It was a draw, and the third round was about to begin —
Gregory the Loyal LV-227 VS Alluring Beauty LV-232
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This match was going to be difficult. The beautiful Storm Knight had quite a few wind-type skills, and her equipment was quite good. She seemed to be wearing a half-body Ice Bone Set Equipment, only the breastplate and helmet were part of the Sky Set Equipment. She held a shining green longsword in her hand and smiled without saying a word.
Although Gregory had a good dagger, an assassin's attack power was limited. If he ran into a tanky player, he wouldn't be able to penetrate their Defense. Even if he could penetrate their Defense, an assassin's physique was so weak that they wouldn't be able to take a few hits.
It wasn't that Soul Battle Robes's formation was bad, but they really didn't have many experts to send. If the Shadow Follower was sent to fight this Storm Knight, their chances of winning would be over 50%. Unfortunately, the Shadow Follower was a Snow Moon player and had nothing to do with Soul Battle Robes anymore.
However, that didn't mean that Gregory didn't have a chance. He had a chance to control the rhythm of the battle and stun the Storm Knight until she died!
This was a test of an assassin's mechanics and skills. I believed that it wouldn't be hard for Melancholy to pull it off, but it was hard to say for Gregory.
Whoosh...
Gregory turned invisible with a soft sound. Alluring Beauty was standing on the grass, not moving at all. She was smiling confidently. She clearly didn't think that this thief was a threat at all.
This gave Gregory an opportunity!
"Come out, you thief!" Alluring Beauty smiled.
But before she could finish her sentence, an explosion suddenly came from behind her!
"Bang!"
“37494！”
Ambush!
The 70% stun effect appeared, and Alluring Beauty was stunned for three seconds!
Seizing the opportunity, Gregory turned around and swung his dagger. His body glowed red, and it was obvious that he had activated some kind of skill. His attack speed was frighteningly high, and he attacked five times in a row. Although each attack dealt less than 20000 HP, it was enough to reduce Alluring Beauty's HP by half.
As soon as the three seconds of stun was up, Grigory attacked again. His dagger glowed with a green light. Blind!
"Bang!"
Another accurate hit. The alluring beauty lost her vision and rolled around on the spot.
Gregory took a deep breath and waited!
In three seconds, the assassin's energy bar was full!
Cold-blooded!
In the blink of an eye, the Assassin's dagger pierced into the Storm Knight's waist. A blood-red glow appeared, and a frightening damage number appeared —
“180248！”
It was a critical strike!
The light scattered, and the beautiful woman's face was full of shock. She didn't even have the chance to make a move, and she was actually knocked unconscious by a little thief!
She was extremely angry. The beautiful and moving woman was burning with anger.
He was finally getting serious in the second round!
Once again, Gregory entered Stealth. Meanwhile, Alluring Beauty wandered around, stealthily stepping on Wind Energy Crystals. Naturally, Gregory couldn't see any of this.
When Grigory tried to ambush him, he stepped into his opponent's Storm Trap. Blades of wind flew everywhere, and before Grigory could even touch his opponent, he had already lost half of his HP.
"Die, you little thief!"
The Storm Knight dashed through the wind and sent Grigory out of the arena with a swing of her sword. The tables had turned, and it was Grigory's turn to fail to touch his opponent this round.
The third round, the deciding match!
Grigory moved cautiously, but the Storm Knight's Storm Trap was everywhere. Coupled with the Shield of the Storm, he managed to survive the ambush without being stunned. Then, he killed his opponent amidst the raging wind.
The overall score was 1: 2. Soul Battle Robes was behind by one point!
Grigory was extremely depressed after his loss. Seven-star Lamp patted his shoulder and said something. He seemed to be consoling him, but it didn't change anything.
The fourth round was Heroes' match point. If they could win this point, they would smoothly advance to the Top 8 and become the first team to do so!
Battle Soul Proud LV-231 VS Titanic LV-232
The first guild leader of Soul Battle Robes encountered the only player in Heroes who wasn't a heavy armor player. However, he had a hidden class, the Blaze Mage!
The battle lasted for a whole ten minutes. Battle Soul Proud Heaven chased his opponent all over the mountain while enduring Fireball after Fireball. The two of them drank countless potions, and in the end, Titanic made a mistake and fell into a crack in the rock. Battle Soul Proud Heaven jumped down and killed his opponent.
The second round was the same. Either way, Battle Soul Proud Heaven had helped his team win a point.
Below the stage, Battle Soul Ironwing chuckled at the people from Temple of the Moon. "What do you think, Wang Junjie? That trash Battle Soul Proud Heaven still managed to win a round. What about you?
You don't even have the right to fight. Who do you think you are? "
Wang Junjie gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Motherf * cker!"
"A mad dog!"
"Fuck …"
Verbal fights were Wang Junjie's weakness. He couldn't even beat me in a verbal fight, so there was no way he was a match for Battle Soul Ironwing. If he ran into an expert like Bing Cha, the latter would probably one-shot Wang Junjie with just a few words.
On the stage, the 2v2 was decided. Whether Soul Battle Robes could advance to the quarterfinals depended on this match!
2v2: Seven-star Lamp LV-224 & Fire Spirit LV-229 VS Ironbird LV-234 & Dark Roar LV-230
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Soul Battle Robes was at a disadvantage in terms of level, but with Seven-star Lamp, it was hard to say who would win. After all, Seven-star Lamp wielded an intermediate-rank National Weapon, the Chaos Sky Piercer Blade. It wasn't something that just anyone could handle.
Map: Boulder Valley. The spring wind was warm, and the boulder at the center looked like a pillar that could hold up the sky. Seven-star Lamp stood in front of Seven-star Lamp with his greatsword, and Fire Spirit stood behind Seven-star Lamp with his scepter. It was a classic FT combo, but it would be perfect with a priest.
On the other side, the Fate Knight, Iron Bird, and the Dark Knight, Dark Roar, were two heavy-armored players. Wielding longswords, they laughed as they looked at their opponents, as if victory was already in their grasp. Clearly, the duo had the upper hand. After all, they had seen the Fire Soul before. Its attack power was only average. If it could not kill its opponent, it could only be killed by its opponent.
Both sides were at daggers drawn, and the system started the countdown —
“3！”
“2！”
“1！”
Battle begin!
Iron Bird was the first to shout "Life Grasp", instantly increasing his HP by an insane amount. Dark Roar released his Bone Shield, then brandished his sword to flank Iron Bird while Iron Bird attacked from the front.
Seven-star Lamp looked around and shouted, "Kill Dark Knight!"
Before he could finish, Fire Spirit's channeling time was up, and he immediately switched targets — Dark Roar!
Boom!
The fireball engulfed the opponent, and Dark Roar's armor emitted countless sparks. The Seven-Star Lamp flew over, and with a low roar, the Curse of Fate landed on the opponent's body. Just as it was about to attack, countless green vines flew out from the soles of its feet, binding it. The Curse of Fate only lasted for three seconds, and it had already missed its chance to attack.
Seven-star Lamp was so angry that he let out a roar. I've lost because of carelessness!
Crack! Crack!
The Fire Spirit was closed in, and Ironbird and Dark Roar dealt with it with a single slash each. Then, they turned around and fought two against one. Seven-star Lamp didn't stand a chance at all. Although he had the Chaos Sky Splitter Blade, his opponent's weapon wasn't that much weaker. Not to mention that he was also facing two hidden class players.
A streak of white light flew out, and Soul Battle Robes lost the first match of the deciding match.
The second round.
Seven-star Lamp did his best to calm down and said, "Fire Spirit, let's work together. What are the chances of your Flame Burn?"
"About 13%!
That's too low … "Fire Spirit said solemnly.
Seven-star Lamp said decisively, "Use Flame Barrage. You'll have a 50% chance of stunning your opponent for two seconds in three hits. Then, attack Knight of Fate. He'll be our first target!"
"Got it!"
Ironbird and Dark Knight were still as arrogant as ever after the battle began, but Fire Spirit suddenly used Flame Barrage. This was a very low-rank spell, and half of all fire mages would use Fireball or Flame Explosion because Flame Barrage had a longer channeling time and didn't do much damage. It was just that it was a bit more frequent.
Thud!
The third Flame Barrage finally burned his opponent and stunned him for two seconds!
This should be Fire Spirit's specialty. I didn't think he would have something to rely on!
Seven-star Lamp took advantage of the situation and rushed over. He wasn't afraid of his opponent's Vines of Fate, so he used Curse of Fate + Total Annihilation!
One round of attacks and Knight of Fate was defeated.
Dark Knight Dark Roar was dumbfounded. He didn't know what to do. Fire Spirit continued to use Flame Barrage, but he didn't use Flame Burn. It was too much of a fluke, just like my Firmament Strike. If he relied on luck to trigger the skill, he would be dead.
In the end, Seven-star Lamp easily took out Dark Roar, and Soul Battle Robes regained a small point.
"Heh, not bad!" Seven-star Lamp said with a smile.
The Soul of Fire laughed. "You're also killing very quickly!"
Soul Battle Robes had displayed unprecedented unity, and this was very surprising to everyone.
The third round was the final deciding match!
Unfortunately, Fire Spirit didn't use Flame Burn this time. The result was a crushing defeat, and even Seven-star Lamp was killed by the knight duo!
The overall score was 2: 3, and Soul Battle Robes lost to Heroes in the end. Although they lost, they showed great combat power. Soul Battle Robes still had a good chance to win the next round.
Heroes entered the Top 8, and Group A used a double-elimination system to decide the second team to enter the Top 8.
The two losers of the first round fought, and Rainforest lost to the Sucking Blood Tribe 1: 4!
Then, the Sucking Blood Tribe and Soul Battle Robes met again, and Soul Battle Robes lost 5: 0. Soul Battle Robes became the second team in Group A to enter the Top 8!
The crowd was excited. Finally, the first Top 8 team of the China server appeared.
… …
Fei 'er went up the stage with a smile. "Congratulations to Soul Battle Robes and Heroes for becoming the first two teams to enter the Top 8. Next up is Group B!"
The match between Snow Moon and Pink Cherry Blossoms was over, so it was time for the special forces team and Blue Sky. One team was from America, and the other team was from Croatia.
The result was speechless. The special forces team lost 0: 5, and they didn't have the dominance of Heroes at all. Also, Blue Sky was a very strong team.
Ling Yue stared at the big screen and said softly, "Level 233 Totemic Mage, Level 235 Swordsman, Level 230 Berserker, and Level 235 Bard. Our opponents are really strong!"
Qin Yun nodded with a smile. "That's right. The American team was already very strong, but they were still cut down like vegetables. This only means that this team from Croatia is too strong."
"In my memory, Croatia is a small country, right?" Iced Tea blinked her eyes and asked, "Why are there so many top-notch experts?"
Ling Xue explained with a smile, "Bing Cha, you must not have paid attention to the recent national wars. Just half a month ago, five guilds from the American server worked together to attack a tier 2 city, but they were defeated after five days. That city was Croatia's main city. The players of this country have never been lacking in experts. After the American server suffered a great loss, they no longer dared to attack this city."
"Looks like our path to the quarterfinals isn't going very smoothly …" Bing Cha stuck out his tongue.
Ling Yue said, "Line up, the strongest lineup. Be spirited, and show Snow Moon's glorious tradition of becoming stronger when facing strong opponents."
Not long after, the matchups of both sides appeared on the big screen. This was the second match after the opening match of Snow Moon. If they won, they would enter the quarterfinals. If not, they would have to fight another match to have a chance to advance.
1v1: Bing Cha lv-237 VS Rhapsody lv-230
1v1: Frivolous Scholar lv-245 VS Jungle Evening Breeze lv-233
1v1: Windy Snow lv-240 VS Little Stream lv-235
1v1: Windy Moon lv-243 VS Xiao Xiao lv-235
2v2: Frivolous Scholar lv-245 & Windy Snow lv-240 VS Xiao Xiao lv-235 & Little Stream lv-235
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Everyone's expressions were grave. Compared to Xue Yue, Blue Sky's strength wasn't too far behind. Their levels weren't too far behind, and their professions were extremely powerful. In the previous battle against the special forces, Blue Sky had won five consecutive battles. It seemed like they hadn't even had the chance to show off their true strength.
Snow Moon had encountered such a powerful opponent in this match, and there seemed to be no way out.
There were only two paths: kill the opponent, or be killed by the opponent!
The Soul Battle Robes players laughed. Seven-star Lamp said with a smile, "Take care, Scholar. This opponent is really strong, so don't die in the quarterfinals. Snow Moon doesn't do things like fail miserably, hahaha!"
Battle Soul Proud Heaven said solemnly, "Be careful of that totemic wizard and swordsman. They're too strong. If you lose these two points, you'll be in real danger."
I smiled. "Thanks for the reminder!"
Windy Soul shot Ling Yue a glance before saying, "Windy Moon, it's important to watch how you kill that Wandering Bard. Of course, there's a chance that Snow Moon will be defeated 3: 0 before you even get the chance to fight."
"Thank you for your kind words!"
Ling Yue smiled faintly. We never had a good impression of Windy Battle Soul. Ever since we started fighting each other, Windy Battle Soul seemed to be interested in Ling Yue. Unfortunately, the falling flower follows the flowing water, but the heartless flowing water loves the falling flower. Ling Yue didn't show him any respect at all.
Bing Cha snorted coldly before saying, "Soul Battle Robes will probably die if they run into Blue Sky, but Snow Moon? I'll be kind enough to tell Windy Soul that no one can stand in our way!"
Windy Soul snorted resentfully.
The four of us entered the battle room with our gaming equipment. The entire place was in an uproar, and Snow Moon was back on the stage. Not only did the beauties from earlier display their first-rate beauty, they also displayed their peak PvP skills. It was obvious that Snow Moon's popularity had far surpassed that of the other teams.