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Amidst the continuous explosions and flames, Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf rolled.

He could see that the attacks weren't aimed at him, but many skills of Gunners and Elemental Mages were area-of-effect attacks. Even if they weren't aimed at him, they would still affect him when they landed and spread out. Zhou Zekai had to avoid them.

He was dodging, and Fang Rui's Boundless Sea was dodging even more. But seeing him calmly and methodically guide the attacks towards One Autumn Leaf, the observing pro players immediately understood that this was no accident. This must have been intentional on Fang Rui's part.

Trespassers die.

Just how would they die? Instant kill?

This setting hadn't been explained, and the previous battles hadn't tested it. But Fang Rui had allowed Boundless Sea to cross the line. This move was extremely bold, extremely risky. What if that line was a death trap, instantly killing anyone who crossed it? Then, this match would be an easy win for Samsara. Zhou Zekai would have expended even less energy than in the previous match. At least One Autumn Leaf had used some mana in the last round.

But that didn't happen. The NPCs were triggered as a result. They began chasing Boundless Sea, and Fang Rui's deliberate guidance of their attacks showed that he was prepared for this. In other words, this was the situation he had hoped for from the start.

In the player area, Wei Chen smiled triumphantly.

This was the conclusion he and Fang Rui had reached after analyzing and discussing. When Mo Fan's Deception triggered the ambush above, Fang Rui had already begun preparing for this match, pulling Wei Chen to analyze the "trespassers die" setting.

The setting wasn't automatically assigned by the system. It was assigned by the map designer, that is, the game planner of Glory.

Guessing this setting was like guessing the game designer's train of thought, guessing the logic that Glory had adhered to for over a decade.

In more than a decade, perhaps the staff of Glory had changed several times, but there were players who persisted for more than a decade. Wei Chen was one of them. His professional career was only two years, but he spent the rest of his time in the Glory online game, the online game that embodied the designers' ideas and the characteristics of Glory. He was even more familiar with the game than many of the game developers.

And Wei Chen deduced that the "trespassers die" was not an instant kill.

His reasoning was simple. He didn't see any devices or props within the restricted area that could create an instant kill, and Glory consistently followed the logic of behavior. If it was an instant kill upon crossing the line, there should be a normal way to kill. Even if lightning suddenly struck from the sky, there should be a way to trigger it, rather than simply adding a setting.

This wasn't a conclusion that only Wei Chen could make, but not many people dared to be as confident as him.

This was the decisive game of the Glory Finals. If this deduction was wrong, if an instant kill occurred, Fang Rui's Boundless Sea would be instantly killed, and all of Happy's efforts throughout the season could be ruined in an instant.

The consequences of a wrong judgment were too terrible. How many people dared to bear such consequences?

Wei Chen dared!

He was just making a judgment, but at this moment, he was like the captain who led Blue Rain in the past. He was a person with the courage and confidence to shoulder everything.

"That's how it is." He told Fang Rui with certainty on the sidelines.

So Fang Rui entered the arena, and at that moment, he took that step, entrusting Boundless Sea's life and death entirely to Wei Chen's judgment.

The judgment was correct!

There was no instant kill, but the pursuit of the NPCs that spawned.

This was a logical deduction, and that was what Fang Rui wanted.

Then, there was the current scene. The NPCs spawned, but the attacks were aimed at Boundless Sea. However, at this moment, Zhou Zekai also became constrained.

The situation he faced was extremely similar to the first match between Ye Xiu and Sun Xiang. The only difference was that in that match, it was Samsara who was bitten by the NPCs, while in this match, it was Happy. In that match, Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf being bitten was passive, while Fang Rui's Boundless Sea being bitten was intentional.

What was the purpose of deliberately causing this? Wouldn't this be the same as Mo Fan in the previous match, facing a joint attack from the NPCs and Zhou Zekai?

Those who could think of this could quickly see the difference.

In the previous match, Mo Fan triggered the ambush on the summit. Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf could attack freely without hitting those ambushing soldiers.

But in this round, the NPCs that rushed out were on the same level as them. When Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf attacked Fang Rui's Boundless Sea, with a casual dodge, the bullets would hit the NPCs, and the NPCs would immediately treat him as a key target.

So in this round, it was impossible for Zhou Zekai to form a joint attack with the NPCs.

How should he handle it?

At the thought of this problem, everyone couldn't help but recall the scene from the first round of the individual competition. It had just happened, and it was still fresh in their minds.

In that match, Ye Xiu didn't want to attract the NPCs' attacks, so he had Lord Grim climb onto the mountain wall and watch without worry. As a result, Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf directly triggered a full stage of Fighting Spirit in the chaotic battle with the NPCs, and filled up all five types of elemental enhancements, reaching the peak of combat power, and then... then there was no need to consider what happened next. At least everyone knew that the NPCs' encirclement wasn't enough to cause devastating trouble to a pro player. Assuming Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf continued to watch from the sidelines, the result would be that Fang Rui's Boundless Sea would clear all these NPCs. Although he wouldn't die, he would suffer some consumption. Then Zhou Zekai could take it easy.

And if he didn't do this, then he would naturally attack. If he attacked, it would definitely attract the NPCs' attacks. Then, the two of them would have to fight to the death in the encirclement of the NPCs.

How one sees it, the first option is more advantageous. A Qi Master won't become more and more fierce as they fight like a Battle Mage.

It seemed to be a rather simple multiple-choice question, but at this moment, Zhou Zekai, who had always been resolute and decisive, revealed a trace of hesitation. His control over One Autumn Leaf didn't seem to have made up his mind, and he seemed to be wavering between the two options.

"Zhou Zekai seems a little unsure. What is he hesitating about?" Commentator Pan Lin said what everyone wanted to know.

"Hehe." Li Yibo smiled and said, "At this time, of course, the best strategy is to avoid the battle and watch Fang Rui be consumed, but don't forget Zhou Zekai's attitude in the competition all along! Forward, forward, and forward again; attack, attack, and constant attacks. Now suddenly starting to avoid, this momentum will fall."

"So, Fang Rui saw that Zhou Zekai couldn't retreat, so he forced him into a melee with himself?" Pan Lin said.

"It seems to be like this." Li Yibo smiled.

"In this case, Fang Rui thinks that this kind of melee is beneficial to him?" Pan Lin asked again.

"Ah?" Li Yibo was obviously stunned for a moment.

A melee is more beneficial to Fang Rui? He hadn't even had time to think about this question, but now after a slight thought, he immediately discovered: "Yes, a melee is more beneficial to Fang Rui. Because Zhou Zekai's class is Sharpshooter!"

A Sharpshooter is a ranged attacker. Attacks not only need to see the target's field of vision, but also need enough space and trajectory for the bullet to fly. In such a large-scale melee, it is too difficult for a Sharpshooter to focus fire on one target. Finding a field of vision and finding a shooting trajectory require too much work. Even Zhou Zekai's combat power will inevitably decline in such an environment.

No wonder he had to fight a quick battle every round.

No wonder he rushed so resolutely and decisively every round.

This was not only to boost Samsara's morale, but also because in this map, a protracted battle was unfavorable to Sharpshooters. Because the event refresh of this map would bring such a chaotic situation.

At this moment, Li Yibo truly completely understood Zhou Zekai's train of thought.

Chaos is unfavorable to Sharpshooters. This is a very basic judgment of the situation. But when looking at Zhou Zekai, many people probably ignored this point, because he was too strong, so strong that people felt that this too basic judgment of the situation was not a problem for the godlike him at all. But Zhou Zekai himself didn't think so. He had powerful strength, but he was not arrogant at all. He was resolute and decisive, fighting with a murderous aura, carefully protecting his own shortcomings on this map in his invincible offensive.

So his current hesitation is not only because of whether to stick to that momentum, but also because Fang Rui's means are to expose his shortcomings.

Too many people have ignored this simple situation that is unfavorable to Sharpshooters, but Zhou Zekai himself realized it. And now, his opponent Fang Rui also thought of it. He used such a risky method to summon the NPCs in advance. In Fang Rui's mind, these NPCs who were focusing their attacks on him were probably not enemies at all, but helpers.

"Don't run! You have so many helpers, what are you afraid of?" Dealing with the attacks of so many NPCs was not that leisurely, but it was still possible to seize the opportunity to say some trash talk. How could Fang Rui miss such an opportunity? He quickly said something when he had the chance. He understood Zhou Zekai. He must be very clear about the current situation. This kind of instigation would not work on Zhou Zekai. But he knew that there were many ordinary viewers in the audience who didn't understand the situation. In their opinion, the situation was just as he described. In this case, Zhou Zekai running away was certainly not very manly. Being able to ruin this guy's image like this, Fang Rui immediately felt that this trash talk was still quite motivated.

"Can't run." Unexpectedly, Zhou Zekai actually replied to Fang Rui, perhaps because One Autumn Leaf was completely within the safe range at this time, and he had basically nothing to do.

This was the usual him, only doing and not saying.

He was just watching Fang Rui being consumed steadily. This was the best strategy in everyone's mind. He was not considering Fang Rui's trash talk at all. But he understood Fang Rui, a classmate of the same class. When Fang Rui let Boundless Sea step on these NPCs, he quickly understood Fang Rui's intention.

Fang Rui would not just fight the NPCs for him to watch. He would "lead" these NPCs to surround himself. He had been avoiding and avoiding all the time, but where could he avoid in the end? Ye Xiu's Lord Grim could hide safely on the mountain wall at that time because he had the means of a Ninja. His actions on the mountain wall were far more free than ordinary classes, and Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf was a melee class. What about now? His One Autumn Leaf could only rely on jumping on the mountain wall, which was very limited. The flying gun operation was also very limited. If the bullets landed on the NPCs, they would be attracted to hatred. In addition, Fang Rui's Qi Master had far more means to attack the target on the mountain wall than a Battle Mage. So this was different from that time. Ye Xiu's Lord Grim could hide safely. It was basically impossible for his One Autumn Leaf to hide on the mountain wall like that.

So in the end, he would retreat all the way, the limit being the restricted area on the other side of the canyon. When there was no way to retreat, he would still be surrounded by this chaos, and he would still have to fight Fang Rui in this chaos. And at that time, how much consumption could these NPCs cause to Fang Rui?

Zhou Zekai took a few glances. Fang Rui's Boundless Sea was walking cleverly in the chaos, and there were not many attacks. Prioritizing life and prioritizing movement was to bring these NPCs to himself. Perhaps even if he rushed to the restricted area on the other side, he would not have too much loss.

"Don't run if you dare!" Fang Rui shouted again at this time.

This time Zhou Zekai did not respond with a message, but One Autumn Leaf rushed back.

This was his consistent style, only doing and not saying.