Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 63: Individual Competition Ends (1)
I couldn't help but blink a few times, then looked at the fearless warrior standing not far away - confirmed that it was correct, absolutely real, and subconsciously looked back at the stadium - empty, there was no winner, and I didn't hear the players in the surrounding stands who supported either of us cheering for victory - after the initial surprise and silence, what resounded throughout the stadium was an uproar that grew louder and louder.
What on earth is going on? I can't figure it out. Wasn't I killed by the massive lightning strike? Why did the Fearless Warrior also resurrect off the field, as if we had died together? Then how should this game be judged? Who is the final winner?
I couldn't help but look at the Fearless Warrior. Although he was not as confused as I was, he probably knew what was going on and was not surprised by the result. However, his expression was a little nervous and he didn't look like he was sure of winning. He was staring at the referee's seat next to him, as if he was waiting for the referees to announce the results of the game. After hesitating for a while, I couldn't help but ask him what happened, but I received a notice from the organizing committee asking us to go to the referee's seat together to be questioned about the situation during the game.
"According to our judgment, the two of you should have perished together under the magic of the 'Forbidden Spell' unleashed by the artifact 'Thor's Hammer' held by the Fearless Warrior, which was as powerful as the 'Forbidden Spell'. Although the slight difference in the time of death can still determine the winner, it is still necessary for the Fearless Warrior to briefly explain some of the details before announcing the result, so that we can publish a reasonable explanation while protecting the relevant privacy. Not only must we convince the losing party, but we must also give an explanation to the audience on the scene. If we simply announce the verdict, I'm afraid no one will be satisfied." The referees are all played by real official personnel of "Tianxia", and the chief referee who came out to receive the audience was very polite.
First, the Fearless Warrior had a private conversation with the referees, probably publishing information about "Thor's Hammer", and then the chief referee announced the result of the game: The Fearless Warrior used the ultimate skill "Thor's Wrath" attached to "Thor's Hammer", which is a large-scale indiscriminate attack magic. With the user as the center, within a radius of 100 meters, violent lightning bombardment with a strong paralysis effect, those trapped in it are almost powerless and have no possibility of escape, even the user is not immune, used to perish with the enemy in a critical moment, and will not end until the Fearless Warrior dies. However, not to mention the dwarf's unique anti-magic physique, the high-level holy weapon "Purple Mirror Armor" equipped by the Fearless Warrior has the attribute of reducing 25% of magic attack damage. It is difficult for ordinary players to survive him. The reason why he used this trick is mainly because he is unwilling to fight a protracted war with me and wants to make a quick decision. He also bullies me because my anti-lightning effect is not as good as his and my health is not much. Under the attack of the same intensity, I will definitely die before him. And the fact is indeed so. Under such dense thunder and lightning bombardment, even if I use "body incarnation", it is useless. Instead, it disperses my health points and will die earlier. I can't last longer than the Fearless Warrior. Therefore, the result of the game is obvious. The Fearless Warriors won the quarter-finals by using a tactic that seems to be a mutual destruction .
Of course, in order to eliminate the doubts of other players, especially the opponents in the team competition, about the "Thor's Wrath" which is too powerful and has the nature of mutual destruction, a little detail was also revealed - "Thor's Wrath" cannot be released continuously, and the user of "Thor's Hammer" must start a specific ceremony to continuously absorb the life value and mental power, and then it can be used after the energy is replenished. Although it is not specified how long it will take, with the power of "Thor's Wrath" as a "forbidden spell" level magic, it is definitely not something that can be done in a day or two. It depends on which opponent is unlucky and can enjoy the special treatment of the fearless warrior using such a "rogue" tactic to deal with it. Unfortunately, I became the first victim of the public appearance of "Thor's Wrath" - perhaps I should not have failed, because I really lacked experience in single-player battles with top players, and I was unable to fully and reasonably exert my strength and advantages, giving the opponent an opportunity to take advantage of me.
In the other three quarter-finals, Long Xing Tian Xia had a slight advantage in his profession and easily defeated the Sky Archer Cape of Good Hope who had exhausted his "pseudo-artifacts". Supreme Honor encountered the tenacious sniping of the Elf Sky Knight Romantic Sakura. After a hard battle and the loss of a four-winged light angel, he finally won. The other pair was the Earth Mage who defeated the Sky Swordsman Hai Kuo Tian Kong. This guy is really lucky. He is definitely much stronger than me in the last session. In several rounds of competition with strong players of the same level, he did not encounter any profession that could restrain him. In addition, he had quite a few practical "pseudo-artifacts", which enabled him to make it to the semi-finals. Although facing three artifact holders, he would probably lose to any of them, but he could at least get fourth place, which at least looks better than us who lost.
The ninth round of the competition was between the top four teams: Fearless Warriors, Dragon Travels the World, Supreme Honor, and Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. There were three artifact holders in total, and one of them was destined to meet in the semifinals. The situation of the matchup might very well determine who would win the championship. If you fought too hard and spent too much energy, even if you won, you would probably have to face a third party who was likely to be well rested in the finals, and your performance would probably be compromised, and you would definitely not have much chance of winning.
The matchup was finally announced, and naturally some were happy while others were sad. It was impossible to satisfy everyone, but for our "Resistance Alliance", it was definitely an ideal result - Long Xing Tianxia, as the speaker, was lucky to avoid his old rival Supreme Honor and the most popular champion, the Fearless Warriors. In the semi-finals, he faced the wolf in sheep's clothing of the Earth Mage. With his strength, it should not be a big problem for him to win. The defending champion Supreme Honor had to face the challenge of the Fearless Warriors. If he lost the game, he would only be a third place at most. For him, who has always been honored as the "world's best master", and the Church of Light he represents, it should be an unacceptable failure.
The most direct and simple way to defeat me was adopted. The Fearless Warriors could be said to be waiting for the opportunity to tire themselves out when facing the Supreme Honor. Facing a melee profession, the powerful power of "Thor's Hammer" was truly demonstrated. The fighting skills were evenly matched. However, the Supreme Honor, even with the "body protection holy light" applied by the Light Angel as protection, could not completely offset the lightning attack effect of "Thor's Hammer" when the weapons of both sides came into contact. It was at a disadvantage in terms of the power of the weapon and seemed a little passive. Neither side used other powerful props such as "pseudo-artifacts". After an hour of fierce fighting, no one was defeated. The referee could only make the decision. According to the final status and the battle situation of both sides, the Fearless Warriors finally won with a slight advantage and met Long Xing Tianxia, who defeated the wolf in sheep's clothing, in the finals.
At the same time, in the first round of the play-offs for the fifth to eighth place, I also successfully defeated Hai Kuo Tian Kong, and will compete with Romantic Sakura, who defeated Cape of Good Hope, for the position of "the fifth best player in the world" in the next round. Without the "pseudo-artifact", her chance of winning should be relatively high, and compared with the eighth place in the last individual competition, it is a small improvement. As most players expected, Sheng Tian Tang and Goryeo Warrior, who were eliminated from the top eight, successfully defeated other challengers after two rounds of fierce competition, caught the last train of the "Top Ten", and will fight for the final ranking and honor in the last round.
