Hu Die Lan
Chapter 1529 The Step No One Would Take
Even ignoring the damage of this skill, one couldn't ignore its impact. Taking this skill head-on without a super armor state would definitely result in being blasted away.
Qin Muyun quickly maneuvered Zero Degrees Celsius to evade, while simultaneously raising his gun for a counterattack. However, a glance at his field of vision made his heart clench.
The Blast Cannon—he had dodged it, but the surging qi energy was still heading towards another character on their Tyranny team.
Bǎihuā Liáoluàn! (Dazzling Hundred Blossoms!)
Zhang Jiale's Dazzling Hundred Blossoms.
Fang Rui's harassment was indeed despicable and wretched. After failing to ambush Zero Degrees Celsius, he had actually prepared a backup. Moreover, both targets had very clear objectives.
Hitting Zero Degrees Celsius could help Ye Xiu alleviate pressure.
Hitting Dazzling Hundred Blossoms would be even better, as his Hundred Blossoms-style light and shadow were currently interfering with both Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng.
"!" Qin Muyun didn't know if Zhang Jiale had noticed, so he quickly sent a warning in the team channel. He didn't even have time to type.
Zhang Jiale indeed hadn't noticed this, but Qin Muyun's exclamation mark was timely. Not only Zhang Jiale, but even Han Wenqing and Lin Jingyan, upon seeing this warning, disregarded everything else and immediately took evasive action.
Dazzling Hundred Blossoms performed a forward somersault, and the Blast Cannon's airflow swept past.
Qin Muyun breathed a sigh of relief. Fang Rui's Boundless Sea had now disappeared without a trace. No one knew where he would appear next. Qin Muyun felt uneasy; this was supposed to be his responsibility, but he found it difficult to cope with Fang Rui's wretchedness.
Qin Muyun was a late bloomer. Compared to the average rookie, he was older and more mature and rational. From the first day he appeared in Tyranny's lineup, he knew he wouldn't be the protagonist on this stage. At that time, the Tyranny team possessed almost the most dazzling stars in the entire alliance. One by one, names destined to be recorded in Glory's history were gathered in their team.
And Qin Muyun became the fifth person around them.
Such a situation would probably make many rookies feel suppressed, but Qin Muyun didn't. He handled his role very appropriately. In a group already full of starlight, he didn't need to be more dazzling. Perhaps being slightly dimmer under that brilliance would allow him to fully发挥 (fāhuī - give full play to) his abilities.
So Qin Muyun began his career with a thin presence. For newcomers in this era, probably no one would be willing to be in such a situation. They all couldn't wait to immediately show everything about themselves to everyone, making people quickly realize their value.
Qin Muyun didn't.
He just walked through an entire season seemingly dimmed. His data wasn't very outstanding, and he didn't have any key moments in the matches, but he was always a starter. Because even with a thin presence, Qin Muyun believed that his contribution and value wouldn't be ignored. Because their team had a Zhang Xinjie, a Zhang Xinjie who wouldn't miss anything. With this vice-captain, Qin Muyun could安心 (ānxīn - be at ease) play the game in this way without worrying that even his own team would overlook him.
Qin Muyun succeeded.
Even though he hadn't received much attention for a long time, the fact that a player with no presence was a team main force for the entire season was enough to not be ignored.
The Qin Muyun on the field was still playing the style of hiding under the brilliance of the大神 (dàshén - pro players), but his existence was no longer ignored.
So in this season, the old tactics were no longer suitable because opponents would forcefully pay attention to him. No one would ignore a player who had secured a main position in Tyranny.
The previously ignored activity space was gone. Qin Muyun had to adapt to the new situation, and the Tyranny team happened to have adjustments at this time. Qin Muyun had a new task.
He was no longer hidden in the brilliance of the大神 (dàshén - pro players), but had to utilize his abilities to make the brilliance of the大神 (dàshén - pro players) even more dazzling.
He wanted to be a gap-filler around that three-in-one attack combination.
But now, facing Fang Rui, Qin Muyun was worried about whether he could complete this task. This master of the wretched流 (liú - style) was too诡 (guǐ - cunning). Although Lin Jingyan, Fang Rui's old partner, had introduced the Tyranny players to many of Fang Rui's combat styles and habits, because of the change in职业 (zhíyè - class), it was difficult to keep up with Fang Rui's rhythm based solely on such introductions. Because Tyranny's heroes were really incompatible with this kind of wretchedness. What they couldn't keep up with was mainly Fang Rui's brain rhythm.
Where would it be?
Zero Degrees Celsius's视角 (shìjiǎo - perspective) kept rotating. He, who originally had excellent positioning ability, was very good at picking out the possibility of harassment from these positions, but after Fang Rui's previous wretched misdirection attack, Qin Muyun's confidence was somewhat lost.
"Don't panic!" At this time, Zhang Xinjie sent a message in the Tyranny channel, seeing that Qin Muyun was a little nervous. The Tyranny team had many veteran players who had experienced hundreds of battles, but only this slightly less experienced player was immediately disturbed by Fang Rui's偷袭 (tōuxí - sneak attack).
"I'll come." At this time, someone picked up the sentence again.
Lin Jingyan's Dark Thunder suddenly ran towards this end. The three-in-one attack group was temporarily disbanded. Han Wenqing and Zhang Jiale alone were enough to bite Su Mucheng tightly. And letting Qin Muyun alone watch Ye Xiu and Fang Rui was too difficult a problem. Lin Jingyan decisively came to help. Fang Rui was undoubtedly a very familiar object to him. Dark Thunder's视角 (shìjiǎo - perspective) turned and locked onto a position.
Boundless Sea was indeed in this direction. Fang Rui was also无奈 (wúnài - helpless). As expected of an old partner, he was particularly good at揣摩 (chuǎimó - figuring out) him. The nianqi (spiritual energy) that Boundless Sea was preparing to 운기 (wùngi - circulate) quickly sank again, and Fang Rui began to re-examine the situation.
Fang Rui was observing, and Zhang Xinjie was also observing.
Three members of Happy had already appeared. Su Mucheng was currently isolated outside. Ye Xiu was trying to establish contact, and Fang Rui was trying to disrupt Tyranny's overall rhythm with his elusiveness.
There was no tactical cooperation in this. Happy was fighting on their own. This was obviously not the purpose of their initial ambush.
Has the ambush been解除 (jiěchú - lifted)?
But in this case, what about Luo Ji? What about An Wenyi?
Zhang Xinjie didn't ignore monitoring the possible positions they had previously identified, but didn't find any abnormal movements of the characters. And the battle had already begun on this side, and there was no longer any energy to send people to those positions for detailed investigation.
Just continue the current offensive?
Zhang Xinjie adjusted Stone Doesn't Turn's视角 (shìjiǎo - perspective) to the combat end. The situation hadn't changed drastically yet, but Ye Xiu and Su Mucheng's abilities should be more than that. Lin Jingyan turned to deal with Fang Rui, which would undoubtedly greatly reduce the pressure here. Shouldn't the deadlock be broken?
Lin Jingyan's switching targets was certainly an effective move against Fang Rui, but at the same time, it was also Zhang Xinjie's attempt to摸底 (mōdǐ - probe) Happy.
The other two members of Happy still hadn't shown up, which prevented him from completely eliminating the hidden danger. Therefore, under Fang Rui's interference, he deliberately gave Happy some space. He wanted to take this opportunity to observe Happy's movements, hoping to completely see through Happy's底牌 (dǐpái - trump cards).
Under the cover of Dazzling Hundred Blossoms' attack, Han Wenqing's Desert Dust kept approaching Dancing Rain. Although he still hadn't actually attacked, the逼迫 (bīpò - coercion) he brought was far more pressure for Su Mucheng than the attacks launched by Zhang Jiale.
If Dancing Rain was approached by Han Wenqing's Desert Dust, the only possible result besides death for her, a Launcher, was almost impossible.
Retreat, constantly retreat.
Su Mucheng didn't seem to find any way to maneuver, and just kept retreating to maintain distance.
She retreated, Han Wenqing advanced, Zhang Jiale advanced, and Zhang Xinjie's Stone Doesn't Turn also had to retreat in order to advance.
The entire Tyranny team was further pulled into this residential area. The Tyranny players'视角 (shìjiǎo - perspective) already showed many houses built under the trees and in the trees.
But they didn't just blindly follow Dancing Rain deeper. The entire Tyranny team still maintained the integrity of their formation. While following Dancing Rain deeper, they even had the intention of suddenly switching fire to surround Ye Xiu's Lord Grim, but in the end, it was seen through by Ye Xiu. Just like Tyranny's formation was always orderly, Ye Xiu's Lord Grim, although he failed to successfully接应 (jiēyìng - meet and assist) Dancing Rain, he followed the rhythm, making it impossible for Tyranny to show any openings. Lin Jingyan and Fang Rui also cooperated with their own rhythms, while monitoring each other and moving.
The atmosphere of the match was very strange.
Both sides seemed to be able to take a step to make a big change in the situation, but neither of them took that step.
Tyranny still hadn't fully展开 (zhǎnkāi - launch) their offensive, and Happy hadn't made a great effort to support Su Mucheng. Both sides seemed to only use seven points of strength, and then left three points, making the audience anxious.
"The match is still in the testing phase!" Yu Wenzhou sent a message to Huang Shaotian.
Previously, he only felt that Ye Xiu wanted to understand Tyranny's current situation in order to win the series. Now it seems that Tyranny, under the guidance of Zhang Xinjie's style, also wanted to thoroughly understand Happy's底子 (dǐzi - foundation) before taking action.
What exactly is Happy's plan?
Yu Wenzhou also had doubts. It's a pity that even with the上帝视角 (Shàngdì shìjiǎo - God's perspective), he couldn't know. The match broadcast gave these two limited shots, and nothing could be seen.
Who will break the current balance first?
Experts see the way, and the key at this time lies in this. Both sides want to strike after the opponent moves, so it depends on who loses their composure first.
However, in terms of the situation, even if Happy has patience, the situation doesn't allow them to consume too much, right?
This is precisely the可怕 (kěpà - terrifying) thing about Zhang Xinjie. His tactics are never猥琐 (wěisuǒ - wretched). He uses势 (shì - power) to壓人 (yā rén - overwhelm people), forcing the opponent to make the choices he expects. And this style is also formed by borrowing the powerful aggressiveness of the Tyranny team.
"Is Happy still unable to think of a solution!" Pan Lin was also shouting loudly at this time. For those who don't see deeply enough, Happy is currently at a disadvantage, being forced to retreat step by step by Tyranny. If they don't have a good solution, they can only take action forcibly.
Come on! Show your cards!
Wouldn't it just be a set of ambushes? What kind of role does the Summoner want to play in this match, in this map?
Zhang Xinjie waited with full attention.
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