Chapter 108: Sinister, Simply Too Sinister

After Nuwa’s third skill landed, if the opponent hadn’t built Resistance Boots, it was possible to slide the second skill to position the blocks perfectly, then follow up with the first skill and ultimate to unleash explosive damage. This chain of control was unavoidable for the opponent.

Now, Luna was clearly only level one and without Resistance Boots. Although Lin Hao didn’t have his second skill ready, he still had time to use Flash, then turn around and release his first skill!

With this Flash repositioning, he appeared directly behind Luna, immediately unleashing his first skill again!

He pushed Luna once more!

This crucial first skill pushed Luna forward, bringing her close to the buff area!

Taking advantage of Nuwa’s control time, Kai relentlessly chased Luna with several basic attacks.

At this moment, Baili Shouyue sensed something was wrong. Unfortunately, his position was awkward, so he could only Flash in, hoping to redirect some damage onto Kai.

His second skill, a blind snipe!

Bang! The shot hit Kai, who was no more than three body lengths away.

But simultaneously, it also hit the Blue Buff.

Nan Gua, watching Kai continuously clicking basic attacks on Luna, was actually thinking very clearly. Seeing Baili Shouyue’s snipe bring the Blue Buff’s health down to the execution threshold, he quickly used Smite to secure the Blue Buff!

With a ding, Kai leveled up to two.

Meanwhile, Luna had just broken free from Nuwa’s first skill control, but the Smite still didn’t secure the buff.

This was disastrous.

That was the only thought in Jiayue’s mind.

After leveling up, Nan Gua immediately activated the first skill, then threw a flying dagger with the first skill, slowing Luna and healing himself.

Baili Shouyue moved closer, trying to fire his last bullet from the second skill, but was blocked by Sun Bin’s body.

Kai now had one-third of his health left, while Luna was nearly lifeless!

Nan Gua’s Kai landed the final blow, claiming Luna’s head.

“First blood!”

The first blood exploded!

This exchange cost Luna dearly—losing not only the blue buff but also the first blood for nothing.

After killing Luna, Nan Gua turned and headed toward the river.

The remaining Baili Shouyue and Zhang Fei both had relatively healthy health bars, so Nan Gua had no further plans.

Lin Hao and Sun Bin retreated in tow.

In the bottom lane, Hua Mulan was being pressured harshly by Lü Bu and was not in a state to assist.

Thus, Nan Gua’s retreat succeeded.

“Impressive, Hao Ran’s Flash counter-push was crucial!” praised the professional player Ziyang beside him.

Earlier, when Lin Hao used his third skill to block the path, Luna already knew she couldn’t escape.

At that position, she couldn’t move toward Kai; that would be walking into the tiger’s den. When Nuwa descended and followed up with the first skill, death was certain.

So she instead moved toward the side where Zhang Fei and Baili Shouyue were located.

If Lin Hao had pushed directly after landing, it would have hit, but it would have pushed Luna toward Zhang Fei’s position.

Then, as Kai approached for another attack, Zhang Fei could use his first skill to push Kai away, allowing Baili Shouyue to follow up with a strike.

That would have saved Luna.

Meanwhile, Lin Hao received a system notification:

“Rage points from Jiayue +300.”

Actually, when the game started, the system had already indicated the rage points ratings.

Shaoyi and Jiayue both had double rage points; they were players dedicated to a specific hero, and their average popularity was around one million.

Among the other three professionals, Yizheng had six times the rage points, while the other two had five times the base rage points.

The game continued.

After securing the blue buff, Kai’s momentum exploded.

Thanks to Kai’s first skill’s high sustain, his health quickly recovered, leaving no chance for the opposition to counter-invade.

In contrast, Luna, after respawning, could only quietly take the red buff and start gaining experience.

Lin Hao was laning mid with Baili Shouyue.

Baili Shouyue had placed conservative wards on both sides, close to their own territory.

These wards ensured Baili Shouyue wouldn’t be caught off guard by enemies suddenly crossing mid, though the river vision on both sides couldn’t be fully illuminated.

That was enough. With Zhang Fei nearby for close protection, Baili Shouyue essentially functioned as a turret in mid.

Lin Hao felt somewhat uncomfortable. Baili Shouyue’s wards were placed too far back, making it difficult for Sun Bin to remove them.

Next was the sniping duel with Nuwa.

Xiao Jue was eager to snipe Nuwa.

His second skill aimed carefully.

The red laser from Baili Shouyue’s gun barrel swept back and forth across Nuwa.

However, Lin Hao’s movement was somewhat stiff.

He didn’t sway continuously left and right but moved in an irregular, stop-and-go manner, stepping slightly then pausing, with no clear pattern.

Yet this didn’t prevent him from clearing minions efficiently.

Xiao Jue’s Baili Shouyue was used to using the red laser from his second skill to intimidate opponents, rather than hiding the line.

Being hit by the red laser made opponents somewhat nervous, causing them to instinctively shift position. Xiao Jue often could detect patterns in their movements, allowing him to land precise shots.

But…

Bang!

Another shot fired. Xiao Jue looked at Nuwa’s health bar—still nearly full.

After firing four shots, he hadn’t hit once!

“How uncanny!” Xiao Jue muttered.

He suddenly felt his aim was off.

Beside him, 726 was covering him and joked, “Jue, what’s wrong with your shots? Your Baili Shouyue’s accuracy in the qualifiers was worlds apart from now!”

726 thought Xiao Jue was playing casually and not aiming carefully, so he teased him.

But Xiao Jue knew in his heart he was very focused!

The fifth shot missed again!

Xiao Jue couldn’t help but click his tongue. “Strange, really strange.”

Meanwhile, Lin Hao sent Sun Bin to manage side lane pressure. At the same time, when Kai roamed the jungle to catch enemies at the edge, Sun Bin helped speed things up.

Mid lane was left untouched by Lin Hao, who instead focused on harassing Baili Shouyue.

After several exchanges, Baili Shouyue’s health quietly dropped by one-third.

This was from Lin Hao’s first and second skills’ ranged damage, mostly the minor explosive effects on the edges—small but accumulating over time, gradually weakening Baili Shouyue.

At this moment, Sun Bin happened to arrive mid, accompanying Kai to push the mid lane wave.

Xiao Jue frowned and aimed his second skill at Sun Bin.

Sun Bin moved left and right, but Xiao Jue caught his movement pattern and—bang!—hit him.

After clearing the mid wave, Sun Bin and Kai proceeded toward the top lane, with Xiao Jue tailing Sun Bin and firing a blind shot into the fog of war.

“My aim’s fine!” Xiao Jue muttered to himself, “So why can’t I hit Nuwa when sniping her?”