Chapter 1901 1901: The Exiled Bull
Chapter 1901 1901: The Exiled Bull
If it were anyone else, they would probably have been crushed by the flying debris on the spot, but Wang Yu is an exceptional master.
Although his body was restrained, Wang Yu's hands and feet could still move.
Facing the debris flying towards him, Wang Yu unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks, creating a defense that was impenetrable, not even allowing water to seep through, let alone these stones.
In an instant, the area around Wang Yu was filled with shattered stones and swirling smoke, and not a single piece managed to strike him.
"Oh my God! What on earth am I witnessing?!"
Seeing this scene, the members of the Holy Hall team were left dumbfounded.
Rockabye's gravitational pierce was a killer skill of his, and until now, no one had been able to withstand this skill, whether in player battles or against bosses. Yet Wang Yu, relying merely on normal attacks, had managed to block Rockabye's otherwise unstoppable skill.
Such an unbelievable scene was simply unheard of.
Although everyone had mentally prepared for Wang Yu's strength from the beginning, they never expected him to be this formidable.
Rockabye's manipulation of the stones also consumed mana. While directly controlling objects didn't use much magic, if the target resisted too strongly, Rockabye's mana consumption would increase accordingly.
With Wang Yu's relentless punches and kicks, Rockabye's mana bar dropped visibly, and in the blink of an eye, it was down by a third.
Seeing this, Rockabye turned pale with shock. If Wang Yu continued like this, it wouldn't be long before he caused utter devastation.
"Attack Rockabye!"
At this moment, Fearless realized that the tactical core of the Holy Hall team was Rockabye, so he immediately issued an attack order to the members of the Crowd of Misfits team.
Boson, Vainglory, and the others were entangled with the Holy Hall team, leaving only the remaining long-range attacker Yang Nuo and the protector of the rear, Evil Rampage, able to launch an attack.
With Fearless's command, Yang Nuo and Evil Rampage dashed out, charging straight towards Rockabye.
"Protect me!"
Rockabye, observing the battlefield, saw Evil Rampage and Yang Nuo rushing towards him, and immediately shouted orders to his teammates.
After the Holy Apostle knocked Wang Yu away, he had been keeping an eye on Evil Rampage. Seeing Evil Rampage charge out of the team, he rushed to intercept without a word.
Both were top-notch Pugilists, their strengths comparable, leading to a fierce and indecisive battle.
At this moment, the only players in the Crowd of Misfits team who could attack were Yang Nuo, while the Holy Hall team still had Rockabye, Jeff, and, in addition, the priest Heart of the Holy Hall and the archer Cannon.
The coordination among trained professional players was remarkably flawless; teaming up against an enemy was far from as simple as one plus one equals two. Although Yang Nuo could gain an advantage in one-on-one combat against either of them, she couldn't make any headway against their teamwork.
One attacker and one supporter easily suppressed Yang Nuo, pushing her out of Rockabye's safety zone.
With temporary safety achieved, Rockabye began manipulating more debris to fly into the air.
"Gravitational Seal!"
As the spell was chanted, Rockabye clenched his open hand into a fist, his mana bar dropping sharply.
At the same time, all the debris in the air rushed towards Wang Yu.
If Wang Yu hadn't been caught by the gravitational spell, he could have run away even in the face of such an attack, but now he was pinned in place and unable to move, no matter how skilled he was, he couldn't block the overwhelming debris.
As Wang Yu struggled, the sky full of stones engulfed him, and all the debris piled together in the air, forming a massive stone ball.
"Jeff! Hurry, he's about to escape!"
At that moment, Rockabye turned to shout at Jeff, who was intently focusing on the stone ball in the air, pulling his arms back.
"Rip!"
A huge portal was torn open behind the stone ball.
Rockabye gathered the last bit of his mana, extending his right hand with the staff towards the stone ball.
"Whoosh!!"
The staff transformed into a beam of light, striking the stone ball.
As the stone ball was hit by the beam, it slowly rolled into the nearby portal.
"Boom!"
The moment the stone ball was sent through the portal, Wang Yu finally broke free from the seal, but it was too late.
Jeff's portal had already closed, and Wang Yu found himself transported to the edge of the map.
"Whoosh..."
Seeing Wang Yu successfully exiled, everyone in the Holy Hall team let out a sigh of relief, feeling the pressure lift significantly.
Especially Rockabye and Jeff, who slumped to the ground, utterly exhausted.
The Holy Hall team had dominated for many years; they had seen all kinds of formations and fought against all sorts of masters, but today, using the entire team's strength to exile a single player was a first for them.
This was even more nerve-wracking than fighting a boss.
After all these years of competition, they had never felt as drained as they did today.
The spectators, witnessing the Holy Hall team exert such effort just to send Wang Yu to the edge of the arena, were also left speechless.
What were these guys thinking? All these elaborate maneuvers were just to deal with this Pugilist?!
Of course, the spectators were just spectators; their level wasn't on par with top masters, so they couldn't grasp the significance of Wang Yu's potential to sway the outcome of the match for both players.
But for the Holy Hall team, being able to drive Wang Yu out of the battlefield meant they had already won over eighty percent of the match.
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Spring Halo, Ming Du, Wang Yu.
These could be considered the three most crucial elements of the Crowd of Misfits team's coordination.
The three represented control, output, and core deterrence.
Now, with Spring Halo and Ming Du taken out in the first round, and Wang Yu sent who-knows-where, the Crowd of Misfits team's battle formation lost its foundation in an instant.
The remaining players, aside from Yang Nuo, were primarily close-range attackers, and Yang Nuo was a melee-style archer.
With such a class configuration, they would struggle even in a regular team fight, let alone against a top-tier opponent like the Holy Hall team, both in terms of professional composition and skill.
After a few rounds, Boson, Vainglory, and the others fell one after another under the coordinated attacks of the Holy Hall team, while aside from the two assassins initially killed by Wang Yu and Evil Rampage, the Holy Hall team had only lost one member.
Now, within the battlefield, the Crowd of Misfits team was left with only three people: Fearless, Evil Rampage, and Yang Nuo—a priest, a Pugilist, and an archer—forming the most basic offensive and defensive formation.
Meanwhile, the Holy Hall team still had seven members, with their combat class configuration suffering minimal losses.
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At this moment, whether in terms of numbers or overall strength, the Crowd of Misfits team was at an absolute disadvantage.