Full-time: The Strongest Sniper

Chapter 899 Intentional or Mistake?

Whoosh!

In the next instant, Sun Zheping suddenly made his move. As he swung his greatsword, it dragged along a dense blood aura and swung directly towards Ye Xiu. It was the Blood Aura Sword!

Faced with the sudden attack, Ye Xiu dodged, but Sun Zheping's follow-up attack arrived just in time. He used the finishing motion of his downward slash with the Blood Qi Sword as the starting motion of his charge thrust, thus eliminating the opening between the two skills. Without any pause, he charged towards Ye Xiu again.

Faced with the opponent's charge, Ye Xiu seemed not to have reacted at all. He did not continue to dodge the attack. Just when everyone thought Ye Xiu was about to be hit, Ye Xiu raised his greatsword, and the two heavy swords collided again.

Boom!

The impact of the heavy sword was accompanied by a loud bang and a shockwave that spread in all directions.

Seeing this, everyone thought the two sides were about to resume their previous battle.

However, the reality was quite different. In this clash, it was clear to everyone that Ye Xiu was at a disadvantage. Although Ye Xiu had used a charging thrust to parry Sun Zheping's attack for a brief period, Sun Zheping had a short running start. This resulted in Ye Xiu being less able to unleash the full power of his skills, and naturally, he was at a disadvantage in terms of skill accuracy.

As a result, Ye Xiu's body was knocked backward, his feet leaving two marks on the ground.

This not only resulted in a loss of weapon durability, but also a slight decrease in the durability of the shoes.

But with the match at this stage, Lou Guanning had no time to worry about the durability loss of his equipment. In fact, the clash just now was clearly a mistake on the part of the expert player; knowing the opponent had the advantage in dash distance, blocking skills would have been the correct choice. Using the same skill to parry would have put him at a disadvantage in terms of judgment.

How could such a mistake, which even he could see, happen to Ye Qiu, the textbook of Glory?

"Xiao Nai, why did Ye Xiu react like that? Is there some backup plan?" Lou Guanning, adhering to the principle of asking questions when he didn't understand, carefully approached Xiao Nai and asked in a low voice, glancing in the direction of his friend to avoid being discovered.

“Um… let’s talk about whether it’s possible that it was just a simple mistake by Lao Ye,” Xiao Nai said.

"How is that possible? How could a master like him make such a mistake?" Lou Guanning clearly didn't believe it, and even suspected that Xiao Nai was teasing him.

"Whatever makes you happy, keep watching. This match will be of great help to you," Xiao Nai said. After all, one was once the number one Berserker in Glory, and the other was a textbook example of Glory skills; the details of their battle are worth studying and analyzing.

Lou Guanning agreed with this and focused his attention back on the arena. At this moment, Ye Xiu, who had been knocked back, leaped up and unleashed a Mountain Crash Strike at Sun Zheping.

Seeing this, Lou Guanning's eyes lit up. He knew Xiao Nai was just teasing him. Ye Xiu really did have a backup plan!

Beautiful! Lou Guanning was so excited he almost shouted. In his opinion, this was how the great god Ye Qiu used his charge and thrust to parry the opponent's attack, thus neutralizing the opponent's offensive. Because he didn't have a running start, he was knocked back and the skill was canceled, allowing him to avoid the slight stun after the skill ended and unleash this Mountain Crash Strike.

The angle of this Mountain-Shattering Strike was extremely precise, making it impossible for the opponent to dodge. In this skill exchange, Ye Xiu gained an extra Mountain-Shattering Strike to deal damage.

This is far more than the small amount of damage you'd take if you won by default. While parrying can negate an opponent's attack, if the attack's hitbox is within your skill's range, your character will still take some damage. It's just much less than being directly hit by a skill. (This is mentioned in Chapter 929 of the original work.)

Furthermore, if we analyze it according to the special characteristics of the Berserker, Ye Xiu's parry just now could be seen as a deliberate act of sacrificing health. This way, he could control the damage he received within a manageable range while also benefiting from the attack power bonus brought by the reduction in health, allowing his next Mountain Crash Strike to deal even higher damage.

"Brilliant!" Lou Guanning, a professional Berserker player, felt that he had learned and understood a lot in that instant.

It's important to understand that low-level skills like Mountain Crash are best suited as initiations because of their low cooldown and minimal animation delay, allowing for better preparation for subsequent attacks. As a professional player, how could you end your offensive with just one hit? At any time, as long as you hit your opponent, seize the opportunity and unleash a full combo – this is practically a mandatory skill for all professional players.

As the Mountain-Shattering Strike landed, Ye Xiu immediately followed up with an uppercut, launching his opponent into the air. Taking advantage of the opponent's airborne state, he activated Berserk mode, unleashing a barrage of skills: Heavy Strike, Draw Sword Slash, Cross Slash… Just as Berserk mode was about to expire, a series of Blood Shadow Blades followed, relentlessly attacking and sending Sun Zheping flying through the air. Even then, Ye Xiu's offensive wasn't over. He drew his greatsword and unleashed another Blood Qi Sword Strike. This attack completely ended Berserk mode, and Ye Xiu didn't pursue further.

Sun Zheping, who had been knocked away, rolled on the ground and got up.

Despite Ye Xiu's powerful burst of attacks, Sun Zheping still managed to lose 15% of his health.

Seeing this result, Lou Guanning became even more certain of his guess. Moreover, Ye Qiu's burst of power had precisely controlled the combo output within the berserk skill effect, without relentlessly attacking every opening. Minimizing weaknesses while maximizing output—this was the skill Lou Guanning needed to learn.

This burst of attacks was executed with such skill and so much depth.

While Lou Guanning was still sighing, Sun Zheping on the field made no corrections at all. As soon as his character got up, he launched a counterattack against Ye Xiu. However, this time he did not use any skills, but ran directly towards Ye Xiu.

Faced with the opponent's charge, Ye Xiu naturally wouldn't back down. He also controlled Zhan Loulan to charge towards the opponent. When there was still some distance between them, Sun Zheping once again took the initiative to attack, this time with a charging thrust.

This guy's fighting style is too monotonous. Why is he still using the same starting move? He just got countered by a pro, and now he's using it again? Isn't he just asking for trouble? He just got countered by a pro, and now he thinks he can subdue the pro by using the same move again? (End of Chapter)