The two looked at each other and did not speak.
Until the barrier disappeared, neither of them moved.
Moments later, it was Shiva who spoke first to break the silence. "Meeting you in the third round has messed up our plan."
"I don't mind the arrangement," Phantom Dawn replied. "But … after all, our opponent is Brahman. I can guess the reason why the higher-ups arranged for me to come out earlier."
At that moment, there was no need for them to worry about the taboos in their conversation.
Because when Shiva entered the stage, his, or rather Brahman's, 'plan' was as clear as day.
Anyone could see that Brahman's intention was to 'end the competition within four rounds'.
The strategy was not wrong. As long as they could achieve a score of 3: 1 in the first four rounds, then the 'general' of Regulation, Phantom Dawn, would be eliminated before he even had the chance to fight.
Therefore, Brahman only considered the line-up for the first four rounds, and in the position of 'general', they placed the weakest newbie in the team, Mahoraga.
Based on their original plan, for the first two rounds, Asura had a fifty percent chance of winning, and Vishnu and Garuda had a seventy percent chance of winning.
Brahman's analysis team believed that Ye Zhi and Barcode were two players. One was a support player, and the other was a marksman. They would definitely be placed in the double formation, and they were not suited to be paired up. They would have to team up with other players. Overall, the chance of Brahman sending Ye Zhi in the first double was very high. When the time came, as long as they made use of Vishnu's restraining ability and Garuda's speed to take down Ye Zhi, then this double would be a sure win.
With that in mind, they had a high chance of winning at least one of the two rounds.
If they were lucky and won the first two rounds, then with Shiva in the third round, as long as their opponent was not Phantom Dawn, perhaps Brahman could win 3: 0 against Regulation.
Even if their luck was average and the first two matches were 1: 1, after Shiva won the match, they would have a 2: 1 lead. When it came to the second battle, Brahma and Yamaraja would be the combination of Brahma and Yamaraja. On the other hand, Regulation would have one of Drunken Dream's members. With Ye Zhi or Barcode, this would still be an advantageous match.
But … it was still that saying, plans could not keep up with changes.
When Asura won the first round, the team behind Brahman had seen the hope of winning 3: 0, but to their surprise, the second round was turned around by the two veterans.
Of course, the most shocking thing was the fact that Phantom Dawn had made his appearance in the 'Battle of the Generals'.
If Shiva's appearance had exposed Brahman's battle plan, then … Phantom Dawn's appearance was an announcement. Before the competition, Regulation had been wary of Brahman's plan.
It was not that Regulation was that much better than Brahman, but … to avoid a trump card like Phantom Dawn and to consider the overall strength of Regulation, Brahman did not have that many choices. It was not that hard to set up defenses beforehand.
The lineup that Regulation had come up with that day was a lineup that could be dealt with whether the opponent was' going for the top four 'or' going for the top four '.
"Ha …" Several seconds later, Shiva laughed. "Even though this is not part of the plan, at this point … I am quite happy."
"Because … you get to fight me?" Phantom Dawn had a general idea of how the man felt.
"That's right," Shiva said. "This battle … has allowed me …" He opened his arms, raised his eyes, and raised his voice to say, "and the audience … to wait for too long." He paused for a second and took a deep breath. "Phew … As the boss of a studio and the leader of the team, avoiding a fight with you is the right thing to do, but …" He could not help but laugh. "Ha ha … As a professional … no … as a normal player! To be able to fight you on this stage, just the thought of it makes me so excited … "
"Yes." At that moment, the desire to fight burned in Phantom Dawn's eyes, and his roguishness rose as well. "Then …" As he spoke, a condescending smile appeared on his lips. "Please try your best, use everything you have … and then … without any regrets … you will be defeated by me."
Just as he finished, a powerful energy field bloomed around him and Shiva. From afar, they looked like two tornadoes that rushed into the sky.
In the blink of an eye, the two rapidly expanding energy vortexes collided in the air. The energy vortexes that splashed out surged and scattered in all directions. Wherever they went, it was like artillery bombardment, leaving behind large craters.
In the first round of combat aura battle, the two of them seemed to be on par. Shiva felt that the 'greeting' was enough, so he raised his arms and slowly spread them to his sides. When he did that, the eight stone plates of the [Heavenly Hourglass] floated above his head and shoulders, following the trajectory of his palms.
"One minute …" When Shiva said that, he reached into his inventory and pulled out his legendary weapon, Rotting Mist. "If you are still standing after one minute, I will admit defeat!"
Ping ping ping ping ping!
Following Shiva's declaration, six of the stone plates behind him shattered instantly.
At that moment, he activated Heavenly Hourglass's earth, water, fire, wind, sky, and moon effects at the same time. He used an unbelievable speed to charge at Phantom Dawn.
Shiva knew that this battle … had to be ended as soon as possible.
If Phantom Dawn was given time to summon his double, two shikigami, and three Psychic Beasts, Shiva would not be able to hold him off.
Therefore, Shiva had so boldly announced this' one minute '… To him, if he wanted to use all of his trump cards, this one minute was more than enough.
First, Heavenly Hourglass's normal attack would not be able to break through Phantom Dawn's defense, so there was no point in keeping the stone plate. Therefore, he decided to activate all the special effects that he could. After all, the effects did not last that long to begin with.
Secondly, there was no point in hiding Rotting Mist. This weapon was meant to be used in close combat. If he did not use it now, when was he going to use it?
Other than that, his Soul Eye, the Eye of Destruction, and the special effect of the Stone Plate of Destruction were always on standby. Once there was a chance, they would be released at Phantom Dawn's head or heart. Once they hit, it would be an instant kill.
"Humph …" Seeing his opponent coming at him, Phantom Dawn finally revealed his wicked grin.
It was this expression and that head of red hair that was like fire that left an indelible mark in the hearts of many players.
"One minute, huh …" When Phantom Dawn mumbled that, the few special effects of Heavenly Hourglass took effect on him.
Earth's special effect, Pure Land, removed all buffs from his skills and equipment (Lasts for one minute).
Water's special effect, Cleansing, applied mental corruption that ignored physical defense. For thirty seconds, based on his Terror Points, he would lose a certain percentage of his Life Points every second. The lowest percentage would be no lower than one percent.
Fire special effect, [Fire of Karma], a 'sure-hit' fire element attack that ignored all defense. At the same time, it dealt both physical and mental damage. The power depended on the user's Sorcery Mastery (Shiva's Sorcery Mastery was undoubtedly S).
Wind Special Effect, Wind Judgment, summoned Binaka's trident, and it flew at Phantom Dawn's chest. The attack came with the element of lightning, and the power depended on the user's fighting mastery. Shiva's fighting mastery was also level S, so it was not that powerful.
Other than that, there were two special effects that affected Shiva himself. They were:
Sky effect, [Sky Control], allowed Shiva to fly freely for one minute.
Moon Special Effect, Crescent Edge. A layer of crescent light covered Shiva's body, and he was immune to all physical and energy attacks for ten seconds. Attacks that reached Extreme could pass through the crescent light, but they would only deal fifty percent of the damage.
In other words … even if Phantom Dawn survived the first wave of attacks, he still had to face Shiva, who had the ability to fly and was half invincible.
"An attack of this level …" One second later, when Phantom Dawn said the latter half of the sentence, he had lost the buff from his equipment and skills. Cleansing and Karmic Fire both hit him, but even in this state, he raised his right hand and caught the trident that came at him like a bolt of lightning. "… I don't think one minute is enough, right?"
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