translator: Oyen editor: Ciel
In the backstage lounge, Li Muran stared at the dense paragraphs of text in his document. He was feeling particularly shocked.
If he was captain Qin, he would not have thought about leaving Xiao Han another way out by bringing the blue recovery secret book. Then, after Sang Jun was revived, the game would have been lost.
Captain Qin considered the problem more comprehensively and meticulously, but Sang Jun’s response wasn’t bad either. A clash between experts was much more exciting than a game where the expert crushed the newcomers. The tiebreaker game up next would not give either team the advantage of selecting the map, so the key would be the tactical arrangements and the strength of both sides.
During the short intermission, Qin Mo spoke. “For the next match, how about we use the style we practiced before?”
“I have no problems,” Xiao Han replied.
Turning around, Qin Mo glanced at him. “You seem to be very confident?”
“When have I never been confident?” Xiao Han smiled, gently taking hold of Qin Mo’s hand.
A small smile curved Qin Mo’s lips. “Let’s work hard,” he murmured, closing his fingers around Xiao Han’s hand.
***
In the other soundproof booth on the stage, Chu Jianxin drank a mouthful of water. “Sangsang, how will we fight in the third game?”
“I have a hunch that Qin Mo will come up with a playstyle that has never been seen before,” Sang Jun replied. “We can try it once.”
Chu Jianxin’s eyes lit up. “You mean…”
“En,” Sang Jun nodded. “We’ll try it.”
***
The third game officially started a moment later, and the randomly-selected map was the Bamboo Forest Trail.
The difficulty of this map was not high. Although the bamboo trees on this map would block the players’ field of vision, the bamboos were not thick enough to hinder attacks, and players could not hide behind them. For professional players, as long as their positioning and movement skills were good, this map was not very different from playing on flat ground.
After the system selected the map, the players had 30 seconds to choose their secret books.
Qin Mo quickly pressed the confirmation button, as did Sang Jun. Obviously, both sides had their own plans in mind.
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Not long after the start of the game, both sides met in the middle of the map.
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Xiao Han followed suit, throwing out the dagger in his hands which quickly multiplied, sweeping over Chu Jianxin and Sang Jun like a rainstorm!
Chu Jianxin decisively absorbed all the damage with ‘Bloody Scent’, before reflecting it back with ‘Only Me’!
Both sides exchanged a wave of skills. Xiao Han and Qin Mo attacked fiercely, but Chu Jianxin’s defense was impenetrable. Meanwhile, Sang Jun attacked Qin Mo from behind, intensifying the situation.
At this time, Xiao Han suddenly used his sect qinggong skill ‘Darkness Valley’ to hide himself, while Qin Mo used his qinggong skill to fly behind both Chu and Sang!
The next moment, Chu Jianxin was hit by the targeting skill ‘Unrivalled Sword’. At the same time, ‘Riverbound Sword’ also sent him flying ten meters away, forcibly separating both him and Sang Jun!
Chu Jianxin landed right in front of Xiao Han, who immediately let loose a series of violent attacks on the meat shield——
However, Chu Jianxin suddenly took off at this moment, soaring through the skies like a lively goose. He all but teleported, suddenly appearing right in front Qin Mo as the broadsword in his hands was swung down with the skill ‘Splitting Mountain’.
The broadsword falling from the sky filled Qin Mo’s vision. After getting hit, Qin Mo decisively attempted to escape, only for Sang Jun to fly over immediately, stabbing him in the chest with one claw and slicing at him with the other.
Both Chu Jianxin and Sang Jun were flying in the air, but neither of them were using their sect qinggong skills.
The audience was dazzled by this sight, and many people immediately rushed to comment: “This ought to be the ‘flying together’ mode that has been turned on!”
“Why do you keep flying in the sky, can you come down to fight?”
“Qinggong secret books, captain Chu and vice-captain Sang are like a pair of birds flying together!”
—— It was actually a pair of qinggong secret books.
—— It was also the exact same secret books brought by Han Mo.
Qin Mo was very surprised by this coincidence.
One of the rules in the partner competition prohibited teammates from bringing the same secret books onto the field. Otherwise, if both people brought ‘Tall Mountains Flowing Waters’, the chaos control would be lengthened to 6 seconds. Even if it were another group control secret book, it was still very easy to disrupt the game.
However, there were two qinggong secret books which could be brought to the field. The first book ‘North Goose Flying South’ upgraded the agility attribute, allowing users to fly back and forth anywhere in the air. It lasted for 5 seconds, and had a cooldown time of 30 seconds.
The second book was ‘As Light As A Swallow’, which also improved the agility attribute, but allowed users to repeatedly jump through the air in a linear direction. This book also lasted for 5 seconds, and had a cooldown time of 30 seconds.
These two secret books actually made for a very good combination.
If the two partners shared a deep tacit understanding, they could bring the qinggong secret books to the field. One person would move back and forth to disrupt the opponent’s rhythm, while the other jumped multiple times to deal damage, catching the opponent off-guard as they switched from a battle on land to aerial warfare.
Qin Mo used this unheard of double-qinggong tactic in the finals. Unexpected, Sang Jun had also practiced this same tactic!
This tiebreaker game allowed Qin Mo to realised that Sang Jun was actually quite difficult to deal with.
At this time, Chu Jianxin was circling quickly to interfere with Xiao Han’s attack, while Sang Jun jumped back and forth. With his iron claw, he landed a ten-hit combo, and Qin Mo’s blood volume fell below 30% in an instant!
Just as Sang Jun thought victory was in his grasp, a figure dressed in black suddenly slammed into him from behind, and a blood dagger found its way into his chest with ‘Deadly Ice Silkworm’.
Turning around, Sang Jun realised that Xiao Han had also used a qinggong secret book.
——Not good!
Alert, Sang Jun immediately halted his attack, wanting to retreat, but Qin Mo wasn’t going to give him the chance. After Xiao Han flew into the air, Qin Mo immediately followed. The swordsman in white swiftly circled Sang Jun like a flexible bird, and the longsword in his hands attacked the assassin with ‘Sword Horizon’.
Seeing this, the audience was amused: “Twin Stars also began to fly together!”
“So the result is that both sides brought the same qinggong secret books?”
“Qin Mo and Sang Jun read each other’s minds!”
—— Such a coincidence was very surprising, but it also made people feel a little helpless.
The duration of Sang Jun and Chu Jianxin’s qinggong skill had ended, forcing them to land. However, Twin Stars attacked them from behind, dealing an extremely high amount of damage.
However, Xiao Han still had a trump card. The moment he landed, he used the big move ‘Shadowless Dragon’, before instantly splitting into nine shadows. Everyone only saw a flash before their eyes, before the dense shadows instantly surrounded Chu Jianxin!
——Thousand Lights Ghost Walk!
Xiao Han’s explosive hand speed from the individual competition had once again reappeared!
This unexpected outburst left Chu Jianxin, who had been in a residual blood state, almost dead. Seeing this, Xiao Han followed up with ‘Rainbow Through the Sun’ and took away Chu Jianxin’s head directly!
Although Qin Mo’s blood was greatly depleted by Sang Jun at this time, Sang Jun knew that his chances of winning were not high.
He could not compare to Xiao Han in terms of personal strength. Moreover, the combined strength of him and Chu Jianxin was much worse than that of Twin Stars. Under the condition where their tactics were the same, it was very difficult for him and Chu Jianxin to win.
Sure enough, the moment Qin Mo’s blood bar flashed red in warning, he immediately used his big move to deplete Sang Jun’s blood, before handing Sang Jun over to Xiao Han to deal with.
Xiao Han once again showed his superiority in an individual battle, forcing a head-on confrontation. Finally, when he had just 20% blood left, he managed to kill Sang Jun, confirming a victory for Twin Stars in the tiebreaker game.
The score displayed on the screen had changed to 2:1. Xiao Han and Qin Mo had won the championship match of the partner competition.
“Congratulations to the Twin Stars for winning the partner competition!” Liang Ru shouted excitedly.
“This result was no doubt expected by many, but in today’s finals, Dynasty’s Chu Sang also showed off their strength! This is especially so for the coincidence in the final game, where both sides used the same tactics; it showed that Sang Jun is very innovative, and can rival Qin Mo in terms of tactics!”
“The players who qualified for the finals are all excellent in their own right,” Tan Shitian smiled. “I think, after this game, everyone had learned a lot.”
***
Seeing the word ‘Victory’ pop up on his screen, Xiao Han’s hands finally left the keyboard as he turned around to pull Qin Mo into a hug. “We won.”
Placing his lightscreen down on the table, Qin Mo glanced at him. “It’s been hard on you. Are your hands okay?”
Having realised that his opponent was not easy to deal with, Xiao Han decided not to delay the time, using his highest hand speed to form nine shadows for a quick battle.
Before the game started, Qin Mo had told him—— if necessary, he could play according to his own ideas without taking Qin Mo’s rhythm into consideration.
This sudden outburst would negatively impact their fingers, so professional players couldn’t constantly exploit their hand speed. Otherwise, their fingers would be injured before two years were up. However, the championship of this partner competition couldn’t be lost, so Xiao Han no longer concerned himself with controlling his hand speed.
Even though his fingers were a little tired right now, with Qin Mo’s concern, Xiao Han felt that everything had been worth it.
Xiao Han opened his hands, allowing Qin Mo to inspect them. “I’m fine. It’s you who should protect your hands well.”
“I know,” Qin Mo nodded, “that’s why I’m thinking about winning with tactics, instead of solely relying on speed.”
Their shared words of concern warmed each others’ hearts. The two people shared a glance, smiling at each other before they left the soundproof booth.
They finally won the championship of the partner competition. To the both of them, this was their best reward.
Phew! The suspense was all too much.. And at the end the meng was all too much too!! Hahaha I enjoyed this chapter!
It’s the final match for partner competition after all lol, so many suspense~
“The players who qualified for the finals are all excellent in their own right,” Tan Shitian smiled. “I think, after this game, everyone had learned a lot.” ]
Doesn’t these have the same meaning? 🤔
Didn’t expect for them to choose the same tactics lol Later on they really have to look out for Sang Jun!
Now that the twin stars won the partner competition how many points will this give to them?
Thank you for the chapter! 🌟🌟🌟
Already fix it~ thanks for telling ❤
Yes, Sang Jun has a good tactical thinking, he is also a tactical master like Qin Mo, that’s why they need to watch out.
Mojue still in the first place with many points lol
You’re welcome~ 💕
Glad that I stockpiled a few chapters so I could binge until the end of the competition 😊
Happy for Han Mo and Mojue!
Lol, stockpiling is good, I also like to stockpile the chapters cause I don’t like cliffhanger 😭❤❤
+1
Thank you for your hard work! 😊
Li Miran take your notes well. There will be so much to learn from these two.
yeah, sang jun was definitely not easy to deal with, maybe more so than su cheng, who was gentle yet full of bad waters just like his master ye chenxi. it’s going to be a challenge in the team battle