The Road to Godhood in Honor of Kings

"First blood!" Han Cheng secured the first blood. However, this result didn't surprise either Han Cheng or Sun Wukong, who strongly supported Ban Lu. After all, it was normal for Zhao Yun to suppress Lu Ban and kill him with a single combo. But that might not be the case in the mid-to-late game. Han Cheng couldn't help but recall his painful experience of being instantly killed by Ban Lu even when fighting him in close combat with Li Bai...

Even after Banlu was instantly killed, his economy wasn't much different from Zhao Yun's. It's not easy to create a large economic gap in the early game, especially in a 1v1 Mozi's Guild Path where there aren't many jungle monsters or other resources, and even the minions aren't plentiful. Therefore, a difference of several thousand gold is unlikely. So, Fatty wasn't discouraged. Anyway, according to Sun Wukong and Han Cheng, Banlu is very strong in the mid-to-late game; even taking one of Li Bai's ultimate abilities wouldn't be a problem.

Upon seeing Ban Lu appear, Zhao Yun immediately unleashed a powerful attack, mercilessly beating Ban Lu. The fat man was also covered in cold sweat; what grudge did Ban Lu have against him to be being attacked so fiercely…

Of course, he didn't know that Han Cheng had been humiliated by Lu Ban several times and was eager to kill Lu Ban to vent his anger. Han Cheng didn't want such an embarrassing thing to be revealed.

Banlu loses most of his health as soon as he appears, but he has lifesteal and high range and damage output. As long as you play well, you can stay in lane without having to return to base.

However, if he doesn't return to base, Fatty also has to be wary of Zhao Yun's ultimate skill cooldown. If Zhao Yun's ultimate skill is ready and he unleashes it without warning, then Fatty could really die from being too reckless and not returning to base...

A confident smile played on Han Cheng's lips. It seemed that Zhao Yun was indeed the right person to deal with Ban Lu. After all, he was the darling of Tencent Games. How could he possibly compete if he couldn't even beat a short-legged Ban Lu?

Soon, Han Cheng gained a significant advantage. Ban Lu couldn't damage him at all, while Han Cheng's damage output was explosive. With one ultimate move, he could kill Ban Lu in two hits.

Compared to Xiahou Dun, Zhao Yun is more agile, having two dashes with short cooldowns, preventing him from being kited to death by Ban Lu. Moreover, compared to Han Xin and Li Bai, he is tankier, avoiding being instantly killed before even getting close to the enemy.

The fat man watched helplessly as Zhao Yun unleashed his ultimate skill, unable to dodge it. He was hit by the ultimate, then struck by the second skill, and instantly killed...

"Tsk tsk, it seems you're no match for Little Orange, Fatty," said Sun Wukong.

"What nonsense! How dare you talk like that? A hero like Lu Ban can't beat Zhao Yun anyway... What do you mean I'm no match for Xiao Chengzi?" The fat man said indignantly.

"Tsk tsk, you're still not happy about being called bad? Why don't you beat Little Orange for me?" Sun Hou said confidently. He believed that for Fatty to win now was, in short, a pipe dream.

"Want to make a bet?" the fat man asked. "Let's bet on the Eye of Hell first."

"Let's bet then." Sun Wukong said confidently. "What, Fatty, have you been playing with Miyamoto Musashi lately?"

"No, this skin is quite expensive," the fat man said casually.

"Tsk tsk, not bad, but if you lose to Little Orange, aren't you just asking for trouble?" Sun Wukong said smugly.

"Okay, it's settled then." The fat man had a sly smile on his face. "Then, Little Orange, you can deliberately lose to me, and we'll split the skins."

"What? Skin can be split evenly?" Sun Wukong almost vomited blood.

"Haha, Fatty, don't trick the monkey like that, let's continue." Han Cheng laughed.

"Alright, then spare his life for now," the fat man said.

"Tch, who do you think you are? Spare my life..." Sun Wukong said with a look of disdain.

The solo match with the fat guy continued. By this time, Zhao Yun's equipment was complete. Of course, Lu Ban's equipment wasn't too bad either. Although he was killed several times, Lu Ban's ability to stay in lane was still quite strong, and his economy wasn't too far behind.

"Monkey, this is the cutest little Luban you were talking about, even Zhao Yun can't beat him..." The fat man looked helpless, but Han Cheng remembered the Luban from earlier. He himself had been badly beaten by Luban when playing Xiahou Dun. Fortunately, Zhao Yun had damage reduction and healing, and was also quite agile, so Han Cheng felt that this game would be easy to win.

"The spear tip is burning!" Zhao Yun unleashed a powerful ultimate. At this moment, Fatty had already anticipated Han Cheng's usual tactics. The confident Han Cheng preferred to initiate with his ultimate. Although Zhao Yun had been weakened, with Tencent Games nerfing their favored son, shortening the dash distance of his first skill and reducing the range of his ultimate, making it easy to miss, it was best to initiate with the first skill and then use the ultimate at close range to ensure its accuracy and deal higher damage.

However, the fat man dodged Zhao Yun's ultimate move by a hair's breadth. Zhao Yun struck Ban Lu's side, almost hitting and knocking him away, but this time he failed to reach that point.

Banlu immediately launched a counterattack, activating his ultimate skill and summoning air support. Zhao Yun released his second skill to poke Banlu, but Banlu hopped and dodged, then turned and used his first skill to stun Zhao Yun, triggering the passive effect of his first skill, and began to fire.

As soon as Zhao Yun woke up, he quickly used his first skill to avoid being kited and killed by Ban Lu. At the same time, Zhao Yun, who had lifesteal, would recover a certain amount of health after hitting Ban Lu. Therefore, even though Ban Lu had the advantage in health at this time, it did not necessarily mean that he could win.

However, Zhao Yun's ultimate skill missed, greatly reducing its damage. Ban Lu then used his second skill, dealing damage based on Zhao Yun's lost health while also gaining a sweeping basic attack that bombarded Zhao Yun relentlessly. At this point, Ban Lu's output was very high. Zhao Yun quietly waited for his ultimate skill to cool down so he could counter-kill him. It was a counter-kill because Zhao Yun's health was already very low, less than a third, while Ban Lu's health was much better.

The fat man had a smug look on his face. After all, it was very difficult for a marksman like him to fight against a semi-tanky assassin or warrior like Zhao Yun. Moreover, he had been suppressed so badly in the early game. Of course, he was very happy to turn the tide now.

However, it's not that simple.

Zhao Yun's first skill was on cooldown very quickly, and he used another dash to get close to Ban Lu. He then stood and fought Ban Lu head-on. Ban Lu was not afraid at all. Even if you are carrying a spear, I still have a spear in my hand. Who's afraid of who?

So, Banlu went straight into a fight with Zhao Yun, showing no fear whatsoever. Han Cheng looked helpless. In the past, Banlu would never have dared to stand and fight a melee hero. With his short legs, being caught meant certain death. Therefore, Banlu's biggest taboo was standing and fighting. But now, it seemed to be the opposite...

"How biased is the official stance towards marksmen..." Han Cheng muttered helplessly.

Ban Lu had already reduced Zhao Yun to only one bar of health, while Ban Lu himself still had more than half health left.