Chapter 315 – China VS France (Arena Stage Two)

Li Cangyu and Bai Xuan successfully defeated the French team's Stein and Ono combination, gaining a great advantage in the quarter-finals. Nevertheless, Li Cangyu wasn't satisfied with this. His blood had been restored by Bai Xuan and he could still fight!

In the commentators' room, Kou Hongyi couldn't help praising them. "The Cat Bai combination can still fight! Cat G.o.d is now full of blood and will continue to face the next combination from the French team. They might not have much blue left and many skills are on cooldown but I absolutely believe that the Cat Bai combination can create a bigger advantage in the arena!"

Yu Bing strongly agreed. "Cat and Bai are old partners who walked next to each other for a full seven years. If they can increase the opening advantage, the Chinese team can win this game without a doubt!"

With Li Cangyu's strength, killing the next combination wasn't impossible.

As the captain of the national team, he previously had the outstanding achievement of three kills in the arena and became super G.o.d in death racing. Now he brought his old partner Bai Xuan with him. The audience was naturally looking forward to their next play.

Facts proved that Li Cangyu would never disappoint the domestic audience.

At this critical moment, two stealth killers were dispatched. The French captain's intention was very obvious. Kill the other side as quickly as possible to prevent the gap between the two sides from widening!

The two French killers followed the captain's instructions and entered stealth as soon as they started. They quickly climbed to the second floor and lurked behind Bai Xuan, using Pain Blade to contorl Bai Xuan!

The two killers' explosive ability was very strong. They jointly opened a big move and Bai Xuan's blood fell to 30%.

Bai Xuan's reaction speed wasn't slow. As soon as the control effect ended, he used two small skills to return his blood to 80%. Then he added five layers of Healing Language to himself!

It was really annoying to fight a healer who wouldn't die. The two a.s.sa.s.sins no longer hesitated and used the big move, Chain Strangulation!

Bai Xuan was beaten to 10% blood by these set of moves and he was about to die, only to use Holy Light Surge at a critical moment.

He instantly added a lot of blood and returned to over 50%!

The two French players were going crazy while many domestic audience members couldn't help commenting: [Daddy Bai 6666!]  [The milk dad is a small c.o.c.kroach that can't die!] ["I don't want to give up healing. I can still save myself," said the daddy.] [Vice-Captain Bai's survival ability is really strong and can't be evaluated!]

In this regard, Kou Hongyi couldn't think of a suitable adjective and scratched his head. "Vice-Captain Bai is a very comprehensive healer. After this game, I think that many foreign healers won't look down on him again."

He survived Captain Stein's attack and now stood strong in the face of the two a.s.sa.s.sins. He truly had the most powerful survival ability in the Chinese Miracle League, this couldn't be questioned!

***

Bai Xuan wasn't a G.o.d. The result of his rapid filling of blood meant his blue was becoming smaller and the connection of skills was problematic. It was clear that he wouldn't last long. Fortunately, Li Cangyu's hand speed was extremely fast. During the time when Bai Xuan was being attacked, Li Cangyu cast Fireb.a.l.l.s and dealt a lot of damage.

The moment that Bai Xuan was killed, the two a.s.sa.s.sins were shocked that their blood had fallen to 70%! They had been concentrating all their efforts on killing the healer, who dragged things out for a few seconds. They didn't expect Li Cangyu's bursting ability to be so strong. In just 10 seconds, he used the simplest Fireball to decrease the two people's blood by 30%!

Li Cangyu's Fireball didn't aim at a single person but was split between them. The fact that both a.s.sa.s.sins had fallen to 0% was obviously to lay the groundwork for the players who would come afterwards.

After seeing that Bai Xuan was killed, Li Cangyu no longer hesitated and summoned his water spirit. He froze one a.s.sa.s.sin and combined the water and fire attacks while using Flying Feather Steps to climb up to the third platform. He kited the opponents while walking up the tower!

To be able to kite the players while climbing the steep Eiffel Tower showed that his movements couldn't be evaluated. Even the French captain couldn't help sighing. Wasn't this summoner's hands too fast?

The French a.s.sa.s.sins were in a half blood state due to this ranged kiting. They finally became angry and entered Combat Stealth. The two men reached the third platform and joined forces to suppress Li Cangyu's blood.

He was just about to die when his next actions stunned the French players. He actually jumped off the tower again!

The French players had the urge to cough up blood as they saw the elf summoner jump to the ground and look up at them.

Stein also felt like collapsing. This map was made into an air battle. The designer's original intention as that Stein could use the archer's advantage to occupy the high points on the map to quickly kill the opponent. The result was reversed by the Chinese team and jumping down the tower was used to open the distance. They should've made it a death map so he was jumping to his death!

Unfortunately, it was too late to feel regret. Li Cangyu used jumping down the tower to delay the time by more than 10 seconds. The moment the cooldown of his thunder spirit's big move ended, he used his final blue to open Thunder's Wrath!

Purple thunder descended from the sky and the blood of the two a.s.sa.s.sins fell below half blood.

The two people jumped off the tower and joined forces to kill the summoner but their mood wasn't pleasant. They had been delayed by the Chinese team's Cat Bai combination and their blood was below 50%. Forget recovering from the disadvantage, they actually increased the disadvantage!

Li Cangyu smiled as he completed his task and left the players' seats with Bai Xuan.

The soundproof door to the rest area was opened and the national team members stood up to applaud their wonderful performance. Ling Xuefeng actively welcomed Li Cangyu as he asked, "Do you feel better?"

Li Cangyu pretended not to understand. "What do you mean? I just played normally."

Ling Xuefeng smiled slightly and hugged him. He whispered in the other person's ears, "How can Stein compare to our Cat G.o.d? In my heart, you are the world's number one."

Li Cangyu asked, "What about you?"

Ling Xuefeng thought for a moment. "We are joint first place?"

Li Cangyu couldn't help laughing. He patted Ling Xuefeng on the shoulder and lowered his voice. "If other people heard this, it is estimated that we will gain the hatred of people around the world. Be more low-key."

Ling Xuefeng nodded. "Okay, I will only say it to you in private."

Next to him was Xie Shurong who learnt from Ling Xuefeng's appearance. He hugged Bai Xuan and smiled, "I suddenly feel that joining Canglan was the best decision of my life. It is really great that I can get to know you."

Bai Xuan blushed at his corny lines and pushed him away. "Don't have a poor mouth and stand up!"

“Yes, yes!" Xie Shurong immediately stood upright but his arms were always around Bai Xuan's shoulder out of fear that other people would steal him.

Li Cangyu was still chatting happily with Ling Xuefeng and this made other people feel anxious. Cheng Wei couldn't help saying, "Captain, captain!  Who is going to play next? We can't relax until the arena is finished!"

Li Cangyu looked over and replied, "If we lost the game after such a big advantage, we should collective commit suicide with our characters.” His eyes swept over the players present and he ordered simply, "The Lou Zhang combination, give me victory in the arena!"

Zhang Shaohui stood up excitedly and patted his chest, "Rest a.s.sured!"

Lou Wushuang pushed up his gla.s.ses with a cold expression and nodded at Li Cangyu. Then he walked to the players' seats with his brother.

Cheng Wei was still worried. "The Lou Zhang combination is only the second group. Who will be third?"

Tan s.h.i.+tian helplessly rubbed his head. "Do you still not understand Cat G.o.d's meaning? He told the Lou Zhang combination to give him victory in the arena. In other words… the third group won't play and it will end directly with the second group."

Cheng Wei immediately ran to Li Cangyu with s.h.i.+ny eyes. "Two groups beating three groups?"

Li Cangyu smiled. "The French team selecting the Eiffel Tower is actually giving us an opportunity. The thing we are least afraid of is air maps. I believe that the Lou Zhang brothers can win!"

In order to prepare for the World Compet.i.tion, the national team's players had repeatedly practiced on Mount Huangshan Plank Road during the secret training period. To tell the truth, the thrill of the Eiffel Tower map was really small compared to Mount Huangshan Plank Road. They experienced the tempering of Mount Huangshan Plank Road and now air maps were a piece of cake for the top players of the national team.

Moreover, Li Cangyu and Bai Xuan had created such a big advantage in the opening stage. The two a.s.sa.s.sins of the French team were in a residual blood state and the Lou Zhang brothers could easily take care of them.

***

Sure enough, Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui used stealth to come behind the opponents. They each stared at one person and used Pain Blade to control the other side, followed by a set of a.s.sa.s.sin combos to directly kill the two residual blood players.

The French team were forced to send their guard combination.

The guard combination of each team was definitely very strong. The French team's players were really famous. The white magician Angel and the black magician Lina were fixed partners from the same team.

The combination of black and white magician wasn't common internationally because the effect of two black magicians and two white magicians was better. Black and white magician together needed a stronger tacit understanding since the release of their spells couldn't affect the rhythm of their teammate.

Yang Muzi was a white magician and couldn't help commenting, "This Angel, I used to play with her in the US server. She has a very good grasp of control skills."

Cheng Wei curiously came over. "Is that so? I also want to go against her if I have a chance."

Tan s.h.i.+tian smiled. "Wait for the next game. There will be no chance in this game since Lou Zhang will end it directly."

Cheng Wei wasn't convinced. "Do you have such confidence in the Lou Zhang brothers?"

Tan s.h.i.+tian patiently a.n.a.lyzed, "My confidence isn't blind. A magician is better at attacking on obstacle maps since they can kite the opponent from a distance. An air combat map has very high demands on positioning. Once the control fails, the close range a.s.sa.s.sin will keep interrupting the magician's skills and many of them can't be cast. The Lou Zhang combination is first-cla.s.s and their a.s.sa.s.sination techniques are excellent. Once hit by the a.s.sa.s.sins, the two magicians will be very pa.s.sive on this map."

Cheng Wei found that Tan s.h.i.+tian's words were very reasonable and he had no way to refute it. However, his reflexes meant he always wanted to refute Tan s.h.i.+tian's words. He scratched his head and thought about it before giving up in frustration.

Tan s.h.i.+tian saw that Cheng Wei was frozen and couldn't endure the cute appearance. He smiled and said, "Don't think about it. Just watch the game."

'Your brain capacity originally isn't enough. Thinking about it will cause you to become stupider.'

Of course, Tan s.h.i.+tian didn't dare to say this in case Cheng Wei's hackles raised on the spot.

Cheng Wei couldn't refute Tan s.h.i.+tian's words and had to concentrate on the screen.

Angel and Lina refreshed on the map and the third stage of the arena officially started!

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Chapter 316 – China VS France (Lou Zhang Combination)

The French team's Angel and Lina were in the best full blood state but Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui's status wasn't bad. They had lurked behind the enemies and took care of the two a.s.sa.s.sins in the quickest manner. At present, both of them were full of blood and their blue was around 80%.

A black and white magician VS two a.s.sa.s.sins, it was hard to tell the outcome but the Chinese team thought that victory was a foregone conclusion.

Kou Hongyi was very happy and opened his mouth, "Our Lou Zhang combination took care of the French team's a.s.sa.s.sins in less than half a minute during the second stage. Now they are taking on the French team's guard combination! The current status of the Lou Zhang brothers is still good. Even if they can't win this stage, the Chinese team still has their guard combination!"

Then he casually counted the Chinese team's combinations. "For example, there are the Su Yu melee, the Tan Cheng kiting and the Yan Guo black magic. There is no suspense in gaining 5 points from this game!"

Yu Bing calmly said, "There are many variables on the field. The advantage from the early stage might be great but the players can't be too careless." It meant not to talk too big and lose his reputation!

Kou Hongyi obviously didn't grasp Yu Bing's implication and laughed. "Careless? It depends on who the players are! Maybe Xiao Cheng might play sloppily and make a mistake but the team Cat G.o.d sent at this stage… I've never seen Lou Wushuang make a mistake!"

He might not be modest but Kou Hongyi's words were an ironclad fact.

The coolest player in the Chinese Miracle League, apart from Ling Xuefeng, was Lou Wushuang.

Lou Wushuang was cold since his debut and no matter how fierce the battle or how inferior or superior the Ghost Spirits team, he always maintained absolute calm and made no mistakes.

Zhang Shaohui might have a careless personality and lack emotional intelligence but on the field, he developed a fierce style along with his cousin. He was very careless in life but could be sharp in the game. His keen senses and fast reaction speed allowed him to form the perfect partners.h.i.+p with Lou Wushuang.

The scary thing about the Lou Zhang combination wasn't just their sharp and chilling a.s.sa.s.sination style. It was also their low error rate.

Players with a low error rate were harder to deal with and the Lou Zhang combination was very stable. This was the reason why Li Cangyu sent the Lou Zhang brothers under the premise of winning the game. He wanted to let the Chinese team make a great start in the knockouts and raise the morale of the team.

The always stable Lou Zhang combination wouldn't let everyone down in this game!

***

The two magicians of France refreshed on the platform at the highest level of the Eiffel Tower. The white magician Angel started with the group control skill Holy Seal and controlled the two brothers. The black magician Lina continued with the group attacks Shadow Winding and h.e.l.l Flames, suppressing the blood of the Lou Zhang brothers to 50%!

France got the advantage at first but the French audience members weren't happy for long. The Lou Zhang climbed up to the third floor in one breath the moment the control effect ended!

The blood kin a.s.sa.s.sin's agility was only second to the elves and this speed was really shocking. It was clear that Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui's movement ability was first cla.s.s and it seemed like the tower was a flat pa.s.sage!

After arriving at the third platform, Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui had a tacit agreement.

Lou Wushuang moved to the white magician Angel and used Back Stab to interrupt and control her, following up with Fatal Blow and Death Strangulation. The fragile Angel fell directly to 60% blood.

Then due to the characteristic of the blood kin a.s.sa.s.sin, the original half blood Lou Wushuang's blood returned to 70%. He instantly reversed the situation!

Next to him, Zhang Shaohui was the same. He also used Back Stab to interrupt the black magician's Dark Fear and followed up with several big moves. He sucked up blood while reducing the opponent's blood and completed the reversal!

The wonderful cooperation between the Lou Zhang combination caused a burst of applause.

The two magicians saw that the situation wasn't good and Angel ordered on the voice channel, "Jump down!"

Jumping down the tower to open the distance was a tactic repeatedly used by Li Cangyu in the early stages. The two female players reacted very quickly. Once the a.s.sa.s.sins closed in, they jumped to the second platform without hesitation.

Lina landed and instantly used the group control skill Dark Fear to set the two opponents in place. Angel followed up with the group attack G.o.d's Belief and Tidal Surge!

The cooperation between the two sisters was indeed tacit and the Red Fox captain Liu Xiang couldn't help commenting, "Their skills connection is very smooth. They should be partners for a long time."

Yang Muzi nodded in agreement. "Yes, I heard that the two of them are very popular in the French Miracle League and they are regarded as G.o.ddesses by otakus. A black and white magician walking together is really eye-catching."

On the screen, the black magician Lina wore the robes of a black magician and the curses in her hands exuded a thick arrogance. Meanwhile, Angel's white magician robes made her look very holy. The visual effect of the black and white magic combining was very shocking. The two of them had a good strength and high understanding. It was no wonder they were placed as the guard by the French captain.

Ling Xuefeng whispered into Li Cangyu's ears, "Do you think Lou Zhang can take it?  Do you want to consider the guard combination in advance?"

Li Cangyu touched his chin and replied, "They should win, I believe in their strength. If they can't take it, let the Xiao Zhuo combination go to finish it. The players in the previous game can't be repeated in the next game. I want to try avoiding the use of the Su Yu and Tan Cheng combinations."

Ling Xuefeng nodded. "Yes."

Li Cangyu had always been far-sighted. Sending out Lou Zhang to resolve the battle was obvious to consider the candidates in the later games. Looking back at the big screen, the blood of Lou Zhang had been forced to a 30% danger level by the French team's players. At this time, Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui disappeared simultaneously. It was Combat Stealth!

Angel of the French team cried out, "They are invisible, be careful!"

Both of them had used key group attacks in order to suppress the opponent's blood. The Lou Zhang brothers took advantage of this opponent to enter stealth and quickly come behind the French players.

"We will control one each and fight!" Lou Wushuang ordered simply and Zhang Shaohui instantly understood what to do.

The two men were like twins as they took out cold daggers and accurately aimed Pain Blade that had just finished cooling down at the necks of the two French magicians.

Angel and Lina were simultaneously dizzy and the black magician didn't have any skills to resolve her problem. She was controlled by Zhang Shaohui on the second platform and Zhang Shaohui's fast outbreak reduced her blood in the blink of an eye. She fell to 30% residual blood while he sucked back blood.

After Angel was dizzy, she used Purification to resolve Lou Wushuang's control and jumped down the tower again.

Her reaction was fast but Lou Wushuang was faster.

He saw her jump down and didn't hesitate to jump after her. He used a simple Fatal Blow to interrupt his white magic control skill and then used the big move Chain Strangulation!

Angel was unable to use any skills and could only rely on a small number of instant skills to fight back. However, Lou Wushuang was extremely fast and he sucked back more blood than she could decrease.

Lou Wushuang and Zhang Shaohui's practice of dividing the battlefield 1v1 was quite sensible. As long as the black and white magicians were cut off and their casting interrupted, it would be hard for them to play…

Angel was on the ground while Lina was on the second platform. They could still take care of each other but both of them had an a.s.sa.s.sin following them. They couldn't use any big moves and became very pa.s.sive.

Angel tried her best to get rid of Lou Wushuang but his pursuit and a.s.sa.s.sination skills were the best. He was a player that Li Cangyu and Ling Xuefeng were wary of and he wouldn't give his opponent a chance to escape!

Angel simply couldn't get rid of Lou Wushuang!

On the second floor platform, Lina relied on a brief opportunity to release Death Mantra and Shadow Winding. Zhang Shaohui fell to residual blood but then he used Soul Stab and Chain Strangulation to suck back blood.

Then there was the news that Lou Wushuang killed Angel…

Lina lost confidence and her reaction speed was a bit slow, giving Zhang Shaohui the opportunity to use a big move!

—Winner!

Victory belonged to the Chinese team!

To the surprise of many viewers, the Chinese team used only four people to kill six people on the French team!

The Chinese team's guard combination didn't even play. They only used two groups of old partners to directly win the arena!

Many foreign reporters were stunned.

—Li Cangyu and Bai Xuan created a huge advantage and the Lou Zhang brothers came to directly clear the stage!

—The Chinese team's arena is so strong? Four people beat six people and the French team had no power to fight back?!

—The Chinese team swept through the group stage. Will they also sweep through the knockout stage?

—In the end, who can stop the Chinese team?

The foreign reporters wrote about the overwhelming game while Li Cangyu remained calm. He looked over at Ling Xuefeng and said, "This game was won too beautifully. It is estimated that the countries we meet in the future will be afraid to choose the arena. In fact, our economic war and death racing are also very strong!"

The captain of the national team was so confident and straightforward. He was never deliberately humble but all his words were the truth.

Ling Xuefeng looked at Li Cangyu and calmly told him, "Then we have to be strong to the end and convince all countries."

Li Cangyu, "…"

This domineering remark made Li Cangyu very convinced.

Good, this was also what he thought!

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Chapter 317 – China VS France (Second Round)

In the first game with the French team at home, Stein chose the arena and submitted the French maps, Notre Dame de Paris and the Eiffel Tower. Such a start should've given the French team the advantage. However, Li Cangyu took advantage of being able to target people to wipe out the French team's three pairs of partners in one breath.

The Chinese team was simply too strong in the arena, making Stein's pressure double. It was because they were going to face the Chinese team's home game next and Li Cangyu was likely to continue choosing the arena!

Stein gathered the players together and used the short break to nervously arrange things.

In the opposite soundproof room, Li Cangyu didn't call everyone for a meeting. The game mode had already been decided with Ling Xuefeng before the map. The Chinese team must definitely choose the arena first because it was a lot easier for them to fight.

It was just that according to the rules, the players in the knockout stage couldn't play in two consecutive games. Li Cangyu, Bai Xuan and the Lou Zhang brothers had appeared in the first game and had to rest in the second game.

Fortunately, the Chinese team had many pairings. Li Cangyu glanced around and quickly decided. "We will continue with the arena in the second game and I will hand it over to the Tan Cheng pair first, the Su Yu pair in the middle and the guard… Xuefeng, do you want to play?"

"No problem." Ling Xuefeng nodded and looked over at his little apprentice. "Qin Mo, come over."

Qin Mo immediately moved to his master's side and cried out respectfully, "Master!"

Ling Xuefeng told him, "You will come with me."

"Okay!" Qin Mo was very excited. His eyes lit up while Xiao Han next to him took the initiative to hold his hand and say, "Refuel."

"Yes, I will." Ling Xuefeng sat down and Qin Mo instantly followed, listening to his master's warnings on what to pay attention to.

Tan Cheng were responsible for the opening of the game. There was no need to talk about Tan s.h.i.+tian's strength but Li Cangyu wasn't rea.s.sured about Cheng Wei. He patted Cheng Wei on the shoulder and whispered, "Xiao Wei, this is the World Compet.i.tion, not the domestic league. The French team isn't weak. You have to be stable and cooperate with Captain Tan. Don't be impulsive."

Cheng Wei scratched his head and smiled. "I know, Cat G.o.d can rest a.s.sured!"

The break time ended. Li Cangyu headed to the command post to choose the mode and map for the game.

Kou Hongyi guessed, "The Chinese team played very well in the first game. Will Cat G.o.d continue to choose the arena?"

Yu Bing replied, "There is this possibility."

She just finished speaking when the compet.i.tion mode submitted by LI Cangyu appeared on the big screen—the arena!

Kou Hongyi was very pleased. "I finally guessed correctly. I wasn't hit in the face by Cat G.o.d!"

The map selection immediately followed. Li Cangyu chose Mount Huangshan Plank Road, Suzhou Gardens and the Miracle official map Frost Temple.

The appearance of these three maps caused a sensation in the live broadcast room.

Many viewers praised Cat G.o.d's wit. [This is forcing the French team to choose Suzhou Gardens!] [Mount Huangshan Plank Road is an air battle death map. The French team just lost in an air combat map. They definitely won't choose it! According to the rules of the league, two country submitted maps can't be disabled at the same time. If Stein wants to disable Mount Huangshan Plank Road then he can only leave Suzhou Gardens!] [The map of Cat G.o.d's choice will surely be filled with pits!]

Stein's brow furrowed. He had obviously noticed that Li Cangyu was forcing him to choose Suzhou Gardens.

But what could he do?

They had just lost on the Eiffel Tower and Mount Huangshan Plank Road was harder than the Eiffel Tower since it was a death map and one developed by the Chinese team. If he chose the air combat map, the mental state of the French players might not be able to adjust. According to the rules of the league, if he disabled Mount Huangshan Plank Road then he could only leave Suzhou Gardens.

Stein thought for a moment before reluctantly banning Mount Huangshan Plank Road and Frost Temple, leaving Suzhou Gardens.

Li Cangyu's lips curved slightly and this expression was captured by the cameraman. The confidence and lightness overflowed from the computer screen.

The domestic audience saw their captain's confidence appearance and couldn't help being full of confidence about this game!

Kou Hongyi smiled. "I always feel like this game will be an absolute crus.h.i.+ng. Suzhou Gardens hasn't been used in previous games but based on the name, this map must be very complicated!"

Sure enough, the moment the map appeared on the screen, the French captain Stein felt regret. It was better to choose Mount Huangshan Plank Road!

Suzhou Gardens was very beautiful with the carved beams, pavilions, bridges and antique Chinese style buildings. However, a closer look revealed that the structure of this map was very complicated. The pavilions were all two-storey buildings and there were ponds, bridges, trees and other areas. In other words, it was a comprehensive map with air combat, land combat and water combat!

Stein hurriedly said, "Everyone concentrate on the map. Hurry and remember the structure so you don't get lost later!"

The French team stared at the map with blank expressions.

This was definitely the most difficult and complex map they had seen since becoming professional players.

***

The map preview ended and the list of Chinese players appeared on the screen. Their IDs were Ten Day and Chengwei, this was clearly the signature Tan Cheng combination of the Time team!

Stein previously didn't know Tan s.h.i.+tian but he had devoted himself to studying the group stage videos of the Chinese team in the last few days. He knew that this archer wasn't simple and could be ranked among the top five archers in the world.

As for Cheng Wei, his performances in previous games had been good and he had a high understanding with Tan s.h.i.+tian.

The best solution against the ranged kiting combination of an archer and white magician was to send an a.s.sa.s.sin with fast movements and flexible attacks who could lurk behind players. Fortunately, the French team had an excellent a.s.sa.s.sin combination. Stein no longer hesitated and directly submitted the French team's players, s.h.i.+re and Lord.

The blood kin a.s.sa.s.sins were regular partners in a strong French team and their fame and power weren't worse than China's Lou Zhang brothers. Stein patted their shoulders and said, "Come on, take them down!"

s.h.i.+re and Lord high-fived to encourage each other before walking to their seats.

The map loading ended and the game officially began!

The middle of Suzhou Gardens was a bridge over a pond. Tan s.h.i.+tian and Cheng Wei refreshed to the east side of the bridge while s.h.i.+re and Lord were to the west.

The moment the two a.s.sa.s.sins appeared, they sneaked behind the Tan Cheng combination.

They wanted to use control skills to control the other side and unleash a wave of crits but it was like Tan s.h.i.+tian and Cheng Wei had eyes in the back of their heads. The moment the two a.s.sa.s.sins got close, they jumped into the pond!

The two French players were stunned before chasing after them.

Jumping into the pond would make it a water battle and their movement and attack speeds would be affected. Nevertheless, they weren't afraid of this. As professional players, they were no strangers to water combat, not to mention they were still in the stealth state and could control the other side.

s.h.i.+re and Lord quickly swam behind Cheng Wei.

They had seen previous games with the Tan Cheng combination and knew that Tan s.h.i.+tian was the main output while Cheng Wei was the auxiliary control. As long as they killed the white magician, it would be easy to handle the remaining archer.

The two men tacitly decided to set fire to kill Cheng Wei first.

s.h.i.+re used Pain Blade to stun Cheng Wei while Lord followed closely with Back Stab and Fatal Blow. s.h.i.+re also used Death Speed and Cheng Wei's blood fell to 50%.

Just then, Tan s.h.i.+tian suddenly jumped out of the pond and fired Death Arrow Rain!

Under the group attack, s.h.i.+re and Lord's blood also dropped to 75%!

Tan s.h.i.+tian followed with Quenching Arrow. The ice arrow smashed through the pond and struck s.h.i.+re's chest, triggering the freezing effect in the water.

Lord saw this and quickly used Pain Blade to continue controlling Cheng Wei.

Cheng Wei released the angel's Purification and released the control. Then he used G.o.d's Seal to set the opposite person in place!

At this time, Tan s.h.i.+tian was steadily moving on the sh.o.r.e. He aimed his arrows at the water and his fingers quickly tapped the keyboard. The archer's Shock Shot and Seize Life Shot came one after another!

Cheng Wei also aimed at s.h.i.+re, activated the attack skills G.o.d's Light, Voice of Combat!

s.h.i.+re's blood fell to 30% under the Tan Cheng combination. He tried to go to sh.o.r.e when his control effect ended, only for Cheng Wei to seal him in place using Holy Seal!

At this critical junction, s.h.i.+re and Lord were forced to use Combat Stealth to hide and avoid the subsequent damage!

Tan Cheng's counterattack made s.h.i.+re and Lord very pa.s.sive from the beginning.

They originally wanted to kill Cheng Wei under the water but Tan s.h.i.+tian protecting Cheng Wei from a distance meant they couldn't kill Cheng Wei.

s.h.i.+re decided to change strategies. "Hit on the sh.o.r.e!"

The two people moved onto land and wanted to take advantage of the stealth to launch a wave of sneak attacks, only to find…

Tan s.h.i.+tian and Cheng Wei were gone!

It could be seen from the water traces on the ground that they had entered the woods.

s.h.i.+re, "…"

Could the Chinese team's map be more pitted?

From the bridge to the water, they hadn't finished playing in the water when they ran to the woods. These Chinese people could really play around!

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