[2] GLORY

Chapter 268

Chapter 268: Don’t be so hard on yourself

　
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Edited by apricot, @babyybluebear

　
“Oh my god, what was that thing Xie He did at the end? Is that how you’re supposed to play the Void Mage’s other form?!”

The Void Mage’s ultimate ability was called Void Transformation. The official description of the move was that the earl would become one with the void, activating all void marks within range, and nuking all surrounding targets.

Since its release, countless players had studied the ability. The conclusion they reached was that, while tricky to pull off, it was capable of dealing high AoE damage and therefore, perfect for use in skirmishes.

However, Xie He’s Void Transformation broke the meta.

Nobody knew how he had done it. It seemed like he had stacked countless marks onto himself and impressively managed to execute Demonic Bog at the same time which had reflected his own ultimate back to him!

When the marks activated, the reflected damage became a shield instead.

This combo lowered Lu Feng’s attack damage while Void Transformation also dealt damage to the Bloodthirsty Warrior.

And thus…

He survived, but Lu Feng was killed.

The crowd stirred as everyone was left stupefied.

The commentators spewed a whole bunch of commentary, but even when they were through, they still looked somewhat stunned.

However, it wasn’t up to them to decide whether such a move was within the realm of possibility. The fact was that Xie He had managed it. No matter if it was actually part of the game dev or just a leftover bug, Xie He had indeed propelled this new talent to unprecedented heights.

If Void Mage had such a strong self-preservation effect, then it was an immensely valuable talent.

It was able to disable, disrupt, and even endure heavy damage whilst taking enemies down with him.

If properly used, this would definitely rise to the top of the mid lane tier list!

Of course…

The difficulty of copying him was a bit high.

Let alone the ultimate, most players could barely even utilise the crowd control of the Void Mage’s first ability properly. While the disruptive nature of the second ability was within their reach, pro players would still be able to avoid it with ease after getting used to it. The displacement of the third ability could be linked to the second ability with extraordinary efficacy. However, that was mainly because it was still new. Once players were familiar with it, its effect would also be halved. Lastly, the ultimate was previously assumed to be a no-frills ability for skirmishes; who knew that it could be stacked and used in such a way!

While the stadium audience were still transfixed on the competition, the fans in the livestream noticed a certain social media post by a well-known Glory game developer.

This game dev was the brain behind the Void Mage. The post was short and sweet: EVE.xiehe is amazing.

This simple one-liner was shared and commented on by tens of thousands of people.

The game dev didn’t elaborate, but it was enough that he had posted at all.

It wasn’t a system bug but an ability within the upper limits of the Void Mage’s potential. It was theoretically possible, but it was also almost impossible for casual players to replicate!