The audience clearly hadn't recovered from the previous match between Ye Xiu and Sun Xiang. The new match had already begun, but the stadium was still silent.
However, none of this affected the players on stage. Once they entered the player booths, the players had already become one with the characters on the map. This was the world they were currently in.
Shen Jian's character was a Striker. Like Sun Zheping's Berserker, it was a purely attack-oriented character. The Striker's weapon was every part of their body, so in terms of attack range, it was the shortest of the 24 classes. However, this class also understood the principle that the shorter the distance, the more dangerous it was. In close combat, their attack speed was the fastest of the 24 classes. Together with the Assassin and the Grappler, they were known as the three nightmare classes for close combat.
When the match began, both sides brought out the true characteristics of their classes. They didn't use any tactics and simply clashed in the center of the map.
In terms of character strength, Excellent Era was clearly in the lead. Sun Zheping's Another Summer of Sleep didn't have a single piece of Silver equipment on him. He was wearing a full set of Orange equipment. Just his stats alone were easily seen through by his opponent, which was a disadvantage. His opponent could clearly fight based on his character's stats and characteristics. As for Xiao Jian's Fighter, although he was only a rotation character in Excellent Era, Excellent Era was a powerhouse. At this time, the character they sent out couldn't be too different from the main roster. A full set of ten pieces of Silver equipment was enough to make people drool. In reality, even if a powerhouse team had a substitute character, the amount of Silver equipment they had wouldn't necessarily be small. The real difference between them and God-level characters was in terms of quality. Of course, this was related to the distribution of the team's resources. Core characters and main roster characters naturally took up more resources, so it was natural that the equipment they received was more suitable for them.
Xiao Jian had become one of the main players in the Pro League, so his character was naturally more valued. His strength was even greater than when he was in the Alliance last season. He couldn't wait to use his more powerful character to make a grand appearance in the Pro League, but that would have to wait until he passed the Challenger League.
The difference in strength between the characters was great, but Sun Zheping didn't hold back because of this. When the two sides met, they immediately made the first move. Another Summer of Sleep swung the greatsword in his hand, launching an attack with Collapsing Mountain.
Strikers were at a disadvantage in terms of attack range, so they were often at a disadvantage. However, this didn't mean that they would fall into a passive situation. Shen Jian's response was extremely tough. He immediately activated Reinforced Iron Bones and charged towards Another Summer of Sleep's Collapsing Mountain, brandishing his fists.
Sun Zheping? Shen Jian might be famous, but that didn't mean that he would be afraid. They were all pro players. Even if they were Gods, they weren't so strong that they could break through the heavens. If he was afraid of meeting a God, how could he compete in the competition? Sun Zheping, who had just become the main force, really didn't have much of a chance to showcase himself this year. In his opinion, it was a good chance for him to perform well against someone like Sun Zheping in his duel with Happy.
The number one Berserker? Very well, then I'll use an even fiercer and wilder method to defeat you.
As Shen Jian thought of this, he had his character charge forward.
Reinforced Iron Bones increased the character's Physical Defense, but more importantly, it allowed the character to enter Super Armor.
In Super Armor, the character would be immune to all effects other than grabs. As a result, even though he was facing his opponent's attack, it didn't affect the Striker's movements at all. At most, he would take the hit and lose a bit of health, but he could still attack as usual. Shen Jian didn't dodge the attack. He directly activated Reinforced Iron Bones and rushed forward, showing that he was prepared to be tough.
Who would have thought that Sun Zheping would react so quickly? He had already jumped up and canceled his Collapsing Mountain in midair. Another Summer of Sleep followed up with a simple slash. It looked like an Upward Slash, but this Upward Slash carried with it magical fluctuations. It was as if a tear was going to appear in the air.
This was the Spellblade's low-level skill, Wave Wheel Slasher. It used a magic barrier to seal the target and then rotated to kill. The four main Swordsman classes would usually learn at least one level of this skill. What they wanted was for it to be as effective against Super Armor.
Shen Jian saw this clearly. He felt helpless and could only choose to retreat for now. In the end, Sun Zheping didn't back down. After Another Summer of Sleep landed in the air, he opened his hand and grabbed at Shen Jian's Fighter. It was a Berserker grab skill: Soul Devouring Bloody Claw.
The Striker jumped back. Shen Jian chose to retreat once again.
This time, Another Summer of Sleep didn't rush forward and used a Sword Draw.
Shen Jian's Fighter was still in Reinforced Iron Bones, so he wouldn't be knocked back by this attack. His body rushed forward and shattered the sword light. He raised his fist again.
In the end, he saw Another Summer of Sleep's sword in front of his chest. Another Blade Master's Lunge came. The two swords stabbed into the Fighter's body. The Striker, who had activated Reinforced Iron Bones, wasn't affected by the attack effects, but if the sword was in front of his chest and he could still move forward, wouldn't he be pierced by the sword? Although this was a game, it couldn't be too unscientific. So these two Lunge Lunges were like a stick against a person, slowing down the momentum of Shen Jian's Striker.
Shen Jian wasn't willing to give up. After activating Reinforced Iron Bones, taking a little damage to his health wasn't a big deal. However, if he didn't seize the opportunity to attack, that would be a mistake. After being stabbed twice, the Striker still stubbornly charged forward. This time, it was finally Sun Zheping's Another Summer of Sleep's turn to retreat. He didn't turn his body. He just jumped back twice.
"Where are you running to!" Shen Jian shouted in his heart. His control was even faster. The Fighter used a Forward Punch and rushed forward with a Sprint and a punch.
Who would have thought that Another Summer of Sleep, who had jumped back twice, had his sword hanging behind his back. Seeing the Fighter rush over, he swung his greatsword and chopped down.
Magic Slash!
In addition to its outstanding damage, Magic Slash could also weaken the target's defense. It was a max level skill. One slash could weaken the target's defense by 30% for 8 seconds.
These were all things that Reinforced Iron Bones couldn't avoid. Moreover, the damage of this skill was quite painful even with Reinforced Iron Bones activated. At this moment, seeing that he couldn't find a very good opportunity to attack, this Magic Slash made Shen Jian hesitate for a moment. In the end, he dodged.
At this point, even the commentators Pan Lin and Li Yibo could clearly analyze Shen Jian's hesitation, let alone Ye Xixiu's insight. This guy wanted to fight resolutely and forcefully, but this clearly wasn't his original style. As a result, when he clashed with a player like Sun Zheping who was truly unyielding, he made all sorts of concessions. No one could see what he was trying to do with Reinforced Iron Bones activated. In the end, he wasted the skill's effect.
Wasting Reinforced Iron Bones was a huge mistake. Because when a Fighter activated this skill, they would ignore defense and directly take a large amount of damage. In this situation, if you didn't seize the opportunity to beat the opponent until he spat out three liters of blood, what was the point of activating this skill? For Shen Jian, not only was it pointless, it was practically selling his health. No, it wasn't even selling his health. Selling your health was selling, and that meant you had to make a profit. For Shen Jian, he was purely giving away his health.
Shen Jian's terrible opening was thoroughly analyzed by Pan Lin and Li Yibo. From this perspective, it was clear that Shen Jian was still a distance away from being a first-rate God. For Pan Lin and Li Yibo to analyze him like a fish in water. When Ye Xiu was on stage, the two of them kept falling into traps. With one look, it was obvious that they couldn't beat a Contra Luo without at least 30 lives.
Reinforced Iron Bones didn't seize any opportunities, and instead gave away a lot of health. Shen Jian also knew that his opening was terrible, and immediately felt uneasy. Was Sun Zheping someone who would give his opponent a chance to breathe? Each wave of attacks was higher than the last. His greatsword danced like a windmill, and he went completely crazy.
At this moment, the two commentators didn't have any words other than "as expected of the former Number One Berserker", "as expected of the former Number One Berserker", and "look, this is the strength of the Number One Berserker". It couldn't be helped. Sun Zheping's performance made the two of them not dare to comment carelessly. They had already been tricked too many times today. If they continued to fall, they would use up 30 lives.
In Excellent Era's player area, Tao Xuan's expression was gloomy.
Shen Jian's resolute attitude before going on stage made him feel more at ease. Although he had issued a kill order, there were always winners and losers in a competition. Tao Xuan understood this principle. A kill order was a type of determination, a type of attitude. It gave the player pressure, and also gave the player motivation. In the end, no matter who won or lost, Tao Xuan wouldn't use a kill order to talk about it.
Moreover, he was very clear about Sun Zheping's skill level. In this match, even if Shen Jian couldn't win, he wouldn't say anything. However, the current situation was very ugly. Shen Jian's appearance of strength and cowardice made Tao Xuan really angry. If he fought like this, he might as well go on stage and say GG!
Unfortunately, no one could give any orders in the individual competition. Shen Jian trembled as he continued to fight. Should he use an even fiercer and crazier method to defeat Sun Zheping? Shen Jian had already forgotten about this plan. At this moment, he was so scared that he even forgot about winning. He was thinking about how to survive this kind of apocalyptic level profound problem.
There was no turning point, no expectation. Shen Jian lost just like that. His performance could be said to be worse than even Tang Rou and Mo Fan's. Although the two of them weren't able to deal much damage to Xiao Shiqin's Life Extinguisher, at least they had their own moments of brilliance. They used their efforts to clearly express their intentions.
Shen Jian? When he first went on stage, he had some intentions, but after being cut down by Sun Zheping's Another Summer of Sleep in two strikes, his intentions were just too weak.
"Shen Jian clearly wasn't ready," Pan Lin said.
"Yeah, he probably thought that Sun Xiang would finish the match and didn't think that he would have a chance to go on stage," Coach Li agreed.
"He also didn't think that he would face a strong opponent like Sun Zheping."
"Going head to head with Sun Zheping wasn't a wise choice."
"Yeah, in all of Glory, the only Striker who could fight Sun Zheping like this is probably Han Wenqing."
"Even if Sun Zheping retired for many years, he shouldn't be looked down upon like this!"
"Yeah!"
"He was too careless."
Amidst the sighs of the two commentators, the match came to an end.
Winner, Team Happy, Sun Zheping, Another Summer of Sleep.
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