Pardon + Desperate Gambit + a basic attack!
“MISS！”
“7129！”
“3157！”
More than half of Red Dust's HP was gone in an instant. The high-level knight turned as pale as a sheet. "Fuck!
This doesn't make any sense! What the fuck is this Attack?! "
I was preparing my next attack to one-shot him, but the bastard suddenly downed a Rank 8 health potion and recovered 2500 HP instantly. It wouldn't be easy to kill him now.
It was at this moment two shadows appeared beside me. They were assassins. I was Level 109, so I was 3 to 4 levels higher than them. I had no problem spotting them within three yards of me!
Ambush again? Trying to stun me?
Now that Red Dust had retreated, I had more than enough room to maneuver. I slid backward with a smile on my face and twisted the Heaven-stealing Sword. My entire body tensed up like a spring, and the moment the two assassins attacked me, I abruptly relaxed myself and swung my sword with unparalleled precision!
Ding ding!
Gao Jianli received two beautiful parries, completely dodging the other party's Skills. Immediately, Gao Jianli was shocked. "Damn, this kind of reaction speed, motherf * cker!"
Zero Degree Rain refused to give up. He swung his dagger again and used Eviscerate + Evil Will combo!
I saw everything clearly, so I stepped forward and parried the first attack. Then, I swung my arm and pushed my sword downward, parrying the second attack with a "ding". Then, I used my strength to negate the enemy's attack, lowered my body, and kicked Zero Degree Rain in the chest!
"Bang!"
“1798！”
Zero Degree Rain let out a muffled groan as he tried to retreat. However, before he could react, a beautiful figure appeared behind him. It was He Yi! She was using Green Wave Slash!
Boom!
“4194！”
“3908！”
Zero Degree Rain was one-shot, but He Yi had already found the right angle to attack. The other assassin, Gao Jianli, was hit by the skill as well. He groaned in pain and lost more than half of his HP, but he was killed by Beiming Xue's perfectly timed arrow!
On the other side, Li Chengfeng pounced toward Red Dust and used Dragonbone Flurry. No matter how hard he tried to parry the attack, he was still pierced through. Fans loved to watch:!
"Shua shua!"
Murong Mingyue healed me twice in a row and healed me for 3687 and 2788 respectively. The damage I had lost to Purple Dawn was quickly replenished. Purple Dawn groaned inwardly, "Fuck, how the hell am I supposed to fight with a priest healing me?"
Fighting On All Sides was a tragic sight to behold. He was surrounded by Li Chengfeng, He Yi, and I, and we pummeled him like crazy. His HP dropped to the ground in an instant, and he muttered, "It's over …"
"Crack!"
Another strike, and it was done!
Purple Dawn's face was filled with anger and helplessness. He stopped attacking and snorted coldly, "Just you wait. If you're lucky enough to meet Candle Dragon in the finals, Candlelight Shadow will avenge me!"
"Whoosh!"
Purple Dawn withdrew from the competition in humiliation. Candle Dragon Second Team was annihilated just like that!
2: 0, successfully advancing to the final round of the competition!
…
Everyone let out a sigh of relief when we returned to the outside of the arena. Fuck, it really was exhausting to run into such a troublesome team.
Murong Mingyue laughed. "I thought it was going to be a terrible battle, but Lu Chen parried and parried those bastards' attacks beautifully. Hehe, this is so cool ~ ~"
Li Chengfeng also laughed. "Yeah, vice leader's mechanics make me feel like there's no end to learning. I can't believe he was able to parry so many attacks consecutively in such a short period of time. This isn't something a normal person can do."
I was speechless. "Fuck, what's wrong with me?"
Li Chengfeng laughed. "Haha, I'm just saying. I wonder who our opponent will be in the final round? Fans love to watch:!"
"You'll know soon enough."
… …
Everyone was very excited. One more round and we would be able to advance to the offline tournament.
Not long after, the next opponent list appeared on the big screen. We immediately smiled. It was such a blessing to have an opponent like this to send us to the offline tournament!
[Flower Room Second Team]: Simple-Minded LV-100 Warrior & Fish Who Doesn't Know Water LV-102 Warrior & Galaxy LV-101 Mage & Ba Zhou LV-102 Assassin & Jade Exquisite LV-99 Bard...
It was Flower Room, and the second team at that. Even if it was Flower Room's first team, we would still be able to crush them. As for the second team, I felt like we needed to use special tactics.
I looked back at the people behind me and said, "Chengfeng, why don't you go 1v1 for the first round? Are you interested?"
Li Chengfeng raised his sword. "Heh, I'm very interested!"
"Mn!"
After we were teleported into the arena, a couple of Flower Room players glared at us and said heartlessly, "Let's kill them and broaden the guild leader's horizons!"
Fish Who Doesn't Know Water: "Mn, let's take out Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand first and then the Dragon Warrior. The rest will be easy to deal with. Everyone, protect our girls and make sure they're buffed!"
Galaxy: "Haha, I'm so excited to meet the first team of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls and kill them!"
Ba Zhou: "Are you guys joking …"
As expected, they were joking. 90 seconds later, Li Chengfeng walked back with his sword and five corpses that hadn't cooled down yet. Book fans loved to watch this: 1: 0.
1: 0. It was too easy.
… …
"Big bro, let me 1v1 for the second round?" Beiming Xue was eager.
I smiled happily. "Okay!"
Therefore, the second round was decided to have the dark archer fight the second team of Flower Room. Facing such a powerful archer, the enemy didn't show any fear and Charge randomly. In the end, Beiming Xue's Evil Spirit Volley + Freezing Arrow combo killed them one by one. Beiming Xue's kiting skills were on full display in this round. She was almost as good as the two CGL Hall of Famers, Transient Smoke and Clouds of Candle Dragon and October Rain of Warsky Alliance.
It was because of Beiming Xue that the archer faction of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls was the best in the entire game. I was very happy to have taken her in.
2: 0, and entered the offline tournament!
Ding ~!
System Notice: Congratulations, your party has successfully entered the offline competition. The offline competition will be held in two days at the Shanghai Eternal Moon Virtual Arena. The flight tickets will be booked in one hour. Show your ID card and receive your boarding pass. Please arrive in Shanghai one day in advance and sign in!
… …
Fuck, Eternal Moon Corporation really is rich. They've booked so many plane tickets from all over the country. How much courage did they need to convince the airlines?
"I'm tired, I'm tired, I want to eat …" Murong Mingyue muttered. The girls seemed to be starving, and it was already 7 pm. Logically speaking, they should've finished eating and were enjoying tea by now.
Therefore, I said goodbye to Li Chengfeng and told him to meet me in Shanghai the day after tomorrow. Then, I logged out of the game with the girls and went to a buffet. We were so hungry that we were about to go crazy, and it would be a shame if we didn't eat a buffet when we were in such excellent condition.
… …
We chose Chuyunge as our dining spot again, and we gathered a ton of food from all over the place. Then, we began to eat heartily.
Not far away from us, the wall-mounted TV was broadcasting a sports channel. To my surprise, CCTV-5 was broadcasting the match between us and the second team of Candle Dragon. We could see our faces clearly on the HD TV, and the two uncles eating across from us stared at us like crazy. One of them said in a trembling voice, "Aren't … aren't they the players on the TV?"
The other uncle said, "Could they be … the leaders of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls?
Fuck, if I hadn't focused on Herbalism, I would've been a valiant general of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls by now … "
"Get lost, you're too old to be a valiant general!"
… …
By the time the livestream ended, the Top 32 teams of Who Will Rise China had been announced. Snowy Cathaya, Candle Dragon, Warsky Alliance, Purple Lily and more were among the top 32 teams. Besides that, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' second team had qualified as well. Gui Guzi, Xu Yang, High Fighting Spirits, Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun, and Chaos Moon were a very strong team, so it was no surprise that they made it to the offline matches.
There were also a lot of teams that we were seeing for the first time. Maybe there were some pushovers, but none of them were easy to deal with. After all, no team that could make it to the offline matches was easy to deal with. As for the second team of Flower Room, they were nothing more than a joke. Their luck had been pretty good all the way, and they would've been eliminated a long time ago if they had run into a slightly stronger team.
… …
"Let's go to Shanghai tomorrow afternoon. We don't have to catch a morning flight," He Yi said with a smile.
"Living near Shanghai is such a blessing. We can participate in the CGL tournament as soon as we go out."
I nodded. "We'll go online and sell some stuff. Let's go to bed early and grind in the morning. We'll depart in the afternoon, and we'll see a lot of old acquaintances. Hmph, Candlelight Shadow is one of them.
Beiming Xue asked worriedly, "Big bro, our grudge with Candle Dragon runs so deep. Will there be a real-life offline duel?"
"Heh, it's fine. Even if there is a real-life duel, we have Xu Yang, Li Chengfeng, Gui Guzi and High Fighting Spirits with us. We can beat them all the same even if I don't do anything. Plus, if I do, the world will crumble …"
He Yi shot me a look before smiling. "It's best if we don't fight. What if you get hurt?"
"Mn, I'll listen to you."
Murong Mingyue said, "Oh right, Beauty Lin's Snowy Cathaya has entered the offline matches as well. Should we meet up tomorrow?
We're all from Suzhou, and we're allies. We can't be too distant. "
"Okay, I'll contact her in a bit."
"Mn."
… …
That night, after I returned to the workshop, I gave Lin Yixin a call and told her that we would depart from Suzhou to Shanghai after lunch. Of course she agreed.
I logged into the game and took care of some problems in the shop. I discovered that the elite NPCs were amazing, and White Fox was practically supporting the entire shop all by himself. Today's turnover had reached a new peak, and I didn't even need to grind equipment anymore. The money I earned from the shop alone was definitely at the level of a gold-collar worker.
The night passed in silence.
The next day, I grinded for a bit in the morning. Time was a bit tight, so I only grinded at the bottom of Dragonbone Mountain Range for a bit. I didn't have time to explore a new map at all.
After lunch, the three girls of the workshop left with me. I drove my X12 and met up with Lin Yixin at the entrance of the university. She drove her Mercedes-Benz and Clear Perfume, which couldn't even afford to refuel. Then, she informed the cars from the Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls base to follow us. The three cars braved the drizzle and drove toward Shanghai.