Translator: Nomyummi Editor: Nomyummi
Lin Jingyan fought like a hero and fell like a hero.
He had expected this outcome. Having chased after the footsteps of those geniuses for so many years, he knew that these geniuses werent like the lazy hare in The Tortoise and The Hare. They wouldnt leave any room for others to surpass them.
You cant let me win once? Lin Jingyan said jokingly.
Youve won before, no? Ye Xiu replied, Season four, Round 21.
Lin Jingyan stared blankly for awhile before saying: I lose to you even in memory.
The first round of the group arena ended in 1 minute 48 seconds. Between two players with abundant experience, it could be considered an extremely fast battle. In the end, Ye Xiu won with a huge lead. Lord Grim had 63% of his health left.
When Lin Jingyan left the stage, the crowd didnt hold back with the applause.
A loss was a loss, but Lin Jingyans attitude was what they wanted to see. Even though it might not have been the smart thing to do, Tyrannys fans liked to see this sort of hot-blooded fervor from their heroes.
Go Tyranny!! It was as if Tyranny was winning. Their fans seemed even more excited than Happys. Tyrannys second player appeared on the big display: Zhang Jiale Dazzling Hundred Blossoms. Another old general from Tyranny.
Amidst the applause, Zhang Jiale walked towards the stage and met Lin Jingyan midway over.
Nice job, Zhang Jiale said.
The rest is up to you, Lin Jingyan said.
Watch me take him down, Zhang Jiale said. The two bumped fists, and Zhang Jiale walked onto the stage.
Soon, the second round began.
Go die!!
Zhang Jiale typed into the chat as soon as he loaded into the map. Then, his hundred blossoms bloomed. Dazzling Hundred Blossoms seemed to explode. The shimmering light spread throughout the Arena with him as the center.
Offense, another aggressive offense.
Just like Lin Jingyan, he went for direct attacks without any tricks. The wave of blossoms swept over Lord Grim. With this small Arena, there was practically nowhere to hide. Zhang Jiales strategy couldnt be considered a group arena strategy. In the group arena, no one would be as wasteful as this because your opponent was never just one person. If you only cared about a win over the opponent in front of you, if you lost the group arena, then that win wouldnt matter.
Tyranny... are they planning on giving up on the group arena? Pan Lin couldnt help but blurt out.
Li Yibo furrowed his brows, unsure what to say.
Exhaustion. He had a grasp of Tyrannys intentions. He wasnt certain about it though, so he didnt say out into the broadcast. But by the looks of it, if their intent was to exhaust Ye Xiu, wouldnt the price be too large? The Spitfire was a mana-hungry class. With Zhang Jiale not caring about his mana and using everything he had to display his Hundred Blossoms style, even if Ye Xiu lost, how much mana would Dazzling Hundred Blossoms have left to deal with Happys next player?
Engulfed by the wave of light, Lord Grims figure turned blurry. For Ye Xiu, this was a difficult problem.
He was obviously aware of Tyrannys intentions to exhaust him, but in this map, the other side didnt care that Ye Xiu would notice because their arrangements were such that even if he knew, there was nothing he could do to avoid it. Unless Ye Xiu gave up on winning and let Lord Grim stand there for them to kill, in which case, that would be great too. Otherwise, in such a small map facing such experienced players, there was no way for him to kite around and relax.
Last round was like this, and this round would be the same.
Team Tyranny didnt hide their intent. If you dont go all out, then youll be killed instantly. If you go all out, then you will certainly expend quite a bit of energy. It was true that Tyrannys side had old players too, but they were taking turns fighting Ye Xiu.
On Happys side, after listening to Fang Ruis and Wei Chens analysis, Chen Guo suddenly became worried. But after thinking about it for a bit, she suddenly thought of something.
In any case, Ye Xiu has taken down Lin Jingyan. Were already in the lead! He can just do play casually and use up the other sides mana. Well still be winning in that case! Chen Guo said.
Oh is that so? Boss, what a good plan, Fang Rui said.
Of course, Chen Guo was delighted. But a second later, she discovered that Fang Ruis reply had been somewhat sarcastic. The others on Happy didnt think much of her good plan, did they?
Whats wrong with it? Chen Guos ideas were often demolished by Ye Xiu, so she was very self-conscious.
No one immediately replied. Everyones focus was on the match.
Ye Xiu didnt retreat. Instead, he faced Zhang Jiale boldly just like in his fight with Lin Jingyan.
Everyones expression was solemn as they watched the match. Chen Guo didnt keep asking what was wrong with her good plan. It was unlikely that Ye Xiu wouldnt have thought of her plan, so there must be a reason why he wouldnt choose to use it.
The battle was as intense as the previous round. Both sides knew each other well, and the intense, fast-paced battle didnt lack caution either.
The entire stage was a chaotic mess of light. If last round, people couldnt tell what each player was doing exactly, then this match, with Zhang Jiales all-out light blossoms, there was very little left of what they could see.
The only thing they could clearly see were their health bars. Fast. Their health bars were dropping very fast. The difference was that Ye Xius Lord Grim was dropping steadily. He clearly wasnt ever able to cleanly escape from the grasps of the Hundred Blossoms style. As for Dazzling Hundred Blossoms? His health dropped intermittently. It was just that each drop in health was quite considerable.
Bite him to death!
Happys players and Happys fans were praying with all their might.
If Lord Grim could stick close to him, he might be able to interrupt Dazzling Hundred Blossoms fierce assault. Then, in close combat, Spitfires would be at a huge disadvantage. In the regular season, Zhang Jiale had been burst to death this way.
But this time, it clearly wasnt going to be so easy.
Zhang Jiale, who was going all out, had blocked off everything!
Too crazy, Huang Shaotian felt his heart tremble.
With the way hes playing, let alone the next player, if Lord Grim had started with over 70% of his health, Dazzling Hundred Blossoms might not even have had enough mana for this round alone, Yu Wenzhou replied.
Zhang Jiale had let go of everything. His eyes had been set on Lord Grim, who hadnt even started out with full health. Lord Grim had started with only 63% of his health left. His energy, his decision-making, and his attacks were all concentrated on that 63%.
Only by doing this could he give Ye Xiu the most pressure. It was only by doing this could he make it so that Ye Xiu would not be able to afford to relax.
This round could not be defined as simply as who won or lost. Tyrannys strategy was being carried out in this forceful way. As for Ye Xiu? Since he couldnt avoid getting exhausted, then he could only do his best to win as much of a lead as possible for Happy.
As for what the outcome would be, it wasnt just this round that had to be looked at, but the entire match.
1 minute 24 seconds!
The battle between Ye Xiu and Zhang Jiale had been even faster than the battle with Lin Jingyan. In the end, the first to fall was Ye Xius Lord Grim. However, Zhang Jiales Dazzling Hundred Blossom was useless as this point. He only had 9% of his health and 2% of his mana left.
Ye Xiu wasnt able to complete a 1v2, but it was very close. When left the player booth, Happys fans applauded wildly.
This was Tyrannys home stadium. Happys fans knew of Tyrannys enmity with Ye Xiu. They had no way of suppressing Tyrannys fans in their home stadium, so it was only by taking these openings could they show their support to Ye Xiu.
Unexpectedly, boos didnt come immediately from Tyrannys fans.
This despicable guy has his decent moments! Tyrannys fans were in a discussion. Ye Xiu fought head-on against the aggression put out from Tyranny. It was what Tyrannys fans liked to see. As a result, even if Ye Xiu was their mortal enemy, they hesitated.
His playing today is pretty okay. Lets boos a bit softer? Someone suggested.
As a result, the boos still came, but they were light as a feather.
Whats going on? Ye Xiu wasnt used to it. As he walked down from the stage, he saw that Tyrannys fans werent putting in much effort to boo him like usual.
Now you know what fear is! Ye Xiu smirked as he said these words to the audience members nearest to him.
Fuck! The audience members heard him, and their boos immediately intensified. The reason was soon spread throughout the stadium.
Fuck, and now hes proud of himself! Tyrannys fan leader and Tyrannical Ambitions guild leader, Jiang You, felt the urge to flip a table.
BOO HIM! BOO HIM! Jiang You roared.
The boos once again echoed loudly throughout the stadium. There were even some KILL HIM! shouts mixed in.
Ye Xiu was as calm as ever. Happys next player wasnt affected by these sudden boos from Tyrannys fans.
Happys next player was Mo Fan. He had already become an important chess piece in Happys group arena.
Good luck, Ye Xiu said as they passed each other.
Mo Fan didnt stop. He simply nodded his head and kept walking.
Ye Xiu returned to his seat. The others looked at him.
Almost a 1v2, Ye Xiu grinned.
Chen Guo immediately noticed the weariness in Ye Xius smile. He couldnt hide his exhaustion.
Chen Guo had seen this appearance before. It was the same as when he had fought against Wind Howls Tang Hao.
And today, Ye Xiu had fought a fierce battle against two players back-to-back. His opponents, Lin Jingyan and Zhang Jiale, were experienced players too. Since they came in with a purpose, they naturally knew how best to wear Ye Xiu down and make sure that Ye Xiu couldnt avoid it.
The second round of the group arena ended. Ye Xiu left the stage. Tyranny had a practically useless Dazzling Hundred Blossoms, yet Chen Guo felt a bad premonition in her heart.