Chapter 2 The Second Match Begins

The second round of the arena competition began, and the two characters immediately abandoned the proper path. Fang Rui's Qi Master continued his despicable style, while Lin Feng's Thief charged straight ahead. Yes, a Thief charging straight ahead—in the eyes of many, this was hardly orthodox. However, this was precisely the characteristic of Lin Feng, this Thief player. His style was a relatively rare one among Thieves, known as the Combat Thief.

Ever since introducing Tang Hao and discovering the Best Rookie Zhao Yuzhe, Team Howling's style had undergone significant changes. Under the strong impetus of these two, the Despicable Flow, which had survived in this team for many years, suddenly became increasingly unsuitable. Even Fang Rui, known as the master of the Despicable Flow, was forced to leave because of it.

Howling did not abandon their All-Star Thief character, Deception, but obviously, they wouldn't look for another Despicable Flow Thief player, otherwise, what was the point of Fang Rui's departure? In terms of despicableness, Fang Rui was already known as a master.

So they brought in Lin Feng from Blue Rain, an extremely rare Combat Thief player in the circle. Howling hoped to change the Thief style, so that this All-Star character could continue to unleash his energy. But now, half a season had passed, and Deception's disappearance from the All-Star lineup proved that his energy release was not as satisfactory. After the winter transfer window opened, Lin Feng and Deception were surrounded by many rumors. At this time, if he still wanted to stay on the team, he also urgently needed to prove himself. The opponent in front of him, the former operator of Deception, the outcast who was considered no longer suitable for Howling's style, defeating him seemed to be the best way to show that Howling's choice was worthwhile.

And Howling chose Lin Feng precisely because his style was different from that of ordinary Thief players. Therefore, when facing Fang Rui, he charged more resolutely than usual. He wanted to maximize the display of Deception's transformation into a Combat Thief in his hands.

The so-called Combat Thief is a playstyle that mainly uses some direct attack skills of the Thief, supplemented by trap skills, to ultimately achieve a high output of instantaneous burst. At present, whether in the professional circle or in the online game circle, it is a smaller group of players. And Lin Feng can be regarded as one of the best in this regard. When he was in Blue Rain, although he was not a first-line main force, he had quite stable appearance opportunities, and his performance was quite commendable. On the contrary, after coming to Howling, getting the first Thief character, and being given greater expectations by the team, he lost himself a little.

He needs to prove himself!

Lin Feng moved Deception to the middle of the map. He didn't find any trace of Boundless Sea, and knew that the other party was being despicable again, not knowing where he would suddenly appear from. Having watched the previous games, Lin Feng's perspective was not only focused on the surroundings, but also fully considered the high points around him that could launch attacks. He carefully moved Deception, looking for a position that didn't need to be guarded in too many directions.

"Such an easily found Deception is really an eyesore!" Suddenly, a message from Fang Rui popped up in the public channel.

Is he coming?

Lin Feng quickly turned his perspective, left, right, front, back, above, but found nothing.

"Position 124, 119, put down a Shadow Trap, thought I didn't see it?" Fang Rui said.

Lin Feng felt a chill in his heart. When he set the trap there with Deception, he paid special attention to the surroundings, but Boundless Sea didn't know where he was hiding. Could it be that he was still discovered? A discovered trap is meaningless…

But what shocked them even more was the audience.

Because they had God's perspective, they knew very well that Boundless Sea was already quietly watching Deception from the side, but when Deception set up that Shadow Trap, Boundless Sea was still detouring, he didn't see it at all.

He guessed it! But the guess was so accurate.

Fang Rui knew the map very well, knew the Thief very well, and seemed to know Lin Feng very well…

If the trap is seen, then the intention is obviously also seen through. Lin Feng thought so, and could only make adjustments again. More importantly, where is Boundless Sea hiding now? He hasn't found it yet, but he can see Deception setting traps…

Over there!

The slight shaking of the grass did not escape Lin Feng's eyes. Deception used a Shadow Steps of the Assassin class to fly forward, the grass flying all the way, the character arrived, but he didn't see Boundless Sea.

"Too easy to fool, Combat Thieves are just simple-minded!" With a hint of personal attack in Fang Rui's mockery, Boundless Sea attacked from the side, and the Sky-shaking Cannon instantly enveloped Deception.

But nothing happened!

Neither injured nor carried by the surging energy, Deception turned and rushed towards Boundless Sea at this end, as if the Sky-shaking Cannon didn't exist at all.

"Full level Escape?" Fang Rui said.

Escape, a Thief skill, has the effect of making the character's next attack invalid with a certain probability. The full level can reach 100% probability. For professional players, if you want to add such a skill, you must add it to the full level, so that it can be used with certainty in the game. A probability of less than 100 will leave flaws.

Once, the Deception in Fang Rui's hands did not learn this skill. But now, the Deception modified into a Combat Thief by Lin Feng obviously added this skill to the full level.

Before the Qi Blast hit, Deception had already activated Escape, so this attack was naturally forcibly invalidated, and Lin Feng decisively launched an attack at this time.

"An expected choice!" Fang Rui continued to nag, but Boundless Sea easily avoided the pounce of Deception. He was not surprised by Deception's skill choice, and was fully prepared for the situation he was facing.

Boundless Sea, who had activated Wind Turning Clouds, skillfully avoided Deception's charge, and pushed out a palm, the Nen Qi contained in the palm flew towards Deception.

Shining Hundred Strikes!

Directly using a big move, this is a combat method frequently used by Fang Rui, the Despicable Flow Qi Master, which is very different from traditional Qi Masters. The fighting style of traditional Qi Masters is close to orthodox, using small skills for foreshadowing and restraint, grabbing the rhythm, and then using big moves.

And here in Fang Rui, it is his despicableness that creates the opportunity for big moves.

Despicable tactics, despicable positioning, despicable attack timing.

At this time, this Shining Hundred Strikes was a blow born after condensing all the above despicable methods. Amidst the exclamations of "too despicable" from countless viewers, one palm hit Deception.

Deception was frantically cut by the diffused Nen Qi. Fang Rui didn't show any mercy when dealing with this character that had accompanied him for five years. Rough blows followed one after another. The despicable Boundless Sea suddenly became not despicable at this time, and taught Deception a lesson in a very orthodox Qi Master attack. But at the moment when the offensive ended, Boundless Sea immediately crawled away despicably.

After sorting out his perspective, Lin Feng lost track of Boundless Sea again, but this time he didn't seem to have the calmness he had before. Deception was moving at high speed, constantly changing positions, looking for Boundless Sea while ensuring that he would not be exposed in one position for too long.

So he quickly found Boundless Sea, or perhaps it was Fang Rui who took the initiative to let Boundless Sea appear in front of him.

Appearing so suddenly, so unbelievably, so unexpectedly. But when it happened to Fang Rui, the audience exclaimed again: "Too despicable!"

Yes, a very despicable appearance, so despicable that Lin Feng was caught off guard.

Tidal Wave!

Boundless Sea strikes, the lowest-level launching skill, the most widely used skill in all professions.

Deception was very unwillingly rolled into the air by the Nen Qi flow created by Boundless Sea, followed by a round of pursuit attacks on the airborne target. Escape, such a skill obviously won't have a short cooldown. It hasn't recovered yet, and Lin Feng can only find a chance to get rid of the opponent's attack... But Fang Rui is really too familiar with Thieves, even a Combat Thief.

Lin Feng tried to calm his mind and carefully observed, and finally he found that Boundless Sea had completed a full set of attacks.

Lin Feng felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Fang Rui is the former operator of Deception, the person who was replaced by him in Team Howling. If he could take down Fang Rui in this match, it would be a strong consolidation of Lin Feng's position in the team. But who knows what kind of psychological pressure Lin Feng faces when facing Fang Rui. He is not Tang Hao, nor is he Zhao Yuzhe. The person he is facing now is the former king of Thieves in their Glory!

Lin Feng is a player from the seventh season. He eventually became an oddball among Thieves, a Combat Thief.

He never told anyone why he chose to be a Combat Thief.

In fact, he chose the Combat Thief only because he thought he needed to find a different path, because he believed that Fang Rui had already done it to the extreme with that kind of Thief, and he would never be able to surpass him no matter what. However, even though he took another path that was very unpopular among Thieves, he still failed to achieve a position that could compete with Fang Rui.

And now, Fang Rui has transformed into a Qi Master. He is no longer the king of Thieves, so Lin Feng has relaxed a lot. However, after being overwhelmingly beaten back and forth by Fang Rui two times, Lin Feng could no longer relax. He found that although Fang Rui was no longer the king of Thieves, he was still more than capable of dealing with a Thief player. Whether it was a Trap Thief of the Despicable Flow, or a Combat Thief like him...

He can't win. Recognizing this, Lin Feng has no fighting spirit at all. This is not a recognition he came to on the spot, but a conclusion he came to after comparing himself with this Thief king for several years. And now, even if Fang Rui has transformed, this conclusion has not changed in the slightest.