Published at 19th of March 2019 07:59:48 PM Chapter 1453
"Chance!" Pan Lin shouted . But as soon as he called it out, he wondered . . . was this really an opportunity?
The experienced players, who were familiar with Huang Shaotian, like Ye Xiu saw through it immediately .
The cake was a lie! It was a cake filled with poison . If Tang Rou tried to seize this opportunity, Huang Shaotian would most likely retaliate fiercely after just one move . If you saw through it and didn't take the opportunity, what then? This opening would give Huang Shaotian an opportunity to make adjustments . His previous assault had reached a certain point and then stopped . He left this opening at the perfect time . Whether the opponent attacked or not, Huang Shaotian could re-establish his attack tempo . The advantages were all his .
Amazing!
Everyone sighed inwardly .
Opportunists couldn't only be good at finding opportunities, creating opportunities was just as important . Huang Shaotian had given away this opening at the perfect time . If he had given away this opening a bit earlier or a bit later, the outcome would not have been as perfect .
If I saw this opening, what would I have done?
The pro players who saw the opening asked themselves this question . As for Tang Rou? She didn't have time to think so much . Combat was all about timing, and opportunities didn't last forever .
Counterattack!
For Tang Rou, this bait was too enticing . The moment the opening appeared, she instinctively took action .
Soft Mist turned her wrists . Her actions immediately caught Huang Shaotian's attention . Tang Rou moved exactly how he predicted she would . This girl's style was always so intense . Everyone had a clear understanding of it .
Come!
Huang Shaotian had been ready . Troubling Rain also turned his wrists slightly .
But Soft Mist's turn of the wrist became more and more rapid . It was as if she were squeezing out all the energy she could muster . The spear in her hands seemed to want to fly out of her hands .
This is . . .
Huang Shaotian suddenly frowned .
He had predicted that Tang Rou would immediately seize the opening and attack, but he didn't expect her to counterattack so fiercely!
"Beautiful!" Ye Xiu praised from below the stage . Huang Shaotian giving away the opening and Tang Rou seizing it took only an instant . When Ye Xiu said these words, it was hard to tell if he was praising Huang Shaotian or Soft Mist .
Soft Mist rushed out .
Dragon Breaks the Ranks!
An opening suddenly appeared at such a close distance . A Dragon Tooth would perhaps be the fastest way to seize it . A Falling Flower Palm would give her more momentum . A Tyrant's Destruction wouldn't have been a bad choice either .
But . . . Dragon Breaks the Ranks!
Tang Rou unexpectedly used such a high-level skill . No matter how much she liked this move, it didn't seem logical . High-level skills required more inputs than low-level skills . As a result, high-level skills were almost always preceded by low-level skills as set-ups to ensure the high-level skill would hit . But Tang Rou used a high-level skill to seize such a tiny opening . This was a form of confidence . She wasn't worried that her hand speed wouldn't be enough to complete all the inputs in this short window .
And in the end, she completed it .
Dragon Breaks the Ranks!
Dancing Fire Flowing Flame flew out along with Soft Mist, its surging momentum stirring up the surrounding fog .
Dodge!
Huang Shaotian was in a fluster facing this attack .
The hitbox of Dragon Breaks the Ranks wasn't just the tip of the spear . The powerful force of the strike tore through the air like whirlwinds . These whirling air currents brought along the destructiveness of the strike, turning the attack into an AoE skill .
And in this map, the whirling air currents could clearly be seen because of the fog . The fog was pierced through and blown away .
Shua!
A sword light flashed out, not towards Soft Mist, but to the side .
Triple Slash .
To dodge this Dragon Breaks the Ranks, Huang Shaotian immediately used a skill . Triple Slash was his fastest movement skill . However, the powerful air currents from Dragon Breaks the Ranks made Troubling Rain lose his balance . Huang Shaotian's control over his character was valiant though . He stabilized himself with the second attack of Triple Slash, but with the second part burned, it was too late to chase after Soft Mist with the third . The movement from Dragon Breaks the Ranks was fast and powerful!
"Ah!" Ye Xiu felt that it was a pity .
"What's wrong?" Chen Guo asked .
"So close! She almost had him . If she had adjusted it according to the Triple Slash, it would have hit," Ye Xiu said .
Chen Guo stared blankly .
Could a human even do that? Ye Xiu's criticism was too nitpicky .
"Aren't you asking for too much?" Wei Chen also thought the same .
"Little Tang wouldn't care," Ye Xiu said .
"Okay . . . "
Everyone could only acknowledge this point helplessly .
"Could you even do it?" Chen Guo suddenly asked .
"I'd try it," Ye Xiu replied . Even he wasn't 100% confident either . The window had truly been too short .
Dragon Breaks the Ranks didn't hit Troubling Rain, but Huang Shaotian's motive for giving away the opening was ruined by Tang Rou's boldness .
Was it a coincidence? Or had she seen through it?
Pan Lin and Li Yibo were discussing this issue, but the answer didn't really matter . Huang Shaotian didn't care either and typed out a message: "How brave!"
"Doing the same thing twice? Don't you think that's a bit much?" Tang Rou replied .
Pan Lin and Li Yibo stopped their discussion .
Tang Rou's reply said everything .
"Haha, was it too obvious?"
"It looks like I underestimated you . "
"I'll take it more seriously next!"
"Watch my sword!"
Shua shua shua, four messages came out in the chat . Huang Shaotian had begun his chat spam . But when he shouted "Watch my sword!", it was Soft Mist's Dancing Fire Flowing Flame that flying at him .
Tang Rou was truly a representative of someone who took action . How could she stop to appreciate Huang Shaotian's trash talk? The moment she gave her reply, Soft Mist had already turned around . When Huang Shaotian typed out his four messages, her Soft Mist had started to attack .
Tu tu tu tu .
Four consecutive strikes .
Dragon Tooth, a normal attack, and then a Double Stab . Four strikes at four different positions, all of which were dodged by Troubling Rain .
Huang Shaotian was the first God besides Ye Xiu that Tang Rou had ever met online and offline . At that time, Tang Rou didn't have much of a concept of the pro scene, and she had still been a beginner . She only knew that the player, Flowing Tree, who she was dungeoning with, was an expert . But she didn't really know how skilled he truly was . She only remembered that he and Steamed Bun just kept talking and talking, so her initial impression of Huang Shaotian was on the same level as Steamed Bun .
Now, Tang Rou understood clearly just how skilled Huang Shaotian was .
In this 1v1 match so far, her Soft Mist had yet to create a Chaser . Huang Shaotian had always dodged her attacks and never blocked them .
By not blocking them, he wasn't giving her an opportunity to create Chasers . It sounded very logical . But who could actually completely avoid blocking in practice?
Tang Rou experienced it for herself .
"What's wrong? Do you feel like you're missing something?" Huang Shaotian wouldn't stop talking . He kept typing as he fought .
"Something super important to Battle Mages!"
"Chasers, the answer is Chasers! . "
"You're a Battle Mage! But where are your Magic Chasers?"
Huang Shaotian kept talking as he played . If you just looked at the actual content of his words, it was difficult to summarize them . He just said whatever came to his mind . There wasn't any point to it . Sometimes, it sounded like he was making fun of you . Sometimes, he wasn't . Sometimes, he just sounded like an idiot . . .
His cocky tone of voice was absolutely loathsome, but he was stating facts . The ridicule wasn't small .
"So what?" Tang Rou simply replied .
So what?
Yeah! So what?
A Battle Mage without Chasers could still battle, no? Huang Shaotian's taunting didn't bother Tang Rou . Her attacks only became more intense .
"You're so unwavering! How rare!" Huang Shaotian said . He was also unwavering in his trash talk . It was hard to discourage him in this area .
Tang Rou ignored him . She simply continued to attack .
Huang Shaotian continued to go at his own pace . Block? He didn't completely avoid it . But Battle Mages could only produce Chasers with certain skills, and he always made sure to dodge these skills . He continued to use this method to restrict Soft Mist's full combat ability . At the same time, he carefully observed Soft Mist's offense, constantly harrassing, searching for opportunities to establish his offense .
"Coach Li, don't you feel that Huang Shaotian is playing rather cautiously and conservatively?" Pan Lin said .
"Of course! Just winning isn't enough . He still has another opponent to beat afterwards!" Li Yibo said .
"Happy's Tang Rou is an aggressive player . Huang Shaotian retreating is exactly what she wants him to do," Pan Lin said .
"This . . . let's see how it turn outs . . . " Li Yibo seemed to have his own thoughts .