Chapter 263

Qiao Yifan watched the match while sneaking back to the Wei Cao team's seat.

"Yifan!" Aside from Gao Yingjie's delighted call, the others only glanced at him askance.

If it had been before, Qiao Yifan would definitely have been ashamed beyond measure, but after this coming and going, his state of mind was completely different. He no longer considered the team's neglect and contempt important. As long as he had enough strength, he wouldn't have to worry about finding a place to go.

"Went to the bathroom," Qiao Yifan said with a smile to Gao Yingjie, then silently sat down next to Gao Yingjie, in his original seat.

"Tang Hao is challenging Lin Jingyan! It's very impolite. He said he wanted to 'defeat the superior with the inferior' as soon as he came on stage. They're both using their own accounts, and they're really going at it," Gao Yingjie hurriedly told him about the match as soon as Qiao Yifan sat down.

"Mm, mm," Qiao Yifan nodded repeatedly, immediately watching the match intently. He was very grateful. He knew very well that his friend wasn't just telling him this to fill him in on the plot he had missed. He wanted to say more to help Qiao Yifan distract himself. Obviously, no one would feel good after losing that match just now. Gao Yingjie was a very shy person, and he couldn't say those direct words of comfort, so he had to use this kind of method, somewhat flustered, to help Qiao Yifan divert his attention.

There was a lot of discussion among the pro players, and some of it reached Qiao Yifan's ears. Everyone was talking about the current match, and many people were comparing it to Gao Yingjie's match against Wang Jiexi earlier.

Obviously, this year's Rookie Challenge was quite different. Gao Yingjie and Wang Jiexi fought for real, and in the end, the rookie unceremoniously defeated the senior captain.

And in this match, Tang Hao versus Lin Jingyan, everyone knew from Tang Hao's initial attitude that this would be a good show. As expected, the two sides quickly engaged in a fierce battle from the start, without the slightest intention of backing down. Tang Hao's words were already very absolute. If Lin Jingyan retreated at this time, he would not be regarded as having any grace. To retreat, he would have to subdue Tang Hao first, then give him some face, so that he would appear to have grace.

However, this was just an ideal situation. Tang Hao was not an ordinary rookie at all. In any other season, such rookies would not bother to participate in this so-called Challenge as rookies. In their hearts, they felt that they were already standing on the front line with the senior experts.

However, the Alliance was very much hoping that such high-level rookies would participate in the Challenge, and the rookie qualification period was set at two years precisely for this reason.

Tang Hao's behavior was somewhat out of line with the usual Rookie Challenge etiquette, but it was definitely more eye-catching, as could be seen from the bursts of screams and cheers from the audience. The atmosphere of this match was much more intense than any previous one.

The media reporters, who had originally thought that Gao Yingjie's victory over Wang Jiexi would be the biggest headline tonight, were now revitalized.

Gao Yingjie's victory over Wang Jiexi was certainly a good gimmick, but the talented rookie's timid appearance was not a suitable topic for discussion, which was no match for Tang Hao's eye-catching "defeat the superior with the inferior" statement.

The reporters appreciated the match, and many had already begun to write their drafts. The battle in the arena was fierce, but any experienced Glory player could see that Lin Jingyan's situation was very bad.

The former Rogue King's decline in form was already an indisputable fact. Although Tang San Da's character was stronger than Tang Hao's Deli Luo, he was still at a disadvantage in the confrontation.

Tang Hao reacted faster and operated faster, and took the initiative from the very beginning. Tang Hao's reaction and operation no longer had this sharpness, and he was only relying on his more experienced experience to deal with Tang Hao. He already knew very well that in this match, not to mention winning with grace, it was already a luxury to be able to retreat unscathed.

His only hope was that Tang Hao would make a mistake.

It was not surprising for a rookie with less than two years of professional experience to make any mistakes. The experienced Lin Jingyan tried his best to support the match and prolong the time, hoping to catch more of Tang Hao's mistakes and counterattack. He was already somewhat powerless to confront him head-on.

Lin Jingyan had already taken the best response he could make, but the result still did not develop in the direction he had hoped.

Tang Hao certainly made some mistakes, but he reacted quickly and made up for them quickly. Lin Jingyan saw half of the mistakes and wanted to catch them, but Tang Hao had quickly made up for them.

Of the remaining mistakes, he had caught some of them, but the damage caused by the counterattack was not proportional to the damage caused by Tang Hao's fierce attacks.

Lin Jingyan knew that he was too slow. He saw too many flaws but couldn't catch them, and watched Tang Hao make up for them. He caught too many flaws, but couldn't use them perfectly. Tang Hao's faster operations always quickly resolved his counterattacks.

Was there no chance?

Many people thought so. However, the perseverance of the veteran would not allow him to give up too early. Lin Jingyan was still persevering and waiting. Until the last moment, no one knew the result. Perhaps a bigger fatal mistake was waiting for him ahead. It was too early to give up now.

The match continued.

Defeating the superior with the inferior was being perfectly realized in the current situation.

Neither Tang Hao nor Lin Jingyan were home players, and the number of fans of the two players in the audience was about the same. After all, Tang Hao was not like Gao Yingjie and Qiao Yifan, who had not participated in any official matches. His god-level performance this season had quickly helped him gather a lot of popularity.

From the shouts of the supporters of both sides, it was clear who had the upper hand at this time.

Lin Jingyan's side was more about cheering, encouragement, and support.

What about Tang Hao's side? The fans were already shouting and screaming like crazy, and there was no substantial content at all. They had already entered a state of revelry.

Tang Hao's wild attacks seemed even wilder. The Rogue class was not supposed to be a direct, aggressive character. Brick, Sand Toss, and Poison Coating were skills that made people think of the Rogue class as being wretched. But at this time, Tang Hao's Deli Luo almost made people think that he was the most powerful Boxer in the Fighting System.

Attack, attack, attack, constantly attacking.

Wait, wait, wait, patiently waiting.

The emotions of the outside fans would not affect a veteran like Lin Jingyan at all. He was still patiently waiting for the mistake that he didn't even know would appear.

There it was!

Just when his health had entered the red zone, Lin Jingyan's eyes lit up. Tang Hao, who was attacking wildly, finally made a mistake in his operation, revealing a huge flaw. For a match that was nearing its end, such a flaw was not enough to completely reverse the situation, but it could be the beginning of a reversal.

Lin Jingyan didn't think much about it and seized this opportunity. His Tang San Da had already launched a fierce attack.

His right hand quickly probed out, and Tang San Da used a lock throat, heading straight for Tang Hao's Deli Luo.

But Tang Hao, who didn't seem to be able to see this attack, seemed to know that it was coming. Deli Luo suddenly moved sideways.

Lin Jingyan was shocked and wanted to adjust, but the screen in front of him went black. Deli Luo had already joined his legs and flown up, slamming his knees hard into Tang San Da's head.

Rogue skill: Powerful Knee Strike.

Lin Jingyan already knew that things were bad. The other party was so prepared. Was the previous flaw just a trap?

The Powerful Knee Strike was not enough to knock the opponent down, but as Deli Luo flew past Tang San Da, he stretched out his arm and blocked him, using the skill Lan Shan Hu (Mountain Block Tiger). This time, he finally knocked Tang San Da completely to the ground.

Deli Luo followed with a flip, and his movement was half a beat faster than Lin Jingyan's recovery. Tang San Da didn't have time to get up, but was pressed to the ground by Deli Luo, and then the fists fell like rain.

Rogue's high-level skill: Overlord Chain Punch.

Lin Jingyan, who was very familiar with Rogues, knew exactly what kind of damage this skill would cause. Looking at his own health again, this time, he finally gave up all hope.

Under Tang Hao's crazy operation, this set of Overlord Chain Punch was delivered faster and more often. After a set was completed, Tang San Da's life finally ran out, and it was impossible for him to stand up again. As the words "Glory" flashed out, the host was already loudly announcing the final winner.

Defeating the superior with the inferior was perfectly realized.

The media only needed more gimmicks, and they would not favor any side because of personal feelings.

The two players walked off the stage and shook hands in the center of the arena.

"Good fight..." Lin Jingyan tried to maintain a smile. After years of fighting in the professional circle, he had become accustomed to not revealing his true emotions at any time.

"Defeating the superior with the inferior," Tang Hao said with a smile as he shook Lin Jingyan's hand, still using these four words.

Even the host on the side felt that this was a bit awkward and was about to come over to break the ice, but the handshake had already ended. Tang Hao stood up straight, raised his hands to greet the audience around him, and then turned and walked off the stage.

The host looked at Lin Jingyan with some pity. He didn't even know how to bridge the gap.

Lin Jingyan still smiled slightly at the host, then waved to the audience around him before silently walking off the stage. As a normal person, he was not old at all, but on this electronic sports arena, his departing back looked a bit wobbly.

The pro players were all looking at each other at this time. Tang Hao's behavior was truly the greatest challenge to tradition. Although Gao Yingjie had defeated his captain earlier, he had not shown the slightest disrespect from beginning to end.

Just as everyone was still discussing, the commentator announced the next match-up while the iron was hot.

Challenging rookie: Jia Shi team, Sun Xiang.

Challenged: Ba Tu team, Han Wenqing.

Then the commentator excitedly announced that in this match, the rookie also requested to use a professional account.

The screams and cheers from the audience almost lifted the roof of the stadium.

This time, the appearance of this request was far more valuable than the previous one.

Tang Hao's Deli Luo was just an ordinary character in the professional circle, and although Lin Jingyan's Tang San Da was known as the number one Rogue, he was not a God-level account. However, the accounts in the hands of Sun Xiang and Han Wenqing were very different.

Fighting God, One Autumn Leaf (Yi Ye Zhi Qiu).

Boxing Emperor, Desert Dust (Da Mo Gu Yan).

These were two God-level characters who had been fighting endlessly since the creation of the Glory Alliance.