Chapter 1 Under Pressure

Under such circumstances, directly chasing would easily lead to an ambush. When other options are available, they are always prioritized.

Jump up!

Wu Qi didn't have time to think too much and made a quick decision. Although flanking was the safest option, even allowing for a counter-ambush, it meant his opponent would be out of his sight for too long, relying entirely on guesswork. While flanking, the opponent could suddenly change course or even retreat along the same path.

Sky Leap!

An assassin's unique skill allows the character to perform a second jump in mid-air, easily clearing the sloping, sunken obstacle in front of them. But when Cruel Silence jumped into the air and his vision rose, Wu Qi was a little dumbfounded.

The building didn't have a roof.

Wu Qi quickly controlled Cruel Silence to wave his daggers in the air. This kind of action in mid-air could affect the character's posture, but it was never as effective as some skills or the recoil of gun-type attacks. Cruel Silence struggled in mid-air, but ultimately failed to step on the edge, jumping over a wall just like that.

Of course, there was no damage from this, but this up-and-down movement wasted a little bit of time for nothing.

Perhaps, at the other end, a ghost array was waiting for him.

Wu Qi sighed inwardly, but his actions didn't stop. Cruel Silence, having just landed, immediately started running and jumping.

Cruel Silence had now landed inside the building and could see where the roof was incomplete and where there were footholds. Sky Leap was a passive skill, so there was no cooldown. Cruel Silence jumped again, rising and falling, landing on the roof.

Jump again!

Not rushing out, nor moving forward, this jump was just a jump in place.

The previous mistake was mainly due to a lack of understanding of the random map, but it could also be said that Wu Qi hadn't considered it thoroughly enough. Having suffered a small loss, Wu Qi became more cautious. He didn't dare let Cruel Silence jump down directly, or even let Cruel Silence get close to the edge, fearing that he might step into Inch of Gray's ghost array.

Standing in place and looking up, raising his view, Wu Qi immediately saw Inch of Gray below.

Inch of Gray was indeed chanting. Just as he jumped up and looked over, the chanting was completed. Ghost power seeped out and flowed down from the Snow Pattern in Inch of Gray's hand...

Fortunately, he hadn't taken that step. Wu Qi was relieved, but when he saw the final ghost power gathering and forming an array, Wu Qi was stunned.

The position of this ghost array, if it was meant to ambush him, was placed a little too far off, wasn't it?

Yes, it was too far off.

Some of the professional players watching the battle had already pointed it out.

"Because his purpose isn't to attack," said Li Xuan.

Following this line of thought, those players who thought it was "too far off" immediately realized.

Yes, not to attack.

This ghost array wasn't intended to ambush Cruel Silence, who might catch up or appear from the roof. The target of this ghost array was defense.

Qiao Yifan certainly saw Cruel Silence jumping in mid-air above, scouting him, but at this time, the ghost array had already finished chanting, making it impossible to interrupt. This made him breathe a sigh of relief. After releasing the ghost array, he ignored Cruel Silence. Inch of Gray simply left on his own.

Of course, Wu Qi wanted to chase, but as soon as this thought arose, he immediately realized how disgusting the ghost array that Inch of Gray had just released was.

Inch of Gray wasn't far from his Cruel Silence, but with this ghost array, he suddenly felt a sense of being far away. If he chased, Cruel Silence would have to go around one side of the ghost array. Compared to this, how lovely were the obstacles of the somewhat dilapidated roof.

Even so, Wu Qi didn't hesitate or waver at all. Cruel Silence continued to chase, bypassing the ghost array. Seeing that Inch of Gray was pulling away from him again, he still chased honestly.

As a result, Inch of Gray started chanting another ghost array.

Most of the professional players watching the match from the sidelines had already realized what Qiao Yifan was trying to do.

He was very down-to-earth and wasn't carried away by the slight initiative he had gained from his previous plan. Although he had a good opportunity to counterattack Wu Qi, he didn't do so, because from the beginning, his intention was very firm.

He wanted to return to the whole.

The greatest role of a formation ghost is in group battles. Restricting opponents, enhancing one's own team, and maximizing the capabilities of the formation ghost are only possible in team battles. The entire Xing Xin team needed his combat power far more than he did personally.

So even if he had the opportunity, he didn't intend to compete with Wu Qi. He was just seizing this opportunity to quickly join up with his teammates, wanting to contribute his strength to the whole team as soon as possible.

Therefore, the released ghost arrays were not for attack, but for defense, only for cover.

Of course, if Wu Qi ignored the ghost array he released and allowed Inch of Gray to step on it, Qiao Yifan wouldn't mind giving him a heavy blow. But Wu Qi was obviously not brain-dead to that extent.

His Cruel Silence simply went around those ghost arrays obediently. The Samsara fans hoped that he could have some kind of explosion, some kind of miraculous action, to suddenly break through the obstruction of the ghost arrays set up by Qiao Yifan. But no. Wu Qi seemed to be completely cooperating with Qiao Yifan's thinking, never fully sticking to him again.

Using the terrain and well-timed ghost arrays, Qiao Yifan's Inch of Gray smoothly rejoined the battle on this side.

The professional players applauded.

Qiao Yifan's use of terrain and ghost arrays during this journey was naturally admirable, but what everyone had just appreciated was his clear sense of teamwork. He didn't get carried away. He was clear from the beginning about his meaning in this team. He schemed and calculated, just to return and act as a green leaf to assist the whole team.

As a young man, this was really too rare.

The professional players clapped while also involuntarily turning to look at the expressions of the Tiny Herb players.

The expressions of the Tiny Herb players were somewhat unnatural. Whenever Qiao Yifan had an eye-catching performance, they would be surrounded like pandas. At this time, they could only look at their captain, because their captain was always calm and indifferent.

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But this time, they found that Wang Jiexi's expression wasn't very natural either, but rather serious.

Even the captain was starting to regret letting Qiao Yifan go? The Tiny Herb members looked at each other, especially the ghost swordsman player Zhou Huabai, who was the most concerned about this issue. However, Wang Jiexi had previously dispelled his doubts. But now, seeing Wang Jiexi's expression, his mood couldn't help but become heavy again.

"Captain," Xu Bin called out to Wang Jiexi in a low voice. He had joined Tiny Herb after Qiao Yifan left, so he didn't have the same emotions as the other Tiny Herb members. But he fully understood that Qiao Yifan's outstanding performance at this time made Tiny Herb a little embarrassed. However, because Wang Jiexi was unaffected, this negative emotion didn't have a significant impact. But now that even Wang Jiexi was somewhat moved, the impact on the whole team was hard to estimate, especially Zhou Huabai, whose psychological burden must be immense.

"Pay attention to the match," Wang Jiexi said.

The match?

The Tiny Herb members were stunned.

So the captain wasn't concerned about Qiao Yifan. Was he aware that something was about to happen on the field?

The situation on the field was currently somewhat chaotic.

Previously, Jiang Botao had erupted, and Wulang had continuously released Wave Sword, strengthening the attack, intending to create an opportunity for Du Ming to get close to Mu Yu Chengfeng.

But with Samsara providing cover like this, it wasn't as if Xing Xin had no one to support Su Mucheng.

Ye Xiu's Lord Grim forcibly switched targets, attempting to intercept. Although Du Ming dodged lightly, Baozi Invasion suddenly threw a brick.

Yes, suddenly!

Anyone watching could see that Baozi Invasion was focused on attacking One Autumn Leaf. If he wanted to switch targets to provide support, he shouldn't have done it at that awkward time. Switching targets earlier to block would have allowed him to coordinate with Ye Xiu, and they might have been able to stop Du Ming's Wushuang Gouyue.

But he didn't.

He threw a brick out of the blue at a time when everyone thought nothing would happen.

Du Ming really didn't notice, not at all.

Fortunately, Samsara had plenty of people. Someone saw it, someone reminded him.

Remind, then react, then operate.

This Brick Barrage was still avoided. It was clear that Baozi's attack really wasn't timed well, and the threat was very limited.

But the entire Samsara team was startled.

Baozi's action was like you were taking a higher mathematics exam with super difficult questions, but suddenly a four-operation mixture appeared.

Normally, such a question shouldn't appear in a high-level exam, and no candidate would be prepared for such a question.

This question didn't stump the candidates, but it was enough to surprise them.

However, after being surprised during the exam, you should answer the question steadily. But now it was the competition field, and if you were surprised, the brick might hit you on the head.

Du Ming was like that just now. He hadn't thought that Baozi would suddenly give him such a question. Because it was unnecessary! Baozi Invasion's position at that time posed no threat to him. You doing this was either because you are too amateur or you think I'm too amateur and easy to bully?

As a result, he didn't know if Baozi was amateur or if he thought someone was amateur, but the brick came anyway. If it wasn't for Zhou Zekai's quick reminder, it would have been hard to say. At that time, it was a chaotic battle, with various attacks and skill sounds, and it was very possible that Du Ming wouldn't have noticed the sound of the wind coming from behind.

As a result, this shock really caused a delay. Ye Xiu's Lord Grim was initially unable to catch up, but this delay allowed him to close in.

Du Ming couldn't care about sticking to Mu Yu Chengfeng or settling scores with Baozi. He quickly went to parry Lord Grim.

With him being entangled, Jiang Botao was also in trouble. He frantically used Wave Sword in succession, but Du Ming's Wushuang Gouyue didn't come up, which was the same as exposing a flaw. Mu Yu Chengfeng's cannons, covering all sides, were pointing at him. Fortunately, Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf turned his firepower to this side, covering Wulang.

At this time, Qiao Yifan's Inch of Gray finally rushed back, which would undoubtedly add new variables.

However, Qiao Yifan, a formation ghost, with such a strong control-type support participating in the group battle, this was definitely good news for Xing Xin!

The side supporting Xing Xin had their eyes light up at this moment.

The professional players on the sidelines also saw it that way. They deeply appreciated the value of a formation ghost in a group battle. Moreover, Qiao Yifan had an excellent overall view and a strong sense of teamwork. With him joining, Xing Xin would be like a tiger with wings.

"Whether or not they can盯死Qiao Yifan's Inch of Gray is the key to victory," Li Xuan asserted. Of course, this might be out of the fact that they were both formation ghosts, so he had to emphasize the status of formation ghosts. At least when he made such a conclusion, there were many people who showed an indifferent expression.

"Whether Xing Xin can protect Inch of Gray well is also the key," someone said.

"Isn't it the same thing!" Li Xuan said. Samsara was trying to interrupt in every possible way, and Xing Xin was naturally trying to cover in every possible way. There was no need to say more.

And the reactions of both sides were really quick. Baozi Invasion this time didn't seem inexplicable, but was very clear, suddenly attacking Du Ming's Wushuang Gouyue. And Ye Xiu's Lord Grim was like completing a relay, suddenly retreating and rushing towards Inch of Gray.

One Autumn Leaf's dual guns fired in separate directions, one gun continuing to cover Wulang, and one gun shooting at Inch of Gray.

Lord Grim's Myriad Manifestations Umbrella opened, protecting with its shield. Qiao Yifan acted as if he knew he would be protected, and Inch of Gray had already begun chanting.

Before Samsara could find an angle to interrupt again, this ghost array had already been released.

Blade Formation! Increases the power and intelligence of the team.

Xing Xin's combat power immediately rose to a higher level, and this was just the beginning. Samsara had begun to become passive because of Qiao Yifan's return. They had to limit Inch of Gray.