Chapter 224 – Finals (10)

Bai Xuan and Xie Shurong had appeared many times in the guard stage of the arena but today's situation was the most severe one they had ever encountered.

He Qun had no blue and Xie Shurong rushed to quickly kill him, but Qin Mo was still full of blood. He had a lot of skills left and it wasn't easy to kill a blood kin player without consuming a lot of resources.

Bai Xuan spoke in the channel, "I won't give you blood. Take care of it yourself."

Xie Shurong replied in a clear voice, "Understood."

They had to face the Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan ace black magicians combination next. The consumption during this stage had to be minimized. Bai Xuan's decision not to add blood to Ah Shu was the most sensible one.

Still, Qin Mo wasn't stupid and he won the newcomer award last season for a reason. His awareness was excellent and he knew that Xie Shurong wanted to kill him with the lowest cost. Qin Mo immediately used stealth to lurk behind Xie Shurong and unleash a set of crits.

The blood kin race could rely on these attacks to suck blood. Originally, he had 80% blood and this set of moves filled it back to 100%. Many Wind Colour fans excitedly typed: [Little prince 6666!] [Qin Mo can be called the blood-sucking prince!]

Xie Shurong was. .h.i.t and quietly turned to use Spirit Lock. The sword stabbed the other person's chest and set Qin Mo in place. Then Xie Shurong relied on his quick attacking method and his sword struck Qin Mo. The audience saw the swordsman's elegant movements like a phantom around Qin Mo's body as his blood volume quickly fell.

Xie Shurong's blue was still at 95%, showing that he only consumed blue for Spirit Lock!

Many spectators were surprised at Xie Shurong's speed. His senior brother, Su Guangmo watched from the stands and praised him. "Ah Shu's speed is getting faster and faster. He relies on rapid attacks to cause high damage."

Yu Pingsheng nodded seriously and spoke one word. "Yes."

Xie Shurong's stat points were mainly added to attack power, allowing ordinary attacks to cause high damage. Unfortunately, Qin Mo was full of blood. It was impossible to take his life with normal attacks and it was necessary to use some blue consuming skills.

Qin Mo was also smart. As soon as the Spirit Lock control was over, he summoned a blood spider to control Ah Shu and widened the distance. Then he summoned the blood snake to quickly bite Ah Shu.

The blood snake's attack left several layers of 'bleeding' on Ah Shu and Bai Xuan quickly cleared it with the Purification skill.

However, Qin Mo sucked a lot of blood and his original half blood returned to 60%.

This type of delaying the game made Xie Shurong feel quite helpless. In order to avoid recovery, Xie Shurong immediately used a movement skill to catch Qin Mo and used Breaking Bone Sword and Gale Sword to beat Qin Mo to 15%.

In any case, Qin Mo was the apprentice personally taught by Ling Xuefeng. It was impossible for him to sit still and wait for death. He didn't hesitate to call the death knight at a crucial moment and used the death knight to block Xie Shurong's next attack.

Xie Shurong had to change targets to the death knight before using Devouring Soul Sword to take Qin Mo's head.

[Ah Shu has killed Shepherd!]

The Canglan fans clapped while the Wind Colour fans also applauded the little prince's performance.

***

The third stage was about to begin and Wind Colour's advantage was still very big. It was because the upcoming Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan were full of blood.

Xie Shurong used a few skills and had 70% blue and 60% blood left. Bai Xuan stacked five layers of Healing Language followed by a small healing skill to fill Ah Shu's blood. This blood-adding technique reduced the blue consumption to a minimum.

After a short period of adjustment, the Yan Guo combination appeared in the guard stage.

Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan were the two strongest black magicians in the Miracle League. The two of them had been together for three years and had a very high understanding of each other. In the regular season, Ling Xuefeng often handed the guard over to the Yan Guo team when he didn't play. The two men were full of blood and very confident in this game.

Bai Xuan had a bad feeling and the result was as he expected. Yan Ruiwen used Death Mantra as soon as he appeared and used Shadow Winding which cooperated with Guo Xuan's h.e.l.l Flames. Xie Shurong and Bai Xuan's blood volumes were completely suppressed.

In the face of such a violent group attack, the pressure of the healer was very big. Then Bai Xuan was once again controlled by Yan Ruiwen's Dark Fear.

The strength of Wind Colour's vice-captain wasn't ordinary. Ling Xuefeng's light was so dazzling that Yan Ruiwen seemed a bit bleak. In fact, anyone who played with the vice-captain knew he was a very careful and calm player. His black magic wasn't as good as Guo Xuan but the release of his negative statuses and control skills was always just right.

Bai Xuan couldn't release any skills. At this moment, Xie Shurong jumped in front of Yan and interrupted Yan Ruiwen's casting with one strike.

Yan Ruiwen immediately jumped to avoid him and Xie Shurong followed up with Light and Shadow Rotation, forcing the blood of Yan Guo to 70%.

The explosive power of his big moves was truly amazing and it allowed Bai Xuan to adjust his timing. Bai Xuan gave a thumbs up to Ah Shu's reaction.

This battle was very difficult because Ah Shu's blue was limited. The pressure on Bai Xuan would get bigger and it wouldn't be easy to recover from the previous disadvantage.

The battle dragged on for five minutes and the blood volume of both sides was constantly decreasing.

Suddenly, Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan took advantage of the time when Bai Xuan's skills were on cooldown and stacked up five layers of Death Mantra on Xie Shurong. Yan Ruiwen followed up with Shadow Wrath.

Thanks to the five layers of Death Mantra, Xie Shurong was. .h.i.t by this instantaneous skill and directly fell to 5% blood.

Even worse, Bai Xuan's healing pressure was too great and he had just used a single increase skill. It was obvious how accurate Yan Ruiwen's grasp of the timing was.

Xie Shurong still didn't give up despite having only a bit of blood left. He fiercely rushed towards Yan Ruiwen and hit Yan Ruiwen with all his available skills. Breaking Bone Sword, Bloodsucking Sword and Soul Hunting Sword!

The set of gorgeous swordsman moves pleased the fans and Yan Ruiwen was beaten to 5% residual blood. Fortunately, Guo Xuan reacted quickly and used the big move, Soul Burning!

[Blade Dancer has killed Ah Shu!]

Yan Ruiwen received a sudden shock only to have his life saved in a thrilling way. A layer of cold sweat appeared on his hand.

The two of them teamed up to kill the healer at a very fast speed, keeping the advantage to the end.

In the fourth game, Wind Colour won!

Still, Yan Ruiwen sent a row of thumbs up to Xie Shurong and Bai Xuan on the public channel. They fought fiercely to the last moment. Such opponents deserved his respect.

***

On the second floor stands, Chairman Nan Jiangang spoke with a bit of regret. "In this game, the Canglan lineup was targeted too badly. No one can match Ling Xuefeng's understanding of Li Cangyu…"

The chairman's words were very emotional.

A careful review of today's match showed that Canglan was defeated at home by Wind Colour and Wind Colour was defeated at home by Canglan. This happened in four consecutive games as the two captains exchanged blows. It was intense and exciting.

Nan Jiangang paused before saying, "In this game, Old Cat's thoughts were correct. If he encountered other teams in Thorn Valley then he would really win. However, he encountered Wind Colour. Ling Xuefeng saw his move and dismantled his entire lineup, forcing Cat G.o.d to play in advance."

Someone next to him asked, "Would it have been better if Cat G.o.d chose another map?"

Nan Jiangang shook his head. "It will be the same. I understand Wind Colour. In addition to LIng Xuefeng's strong attack power, Vice-Captain Yan is actually a very stable player. Wind Colour always has a double insurance in the arena. In addition, the away team can target the home team. Wind Colour winning this game is within expectations."

Liu Chuan heard this and couldn't help saying to the person next to him, "The match between Captain Ling and Old Cat is really like the one we played in the finals in the past. There was a 2:2 draw and it depended on the last game. The result was that Dragon Song won against Seven Star Gra.s.s."

The man next to him was expressionless. "What do you want to say?"

Liu Chuan smiled."I want to say that Old Cat will definitely win today. He signed with the Dragon Song Club and we are born to be champions."

The people around him, "…"

They really wanted to kill this club owner! Was he running to watch the match or speak annoying words?

On the other hand, the man sitting next to him was calm and cold. "You better speak properly about Cat G.o.d or his good luck will be defeated by you."

Liu Chuan immediately made a gesture like he was zipping his lips and his eyes moved back to the big stage.

In the soundproof room on the stage, Li Cangyu stood up very calmly and patted the shoulders of Ah Shu and Bai Xuan, encouraging them.

Liu Chuan had seen Li Cangyu embracing his teammates and encouraging them many times. Every time he was defeated, the man would always used his shoulders to carry his teammates. He had a will as tough as steel and a mind as broad as the sea. Despite repeated defeats, he was unrelenting and climbed all the way to the present.

The Thorn Valley map couldn't show its full effect because of Ling Xuefeng's targeted deployment. The away team had the opportunity to send people to target the home team.

Still, Liu Chuan believed that the G.o.d of luck would eventually pay attention to this man who worked hard for seven years in the e-sports field.

The final game, he was cheering for Cat G.o.d!

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Chapter 225 – Finals (11)

On the big screen, the score of Wind Colour and Canglan bcame 2:2 and the final game would decide victory!

The director moved the lens towards the soundproof room. The two captains gathered their team members together to patiently explain what would happen. The final deployment made the atmosphere particularly tense.

The fifth game was a random selection so neither of them knew the map or mode.

Li Cangyu quickly said, "If it is a team battle, we will use the most stable lineup. Xiao Gu, Xiao Han, Ah Shu, Bai Xuan, Old Zhang and me. In the early stages, I will go to where Ling Xuefeng is located and kill him to create an advantage."

“If it is the arena, Xiao Zhuo and Xiaojiang will prepare to play in the first stage. You have been working together for so long. I believe you won't drop the chain in the finals." Li Cangyu patted the shoulders of the two men. "Don't let everyone down."

Li Xiaojiang excitedly nodded. "Yes!" He hadn't been able to play today. Since he had an opportunity to play, he definitely wouldn't lose face for the team!

Li Cangyu looked at Zhuo Hang. "Protect Xiaojiang and try to move smoothly to the second stage. As for the second stage, I will decide when looking at Wind Colour's arrangements. Everyone be ready to go out at any time."

Li Cangyu smiled as his eyes swept over the faces of his teammates. "Play stably and don't be impatient. Even if we lose, we will still be the runner-up. There is nothing to worry about. Just relax and play this game." He placed his hand in front of everyone, his slender fingers inexplicably giving them peace of mind.

“This is the last game. Refuel!" Li Cangyu declared.

The group immediately placed their hands on the captain's hands and shouted, "Refuel!"

***

The battle was imminent and Yu Bing's mood was nervous despite her commenting for many years. "I don't know what mode and map the final game will be. The strength of the two teams is equal and both have a chance. I can't predict the final result."

Kou Hongyi opened the online voting channel and looked at the date. "The current support rate is 55% Wind Colour and 45% Canglan. Objectively speaking, today's Canglan has the strength to compete for the champions.h.i.+p."

Yu Bing nodded. "Yes. Previously we weren't optimistic the four newcomers, Zhuo Hang, Xiao Han, Gu Siming and Li Xiaojiang weren't stable enough. Today, we have seen that the four newcomers are making rapid progress, especially Zhuo Hang and Xiao Han. They are leading compet.i.tors among the younger generation."

"Speaking of which, Li Xiaojiang hasn't played today. I wonder if he will have a chance to play in the finals?" At this moment, the director indicated that the game was starting and Kou Hongyi immediately brought the topic back. "Audience members, the fifth game of the seventh season finals will soon start. Turn your eyes back to the big screen!"

On the big screen, the random selection for the game mode was in progress. The pointer kept swaying and finally it stopped. The mode selection was completed and it was the arena!

Next up was the random map selection. The hundreds of maps in the professional league quickly scrolled on the big screen. Which map would the system choose?

The result was soon revealed—the western suburbs of Yisu City!

The live audiences suddenly booed. This was the simplest map in the professional league!

However, in the soundproof room, Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng's eyes flashed with a complicated expression.

The western suburbs of Yisu City, this was the map they were most familiar with.

The 17 year old Li Cangyu and 18 year old Ling Xuefeng used to study there every day. At that time, there wasn't the Miracle League and they were just ignorant teenagers who didn't care about the world. They just liked the summoner cla.s.s and had a common language. They met in the square every night and exchanged views on the summoner.

Li Cangyu was a rookie and he was always beaten by Ling Xuefeng, but he learnt a lot from every fight. Ling Xuefeng also found that this elf summoner had an unparalleled game talent.

It was a precious memory of their youth.

Today, like a fateful arrangement, they led their respective teams and encountered this map in the finals

The western suburbs of Yisu City had almost no technical content but for Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng, this map carried their pure and beautiful time.

They had played on this map many times when they were young. Now they were top G.o.ds in the league, leading their team to win or lose on this map. They would watch each other in the champions.h.i.+ps and leave no regrets.

***

In the commentators' room, Kou Hongyi couldn't help spitting out, "It is such a simple map which doesn't match the temperament of the Wind Colour and Canglan team… Of course, this simple map can better reflect the strength of both players."

Yu Bing said, "Next is for the captains of both sides to send people. Both sides won't know the opponent's arrangements and there is a bit of luck involved."

The two sides could only blindly choose the lineup. They couldn't choose to target the opponents. Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng didn't think for too long and simply submitted it.

Wind Colour: Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan.

Canglan: Zhuo Hang and Li Xiaojiang.

The two messages appeared on screen at the same time. The Wind Colour fans suddenly became very excited. The signature black magician combination was actually played in advance and were facing the slow Li Xiaojiang on the Canglan team. This selection was really good!

Many spectators thought that the balance of victory tilted towards Wind Colour. After seeing the list, Li Cangyu turned calmly and patted the shoulders of the two teenagers. He whispered, "Xiaojiang, pay attention to their control and use the stone pillars as obstacles to obstruct their view of you."

On the other side, Ling Xuefeng told Yan Ruiwen. "Watch out for the traps and fight quickly.

Yan Ruiwen smiled and nodded. "I understand."

Guo Xuan had some gloating thoughts. 'Slow little snail, I will let you know today what a truly violent black magician is.'

***

The players on both sides went to the player seats and the deciding game officially began.

The audience was very unfavourable towards the Zhuo Li combination. They were black magicians but Li Xiaojiang was a bit far from the famous Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan. In addition, he was slow to move and took a long time to cast skills. Facing two opponents of the same cla.s.s, perhaps he might not be able to cast any skills later!

The facts proved it. The Yan Guo combination worked to suppress Li Xiaojiang, forcibly interrupting many of his skills. They thoroughly understood a black magician's skills. Once Li Xiaojiang started casting, Yan Ruiwen could make a pre-judgement by looking at his starting action.

Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan's positioning were also very flexible and they avoided many low level traps. Zhuo Li walked around the pillars and looked extremely pa.s.sive.

The two black magicians of Wind Colour chased them and quickly suppressed Li Xiaojiang's blood to less than 50%.

After seeing that Li Xiaojiang was forced into a corner of the square, Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan started tacitly reading their big moves. As long as these moves. .h.i.t, Li Xiaojiang would die in a matter of seconds.

However, at this critical moment, Zhuo Hang suddenly moved from behind a fountain and teleported behind the Yan Guo pair, using a Silence Trap.

The hunter's Silence Trap made the person caught in it unable to use any skills. Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan's big moves were forcibly interrupted. The two people had a bad feeling and tried to retreat. The result was that Zhuo Hang had cleverly placed a row of traps behind them.

This retreat caused them to step into a hunter's trap and they were set in place.

Zhuo Hang's trap release speed was extremely fast and the timing was also clever. Yan Guo not only had their big moves interrupted but were also silent and fixed in place. They became frozen targets!

Li Xiaojiang naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity. As early as when Zhuo Hang placed the trap, he hid in a corner of the fountain and started casting. Zhuo Hang's traps. .h.i.t and then Li Xiaojiang's big move followed—Death Mantra, h.e.l.l Flames!

His casting speed was slow and he could only release two skills but his attacks were extremely strong!

A large number of points was added into magic attack and the result of his big move was frightening. Death Mantra increased the black magic damage and h.e.l.l Flames caused Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan's blood to instantly drop to 65%!

Li Xiaojiang followed up with Dark Fear!

The fixed body and silence state on Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan were lifted. The result was it had just been lifted when Li Xiaojiang's Dark Fear successfully hit!

The two teenagers' cooperating with each other made Guo Xuan feel a bit annoyed but it couldn't be helped. Li Xiaojiang's group control made him and Yan Ruiwen affected by the fear effect and they couldn't release skills.

Zhuo Hang took advantage of this to explode a wave of traps. The skill effect on the big screen was gorgeous. Li Xiaojiang also stably cast a continuous damage skill—Shadow Winding.

Black mist wrapped around Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan's body. Once all the skill damage was settled, Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan's blood had fallen to 45%!

Many people were gobsmacked. The snail's burst of attacks was really amazing!

Yu Bing, who always admired Li Xiaojiang, immediately said, "Xiaojiang was pressured and couldn't cast his skills in the early stages, but he wasn't discouraged. He might be young but his mental state is stable. He didn't panic and seriously put out each skill. This is very rare for a newcomer."

Kou Hongyiadded, "Of course, the key is Zhuo Hang's clever grasp of the timing. He used the terrain of the fountain to complete the movement of Flying Feather Steps and arrange traps behind the opponents. It is really fascinating."

Yu Bing nodded. "Xiaojiang's reaction is also very fast. The moment that Zhuo Hang acted, he pre-judged where to cast it and he was also skilled in the release and connection of the black magic. It was beautiful."

The two commentators praised Zhuo Hang and Li Xiaojiang because they had performed very well.

Under the stage, Li Cangyu sighed with relief. It wasn't wrong for him to spend so much time and energy to train Zhuo Hang and Li Xiaojiang. The cooperation between the two of them dazzled their captain.

***

After all, Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan were experienced players. Zhuo Li's outbreak caused them to suffer losses but Yan Ruiwen quickly adjusted his position and cooperated with Guo Xuan.

This time, the benefits of the double black magicians showed. Death Mantra was constantly stacked so that Li Xiaojiang and Zhuo Hang always had blood loss. A long time pa.s.sed and the blood gap was pulled back. Zhuo Hang and Li Xiaojiang also weren't as pa.s.sive as the beginning. They instead took the initiative to attack.

They knew they had to do their best to get rid of more blood, consuming the other party as much as possible to pave the way for their next teammates.

Zhuo Hang used his hand speed to release a wave of traps and explode a large amount of blood from the Yan Guo combination. Li Xiaojiang also cast Soul Burning right before he died, hitting Yan Ruiwen and making him lose blood while Guo Xuan lost blue.

The Zhuo Li combination was eventually killed but they fought until the end and managed to turn Yan Ruiwen and Guo Xuan into a b.l.o.o.d.y state!

Yan Ruiwen had 20% blood left while Guo Xuan had 15% blood. Both of them also didn't have much blue. In particular, Yan Ruiwen was. .h.i.t by Li Xiaojiang's Soul Burning at the last moment and his blue was burnt, leaving only 15% left.

The result was really unexpected, especially for the Wind Colour fans. They thought the Yan Guo combination would easily take care of their opponents. They didn't expect for Li Xiaojiang's psychological state to be very stable. He found a chance to fight back even when suppressed. The black magic spells he cast were also very scary.

Li Xiaojiang's level wasn't as good as Yan Ruiwen. The shy teenager might be at the bottom of the Canglan team but his bones were extremely tough. He put all his effort in every game and did his best for the Canglan team!

This was enough!

Li Cangyu saw Li Xiaojiang coming this way and rubbed his head "Good, your mission is done. Hand it over to your teammates." He got up and submitted the lineup for Canglan's second stage.

Kou Hongyi wondered, "Will Canglan send the Shu Bai combination?"

He had just finished speaking when two names popped up on the big screen—Xiao Han and Xie Shurong.

Kou Hongyi was punched in the face and had to cough twice. "Cat G.o.d is worthy of being called the demolition expert. He dismantled the ace combinations of other teams and now he separated the Shu Bai combination of his own team!"

The Shu Bai combination was broken and Xie Shurong actually partnered with Xiao Han. This was unexpected for everyone.

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