Psst!
The sound of silk being torn apart brought forth a rain of blood.
Date Makoto's moves were deadly, but in the end … he was the one who was bleeding.
"The white sword uses the profound meaning of Shindō Ryuuka Haruka, and the black sword uses the consummate skill of Shindō Kamiizumi Nobutsuna. The form of holding the tachi in your right hand and the odachi in your left hand is Miyamoto Musashi's Niten Ichi-ryū Grip in his later years." While Weary Dream was still retracting his moves, he said to Date in a very calm tone, "Looks like … you've randomly arrived at a universe where Japanese swordsmen from different eras gather in the free exploration mode, and you've learned a lot from it …"
When he asked this, the injured Date Makoto was retreating with blood in his mouth, his face full of shock and anger. While he was retreating, he did not forget to take out an item to treat his wounds.
Hearing his opponent's question, Date only squeezed out a reply from between his teeth, "So what if I did?"
This answer was tantamount to admitting his opponent's guess. Of course … he had no need to deny it in the first place.
In the first week of the free exploration mode, many studios had thought of the strategy of "finding the most suitable multiverse for players through repeated randomization". For example, it was better for players who specialized in machinery to go to universes with advanced technology. After all, any random training class there could bring them a lot of improvement. As for players who specialized in fighting … as long as they could go to those worlds where martial arts were respected and learn from masters, their improvement in combat power would be twice the result with half the effort.
But … randomization was something that depended on luck. It was hard to say. There were very few people who could randomly arrive at universes that were compatible with them. Most people's situation was: those who specialized in machinery would be assigned to wuxia or fantasy worlds, and those who specialized in fighting would be placed in interstellar war worlds …
For the average casual player, this might not be a big deal. Wasn't it just for fun? But for the professional players, even if they could accept it, the studios would not allow it.
Therefore, the most common solution was to re-randomize.
The cost of re-distributing universes in the free exploration mode was 500,000 game coins, which was about 200 RMB. For the average player, this was a lot of money to invest in the consumable game, but for the studios … this amount of money was nothing. The cost was even lower in game coins.
Furthermore, since Dream Inc. had a 'conscience', when they designed this mode, they had set the rule that 'two universes with similar styles would only appear after five randomizations'. Therefore, most people would be able to find a suitable universe within four randomizations. In other words, they would only need to spend 2,000,000 Game Coins to complete this.
In summary, it was not surprising that Itachi Makoto could freely explore a time and space where "Japanese swordsmen of different eras gathered".
"Hehe …" A second later, Tired Dream even shrugged his shoulders and laughed twice at Yi Da before replying, "It's not 'how', I just want to praise you a little …" He paused for half a second before continuing, "To be able to master the essence of the swordsmanship of three 'Sword Saints' and use such an amazing move … I can't compare to this talent."
"Hmph …" At this time, Yi Dacheng had already treated the wound on his chest and stopped the bleeding. Hearing this, he immediately sneered and replied, "Aren't you saying this now that you've taken advantage of me and yet you're still showing off?"
"I haven't finished speaking …" Tired Dream continued, "Although your 'talent' is above mine, according to my observation … I'm still at a higher level."
"Is that so …" Date let out a long sigh. "Phew … Then there's no other way …"
The implication of his words was: I have nothing to say to you about this topic.
Some things could be discussed, but there were also some things that were useless to talk about — if you didn't understand, you didn't understand.
Just now, Tired Dream used his neither fast nor slow speed and skillful but seemingly clumsy movements to turn Date's gorgeous attack into nothing.
Although this scene happened in front of everyone's eyes, only a few people could truly understand the reason behind it. Those who couldn't understand it, even if they watched it a hundred times in slow motion, still couldn't understand it. Even Ida, the person involved … was the same.
When [Warring States] analyzed the seven members of the [Trash Alliance], they obviously missed some things, and the biggest misjudgment was the strength of Weary Dream.
Indeed, a few months ago, when Tired Dream met Oda Ai and Sasaki Akira, his combat power was not as good as Oda Ai's, and he was only on par with Sasaki Akira. But after that, a lot of things happened …
Tired Dream was a very strong person, but his talent was only slightly above the level of ordinary people, and his character was a bit eager for quick success, so he mistakenly entered the wrong path of "Zombie Blade" at the beginning of his career.
After the S1 competition, he quit Zombie Blade because of the influence of Uncle Worthless.
However, Tired Dream, who had turned over a new leaf and started anew, still stopped at the level of "first-class" and didn't reach the "top".
Until … he met Yan Gui Ren from the Thunderbolt Main World in a certain scenario.
At that time, he used Chong Lou, which he hadn't mastered yet, to exchange a few moves with Yan Gui Ren, and the result was a crushing defeat … Although he lost, he received Yan Gui Ren's recognition and guidance.
Using this as an opportunity, Tired Dream finally began to transform.
He let go of his excessive obsession with the "pursuit of strength" and understood that it was precisely the demonic barrier that limited him. In the next few months, he stepped into a new realm, and his strength increased day by day.
The current Weary Dream had already abandoned his other weapons, leaving only the Chong Lou Halberd. His fighting style was also very different from the past.
No thoughts, no obsession, no trace, no style.
His moves were born at will, and he was one with the halberd.
Compared to Date, who "pursued the ultimate of moves," this realm of "no moves" was naturally higher.
…
"We miscalculated …" In the spectator space, Sasaki Akira, who had witnessed the changes in the battle, said in a helpless tone, "It seems that this competition is over …"
"Yeah..." Mingzhi Xin, who was next to him, also had a look of "everything is settled" on his face as he said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect there to be more than one 'monster' in the Trash Alliance... It seems that even compared to 'Order', their apparent strength is not inferior."
"No." However, Kwai Ren, who had a serious expression, had a different opinion at this time. "Look at Date's eyes … He hasn't given up yet!"
…
At the same time, on the battlefield.
Date took out a consumable item that even his teammates didn't know about from his backpack.
It was a small, flat wooden bottle that could be held in the palm of his hand. Its shape was a bit like a bottle of eye drops, but the "mouth" of the bottle in his hand was a sharp shape similar to a needle.
"Unless it's a last resort, I really don't want to use this …" As Date said this, he had already pierced the bottle into the side of his neck. "More or less … it hurts my self-esteem a little."
Tired Dream saw this, and his expression changed slightly, but he didn't step forward to interfere with the other party.
It wasn't that he couldn't stop Date, but … at this moment, he seemed to see his past self in his opponent.
"Let me guess … This is a strengthening drug with huge side effects?" Tired Dream immediately guessed.
"Yes …" Date replied, "In that 'Swordsman Universe,' there is a forbidden item called 'Cinnabar Pill' …" As he spoke, the color of his pupils had changed. "Just eating one pill will bring a pain that 'seems to peel off the color of the whole body.' If a second pill is eaten in a short period of time, 99% of people will bleed to death on the spot." He smiled. "Oh … Of course, with the physical fitness of a player, they can bear the burden of this drug."
"Then … what's the effect?" Tired Dream asked again.
"If only one pill is eaten, it can remove the self-limitation of the brain, but at the same time, it will cause the ability to think and martial arts to become weaker. But if a second pill is eaten immediately, the human brain can surpass its original limit … the previous defect naturally won't exist." When Date replied this, the skin and hair on his body … had already faded away from its original color, turning into a silvery white color.
"But I didn't see you 'eat' the drug …" Tired Dream said again.
"Oh … Yes." Date smiled. "Absorbing through the digestive system … The efficiency is relatively low, so I directly injected the concentration of about five pills into the blood …"
Bang —
When the last word came out of his mouth, the sound of wind breaking rang out.
In an instant, a figure flashed, and Date Date suddenly appeared where Tired Dream was still standing, but Tired Dream … was nowhere to be found.
In the same second, on the ground in front of Date, there was a huge "blood arc" that bloomed in the shape of a half-moon.
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