Others clearly couldn’t understand Deep Well Ice Player’s suffering. This period of kiting seemed thrilling, but in reality, it mostly relied on Jiang Shi alone using the Rune field to control the situation. It was somewhat idle and boring.
Not knowing when to act, Gentleman Fan couldn’t help but ask, “How much longer are we going to fish around?”
“It could be soon, or it could be a while,” Jiang Shi replied without interrupting his actions, his leisurely tone sounding particularly adept, “It mostly depends on luck.”
“…Luck is unpredictable indeed,” Gentleman Fan responded.
Suddenly, Han Yuze interjected, “Actually, sometimes, stories only emerge from being proactive.”
Gentleman Fan instantly understood, “I’ll scout ahead.”
Seeing Gentleman Fan instantly vanish into stealth mode in the team channel, Jiang Shi glanced at Han Yuze and commented, “You sure have a lot of philosophical sayings.”
Han Yuze chuckled, “There are examples right here.”
‘Being proactive to create stories,’ here, everyone in the team naturally knew what it referred to.
The atmosphere in the team’s voice channel subtly quieted for a moment. After a while, Muchuan Pants spoke up, “I should’ve skipped adding that bit of defense to that set of engineer equipment.”
“Huh?” Han Yuze questioned.
Muchuan Pants added, “You already have thick skin enough for it.”
“Cough, cough…” Han Yuze awkwardly replied.
Jiang Shi couldn’t help but laugh.
Amidst the cheerful banter, Gentleman Fan suddenly posted coordinates in the team channel and via voice reminded everyone, “Quick, quick, quick, quick, I’m initiating the fight here as a toast!”
Others didn’t even plan to ask who they encountered, having roamed around for so long, their spirits also perked up, “Here they come.”
Through the God’s view, the live broadcast captured the small-scale skirmish on Gentleman Fan’s side. Just watching the Night Walkers Guild’s team, there was an instinctive feeling of pity.
They wondered what sins the Night Walkers committed in their past lives to be relentlessly pursued by the Seven Silver Coins.
As the official commentator, Taozi’s words were obviously carefully chosen: “It can be said that the fate between Night Walkers and Seven Silver Coins is deep. Meeting unexpectedly in two consecutive matches could probably create a great story after the match.”
Mimi tried hard to suppress her laughter, “A great story, but this encounter this time seems not just about these two teams.”
Taozi looked deeply at the schools of fish gradually encroaching with the Seven Silver Coins’ main force and solemnly said four words, “Wishing you good luck.”
The Night Walkers in the arena obviously didn’t know what awaited them.
Just confirming Gentleman Fan was indeed alone after the reconnaissance, they weren’t prepared to let this chance slip. They were diligently aiming for an encirclement.
A few seconds earlier, the player who had almost been killed by Gentleman Fan had their health restored by their team’s healer. In this five-against-one situation now, it seemed advantageous.
“Oh my, I told you not to chase me; there really is someone behind me.” Facing this siege, Gentleman Fan showed no sign of panic. He swiftly evaded significant skill damage by taking advantage of the Rogue’s positional advantages, emphasizing countless times to the Night Walkers.
“Someone? Even if someone arrives, you’ll be on the ground by then!” Night Walkers hadn’t faced Seven Silver Coins directly in the quarterfinals’ second match, but Rant always remembered the humiliation from the first match. Now, seizing this rare opportunity, he was not swayed by a few words, refusing to retreat.
Both Rant and Extinguish from the Night Walkers were Rogues, and with Gentleman Fan, three Night Assassins agilely traversed the underwater map, engaging in waves of collisions, keeping everyone on their toes.
However, although several rounds of clashes seemed to yield no advantage to anyone, Gentleman Fan, facing a two-on-one situation, already demonstrated superiority in operations. Besides, Night Walkers had three others continuously providing support and assistance.
After consecutive failures to gain any advantage, Rant started getting impatient.
But it so happened that Gentleman Fan, despite his boastful words, hadn’t found an opportunity to strike. Instead, he kept maintaining a set distance for retreat. This behavior inevitably led people to think of the content in his words—could it be that he was really waiting to reunite with the other Seven Silver Coins teammates?
As they lacked the God’s view, Night Walkers were indeed uncertain about JGentleman Fan’s background. As the team’s commander, Extinguish hesitated a bit after their continuous failed pursuit.
After considering it, Extinguish opened his mouth, “Don’t chase, we…”
Before the word “retreat” could leave his mouth, a strange rush of water at the end of their sight made him overly stunned. Even half of his mouth couldn’t close in time.
Apparently noticing the somewhat eerie water movements, Rant said, “What’s this? An underwater storm?!”
“As I said, someone is behind me.” In contrast to the reactions of the Night Walkers, Gentleman Fan remained composed. Swinging his fan, against the backdrop resembling an underwater storm, he showed a bit of a This is all my territory attitude.
Seeing both sides still in this impasse, the two commentators watching from the commentary booth were visibly anxious.
“Night Walkers are so straightforward. Even at this point, why aren’t they running?” If there was an opportunity, without a doubt, Taozi would probably have charged straight into the map to wake up the sleepwalking Night Walkers, “This distance is at least safe for now. If they wait any longer…”
“If we wait a bit longer, the Seven Silver Coins won’t even need to act; these schools of fish could directly overwhelm them,” Mimi followed up on Taozi’s words, but instead, blinked with interest. “I don’t know why, but suddenly, I’m very much looking forward to this small-scale team battle.”
Though Mimi had gradually become composed after taking up the role of the official commentator, occasionally, he revealed a penchant for reveling in spectacle. Taozi, understanding his partner’s traits, could only wryly respond, “Then let’s wait and see.”
Well, apart from waiting and seeing, there really wasn’t any other choice. After all, the last chance to retreat had vanished two seconds ago, leaving the Night Walkers to their own devices.
At this moment, as the approaching entities gradually became clearer, the Night Walkers finally discerned what was surging into that area of the sea.
Throughout the competition, they hadn’t encountered a shortage of various schools of fish, but it was the first time they had seen such an exaggerated number.
This couldn’t simply be labeled as a school of fish; this was a veritable sea of fish!
Not far ahead in this fishy sea, one could vaguely capture a few figures sprinting.
[“Someone’s behind me.”]
The phrase Gentleman Fan repeatedly mentioned earlier but had never been taken seriously suddenly surfaced in Rant’s mind, feeling somewhat bewildered amid the overwhelming scene before him.
Not only is there someone behind you, but it’s a sea of fish behind you!
“Retreat!”
In reality, there was no need for Extinguish to prompt them now. The Night Walkers, in a scene almost reminiscent of interstellar warfare from a sci-fi film, had already instinctively turned around.
However, at this moment, they and the Seven Silver Coins’ small squad in front of the school of fish were barely entering each other’s skill range.
Gentleman Fan wouldn’t easily let go of the people he had finally found.
Although Jiang Shi was somewhat surprised to encounter members of the Night Walkers again, he didn’t say much, instead, expressing his utmost respect for this team through action.
With a decisive step, he closed the distance a bit, and almost simultaneously, the Rune Field lifted the Night Walkers’ feet.
[The Slowing Field].
Players who had just showcased their acceleration skills were caught off guard, stumbling into the domain, and could only watch various types of fish armies pressing closer.
“Old Player, get ready.” Jiang Shi silently chuckled, after a remark in the team voice channel, exchanged a glance with Han Yuze.
Understanding the signal, the vast mechanical army swiftly took position within the school of fish.
The ensuing scene became somewhat eerie.
If not for being aware that they were at the Nianhua Cup’s competition venue, one might have doubted whether they had entered a large-scale fish husbandry scene. The tiny mechanical units intermittently outputted their attacks, directing the entire school of fish without causing any kills. They followed the Night Walkers’ direction and plunged into the Slowing Domain.
At this moment, silence spoke louder than words.
Through the close-up shots captured by the director, everyone could sense the endless desire and fear in the eyes of the Night Walkers.
The audience: “…”
How should one put it?
Empathy aside, apart from helpinglessly praying, there wasn’t much else to do.
After this match, these Night Walker players probably wouldn’t want to see fish for the rest of their lives, right?
Thank you for the update :3