At that moment, following a strange ping, the trident in Phantom Dawn's hands was shattered into pieces. It turned into more than ten pieces of data and fell to the ground.
Shiva's figure reached Phantom Dawn at that moment.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye! Shiva's left hand lashed out, and a gust of wind shot out.
This palm that was filled with Dou Qi was not an ordinary attack, but his powerful [One Pat Two Scatter Palms].
Facing the attack, Phantom Dawn did not retreat. He raised his arm to meet the attack.
Instantly, the palm and the arm met.
The palm weighed more than a thousand pounds, and Phantom Dawn's arm was as strong as a mountain.
In the end, the two forces were equal. Even though Phantom Dawn was slightly injured, his body did not move, and his center of gravity did not shift.
"Such a monster …" In that split second, Shiva could not help but be shocked. "Even though he has lost the defense provided by his skill and equipment, he is still able to rely on pure physical strength to block my attack."
As shocked as he was, Shiva's attack did not stop. His left palm attack was blocked, but that did not stop the Rotten Mist in his right hand from following up.
Chi!
The sound of wind being cut rose, and the blade arrived.
This long blade was incredibly sharp. With a horizontal slash, it had the power to split mountains. It was not something that could be blocked by flesh and blood.
But … Phantom Dawn was going to block it, and he was going to block it with his bare hands.
Screech!
The next second, there was a sound that sounded like nails scratching glass. It caused goosebumps to rise on everyone's skin.
And it was Phantom Dawn's finger and the blade of Rotten Mist that had created this sound.
"This is preposterous …" Looking at the blade that was held in place by his opponent's thumb and index finger, that was the first thought that crossed Shiva's mind.
Yes, it was preposterous, so preposterous that it was scary.
Phantom Dawn did not use some kind of skill like Telepathic Finger, which would have come from his index and middle fingers. He merely used the strength of his two fingers to hold the blade.
When faced with this kind of ridiculous strength, most people … including many pro players, would feel despair in a short period of time.
However, Shiva did not despair.
"Ha!" He immediately roared and used the [Tyrant's Fury].
With the boost from the skill, Rotten Mist Clears the Sky flew in the opposite direction of the slash and successfully pulled it out from Phantom Dawn's fingers.
Theoretically speaking, this skill would make Shiva's body spin around three hundred degrees in one second, and the blade would slash at Phantom Dawn's waist.
But … what really happened was, about one millisecond later, Phantom Dawn's kick landed on Shiva's back, and the latter was sent flying.
Even though this kick seemed very casual, the power behind it was actually vast and majestic.
Even though Shiva had used the power of [Ride] to resist the force that was pushing him away, he was still sent flying dozens of meters away like a cannonball … Wherever he passed, the wind would blow, and the dust would howl.
"Come again." Before Shiva could stabilize himself, Phantom Dawn's voice reached him.
Hearing that, Shiva tapped the ground and turned back to look. He realized that the man was standing where he was and did not chase after him.
But … the condescension and arrogance on Phantom Dawn's face was getting more and more obvious.
Such a scene infuriated Shiva.
The competitive spirit of a fighter overshadowed the calmness of a professional player.
The next second, Shiva gathered his qi and used his ultimate skill!
Tianba's Sky Shattering Blast allowed Shiva to return to Phantom Dawn's side. Using the momentum, he gripped the blade with both hands and swung it down. The blade fell on his opponent's head.
On Phantom Dawn's side, he had been prepared. When Shiva flew out, he had been secretly gathering his energy to gather the energy that had been scattered outside his body. At that moment, facing the attack, Phantom Dawn was not afraid. His palms parted and then came together. Using the 'Empty-Handed Blade Block', he once again blocked the fatal attack from his opponent.
"Ha …" But at that moment, Shiva smirked coldly and let go of his weapon without hesitation.
This change was out of Phantom Dawn's expectation, and it shocked the audience.
Before they could react, Shiva used [Light Smoke Disappears] to escape Phantom Dawn's sight and appeared behind him.
"You are the one who called me here …" As Shiva spoke, his killing move landed.
Tzzt tzzt tzzt tzzt tzzt …
Instantly, there was the sound of wind rushing through the arena.
Shadows of fingers and fists landed on Phantom Dawn's back like a storm.
This was a new skill that Shiva had created by combining Fang Shen Qi (an active skill that used the tip of the finger to attack the target's nerves through the muscle. After a precise hit, the target would be paralyzed for several minutes) and another assassination skill that used pressure points as the foundation. Its form was similar to Feng Bujue using Flying Dragon Fist to activate Psychic Finger, but it was much more powerful.
Phantom Dawn, who was ambushed, did not have time to react, and he took the brunt of the attack head-on.
A skill that combined the strongest finger and the strongest punch … even Phantom Dawn would not be able to escape unscathed from such a skill.
As the energy seeped into his body, Phantom Dawn's whole body was paralyzed. At least for those few seconds, his upper body could not move at all.
Shiva had been waiting for this chance when his opponent was temporarily immobilized. He immediately activated his Soul Eye, Eye of Destruction. In those two seconds, a crack appeared on his forehead, and a vertical, red eye peeked out from the crack.
When the red eye appeared, a red beam shot out from it. It disappeared in a flash and aimed at the back of Phantom Dawn's head.
Whoosh!
After a loud bang, the pure energy beam pierced through Phantom Dawn's head.
When Shiva, who stood behind Phantom Dawn, saw the bloody hole the size of a bottle cap on the back of his head, his tense nerves relaxed slightly.
But …
He only relaxed for two seconds.
Two seconds later, his blood pressure, adrenaline, and Terror Points rose rapidly.
Because …
"Why did you stop?"
Phantom Dawn … did not die.
Not only did he not die, he even turned his face around to speak.
By then, Phantom Dawn's entire left eye socket had turned into a bleeding hole. In this state, he spoke to Shiva with a wicked smile on his face.
Whoosh!
Shiva did not say a word and used Moon Picking Flame to slap the man's face.
He did not know whether he used this skill out of fear or courage, but in any case, his body moved before he could think.
However, his flaming "Spiralling Rising Dragon" was interrupted just as he was about to make a move ….
With a slap, Phantom Dawn used one hand to grab Shiva's fist, which was burning with energy, and forced Shiva back into the air.
"Come …" Then, Phantom Dawn used his other hand to pass Shiva the Black Mist that he had given him earlier. "Take this. You have twenty seconds left."
…
Fear.
That was the strongest emotion that Shiva could feel at that moment.
Not only Shiva …
The scene before them had planted fear into many people's hearts.
Be it those who were watching the livestream or those who came to watch the recording, be it the participants, normal players, or the workers from the gaming studio …
Other than a certain person who did not know fear, when everyone saw this, they thought … it was too scary.
…
After accepting his weapon, Shiva did not attack. It was not that he did not want to move, but his right fist was still in the man's grasp, so he could not do anything rash.
"By the way, I have to tell you …" As Phantom Dawn spoke, he slowly let go of the man's fist. "Due to my high resistance to control skills, even though it hasn't been one minute, your Pure Land has already lost its effect."
While he was speaking, a white stream of light appeared on the wound in his left eye. This was some kind of data-level recovery ability.
"You're telling me this …" Shiva said. "Are you trying to persuade me to surrender?"
"Regardless of whether I tell you or not," Phantom Dawn said. "You're going to surrender in ten seconds, aren't you?"
"Hmm …" Shiva mumbled. "You have a point …"
That was indeed a point. No matter what happened to Phantom Dawn, since Shiva had said that if his opponent was still standing after one minute, then it would be his loss, so when the time was up, he had to surrender.
With that in mind, Shiva stopped hesitating. He raised his blade and charged forward.
The last ten seconds were a battle to the death!
Fast, so fast that one could not even blink.
Fight, fight until the ground cracked and clouds flew.
Phantom Dawn, who had regained his equipment and skill, thought that he could deal with the enemy easily, but who would have thought …
Shiva had given up all his defense and skills to attack with everything he had? It was unclear whether he had broken through some kind of bottleneck in this kind of situation because several seconds later, his speed and attack changed.
His footsteps changed, and he moved like the wind.
His energy reignited, and his blade returned.
Seeing that the one minute was almost up, Shiva seemed to have turned into a different person, and he managed to suppress Phantom Dawn.
…
Thirty seconds earlier, inside Xu Huai Shang's meeting room.
At that moment, the members of Underworld Frontline, who had finished their match, were watching the match between Regulation and Brahman.
"If my guess is right, Shiva will use Annihilation at the last second, right?" Looking at the situation, Snow said with some thought.
"So what if he uses it? It won't change anything." Feng Bujue collapsed on the sofa, and he had an expression that said, "I've seen through this already."
"How can you be so sure that Phantom Dawn will win?" Xiao Tan, who was beside him, asked with suspicion.
"Hah …" Brother Jue laughed drily. "Haven't you guys realized …"
"Realized what?" Xiao Tan and Snow asked in unison.
"Since the start of the match, Phantom Dawn has been standing in the same spot …" Ruo Yu answered the question on behalf of Brother Jue. "Other than the necessary turn, he has not moved one step to the side."
"Also …" Before Ruo Yu finished, Xu Huai Shang added in a low voice, "All of Shiva's skills and attacks … Phantom Dawn chose to parry or take them head-on. Not once did he respond with 'evade' …"
Certain things were fine if they were not explained in detail, but once they were explained, it would be very scary …
Xiao Tan and Snow did not realize this initially, but after hearing the explanation from the two heroines, their faces twitched.
"Do you understand now?" Feng Bujue looked at the two of them and said, "As the saying goes, 'Victory depends on the will to fight' … For Phantom Dawn, winning the match is actually very easy. He only needs to summon a few summons during the thirty seconds of preparation." He paused for half a second and shrugged. "He is fighting like this now … not only to win, but there is also another strategic reason."
…
Time returned to the present, on the battlefield.
The time limit for Shiva's' one minute declaration 'was almost up.
As the boss of a top gaming studio and a top professional player in the industry, Shiva would not have said, "Brothers, how about we continue for another minute?"
Perhaps Feng Bujue could have done that, and after he did that, others would have thought that it was a safe move, but Shiva could not.
Therefore, at the last second, as Snow predicted, Shiva used his last resort on Phantom Dawn, the 'annihilation' effect of Heavenly Hourglass — Annihilation.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
