If Marks was lucky, he would have been able to bring Lu Li out of Stealth with a few random arrows . Lu Li knew that he was running out of time too . Once a Thief was caught by a Hunter, he would lose his advantage .
Fortunately, there was a cooldown and duration time for Flare, which gave him a 10 second window .
As soon as the Flare effect ended, Lu Li pounced onto Marks, aiming straight for his head .
He had adopted a totally opposite playstyle in this match .
Previously, when Lu Li fought Elevenless, he played like a dirty rat . Even his fans felt ashamed to cheer for him, but Lu Li was showing another way to fight as a Thief .
His attack angles were sharp, his assault was decisive and his strikes were fluid .
Marks' pet pounced immediately onto Lu Li to bite him . Its job was to protect its master, but there was nothing more it could do besides biting Lu Li .
An average Nightsaber like this one didn't have any control skills .
Marks had tried before to find an exquisite pet that could Stealth and use control skills, but without success . The best he could do right now was to use his Badge .
Once his badge had been used, the first move he took was to pull apart the distance he had with the Thief .
Lu Li was about to chase, but a glow of ice suddenly appeared under his feet and extended upwards towards his torso .
Freezing Trap!
Lu Li didn't even notice that a trap had been set; he had to admit that he had underestimated Marks .
The trap that he had set down was expertly placed .
If it was placed down too early, Lu Li would've dodged it, but if it was too late, it wouldn't have frozen anyone .
Marks adjusted his position and created some distance between himself and Lu Li, who had been frozen . He also ensured that his pet found a suitable spot to attack and was planning to take down Lu Li in one go .
Of course, Lu Li wouldn't let him do as he pleased . While his skills were on a cast time, he activated the special effects on his shoes and instantly appeared behind him .
Marks watched as the ice statue in his vision exploded and the figure within disappeared . He was quick to react and pounced on the floor immediately, then rolled over, jumped up and shot an arrow behind him .
Lu Li was unable to give chase because he found himself in another trap – an Ice Trap . While it didn't freeze as well as the Freezing Trap did, it greatly decreased a player's movement speed .
Lu Li had to helplessly escape with Gale Steps .
He briefly glanced at his own health bar; he hadn't gained anything from this round of engagement . Both parties had lost around 30% of their HP, and had blown some skills .
Seeing as Lu Li had disappeared again, Marks calmly tossed out another Flare .
Dodging Flare was a very basic skill; there was no way Lu Li would make these kinds of mistakes, but this meant that they were both back to square one .
Marks used his group spells to limit Lu Li's survival space, while Lu Li took every single chance to strike from the shadows .
The match was coming to its end, Water Fairy made a judgement call at the request of the analysts .
"Lu Li will probably still win this round, but he won't have a lot of health left either . "
Her predictions were right; Marks didn't manage to take Lu Li down, but Lu Li only had 13% health left .
He had consecutively taken down two top gamers, and neither of them were easy targets . Lu Li had never been so tired from playing a game, especially because of his previous one-hour-long battle with Elevenless . His battle with Marks had lasted at least twenty to thirty minutes as well .
The next contestant from Wings of Dawn was Dreaming About Being 13 .
He didn't waste his energy on words and flashed forward with a Frost Nova as soon as the match commenced . This immediately froze Lu Li, who had only just entered Stealth .
Everyone could understand his play; a huge round of applause echoed in the air .
To be fair, under good conditions, Lu Li probably wouldn't have let any Mage catch his positioning so easily .
"It's rare for me to be impressed by anyone, but I'm definitely impressed by you," Dreaming About Being 13 said .
"Since you're impressed, you might as well stop attacking me and surrender," Lu Li joked as he activated the special effect on his ring and blocked an Ice Bolt . He only had around a hundred points of health left, but he still tried to deal as much damage as he could .
He had already used all of his survival skills and was near the end .
"To show my respects, I'll send you to the bench as quick as I can . I know your healing accessory is almost off cooldown," Dreaming About Being 13 laughed as flames exploded outwards from him . Lu Li was caught in the flames and lost the match .
Although he lost, no one laughed .
He had already defeated two opponents – Elevenless and Marks – who were top players . No one in Dawn at this current stage could claim that they could take on both of them on consecutively .
Dreaming About Being 13 didn't lose much HP, but those with sharp eyes could tell that his last skill was no ordinary one .
On the surface, it looked a bit like the Warlock spell Hellfire, but he didn't lose health when using it . The skill also did more damage, so clearly, it was a special effect from one of his equips .
Wings of Dawn had been bullied hard .
Dreaming About Being 13 seemed confident, but had used such this effect to prevent any unexpected surprises .
After Lu Li lost, Moonlight came to replace him .
"How unfortunate . I thought we'd be able to see a battle between two top Warriors, but now they've been separated," Analyst Pure White Season lamented .
"Water Fairy, from the match today, what do you think about Berserkers?" Dark Wind asked with a complex expression on his face .
He was a Warrior and had competed in matches before . In almost any game, Warriors were the most popular choice of class . It was hard to imagine seeing a Berserker like Elevenless, who was geared all the way up to his teeth, to be tired out to death like a fool .
"Hmmm . . . I don't think Berserkers will be influenced in anyway . They'll probably just receive some minor adjustments," Water Fairy rambled; she was clearly focused on the match .
From a class perspective, Mages countered Warriors, especially an Ice Mage like Dreaming About Being 13 . Both he and his Water Elemental could cast Frost Nova .
However, the situation on the stage was nothing like what the players had anticipated .
Dreaming About Being 13 was at a massive disadvantage . Moonlight was like a piece of gum, sticking around Dreaming About Being 13 and sidestepping as he attacked .
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