Chapter 2 The Mid-Game Match

"Although the result was expected, the process was quite tortuous." When Wasted Uncle returned to the viewing space, Juan Menghuan was the first to speak to him.

"Ah..." Wasted Uncle responded, "Because the opponent was very strong."

Before he finished speaking, Honghu interjected, "Come on... it's clearly because you were too casual, which led to variables. If it were me, after he used that move 'Three Hundred Years Left to Live,' I would have just used a 'Cardboard Box Kill' to greet him."

"Hey... actually, it's understandable..." Hearing this, Qi Sha also joined the conversation, "If it were me, after testing the opponent's limits and discovering that I had a great advantage... I'm afraid I would have made the same choice as Wasted Uncle."

"Nonsense, if it were you, we wouldn't be leading, we'd be behind." Honghu was not polite to Qi Sha at all. Judging from the way they spoke, the two were clearly quite familiar with each other.

"Hahaha..." Qi Sha was a straightforward person, and he was more comfortable with this kind of talk. "That's true... not to mention his defensive ability that allows him to be fine even with a broken neck, but also the two killing moves he released one after another, even though I've seen them once, I still have no clue how to deal with them."

"Actually, it's all the same..." Wasted Uncle shrugged and continued, "I just relied on various rebirth abilities to resolve the damage caused by those two moves. Strictly speaking... I didn't block a single one of Sasaki Mei's moves."

"That's why I said you were too casual..." Honghu said again, "Since the first move had already used up your 'Sunglasses' rebirth, you should have immediately used the safest method to kill the opponent. Fortunately, Sasaki Mei's last move didn't cut off your neck, otherwise you would have been the one lying down."

His analysis was correct (although it was hindsight). Just now, the [Disease Sword: Swallow Return] used by Sasaki Mei when he was on the verge of death had a complete opportunity to kill Wasted Uncle.

Unfortunately... because Sasaki Mei was in a state of flying backwards, and both wrists were fractured, the trajectory of the slash was off. In the end, the three swords of Swallow Return hit Wasted Uncle's left shoulder, right elbow, and ribs... Although this caused Wasted Uncle's entire left arm and right forearm to be cut off and a lot of blood to flow, it still failed to cut off Uncle's head.

Compared to Sasaki Mei's [Disease Body Undying Divine Skill], the life-extending skills that Wasted Uncle possessed were even more impressive. Although the [Regeneration Technique] personally taught to him by Piccolo back in the day had the disadvantage of "consuming a lot of energy," at critical moments, this skill that could regenerate severed limbs and repair all open wounds throughout the body was indeed life-saving.

It was precisely by relying on this move that Wasted Uncle quickly recovered from the damage caused by "Swallow Return," chased after and solved the exhausted opponent, and won the first victory.

"Well... Honghu is right." After a few seconds of silence, Wasted Uncle nodded and said to everyone, "It was clearly a vanguard battle with a great advantage... but it turned into a narrow victory, all because I was too lax in my thinking." He paused for half a second, "Mainly because all three rounds of the previous competition were easily advanced, which made me a little complacent, and I almost forgot that this was a knockout round."

"Anything can happen in the peak competition. If you hold the idea of 'as long as you win in the end' and play with the mentality of playing a slaughter game, you are very likely to be turned over by an opponent who is weaker than you in terms of hard power..."

"Although what you said makes sense, it's of no reference value to the two who are going to play next." At this time, Zhao Yingwang, who was usually taciturn, replied with his ordinary voice and tone, and turned his gaze to [Tianma Xingkong] and [Bi Lao Shi] next to him.

At this moment, Little Ma was striking his standard passionate face and doing meaningless warm-up exercises in the corner; while Lao Bi was so nervous that he didn't say a word, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

One of them didn't know what "holding back" meant at all, and the other didn't have the ability to hold back at all... Whether it was cheering them on or giving them advice, it was meaningless. At least from a mental point of view, this combination would not be affected by any external factors.

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[The match will begin in thirty seconds]

As the system voice sounded, the four players from both teams were transmitted to the battlefield.

The five-minute rest time passed quickly, and the second match between [Warring States] vs. [Wasted Alliance]—the "Mid-Game Match"—had entered the preparation stage.

The members sent by the [Wasted Alliance] have already been said, they are [Tianma Xingkong] and [Bi Lao Shi].

On the [Warring States] side, [Oda Ai] and [Imagawa Yoshi] were dispatched.

"Sure enough, they have arranged a lineup that is beyond our expectations..." When he saw the members of the other side, Sasaki Mei, who was in the viewing space, secretly cried out in a bad voice, and thought in his heart, "In the previous three rounds, the three mid-game matches of the Wasted Alliance... were all played by Honghu himself, twice partnered with Zhao Yingwang, and once partnered with Juan Menghuan... But today, not only did he send Wasted Uncle to counter-snipe me in the first round, but he also changed his position, pulling Bi Lao Shi, the hidden strongest trump card, to the doubles position in the mid-game match, and then let Tianma Xingkong, who can only play singles, hug Bi Lao Shi's thigh..."

Thinking of this, Sasaki Mei couldn't help but sigh softly: "Alas... I predicted before the match that the opponent would send at least one long-range or summoning specialist... that is, a member with poor physical skills, so we used the reconnaissance specialist Imagawa to assist the strongest Oda in dispatching, in order to use assault tactics to directly kill one of the opponents... But I didn't expect the opponent to send such a combination, so our original plan must be impossible... Damn it... Zhijiang (wise general) Honghu, you have such deep calculations..."

Although Sasaki Mei's thoughts seemed logical from his point of view, in reality... he had undoubtedly become a victim of Bi Lao Shi's "strategic psychological strike weapon."

At the same time, on the battlefield.

"Tch... Honghu that kid, actually put himself in the last three matches..." When Imagawa Yoshi saw the opponent's lineup, he also muttered to himself.

He originally wanted to personally avenge the arrow he took in s2 in this 2v2 match, but he didn't expect the opponent to send two people who had never fought against him, and... one of them was the legendary Bi Lao Shi.

"I said... is now the time to be entangled in that kind of personal grudges?" Hearing his teammate's mutterings, Oda Ai immediately replied.

While saying this, her gaze was always staring straight ahead, staring at a certain man on the opposite side of the barrier...

"Uh..." Imagawa Yoshi had never seen Oda Ai speak with such a dignified, as if facing a formidable enemy, expression and tone, and was a little at a loss for a moment.

"Stop spacing out, quickly focus your attention on the enemy, the battle... has already begun." Oda Ai still didn't turn her head when she said this second sentence; not only that, but she, who didn't blink, had already put on a defensive stance before the barrier disappeared.

Hearing this, Imagawa Yoshi nervously swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then turned his head, almost without thinking... looking at Bi Lao Shi.

Just by making eye contact with the other party, Imagawa Yoshi felt a chill all over his body.

At this time, Bi Lao Shi was standing with his feet slightly apart and his hands crossed in front of his chest; his face had no expression, but his stern gaze and silent aura seemed to be able to penetrate the barrier, making people shudder and increasing the pressure.

"Wh... what's going on..." Two seconds later, Imagawa Yoshi lowered his voice and asked Oda, distorting his mouth in a way close to ventriloquism, "That stance... isn't it full of flaws? I can't feel any power or rhythm of body posture at all... but his eyes are showing a look of 'I can take your lives at any time'..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Before Imagawa could finish speaking, Oda Ai, who was already covered in cold sweat, interrupted in a low voice, "Of course you can't see it with your level... At least you have to master 'relaxation' to understand that his seemingly 'full of flaws' stance is actually conveying to us—'I can launch relaxation with any posture, such a trivial skill'; in other words... in the realm he is in, he is no longer bound by things like 'posture' that are superficial, and those superb skills that we think need to be used with all our attention are just juggling tricks in his eyes..."

"Wh... what..." Imagawa Yoshi was sweating even more after hearing this, "He has... become so strong... What a terrifying man." While saying this, he also put on a defensive posture.

At this moment, Bi Lao Shi's inner monologue was—

"This is bad... this is super bad! Because I'm too nervous, my body is so stiff that I can't move... I clearly wanted to show a relaxed expression, but I couldn't help but put on a constipated face... I'm going to be instantly killed if this goes on... The opponent must have already set their sights on me!"