Between the battle between the vanguard and the backbone, the players would have five minutes to rest.
During this time, the two players who had just finished the first match would be teleported back to their team's observation space. At the same time, the system would repair and clean up the battlefield to return it to the state it was before the battle.
Even though the members of Super Monster Team were mentally prepared to lose the first match, they did not expect to be defeated by the method of 'missile sniping'.
It could be said that Snow's strategy had refreshed the opponents' understanding of this game … Of course, it had once again dealt a heavy blow to their fighting spirit.
In this kind of atmosphere, very soon … the second match of the first round, the 2v2 backbone battle, began.
Following the system announcement, Wang Tanzhi and Gu Xiao Ling were both teleported into the battlefield and stood in the ring.
On the other side, Super Monster Team sent out their captain, Jadon, and their team member, Beemonstein.
"The match will start in thirty seconds," the system announced.
Just as the system announced that, Xiao Tan and Xiao Ling both turned around … and ran.
"Again?" Jadon, who saw this, almost blurted out.
"Don't panic, captain." Beemonstein was the strategist of the enemy team. He was relatively calm and then reminded him, "Didn't we watch the S2 video together? Wang Tanzhi is an assassin player, and Laughing Soul is a sniper … It is normal for them to stay away from each other. They are not there to create missiles."
"Hmm …" Jadon thought about it and said, "What gave you the idea that … 'as long as the opponent is not there to create missiles, there is nothing to panic about'?"
"Er …" Beemonstein heard that and was also startled.
Then, the two of them looked at each other and shouted in unison, "Dodge!"
When they shouted that, it was less than ten seconds before the barrier disappeared, and Xiao Tan and Xiao Ling had already disappeared.
Jadon and Beemonstein used this last bit of preparation time to desperately run away from their opponents and look for something that could be used as cover.
Fortunately, the terrain of this wasteland was slightly undulating, and there were many small wavy hills protruding from the ground. Both Jadon and Beimonstein were Lv 50 players. Not counting their Stamina, their maximum running speed was much faster than ordinary people. Ten seconds was enough for them to run more than a hundred meters and find a place to hide.
[Three... Two... One... Fight!]
The two of them had just arrived at the back of a small hill when the match officially began.
"Phew …" Bemonstan, who had his back against the mountain, let out a long sigh. "Alright, now that we know that the other party has sent out a scouting and sniper team, let's discuss it first …"
Bang!
The last word of his first sentence was interrupted by the sound of a gunshot.
A bullet arrived a moment earlier than the sound.
"How … is … possible …" Bemonstan lowered his head slowly and looked at his abdomen.
Just as the gunshot entered his ears, a flower of blood suddenly bloomed on his stomach …
If this was in reality, his intestines and feces would have burst out and splattered all over the ground. Fortunately, this was a game, and he was a player. The system limited the extent to which the player's body was exposed when they were injured (the most typical example was that some parts of the female player's clothes would never be destroyed or fall off). Therefore, the things that burst out of Bemonstan's stomach were "harmonized" into a blurry mess of blood.
"Oh no! Run! " Jadon's reaction was quick. He immediately caught a glimpse of the hole in the mountain behind Beimonstane and deduced what his opponent had done. "Bunkers won't work on them. We have to get out of the range of their weapons!"
…
At the same time, about 700 meters away, on a steep slope in the middle of a small hill.
Xiao Ling had already set up her sniper rifle with a stand. She was lying comfortably on the ground and aiming steadily.
Xiao Tan knelt beside her with one knee on the ground. He used his [Eagle Vision] to stare at the opponent's position as he muttered, "I hit Bemonstan's abdomen. The damage should be quite severe, but he hasn't lost his ability to move … Hmm … It seems that he can jog after some simple treatment. Now, he and Jadon are starting to move further away."
"Ah … I saw it." Two seconds later, Xiao Ling replied in an unhurried manner.
As the two opponents had run out of the range of the hill, Xiao Ling could see them directly through the scope.
As she spoke, she adjusted the muzzle in her hand slightly. Her sniping posture was stable and precise, just like a sophisticated instrument. Her hands, eyes, and heart … worked together seamlessly.
Bang!
A few seconds later, she fired the second bullet.
This time, the target was farther away and was moving. The difficulty of hitting the target had undoubtedly increased.
But …
"Ah!" As soon as the gunshot rang out, Bemonstan, who was running away, screamed and staggered to the ground.
This time, he was shot in the leg. There was a bloody hole the size of a fist in his right thigh. The wound was badly mutilated.
"Damn it … We're already running, and we're so far away, but she can still …" Jadon said as he prepared to carry his teammate on his back.
"No … No!" Unexpectedly, Bemonstan pushed Jadon away. "She hit my leg on purpose so that you can carry me on your back … This way, for her, the two targets will become one target, and her movement speed will be slower … She can kill two birds with one stone with the next shot."
As Bemonstan spoke, he did not forget to crawl on the ground, away from Jadon.
"Quick! You run first! There's still a chance if you escape beyond their detection range. I can't escape in my current state. It's better to find a way to buy you some time! "
It was necessary to clarify that Xiao Ling's first shot was just a test shot.
There were three reasons for this. First, when she fired the shot, she could not see the enemy. She relied entirely on Xiao Tan's description to locate the target. Second, when she fired the first shot, she could not accurately grasp the influence of the wind. Third, even if she used a specialized "Penetrating Bullet," there was still a certain chance that the bullet would deviate when it passed through an irregular shaped bunker.
To sum up, for safety reasons, Xiao Ling's shot was on the lower side … After all, it was easier to hit the torso than the head.
However, the second shot was different.
This time, Xiao Ling could see the target, and the target was already injured. As long as she fired another shot at the torso, which was the easiest to hit, Bemonstan would most likely die on the spot.
However, she shot at the opponent's leg …
Of course, there was another reason for this move.
Of course, Bemonstan, who was at the level of an "advisor", did not think that much. He was just deducing based on common sense … If the opponent's marksmanship was so good that she could hit the leg of a moving target, she must be able to hit the torso, which was easier to hit. Then, why didn't the opponent directly hit the torso to take his life? There must be a conspiracy.
"Okay!" After Jadon received Bemonstan's instructions, he quickly responded and ran out without looking back. His speed was even faster than before.
Even though we could often see in movies or literature that two or more people would fight in similar situations, "Hurry up and leave … No, I can't leave you behind … Do you want me to die in vain? But … I … If you don't leave now, I'll die in front of you … "This kind of" touching "dialogue would make people anxious, but Jadon and Bemonstan did not intend to do this.
Their thinking was very clear. When your teammates are fighting for you with their lives on the line, you better stop talking nonsense and act quickly. That's the right thing to do.
"Not bad …" Xiao Ling, who was holding a gun, saw what was happening on the other side through the scope. Although she could not hear the conversation between the opponents, she could roughly guess the content. "It seems that we can't rely on sniping to solve this problem …"
Her deduction was correct. Currently, the distance between Jadon and them was increasing at an extremely fast speed. The further the distance, the lower the lethality and accuracy of the bullet. If the next shot was to chase after Jadon, even if it hit, it wouldn't have much of an impact on him.
"Honey." A second later, Xiao Ling called out to Xiao Tan.
"Yes," Xiao Tan replied.
"Go after him," Xiao Ling said again.
"Okay." Xiao Tan nodded. "Who should I go after?"
"The one who is running, of course," Xiao Ling said.
"Understood." After Xiao Tan confirmed the target, he disappeared in a flash.
Bang!
The moment he rushed out, Xiao Ling's cooldown time for shooting also ended. She immediately aimed at Bemonstan, who was lying on the ground, and fired the third shot.
However, this spear was' blocked 'by his opponent.
A blue protective shield with ripples on its surface suddenly appeared just as the bullet was about to hit Bemonstan. It blocked the penetrating bullet.
This skill was Bemonstan's title ability, [Ripple Protective Shield]. After the skill was activated, no matter what attack Bemonstan received in the next ten seconds, the protective shield would automatically appear around him to block it.
As a defensive skill, this skill was quite powerful. Its weakness was that … the duration was too short.
If this skill could last for ten minutes, Bemonstan would have activated the skill long ago. But "ten seconds" … he could only use it at a critical moment when he was about to die.
"Okay … I did it." Bemonstan was treating his wound as he muttered, "The first shot was indeed unexpected and impossible to defend against. The second shot showed that … in front of your marksmanship … moving is useless. But … when the second shot rang out, your 'interval between shots' was exposed. This gave me the opportunity to calculate in advance and activate the skill to defend against the third shot."
He was very fast. As he thought of this, he had already stopped the bleeding and released a summoning skill, [Summon — Air Elemental].
This was just a grade C summoning skill, not very powerful. However, Bemonstan did not specialize in summoning. He was a player who was good at sorcery. The reason he summoned this elemental was to complement his sorcery skill, [Psychic Metamorphosis].
With this skill, Bemonstan could absorb the summoned creature as if it was a buff, greatly increasing his maximum health, instantly recovering 50% of his Life Points, and gaining part of the summoned creature's ability.
"After transforming into this form, I should be able to fight them for a while …" When Bemonstan's metamorphosis was completed, a gray, swirling "little whirlwind" wrapped around his limbs and torso like armor.
Whoosh!
Just when Bemonstan was slightly distracted by the transformation, suddenly, an arrow pierced through the wind and hit his temple.
Beimonstane reacted quickly. He raised his hand and grabbed the arrow, stopping it in its tracks.
"What the hell?" Although Bemonstan blocked the attack, he was still in shock. He turned his head abruptly and looked in the direction where the arrow came from, but he did not even see a shadow.
This was because Xiao Tan, who released the arrow, ran faster than the arrow.
Moreover, Xiao Tan did not deliberately attack Bemonstan. When he passed by, he saw that the shooting range was suitable, so he casually shot an arrow and continued to chase after Jadon.
On the other hand, after Xiao Ling saw the change in Bemonstan, she decisively deactivated her sniping mode. She took out a few other guns from her inventory and activated [Assembly Magic].
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