socalfunplaces Chapter 21: Another Battle with Chen Haoyi
Chapter 21: Another Battle with Chen Haoyi
"Brother Muqiu, let me try." Qiu Feiqiu, who had been watching from the sidelines, asked for a fight.
Tang Rou tossed Han Yanrou into the spectator stands, making room for her. Then she downloaded the match recording and sent it to Ye Xiu via QQ, along with a pop-up window.
Han Yanrou: "Ye Xiu, look at this battle, look at this weapon."
Ye Xiu replied instantly: "Okay, I'll take a look."
On the other side, the battle format jumped down from the audience seats and entered the battle.
Qiu Fei, who had watched one match, performed slightly better than Tang Rou, and it took five or six minutes to determine the winner.
Qiu Fei and Tang Rou are both Ye Xiu's personal disciples, taught by Ye Xiu himself, and have both learned the essence of Ye Xiu's Battle Mage.
However, the two have very different personalities. Tang Rou is fearless and never backs down. Therefore, she will not back down when facing a strong enemy, but will charge in decisively.
If you win, it means you are stronger than your opponent. If you lose, you learn from your mistakes and try again next time.
Qiu Fei, on the other hand, is more calm and rational. The setbacks he experienced at Excellent Era in recent years have helped him grow a lot.
Faced with Su Muqiu's unpredictable fighting style, Qiu Fei was not so reckless, but rather looked for opportunities to strike calmly.
Finally, when Qiu Fei's battle form collapsed, Qiu Musu had already lost two-thirds of her health.
After Qiu Fei's defeat, Chen Haoyi immediately took over.
Chen Haoyi chose a map called "Stone Bell Forest Cave".
The map depicts a cave scene, a completely enclosed space. Stalactites, piled up or hanging upside down, can be seen everywhere on the ground and ceiling of the map.
The stalactites are not too dense, but they naturally form various kinds of shelters, enough to provide the magic swordsman with the necessary cover.
The Spellblade is a class that requires casting time; it's foolish to recklessly engage in a gunfight with a Gunslinger on an unobstructed map.
"The picture selection is excellent," Su Muqiu praised.
The two characters spawned at opposite ends of the map. Chen Haoyi immediately controlled Wufengqilang to move forward, constantly changing routes and adjusting the camera angle along the way.
Chen Haoyi chose this map himself and was very familiar with it. He knew exactly the routes his opponents might take and where they might be hiding.
Soon, Chen Haoyi heard faint footsteps in his earpiece. He carefully rotated his view and examined the area thoroughly, finally finding a clue behind a stalactite.
Get started first!
Without wind, waves arose; the sword intent of the short sword in his hand surged, and a circular wave sword directly circled around to the back of the stalactite.
The Circular Wave Sword is an instant-cast skill that does not attack in a straight line. The angle and direction of the sword's flow are entirely controlled by the player.
Chen Haoyi's skill was perfectly timed in terms of both direction and angle, with the sword intent surging towards the target location.
However, Tang Rou and the others watching the battle all put their hands to their foreheads, looking embarrassed.
Because they have a god-like perspective, they can clearly see that there is no one behind that stalactite, only a self-destructing robot—a level 5 skill of the mechanic.
The footsteps that Chen Haoyi heard were deliberately created by Su Muqiu using the echoes from the stalactite cave.
The tiny self-destructing robot was no match for the powerful swirling wave sword. It let out a mournful cry and collapsed, turning into a pile of scrap metal.
Meanwhile, the real Akimatsu had already slid over from behind another stalactite.
Chen Haoyi realized he had been tricked and immediately rolled away from his original position. At the same time, he swung his short sword again, the sword intent flowing and tearing through the void. He unleashed another instantaneous ground-shattering wave sword strike towards Qiu Musu, who was launching a sneak attack.
Su Muqiu was taken aback. He hadn't expected that although this kid lacked awareness and experience, his hand speed and reaction were so fast.
Even though Qiu Musu was still in the middle of a slide, and even if he abruptly stopped the slide, his character was lying on the ground and had no way to dodge the ground-shattering wave sword.
Since he couldn't dodge it, Qiu Musu could only fire two shots to the side, forcibly creating some angular deviation so that his head would avoid the Earth Shattering Wave Sword, but his lower body was definitely not going to escape.
The Earth Shattering Wave Sword has a relatively strong hit detection among the small skills. The wave power surges in, lifts Qiu Musu up and smashes her into the stalactite next to her, and then rolls down.
Qiu Musu rolled on the spot to complete the recovery maneuver, stabilized his body, and then tried to rush forward again.
Although the Demon Swordsman is a sword-wielding class, he is not good at close-quarters combat, but is better at mid-range crowd control.
As Chen Haoyi unleashed the Earthshaking Wave Sword, he manipulated the Windless Waves technique to shift slightly to the side, creating some distance and finding cover before immediately beginning to cast a spell.
After Qiu Musu finished recovering, it was too late to interrupt her opponent's casting. Rifles are not as agile as pistols; if it were a pistol with an extremely high rate of fire, it would still be possible to interrupt the casting.
In a short while, the "No Wind, No Waves" loading bar finished, and a fierce flame swept across the ground.
Blazing Wave Sword!
This move is the most powerful of all the Demon Swordsman's wave sword techniques, with extremely strong impact and very high damage. Trying to withstand the damage and charge through is impossible; this isn't just simple flame, but a wave sword imbued with sword intent. It not only has considerable damage but also powerful control effects.
If you can't move forward, then you can only dodge.
Qiu Musu rolled backward, dodging the Flaming Wave Sword at the furthest possible distance.
This Flaming Wave Sword is just the beginning. Flame, Frost, and Lightning—these three wave sword moves of the Magic Swordsman carry the attributes of fire, ice, and light. They are the most commonly used three-hit combo by Magic Swordsmen and are known as the "Triple Wave Wave".
The Blazing Wave Sword grazed past him, and the second Swift Light Wave Sword swept in with incredible speed.
The Swift Light Wave Sword, named Swift Light, boasts a fast attack speed and incredibly fast movement. In the blink of an eye, the Swift Light Wave Sword was already in front of Qiu Musu.
Su Muqiu had anticipated this and launched a slide tackle within the time limit. The fleeting light wave sword ultimately missed Qiu Musu by a hair's breadth.
Before Su Muqiu could even catch his breath, the final move of the Three-Fold Wolf's Wave had already swept over him.
Frost Wave Sword!
Ice crystals spread across the ground, making a crisp sound that was pleasant to the ear but carried a very powerful freezing force.
This is the real killer move.
The control power of the Frost Wave Sword far surpasses that of the previous two skills.
Characters caught in the swift, undulating sword strikes will at best stumble and lose their balance, and at worst be swept away. However, regardless of the outcome, the character will still have room to maneuver.
Characters swept by the Frost Wave Sword will be slowed down at best, or frozen in place at worst, leaving them with no room to maneuver and only able to be beaten up.
At this point, Qiu Musu had no room to hide.
After sliding in, Akimiso landed in a very awkward corner.
To the left is a swift, sweeping wave of sword energy; to the right is a wall; behind him is a thick stalactite; and in front of him is a surging wave of frost-covered sword energy.
Chen Haoyi actually used his familiarity with the terrain to create a trap that was bound to hit in this small space, and then used a series of skills to force Qiu Musu into the trap.
"Good lad."
Su Muqiu exclaimed in admiration, "He's a promising talent."