Chapter 4 The Fourth Match

This was already the fourth match after Zhou Zekai's appearance. In the previous three matches, even when One Autumn Leaf was trapped in the powerful firepower net laid by Mu Yu Chengfeng, he hadn't seemed this passive.

It was he who had actively chosen to have One Autumn Leaf step into Mu Yu Chengfeng's firepower net.

It was he who had actively chosen to face Su Mucheng's powerful suppression without retreating, even maneuvering within the firepower net.

He himself had chosen the predicament; he demanded himself to break free from the predicament.

But this time, it wasn't!

In the chaotic situation, Fang Rui's meticulously planned schemes, his means of fully utilizing every mobilizable and exploitable resource upon discovering an opening, and his naturally occurring Wretched Style that others found too difficult to grasp, finally, Zhou Zekai was restrained. For the first time in the four matches, One Autumn Leaf was completely unable to choose, completely unable to escape the predicament, surrounded by attacks.

The Nenghu-Fluctuation Fist from Fang Rui's Sea No Measure.

The Destruction Slash from a Berserker NPC.

The Ghost Shadow Ensnarement from a Warlock NPC.

An unknown grenade thrown by an Explosives Expert NPC.

Acid Rain Ice from a Witch NPC's summoning.

Besides that, the Battle Mage NPC who had just missed with a Haolong-Destroys-the-Army was turning around, and numerous melee classes were charging over aggressively.

There were no openings, no way out, no choice but to eat this wave of attacks. And at this moment, the flames of the Fire Bird that had just swept through hadn't even completely subsided, and there were still scattered sparks drifting about.

In an instant, the sparks were swallowed up by the light and shadows of various attack skills, and along with them, One Autumn Leaf's figure disappeared. People could only feel his existence from his rapidly declining life bar.

The fighting strength of NPCs wasn't that strong, but they were numerous. When so many attacks converged at the same time, it was still terrifying. Neither Ye Xiu's duel with Sun Xiang, nor the round where Mo Fan triggered the ambush on top, had any character received so many attacks in such a short period of time.

The chaotic situation was fully utilized by Fang Rui. Relying on a firm restriction, he pushed One Autumn Leaf into such an abyss.

But Fang Rui didn't relax because of this.

Many NPC attacks were also aimed at his Sea No Measure. While maneuvering, he closely watched Zhou Zekai's actions.

This wave would give One Autumn Leaf a heavy blow, but it wouldn't be fatal. And the NPCs' attacks couldn't be as thorough and meticulous as the cooperation of the players. After this wave, there would definitely be openings, and Zhou Zekai would definitely find this opening. And what Fang Rui had to do at this time was to find a way to make up for the places where these NPCs' offensive rhythm was wrong.

Pa pa pa pa...

A series of sounds.

The One Autumn Leaf that ate this wave of attacks had indeed begun to respond quickly under Zhou Zekai's control. A spinning kick swept away the four melee NPCs who had approached. Then, the gunshots rang continuously, so densely that it was almost impossible to hear the time intervals. In this situation, Zhou Zekai didn't make any reservations and directly opened "Rapid Fire", shooting out bullets with maximum efficiency.

At the same time, Gun Fu!

In the rapid-fire state, using Gun Fu again, One Autumn Leaf's entire movement became extremely fast. Soon, the NPCs who had gathered around him were torn open, and then he saw Fang Rui's Sea No Measure.

As expected...

Zhou Zekai wasn't surprised. He had basically figured out Fang Rui's combat thinking in this round. He knew that if he wanted to get out of this predicament, the biggest obstacle was still Fang Rui. Just like in his previous round with Mo Fan, the NPC ambush that was triggered by Deception was under concentrated fire, but if you asked Mo Fan what made him the most uncomfortable, it would definitely be Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf.

Spiral Qi Punch!

Sea No Measure pushed his palm forward in a bow stance, and the Nenghu rushed up directly with his body. The gap that One Autumn Leaf had managed to tear open was instantly filled with rotating Nenghu.

One Autumn Leaf couldn't move forward anymore, but there was no other way behind, left, or right. Everywhere was filled with NPC attacks, so where else could he rush out?

So quickly, he was once again in a desperate situation with no other choice?

For many people, that was the case.

But for Zhou Zekai, it wasn't.

In the space that seemed already very narrow and with nowhere to escape, One Autumn Leaf stepped back, a third of a step.

But in that third of a step of space, One Autumn Leaf raised his gun and shot!

Bang!

The gunshot was loud, and the bullet looked quite large. And to be able to have a concept of the bullet's size visually, it was clear that this bullet wasn't flying very fast.

Stiffening Bullet!

A low-level skill for Explosives Experts, but the stiffening effect was so practical. Just like the absolute freeze of ice-based magic, it was an interruption and even a lock on all actions of the target.

So this skill had a lot of movement and was slow, obviously deliberately increasing the difficulty of hitting.

But at this time, snatching this skill out in the only third of a gap showed that the distance between the two sides was extremely close. No matter how slow the Stiffening Bullet was, it was only a moment to fly over this distance.

Zhou Zekai had once again done something that people thought was impossible, making people gnash their teeth in strength.

And the deliberate recognition of the Stiffening Bullet that was easy to identify also let Fang Rui know how troublesome this attack was.

Continuing the Spiral Qi Punch would only result in being interrupted by hitting the Stiffening Bullet. It was nothing to have the skill interrupted, but stiffening... To be stiffened in this chaotic situation where so many NPC attacks needed to be dealt with was a bit too scary.

Whether it succeeded or not, he had to dodge it!

Sea No Measure twisted to the side and lowered himself quickly. Fang Rui used all the operations that could be used to change his posture in an instant.

But it was useless.

The distance was too close, and the point that Zhou Zekai aimed at was too poisonous. Sea No Measure acted before being hit, but in the end, it only caused the bullet to deviate and not hit the point that Zhou Zekai was aiming at.

The stiffening effect didn't consider this. Sea No Measure's figure instantly solidified. Those NPC skills that were chasing after him couldn't be dodged anymore.

Zhou Zekai certainly wouldn't sympathize with him. Taking this opportunity, he wanted One Autumn Leaf to rush out from here, but unexpectedly, in the gap that Sea No Measure desperately twisted his body to avoid, a war scythe was swung.

Zhou Zekai was shocked and wanted to dodge, but the area controlled by the war scythe was too large. One Autumn Leaf, who had only had a third of a step of space before, had no space left to be squeezed by the NPC.

Hit! A talisman flew from the war scythe, flashing with a "Freeze" character, and immediately stuck to One Autumn Leaf. This was a forced hit after being hit by a Exorcist weapon with a talisman, and it was absolutely impossible to dodge.

And the "Freeze" character... Freezing Talisman...

One Autumn Leaf couldn't move. The only thing better than Sea No Measure was that he could still attack. But for a gunner, it was absolutely impossible to force back a close-quarters enemy with just attacks.

Fang Rui couldn't avoid Zhou Zekai's terrifying operation, and Zhou Zekai couldn't dodge Fang Rui's wretched tricks. At this time, the two faces reflected on the screen were both smiling helplessly.

The light and shadow of the attack instantly swallowed the two characters. Sea No Measure was in a stiffened state and couldn't make any movements. One Autumn Leaf was only frozen in place and could still attack. At this time, he was also stubbornly attacking and resisting his opponent, so that he could hold on for a little longer.

This type of control skill wouldn't last too long. But these short few seconds were extremely long for both of them.

Whoever could recover from the state first became a very crucial link.

Zhou Zekai knew that the effect of his Stiffening Bullet should be 4 seconds. After deducting the opponent's character's attributes and resistance effects of equipment, it should generally be at least 2-3 seconds.

And the NPC's Freezing Talisman effect wasn't the strongest. The final control time produced on One Autumn Leaf was 3 and a half seconds.

Sea No Measure should recover his actions one step ahead of his One Autumn Leaf, but One Autumn Leaf wasn't stiffened. He could attack, which could help him resist the Sea No Measure who recovered one step ahead. He only hoped that there wouldn't be any interference at that time. Zhou Zekai thought so. Being unable to move made him helpless against many attacks, so he could only gamble on luck.

1 second, 2 seconds...

Zhou Zekai closely watched Sea No Measure.

2 and a half seconds...

In less than 3 seconds, Sea No Measure recovered from the stiffened state!

Fang Rui obviously knew the key at this time. He even saw that the moment Sea No Measure recovered, One Autumn Leaf's muzzle had already turned towards him.

Fang Rui hurriedly made Sea No Measure shrink his body. At this moment, he was grateful for the NPCs around him. They were all his good partners and provided excellent cover.

Turning his palm, gathering Qi, Sea No Measure intended to blow One Autumn Leaf into the NPC pile with one blow. One Autumn Leaf's life was already running low. If he could give him such a blow at this time, he could basically lock in the victory.

However, Fang Rui, who was hiding in the NPC pile protecting Sea No Measure, didn't notice that Sea No Measure was still revealing a small gap in the crowd.

A very, very small gap, perhaps only enough for a bullet to fly through, passed through the figures of several NPCs and finally connected to the muzzle of One Autumn Leaf.

Bang!

The gun sounded.

Zhou Zekai saw the tiny gap. This was no longer a time to hesitate. He immediately operated One Autumn Leaf to aim and fire.

The bullet passed through the crowd.

If there was even a slight deviation, it could hit an NPC, and there would be no way to interrupt Sea No Measure's attack.

But in the end, there wasn't.

Puff!

Blood splattered. In the tiny gap, a bullet finally drilled in, just in time to interrupt Sea No Measure's attack, and also made him unable to avoid the NPC's strike at him.

Too smooth.

Next, One Autumn Leaf finally lifted the Freezing Talisman state, but in that instant, light appeared under his feet. A pillar of light rose up, and Zhou Zekai frantically tried to have One Autumn Leaf snatch out, but in the end, he was still hit by the pillar of light.

Six Star Light Prison!

An incantation attack from an NPC warlock.

If Zhou Zekai hadn't been paying attention to Fang Rui, if that tiny gap hadn't required his absolute concentration, perhaps he wouldn't have overlooked such a highly controlling attack. He would have had One Autumn Leaf send out a bullet to interrupt the NPC warlock's incantation.

As expected, if the match with this guy was too smooth, it was definitely not a good thing.

Zhou Zekai thought, One Autumn Leaf was once again helplessly swallowed by the attack, fell, and never stood up again.

Arena match, fifth round, Fang Rui wins!