Chapter 1 The First Match of the Individual Competition: Happy vs. Hundred Blossoms

Fang Rui, Qigong Master, Hai Wu량 (Sea Without Measure).

Zhou Guangyi, Assassin, Ji Leng (Lonely Season).

As contemporaries, they were naturally familiar with each other. From a long time ago, the rookies of the Alliance would create a group chat to exchange ideas. As long as they weren't too reclusive, players would build friendships during this stage. Even if their statuses differed later on, the days they spent together weren't so easily forgotten. And Fang Rui and Zhou Guangyi weren't just familiar; they were actually quite close friends. It was inevitable that such players would exchange a few words when facing each other in a match.

"Old Zhou, just admit defeat. I know your assassin inside and out. Have you seen my Qigong Master?" Fang Rui started the trash talk.

"I've seen your rusty hands," Zhou Guangyi replied.

"That was last week," Fang Rui said.

"What about this week?"

"My right hand is slightly rusty, but my left hand is very skilled," Fang Rui said.

"Then I hope your right hand doesn't hold back your left," Zhou Guangyi said.

"Impossible. I'm known in the martial world as Golden Right Hand. Even if my right hand is slightly rusty, it's still beyond your imagination," Fang Rui said.

"Hope so!" Zhou Guangyi smiled.

In Glory, the left hand primarily controls the keyboard, while the right hand controls the mouse. The mouse is mostly used for guidance, such as the position and trajectory of skill attacks. Golden Right Hand; Fang Rui indeed had this title, praising the speed and precision with which his right hand controlled the mouse. But regrettably, Fang Rui's right hand was too outstanding, to the point that his left hand couldn't keep up with the pace of his right hand. After all, coordination between both hands is required for operation. As a result, the Golden Right Hand was still just one hand. Without a golden left hand to assist, his ability could never be fully realized.

So, Fang Rui's left hand had always been holding back his right hand. Zhou Guangyi was naturally well aware of this. The saying, "Hope your right hand doesn't hold back your left," was a rather powerful taunt.

The two friends exchanged trash talk, and soon, Zhou Guangyi's assassin arrived at the center of the map, but there was no sign of Fang Rui's Hai Wu량 (Sea Without Measure). Zhou Guangyi wasn't surprised at all. Even if his class changed to Qigong Master, Fang Rui probably couldn't get rid of his despicable style. Directly colliding head-on was never his style in a match.

In fact, it was more effective for an assassin to launch a sneak attack. The assassin class's level 20 job skill was the passive skill, Assassination. Assassination's effect was a 20% damage bonus for backstabs. And backstab damage itself already had a 20% bonus, adding another 20% would reach a shocking 40%. That's why during dungeon runs, players would prioritize giving the assassin the backstab position, regardless of whether it was a monster or a boss.

In addition, the assassin's level 50 awakening skill, Vital Attack, was an active state skill. When Vital Attack was activated, the assassin could discover a vital point on the target. When the attack accurately struck the vital point, the damage would be as high as 200%.

Assassination, Vital Attack, plus Sacrifice. The assassin class was the only one out of the 24 classes that could truly create a one-hit kill. As long as these skills were combined sufficiently, even the knight or guardian angel with the highest health might not be able to withstand the assassin's attack.

Killing with one move was probably the most heroic and passionate attack in Glory, but it was rarely seen in professional matches. Because everyone knew that assassins had this kind of method, they would naturally defend carefully. In addition, Sacrifice was simply a lose-lose play and might not really bring the team an advantage.

But in the many years of Glory's professional history, it wasn't like no assassin had ever accomplished this feat. And there was one very famous feat that came from the assassin Ji Leng (Lonely Season), who Zhou Guangyi was currently controlling.

That assassination, regardless of the target killed or the final result, was absolutely significant enough. With this one strike, Ji Leng (Lonely Season) was a character destined to be recorded in history. When he transferred to the Hundred Blossoms team along with Zhou Guangyi, the Tyranny fans even had quite a few emotions.

Professional Alliance, fourth season, finals, deciding game. Ji Leng (Lonely Season) sacrificed himself and assassinated One Autumn Leaf successfully.

With this one strike, Tyranny finally won the championship and ended the Excellent Era Dynasty.

With this one strike, the MVP of the finals that year wasn't Han Wenqing or Zhang Xinjie, but the player who controlled Ji Leng (Lonely Season). His name... was Ji Leng (Lonely Season). He wasn't a particularly outstanding or talented player, but with such a stunning strike, everyone remembered this name.

Ji Leng (Lonely Season) retired after that season. Zhou Guangyi joined Tyranny afterward and took over the assassin character Ji Leng (Lonely Season). Because of the passion stirred up during that finals, everyone tried to see a stunning fatal strike whenever they saw Ji Leng (Lonely Season). But in reality, how could it be so easy? Gradually, everyone's attention cooled down. Everyone realized that miracles couldn't be repeated. The vast majority of assassin players wouldn't really treat this nearly self-destructive method as their main combat style. In recent years, only Void's Li Xun occasionally had this kind of crazy performance. But that was also determined by the conditions of the Void team. With the strongest Phantom Swordsman, Void could often control the target well while giving Li Xun's assassin perfect buffs. At this time, launching a Sacrifice to kill the enemy had a high chance of success and reduced self-damage, so they used it more frequently in team battles.

What about Zhou Guangyi? Although he inherited the assassin who completed the most stunning assassination in the Alliance, he himself wasn't a fan of one-hit kills. His fighting style was similar to 301's Yang Cong. Assassins mostly took the path of frontal assault. In fact, the former player Ji Leng (Lonely Season) was also like this. Because this was originally the style of the Tyranny team. Only in that finals, somehow the time, location, and people were all right, giving Ji Leng (Lonely Season) the opportunity to launch a surprise Sacrifice. As a result, because this strike was too stunning, his original style was erased. Ji Leng (Lonely Season) himself was actually like the one Zhou Guangyi inherited, synchronized with the bulldozing temperament of the Tyranny team.

At this time, Ji Leng (Lonely Season) charged to the center. As Zhou Guangyi expected, there was no sign of Fang Rui. If it were before, he could guess and judge Fang Rui's attack plan, but now that this guy had switched to Qigong Master, Zhou Guangyi really had no idea how he would fight.

But with Fang Rui's style, waiting for him to appear was too dangerous. Who knew how many routines this guy would design calmly to scheme against you? Thinking of this, Zhou Guangyi also took the initiative to attack. At least he couldn't stay in one place and let Fang Rui observe and look for opportunities, right?

The individual competition map was also the size of a one-on-one map, but the map wouldn't be changed from beginning to end, and even the traces left by the previous players' battles would remain. This time, Team Happy chose a map called "Survival Road."

Hearing the name, you knew that this was a disgusting maze-like map, suitable for despicable tactics. So, Fang Rui unsurprisingly hid somewhere, despicably. Zhou Guangyi controlled Ji Leng (Lonely Season), entered the complex maze next to the large open space in the center, and couldn't find Hai Wu량 (Sea Without Measure) for a long time. Instead, he saw Fang Rui shouting in the chat, "What's going on? I arrived, but you ran away. Where did you go?"

Zhou Guangyi ignored him. Such a naive lure wouldn't let Zhou Guangyi fall for it.

But he really had no temper with maps like "Survival Road." The two teams he had mixed with, Tyranny, you could tell wouldn't use such a disgusting map. What about Hundred Blossoms? Their core class was the Grenadier, and these ranged classes wouldn't like this kind of map with too many intersections.

Suddenly, a figure flashed in front!

This was a match, a world for two people. There were no other possibilities. Without a doubt, that was Hai Wu량 (Sea Without Measure). Zhou Guangyi trusted his eyes and charged up decisively. But considering Fang Rui's consistent despicableness, directly following his running route would be too dangerous. He had to change direction and catch him off guard.

Zhou Guangyi was observing the direction when that fleeting figure suddenly stood out again.

"I went, you were actually here. I looked for you for so long. How did you become so despicable after going to Hundred Blossoms?" Fang Rui said, and Hai Wu량 (Sea Without Measure) actually charged straight over.

Qi Bolt!

The lowest-tier skill besides the float skill was launched by Hai Wu량 (Sea Without Measure) with a raise of his hand. Zhou Guangyi wouldn't be stumped by this move, dodging it easily. But seeing Hai Wu량 (Sea Without Measure) charging straight over, he felt that there must be something fishy. Was there a trap here?

Zou Yuan's match was a lesson from the past!

He was led into terrain that was extremely favorable to his opponent and was suppressed to death in one wave. So, what about now? This place also didn't have much space. The Qigong Master class didn't have the super long-range and firepower coverage ability of a Launcher, but it also had a somewhat smaller version of that function. Was this guy trying to repeat his old tricks?

Sky Cannon!

Just as he was thinking this, Hai Wu량 (Sea Without Measure) leaped into the air and pushed down with both hands, a wave of energy directly attacking Ji Leng (Lonely Season). Zhou Guangyi quickly controlled Ji Leng (Lonely Season) to jump back and dodge. The Sky Cannon blasted on the ground, and the energy swept in all directions. One back jump wasn't enough for Ji Leng (Lonely Season); he jumped back twice in a row. According to his usual habits and style in matches, he would have already charged up and counterattacked when Hai Wu량 (Sea Without Measure) landed. But the opponent was Fang Rui! How could this guy attack head-on? There must be a reason.

"Don't think too much. We're so familiar. Let's just decide the winner!" Fang Rui shouted.

"Really? This is too narrow. How about we change places?" Zhou Guangyi said.

"Okay, lead the way," Fang Rui said grandly.

Zhou Guangyi was suspicious, but Glory matches had this kind of freedom. Players could chat and fight, and it wouldn't be considered cheating. Sometimes there were traps and tactics hidden in the chat. For example, Fang Rui's request now definitely had a trick in Zhou Guangyi's opinion. He was leading the way, but he had been jumping backward. He couldn't possibly expose his back to this despicable master with the so-called Golden Right Hand.