Huya, Yun Shu's livestream.
"As expected of Sister Yun Shu, the jungle queen! That double kill with Pei Qinhu was clean and crisp-a feast for the eyes!"
Faced with praise filling the screen, Yun Shu didn't let it go to her head or dare let her guard down.
"Exalted Emperor really is the trickiest one to deal with."
Yun Shu opened the gold panel to check.
Exalted Emperor's Gan had two kills and currently had the most gold in the match!
From his solo kill of Dehua's Lu Bu at the start to his instant kill of his team's gold-badge Wang Zhaojun with a single combo in the last fight, it was clear that Exalted Emperor's understanding of Gan & Mo had reached minor national ranking level, if not surpassed it!
If they didn't rein in Exalted Emperor's Gan, he would probably become a terror in the late game!
At four minutes, the Overlord and Tyrant spawned.
"Everyone, come take the Tyrant!"
Yun Shu switched to tiger form and headed for the Tyrant pit, calling out over team chat, "Brother Hua, you and Sun Bin check the bushes around the pit!"
"You got it, Little Sis Yun Shu!"
Following her instructions, Dehua's Lu Bu and Sun Bin went back and forth through the bushes around the pit, checking every last detail. Mage Wang Zhaojun and marksman Goya stood on either side of the pit like a pair of door gods, guarding it with everything they had.
"Our defense is watertight. The dragon's as good as ours!"
After making sure the area around the pit was safe, Yun Shu switched Pei Qinhu to human form and began attacking the Tyrant with punches and kicks.
In the early and mid game, killing the Tyrant granted the team plenty of gold and experience. Its importance went without saying.
For that reason, teams wouldn't give up the fight for it unless absolutely necessary.
Soon, the enemy jungler Baili Xuance and clash-laner Ying crept up through the river on opposite sides of the pit. From the look of them, they seemed ready to contest it.
Yun Shu wasn't worried. Her whole team was there and had spread out in a defensive formation. Even if the enemy forced a fight over the dragon, it would be five against two. The advantage was theirs.
Suddenly!
Just then.
Something unexpected happened!
"Feilian is excited! Feilian thinks he can take on five at once!"
The enemy Baili Xuance spun his hook-scythe as if he were having a seizure, broke through the blockade mage Wang Zhaojun had carefully built, and charged toward the dragon pit!
His blood-red hook-scythe shot out and caught the half-health Tyrant, and he blinked straight into the pit.
"He dared go in?"
Yun Shu's beautiful eyes widened in surprise. "Did Fish Leong give you that courage?"
But that wasn't all!
"It's hard for me to imagine how you'll escape the palm of my hand!"
The enemy Ying also seemed to have a sudden attack of madness. Like a lovesick yandere forcing her affections on someone, she swung her feather chain, got right in Goya's face, and unleashed her second skill, Feather Storm. She lashed her crimson feather chain wildly, whipping Goya into the dragon pit.
The Tyrant pit instantly became a two-on-two fight.
"They've lost their minds and are handing us free kills?"
Yun Shu froze. Had those two suffered cerebellar atrophy? Were they really throwing their lives away to steal the Tyrant?
Their three teammates outside the pit rushed to help!
"Don't worry, Little Sis Yun Shu! Brother Hua's here!"
Seeing kills ripe for the taking, Dehua didn't even bother to enchant his weapon. He immediately unleashed his ultimate, the King descending from the heavens in savage fury!
The ultimate knocked Xuance and Ying into the air.
"Brother Hua, leave me a kill!"
Yun Shu couldn't shake the feeling that something was amiss, though she couldn't put her finger on what was strange. But the temptation of those low-health enemies left her no time to think. She quickly switched to tiger form and lunged at the low-health Ying deep in the pit, biting down!
She happened to glance up.
And froze on the spot!
Behind the dragon pit, just one wall away.
A general clad in golden armor looked down on them, a beauty like an immortal consort cradled in his arms. Golden flying swords hovered over his palm, poised to strike!
It was Gan & Mo!
"Exalted Emperor!"
Yun Shu jolted in shock, a piercing chill shooting to the top of her head. Why had Exalted Emperor's Gan suddenly appeared behind the pit? They had clearly checked the bushes back there.
But when she saw Xuance and Ying struggling for their lives in the Tyrant pit,
Yun Shu's heart lurched as realization struck. Xuance and Ying had drawn part of all five players' attention when they first appeared. Then their near-suicidal attempt to steal the dragon had captured all five players' attention completely!
They'd had no time to pay attention to anything else!
Exalted Emperor's Gan must have slipped behind the Tyrant pit then.
"He actually used his teammates as bait to chum the waters!"
Yun Shu gritted her teeth. She, Lu Bu, and Goya were all in the Tyrant pit now, their figures overlapping. Exalted Emperor's Gan could catch them all in one net!
"Run!"
Yun Shu instantly pressed her second skill and lunged forward!
"In the battle to slay the rebels, we must stake everything on one strike!"
Flying swords circled Exalted Emperor's Gan. He threw four swords, then emptied the rest of the swords from his sheath in the blink of an eye!
Yun Shu's Pei Qinhu took the full damage from all eight swords. His health bar emptied, and his second skill carried him straight to a new grave!
At the same time, Lu Bu's and Goya's health bars vanished inside the Tyrant pit, and they fell dead on the spot!
Exalted Emperor's Gan claimed a triple kill and stole the dragon at the limit!
"Fuck your grandma!" Dehua's shocked wail came over team voice chat. "How was Gan behind the dragon pit?"
"Sun Bin, take Zhaojun and run!" Yun Shu forced down her fear and shouted with what little reason she had left, "Get as far away as you can!"
Sun Bin flapped his wings and fled in panic with Wang Zhaojun!
But just then, Exalted Emperor's Sang Qi and Di Renjie arrived as backup. The low-health Sun Bin and Wang Zhaojun were chased into the jungle and couldn't escape death!
A little over four minutes in!
Team wipe.
Yun Shu's ample chest rose and fell, her breathing slightly shaky. In her nine years fighting in King's Canyon, aside from the man she loved, she had never before been toyed with in the palm of one person's hand like she had in this match.
"Revenge! Little Sis Yun Shu, we have to get revenge!" Dehua roared over team voice chat.
"That's right!"
A flash of anger crossed Yun Shu's beautiful eyes. "Brother Hua, once we respawn, let's go gank Exalted Emperor together!"
Douyin, Su Hang's livestream.
A flood of 666 filled the chat!
Team voice chat was filled with cries of admiration.
"Triple kill! Boss Exalted Emperor, you're my god!"
"We built the plank road in plain sight while secretly crossing into Chencang, and ran the enemy in circles! They thought we were the clowns, but they were the clowns all along! Hahaha, that felt fucking great!"
"Follow Boss Exalted Emperor's orders and we'll win battles!"
"Great God Exalted Emperor, can I get a spot on your friends list after this match?"
Su Hang smiled. "Next time, for sure."
He controlled Gan & Mo as he headed toward the enemy high ground, signaling support Sang Qi to follow.
Sang Qi was utterly confused. "Boss Exalted Emperor, what are you doing?"
The viewers in the livestream didn't understand either.
"Is he going to ambush Yun Shu, Dehua, and the others in front of their high ground?"
"Doesn't seem like it. If it were an ambush, Boss Exalted Emperor could handle it alone. Why bring Sang Qi?"
"I suddenly have a bad feeling about this."
Su Hang glanced at Sang Qi beside him. "Do you want one assist or three?"
"Three assists, of course," Sang Qi said half-jokingly. "Can you get another triple kill, Boss Exalted Emperor?"
Su Hang didn't answer directly. Instead, he said, "With one assist, you can live. With three assists, you'll definitely die. I respect your choice."
Sang Qi froze for a moment, his eyes bulging like a fly's. "Boss Exalted Emperor, don't tell me you're going to-"
"Mm."
Su Hang nodded, his gaze falling on the enemy fountain.
"Dive the fountain!"