Chapter 1613 Sixteen Pieces

Although the consumption of pseudo Silver equipment was huge, because they weren't pursuing top-tier stats, the materials needed weren't as advanced. Only needing Orange equipment stats, even rare materials were rarely needed. This resolved the biggest problem. After all, the production of rare materials, whether high-level or not, was limited, and their value was still quite high. Now, with only a small demand for rare materials, the current operation of Team Happy's guild could provide a large portion of the other materials. If that wasn't enough, it wouldn't be difficult to purchase them with a little money.

Sixteen pieces.

This was the answer Ye Xiu received when he inquired this time. Sixteen pieces of pseudo Silver equipment had already been produced. From scratch, this progress could be considered quite terrifying. That's why Team Happy simply didn't change their equipment. If they added a piece of equipment every two or three days, the players would have to repeatedly adapt to the new stats, and the rhythm would definitely be ruined. So, they decided to accumulate the equipment first. When the regular season ended, or when the overall situation was set, they would change it all at once, adapt to it, and give their playoff opponents a surprise.

On May 1st, the thirty-third round of the professional league finally began. Although Void became a recent hot topic with an article titled "The Rhythm of Counterattack," this analysis, filled with fans' earnest expectations, was more of a hope. In the thirty-third round of matches, the direct dialogue between Thunder and Wind Howl was obviously the most important among the five teams, and it was naturally chosen for television broadcast.

Not many fans at the venue noticed this. Flags and banners almost covered Void's home stadium. For the Void team, this was practically the finals come early. A loss in this game meant the season was over, while a win meant there was still a chance.

Amidst the uproar, the players from both sides began to enter the arena, and the characters of the players were projected one after another in the center of the stadium. The fans in Void's home stadium weren't very friendly to Happy. First, the match was crucial, and second, Happy had beaten Void 10-0 in their previous encounter.

A 10-0 and a 9-1, although only a one-point difference, represented different meanings. A 10-0 was a complete victory, a true sweep, equivalent to a "perfect" in a PK. The winning side would feel very honored, while the losing side would feel humiliated. No fans were so simple-minded that they wouldn't hate their opponents after being humiliated.

The players of Team Happy took their seats amidst the various sharp and ear-piercing noises from the home fans. However, having experienced more than thirty matches and a dozen away games, Happy's players wouldn't be intimidated by such a scene. Could anything be more terrifying than Tyranny? They had even been to Tyranny's home stadium.

The pre-match preparations ended, and the match time quickly arrived. For Team Happy, Ye Xiu's appearance was a certainty. What about Team Void? The fans were also curious about who their team would send to face Ye Xiu, who had won 31 consecutive matches. The result...

Li Xuan!

When the name appeared on the electronic screen, the whole audience erupted. What was going on? Was this captain-challenging-Ye Xiu drama so popular lately?

Tang Hao of Wind Howl, Tian Sen of Royal Wind, they had all done this before, and now, their Void's captain, the number one phantom swordsman Li Xuan, also stepped forward.

"Captain, add oil!" The whole audience screamed. (Add oil is a Chinese cheer)

The captain's appearance showed Void's courage and confidence. But a defeat would cost them a lot of morale. And Li Xuan's Fēngshān Guǐqì (Haunted Mountains and Crying Ghosts) was a phantom swordsman, a class that leaned towards the team. But at this moment, he still stood up.

The two sides entered the competition booths, loaded their characters, and the match started quickly.

The map chosen for a phantom swordsman wouldn't favor Ye Xiu, of course. This was a town map with many intersecting streets and alleys, perfect for the area control and damage of a phantom swordsman's Guǐ Zhèn (Ghost Boundaries).

When Ye Xiu saw the map, he naturally understood Li Xuan's plan. Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim), rarely not rushing straight to the center, actually chose a tactical movement.

One character took the left route, and the other took the right. When they looked out from the center, neither found the other.

"Oh, why the change in tactics today?" Li Xuan said in the public channel. Ye Xiu's one-on-one matches had always been particularly brutal, directly cutting through the middle, finding the target, and tearing them out to fight.

"You chose too extreme a map! If you had left a little gap, would I have been like this?" Ye Xiu replied.

Li Xuan was stunned. After careful consideration, he realized that Ye Xiu wasn't just complaining. Looking at the map he chose, even the space in the center of the map was exactly the area covered by Fēngshān Guǐqì's Guǐ Zhèn (Ghost Boundaries), not giving his opponent any space at all. In this situation, the other party naturally couldn't be so generous anymore, and being sneaky became almost the only option.

"Hahaha, next time, next time." Li Xuan said, already paying more attention to what was behind him. He chose the map, so he was extremely familiar with it. He instantly analyzed how many routes could be used to circle around from behind. A one-on-one map was limited by area, so even complexity had its limits.

Where would the other party be? Li Xuan was pondering when he heard the sound of cannons booming. He looked and saw a character flying up, and who else could it be but Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim)? The person didn't want to stay on the street and jumped onto the roof.

With this kind of gameplay, Li Xuan wasn't too surprised. The street space was small, but being on the roof seemed relatively flat.

Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim) rotated his view on the roof, but Li Xuan didn't show his face. If they really had to fight head-on, how could a phantom swordsman withstand that sturdy unspecialized character? So, he had to use tactics in this match. He had to find an opportunity to control Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim) once and prevent him from leaving the Guǐ Zhèn (Ghost Boundaries) again, taking him away from start to finish in one wave.

Therefore, the first strike was very important. This strike could determine the outcome. Li Xuan wouldn't attack without absolute certainty. But if he just waited like this, opportunities wouldn't come knocking. Li Xuan thought about it and had Fēngshān Guǐqì (Haunted Mountains and Crying Ghosts) reveal his face.

"I see you!" The message popped up, flames flickered, and Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim) was already attacking in this direction, launching three anti-tank gun shells.

Not much threat. Li Xuan easily let Fēngshān Guǐqì (Haunted Mountains and Crying Ghosts) take advantage of the situation to rush out of the way, but he was approaching Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim).

Ye Xiu wasn't afraid of close combat, of course. Seeing that the other party took the initiative to attack, it was exactly what he wanted. Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim) didn't go down the street but moved on the roof to meet him.

Bang, bang, bang...

For the time being, the only one who could attack was still Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim). While flying away from a high place, he raised his umbrella to shoot Fēngshān Guǐqì (Haunted Mountains and Crying Ghosts) with ordinary shots. These attacks didn't hurt or itch. It wouldn't matter to Fēngshān Guǐqì (Haunted Mountains and Crying Ghosts) even if he didn't dodge. The characters of both sides tactically moved to the middle, then suddenly appeared one after another, rushing towards each other openly. At this pace, the tactical movement at the beginning seemed redundant.

Finally, the distance between the two sides had crossed into the middle range. Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim) had more abundant attack methods, and Fēngshān Guǐqì's Guǐ Zhèn (Ghost Boundaries) could also take care of his opponent. But it was impossible to release Guǐ Zhèn (Ghost Boundaries) like this head-on. Guǐ Zhèn (Ghost Boundaries) needed to chant, and if you didn't master the distance in a head-on battle, they would definitely be interrupted. At this time, Fēngshān Guǐqì (Haunted Mountains and Crying Ghosts) and Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim) seemed to be closer, and there seemed to be no chance to summon Guǐ Zhèn (Ghost Boundaries). But at this moment, Fēngshān Guǐqì (Haunted Mountains and Crying Ghosts) turned to the side and suddenly entered Jūnmòxiào's (Lord Grim) blind spot.

But Ye Xiu had a lot of experience. Just by looking at this half, he could basically guess what the terrain in the blind spot looked like. Fēngshān Guǐqì (Haunted Mountains and Crying Ghosts) used the roundabout route of the blind spot to quickly take shape in his commanding view, but he couldn't grasp the opponent's speed of movement.

Unable to grasp the speed, he couldn't judge the opponent's movements. Even if he knew the opponent's possible movement route, Ye Xiu couldn't predict it. He really wasn't familiar with this map. Otherwise, he could use his experience to judge the opponent's possible attack position. At this time, Ye Xiu could only make a vague judgment based on what he saw.

Could it be there?

Ye Xiu caught a glimpse of a place and immediately controlled Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim) to rush there, still not going to the ground, but walking on the roof. If he could jump over it, he would jump over it directly. If he couldn't jump over it, he would jump down and then jump up again...

While moving forward, he constantly adjusted his view, paying attention to the whereabouts of Fēngshān Guǐqì (Haunted Mountains and Crying Ghosts).

A figure suddenly flashed into view. Ye Xiu immediately stopped Jūnmòxiào's (Lord Grim) movement. The position and direction of movement were different from Ye Xiu's prediction. Where did the opponent want to approach?

Before he could figure this out, suddenly, another figure flashed into view again.

Back here again?

Ye Xiu rotated his view, observing the locations where Fēngshān Guǐqì (Haunted Mountains and Crying Ghosts) appeared twice, and suddenly, he couldn't see the other party's intentions anymore.

Was he just doing more movement to cover up his movement route? Ye Xiu didn't think it was that simple. This was more like a trap, luring him to investigate further. So, Ye Xiu moved Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim), carefully looked at the surrounding terrain, and then stopped moving.

Li Xuan controlled Fēngshān Guǐqì (Haunted Mountains and Crying Ghosts) to run and run, showing a small face here and popping a small bubble there. After tossing and turning, he found that the other party had stopped moving.

Fēngshān Guǐqì (Haunted Mountains and Crying Ghosts) walked out of Jūnmòxiào's (Lord Grim) blind spot again, walking in a very clear position. Looking again, the other party just turned his view and didn't move.

"Alright, stop fooling around, I won't go over." Ye Xiu simply stated in the channel.

"If you don't come over, how can we fight?" Li Xuan saw that his opponent was too cunning and slippery. He ran around, but the other party was just watching him like a monkey show and didn't move at all. So, he became straightforward.

"You come over to fight." Ye Xiu said.

"No, I can't fight from your position." Li Xuan replied.

"Then tell me a place where we can fight, and we'll go." Ye Xiu said.

"I'm fine where I am now."

"That's impossible."

"Why don't we roll dice? We'll roll out two numbers, use them as coordinates, and we'll go there." Li Xuan suggested.

"Okay, you roll first!" Ye Xiu said.

"Okay." Li Xuan responded. In the channel, the numbers of the dice actually came out, shaking and shaking.

Thirty-four!

Li Xuan rolled it.

"It's your turn." He messaged.

So, the public channel saw Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim) shaking and shaking.

Forty-one!

"34, 41. That's it." Li Xuan said.

"I already moved when 34 came out. Didn't you notice me disappear?" Ye Xiu replied.

"I noticed you disappeared for quite a while." Li Xuan said.

"Because I guessed you would roll 34." Ye Xiu said.

"I guessed you would guess it too." Li Xuan said.

"Really? Then guess where I am now?" Ye Xiu asked.

Li Xuan didn't reply because he had to focus all his attention on the operation, not the chat box. He knew that Jūnmòxiào (Lord Grim) was very, very close to his Fēngshān Guǐqì (Haunted Mountains and Crying Ghosts).