Chapter 1 The Official Start

Battle mage Hanyan Rou versus qigong master Tiannu, the first round of the team arena officially kicked off.

As the most prominent character in Happy Team, how could the Boundless qigong player dare to neglect Hanyan Rou? Especially after seeing Hanyan Rou in a brand-new set of equipment, the shadow of Leopold's defeat in the previous match continued to linger.

However, Tiannu's advance at the start was very bold. Although the qigong master class originated from the Grappler class, its close-quarters combat ability wasn't particularly outstanding. Instead, it possessed certain attack methods at mid-to-long range, but the attack distance was far inferior to that of the gunner class. But in any case, controlling distance was always a bit longer than a battle mage's, so in a battle between these two classes, the qigong master should usually have the upper hand.

Many of the qigong master's skills are also map bombardments, which were quite threatening on the River Pier map. This map has intersecting land and water areas, and the land is composed of corridors with limited space. Classes like qigong masters can easily force their opponents into the water by bombing the map.

In fact, it's not just qigong masters; the main classes of Boundless Team generally have this advantage. It's just that the Gunners and Warlocks who fought in the individual competition didn't show this much.

At this time, the qigong master player was wary of Hanyan Rou and didn't dare to let her act too recklessly. As soon as he saw Hanyan Rou step into his attack range, he couldn't wait to launch an attack.

Tiannu rubbed his hands together and shot out a qibo dan (energy ball). Hanyan Rou easily dodged it, and Tiannu had already jumped into the air, pushing his hands out again. It was a range attack skill, a Hōng Tiān Pào (Sky-Shaking Cannon)!

A powerful stream of qi spewed out from between Tiannu's outstretched palms, and when it fell onto the corridor, the covered area was extremely large. If Hanyan Rou stubbornly insisted on moving forward, this attack would undoubtedly hit. If she retreated quickly, she might be able to avoid the attack range. But to make the correct move, one had to make a clear judgment on Tiannu's attack. Tiannu started with a simple qibo dan. Could this skill be expected to cause any damage to Hanyan Rou?

Of course not.

The purpose of this attack was just to contain, and the important thing wasn't to contain Hanyan Rou's movements, but to contain the operator of Hanyan Rou, Tang Rou's attention. The purpose was to prevent Tang Rou from noticing the start of the Hōng Tiān Pào (Sky-Shaking Cannon), so that when she made a judgment to avoid it after the skill was released, it would sometimes be too late.

This trick was relatively elementary. Even ordinary Glory players understood that in PK, no matter what operation one performed, one should try to keep the viewpoint on the opponent to observe their actions.

Just dodging a qibo dan wasn't enough to make Tang Rou flustered and unable to see her opponent's movements. The Boundless qigong master player's attack was, in the end, a relatively shallow test.

What surprised him was that such a shallow test was actually about to succeed!

Hanyan Rou seemed to have misjudged the coverage area of the skill and continued to charge forward. In this way, she would be hit by the Hōng Tiān Pào (Sky-Shaking Cannon) no matter what.

The success came so easily that the player was a little unprepared. His original idea was that after Hanyan Rou retreated to avoid this attack, he would take a step further to control her. As a result, the other party was directly hit by this attack, and the player had to quickly prepare a new offensive.

The force of the Hōng Tiān Pào (Sky-Shaking Cannon) instantly covered the corridor, and the surrounding calm water surface was rippled layer by layer by the shock wave.

Hanyan Rou was hit by this skill and rolled around on the corridor, rolling so fast that it was unexpected. Tiannu's two subsequent attacks were actually thrown off by this rapid roll.

Hanyan Rou sprang up, stepped directly onto the railing at the edge of the corridor, and then jumped directly across the not-so-wide water surface, landing on the opposite corridor.

In the blink of an eye, Hanyan Rou and Tiannu were standing on the same corridor!

The qigong master player was shocked to find that Hanyan Rou hadn't misjudged the Hōng Tiān Pào (Sky-Shaking Cannon), but had deliberately not dodged it. Instead, she used the shock wave of that attack to give herself a little speed boost, rolled quickly, reached the water surface wide enough to cross, and instantly stood in line with Tiannu.

The qigong master player chose not to let Hanyan Rou get close again, and with a quick operation, Tiannu's qi surged all over his body, finally converging on his fist. When this fist was thrown out, the qi condensed into a white bar that meandered out.

Qigong master skill: Nian Long Bo (Dragon Wave).

This skill is controlled by the operator and can freely change direction after being launched. In addition to attacking opponents, it can also be used to bombard oneself or teammates. When attacking oneself or teammates, the Nian Long Bo (Dragon Wave) no longer has damage but becomes a buff that enhances combat power.

However, at this time, the qigong master player obviously wasn't thinking of eating this Nian Long Bo (Dragon Wave) himself, but instead rushed straight towards Hanyan Rou.

Hanyan Rou, with her spear held in both hands, the tip of the spear flashing with cold light, dust rising beneath her feet, directly charged towards Tiannu.

Hao Long Po Jun (Dragon Breaks the Army)!

Hanyan Rou didn't dodge or avoid it, and just crashed into the Nian Long Bo (Dragon Wave).

Unreasonable...

At this moment, the Boundless qigong master player had only one thought in his mind.

She actually didn't dodge the attack of the Nian Long Bo (Dragon Wave)? That's too reckless! The Nian Long Bo (Dragon Wave) doesn't just deal damage; if it hits the opponent, it will also have negative effects of weakening attack power and attack speed!

Yes, the moment the Nian Long Bo (Dragon Wave) hit Hanyan Rou, these abnormal states took effect, but this Hao Long Po Jun (Dragon Breaks the Army) still stubbornly charged over.

Tiannu quickly retreated backwards.

Hanyan Rou, who had been hit by the Nian Long Bo (Dragon Wave), had a decreased impact speed and power of this Hao Long Po Jun (Dragon Breaks the Army). Tiannu jumped twice in a row, actually jumping out of the charging range of the Hao Long Po Jun (Dragon Breaks the Army). Who would have thought that Hanyan Rou's attack wouldn't stop there? The spear in her hand suddenly extended by several body lengths, also transforming into a dragon, and pounced directly at Tiannu.

Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars)!

After Hao Long Po Jun (Dragon Breaks the Army), she actually directly connected to a big move, Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars), without any pause in between. What kind of hand speed was this? What kind of timing mastery was this? Only by completing the operation of Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars) at the exact moment when Hao Long Po Jun (Dragon Breaks the Army) was just completed could such a seamless connection be achieved. A split second later, and the attack would be late; a split second earlier, and the Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars) simply couldn't be launched unless the Hao Long Po Jun (Dragon Breaks the Army) was forcibly canceled first.

"Not bad!"

Even Ye Xiu's eyes lit up at this operation. Of course, he wasn't frightened by the difficulty of this operation. For him, what he saw here was a significant improvement in Tang Rou. Ye Xiu had no doubts about Tang Rou's hand speed, and what Tang Rou had been trying to break through was to transform her absolute hand speed into operational hand speed, and also, the accuracy of this timing.

Hanyan Rou had just changed to a complete set of equipment, and her attributes were different from before. Tang Rou had only adapted for a day. And now, after being hit by the Nian Long Bo (Dragon Wave), her attributes changed again under the influence of the negative state. As a result, Tang Rou still grasped the rhythm of this skill connection under such continuous changes. If it wasn't a coincidence, it meant that Tang Rou's sensitivity to the attributes of the battle mage had reached a considerable level, and her mastery of this class had completely reached the level of the hall of fame.

At such a distance, even under the negative state of the Nian Long Bo (Dragon Wave), Tiannu was unable to dodge the Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars) and was severely caught.

Just when everyone had already imagined the scene of the final magic wave explosion of the Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars) in their minds, the attack of the Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars) suddenly stopped.

Forced cancellation!

At this time, the only person who could stop the attack of the Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars) was Tang Rou herself.

Tiannu, who was caught by the Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars), was suspended in mid-air. Seeing Hanyan Rou retract her battle spear, even he couldn't believe it was real.

"What's going on?" Chen Guo was shocked. She thought Tang Rou had made a mistake in her operation. But the Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars) had perfectly hit the opponent. What kind of operation could accidentally cancel this ultimate move again?

Who would have thought that she was so anxious, but when she looked at Ye Xiu, he continued to smile, with an expression of various gratifications on his face.

The Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars) was forcibly canceled, but Hanyan Rou's attack didn't stop. Bearing the negative state of the Nian Long Bo (Dragon Wave), Hanyan Rou took a step forward, and a Tiān Jī (Rising Strike) lifted Tiannu even higher. Then, Dragon Tooth, Bā Suì (Tyrannical Destruction), Tiān Jī (Rising Strike), Continuous Thrust, various battle mage Chī Huàn Xuàn Wén (Battle Mage Mana Crystals), attacks rolled on…

Chen Guo immediately understood.

The Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars) required a long time to finish its move. With Hanyan Rou's current situation, she wouldn't be able to connect to a combo after the Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars). So she simply gave up finishing the Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars) and forcibly canceled it. Although this lost part of the damage of the Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars), it utilized the grabbing effect of this move to briefly control Tiannu. Then, this series of combos could obviously earn more damage than a complete Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars). Moreover, in this continuous offensive that occupied the initiative, she could slowly digest the negative state of the Nian Long Bo (Dragon Wave). Otherwise, if she really finished a Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars), it would be enjoyable, but she wouldn't get any initiative. If she started a new duel with Tiannu, she would still be burdened with the negative state of the Nian Long Bo (Dragon Wave), which was obviously unfavorable.

In an instant, making such a judgment and not being reluctant to give up the great move damage of the Fu Long Xiang Tian (Hidden Dragon Soars), Chen Guo suddenly realized that Tang Rou was becoming more and more like a professional player, and her awareness had transcended her understanding.

So good…

Looking at Tang Rou, Chen Guo couldn't help but feel envious. She also hoped to have such might in Glory, but she knew that it was impossible to do so with her own conditions. She could only place all her expectations on this team. Seeing Tang Rou's growth, she also experienced the same gratification as Ye Xiu.

We must win!