King of the Hill Mode Again (2-in-1)

Yu Ting, a seasoned Elite Tier spellcaster, remained calm despite her initial shock.

She braced herself with both hands, and a chilling aura spread out. An Frost Ring exploded, freezing Xiang Hui in place. At the same time, Yu Ting quickly fled, escaping Xiang Hui's melee range.

However, a flash of light appeared on Xiang Hui's body as he decisively released the control, his reaction speed astonishing. The pale blue Frost Ring that had been Imprisonment Xiang Hui's feet dissipated, and Xiang Hui, who had regained his freedom of movement, caught up with Yu Ting in just a few steps.

An agile assassin, hunting down a spellcaster who has lost all control and movement skills, can almost always hit them dead without external intervention.

Just then, Shi Haiyan, who was not far away, rushed over and shouted, "Over here!"

Yu Ting was certain that as long as Shi Haiyan helped her block Xiang Hui and gave her time to cast her spell, two Frost Shard would be enough to render Xiang Hui unable to take care of himself.

However, Shi Haiyan's interception was destined to fail. Just as he activated his shoes and accelerated, a tall, muscular skeleton wielding a greatsword swept past from the side, knocking him back several steps! The Skeleton Champion blocked his way.

Both are strength-based Elite Template. Although Shi Haiyan is stronger, he is powerless to stop the Skeleton Champion if he is determined to delay.

In the blink of an eye, a kill occurred on the other side of the battlefield! Li Shuyi, Han Xu, and the summoned creatures, including Rageclaw, worked together to kill Zhang Yubin and Mi Yuan almost simultaneously!

A heavy pressure weighed on the hearts of the surviving members of the Shandong University team.

Not long after, Xiang Hui successfully killed Yu Ting, reducing the Shandong University Team by one player.

The remaining two members of the Shandong University Team, Shi Haiyan, were surrounded and attacked by a group of summoned creatures, and were in dire straits.

Bao Yiming was being harassed and blocked by the Butcher, and also Bone Warlock's ranged Lightning Strike, causing his Life Value to drop rapidly.

His constitution is 30 points. For a typical Intermediate Awakened, 300 points of Life Value is not low, not to mention the 20% physical damage reduction. However, the Butcher's Rot and the Bone Warlock's Lightning Strike are both magical damage types.

"Fatty's probably doomed this round..." Bao Yiming felt a little discouraged, but after glancing at the Butcher's health bar, he regained his fighting spirit. "This big guy is about to collapse! Even if we lose, we can't lose so pathetically; we have to take a couple down with us..."

Under Bao Yiming's powerful punch with 59 points of strength, the Butcher's Life Value dropped rapidly. Because of the Butcher's Rot skill, he also had to take the same amount of damage! Under such Severe Injury, even 600 points of Life Value wouldn't last long.

Moreover, the Butcher is large and slow-moving, so he can't use any fancy moves like Parry, Block, or dodging. Bao Yiming's attacks are all about solid, visceral blows...

As Shi Haiyan was surrounded and fell to the ground by Bai Xiaowen and others, Bao Yiming finally depleted the Butcher's last remaining Life Value, leaving him with only about a hundred Life Value.

"Roar!"

Bao Yiming suddenly bent down Sprint, knocking aside a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, and grabbed Xiang Hui's legs! Like a spring compressed to its limit, he picked up Xiang Hui Xiang Hui launched him into the air, pinning him headfirst and feet first, spinning him as he hurtled down to the ground.

Combat Skill - Spiral Piledriver!

Thump!

Vital Strike! Triggers instant kill!

Xiang Hui only had time to utter the word "fuck" in the public channel before his Life Value were reduced to zero and he was ejected from the battlefield.

This was Bao Yiming's last counterattack. After taking down Xiang Hui, his throwing skills were almost all on cooldown, and his remaining hundred-odd Life Value were quickly wiped out by focused fire.

Inside the auditorium.

The announcement of Jinghai University's victory resounded throughout the stadium, but in contrast, there was complete silence, creating a very oppressive atmosphere.

Yun Xiaozhu's commentary was also intermittent, and she seemed somewhat saddened.

"In the first match of the knockout stage, Jinghai University secured a victory... This match, lasting less than ten minutes, saw only a few minutes of actual team battles. Now, as usual, we'll conduct a recap to analyze the reasons for the University Team's defeat..."

Retrospective analysis is very common in league games.

In the early days of the Common Era, e-sports competitions featured incredibly fast-paced reactions from players. Team battles involved ten people using a total of forty skills (often more), which was dazzling and resulted in many spectacular replays of those matches.

In the Psychic Energy Era, every outstanding awakened individual's reaction speed surpasses that of e-sports players in the Common Era. As the vast majority of viewers are ordinary people, their eyes cannot keep up with the players' movements. They can only receive basic information such as "XX killed XX", "XX got a double kill", "XX team won the team fight", etc., and cannot grasp the exciting details at all.

Therefore, a review is essential.

The team battle, which lasted several minutes, was played in 0.5x slow motion, yet the players' movements were still incredibly fast. At certain crucial moments, Yun Xiaozhu had to pause her commentary.

"The University Team's first wave of tactics was quite successful; only two players needed to use their crowd control immunity to break free from the enemy's group control... The subsequent team's charge was even more domineering, taking down the enemy support first."

"Next... Bai Xiaowen used a movement skill, traversing a distance of over a hundred meters, practically flying from one end of the battlefield to the other..."

Here, Yun Xiaozhu paused the game. "This is a newly introduced skill. In all previous matches, Bai Xiaowen has never shown any long-range movement ability... I've received supplementary information; this is a shared skill for Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi's team, called 'Tether '."

"This skill became the key to victory... As you can see, after Bai Xiaowen crossed the battlefield, not only was he freed from the threat of the enemy team, but he also inflicted a devastating blow on our University Team's rear..."

Yun Xiaozhu continued to commentate on the subsequent player actions, including Yu Ting's reaction to dodge the Orochi Nagi, and Xiang Hui's dash and instant skill removal, all of which were well-received.

Finally, Yun Xiaozhu concluded, "It's a pity we lost this team fight; we only lost because of the enemy's squad -Tether skill. If we had known about this skill beforehand, I believe Team Bao and the others would have adopted a more cautious strategy..."

"There are three matches in the knockout stage, so losing one isn't a big deal. Anyway, I hope the University Team can do their best, win the next two matches, and advance to the quarterfinals!"

The home team's players' lounge.

In fact, the Shandong University Team thought the same thing... They had just had a heated discussion, and in the end, apart from Shi Haiyan, the other four unanimously agreed that the Jinghai University Team was too insidious and Bai Xiaowen was too sleazy, having kept the "Tether" skill hidden all along.

"Bai Xiaowen didn't use this trump card when we played in Southern Anhui, but he had to reveal it under our pressure, which shows how strong we are," it has to be said that Bao Yiming's thinking was quite unique for a fat man like him. "Keep it up, we still have a chance to win back two games!"

After a short break, the game mode for the second round was drawn.

This time, both sides banned the same modes as in the first game.

The large screen's roulette wheel flashed, finally settling on... SOLO Mode, King of the Hill Mode.

The moment they saw this game mode, the expressions on the faces of the two teams were remarkably identical.

Jinghai University member: This is a sure thing.

Shandong University member: This is a sure thing!

Due to the guessing game, Jinghai University will be the first to choose their contestant.

"Hey, wanna try another one-against-five?" Xiang Hui chuckled and said to Bai Xiaowen.

"Fine, I'll give you a chance to prove yourselves..."

Bai Xiaowen shook his head and immediately announced, "Our first player to appear is Feng Zi'ang."

A half-body image of Feng Zi'ang was displayed on the large screen. Then, Feng Zi'ang entered the contestant tunnel and stepped into the arena space.

The team that chooses to field the first player is at a disadvantage because the opponent can select players specifically to counter the style of the players you choose.

Sending the support player first is to minimize this disadvantage—after all, the support player is usually the weakest in one-on-one combat among the five, and their strength in team coordination is useless in a one-on-one fight, so it's better to use them as a probe.

After some discussion, the Shandong University Team decided to field Zhang Yubin, the shooter.

Feng Zi'ang's only offensive skill is the Smite spell, which deals moderate damage. He also possesses shields and healing abilities, making him excellent for prolonged battles. Unfortunately, Zhang Yubin's Viper Sting not only dealt damage but also reduced the effectiveness of Feng Zi'ang's healing skills by 40%...

Zhang Yubin used long-range positioning to shoot and kill Feng Zi'ang at full health.

After the kill notification sound, the big screen camera, as usual, gave a close-up of the victor, Zhang Yubin. Zhang Yubin then swaggered towards the camera, making a throat-slitting gesture... which earned him a round of cheers and applause from the crowd.

The students from Jinghai University were seething with anger.

"I'll go and kill him," Xiang Hui said coldly.

"Okay," Bai Xiaowen agreed.

Zhang Yubin became the reigning champion, and Xiang Hui became the next challenger from Jinghai University.

The battle resumed, and this time Zhang Yubin was clearly determined to fly a kite, firing as he retreated to create distance.

After dodging two arrows, Xiang Hui suddenly activated the mechanism at his waist, and the Thunderforged Grappling Hook Gun shot out a grappling hook that accurately embedded itself in a pillar on the battlefield. The hook then quickly retracted, and Xiang Hui's figure was propelled towards Zhang Yubin's direction.

Zhang Yubin sneered, "I knew you had this trick up your sleeve!" He crouched slightly and then took a step back. Where he had been standing, there was now a ring of inconspicuous black lines.

"Ironbriar Trap" is a rather useless skill. It can only be cast in place, and you have to hope that the opponent will run into it... Of course, once the opponent is caught in it, the effect is also outstanding, as it will inflict an initial Imprisonment and a long-lasting slow effect.

Xiang Hui's Thunderforged Grappling Hook Gun weapon showed its disadvantage in this aspect. Before landing, he had nowhere to gain leverage in the air and crashed headfirst into the Ironbriar Trap.

However, Xiang Hui's body flashed with light, and he broke free of the control state. Before Zhang Yubin could react, he rushed forward and swung his double blades in quick succession.

Zhang Yubin hurriedly used his movement skill "Shadowstep" to move into the shadow of a pillar, and then quickly ran away from the pillar—it was simple, he didn't want to give Xiang Hui another chance to get close with the grappling hook gun, and staying away from this kind of pillar terrain was a wise choice.

However, Xiang Hui's figure flashed slightly, leaving a long Afterimage behind him, and in an instant he Sprint in front of Zhang Yubin.

Ambush!

This is Xiang Hui's only dash skill. He first used the unreliable claw hook gun as the first Ambush, and then used the stable true "Ambush" skill as the second Ambush, which was because he had calculated that Zhang Yubin also had a movement escape skill!

Of course, falling into the trap was an accident, and being forced to surrender also demonstrates Xiang Hui's decisiveness.

Zhang Yubin activated his shoes to accelerate, and Xiang Hui did the same. The two chased and fled, Xiang Hui's speed was clearly superior. His twin blades continuously slashed at Zhang Yubin, inflicting sharp damage and bleeding effects.

In the end, Zhang Yubin bled to death while trying to escape...

The champion became Xiang Hui. After his victory, his Life Value was almost full—he only suffered minor damage from the Ironbriar Trap.

Xiang Hui's expression was indifferent, unlike Zhang Yubin's arrogant throat-slitting provocation.

After a brief discussion within the Shandong University team, Yu Ting volunteered to take the stage.

On the battlefield, Yu Ting's face was filled with a frosty, murderous aura. In the previous match, she had been brutally hacked to death by Xiang Hui, and this time she had volunteered specifically to seek revenge...

Mages are generally at a disadvantage against assassins, but Xiang Hui's dash skill is on cooldown, so it's a classic case of striking while the iron is hot...

Yu Ting Suppression Xiang Hui from the very beginning. Her Frost Shard skill, although the damage was not high, the additional 10-second chilling slow effect was a headache for melee fighters. Most importantly, this skill only had a 10-second cooldown! Of course, this spell required a 1-second cast time and was not instant.

As long as her Divine Might is sufficient, Yu Ting could theoretically use an endless Frost Shard to kill a melee fighter.

This skill is actually similar to the Bone Warlock's Lightning Strike; both are short-duration skills that require casting and prediction.

Yu Ting's Meditation Specialty level is very high. The arc drawn by the Frost Shard is as high as 30 degrees, which makes Xiang Hui's small movements basically ineffective. After taking the first Frost Shard, fine ice flowers appeared on his body, his body became stiff and heavy, and his speed was reduced by more than half.

There was absolutely no way to catch up with Yu Ting at that speed, especially since Yu Ting had moved away from the pillar to guard against Xiang Hui's Thunderforged Grappling Hook Gun...

After Yu Ting unleashed her second Frost Shard, Xiang Hui gritted his teeth and activated his escape skill, raising his hand to unleash the Thunderforged Grappling Hook Gun. After a running start, he launched himself forward, his body circling the pillar almost completely! This astonishing speed of movement clearly exceeded the coverage range of Yu Ting's Meditation Specialty, and the second Frost Shard missed its mark!

Although Xiang Hui's Thunderforged Grappling Hook Gun didn't get him close to Yu Ting, it successfully broke free from the subsequent slowing effect of the Frost Shard! He immediately used his 28 points of Agility advantage and sprinted towards Yu Ting.

Wow!

Left with no other choice, Yu Ting unleashed Frost Nova, a ring of Frost Ring rapidly spreading outwards, freezing Xiang Hui outside of melee range! She took a breath, held a hand seal, and murmured a few words, unleashing a much thicker Glacier Spike that pierced directly Piercing Xiang Hui's chest!

"Die." Yu Ting watched as Xiang Hui's health bar reached zero and let out a long sigh of relief.

A smile appeared on Xiang Hui's face, "My mission... is complete."

Good night...