Hu Die Lan
Chapter 1441 Every Possible Effort
Yu Wenzhou's hands weren't fast, but his mind was, and he could instantly assess most situations.
He was also extremely familiar with the Warlock class. Although the information on Wei琛's Wind Following Array was limited due to its lack of appearances in matches, things like casting speed and range were known after just one match. Even if the character improved, those attributes should only increase, not decrease.
Based on this known information, Yu Wenzhou instantly judged that he was too late.
He even saw further that this was a tactic specifically targeting him and Soar of Death. If it were another Warlock player, Wei Chen might not have succeeded. But it was him, it was Soar of Death.
The player's characteristics and the character's attributes were completely understood. These few moments were tailor-made to deal with Yu Wenzhou and Soar of Death. Nothing was wasted, and the ultimate skill Death's Door was released.
What changes would happen in nine seconds?
Yu Wenzhou had been thinking about this question.
Now he knew that he didn't need to wait for nine seconds. Just now, with a Death's Door, his situation would probably be extremely miserable.
In the distance, Wind Following Array was nearing the end of his incantation. The Hand of Death gathered cursed energy, and behind the glittering light, Yu Wenzhou could see Wind Following Array's face.
It was the face he remembered: the young, first-generation captain of their Blue Rain, Wei Chen. Now, over thirty, Wei Chen's face had many more traces of time.
Yu Wenzhou watched silently, as if giving up, without taking any action.
Wei Chen was stunned, but Death's Door had already been summoned. Black lines shot out from the door, immediately wrapping around Soar of Death, but even now, Yu Wenzhou still didn't make any moves.
Yes, none at all.
The black gas wrapped around Soar of Death and dragged him into Death's Door. During this process, Soar of Death offered no resistance.
Then, Death's Door's attack on Soar of Death ended.
"Damn!" Wei Chen couldn't help but curse.
This was Yu Wenzhou's calmness, his clear judgment of everything. He knew that his hand speed was not enough to cope with Death's Door and the Wei Chen lurking beside him. So he simply didn't bother with any struggle, and let the ultimate skill hit him head-on. Fifteen percent of his health was exchanged for the end of Wind Following Array's offensive.
Yes, it was over.
Wei Chen prided himself on knowing Yu Wenzhou's style very well, but he didn't expect this consistently steady guy to adopt a tactic that felt like giving up a chess piece to gain the initiative. None of his prepared follow-up moves could cope with this situation. Death's Door was successfully released, but it ended too quickly, catching Wei Chen off guard.
Severing Technique!
Wei Chen instinctively released an instant-cast spell, wanting to maintain his offensive. But Death's Door disappearing so quickly left him feeling empty.
Severing Technique?
Yu Wenzhou watched Wind Following Array's attack and easily dodged it. He understood Wei Chen's surprise, because this was what he had intentionally created.
He realized that Wei Chen understood him and Soar of Death. In that case, any judgment or decision based on his style would definitely be within the other party's calculations. So at this time, he had to take a path he wouldn't normally take.
So Yu Wenzhou did just that. He used an unconventional move to instantly shatter Wei Chen's conventional judgment, based on his deep understanding of him.
The fighting within was something even experts might not be able to see.
Only Yu Wenzhou could deeply feel Wei Chen's familiarity with him and Soar of Death. That Death's Door had truly pushed him to a point where he had no choice.
Even though he had made a move that was unexpected by Wei Chen, he still hadn't escaped Death's Door, and Soar of Death had suffered 15% damage. This Death's Door had indeed pushed him into a desperate situation, but he had quickly crawled out of it in an unexpected way.
He had disrupted Wei Chen's rhythm, but what next?
Looking at this opponent who completely understood him, Yu Wenzhou also felt immense pressure.
Burning Arrow?
Yu Wenzhou saw Wind Following Array gather another skill.
This was also a low-level skill for Warlocks. Although it required incantation, it was only a matter of moments for their high-end professional characters. Wind Following Array's staff only danced slightly, and this Burning Arrow was already formed. Black flames burned into the shape of a branch arrow. Wind Following Array flicked his staff, and the Burning Arrow flew over.
But, was the distance still a bit too far?
It wasn't difficult for Yu Wenzhou to dodge. Compared to Gunners, the spells of Elementalists and Warlocks were much slower than bullets. This distance of spell attack was not very threatening to professionals.
But after shaking out this skill, Wei Chen stopped paying attention to Yu Wenzhou and Soar of Death. Wind Following Array suddenly turned around, and the Hand of Death pointed at Flowing Cloud.
Lu Hanwen's Flowing Cloud had escaped and charged out of the Six Star Light Prison, eager to kill Wind Following Array.
But unexpectedly, Wind Following Array suddenly turned around and pointed at him.
The Hand of Death flashed with the light of spells.
Lu Hanwen quickly made Flowing Cloud dodge to the side. As a result, the black light flew exactly in the direction he was dodging.
What a Lu Hanwen! He threw himself into the net, but still had the reaction and control to cope. Flowing Cloud darted to the side again without stopping, and the black light wrapped around empty air.
Wei Chen was helpless.
Dealing with this young kid was not the same as dealing with Yu Wenzhou. He regretted that Death's Door had already been withdrawn due to the end of the attack. If Yu Wenzhou could have stalled with Death's Door a little longer, it would have also been a threat to Lu Hanwen's Flowing Cloud.
Yu Wenzhou's courageous actions did disrupt Wei Chen's overall plan. Controlling Lu Hanwen for nine seconds in a one-on-two situation, and then letting Yu Wenzhou eat a big move. Honestly, that was already quite an achievement. Anyone else might not have been able to play those nine seconds more beautifully than Wei Chen.
But he was not satisfied.
His plan wasn't just for nine seconds.
"Hanwen, go over there," Yu Wenzhou saw Lu Hanwen escape and immediately sent a message in the channel.
A duel between the old and new generation Warlocks was a topic that the audience loved to see, but the players had no obligation to cooperate. They were playing a match, not performing a show. Yu Wenzhou's initiative to send Lu Hanwen away was definitely not to cooperate with the topic. It was only because Wei Chen's intention seemed to be to drag down two people. Although he didn't know what his purpose was, preventing him from achieving it would be a disruption to Xingxin's arrangement.
Huang Shaotian and the others were relying on healing to put pressure on the opponent and needed a powerful attacker. Lu Hanwen was more suitable for this role than him. So he had Lu Hanwen support them, while he and Wei Chen continued to tangle. This was just a very ordinary and reasonable tactical decision.
As expected, Wei Chen did not support this.
"Little brat, where are you running!" Seeing Flowing Cloud trying to leave, Wei Chen refused to give up.
But those were just words. How could Yu Wenzhou not provide cover for Lu Hanwen? A Burning Arrow, a skill Wei Chen had just used, was quickly returned by Yu Wenzhou.
Wei Chen couldn't possibly have Wind Following Array engage in melee combat to stop Flowing Cloud from leaving! Of course, he still had to rely on spellcasting, but Soar of Death's Burning Arrow flew over at just the right time, leaving Wind Following Array unable to chant.
As a result, Wind Following Array actually took a step and chased after him, dodging the Burning Arrow while throwing something out.
Poof!
Purple smoke instantly spread.
After Shadow Clone Technique, Wind Following Array used another low-level Ninja skill: Ninja Tool - Smoke Bomb.
Wind Following Array and Flowing Cloud's figures were quickly engulfed. Lu Hanwen's reaction was also quick. Sword light instantly lit up in the smoke, protecting himself while allowing Flowing Cloud to continue moving forward.
Rain of Chaos!
Yu Wenzhou also had Soar of Death begin a large-scale incantation. He couldn't lock onto Wind Following Array's position for a while, but if Wind Following Array didn't stop him from attacking and insisted on chanting a curse against Flowing Cloud, he wouldn't have time to escape the Rain of Chaos's coverage.
As a result, in the smoke, Flowing Cloud's heavy sword slashed wildly, seeming invincible.
Poof!
In the smoke, it seemed that blood splattered. Wind Following Array was finally hit. But immediately after, there was a "smack" sound. The sword light was still there, but it no longer moved forward.
This was… a Trap Net?
Although Yu Wenzhou couldn't see it, he guessed what had happened.
Wei Chen endured a sword strike, but finally managed to have Wind Following Array set a Thief skill, Trap Net, finally slowing down Flowing Cloud's momentum.
But at this time, the Rain of Chaos was already falling. The sword-wounded Wind Following Array seemed unable to escape the smoke in time.
"Wei Chen is really working hard!" Pan Lin was a little moved, lamenting regretfully.
Wei Chen's play wasn't pretty. Every attempt to restrain Flowing Cloud was filled with awkwardness.
He was circling around the stones, getting cut and rolling to the side to set traps, and now enduring a sword wound under the cover of smoke to snatch a Trap Net.
Wei Chen was struggling. Everyone could see that.
If he faced Lu Hanwen head-on, he would most likely lose. But he was using these endless tricks to try to trap Lu Hanwen and Yu Wenzhou here.
But his efforts would eventually be ended by this Rain of Chaos.
Flowing Cloud still couldn't move, but Yu Wenzhou was already preparing to have Soar of Death come over and continue to control Wind Following Array.
He controlled Soar of Death to step forward, but Soar of Death rolled to the left.
"What is Yu Wenzhou doing?" Everyone was stunned. This roll was unreasonable. Had he noticed some unknown threat? The audience with the God's perspective hadn't noticed anything.
Yu Wenzhou's reaction was faster and more accurate than these viewers with the God's perspective.
Confused?
Yu Wenzhou looked at Soar of Death's state in surprise.
Then he realized what had happened.
Mirror, it was Mirror.