Chapter 1058 Decisive Moment

With only 10% of his health remaining, Lord Grim clearly held the initiative on the field. This didn't even require professional commentary. Lord Grim's 10% health bar was as unshakeable as if it were locked in place, while One Autumn Leaf's health bar was like a faucet with the tap turned on, gushing out rapidly. Even a Berserker wouldn't lose health so carelessly; this was undeniable proof of being at a disadvantage.

One Autumn Leaf had started with half of his health. In the previous exchange, Sun Xiang had been constantly inflicting significant damage on Lord Grim. He enjoyed the thrill of cat and mouse, feeling in complete control. Ye Xiu seemed to be struggling, desperately trying to avoid his attacks. But was it useful? You're outdated...

Sun Xiang had planned to say this at the moment of final victory, but now, the situation had completely reversed. No, to be precise, it had reversed even more thoroughly. Before, he could at least sense Ye Xiu struggling. But now? He didn't even have a way to struggle. Every attack from Lord Grim left his mind blank, unable to make a choice.

Where exactly did things go wrong?

Sun Xiang was restless, watching his health drain away. The initial fifty percent had been reduced to thirty percent in the blink of an eye. What had he accomplished in that twenty percent of health loss? Nothing. He couldn't even struggle. Was this the result of the opportunity he had longed for?

The disparity between the two sides in this match was already huge.

He was young, talented, and destined to leave a significant mark on the Glory Alliance in the coming years. His opponent, however, had been retired for over a year, and his most glorious achievements were from six years ago.

He used One Autumn Leaf, a character known as the Battle God. No other character dared to confidently claim the title of "first" in Glory. His opponent, on the other hand, was using a small character that had only been leveled up since the opening of the tenth server, whose very name seemed to beg others not to laugh.

He was at full health, fully engaged in the match. His opponent had just completed an intense match and entered this match with only half health. Even with some recovery at the start, he only had 70% health, placing the two at completely different starting lines.

In such a match, losing, let alone drawing, was absolutely unacceptable to Sun Xiang.

But now, he seemed to be heading toward the abyss of defeat step by step. And Ye Xiu's Lord Grim was right behind him, pushing him toward the cliff, inch by inch.

Was he going to lose like this?

Absolutely not!

Sun Xiang snapped to attention and saw Lord Grim's blade coming down right at his head. He quickly executed an operation, and One Autumn Leaf curled into a ball and rolled to the side. This move didn't completely escape the range of Lord Grim's blade. In fact, it could be said that the dodge was unsuccessful. Any skilled professional player wouldn't have made such a roll at this moment.

But Sun Xiang did it anyway. Before the commentator could even try to excuse it as a mistake, One Autumn Leaf, still rolling on the ground after taking the hit, showed no intention of getting up, continuing to roll to the side.

The sight was truly ugly. Combined with Lord Grim's slash, One Autumn Leaf, curled up and rolling, evoked a particular phrase: "rolling meat." (stubborn and shameless person)

It wasn't a flattering term. To evoke such a feeling meant that One Autumn Leaf's posture under Sun Xiang's control was extremely unsightly. As the dignified Battle God, a top-tier character who had always looked down upon the Glory world, how could he be controlled so wretchedly?

The arena fell silent as the Excellent Era fans were stunned. On the Excellent Era player bench, Tao Xuan's expression could only be described as embarrassing. He even peeked around furtively, as if hoping that no one had seen One Autumn Leaf's ugly performance.

Unfortunately for him, his wish couldn't come true. Not only the audience at the scene saw it, but also millions of Glory players watching on television.

The entire Glory world seemed to freeze at that moment. One Autumn Leaf actually used several consecutive rolls to wriggle out of Lord Grim's continuous assault.

Was even Ye Xiu surprised by this unsightly posture? Of course not.

No one knew better than him what had just happened. One Autumn Leaf's consecutive rolls, although ugly, were genuinely effective. Sun Xiang had truly saved One Autumn Leaf from Lord Grim's continuous attacks through his operation.

The rhythm was broken!

At this moment, the opponent would likely counterattack, and with Sun Xiang's personality, he would do it even more impatiently. Ye Xiu didn't dare to be careless, and he quickly adjusted Lord Grim, retreating two steps to create space. But he found that One Autumn Leaf was doing the same thing.

Sun Xiang not only didn't take the opportunity to counterattack, but he also pulled his character back, creating space.

"This guy... has he refocused?" Ye Xiu wondered.

The two characters faced off, neither daring to attack rashly. Character health: One Autumn Leaf 30%, Lord Grim 10%.

One Autumn Leaf had a clear advantage, but was now adopting a low profile. Not attacking aggressively under these circumstances wasn't Sun Xiang's usual style. This guy, even with only one percent health, would still think he was invincible and proudly rush to fight his opponent. But now, he had chosen to retreat?

Ordinary players might not immediately understand the significance of this, but those familiar with Sun Xiang's style and who had specifically studied this player would immediately sense something unusual.

Pan Lin and Li Yibo quickly explained this anomaly to everyone.

Was this genius about to explode? This was the suspense the two commentators ultimately focused on.

The two characters began to move, not quickly forward, but laterally, gradually closing the distance between them.

Lord Grim had ranged attack capabilities, but he didn't use them at this moment, maintaining an almost identical rhythm with Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf.

"Both sides have become very cautious, neither daring to take the initiative to attack," Li Yibo said.

"This reminds me of the duel between supreme masters in martial arts novels. Even just standing there, their posture is perfect. At this moment, whoever moves first is likely to reveal a flaw," Pan Lin said.

"You know, it really has that kind of flavor," Li Yibo said.

"So, will Sun Xiang, after actively adjusting, explode soon?" Pan Lin emphasized again, clearly deeply anticipating it himself.

However, nothing happened.

After cautious positioning, the two sides finally clashed, and soon after, Sun Xiang's One Autumn Leaf was once again in a suppressed situation.

Was the genius about to explode?

This comparison was truly a joke! Pan Lin and Li Yibo once again deeply felt that they had fallen into a trap.

"Continuous hits, Sun Xiang doesn't seem to have many options!" Pan Lin's commentary quickly returned to the old path. A few minutes ago, when the two sides were fighting, he had basically used the same words.

The match seemed to have returned to the old path, but only Ye Xiu clearly knew that it hadn't.

Just now, he had carefully probed the fit between Sun Xiang and One Autumn Leaf and found a detail that could be amplified into a flaw. Now, it was the other way around. Sun Xiang was starting to try to use Ye Xiu and Lord Grim to verify the problems that had appeared before.

Previously, Sun Xiang's mind had repeatedly been blanked out. His scattered attention prevented him from noticing where the problem had occurred. But this time, he was different. With his attention fully focused, Sun Xiang was very keenly examining his own problems.

Ye Xiu had created a flaw, and now, he was going to fix it.

One Autumn Leaf's health was being depleted. The Excellent Era fans were watching with extreme anxiety and annoyance, but Sun Xiang wasn't. He became increasingly calm and composed, and the problems were being found bit by bit.

And these flaws that Ye Xiu had torn open made Sun Xiang couldn't help but feel a little alarmed.

Ye Xiu actually saw and understood these problems with the coordination between him and his character, problems that even he himself hadn't clearly noticed, better than he did? And all of this had probably been accomplished in this match?

This opponent was truly terrifying...

This was the first time Sun Xiang had felt terror. In the past, he had lost both of his encounters with Ye Xiu, but in his heart, they were just a little short. If he had a powerful character like One Autumn Leaf, he would definitely have won with a crushing victory.

Only now did he fully realize that One Autumn Leaf's title of Battle God wasn't obtained just by wearing that equipment and posing. It was Ye Xiu who had operated this character step by step to achieve it.

The title was given to the character, but in fact, these titles should be given to the players behind the characters. All the glory was bestowed upon the character by them.

And Sun Xiang was now finally experiencing how terrifying the Battle God was.

But this wasn't enough to stop Sun Xiang's pursuit of victory. His pride would always tell him that no matter how strong his opponent was, he was even stronger.

The flaws were quickly being repaired. Once these problems were discovered, they could be avoided completely by paying more attention to the operation. The problem with the character's coordination still existed, but it wasn't a fatal flaw in itself. It wasn't that the coordination between the two wasn't enough, just not perfect.

This discovery, to be honest, made Sun Xiang quite happy. If he could defeat Ye Xiu with his imperfect self, it would prove his strength even more powerfully!

The time for a counterattack was coming soon! Sun Xiang focused on One Autumn Leaf's health bar. Ten percent. He locked onto this level. And his opponent, Lord Grim's, health had basically not been depleted during this period, and he still had about the same amount of health.

Perfect, everyone has the same health. Let's start the real, fair battle from here!

With One Autumn Leaf at ten percent health, Sun Xiang finally sounded the horn of counterattack.