Chapter 1274 Eight Years

Incantations and magical light patterns flickered, instantly solidifying into a prison. Lu Hanwen had been chasing too intensely, and by the time he saw Yu Wenzhou's reminder, it was already too late. Flowing Cloud was instantly locked within the Six-Star Light Prison.

Seeing that the skill had hit, Wei Chen also breathed a slight sigh of relief. This kid, who was already ranked among the All-Stars at such a young age, was not to be trifled with. If he hadn't made thorough use of the terrain, there would have been no way to easily shake this kid off.

Six-Star Light Prison, the Glory's number one skill to restrict movement. At max level 75, the effect lasts for a full nine seconds. What's even more terrifying is that this incantation cannot be dispelled. It doesn't belong to the status skill category, so purification, dispel, focus, and so on are all ineffective. By the same logic, no matter how high a character's spirit attribute is or how good their resistance is, there's no way to break free from the Six-Star Light Prison ahead of time.

If you want to break through the Six-Star Light Prison before the skill's duration is up, there's only one way: kill the caster. But right now, that's clearly impossible. Lu Hanwen's Flowing Cloud is stuck in this nine-second Six-Star Light Prison.

For Wei Chen, these nine seconds are also extremely precious. He can finally get rid of this youth who had been enthusiastically chasing him for nine seconds. However, things won't necessarily be easy for him next, Yu Wenzhou's Swoksaar has already started to move.

Eight years.

It had been a full eight years since Wei Chen last used Swoksaar.

In those eight years, Swoksaar had gone from level 55 to the current level 75. New equipment, new skills. Wei Chen shouldn't be familiar with the current Swoksaar, but he is very familiar with it.

Because this character was, after all, his greatest attachment in Glory. Although he never touched him again, Swoksaar had still grown under his watchful eye. He could immediately sense every subtle adjustment in every match. He watched as the new operator gradually erased the traces he had left on this character, and then stamped them with their own mark.

"Idiot!"

Every time Swoksaar was adjusted, it would provoke an indignant scolding from Wei Chen. He would often mock his companions, ridiculing how awful these adjustments were and how little they understood the Warlock.

His underlings obeyed his every word, so of course they all believed him.

But, what about himself?

When there were many people around, Wei Chen would curse like this; but when he was alone? He could only let out a wry smile.

He knew very well in his heart that he was just a little unwilling to see his own traces being erased little by little.

Until finally, Swoksaar even changed the weapon in his hand.

Extinguishing God's Curse?

The name of the new staff sounded both arrogant and literary, and the last trace of Wei Chen on Swoksaar was finally erased. He finally couldn't sit still any longer. Then, Wind Howl Formation obtained Death's Hand.

Death's Hand. This was precisely the silver weapon that Swoksaar had originally used. Wei Chen resurrected it.

He picked up the weapon that Swoksaar had discarded, which made his Wind Howl Formation become a knockoff version of Swoksaar in the eyes of many.

But to be honest, Wei Chen really didn't care. If the professional character ID "Swoksaar" hadn't already been protected in the game, the Warlock he had just created would definitely have been named "Swoksaar" as well.

Wei Chen didn't know why he had to be so stubborn, but perhaps it was still out of unwillingness!

And now, it was time to bring all of this to an end.

Wei Chen was very clear that with his current condition and level, it would be impossible for him to appear in every match during the playoffs, given the intensity and rhythm of the games.

The match against Blue Rain might be his last performance on this stage, and this duel was also the match that could allow him to unleash his energy the most.

Because he understood Swoksaar.

Even if it wasn't built for him, he still understood it, more than anyone else.

Swoksaar was chanting.

It was Curse Arrow.

This low-level skill, given to Swoksaar with a chant speed increase of 34, should be almost instantaneous.

Fast!

But, this wasn't everything.

If it were just chanting, Swoksaar's Curse Arrow should have been even faster than this.

The slight slowness was because he had gently gathered some power. Curse Arrow is a skill that can be charged. The longer the charge, the more energy the light orb gathers, and the more Curse Arrows are ultimately released.

Chanting releases 13 Curse Arrows; charging to the maximum doubles the number, reaching 26. And Swoksaar's small charge just now can increase the number of Curse Arrows to 15.

Wei Chen really knew all of this too well. Wind Howl Formation calmly dodged Swoksaar's attack, causing Yu Wenzhou, Swoksaar's operator, to be slightly surprised.

Because his opponent dodged too calmly.

Such a light charge, the two extra Curse Arrows should have been easy to overlook. By the time they noticed and dodged, regardless of whether they ultimately dodged it or not, it should have been a temporary reaction and operation. But Wind Howl Formation's calm actions clearly showed that he knew this would happen from the very beginning.

He saw through it!

Just from Wind Howl Formation's posture when dodging the attack, Yu Wenzhou had already judged to this extent. But at this moment, all the spectators, including the commentators Pan Lin and Li Yibo, had no idea that there was such a hidden move within this Curse Arrow. The two only praised Swoksaar's quick casting, and didn't notice the light charge at all.

The attack failed, but Swoksaar didn't move again.

Yu Wenzhou still had doubts in his heart. He couldn't see through Excellent Era's intentions, nor could he guess Wei Chen's purpose. Did he really want to take on two people by himself? It's not that Yu Wenzhou didn't respect Wei Chen, but the truth was that it was too much for Wei Chen to take on two people by himself.

The Six-Star Light Prison restricted Lu Hanwen for nine seconds, but what could that do? Without the support of anyone else's firepower, these precious nine seconds meant that Lu Hanwen's Flowing Cloud didn't suffer any concentrated fire attacks. What kind of changes would there be in the situation after nine seconds?

Yu Wenzhou decided to take another look.

He was still so calm.

For eight years, Wei Chen had never stopped paying attention to Swoksaar, so at the same time, he of course had a very clear understanding of the operator behind Swoksaar. What's more, he had dealt with this current operator a long time ago. He would never forget that existence who was a joke in the training camp, but had defeated him in a training match one day.

This calm youth would be the cornerstone of Blue Rain's future.

From that day on, Wei Chen had had such a realization. Facts proved that he had not been wrong. Although Huang Shaotian was currently Blue Rain's top attacker, Blue Rain's tactical system, Blue Rain's style and rhythm, were all determined by Yu Wenzhou's existence.

Perhaps it was because he maintained his clarity and calmness at all times that Huang Shaotian's opportunism became increasingly refined. Because there was such a backer, he could confidently walk on the edge of a knife.

At this time, Huang Shaotian had already led his people to charge up. Lu Hanwen's Flowing Cloud was locked in the Six-Star Light Prison, but Yu Wenzhou was still so unhurried, still so clearly analyzing the situation. If he couldn't see clearly, he would never act rashly.

Curse Arrow!

Wei Chen chose to use the same skill to return the favor. His Wind Howl Formation's spellcasting speed wasn't as fast as Swoksaar's. However, chanting such a low-level skill really didn't take much time. Without charging, he cast the spell and released it. Death's Hand pulled outwards, and a purple light orb rotated, drawing an arc. The Curse Arrows flew out in a fan shape like this.

"Wei Chen's technique is still quite seasoned!" Li Yibo said with emotion. Perhaps his hand speed couldn't compare to that of young people, but when it came to skill control, old generals were truly masters of their craft.

In fact, logically speaking, Wei Chen, who had retired for many years and then returned, was not an old general in the general sense. After a professional gap of many years, his comeback made him more like a rookie than an old general.

Wei Chen needed to repeat the rhythm suitable for professional matches like a rookie. But everyone knew that in the regular season, his appearances were pitifully few, and he only took the field for several consecutive rounds at the end of the season. But just these few appearances were enough.

Because what old generals actually needed was not to adapt to the rhythm, but to find it again.

Find the rhythm, find victory!

"Beautiful!" Pan Lin praised after Li Yibo's exclamation. The Curse Arrows spread out evenly in a fan shape, as if a peacock was opening its tail. No matter how skilled a Warlock player was, they couldn't perform this technique more perfectly than this.

But, was that really the case?

In the eyes of all the spectators, that was the case.

But in Yu Wenzhou's eyes...

There was an opening!

Almost at the instant the light orb rotated and released the Curse Arrows, Yu Wenzhou had already seen the flaw.

The distribution of the Curse Arrows was uniform, but the rhythm was not uniform. Their left and right spacing was equal, but what about the front and back spacing?

Front and back meant before and after.

When there was a difference in the order, it created gaps for passing through.

Sidestep, move horizontally!

Yu Wenzhou's operation couldn't be fast, but it was always so precise.

It looked like he was clearly about to be hit by the Curse Arrows, but as a result, it seemed as if he had passed through them. Swoksaar stood there, and not a single one of the Curse Arrows that spread out in a fan shape was missing, and not a single one had hit.

"Dodged it?" Even Li Yibo was dumbfounded.

Yes, he had dodged it, but he had only dodged the Curse Arrows.

Wind Howl Formation's new chant had already begun, and the magical power of the incantation was surging on Death's Hand.

Gate of Death?

Yu Wenzhou was stunned. He was actually chanting Gate of Death right in front of him?

Even with Swoksaar's spellcasting speed, there wouldn't be enough time to chant it!

Interruption was a must. Swoksaar threw a Cutting Technique over. But Yu Wenzhou didn't relax because of this. Wei Chen's style of play shouldn't be like this anyway.

Yu Wenzhou turned his view, and he quickly discovered another Wind Howl Formation that was chanting a spell.

It was Shadow Clone Technique!

Yu Wenzhou instantly understood. The one right in front of him was of course a shadow clone. He had used this ninjutsu while Swoksaar was moving sideways through the Curse Arrows.

This Wind Howl Formation was the one he really needed to interrupt.

But, not enough...

Not enough distance!

Wind Howl Formation's spellcasting range was very far, even farther than Swoksaar's. To interrupt it, Swoksaar still needed to move forward a little.

But, it was too late.

The distance of two body lengths determined the success or failure of a skill.