Hu Die Lan
Chapter 1643 No Sneaking
So, the reason he hadn't attacked all along was to set up a strategy, making Fang Rui mistakenly believe that One Autumn Leaf didn't have the skill of instant movement, thus relaxing his guard against it?
Ordinary players didn't think much of the same change, but for professional players, it instantly occurred to them what this implied.
A stamina-controlled race?
From the very beginning, this was just the public's opinion. No professional player would look at the situation from such a simple perspective. Expecting professional players to make mistakes on such basic things was underestimating them too much.
Until they saw this instant movement!
A weapon-forging skill that had lost its unexpectedness because too many people used it, regained its unexpectedness under this arrangement. This made everyone look at Sun Xiang with new eyes.
Everyone had been opponents on the field, and some had even been teammates with Sun Xiang before. They clearly felt Sun Xiang's change. It all started from joining the Team Samsara. Did he comprehend something during his time with Team Excellent Era? Or did he learn something in Team Samsara? Or was it both? In any case, this new generation of young players was constantly improving himself with a strong posture.
What an instant movement!
Everyone praised in their hearts. One Autumn Leaf used instant movement to teleport. Because it was only at the first level, the teleportation distance was limited. One Autumn Leaf ultimately flashed directly to Sea No Measure's side.
Rising Strike!
The lowest-level skill, but also the battle mage's lightest skill, was used by One Autumn Leaf. The moment his figure flashed, the battle lance Evil Destroyer had already been lifted.
Roll!
Sea No Measure rolled sideways.
"He avoided it!" Commentator Pan Lin exclaimed, and the professional players also felt surprised. Such an unexpected instant movement, such a sudden attack, Fang Rui was actually able to react?
"Being able to react means he was prepared!" said Ruan Yongbin, the healer player of Team Wind Howl, and Fang Rui's former teammate. Of course, he also had a considerable degree of familiarity and understanding of Fang Rui.
"As expected of a master of the Wretched Style, he always speculates about his opponents with the worst intentions?" said Li Hua of Team Misty Rain.
These words didn't sound like praise, but they really hit the nail on the head.
After putting themselves in Fang Rui's position, everyone felt that Sun Xiang's layout was enough to make them relax their vigilance against instant movement. Fang Rui was still able to guard against it, it could only be because of his personality and style.
The Rising Strike missed, but Sun Xiang didn't seem to be discouraged by it. At least he got the chance to get close. One Autumn Leaf followed up with another strike.
Mighty Dragon Descent!
The Evil Destroyer, which had just been used for the Rising Strike, swung down smoothly and turned into a Mighty Dragon Descent.
This skill forced the opponent to the ground with super-strong judgment, making it impossible to deal with by parrying. Sea No Measure, who had just avoided the Rising Strike, didn't even have time to get up and immediately rolled again.
The magic Dou Qi instilled in the Mighty Dragon Descent slammed into the ground, instantly smashing out a small pit. Evil Destroyer then picked up again, not giving Fang Rui a chance to breathe, Dragon Tooth!
Sea No Measure borrowed the force of the roll to take a step diagonally, barely avoiding it, and at the same time, he slapped out a palm.
Pushing Cloud Palm!
A low-level skill of the Qi Master. Sea No Measure didn't have the chance to use those powerful moves that required energy to be gathered in this small gap. He could only use this faster, smaller move to hinder the opponent's continuous offensive. Pushing Cloud Palm didn't have strong damage, but it had a knockback effect, which was a good choice for Sea No Measure to buy space.
Circle Swing!
Unexpectedly, One Autumn Leaf didn't dodge or evade, and directly used this skill. Circle Swing had a grabbing effect. Even if Sea No Measure's Pushing Cloud Palm could hit One Autumn Leaf at this time, he would inevitably be picked up by this Circle Swing. The knockback would also take him to the ground, which would be disadvantageous for him.
Helpless, Fang Rui could only give up this palm. Sea No Measure flipped backward to avoid this blow. Unexpectedly, Sea No Measure didn't react when he tried to control it. When Fang Rui suddenly realized the reason, Evil Destroyer had already pierced his chest and lifted him into the air.
"What's going on?"
In the eyes of ordinary players, it was just an attack that wasn't dodged. But in the eyes of professional players, this strike was a bit unreasonable not to be dodged. Something unexpected must have happened.
"Sea No Measure has no stamina!!" Someone discovered the problem and shouted.
Everyone was stunned, and then there was another brainstorm, and they realized that their speculation about Sun Xiang's intentions was a bit simple.
Sun Xiang's intention wasn't just to set up an instant movement and consume Sea No Measure's stamina. This in itself was one of his major intentions.
Because of Fang Rui's play style!
The Wretched Style wouldn't confront opponents head-on, but would maneuver around them in various ways to avoid the heavy and take the light. This inevitably involved a lot of movement. Sprinting, rolling, jumping—these common actions all required stamina to complete. However, except for continuous sprinting, few people felt that their actions were limited by insufficient stamina, because these actions were rarely used continuously in large quantities to continuously consume stamina.
Fang Rui's Wretched Style used these actions more often than ordinary styles, but even so, stamina had never been a limitation that affected his play style, because stamina recovered automatically very quickly, which could completely support Fang Rui's Wretched Style rhythm.
But in today's match, Sun Xiang and Fang Rui engaged in a simple chase that consumed stamina. The Battle Mage had slightly more stamina, but the Qi Master's stamina consumption was slower. In the end, One Autumn Leaf's stamina was exhausted first. So Sun Xiang launched a surprise attack at this time, Dragon Breaks the Army and instant movement. The combination of the two skills allowed him to get close, and although he didn't hit Sea No Measure with one blow, he at least helped him gain the upper hand.
So with continuous close attacks, Fang Rui continuously operated to dodge, naturally using his most skilled Wretched Style. So after a few rolls and sprints, he exhausted the little stamina left after One Autumn Leaf, and just as One Autumn Leaf's Circle Swing was about to stab over, Fang Rui forced Sea No Measure to cancel the Pushing Cloud Palm.
Forced cancellation was also an operation that consumed stamina, and as a result, Sea No Measure's stamina was completely emptied. Then, the roll to avoid the Circle Swing couldn't be performed because of insufficient stamina.
Stamina!
The stamina that was never lacking in actual combat, because an extreme chase produced too much consumption, and then under continuous and rapid offensive, it couldn't support Fang Rui's Wretched Style play.
If everyone had seen Sun Xiang's growth before, then at this time, everyone had realized a kind of terror from Sun Xiang.
He was no longer simply relying on operations and skills to overpower his opponents. He began to observe his opponents and analyze his opponents. Fang Rui's Wretched Style, which had frustrated countless professional experts for so many years, was actually restricted by Sun Xiang in this way, completely restricted.
Even if stamina recovered quickly, Fang Rui's Wretched Style consumed it unusually quickly. In this lower limit situation close to zero, the elasticity was too small. As long as Sun Xiang maintained a close offensive, Fang Rui would frequently encounter insufficient stamina.
Pfft!
Sea No Measure, who had been lifted in a circle by Circle Swing, was thrown to the ground. In this short period of time, the professional players had already helped Fang Rui analyze the situation he was facing. Those players who had been frustrated to the point of vomiting by Fang Rui's Wretched Style were all quite gloating at this time. When the wretched Fang Rui couldn't be wretched, what would it be like? It was about to be presented to everyone now.
Tyrannical Sweep!
One Autumn Leaf's Evil Destroyer swung around and swept towards Sea No Measure, who was lying on the ground. Sea No Measure rolled to avoid it. This time, he used up the stamina that he had recovered with so much effort.
Dragon Tooth!
The next strike arrived immediately. If it were Fang Rui at his usual state, he would definitely avoid it with a continuous roll and then roll to One Autumn Leaf's side. But now, he couldn't even perform a series of rolls. Sea No Measure's stamina was constantly flashing like a red light.