Chapter 13 The 32nd Second

13 minutes and 32 seconds. Xingxin's Luo Ji's Mo Guang finally appeared in the battlefield footage. No matter which group of viewers it was, some couldn't bear to look straight at it. 13 minutes and 32 seconds. Usually, a team competition would have entered the mid-stage at this time. If they were playing fast, the outcome might have been decided. But in this match, Xingxin's starting player only participated in the battle for the first time at this moment...

With one person missing all the time, how did Xingxin hold on until now?

Looking at the time and thinking about this question, the audience was a little dazed. But some attentive viewers couldn't help but think of Xingxin's first playoff match against Blue Rain. Wasn't Xingxin also hiding a player and maneuvering against Blue Rain in that team competition? Today's match is quite similar to that day!

How did Xingxin win that time?

People who thought of this started searching their memories, trying to find some clues. But upon recalling, they realized, damn, they didn't win at all. Xingxin lost the team competition that day and only barely won that round by a small margin.

But what about today? Xingxin only won one point in the individual competition. If the team competition resulted in another narrow defeat, the final result would be a draw with overtime. Xingxin couldn't possibly be aiming for a draw in this match, right?

Unable to figure it out, they could only keep watching.

Demon World Flower!

Finally entering the battlefield, Mo Guang started summoning. It was extremely ordinary, like placing a Dinghai Divine Needle, summoning a Demon World Flower onto the battlefield.

Then, boom, boom, boom...

After a burst of flames and smoke, the Demon World Flower had become a charred black stump.

"Hahaha." Sharp laughter erupted from the scene. The Demon World Flower, if it had a nemesis, it would be the gunner class. Gunners are ranged, their attack distance is far beyond the control range of the Demon World Flower. The Demon World Flower can't move, so it's just a living target. Furthermore, the Demon World Flower is quite afraid of light and fire damage, and the gunner's bullet attacks naturally carry fire attribute, adding damage to the Demon World Flower.

Therefore, when facing a team with a gunner, the use of the Demon World Flower depends heavily on the situation. But now, with two gunners on the Tyranny team, Luo Ji still started with the Demon World Flower. Before the petals could even fully open, it had already been turned into charcoal by the two gunners switching fire.

Tyranny fans laughed wantonly, mocking Xingxin's newbie who had been hidden for 13 minutes and 32 seconds, yet made such a naive move.

But immediately afterward, they couldn't laugh anymore!

The Demon World Flower didn't have the control effect that any player expected, but at that moment, the two gunners switching fire allowed a gap to appear in their attack rhythm.

The two gunners weren't unaware of this problem, but they had no choice. The placement of this Demon World Flower was so tricky that if they didn't kill it instantly, its interference with the brawler class Lin Jingyan would also cause Tyranny's offensive to pause.

In comparison, the rogue's control and entanglement were stronger than theirs, so the two gunners didn't hesitate to switch fire, trying to minimize the gap.

But no matter how small, a gap was still there. There were very few in the pro scene who could grasp this kind of gap, but unfortunately, Ye Xiu was one of them.

Arc Flash!

A cold light flashed, and Lord Grim immediately pulled away from his original position, completing a large transfer in an instant.

Brick!

Lin Jingyan's Dark Forest quickly threw a brick, knocking towards the back of Lord Grim's head.

Pa!

Who knew that a character would suddenly appear in mid-air, Sea Neverland. Fang Rui's Sea Neverland suddenly jumped into the air and pushed out a palm, actually parrying this brick attack!

This not only required precise operation, but also advance prediction. If it weren't for Fang Rui's extreme familiarity with Lin Jingyan, few people could have done this.

Boom boom boom!

Cannon fire rang out immediately afterward. Su Mucheng's Dancing Rain fired and moved, targeting: Immovable Rock.

And Lord Grim, after the large displacement, used many tree trunks for cover, hiding from the attacks of the two gunners returning to fire. The next target became very clear.

Immovable Rock, also Immovable Rock.

Seizing a tiny gap, Xingxin didn't run, but instead launched a counterattack, targeting Tyranny's healer.

But Zhang Xinjie knew what was happening as clear as a mirror.

Xingxin's goal was still to retreat. Targeting his Immovable Rock was to force the enemy to rescue, thereby creating a deviation in Tyranny's formation.

But, knowing this, Zhang Xinjie was helpless. If he ignored it, Xingxin would be fully capable of formally turning this wave into a strong attack on his healer.

In this case, there would be an exchange. While Xingxin strongly attacked and solved him, they would also suffer heavy damage from Tyranny. But whether this exchange was worthwhile depended on Han Wenqing's control over An Wenyi at the other end.

Zhang Xinjie always chose the safest and most reliable path.

"?"

So a question mark appeared in Tyranny's team channel. Zhang Xinjie was confirming the situation on Han Wenqing's side.

"..."

The reply was an ellipsis, meaning that it was still continuing. Han Wenqing hadn't stably taken down An Wenyi.

Zhang Xinjie sighed. He had to give up this exchange because he couldn't confirm what would happen in the end on Han Wenqing's end. Perhaps An Wenyi's Little Cold Hands would use his familiarity with the terrain to circle around and eventually join his team, forming a situation where Xingxin had a healer while Tyranny didn't.

Or... this corner of the map also had a substitution zone. If this end was under a strong attack, and Xingxin's character sacrificed himself, the sixth player would enter from that end to meet Little Cold Hands. With the help of a priest, they could face the lone Han Wenqing...

Zhang Xinjie quickly sorted through the various possibilities. He couldn't be sure if any of these was Xingxin's intended goal. He only knew that without cover and adjustments, it wouldn't be safe.

So a new instruction was issued in the channel. Zhang Xinjie's Immovable Rock retreated, the two gunners strongly suppressed Lord Grim with firepower, and Lin Jingyan's Dark Forest also retreated.

As Zhang Xinjie expected, Fang Rui and Su Mucheng immediately abandoned their original aggressiveness, crossed Lin Jingyan's defensive area, and started to separate to both ends of the battlefield.

Everything changed with Luo Ji's Mo Guang's Demon World Flower, the Demon World Flower that was burned to charcoal before it was fully summoned.

But the change didn't end there. Although Zhang Xinjie sought stability, he was never someone who would listen or obey the opponent's intentions so easily. In any situation, he would stubbornly seek a feasible path to victory.

The shrinking Dark Forest suddenly slanted!

Street Storm!

This guy directly activated this ultimate move, and then bricks, bottles, poison needles, and other low-level rogue street fighting skills were used in a flurry.

Target, Lord Grim!

Letting go of Fang Rui and Su Mucheng, Zhang Xinjie still wanted to keep Ye Xiu. After seeing Xingxin's intention to strongly attack him, he asked Han Wenqing about the situation, thought, and made the decision not very quickly.

If an exchange was to be made, then this consumption of time didn't matter. But if an exchange wasn't to be made, then this consumption of time was exactly what Tyranny could use at this time.

Because of this hesitation, if Xingxin continued to maintain their aggressiveness, then they would have to go deeper into the attack position.

The deeper the attack position, the more difficult it would be to retreat.

Therefore, Fang Rui and Su Mucheng retreated. But when Tyranny's entire force concentrated on Lord Grim, he was too deep to retreat easily.

Xingxin could naturally come to the rescue from the outside, but in doing so, the initiative would return to Tyranny's hands. The left behind Ye Xiu was the bargaining chip in their hands.

Don't think about leaving!

Dark Forest's Street Storm rolled out a pile of skills, and most of these skills had control effects, which Ye Xiu couldn't ignore.

Swish! The Myriad Manifestations Umbrella was raised. Ye Xiu planned to open the umbrella shield and rush straight through.

Boom!

A wave of qi split open in front of him. Even with the umbrella shield raised, Lord Grim couldn't resist the impact and slid backward.

Implosion Grenade!

Zhang Jiale, seeing Lord Grim raise his umbrella shield, threw this grenade with Dazzling Hundred Blossoms. No matter how much he cared, raising the shield would inevitably leave a blind spot in his vision. Zhang Jiale clearly judged this, and the implosion grenade was thrown so that even Ye Xiu didn't notice.

Ye Xiu failed to break through alone. Xingxin's others hurried to save him.

An eagle's cry.

Mo Guang, who appeared on the battlefield 13 minutes and 32 seconds later, was now officially intervening in the battle. The Thunder Eagle was released and immediately sprayed lightning, swooping down towards Dark Forest.

Bang bang bang bang bang...

As a result, with continuous gunfire, the Thunder Eagle suddenly swayed in the air. Zero Degrees Celsius, Qin Muyun's Zero Degrees Celsius, accurately hit the Thunder Eagle with every shot, nailing it in mid-air.

Godlike marksmanship.

Absolutely high-end operation.

Among the Tyranny fans, some even shouted the slogan "Gun King."

The Thunder Eagle was blocked, but Mo Guang, who played the Four Beasts Flow, didn't just have this one summoned beast.

The spirit cat, as agile as the Thunder Eagle, suddenly darted out of a bush at the same time as the Thunder Eagle flew out.

But, bang, a gunshot.

Floating Bullet. The spirit cat was bounced into the air. Then, boom, a grenade met it in the air. The blast of air sent the nimble spirit cat back to where it came from.

The audience laughed again.

In their opinion, Luo Ji's attack was like a joke, easily resolved by Tyranny with such high-end and wonderful operations.

But this time, their smiles stopped even faster than last time.

Lord Grim breaks through!

Xingxin's Su Mucheng and Fang Rui didn't even make a move. Luo Ji's Mo Guang just released two summoned beasts, and Ye Xiu already had enough room to break through.

Even if the audience's level wasn't high enough, they probably realized at this point that this Luo Ji wasn't as ridiculous as they thought.

Retreat!

Lord Grim's breakthrough, Xingxin retreated completely.

Chase!

Tyranny chased urgently. They had to chase, because Han Wenqing's Desert Dust was alone outside chasing Little Cold Hands. They had to guard against Han Wenqing being surrounded by Xingxin.

"?"

Zhang Xinjie asked about the situation there again.