Boom boom boom!
Amidst the explosions, Zhou Zekai's Cloud Piercer tumbled.
He could tell that the attack wasn't aimed at him, but Launchers, Elementalists, and other ranged classes had AoE skills. Even if the attacks weren't aimed at him, they would still hit him. Zhou Zekai had no choice but to dodge.
As he dodged, Fang Rui's Hai Wuliang dodged too. But seeing him calmly guide the attacks in Cloud Piercer's direction, the spectating pro players immediately understood that this wasn't an accident. Fang Rui had definitely done this on purpose.
Intruder Dies.
How would he die? Instant kill?
This setting hadn't been explained. The previous matches hadn't tested this point either. But Fang Rui had let Hai Wuliang cross the line. This move could be said to be extremely bold and risky. If this line was a Death Slice, crossing it would result in an instant kill. In that case, Samsara would win without a fight. Zhou Zekai would lose even less mana than the previous round. In the previous round, Cloud Piercer had used up at least some mana.
But in the end, that hadn't happened. The NPCs had been triggered. They began to chase after Hai Wuliang. Fang Rui had deliberately guided their attacks. It could be seen that he had been prepared for this. In other words, this was what he had been waiting for from the start.
Happy outside of the stadium, Wei Chen smiled proudly.
This was the conclusion he and Fang Rui had come to after analyzing the situation. When Mo Fan's Deception had triggered the ambush, Fang Rui had already begun preparing for this match. He pulled Wei Chen over to analyze the "intruder Dies" setting.
This setting wasn't given by the system. It was given by the designer of the map. In other words, it was given by the game's developers.
Guessing this setting was the same as guessing the game's logic. Guessing the logic that Glory had adhered to for more than ten years.
For more than ten years, perhaps the staff at Glory had changed several times, but there were still players who had persisted for more than ten years. Wei Chen was one of them. His professional career had only lasted two years. The rest of his time had been spent in the game, in the game that embodied the game's logic and characteristics. He was even more familiar with the game than many of the game's staff.
And Wei Chen guessed that this "intruder Dies" wasn't an instant kill.
His reasoning was very simple. He hadn't seen any equipment or items in the forbidden zone that could make a one-hit kill. Glory always followed logic as much as possible. If it was an instant kill that crossed the line, then they would design a normal way to kill it. Even if a bolt of lightning suddenly fell from the sky, there should be a way to trigger this bolt of lightning instead of adding a setting for no reason.
This wasn't a deduction that only Wei Chen could make, but not many people dared to be as confident as him.
This was the deciding match of the Glory finals. If this deduction was wrong, if an instant kill occurred, Fang Rui's Hai Wuliang would die. Happy's efforts for an entire season could be destroyed in an instant.
The consequences of a wrong deduction were too frightening. How many people dared to bear such consequences?
Wei Chen dared!
He had only made a judgment, but in this moment, he was like the captain of Blue Rain in the past. He had always been someone with courage, someone who had the confidence to shoulder everything on his shoulders.
"That's it." On the sidelines, he confidently told Fang Rui.
As a result, Fang Rui went on stage and instantly stepped on, leaving Hai Wuliang's life and death completely in Wei Chen's hands.
His deduction was correct!
It wasn't an instant kill, but an NPC after it spawned.
This was a logical inference, and what Fang Rui wanted was this logical inference.
Then, there was the current situation. The NPCs spawned, but their attacks were directed at Hai Wuliang. However, Zhou Zekai's hands were tied.
The situation he faced was extremely similar to the first round between Ye Xiu and Sun Xiang. The difference was that in that round, the NPCs had attacked Samsara. In this round, the NPCs had attacked Happy. In that round, Samsara's Sun Xiang's One Leaf Of Autumn had been attacked passively, while Happy's Fang Rui's Hai Wuliang had been attacked subjectively.
Subjectively, what was his goal? Wouldn't this be the same as Mo Fan in the previous round, facing the combined attacks of the NPCs and Zhou Zekai?
Those who thought of this would quickly realize the difference.
In the previous round, Mo Fan had triggered the ambush on the mountaintop. Zhou Zekai's Cloud Piercer had attacked freely, but he hadn't hit the ambush.
But in this round, the NPCs that had rushed out were on the same level as them. If Zhou Zekai's Cloud Piercer attacked Fang Rui's Hai Wuliang, he would casually dodge, and the bullets would land on the NPCs. The NPCs would immediately target him.
Thus, in this round, Zhou Zekai wouldn't be able to form a combined attack with the NPCs.
Then what should they do?
When they thought of this question, everyone couldn't help but think of the first round of the group arena. Everything had just happened, and it was still vivid in their minds.
In that round, Ye Xiu didn't want to attack the NPCs, so he had Lord Grim climb up the mountain and watch. In the end, Sun Xiang's One Leaf Of Autumn had maxed out Battle Spirit and maxed out all five Chasers. His battle prowess had reached its peak. And then … and then there was no need to think about it. Thinking of this, everyone knew that the encirclement of the NPCs wasn't enough to deal with a pro player. If Zhou Zekai's Cloud Piercer had been watching from the sidelines, Fang Rui's Hai Wuliang would have wiped out all of the NPCs. Even though it wouldn't be enough to kill the NPCs, it would still consume a lot of energy. Then, Zhou Zekai would be able to rest and wait.
If he didn't do that, then he would have to attack. If he attacked, the NPCs would definitely attack. Then, the two of them would have to fight while surrounded by the NPCs to determine the victor.
No matter how you looked at it, the first option was more advantageous. Qi Masters weren't like Battle Mages, who would become fiercer the more they fought.
It seemed like a very simple choice, but at this moment, Zhou Zekai, who had always played decisively, was showing a hint of hesitation. He didn't seem to have made up his mind about Cloud Piercer. It seemed like he was still wavering between the two options.
"Zhou Zekai doesn't seem to be able to make up his mind. What's he hesitating about?" Pan Lin asked what everyone wanted to know.
"Haha." Li Yibo laughed, "At this moment, it's obviously best to avoid the battle and watch as Fang Rui is exhausted. However, don't forget Zhou Zekai's attitude throughout the competition! Forward, forward, and forward again. Attack, attack, attack. Attack. Now that he's suddenly starting to retreat, his momentum will drop. "
"So you're saying that Fang Rui knows that Zhou Zekai can't retreat, so he's forcing him into a chaotic battle?" Pan Lin said.
"It seems like it." Li Yibo laughed.
"So you're saying that Fang Rui thinks that this chaotic battle is advantageous for him?" Pan Lin said.
"Ah?" Li Yibo clearly stared blankly for a moment.
A chaotic battle is advantageous for Fang Rui? He didn't even have time to think about this question, but after thinking about it for a moment, he suddenly realized, "Yes, a chaotic battle is advantageous for Fang Rui. Because Zhou Zekai's class is a Sharpshooter! "
Sharpshooters were long-ranged attackers. Not only did they need to see the target's line of sight, they also needed enough space and trajectory for the bullets to fly. And in this type of chaotic battle, it was too difficult for a Sharpshooter to focus fire on a single target. There was too much work to do to find the target's line of sight and trajectory. Even for Zhou Zekai, in this type of environment, his battle prowess would inevitably decrease.
No wonder he wanted to end every match as quickly as possible.
No wonder he was so resolute and decisive in every match.
This wasn't just to boost Samsara's morale. It was also because in this map, a prolonged battle was disadvantageous for Sharpshooters. Because this map's events would bring about this type of chaotic situation.
At this moment, Li Yibo finally understood Zhou Zekai's train of thought.
Chaos was disadvantageous for Sharpshooters. This was a very basic analysis of the situation. However, when they looked at Zhou Zekai, many people might have overlooked this point because he was too strong. He was so strong that people felt that this kind of basic judgment of the situation was not a problem for a God-like person like him. But Zhou Zekai didn't think this way. He had great skill, but he wasn't arrogant at all. He was resolute and decisive. His killing intent soared. Amidst his unstoppable offense, he carefully protected his flaws in this map.
So his hesitation wasn't just because of his drive, but also because Fang Rui's method was to expose his flaws.
This simple situation was disadvantageous for Sharpshooters. Too many people would overlook it, but Zhou Zekai himself had realized it. And now, his opponent Fang Rui had also thought of it. He had used this risky method to summon the NPCs ahead of time. In Fang Rui's mind, these NPCs focusing fire on him weren't enemies, but helpers.
"Don't run! You have so many helpers. What are you afraid of? " It wasn't easy to deal with so many NPCs, but he could still find an opening to trash talk. How could Fang Rui miss this opportunity? He hurriedly found the time to speak. He understood Zhou Zekai. He definitely understood the current situation. This type of provocation wouldn't work on Zhou Zekai. But he knew that there were many people outside who didn't understand the situation. In their eyes, the situation was exactly as he had described. If Zhou Zekai still ran, of course it wouldn't be very manly. To be able to ruin this guy's image like this, Fang Rui suddenly felt like this trash talk had quite the fighting spirit.
"You can't run." To his surprise, Zhou Zekai actually replied to Fang Rui. Perhaps it was because Cloud Piercer was in a safe zone right now, so there was nothing for him to do.
Just like that, he calmly watched as Fang Rui was worn down. This was the best plan in everyone's minds. Fang Rui's trash talk was completely ignored by him. But he understood Fang Rui. When Fang Rui had Hai Wuliang stomp on these NPCs, he quickly understood Fang Rui's intentions.
Fang Rui wouldn't just kill these NPCs for him to watch. He would "lead" these NPCs to surround him. He would keep running, keep running, but where would he run to in the end? Ye Xiu's Lord Grim had been able to safely hide on the cliff face because he had the Ninja skills. His movements on the cliff face were much smoother than those of other classes. In addition, Sun Xiang's One Leaf Of Autumn was a melee class. But now? His Cloud Piercer could only jump on the cliff face, which was very limiting. Aerial Fire was also very limited. If the bullets hit the NPCs, they would draw aggro. In addition, Fang Rui's Qi Master had many more ways to attack targets on the cliff face than a Battle Mage. As a result, Ye Xiu's Lord Grim could safely hide, but his Cloud Piercer couldn't hide on the cliff face like that.
As a result, in the end, he could only keep running and retreating. His limit was the forbidden area on the other side of the canyon. When he couldn't retreat, he would still be surrounded by this chaos. He would still have to fight Fang Rui in this chaos. And at that moment, how much damage would these NPCs be able to do to Fang Rui?
Zhou Zekai glanced at them. Fang Rui's Hai Wuliang was moving craftily in the chaos, but he didn't attack much. Survival was the priority. Movement was the priority. If he led these NPCs towards him, even if he reached the forbidden area on the other side, he wouldn't lose too much damage.
"If you're not running, then come!" Fang Rui shouted again.
This time, Zhou Zekai didn't reply with a message, but Cloud Piercer rushed back.
This was his usual self. Just do, don't say.
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