Hu Die Lan
Chapter 505 A Golden Opportunity
Sun Xiang and Liu Hao were fighting two against many, so their mana consumption was naturally high. However, mana sustain was a fundamental aspect that pro players needed to pay attention to. Moreover, this was a game, so there were no restrictions on potions. In this aspect, they basically didn’t need to worry.
Liu Hao was worried that Sun Xiang was being too arrogant and cocky, forgetting such a basic thing because he was too excited.
“Do I need you to tell me?”
In the end, Sun Xiang replied with great disdain. Liu Hao was frustrated, but he could only endure it, because this was within his expectations. If Sun Xiang had really forgotten, he would probably have quietly paid attention. Since he hadn’t forgotten, he would naturally despise Liu Hao. As a pro player, such a reminder was truly childish.
“Should we retreat for now?” Zhan Lou Lan finally couldn’t help but suggest a tactical adjustment.
Battle Spirit would only remain at the current stage after a combo was executed. Afterwards, any attack would start the calculation from the beginning. Thus, Battle Spirit was quite a troublesome skill, often resetting the state that one had painstakingly built up. It was because of these many troubles that it had become a useless skill that was not valued in the pro scene.
Zhan Lou Lan and the other two had been entangled in battle, but they had become targets for delivering combos. When the three of them surrounded him, Sun Xiang would always find a suitable target for his accurate attacks. If they retreated now, even if they could dodge a single attack, they could prevent his Battle Spirit from continuing to rise. Battle Spirit was originally quite easy to break, but their commander, Ye Xiu, had not issued any commands, so they had to continue to persist. And now, Sun Xiang's Battle Spirit had been pushed to the fifth stage. A 2.5 attack speed increase, a 10% movement speed increase, and 110 points of strength—from the numbers, it didn't seem abnormal, but one had to know that these advantages were being gained by Sun Xiang, an All-Star player who was far more powerful than the three of them.
The three of them didn't even need to look at the density of the golden light around their opponent, because as long as they advanced by one stage, they could clearly feel that their opponent had become stronger. A slight advantage was being magnified to the greatest extent in the hands of a pro god.
“Retreat? Hahaha, do you think you can still retreat? Do you know that the only reason the three of you are still alive is because you haven’t retreated. If you retreat, I can choose any one of you as my target and instantly kill them on the spot,” Sun Xiang said triumphantly.
Zhan Lou Lan felt a chill in his heart and immediately understood that Sun Xiang’s words were not just intimidation. Battle Mages themselves possessed a movement speed buff from No Attribute Chasers, and now they also had Battle Spirit. No matter how the three of them retreated, there would always be one who could be easily captured by the opponent. In a one-on-one situation, the opponent’s combo would not only not be interrupted, but they could also focus their damage on one person. Trying to rescue them at that time would just be returning to the same old three-on-one situation, so what difference would it make?
“Oh, I can’t tell, you have a bit of tactical thinking,” Ye Xiu replied.
Zhan Lou Lan immediately knew that this Ye Qiu god was also very clear about this point, which was why he had not let them use retreating as a means to disrupt the opponent’s intentions. Because he knew that retreating was not a solution for the three of them. His command now should be to maintain the most favorable situation as much as possible. Although Zhan Lou Lan didn’t know where the turning point in this situation was, he could only continue to believe, believing in the god’s judgment and command.
While thinking, Zhan Lou Lan took the time to glance at the Elementalist, Ahead of the Ocean.
The Elementalist’s attack range was only slightly better than the Spellblade’s. If the difference in skill between the two sides was large, one could kite the Spellblade with the Instant Step skill. But now the skill level wasn’t just slightly better than Ahead of the Ocean, but rather much worse. Kiting was out of the question. If it weren’t for Ye Xiu’s Lord Grim constantly providing support, Ahead of the Ocean would probably have already died.
As a result, Zhan Lou Lan’s perspective shifted slightly, and it became an opening. Sun Xiang’s attack immediately landed on his head.
“Hmph…”
Zhan Lou Lan heard this guy’s cold snort, which was basically the other party’s response to Ye Xiu.
“But it’s really just a little bit!” Ye Xiu emphasized the word “little,” “Otherwise, there should be someone attacking me! Can’t you see that I’m the axis of the current tactic?”
“There’s no need. I can break your arrangement even like this. You don’t need to rush to die,” Sun Xiang said.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk, young people! An opportunity missed is an opportunity lost forever!” Ye Xiu said.
“Did you think you would still have any chances?” Sun Xiang said.
“More people, that’s our advantage, our opportunity will arise because of it,” Ye Xiu said.
“Is that so? I can’t see it,” Sun Xiang said.
“Because you only have a little bit of a brain,” Ye Xiu once again emphasized the pronunciation of the word “little” and deleted the word “tactical.” This time, he only said brain.
Liu Hao was anxious on the sidelines! He really wanted to tell Sun Xiang not to talk to this person. But this young man was flamboyant and liked to provoke. But has your provocation ever ended well? Wasn't the lesson of provoking Han Wenqing during the All-Star Weekend enough?
Sun Xiang didn’t take Ye Xiu’s words seriously at all, but Liu Hao couldn’t help but carefully ponder them.
The advantage of having more people…
Liu Hao looked around and suddenly discovered, "They're missing someone! Where's their healer? Where did their healer go? There's a healer on their team!"
“Alright, since you want to die faster, I’ll grant your wish!” Sun Xiang couldn’t gain any advantage with words, so he decided to express himself with actions.
At this moment, the light on his Battle Mage became even more dazzling. Battle Spirit had finally been raised to the sixth stage. And the seventh stage would have double the effect increase, but it would also require double the combo count. Sun Xiang was losing patience. Against these weeds, the current state was enough.
Falling Flower Palm!
Sky Strike!
Two skills in quick succession. To execute a combo, Sun Xiang frequently used these low-level skills. Low-level skills had fast cooldowns, so they were used the most in combos.
The Falling Flower Palm pushed Zhan Lou Lan and Night Tide to both sides, but the following Sky Strike happened to block Night Tide, then launched him into the air.
Dragon Tooth!
Night Tide in the air ate another attack. Sun Xiang’s Battle Mage finally charged out, rushing towards the direction where Lord Grim was standing. He actually wanted to push a floating Night Tide, while continuing to maintain his combo, and start attacking Lord Grim at the same time.
Lord Grim, a level 52 character, was simply too weak in front of a Battle Mage with all the Chaser buffs and Battle Spirit at the sixth stage.
Zhan Lou Lan and Deception were trying to come to his rescue, but the sixth stage of Battle Spirit was like breaking through a critical point. The strength Sun Xiang displayed had taken a big leap. If each previous stage's increase made them feel pressure, this stage's increase had finally become the straw that broke the camel's back. They had gone from feeling pressure to being completely unable to resist.
Damage aside.
Faster movement speed, faster attack speed, plus Sun Xiang's burst of operating speed, Deception and Zhan Lou Lan who were trying to rescue him realized that they couldn't keep up at all. When the opponent's figure and attacks came, their attempted resistance seemed to have just started, and they were already knocked away.
Night Tide was still Sun Xiang's final target. He attacked Night Tide, all the way towards Lord Grim.
Furious Dragon Breaks the Army!
The last hit, sending the Grappler Night Tide flying, could also hit Lord Grim. Sun Xiang calculated very accurately, if this hit landed, Lord Grim might be able to dodge, but this Grappler would definitely die. Lord Grim's non-professional and low-level healer skills couldn't support a target that was being continuously attacked by him. This hit was the final hit, a hit that could kill!
*Bang!*
It sounded like metal clashing, and like mana colliding. Sun Xiang only knew that his character was uncontrollably knocked backwards.
What was going on?
This was completely unexpected for Sun Xiang. He hurriedly adjusted his perspective and looked forward, only to see a character being knocked away in the same pose as him. This scene was a little familiar?
"It's you!" Sun Xiang quickly saw the name above the head of the character that was flying away. At the same time, he saw a white light bathing the Grappler. The white light was gentle and full, not like the thin white light that Lord Grim's heal produced. This was a proper Holy Light from a Priest.
“Yeah, isn’t that him?” Following that, he heard Ye Xiu’s lazy voice, “Healers have revives! Don’t tell me you didn’t know!”
"Damn, that's too despicable!!!"
Liu Hao on the other side was jumping up and down.
Where had their healer gone? He finally knew now, he actually ran off to do a revive. That Battle Mage was the guy who led Sun Xiang away in the beginning. He was eventually caught up to and killed. But during the time that Sun Xiang was being led away, they suffered even heavier losses, losing three members of their team. As a result, they sent out their healer at this time, leisurely reviving the Battle Mage who had died gloriously earlier.
Liu Hao didn't feel sorry that the other side suffered fewer losses, but the fact that the other side had revived and quickly returned to the battle immediately changed the situation again.
Four people, this was clearly the critical point for this bunch of trash in front of Sun Xiang.
With three people, he could execute combos and accumulate Battle Spirit, but with four people, he would return to the previous situation where he was continuously attacked and had no power to retaliate.
As expected, an opportunity not to be missed!
Liu Hao was annoyed and regretful. He should have attacked Lord Grim, why did he cater to Sun Xiang's intentions and attack this Elementalist? As a result, he wasted a great opportunity.
Sun Xiang couldn't do a stable fall to the ground. Zhan Lou Lan and Deception, the two who had just been knocked away by him, had come to meet him. Little North's Battle Mage and Night Tide's Grappler had also come up to meet him again. Four against one, it was four against one again.
Liu Hao wanted to rush to the rescue, but a figure flashed in front of him, and Lord Grim flashed in front of him.
"An opportunity not to be missed, I said it before," Ye Xiu said calmly.