Chapter 1

Falling into a pit you dug yourself wasn't a first for Li Yibo. After years of cultivation, his skill in self-justification had reached the master level.

"Well, it turns out that Wei Chen wasn't just using psychological warfare when he kept Wind Howl stationary. He was also taking the opportunity to study the terrain in the area. Now he's using this terrain in a more targeted way, firmly grasping the initiative on the field." Li Yibo said, his face unchanged and his heart not skipping a beat, not denying the psychological warfare theory while also explaining his new discovery.

"I see!" Pan Lin suddenly understood. He hadn't noticed that. As for Li Yibo's brazen attempts to force a connection, he was used to it and couldn't be bothered to call him out.

"Indeed, from the time the two sides made contact and engaged in battle, Xiao Shiqin's Life Extinguisher has been in a state of suppression. He has tried several times to break the situation, but he has been quickly suppressed by Wei Chen. We can see that these few counter-suppressions have made full use of the terrain."

"Ah! Life Extinguisher is hit again! This is another victory utilizing the terrain. The Curse Arrow is blocking the angle, and there is a Severing Technique on the right. After weighing his options, Xiao Shiqin chose to let Life Extinguisher take the Curse Arrow head-on, but a Binding Technique was buried in the shadows of the Curse Arrow! Xiao Shiqin didn't notice it!"

"Xiao Shiqin is playing very passively, but he has realized the problem. Look at his current operations, he is no longer trying to counterattack. He wants to withdraw and leave this battlefield temporarily," Li Yibo said.

"But after being hit by this Binding Technique, he is sure to take another set of damage."

"Gate of Death! Wei Chen directly opened the ultimate skill, Gate of Death, wanting to block Life Extinguisher directly in this corner! It seems he also realized Xiao Shiqin's intention to change, and is betting on this ultimate skill, Gate of Death. The duration of the Binding Technique is probably just enough for the reading bar of the Gate of Death. Relying on this one ultimate skill alone is a bit thin! But, as long as this Gate of Death can catch him, and cooperate with a wave of attacks, it will cause great damage to Life Extinguisher!" Li Yibo, who usually looked like a master pointing out the mountains and rivers, also seemed a little excited at this time, and the competition ushered in a climax. Everyone stared at the skill reading bar of Wind Howl. What will happen after it is released?

"Ah! Life Extinguisher moved first!!!" Pan Lin suddenly shouted, "He broke free from the control of the Binding Technique first! Wind Howl's reading bar for the Gate of Death seems to be a little late."

"Character advantage! This is the character advantage of an All-Star level character. Normally, the time of a Binding Technique is enough to read out a Gate of Death, but Life Extinguisher's mental resistance allowed him to break free from the Binding Technique earlier. Wind Howl's Gate of Death... Hmm, this Gate of Death..." Li Yibo suddenly stalled halfway through his words. Wind Howl's Gate of Death finished reading a little later, and this delay would have become a fatal loophole for Life Extinguisher to escape, but in fact, it didn't, because the control range of this Gate of Death was larger. Although Life Extinguisher had a slightly earlier opportunity to withdraw, he was still under the shroud of this Gate of Death.

"Life Extinguisher didn't escape! He is still under the shroud of the Gate of Death. Why do I feel that this Gate of Death is larger than the one we are familiar with? Director Li?" Pan Lin said.

"Yes, this Gate of Death has a larger coverage area, at least two levels higher than the range of our common Gate of Death," Li Yibo said.

"Adding two more levels to the Gate of Death is very extravagant!" Pan Lin was surprised. The skill points required for each level of the Gate of Death, a big move, are undoubtedly huge, and this skill, for a Warlock who is good at control, needs more of its range control, not the damage of the ultimate move. Therefore, for this ultimate move, the general configuration plan will not add it to the full level, only seeking enough use. Especially for professional characters, they will seek a cost-effective skill point allocation scheme according to the professional equipment and tactical play style of their team. After all, skill points are limited. If all skills can be maxed out, there is no need for this kind of trouble. The skill point allocation scheme has always been a problem that needs in-depth research like equipment matching. For Warlocks, a full-level Gate of Death? It's everywhere in online games, but in the professional circle, it's not appropriate to describe it as rare, because it doesn't exist at all.

"This... maybe it's a habit developed by Wei Chen playing online games for many years after retiring! It's easy to get used to it, and it may not be easy to change suddenly." Li Yibo explained dryly here. How could he know that Wind Howl's Gate of Death would be so gorgeous because his skill points were even higher than those of professional characters? Investing in a big move like the Gate of Death would be a burden for many characters, but for Wind Howl, adding two more levels is nothing, not to mention that his Silver weapon, Death's Hand, also added a level. For other Warlock characters, this is a luxury, but for Wind Howl, this is its affordable type.

"Okay, although Life Extinguisher broke free from the Binding Technique earlier with higher mental resistance, Wind Howl also used a higher-level Gate of Death to still control him within the range... Wind Howl is now launching an offensive, Life Extinguisher... Life Extinguisher is constantly releasing his various mechanical props, but under the control range of the Gate of Death, this is purely a waste! Life Extinguisher is not just standing on the field, this is his third battle, why is Xiao Shiqin still wasting mana so lavishly?" Pan Lin stared at the game scene in stunned silence.

There was only one target originally within the control range of the Gate of Death, but Xiao Shiqin constantly let Life Extinguisher release various props, and the black air lingering in the Gate of Death suddenly became more and more, flying all over the field. However, these props released by the Mechanic were extremely fragile, and unlike the characters, they would not be manipulated by the players to dodge, and basically they would be quickly entangled by the black air, and they would explode as soon as they were entangled. Even so, Xiao Shiqin still kept Life Extinguisher throwing them, and the range of the Gate of Death was full of flying black lines, and there were explosions everywhere, all caused by the various props thrown by Life Extinguisher. And the meaning of him doing this was quickly shown, Life Extinguisher actually escaped from the control range of the Gate of Death with such a chaotic energy.

"Ah... Life Extinguisher escaped! Wind Howl's attack in coordination with the Gate of Death did not stop him, the scene is really too chaotic, and this was all created by Xiao Shiqin completely disregarding his mana."

"Sacrificing mana in exchange for life, this is probably the only way for Xiao Shiqin at the moment. He is not using this method of escaping the control of the Warlock for the first time," Li Yibo said.

"Oh?"

"He used it once in the game against Blue Rain," Li Yibo said.

"Oh? Is it Yu Wenzhou's Swoksaar?"

"Of course. Because Yu Wenzhou's hand speed is not very satisfactory, in the end, he couldn't keep up with the rhythm in such a complex and chaotic situation, and Xiao Shiqin's Life Extinguisher escaped. Wei Chen, after all, is not at the peak of his state now, his reaction and operation are a little out of touch, and the rhythm of dealing with such a situation is also a little slow. Blue Rain's two generations of Warlock players were broken through by Xiao Shiqin using the same method. This coincidence is really..." Li Yibo sighed again and again.

"But Xiao Shiqin is not easy to play next!" Pan Lin said.

"That's true, this wave has consumed a lot of his mana, and there is not much mana left. If he can't use it efficiently next, I'm afraid the mana will not be able to support him to finish this round," Li Yibo said.

"But this is already the third round he has faced, and it is a great victory to get to this point!"

"That's for sure. He almost got a one-on-three, and Xiao Shiqin has done his best."

The two were still singing and explaining the game, and from their words, it was not difficult to see that they were not very optimistic about Xiao Shiqin in this round. Although he successfully destroyed Wei Chen's blocking plan, the mana consumption was too great, unless...

"Ah, Xiao Shiqin didn't leave. After Life Extinguisher's tactical movement, he turned around and launched an attack on Wind Howl!!" Pan Lin exclaimed, he and Li Yibo both thought that after Xiao Shiqin escaped this time, he would definitely let Life Extinguisher stay away from this area that Wei Chen had studied in a targeted manner, but they didn't expect that after escaping, he would turn around and immediately launch an offensive here.

"Well, it seems that Xiao Shiqin feels that there is no need to delay this round any longer. He wants to use a wave of bursts to cause as much damage as possible to Wind Howl, which can be considered paving the way for the next player!" Li Yibo guessed.

"Mechanical Airdrop! But this time there is no cover that can reach Wind Howl in time... Just escaped from the Gate of Death, Xiao Shiqin used a lot of skills, and most of them are now on cooldown, but he is actively launching attacks using the limited skills he has. He has added a lot of normal shooting to fill the gaps in the skill connection process! Wei Chen seems to be a little less calm in responding this time! The mechanical airdrop at the beginning forced him to move continuously, interrupting the attack."

"Self-propelled Howitzer! This skill's cooldown just ended and was immediately put into use."

"Hey? There is a Cruiser over there. When was it summoned? Wind Howl is retreating, or is he trying to find cover and ignore the self-propelled howitzer? Oh no, he is stuck. Wind Howl's movement is blocked by that Cruiser. He can't use that cover. He can only face the self-propelled howitzer head-on. Ouch, he is being bombed, it's very embarrassing!"

"The Hunter is also chasing up. Life Extinguisher's offensive is very coherent. It seems that Wei Chen's play style using the terrain has been seen through by him. Wind Howl is retreating, ah! A Mechanical Tracker came out from behind the corner. He didn't see it, didn't see it, it exploded... Wind Howl was attacked by the Mechanical Tracker, and the Hunter pounced on it... Director Li... This..."

Li Yibo, who had just predicted that Xiao Shiqin was paving the way for the next player, was also shocked by Xiao Shiqin's continuous and surging offensive in front of him, and immediately changed his words: "Is Xiao Shiqin preparing to take Wind Howl away in one wave? Let's see if he can do it?"