At 2 am on the 17th of May, the result of the first round of the Battle of the Cocoon and the list of participants for the additional rounds were announced.
Since they were in sleeping mode, there was a whole ten hours between 1 am and 2 am. For a 1v1, even the longest battle would be over by now. The remaining time before 2 am was the time for the system to calculate and the workers to organize the relevant information.
After Xiao Tan finished a scenario and returned to the log-in lobby, he received the system announcement that he had leveled up. Looks like Laughing Soul's analysis was reliable. Even in the winner's group, forty-two wins should not be the lowest.
For the next two days, Xiao Tan, who had more free time, focused on the Sorcery Mastery with Laughing Soul's accompaniment.
He finally bought a Sorcery Mastery skill from the Thriller Box that was not bad and could be used by him.
[Name: Draw a cross to curse you]
Skill Card Attribute: Active, Permanent
Skill Type: Sorcery
Effect: Curse a target, and the next attack from you will deal an additional ten percent damage to the target. (Can only be cast on non-friendly targets within your sight within fifty meters. The target will feel that they have been cursed. Can be used multiple times on the same target, but the effect will not stack.)
Consumption: Two Sorcery Energy Points (Cooldown time is five minutes, and the duration is unlimited until the skill is activated)
Learning Requirement: Sorcery Mastery F
Remark: The basic Sorcery Mastery from the Seven Chapters of Ghost Valley. This skill was created by the 250th generation of Ghost Valley. Whenever he ran into someone he did not like, he would use this skill to exert psychological pressure on them, creating the illusion that they were haunted by ghosts. Then he would lure them to his' Paranormal Detective Firm 'for a consultation, and in the end, he would achieve the double goal of blackmailing them. — — —
This skill was very helpful in increasing the Sorcery Mastery. A level thirty-five player had 350 Sorcery Energy Points, so the consumption of two Sorcery Energy Points was negligible.
Xiao Tan's Sorcery Mastery was E Rank, so his Sorcery Mastery had a success rate of 40%. Even if he only succeeded once out of three times, on average, he would only need 6 points of Sorcery to cast a skill. The skill would not go into cooldown if it was not successfully released. Therefore, what Xiao Tan needed to do was to spend 2 to 6 Spiritual Energy Points to use this skill once every 5 minutes. In this way, he would only use up 72 points per hour, and it would take him five hours to run out of spiritual energy. During this time, the skill would have been used more than 50 times.
The actual situation tested in the scenario was obviously much more optimistic than the above account. Basically … as long as Xiao Tan entered a long scenario, for the first eight hours, he could guarantee that he would refresh every five minutes.
Furthermore, this skill did not have a specific target. As long as it was a 'non-ally' target, it would work. In other words … the crows on the trees, the tortoises by the river, anything would work.
Therefore, for the past two days, the players who ran into Xiao Tan and Laughing Soul in the scenario would often see this scene. The player called Wang Tanzhi in the team would turn his gaze to a nearby living thing every five minutes. This living thing could be an ant, a monster, or a passing NPC. After locking onto the target, Brother Wang would silently draw a cross in his palm and mumble, "Curse you …"
With this kind of targeted strategy, on the afternoon of the 18th of May, Xiao Tan raised his Sorcery Mastery to level D, but … that was where it stopped. Even when the second round of Battle of the Cocoon started, he still had not reached level C.
On the night of the 19th of May, Xiao Tan's level had successfully reached level thirty-six, and he had obtained a new fighting skill through the scenario.
Name: Binding Teeth
Skill Property: Active Skill, Disappears after two uses
[Skill Type: Fighting]
Effect: Use your palm to create a giant tusk to bind the target to the surface closest to you (Cooldown: 30 seconds. The target must have a physical body.)
Consumption: 300 Stamina Points
Learning Requirement: Fighting C, Skill Card cannot be traded after it is picked up.
[Remarks: This is a move derived from the ordinary Beast Spirit Summoning Spell. The inventor is Roy Secker of the Half-Bear Tribe. No matter how one looked at it, Secker was a magic genius. Not only was he familiar with the Druid spells of his tribe, he was also quite knowledgeable in the field of Necromancy. He is the one and only person who has mastered the two energies of nature and death at the same time.]
For the past two days, Brother Jue purposely had Xiao Tan and Laughing Soul queue together because their levels were close to each other, and their power was similar as well. It was best for them to team up to level up. If he joined them, the situation inside the scenario would be unpredictable.
From the result, it looked like his plan was quite effective.
…
Finally, at 1 am on the 20th of May, the second round of Battle of the Cocoon began.
"The second round of 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."
Different from last time, this time, Xiao Tan was directly transported out.
"The cocoon that sleeps three times deep in the forest, the softness that wraps around the finger has been tempered a hundred times." When the opening began, a blinding white light blocked Xiao Tan's sight, forcing him to close his eyes.
"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 special worldview.
"Reward for winning the scenario: Advance to the top seven hundred and twenty.
"Main quest triggered.
"Kill your opponent.
A series of voice and window prompts quickly appeared and disappeared.
Xiao Tan regained the ability to move.
He opened his eyes and realized that the light around him was rather dim, but there were still some sources of light.
At that moment, he was inside a tunnel. On the wall to his left, there was a dim light bulb installed every ten meters. The light bulb was about three meters above the ground, and it extended into the distance. With the help of these lights, he could see the situation inside the tunnel.
Xiao Tan observed for a while. His initial speculation was that this should be a tunnel for a train to pass through … First, there were tracks under his feet, and second, the tracks did not appear to be electrified. Furthermore, the tracks were surrounded by pebbles. Furthermore, the tunnel was arched. Its height and width could only allow one train to pass through, and there was only one train track.
Then … the problem was … what should he do if the train came?
According to the game's usual, malicious style, since the map was arranged in a tunnel, the train, which was full of dramatic effects and would catch the players off guard, would definitely come …
"Hmm … I should see who my opponent is first …" Xiao Tan looked around, but he did not see his opponent. Therefore, he walked to the side with the light bulb. He leaned against the wall and slowly moved forward. He opened the game menu.
"Eh? Brother Long? "Xiao Tan glanced at the menu and saw that the ID was Long Aomin.
Long Aomin was the first friend that Brother Jue and Xiao Tan had made after entering Thriller Paradise. They were close friends, so they would often go to the same scenario. Just five days ago, Xiao Tan had gone to the same scenario as Brother Long. At the time, Long Aomin had joked that perhaps they would meet in the semi-finals, but … that joke had come true.
"This is not good …" Xiao Tan thought.
He was familiar with Long Aomin's skills, title, and fighting style. Of course, that was the kind of familiarity that he had as a teammate. It was a different matter when it came to fighting.
Other than that, the news of Long Aomin defeating Meng Jingchan two days ago had caused quite a stir. Even though Meng Jingchan had returned to the winner's group through the playoffs, Brother Long had still made a name for himself.
Facing such a familiar yet unfamiliar opponent, Xiao Tan was under great pressure.
This was because he knew his opponent's ability, and that was why he did not know where to start. He understood why Meng Jingchan had lost. They were both melee players who were known for their agility, agility, and dexterity, but Xiao Tan could not figure out how to break through Long Aomin's defense.
"Brother Long should be an opponent on the same level as Seven Kills … Looks like I'll have to take this risk …" Xiao Tan was still coming up with a plan.
But at the end of the tunnel, a familiar shout came from a distance.
Long Aomin did not hesitate and yelled, "I'm here! Come on! "
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