Hu Die Lan
Chapter 1396 Taking the Initiative
Gunshots rang out continuously.
The muzzles on both sides flashed with gunfire, bullets flying and tracing transparent paths through the air.
Zou Yuan was proactive, but Zhou Zekai was no less so. After watching two of Zou Yuan's matches, Zhou Zekai had carefully found a way to deal with him.
Speed!
Accuracy!
Zou Yuan's Hundred Blossoms style required a continuous chain of skills to build up momentum. His previous two opponents, a Battle Mage and a Swordsman, were both melee classes, giving the Launcher, a mid-to-long-range class, an opening to continuously use skills. They had to collide with Zou Yuan's Hundred Blossoms style right from the start.
But Zhou Zekai was different.
His Sharpshooter had a range that wasn't inferior to, and might even be superior to, the Launcher's. From the moment they met, Zhou Zekai had One Autumn Leaf unleash its full firepower, giving Zou Yuan no chance to set up his Hundred Blossoms style.
Although the two characters were melee classes, they looked like two entangled close-combat professions. Bullets were the link between them. The traces they left connected the two characters tightly.
No one could easily retreat anymore. It was an all-out attack, a shootout. It was a test of who could predict better and who could operate more accurately.
Blood splattered on Hundred Blossoms as bullets flew into and tumbled around inside his muscles.
One Autumn Leaf seemed to be constantly knocked off balance by the various effect grenades that Hundred Blossoms was throwing.
Both were using their skills to overcome the obstacles.
At this time, whoever retreated, whoever hesitated, would fall behind.
The gunshots continued until one of the characters fell, and then stopped.
One Autumn Leaf. In the end, One Autumn Leaf was the one standing on the field. Zhou Zekai had won this victory and hadn't allowed Zou Yuan to achieve a one-versus-three against their Team Samsara. However, he had paid a heavy price. One Autumn Leaf had 59% of his health left, consuming 41%, while Hundred Blossoms' health in this match was exactly 41%. The health consumed by the two characters was miraculously even.
Zou Yuan had truly done everything he could. Facing Samsara's individual competition stage, he had probably played the best and most outstanding match in the regular season.
He absolutely couldn't let Zou Yuan's efforts be in vain!
With that determination, Yu Feng came onto the field.
That guy who had gone all out had entrusted the core position of Team Hundred Blossoms to him. He had taken on this responsibility, so how could he perform worse than that guy on the field? If he did, what right would he have to take over this responsibility from him?
"Come on!" Yu Feng shouted in the chat. Fallen Flowers, the former number one Berserker, had been gathering dust for a few years. After Yu Feng came to Team Hundred Blossoms, he finally returned to his throne and charged fiercely towards the current number one player in Glory.
If I can't cut down this 59% of health, what face will I have to meet the brothers of Team Hundred Blossoms?
Heavy sword Funeral Flowers, slash!
Braving the hail of bullets from One Autumn Leaf, he fearlessly slashed forward.
Will he win?
All the Hundred Blossoms fans felt a sense of anticipation more real than ever before. Even though Zhou Zekai was standing in front of them, the guy who everyone always thought, "Oh no, this is bad," whenever he stepped onto the stage.
Win!
He has to win!
He will definitely win!
Almost no one paid attention to the details of the two players' exchanges. Everyone was just focused on the characters' health. This was the most tempting part of the competition. Victory or defeat, that's all that mattered. Everything was for victory or defeat. At this moment, when victory or defeat hung by a thread, no one had the mind to think about what brilliant skills were being used on the field. Health was the most direct indicator of victory or defeat, so everyone just focused on health. The rise and fall of the two health bars that symbolized life was the clearest and most intense footnote of this duel.
Whose health bar was dropping faster?
Whose health bar was dropping slower?
One Autumn Leaf?
Fallen Flowers?
The audience's eyes darted back and forth between the two. Occasionally, when the camera cut to other shots without health bars, the audience would curse under their breath. The live broadcast also knew that the most critical moment had arrived and made sure that any shot clearly showed the health bars of the two characters.
Will he win?
Won't he lose again?
On the health bar, One Autumn Leaf only had 5% of his health left, while Fallen Flowers still had 32%.
It was a huge advantage, but until the very last moment, they still couldn't relax.
Just fall already!
The Hundred Blossoms fans only had this one thought in their minds. Finally, the heavy sword Funeral Flowers swung down like a whirlwind, delivering the final verdict on this duel.
"He won!!"
In Samsara's home stadium, such shouts actually erupted. This wasn't to say that even Samsara's fans were moved, it was just that the Hundred Blossoms fans in the audience had finally fully unleashed their emotions that had been suppressed for so long at the moment Fallen Flowers finally killed One Autumn Leaf.
"Oh oh oh oh!!"
At this moment, the Hundred Blossoms players on the sidelines jumped up like crazy, as if they had already won the championship.
They had won. In such a difficult situation, they had finally conquered Samsara's home stadium.
"How's it going over there?" Someone immediately asked about the situation with Team Wind Howl. As soon as this question was asked, the atmosphere immediately became tense again. If Team Wind Howl also won their individual competition stage, then Team Hundred Blossoms would still be behind.
"Team Wind Howl..." Someone checked the news and then excitedly shouted, "They lost! Team Wind Howl lost their individual competition stage to Team Tiny Herb!!"
"So, are we..."
"One point ahead!"
"That's great!!!"
The Hundred Blossoms players and the fans who had traveled with the team already knew the news from Team Wind Howl. Team Wind Howl lost their individual competition stage, so they currently had 3 points. Team Hundred Blossoms had won two individual matches and then won the individual competition stage, giving them 4 points, finally surpassing Team Wind Howl.
Although the match wasn't completely over yet, from this moment on, Team Hundred Blossoms had finally taken the initiative. They didn't have to rely on anyone else anymore. As long as they worked hard enough and could continue to win in the upcoming matches, they would have a 100% chance of qualifying for the playoffs.
That feeling of frustration that even if they tried their best to win all the matches, they could still be squeezed out because of the other team was finally completely gone. Team Hundred Blossoms could now truly focus on the playoffs without worrying about anyone else.
"Team Hundred Blossoms' persistent efforts have finally earned them the initiative! Now they have firmly grasped their fate in their own hands. On the other hand, after losing the individual competition stage against Team Tiny Herb, Team Wind Howl needs to rely on the situation of others to decide their fate. They must try to defeat Team Tiny Herb in the final round, but their competitors must also lose," Pan Lin said.
"Yes, in the last round, whoever loses the team competition will end their summer here," Li Yibo said.
"Only one step away but unable to take it, this result is truly very cruel, but there's no way around it. Today, there will inevitably be a team that will taste such bitter fruit. Will it be 301? Hundred Blossoms? Or Wind Howl?" Pan Lin seemed to be commentating not just on the current match, but on all three at the same time.
The final results of the matches between Team Hundred Blossoms and Team Wind Howl also reached the arena where Team Happy and Team 301 were playing. Chen Guo calculated with her fingers and finally smiled.
"We're in! We've entered the playoffs!" Chen Guo was excited. Now there wasn't even a one-in-ten-thousand chance of failure. Team Happy would 100% enter the playoffs and begin their journey to win the championship.
"Even if we lose all the matches now, it doesn't matter anymore?" Wei Chen asked.
"Yes," Chen Guo nodded, but then added, "But everyone still has to play well!"
"Of course, who wants to enter the playoffs with a loss?" Ye Xiu said.
"You don't want to, but Team 301 wants it even less!" Wei Chen said. Team 301 needed a victory to secure their spot. Although they had won two individual matches and the individual competition stage, if they lost the team competition, they would still be in danger of being eliminated. They would definitely do everything they could in this final battle of the regular season.
"Who cares about them?" Ye Xiu said. "They actually dared to win 4 points from us. We have to teach them a lesson, right, Little Tang?"
"Definitely!" Tang Rou, who had lost the individual competition stage, was waiting to vent her anger.
"Okay, then let's go! Let's end the last match of the regular season on a high note," Ye Xiu said.
"It would be best if those guys get eliminated because of this. Then they'll have nightmares about us all summer, hahaha," Wei Chen said.
"Okay, let's go deliver nightmares to them!" Ye Xiu waved his hand. The lineup for Team Happy's team competition was rising to their feet.
Su Mucheng, Fang Rui, Qiao Yifan, An Wenyi, plus the sixth player, Tang Rou. This was Team Happy's most commonly used lineup in the regular season, and it would be used here to mark the end of Team Happy's regular season.
On Team 301's side, after Captain Yang Cong motivated the entire team, the players who would be playing had also stood up.
Yang Cong, Bai Shu, Gao Jie, Li Yihui, Sun Mingjin, plus the sixth player, Qian Wenju. This was also their main lineup since Bai Shu joined in the second half of the season. It was with this lineup that Team 301 made a big comeback and became a powerful team that was charging towards the playoffs. In the second half of the regular season, this lineup had defeated a series of powerhouses such as Team Blue Rain, Team Tiny Herb, and Team Tyranny. It was just because they were slightly behind in the first half of the season that they encountered such a fierce competition for the top eight in the second half of the season.
People had every reason to believe that if Team 301 entered the playoffs, they might be able to go even further. They had already proven to everyone in the regular season that they now had the strength to compete with the powerhouses.
"Win!" Team 301 shouted, and the six main players for the team competition took the stage. They had won 4 points in the individual matches, and their morale was at its peak.