“High point?”

“Obvious!”

Dialogue appeared in Happy's team channel, concise and to the point.

The one who said "high point" was Su Mucheng. Gunners taking high points to better coordinate the battle is common sense. And the height of the chimney wasn't too high, nor too low; it was the perfect height for a gunner to maximize their range. As a gunner player, to not have any thoughts upon seeing such a high point would be disqualifying.

But Ye Xiu quickly replied to her with "obvious."

A conspicuous height, known class composition... for轮回 (Reincarnation) to choose this map, how could they not know the significance of this high point for Happy? Knowing this, how could they give their opponents an advantage in the finals map selection? Impossible. Such an obvious advantage was more likely to be bait.

"Close," Fang Rui quickly said.

He judged the distance; the high point was closer to them. No matter what, Happy could always seize this point first. If 轮回 (Reincarnation) designed this as bait, it would have to be a setup to completely counter a gunner's high-point coordination. What could that be?

"Go look," Ye Xiu ordered, and Happy set out, their target the high point.

The communication consisted of only seven words, yet they clearly conveyed the entire intention. Even ordinary viewers could basically grasp Happy's initial intention from these seven words: the high point is bait, so don't seize it; instead, observe what 轮回 (Reincarnation)’s layout is against the high point and find a breakthrough from it.

The team advanced, but Ye Xiu's Lord Grim moved even faster, quickly leaving the entire team behind. He wanted to be the first to reach that point and observe.

With the advantage of distance and the quick movement of breaking away from the team, even with an unfamiliar map, Ye Xiu's experience would likely allow him to quickly observe its intricacies. But the spectators outside the field of play with the God's-eye view almost wanted to light a candle for him at this moment.

Because on 轮回 (Reincarnation)’s side, there were also characters breaking away from the team and moving at high speed, and not just one, but three.

Zhou Zekai, One Autumn Leaf.

Sun Xiang, One Autumn Leaf.

Jiang Botao, Wulang.

The three characters were in a triangular formation, gradually leaving the other two characters behind after starting from the spawn point. Lu Boyuan’s Yunshan Luan was left behind to protect the slower-moving Fang Minghua’s Cleric, Xiaoge Ziruo.

Happy didn’t rashly seize the obvious high point, but even this cautious attitude was within 轮回 (Reincarnation)’s grasp. They even anticipated Happy sending an advance party to quickly approach and scout. The three characters rushing in a triangular formation were extremely targeted; would Ye Xiu's Lord Grim be blasted out in one wave?

The television broadcast showed a bird's-eye view. Four light spots on the map were quickly moving towards this end, and the direction was quite clear: the chimney on top of this warehouse.

But Ye Xiu was accelerating without reservation, using several low-level quick-movement skills without interruption. Even if 轮回 (Reincarnation) left behind the short-legged healer, they were still slower than the solo Lord Grim, and the distance was already great. Ye Xiu's advantage of arriving first was very obvious, but it was unknown how long he would linger here.

The cursor flashed, approached, and finally reached the side of this warehouse.

Serke City’s large warehouse was made up of many warehouses, large and small, with high, medium, and low heights. This warehouse was a low-level one, only three meters high, a height that a character couldn’t jump onto in one leap. But to Ye Xiu, height was meaningless. The Mechanical Wings and the Ninja Blade form of the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella could easily overcome three-meter obstacles. At this moment, Lord Grim had transformed the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella into the Ninja Blade form, and after two leaps, Lord Grim was already on the warehouse roof. The chimney was in sight, and the height was estimated to be around fifteen meters. Adding the warehouse height, the elevation was close to twenty meters, which was indeed a very suitable height for a gunner to coordinate.

Possessing the advantage of both distance and movement speed, Ye Xiu didn't consider the possibility of 轮回 (Reincarnation) having a deployment. Lord Grim rushed straight towards the chimney, constantly rotating the view left and right, observing the terrain.

Warehouses; the Serke City warehouse area was full of warehouses. Warehouses of different sizes and heights were scattered in an orderly manner in this area. The low-level warehouse with a chimney had a low-level warehouse to the left, about seven meters high, and directly connected to the right was a roof that suddenly rose two meters, for a total of five meters.

Seven meters on the left, five meters on the right; these roofs could shorten the distance to the chimney high point. But even so, the characters from 轮回 (Reincarnation), except for Zhou Zekai's Sharpshooter, had attack ranges that couldn’t reach the high point. Zhou Zekai's Sharpshooter was a major threat, because the space on top of the chimney was extremely limited, and there was no cover. It was simply a live target. The roofs to the left at seven meters and the right at five meters had too much space to furiously shoot at the gunner who was completely exposed at the high point, easily forcing the opponent down.

But this was before.

One of the gunner skills added after level 75 was the Stabilized Stance, which Su Mucheng frequently used in today's match. Activating this skill would at least allow the gunner to not worry about being directly knocked down by the impact of the shot. During the duration of this skill, it could provide Happy with even stronger firepower support. Of course, it also required sacrificing some health. Whether it would ultimately benefit one side or the other depended on the on-the-spot performance. Ye Xiu didn't think that 轮回 (Reincarnation)’s deployment against this high point would just be a situation that depended on on-the-spot performance. Although Zhou Zekai, a powerful player, would be the one to complete the suppression of the high point, it would be too blind to think that everything was fine because of that. 轮回 (Reincarnation)’s two consecutive championships weren’t won with this kind of reckless trust.

What other possible changes could there be?

Lord Grim instantly ran to the bottom of the chimney. There were ladders on the chimney. Ye Xiu controlled Lord Grim to climb up and, in the blink of an eye, reached the top. He looked around, and the view was truly excellent. If a battle were to start here, having the firepower support of this high point would definitely make it extremely comfortable to fight. So, it was impossible to rely solely on Zhou Zekai's Sharpshooter to restrict this high point!

If Ye Xiu only felt he needed to see the on-the-spot performance before, then after fully understanding the view and firepower coverage range of this high point, Ye Xiu immediately felt that having the firepower support of this high point could allow Happy to have a better performance.

So where exactly was 轮回 (Reincarnation)’s confidence? Was it in a blind spot that couldn't be reached by any viewpoint, or...

Ye Xiu lowered his view, looking at the chimney under his feet.

The chimney wasn't smoking at this moment, but if there was a way to make it work, then the view of the gunner standing on top of the chimney in the thick smoke probably wouldn't be so wonderful.

So, 轮回 (Reincarnation)’s control of this high point was only because it was a chimney?

Lord Grim shrank his body and jumped directly into the chimney. The height of nearly twenty meters was enough for the character to take damage, but Lord Grim held the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella in its Ninja Blade form, which could climb high and descend low. After sliding down for a while, he used the Ninja Blade and finally landed safely, but landed in a pile of filthy waste. After turning around, he saw the light, struggled to find it, and crawled out. Lord Grim was already in this low-level warehouse. Connected to this chimney was a large incinerator. This warehouse was filled with various discarded debris, which looked like a place dedicated to burning trash.

Ye Xiu quickly found the switch. After pulling it down, the incinerator was ignited, and the conveyor belt also started running, continuously sending garbage into the furnace.

As expected.

Ye Xiu could now confirm that this high point couldn't be used as a high point because of the building's own function.

"It's smoking!"

The incinerator's efficiency was amazing. It hadn't been long since the switch was pulled, and smoke was gradually rising from the chimney. At the same time, messages were sent out in the team channels of both Happy and 轮回 (Reincarnation).

"This chimney can actually be used," commentator Pan Lin said.

"Luckily, Ye Xiu discovered this in advance," Li Yibo said.

"The two sides haven't had any actual contact yet, but there's already been an intellectual exchange," Pan Lin said.

"However, it seems that 轮回 (Reincarnation) has thought of more!" Li Yibo said with a smile after looking at some information.

"Oh?" Pan Lin asked in confusion.

"Look at the exit of this warehouse," Li Yibo reminded Pan Lin, and also reminded all the viewers.

Warehouse exit.

The television broadcast quickly provided a close-up of the guide, but some of the audience at the scene saw it, while others had to rely on the electronic screen to understand. Because everyone was in different locations, the presentation was different from different directions. The warehouse exit faced east, so the audience in the east stands could see it most clearly, while the players in the west stands were the most confused. However, the holographic projection at the scene quickly adjusted according to the situation. Originally, only the part after Lord Grim jumped down the chimney was made semi-transparent, but now the semi-transparent effect was extended to the entire warehouse. Everyone could see Lord Grim's actions inside the warehouse. This was a necessary technique when performing holographic projections of this type of map with indoor and outdoor scenes.

After seeing this, the viewers with the God's-eye view quickly understood the meaning of Li Yibo's words.

This warehouse only had this one exit, and the exit faced east, which was the direction that 轮回 (Reincarnation) was attacking from. At this time, the only way for Lord Grim to come out of the warehouse was through this exit, but the 轮回 (Reincarnation) trio was closer to this exit. They could completely block the exit before Lord Grim. And the chimney smoking gave the three of them such a signal. Without hesitation, the three of them rushed to the exit.

But Lord Grim was nowhere to be seen.

After Ye Xiu discovered that the warehouse exit faced east, he immediately realized this. As expected, he didn't come towards the exit. Instead, he turned around and turned on the incinerator switch again.

He tried to probe inside, and he took damage!

Obviously, the temperature inside the furnace was too high and would cause damage. It wouldn't be possible to climb out of the chimney the way he came for a while.

Surrounded by piles of debris, Ye Xiu randomly found a place for Lord Grim to hide and sent a message at the same time: "Seize the high point!"

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