Chapter 140 – The Perfect Choice For Captain That Year

After the characters were imported, the game began. Both sides were very determined at first, rushing toward the main city area in the center, and then stopping at the front and back of the gate, starting to detour along the outskirts of the city.

“It can be seen that under the pressure of the finals, both sides are very cautious.” Xu Qingli commented with some emotion.

“After all, every point now may determine where the trophy goes, so it’s understandable to be cautious.” Xiao Wu said this, then suddenly let out a surprised ‘eek’, “Liu Zeshen seemed to have seen the magic swordsman across from him just now, why…”

Other people also spotted what seemed to be a change in the battle situation.

Because of the angle, the shadow of Park Xinyang’s magic swordsman had clearly flashed across Liu Zeshen’s field of vision just now, but on Park Xinyang’s screen, the enemy had not yet been detected. This was obviously an excellent opportunity to strike first, but for some reason, Liu Zeshen chose not to attack, and instead, he turned and ducked into the deserted house next to him.

Both sides of this street were lined with dilapidated brick and tile houses. When the wind blew, yellowish dust was stirred up, bringing the desolate feeling of the desert.

Park Xinyang’s magic swordsman has not found any trace of the opponent so far and has been extremely cautious while advancing. He had noticed that the dilapidated house next to him was an excellent ambush location, and with every step he took, he was extremely alert for the opponent’s possible sneak attacks at any time and any place.

Looking from the overall perspective, one could see on the screen both characters drawing closer to each other.

The hearts of the entire audience were hanging in their throats as they saw that Park Xinyang’s magic swordsman was about to pass by Liu Zeshen’s chosen ambush location. Finally, they saw the holy light piercing through with the spear.

This was the moment when the individual competition could be considered to have officially begun.

Park Xinyang was already mentally prepared for a sudden attack. Making a quick decision, he prepared to dodge with a backflip but unexpectedly, a horse’s neighing suddenly sounded in his headset. The opponent, covered in holy light and riding a tall horse, charged toward him, and he couldn’t help cursing in his heart.

After seeing thousands of skill choices for opening a match, this was the first time he had encountered this kind of situation where someone just threw his top move straight into his face. Do you know what a big move is for? Do you know what saving resources is?!

Anyhow, just as Park Xinyang’s mind was racing with thoughts, the paladin activated Soul Trample, and just like that, the magic swordsman, who had just flipped backward into the air and had not yet had the time to land, flew out, and then was stomped under the hooves of the horse.

From the magic swordsman‘s viewpoint, he could feel the light dimming and the angle of this hurtle was very tricky, knocking him directly into another broken house on the backside.

One was towering majestically and the other was being trampled underfoot. This scene, no matter how one looked at it, conjured up a vivid crime scene in people’s minds.

On the players’ bench, Xu Yiming noticed the complicated look on Xiao Li’s face beside him and asked, “What’s wrong?”

After a long silence, Xiao Li spat back a sentence full of emotion: “Still the same recipe, and the familiar taste…”

Xu Yiming was confused: “What the hell are you saying?!”

Xiao Li didn’t reply to him, just sighed deeply.

You know, this scene happened to him not long ago. At this time, watching someone else being subjected to it, on the one hand, felt quite refreshing, and on the other hand, it seemed to revive the deep depression he felt at that time in a different way. How could Xu Yiming understand such complicated emotions?!

Back in the arena, Park Xinyang had no idea that he was being sympathized with by one of the opponent players. Seeing that the knockdown time was over, he didn’t hurry to stand up. Instead, he cast a Whirlwind Slash first, in an attempt to interrupt the opponent’s next attack. But as soon as this skill was released, looking at the opponent’s posture, he already regretted it.

The paladin looked down as if watching a performance, not moving at all, not releasing any skill, just waiting for the end of the Whirlwind Slash technique before raising his spear to the magical swordsman‘s face and lightly poking at it.

This was the motion of the taunting skill.

“…” Park Xinyang watched his magic swordsman being poked by the opponent like an idiot. For a long time, he couldn’t figure out what went wrong with his judgment. It was known that the ultimate move followed by a taunt move was a combo commonly used by paladins. If the opponent did not act inadvertently but deliberately waited to finish the futile move, such a pre-judgment calculation would be truly frightening.

At this moment, he could only wait for the taunting to end, and then find a way to get out of this narrow space.

As if knowing his hidden intention, Liu Zeshen’s next operation shattered Park Xinyang’s thoughts once again.

The paladin didn’t choose to attack at this time but instead took several steps backward toward the house in a strange manner.

With this, the magic swordsman‘s viewpoint was locked on the opponent. He could only watch and let himself be led by the nose like this. He followed the opponent’s direction for two steps and then was lured into a corner where he obediently got stuck.

This series of operations performed by Liu Zeshen ran as smoothly as flowing water. No one would believe it if he said that these achievements came without a lot of training.

However, at the moment, everyone’s attention was not on that. In everyone’s eyes, the magic swordsman became a quivering white rabbit, and Liu Zeshen’s paladin was a big-tailed wolf holding a spear. The scene was unbearable to watch.

In a battle between magical swordsmen and paladins, there were already profession-specific constraints. The only chance of winning was to control the opponent at close range while attacking first so that he could use his positioning to establish a one-shot advantage. In the current situation, Park Xinyang has obviously completely lost the opportunity.

In this pressing situation, the magic swordsman had no choice but to activate his ultimate move at the moment when the taunting ended, trying to knock the opponent back in order to create a space to escape.

Light suddenly rose from the heavy sword, and with a loud shout, he struck straight toward the paladin.

At the same moment, a ray of holy light lit up brightly at a short distance, and a huge golden halo enveloped the paladin. The moment the heavy sword struck, only a small amount of blood was lost. The body blocking it was like a solid wall, still motionless.

“What an accurate prediction!” Mao Dou couldn’t help but praise loudly, his emotions running high.

“Liu Zeshen’s performance in this game can almost become a model teaching for the paladins when playing against the magic swordsmen.” Xu Qingli commented very pertinently, but it was not difficult to hear the excitement hidden in his tone.

Park Xinyang was in an extremely uncomfortable situation, and he could only actively seek an opportunity to interrupt Liu Zeshen’s almost insane ‘control’ over him, sacrificing his desire to win. Getting rid of the other party’s entanglement seemed to be the priority in the current situation.

Soon, he found an opportunity. Seeing that the opponent finally left a gap in the operation, he estimated the angle and immediately jumped out with a Leap Step.

Who would have thought that, at the same moment, the paladin suddenly raised his spear and swung it in a circular motion around him, forming a wind circle… The magic swordsman that had just soared into the air, was once again pulled back abruptly, almost crumbling.

The Spear Chain Ring could pull the enemy back in range and stun him for two seconds.

“…” Park Xinyang began to question everything he knew until now. He had many encounters with paladin players in his daily training. Although there had always been some kind of constraint, he had never been in a situation where he was completely unable to fight back like he was now.

Before the game, Devin, as the head coach, had already analyzed all the data of each player of the Black Rose team for them. The impression left by Liu Zeshen was summed up by the word “stable”. He only knew that he was a reliable player who had never made any mistakes in team competitions. However, he never thought that he would actually be scheduled to play in the individual match today. What was even more unexpected was that this team-fighting player who has been active in small teams and team competitions, was actually so terrifyingly strong.

What a difficult opponent! Park Xinyang felt guilty, but also very helpless. He looked at his magic swordsman‘s current blood volume, which was less than 40%, and could only let out a wry smile.

Besides the ACE team members, there were many other people who were shocked. Lin Xiao was one of them. He too was shocked by Liu Zeshen’s extremely remarkable performance. He turned back to You Jing with a serious face and said: “Don’t become his rival in the future!”

You Jing listened with a calm appearance as if he was not surprised by any of this: “Don’t look at his seeming lack of interest in anything. In fact, he’s really strong. If I hadn’t appeared back then, he would have been the perfect choice to be the captain of the team.”

“That strong?” Lin Xiao was very surprised when he remembered how graceful and composed this man usually was.

Shen Changyu finally couldn’t help but interrupt, with a depressed look on his face: “No way! What best choice for a captain? This guy is very afraid of trouble. When he was proposed to be the captain, he almost handed Manager Li an application to quit the team.”

“What a personality!” Lin Xiao was astonished.

While everyone was talking, the magic swordsman‘s blood was finally completely emptied, and the whole place was boiling.

At this time, the camera happened to capture Liu Zeshen who was rubbing his sore shoulders as he stood up from the chair. His expression didn’t change much, still modest and casual, and before walking out of the battle room, he even yawned heavily.