Interception (2-in-1)

"The Blue Team has captured the Gold Mine! Flag Capture Warrior: Feng Zi'ang!"

"Red team has captured the Mill! Flag capturer: Chu Li!"

"The Red Team has captured the research institute! Flag Capture Warrior: Xu Wenze!"

A series of notification sounds rang out, and within two minutes of the start of the battle, both sides had each captured two resource buildings.

Jinghai University's resource plundering speed is 3 points per minute, while Wannan University's is 2 points per minute. It seems like a little less, but Wannan University has gained an extra resource plundering tool, the Mill, which is crucial for team fights, giving them an advantage in a 5v5 head-on confrontation.

A slight disadvantage in resources in the early stages is not important; as long as you win team fights, you can still come from behind.

During Duanmucheng's analysis, as the two teams headed to the Gold Mine and Forge respectively, Bai Xiaowen was also giving instructions in the Blue Team's public channel.

"The kill notification just now revealed our 140 formation; no one went to the Forge on the northern section of the eastern route."

"The opponents currently have four players remaining, with a two-person team on both the west and east sides. Shi Feng is still in the dark room, but he will be revived in a minute. There are 44 seconds left."

"So, from their perspective, they'll definitely try to secure either the Gold Mine or the Forge —as long as they can take one and don't keep feeding more casualties, they won't lose out."

"The two who captured the Mill on the western route will likely take the central route to spy on the Gold Mine, while the two who captured the research institute on the eastern route will likely continue north to capture the Forge..."

When Bai Xiaowen got to this point, Xiang Hui raised an objection.

"Is it possible that they'll converge on the mid lane from both flanks? All four of them could meet at the Gold Mine in the mid lane and engage us in a head-on team fight?"

Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said, "Impossible. Shi Feng needs to wait for his resurrection, so he definitely won't be able to regroup in time. One group of the enemy is on the west road, and the other is on the east road. If they both choose to gather on the central road, they will enter my Divine Might perception range before they meet up. We can use our numerical advantage to defeat them one by one, and their disadvantage will be further amplified."

"Even if they aren't picked off one by one, it's still not a wise choice for the enemy to stick together and fight head-on when they are outnumbered. They will definitely use the essence of guerrilla warfare, splitting into two or even more groups to 'steal' Resource Point! After obtaining key combat buffs and respawning their teammates, they will then seek a head-on team fight."

At this point, Bai Xiaowen waved his hand. "The four of you, assemble and head southwest!"

"Shall we go to the Mill?" Li Shuyi asked.

"No, we're going to intercept the enemy's western duo who are heading here!" Bai Xiaowen said with a smile. "Capturing the flag is certainly good, but only by using superior forces to reduce their numbers can we maintain the initiative. If they want the Forge, let them have it. We'll kill their western duo, and with only three of them left, even with the Forge's buff, they won't dare to confront us head-on."

Bai Xiaowen and his group of four set off on the road to the southwest. Even if the two opponents on the western route abandoned the main road and traversed mountains and valleys, they would not be able to "brush past" Bai Xiaowen and his group, because Bai Xiaowen's spiritual perception had a wide range and he could pinpoint their location before they even passed each other.

Although Xiang Hui still had reservations, he didn't continue to question it; a team must have only one voice. He asked directly, "What about me?"

"Xiang Hui's take the southeast route to the research institute," Bai Xiaowen said. "The research institute on the other side is definitely empty. If we take over the research institute, we can further reduce the variables."

The research institute doesn't yield much benefit in the short term. However, after occupying it for 10 minutes, it will generate valuable magical items. Some of these items, if used properly, can have incredibly powerful effects.

The movement speed bonus from the Beast Pen on Bai Xiaowen and the others is useless in direct combat. The extra movement speed provided by the Beast Pen is essentially equivalent to Boots of Speed or Homeguard in another timeline of League of Legends, and it disappears once you enter combat.

Furthermore, the Spirit Realm Rules determine the conditions for "entering combat" differently from those in League of Legends. As long as "the opponent makes a threatening move," it is considered to have entered combat!

Threatening actions include attacks, chases, etc. In other words, once both sides enter each other's field of vision and engage in a hostile action that poses a threat, the Beast Pen actually becomes ineffective.

For example, if you fire a shot from a distance and miss, you will still lose movement speed upon entering combat. However, in League of Legends, the Boots of Speed will not cause you to lose movement speed unless you are affected by damage or crowd control effects, which is better than the Beast Pen.

Bai Xiaowen chose to occupy the Beast Pen first mainly to ambush others. In the mid-to-late game, when both sides know each other's locations and gather for a head-on battle, the Forge and Mill are still more useful, and the research institute can also be used as a surprise weapon.

Bai Xiaowen was unaware that the two-man team from the western route of Wannan University that he was about to face included Duanmucheng, their captain. This was also where Duanmucheng's cunning lay; he had his fellow archer Chu Li, raise the flag to avoid revealing his own position.

However, this did not affect the outcome, because Bai Xiaowen's side had gathered four people, giving them an absolute advantage.

Moreover, Bai Xiaowen possesses a wide range of Psychic Sensing, allowing him to sense the other party in advance and make preparations accordingly.

Duanmucheng and Chu Li, one a strength-based warrior and the other an agile archer, are practically blind in front of Mental Specialist. Furthermore, neither of them possesses any invisibility abilities.

As for the team's Mental Specialist, the Illusionist Xu Wenze, as a support, is traveling with the main tank Lu Jiadong, far away on the eastern route.

Moreover, even if Xu Wenze were on the west side and faced Bai Xiaowen, his Psychic Sensing range would be far inferior to Bai Xiaowen's, and he would only be Suppression. Bai Xiaowen only needed to release his Divine Might to cover his teammates to deceive Xu Wenze's perception.

Of course, this kind of Psychic Sensing requires a prerequisite: the mental attributes of the party being manipulated must far exceed those of the party being searched.

Bai Xiaowen's mental attribute was 58 points at this moment, while Xu Wenze's was... 32 points. The difference was almost double, so he was definitely being cheated without a doubt.

"Attention, I've sensed the positions of those two," Bai Xiaowen said softly. "Prepare for Ambush."

The four men lay in ambush by the roadside and saw Duanmucheng and Chu Li running towards them at high speed.

Bai Xiaowen had already shared information about the opposing team's five players with his teammates before the battle even began. It has to be said, Insight is incredibly useful...

Having confirmed that the Ambush targets were Duanmucheng and Chu Li, Bai Xiaowen sent them their skill information again.

It should be noted that Insight generally do not provide details down to the specific percentage increase in skill values, nor do they show the enhancement effects of LV4 and LV7 skills. Bai Xiaowen created this comprehensive version using Insight combined with previous data and intelligence.

[Duanmucheng (Hero Tier Level 6)]

[Race: Human Species / Human Race]

[Class: Temple Crusader]

[Attributes: Strength 53, Agility 22, Constitution 31, Spirit 19]

[Class Skill: Holy Light Judgment: Passive, increases your Holy damage by 25%. Activating this skill summons a Holy Hammer to fall from the sky, applying 3 Holy heals to a friendly target or dealing 3 Holy damages to an enemy target over 5 seconds. LV4 Effect: Heretic Judgment: If the Holy Hammer is pointed at an enemy, the target cannot become invisible during the Judgment effect and receives 25% more Holy damage.]

[Skill 1: Crusader Heavy Strike: Swing your weapon to deliver a powerful strike to a single target within melee range, dealing holy damage equal to 150% of your physical attack power. Targets with lower strength than you will be knocked back in a small area. LV4 Effect: Hammer of Justice: Crusader Heavy Strike will generate a holy energy shockwave that spreads, dealing holy damage to other enemies within a 5-meter radius. Each enemy takes damage equal to 15% of the damage dealt to the primary target.]

[Skill 2: Frenzy: Enter Frenzy State, attack speed increased by 30%, movement speed increased by 30%, lasting 30 seconds. LV4 effect: Unknown.]

[Skill 3: Holy Light Bolt: Throws a guided holy light energy bolster, healing a friendly target or dealing holy damage to an enemy target (healing and damage equal to your strength). You cannot target yourself. LV4 Effect: Purify: Randomly removes one negative status effect (friendly) or positive status effect (enemy) from the target.]

[Skill 4: Divine Storm: Fires a barrage of holy energy arrows centered on you, dealing holy damage equal to your class level * 10 to all targets within a 10-meter radius. LV4 Effect: Divine Awakening: Restores your Life Value equal to 20% of the total skill damage while dealing damage.]

Duanmucheng is indeed very strong, worthy of being Hero Class. Judging from his stats, he's no less powerful than Qi Ruifeng. The good news is that Duanmucheng doesn't have Hero Tier- specific equipment, otherwise he would be even more formidable.

Bai Xiaowen further deduced that Duanmucheng must have a very strong background and influence. In terms of combat skill collection, apart from "Frenzy," the other three are all rare holy damage skills of the Paladin class, which have a very high degree of compatibility with Duanmucheng's class passive skills. This is also one of the reasons why Duanmucheng is so powerful.

His companion, the archer Chu Li, was a Firefeather Archer, a class that could inflict fire damage on arrows. All three of his skills were also archer-specific skills that increased attack speed and mobility.

There is only one skill that is special, called "Ambidextrous Volley," which can offset the accuracy penalty caused by dual-wielding one-handed ranged weapons. This is similar to Xiang Hui's "Whirling Twin Blades."

Chu Li's original level was not bad, but after the impact of Duanmucheng's information, the thickness of his information seemed average.

"Ignore that archer, focus on taking down Duanmucheng first," Bai Xiaowen whispered. "Same as always, Shu Yi Charge, Old Han Cover, and Feng Zi'ang Smite the damage from a distance with Smite. Remember to use your shields in time."

This time, it's not suitable to let Butcher use his hook to ambush Duanmucheng. Duanmucheng's strength value is as high as 53 points. If he really uses the Meat Hook, Butcher will definitely be pulled over... Moreover, less than two minutes have passed since the last battle to kill Shi Feng, and Butcher's Meat Hook skill has not yet cooled down.

After Duanmucheng entered the Ambush range, Li Shuyi launched the first attack, unleashing another Savage Charge!

Even faster than Li Shuyi was Bai Xiaowen's Intimidation skill; a circle of Overawing Presence spread out, and Duanmucheng and Chu Li were simultaneously plunged into Fear Status.

As a ranged archer, Chu Li immediately used his control-breaking item to break free from the Intimidation's control. He then flipped over and skillfully hid behind Duanmucheng, drawing a single-handed crossbow in each hand.

Dudu!

Two crossbow bolts, glowing with flames, shot out, their target being Li Shuyi.

A soft white light shone down as Feng Zi'ang cast his True Word: Shield on Li Shuyi, helping her absorb damage and enhancing her armor and magic resistance.

Clearly, dual-wielding one-handed weapons results in a high attack speed, but also means that the damage per attack is not high. These two crossbow bolts did not even penetrate the True Word Shield on Li Shuyi's body.

However, Bai Xiaowen's Insight revealed that both arrows had a slight knockback effect! This must be Chu Li's equipment skill.

An ordinary assassin would likely be repelled. But Li Shuyi is an agile warrior who dares to face enemies head-on. Her Savage Charge skill grants her Super Armor during the Charge, making her immune to control effects with a priority of 5 or lower! These two arrows didn't even allow her to pause for a moment.

This is why Duanmucheng misjudged the situation. He didn't immediately use the disarming item to remove the Intimidation! By the time Li Shuyi bumped into him, it was too late to use the disarming item.

Because Duanmucheng's strength was high, Li Shuyi's Savage Charge LV4 effect: Forced could not take effect, and it did not knock Duanmucheng away, but only pushed him back a short distance. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Shuyi swiftly thrust out two swords, dealing damage.

However, this also allowed Duanmucheng to recover from his Intimidation state. He immediately raised his two-handed greatsword horizontally and used the broad blade to Block Li Shuyi's attack. This reaction alone shows that Duanmucheng's Battle Specialty are quite high.

After two soft sounds, Li Shuyi's body couldn't help but pause slightly. Both of them suffered minor recoil damage, and due to the difference in strength, Li Shuyi's movements stiffened for a moment.

Duanmucheng seized the opportunity and unleashed a Crusader Heavy Strike with ferocious force!

A tall, muscular figure, as strong as an iron tower, Sprint from the side, a heavy shield raised. Han Xu initiated Cover after Li Shuyi rushed over.

When!

With a resounding crash, the greatsword struck the heavy shield. However, the Crusader Heavy Strike's enhanced effect, Hammer of Justice, immediately triggered, unleashing a ring of holy energy shockwaves that spread outwards. Of course, the damage from the shockwaves was relatively low, well within Li Shuyi's tolerance range.

"Not good! Retreat quickly! I'll cover your retreat!"

Duanmucheng finally understood the situation: he was not facing one or two enemies, but a four-person gang attack!

In a two-on-four situation, if the opponents were of average strength, Duanmucheng could put up a fight. However, with Bai Xiaowen, a powerful Hero Class, leading the team, Duanmucheng didn't think he could gain any advantage. Escaping was the only rational choice.

When the boss gave the order, Chu Li turned and ran without a word. An agile archer can run as fast as an assassin; he's as swift as a mad rabbit.

However, after running only twenty meters, Chu Li heard a "thud" in front of him, as if a heavy sack had fallen down. A burly, muscular Roshan blocked his way.

Following this Roshan were several skeletons in fairly complete armor, wielding scimitars and iron shields!