Chapter 320

“Hua……”

Matcha tried to move forward but was immediately slowed by Mu Xuan’s [Ice Cone] . Queen Mu Xuan wasn’t in a hurry to kill Matcha, so she only used one spell at a time to slow her down . Matcha did her best and used both her potions, as well as [Cleansing Wind] . But as before, it could not stop her health from draining away . In the blink of an eye, Matcha was left with only 20% health .

“Wuwu……”

Matcha could not do anything about Mu Xuan’s magic; she had neither a Swordsman’s [Blade Rush], nor a mount, and she could not move as fast as a Mage . She was being completely dominated . In that moment, she seemed to have come to a decision . Not far from the battle, her Illusionary Butterfly began to flap its wings, and activated [Vines of the Dancing Butterfly]!

“Shua!”

Green vines appeared from the ground and wrapped themselves around Mu Xuan’s snowy legs . Startled, she asked, “Huh? This… . . is this a disabling skill? It can actually penetrate [Mana Shield]?

Matcha seized the opportunity and moved forward, using her shield to knock Mu Xuan’s pet leopard away . She activated [Heavy Strike] and [Flame Axe] right onto Mu Xuan’s [Mana Shield] . “Pa . ” The [Mana Shield] shattered . Matcha then followed up with [Skyshaker Slash] . This was her only chance!

“Bang!

Matcha’s spear vibrated the air and landed on Mu Xuan’s shoulders, inflicting a long cut . Fresh blood gushed out and a large damage number appeared!

2817！

It was surprising how a Mage like Mu Xuan was still alive even after taking 3000 points of damage . She calmly waved her staff and activated [Indigo Sea Arrow] and [Pillar of Fire & Ice], engulfing Matcha’s beautiful body .

2615！

1928！

“Ahhhhhh” Matcha cried out as she slowly fell to the ground . In the end, she wasn’t able to kill Mu Xuan . It’s a shame that [Skyshaker Slash] didn’t produce a critical hit, or Mu Xuan would’ve been eliminated in the 14th round .

……

“Shua!”

Matcha returned to the room and angrily stomped her feet, “Wuwu, I actually lost……”

Little Wolf lifted his dagger and said, “It’s normal to lose against Mu Xuan . She is number two in Jiu Li City, and the Guild Master of a guild in the top 10 . Losing is extremely normal…”

I nodded as well, “Yeah . Matcha’s done very well already . There will probably be more tournaments in the future…”

“Okay……”

At that moment, the final results of the tournament appeared . There were only 10 of the 20 people in the room left in the tournament . This, however, was already an impressive feat . Out of the total 7M people in the tournament, we had managed to have 10 of our own survive through 14 rounds . It could even be considered a miracle, since there were only 256 people left; the rest had been washed out . It was so miraculous that I feel as though Old K, Wolf, and the others must have had incredible luck to have not met any extremely strong opponents and survive until now .

Nearby, Old K carried his axe in one hand as he waved his other in front of him . I couldn’t contain my curiosity and asked, “Old K, What are you doing?”

“I’m praying…” He grinned .

“Praying for what?”

“Praying that I don’t meet an expert from the CBN Battlemaster Ranking Charts . What else would I be praying for? If I get someone like Jian Feng Han or Simple, I’ll kneel to the ground for sure…”

I couldn’t help but laugh, “Okay . I wish you good luck…”

Very quickly, the screen appeared again with our matchups for the next round . I couldn’t help but be nervous . My opponent wasn’t much but, Cang Lei and General Bai Qi’s opponents were pretty strong… .

Xiao Yao Zi Zai [Lv 71 Dragon City Nightwatch] vs Stray Toad [Lv 67 Musketeer]

Cang Tong [Lv 70 Gold Assassin] vs Vicissitude Human [Lv 66 Gold Mage]

Cang Lei [Lv 67 Gold Berserker] vs Mu Xuan [Lv 70 Ice Flame Mage]

General Bai Qi [Lv 68 Gold Berserker] vs Lu Chunyan [Lv 70 Gold Swordsman]

……

General Li Mu raised his head to look at the screen and said, “I feel like… things are going to go to shit……”

“How so?” Little Wolf asked .

Li Mu stated, “Nothing good can come out of going against Mu Xuan . Ah Lei probably won’t be able to break her [Mana Shield] in one hit, while Mu Xuan can probably one-shot him with her spells . After all, Ah Lei doesn’t have the defensive skills Matcha has, like [Holy Shield] or [Cleansing Wind] . His strength is also limited; [Absolute Zero Megrez Wall] can hold for at most a few seconds . On the other hand, Bai Qi’s opponent is Lu Chun Yang… . . F*ck, he’s an old rival . ”

My eyes widened, “Lu Chun Yang . Isn’t he one of the founding members of [Legend]?”

On the side, Matcha nodded and said, “Yea . Fang Ge Que, Lu Chun Yang, Xuan Yuan Feng, and Chang Sheng Jue are the four godly experts of [Legend] . Lu Chun Yang is a master in fencing, and is regarded as one of the very best fencers . It’s said that he is a sword master in real life too, and isn’t inferior to expert level players like Jian Feng Han or Q-Sword . He has a 46% win rate against Jian Feng Han and a 41% win rate against Q-Sword; you can just imagine how strong he is……”

I pursed my lips and looked at Bai Qi, “Okay…… good luck Bai Qi . Destroy him……”

Matcha lightly smiled . She was not too depressed after her loss and had started to help us scout our opponents online . She looked at me and said, “Boss, your opponent is Stray Toad, a Musketeer . The fundamental reason he won in his previous rounds is pretty simple; he would use his [Blinding Shot] skill to blind his opponent . After that, he would use his Elite Illusionary Butterfly to immobilize the opponent and then kill them, bringing him to the 15th round . ”

I groaned, “This kind of opponent… maybe it’ll be better if I use my Flaming Tiger God to kill his Illusionary Butterfly first…”

Matcha smiled, “Boss, don’t worry . [Blinding Shot] uses a red guideline, so you have about 0 . 3 seconds to react and dodge the bullet . If you can just avoid the [Blinding Shot], he’ll definitely lose . With [Blade Rush] and your attack power, you can finish him in one hit!”

I nodded, “OK . Got it!”

……

As [Zhan Long]’s tactician, Matcha prepared battle plans for each of us . After explaining them to Old K, Little Wolf and the others, we were all transferred to the arena . Time to battle!

“Shua!”

I entered the arena for the 15th round . Stray Toad stood in front of me with his pistol raised, and his Illusionary Butterfly hovering next to his shoulder . With an earnest expression, he exclaimed, “Xiao Yao Zi Zai!”

“What’s up?” I asked .

“You’re definitely going to lose……”

“Oh really?” I laughed . He was obviously taunting me . Either he was trying to get me to lose concentration, or he was trying to make me underestimate him . No matter which one I fell for, he would still profit from it .

When the timer reached zero, I immediately activated [Dragon’s Whistle of Thunder and Lightning] and [Haste] . With the Emperor Qin’s Sword in my hand and my defense and attack buff, I rushed forward .

“Sha sha sha……”

Stray Toad immediately retreated a few steps and steadily lifted his gun with both hands . “Bang!” A red line flew straight at my body; it was [Blinding Shot]’s tracker . His actions were really too fast!

I stomped on the ground and in one swift movement, dodged the bullet, causing a huge MISS to appear . At the same time, I wildly charged toward my opponent . As Stray Toad tried to escape, I activated [Blade Rush] and appeared in front of him . My sword stabbed forward, activating [Wind Blade]!

3217！

He didn’t die! It seemed like he was a Musketeer that had added stats to Vitality!

Stray Toad stared at me and cried, “Great hero, have mercy on me!”

“Pa” He fell to the ground and entered a fake death state, turning my attack into a MISS . His skill at faking deaths was very polished; it was almost admirable .

I stepped back a few steps and activated [Seven Star Fragment Slash]!

“Boom!”

After ‘reviving’, he fell limply to the floor again . The battle had only taken 3 seconds!

“Ding!”

System Notification: Congratulations, you have defeated Player 【Stray Toad】, and successfully advanced to the next round!

……

After returning to the waiting room, Matcha stood next to me . “To instantly kill your opponent… Boss is in good shape! There are only two more rounds until you reach the top 32 . ”

I nodded and looked at the screen . Little Wolf, Li Mu, and Wang Jian were still in battle . Their opponents were not considerably strong, but they weren’t exactly weak either . It wasn’t easy for them to instantly finish their battles . Old K used [Whirlwind Blade], followed up by [Savage Jump], to send his opponent into a daze . His opponent’s health was quickly halved; he was clearly at a disadvantage .

I was going to watch Cang Lei’s match against Mu Xuan, but I noticed that he was already standing next to me . He had lost the round in 7 seconds……

Scratching his head, Cang Lei forced out a laugh, “Brother Xiao Yao, I can’t beat that big-breasted lady . Her magic attack is too high . One of her fireballs dealt 2000 damage to me……”

I nodded and smiled reassuringly, “Don’t worry . Getting to the 15th round is pretty impressive already… . . ”

“Thanks Brother Xiao Yao… . . ”

……

Shortly after, Li Mu, Wang Jian, Wan Er ,and Dong Cheng all finished their battles . At the same time, the battle between General Bai Qi and Lu Chun Yang was starting to heat up . Lu Chun Yang was very skillful in tactical-style fighting . He would attack Bai Qi several times, but retreated whenever Bai Qi’s health decreased . He was not in a hurry to kill his opponent, and fought by observing his opponent’s cooldowns very carefully, including the cooldowns of his potions . When Bai Qi’s potions were on cooldown, he would attack Bai Qi directly . It was obvious that there was a significant gap between the two when it came to battle tactics .

“Damn… . . ”

Wang Jian clenched his fists, “Bai Qi is being overpowered by his opponent……”

Li Mu frowned, “Lu Chun Yang is too f*cking OP . It’s normal for Bai Qi to be overpowered… . ”

Yue Qing Qian looked around and said, “This isn’t going too well . We only have 8 people left in the tournament… . . ”

“It’s not a problem…” With her Scarlet Edge in hand, Wan Er nodded and smiled, “The people who are already in the tournament are the top 128 . Even if we lose, we’ll still get rewarded . I’m almost certain that we’ll level up at least once, and maybe get some Charm points on top of that . That said, everyone has performed pretty well so far . ”

A few minutes later, the screen displayed the matches for the next round —

Xiao Yao Zi Zai [Lv 71 Dragon City Nightwatch] vs Jian Tan [Lv 69 Gold Swordsman]

Cang Tong [Lv 70 Gold Assassin] vs Goodbye Tears [Lv 67 Gold Monk]

Yue Qing Qian [Lv 69 Gold Assassin] vs Cyclone User [Lv 68 Gold Mage]

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