Cannons began to fire at a steady pace.
Su Mucheng hadn't completely opened up her line of sight yet, but just like before, she used the splash effect of her Launcher attacks to deal damage to the area behind the stalagmite. At this time, the Cybernetic Eye skill had finished its cooldown. It was activated once more, expanding its field of vision to the other side.
Step by step, she advanced steadily. Su Mucheng wasn't in a hurry to succeed. Her attacks weren't concentrated, but she used more normal attacks. Normal attacks didn't consume mana. Even though they weren't very powerful, they still dealt AoE damage. Right now, she wasn't completely sure of Chaotic Cloudy Mountain's position. These attacks were like trying to beat a rabbit in the grass. If they could damage Chaotic Cloudy Mountain, then they'd deal some damage. If they couldn't, then they'd scare him.
Lu Boyuan truly felt the pressure. He had thought of Su Mucheng chasing after him, but he hadn't thought that she would be so unhurried.
Cannonballs landed around Chaotic Cloudy Mountain, either close or far. It was clear that the other side wasn't sure of his true position. But this time, Lu Boyuan also wasn't sure of Dancing Rain's exact position. Even though he had turned around to confirm Dancing Rain's position at the last moment after Chaotic Cloudy Mountain had charged into the stalagmite, some time had passed since then. Su Mucheng's attacks were so unhurried that Lu Boyuan's judgement was thrown into disarray. He had no way of determining Dancing Rain's current position.
As a result, he had no way of determining the distance between the two sides. He had no way of knowing if Chaotic Cloudy Mountain would have an opportunity. He also had no way of knowing how much of an obstruction the stalagmite was to Su Mucheng's line of sight.
All that was left for him was pressure.
The cannonballs were still firing.
Lu Boyuan hadn't forgotten about Su Mucheng's electronic eye skill. The electronic eye didn't need to be in front of him at all. As long as it looked in his direction from afar, Su Mucheng's next attack would be more precise. And now, with this kind of unhurried bombardment, the meaning of probing was quite obvious.
He couldn't continue like this. He had to make a move. Advance or retreat? He had to make a decision.
Lu Boyuan observed the terrain.
The terrain was not ideal. The stalactites in the direction of the transition were a little far from here. This third path, which he had found in a hurry, was indeed not perfect. Could it be that … Su Mucheng had deliberately let him come here, and she had long known that this path was a dead end?
No, it wasn't a dead end.
After all, Lu Boyuan was familiar with the map. When he saw this stalactite, he immediately had an idea of the transition that could be initiated from here. But now …
Lu Boyuan turned his view. In his mind, the most appropriate direction for the transition was the one that would be exposed to Dancing Rain's cannon.
This path of retreat wasn't originally a dead end. It was only after Lu Boyuan's Chaotic Cloudy Mountain stepped onto it that Su Mucheng sealed off the exit, turning it into a dead end. He had completely fallen into the grasp of Su Mucheng. That was why she was so calm and unhurried.
Fine!
Since that was the case, there was no reason for him to hesitate. There was no way out. He could only force his way through.
Facing this predicament, Lu Boyuan wasn't discouraged. On the contrary, because there was no way out, he made a decision. If there was no way out, then he would have to face it head on and carve out a bloody path.
Then, Chaotic Cloudy Mountain turned to the other side of the stalactite and suddenly stuck out half of his body.
He saw Dancing Rain. He saw the Electronic Eye. Su Mucheng reacted quickly. She immediately aimed her cannon in his direction. Lu Boyuan immediately pulled Chaotic Cloudy Mountain back, but the explosion landed right next to him. Chaotic Cloudy Mountain rolled on the ground to absorb the impact. Then, he got up and stuck out his body to the other side.
Left or right?
Su Mucheng's choice was that simple. As a result, Lu Boyuan had Chaotic Cloudy Mountain look to the left to draw her attention. Then, he immediately rushed out from the right. This was the only opening he could buy.
Last chance!
Lu Boyuan knew this very well. Chaotic Cloudy Mountain rushed towards Dancing Rain as if he was flying.
Boom!
The muzzle of the cannon spat out tongues of fire. Dancing Rain fired at him while jumping backwards, borrowing the recoil of the cannon fire to float backwards. Su Mucheng wouldn't be aiming at him now. If she was forcing him to attack first, then she had to retreat to maintain the space to attack.
The flames and smoke from the explosion landed at Chaotic Cloudy Mountain's feet. He dodged, he charged. He had no other choice. This was the only path in front of him. Charge, charge. As long as he could get close, even if he still had one breath left, he still had a chance.
One forward, one back.
The two began to chase. The distance between them gradually narrowed, and Chaotic Cloudy Mountain's health continued to drop. From 42% to 35%, 30%, 20% …
He could catch up!
Lu Boyuan was delighted. The amount of health he had calculated was enough to last him until he reached Dancing Rain. This was the small opening he had fought for at the start. Because of this small opening, Lu Boyuan could feel that Su Mucheng's offense wasn't perfect. Her rhythm was a bit off, and the distance wasn't perfect. The compression and sealing weren't as tight as before.
Yes! He could definitely do it! This time, he had to grasp this opportunity. He didn't have much health left, but it didn't matter. Even if he only had 10%, it was enough. He wouldn't let Dancing Rain escape from Chaotic Cloudy Mountain.
Five steps! Five steps left!
This step would be a breakthrough. Within five steps, the gap in the Launcher's rhythm would become an opening. Su Mucheng might be able to use her superior experience and awareness to close this gap to four or three steps, but no matter what, after this step, the Launcher's threat would be greatly reduced. It was time for him to take control of the situation!
Lu Boyuan stared at Dancing Rain in front of him, not allowing himself to be careless. But at this moment, he saw Dancing Rain suddenly put away her hand cannon and take out a rifle.
Switching guns?
Lu Boyuan's heart tightened. Switching guns, or switching weapons, had many ingenious uses in actual combat. One of them was to give the character an additional skill, a skill that was added to the weapon.
Su Mucheng suddenly had Dancing Rain switch guns. It was possible that it was to increase her attack speed. But if a Launcher didn't use a hand cannon, their weapon's power would decrease, and they would lose the "Heavy Firepower Control" buff. The power of all of their skills would decrease. This kind of change wasn't enough to take control of the situation. What's more, Dancing Rain had switched to a rifle. Her attack speed was only a bit faster than a hand cannon.
Then … it might be a skill that could reverse the situation. What could it be?
He didn't need to think of 24 classes at once to figure out an unspecialized's weapon skills. Right now, against Dancing Rain, he only needed to think of the 4 Gunner classes. Even so, in an instant, he came up with quite a few answers. Lu Boyuan could only think of one and pay attention to it. But at that moment, that rifle made a clicking sound, as if it had activated something.
What is it?
Lu Boyuan's eyes widened. Then, he saw Dancing Rain's feet rise from the ground. It was actually another Stabilizing Gun.
How?
Lu Boyuan wasn't the only one surprised. Stabilizing Gun had been used not long ago. This level 75 skill's cooldown wouldn't be so quick. It wasn't like adding a Stabilizing Gun to another weapon and then switching weapons to another weapon to recover. Adding a skill scroll to a weapon didn't mean that you had two skills. It only increased the skill's level by one.
It definitely couldn't be Stabilizing Gun. There was no way to remove its cooldown!
Huh? Remove its cooldown?
He suddenly understood.
What was added to the rifle was undoubtedly a Sharpshooter skill: Dual Control. Choosing a skill would immediately remove its cooldown. What Su Mucheng chose was the Stabilized Gun Mount.
So it was like this …
Lu Boyuan's lips curled into a bitter smile. He never would have thought that Su Mucheng would make such a move. With this, he was bound to lose.
A Grappler's grab had high priority, but there were also existences that couldn't be grabbed. For example, a Summoner's Devil World Flower couldn't move once it landed. A Grappler's grab could only deal damage to it, but it couldn't be grabbed. To put it simply, against a target that couldn't move, a grab would directly deal damage to it, but it wouldn't be able to grab.
A Launcher under Stabilizing Gun was, without a doubt, an immovable target.
The grab wouldn't be able to take effect. Even if it could deal damage, it couldn't control Dancing Rain's attacks. Stabilizing Gun gave the character an increase in attack and defense. At the same time, it gave the character Super Armor. No attacks could interrupt the Launcher's bombardment. Even at zero distance, if the Launcher's attacks couldn't be interrupted, the Launcher would be able to kill the target in front of them. It would just be at the cost of a certain amount of health.
Boom!
In the end, Chaotic Cloudy Mountain fell under the concentrated Satellite Beam. With Chaotic Cloudy Mountain's health, Lu Boyuan had no way of retreating. In the final moment, he could only desperately attack Dancing Rain. In the end, when he fell, he had taken away 28% of Dancing Rain's health. However, grabs didn't have a grab effect. They could only deal damage, and the damage dealt was quite astonishing. Fortunately, Chaotic Cloudy Mountain didn't have much health left. Otherwise, if he had lasted a few more hits and destroyed Stabilizing Gun, the outcome might have been different.
In the end, the third player battle was won by Happy Su Mucheng. Dancing Rain had 59% of her health remaining, giving her a sizable advantage. This match could be said to be the match with the most obvious winner and loser since the start of the competition. Even in the match between Jiang Botao and Mo Fan, Mo Fan had taken advantage of Jiang Botao's free time to launch a fierce attack, putting Jiang Botao on the defensive. In this match, even though Lu Boyuan had taken away 28% of Dancing Rain's health in the final moments, which was more effective than Dancing Rain's damage output against him, he hadn't dared to be on the defensive most of the time. From the very beginning, when he had succeeded in tricking Su Mucheng and then escaped, the entire match had fallen into Su Mucheng's control. She deserved this victory.
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