During the first half of May, other than competing, Xiao Tan did not have much time to train in the day, and he did not train that hard at night either. His level had become the lowest in Underworld Frontline.
Currently, the highest level player in the guild was still Feng Bujue. Even though he had wasted a lot of EXP to feed the Magical Disintegrator, he had still reached level thirty-seven. That was the benefit of having more free time. Due to his hard work last month, he had successfully handed in his draft, so he had plenty of time to play the game.
The second highest level player was Passing Rain, level thirty-six. There was no need to talk about her ability, and her clearance rate was not low. Furthermore, she would occasionally use double EXP booster cards.
Laughing Soul was the same level as Xiao Tan, thirty-five. However, Laughing Soul had been online more recently, so she had a huge advantage in terms of EXP. She was close to level thirty-six. Xiao Tan still needed almost two million EXP to level up.
In the [Battle of the Cocoon], where there were many strong players, LV 35 did not have much of an advantage. The players who were able to enter the semi-finals, after half a month, were basically all above level 35. There were players above level thirty-eight, but there were very few of them.
Of course, Thriller Paradise was not a game where you could tell who was stronger from level alone. Mastery, title, skill, equipment, strategy, technique, improvisation, and so on … there were many factors that could influence the outcome of a match.
Before the semi-finals, let's take a look at Xiao Tan's current attributes.
ID: Wang Tanzhi, Level: 35
Title: Wind Demon, Title Ability: Wind Demon's Mark
EXP: 15800003500000, Skill Points: 10100, Game Coins: 3765000
Mastery: General Ability C, Workmanship D, Sleuthing C, Fighting B, Marksmanship D, Medic E, Sorcery E, Summoning NA
Inventory (10/20): Miner's Hat, Winchester Shotgun, Rock Crystal, Survival Potion (Large) x5, Survival Potion (Medium) x5, Hemostatic Bandage x5, Poison Antidote x5, Antifreeze x5, Burn Medicine x5, Mantra of Heaven and Earth Inversion
Equipment: Charged Tri-Edge Army Knife, Cat's Rage, Withered Armor, Deerskin Boots, Wolf Mane Greaves, Sleeve Blade, Sleeve Dart.
Storage Room (2/10): Double EXP Card (24 hours) * 30, Double Game Coin Card (24 hours) * 30.
Skills (5/12): 【Devil Bat Ghost Shadow】【Rootless Guest Worries】【Wind Stops Dust】【Reverse Spinning Slash】【Shadow Soul Chase】
This was the configuration of the rich. Regardless of whether it was necessary or not, the most important thing was to upgrade the inventory to twenty slots. There were consumables in the bag that could remove various statuses. They were all from the store and could be bought when they ran out.
What needed to be mentioned here were the "Double EXP Card" and "Double Game Currency Card". These were special items that could be stacked infinitely when stored. Even if you buy three thousand pieces, as long as they are of the same type, they can be stacked in one item …
In addition, everyone must have seen that in Xiao Tan's inventory, there was something very eye-catching … [Heaven and Earth Inversion Magic]. This thing was not an ordinary skill card. It looked like a martial arts secret book. The learning requirement was very strict. It required a fighting mastery level B, sorcery mastery level C, and the character had to be above level 30.
It had been almost a month since he obtained this skill that could not be traded from the Chang Lin Sword Duel scenario. Since he had plenty of inventory, Xiao Tan carried it with him and did not place it in the storage room.
In the recent fifty Battle of the Bug, Xiao Tan had raised his fighting mastery to level B, but his sorcery mastery had not improved at all. However, this was to be expected. He did not even have a sorcery skill, so naturally, he could not level it up. His current level E mastery had been slowly accumulated through the experience of running into ghosts in the supernatural scenarios …
Feng Bujue had once given Xiao Tan the idea of leveling up his sorcery mastery, but unfortunately, sorcery skills were as rare as summoning skills. The ones that could be found at the Auction House were too expensive and useless. Among the sorcery skills in the Thriller Box, from the price, specialty, and level, it was hard to pick one that was suitable for Xiao Tan. After all, Skill Points could not be bought with money, and it was not worth it to purposely pick one. Furthermore, Xiao Tan could not be like Brother Jue … who would stay in the Thriller Box and look at the equipment for hours, memorizing and filtering them, and when he was done, he would turn back to pick the most suitable one.
In conclusion, due to Xiao Tan's lack of sorcery mastery, the seemingly powerful skill [Heaven and Earth Inversion Magic] became a decoration that was placed on the shelf. It was like a female protagonist in a harem manga. It was something that was delivered to her mouth, but she could not eat it. She could not give it away, but she could not bear to throw it away. The feeling in his heart was beyond words.
Of course, Xiao Tan could pretend that he had never obtained this skill. After all, he could be considered quite a capable player. He did not have that many skills, and none of his equipment was perfect, but he was still able to fight his way into the semi-finals. That was a testament to his talent in combat.
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"The first round of the Battle of the Cocoon is about to begin. Your data will be loaded in thirty seconds. Please do not leave the log-in lobby.
"Ten seconds countdown before loading. Nine, eight, seven … two, one."
As the countdown ended, the elevator that Xiao Tan was in started to move.
"The cocoon that sleeps three times in the dark forest, the softness that wraps around the finger has been tempered a hundred times." The opening that he had not heard before appeared in his ears.
"Download complete. You are currently playing Tournament for the Best — Battle of the Cocoon.
"This mode does not have a scenario introduction, hidden side quest, or unique world view.
"Reward for winning the scenario: Entry into the winner's group.
"Main quest triggered.
"Kill your opponent."
Kuang! Wu!
Once the system announcement stopped, the elevator made two strange noises, and then there was a strange shaking.
Xiao Tan staggered two steps before he steadied himself. His footwork was agile, and his footsteps were soundless. He twisted and turned with ease. Even if he was standing on a boat in the middle of a stormy sea, he would not fall. The elevator shook twice, but he would not panic.
The door of the elevator opened.
A gust of cold wind slammed into the room like a bone-chilling knife. Outside the elevator, it was a world of white frost.
Xiao Tan quickly raised his hands to grab the hood behind his neck. The assassin's jacket had a hood behind it. He pulled it over his head and looked outside.
The environment of this scenario was on top of a snowy mountain. The mountain rose and fell, and the atmosphere was majestic. Between the snow and ice, the wind howled. The invisible gust of wind was like a wild beast that had lost control. It was venting its excess energy at this dangerous location that was more than two thousand meters above sea level.
Xiao Tan poked his head out to take a look, and as he expected … the elevator that he was in was floating in midair.
Without hesitation, he reached out to grab the edge of the elevator. With a flip, he jumped to the top of the elevator and squatted down to look around.
A curious scene appeared before his eyes … In the middle of the snowy mountain, there was a black steel cable that was as thick as a bowl. There were two elevators hanging from the cable. One was the one that Xiao Tan was standing on, and the other was hanging about fifty meters away from him. The two elevators were like two bells hanging on a rope, swinging in the wind …
Under the cover of the wind and snow, it was impossible to see where the two ends of the cable led to. One thing was for sure, this place was very far from the ground. If he fell … whether it was on the snow or on the ice, he would definitely die.
"Are we supposed to fight on this cable?" Xiao Tan thought to himself. "This is too much …"
Right then, from the opposite elevator, another person came out. His reaction was similar to Xiao Tan's; he also jumped to the top of the elevator. However, he came out about ten seconds later than Xiao Tan. He was probably struggling internally, afraid that he would be shot the moment he came out.
Xiao Tan was not worried about that. When he realized that the elevator was suspended in midair, he knew that his opponent was not a marksmanship expert. The reason was simple. If one of the two players knew how to fly, glide, or have a powerful long-range attack, the system would not have generated such a map.
At that moment, the two players looked at each other from the top of their respective elevators, and they had the same thought. "The guy opposite me is also a close-combat player …"
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