In this half a season, Lu Hanwen had already surprised many people. This time, the Rookie Challenge once again surprised many people. Just like the host had guessed, many people thought that Lu Hanwen would challenge his own team's Huang Shaotian. It was just like how many rookies would choose the God they admired the most. Rather than a challenge, it was more like a tribute.
In the end, the person Lu Hanwen chose was Team Micrograss's Liu Xiaobie. This made people scratch their heads. Everyone knew that Blue Rain and Micrograss didn't get along, but no one knew what kind of relationship Lu Hanwen and Liu Xiaobie had. It couldn't be that the Blade Master that Lu Hanwen admired the most was Liu Xiaobie, right?
It wasn't that Liu Xiaobie's skill wasn't good enough. The main reason was that Lu Hanwen was calling for Liu Xiaobie to come out and fight. How could this be a tribute to a senior that he liked?
Of course, no one would have thought that the relationship between the two of them had been established in the game during the summer break. At that time, both sides had been in their own teams' guilds. They had encountered each other in the battle for the boss and had begun to fight. At that time, Lu Hanwen had been using the account Drifting Cloud. However, at that time, he hadn't officially become a pro player yet. This was because Liu Xiaobie had been very surprised by who he was in Blue Rain.
As for Liu Xiaobie, even though he was using an alternate account, with his skill level, only pro players would be able to guess his identity. It wasn't hard to guess that he was Micrograss's Liu Xiaobie.
In the end, Lu Hanwen won that battle. However, his victory was somewhat despicable. Originally, the two of them had used up all of their mana and only used normal attacks to fight. In the end, Lu Hanwen relied on the support of a Cleric's "Prayer of Hope" to recover some mana. Afterwards, he cleanly finished off Liu Xiaobie, who was already at critical health.
Logically speaking, this matter should have been Liu Xiaobie challenging him for revenge. However, this kid had taken the initiative to challenge Liu Xiaobie during the Rookie Challenge, giving Liu Xiaobie a chance to settle old scores. Even the people who knew the relationship between the two were surprised by this action.
There were still a few people who knew that these two had crossed swords in the game. Blue Rain and Micrograss didn't need to be mentioned. Then there was Tyranny's side. At that time, Zhang Xinjie and Lin Jingyan were both there. There was also Ye Xiu and the others who had witnessed the battle that day.
Liu Xiaobie, who had been called out, had already left Micrograss's seats and was walking towards the stage. "Why did you change Liu Xiaobie to be your opponent?" This type of question had always been asked in the past, but this time, he really wanted to ask Lu Hanwen for an answer.
"Ha, it's nothing. I just really wanted to determine the victor between me and senior Liu Xiaobie." Lu Hanwen's answer was like he hadn't answered the question.
"Oh? Then why did you have such an idea? "The host continued to pester him.
"Because in the past, when we had the opportunity to cross swords, it wasn't a true one on one," Lu Hanwen said.
Halfway through the season, Micrograss and Blue Rain had definitely crossed swords once. During that match, had Lu Hanwen and Liu Xiaobie ever crossed swords? This question had already been on everyone's mind when Lu Hanwen called out Liu Xiaobie, but they didn't have an answer. This time, everyone just felt that it must have been the cause and effect of this match, so they tried even harder to remember. But no one thought that the cause and effect had actually been planted in the game.
Seeing that Liu Xiaobie had already left the stage, the host obviously had to go up and greet him. Then, after a few casual chats, he cut to the chase: "Then, do the two of you need to provide your characters?"
"There's no need for that, right?" Lu Hanwen said.
Liu Xiaobie shrugged, showing an indifferent attitude.
The host was very happy. From the audience's point of view, everyone was more willing to see the pro players control their characters and enter the match.
"Then, let us welcome the second match of the Rookie Challenge. Team Blue Rain's youngest Glory player, Lu Hanwen, versus Micrograss's hand speed expert, Liu Xiaobie!!" Under the host's hoarse shout, the two players entered their respective player booths.
Swipe card, choose map. The host dashed off the stage. The map in the middle of the stage had already been projected. The two didn't waste any time and immediately began the match.
Liu Xiaobie's Blade Master, Flying Sword, and Lu Hanwen's Blade Master, Drifting Cloud, were in the two corners of the map.
Don't look at Lu Hanwen's Drifting Cloud as a junior. In terms of character equipment, Drifting Cloud's skill level was no weaker than Flying Sword's. This was because Blue Rain had the strongest Blade Master character, Sword Saint, Troubling Rain. This meant that their team was extremely knowledgeable when it came to making Blade Master equipment. Under these conditions, it wasn't impossible for another Blade Master character to be as strong as Troubling Rain. On the other hand, Micrograss's Blade Master wasn't their core class, so in terms of resources, their Blade Master was a bit weaker.
However, this was only when compared to the strongest Blade Master in all of Glory. In terms of strength, Liu Xiaobie's Flying Sword was also one of the strongest characters. The Silver weapon, Lightsaber Soul Chaser, was a bit of a cliché name, but it was still considered one of the top ten Famed Swords in Glory. It had a 5% chance of causing a combo damage to the target. Its name was Soul Chaser. It was a weapon effect that no one besides Micrograss knew how to create.
Lu Hanwen's Drifting Cloud had ten pieces of Silver equipment. This number was comparable to Sword Saint's Troubling Rain. The Silver weapon he used, Flame Shadow, was a greatsword. Its physical attack was extremely high and its attack range was extremely large. However, this was because greatswords were special compared to other types of swords. Flame Shadow's uniqueness was its weapon effect, Flame Shadow: 5% chance of adding the Flame Shadow effect to attacks, increasing damage by 30%. It was a bonus effect that purely increased attack damage.
The commentator quickly introduced the two Blade Master characters. As soon as the countdown ended, the two rushed out. Before the commentator had finished talking about the two characters, they had already met in the middle of the map. The commentator had no choice but to stop reading and start paying attention to the battle.
Because it didn't look like a battle of respect, the outcome of this battle wasn't that insignificant. This type of battle naturally attracted more attention.
Liu Xiaobie didn't show any modesty against a newcomer. He wanted to use the attack speed of his Soul Chaser to attack first. However, Drifting Cloud, with his greatsword on his shoulder, didn't wait to be attacked. Almost at the same time as Liu Xiaobie's Flying Sword's Triple Slash approached, he swung a Sword Draw in a circle.
The Sword Draw used with a greatsword wasn't as fast, but it had a larger attack range. The Flying Sword was enveloped by the Sword Draw. However, the hand speed expert Liu Xiaobie wasn't prepared to retreat at all. He relied on his mechanics to take this attack. Flying Sword's Triple Slash quickly slashed diagonally. His character also moved slightly to the right. The greatsword's sword wind passed through his body. Following the third strike of Triple Slash, Flying Sword was already in front of Drifting Cloud.
Clang!
The sound of two swords clashing rang out. Lu Hanwen also changed his moves quickly. Drifting Cloud quickly pulled back his greatsword and used a Parry to block Flying Sword's first attack … …
This sound was like the opening of some sort of curtain. Following that, a series of "clang clang" sounds rang out like popcorn popping out. The two characters were already surrounded by sword light. They continuously clashed with each other. Every move they made was in the blink of an eye. As soon as the battle started, the two directly reached a climax. Their hand speeds exploded as they began a round of battle.
The crowd burst into thunderous applause. This type of battle had both technical content and was extremely enjoyable to watch. It was a scene that the spectators loved the most. Players all hoped that they could become hand speed experts. They didn't place as much importance on the other qualities required to become an expert. First of all, hand speed was a very basic requirement. Second, it was because expert hand speed could create such a beautiful scene!
The two's attacks were so fast that the spectators couldn't keep up with them. In the center of the stadium, the broadcast screen continuously replayed the two's battle in slow motion. Sword light flashed, accompanied by splashes of blood. The health of the two characters dropped. Gradually, the victor was decided. Flying Sword's health was still a bit higher than Drifting Cloud's.
Liu Xiaobie had always been considered to be very talented. This talent referred to his hand speed. It was like an athlete who was born with outstanding physical attributes. This kind of thing, due to physical attributes, couldn't be completely reborn through practice, so it was called talent.
People with talent always had high hopes placed on them. Liu Xiaobie was like this. Even though Team Micrograss had three All Stars before, they still weren't stingy with their high hopes for him. It was just that after two seasons, his performance was somewhat disappointing. He had talent, but he still hadn't improved enough to deal with this kind of talent. In comparison, among the players who had entered the Alliance in the same year as him, there were already two who had become Gods.
One was Sun Xiang, who had come from a small team. With his unstoppable performance, he became a God. Afterwards, he transferred to Excellent Era and took over Battle God One Leaf Of Autumn, becoming the successor to Glory's number one God, Ye Qiu.
The other was Tang Hao, who came from a similar background as Liu Xiaobie. He had reached the finals three years ago in Team Hundred Blossoms. He was a powerhouse that no one dared to underestimate. Tang Hao didn't have Liu Xiaobie's attention-grabbing talent. In Team Hundred Blossoms' rookie season, he didn't have any outstanding performances. Just when everyone thought he was just an ordinary player, he seized the opportunity when Zhang Jiale retired and Team Hundred Blossoms lost their core. With his top-notch performance, he quickly changed people's impressions of him. This season, he transferred to Wind Howl and took over the number one Brawler, Three Hits, becoming the absolute core of the team. With the support of a group of capable teammates, he became even more eye-catching.
On the other hand, Liu Xiaobie, who had come from a top-notch champion team like Micrograss, had talent that made people envious. But after two seasons, apart from his incredible hand speed that left a deep impression on people, he didn't have many spectacular moments on the stage.
No one was willing to be mediocre. So this summer, Liu Xiaobie worked hard. While others went on vacation to relax, he continued to train himself. He even went to the game to train. Hard work would eventually pay off. This season, Liu Xiaobie's performance was very good. In fact, on the All Stars voting list, he was ranked 25th, less than a hundred votes away from Zou Yuan, who was ranked 24th.
As for Zou Yuan's inclusion in All Stars, that was a completely special event under special circumstances. This year's All Stars should have had a place for him.
Lu Hanwen was this season's rising star. The two had already fought against each other in the summer. In this year's All Stars voting, Lu Hanwen was ranked 18th. For a rookie, this was already an impressive achievement.
But would this make Liu Xiaobie feel that he wasn't as good as him?
It wouldn't!
Everything would only be known after asking the sword in his hand! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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