Chapter 1536 Exchange

The screams and cheers stopped abruptly. The whole world seemed to be left with only the sound of the two characters fighting on the field. The viewers watching the television desperately wanted to know what was going on, but the commentators and guests who had been talking so eloquently suddenly became low-key. A faint sound of coughing could be heard?

Pan Lin and Li Yibo were about to cry. They felt like they had been thrown onto the highest stage of Glory, the finals, to run naked. They had lost all their dignity.

What else could they say?

What else dared they say?

Faced with the current situation, even if they had a thousand thoughts, they couldn't organize their language. The various praises that had just come out of their mouths were like whips. After swinging in a circle, they all wrapped around their own necks, tightening and tiring them out, making them speechless.

Commentators and guests should be fair and impartial and should not show emotional bias towards any party. They weren't happy because they were expecting Samsara to win. They were just purely excited by Zhou Zekai's amazing performance. If such an amazing and gorgeous performance didn't win, then there would be no justice!

They really thought so from the bottom of their hearts. Otherwise, Li Yibo, who had been slapped in the face by Ye Xiu countless times and had always reminded himself to be cautious in his words, would not have been so excited as to predict the result when one side still had more than half of their health.

In that instant, they really thought Zhou Zekai was invincible.

In that instant, they really forgot that there was never an absolute victory or defeat on the field.

In that instant, they really forgot that the game couldn't be considered over until the last drop of blood was exhausted.

It was the same just now, and it's the same now.

Even though Ye Xiu had broken Zhou Zekai's amazing shooting-based combat, he wasn't directly linked to victory. Lord Grim's health was still far behind Cloud Piercer!

Even though Ye Xiu now had a certain initiative, Zhou Zekai, who was on the defensive, was still a great threat.

Floating in the air. For ordinary players, this was a rhythm to prepare for a beating, but Zhou Zekai's Cloud Piercer maintained his attack even while floating. The rain of bullets made people feel that attacking under Cloud Piercer was like a lamb entering a tiger's mouth, but Ye Xiu didn't seem to see this. Lord Grim continued his attack, braving the rain of bullets.

An exchange?

Lord Grim's health was so far behind. To exchange with his opponent wasn't a wise choice, right?

Pan Lin and Li Yibo thought of this at the same time, but remained silent at the same time. They didn't dare to speculate on Ye Xiu's intentions anymore.

Moonlight Slash, Full Moonlight Slash, Ripple Slash!

Lord Grim's Myriad Manifestations Umbrella suddenly switched from the Grappler class to the Swordsman class. Three slashes in a row, light filling the sky. Cloud Piercer's figure in the air was completely chaotic. Even Zhou Zekai couldn't precisely control his character's movements under such fast and continuous attacks. Cloud Piercer's shots lost their accuracy. In the three bright sword lights, the rain of bullets seemed to be scattered, flying haphazardly in all directions. Cloud Piercer was eventually locked by the sword intent of the Ripple Slash, cut by the rotating sword light in the air.

Vision!

Zhou Zekai knew very well the key to this situation. Only by grasping the vision and seeing the opponent's actions clearly could he make informed decisions.

But Lord Grim followed so closely, instantly drilling into Cloud Piercer's blind spot where he couldn't turn his vision no matter what. Shadow Cloaking, this high-end and complex technique was already an unthinking instinct for Ye Xiu. As soon as he saw the target floating, he habitually used this technique to add to his attack.

Even in the pro scene, there were many players who were helpless against Shadow Cloaking. But Ye Xiu didn't dare to expect Zhou Zekai to be so easy to deal with. He had a clear understanding of Zhou Zekai's strength. This was definitely not a guy who would be helpless. Win or lose, he would try. He and himself were completely consistent on this point.

Unable to find the target in his vision, but by using the process of elimination, Zhou Zekai roughly deduced Lord Grim's position. Cloud Piercer's head couldn't turn in this direction, but his hands were far more flexible and free than his head. And he had guns in his hands, Desert Eagle in his right hand, Silver Revolver in his left. The terrifying dual guns in Glory, the Gun King's guns!

Flames spat out.

This time, it wasn't like before, a multi-point fire coverage. This time, Zhou Zekai launched a precise strike against the blind spot without being able to capture the target in his vision.

Bang bang bang bang.

The bullets fell.

Too close, so close that Ye Xiu couldn't let Lord Grim dodge, but he didn't think about dodging either. Bullets could make him bleed, but they couldn't stop his attack. The constantly changing Myriad Manifestations Umbrella instantly struck Cloud Piercer several times. The originally accurate shots once again became scattered due to the destructive nature of close combat attacks, and the accuracy was completely lost.

"Zhou Zekai's situation isn't optimistic!!" The commentator's voice finally came out again on the broadcast. This time, seeing that Ye Xiu had completely taken the initiative and that Zhou Zekai was being controlled, Pan Lin finally dared to speak up.

"Well, he..." Li Yibo had just said two words when he immediately widened his eyes and closed his mouth. Coming out of Cloud Piercer's gun muzzle, the bullets that had lost their aim and were flying in all directions because of Lord Grim's close-range attacks weren't traveling in straight lines. From the moment they came out of the muzzle, they were drawing arcs.

"Curved shot!" Pan Lin shouted.

Curved shot wasn't a technique; it was a Sharpshooter skill. The Sharpshooter was the class in the Gunner branch that embodied shooting skills. Many skills were time-sensitive state skills, such as Quick Shot and Burst Shot, which were skills that increased the rate of fire or critical hit rate within the skill's duration. Curved shot, on the other hand, fired bullets that flew in a curved path within the skill's duration. It had a system-default arc, and the operator could also perform a flick shot to freely control the arc.

Zhou Zekai had Cloud Piercer perform a curved shot while in the floating state. Many of the bullets that had lost their accuracy due to Lord Grim's attack drew arcs and eventually shot towards Lord Grim. Zhou Zekai had even considered the possibility of losing accuracy due to close-range interference, so he used curved shot to resolve it. He wasn't so godly that he could predict the final trajectory of all the bullets in advance, but the large number of bullets fired in an instant, turning in such chaotic curves, would eventually hit something by chance.

It was already difficult for Pan Lin and Li Yibo, who were preparing to start commentating again, but their words were immediately blocked again. Today's situation looked quite serious. No matter which side they spoke for, they would immediately be slapped in the face. They wanted to cry but had no tears. What could they do? They couldn't just remain silent, right?

They were silent, but the field wouldn't be.

Those bullets that were traveling in curves seemed like wild bees dancing, impossible to clearly judge. Ye Xiu could only dodge as much as possible, but he was still hit by several bullets. However, curved shot was just a shooting technique and didn't increase the power of the bullets. Lord Grim, who was hit, continued his attacks.

Sky Strike!

The Myriad Manifestations Umbrella was shaken into a spear form, reaching for Cloud Piercer, who was about to land. Just as it was about to hit, Cloud Piercer's dual guns suddenly turned towards this end, bang bang, two shots.

The recoil was produced, instantly creating a tiny displacement, but it was this tiny displacement that caused Lord Grim's Sky Strike to miss.

As the saying goes, skilled people are bold!

Of course, Zhou Zekai could have operated earlier, using the recoil of the shot to adjust his figure in the floating state, but he didn't do so because he knew that Ye Xiu would definitely be able to target it. He intentionally waited for Ye Xiu to make a move first, and then made a move at the last moment, so that Ye Xiu wouldn't have time to adjust. Finally, he successfully resolved the floating state. Cloud Piercer landed, performed a tumbling recovery, but before he could even get up, he caught sight of a grenade that had landed beside him.

Boom!

The grenade exploded, and Cloud Piercer, who was still tumbling, was blown to the side. A cold light flashed, Lord Grim's Arcane Flash swept to his front, Misaligned Thrust, Rising Slash... Cloud Piercer was floating again.

Couldn't avoid it?

The Samsara fans' mood was severely hit. They watched as their trump card was being passively beaten, using every means possible but still unable to escape the opponent's attack.

Bang bang bang bang...

The gun was still firing. Zhou Zekai, who was floating in the air, continued to not give up, but everyone had already seen that such an attack couldn't stop Lord Grim's offensive at all. They were just coming up to fight head-on.

"This... isn't that going to work?" Pan Lin carefully stated.

Li Yibo simply remained silent and didn't respond. After all, he was a guest and his status was more detached than Pan Lin. Li Yibo dared to shut up directly, but Pan Lin didn't dare. He could only bite the bullet and continue to speak.

"There's no way to force Ye Xiu back like this..." Pan Lin's voice sounded like a mosquito buzzing.

And this time, he was right. Ye Xiu really wasn't forced back and continued to operate Lord Grim to attack. He wasn't afraid of such a contest at all. Zhou Zekai also understood this. He didn't expect that this would force Ye Xiu back, because he knew Ye Xiu's thinking very well: the judgment of close-range skills was far greater than that of ranged skills.

Zhou Zekai didn't forget this basic rule. He didn't think that his precise shooting skills could be equated with the close-range combat of other classes. When everyone cheered and excitedly thought that Zhou Zekai had broken the barrier between the ranged and melee class systems, only Zhou Zekai himself knew that he was forced to do so. Because Lord Grim was too close, too closely attached.

A Sharpshooter being approached at close range was disadvantageous.

This was a principle that even Glory noobs understood, but because he was Zhou Zekai, the all-rounder besides being a healer, it seemed like this disadvantageous situation for other Sharpshooters shouldn't be a problem for him. Even if he was approached by his opponent, the one who would eventually learn a lesson should be the opponent.

In fact, this was often the case. Many opponents who had completed a close approach on Cloud Piercer eventually lost to Zhou Zekai.

But Zhou Zekai never became complacent because of this.

Others could think so, thinking that his Sharpshooter was invincible in close combat, but he himself wouldn't.

A Sharpshooter being approached at close range was disadvantageous!

Zhou Zekai didn't ignore this principle that even Glory noobs understood because he was a top player. The battles he engaged in still relied on this point. After being approached by Lord Grim, he had been trying very hard to get rid of him. However, in the process of getting rid of him, he wouldn't miss the opportunity to injure his opponent. So, he had a Barret Sniper headshot, which gave Cloud Piercer a nearly one-third health lead.

And in this leading background, Zhou Zekai began to use shooting skills as a form of physical combat, because at this time, he chose to exchange, to exchange attack for attack, to exchange blood for blood.

In other words, Zhou Zekai didn't think that his shooting-based combat could limit Ye Xiu and blow him up. The purpose of his using this type of play style was to exchange.

The meaning of exchange was that I would hit you, and you would also hit me.

It was the same with shooting-based combat, and it was still the same afterwards. Right now, Ye Xiu had the initiative, but Zhou Zekai didn't let go of any opportunity to injure Lord Grim. Relying on this accumulation, plus the fact that Cloud Piercer had a health advantage, even if it was an exchange in such a disadvantaged situation, he would ultimately win. Zhou Zekai was calculating this very carefully.

And those so-called gorgeous moves were only serving this purpose, serving this extremely simple Glory logic: more health bullies less health.