If there was a word to describe this tactic, it would be — despicable.
However, it had to be said that Feng Bujue's plan was flawless.
Copernicus and Galileo only needed three seconds to understand Feng Bujue's plan. They were of the same mind, and they started to retreat at the same time. They yelled at the three from Regulation, "Those without auras, retreat with us first!"
Invincible Champion and Ye Zhi were still hesitating. They both turned their eyes to Meng Jingchan. As the leader of this three-man team, he had the responsibility to make the decision at a time like this.
"You guys follow the two GMs and retreat further away." Meng Jingchan's attitude was still relatively calm. "Brother Feng and I will stay behind." Seeing that his teammates were about to say something, he quickly added, "There's no need to say anything. Even if I die, it won't cause Brother Feng's aura to disappear. It won't affect the big picture."
In the time it took for him to say those words, K3, who was standing about ten meters away, had already noticed something. He did not plan to let the other party continue the conversation. With a kick, he charged forward.
Since they were in the world of Sakura Town, K3's ability could not be compared to when he was fighting at the Kingdom of the Dead. However, the speed and strength that he displayed were still very impressive. Compared to the movement skills that the two GMs had used earlier, he was even better.
However, to his surprise, there was actually someone who managed to stop him on his own.
Meng Jingchan, this person who had spent all his game coins on cigarettes, alcohol, and perming his hair. Therefore, other than the guild's cape, he was only wearing the newbie's uniform. In the blink of an eye, a suffocating cold light flashed in his eyes.
His body moved, and with a flick of his sword, he flicked his wrist and slashed out.
Meng Jingchan's counterattack looked rushed, but in reality, it was flawless. He not only stopped K3's advance, he also used a tricky angle to launch a slash that was hard for the opponent to dodge. It forced K3's right arm, which was the main attacker, to raise it to block the blade.
From a combat perspective, the actions that a player could complete within the limited reaction time, the precision and ingenuity of the details, that was the standard to measure the difference between a real expert and a normal person.
Of course, this was only the difference between an expert and an ordinary person, not the difference between experts. If one were to disregard all external factors and luck, in a sport with shackles of rules, the last thing that would be compared between top experts was still … talent.
"Oh? Interesting. " K3 had just moved his gaze to Meng Jingchan's face. "Even players can do something like this …" Before he could finish, something changed. Two arms reached out from behind him and slid under his arms. They curled upward and locked around his shoulders.
It was Feng Bujue, who was standing on the other side, who performed the Lu Mountain Overbearing Dragon Rising Posture. At this moment, he had already activated the Body Enhancement Technique, so he could complete this action before the other party could react. Feng Bujue did not care about the loss of Life Points. After all, he would not die with the aura. He was afraid that if he didn't use this skill, he wouldn't be able to suppress the opponent with his current Physical Skills.
"Let's go! Do you have a death wish? "Feng Bujue pulled on K3 and then turned to yell at the other four.
Invincible Champion and Ye Zhi quickly exchanged glances, and finally began to run. When the two GMs saw that they were finally moving, they quickly turned around and rushed to the front to open up a path for them to retreat.
"You two think this is fun, don't you?" K3 scoffed. "Or are you trying to be the hero here?" His expression suddenly darkened. "Oh, that's not right. Heroes will die, but you will only be teleported away." The latter half of the sentence was filled with condescension.
"We just want to talk to you." Feng Bujue turned around and told Meng Jingchan, "Isn't that right, Brother Chan?"
Meng Jingchan only realized then how cunning Feng Bujue could be.
On the surface, Feng Bujue's plan was for him to gain the plot armor and fight the Anomaly to help the GMs clean up the Anomaly. But in reality, the other benefit of this plan was that it could distract the other teammates and allow the kid to interact with the Anomaly alone. Without the presence of the GMs, he could try to negotiate. After all, he had the plot armor, so he had nothing to fear.
Meng Jingchan wanted to gather information. For him, communicating with words was naturally better than communicating with fists. Therefore, he followed Feng Bujue's plan and replied, "That's right, this … Mr. Anomaly, if you are willing to temporarily stop and follow us …"
However, K3 cut them off. "My relationship with you, my position … is like a lobster in a restaurant's fish tank and a customer who walks in for dinner … Is there really a need to say so much?" He deepened his tone, and a shockwave exploded around him. Not only did he break free from Feng Bujue's grip, he also knocked away Meng Jingchan's sword. "Do I have an obligation to answer your questions?"
Zen Dream fared better. He was only knocked back several steps by the energy that felt like combat energy, but Feng Bujue was hit while he was stuck close to the man's back. Due to the struggle, his whole body was sent flying backward by the powerful force. He slammed into the pillar of the Torii not far away, which was the large wooden arch before the shrine.
With a crack, Feng Bujue's body snapped the pillar that was so thick that it was hard for one person to wrap their arms around it. His Life Points instantly dropped to one percent, and the Body Enhancement Spell was automatically deactivated. Furthermore, the torii lost its support due to the broken pillar, and it collapsed at an angle toward where Meng Jingchan and K3 were standing.
By then, the moonlight was quite clear, and they could see within a certain distance without the aid of lighting equipment. Meng Jingchan could clearly see Feng Bujue spit out a mouthful of blood in an exaggerated manner. The pained expression on his face meant that the kid was lucky that he had fainted. Combined with the large object that had been destroyed as a reference point, K3's combat ability was truly despairing.
Meng Jingchan's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He thought to himself, If not for the main character's plot armor, this kid would've been killed in one hit already.
Of course, he did not have time to care about others. The torii was falling toward him, and he had to get out of the way first. Meng Jingchan kept an eye on K3's movement as he leaped backward to a distance where he could attack or retreat (or at least, he thought he could).
K3, on the other hand, was unfazed and watched as the man retreated. Facing the wooden arch that was falling on him, he had no intention of dodging at all.
K3 probably wanted to show off to the two players beside him, so he purposely chose not to evade. He raised his right hand, used his index finger to press against his thumb, and then flicked his thumb upward …
Boom!
The area directly above where K3 was standing had an explosion effect. The power of this finger flick expanded in a funnel shape, and it blew the torii that was falling into pieces.
"This combat ability … is basically a normal-sized version of Toguro …" Feng Bujue leaned against the broken pillar and stood up. There was even a smile on his lips. "I'm getting more and more curious. Facing an enemy like this, how is the plot armor going to protect me from death?"
K3 stood up coldly and slowly turned his head to look at Feng Bujue. "Hmm? You're still not dead? "
"Ha … If I'd known, I wouldn't have said anything. So, you thought I'd be dead after taking that hit," Feng Bujue said.
K3 really did think that, and the reason was simple. As an Anomaly, he could observe the players on a statistical level, and he could roughly calculate their Life Points. The skill that he had used earlier should have been enough to kill Feng Bujue, so after he sent Feng Bujue flying, he did not even look at him. Who would have thought that this brat would immediately stand up and say something? This feeling … It was as if you had used a map-specific ultimate skill on an enemy hiding in the shadows of the map. You thought that the enemy would be turned into money, but in the end, the enemy would appear again with low HP a few seconds later.
"Humph … Actually, I've already mastered the ultimate martial art, Immortal Deity Kung Fu …" Feng Bujue was about to imitate Duan Fei, the main character of Hero, to come up with a bluff to stabilize the situation.
To his surprise, K3 did not even listen to him. He raised his right arm, and with a flick of his finger, an air blade that looked like a flying knife shot at Feng Bujue.
Hum!
A sound similar to the sound of a laser sword entered Feng Bujue's ears, but he only felt a light breeze brush past his cheek, and he was not injured at all.
"What …" K3 was confused. The logic calculation module told him that he could not have missed by himself, but the visual information clearly showed that the player before him did not make any fast or large enough evasive action.
"What have you done?" K3 seemed to be suddenly interested in Feng Bujue. "Did you twist the space? Or did you interfere with my vision? "He made a logical guess and asked the question.
Feng Bujue gave a nonsensical answer. "I merely tilted my head to the side to dodge your attack that was as slow as static."
"Is that so?"
When K3 said 'yes', he was still seven or eight meters away from Feng Bujue, but when he said 'is that so', he was already standing before Feng Bujue. "Speaking of which … the power and speed of your attack did exceed the data limit. It was at least twice as strong as I expected. Looks like you're not as simple as you seem … "
"Of course, I activated my skill earlier, and it was more than twice as strong." Feng Bujue thought to himself, but on the surface, he pretended to speak in an enigmatic tone. "Ah … That's nothing. Evaluating another's combat ability based on data is a meaningless act. The training method of us Earthlings is different from yours. Normally, we can hide our Ki and only release it in the moment of battle."
"You've shamelessly revealed the setting of Dragon Ball …" Meng Jingchan was completely shocked.
Feng Bujue saw the seventy percent confusion and thirty percent curiosity on K3's face, so he pressed on. "I might look like this now, but I used to be quite reckless in the past … I once spent several years in hellish training on a small island in the middle of the sea. I followed the totem and climbed up a UFO-shaped tower that was several hundred thousand meters tall. I drank a drink that could unleash human potential but could be fatal. I even successfully saved Earth from the hands of aliens several times …"
"Hey … you've not only copied my catchphrase, you've even started to tell strange stories to the AI …" Meng Jingchan gasped in shock. He instinctively took out a bottle of beer from his inventory and took a big swig to calm himself down.
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