After making up his mind, Barcode activated his transformation skill — Firearm Cloak.
This was a skill that could only be used three times. Barcode had already used it once in the scenario to test its effect. Therefore, this was the second time he had used it.
According to the studio's original plan, it was best to use this skill during the last few rounds of the competition. After all, to win the championship, they had to fight through fifteen rounds.
However, the plan could not keep up with the changes … The first opponent that they were randomly matched with was the team of the Gods, and they had lost the first round of the "vanguard battle." With such an unfolding situation, the players on the field could no longer consider things like preserving their strength.
At that moment, there was a flash of white light. Barcode's arms were transformed by the white light and turned into two black mechanical arms.
Dang!
Facing the slash from Orichalcum, Barcode raised one of his arms and blocked it easily. The sharp blade did not even leave a scratch on his arm.
Vishnu saw that his opponent had used a transformation that was not mentioned in the information before the competition. Although he was cautious, he did not intend to stop. After all, he was fighting two people at the same time, so he did not have the time to stop and observe. Once he stopped attacking, the temporary advantage that he had gained earlier would be gone.
Therefore, after Vishnu's first slash was blocked, he immediately moved his body and took a step forward. With a twist of his wrist, he performed another series of slashes.
Orichalcum's crystal could condense into any shape of cold weapon, but Vishnu had chosen a broadsword. This showed that he was very confident in his swordsmanship.
Of course, his swordsmanship was different from Childe Jian's and Brother Zen's swordsmanship. The heavy broadsword was not suitable for swordsmanship that focused on speed and change. This kind of swordsmanship focused on using the weight of the weapon and the user's strength to suppress the opponent.
Dang, dang, dang …
Vishnu obviously knew this very well. As he attacked, the tip of the sword in his hand flicked, parried, chopped, and pressed. Every move was extremely efficient and dangerous.
Even though Barcode was already in a powerful state of transformation, he was still suppressed to the brink of breaking through Barcode's defense, making it difficult for him to defend.
At the same time, in the distance, Sashimi, who was knocked away by the Orichalcum Doll, had stabilized himself. He took out a loudspeaker from his inventory and kept on attacking.
"Ha!" A [Howling Cannon] shot out from its mouth with the help of the unique "sound amplification weapon", and after being strengthened by several times, it hit the torso of the Mountain Copper Godly Doll.
Along with a series of cracking noises that sounded like the ringing of a bell, the Orichalcum Godly Doll's body was penetrated. The hole was even bigger than the one created by the [Ancient God's Finger]. It was so big that a dolphin could jump around in circles.
"Is it broken through …" Sashimi adjusted the distance between himself and the target as he stared at his opponent. "No … that's not right … The 'left arm' was pierced through as well, but it can still move."
His conjecture was correct. As long as the overall structure of the Orichalcum Divine Doll was not damaged and its mass was above 50%, it could continue to move.
In fact … the more damaged the exterior of the Orichalcum God Doll was, the more one had to be wary of it. This was because after its quality dropped, its speed would increase correspondingly. Furthermore … the damage done to it would become the attack power of the God Doll.
Chi —
Just as Sashimi was deep in thought, there was another gust of wind. The giant shadow of the God Doll disappeared and was replaced by Vishnu's figure.
This time, Vishnu did not switch positions to attack … He had to switch positions to defend himself.
Two seconds ago, Barcode on the other side of the battlefield put his arms together and fired a [Blazing Incinerator Cannon]. Even though the information provided did not mention this skill, just by looking at the posture and the energy particles gathered before the skill, one could tell that it was going to be a large-scale Fire Energy Blast.
Of course, Vishnu could not use the broadsword in his hand to block the attack. Even if he used the shield made by Oricha, he would not be able to block the attack. Therefore … he could only switch positions to dodge the attack.
The result of his "passive" switch position was … Sashimi's attack immediately after he appeared, and he was injured and lost a lot of HP.
Fortunately, the Mountain Copper Godly Doll had lost almost one-third of its mass (melted by the high temperature and fell off), and it successfully took on the powerful high-temperature attack.
"This is so difficult …" After Vishnu was injured, he could not help but murmur. At the same time, he gritted his teeth and tried to fight back.
At this time, the left and right arms of the Mountain Copper Godly Doll flew to the back of Sashimi. Vishnu took the opportunity to control the two giant arms to attack Sashimi from three sides.
However, Sashimi, who had the ability of "hearing," knew that there was an object behind him. He was prepared for it. He calmly used a backward somersault to dodge the attack. Then, he increased the distance between them and used the infrasound finger to suppress the attack.
On the other hand, Barcode didn't stay idle. Since he couldn't hit Vishnu's real body, he might as well attack the Orichalcum Godly Doll in front of him. After all, he had a lot of firepower during his transformation.
Barcode directly went into the hollow body of the Godly Doll through the hole created by Sashimi's attack. He raised his two mechanical arms and started to hit the Godly Doll in all directions. The Godly Doll's outer shell was deformed from the inside out. It looked like a durian.
"It's about time." When Sashimi said this, a smile appeared on his emotionless face under his bowl. "Although we suffered quite a bit in the beginning, once the weakness of your summoned creature (he didn't know that it was actually a spiritual weapon) was exposed, it seemed very powerless."
There were two main weaknesses that Sashimi mentioned, or rather, he had seen through them.
First, the Mountain Copper Godly Doll's ability to fight independently was too weak. When Vishnu's attention was elsewhere … For example, when he was focused on the fight with his body … then, the Mountain Copper Godly Doll that was far away from him would be in an "uncontrollable" state. It could only do some simple actions, and it was not a threat at all.
Second, in order to maximize the power of "transposition", there must be a certain distance between the body and the Mountain Copper Godly Doll. It would be best to keep both of them in a constant state of movement. This point … when facing an enemy with outstanding defensive ability who could stand still and withstand the attack of the body, it would be hindered. Needless to say … when the distance was increased, the weakness would immediately be highlighted.
"Sigh … I thought that with the first two transpositions, at least one of them would be killed or disabled …" Vishnu responded timely. "I didn't expect that Barcode had the ability to transform and increase the attack and defense of the Mountain Copper Godly Doll. I can only say … no wonder he is a member of the Order …"
Saying this, he sighed deeply again.
To be honest, the pain of fighting one against two … would be known by those who fought.
However, Vishnu did not give up, because … he still had a "last resort".
At that moment, Vishnu knew that he could no longer pose a threat to the Mountain Copper Godly Doll, so he decisively activated the strongest special effect of the Mountain Copper Godly Doll – [The Power of Serpent God Yi]. The three Mountain Copper Godly Dolls on the field instantly turned into white light and condensed in the air.
Soon, the white light turned into black.
A black hole that was as deep as the abyss tore the surrounding space apart. It expanded like a whirlpool …
A pair of snake eyes suddenly opened from the darkness. Then, a giant snake with a black back and a white belly rushed out from the black hole.
The Serpent God Yi's body was as thick as a dragon. On its black back, there was a faint green glow that was unique to the Orichalcum substance. It was as if the evil spirit of the Evil God had made the air in the entire space become turbid and heavy. Its presence and pressure were even stronger than that of the Four Pillar Gods.
"Kill!" Vishnu did not waste any time. The moment the Serpent God Yi appeared, he only said this one word. At the same time … he ran away.
Before he even finished his sentence, the Serpent God Yi turned around and rushed towards Sashimi. The scene was really like a snake hunting some kind of small animal like a field mouse.
Seeing this, Sashimi quickly rolled to the side and dodged the attack of the giant snake.
A second later, the place where he was standing was swallowed by the Serpent God Yi. The area was as big as a car, but it was swallowed by the giant snake like tofu. With this kind of destructive power, if a player was bitten by the Serpent God Yi, the scene would be unimaginable.
Although Sashimi was mentally prepared for this, when this scene really happened, he could not help but feel a chill run down his spine.
"Chase after his main body!" After experiencing the attack of the Serpent God Yi, Sashimi had already given up on the idea of fighting it head on. He immediately shouted at his teammates and chased after Vishnu.
Of course, it did not matter if he shouted or not. When Barcode saw Vishnu running away, he felt that something was wrong and chased after him.
Therefore, the final stage of the "Battle of the Pillars" became a chase scene where the Serpent God Yi chased after the two members of the Order Team, and the two members of the Order Team chased after Vishnu of the Gods team.
The attack power of the Serpent God Yi was equal to the attack power of the Orichalcum Spirit Doll when it was sacrificed by the Serpent God Yi. With the current condition of the two members of the Order Team, basically … if they were grazed by the Serpent God Yi, they would be killed instantly.
For Vishnu, this should be an advantage, but unfortunately … there were a few disadvantages that came from other aspects.
Even though Vishnu still had more than half of his Stamina Points and Sorcery Points, his Life Points were not as high as the two members of the Order Team. Furthermore, he did not have the ability to instantly switch places.
The transformed Barcode was much stronger than Vishnu who could not use Sorcery Weapons in terms of attack and defense. Furthermore, Sashimi was helping him. With the two of them working together, Vishnu could be killed in a few seconds. Even if he could barely hold on until one of his opponents was grazed by the Serpent God Yi, as long as he died before any of his opponents, the battle would be over.
Therefore, this chase became a battle of "whoever was caught first would lose." The advantages and disadvantages in terms of attack and defense were obvious. Now, it was a competition of speed and endurance.
The problem was … in this regard, the three players were about the same.
The Serpent God Yi had unlimited endurance, but his speed was only about the same as the players. The key was whether Vishnu or the members of the Order Team would slow down or stop first.
…
"Phantom Dawn, you can see their Stamina Points, right? Who do you think will win in the end?" At the same time, Ye Zhi, who was in the spectator space, asked Phantom Dawn a question. This was something that the other members of the Order Team wanted to know as well.
"Hmm …" Phantom Dawn thought about it. "Actually … it is not 'who runs out of Stamina Points' that will decide the result. In fact, from how I see it, we have already won. Now the problem is, how long will it take for the two to realize 'that thing'?"
"Oh?" Ye Zhi was confused. "What thing do you mean?"
"It's about the fact that they can 'take different routes'," Phantom Dawn replied.
When he said that, everyone in the spectator space, including Ye Zhi, had a slight shift in expression, and they soon realized something …
This battlefield had a "border". This was the information that had been announced before the battle, so the other party must have known about it. The place where the battle started was in the center of the battlefield, far away from the border. But even so, with their current speed, it was only a matter of time before they were blocked by the border.
When they reached the border, Vishnu, who was running at the front, would have to make a sharp turn before he could continue moving, and that kind of action … would be fatal.
It was impossible for Vishnu not to think of this. Therefore, he would not run in a straight line, but in an arc. In this way, he could gradually run in a "circle" and avoid the situation where he was blocked by the boundary barrier.
In this situation, as long as the two people chasing him didn't move side by side, but slightly separated, one of them ran along the same route as Vishnu, and the other slightly moved to the front of the opponent's arc, using a shorter distance to close in, then they would be able to complete the interception.
Furthermore, even if this tactic was discovered by Vishnu, there was nothing he could do because the two pursuers had only 'split up' slightly, and one of them would slowly close in. Even if Vishnu saw that and changed his route to run in the opposite direction, it would not exhaust too much of his pursuer's stamina. Furthermore … changing back and forth, to put it bluntly, he was running in a small S-shaped route. This kind of movement method would also shorten the distance between him and the border, and the closer he was to the border, the less space he had to turn around.
…
Sure enough, after running for a minute or two, Sashimi and Barcode both noticed that their opponent's running route was slightly off course and realized the reason behind it.
The two of them exchanged a few words and decided that Barcode would be responsible for closing in, while Sashimi would continue to run in the same direction.
After a while, Barcode was close enough to shoot while moving. He raised his two mechanical arms that were full of gun barrels and started to shoot …
Normally, Vishnu could use the shield created by Orichalcum to block this kind of attack. However, he could not use Orichalcum's power when Snake God Yi was present. The suppressive fire made him feel very uncomfortable, so he had to adjust his route again to stay away from Barcode.
Thus, Vishnu understood that it was impossible to run in a circle with his opponent. He could only run straight towards the border and wait until he got there.
However, this "wait until he got there …" The three of them were all top-level players, and they were basically running at full speed. It did not take them long to reach the border.
When they could see the border with their naked eyes, Vishnu suddenly launched an attack!
His choice was reasonable. Instead of waiting until there was nowhere to go, it was better to turn around and attack when there was still space in front of them.
However, how could the two old foxes behind him be so easily attacked?
Sashimi had been monitoring Vishnu's heartbeat and blood flow along the way. He was prepared for Vishnu's attack and knew that there would be a sign a few seconds before it happened.
As a result, just as Vishnu was about to stop and change his direction, an infrasound finger had already shot towards the direction he was about to move and hit the outer side of his thigh.
This attack was not very strong, but it was enough to make his body stop moving.
At that moment, Barcode raised his hand and fired a shot. This shot was fired by the sniper gun on his mechanical arm because this was a skill that could only be fired by a sniper gun. It was called [Philosophical Cannon].
"Without terrifying depth, there is no beautiful surface of water."
As usual, [Philosophical Cannon] did not have a "gunshot" sound. When it fired, the gun would spit out a famous quote.
Vishnu who was forced into a corner was hit in the face by "philosophy" … Considering his body's strength, structure, and regenerative ability, he was much weaker than Infinite who was hit in the face by the same skill. It was easy to imagine the probability of him surviving this shot.
Even if Snake God Yi caught up and swallowed him within two seconds after Barcode fired the shot, it was useless … Not to mention that there was still Sashimi beside him. Even if there was no Sashimi, Vishnu would have turned into white light before Barcode.
At this point, the first round of S3, [Order] VS [Gods] second round, "Battle of the Pillars", had come to an end.
The final result was the victory of the [Order] team, making the total score of the two teams 1: 1.
Although Sashimi and Barcode teamed up to scheme against a rookie, a competition was still a competition. In the world of professional players, results were more important than anything else. Any method allowed by the rules could be regarded as a tactic, and there was nothing wrong with that. Losing in the end for the sake of one's so-called "face" would be a disgrace to the name of professional players.
…
Five minutes quickly passed.
Since both sides did not know who the other side would send up for the next round, there was no way to arrange a tactic.
During this period of time, the main purpose of the team members was to buffer their emotions, sweep the match that they had just finished out of their minds, and prepare for the next match.
[The match will begin in 30 seconds.]
Once the break time ended, the system voice sounded.
At the same time, the members of both sides who participated in the "Battle of the Champions" were sent into the battlefield.
When the two players appeared in the "Sea of Dirac (Fake)", all the viewers who were watching the live broadcast were stunned. What followed was … surprise, confusion, excitement, and all sorts of other intense emotions.
As for the members of the two teams in the spectator space, they all had a solemn expression on their faces.
[Phantom Dawn] VS [Shiva]
Who would have thought that these two people would actually meet in the position of "Battle of Generals"?
But no matter what, since they were on the field, then … this Battle of the Champions would be a true "Battle of the Best".
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