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"But that boss seems invincible..." said Qiao Yifan.
"Whenever you feel nervous just remember these words..." said Ye Xiu with a smile "No matter how oppressive these new bosses seem they will never be stronger than the greatest boss in Glory!"
"Which is that, Senior?"
"Yours truly! Now! Yifan, Ice Boundary to the right! Tang Rou go straight! Steamed Bun, throw in a brick! Don't be afraid to experiment! I'm right here!"
"We won!!" said Bai Yanfei.
"It seems my research was not in vain. He really does dodge to the right everytime. And the predictive casting of skills is only effective if we are unaware of it.
Though they did try to change their pincer style they are limited as always by their team composition. If we let them pincer who we want, the situation is really in our hands as I had expected. And when they panicked, it was almost sure that they would switch out for their substitute.
It was a test of Qin Muyun's patience but it paid off as we could take out their sub even before he joined the rest of the group.... I love it when a plan comes together."
"We won...." said Bai Yanfei again, his voice slightly more faint but just as positive as before.
Zhang Xinjie sighed.
Sometimes victory was worth only so much.
"Yes. We won."
"Watch my sword! Watch my blade!! I may be the only one on the field but I will definitely take you all out if you step even an inch closer!!"
"Shaotian, I am still here...."
"I know, Captain! But you are almost dead."
"So are you"
"But that's part of my plan!"
"Mine too."
A Grasping Ghosts was sent out into a bush confirming the location of the enemy and Troubling Rain immediately followed with an attack. The second opponent couldn't assist either as he was caught in a Hexagram Prison.
"Patience is the greatest virtue!" said Huang Shaotian as he fell upon the final opponent who had been incapacitated by a Bind Spell.
As the Blue Rain duo walked out Yu Wenzhou smiled at Huang Shaotian.
"All you need is the perfect opportunity and I simply create one for you."
"Yeah! And that's what makes us an amazing team!"
"Everyone is gonna laugh at us since we are running away! 22 N"
"Lucky that we can't hear them then. FM to 40 E - Stk - A Zero"
"But still Captain! They are low hp. If we plan to attk why run? Ss - near DT"
"SW with DT. Plan B - Box . We know the plan. They don't. Trap and take out."
"Fair. At 40 E. Stk + Clr Go?'
"Go. Lead to 30 E. RW to me. FM split call"
"Ok. SW DT to 40 E"
"Isn't that too much for you??"
"Just come DT. Heaven Fire ready."
"Ok"
"Bm down. RW to FM. Clr top."
"Ss down. Risk?"
"Wait. Blizz in 5"
"Risk on Clr. SW lock Stk."
"LE need help?"
"Nj almost done. Sub in - hold at 30"
"Ok. Will clear and join"
During the press conference the reporters had only one question for the winning team - what is your key to success?
After all they hadn't understood a word.
Xiao Shiqin just smiled.
"Communication. And before you come at me - I never intended for you to understand it. My words are for my team alone and as long as it makes sense to them, then I consider our plan a success."
"Be careful." said Jiang Botao.
"Why? He's just a one-man army!" said Du Ming.
"On the contrary, he is the battle itself." replied Jiang Botao.
"Keep an eye on him." said Wang Jiexi.
"Why? He's just the glue of the team." said Liu Xiaobie.
"Yes, and if you are not careful he will stick to you until you are dead." replied Wang Jiexi.
"Engage!"
Anyone else might have hesitated seeing Qiao Yifan's command but Qiu Fei swiftly rushed at the opponent and sent a quick message.
"Plague Boundary"
Meanwhile Song Qiying sent a set of coordinates and without any confusion Sun Xiang split away from Qiu Fei towards that location.
Before people could even think of critcising what appeared to be a incorrect division of their core duo, a chain of commands in the chat from Dai Yanqi confirmed that An Wenyi's Cleric had already made a successful switch.
Then a column of fire exploded in the middle of the Plague Boundary and Qiu Fei used a Falling Flower Palm to knock the opponent right into a Dark Boundary. Meanwhile Sun Xiang and Song Qiying steadily attacked the remaining two opponents and prevented them from assisting their teammate.
What many hoped would be a long battle ended in a few minutes, as the opponents were crushed by the China Glory Team.
"Was it always planned that all four of you will shotcall?"
"No..." Qiao Yifan smiled awkwardly at the reporter "It just happened. We are all capable at different things."
"What is your role in the team?" asked a reporter to Sun Xiang, obviously trying to trap him into admitting he wasn't as tactically inclined as the others.
"Hm? To fight of course!" came the prompt reply "What's the point if there is nobody to execute their strategies??"
"I think Sun Xiang's score in the group arena speaks for itself." added Song Qiying quietly.
"An Wenyi! As China's healer don't you think you spend less time on the field compared to other healers?"
"Why does that matter?" An Wenyi smiled "As long as I'm there when they need healing isn't it a better plan to let the dps fight!"
"As Ye Xiu once said, we don't need a Cleric." Qiu Fei added innocently and the reporter almost wanted to weep.
"So... do you consider yourselves the next generation of China's Master Tacticians?" asked a reporter with a sly smile.
"Doesn't matter what we think!" said Dai Yanqi with a laugh "The least we can do is not ruin their name! But for now, they call us the Little Moqi Squad. And honestly.... that is the highest praise we can get from them!"
The entire team smiled back happily.
Honestly they did prefer Little Moqi Squad to Master Tacticians.
After all, those boots were too difficult to fill.
The only way forward was to find their own place in Glory.
And for now, it was right here with their team.