Hu Die Lan
Chapter 258 Ineffective Ice Shadow Technique
Han Family's Young Master's calculations were still off. The opposing side had indeed split their team into one large and one small group, but it certainly wasn't a sacrifice-the-pawns-to-save-the-king strategy.
This miscalculation stemmed from a lack of information. Han Family's Young Master, of course, hadn't anticipated that the enemy team would have experts of the Five Little Strong level. Piaoliu stayed behind as an eye, but he had the strength to wait for the Young Master's elite group to charge up and compete. Just imagine, if Gu Fei hadn't reacted at the last moment, if he hadn't just learned Electric Current Wall before the match, even if he could have dodged, Jian Gui would probably have been blasted by Piaoliu's Luo Yi Hong Lian (Falling Clothes Red Lotus).
Jian Gui was still frightened. He and Gu Fei stood back-to-back, the other four forming a rhombus around them.
The flames of Luo Yi Hong Lian were too strong. The moment it bloomed, it was like a signal that had reached every part of the map. Whether it was the Black Hand Mercenary Group or the Young Master's elite group, everyone looking at the mountain peak now knew something was happening up there.
The Black Hand Mercenary Group had obviously made prior arrangements. They had been cautiously searching the forest in the distance and immediately turned around to come back.
The Young Master's elite group was at the foot of the mountain. Seeing this scene, they knew the fight had begun and immediately rushed up the mountain.
"What was that just now?" You Ge said in surprise.
That kind of flame was obviously not something that current mages could unleash with their two area-of-effect spells. The others naturally didn't know and could only ask in the mercenary channel.
"It's Piaoliu!" Jian Gui was more skilled at online game chatting and quickly replied.
"Oh!" Yu Tian Shen Ming suddenly understood, "I heard Qianli say that Piaoliu has some kind of skill, it seems to be built into his weapon, very arrogant."
"Some kind of what?" everyone asked.
"Tch, why would I remember that trash's trash skill!" Yu Tian Shen Ming looked disdainful, but in his heart, he was thinking: Luo Yi Hong Lian, judging by the momentum, the damage of this spell is probably not small...
Both sides were rushing towards the mountaintop. The Young Master's elite group was naturally much faster, but the top of the mountain was already a chaotic battle.
Under Gu Fei's cover, Jian Gui attempted to activate Stealth in front of everyone's eyes, but Piaoliu reacted quickly. Seeing Jian Gui's figure begin to flicker, he immediately raised his hand, wanting to smash a Tian Jiang Huo Lun (Heavenly Descent Fire Wheel) down.
But Gu Fei and Jian Gui were also experienced. Watching the mage's movements, they dodged the spell. Doing this was easy for them.
When the area Piaoliu was pointing at began to burn, the two had already charged, one to the left and one forward.
Jian Gui rushed towards You Shou Xie Shuai (Right Hand Writes Handsome), the archer; Gu Fei rushed towards Piaoliu, the great mage.
You Shou Xie Shuai was obviously not stupid enough to engage in close combat with a thief. He turned and ran. Jian Gui's Swift Travel had just been used and was still cooling down. Without this acceleration skill, the thief's speed was slower than the archer's. Even if Jian Gui had good Chase Wind Boots, their speed was only average, not the kind where he could rush in front of him in the blink of an eye.
Jian Gui instantly cleared his thoughts. He chased for two steps and immediately turned around, heading towards Piaoliu. At first glance, it seemed like Jian Gui was playing a game with You Shou Xie Shuai, trying to catch him, but the other ran away, so he turned around and suddenly grabbed Piaoliu, truly adorable.
But Piaoliu, as a mage, had no one protecting him. Gu Fei felt that he was being a bit too arrogant, probably not expecting that his Luo Yi Hong Lian wouldn't achieve the desired effect.
Skill weapons had two main characteristics: first, no proficiency was needed; the power was always the same, unlike the skills on a player's skill tree, which changed as proficiency increased. In addition, weapon skills usually had a major weakness: a long cooldown time. The two believed there was no reason for Luo Yi Hong Lian to explode again so quickly. They both charged fearlessly.
Piaoliu didn't panic. He gently raised the staff he had just used for Tian Jiang Huo Lun, holding it horizontally in front of his chest, and chanted, "Bing Ying Shu (Ice Shadow Art)! Scatter!"
Another new spell! Gu Fei and Jian Gui muttered to themselves, but they weren't too surprised. Obviously, these experts were wealthier than the guys in the Young Master's elite group. Scrolls and equipment were endless. Gu Fei remembered Ni Liu Er Shang (Upstream) also had some kind of "Han Feng Bing Jing (Cold Seal Ice Path)" skill, paving the ground with ice, which was quite pretty.
Jian Gui was more cautious. Seeing a new skill, not knowing its purpose, he stopped. Gu Fei was more heroic, thinking, I don't care what skill it is, I'll just chop him with my sword. Gu Fei had used Electric Current Wall and Instantaneous Movement. His remaining mana was only enough for a Dual Flame Flash plus a Fireball or Lightning spell. Maybe Piaoliu's magic defense was extremely high and magic attacks wouldn't kill him, but a mage could be stabbed to death with a sword.
Gu Fei continued to charge forward, concentrating. He needed to react to Piaoliu's spell immediately.
After completing the chant, Piaoliu's body suddenly transformed like ice and snow. Piaoliu stood in the middle and smiled purely. The ice and snow disappeared. Jian Gui was puzzled. This spell didn't seem to hurt anyone. The snow fluttered and then disappeared. What was this all about?
Gu Fei had already stopped. Using his all-encompassing senses, he instantly realized that he and Jian Gui were surrounded again, and by Piaoliu. Now, at the four corners around them, stood a Piaoliu. Piaoliu had suddenly appeared in four.
"Ice Tornado, spin!" The four Piaolius moved the same, spoke with the same voice, and four ice tornadoes flew towards Gu Fei from different directions.
This kind of skill, which splits the entity into illusory bodies, was common in online games. But whether these illusory bodies could cause damage depended on the skill. But now, as the four ice tornadoes attacked, one of them was the real Piaoliu. They couldn't be avoided.
This kind of skill was very troublesome in PK, but this time, Piaoliu met Gu Fei.
His unparalleled Kill Intent Induction cheat activated again. After careful observation, he knew which of the four directions was real. It was Piaoliu's bad luck. If he had created the illusory bodies and stood closely with his real body, Gu Fei wouldn't have been able to determine the direction so precisely. But now, in order to show off the momentum of this move, the real body and the illusory bodies formed a small encirclement, allowing Gu Fei to immediately determine the real one from the direction.
"Instantaneous Movement! Move!" Gu Fei waved his finger, and he "swooshed" away, appearing behind one of the Piaolius. He raised his hand and swung his sword.
Piaoliu's Ice Shadow Art was a continuous skill. The illusory bodies created would not be interrupted because the real body was attacked. But now, Gu Fei saw through where the real body was among the four, greatly shocking Piaoliu.
Even if it was a one-in-four chance, guessing randomly had a 25% hit rate, but Gu Fei didn't even try. He used Instantaneous Movement and flew straight over, how confident was he with this sword!
Piaoliu looked back in surprise. Gu Fei was looking at him purely, smiling and saying, "It doesn't work!"
The perversion of Ice Shadow Art was now revealed. As Piaoliu looked back at Gu Fei in panic, the three illusory bodies also imitated him, turning their heads back in a panicked manner, making Zuo Shou Xie Ai (Left Hand Writes Love), You Shou Xie Shuai and the others in the outer circle feel their hair stand on end.
"The illusory bodies completely copy the actions of the real body! Ice Shadow Art... Hmm, I'll remember that..." Jian Gui, who was watching this scene, realized that this was a flaw in Ice Shadow Art. And this flaw was very serious. If you were careful enough, it would be easy to distinguish the real body.
Gu Fei was now striking with his second sword. After using Instantaneous Movement, his mana was completely empty. He couldn't use any skills and could only hack at Piaoliu.
If it were a one-on-one fight, this would be absolutely cruel and helpless for Piaoliu. Fortunately, he had helpers. Seeing this, they reached out to help. You Shou Xie Shuai shot a Tracking Arrow at Gu Fei. Zuo Shou Xie Ai stepped forward to challenge Jian Gui, and another thief bravely pounced towards Gu Fei.
Gu Fei wanted to quickly finish off Piaoliu and ignored the Tracking Arrow. This skill had abnormal accuracy but weak attack power. It was impossible to use it as a main attack skill. It was basically used for activities like relieving the siege of Wei to rescue Zhao, like now. Gu Fei ignored it and continued to stab Piaoliu after taking the arrow.
The third sword went down. Piaoliu was still not dead. He couldn't run away. He always got interrupted when he tried to chant spells. The thief was running fast enough, but not faster than Gu Fei's attack. Piaoliu was beyond saving. This guy actually smiled again and suddenly said, "Luo Yi..."
The cooldown interval of Luo Yi Hong Lian wasn't as long as imagined!
Knowing that chanting would be interrupted, he still chanted? Was this skill immune to interruption?
In a flash of lightning, thoughts flashed through Gu Fei's mind. He didn't casually hit him as usual when he heard Piaoliu about to chant. Gu Fei's empty left hand quickly reached up. Piaoliu had just said the word "Hong Lian" and was about to say the word "Kai", but Gu Fei covered his mouth.
Piaoliu looked horrified again. He didn't expect Gu Fei to use this kind of method.
Gu Fei's strength was weak against anyone, but now it was Piaoliu, also a mage. Their strength was at the same level. So, with Gu Fei's effective strength application skills, Piaoliu was directly pressed to the ground by Gu Fei's slap.
"If I let go now, will it still explode if he shouts 'Kai'?" Gu Fei lacked gaming knowledge and couldn't be sure. He was very distressed, which made Piaoliu suffer. Being pressed to the ground with his mouth covered, he wanted to die of depression.
"What's going on?" Another voice came. The elite group brothers at the foot of the mountain had finally climbed to the top. They saw four Piaolius, one of whom was being pressed to the ground by Gu Fei, and were immediately stunned.
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