, treating them like noobs would be too excessive.
There were no noobs in the finals. Although Mo Fan was a rookie, he definitely wasn't easy to deal with. But Jiang Botao just had to be here. Facing such an opponent, he used a Spellblade to hit such a high number of combos!
Of course, this wasn't bullying noobs. This was an unprecedentedly brilliant performance. When the combo hit 30, Samsara's stadium erupted. After Zhou Zekai lost to Ye Xiu, the Samsara fans, who had been unable to accept the loss, began to feel their blood boil again. Combo after combo, all the way until the thirtieth hit. A Spellblade hit the thirtieth hit. Their blood boiled!
Cheers, applause, and the entire stadium was shouting Jiang Botao's name. His dormant passion was finally ignited again. And the one who did this was Jiang Botao, Samsara's vice-captain.
All of a sudden, the audience started singing. No one knew where it started, but in the end, it didn't seem like the entire audience was singing in unison. There didn't seem to be many people who knew how to sing this song. In addition, the fans who sang it didn't sing it in a neat and orderly manner. There were even all kinds of messy tones. The lyrics were also vague, revealing their unfamiliarity with this song in all aspects. But they continued to sing, and as they sang, suddenly a line, neat, powerful, and resounding, reached the ears of every one, as if the whole song had been born for that one line.
When you're feeling smug, he'll do something.
When you're feeling smug, he'll do something.
…
Those who didn't know how to sing, those who went off-key, those who strayed from their words. When it came to this line, their voices suddenly burst out in the entire stadium, repeating over and over again, turning into a loop.
This was the song for Jiang Botao, the song of Samsara's vice-captain. Even the fans were unfamiliar with it. It could be seen that they did not sing this song often, or even very rarely. This was because they had Zhou Zekai in their team. He was the one who did all the eye-catching things. There were many versions of the song written for Zhou Zekai in a single season. But they didn't forget about their vice-captain. Even though he didn't often perform brilliantly, it was just as the song said: when the opponent was feeling smug, their vice-captain would do something. They all firmly remembered this point.
Just like today.
Their Zhou Zekai had actually lost. The fans didn't care what their opponent's mentality was. In any case, they believed that the other side had to be extremely pleased with themselves for beating Zhou Zekai.
The entire stadium was dispirited because of this. But at this moment, their vice-captain really did stand up and unleashed a rare high-level combo for a Spellblade, rousing the crowd's enthusiasm and extinguishing the opponent's pride.
Their vice-captain didn't disappoint them. When they were so depressed that they had forgotten to place any expectations on him, he still stood up.
It was precisely because of this sort of reliability in crucial moments that Jiang Botao was able to win such popularity. A high ranking in the All Star voting wasn't something that could be casually won. You had to have a bunch of sincere supporters to do so.
"Good luck!"
"Win!"
"We're the champions!"
After the song, cheers and all sorts of chants rang out. Samsara had revived in their home game. Happy everyone, you're back in an away game, surrounded by enemies.
Mo Fan didn't know any of this. Even if he did, he wouldn't have reacted. He definitely wasn't the "you" in the lyrics. He wasn't feeling smug at all.
Thirty combo!
Mo Fan was unable to escape. He tried to find an opening, but the other side would always block it. Mo Fan faintly sensed something, but thirty combo sounded like a long time, but in reality, it happened in the blink of an eye. He didn't have time to think about the key points, when his attacks suddenly stopped.
A Spellblade's skills were powerful, so naturally, they had long cooldowns. After his high-density combo, he quickly found an opening because he didn't have any suitable chaining skills to use.
Dodge?
Charge?
In an instant, these two thoughts flashed through Mo Fan's mind.
Charge!
Empty Waves was right in front of him. A distance of four and a half steps wasn't much for an agile Ninja. Even if he dodged first, he might not be able to seize such a good opportunity.
Deception rushed forward, forming seals.
Ninjutsu: Ground Shrink Technique!
In just two steps, Deception was already in front of Empty Waves, but what he saw was a cold light flashing from Divine Chains. This time, it wasn't a shockwave, but a sharp sword light.
Moonlight Slash!
The light flashed, and Deception was thrown into the air. What followed was naturally the second strike of the Double Moonlight Slash, Full Moonlight Slash.
The Full Moonlight Slash's Blow Away effect pushed Deception back slightly, giving Empty Waves space to swing his sword again.
Wave Wheel Slash!
The shockwave tore through the air, sucking in Deception and locking him in place …
Close combat wasn't an opportunity. Close combat was another opening that Jiang Botao purposely exposed. His setup hadn't worked well against Ye Xiu, but he didn't doubt himself because of this. Against Mo Fan, he was still using the same setups. Moreover, he was completely targeting Mo Fan's technical characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses. These were all key points in his setup. Mo Fan felt like he had stepped into a quagmire. His footsteps grew heavier and heavier, sinking deeper and deeper with each step.
Earthquake Slash!
Empty Waves swung his sword towards Deception, who was falling to the ground after the Wave Wheel Slash. But suddenly, with a bang, a cloud of purple smoke blossomed, enveloping Deception and the Earth Wave Slash that was sweeping towards him.
Ninja Tool: Smoke Bomb!
Jiang Botao was extremely sharp. He couldn't see if the Earthquake Slash had hit, so it was hard to tell whether Mo Fan was going to run or attack. As a result, he immediately pulled Empty Waves back, putting some distance between them. But then, he saw a figure rush out from the purple smoke, where the Earthquake Slash had just swept past.
Shadow Clone Technique?
Deception had been in the air. If he wanted to dodge the Earthquake Slash, he would have to use this type of ninjutsu.
Ghost Slash!
Jiang Botao had been prepared for this. The Heavenly Chain from his rear axle slashed out, sending Deception flying with a Ghost Slash. But then, one, two, three …
Deception rushed out of the purple smoke one after another, and the sword light from the Ghost Slash hadn't even faded yet.
It wasn't Shadow Clone Technique? It was the high-level skill, Shadow Dance!!
Jiang Botao couldn't help but be surprised. He had used Earthquake Slash to sweep at Deception, who was about to land a Wave Wheel Slash. He knew that there would be a small opening between the two attacks, and if the opponent grasped it well, he would be able to dodge it. But in this small opening, the opponent had used a high-level skill, Shadow Dance.
A Ninja's hand seals could be considered a cast, but the speed depended on the player's skill. Daring to use a Shadow Dance in this small opening required a lot of courage. In the end, the hand seals were successfully formed, and his hand speed was astonishing.
Even more amazing was that … after using a Shadow Dance, he wasn't in a hurry to attack. Instead, he sent out a Shadow Clone as bait. After baiting him, he took advantage of the time it took for him to finish his attack.
Wasn't this the trick he had used against Mo Fan time and time again in this match? This kid … had returned an eye for an eye so quickly?
In an instant, Empty Waves was surrounded by Deception's Shadow Clones. It wasn't easy for a Spellblade to deal with attacks from all directions. Empty Waves swung his sword, using normal attacks to parry these attacks, looking for an opportunity. With great difficulty, he found an opening. His sword rose, Waltzing Wave Slash!
This Waltzing Wave Slash's arc was extremely large. As soon as it appeared, it began to turn. It immediately knocked aside one of Deception's Shadow Clones, but it didn't stop there. It arced and knocked aside the next one!
Jiang Botao's Waltzing Wave Slash was extremely skillful. It didn't hit the target directly, but rather brushed the side. By brushing aside a target, its power decreased slightly, but it didn't stop there. It brushed again, brushed again.
In an instant, the Waltzing Wave Slash made a large arc, brushing aside three of Deception's Shadow Clones. A large opening was left in the encirclement. Empty Waves swung his sword again, opening a path with a Fire Wave Slash, and dashed forward like an arrow!
But Mo Fan wasn't willing to let it go. He canceled his Shadow Dance and directly flew in front of Empty Waves. Ninjutsu: Fire Dragon!
Boom!
Two blazing flames erupted separately.
The Fire Wave Slash's explosive power was extremely strong. It immediately swept Deception far away. But Empty Waves was also blasted in the face by Deception's reckless Fire Dragon.
Fire Dragon was a Level 75 Ninja skill. Even if it traded damage with the Fire Wave Slash, the Spellblade's most powerful Wave Slash, it wouldn't be a loss.
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