"He's so tenacious that it's touching …"
"I didn't expect him to last so long …"
"After all, he's the champion of S1 … although he's just an idiot."
While saying these words, the members of Sengoku First Team had been watching Sky Steed and Oda Ai fight for a full five minutes.
In daily life, five minutes was not a long time. Making noodles, brushing teeth, taking out the trash, shaving … It would take this much time to do anything.
But in the game world, in a high-tempo battle, five minutes … was enough for two players to fight back and forth a hundred times.
"Ah- it's getting more and more annoying." At this time, Oda Ai's face was obviously angry, "Are you really a cockroach that can't be killed!"
"Hmph …" Sky Steed's legs trembled, barely supporting his body, and confronted his opponent, "I'm the only one left in our team, I bear the expectations of all my partners … How can I fall so easily!"
"Hey … What do you mean by 'easy'?" Takeda Tomo listened to Sky Steed's words and couldn't help but complain, "No matter how you look at it, you should have fallen a long time ago, okay?"
"Indeed … I kind of want to cheer for him." Uesugi Hito said with a serious face.
"Oh?" Hearing this sentence, Akinobu couldn't help but smile, "So you like this type?"
"No." Uesugi Hito's expression changed slightly, and she replied honestly, "I just think that people who are serious are worth encouraging." She paused for half a second and continued, "Although … he's an idiot."
"Yeah …" Takeda Tomo and Akinobu immediately shook their heads in unison and said, "What an idiot …"
"Ah-" A few seconds later, Sky Steed roared again, and his fighting spirit was blazing.
At this point in the battle, Brony was already covered in wounds, and even the holy robe on his body was badly damaged, but … there was no trace of fear or exhaustion in his eyes. There was only a high fighting spirit and hot blood in his eyes.
"Phew … I'm so angry …" Oda Ai, on the other hand, was breathing heavily at this moment, and the hand holding the sword began to tremble slightly, "I've already said 'I want to defeat him alone,' but the battle is still not over … It's too ugly."
At this moment, Oda Ai, who had the advantage, became the anxious party. Sky Steed's incredible courage and determination was something she had never seen in any battle. In fact, before today, she thought people like Sky Steed did not exist in the real world, but there were a lot of them in manga …
"I've decided!" Suddenly, Oda Ai shouted loudly, her posture, her sword, Sky Steed's Sky, Sky, Sky Steed, Sky Steed's, Sky Steed's Steed, Sky Steed's Sky, Sky, Sky Steed's Steed …
As soon as this statement, Sky, Sky ', Sky, Sky, Sky, Sky, Sky, a, a, Sky. Sky, Sky't's, Sky '' ''s s Sky, Sky's, Sky
"Ai, don't be impulsive," Akechi Shin reminded her loudly from behind. "If you save that move for …"
"Captain!" Oda Ai interrupted him and turned her head slightly, revealing a ferocious look on her face, "Please don't say anymore …"
The next second, her teammates fell silent.
When they saw Oda Ai's expression, they had already given up the idea of dissuading her. They would rather let Oda Ai use "that skill" willfully here than risk angering her further by causing her to go berserk.
"Hmph!" Sky Steed saw the other party's reaction and shouted back, "Come at me if you can!" After that, he stretched his body and punched again, "Sky Steed's Meteor Punch!"
Sky Steed's Sky Steed only used one move, but his actual combat skills were definitely not as simple as they seemed.
Perhaps many people had forgotten that Sky Steed was already ranked 20th in the player's combat strength ranking when S1 began. Moreover, he was not a VIP player. He relied on his own strength to fight his way through the preliminaries all the way to the finals. If Sky Steed was really a "brainless Meteor Punch" guy, he would have been eliminated a long time ago.
Looking at it from another perspective, a player who only used one active skill from the beginning to the end and could compete with those high-level players on the same stage and not be at a disadvantage. Even if he could not be called a "genius," he could at least be called a "freak."
This kind of miraculous feat could not be done without extraordinary combat intuition and combat IQ.
Right now, Heavenly Steed Soaring Through the Skies had clearly seen through the flaw in the opponent's trump card, and decisively launched another round of attacks.
If it was someone else who used the skill [Sky Steed's Meteor Punch], it would be similar every time. However, Sky Steed's Meteor Punch … every round and every punch could be controlled at a very low level.
Take this attack for example … 80% of the punches only had the basic damage of the skill itself. However, 20% of the punches were imbued with extremely powerful Dou Qi. As for the remaining 20% of the punches … under the cover of a large number of punches, they all flew towards the flaws in Oda Ai's stance.
"Damn it …" Oda Ai was preparing her attack, but she was hit hard. Without looking, she knew that her Life Points were dropping rapidly. "I've underestimated him …" At this moment, other than anger in her heart, there was also admiration. "To be able to use such a simple skill to its maximum potential … Looks like he is not just an idiot …"
This respect quickly allowed her to regain some clarity, and also stabilized her slightly trembling posture.
Originally, Oda Ai might not have been able to use the skill successfully, but after she regained her composure … she successfully resisted the attack of Meteor Punch and activated her killer move!
— — — Name: One Sword Stream, Iaido, Lion's Song
Skill Card Property: Active Skill, Disappears after one use
[Skill Type: Fighting]
Effect: Draw the sword and slash the enemy (Can only be activated with a longsword or sword)
Consumption: 40% of Maximum Stamina Points
Learning Requirement: Level 40, Fighting Mastery A
Remark: Only a swordsman with a high level of comprehension can learn this Iaido skill. The skill is as fast as lightning, hard to see, and can cut through steel like mud.
But …
The two figures crossed, and the blade flashed.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
Victory and defeat had already been decided in this instant.
Pu!
The heavenly steed fell down. Before his blood could spread, he had already turned into white light and disappeared.
"Did I … win?" Oda Ai mumbled with a dazed gaze.
Two seconds later, she seemed to notice something. She lowered her head to look at the left side of her chest and saw a bloody hole …
"Hah … I see …" Oda Ai chuckled weakly. "Changing the trajectory of your punch at the moment you were hit by my attack and using the momentum of my attack to counterattack …" She shook her head. "What an idiot …"
As she said that, she collapsed and dissolved into white light …
…
Then, in another scenario …
The match between Red Sakura Team One and Regulation Team Two was still ongoing.
At this time, the winner between Regulation Team One and Hyotei's team had been decided. The result was as Feng Bujue predicted … Regulation Team One won in the end. Underworld Frontline and Sengoku Team One also won their own battles. Therefore … this battle before them became the last battle that had not ended yet.
On top of a huge mountain made of solid ice, a chaotic battle between six people was unfolding.
Fearless Champion held a long spear and worked together with Invincible Champion who was wearing a pair of boxing gloves. They attacked Xu Huai Shang furiously.
Even though it was one versus two, Xu Huai Shang had two swords in her hands. She was not at a disadvantage in the battle.
On the other side, Red Sakura's Blood Rose stood on a giant eagle and chased after Regulation's Leaf Paper. The latter was fighting and retreating at the same time. There was almost no room for retaliation.
Thankfully, there was a 'sixth person' covering her …
To be exact, it was not a 'person' but a snowman with long fur. This NPC was naturally the 'influence' that Leaf Paper had obtained in the scenario. It was equivalent to a free summon that had no time limit.
In the previous scenario, this snowman had given Regulation Team Two a great advantage. The reason they were able to fight three versus two was because this snowman had provided them with a surprise attack at the beginning of the battle.
But … Red Sakura, who had only two players left, did not fall into a disadvantage.
Even though Red Cherry's side had one more casualty than the opposing side, the two players who were killed were support type players. Xu Huai Shang and Bloody Rose, who were stronger in individual combat, were able to survive unscathed. Furthermore, the Red Cherry Blossom Squad had also borrowed "influence." However, this "influence" was not a summoned creature, but a buff type, invisible resource.
On the other hand, on the side of Order Team 2, although they still had three members and a Snowman, the one that was killed … … just so happened to be the main force of the team. Moreover, it was the strongest shooting player in the entire Order Studio, [Barcode].
If this was in the past, an expert like Barcode would have been able to join the first team, but this year, Regulation Team One's line-up was too good. Even one of the four from Drunken Dream had to be a substitute, so Barcode had no choice but to be relegated to the second team.
In terms of ability, he was a man who had entered the top fifty during Round S1. Of course … he did not have the chance to show off in the finals before he was turned into a dead body by Lute. But no matter what, compared to the other three members of the team, Barcode's skill was undoubtedly the best.
Unfortunately … his experience was the same as in Round S1. Before he even showed up, he was killed. He did not even get to say a single line. It was the same treatment as Yi Tianchou.
Other than that, there was the snowman … This NPC's intelligence was very low, even lower than the summoned creatures. This was because summoned creatures with low intelligence … such as dogs, bats, wolves, turkeys … these kinds of creatures could at least be controlled by the summoner's will or command, but this snowman could not …
This snowman did not have the ability to communicate with higher level creatures, and it did not listen to anyone's command. Since it was discovered by Ye Zhi, its mode of action was probably to "follow and protect Ye Zhi", and it did not care about anything else.
As a result, the scene described above occurred ….
Even though they had the advantage in numbers, without the support of the marksmanship players, Regulation Team Two could not effectively pressure Xu Huai Shang and Bloody Rose.
Under the premise of having similar specializations, Xu Huai Shang had no problem dealing with two top tier players.
Bloody Rose was very smart. She kept an eye on the enemy's healer, and by doing this … on one hand, she could prevent Ye Zhi from helping her teammates, and on the other hand, she could also restrain the snowman. After all, this monster only had high attack and high HP. It had no anti-air ability or intelligence, so they could do whatever they wanted.
"Invincible, don't worry." When the battle entered a stalemate, Fearless Champion told his teammate as he fought, "Hold your ground, don't expose any openings."
Invincible Champion understood his teammate's meaning, so he replied as he fought, "Don't worry, I understand."
"Humph … you want to drain my stamina, right?" Xu Huai Shang also calmly joined the conversation between the two.
"That's right, that's my plan." Fearless Champion admitted it openly. Since he dared to say it in front of the enemy, it meant that there was nothing to hide about this tactic, and he did not have the energy to hide it anyway …
"Even if you can achieve a balance in a 1v2 situation, this balance cannot be maintained forever." Invincible Champion picked up where his teammate left off and told Xu Huai Shang, "There are two of us, so we have to take turns to rest during the battle. We are more relaxed in terms of skill selection and error tolerance." He paused, "But you … you cannot afford to let your guard down even for a moment."
Fearless Champion waved his gun and continued, "To put it simply … in this battle, your stamina points will be depleted faster than ours. If we maintain the current situation, it will be to our advantage. "
"Ha …" Invincible Champion laughed, "Captain Xu, if I were you, I would give up on defense and focus on offense. Who knows, you might be able to take out one of them." As he said that, he took a few steps to the side and threw out three punches, "Or else … when your stamina points are depleted, you won't even have the chance to counterattack."
The two of them sang the same tune. Even though it sounded like they were trying to bait the enemy, most of their words were true.
But … to the fans of Xu Huai Shang who were watching the livestream, their words were quite grating.
"Despicable man! Using a battle of attrition! "
"If you're that good, why don't you fight Shang 1v1? What kind of man are you fighting 2 against 1? "
"Since you have the advantage in numbers, you should go first! This is so despicable! "
Obviously, these were all comments made by diehard fans. There was nothing wrong with using any kind of strategy in a competition. The members of Regulation would not choose a strategy that was obviously disadvantageous to them just to satisfy the fans of the other team.
And this … Xu Huai Shang knew very well.
"Both of your suggestions … are indeed not bad." After fighting for another 10 seconds, or rather … after thinking for another 10 seconds, Xu Huai Shang opened her lips to say, "If we continue to drag this out, it will only increase the chance of me losing."
Once that was said, the expressions of the two 'Bravehearts' shifted. They instantly tensed up and prepared for the next wave of attacks.
"Then …" Xu Huai Shang did not make them wait for too long, "… I will not hold back."
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