077 Leisure Before the Battle!

After returning to the main city, Morning Breeze remained in a state of stealth, allowing him to move about freely at any time. The city's respawn and return point did not permit the placement of any stealth-detection items, making it quite difficult for players to track Morning Breeze's stealth effect. Once back in the city, he strolled around for a bit, and no one managed to discover his whereabouts.

Seeing that the Horde army had not yet arrived, Morning Breeze logged off to grab a meal. If this massive battle were to break out, it would undoubtedly last for a very long time, so he figured he should restore his energy before it began.

"What were you doing online just now? Blood Dragon sweeping through the Japanese region was such a sight to behold!" Wang Xiaodie was watching a televised rerun of the intense duel between Blood Dragon and Death Mantor, a truly classic battle. On paper, Blood Dragon's attributes were actually weaker than Death Mantor's, and his opponent possessed a legendary Beast God combo skill, giving Morning Breeze a rather low chance of winning initially. Yet, in the end, Morning Breeze emerged victorious. Blood Dragon's technique was indeed bizarre, and it was precisely this bizarre style that allowed him to win a battle that shocked the entire world.

*Why is she watching a rerun? Buddy here fought the guy live, what's there to watch?* Morning Breeze sat down on the bed and chuckled, "What's so great about it? A Berserker's approach is all about high burst damage, going back and forth relying on Bloodthirst and Raging Blow for combinations, using Dragon Charge to initiate and focus fire, and popping God Mode only when executing a target."

"You little rascal, your Berserker might work that way, but Blood Dragon's technique seemed far superior to yours." Seeing Morning Breeze still putting on airs of detachment and acting as if he were stronger than Blood Dragon, Wang Xiaodie retorted, "If you had run into Death Mantor, you'd only have your heels to show for it. Death Mantor's opening ambush was directly countered and killed by Blood Dragon. Leaving aside whether Blood Dragon knew about Death Mantor's ultimate ambush move in advance, even if he did, very few people in the entire world would have been able to receive it. Temporarily speaking, nobody should have had information on the Steel-Armored Mantor paired with the Combat Rogue; Blood Dragon probably didn't know either, yet he managed to pull all of that off. This completely proves that his visual acuity and nervous reflex are far superior to his opponent's, and his combat experience is extremely rich."

"Blood Dragon also has a profound understanding of the psychological activities of high-end players. Right at the opening, he consecutively used two crowd-control skills: Shockwave and Intimidating Shout, and the Intimidating Shout successfully caused Death Mantor to panic. If it were an ordinary Berserker, they certainly would have unleashed God Mode to bombard the enemy at that moment, but Blood Dragon didn't. He instead used Giant's Stalkers to focus fire and burst. At that point, the test wasn't on Blood Dragon, but on whether Death Mantor would use his Medallion right then and there."

"The Alliance Medallion has a cooldown of two minutes, Shockwave has a forty-second cooldown, and Intimidating Shout has a ninety-second cooldown. Death Mantor's health bar was full at the start; with his strong attributes and high physical damage mitigation, he likely figured he could withstand five seconds of burst damage. Death Mantor probably also anticipated that if Blood Dragon used two control skills in succession again after ninety seconds and he got locked down while his health was lower and without a Medallion, the opponent would activate God Mode and he would be dead for sure. Blood Dragon cleverly utilized the two-minute cooldown of the Alliance Medallion to execute his first wave of burst damage—his technique was exceptionally brilliant."

Seeing that Wang Xiaodie was about to go on with her analysis, Morning Breeze interrupted her. "Of course it's brilliant when you analyze it after he's already won. In my personal view, Blood Dragon throwing out Shockwave and Intimidating Shout was likely just a test against Death Mantor. At the very least, he won the psychological momentum right at the start. If he could have further controlled Death Mantor, that momentum would have carried all the way through. The Legendary Beast God's abnormal status resistance should be quite high; landing low-level crowd-control skills like Shockwave and Intimidating Shout is rather difficult."

"Luck is definitely very important, but Blood Dragon choosing not to blast him with God Mode was also a mark of his brilliance. Besides, without the support of God Mode, shaving off over eleven thousand health points from Death Mantor in five seconds—I'm afraid only Blood Dragon could pull that off in the entire world." Knowing that Morning Breeze was also a Berserker, Wang Xiaodie knew he would never admit how powerful other Berserkers were. It was obvious that this little rascal Morning Breeze possessed an extremely strong streak of jealousy.

"Hand me an Arcanite Reaper, and I can do the exact same thing!" Morning Breeze calculated for Wang Xiaodie, "I have the Magic Ring, the Magnetized Gravity Ring, and Frostmourne. As long as I can break through Death Mantor's defense, killing him is completely out of the question."

"Don't you just rely on having an excess of auxiliary equipment? Blood Dragon rampaged through the Japanese region with just an Arcanite Reaper, whereas you have to rely on Magic Rings, crafted gear, and that plot-weapon Frostmourne—how can you possibly compare yourself to him? Look at Blood Dragon's verbal attacks, deceptive tactics, and his final killing blow—how powerful were those? Can you ever match up to that?" Wang Xiaodie disliked professional players who relied purely on gear to get by, just as she disliked people assuming she had reached where she was solely based on her figure and face.

Morning Breeze spread his hands. "You thought Blood Dragon's final strike was purely skill? It was just pure luck. Let's head down for dinner; we still need to log back in later for the formation defense battle."

After finishing their meal, unlike the others who rushed to log back on, Morning Breeze didn't bother. Since the Horde hadn't attacked yet, logging in so early was pointless. He fetched a can of cola from the refrigerator and sat in the living room to watch a TV series. Wang Xiaodie was about to head upstairs, but seeing Morning Breeze acting so leisurely at a time like this, she felt he must be waiting for a specific timing. One had to realize that with the Horde currently laying siege to the city, a massive amount of battlefield quests needed to be completed. Quite a few professional players and studio members were skipping meals just to squeeze out more time, gain more contributions, upgrade their badges, and acquire better troop systems.

Though she hadn't known Morning Breeze for long, Wang Xiaodie knew he was definitely no simple character. To put it in Morning Breeze's own words, playing games required brains; therefore, he must have some major grand plan in mind right now.

"You little rascal, what big plan do you have up your sleeve this time?" Wang Xiaodie's mind didn't turn as fast as Morning Breeze's, and extracting information from him through questioning was nearly impossible, so she figured it was better to just ask directly.

Morning Breeze took a swig of his cola and replied, "Going up there right now to grind missions only yields a pitiful amount of contribution points. It's much better to rest up and only make a move when the final showdown arrives. By then, me casually killing a single enemy hero will be enough to fulfill the equivalent of a hundred quests."

"Kill an opposing hero? Are you out of your mind? Those things are as strong as bosses! Even a whole group of people can't kill one—how are you going to handle one all by yourself?" Wang Xiaodie felt that Morning Breeze had truly gone mad. To actually talk about hunting down enemy heroes—that was something meant for NPCs to deal with; players simply lacked that kind of capability.

Morning Breeze took another casual gulp of his cola. "That is precisely the difference between an elite and an ordinary person."

"Then tell me, can I handle an enemy hero?" Wang Xiaodie didn't know the exact strength of the opposing heroes, but she figured that if Morning Breeze could do it, she ought to be able to as well, even if she couldn't beat Morning Breeze himself.

This time, Morning Breeze didn't answer and simply kept his eyes fixed on the television. Seeing him act like this instantly irritated Wang Xiaodie; it was clear Morning Breeze believed she had zero chance of killing an enemy hero. Judging by his attitude, he undoubtedly viewed her as nothing more than a pretty vase, good for nothing, and best suited simply for viewing and decoration.

Noticing Wang Xiaodie's darkened expression, Morning Breeze walked over, sat down on the edge of the sofa, and looked down at her full bosom. "Beauty, the day you manage to kite me successfully is the day you'll finally be qualified to solo an enemy hero."

One had to admit, Wang Xiaodie's figure was unquestionably the best in the entire studio. Her body possessed great elasticity, her skin was as white as snow, and her chest prominent to an extreme degree, forming a pair of perfect globes. Enhanced by the push-up effect of her bra, it created a breathtaking cleavage that looked immensely graceful. An ultra-seducing figure paired with an ultra-gorgeous face, combined with her knack for styling herself—such a great beauty was exceptionally hard to come by.

Seeing Morning Breeze's lustful gaze fixed straight upon her cleavage, Wang Xiaodie was already used to it. Men simply loved women's chests, and a little rascal like Morning Breeze would certainly never let a beauty like her off the hook. Putting aside Morning Breeze's frivolous behavior, Wang Xiaodie considered the prospect of kiting him, and realized it was far from an ordinary level of difficult. For a Mage to kite a Warrior, the core method was maintaining an exact eight-meter distance to prevent the opponent from using Charge and Intercept. However, Warriors had battle standards, Intervention, and Heroic Leap as methods to break out of the eight-meter zone, leaving Mages with only Blink to close the distance. Trying to continuously kite such an opponent was simply too hard.

Furthermore, Morning Breeze had Piercing Howl, granting him ranged damage coupled with a speed reduction, making kiting him even more arduous. Even without skill support, maintaining an eight-meter distance from Morning Breeze was exceptionally difficult. Wang Xiaodie had sparred with Morning Breeze many times and had tried numerous positioning methods to keep him at that eight-meter mark, but Morning Breeze's footwork was always a step ahead of hers. What's more, Morning Breeze even found the time to admire her figure during the process, remaining entirely unbothered.

As a high-end Warrior, if one didn't know how to counter-manage the eight-meter kite, one might as well just play a different class. Trying to maintain an eight-meter distance to kite Morning Breeze—even the world-class Mages and Hunters standing at the very pinnacle of the game couldn't necessarily pull it off, and Wang Xiaodie was still a long way from that level.

"I'm not as formidable as you. I might as well go back upstairs and see if there are any quests I can do." Wang Xiaodie indeed lacked Morning Breeze's prowess; wanting to kill an enemy hero was definitely beyond her abilities. She was extremely curious to see how Morning Breeze intended to deal with an enemy hero all by himself. Even if Blood Dragon were to show up, it would still be nearly impossible.

Watching the tall and slender Wang Xiaodie head back upstairs, Morning Breeze simply collapsed onto the sofa to continue watching his TV series, having no intention of logging in anytime soon. He watched television until he eventually dozed off, right until Wang Xiaodie came back down to fetch him.

"The Horde is almost at the main city, and you're still not logging on?" Seeing that Morning Breeze was actually fast asleep, Wang Xiaodie gave him a swift kick to wake him up. Originally, Wang Xiaodie thought Morning Breeze would panic and scramble upstairs to log in, but instead, he simply checked the time.

"There's nothing worth watching during the early stages of a Horde siege. Going up there to do frontline defense is pointless; it's too easy to get killed and logged out. Let's wait another twenty minutes!" Morning Breeze had already set an alarm beforehand and wasn't worried about missing the timing at all. Even if he genuinely missed it, it didn't matter; he hadn't planned on gaining much from this main city defense battle anyway. Sweeping through the Japanese region was already more than enough. Morning Breeze had expended a considerable amount of mental energy after bursting out so many times last night, topped off with the morning session and the massive sweep of the Japanese region. He needed to recover his stamina to prepare for the upcoming battle. Dealing with enemy heroes this time was no laughing matter; Morning Breeze himself didn't have high confidence of success, but he could at least guarantee his own safety.

Seeing Morning Breeze comfortably continue his nap, Wang Xiaodie was truly lost for words of admiration. Right now, players all across the world were throwing themselves into defending their national region, yet Morning Breeze was sleeping so leisurely. With his capability, slaughtering Horde soldiers on the city walls should have been a breeze, but he chose to sleep instead.

For some inexplicable reason, Wang Xiaodie actually sat down nearby and waited twenty minutes for Morning Breeze. Hearing the alarm on his phone ring, she knew he was about to get up. She originally expected him to log on immediately, but this guy actually went and brewed a cup of instant noodles, finishing every last bite before finally heading upstairs!