The Fire Bird, a level 75 ultimate skill for Elementalists. These NPCs generally had ordinary combat abilities, and the power of their skills was naturally limited, but the Fire Bird possessed all the strengths it should have.

The cluster of flames at the top of the staff spread its wings as it flew, instantly erupting with the force of a prairie fire.

Too close for comfort, the Fire Bird was slow to chant, but its attack was anything but. In an instant, Zhou Zekai's vision was filled with red, burning and flickering. In a flash, One Autumn Leaf was just a figure engulfed in flames.

One Autumn Leaf couldn't dodge the attack, but that didn't mean Zhou Zekai had no response. Everyone could clearly see a raising knee in the figure amidst the flames.

Ordinary viewers, unsure of what was happening, thought One Autumn Leaf was trying to dodge, but he was hit by the Fire Bird the moment he took a step. However, the pro players, seeing One Autumn Leaf’s steady stance in the flames, knew it wasn’t a step, but a knee strike.

A low-level skill effective only in close combat, but for a Sharpshooter, a class that rarely chose close-quarters fighting, it was a crucial skill. Even Gunners, Launchers, and Machinists, the other three gun-wielding classes, wouldn't forgo learning it.

Because this skill granted a momentary state of super armor when used.

The duration of this effect was not explicitly stated. Glory had many skills with hidden properties that weren't directly disclosed in the skill descriptions. However, Knee Strike, a skill as old as the game itself, had long been thoroughly mastered by players, especially pro players.

Especially for a gun-wielding player, accurately grasping this moment of super armor was very important.

In Glory, skill usage didn't have a "global cooldown." In theory, if you were fast enough, you could cast ten skills simultaneously.

Of course, that was just in theory. Glory didn't have a "global cooldown," but it had other judgment methods, such as preventing conflicting character actions. So, even without a "global cooldown," the number of skills that could be cast simultaneously wasn't that many.

Knee Strike was a highly compatible skill. Its movement was just a knee thrust, which didn't conflict with the gunner's posture of raising their arm to hold and fire the gun. In addition, Knee Strike was a low-level skill with a short cooldown, so using its super armor to ensure the smooth execution of other skills was a common technique for gunners. This technique became a superstition among players, who wanted to use every skill with Knee Strike, making gunners look like one-legged people for a while.

Fortunately, players later discovered that this technique wasn't as simple as it seemed. First, the hand speed required to cast two skills simultaneously had to be considerable. Second, the super armor effect of Knee Strike was actually quite brief. To actually use this super armor, one had to have considerable judgment and precise control. Players only stayed at the level of preventing problems before they occurred, trying their luck.

As a result, it often missed, and they often deformed their simple skill movements due to excessive operation. Later, players finally stopped blindly believing and weighed their options before using it.

Zhou Zekai's level was naturally beyond doubt. When he couldn't dodge, he used the Knee Strike technique that had been circulating in the gunner class for over a decade. However, the super armor of Knee Strike was too short, and the Fire Bird's attack had plenty of impact. It was impossible to completely resist the impact of a Fire Bird with it, but at least Zhou Zekai grasped the most efficient moment, which was the instant the Fire Bird's impact was released.

Flames engulfed him, and One Autumn Leaf's knee remained still, but only for an instant. The super armor effect disappeared, and the remaining force of the Fire Bird's sweep was still there, but One Autumn Leaf could eliminate this impact with a reasonable step back.

Until now, many people still thought the NPC’s Fire Bird wasn’t powerful enough, which was why it didn’t directly blow One Autumn Leaf away. They completely ignored the situation that Zhou Zekai had salvaged with a precise operation at that moment.

What a pain!

Over here, Fang Rui could see clearly and was muttering to himself. This was a chance he had waited for a long time to get. One Autumn Leaf had finally established aggro and was hit by the Fire Bird, but it was still far from what Fang Rui had hoped for. He had originally hoped that this Fire Bird would directly blow One Autumn Leaf away, and the NPCs whose aggro had shifted to One Autumn Leaf would take the opportunity to attack. If he added some sabotage from the side, it would be perfect if they could take him away in one wave.

As a result, it was far from the perfect situation he had hoped for.

Zhou Zekai's One Autumn Leaf wasn't blown away. After taking a few steps back, he stood firm in the Fire Bird's sweep. His dual guns were still held straight, and he was going to continue his offensive.

Qi Through the Rainbow!

But Haikun's attack came even faster.

This scene didn't match the perfection that Fang Rui had hoped for, but he also admitted that this was actually the scene he had foreseen. It wasn't so easy to break Zhou Zekai and take him away in one wave. He was just thinking about it.

One Autumn Leaf was still surrounded by the embers left by the Fire Bird, which didn't do much damage but made his figure appear brighter and darker. A Qi Through the Rainbow came straight down at this moment.

Dodge!

One Autumn Leaf, who had just been baptized by the Fire Bird, was already in action without any pause. From the beginning, Zhou Zekai's counterattack wasn't about fixed-point shooting, but about moving and positioning. At this moment, he dodged the Qi Through the Rainbow while starting his counterattack, all in one smooth motion.

Bang bang bang!

The gunshots and the counterattack were no slower than Haikun’s Qi Through the Rainbow.

Haikun immediately slapped the Elementalist next to him, causing him to spin around. A meat shield was immediately placed in front of him and was sprayed with blood and flesh by One Autumn Leaf.

This wasn't Zhou Zekai's target. One Autumn Leaf continued to move sideways to get a better view, but Haikun had already flashed out from the other side.

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Spirit Dragon Wave!

The condensed spirit energy formed a dragon that flew out, full of killing intent. The spirit energy, which was a bit slower than bullets, had already pounced in front of One Autumn Leaf with that bit of time difference.

One Autumn Leaf hurriedly dodged to the side, but the Spirit Dragon Wave could be controlled. Zhou Zekai knew it wouldn't be easy to get rid of it, so the key was to interrupt the skill from the root.

He raised his gun and aimed, but an NPC suddenly rushed out from somewhere and happened to block between One Autumn Leaf and Haikun, completely blocking his shooting route.

Zhou Zekai had no choice but to move One Autumn Leaf two more steps, but the Spirit Dragon Wave didn't directly chase One Autumn Leaf. Instead, it suddenly flipped its dragon head and turned back in front of him, blocking his aiming view again.

Spirit energy didn't have a color, but when more skills were condensed, they became thick like clouds and fog, and even gathered together, creating a tangible blocking effect.

But when Zhou Zekai saw Fang Rui using it like this, he immediately felt that something was wrong. It was too exaggerated to just block his view. This time, it was probably to cover up an NPC's attack, right?

So the NPC who had just intruded between the two appeared in Zhou Zekai's mind. He still remembered the direction the NPC had rushed out from. It was indeed towards him, but what class was it?

Battle Mage!

Soaring Dragon Break!

The Spirit Dragon Wave suddenly gave way, and a figure rushed out.

Zhou Zekai's reaction was already extremely fast, but in the end, he only launched his attack at the same time as the NPC. It was because the scene was too chaotic, and the two not only attacked each other, but also had to spend a lot of energy to avoid interference from the NPCs as much as possible. His vision was constantly rotating, left, right, and behind. Otherwise, Zhou Zekai wouldn't have ignored this Battle Mage who had basically intruded from the front.

And now, this Battle Mage not only blocked his shot that he was about to make, but also took advantage of Fang Rui's Haikun's Spirit Dragon Wave to suddenly kill him.

Zhou Zekai's operation was already subconscious. One Autumn Leaf barely managed to avoid the Soaring Dragon Break by moving sideways, but at this end, there was a Berserker NPC rushing forward and slashing down with his sword. Behind him, there was also a Warlock chanting a spell, which Zhou Zekai had already noticed. But what was even more annoying was Fang Rui. Haikun's Spirit Dragon Wave was now controlled by him again, flaunting its power and blocking his last possible path.

Boom!

Countless attacks hit One Autumn Leaf at almost the same time.