The sudden Teleport caused quite a few spectators to cry out in surprise. But for a pro player, Teleport was something that Mages needed to be wary of. But if they thought about it more carefully, One Leaf Of Autumn had Teleport. Combined with Dragon Breaks the Ranks, he should have been able to catch Hai Wuliang's movements long ago. There was no need to wait until the last moment to make a move.
In other words, he hadn't made a move all this time. It was just a setup to make Fang Rui think that One Leaf Of Autumn didn't have Teleport, so that he would lower his guard against Teleport?
Normal players didn't think much of it, but the pro players instantly understood the implications behind it.
A race to control one's stamina?
From the very beginning, this was what the public thought. No pro player would look at this situation from such a simple perspective. Expecting a pro player to make a mistake in something as basic as this would be looking down on him too much.
Until they saw this Teleport!
A skill that had lost its uniqueness because too many people had chosen it. Under this setup, it regained its uniqueness. Everyone couldn't help but look at Sun Xiang in a new light.
Everyone had been opponents before. Some of them had even been teammates with Sun Xiang. They could clearly feel the change in Sun Xiang. All of this had started when he joined Team Samsara. Had he learned something from his time in Team Excellent Era? Or had he learned something from Team Samsara? Or perhaps both? No matter what, this young player of the new generation was using a strong stance to constantly improve himself.
What a Teleport!
Everyone praised in their hearts. One Leaf Of Autumn, Teleport. Because it was only level one, the teleport distance was limited. One Leaf Of Autumn flashed directly to Hai Wuliang's side.
Sky Strike!
The lowest level skill, but also the fastest Battle Mage skill, was used by One Leaf Of Autumn. The moment his figure flashed, his spear Evil Annihilation was already raised.
Roll!
Hai Wuliang rolled to the side.
"He dodged it!" Commentator Pan Lin exclaimed. The pro players were also surprised. Such an unexpected Teleport, such an unexpected attack, yet Fang Rui was still able to react?
"If he can react, it means that he was prepared!" The one who spoke was Ruan Yongbin, Team Wind Howl's Cleric and Fang Rui's former teammate. As for Fang Rui, he was quite familiar with and understood him.
"As expected of the master of playing dirty. Does he always use the worst intentions to predict his opponents?" Team Misty Rain's Li Hua said.
These words didn't sound like praise, but they hit the nail on the head.
When everyone put themselves in Fang Rui's shoes, they all felt that Sun Xiang's arrangement was enough to make them relax their vigilance against Teleportation. If Fang Rui could still be on guard, it could only be because of his personality and playstyle.
The Sky Strike missed, but Sun Xiang didn't seem to be discouraged. At least he had a chance to close in. One Leaf Of Autumn followed up with another attack.
Draconic Crusher!
The Evil Annihilation that had just been raised by the Sky Strike was swung down, turning into a Draconic Crusher.
This skill forced the opponent to fall to the ground. It had high priority, so it couldn't be parried. Having just dodged the Sky Strike, Hai Wuliang didn't have time to get up, so he immediately rolled again.
The magic infused by Draconic Crusher crashed into the ground, creating a small crater. Evil Annihilation followed up with another attack, not giving Fang Rui any chance to catch his breath. Dragon's Teeth!
Hai Wuliang used the force of his roll to take a step forward, barely dodging the attack. At the same time, he sent out a palm strike.
Cloud Pushing Palm!
One of the Qi Master's low-level skills. Hai Wuliang didn't have a chance to use those powerful skills that required channeling Qi in this small opening. He could only use this kind of relatively quick skill to obstruct his opponent's continuous attacks. Cloud Pushing Palm didn't deal much damage, but it had a knockback effect. For the current Hai Wuliang, it was naturally a good choice to fight for space.
Circle Swing!
But unexpectedly, One Leaf Of Autumn didn't dodge and directly used this skill. Circle Swing had a grab effect. At this time, even if Hai Wuliang's Cloud Pushing Palm could hit One Leaf Of Autumn, he couldn't avoid being hit by the Circle Swing. The knockback would also cause him to fall to the ground, which was disadvantageous for him.
Helpless, Fang Rui could only give up on this attack. Hai Wuliang flipped backwards, wanting to avoid this attack. But unexpectedly, Hai Wuliang didn't react. By the time Fang Rui realized the reason, Evil Annihilation had already stabbed into his chest, throwing him into the air.
"What's going on?"
In the eyes of a normal player, it was just an attack that couldn't be dodged. But in the eyes of a pro player, not being able to dodge this attack was inexcusable. Something unexpected must have happened.
"Hai Wuliang doesn't have stamina!!" It wasn't known who discovered the problem, but someone shouted.
Everyone stared blankly. Immediately, they brainstormed again. They discovered that their analysis of Sun Xiang's intentions was actually a bit too simple.
Sun Xiang's intentions weren't just to use a Teleport to waste Hai Wuliang's stamina. This was his main goal in itself.
Because of Fang Rui's playstyle!
Playing dirty didn't require one to directly clash with the opponent. Instead, one would engage in all sorts of evasive maneuvers. This meant that a large amount of movement was unavoidable. Sprinting, rolling, jumping, these were all very common movements that required stamina to complete. But apart from continuous sprinting, very few people felt that their stamina was insufficient to perform these movements. This was because these movements would rarely be used in large amounts and densely in succession, which would continuously consume stamina.
And Fang Rui's dirty playstyle utilized these movements far more than normal playstyles. But even so, his stamina had never been a limitation to his playstyle. This was because stamina automatically recovered very quickly. It could completely support Fang Rui's dirty playstyle.
But in today's match, Sun Xiang and Fang Rui were engaged in a pure chase that consumed stamina. Battle Mages had slightly more stamina, but Qi Masters consumed stamina more slowly. In the end, One Leaf Of Autumn's stamina ran out first. As a result, Sun Xiang launched a surprise attack. Dragon Breaks the Ranks and Teleport. The combination of these two skills allowed him to close in. Even though he couldn't hit Hai Wuliang in one hit, he had at least won the initiative.
As a result, Fang Rui continuously dodged. Naturally, he used the dirty playstyle that he was most familiar with. As a result, after a few rolls and sprints, One Leaf Of Autumn didn't have much stamina left. Just as One Leaf Of Autumn's Circle Swing came, Fang Rui had Hai Wuliang forcefully cancel his Cloud Pushing Palm.
Forcefully canceling was also an action that consumed stamina. As a result, Hai Wuliang's stamina was completely depleted. Because he didn't have enough stamina, he wasn't able to use the Circle Swing and roll.
Stamina!
Stamina was something that would never be lacking in actual combat, but because of the extreme chase, it had consumed a large amount of stamina. Then, under the continuous and rapid attacks, it actually couldn't support Fang Rui's dirty playstyle.
If what everyone saw from Sun Xiang before was growth, then at this moment, everyone felt a kind of terror from Sun Xiang.
He no longer relied purely on mechanics and technique to take down his opponent. He began to observe his opponent and analyze his opponent. Fang Rui's dirty playstyle, the playstyle that had caused so many pro players to cough up blood, had been completely suppressed by Sun Xiang.
Even if stamina recovered quickly, Fang Rui's dirty playstyle also consumed stamina at an extraordinary rate. In this sort of situation where his stamina was close to zero, his flexibility was too small. As long as Sun Xiang kept his attacks tight, Fang Rui would frequently run out of stamina.
Pu!
Hai Wuliang, who had been sent flying in a circle by Circle Swing, fell to the ground. In this short amount of time, the pro players had already helped Fang Rui analyze the situation that he would face. The pro players, who had previously been depressed by Fang Rui's dirty playstyle, were now rejoicing in his misfortune. When the dirty Fang Rui couldn't play dirty anymore, what would happen? It was about to be revealed to everyone.
Tyrant's Destruction!
One Leaf Of Autumn's Evil Annihilation swung in a circle towards Hai Wuliang. Hai Wuliang rolled to avoid it. This time, he used up all of the stamina he had just recovered.
Dragon's Teeth!
The attack immediately followed. If it was the usual Fang Rui, he would definitely have rolled to avoid it and then rolled to One Leaf Of Autumn's side. But now, he couldn't even do a series of rolls. Hai Wuliang's stamina was like a red light that constantly flashed.
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