Now that the battle had reached this stage, it was meaningless.
This was just like a real-time strategy game. One side had unlimited money and troops, while the other side was just an ordinary player who didn't have any cheats. Even if the difference in mechanics was so great that it was impossible to make up for it under normal circumstances, there was no difference in the end.
The only difference was how long the player could last.
Generally speaking, unlucky players who had cheats would curse the cheats while quickly choosing to surrender and return to the game. After all, nobody wanted to be crushed for no reason.
But sometimes, the decision to surrender wasn't so easy to make.
"Damned little bastard!"
The central area of the duel arena was filled with poisonous puddles and steel corpses. Blade of Grey Venom, who was being chased by an endless amount of steel troops, still had to grit his teeth and hold on.
In terms of power level, Blade of Grey Venom had already displayed the strength of a peak powerhouse. The entire Game Church's elite squadrons and ace descenders had already been wiped out four or five times by Blade of Grey Venom using all sorts of strange curses.
The difference in power level was already evident. Even Isabella, who had the advantage in terms of individual strength, couldn't resist Blade of Grey Venom's curses at all after receiving the buff from her steel body.
After fighting for more than two hours, only Su Nanna, who was an expert in long-range assassination, managed to leave a bloody wound less than a foot long on Blade of Grey Venom's right hand when he wasn't paying attention.
The result was that in the following battle, Su Nanna was instantly killed three times.
But this still didn't change anything.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Blade of Grey Venom was only holding on for the sake of his dignity. He couldn't find any way to turn the tables.
If this was a real battle, Blade of Grey Venom could temporarily avoid the brunt of Grey Venom's attacks and run away, then find an opportunity to seek revenge. But this was a duel, and a duel in front of everyone at that. Furthermore, Blade of Grey Venom was facing a newcomer who was only a fraction of his age … Blade of Grey Venom could only grit his teeth and hold on.
Even if that was already meaningless.
There was no suspense left on the battlefield. The spectators who had previously placed heavy bets all had ugly expressions on their faces.
"The Calamity Rankings? Blade of Grey Venom? The Plague King of the Shadows? Ah, bah! "
These spectators, whether professional or amateur, didn't care about the fact that one side was the power of the entire Church, while the other side was just a single powerful individual. One side had already planned this beforehand, while the other side was indeed forced to fight … All they knew was that the famous hot favorite had been suppressed by an unknown newcomer the entire time. Not only did he lose for no apparent reason, he even caused them to lose money.
"Tsk, what Eagle's Crown? Is this the standard of an ace? Looks like a big church is just so-so …"
Even the reputation of the Eagle's Crown would be damaged.
Archbishop Queyras of the Eagle's Crown, who was leading the team, was also an ace Descender. The most important thing for a priest was their perception. Naturally, these discussions could not escape his full perception, but his expression was as usual, as if he did not hear anything.
The other colleagues were sighing at his amazing ability to maintain his composure, but they didn't know that he really didn't care at all.
On the contrary, he was more than happy to see the Grey Poison Blade suffer some damage to the reputation of his church.
These were not words spoken out of anger, but simply because their point of view was not on the same level as most of the churches.
"The reputation of this place? Is it that important? The exploration of the No Man's Land is our most important mission. Now that the Game Church is rising, the backline will be more stable. If a grassroots force rises, we, the big churches, will be less hostile and vigilant. "
The Game Church had been plotting so hard to gain a foothold in this land, but the big churches only wanted the treasures in the No Man's Land. Other than the core benefits, they could give up everything else.
"Heh, I didn't really believe them when they said that they could win. Who would have thought that it would only be a few years. Looks like there will be a lot of opportunities for cooperation in the future. "
The private communication between the Game Church and the Eagle's Crown had eased the hostility between both sides. Previously, the cooperation with Rorschach was very pleasant. Plus, Rorschach's strategic ability in the No Man's Land made the Eagle's Crown, who had tasted the sweetness, value this young man more.
Now that a new big fish had entered the scene, the God's System was destined to be delayed. It was naturally a good thing to rope in reliable allies at this time.
As for the Grey Poison Blade being defeated?
"He can't even defeat a rookie. Let's see if that fellow dares to be so arrogant in the future. He will also be more obedient in the future. "
Archbishop Queiras was very happy that his colleague was embarrassed.
This was actually not very difficult to understand. It was normal for many churches to have internal strife — factional conflicts.
To most churches, most stowaways were disposable consumables. Apart from the fact that stowaways themselves had a weak connection with the gods, more importantly, stowaways who had been contaminated by the Abyss often had some mental problems and were sensitive and prone to betrayal.
The identity of a stowaway (fugitive) was even more disliked by the archbishops of the traditional Church. These arrogant foreign powerhouses were treated differently and were on guard against, so they would not be nice to the Church.
Otherwise, such an expert would not have been thrown to a logistics support like Rorschach as a bodyguard. They were purely using him as a hired thug.
To begin with, the Grey Poison Blade had quite a bit of prestige in the local area, especially with so many stowaways and locals gathered around him. This made the Church even more displeased. Now that he was humiliated, it was obviously a good thing.
In fact, while the Grey Poison Blade was bitterly holding on, secretly hoping that the Church would call for him to stop so that he would not have to surrender to the young man to save some face, the archbishop intentionally avoided the Grey Poison Blade's gaze, obviously feigning ignorance.
"It's about time. Losing this round is not a big deal. Perhaps there will even be some benefits … If I'm forced to use my trump card in public, I'll lose out."
The Grey Poison Blade was no idiot. Since he could not see any chance of victory and was being watched by so many people, he naturally would not use his trump card that could save his life or kill his enemy.
But since he could not find any chance of victory, he could only bitterly hold on.
As time passed, the Grey Poison Blade's reputation was completely ruined. His patience was almost at its limit. Just as he was about to use his trump card to fight for his life, the archbishop finally stood up and sighed. He brought up his "stubborn brother of the Church who refused to admit defeat" and asked for peace.
"Of course. Let's call it a draw."
Rorschach himself was extremely easy to talk to, but now, no one would take his words seriously.
The Game Church had won this huge gamble. From today onwards, no one would be able to ignore the Game Church's right to speak.
Even though there were many restrictions, the Game Church and Rorschach could finally control their own fates.
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