Chapter 132 The Next One

Won?

Lost?

The two on the stage were both a little confused.

Lu Boyuan had confidently taken the stage, but the course of the match was completely different from what he had expected. He had never imagined experiencing such a match. He had won. Hai Wu Liang's twenty-two percent of health had finally been cleared, but his intuition told him that Hai Wu Liang would flip over in the next second, that in the next second, he would be darting through the chaotic NPC pile, that in the next second, a skill would strike his Yunshan Luan out of nowhere.

He was still on full alert until the words "Glory" flashed, until the perspective had changed and began to show Yunshan Luan's heroic poses and movements after his victory.

This was supposed to be a moment of pride and honor for a player. But at this moment, Lu Boyuan didn't feel that way at all. He couldn't even describe his current mood. He just watched the screen as his Yunshan Luan, having struck a victorious pose, finally exited the match screen and began waiting for his next opponent.

Won.

Time for the next one.

Only then did Lu Boyuan suddenly have this feeling, suddenly feel that this victory was real.

Next!

Lu Boyuan knew that he should shift his attention to the next match, but his mind couldn't stop. The images of the last match kept spinning in his head. Fang Rui's Hai Wu Liang seemed about to roll again...

Hai Wu Liang, of course, could no longer roll. Fang Rui stared at the gray and white world after his character's death, stunned for a few seconds, and finally stood up.

He walked out of the player booth. The venue seemed quiet. He looked at the electronic screen: Lu Boyuan wins, Fang Rui loses.

In the end, he still lost.

Fang Rui lowered his head and walked off the stage silently.

The venue was quiet, and he was also quiet. This was not his usual style. He was usually triumphant after a victory and would put on a "I, a wise man, must have overlooked something" look after a loss.

What's more, his performance today couldn't be described as a loss at all. He ultimately lost to Lu Boyuan, but before that, he had defeated Zhou Zekai, sniped the unstoppable momentum of Samsara. This one victory alone was of extraordinary significance. Moreover, in the next battle, he used Hai Wu Liang's fifty-three percent of health to consume eighty-four percent of Yunshan Luan's health.

Even if people didn't see much to think about in the process, everyone clearly saw one thing: persistence, persistence in victory.

Fang Rui, that despicable guy, single-mindedly pursued victory. The match he played wasn't pretty, and there weren't many pleasing moments, but this persistence and pursuit went straight to the heart.

It was just a pity that in the end, his persistence came to an abrupt halt in Lu Boyuan's sudden burst. Everyone at this time, like Lu Boyuan in the player booth, couldn't recover, their minds filled with Hai Wu Liang's posture of rolling and darting through the NPC pile. Not pretty, but unforgettable.

Fang Rui walked back to the Xingxin player bench in silence. The others gathered around him. He forced a smile. He actually wanted to be as carefree as usual, but after walking this stretch of road, he suddenly felt that he didn't even have the spirit to be despicable anymore.

Fang Rui sat back in his seat, stretched out his legs, and spread out his arms. Chen Guo handed him a towel, which he directly covered his face with as he leaned back in his chair.

It's over...

It seems like he really doesn't have any competitive spirit left.

He had used everything he had, but why was he still so unwilling?

What effort guarantees no regrets? That's just a lie, isn't it? He still wanted to continue to work hard, there was still the team competition to play!

The towel was cold, but Fang Rui felt that his eyes were covered and getting hot.

Ding ding ding...

Suddenly, a text message notification sounded. Fang Rui could tell it was his own. He really didn't feel like looking at it, but his teammates were right next to him. Fang Rui still didn't want everyone to realize he was too abnormal. He couldn't play in the team competition, but not being able to play and not being sent to play were two different things.

Fang Rui took off the towel with one hand, wiping his face in the process, and picked up his phone with the other.

"It's not over yet. The match isn't, and neither are you."

Lin Jingyan.

This guy...

Fang Rui was stunned. He didn't immediately look for Lin Jingyan, because he knew that even if this guy had retired, he wouldn't let Glory leave his sight. This match, no matter which corner of the world he was in, he would definitely be watching.

But, that's all.

Because for him, it was a real farewell to all of this. For him, it was truly over.

He had no reason to talk about "ending" at all!

Because the match was still going on, and his career would continue.

Fang Rui turned his head. He saw Tang Rou walking towards the arena. She was the last player for Xingxin, and Samsara still had three players, including Lu Boyuan.

"Looks like we can only rely on an Ace to take out three now." Fang Rui muttered.

"Yes, that's the only way." Ye Xiu crossed his arms and said with a straight face.

As a professional player, one shouldn't expect an Ace to take out three from a rational point of view. They couldn't treat an Ace taking out three as a condition for achieving victory.

But at this time, the Xingxin players had this firm belief. They didn't even hide their expectations in front of Tang Rou, because they knew that this girl wouldn't be hindered by pressure. If there was one person among Xingxin's remaining players who could complete an Ace to take out three, it would definitely be her.

Stepping onto the stage, Tang Rou took a deep breath.

An Ace to take out three?

She was relentlessly criticized for a season because of this.

She was also embarrassed about her recklessness back then, but no matter what, the more difficult something was, the more she wanted to accomplish it. That was her true nature. An Ace to take out three was always a challenge she looked forward to completing, but the team's victory always came first. And now, the team's victory was closely linked to whether or not she could achieve an Ace to take out three. This overlap made Tang Rou even more high-spirited.

擂台赛第七局，兴欣第五顺位选手唐柔，对轮回第三顺位吕泊远。

The seventh match of the individual competition, Xingxin's fifth player, Tang Rou, against Samsara's third player, Lu Boyuan.

比赛开始。

The match begins.

唐柔的寒烟柔立即直冲向前。

Tang Rou's Han Yanrou immediately charged forward.

她一贯的风格本就偏好如此，而现在吕泊远的云山乱更是只有百分之十六的生命，那就更没有理由拖延或是回避了。

Her consistent style favored this, and now that Lu Boyuan's Yunshan Luan only had sixteen percent of health left, there was even less reason to delay or evade.

吕泊远这时总算也从上一场比赛中走了出来。

Lu Boyuan had finally emerged from the previous match.

唐柔，寒烟柔。

Tang Rou, Han Yanrou.

他看到了他接下来的对手，这不是一个值得意外的遭遇，在兴欣先后上阵的四人后，由唐柔来把守第五顺位，这是一个意料中的安排。

He saw his next opponent. This was not an unexpected encounter. After Xingxin's four consecutive players, it was an expected arrangement for Tang Rou to guard the fifth spot.

而唐柔的风格是那样的明显，她上场来，想击倒绝不仅仅是眼下的对手，接下来，再接下来，再再接下来，她的目标，恐怕永远是通杀。

Tang Rou's style was so obvious. When she came on stage, she wanted to defeat not only the current opponent, but also the next, and the next, and the next. Her goal was probably always to sweep them all.

一挑三，这是她昔日放下的狂言，因为没能实现而声名狼藉。

An Ace to take out three, this was her arrogant claim from the past, and she was notorious for not being able to achieve it.

而眼下，一个为了胜利就需要一挑三的场面摆在了她面前。

And now, a situation where she needed an Ace to take out three for victory was placed before her.

她一定很兴奋！

She must be very excited!

吕泊远可以想象到这一点。

Lu Boyuan could imagine that.

因为他们这些职业选手都看得出来，这姑娘对一挑三发起的冲击，并不是想要证明自己如何强大，她只是单纯地喜欢这种挑战而已。那只是在常规赛，擂台赛只有三个对手，只有一挑三这种事。如果常规赛的擂台赛就有五个对手的话，这姑娘喊出一挑五大家都不会觉得太奇怪。

Because these professional players could see that this girl's attack on the Ace to take out three was not to prove how powerful she was, she simply liked this kind of challenge. That was only in the regular season. The individual competition only had three opponents, only the Ace to take out three. If the regular season's individual competition had five opponents, no one would find it strange if this girl shouted an Ace to take out five.

很多人看来这是脑残，也有很多人觉得这是一种真诚的勇气。

Many people thought this was idiotic, and many people thought it was a sincere courage.

一挑三，一挑五，这些被看来极其困难，甚至完全不可能的事，可是却又会是每一位职业选手做梦或是幻想过的事。

An Ace to take out three, an Ace to take out five, these things that seemed extremely difficult, even completely impossible, were things that every professional player dreamed or fantasized about.

只不过他们都只是想想，而不会对此有所执念。而唐柔，却是将这当成是一种挑战，努力要去实现。

But they just thought about it and wouldn't be obsessed with it. Tang Rou, however, regarded this as a challenge and tried to achieve it.

只是现在，她会为了战队的胜利，用更负责任的方式去实现，而不是之前那样立下一个草率的誓言来为之奋斗。

Only now, for the sake of the team's victory, she would achieve it in a more responsible way, rather than making a rash vow to fight for it as before.

一挑三！

An Ace to take out three!

这一刻，唐柔完全没有去想自己昔日的那个誓言，所想的，只是胜利！

At this moment, Tang Rou didn't think about her old vow at all. All she thought about was victory!

为了胜利，寒烟柔冲出。

For victory, Han Yanrou charged out.