"Here it comes! Fans like to read Blaze!"
Red Hair suddenly let out a low roar. He exerted strength in his legs and rushed forward with his sword in hand. His speed was extremely fast. He was like a red phantom. The long sword in his hand had a fiery glow. That was the prelude to the Blazing Sword!
I also charged forward. I couldn't underestimate this person at all. Just as the two of us were about to come into contact, a cunning look flashed across Red Hair's eyes. He suddenly changed directions and cut diagonally towards my direction. He suddenly took a 45 degree turn. His speed was really fast, and he continuously stepped on the zigzag lines to confuse my attack angles.
"You're courting death!"
I abruptly slammed the Heaven-stealing Sword into the ground and activated War Crush three times in a row. However, Red Hair reacted quickly and retreated like a bolt of lightning. Once all the War Crushes had missed, he charged toward me again. His figure moved in a beautiful arc as he slid behind me and attacked me!
Chiang!
Red Hair's longsword clashed with the Heaven-stealing Sword. His first attack was completely parried by me. Furious, he dodged me, turned around, and swung his sword again! Damn!
It's a classic close-range combat tactic — Butterfly Steps!
Moving in a zig-zag pattern to block the enemy's vision wasn't a high-level tactic, but only a first-rate expert could use it. No wonder he was able to kill Xu Yang.
"Die!"
Red Hair growled as his sword turned into a cone of fire and pressed against my back. It was the Level 120 fifth-promotion skill — Barrier Break!
"What?!"
I let out a startled cry and slid forward. My mind was completely calm, and I was able to determine the angle of my opponent's attack in the blink of an eye. I leaned forward, and the Heaven-stealing Sword drew a beautiful arc in the air.
"Ding!"
The sharp sound of metal clashing against stone rang out as Red Fur hurriedly retreated. He stared at me in astonishment. I had actually parried his Barrier Break! Not only that, but the damage it dealt was extremely low, only 2000 +. It wasn't even a threat to my 21000 + HP.
"Who … who are you? How can you have such control …" Red Hair growled as he stared at me.
I gripped the Heaven-stealing Sword tightly as my expression turned cold. "Fuck off! If you have something to say, say it while lying down!"
He suddenly moved and pounced at his opponent. Red Hair clenched his teeth and rushed forward with his sharp blade. He used the same move as before and used the Butterfly Steps at the moment of contact!
I let out a low shout and pushed off the ground. My Soul Suppressing Cloak fluttered behind me as I sped up. My feet moved in a spiral pattern as I perfectly cut into the trajectory of my opponent's Butterfly Steps. My Heaven-stealing Sword glowed with an indigo flame, and an Eight Trigrams formation appeared beneath my feet. Then, I used Universe Break to hit my opponent's chest armor.
"F * ck, it can't be?"
Red Hair was shocked. He hadn't expected the Butterfly Steps he was so proud of to be broken just like that. However, he was incredibly fast. He leaned back and tried to dodge the main attack of Universe Break, and he tried to parry my Universe Break with his sword!
"You want to parry?
Dream on! "
I sneered and exerted strength in my hand. Universe Break slammed downward and penetrated his armor. However, he still managed to parry a portion of the attack!
“14898！”
Sure enough, I hadn't been able to one-shot him. The brat had around 18000 HP, and his face had turned pale after taking a Universe Break. He hurriedly chugged down a health potion and stared at me in shock. "Who the hell are you?
There's probably no one in Suzhou other than him who's as strong as you! "
I ignored him and stepped forward. Without waiting for him to stabilize, I jumped up. My knees were wrapped in Battle Soul Leggings, and they were as sharp as blades. I struck Red Hair's chin and sent him flying. Although it was a knee strike, it still dealt 3000 + damage. Instantly, his health was empty once more.
I spun my sword around in midair, my eyes filled with killing intent. Then, I stabbed my Heaven-stealing Sword into his chest and unleashed Thousand Ice Slash!
Boom!
Thousands of swords pierced through his body and slammed into the ground. It looked like his body had been torn to shreds.
… …
The private competition was over. The first thing I did after I logged out of the game was to place my helmet on the spectator stand. Then, I walked toward the boss of the game.
"You …"
The boss was stunned. The tears in his eyes slid to the ground. He clearly didn't know who I was or what I wanted to do.
When I arrived in front of the boss, I bent down slightly and grabbed a chair. Then, I grabbed one of the chair's metal legs and broke it off with a growl. It was a pretty heavy metal leg.
I shot the boss an indifferent glance and said coldly, "You'd better stay out of my business!"
I turned around and saw that the red hair had logged out of the game. He stared at me in shock and hatred as his eyes flashed. "Fuck, you must be cheating!"
"Cheating my ass!"
I kicked him in the stomach and punched him in the face. The red hair immediately fell to the ground next to the equipment in the game, bleeding from the corner of his mouth. Not far away, a lot of spectators had just watched an intense 1v1. Now that they were watching a real life duel, they couldn't help but widen their eyes in excitement.
Before the red hair could react, I swung the metal leg in my hand and slammed it into the ground twice. The sound of bones breaking could be heard!
"Ahhhhh …"
The red hair let out a shrill scream. The bones in his right arm and calf had been broken by me. He was in so much pain that tears almost came out of his eyes. He curled up and screamed.
… …
Clang...
I threw the blood-stained metal leg to the ground and looked coldly at the red hair. I pointed at Xu Yang with disdain and said, "It's also a fracture. He has more guts than you. Fuck, he dares to do as he pleases here just because he has some skill. Let me tell you, in all of Suzhou, there are no less than five people who can beat you up. Hmph, the consequence of touching my brother is that you will pay back double!"
I turned around and helped Xu Yang up from the chair. I said to Gui Guzi and the others, "Let's go, send this guy to the hospital. If he doesn't reattach his arm, he'll be useless in the future."
Xu Yang grinned and grimaced. "Fuck, you're too OP …"
I glared at him. "You dare to laugh?
Fuck, there will be plenty of opportunities to sign with large clubs in the future. You dare to come to an underground arena with your little skill? You must be tired of living. Everyone else, look at me normally:! "
Xu Yang smiled honestly. "That kid ambushed me. Otherwise, how could I have lost to him …"
Gui Guzi and Du Thirteen laughed. "Lu Chen, beautiful win. That broken stool leg was also beautiful …"
I couldn't help but smile. We walked in front of the boss of the game city. I pointed at the red hair and said, "5 million bet, 1 million to pay off my friend's debt. The other 4 million is for you. Send that kid to the hospital!"
The boss stood there in shock and didn't say a word. He clearly didn't think that I would give up the 4 million just like that.
In reality, of course I wanted it. But this was an underground arena. There wasn't even an official witness before the match. There was only a verbal witness from the boss. Hmph, it was good enough that I could bring Xu Yang out. You want money in an underground arena like this?
… …
Not long after, in the hospital room.
He Yi, Murong Mingyue, Beiming Xue, and the others had all come to visit Xu Yang. Xu Yang was a straightforward person, and fighting was a common occurrence. He had broken his arm over and over again, so he had gotten used to it a long time ago. Moreover, he had a good constitution, so he would recover after resting for a while. Moreover, losing an arm didn't affect the game at all. This was the most fortunate thing of all.
"Lu Chen, come with me." He Yi called out to me the moment she walked out of the door.
I followed her out. She walked straight to the balcony at the end of the corridor, turned around and said, "Who is that person? He's strong enough to beat Xu Yang. Xu Yang isn't very strong, but his level, equipment, and skills are all there. There shouldn't be many people who can beat him, right?"
"Yes, there shouldn't be many. That kid dyed his hair red. He's young, about 24 years old. His equipment and mechanics are good. He's at least first-rate. He's no weaker than someone like High Fighting Spirits."
"Seriously?" He Yi's mouth fell open in astonishment. "There's someone in Suzhou who's that strong?"
"Yeah. I'm guessing that this guy isn't from Sky City, and he even learned Barrier Break. That's even more unbelievable. Anyone who can learn Barrier Break would need to have at least four Outstanding Spirit-grade items to increase their Strength, but he doesn't have any of those items on his own. It looks like there's an even bigger power supporting him from behind the scenes." "That's right.
He Yi nodded. She thought for a moment before saying, "This is a little troublesome. I'm afraid that someone will come looking for trouble with Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls soon."
I smiled and put an arm around He Yi's shoulder. "Don't worry, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. No matter who it is, Gui Guzi, Li Chengfeng, and I will deal with them."
He Yi smiled. "Mn, alright then. Oh right, do you know why Xu Yang wants to participate in the underground tournament?
Is this kid out of his mind? He's going to fight in an underground competition? Is he that short of money? "
"I don't know …" I thought for a moment before replying, "Maybe. In Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, we were recruited to Lenovo, and Li Chengfeng, Gui Guzi, and the others were recruited to ASUS. Xu Yang seems to be the only one who's still free, so it's only natural that he's disappointed."
He Yi pursed her lips. "Mn, got it."
… …
Not long after, Rose came to visit Xu Yang. When she learned that Xu Yang was a core general of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls in the game, she immediately looked at him in a new light. She promised that she would do her best to help Xu Yang, Du Thirteen, and the others find a team to join. Moreover, they weren't weak, so she was sure that someone would want them.
For safety's sake, we brought Xu Yang back to the base of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls that night. No one could touch Xu Yang under the protection of over a hundred people.
After a day of idleness, He Yi and the others returned to the workshop around 10 pm. We went to bed early and prepared for the new map the next day.