Chapter 1507 Rushing Net

A truly powerful tactic or move is powerful because… even if the opponent has thoroughly studied it, it is still extremely difficult to crack, or even impossible to crack.

Buu and Uub's "Rushing Net" tactic falls into this category.

The basis of this move is Uub's skill [Cell Strengthening Surgery] (see Chapter 648 or the skill database for details); at the start of the battle, Uub casts this skill on his teammate, directly doubling Buu's physical abilities… Even if Buu's original physical skills were mediocre, doubling them would definitely put him at a first-class level.

Then, Buu and Uub each cast [Magnetic Finger], and through a strange posture, they touch each other's fingertips, creating a combo skill called [Bipolar Magnetic Chain].

The principle and effect of this move are relatively complex. Simply put… when the two begin to move, the one with less kinetic energy and lower speed will be pulled by the one with more kinetic energy and higher speed, and their speed will gradually synchronize with the other; this traction will gradually strengthen with the accumulation of movement time, allowing the faster one to break through their own maximum speed…

From the stat sheet, the combination of these two moves allows two players to gain more than 2.5 times their physical abilities in a short period of time, and the consumption is not high, making it undoubtedly very powerful.

However, it inevitably has two drawbacks…

First, if one of the two connected by the "magnetic chain" stops moving, the skill effect will rapidly decline.

Second, due to the influence of the "traction force," the trajectory of the two in rapid movement, the angle after turning, etc., will be interfered with by the distance between them, making it quite difficult to control… especially when making some sudden stops and turns, it is difficult to predict where they will rush next.

However, Buu and Uub used this second point… After a lot of training, they turned it into a powerful weapon, and with their tacit cooperation, they completed this elusive "rushing net."

Of course, even if their tactics are strong, they wouldn't be like characters in a certain manga (okay, it's *Bleach*)… explaining their various abilities in detail while fighting.

On the other side, Ma Guanhua and Yunyun, who were struggling to hold on, had undoubtedly studied the chubby-skinny duo's tactics before the match.

Unfortunately, even if they analyzed the weaknesses of the skills, the two did not have enough hard power to break the situation…

Their only option now is to hold on for five minutes.

Five minutes is the duration of [Cell Strengthening Surgery]. As long as they survive five minutes, Buu's physical abilities will return to their original level; of course… the speed of the "rushing net" will not decrease because of this, because [Bipolar Magnetic Chain] only increases speed and kinetic energy. Once the values are up, the duo's own physical changes will not have any impact.

However, at this time, if they use some method… even a suicidal method… to intercept one of Buu and Uub, then the two, without the support of [Cell Strengthening Surgery], will find it difficult to regain the speed required for the "rushing net."

The [Shan He] duo are aiming for this opportunity, which is also their only chance.

But, how could Buu and Uub give them this opportunity?

[Shan He] has Qiu Fengse in charge, and [Tian Di] also has a strategist like Yu Zhong Ji Chang; as soon as the match list was announced early yesterday morning, Ji Chang immediately thought that Qiu Feng must be able to find a way to break through the chubby-skinny duo's tactics. Therefore, before the start of today's match, Ji Chang specifically instructed Buu and Uub – “The opponents will definitely defend with all their might in the first five minutes, only seeking to hold on and not die. In that case, you don't need to waste too much energy on this iron-wall tactic, just keep moving and create the illusion of great pressure. The real breakthrough… is after five minutes…”

Having received the instruction, Buu and Uub earnestly implemented Ji Chang's strategy. For the first five minutes, their "rushing net" looked no different from usual, but in reality, the two “weaving the net” were in a more relaxed state… merely maintaining movement and accumulating kinetic energy. Throughout the process, they did not bother to look for openings to attack, nor did they defend against the opponents' attempts to break out.

Five minutes passed, and as expected, Ma Guanhua's desperate move suddenly began.

He charged up, shouted, activated his skill, and leaped high…

However, the impact he imagined… did not come.

If Buu and Uub were as tense and ready as usual, their pincer attack should have arrived the moment Ma Guanhua jumped up. But this time, they calmly watched Ma Guanhua jump, unmoved, until this brother uselessly released a powerful move. Only then did Buu and Uub start to take it seriously – they knew that the "breakthrough" Ji Chang mentioned had opened.

After that, things were simple. Before releasing [Bipolar Magnetic Chain], Buu and Uub successfully took one head and injured one person; the remaining injured player on the opposing team was worn down and killed in the face of a duo with support.

In this way, [Tian Di] pulled back a game, bringing the overall score to one-to-one.

Then, came the "Lieutenant Battle."

Qiu Fengse and Yu Zhong Ji Chang, two strategists, engaged in a fateful duel in this third match.

Perhaps stimulated by some trash talk from Feng Bujue, the max-level Qiu Fengse has built himself into a complete "lightning ability user," and even his title is related to lightning… you thought I was going to say "Raichu (a type of electric Pokemon)"? Wrong… his title is much cooler than that, it's [Lightning].

In comparison, Yu Zhong Ji Chang is a step behind in terms of hard power, but he is not without means – before the match, he had each member of the team prepare a set of "rubber protective armor" in their bags, so that anyone who faced Qiu Fengse could take it out and use it.

This type of rubber protective armor is not expensive; it is just a mass-produced store item. Worn outside the torso, it does not affect the original equipment attributes much, except for slightly reducing speed and increasing stamina consumption; when facing electric ability users, it is a good defensive measure.

Thus, in the first thirty seconds of the "Lieutenant Battle," Ji Chang took one look and saw that he was facing Qiu Feng, then smiled cryptically and smugly took out the rubber armor from his bag and put it on.

Then, the barrier disappeared, and the two went to battle.

About twenty seconds later, Ji Chang was KO'd…

Qiu Feng's line before delivering the final blow was: "So… what's the point of only the torso being insulated…"

Two-to-one, [Shan He] took the lead again.

This is not the first time Yu Zhong Ji Chang has been in this situation. He can often predict the opponent's next move in complex tactical games, but he makes very silly mistakes in some simple areas…

However, this does not affect his popularity. His fans are most enthusiastic about making various memes for Ji Chang after he loses, such as: "Old buddy, let's go back to playing cards," "It's time for a game of *Crazy Thinking*," "Isn't it normal for a card player to lose a fight?" and so on.

And the studio is also more tolerant of him; someone like Ji Chang, a highly educated "returnee" who only entered the industry at the age of twenty-three, is very rare in the professional circle, and he also came with the title of *Magic: The Gathering* Continental (Europe) Champion, not only bringing his own batch of fans, but also helping the studio improve its international influence. Taking a step back… even if he is completely a side character in *Thriller Paradise*, he is also a top-100 player on the ladder in the neighboring *Crazy Thinking*, so… just let him lose.

In the "Vanguard Battle," [Shan He], holding the match point, sent out Matcha Su and Qiang Si, while [Tian Di] sent Shang Xin Guo and Nian Nian Mu Mu Zhao Zhao.

Because Matcha Su, a strong player who should have been placed in the "General" position, was pulled out in advance, [Shan He] still had the advantage in strength; [Tian Di] was caught off guard. They did not expect… [Shan He] to have presented a similar lineup to that of [Zhu Shen] in the first round – that is, a lineup that abandoned the General Battle and decided to decide the outcome in the first four matches.

The same "four-match optimal lineup," [Zhu Shen] lost, losing to the insurmountable wall of Gui Xiao (although he is 1.69 meters tall); and [Shan He]… finally won, winning with some surprise.

When the score of three-to-one was finalized, the second focus battle of this third round also came to an end.

After this round, [Hong Ying] and [Tian Di], two seeded teams ranked in the top ten, were eliminated.