It was that familiar voice again.
Everyone was as quiet as a chicken, looking at Lin Mingfei with a look of surprise and suspicion mixed with a hint of pity.
Shi Ya patted Lin Mingfei's shoulder sadly and said, "Don't worry, Zero. The brothers will avenge the humiliation you have suffered."
A huge “井” character appeared on Lin Mingfei’s forehead. “Fuck, what the hell is going on?!
He didn't know what kind of miserable image he had in Xia Tong's heart, but he always felt that he was not clean in Xia Tong's eyes...
This question cannot be investigated further, let alone verified. Fortunately, the final match point game has begun, and everyone's attention has shifted away from his seemingly "innocence".
Sometimes, the Polaris team wondered if their captain, Lin Mingfei, had engaged in some shady dealings with the official development team of the Tomb of the Kings game. Lin Mingfei was like a worm in the team's belly. After they queued up on the map, they discovered that Lin Mingfei had guessed the direction of events correctly again.
This is a legendary "flag map".
The vast ancient battlefield is dotted with defensive fortresses, and the paths leading to them are littered with primitive, sharp animal traps and iron wire. In front of each fortress is a fixed flag-planting point. Players on both teams must pick up flags from the map and raise them at the flag-planting point. There is a fixed number of flags on the field, and the two teams must compete for the first ten flags to win.
As soon as they lined up, Zhou Yanjun felt numb all over.
"Damn it! I have to be honest. I've only queued for this map twice this season." He raised two fat fingers and said angrily, "Every time it was a melee!! Yes!! A completely disorganized melee!! In one match, even though we wiped the other team, there was no winner. Can you believe it?"
"Why?" Xia Tong asked in confusion.
"Because I fell into a pile of animal traps. That thing will add a damn 'bleeding' debuff to you. If the nurse doesn't dispel it for you, you will keep losing blood. I bled to death before I even finished planting the flag!" Zhou Yanjun said lifelessly.
Xia Tong: “…”
"Is this what it means to not die easily?" Shi Ya said with a soft "tsk" sound, "You guys are putting so much pressure on me!"
This group of people always howled and cried before every match. Lin Mingfei was used to it. He ignored it and said to Xia Tong, "Actually, I think you can look at the wizard profession from a different perspective."
"What do you mean?" Xia Tong raised her head and looked at him in confusion.
"Although you are fragile, you don't have to fight back. Try to take the initiative and strike first. Maybe you won't get beaten." Lin Mingfei said with a smile.
"Seize the initiative? Preemptive strike?" Xia Tong repeated these words: "Do you mean to chase them and fight them right from the start?"
"No." Lin Mingfei raised a finger and shook it meaningfully. "You have to make sure that the initiative you grabbed was truly yours, and not something the other party deliberately left for you. If it's the latter, then it's not an advantage, but a trap."
"What does this mean?" Xia Tong was even more confused.
"I can't explain it in detail. Maybe you can experience it when the game starts later." Lin Mingfei smiled softly.
The countdown is over.
The two teams met in the center of the ancient battlefield, and with barely any warning or warning, a melee erupted. Curiously, neither side exerted their full strength, their exchanges probing. Dylan and Lin Mingfei both attempted to withdraw to capture the flag and transport it, but because this process took time and their apparent departure from the main force was too obvious, they were repeatedly discovered, forcibly dragged back into the fray, and beaten to a pulp. The thrilling twists and turns shook everyone's heart. With so many concerns, they were locked in a stalemate, unable to kill anyone or allow anyone from either side to plant the flag. To say they disgusted each other was an understatement.
Going out to pull out the flag had become a very dangerous task, so Lin Mingfei didn't order the others to do it. He just took advantage of the opportunity and rushed out. He was also a fragile person. After being targeted by the goblin and then attacked by Robin King's sliding tackle, he rolled on the ground awkwardly.
"Zero!" Xia Tong shouted anxiously. He took a few steps to get closer to the goblin and suppress him, but he felt a sharp pain in his feet and it was difficult for him to move.
"Be careful of the traps on the ground!!" Shi Ya shouted urgently. In his opinion, Xia Tong had an extra "bleeding" debuff on her body, which lasted for just a few seconds, and her blood line was already dropping "clattering".
Xia Tong didn't dare to act rashly. He could only stand and wait for Shi Ya to remove the debuff from his body and stabilize his blood line. He couldn't see the situation clearly and didn't know what to do now. Should he cover Lin Mingfei's return to the team, or continue to focus on the Sabretooth Tiger's people?
He finally understood the reason for the "melee" phenomenon that Zhou Yanjun mentioned. Because no one was familiar with the map's mechanism, even a tactical master like Lin Mingfei was probably too busy protecting himself to command.
Too passive, how could I be so passive!
Xia Tong was in a state of confusion.
As time went on, both sides' mental strength and patience gradually wore thin, their attacks and defenses becoming increasingly haphazard. Finally, with two loud bangs, Bo Yu was pinned down by Mo Lan while attempting to stop Dylan from pulling out the flag. Dylan counterattacked with two shots, blasting Bo Yu to pieces. At this crucial moment, casualties were undoubtedly a heavy blow to either side. Lin Mingfei retreated two steps, attempting to find cover and wait for a wave of skills to buffer her. However, Zhou Yanjun, overwhelmed by Bo Yu's death, roared and lunged at Mo Lan. The goblin seized his opportunity and dispatched him with a burst of explosives. Then, Polaris seemed to trigger a series of fatal chemical reactions. Zhou Yanjun took two powerful attacks from Shi Ya, but still couldn't be saved. Shi Ya, now out of skills, had nowhere to retreat and was slain by the combined claws of Mo Lan and Robin King.
Lin Mingfei and Xia Tong hid behind a relatively low barrier and decisively sold out Shi Ya. Xia Tong was still in decent condition, but Lin Mingfei's health bar was only a third of its total. His handsome face was covered in scars and dust, looking both shabby and heroic. He didn't have a nurse at home anymore, so he didn't expect anyone to fill his health bar. He helplessly wiped the corner of his lips with the back of his hand.
"I can see you're all not too keen on fighting anymore," he shrugged, his attitude still positive. He jokingly said, "But it doesn't matter. We've achieved our goal, and you've seen Sabertooth's skill. Winning or losing, whatever, is just a chance to build up your luck for the official league tournament."
Xia Tong lowered his eyes. He didn't dare to look at Lin Mingfei. He liked Lin Mingfei's face very much, and her battle-damaged appearance would make him feel distressed.
"Actually... I still want to fight." His eyes fixed, like the clear light reflected on a snowy night: "I'm not convinced yet."
He had been in a daze the entire time. He hadn't even taken the initiative yet, hadn't experienced what it felt like to strike first, and it was such a shame that it ended like this.
"What else do you want to practice?" Lin Mingfei asked him in a low voice, her voice gentle. Outside a shelter, all the Sabretooth members were still sweeping, as if they were discussing how to start picking up the flags. The two of them were whispering in this small safe zone, close to each other, without feeling afraid at all.
"I just want to beat them, beat them hard without any hesitation! Forget about putting up flags or not, it's so annoying." Xia Tong pouted and muttered.
Lin Mingfei opened her lips and smiled.
"Okay, then I'll give you another chance." He said softly.
Xia Tong's eyes widened slightly, and then he saw his hunter alpha rushing out.
This time, Lin Mingfei acted out of character and did not hide in any cover. Instead, he rushed forward with his gun in hand. The Sabretooth Tigers faced him head-on. Somehow, the five of them all thought of the Snow Palace from two years ago.
At that time, there were five of them, facing Lin Mingfei alone.
They easily eliminated Polaris' advantage and thought they were about to win, but the outcome was so unexpected and shocking.
It was like ptsd. Obviously, Lin Mingfei only had one-third of her health bar and was not a big deal. Their Sabretooth Tigers were no longer the mid-tier team they used to be. However, this kind of direct close contact still felt familiar. It was as if the god of death who had been hiding in the dark suddenly appeared out of nowhere, spread out his huge black wings, covering the sky and the sun, bringing them a huge psychological shadow.
"Three consecutive close-range sniper shots have a 100% chance of hitting the target. Everyone, retreat!" Robin King blurted out and began to retreat as if by reflex, putting distance between him and Lin Mingfei. His actions infected several other teammates, and the entire Sabretooth Team seemed to have lost the ability to think in an instant, and retreated in a fan-shaped formation.
Dylan was the first to recover from his idiotic behavior. Lin Mingfei shot him twice, and if he hadn't fired a timely shot to take Lin Mingfei's head, he would have been vaporized. He screamed at Yoyo, his skin bleeding, and Yoyo frantically began to nurse him. At that moment, Xia Tong flashed out from behind cover, the young wizard holding the ice crystal staff high. A gust of wind blew, and the curse light formed a tangible vortex.
"Whisper of the Breath of Wind." The goblin was standing closest to Xia Tong. He recognized it as the wizard's AoE group attack skill at a glance. This skill has a reading time of four to five seconds before it is released. It cannot be interrupted during the reading period. It is a domineering state, but he vaguely felt that something was wrong. There seemed to be something else mixed in - before he could come to his senses, Xia Tong's confinement spell had hit him.
"Oh my god! How did he do that?!" The goblin froze in place, screaming in shock, "He was clearly reading the text of the Word of Wind! How could he still use the Binding Spell—"
"Don't panic! I can heal you! You won't die!" said yoyo.
"I-I'm not panicking! I'm just surprised--" said the goblin.
"He used Word of the Wind to block the Binding Spell's backswing!" Mo Lan's reaction was quite quick, but he said with a hint of helplessness, "I wouldn't be surprised by any skill tricks Blink has now."
King Robin said in a deep voice, "Be careful not to get touched by him! His weapon has a slowing enchantment! We'd better not fight him! Hurry and plant the flag! Winning is the most important thing!"
Dylan narrowed his eyes. "Leaving no one alive in the arena is a basic quality. Didn't the goblin say that Blink has no practical experience? Now is the best time to lure him forward. Yoyo, come with me to try the goblin's tactics and see if we can take the head of this Omega player." Dylan said lightly and suddenly took two steps forward.
Yoyo: "Ah? Does it have to be like this, Brother D..." Although he was puzzled, due to Dylan's intimidation, he still accompanied Dylan and flew towards Xia Tong.
"There's no need to play Blink like this, isn't it enough to win?" Mo Lan couldn't help but frowned: "Before, it was okay to steal people's wild monsters, but now why are you playing more and more dirty..."
Goblin rarely gets Dylan's approval, and he's completely flattered. He eagerly defends Dylan, "Hey, what do you mean by playing with Blink? It's just a training match. Winning is important, but we need to practice tactics too! Blink is still our opponent after all. It would be a shame not to try this opportunity to spy on the enemy!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard Yoyo scream: "What the hell—"
Several people were startled and saw that "Sabertooth_dylan" in the team list was grayed out.
"How did Brother D die?!" Robin King was shocked and said, "Yoyo! Your health line!"
"I don't have a big bonus!!" Yoyo shouted anxiously: "All my life-saving skills were given to Brother D, ah ah ah——" In a flash, Yoyo's name was grayed out.
In just a few seconds, the Sabretooth Tigers lost two men, and the remaining three suddenly changed color. Among them, King Robin and Mo Lan turned their heads and looked at the goblin with astonishment.
"What are you all looking at me for!" The goblin was frightened.
"I told you not to try that crappy tactic of yours!" Mo Lan yelled in frustration, "Let's go! Hurry and plant the flag! Otherwise, we're really going to lose!"
The goblin's face was pale and his back was covered in sweat. He dared not refute. The three of them turned around and ran towards the fortresses in the east, west and south directions respectively.
However, before they could run a few steps, they were hit by a strong wind. It was the wizard's area-of-effect skill "Word of the Breath of Wind". Their legs suddenly felt like they were walking in a quagmire, slowing them down uncontrollably. Then, three restraining spells descended from the sky, tightly binding the three of them and pulling them back.
"Oh no! Trap!" King Robin shouted as he glanced behind him, but it was too late. Their actions in these few seconds would be completely out of their control. They could only watch themselves stepping over the trap. The bright red "bleeding" debuff hung next to their health bar, and their health began to drop.
"It's over!" These two words popped up in the minds of the three Sabretooth Tigers in an instant.
They no longer have a nurse, so there is no one to help them dispel this fatal debuff. If Xia Tong had not seized the initiative, they might have been able to kill Xia Tong and plant the flag as soon as possible to end the battle. But now, as long as Xia Tong runs around the map for his life to prevent them from catching him, or attacks him while they are planting the flag, they will be dragged to death, and the final winner will definitely be Polaris.
How could this happen?! They were almost wiping out Polaris just now, how did they suddenly get turned around?!
The league hadn't even started yet, and they'd already lost their first practice match. What would this mean for the Sabertooth Tigers?! They would be the most humiliating defeat ever! They would be laughed to death by the countless eager young trainees and substitutes watching from below!
At this moment, Goblin was undoubtedly the most terrified. His mind was a blur. He had no idea what had happened in those few short minutes. He only knew that a single new tactic he had proposed had sent the entire team from a winning position to the brink of total defeat. After the scrimmages, he would face an unprecedented and brutal judgment. What would his teammates think of him?! What would manager Zhao Xin think of him?! What would the club think of him?!
The goblin felt as if he had fallen into an icy pond, his whole body icy cold. A pair of cold and vicious eyes vaguely emerged in his mind. Those were Ping Shuai's eyes.
That substitute he once disdained and discarded like a piece of trash... after this battle, he's probably going to be trampled on! This is simply a nightmare!!
The goblin began to tremble all over and began to regret infinitely.
Just then, the three of them saw a shadow approaching from afar with steady steps.
It's blink!
Why did he come here? Shouldn't he stand far away at this time, wait for the three of them to die together before planting the flag and winning?
The three saber-tooth tigers slumped on the ground, all confused and disheartened. They gave up resisting and let the green confinement spell wrap around their bodies.
Xia Tong finally walked up to them. The little wizard looked down at them, raised his ice crystal staff, and looked like a principal teaching students a lesson.
"The outcome of this training match is important to you, right?" he asked calmly.
The three saber-toothed tigers did not answer.
Although it is very cheap to be so fussy about the result of a game, it is indeed an understandable fact for the Sabretooth players. No matter how embarrassing it is, they have accepted it.
"You three will plant ten flags. Each person only needs to plant about three. Judging from your remaining health, you probably have more than a minute. Let me make a deal with you?" Xia Tong spoke quickly and clearly: "Apologize to our captain. If you don't, you will all go back home and this game is over! But if you apologize sincerely, I will withdraw from the arena immediately, and you will still win this game!"
The three saber-toothed tigers looked up in disbelief, as if they had heard a fairy tale.
Mo Lan: "...Huh? There is such a good thing?"
Robin King: "...What are you apologizing for? I don't understand."
The goblin's eyes filled with tears: "...Oh my god, I think I saw an angel..."
None of the three responded directly, and as a result, Xia Tong hit them on the head one by one with a big magic wand.
"What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and make a decision!" The little wizard seemed even more anxious than them.
"Don't you want me to think about it?" Mo Lan rolled his eyes, still a little embarrassed.
"What are you thinking about? You're not going to take on such a good deal! Are you stupid?!" Xia Tong was afraid that the three of them would die before they could even apologize, so she said earnestly, "Just think of it as making friends! There are many benefits to being friends with us!"
Robin King: "Such as?"
Xia Tong scratched her head for a while: "For example...for example - I can sing a song for you!"
Mo Lan: “…Huh?”
Robin King: "......"
Goblin: "Slurp."
After this escalation, the three Sabretooth Tigers were defeated.
"Okay, isn't it just an apology to Zero?" Mo Lan sighed, "I'm sorry, we shouldn't have said bad things about Zero behind his back, saying he's a bitch, saying he's old, and that he should have retired a long time ago."
King Robin added, "We shouldn't curse him and his team to death all day long. It's all just a trick. In reality, you are all honest and very capable opponents."
Goblin: "...We should not fabricate rumors without evidence, saying he's a fan, that he's a bad person, or that he has a corrupt private life. These are all completely false."
"I, Mo Lan."
"I, King Robin."
"I, Goblin."
"On behalf of Team Sabretooth, we would like to express our sincere apologies to Polaris' captain, Zero. We hope that everyone will not misunderstand Zero because of our nonsense! Zero is truly an upright and outstanding player and captain!"
Xia Tong put his big magic wand into his arms with satisfaction, clapped his hands and cheered: "Okay! I've finished recording! Then I'll keep my word and back off. See you later! Mua~" After that, he blew a kiss and disappeared from the map at the speed of light.
The Sabretooth Trio: “????”
Mo Lan was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth: "He...really quit? He's quite trustworthy..."
Robin King: "Why didn't I think Blink was kind of cute before..."
The goblin's eyes had already turned into two big pink hearts, and they were jumping around like "Bengdongbendong". "Damn, this isn't just a little cute!! This is super cute!!!"
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