The difficulty of the first two minutes was nothing for a professional player. Moreover, Tang Bingyao had successfully cleared this stage in the previous game. Therefore, the three Legends weren't surprised or worried at all.
The real highlight of the show … was still yet to come.
At the top of the screen, the game timer had reached 2 minutes 58 seconds.
The eyes of No.1, No.5, and Bullet, who were watching from the sidelines, lit up at the same time. It was about time. Just now, the girl had fallen at this checkpoint within the three-minute window.
What about this time?
Soon, the three minutes had passed.
Almost at the instant the timer jumped to 3: 01, the difficulty of the game increased again, and the number of gophers in the nine-grid hole changed again.
Three gophers appeared at the same time!
The frequency of the gophers increased!
It was enough to catch more than half of the professional players off guard and cause them to make mistakes, ending the game.
But this time, the problem didn't seem to happen to the girl. Just as the difficulty of the game increased, the girl's single-handed movement speed suddenly increased by a notch!
The three gophers that appeared at the same time were instantly killed by the lightning-fast keystrokes!
In the next second, another three gophers appeared.
In less than half a second, they were knocked unconscious and disappeared!
Her hand speed increased by a notch, but there wasn't the slightest hint of disorder. Her movements were as smooth as flowing water, and she completed the speed increase in one go. Even the expression on her face didn't change at all. Her eyes were still focused and even sharper as she stared at the game on the screen in front of her.
"Got it!"
Number Five couldn't help but exclaim. His voice was filled with joy.
Yes.
Just from the change in speed in the first few seconds, it could be seen that the girl's difficulty for the next one minute was no longer a problem.
Bullet's and No. 1's gazes turned dark at the same time.
Then …
Next, it was time to see the difficulty of the next stage.
The stage after four minutes.
As long as she reached that stage, she would be able to leave 70% or even 80% of the professional players behind. Only the remaining 20% of the esports scene would have a faster hand speed.
… …
3 minutes 20 seconds.
Three minutes and forty seconds.
Just like that, time slowly ticked by. The number and frequency of the Bartholomew's appearance stabilized at this level of difficulty. But even at this level of difficulty, the continuous appearance of two or three Cunning Bartholomew at the same time was still a dizzying sight to behold.
If he wasn't careful, he could easily miss a target and end the game on the spot.
However, the girl's control was so stable that it was reassuring.
Because at this moment, she seemed to have truly entered a completely adapted rhythm.
Full concentration.
There were no distracting thoughts in his mind.
His line of sight was tightly locked onto all the positions of the nine-grid image, and all the possible dynamic changes that could occur at any time were all included into his Insight. The single-handed operation of his right hand on the control panel seemed to have become so practiced that there was not the slightest bit of sluggishness, and it was done smoothly in one go, without the need for a moment of rest.
Of course.
This kind of operation was certainly admirable, but the other three could still keenly sense that the forehead of the girl in front of the hamster machine was already slightly sweating.
Number One and Number Five looked at each other. They knew what the other was thinking.
That's right.
After all, it was only his third time trying this game, and he wasn't familiar enough with it yet. Maintaining a high hand speed with one hand and not making any mistakes up to this point, whether it was his eyesight, stamina, or brain power, they were all consumed like fuel every second.
Back in the S1 season, even Lin Feng and the others had to complain incessantly when training for this kind of game. They even thought of ways to cheat. It was clear just how much suffering this kind of training was.
So, even though the girl was currently in a state of complete concentration and didn't realize her stamina was being drained, this problem would only become more and more apparent as time went on.
More and more obvious.
It would even have an undeniable effect on the player's subsequent actions.
"How long do you think TangTang can last?"
Number Five asked softly.
Number One narrowed his eyes and shook his head.
"It's hard to say. In any case … let's watch for the next four minutes first."
…
The game timer at the top of the screen showed 3 minutes 59 seconds.
Another beat.
Entering the fourth minute.
In an instant, the system automatically adjusted the game's difficulty.
The number of hamsters that appeared at the same time increased to four!
In fact, the frequency of their appearance had increased by a notch!
More importantly, from this moment onwards, if a player killed a Gopher alone, another Gopher would instantly appear in the Nine-Square Burrow. There wouldn't be any pause in between. This meant that if a player couldn't kill four Gopher simultaneously within 0.3 to 0.5 seconds, the Gopher in the Burrow would continue to appear, and the number of Gopher would remain at four — Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation More importantly, from this moment onwards, after killing one Gopher alone, another Gopher would appear in the Nine-Square Burrow.
From this moment onwards, the player would lose any chance to take a breather!
This was the reason why it was said that the four-minute difficulty level could directly eliminate more than seventy to eighty percent of the professional players in the E-Sports circle.
Because of this difficulty …
It was on a completely different level compared to before.
At this moment, the eyes of Number One, Number Five, and Bullet flashed sharply. They knew that this would be the biggest test that the girl would face.
Could she survive it?
The girl in front of the screen did not have the time or energy to think about the answer to this question.
Because she had entered a state where she was completely isolated from the outside world.
The entire world, the entire field of vision …
Only the nine-grid hole in front of her was left.
Hence …
When the game reached the fourth minute and the difficulty of the game increased exponentially, Tang Bingyao's right hand on the control panel moved again.
Tap! — —
The crisp sound of a key being pressed could be heard!
What followed was a series of rapid pounding sounds that were so dense that there were almost no breaks in between!
It was so fast that it was difficult for the naked eye to capture her movements!
On the screen, the four hamsters that emerged from the nine-grid hole were instantly killed by the girl!
Without the slightest pause, four more gophers popped their heads out. But in less than 0.3 seconds, the girl's five fingers on her right hand moved nimbly on the control panel and completed a new round of tapping.
Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap!
What followed was a clear and melodious movement that was rapidly and frantically played in a straight line!
The game time continued to move forward steadily, second by second.
The mole count on the upper right corner of the screen began to increase at a terrifying speed that made one's scalp tingle!
There were no mistakes.
There was no stopping!
At this moment, the eyes of Bullet, who had been calm since the beginning, suddenly lit up!
Number Five even cried out in surprise.
"Beautiful!"
The fourth minute of the difficulty level …
She passed it!
*****
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