MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1809 1809: Spring Halo Old Age Tactics

Even the disgusting guys from the Quan Zhen Sect say that Spring Halo is disgusting, which shows just how low Spring Halo's usual behavior has fallen.

However, compared to that, the most disgusting aspect is Spring Halo's skill effect.

The advantage of a dual-wielding Warrior lies in having the survivability of a Warrior and the mobility of an assassin. With Spring Halo's old phlegm stuck on them, both the defense and movement speed of June Snow are halved, causing June Snow to lose her professional advantages.

Even in peak condition, June Snow cannot evade Spring Halo's skill; now that her speed has suddenly dropped by half, she is naturally at Spring Halo's mercy.

This is a typical Spring Halo tactic: anticipating the enemy's moves and advancing step by step, controlling and attacking while giving the opponent no chance to counter.

As long as the opponent makes one wrong move, they will only sink deeper.

Spring Halo's output is not high, but no one can withstand the blood-sapping and defense-reducing poison skills of a Shaman, which continuously drains health.

After all, June Snow has to get close to attack Spring Halo, and Spring Halo does not throw skills elsewhere; he simply places two major controls at her feet, firmly trapping June Snow, then applies poison from both sides, layering poison buffs on her.

Poor June Snow, despite being a top-tier expert in terms of operations, found herself unable to exert any of her abilities before Spring Halo and was ultimately ground down to death on the arena.

As her name suggests, June Snow died unjustly...

"This, this, this..."

Watching the two on stage determine the outcome, a flash of light signaled Spring Halo teleporting back to his team. The Crowd of Misfits team had won the first point, leaving Jing Lei and Feng Shuang at a loss for words.

In professional competitions, the thirty-seven-year-old Spring Halo definitely qualifies as an old competitor, and the precision of his operations seems to be miles away from the peak level of younger players.

Shamans are also a profession that struggles in one-on-one situations.

I originally thought such a combination would be a free point for the opponent, but this old man paired with such a problematic profession actually defeated a peak-level young expert.

What's even more unbelievable is that throughout the match, June Snow didn't hit Spring Halo even once; she was controlled to death while at full health.

In esports, skill is a fundamental capability, while professional roles are like hardware configurations. Spring Halo capitalizes on his strengths and avoids his weaknesses, knowing that he cannot compete with the operational skills of a professional-level young expert, so he never thought to go head-to-head with June Snow.

Instead, he used his predictive ability and rich experience to methodically toy with a powerful opponent until her demise, showcasing the essence of "great skill without craftsmanship."

The role of a Shaman is control, and Spring Halo demonstrated to the audience worldwide what textbook-level control looks like.

Although June Snow lost due to tactical underestimation, Spring Halo's ability to suppress technology with prediction and experience clearly shows that he is not below top experts.

"Is this the level of the amateur group? No way! Am I misunderstanding something about amateurs?" Jing Lei and Feng Shuang, who clearly haven't followed esports since retiring, lack a proper understanding of the Crowd of Misfits team, which has advanced from the amateur group to the professional group and defeated the Kyushu team to advance.

These individuals had thoroughly trounced the Kyushu team; being in the amateur group only indicates that they do not make esports their profession, not that their strength is lacking.

Clearly, it's not just Jing Lei and Feng Shuang; even other teams besides Kyushu are filled with misconceptions about the term "amateur."

At this moment, seeing June Snow being dominated by Spring Halo, everyone began to reevaluate this legendary amateur team.

"Is this the strength of the amateur group? If amateurs are this strong, then isn't Kyushu team going to crush everyone this time?"

Beside June Snow, a player named Jiu Yue Juhua exclaimed in shock.

"Hmph!"

However, March's Wind dismissed it, saying, "I think they are just putting on a show."

"What do you mean?" The others were puzzled.

...

"This Shaman should be the strongest core expert of their team", said BTR team captain Aguo, analyzing the situation with his teammates outside the arena. "The reason Crowd of Misfits allowed him to start the first match was to undermine the morale of the Arirang team."

At this point, Aguo continued, "This Shaman has demonstrated all his advantages in predictive casting and skill calculation. A person of his age surely has inferior operational skill compared to younger players. If June Snow hadn't acted impulsively and let that Shaman dictate the pace, the match could have gone a different way."

After all, he is a top expert capable of competing with the Kyushu team. Although Aguo was initially astonished by Spring Halo's fighting style, after a bit of thought, he thoroughly analyzed Spring Halo.

Competitions are not solely about who has the strongest operations; intelligence in battle is also indispensable.

Spring Halo, this middle-aged old lecher, has a belly full of tricks that naturally cannot be compared to a young player like June Snow.

Even if June Snow's operational level far surpasses Spring Halo, once Spring Halo seizes the rhythm, even the strongest expert would be finished.

Of course, Aguo's words are not entirely accurate. While Spring Halo is indeed strong and has the capability to defeat professional experts, he still cannot be considered the strongest among the Quan Zhen Sect.

"Brother Spring, well done!"

After Spring Halo was teleported off the stage, everyone from the Crowd of Misfits team gave him a thumbs-up.

The folks from the Quan Zhen Sect always seek results over the process; no matter how Spring Halo won, being able to take down a top expert is commendable.

"Not at all!" Spring Halo waved his hand, saying, "My old-age tactics just caught them off guard. That kid's strength is quite formidable; I came close to being killed a few times."

"I understand!"

Receiving Spring Halo's message, Fearless nodded and said, "It seems the opponent is quite strong. If that June Snow represents the average level of the Arirang team, it's likely that besides Old Bull and a few others, none of us will be able to match them."

"Then who should go next?"

The Quan Zhen members asked cautiously; they all had a sense of self-awareness. No one could match Spring Halo's lewdness or operational skills against top experts, so naturally, no one wanted to step up and embarrass themselves.

"Old Li, you go", Fearless turned around and pointed at Ming Du, saying, "They must think Brother Spring is the strongest among us, so Old Li, you should go show some weakness first."

"Me? Am I weak?" Ming Du replied unhappily. "Why not let Frost Blade go? He's the weakest, right?"

"Go to hell! I'm your father!" Frost Blade retorted angrily.

"Old Li, don't say that!" Seeing the two about to start a spat, Fearless shot a fierce glare at Ming Du.

"Exactly..."

Just as Frost Blade was about to thank Fearless, Fearless continued, "Once Frost Blade goes up, won't they know our limits right away?"