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Sharpening The Knife Doesn’t Delay The Cutting of Vegetables With The Bow[eSports]: Chapter 105
105. Farewell Reverse Lance
【Chen Xingran, yyds!】
【Hahaha, Echo, please watch your words, or you’ll get fined!】
【What kind of damage is that? The efficiency of his kills is insane!】
【He’s just taking down two armor-broken players, no need to overhype.】
【Are they ordinary players? Those are professional players! WET’s two assault players! LOL, do you believe if you went up there, even with a sliver of health left, you’d still get counter-killed instantly?】
【Awesome! Feels like this is the best match so far in the regular season!】
Chen Xingran swiftly dealt with the two enemies. It had only been a short time, and the three members of Dream Ghost Team hadn’t even had a chance to retreat before they saw WET’s two assault players already taken down by Chen Xingran alone.
“…This is insane. Who is this Demonic Blade? Is he from Sheng Tang Team?”
“The Sheng Tang team doesn’t play Demonic Blade. Can’t you tell? It’s definitely ZMD’s rookie, no doubt.”
“You two still have time to chat? Damn, they’re coming after us! Run!”
Dream Ghost Team’s voice chat became chaotic. Their Voodoo player unleashed their ultimate to heal the team, trying to raise their health as they clashed with ZMD inside the water prison, hoping to break out of the encirclement.
But the next second, Chen Xingran, holding his spear, had already arrived. After defeating the enemy, his Ghost Shadow Slash refreshed, and he sliced through the air, instantly appearing in front of Dream Ghost Team’s three remaining members. His spear danced in a continuous, flowing barrage of inky spear strikes, as he and Luo Baibai and Xiao Nan started cleaning up.
Faced with the overwhelming spear strikes, the remaining three from Dream Ghost Team had little fight left in them. Though they managed to organize a few effective counterattacks using their own skills, inside Yang Yunche’s water prison, which blocked all ranged weapon damage, it was a battlefield tailor-made for Chen Xingran.
In this water prison domain, he was an invincible war god.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Chen Xingran’s eyes were calm as his spear sliced through the air, the sound of impact reverberating like a meat grinder tearing through, crushing the opposition. With the support of his teammates creating an optimal environment, he swiftly took down all three members of Dream Ghost Team with overwhelming force.
ZMD scored three more points.
Including the earlier assist kill on WET’s support and the two assault players, ZMD now had seven kill points in total.
Echo: “Great start for ZMD. With seven points, they’ve moved up to second place. Plus, with this team fight over, Xiao Nan and Luo Baibai both have their ultimates ready, so they’re well-positioned for the next round.”
He Ye: “Exactly, ZMD’s timing was perfect. They waited until WET and Dream Ghost had used up most of their skills and ultimates before engaging. It was a flawless cleanup strategy, no risks at all, playing it very safe.”
Zhi Zi: “Indeed. If they had gone in too early, WET’s Shatter Mountain could’ve unleashed his ultimate, combining it with Zhu Jiuyin’s special ability, which would’ve been a real headache for ZMD to handle.”
Both WET and Dream Ghost had come out of Huntian City, so they had decent equipment. After looting their graves, everyone in ZMD except for Yang Yunche now had purple armor, and the golden armor was given to Xiao Nan, the tank responsible for absorbing damage.
“Wow, they’ve got a Fire Cannon Soul Jade in their inventory!”
Luo Baibai’s eyes lit up. “Captain, do you want to use it?”
Yang Yunche shook his head. “No, I don’t like the feel of the Fire Cannon.”
The Fire Cannon is a short-range, arcing projectile weapon. Its advantage lies in its wide explosion range, which provides excellent suppressive power, but it’s not very suitable for Yang Yunche’s preferred high-ground positioning.
“Then I’ll take it.”
Luo Baibai happily stuffed it into his bag. “Ran Bao, you were incredible just now! Even better than in the training matches!”
At first, they were worried that Chen Xingran might get nervous after entering the professional scene, but after two team fights, where was the nervousness? As soon as he got into the combat rhythm, he was like a god of death reincarnated.
Yang Yunche also praised him, “Well done.”
Chen Xingran scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed. “…Once the fight starts, I forget I’m even in a competition.”
When the game first began, he was indeed a bit tense, walking on eggshells. But after the first few sword clashes, he stopped thinking about anything irrelevant. His mind was completely focused on how to dismantle the opponent and kill them as quickly as possible, long forgetting the cameras and spectators watching him.
“That’s the right mindset. Keep it up.”
Xiao Nan praised him with a smile, “It took me many matches to develop that mentality. For you to achieve it in your first one shows you were born to be a professional player.”
Luo Baibai followed up, “Exactly! You said you were nervous earlier—were you messing with us? Hmmph, you almost fooled me! You’ve definitely been learning bad habits from the captain!”
When fans or strangers say things like this to praise him, Chen Xingran doesn’t feel much. But hearing these “rainbow compliments” from close friends made him feel a little shy, so he quickly changed the subject. “Shall we head back to Huntian City?”
It was rare to see Chen Xingran so flustered. The corners of Yang Yunche’s mouth twitched slightly, tempted to tease him, but then his expression shifted as if remembering something, and his smile faded.
“Yes.”
Yang Yunche nodded seriously, instructing everyone to check their supplies and gear. Then the four members of ZMD charged back toward Huntian City in grand fashion.
After the first round of fights, other teams roaming the wild had also begun arriving in Huntian City. Once quiet at the start, the city was now bustling like a holiday. Just walking down the street could get you sniped by a stray long-range weapon from who-knows-where.
Although Huntian City was a high-resource zone, its supplies were limited. Consumables like armor plates and health packs were especially precious—once used, they were gone. Professional teams were also particularly mobile, always taking opportunities to pull teammates out of danger and heal up, making them extremely hard to kill, so consumables ran out fast.
This happened a lot in ranked matches, where a team would fight wave after wave in Huntian City, successfully taking down multiple teams, only to leave the city dirt poor, worse off than teams from the wilderness—barely having enough armor plates to share among four people.
Yang Yunche led ZMD to play guerrilla tactics in Huntian City. He never ventured into the chaotic center of the battlefield, where too many teams could easily lead to casualties. Instead, he focused on picking off stragglers. Anyone who left the battlefield to heal would find themselves targeted by him, and ZMD would swiftly strike, taking them down in the blink of an eye before disappearing, avoiding prolonged fights.
They were the ultimate opportunists of Huntian City, turning the battleground into a murky mess.
【So dirty!】
【ZMD could totally handle a straight-up fight, but they keep playing dirty like this…】
【This isn’t very exciting to watch. They don’t even engage in full team fights, just sneak around stealing kills. What’s the fun in that?】
【This is a tournament, man. Do you think this is ranked? If they can safely secure kills, why take unnecessary risks?】
【Battle royale games are all about strategy. If you want to see straight-up fights, go watch martial arts mode. Seriously, people even complain about this?】
【Ran Bao’s learning bad habits! He used to be so aggressive with his Demon Blade, and now he’s started sneak-attacking too.】
【He’s been influenced! Yun God, what exactly have you been teaching him?!】
【Maybe it’s just a case of perfect harmony between them, huh? Hahaha, they’re on fire!】
The other teams in Huntian City had noticed ZMD’s movements. While there were still a few opportunistic teams roaming the city, ZMD was the most eye-catching. They wouldn’t strike unless they were sure of a kill, and whenever they acted, someone was guaranteed to go down. Their timing was precise and terrifying. As soon as they caught someone healing alone, Luo Baibai and Xiao Nan would pin the target down, Chen Xingran would rush in for close combat, and Yang Yunche would provide backup damage. With their seamless coordination, they could secure a kill in less than ten seconds.
This was the advantage of having an invincible close-combat assault player. If it were any other professional team, the targeted player might still have a chance to escape or stall. But against Chen Xingran, that tactic didn’t work. His overpowering and oppressive shooting skills made it impossible to defend. Once he latched onto a target, there was no escape. His terrifyingly high critical hit rate meant that by the time the target’s teammates arrived to help, their fallen teammate would already be resting in peace.
Even for top professional players, including someone like Yang Yunche—who was renowned for his ability to drag out fights—going up against Chen Xingran in close combat was a major headache. Once Chen Xingran got within five steps, the outcome was practically sealed.
ZMD’s roaming, kill-stealing tactics drew the attention of the other teams in Huntian City. Several teams that were fighting gradually ceased their battles, becoming much more cautious in team fights. They didn’t want to let ZMD swoop in to pick up the spoils. In the next few solo catches, ZMD couldn’t find many good opportunities.
Meanwhile, Yang Yunche, who had been sniping from a vantage point, became the target of a team approaching from the outskirts. They flanked around and launched an attack on him from behind.
Like the old saying goes: “The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.” On this deceitful island of Wanyuan, no one could always be the opportunist—there was always someone new lying in wait. For instance, Yang Yunche hadn’t noticed the team sneaking up behind him. By the time he realized, he was already surrounded by four enemies.
As soon as he heard the sound of an incoming attack, Yang Yunche didn’t hesitate. Without looking back, he immediately jumped down from his position. In mid-air, he glanced back and saw that the team targeting him was fully equipped.
“I’ve got a full squad on me,” Yang Yunche said.
Before he finished speaking, all four members of the enemy team followed him in a synchronized jump. Their support player used their ability mid-air to lock Yang Yunche down, while two assault players closed in on him from both sides.
Yang Yunche recognized one of the assault players as Zhu Jiuyin, and his heart skipped a beat. He quickly activated his skill, intending to use Water Mark to teleport to Chen Xingran’s side.
However, he was a step too late. As soon as the support player locked him down, Zhu Jiuyin had already closed in and cast Dark Seal, hitting Yang Yunche square on the head. This left him silenced and slowed for six seconds.
His teleportation skill, Water Mark, was immediately interrupted, leaving him unable to escape.
Damn it.
Yang Yunche knew this wasn’t good. “I’m silenced! Watch my position!”
The observer switched the camera to Yang Yunche’s situation.
He Ye: “Yang Yunche has been caught out of position! He’s being targeted by the Baime Team… Oh no, he’s silenced! He tried to teleport to his teammates, but Zhu Jiuyin blocked his skill! This is dangerous!”
Echo: “You never know how things will turn out. ZMD, who’s been roaming and catching solos, has now been caught out themselves. Yang Yunche is surrounded by four players and has been silenced, leaving him with very limited options.”
Zhi Zi: “That’s right. As everyone knows, Yang Yunche isn’t great at close-quarters combat, so he likely won’t last long. The other three ZMD members are still fighting below—can they make it in time to save him?”
【I knew it—being an opportunist eventually gets you punished!】
【Baime Team: Surprised? Caught off guard?】
【Even though we can’t hear ZMD’s voice comms, I can already guess what Yunshen (God Yun) is shouting.】
【It’s probably… General Chen, protect me?】
【Hahaha, how are you able to send voice messages in this situation!】
The unexpected situation with Yang Yunche was immediately noticed by the three below. However, Xiao Nan was busy tanking damage and couldn’t break away. Luo Baibai quickly acted, casting Yin-Yang Readings above Yang Yunche’s head to restore some of his health.
But facing the coordinated assault of four professional players, Yang Yunche was airborne, with no room to maneuver. His skills were silenced, leaving him with no options. Within a second, his armor shattered from a critical hit.
Chen Xingran was still some distance away from Yang Yunche. Without hesitation, he abandoned the wounded enemy in front of him and dashed towards Yang Yunche, switching the spear in his hand to the whip from his inventory. With a flick of his wrist, the whip lashed out like a dragon!
Echo: “Huh? Weapon switch?”
Swish—
The whip moved with extraordinary agility, snapping through the air with a sharp sound, knocking one of the assault players closest to Yang Yunche away!
The next second, Chen Xingran flexed his arm, and the whip recoiled, wrapping around Yang Yunche’s waist. Yang Yunche, still stiff and in a critical state after the critical hit, was quickly pulled out of the encirclement as if Chen Xingran were reeling in a kite.
Echo: “Great save!”
He Ye: “That support was perfectly timed! Chen Xingran made a smart choice—switching to the whip was definitely the best option here.”
Zhi Zi: “Exactly, this recoil-whip technique is a commonly used rescue move in high-level matches. Chen Xingran timed it perfectly, directly saving ZMD’s captain’s life.”
“Move,” Chen Xingran said in a low voice after pulling Yang Yunche back and switching back to his spear.
Yang Yunche’s armor was already shattered after the four-person assault, and fighting in this position was clearly not wise. “Xiao Nan, cover us!” he called.
“On my way,” Xiao Nan responded.
Xiao Nan raised his shield and sword, hiding his body behind the large blade. With a forward shove, he pushed two enemies back and then rushed over to support Chen Xingran, providing cover for Yang Yunche’s retreat.
Leave?
Although Chen Xingran’s whip saved Yang Yunche’s life, his health was still low, and the Baime team wasn’t going to let that kill slip away. Without a moment’s hesitation, they charged toward Yang Yunche again.
“You two go first, I’ll cover,” Chen Xingran said after glancing behind him.
There was no need for extensive communication. In a situation like this, Chen Xingran’s commands were instinctively followed by his teammates. Although Xiao Nan felt it was risky, he didn’t hesitate, trusting Chen Xingran completely. He blocked two shots from the enemy’s musket with his body and quickly escorted Yang Yunche out of the frontlines to heal.
Echo: “Is Chen Xingran planning to stay behind and hold off the enemy?”
He Ye: “That’s too dangerous! It’s four against one—he doesn’t stand a chance.”
In professional matches, no matter how strong a player’s solo combat skills are, facing four opponents head-on is nearly impossible.
Chen Xingran flicked his spear and, with a quick glance, saw that Yang Yunche had already taken cover. Without further concern, he thrust his spear forward with a Green Dragon’s Claw move and then immediately turned to leave, clearly not intending to engage the Baime team.
Clang!
The tank from Baime reacted swiftly, stepping forward with a broadsword to block. The spear tip clashed against the thick blade with a sharp metallic sound, perfectly intercepting Chen Xingran’s strike.
Seeing Chen Xingran retreat after the attack, the four members of Baime instantly sped up and charged after him!
Their remote assault player was already low on health, retreating with the tank, while the support was still too far away to provide immediate assistance. Right now, Chen Xingran appeared isolated and vulnerable. Think you can escape? No way they’d give him that chance.
In an instant, four weapons whizzed toward Chen Xingran’s back, cutting through the air with sharp whistling sounds. Dangerous, gleaming blades reflected the sunlight, creating a flash of deadly starlight, making anyone watching shudder with tension!
The next second—
Chen Xingran spun around with lightning speed. In that moment, it seemed as if a dazzling comet streaked through the void, and the deafening crack of a sonic boom echoed in the narrow space!
Spear and body moved as one, like an explosive arrow shot from a powerful bow. His energy, spirit, and strength all converged into a single point, pushing speed and power to their absolute limits. The momentum was unstoppable!
It wasn’t cunning or devious—this strike was pure, overwhelming force. Words couldn’t do it justice; the only way to describe it was fast!
The ultimate speed, the ultimate ferocity, like the most violent storm in the ocean suddenly erupting, its waves crashing with such fury that everything in their path would be torn apart—
A spear in the hands of a master is most feared when it strikes and returns.
From the commentary desk, Echo leapt to his feet, shouting the name of the move with excitement: “Reverse lance!!”
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