"Player Dark Iron Sword, Level 211 Eighth-promotion Swordsman, challenges Level 225 Ray of Sunshine. According to the rules, Ray of Sunshine has the right to reject challenges from players 10 levels lower than him. May I ask, Ray of Sunshine, do you wish to accept the challenge?" The notary cleared his throat and shouted.
Ray of Sunshine held his flaming longsword and looked at me coolly. His posture was arrogant. He suddenly laughed. "Dark Iron Sword, you can challenge me if you want. Take out ten thousand gold. If you lose, the ten thousand gold is mine. If I lose, I will pay you ten times the amount. How about it?"
I looked up and said, "Sure."
As I spoke, I paid ten thousand gold to the notary system. The notary spared no effort in shouting, "Players who are watching, don't just sit around. The match will begin in 180 seconds. Place your bets!"
The spectating players all placed their bets on Ray of Sunshine. The winning amount soared to 470,000 gold. It looked like I didn't have much of a chance of winning.
Behind me, Lin Yixin and He Yi quietly placed their bets. They each bet fifty thousand gold that I would win. After waiting for a full 180 seconds, the difference between the two sides was still shockingly large.
Dark Iron Sword 119287: Ray of Sunshine 1782626
The odds were 17: 1! Maybe the spectators thought that I was going to lose for sure. Only Lin Yixin and He Yi, who knew the inside story, were cheering me on with smiles on their faces. There were also a couple of players who saw the Fruit Knife Goddess and From Water betting a few thousand RMB as well. My odds would've been even lower if they hadn't bet on me.
It was no wonder that Touch of Sunshine was one of the top 1,000 players in the Arena and Level. He was also one of the few solo players in the Top 1,000 in terms of power. He had refused invitations from various guilds and had always been a solo player. He was already quite famous, but not too long ago, he had changed his class to Blaze Swordsman. This hidden class had doubled his strength, and he had even defeated famous experts like Who's Vindictive Edge, Tempest Shadow, and Lonemoon Shadow.
On the other hand, I was a nameless player, only Level 211. My equipment was dim, and most of them were Earth-grade. No one would be fooled by their eyes and ears. The Ring of Disguise on my finger was a treasure that could fool the entire world. It was only at a time like this that I could kill Ray of Sunshine's arrogance.
… …
Pa!
I stuck my battle flag in front of me and lowered my head. Coldness of the Nine States had already made up my mind to use my weapon and not my skills to kill Touch of Sunshine. Otherwise, my identity would be exposed and I would be looked down upon … The current number one player in the CGL Hall of Fame was actually fighting a Touch of Sunshine who was far weaker than him. This was just too embarrassing.
Of course, if it wasn't for A Ray of Sunshine openly shouting at me, I probably wouldn't have made a move so easily.
The system began the countdown. I chose Sparring Mode, not Life or Death Mode. Otherwise, I could have used Carefree Song to get Smear of Sunshine's equipment. However, he didn't have any valuable items on him, so there was no need to increase his notoriety. Carefree Song was one of the 72 Demon Equipments. Even though the officials hadn't announced the detailed ranking of the 72 Demon Equipments, the players of the China server already knew that Carefree Song was in my hands. Once I used Carefree Song, I would be exposing myself.
“3”
“2”
“1”
The battle immediately began.
A Ray of Sunshine hid his sword behind his back and flew straight at me. His battle boots lightly stepped on the ground and he leaped half a meter into the air. Relying on the slight advantage of being in the air, the blade of his sword flickered with the movement of his battle robe. It was a [Scarlet Flame Slash], an attack that increased attack power by 75%. It was similar to the common skill [Blaze], but it was a bit more ferocious. Moreover, this attack of his was probably meant to test me. If I was strong, he would have a way to retreat.
If I was weak, this attack would be more than enough to one-shot me. I didn't activate [Battle Aura Wind], only buffed by [Ghost Deity Shield]. My left leg lightly slid half a meter to the side to shift my center of gravity. "Keng!" Sparks flew everywhere as I easily parried the opponent's [Scarlet Flame Slash]. My body spun and the hilt of my sword violently collided with it. A Touch of Sunshine let out a startled "Ah!" He clearly didn't think that my movements would be so steady and experienced. He hurriedly raised his arm and blocked my sword hilt with a "Peng!"
“70927”
Shock immediately filled Touch of Sunshine's face. He didn't dare to be careless anymore. He swiftly retreated and activated the Dance of the War Fire. His attack speed and movement speed increased explosively as he stomped on the ground and charged at me again. His sword was even more decisive than before, and he used a Barrier Break to kill me. Then, he followed up with a Thousand Kilogram Smash. It looked like he knew that my mechanical skills were extraordinary, so he wanted to use the stat advantage and the difference in Strength to deal a critical blow to me.
Swhoosh!
A scorching hot energy swept toward me, but I swiftly sidestepped the Barrier Break and barely managed to dodge it. As for Thousand Kilogram Smash, I couldn't use it in time without activating a skill or Divine Dragon Armor. I might as well take the attack head-on. He didn't have a mount to tank it anyway.
Boom!
“1000”
I shuddered as Thousand Kilogram Smash landed on me. A damage number of 1k appeared above my head. This was the lowest damage Thousand Kilogram Smash dealt, and it also meant that the attacker's Strength wasn't as high as the attacker's. This number was undoubtedly enough to shake Touch of Sunshine's confidence.
"How … how is this possible?" Touch of Sunshine's pupils abruptly shrank. The dim light of the Chill of the Nine States flitted across his black pupils and struck Touch of Sunshine's neck. It was common sense to attack a weak point where he wasn't wearing any armor. Touch of Sunshine had deliberately tilted his head to the side, but no matter how he moved, he couldn't dodge the attack.
Thud!
“542987”
The attack deleted 50% of Touch of Sunshine's HP. Even the surrounding players exclaimed in surprise, "Fuck, he took out half of his HP with a basic attack! Who the hell is this Profound Iron Sword? He's way too OP!"
Touch of Sunshine quickly retreated after taking the hit, but I couldn't use Thunderous Charge, God Binding Art, Burning Blade Slash, or Thousand Ice Slash. I could only chase after him on foot. However, my opponent had activated Dance of the Flames of War, and his movement speed was almost the same as mine.
My blade trembled slightly. Touch of Sunshine gritted his teeth and swung his arm. A bloody light in the shape of a dragon wrapped around his body, and his HP rapidly rose. It was Dragon Flame, a skill that regenerated 7% HP every second for 15 seconds. It was a skill that was very difficult to kill even if it was activated.
Swhoosh!
Sudden Charge! A Ray of Sunshine took advantage of the 70% HP he had to attack again. This time, he was even more decisive. His Dragonflame Combo attacked from three different angles. It was a skill that he had honed through PvP in the wild. Only a person who had to hover on the edge of life and death would use the fastest and most direct method to kill his opponent.
I swung Chill of the Nine States from three different angles. Clang clang! I parried the first and second attack, but the third hit landed squarely on my Dragon Suppressing Armor.
“190187”
Touch of Sunshine was shocked again. He couldn't believe that my Defense was this high. Normally, he could deal almost 500k damage to others, but the Dragon Flame Combo that he was so proud of could only deal less than 200k damage to me.
Pa!
My Ghost War Boots stepped on the grass and I dashed forward. This time, I wasn't passive anymore. I hit Touch of Sunshine's chest with a bang and followed up with another slash. Two damage numbers flew up.
“59293”
“391209”
… …
"Ugh …"
Blood spurted out of the corner of Touch of Sunshine's mouth. He dragged his sword and slid backward, but his expression was one of anger. He knelt on one knee and raised his sword, causing a bloody cloud to appear in the air. The ground trembled, and in the next moment, protrusions rose from the ground. "Peng peng peng", streams of red dragon-shaped energy burst out of the ground. I was even more stunned when I saw this. Fuck, is this the Dragon Suppressing Armor?
In reality, it wasn't. Just like the Dragon Suppressing Armor, it was an indiscriminate attack with a range of 100 yards.
Swhoosh!
Without another word, I threw Chill of the Nine States. It wasn't a normal throwing weapon like Coiling Dragon Revolution.
Puchi!
“312267”
Touch of Sunshine shuddered. His body was penetrated by Chill of the Nine States, and he knelt on the ground.
A fire dragon rose from beneath my feet, but a big MISS appeared above my head. This MISS stunned everyone. Even Touch of Sunshine had a look of disbelief on his face. "How could my Divine Fire Dragon Soar miss..."
I couldn't help but laugh inwardly. This was the Mercy of the Purgatory Gods. This necklace had a 30% chance to MISS any magic attack. Unlike the Dragon Suppressing Armor, the God Fire Dragon was a magic attack, so it didn't do any damage to me. In fact, I only lost less than 25% of my HP from start to finish. Just a normal attack was enough to kill Touch of Sunshine. There was no helping it. My equipment was much better than his. Although it was a bit unfair, this was life. No one would take off their equipment and fight you with the same stats.
… …
The surroundings were deathly silent. Many people had already lost everything. No one had expected Touch of Sunshine to be killed so easily. He was even forced to use his ultimate, but he still lost.
With a ding, I received 100k gold. At the same time, Lin Yixin and He Yi swept away almost all of the 1.7 million gold in the prize pool. Today, I truly earned a windfall with my identity as the Dark Iron Sword. I didn't expect that Lin Yixin and He Yi would be so lucky.
I walked forward and pulled out Chill of the Nine States from the ground. Touch of Sunshine slowly revived. He was in sparring mode with no damage.
… …
A few players from Popular People House laughed and taunted, "Weren't you supposed to be so f * cking awesome, A Touch of Sunshine? How did you get beaten up like a dead dog? You even used your ultimate skill and lost! Hahaha! You've been fighting for so long! Aren't you ashamed? Get out of Sky City! Otherwise, we'll kill you every time we see you!"
"..."
Touch of Sunshine was a bit silent. He walked out of the crowd with his sword in hand.
Not far away, a group of people stood in the safe zone on the eastern bridge. A handsome player said loudly, "Touch of Sunshine, a momentary setback is nothing to someone like you who has been on the battlefield for a long time, right?"
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