Hu Die Lan
Chapter 1626 And Another Eye
The television broadcast was dissecting Wulang's movements from various angles. Commentators Pan Lin and Li Yibo, with Ye Xiu gone, felt their psychological pressure lessen and began to discuss the situation with enthusiasm. As Wulang continued to close in, the small window showing Su Mucheng's first-person perspective gradually enlarged.
Where had Wulang moved to? The audience had a pretty good idea. The question now was whether he would appear in Su Mucheng's view.
What was the mystery behind Jiang Botao's positioning?
Just as everyone was wondering, Wulang suddenly emerged from behind a stalactite, appearing in Su Mucheng's field of vision.
Mystery?
Pan Lin and Li Yibo, who had been chatting happily, stopped talking. They had been wildly speculating about all sorts of possibilities, but they hadn't even considered that Jiang Botao would simply have Wulang appear naturally, at the appropriate time...
This job is impossible!
That was the thought that occurred to both of them simultaneously. They said east, but the players on the field went west. Dealing with just Ye Xiu was one thing; they could focus on guarding against him. But if everyone was like that, how could they possibly cope? It was impossible to defend against!
"Say something!"
The two characters met, but the commentators stopped talking. The director was dissatisfied and urged them on.
Say what?!
Pan Lin cursed inwardly but had to open his mouth.
"Very unexpected... Jiang Botao... simply had Wulang appear in Su Mucheng's view..." Pan Lin said weakly.
The "person" who was surprised the most was, of course, him and Li Yibo. Their previous analyses had all gone astray.
"What's he trying to do?" Even Li Yibo stopped pretending and openly admitted that he "couldn't see through" the situation.
"Let's wait and see," Pan Lin said, ending his commentary at this stage. The two of them fell silent again.
Wulang appeared, and Mu Yu Chengfeng turned her cannon towards him, aiming directly at him, but she didn't fire immediately.
Mu Yu Chengfeng had enough range, but the further the distance, the more time the opponent would have to dodge, and the hit rate couldn't be guaranteed. Clearly, Su Mucheng didn't think the attack posed much of a threat, so she didn't act.
Then, Wulang didn't rush over either. He remained calm and continued his roundabout route.
Exposed, yet still circling?
But as Su Mucheng's first-person perspective turned towards that direction, all the viewers saw on the screen was a row of stalactites, arranged at different distances but perfectly aligned.
Wulang's next movements would be completely hidden by this staggered arrangement. This technique was based on the same principle as the dodging method Ye Xiu had used in the first match. It was clear that Team Samsara had also discovered such tactics on their home map.
Su Mucheng quickly had Mu Yu Chengfeng rush out, changing the angle of her perspective to search for Wulang's location in that direction.
Nothing!
Wulang was nowhere to be seen within her range of vision. Which stalactite was he hiding behind? Su Mucheng couldn't tell for a moment.
The audience, with their God's-eye view, could see clearly. After leaving Su Mucheng's field of vision, Wulang had immediately begun to cut inside, approaching Mu Yu Chengfeng. The route he was taking used three stalactites like three steps, forming a continuous screen in the vertical direction. Wulang was like a nimble cat jumping between platforms, rapidly closing in with the help of this cover.
Just a little further, a little further and she might be able to see him!!
The players who supported Team Happy were extremely anxious. They watched as Wulang moved behind the stalactite, while Su Mucheng's Mu Yu Chengfeng was just one step away...
Taking that step!
Mu Yu Chengfeng finally moved a little further as everyone had hoped, pulling out a little more of her perspective. But at that moment, Wulang had already completed his movement from the first stalactite to the second, and was rushing towards the third. This shift meant that Su Mucheng's newly acquired perspective was immediately blocked by another stalactite.
This was a prediction of the opponent's actions, a planned movement!
Everyone could see that. Because Jiang Botao hadn't used the map much in the previous two rounds, everyone had overlooked the value of the home map. But this time, he was using it to its fullest, using the terrain to efficiently shorten the distance between himself and Mu Yu Chengfeng. The distance between the third stalactite and Mu Yu Chengfeng was completely within the magic swordsman's attack range. In this situation, the magic swordsman wasn't afraid of a head-on confrontation with the gunner.
In position!
The audience erupted in applause. Jiang Botao's Wulang had completed his movements as they had expected. What about Su Mucheng's Mu Yu Chengfeng? It seemed she was still cautiously scouting Wulang's location.
She can attack!
That's what everyone was thinking.
Then, Su Mucheng's perspective suddenly shifted, Mu Yu Chengfeng took a step sideways, and fired!
Boom boom boom!
Mu Yu Chengfeng was the first to attack, firing three anti-tank missiles that spat flames. Then, she turned her cannon upwards, and with a bang that sounded like a firework, a spiked grenade flew in an arc into the sky.
Then, a roll!
Boom boom boom!
Three consecutive explosions. Three anti-tank missiles were directly detonated by the Blazing Wave Sword that Wulang swung! This was why magic swordsmen weren't afraid of going head-to-head with gunners within their attack range. Their Wave Swords had a much stronger judgment than gunner projectiles. The power of the waves could directly detonate the cannonballs upon impact, and then continue their attack trajectory!
Whoosh!
The Blazing Wave Sword, which had detonated three anti-tank missiles, continued to sweep over, but Mu Yu Chengfeng barely managed to avoid it with a roll.
Bang!
The spiked grenade exploded in the air, and eight spiked bullets flew out from it, raining down like raindrops. Even though magic swordsmen had Wave Swords with a judgment strong enough to directly detonate cannonballs, these eight spiked bullets were scattered like heavenly flowers, making it impossible to sweep them all away with a single sword. He could only dodge to the side. As a result, Mu Yu Chengfeng, who had just rolled to her feet, directly set up a Stabilized Stance.
A beam of light instantly illuminated Jiang Botao's entire field of vision. The laser cannon was coming straight at him. The two characters were only a Wave Sword's distance apart. The speed of the laser cannon was too fast for any human to react to. Even if Jiang Botao realized that there would be a follow-up after dodging the spiked bullets and didn't stop to continue moving to dodge, the laser cannon, enhanced by the Stabilized Stance, was still impossible to avoid. The laser struck Wulang's chest directly.
"With so little health left, don't bother with such complicated stuff!"
Amidst the rumbling of cannons, a message from Su Mucheng appeared in the chat. With only eleven percent of his health remaining, he was instantly annihilated by the gunner's heavy firepower.
The entire audience was stunned.
Jiang Botao had circled around, avoiding Su Mucheng's perspective. Wulang had successfully entered attack range. Everything seemed to be going so smoothly. But why had Su Mucheng launched the first attack? How had Wulang been destroyed so quickly?
The audience didn't understand, too many people didn't understand, and even Jiang Botao himself didn't understand.
Did he reveal any flaws?
No...
After walking out of that stalactite in an ordinary manner, Jiang Botao had clearly seen Mu Yu Chengfeng's position. The route he had chosen next would have made it impossible for Mu Yu Chengfeng to discover Wulang's position, no matter how she adjusted her position. But the opponent had unexpectedly launched the first attack, putting him in a passive position. Wulang's movements were completely within the opponent's grasp. How did she do it? Through intuition? Through guesswork?
This wasn't Team Happy's home map. How could they have such an accurate understanding of this map?
To fall like this, it's a truly baffling defeat!
Jiang Botao still tried to struggle a bit. But eleven percent of his health really wasn't enough. He was only able to hold on until now because he was a magic swordsman with strong plate armor.
He fell...
Wulang finally fell, his soul floated up, and everything in his vision turned gray. Jiang Botao stared blankly at the battlefield, drifting further and further away from it as Wulang's soul ascended.
Suddenly... Jiang Botao saw something floating above that stalactite, suspended in mid-air, round and smooth, swaying a few times...
That's... an Electronic Eye...
Jiang Botao was speechless. He really hadn't expected that Mu Yu Chengfeng would bring such a skill.
Electronic Eye, a mechanic skill, can present the images within its view to its owner. This was the weapon modification skill that Su Mucheng had chosen for Mu Yu Chengfeng in today's match. It played a role in this match, simplifying everything.
He had taken so much effort to observe and move carefully, but it turned out that the opponent had brought an Electronic Eye. She had casually placed it here, and everything that couldn't be seen in the character's perspective was completely visible to the Electronic Eye...
At this time, the television broadcast, as well as the electronic screens at the venue, finally found the reason through replays. The Electronic Eye's perspective was re-examined. The image wasn't as clear as the character's perspective, but it clearly showed Wulang's movements. Su Mucheng had already grasped Jiang Botao's intentions, but she had subtly followed his intentions. Only at the last moment did she launch the first attack before Jiang Botao, easily defeating her opponent, who had little health remaining.
Jiang Botao left the stage.
Team Samsara's fans had originally hoped that Jiang Botao could inflict more damage on the opponent like Ye Xiu had done, despite his low health. But instead, he was decisively defeated in one wave. They were a bit disappointed, but thinking about Jiang Botao's wonderful performance in the previous match, their emotions didn't immediately drop. Right now, both sides had reached their third player. Su Mucheng perfectly defeated Jiang Botao, who had only eleven percent of his character's health, and entered the next round with one hundred percent of her character's health. The match had only returned to the starting point. Team Samsara's fans were quite confident in the player who would be playing next.
Lü Boyuan!
An All-Star level player, currently the number one judoka in Glory, rose and walked towards the stage.
Applause, for Jiang Botao who was leaving the stage.
Applause, to encourage Lü Boyuan who was about to enter the stage.
We are the champions!
Team Samsara's fans shouted again.
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