Chapter 51 The Artillery Barrage Tactic

In fact, the battle strategy of [The Gods] can be summed up in two sentences—Brahma goes up to entangle two opponents, and Yama uses [Dragon Break Slash] from a distance to end the battle.

Simple? Very simple. How to break it? Very difficult to break...

Judging from the appearances in the previous three matches, there are only three possible combinations that [Order] might field in this fourth 2v2 match. Considering that the lineups are submitted before the match and cannot be changed... the probability of Ye Zhi, a support-type player, being placed alone in the "General" position is very low.

Therefore, it can be inferred that [Order] has most likely arranged Ye Zhi, plus either Meng Jingchan or Wu Sicanxuan, to fight this "Deputy General Battle."

In that case, it is not surprising that [The Gods] predetermined this "artillery barrage tactic."

According to what they had discussed beforehand, no matter what response the [Order] members made, Yama and Brahma would have corresponding variations...

For example, when the barrier disappears, if the two members of [Order] remain in place... then Brahma will go up and take on two opponents at once, engaging in close combat for a while, delaying until [Dragon Break Slash] arrives, and then take the damage with the enemies.

If, when the barrier disappears, both opponents chase after Yama, then Brahma will launch an attack against Ye Zhi alone, hindering her actions, while Yama will target the other person with the spell. This way, regardless of whether Yama can successfully release the spell, Brahma... taking on a support player one-on-one is still very stable, and he has a high probability of killing the opponent in a short time.

And if the opponents run away before the barrier disappears, that's even better... [Dragon Break Slash] is stronger and much stronger than Snow's missiles in terms of range, area, and power. As long as it is the target aimed at by the caster, it is almost impossible to escape its bombardment range after the magic is generated. If the two members of [Order] run together, then Brahma doesn't even need to chase, just watch them get bombarded... and if they run in two different directions, then Brahma will chase Ye Zhi, and let Yama aim the [Dragon Break Slash] at the other person.

In short, this "artillery barrage tactic" is theoretically invincible, and no matter how they fight, it can give the two members of [The Gods] varying degrees of advantage.

Of course, judging from the previous conversation between Meng Jingchan and Ye Zhi, they actually have some kind of response to this tactic...

Boom—

Instantly, [Dragon Break Slash] bloomed and exploded.

A semi-circular, orange-red magical energy slowly expanded on the battlefield, engulfing all three people still entangled in the center of the battlefield...

The edges of the energy light explosion surged outwards, and the wind and clouds rushed rapidly. The explosion range had clearly expanded to a very exaggerated extent, but there was still no sign of stopping.

Until more than ten seconds later, when the skill's destructive radius could almost encompass an area the size of "a city-state," finally... the surge of energy began to weaken.

The light gradually dissipated, and the rumbling between heaven and earth slowly ceased.

Under the dissipated smoke and dust, the first to appear... was Brahma.

His [Godly Fighting Aura · Armament Haki Variation] can naturally withstand the [Dragon Break Slash], otherwise he wouldn't need to implement this tactic... Anyway, everyone would die under the [Dragon Break Slash], so there would be no difference if he just found someone who could support for a while in a two-on-one situation and teamed up with Yama.

However, "withstand" here does not mean "withstand without injury," but rather "withstand in a way that prevents him from being instantly killed."

Even in an enhanced state, Brahma, after being baptized by the [Dragon Break Slash], still lost 75% of his Survival Value, so you can imagine... the extent of the damage suffered by the others who were hit with him.

But...

As the saying goes, all calculations are in vain when one move is off.

How could the two members of [The Gods] have imagined that after this meteor-like magical bombardment, Ye Zhi and Meng Jingchan would both survive, and... completely unscathed.

"Huff... this is really..." Brahma, still smoking all over, looked at the two opponents standing firm in front of him and panted, "A bit unexpected..."

As he spoke, the Godly Fighting Aura on his body quickly dissipated. It seemed that the attack of [Dragon Break Slash] not only reduced his Survival Value by a large amount, but also exhausted his enhancement skill to the limit.

"Hiding a few 'skills outside of intelligence' from your opponents is not your patent." Ye Zhi said, releasing the [AT Field] around her and Meng Jingchan, "However... your [Godly Fighting Aura · Armament Haki Variation] did surprise me a bit. I originally thought you were going to use a defensive skill to withstand the [Dragon Break Slash]... I didn't expect you to use an enhancement skill that we didn't know about to resist."

"Defensive skill?" Brahma repeated these three words, thought for a moment, "Oh... are you talking about the [Indestructible Diamond Body]?" He smiled wryly, "Heh... that can't withstand a level S magical attack with additional activation conditions." He sighed again, "Alas... of course, that kind of thing doesn't really matter anymore... At this point, in the end... it's still because we underestimated you."

He was right. The biggest mistake made by [The Gods] in this battle was misjudging Ye Zhi's strength.

Admittedly, she is only a support-type player, and Medical and Spiritual Arts specialization is a very common combination. Many support players cultivated by studios will take this route. Therefore, everyone also naturally assumes... that she is no different from the support players from other studios, belonging to the type of priority targets that need to be protected in battle.

But in reality, the combat power that Ye Zhi possesses is enough for her to confront those top players head-on.

On this basis, she has another advantage, which is—because she has been serving as a support for first-line experts for many years, she rarely has the opportunity to show all of her combat power. And when it comes to the competition, those abilities that she doesn't usually use become奇招 to defeat the enemy.

"Hey, hey... I'm also very important, okay?" Two seconds later, Meng Jingchan looked at Brahma with squinted eyes and interjected, "Although it was Ye Zhi's skill that resolved your tactic and created an extremely favorable situation for us, but at this moment, my sword... is the only thing that can turn that advantage into a victory, right?"

"Hmph..." Brahma snorted coldly upon hearing this, and then suddenly roared, "Don't think you've won!"

A heaven-shattering cry, straight into the clouds.

A fierce and absolute move, swiftly launched in response.

After calming his breath, Brahma's fighting aura reignited!

His figure flashed, and his furious fists descended again.

Meng Jingchan saw that this move was like a surging tide, with a bursting killing intent, and knew that this was the opponent's desperate move, so he dared not be careless.

He immediately channeled his right wrist with urgency, gathering all his abundant sword energy on the blade, rising to the peak.

Instantly, killing intent twisted, fists and swords clashed several times. It can be said that...

The aura of killing opens the six directions, the intent of the sword sweeps through the eight wildernesses.

Amidst the red blood and dust, the power of the moves blooms with silver splendor.

This brief moment of offense and defense sent chills down the spines of a few people, and made the blood of millions boil.

Laymen saw the excitement; experts, however, saw a hint of fear...

When the moves landed and the aura subsided, the one who fell... was Brahma.

Without the Godly Fighting Aura, he was ultimately no match for Brother Chan's sword energy, and he fell into a pool of blood, turning into white light.

At the same time, Yama, who had rushed back from a distance, just arrived within the opponents' line of sight. She also happened to see the scene of her teammate's death.

But... she couldn't do anything.

Yama knew that the reason why Brahma didn't run towards her was that Brahma had determined that Meng Jingchan's speed was faster. Running away from an enemy faster than herself would not only fail to escape, but also expose the flaws in her back.

Yama also knew that with her speed, facing Meng Jingchan, there was also no possibility of escaping.

Therefore, she decisively chose to—fight!

As soon as she said it, it was too late, but Yama waved her arms, turning her palms into circles. In between the lifting and maneuvering of demonic energy, the spell condensed perfectly.

Seeing this, Meng Jingchan and Ye Zhi did not say a word and tacitly joined hands. The former thrust forward with his sword, and the latter gathered spirit to assist and push... The speed increased again, and the sword light shone!

Fast, faster than fast!

Meng Jingchan's move [Flying Star Chasing the Moon Arrow] is both swordsmanship and archery.

The person is the sword, and the person is also the arrow!

The "arrow" pierced the enemy's body, shattering the corpse in all directions.

This lightning-fast offensive interrupted Yama's spellcasting and directly took her life.

The victory or defeat was revealed here.

For Meng Jingchan and Ye Zhi, this was not only a victory in the "Deputy General Battle," but they also drew a line under this peak battle between [Order] vs. [The Gods].