Chapter 210 – Canglan VS Ghost Spirits (4)

The Canglan team won two consecutive team battles and the referee turned on the 'match point' indicator light. According to the three wins out of five games system of the playoffs, whoever won three games would be judged as the winners. In other words, the next game was crucial. If Canglan won then Ghost Spirits would be eliminated directly with a score of 3:0!

Kou Hongyi saw this and couldn't help exclaiming, "I didn't expect the Canglan team to get match point first!"

Yu Bing looked at the soundproof room and said, "Ghost Spirits has lost two games and the situation is serious. If the captain doesn't do anything, Ghost Spirits will end their seventh season here."

The fans of Ghost Spirits were hurriedly cheering for the members on the live broadcast room and the Canglan fans weren't to be outdone. The fans organized by the support groups dressed in the uniform of the team and cheered in unison.

The players in the soundproof room couldn't hear the things outside. The Ghost Spirits were focused on Captain Lou with a serious expression. The atmosphere on the Canglan side was more relaxed with some of the newcomers smiling.

After a short break, the captains of both sides sat on the podium again.

It was the third game and the home and away sides had switched. Ghost Spirits once again had the initiative and Lou Wushuang quickly submitted the mode and map of the game—team battle, Blood Swamp!

Li Cangyu saw this map and sensed something. He remained calm on the surface until the lineup list submitted to the referee was shown on the big screen.

There were actually six a.s.sa.s.sins!

The calm on Li Cangyu's face broke as he finally showed a surprised expression.

It wasn't just Li Cangyu., The other professional players and spectators didn't think that Lou Wushuang would deal with the Canglan team's match point in such an extreme way. It was obvious that he was forced onto this road by Cat G.o.d.

In the commentators' room, Kou Hongyi's face was dull and stunned. He only reacted after a moment. "Six a.s.sa.s.sins! Isn't this too hard?"

Yu Bing just thought that Lou Wushuang's command style was too cautious and conservative. The result was that Lou Wushuang suddenly came out with a bold all output lineup. She was quite surprised and also felt admiration. "Zhuo Hang's trap interference meant that the a.s.sa.s.sins of Ghost Spirits couldn't cooperate. Captain Lou using a bold move is reasonable. Sending six a.s.sa.s.sins is extreme but in the case of a match point, if they don't do something new then Ghost Spirits will lose and be directly eliminated."

The audience understood Yu Bing's words. After all, the match point was the most crucial game in the whole match. The advantageous team would be stable and steady while if the losing team didn't fight, they would directly lose.

In front of the TV, Cheng Wei excitedly said, "Oh, six a.s.sa.s.sins! I have never seen so many a.s.sa.s.sins playing a team battle before! Is Captain Lou planning a wave of outbreaks?"

Tan s.h.i.+tian smiled. "Well, Captain Lou's thoughts are correct. The role of the paladin in Ghost Spirits is to protect the Lou Zhang combination. However, in today's situation, the role of the paladin is greatly reduced. It is useless if a.s.sa.s.sins can't kill people so Captain Lou simply sent a full a.s.sa.s.sin lineup. This can be very tricky."

Cheng Wei couldn't help asking, "Do they want all six people to work together to kill Cat G.o.d?"

Tan s.h.i.+tian thoughtfully touched his chin. "It is possible."

***

On the VIP seats, Qin Mo spoke softly into Yan Ruiwen's ears, "The tactics of Ghost Spirits is actually the most singular in the Miracle League. It is purely based around a.s.sa.s.sins so it will be more difficult to fight when encountering cla.s.ses that restrain the a.s.sa.s.sin."

Qin Mo's meaning was clear. For example, hunters were very good against a.s.sa.s.sin. In the regular season, Ghost Spirits found it very hard to win when encountering Cheetah. It was also the reason why Li Cangyu sent Zhuo Hang today to limit the stealth skills of the a.s.sa.s.sins.

Yan Ruiwen looked seriously at the little prince.

The captain of Wind Colour was too cold and tough so the little prince didn't dare go to his master. Whenever there was a problem, he would secretly communicate with Vice-Captain Yan. Yan Ruiwen found that Qin Mo recently liked to a.n.a.lyze tactics when watching the game and his eyes were much better than last year. Today's Qin Mo was more mentally mature and he was becoming more and more like the team's heir.

Yan Ruiwen smiled with pleasure when he thought this and patiently said, "Yes, a team with a lineup that is too singular will be easy to target. The most annoying thing for an a.s.sa.s.sin is a hunter. It was a wise choice for Cat G.o.d to let Zhuo Hang join the team battle today. Captain Lou had to use an extreme formation of all a.s.sa.s.sins."

Qin Mo asked, "Which team do you think will be the winner of this game?"

Ling Xuefeng suddenly interjected, "Ghost Spirits has a bigger advantage."

Qin Mo, "…"

Master's hearing was very good. He could hear from so far away!

Yan Ruiwen also thought it was funny. The captain clearly had a cold and serious expression but he was always paying attention to the discussion over here. He inserted a sentence at a crucial moment, almost scaring them to death.

Qin Mo asked, "Master… why is Ghost Spirits superior? They don't have the protection of the paladin and healer. If Cat G.o.d and Ah Shu hits them with big moves, they will die because they are very fragile."

Ling Xuefeng reminded him, "The Blood Swamp."

Qin Mo suddenly realized.

That's right, the key lay in the map Lou Wushuang chose, Blood Swamp!

This was the most complicated swamp map. The lighting was dim and the swamps on the maps slowed down the speed of the players while adding the negative 'bleeding state', which automatically decreased blood every second. In addition, the negative states of this map couldn't be lifted by any skill!

There were only cluttered stones on the swamp for people to stand up, making the Canglan team face a problem. If everyone dispersed then it would be harder for Zhuo Hang to place his traps. However, if they stood together, it would be easy for the a.s.sa.s.sins of Ghost Spirits to sneak around and open big moves!

Once Li Cangyu saw this map, he immediately understood Lou Wushuang's intentions. He thought for a moment before submitting the lineup of the game.

It was still the same as the previous two games.

Kou Hongyi was surprised. "It seems that Cat G.o.d is very confident in this lineup!"

Yu Bing said, "Xiao Han and Li Xiaojiang have been sitting on the bench today. Zhuo Hang is the highlight of today's match with Ghost Spirits but this map… is really difficult for a hunter. The extent that Zhuo Hang can play depends on his understanding.

***

The two teams sat and the 12 players logged into the match room.

Li Cangyu's splitting mode was the same as before. He went to the southeast area with Old Zhang, Shu Bai were in the middle while Zhuo Hang and Gu Siming went to the top. In the early stages, Gu Siming would take the initiative to give all the economy on Zhuo Hang. In combat, they had to rely on Zhuo Hang's traps to stop the a.s.sa.s.sins from getting close.

This tactic wasn't wrong in theory and was the best configuration for dealing with Ghost Spirits!

Lou Wushuang wasn't an incompetent person and wouldn't be still for so long after being targeted. In this game, Ghost Spirits changed their style of play and abandoned the protection of the paladin and healer, directly sending six a.s.sa.s.sins. The nerves of the audience were mobilized because the six members all directly entered stealth. In the eyes of the Canglan players, the entire map was empty and no enemies could be seen!

What was the concept of six a.s.sa.s.sins staring at you?

Many viewers thought their backs would be freezing.

An a.s.sa.s.sin had two stealth skills. One was the stealth that could be opened in the non-combat state and it lasted for a long time. As long as they didn't attack or were attacked, their figures wouldn't appear. There was also the short combat stealth which could be used to release a big outbreak or escape at a critical moment.

The six Ghost Spirits obviously opened non-combat stealth. The more extreme thing was that Lou Wushuang didn't split the players into three roads. All six people moved together!

Since the start of the seventh season, 95% of team battles had the teams split into three ways to kill mobs and earn money. This was the most stable and reasonable arrangement recognized by the captains of the major teams.

However, Lou Wushuang made a strange move today. He didn't send people to the middle of the south areas and went together on the road. The players of Canglan didn't know this because all of the Ghost Spirits members were completely invisible!

Lou Wushuang used this small trick to gather a large number of troops on the road. He decisively ordered, "Go!"

His voice was like a gla.s.s of ice water in the summer, making people feel refreshed!

The other give a.s.sa.s.sins of Ghost Spirits immediately appeared and followed Lou Wushuang. They flexibly circled, with one person controlling Gu Siming and the other controlling Zhuo Hang. Then the remaining four people exploded their moves.

—Pain Blade, Backstab, Fatal Blow!

Six a.s.sa.s.sins teamed up to attack on the road. Gu Siming and Zhuo Hang couldn't understand what happened and immediately died.

[Vestige has killed As the Name Suggests!]

[Shadow has killed Great Navigator!]

The tacit understanding between Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui surprised the audience. One brother received a head and the younger brother received one. The time difference between them was no more than two seconds!

The moment of the attack, Gu Siming shouted into the voice channel, "There are six people on the road. Oh my G.o.d, six people!"

The killed Zhuo Hang made a tearful expression on the team channel.

The other four people saw the news of their deaths and were a bit surprised. Li Cangyu couldn't help sighing. Lou Wushuang's play was really unexpected but also very beautiful! He abandoned the resources in the middle and lower areas and went to suppress Zhuo Hang and Xiao Gu, directly killing both of them. This was actually very profitable for the Ghost Spirits team.

There was no other way. Li Cangyu had to say, "Hurry and kill the monsters. Prepare for the first wave of combat!"

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Chapter 211 – Canglan VS Ghost Spirits (5)

The careful audience members found that after killing Gu Siming and Zhuo Hang on the road, the other four members of Ghost Spirits rushed to interfere with the Shu Bai combination while the Lou Zhang brothers stayed to kill mobs. Thus, after the first wave of mobs was finished, Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui took the lead in buying rings due to the economic advantage of one head and the mobs.

For Miracle equipment, weapons increased attack power, necklaces increased blue and magic while rings increased crit rate. There were solo rings and pair rings and these rings were naturally the most expensive.

Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui's economic advantage meant they chose the Blood Colour ring.

The pair of rings was very nice. The middle of the silver-white ring had a red gem in the shape of a teardrop, which glowed red at night.

Of course, for professional players, the appearance was secondary and the most important thing was the attributes.

—Crit rate +20% and attack speed +20%!

The left and right hands wore the Blood Colour Ring and and the effect of the bonus was quite powerful. Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui were first-cla.s.s fast attacking players in the Miracle League. Their explosive power was terrible and the additional crit rate and attack speed were added, making them terrible night killers!

In the first wave of combat, due to the map restrictions and the impact of being killed, Zhuo Hang couldn't play his role like the first two games. His traps couldn't stop six a.s.sa.s.sins and the Blood Swamp map didn't allow him to lay traps behind his teammates.

The result was that Lou Wushuang and the other a.s.sa.s.sins rushed to Zhuo Hang and killed him first!

Zhuo Hang wanted to cry. He didn't expect that six people would join together to kill a newcomer and it was even twice! Wasn't the treatment given to him by Captain Lou too luxurious?

Gu Siming wanted to save Xiao Zhuo but it was too late. The Ghost Spirits a.s.sa.s.sins suddenly appeared and unleashed big moves. His paladin couldn't endure it, let along a fragile hunter.

The double kill went to Captain Lou's hands and his momentum became even fiercer. Together with Zhang Shaohui, they broke into the rear towards Li Cangyu…

The Canglan formation was broken up. In this wave of combat, the Ghost Spirits team occupied a great advantage and this was maintained to the end. They won the third game in a thrilling manner!

The score on the big screen became 2:1.

Many Ghost Spirits fans were surprised by the result of this game. The pure a.s.sa.s.sination tactic involving six a.s.sa.s.sins was something that Ghost Spirits had never tried before and the effect was unexpectedly good!

The Ghost Spirits fans started to cheer madly, expecting Ghost Spirits to gain back some points.

On the Canglan side, Zhuo Hang was a bit depressed. Li Cangyu smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "You are a newcomer. The fact that you were aimed at by six a.s.sa.s.sins shows that Captain Lou acknowledges you. You should feel happy."

Zhuo Hang's mood quickly changed after these words and he scratched his head. "What will we do in the fourth game?"

Li Cangyu looked over at Li Xiaojiang and Xiao Han. "It isn't good for you to just sit and watch. It is your turn to play in the fourth game."

The four teenagers immediately brightened and they surrounded Li Cangyu like they were begging for candy.

The fourth game was Canglan's home. Due to winning two points, this game was still match point.

Li Cangyu touched his chin and thought about it. If the situation was dragged out to the fifth game, it was impossible for Lou Wushuang to make it easy to win. Thus, it was best to end the match directly in the fourth game.

What could he do to win the fourth game in a safe and secure manner?

Li Cangyu considered it for a while before showing a confident smile. "Then we will fight in the arena."

Everyone, “…”

Captain, are you really going to break Captain Lou's rhythm today?

***

There were still three minutes left of rest time. Ghost Spirits would feel more psychological pressure because they had to win this game to get a chance of winning the match. If this game was lost, the score of 3:1 still meant elimination.

It was also Canglan's home game so Yu Bing felt it was less likely for Ghost Spirits to win. "In the second game when Canglan is home, Cat G.o.d unexpectedly chose a team battle. What will he choose for this home game?"

Kou Hongyi said, "I won't guess. Every time I do, I am beaten by Cat G.o.d until my face is swollen. I think that Captain Ling can definitely guess it. Oh right, why didn't the league let Captain Ling explain this game?"

Yu Bing suppressed her temper. "You can give the chairman a suggestion."

Kou Hongyi smiled. "Isn't Captain Ling here today? I saw him in the VIP seats. Would you like to help us guess what Cat G.o.d will choose in the fourth game?"

Due to Kou Hongyi's words, the camera director wisely pointed the camera to the VIP seats. The audience saw Ling Xuefeng's face appear on the big screen and the veniue became noisy.

There were also many Wind Colour fans who came to watch the game. The close-up of their captain on the big screen was an unexpected benefit for everyone.

Ling Xuefeng usually wouldn't care about Kou Hongyi's jokes but today he seemed to be in a good mood. Once he saw the camera on him, he used his face and mouth to tell everyone: "Arena."

His action caused screams that almost tore off the roof!

The Canglan fans watching the live broadcast outside the stadium couldn't sit still. [This is a Canglan match. Why is Ling Xuefeng grabbing the camera?] [Ling Xuefeng used his face to create a sense of presence but I still want to see Cat G.o.d…]

[Can the 1% Ling Xuefeng guess accurately this time?] [I think it is reliable. They lost in the last game so the witty cat definitely won't choose a team battle again.]

The rest time ended and the captains of both sides sat at the command post again. Li Cangyu didn't hesitate and submitted his choice directly to the referee—the arena, City Square!

Lou Wushuang really wanted to vomit up blood!

He finally understood Su Guangmo's feelings when Flying Feathers fought in Changsha. At the time, Flying Feathers prepared for team battles in that one only to almost cough up blood from Cat G.o.d choosing three arena games. Now in the crucial game, Lou Wushuang found a way to deal with Canglan in the team battle. If there was another team battle then he might be able to move back the score. The result was that Li Cangyu didn't fight with him and chose the arena!

Of course, from an objective point of view, Li Cangyu's choice was very reasonable. It was match point so it was natural to choose the arena, which Canglan was stronger in.

The players of Ghost Spirits were very depressed because everyone had been fired up!

Fortunately, it wasn't impossible for Ghost Spirits to play the arena. Lou Wushuang had thought Cat G.o.d would choose the arena for all home games and specially trained his players for a week, as well as suggesting splitting the Lou Zhang combination.

Now it happened to come in handy.

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