Chapter 1121: The Troubled Lin Jingyan
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Translator: Nomyummi Editor: Nomyummi
To save or not to save, that was the question!
Lin Jingyan was uncertain what to do in such a situation.
Currently, Dark Thunder could easily run away, but Zhang Jialeâs Dazzling Hundred Blossoms had been trapped in a corner and was doomed. However, was he alone enough to save Dazzling Hundred Blossoms from the four members of Happy who had Ye Xiu in command? Lin Jingyan doubted it.
"Forget about me! You run first!" In this crucial moment, it was Zhang Jiale who made the decision for him.
"Huh?" Steamed Bun was confused. "How come heâs like Misty Rainâs little girls?"
Zhang Jiale was enraged. How dare they mock his heroic and sacrificial act!
"He really is like them," Ye Xiu said.
"Die!" Zhang Jiale didnât know that some of what he had just said really had been a repeat of what Misty Rainâs sisters had said, taking it as mockery from Ye Xiu and Steamed Bun, and wanted to risk it all in one final wave of attacks. But the four, in addition to the attacks directed over from the Ghost King, instantly suppressed him.
"Rest in peace!" Ye Xiu said as Zhang Jialeâs Dazzling Hundred Blossoms was finally defeated.
On the other side, Lin Jingyan had already ran for it with Zhang Jialeâs heroic decision. If they were both wiped up just now, Han Wenqing and the other two probably wouldnât have an easy time fighting once they came over. Yet now, he had managed to escape and could take this chance to recover a little, By the time the other three arrived, they would be fighting four on four and had a good chance of winning. The current Happy really didnât have a healer anymore, not even a cheerleader healer.
Dark Thunder hurriedly ran for it, settling down to one side to eat and drink to recover while keeping an eye on the situation.
After killing Dazzling Hundred Blossoms, Happy didnât seem to have the intention to pursue him, turning back to the Ghost King.
This Ghost King was immense in size, with curled horns protruding from its head and red eyes. It dealt physical damage with a rock-shattering swing of its claws, and magic damage with swift blasts of energy from its mouth. It was clearly a powerful foe. However, Happy clearly wasnât unfamiliar with this Ghost King anymore. They had figured out the Ghost Kingâs strategy, to the point where Ye Xiu could use it as a summons.
All the different monsters that the system controlled were nothing to pro players. After all, the online game was immensely popular amongst the general populace and tailored to normal players. No matter how hard it would get, it would be easy to adapt to for pros.
"Will they make it in time?" Lin Jingyanâs original worries returned. This wasnât a problem of if they could win or not, but if Tyrannyâs other players could arrive in time. Han Wenqing and the other three had gone in a completely opposing direction from Zhang Jiale and Lin Jingyan in the very beginning. Then, the three had split up even further as they searched, so they were currently very far from one another.
Looking at the Ghost Kingâs health and then asking after the other threeâs positions, Lin Jingyan found that they really might not make it in time.
He had to do something.
Lin Jingyanâs Dark Thunder crept out again. If he faced them head on, then he would lose for sure. However, if he stayed idle, that wouldnât be good either. He could only cautiously circle over. He had to find a way to do some damage, even if it meant directing a few attacks to himself, that would still help to lower their DPS.
Dark Thunder came closer, and Happyâs four ignored him.
Currently, he was definitely within Dancing Rainâs attack range, at least, but Dancing Rain didnât even send a single missile towards him. Happyâs four focused on attacking the Ghost King.
Closer, even closer...
He continued to creep closer until, finally, some of his skills were in range.
Happyâs four continued to ignore him.
Lin Jingyan didnât have the time to spare for further consideration. He was already here, so he should at least try.
Thus, Dark Thunder raised his hand and threw a Brick, aiming at the back of Soft Mistâs head.
Soft Mist dodged to the side and the Brick flew past. Lin Jingyan was about to follow up with a second attack to completely mess up Ye Xiuâs rhythm, but then he saw his Brick smash into the Ghost King.
Lin Jingyan coughed blood.
Bricks werenât the strongest skill, but this strike enlightened him to Ye Xiuâs possible intentions.
This guy... First he lured the Ghost Kingâs attacks and dodged, resulting in the Ghost Kingâs attacks hitting Zhang Jialeâs Dazzling Hundred Blossoms. Now he was baiting Lin Jingyanâs attacks and then dodging, letting the attacks hit the Ghost King.
Damn you! You think Iâm your summon!?
After Lin Jingyan finished coughing blood, he still had to figure something out.
Dark Thunder began to reposition himself as Lin Jingyan tried to find a position where Soft Mist wasnât directly between him and the Ghost King. Otherwise, if his attacks missed, theyâd hit the Ghost King.
However, Ye Xiu didnât give up either. Soft Mist followed Dark Thunderâs movements, keeping him behind her.
Lin Jingyan wanted to cry. He was circling around from some distance away. The radius of his circular path was so long while Soft Mistâs was so short. He had to take several steps, but the other only needed one. He still hadnât managed to throw the other off after so long.
Of course, Soft Mist wasnât Lin Jingyanâs only possible target. Happy had four. No matter who he attacked, it would be enough to cause chaos and pull down their DPS. However, the problem was that the only target Dark Thunder could reach right now was Soft Mist.
Dancing Rain didnât need to close in to attack and stayed far away, sending missile after missile over. If Dark Thunder wanted to attack her, he would have a to walk quite a bit to get there.
Steamed Bun and Deception were currently behind the Ghost King. That meant that those two, the Ghost King, and Soft Mist stood in a straight line. Then, when Ye Xiu repositioned himself, the two would cooperate. With that, they were constantly hidden behind the Ghost King. With Dark Thunder circling around, he didnât have an angle to attack. Even if he did, a Brawler didnât have such a long attack range.
"What accurate calculations!" Lin Jingyan felt pretty helpless and could only say something to try and distract them. Then, Dark Thunder came closer. He couldnât not come closer. At this distance, he was being completely suppressed.
After getting closer, the radius of his path was much smaller. Lin Jingyan didnât believe that he couldnât succeed here.
Turn, move!
Dark Thunderâs figure swerved, beginning to move around again. As expected, Soft Mist followed his rhythm, turning.
No matter what, Soft Mistâs circular path had a smaller radius than his, so keeping up was easy. However, could you be certain that this continuous circling wouldnât impact your DPS?
This was the first problem Lin Jingyan threw at Happy. Logically speaking, at a pro level, maintaining DPS while moving about wasnât a problem. It wasnât hard to keep up.
However, there was a second problem.
This time, Dark Thunder didnât keep a set rhythm to his circling. Sometimes heâd go left, sometimes right, sometimes quickly, sometimes slow. This wasnât done randomly either. Lin Jingyan was keeping a close eye on Happyâs attack rhythm and picking the most debilitating moments to move.
This problem was much harder to solve. Happyâs members had to keep a good grasp on their rhythm as well.
Ye Xiu could probably do this, but Steamed Bun and Mo Fan couldnât always keep up under the changing rhythm, occasionally tripping up on their mechanics. Happyâs DPS rhythm was finally being affected. To outsiders, all Lin Jingyan was doing was circling around. He wasnât attacking at all. Only other pro level players, with their experience, would be able to understand the debilitating effect this had on Happyâs attack rhythm.
"Looks like youâre asking for it!" With a yell, Soft Mist whirled around suddenly.
Lin Jingyanâs Dark Thunder hurriedly darted away like a rabbit, but then realized that Soft Mist was still attacking the Ghost King and hadnât pursued him at all.
Tricked again!
However, Lin Jingyan was in a good mood and wasnât frustrated at this at all, immediately darting back over. He still kept his distance, cautious. He didnât dare get too close, if he was really caught by the other, then that wouldnât spell anything good for him. Though it seemed like he was just circling around, this was quite a pain for Lin Jingyan as well. He had to observe the threeâs attack rhythm while keeping an eye on Dancing Rain in the distance. He had to disrupt Happyâs attack rhythm while also carefully protecting himself. He didnât know how long he would be able to last. This wasnât an easy task; why else would he wait for Zhang Jiale in the first place? He would deal with this alone if he could. He had waited because he knew that the risk was rather high. Now, he had been forced to this point and carried out his task with 120 percent. Currently, it had some effect, but only a little. Happyâs attack rhythm was only being weakened, but not completely disrupted. Under this sort of harassment, their DPS wouldnât be affected all that much. Lin Jingyan didnât know if it was enough. He was currently rapidly trying to come up with more ideas.
"You again!!" As he was deep in contemplation, a loud yell sounded beside his ear. Lin Jingyan, startled, darted away again sunconsciously. But it turned out that Ye Xiu was just bluffing. Soft Mist hadnât moved at all.
Lin Jingyan didnât know if he should cry or laugh. Even he wasnât used to this sort of bluff. This was because pro matches didnât have voice, so there wouldnât be this sort of jump-scare of a distraction. The effect of the same words sent into the chat was incomparable with a yell on voice. If it was just a message sent to the chat, Lin Jingyan would focus more on Soft Mistâs movements instead of acting with what he heard and subconsciously running.
Lin Jingyan, feeling rather helpless, once again had Dark Thunder run back over. Yet he hadnât even began circling when he saw Soft Mistâs figure swerve to the side.
Huh?
Lin Jingyan was stunned for a moment. They werenât in line anymore; he could attack!
He hadnât even gotten the chance to attack when a black shadow sped in front of him. Some sort of skill from the Ghost King had arrived.
He hastily had Dark Thunder dodge and when he raised his head again, another black fireball was heading his way.
Was this a counterattack against him?
Thinking this, Lin Jingyan once again dodged the fireball. When he looked up again, Soft Mistâs spear had arrived.
When he wasnât launching an attack, Ye Xiu had erupted into meaningless yelling again and again, but when he was actually charging over, he was completely silent.
Lin Jingyan didnât dare to face the other head on and hurriedly retreated. This time, however, Soft Mist gave chase. As for the Ghost King, it changed targets and lumbered towards Dancing Rain.
"The aggro target switched!" Lin Jingyan was shocked, only just realizing that Happy had been doing something more during their quiet DPSing.