Chapter 1759 Release the Hound

Pan Lin and Li Yibo in the broadcast booth exchanged glances at Ye Xiu's move.

"I don't know why, but this reminds me of 'release the hound,'" Pan Lin said suddenly.

"Haha, I don't know if the door is closed, but the dog is definitely released," Li Yibo laughed.

"And it's biting pretty tight," Pan Lin said, looking at the screen.

Socksar was still not visible in Ye Xiu's perspective, but the goblin was moving with a good sense of direction. Even newbies knew that summoned creatures only moved when controlled by the summoner or when automatically attacking a target; otherwise, they would just stand there dumbly. So Pan Lin and Li Yibo simply expressed their admiration for the method of using a goblin to lead the way, without discussing the principles in detail, because it was too simple. But before Ye Xiu, how many people would have thought that in this situation, such a low-level summoned creature could be used to track down Yu Wenzhou, who knew the map so well?

With a clear direction, Lord Grim's pursuit became much faster. If he hadn't used three movement skills to enlarge his field of vision, Lord Grim would have already overtaken him. Unfortunately, those three skills were still cooling down, preventing Lord Grim from reaching maximum speed. Even so, using the remaining available speed, Ye Xiu quickly closed the distance, and finally saw Socksar's figure with his own eyes.

Goblins were short and had short legs, so they weren't very fast. It would only take a moment for a player character to shake it off. But Ye Xiu managed to seize the opportunity in that moment.

Bang, bang!

While moving, Lord Grim fired two shots, interfering with Socksar's movement. However, Yu Wenzhou didn't seem to care at all; Socksar didn't even flinch.

Ye Xiu immediately sensed something was wrong. Could he escape pursuit by simply ignoring the attacks? That didn't make any sense!

Gatling Gun!

This time, Ye Xiu simply used the skill, and a torrent of bullets flew out. After only a few shots, Socksar was turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared into the mist.

"Hahahaha!" The crowd was extremely happy because they knew the truth!

You have your clever plan; I have my way to overcome it!

Ye Xiu used summoned creatures to track his target, fully utilizing the most basic properties of the skill. But in the blink of an eye, Yu Wenzhou had retaliated in kind.

Shadow Clone Technique!

This was a low-level skill, often used by Dark Knight players as a form of instant movement. However, at this moment, Yu Wenzhou was using the Shadow Clone Technique for its purest purpose: to confuse the opponent.

Against an experienced opponent like Ye Xiu, the Shadow Clone Technique wouldn't be able to fool him. Unfortunately, a dim-witted summoned creature was easily deceived by this kind of skill.

As soon as the goblin caught up, Yu Wenzhou immediately had Socksar cast a spell. The goblin chased, Lord Grim followed, and they were all chasing Socksar's shadow clone.

So, where was the real body?

Rumble…

A loud noise came from the air. A cracked void, the dark Gate of Death, rose up behind Lord Grim.

In this situation, if Socksar couldn't use a skill at just the right time, Yu Wenzhou wouldn't be worthy of being the captain of Blue Rain!

This Gate of Death seemed to want to land directly on Lord Grim's head. Yu Wenzhou didn't seem to want to use the Gate of Death to restrict his opponent at all. The gate was summoned so close, clearly aiming for quick damage.

"This decision is wise!" Li Yibo praised. "Using the Gate of Death to tie down the opponent and then attacking, finishing off with the Gate of Death, would maximize the damage, but against an experienced and skilled player like Ye Xiu, you might not deal any damage and completely expose your position. In a normal situation, the Gate of Death poses a limited threat to Ye Xiu. Lord Grim's movement methods and speed make it easier to escape the Gate of Death. So it's better to summon the Gate of Death close to the body and finish him off in one go."

Li Yibo's analysis was quite insightful, and Yu Wenzhou was indeed thinking that way. He wasn't greedy because he knew that he shouldn't give the opponent any chance. His ability to seize opportunities was no less than Huang Shaotian's. When dealing with this kind of guy, you had to seize the moment; trying for long-term gains would only lead to being intercepted halfway.

Boom!

The Gate of Death was summoned directly next to him, and the black aura immediately latched onto the character, almost skipping the process of dragging the character back. The Gate of Death exploded as soon as it appeared!

Awesome!

The audience cheered loudly.

This attack should finally make Lord Grim lose some health. The previous Chaos Rain and Sand Trap hadn't dealt enough damage to even feel like a consolation.

Nineteen percent!

This attack took away so much of Lord Grim's health.

Yu Wenzhou's Socksar pursued strong control and high damage. His personal combat style leaned towards a cooldown-based playstyle. The kind of continuous attack method that relied on a large number of combos formed by trivial skills was clearly not suitable for Yu Wenzhou.

Seizing the opportunity, a big move took away nearly one-fifth of his health cleanly. More importantly, Yu Wenzhou didn't reveal Socksar's position with this attack. He was now hiding nearby, already casting his second skill.

Six Star Light Prison!

Based solely on the distance and relative position between the Gate of Death and Lord Grim, Yu Wenzhou had accurately predicted where Lord Grim would land after the Gate of Death exploded. This prediction of the Six Star Light Prison was so accurate that there was no way to stop it. Ye Xiu was using a fall recovery to try to make Lord Grim roll and stand up directly. However, six pillars of light firmly locked him in place.

The Six Star Light Prison itself didn't deal damage; the damage came from attacking while the target was locked. Of course, Yu Wenzhou wouldn't miss such an opportunity. He didn't care if Socksar was exposed at this point.

Curse Arrow and Burning Arrow, two low-level skills that Socksar could cast almost instantly. Then, Dark Shadow Flame and Ghost Shadow Entanglement, two continuous damage skills.

Lord Grim's Myriad Manifestations Umbrella in shield mode was usually so large that it drove people crazy, but now that it was locked down by Yu Wenzhou's perfectly timed Six Star Light Prison, it was Ye Xiu's turn to be depressed.

Because it was too big, the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella's shield mode couldn't be opened inside the Six Star Light Prison. He could only let Lord Grim take the damage from these four skills with his body.

Socksar's position was now completely exposed, but after these four skills, Yu Wenzhou still didn't have his character retreat. Socksar waved the Curse of the Extinguishing God, still chanting…

This skill clearly took a long time to cast, almost coinciding with the disappearance of the Six Star Light Prison. The Curse of the Extinguishing God pointed in that direction.

Ye Xiu seemed to have realized something, and almost simultaneously had Lord Grim raise the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella, intending to use Mechanical Wings. However, it was too late…

There was no light or shadow, but the ground where Lord Grim was standing had been cursed and had become different.

Lord Grim, attempting to use Mechanical Wings to fly away, wanted to jump into the air first, but as soon as his legs left the ground, his lower body sank.

Dense forest, mist…

The atmosphere of this map scene was already eerie and terrifying, but now when Ye Xiu lowered his perspective, he saw that a large area under Lord Grim's feet had been cursed. Strange runes crawled all over the ground like maggots, and the whole area seemed to be covered in a swamp, looking viscous. The wails of vengeful spirits began to enter his ears. His lower body sank because withered ghost hands were rising from the ground, grabbing Lord Grim's pant legs tightly. Then there were those that showed their heads and bit, those that emerged halfway and hugged, all clinging to Lord Grim, trying to drag him into this cursed ground.

Just for this effect alone, this skill was worth its high level…

Netherworld Entanglement!

Warlock's level 75 new move, a skill even higher level than Gate of Death.

This skill would cause characters trapped within it to lose health continuously until the skill disappeared or they left the area. It also had a strong slowing effect. What was even stronger was that instant movement, Shadow Clone Technique, and even Mechanic's Mechanical Wings would all fail in this cursed land. They would all be interrupted and would all pull you down.

In the cursed land of Netherworld Entanglement, there was no way to escape instantly, unless you were lucky enough to be on the edge of the skill's range and could step out in one move. But Yu Wenzhou gave Lord Grim the treatment of being in the very center. No matter which way he walked, he would probably still be in the skill's range until it ended.

"I finally let you catch me…" Ye Xiu even had the mind to speak at this time! After the Gate of Death, there were four consecutive skills, and then this level 75 ultimate. The skill combination that Yu Wenzhou chose was undoubtedly the highest damage output that Socksar could achieve in this phase.

Thirty-one percent!

This was the total damage that these skills could ultimately inflict. Netherworld Entanglement was a level 75 ultimate, but in terms of damage, it was far inferior to Gate of Death. However, the power of this skill was also very obvious. In terms of control, it was much purer than Gate of Death.

Thirty-one percent, plus the previous nineteen percent damage from Gate of Death, Yu Wenzhou took away half of Lord Grim's health in this wave. He had fully demonstrated the power of his Socksar.

"Too bad, it's not enough," Yu Wenzhou replied. This regret was genuine. He certainly hoped to kill Lord Grim in one wave. But now, after Netherworld Entanglement, he was no longer confident that he could perfectly control Lord Grim and inflict damage. This exposed position was always a big threat to him. He had to plan ahead, stop attacking, and find another place for Socksar to hide.

"You can play like this, enough for you to be proud of, you can tell your kids when you get old," Ye Xiu replied.

"I still hope the story is more glorious," Yu Wenzhou said.

"That won't work, you still have a ways to go!" Ye Xiu said.

"This isn't a secret," Yu Wenzhou said.

"I set a deadly trap waiting for you," Ye Xiu said.

"Oh? What is it?" Yu Wenzhou had just finished replying when his expression changed. Socksar had actually stepped into a trap.

Then, Lord Grim appeared right in front of him, face to face, at zero distance.

"Shadow Trap, scared yet?" Ye Xiu said.