Let's rewind time a little. At midnight, another battle was about to begin …
"Download complete.
"Tournament for the Best S3, First Round.
"Venue: The Sea of Dirac (Fake)."
When the system announcement rang in their ears, the fourteen players from both teams, Regulation and Brahman, were all transported into the scenario world.
This was a dark territory. It was endless and lifeless, like a desert made up of particles. There was no clear boundary between the 'sky' and 'earth', and it was impossible to tell where the light source was. However, be it the clarity of vision, the sense of space, or the sense of distance, this place was no different from the outside world.
"The match will start in thirty seconds."
In the heavy and solemn atmosphere, the candidates for the 'vanguard' from both teams appeared on the battlefield.
[Order]'s first player was [Lying Drunk Disappointed].
In terms of individual ability, in Drunken Dream, Lying Drunk was on par with Meng Jingchan, slightly better than the other two. But in terms of personality … Brother Drunk only liked to joke, but Brother Zen was very 'casual' in his actions. Therefore, for this important first battle, Lying Drunk was the safer choice.
On the other hand, on Brahman's side …
The vanguard that they sent out was their 'secret weapon' — Asura.
The reason why he added the words "used to be" was because his current strength was no longer a secret.
During S2, Asura had teamed up with the other five from Regulation to fight against Mirror Fiend. In any case, from the situation back then, he was no match for any of the five.
But that was already in the past …
After the battle in the Mirror World, Asura's original arrogance and conceit had been crushed, and in its place was a fighting spirit.
Those who hated their opponents after being defeated would always be the weak; only those who hated their own weakness after being defeated would have the chance to become the strong.
Asura … belonged to the latter.
When he realized that his talent was just average in the professional world, and there were many more who were more talented and hardworking than him … he changed.
He put away his arrogant attitude and put himself in the position of a learner and a chaser. He no longer relied on his boss's (Shiva's) status to take over the studio's resources. Instead, he relied on his own hard work to improve himself.
In other words, the current Asura was no longer the same as before.
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"Five … Four … Three …"
The countdown of the last five seconds sounded. At that moment, the two on both sides of the barrier did not take a step back. Instead, they rushed forward.
They were less than five meters away from each other, and through the invisible barrier, they stared at each other.
"Two … one … Fight!"
Hu!
The moment the barrier disappeared, a fist energy shot out.
Lying Drunk and Disappointed was indeed one of the best players in the game. When he saw that Asura was about to face him head-on, he thought of a plan. His first move was to use the fourth style of Sky Frost Fist, [Flying Frost and Snow]. This skill not only tightened the fist belt, but also had a certain Ice attribute slowing effect. No matter if the opponent chose to block or fight back, they would suffer some damage.
Ping!
As expected, after an instant, Asura, who had raised his arms to block, dissolved the fist energy, but he could not avoid the frost effect, and he was forced into a passive state.
Lying Drunk and Disappointed followed up with another attack, using his signature [Lightning Speed Fist] to meet the attack head-on. In an instant, the fist energy turned into lines and covered the sky, forcing Asura to retreat. He could only cross his arms to protect his head.
A few seconds later, Asura's posture became lower and lower, and he could not even straighten his upper body.
"Hey, hey … It can't be over so quickly, right?" Lying Drunk complained in his heart because the battle had just begun, and the opportunity to kill had appeared.
Facing an enemy who had lowered his upper body and had limited vision and posture, there was a very suitable way to defeat him — Uppercut.
There was a saying that went, "Rising Dragon is the best in the world, and a fist can break the sky."
Lying Drunk was a person who fought with his fists, so how could he not have one or two Rising Dragon fist techniques? At that moment, he saw the opportunity and gathered all the fighting qi in his body and used the [Hundred Styles – Ghost's Burning] … His fists were covered in flames, and from bottom to top, he struck out along with the momentum of his body's half rotation.
He thought that it was a sure-win punch, but who would have thought …
Just as the fist was about to strike, Asura, who had been holding his head in defense, suddenly stepped back at a speed that made it seem as if he had escaped Lying Drunk's line of sight. He retreated more than a meter away and easily dodged his opponent's skill.
"Oh?" Lying Drunk, who missed his punch, did not show any signs of panic. He quickly retracted his attack, rearranged his posture, and muttered, "As expected … It's not that easy …"
Even though he did not say it out loud, Lying Drunk could vaguely guess what was going on when he saw Asura's skillful dodging movements.
"The punches I received just now …" A second later, Asura, who had retreated and stood still, looked into his opponent's eyes, and said what his opponent was thinking. "Consider it as repayment for the care you all gave me during S2."
He was referring to the five members of the first order team who had saved and helped him during the battle with the Mirror Demon.
"Heh …" Lying Drunk heard this and put on his signature frivolous smile. "So that's how it is … Just for this reason, you purposely let me attack first, right?"
Asura didn't answer. He just silently increased his Dou Qi and assumed a new posture. The hidden meaning was — "From now on, I'm going to be serious."
"Sigh … A brat will always be a brat. His thoughts and actions are too naive." "Looks like I'll have to teach you what professionalism is and how to respect your opponent." Lying Drunk said disappointedly as he changed his stance, "It looks like I'll have to teach you what professionalism is and how to respect your opponent."
Whoosh —
Before he finished his sentence, his fist was already in motion.
This time, the first to attack was Asura … His attack had already been supplemented with some kind of continuously activated strengthening technique (similar to the Body Enhancement Technique). Therefore, his seemingly ordinary movements and attacks were vigorous and forceful, with a threatening edge.
After more than ten moves, Lying Drunk realized that he was slightly at a disadvantage. If he continued to fight with basic physical skills, he would enter a situation where he and his opponent would wear each other out. It was not advantageous. After thinking for a while … he decided to change his fighting style. He immediately used a strong move. Between the movements of his fists, rays of golden light burst forth, forming a protective net of light.
Asura knew that his opponent had used Plasma Beam Speed Punch, and he also knew that … with the buff from his physical skills, not only would he not be able to break through this net of fists, he would also be suppressed by the fists.
He did not want that to happen. Therefore, several seconds after the net of fists appeared, he took half a step forward and used the gap to take out something from his inventory. He immediately crushed it in his palm.
Immediately, a black energy burst out from his hand and spread to his entire body, causing his appearance to change drastically … In a few seconds, Asura's entire body was covered in a layer of dark gold, and a devil mask appeared on his face. Under the mask and clothes, his skin became pitch black, and his black hair turned fiery red. His thin body swelled into a muscular and muscular appearance.
…
At the same time, inside the observation space of the orderly team.
"This is going to be troublesome …" After seeing the change on the battlefield, Phantom Dawn gave a worrisome comment.
"That 'transformation' … is it really that strong?" Understanding Death asked doubtfully.
"Yes, it definitely is," Phantom Dawn replied. "So far, the most powerful transformation that I have seen is Feng Bujue's Descent of the War Demon. That can be said to be a super S level transformation … Other than that, there are not that many S level transformations with Xu Huai Shang's Soul Advent as the standard … but there are still some. Currently, Asura is activating this ability."
…
While Phantom Dawn was talking, Asura on the battlefield had started his mad assault.
Just now, the item that Asura crushed was called [Asura's Blood]. This item was similar to the [Eight Jing Xia Pill] that Xu Huai Shang once used. It was a consumable item. Its effect was to allow the user to enter a state called [Ultimate Martial – Asura Transformation].
Perhaps some of you still remember it (Actually, I know that basically no one remembers it anymore. If everyone remembers it, why would I write it down?). This was the technique that the ultimate Lu Bu used in the "Super Dimensional Battle". Once activated, the user would turn into a true Asura Demon God, and their combat power would increase exponentially.
There was no doubt that Asura in this state was definitely stronger than Lying Drunk and Disappointed. Furthermore, since the two of them were basically the same type of players (both were fighters who focused on fist techniques), once the gap between their main attributes was widened, the contrast in actual combat would be particularly obvious.
Not long after, Asura broke through the net of fists created by the [Plasma Lightspeed Fist] and launched a series of fierce attacks at the body of the drunkard.
The fists of Asura landed on flesh, and the power seeped into his back. Wherever the energy was released, sweat and blood would evaporate instantly.
Reclining Drunk and Frustrated was struck by this blurry vortex of Qi to the point of being forced to retreat while blocking, and it was difficult for him to escape.
But … he did not give up.
Professional players would not give up so easily. It was especially true for experienced veterans like Lying Drunk. Their tenacity was even more extraordinary.
Everyone knew that in the field of professional players, no matter how long they had reached their peak or how high they had reached, once they passed the age of twenty-five, they would go downhill. This was determined by human biology. Even though some events would require an older age, and there were very few exceptions … in general, in those events that required a high degree of control, players who were younger than twenty-five years old had a clear advantage.
Lying Drunk was twenty-five years old this year. Even without others telling him, he knew that … as a professional player, he had passed his peak physiologically.
But … he was still one of the top, most stable, and most difficult players to deal with.
Perhaps he did not have the reaction speed and growth potential of a teenager, but he had an advantage that those teenagers did not have — experience.
A person who had experienced hundreds of battles would be able to judge the situation, sniff out opportunities, and be persistent in winning … These were not things that a newbie could compare with. Also, his mental fortitude had long been trained to the point where he could remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.
Great players were great not only because they had fast reaction speed, excellent control, and outstanding awareness … People who had these abilities could be called "strong," but to become "great," they also needed a tenacious spirit and a steel-like will.
Lying Drunk and Disappointed was a professional gamer who was worthy of the word "great." When he played other games in his early years, he would still fight seriously in a situation where others thought he could surrender in ten minutes or so. He would fight for forty minutes, fifty minutes … Even if he was abused to the point that it was unbearable to look at, as long as the game was not over, he would still think of ways to fight back. He would do everything he could to exchange for even a 1% chance of a comeback.
His logic was simple. Assuming that in one hundred matches where the wind was against the wind, there would only be one comeback, then he would be able to win that match, and those who gave up early would never have that chance.
This ratio was the same for one thousand matches, or even ten thousand matches … and this theory was the starting point for Lying Drunk as a professional player.
Now, Lying Drunk, who was completely overwhelmed by his opponent in terms of raw power, had reached the point of 'despair'.
But he did not lose his calmness and determination to win. While he tried his best to minimize the damage to his body, he thought …
The difference in physical skill is too big. Parrying like this is already my limit. If I continue to be attacked like this, my Life Points will be depleted …
There are no items that can change the situation or buy time …
Unless I can temporarily escape from this continuous suppression, I won't be able to use a skill to take the opponent down with me …
When these thoughts flashed through his mind, Lying Drunk's Life Points had broken through the danger line of twenty percent. He did not have the time to wait anymore.
On the other hand, Asura seemed to have sensed his opponent's situation. He immediately took a deep breath and increased the power of his punches by a few degrees.
In fact, for Asura, the current battle situation could not be said to be in the bag …
Ultimate Martial Shura Transformation was a transformation that placed a heavy burden on the body. Even Lu Bu from Wushuang Plains could not use it for too long, or else his life would be in danger. Asura was a player, so the time he could use this skill was even more limited. Therefore, he did not dare to let his guard down. He tried his best to finish off his opponent with one round of punches.
"Ha!"
At this tense moment, Lying Drunk suddenly roared and did something unexpected … He gritted his teeth and used his chest to take a punch. Then, he used the 'touch' style of a soft punch to grab Asura's wrist.
This move … theoretically speaking, it was not that useful because Asura's strength was above his. Even if his wrist was grabbed, the punch could be pulled back.
But Lying Drunk's intention was not there. He did not plan to stop his opponent from pulling back the punch, but …
Whoosh —
In the next second, Reclining Drunk and Disappointed actually retracted his body and coiled around Asura's arm like a snake. Relying on the momentum of his "Touch" move, he coiled around Asura's arm.
It turned out that Lying Drunk's idea in this desperate situation was to use a lock-on skill.
If Feng Bujue's lock-on skill was professional level, then Lying Drunk's lock-on skill was VAN level … Including him, players like Seven Kills, Laughing Question the Heavens, Great Brahma, and so on, who were proficient in hand-to-hand combat, all of them had specialized in lock-on skills.
Of course, under normal circumstances, very few players of this level would actively use lock-on skills. This was because this type of skill could only delay the battle in the later stages of the game. It could not determine the outcome of the battle. Furthermore, in terms of entertainment value, compared to fighting with fists and legs or releasing shockwaves … a lock-on skill fight was tiring and ugly.
"Do you want to win that badly?" Half of Asura's body was bound by the opponent, but he was still standing. This meant that his current strength was enough to support Lying Drunk's weight while he wrestled with the lock-on skill.
"It's not that I 'want to win that badly,' but that I have an obligation to 'want to win that badly' …" Lying Drunk's words were hard to understand at first glance. "The will to win is the basic professional ethics in this line of work. I don't even consider or measure how much I 'want to win' because it's natural for me to try my best to win …" As he spoke, he used his free hand to take out a bottle of unknown liquid from his inventory and gulped it down. "There's no time for you to think about your desire to win in a battle. What you should be thinking about is how to use the most effective technique … at the most effective distance, at the most effective timing, using the fastest speed … to attack!"
It was unknown what Lying Drunk drank, but after he finished speaking, the strength in his body suddenly rose … He used the strength of his entire body to resist the strength of Asura's arm, and successfully broke the latter's arm.
"Cough —" When the sharp pain came, Asura gritted his teeth and didn't cry out. He only let out a grunt from his throat. Two seconds later, he roared, "Good! Thank you for the lesson! "
After he shouted, he suddenly swung his shoulder.
For Asura, breaking his left arm was a good thing in a sense, because it allowed him to naturally escape from the lock-on skill.
With a forceful toss, Lying Drunk and Disappointed was sent flying.
"Now!"
At this moment, the same thought flashed through both of their minds.
Lying Drunk was already in a state of near death. It wasn't easy for him to get a chance to fight from a distance, so he naturally wouldn't let it go.
And Asura's burden in his transformed state was already at its limit. In addition, he had already lost an arm. If he didn't decide the winner with this move, he would be the one to die.
"Dragon Fist …"
"Asura …"
At the moment of life and death, both of them simultaneously used their strongest killing moves and all the energy in their bodies. Moreover … they both thought of the names of their moves.
[Dragon Fist-Burst] VS [Asura Tyrannical Phoenix Fist]!
An extreme expert, an extreme killing move.
A direct confrontation to determine the winner.
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