Tactical Analysis

After watching the Team Battle match of the Heaven Dou Royal Team, Chen Feng had many thoughts.

He had always felt that the Heaven Dou Royal Team might be a bit troublesome, which could be seen from the previous Soul Fighting between the Shi Brothers and Gu Yue Ling and Ning Rongrong.

The Shi Brothers possess the ability to share the damage, and together with Ye Lingling, a dedicated healer, they form a small tactical core.

Not to mention Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, neither of whom are easy to deal with.

If someone can organically combine them, then the potential of the Heaven Dou Royal Team is still considerable.

The current situation confirms Chen Feng's point of view; the Heaven Dou Royal Team has now been molded into a single entity.

Although their tactics were not fully revealed because their opponents were not very resilient, some general outlines were already discernible.

In addition, Chen Feng felt that the tactics of the Heaven Dou Royal Team were strangely familiar, as if he had seen such tactics somewhere before.

He just couldn't quite remember it at the moment.

Even after returning to his dormitory at the Academy, Chen Feng kept thinking about this matter.

At first, he didn't have much of a clue, but he felt that the tactic was vaguely familiar.

He couldn't sleep at night and thought about it carefully for half the night before he finally figured out a little bit of the meaning from the Team Battle of the Heaven Dou Royal Team.

"Isn't this Substitute Guard Poison?" Chen Feng suddenly sat up.

Although the Heaven Dou Royal Team did not use their full strength, Chen Feng had already deduced some ideas from their performance.

And as he continued to think along these lines, he felt that the more he thought about it, the more correct it seemed.

Substitute Guard Poison is a rather disgusting tactic.

Its essence is to maximize one's own survivability, using various means to stay alive, and then using the debuffs inflicted by poison on the enemy to slowly wear them down.

Substitute is someone who creates Substitute to take the blame for another person's injuries; the Shi Brothers can serve a similar purpose in this regard.

"Protect" means putting yourself into Protect state to protect yourself from the opponent's attacks.

If Ye Lingling uses her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul at full power, it's not much different from simply Protect state.

As for the final poison, there's no need to explain further.

Upon realizing this, Chen Feng was immediately speechless.

Good heavens, where did this talent come from? To be able to devise such a tactic for the Heaven Dou Royal Team?

Compared to classic high-skill tactics like "Substitute Guard Poison," Chen Feng's previous use of the Flash Wave" and "Burning Camps felt much more civilized.

Once Chen Feng understood the concept of Substitute Guard Poison," he could easily see the Team Battle of the Heaven Dou Royal Team.

First, there's Dugu Yan, who released the poison. Due to the influence of Chen Feng on Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan's choice of Soul Ring also changed.

Therefore, her fighting method is no longer Poison Mist but Poison Water, and she can also control the Poison Water. There are probably some other methods that she has not yet shown.

After Dugu Yan sprayed the Poison Water Poison Water, Yu Tianheng chose to Electrification.

Chen Feng felt this move was quite brilliant.

According to Earth's Rules, pure water actually conducts almost no electricity; what conducts electricity are the various ions in the water. Poison Water naturally meets this condition.

After Electrification, the water is ionized into gas, and the toxins in it will also mix into the gas, becoming the Poison Gas that Chen Feng saw in the previous Team Battle.

Of course, this analysis by Chen Feng is based on his experience on Earth and may not necessarily reflect the situation in the Douluo World.

However, this explanation can be found in the events of that Team Battle.

These are the poison-releasing methods demonstrated by the Heaven Dou Royal Team.

If Chen Feng's prediction is correct, they should then have the defensive tactics of the Shi Brothers and Ye Lingling's trio, as well as the fixed-point sniping tactics brought by Tang Ying.

These tactics may also be coordinated with each other, allowing the entire Heaven Dou Royal Team to perform well in both offense and defense.

After understanding the tactical essence of the Heaven Dou Royal Team, Chen Feng began to think about how to counter them.

First of all, the flashbang tactic is not advisable, because the entire Heaven Dou Royal Team initially adopted a defensive posture and did not engage in a fierce head-on confrontation like the Kailin Team.

At the forefront of the formation are Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan. Both of them have AOE (area of effect) attacks, so whether or not they can see other players is not a decisive factor in their combat power.

As for the five people in the back row, they were like turtles hiding in their shells, making it difficult for them to break through the formation directly.

In the Original Work, Tang San's Realgar Wine tactic was not very effective because Dugu Yan released Poison Water, Poison Gas was just a byproduct of the Poison Water. Realgar Wine could not eliminate the root cause of the toxins in one go, just like it could with Poison Mist.

However, given the current composition of the Nine-Headed Serpent Team, there isn't really a suitable way to deal with the Poison Water.

Poison Water is an environmental creation skill; if it cannot be properly dealt with, the Nine-Headed Serpent Team's operational range will be limited.

If there's any way to counter this, it might be to send all three of Chen Feng's marksmen up and use Oscar's Flying Mushroom to engage in Aerial Shootout.

Anyway, Tang Ying only has three arrows now; he can't possibly kill three people with three arrows.

In fact, the best way to deal with the Poison Water is to freeze it directly, but unfortunately the Nine-Headed Serpent Team doesn't have the Ice Attribute, so they can't trigger the freeze reaction.

They can only play around with things like Electro-Charged or Vaporize to muddle through life.

However, is it feasible to simply cover the entire area with Blue Silver Grass? This seems to consume too much of Tang San's Soul Power.

While Chen Feng sat cross-legged on the bed deep in thought, Tang San, who was cultivating, woke up.

He looked at Chen Feng and asked curiously:

"Xiao Feng, what are you doing?"

Chen Feng then recounted what he had seen that day and his thoughts.

"After more than a month of training, we have gained considerable practical experience. Next, the Grandmaster will likely have Big Brother Dai and Gu Yue Ling join the team, which will allow us to start facing Level 40 teams. The Heaven Dou Royal Team will be one of the most likely opponents we will encounter."

"Even if we don't run into them in the Spirit Fighting Arena, we'll definitely run into them in the upcoming Spirit Master Tournament. This is an obstacle we can't avoid, so we must plan ahead and come up with a strategy to deal with them."

Tang San thought for a moment and said:

"You're right. I understand their possible tactical speculations. The key lies in the combination of the Poison Water and lightning. We need to deal with it properly, don't you think?"

Chen Feng nodded and said, "That's right. Lightning itself is a threat, and the Poison Water turning into Poison Mist after Electrification is another threat. In addition, I feel that Dugu Yan's control over the Poison Water is not so simple, which also needs to be considered in advance."

Planning ahead is his habit; if possible, he would love to be like Batman, working his way up from Plan A to Plan Z.

Unfortunately, his abilities are limited. Chen Feng can only play the role of a backup plan in some important matters, since his main strength is not in Covert Scheme, but in academic research.

After thinking for a while, Tang San said:

"Would it be feasible to cover the area with Blue Silver Grass? This would both prevent contact with the Poison Water and protect against Yu Tianheng's lightning."

"I've thought about this before, but can your Soul Power withstand it?" Chen Feng asked.

"It should be fine, as long as I can cover a certain area so the Poison Water doesn't restrict our movement, I can manage that. Besides, I have a strong regenerative ability, so I won't be completely wiped out by it," Tang San said.

"That's one way, but you'll have to reduce the water content of the Blue Silver Grass," Chen Feng reminded him.

Although wood is an insulator, trees with a high water content can still conduct electricity.

However, as long as Tang San reduces the water content of the Blue Silver Grass to the minimum, Yu Tianheng's lightning will most likely be unable to penetrate the Blue Silver Grass's barrier.

After all, his lightning wasn't quite at the level of heavenly thunder.

"Also, you need to be careful of Dugu Yan's toxins, which may have some effect on your Blue Silver Grass," Chen Feng continued.

"It's alright. Even if the toxins contaminate my Blue Silver Grass, it won't affect me. The contaminated Blue Silver Grass will still act as a barrier," Tang San said.

Chen Feng nodded in agreement, "Yes, in this way, we've initially broken through their Poison Water tactic."

Although some problems may arise in actual combat, that falls under the category of adapting to changing circumstances; Chen Feng doesn't have the ability to calculate everything perfectly.

"Then, what should we do with their tortoise shells?" Chen Feng asked again.

The combination of attack sharing and healing is a classic turtle lineup, and with an assassin and a Sniper in it, it's absolutely disgusting.

Tang San pondered for a moment and said:

"If it were just that Purple Splendor Bow Soul Master you mentioned, our three archers could easily win against him. But with the turtle shell protecting him, it's not so easy. How about we just charge straight in? Big Brother Dai and Gu Yue Ling are both powerful Warrior."

"Should we just go straight for her? If we could get Gu Yue Ling to go in and yell, things would definitely be much easier, but I'm worried she won't be able to get in. Even if Yu Tianheng can get Big Brother Dai to hold her off, Gu Yue Ling doesn't have any way to break through." Chen Feng raised a question.

That is, Gu Yue Ling has a weakness: short legs.

This "short legs" comment doesn't literally mean Gu Yue Ling's two long, white legs are short, but rather that she lacks effective methods to quickly close the distance to her opponents.

Chen Feng has Swift Thunder to dash forward, Xiao Wu has Flash, and Dai Mubai has Speed Boost, but Gu Yue Ling has none of these abilities.

In normal one-on-one Two-on-Two battles, this problem is not very noticeable because the Soul Fighting is not very large.

In typical Team Battle, both sides send people forward to charge, so this problem isn't very noticeable.

However, when facing the Heaven Dou Royal Team's tortoise-like tactics, Gu Yue Ling's short legs would inevitably be exposed, a problem that Chen Feng quickly realized.

By the time Gu Yue Ling charged into the back row of the Heaven Dou Royal Team, it would be too late, since Yu Tianheng and his group wouldn't just stand there like idiots.

Tang San was also stumped by this question, and the two of them fell silent at the same time.

After a while, Chen Feng said somewhat uncertainly:

"How about an airdrop?"

"Airdrop? What does that mean?" Tang San didn't quite understand.

"Since it's difficult to get there by ground, let's transport her by Airborne, preferably using the fastest flying vehicle," Chen Feng explained.

"Bai Chenxiang?"

"Yes, but I don't know if she can lead people effectively."

"You'll know once you try."

"OK."

"Speaking of which, what if she gets knocked down by that Tang Ying?" Tang San said with some worry.

"Then we'll see if we can force Tang Ying to fire a few more arrows," Chen Feng said.

Tang Ying is currently at Level 39. Even if he is overconfident and manages to reach the Soul Ancestor Realm, he can only fire a maximum of four arrows.

Once Tang Ying has used up Soul Ring, he will be of little use.

While the four arrows formed from these Soul Ring would certainly be incredibly powerful, they could be weakened or even tricked away using certain methods.

In addition, Gu Yue Ling's airdrop certainly cannot be carried out openly; tactical deception is naturally necessary.

With these preparations made, the chances of Gu Yue Ling being defeated are much smaller.

Next, Chen Feng and Tang San discussed for a while, and their tactics for dealing with the Heaven Dou Royal Team were gradually refined.

When the Heaven Dou Royal Team meets them, they will surely be pleasantly surprised by this great gift.

However, during his discussions with Tang San, Chen Feng felt as if he had overlooked some factor.

But upon closer reflection, I couldn't recall what it was, so I simply wrote it down for now, hoping for a sudden flash of inspiration someday.

Just as Chen Feng had guessed, when their combat experience gradually increased and they were able to deal with Level 30 teams without too much pressure, the Grandmaster set a new goal for them.

That means from now on, there will be no restrictions on the number of members in Team Battle, and their opponents will be upgraded from Level 30 teams to Level 40 teams.

This increased the pressure on Chen Feng and his team considerably, but after a few initial stumbling Team Battle, they quickly adapted to the intensity of a Level 40 team and made great strides toward becoming Golden Spirit Fighting Team.

This inevitably led to a clash between the Hydra Team and the Sky Fighting Royal Team, with their team battle spirit about to ignite.

Spirit Fighting Arena, Ma Hongjun couldn't help but say:

"This Heaven Dou Royal Team must be the strongest team in Heaven Dou City, right? I've heard that many Level 40 teams here are no match for them. If we can beat them, we'll be the strongest team in Heaven Dou City. Just thinking about it is exciting."

"What are you getting so worked up about? You're not going to do it anyway," Oscar said.

"If it weren't for, cough, tactical issues, why would I have gone up?" Ma Hongjun argued.

Fortunately, he remained relatively lucid and did not reveal any useful information.

"Don't worry, Sister Xiao Wu, I'll fight alongside you for your share." Xiao Wu patted Ma Hongjun on the shoulder.

"Come on, just don't repeat your old mistakes." Ma Hongjun secretly curled his lip.