There were no words on the back of the crude wooden sign, but Jiang Botao had already realized what it was.
He had actually retreated for so long, so far. And now, he had stepped into this place. Could he still leave?
Empty Waves didn't immediately die. Just as Wei Chen had predicted, this map's design didn't have any "instant kill" elements.
Fang Rui's Hai Wuliang had stepped into the forbidden zone, causing the NPCs to spawn and chase after him.
And Jiang Botao's Empty Waves had fallen directly into the forbidden zone.
In just one second, the NPCs spawned.
In just one second, Empty Waves was surrounded.
In just one second, the crude wooden sign disappeared from Jiang Botao's sight. What blocked his vision were the flashes of swords and all sorts of attacks.
The situation was terrible, but Jiang Botao didn't plan on giving up so easily. In just one second, the NPCs spawned, and the NPCs attacked. In just one second, an outstanding pro player could make a lot of decisions and make a lot of moves.
Nebula Wave Slash!
At the same time that the NPCs attacked, Jiang Botao's Empty Waves also attacked, holding nothing back.
Surrounded, this was the perfect time for Nebula Wave Slash, a powerful attack and defense skill, to display its might.
The power of the wave flowed, spread, permeated, and rubbed against each other!
With Empty Waves as the center, it formed a hemisphere, gradually expanding.
In the statistics, Empty Waves' combo count increased like crazy. At this moment, who knew how many targets he had hit with this powerful skill?
Very satisfying, very cool.
But no one could laugh.
Even with this powerful skill, Jiang Botao had only prevented Empty Waves from being killed in one wave of NPCs. What next? Next, he would have to continue dealing with these NPCs. This powerful skill alone wouldn't be able to clear out all of them.
Moreover, there was still Tang Rou.
Yes, Tang Rou was still there.
In one second, the NPCs spawned, and the NPCs attacked.
In one second, Jiang Botao had Empty Waves use Nebula Wave Slash, forcefully breaking through the encirclement.
In one second, Tang Rou's Han Yanrou charged forward …
Stop and watch?
No, not at all.
It was only because Empty Waves had been sent flying that Han Yanrou had put some distance between them. Otherwise, she might have been the one attacking first instead of the NPC.
In the end, Han Yanrou's attack was only a second too late.
The Nebula Wave Slash wasn't over yet. The wave energy was still flowing through Empty Waves' short sword, Divine Chains.
However, a red figure had already flashed out from above him.
Without retreating or dodging, Han Yanrou rushed forward and used Shattering the Lands, a Level 75 Battle Mage skill against Empty Waves' Nebula Wave Slash!
Boom!
Han Yanrou was like a red meteor falling into the nebula. She couldn't avoid being injured, but this move of Shattering the Mountains and Rivers still shook the earth and mountains.
Jiang Botao had nowhere to hide. Empty Waves had nowhere to hide.
Shattering the Lands and Rivers' magic and battle energy surged forward. Both Empty Waves and the NPC were affected.
Tang Rou didn't care that much. She had let everyone see her scheming, but in this moment, all they saw was unrestrained, unrestrained through and through. She was so unrestrained that it was as if Jiang Botao's Empty Waves was already a dead man.
Empty Waves wasn't a dead man, but he wasn't far from death.
When he had been defending, Han Yanrou had used up some of his HP. Then, when he lost control, he had been hit multiple times by Han Yanrou's attacks. And now, he was in the forbidden area, facing the concentrated fire of the NPCs, and then Han Yanrou's reckless attacks.
It was too difficult …
Empty Waves staggered from Shattering the Lands and Rivers. His control over the Nebula Wave Slash naturally wasn't perfect. NPCs didn't fear death. They didn't know where the loopholes in Jiang Botao's control over the Nebula Wave Slash were. They just attacked wherever they could. Instantly, countless attacks came crashing over.
This included Tang Rou's Han Yanrou. After Shattering the Lands and Rivers, she drew the aggro of a few NPCs, but she was still focused and persistent. She continued to kill Empty Waves until he was a dead man.
Helpless …
Jiang Botao hadn't given up. Empty Waves' HP was really gone. It had really been used up. Originally, he could have fought his way out of this encirclement, or even used the NPCs like Fang Rui.
But Tang Rou's attacks were only a second too late.
And this second wasn't because of hesitation. It was because Han Yanrou needed this second to charge over.
Tang Rou's determination extinguished Jiang Botao's last hope.
One second. It was hard to tell who was better. But one second was enough to decide life and death.
Han Yanrou lived. Empty Waves died …
The entire area was silent.
Tang Rou won? Happy she won? Was this … a 1v3?
Zhou Zekai had used a 1v3 to give Samsara a huge advantage. Fang Rui had chased after him, and then Tang Rou had returned with a 1v3. Just like that, the tables had been turned?
Before this round, just because Happy had closed the gap, Samsara's fans had unhappily booed their home team. But now, not only had the gap closed, they had lost. With such a huge advantage, with such a huge gap, Fang Rui, Tang Rou, and Happy had turned the tables?
Samsara's fans were incomparably depressed. Extremely depressed.
But at this moment, a line of text popped up in the chat.
"Sigh, there's no opponent left. I still have a lot of health …"
Han Yanrou had a victorious pose. She had turned the tables. But behind her, Tang Rou was actually sighing. She was regretting that a 1v3 wasn't enough. Did she want another 1v4?
She was too arrogant! Too arrogant!
But looking at Han Yanrou's remaining health, Samsara's fans couldn't do anything about it.
Han Yanrou still had 52% health left. She still had a little over half.
Against Lu Boyuan, a complete victory.
He used 27% of his strength to beat Du Ming.
Against Jiang Botao, 21%.
Not only had Tang Rou completed a 1v3, it had been a very high quality 1v3. She hadn't lost more than half of her health. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she had crushed all three of them.
And her opponents had all been so strong. Du Ming wasn't as famous, but he was still one of the main players who had played for Samsara's two championships. Jiang Botao and Lu Boyuan didn't need to be said. They were both Star players.
And then, a rookie, even if she was the Best Rookie, had used less than half of her health to defeat all three of them?
At this level, she was even more valiant than Zhou Zekai. After Zhou Zekai completed a 1v3, Cloud Piercer had 45% health left. At that time, the entire stadium had been cheering for a 1v4 …
So now, Tang Rou, who had 52% health left, was regretting that she didn't have the chance to 1v4? Was that too much?
Samsara's fans were sullen, depressed!
Happy's fans finally came back to their senses. 1v3. Tang Rou had actually done it. In the group arena of the finals, she had turned the tables on the champion team, Samsara!
In just an instant, some people were laughing so hard that tears flew out.
After Zhou Zekai's 1v3, Samsara's cheers for a 1v4 were still fresh in their minds! So now, Tang Rou's sigh was extremely appropriate.
Happy's fans quickly began to shout in response: "Good thing there's no next one!"
It was common for fans to trash talk each other. Samsara's fans instantly understood this type of mockery.
Unfortunately, they had lost the match. They couldn't find any words to refute it.
Their team members were disappointing! And so, the group arena ended. When the players left the stage. Samsara's fans weren't polite. Boos!
In the last round, Jiang Botao's outstanding performance had made them sing for the entire stadium. But in this round, they were extremely dissatisfied. Boos. No discussion.
They had such a huge lead at the start, but their opponent had caught up. In the end, their opponent's rookie had turned the tables with a 1v3. This was clearly a disgrace.
What were their team members doing? Was it because they had such a huge lead that they were getting carried away?
The crowd booed. It wasn't just to vent their dissatisfaction. They were also using this method to remind their team members, to wake them up.
In the following team competition, they couldn't continue to be so dispirited.
During the break between the group arena and the team competition, the stadium was never quiet. And after such a big rise and fall in the group arena, Happy and Samsara chose to return to the prep room to rest.
The player benches for both teams were empty, but the boos in the stadium didn't stop.
The pro players who had come to watch the group arena were also somewhat excited after seeing such a climax. They couldn't look at it so simply and rationally.
"I'm willing to bet that if Samsara really could send up another player, Tang Rou might really be able to do a 1v4!" Huang Shaotian's excitement was more obvious.
"Samsara's morale has definitely taken a hit. This break is very important." Xiao Shiqin liked to observe the situation as a whole.
"Even Samsara's fans can't take it anymore." Zhang Jiale felt the atmosphere. He was more sensitive to the emotions of the fans.
"This is the first time I've heard Samsara get booed." Yang Cong, who had been in the pro scene for seven years, sighed.
"Who isn't?" Everyone said.
"Honestly, do you guys think Samsara played poorly?" Chu Yunxiu suddenly asked.
"Sun Xiang was alright. Zhou Zekai was undeniable." Tang Hao's evaluation of Samsara's two players wasn't controversial.
And after these two?
"Lu Boyuan's condition isn't too good." Han Wenqing said.
"Du Ming's condition isn't bad." Wang Jiexi nodded.
"Jiang Botao's intentions were clear and executed well. It's just a pity …" Yu Wenzhou didn't finish his sentence.
"It's just a pity that Tang Rou's performance was even better!" After the three captains finished their evaluation, Zhang Xinjie finished the rest of Yu Wenzhou's sentence.
Yes, it was just like that.
Whoever performed better would win. The logic was as simple as that.
When it came to competitions, it really was a case of losing because one side was good and the other side was bad. One side was good, the other side was better. This kind of helplessness was the main theme of the match.
The players clearly didn't agree with the booing, but there was nothing they could do. Tang Rou had performed a 1v3. That was too sharp. Her performance was too valiant. It was too overwhelming. Under this kind of comparison, Du Ming and Jiang Botao, who had been in decent condition, could only be seen as extremely useless.
How would the two sides play in the team competition?
Right now, everyone was starting to pay attention to the team competition that would determine the champion. At this moment, the map for the team competition had been randomly selected. Because the two teams had returned to their prep rooms to rest, the map information was displayed to the audience and also sent directly to their prep rooms.
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