Hu Die Lan

Chapter 1748 Initiative

Exchange, another exchange.

Before, it was exchanging away the healer as soon as the battle started, a wild and amazing way to fight. This exchange was relatively ordinary. But what everyone saw was that this originally shouldn’t have been an exchange; this should have been a situation where Samsara held the advantage.

When Qiao Yifan’s One Inch Ash had only six percent of his health left, Wu Shuang Gou Yue still had more than half. At that time, who would have thought these two characters would exchange?

When Wu Qi unleashed his ultimate move, everyone thought Samsara had completely established its advantage.

But in just six seconds, the tables turned.

Cruel Silence was taken away by taunt, One Inch Ash dropped a Blade Formation and ran, One Autumn Leaf and One Shot Through the Clouds switched targets to One Inch Ash, Lord Grim and Soft Mist switched targets to Wu Shuang Gou Yue.

The posture for an exchange was set up at this time, but how many people thought Happy could complete it?

But in the end, Happy did.

How similar was this to the initial healer exchange? An Wenyi’s Little Cold Hands desperately clung to Zhou Zekai’s One Shot Through the Clouds, his health flowing out like a tap had been turned on. And what about Samsara’s Fang Minghua’s Laughter Song? Happy was working hard, using a very difficult coordination, evading Samsara’s rescue and pursuit, trying to complete this exchange. At that time, many people felt that Samsara had a better chance of killing Little Cold Hands and then saving Laughter Song.

In fact, Little Cold Hands was indeed killed first, and Samsara’s pressure gave them a great chance to save Laughter Song.

But, just a little bit short.

If that place wasn’t the player swap zone, if Happy’s Steamed Bun Invasion had come a little slower, or if Steamed Bun hadn’t thrown that sand in such a chaotic way...

Many possibilities could have caused Happy to fail to kill Laughter Song, but these possibilities all happened to occur, Laughter Song died, and both sides lost their healers.

Just a little bit short. It was like this last time, and this time too!

If Ye Xiu’s Lord Grim hadn’t used taunt so quickly, if Steamed Bun’s Steamed Bun Invasion hadn’t switched to Wu Shuang Gou Yue so nimbly, if the encirclement of Lord Grim and Soft Mist had even a slight opening, if Qiao Yifan’s persistence had been a second or two shorter...

This feeling was like Samsara always running ahead in great strides, and Happy? Happy was taking small steps behind, hurrying and tottering, but never falling behind, always closely following.

Samsara had the advantage.

They were able to break through the difficult situation of having four characters blinded, and they had significant leading opportunities twice.

But everyone felt that Happy was the victor.

Because Samsara hadn’t grasped any of those significant leading opportunities, and Happy had moved forward with small steps, incredibly difficult, but successfully catching up.

Another exchange, the situation became four against four.

Comparing the characters’ health, Happy still seemed to be behind. They had struggled to stand up from dangerous situations twice, and it was impossible to do so without paying a price. But everyone also thought of an advantage Happy had.

The team competition.

Happy was the victor of the team competition, and they already held a one-person advantage. In a situation where the number of people was equal, they were actually leading. If they just kept exchanging, exchanging, exchanging, and fought to the death, Happy would win.

Could this be Happy’s strategy? Was this their plan?

Many people couldn’t help but think that way. Because Happy had shown determination in the face of exchange twice. The sacrificed players had the awareness, and the other players unhesitatingly abandoned the sacrificed players and characters.

So next, who did Happy want to exchange?

Cruel Silence?

Cruel Silence was currently sticking close to the Happy trio who had just besieged Wu Shuang Gou Yue, making him the easiest target for Happy to switch to.

Indeed!

Wu Shuang Gou Yue fell, and even before the corpse had settled, Happy’s three characters couldn’t wait to switch targets. In an instant, the three characters formed an encirclement around Cruel Silence, and the attacks fell.

Cruel Silence was immediately torn to shreds.

Shadow Clone Technique!

The one being besieged was actually just a shadow clone of Cruel Silence. Wu Qi wasn’t lacking in vigilance. Seeing Wu Shuang Gou Yue falter, he immediately realized that he would be the opponent’s easiest target next. Everyone had seen Happy’s focus fire efficiency. Cruel Silence was a squishy assassin, so Wu Qi didn’t dare let him tank it, and immediately used Shadow Clone Technique.

How dangerous...

Seeing the Shadow Clone Technique shatter instantly, Wu Qi was also relieved. If he hadn’t paid attention, even if he hadn’t used Shadow Clone Technique and had chosen to retreat, he would have lost a layer of skin even if he had escaped.

"Behind!"

But a teammate’s reminder came in the team channel. Wu Qi saw Soft Mist suddenly disappear, leaving only a few traces of residual magical fluctuations, and Lord Grim’s figure was directly shattered by One Shot Through the Clouds’ ranged attacks.

Instant Step!

Shadow Clone Technique!

Happy’s two players reacted extremely quickly, and they were already reacting to Wu Qi’s response in an instant.

Behind!

Wu Qi received the reminder, but he didn’t have time to look back. Cruel Silence immediately pounced forward and rolled! He didn’t have time to see what kind of attack was behind him, but in front of him, Steamed Bun Invasion had a brick in one hand and a fist in the other, and he didn’t know what skill he was going to use as he charged up. The brick was already in his hand, indicating that Brick Smack had already been activated, but who knew if this guy would suddenly cancel Brick Smack and sprinkle a handful of sand from that fist?

Landslide!

Sun Xiang’s One Autumn Leaf finally arrived. Seeing that a siege had already formed around Cruel Silence, he couldn’t completely relieve the siege by attacking any one point, so he simply used a big move. It didn’t matter whether he could hit anyone; what mattered was that Happy had to avoid the attack range of Landslide, just like how enemies had to walk around a Ghost Formation.

Wu Qi also understood and immediately adjusted Cruel Silence’s positioning, actively moving closer to the attack range of Landslide.

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Magical battle aura swept through the ruins, and Happy’s three players had to avoid this attack. If they encircled him again after that, they wouldn’t be focusing fire on Cruel Silence anymore, but would have to face One Autumn Leaf and Cruel Silence.

A big move broke through Happy’s siege, and Samsara took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack.

"Bun!" A message popped up in the Samsara channel.

Su Mucheng’s Dancing Rain was far away. Ye Xiu and Tang Rou’s characters were side by side, and Steamed Bun’s Steamed Bun Invasion could get support quickly from both ends, but it was a little weak, so it was used as the breakthrough point for the next offensive. Jiang Botao sent a message to clarify this point with everyone, so as to avoid errors in eye contact.

But just as he sent this message, he saw Steamed Bun Invasion charging towards his Wave.

This guy, messing around again!

Jiang Botao thought to himself, operating Wave to meet him head-on, but as soon as he took a step, he found that charging towards him wasn’t just Steamed Bun Invasion, but also Lord Grim, and Soft Mist.

Happy switched targets, and they designated his Wave as the next breakthrough point.

Jiang Botao didn’t panic. The situations of both sides were similar, with no obvious advantages or disadvantages, so they were naturally looking for breakthroughs to seek the initiative. He calmly paid attention to the attack routes of the three characters, while also paying attention to the distance between Dancing Rain and him. The step he had taken was already retracted. Wave jumped back and drew his sword.

Circle Wave Sword!

Shattering Wave Sword!

Swift Light Wave Sword!

The short sword Sky Chain was swung in succession. With this attack, he actually used three swords in a row. Swift Light and Shattering were both Wave Swords known for their speed. The two swords moved in parallel and intersected. Although they were used later, they quickly caught up with the Circle Wave Sword that was used first. The stronger light covered the rotating arc of the Circle Wave Sword. Hidden daggers were concealed in the high-speed attacks. Jiang Botao had calculated these three swords carefully. And he himself was very clear which one the final Circle Wave Sword would be biased towards. He had prepared a follow-up, but a figure had already rapidly approached his Wave. The coordination of the three Wave Swords? Too slow!

Lord Grim.

Too resolute, too fast.

Jiang Botao’s meticulous calculations and precise rhythm of coordination seemed cumbersome under Lord Grim’s savage and violent advance.

He made things complicated, but Ye Xiu simplified them. He laid down layers of calculations, but Ye Xiu only used a "fast" to throw all his calculations behind him.

Now Jiang Botao was a little flustered. He unleashed three Wave Swords in one breath, but he didn’t expect that the opponent’s response was still ahead of his waves. The skills in his hand suddenly seemed clumsy. His so-called follow-up that he had prepared was still a little short on cooldown!

Ground Crack Wave Sword!

Helpless, he retreated while trying to use this low-level skill to block. But Lord Grim only slightly shifted his body, and his speed was almost faster than his Ground Crack Wave Sword. The Ground Crack Wave Sword swept into the air, but Lord Grim was getting closer and closer to him.

Draw Sword!

Just as Jiang Botao was about to have Wave attack, Lord Grim had already swung his sword. The sword light struck Wave’s raised short sword Sky Chain, actually using an attack to parry and directly cut back the Wave Sword he was about to sweep out.

Mountain Shattering Blow!

Lord Grim leaped up, and the Myriad Manifestations Umbrella in his hand turned into an axe, chopping down.

Too hasty!

Jiang Botao was overjoyed. Lord Grim’s offensive was too much, giving him an opportunity. Wave stepped aside, and Sky Chain was raised again.

Ripple Break!

Even skills that could break through super armor were used to forcefully break through Mountain Shattering Blow without any pressure. But just as the sword intent flowed from the sword, Lord Grim’s heroic Mountain Shattering Blow suddenly stopped.

Falling Light Blade! Lord Grim, in mid-air, suddenly turned to the side.

A trap!

Jiang Botao immediately realized. This was an inducement. Ripple Break had a strong judgment and greatly hindered the opponent’s offensive. Ye Xiu deliberately attacked a little more anxiously to lure Jiang Botao to use Ripple Break, and then he used the reserved follow-up to avoid it. Then, attacking at close range would temporarily remove the interference of this skill.

Moreover, the recovery time of Ripple Break, a skill with strong judgment, was a bit slow. For an opponent who was rushing to attack, this was an opening!