Chapter 1584 Tactical Error

The match had officially started, but the audience hadn't quite gotten into the mood yet. Everyone was still reeling from the fact that Ye Xiu wasn't playing!

But the first actions of both sides quickly brought everyone's attention into focus.

Team Howling Wind: player and character substitution; healer Ruan Yongbin, Cleric Yulingzhe out; sixth player Guo Yang, Qigong Master Qichongyunshui in.

Team Happy: player and character substitution; healer An Wenyi, Cleric Little Cold Hands out; sixth player, Mo Fan, Deception in.

The whole place erupted.

Howling Wind playing this tempo was a common sight. Some even joked about why they bothered bringing a healer at all. Of course, that was just a joke. Starting with a healer could be strategically misleading. Even if they knew Howling Wind had a sixth-man, five-damage-dealer, man-to-man, all-out offensive strategy, they still had to consider the possibility that Howling Wind wouldn't play that way in this match.

Furthermore, the consumption of the man-to-man, all-out offensive strategy was extremely high on one's own side. Many times, a healer was needed afterwards to help stabilize the situation. That was why, when Team Misty Rain went directly with six damage dealers last time, the post-match comments felt that they had played too extremely.

In this match, Howling Wind was still playing their usual style, but no one expected Happy to copy their model completely, even directly throwing out the healer and sending in an all-damage-dealer lineup right from the start.

"Happy... really has a lot of courage!" Pan Lin exclaimed.

Team Howling Wind has been showing off with this style until now, but no team has been so resolute as to directly put out all damage-dealer characters to attack head-on right from the start. Happy played like this from the start, which, after Ye Xiu not appearing, quickly made everyone experience another big surprise.

"But speaking of which, Happy isn't without experience in this kind of playstyle. Of course, in the end, they didn't adopt the man-to-man formation like Howling Wind." Li Yibo said.

Pan Lin recalled that it seemed to be true. Happy had used this tactic of substituting a healer with a sixth player to strengthen the damage output.

"So what is their purpose in doing this in this match?" Pan Lin said.

"Well, let's wait and see." Li Yibo said.

Pan Lin rolled his eyes. Shouldn't you be analyzing at this time! This Li Yibo is getting more and more outrageous, always pretending to be indifferent at times like this.

The two teams moved out swiftly. Team Howling Wind split into three groups, with two players splitting off to the left and right wings. This two-winged attack was also their usual tactic. As the home team in this round, their familiarity with the map allowed them to move more quickly and decisively.

On the other hand, Happy had five players huddled together. Not to mention being separated, this formation looked a bit too close.

"What is Happy trying to do?" Pan Lin's anxious and curious mood was not intentionally created. He was really concerned. "They replaced the healer with a damage dealer, but this formation doesn't look like they want to fight Howling Wind man-to-man!"

"Probably not," Li Yibo said. "If they really split up to fight man-to-man, Happy probably wouldn't have the advantage. Howling Wind's players' individual abilities are still very outstanding, so they can have excellent results using this man-to-man tactic. If Happy really wants to confront them head-on like this, it might be a bit unwise."

While speaking, the advance troops of the two teams had already met. Team Howling Wind was the trio of Tang Hao, Lin Feng, and Zhao Yuzhe. Team Happy was their entire team.

Team Happy's speed suddenly slowed down at this time, but Team Howling Wind continued to move forward bravely.

Suddenly, a soft "poof" sound came from Team Happy, followed by a wisp of purple smoke that quickly spread out, instantly surrounding Team Happy's characters.

"Smoke bomb! It's Deception's smoke bomb from Happy!" Pan Lin shouted, "No wonder Happy's formation is so tight. Are they trying to use the smoke bomb to obscure the opponent's view, making it difficult to accurately judge the situation?"

Pan Lin shouted excitedly as if he had discovered a new continent, but Li Yibo frowned and did not rush to express his opinion. Just relying on a smoke bomb to break Howling Wind's man-to-man tactic was a bit of an underestimate, right? That's what Li Yibo thought.

Naive!

On the field, Howling Wind's captain Tang Hao saw the tactics adopted by Happy and, as expected, was quite unimpressed as Li Yibo had expected. Howling Wind had practiced the man-to-man tactic for many matches, and it was not so easily broken.

The Smoke Bomb skill could indeed conceal the characters' forms, but it was most effective for single individuals. Using it on five characters at once was a bit too much. If the characters didn't move, it would be fine, but once they started moving, the smoke would be in turmoil. By observing the thickness of the smoke, one could get a rough idea.

Or, they could simply not go forward for the time being. The smoke from the smoke bomb couldn't move with the characters. Happy's five players would just squat there foolishly. When the smoke cleared, wouldn't they still have to fight?

In short, there were too many methods. Thinking that the smoke bomb was a clever way to break the situation, Happy was too naive.

"Five people can't be concealed by the smoke bomb. Scatter them directly!" Tang Hao issued the order, which was in line with Howling Wind's consistent offensive style. Moreover, Tang Hao didn't even switch to the team channel to issue this instruction, but directly gave it in the public channel.

Happy's response was really not enough to watch. Giving the instructions directly in the public channel, letting them know the stakes, might create more wavering.

Tang Hao was just relying on his passion to play the game. As the captain of the team, he would still have some necessary thoughts.

The entire Howling Wind team obeyed the order and continued to advance at full speed. Liu Hao's Spellblade Dark Cloudy Day and Guo Yang's Qigong Master Qi Chongyunshui on the left and right wings had also arrived and coordinated with the rhythm of the three people in the middle without any difference. Howling Wind's style of play was indeed quite skilled.

"I'll clear their smoke bomb!" Liu Hao shouted in the channel. He was more suspicious and cautious. Unable to see Happy's situation with his own eyes, he was still a little worried.

"Together." Guo Yang on the left, Liu Hao's former teammate from Excellent Era, also understood. He came up to cooperate, two mid-range attackers, both with skills that could cause area damage, and their pincer attack was very comfortable.

So Dark Cloudy Day began to chant and gather Wave Sword Intent, and Qi Chongyunshui chanted and gathered Qi. As a result, they heard the sound of cannons. Cannonballs shot out from the smoke, spewing flames. Mu Yu Orange Wind's cannonballs pointed directly at Dark Cloudy Day, interrupting his chanting. On the other wing, the air seemed to have been pierced by something, leaving a string of transparent ripples.

Qi Blade!

Guo Yang, an expert in Qigong, would certainly recognize this skill. It was Fang Rui's Boundless Sea attacking, interrupting his attack.

The attacks on both wings were temporarily interrupted, but Tang Hao's Tang San Strike had already cut straight in from the front. Lin Feng's Ghostly Shadow Maze had also stealthily approached. Zhao Yuzhe's Elementalist saw that the chanting on both wings had been interrupted and did not rashly chant a major spell. With a flick of his staff, a Flame Impact erupted from Happy's formation, a volcanic flame rushing several meters high, but nothing was blasted into the air.

Tang Hao's Tang San Strike finally entered the attack range completely, and Lin Feng's Ghostly Shadow Maze had also stealthily approached. Happy's smoke bomb was stirred up by these few attacks and defenses, gradually becoming thinner.

"Break!" Tang Hao shouted. Team Howling Wind began their best-known breakthrough and cut!

Ice Piercing Wave Sword!

Liu Hao's Dark Cloudy Day swept out with a sword, and ice crystals spread across the ground, instantly tearing into the smoke. The gradually blue and flashing ice crystals left clear traces in the purple smoke.

Hit!

Liu Hao saw the ice crystals hit a target. He didn't know who it was, but the speed of this target was bound to decrease, and Happy's rhythm would be disrupted.

The sword blade was raised again. This time, it was wrapped in flames, and the more aggressive Flame Wave Sword was about to be unleashed, but Liu Hao suddenly felt something strange under Dark Cloudy Day's feet. He quickly took a step to the side and lowered his head to look. As a result, he couldn't take this step at all. A vine was wrapped around Dark Cloudy Day's ankle.

Demon World Flower!

Liu Hao was stunned and immediately thought of Happy's lineup. There was that rookie who replaced Ye Xiu, that rookie called Luo Ji. His profession seemed to be a summoner.

Summoner...

Summoner!

Liu Hao shuddered. He suddenly realized something...

Overlord Chain Fist!

Tang Hao's Tang San Strike rushed in at this moment. He didn't care who he would pounce on. Tearing apart, the effect they were pursuing was tearing, tearing Happy's five characters apart from their connection.

Hit!

Tang San Strike pressed down on one target with one hand, and the other hand was already clenched into a fist and smashed down, but it was not satisfying. This target seemed so small.

Spirit Cat...

It was just a spirit cat.

Summoner...

Summoner!

Tang Hao also realized it, but immediately afterwards, two claws had already landed on Tang San Strike's shoulders. Ice Wolf, with its cold-spraying mouth, bit down on Tang San Strike.

Zhao Yuzhe's Elementalist Shaoguang changed after Howling Wind's offensive was in full swing and finally began to chant a major spell.

Absolute Zero!

He wanted to use this powerful control spell to tear one of Happy's members out of their team.

However, while the chanting was still in progress, an eagle's cry sounded from the purple smoke. Thunder Eagle, lightning-like, flew out of the purple smoke. In almost the blink of an eye, it had already flown above Shaoguang Change's head. With its mouth open, a lightning strike fell, and Zhao Yuzhe had to interrupt the chanting to dodge.

Not good!

Zhao Yuzhe had also realized it.

This was too bad.

The real purpose of the smoke bomb was not to cover Happy's five members, but to cover Happy's summoner's chanting. Howling Wind wanted to play man-to-man, but with a summoner in the formation, how could they keep an eye on them? Summoners never represented just one person.

Careless!

Too careless!

No one realized that Happy's rookie would be the key figure in this team competition. Summoner! This profession clearly restrained Howling Wind's man-to-man style of play. But Howling Wind did not attach importance to this and did not make the necessary restrictions on the summoner.

Just because he replaced Ye Xiu, people only cared about being surprised and forgot that this person who replaced him had such value in this team competition.

Ignoring a rookie, but it was also fatal!