Chapter 5: Brilliant Counter-Kill

  "Didn't I tell you to stay in the base and behave? Are you going to be like that blond kid, who has to die once to know what fear is? What bad luck, I knew it was a mistake to team up with a newbie. There's bound to be a bunch of trouble." The bespectacled man, who had transformed into a powerful godly cow, scolded and waved his hand impatiently, telling Su Hong to quickly return to the base and not to show his face online again, lest he get killed by the enemy's hero once more, making their already passive situation even more unfavorable. After all, they had already lost the first blood and were at a disadvantage from the start, so the outlook was not optimistic.

  Su Hong also knew that the situation in the Tianhui camp was not optimistic, but it was precisely because of this that he had to take action, otherwise, if the Tianhui side really failed, he would likely be ruthlessly eliminated by the ruler without making any effort, and that was not what he wanted.

  So, Su Hong coldly smiled and retorted without showing any weakness: "That's right, I'm indeed a newcomer and not familiar with this ancient battlefield, but I'm definitely not as incompetent as you said. At least my current hero level is one level higher than yours."

  "Bastard, I've been stuck at the back all this time, basically without any experience in taking down small soldiers, that's why I haven't leveled up. Otherwise, even a newbie like you wouldn't be stronger than me!" The bespectacled man said with a defeated tone.

  "Huh? As a so-called veteran, you didn't even notice that your own army of treants had disappeared for a long time, and it took you half a day to react. What's the point of being on high alert if you're not even aware of such a basic thing? If the enemy hero were to sneak up from behind, wouldn't you be unable to respond at all?" Su Hong retorted while simultaneously launching an attack on the newly spawned centaur camp, luring them out and pulling another wave of treants over to fight.

  "You..." The bespectacled man's face turned bright red with embarrassment, knowing he was in the wrong, and for a moment, didn't know how to retort. Just then, the burly man who had transformed into the Dark Ranger, hearing their argument, took advantage of the brief lull before the troops arrived, walked over, first gazing deeply at Su Hong, then turning his head to rebuke the bespectacled man: "That's enough, just say a few less words, as a seasoned veteran, you're actually being pointed out for mistakes by a newcomer. What qualifications do you have to criticize others? Better reflect on yourself!"

  That burly man was obviously the leader of the three, with more say in the matter. So although the bespectacled man was very displeased in his heart, he slunk away to one side and no longer pointed fingers at Su Hong.

  "As for you...” Seeing Su Hong face the Minotaur's charge without flinching, the burly man hesitated for a moment before making up his mind and saying: “It seems that you're stronger than that blond kid by more than just a little bit. At least I've never seen a newcomer adapt so quickly to the bloody killing rules of this ancient battlefield. Since you don't want to wait passively, then prove yourself with actual actions!"

  He paused, and the rough-looking man still had some misgivings, couldn't help but remind him: "The Silent Assassin you chose is an intelligence-type hero with low health. In the absence of levels and equipment, I suggest you'd better not show up online, try to pull more monsters, make up for your level disadvantage first, otherwise it's easy to be ambushed and killed by the opponent's hero."

  "Uh, I think so too. Don't worry, I'll act according to the situation and won't be impulsive." Su Hong smiled slightly in response. Although he hadn't seriously studied the game DOTA, he was after all a somewhat accomplished professional player. His ability to control heroes and grasp the battle situation was absolutely not inferior to others. Moreover, now that he had overcome his inner fears, as long as he was careful, he wouldn't drag his team down.

  As they spoke, the troops on both sides clashed again. The burly man didn't say anything else and hastily turned around to rush onto the battlefield. His previous words were a statement of sorts, acknowledging Su Hong's actions and no longer interfering with him. However, judging from his attitude, he clearly didn't have high expectations for what Su Hong could accomplish.

  Su Hong didn't mind, and continued to pull his own monster, using the Tree People soldiers in front of him as a shield, while he hid behind them, constantly attacking with magic sword from a distance, occasionally adding a finishing blow, giving the monster the final fatal strike. He saw his experience level and game gold rapidly increase, and after just a short while, he had leveled up two more times, reaching level 4.

  Because he had been hiding in the wild for a long time, Su Hong didn't rush to add points. In the game of DOTA, every time a hero levels up, they can get a hero skill point. On this real-life battlefield of ancient ruins, this game rule did not seem to have changed, so by now, Su Hong had accumulated four hero skill points in his hands.

  The heroes of the Tianhui side are Dragon Knight, Dark Ranger, Earthshaker, Demon Warlock and Silent Magician, while the opposing Ye Wei side has Void Mask, Cave Assassin, Centaur Chieftain, Minotaur and Ice Maiden. Su Hong did not rush to add points, but instead analyzed the lineup of both sides through the Blood Tattoo.

  Our side has a heroic lineup, with Dark Knight in the late game output, and Demon Witch bringing rhythm in the mid-game. The reversal control is also available with Earthshaker. I have to say that as veterans, the three of them chose a pretty good hero lineup. However, their Dragon Knight, that blonde kid, has been completely useless, still cowering in the fountain base until now, never daring to come out...

  The situation on the opposing side, Nightmares, is much better than theirs. Not to mention the previous one-blood, just talking about heroes, the opposing hero lineup is in no way inferior to Tianhui's side. In the late game, there is Void Mask, in the mid-game, there is Earthshaker, and there is also Ursa, a great team controller. Plus, Centaur Warrunner and Crystal Maiden are two very good point-control heroes. If they really want to burst into a team fight, Nightmares is not inferior at all.

  Needless to say, the people on the opposite side looked very united, and all five heroes appeared on the battlefield. The lowest half-human horse chief was already at level three, while their Earthshaking Bull had been crouching in wait and only barely reached level two by now.

  The 5V4 situation, with multiple players ganging up on fewer opponents, plus the additional factor of being a kill down, made the game very unfavorable for Tianhui's side!

  Her eyebrows slightly furrowed, Su Hong considered it carefully before finally deciding to redistribute the four skill points, adding two levels to Wisdom Blade and two levels to Last Words. As for Silent Curse that could consume the opponent's hero and magic value, she temporarily gave up on it.

  "Hey! You're having a great time farming, but I've been struggling to keep up in the back. I'm only level 2 now. Are you going to let me have some of the jungle resources so I can level up too? After all, I'm the veteran here, and you're just a newbie!" Just as Su Hong finished allocating his hero's skill points, the bespectacled man approached him, looking at his red eyes without any courtesy, wanting to monopolize the jungle resources for himself.

  "Heh heh, suit yourself, but don't say I didn't warn you. The levels of the heroes on the other side have all risen, and they've also passed their initial development period. I estimate it won't be long before they start roaming around. As it is, this jungle area isn't very safe anymore. Don't blame me when the time comes and you die." Su Hong chuckled lightly. In fact, even if that glasses-wearing guy didn't come to steal, he wasn't planning on staying in the jungle for much longer either. This was because he had noticed that Ye Xiu's Nightwalker had already reached level 6, and with its stealth ultimate, it could appear and disappear at will, who knows when it would suddenly show up in Tianying's jungle area.

  However, the bespectacled man sneered at Su Hong's kind reminder, saying: "Hey, does your old man still need a rookie like you to remind him? Take care of yourself first, don't think that just because you can pull a few wild monsters, you're something big. The truly brutal battle is yet to come, with your small build, I reckon you won't be able to withstand the opponent's hero's one blow, and you'll end up crying for daddy."

  As soon as the words fell, a ferocious beetle with a spiky shell suddenly appeared and instantly arrived in front of the bespectacled man. With a single blow of its terrifyingly powerful horn, it severely injured the Earthshaker God Cow that the bespectacled man had transformed into. Then, with a mouthful of foul-smelling liquid, it shot out an anti-magic arrow, stripping the Earthshaker God Cow of all its magic. Next, its massive claws swung down, and countless spiky tentacles wrapped tightly around the Earthshaker God Cow, lifting it high into the air before slamming it back down to the ground with incredible force. By the time the Earthshaker God Cow crashed back onto the earth, it had already been reduced to a mangled heap of flesh and blood, dead beyond all hope of revival...

  A heavy, bloody aura spread out, and the desperate cry of the bespectacled man was even more terrifying. Even a few pieces of flesh splattered onto Su Hong's face, causing his complexion to turn slightly pale. However, his reaction was extremely quick. As the hero opposite him used a series of skills to kill the bespectacled man, he swiftly swung the magic sword in his hand and launched an attack.

  "Blade of Wisdom!"

  Su Hong let out a light drink, and as the Silent Magician, his entire body was surging with magical energy at this moment. The magic sword in his hand crackled and popped, bursting forth with intense blue magical flames that greatly enhanced his attack power. Blade after blade of wind slashes strengthened by magic quickly shot out, striking the Heroic Assassin's body, causing their skin to split open and letting out miserable cries.

  That cave assassin was obviously a seasoned veteran, although he had been hit by the Wisdom Blade's heavy blow, which made him eat pain, but he didn't panic, instead, his face revealed a ferocious and sinister expression, and he rushed towards Su Hong with a fierce momentum, wanting to kill or injure Su Hong as much as possible. If Su Hong was just a novice, then he might still have a chance to counterattack, even if not, as long as he could scare the opponent away, he could escape smoothly. After all, in order to instantly kill the Earthshaking Bull, he had used up all his magic on himself, and all his skills were in a cooling state, basically having no combat power left.

  However, he clearly underestimated Su Hong's willpower. Just as he pounced on him, Su Hong also moved, retreating while using the magic sword in his hand to activate a Crosswind Slash for a long-range attack. Despite being splattered with thick black blood all over his face, he remained completely unmoved, always keeping a relatively safe distance away, and managed to exhaust the opponent's health by flying a kite.

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