Translator: Nomyummi Editor: Nomyummi
Found five! Tang Rou quickly typed in Happys chat. She also gave Soft Mists coordinates.
The audience was astonished. Team Tyranny hadnt even appeared in her sights yet, but just through those jumbled footsteps, she was able to deduce that there were five people? She must be quite confident in her listening abilities! Several pro players shut their eyes and tried, but even though they knew that were five people there, they couldnt distinguish between these footsteps at all. All they could get was that there was more than one person.
Where are they? Ye Xiu was surprised.
From the east.
That cant be right.
Tang Rou didnt have time to continue chatting with Ye Xiu. Even though she had noticed Tyrannys movements ahead of time and retreated, this canyon area was very flat and straight. True, she could back away, but there was nowhere for her to hide. During this time, Tyrannys five players had arrived at the entrance of the canyon. Hoping that they wouldnt look straight was unrealistic. When an intersection was reached, pro players would always check their surroundings out of instinct.
As a result, Tyranny quickly noticed Tang Rous Soft Mist.
Everyone in Tyranny was startled.
For experienced players, as soon as the size of the map was known, estimating approximately what time the two sides would meet was an easy task. They only saw Soft Mist, but even considering that an individual moved relatively faster than a group, encountering her here shouldnt be possible.
The spawn locations were different than normal.
The spectators could see it with their own eyes, but for the players on stage, there was no way they would think of something that had never happened before. As a result, whether it was Tyranny or Happy, everyone was at a loss. They werent able to figure out what the reason was.
Happys response to it was rather simple. Tang Rou was only one person. She was in a 1v5 situation, what more was there to think about? The Thirty-Six Stratagems. If all else fails, retreat.
But it was more complicated for Tyranny.
Bait? Trap?
These words went through their heads. As a result, although Tang Rou was alone, they didnt dare rashly attack her. Facing this unfamiliar map, they thought about it and felt like Happy must have discovered something particular about this area. How else could Tang Rou have gotten to this area so abnormally fast? If Soft Mist was already here, who knew if there were others behind her?
Tang Rou didnt think too much. First, retreat. But seeing Tyranny hesitate, she immediately reported the information to the team.
The rest of Happy was hurrying over to Tang Rous location. As soon as Y e Xiu saw the report, he immediately threw out his previous analysis.
His previous analysis had been the same as Tyrannys. Tyranny must have found some sort of secret in this map to be able to have reached that location so fast. But when Tang Rou reported that Tyranny was hesitating on whether they should chase after her, Ye Xiu knew that his analysis had been wrong.
For a team like Tyranny to hesitate this much, it meant that they must be feeling very apprehensive about the situation. From this, it could be seen that they hadnt expected to meet anyone from Happy there. In other words, their encounter with Soft Mist came as much of a surprise to them as it did to Happy.
Therefore, there must be a different reason, leading to this abnormal situation to occur.
Because of this small difference, Happy was a step ahead of Tyranny in solving this mystery. They at least knew that Tyranny didnt have the initiative. It was a surprise encounter.
In that case...
Try and harass them! Ye Xiu messaged.
Harass? Tang Rou was surprised. She obviously knew what the word meant. It was just that harassing required a bit of finesse. It wasnt Tang Rous strong suit. She also lacked experience in reading the situation, so it was a rather difficult task for her.
Give them something more to think about, Ye Xiu explained his intentions.
Got it, Tang Rou wasnt stupid. It was a 5v1, yet Tyranny was hesitating. The other side was clearly apprehensive about something. Ye Xius meaning was to make a bluff and mislead them into thinking their misgivings were correct.
Go back and attack?
Tang Rou pondered over it. For now, she had Soft Mist stop retreating.
This sudden pause magnified that shadow of doubt in Tyrannys hearts. They had previously been hesitating, but when they noticed how quick and decisive Soft Mists retreat was, they gradually became aware of Tang Rous misgivings towards them. Just when they were about to come to the same conclusion as Ye Xiu, Soft Mist suddenly stopped and turned around to look at them.
Was it because they hadnt gone forward that the other side had no other choice?
Which meant that the other side had set this up, and it really had been a bait?
Tang Rou was still thinking of how to harass them! But she hadnt thought that the other side would analyze her move to that extent. Just this pause made the other side doubtful. Tang Rou was already misleading them.
But at this moment, Tyrannys Zhang Xinjie ordered: We attack.
Ah? Zhang Jiale was somewhat surprised. If the order had come from Han Wenqing, he wouldnt have been surprised. Only their captain wouldnt bother thinking about whether it was a trap or not; just use brute force to break through it. But Zhang Jiale was different. He always considered every detail no matter how small it was, yet he was willing to take such a risk despite being in the unknown?
Charge forward, and get a clear look. Ill heal. Zhang Xinjie clarified.
He didnt say much, but his aggressiveness and boldness came through. It wasnt an aggressiveness or boldness in terms of offense, but in terms of healing. Zhang Xinjie was stating: go look, Ill protect you.
Using force to suppress. But this time, they werent relying on offense, but on healing. This aggressiveness wasnt without caution. Tyrannys and Zhang Xinjies playstyle never lacked caution.
Understood! Well go forward! Zhang Jiales Dazzling Hundred Blossoms immediately rushed out. For this type of scouting, a long-ranged class was safer.
Qiying, protect the healer, Han Wenqiny ordered and then Desert Dust rushed forward as well. Lin Jingyans Dark Thunder followed. Song Qiying followed the order, and River Sunset kept close to Zhang Xinjies Immovable Rock.
Team Tyranny finally moved forward. However, they still displayed a defensive stance.
Theyre coming Tang Rou reported to her teammates, and Soft Mist turned around and retreated again.
Already? How decisive! Protect yourself. Ye Xiu replied.
If he had said this to anyone else, they would have most likely wanted to cry. It was a 1v5. Saying protect yourself was easier said than done!