Chapter 665

Chapter 665 – Semifinals

1:0: Team [Q-Sword] had the lead .

Match 2: Fang Ge Que VS Sword Tears . Just as expected, Sword Tears, even with her conventional [Battle Reflux Style] relying on a 20+% HP drain effect, could not even scratch Fang Ge Que’s [Black Tortoise Shield] . On the other hand, Fang Ge Que, with his godlike ability to control distance, effortlessly caught her with a [Spiral Ice Dance] and proceeded to dispatch her with several follow-up skills . Sword Tear lost twice consecutively and the match .

1:1 [Legend] had begun their comeback .

Match 3: Xuan Yuan Feng VS The Seventh Tang

Xuan Yuan Feng was a meat-shield type player while Tang Qi is a CC . As a result, we were treated to a banal kite show . Tang Qi relied on [Perception] and [Hexagram] to wear down his opponent as usual . Xuan Yuan Feng maintained his hp through [Cleansing Wind] and potions while chasing down his target with his lance . They used up the entire 2 minutes allotted per round before the system determined Tang Qi as the victor based on damage done .

Round 2 pretty much went the same way . Xuan Yuan Feng’s usage of skills like [Heroic Ram] to close in were splendidly dodged by Tang Qi . After a successful stun by [Hexagram], Tang Qi’s iron fan immediately proceed to lay the smackdown on him followed by a [Bloom Again]; taking out about 30% of his hp but still unable to kill him in the end .

Eventually, the system declared Xuan Yuan Feng as the loser and Tang Qi got his hard-earned win .

2:1! [Hero’s Mound] took another point and the lead once again . Time for the fourth match; 2V2! Fang Ge Que & Enchanted Painting against Q-Sword & Lord Tang Qi!

Whoosh!Whoosh!

The four figures appeared onstage . After a bit of whispering to finalize their strategy, Tang Qi immediately moves back a good distance, setting Q-Sword right between him and their opponents . His iron fan began to radiate flames . Q-Sword, however, stood his ground . His Nation Suppressing Sword in hand, and Fang Ge Que in his sight .

“3！”

“2！”

“1！”

The moment the round started, Q-Sword immediately rushed out . Enchanted Painting lightly snort at his impulsiveness and raised her broadsword, ready to meet him . Q-Sword charged towards her, sword held loosely by his side and letting off flames . Then just when the distance between them closed to mere 3 meters, he suddenly upped his speed . Q-Sword attempted to flank her with a S-step . Enchanted Painting’s lips rose in derision . In one smooth movement, she carried out a Z-Step and cut Q-Sword off right in his path . She was now certain that his strategy is to kill off Fang Ge Que first . Well, [Hero’s Mound] would have no chances at all anyway if they don’t .

ShaSha……

Q-Sword suddenly activated another skill . The surrounding rubble was pulverized by a burst of scarlet light as his speed increased tremendously . With a swing of his arm, he sent Enchanted Painting staggering back and made a beeline straight for Fang Ge Que . At the same time, Tang Qi used [Perspective] and appeared within 20 meters of him . Three copper coins flew out – [Hexagram]!

“Not good!”

Fang Ge Que quickly moves back, immediately using a [Dimension Leap] . However, it seems he’s underestimating Tang Qi quite a bit . The moment he leapt, Tang Qi activates [Perspective] again, instantly cutting the distance between the two of them down from 40 some meters down to less than 10 . Even worse, what shrunk was not just the distance between them but the amount of surface area as well . That means Fang Ge Que is now once again within Q-Sword’s range as well . This is the true essence of the strategy the two of them came up with to prey on Fang Ge Que .

Q-Sword’s figure trembled for an instant and instantly appeared in front of Fang Ge Que with a [Blade Rush] . His sword was vibrant and covered with a dazzling light, a [Fierce Tiger Burst] savagely aimed at Fang Ge Que’s torso .

Fang Ge Que is frighteningly calm . After confirming the distance between them in a split second, he fires off a [Ice Rock Blast]+[Blazewind Lock] at Q-Sword and promptly used his second [Dimension Leap] . Taking the full brunt of both skills, Q-Sword hurriedly chugged a HP potion . Immediately after, accompanied by a piercing cry, the avatar of a bird of prey manifested around him as he made an aerial lunge at Fang Ge Que .

Clang! Clang!

[Hawk’s Assault]+[Afterglow Slash] hits home almost simultaneously . Furthermore, the 1 . 5 second stun effect of [ Afterglow Slash] succeeded!

But unfortunately, Fang Ge Que managed to summon a [Black Tortoise Shield] before the attacks landed . At the same time, a whirlpool of fire and ice kicked around him . It’s his custom SS ability, [Fire and Ice Storm]! If Q-Sword still wants to go after him, then he better be ready for a baptizing from this ridiculously overpowered skill .

“Tang Qi!”

Q-Sword had become desperate . In order to win, he must defeat Fang Ge Que! In spite of his HP dropping dangerously quickly, he did not let up a single bit as he bashed away at Fang Ge Que’s shield .

Bang!

His sword pierced the arena ground . [Destruction Wolf Formation]! Q-Sword’s expression was rather unsightly by now . Raising his arm once more, [Hundred Smelted Swords]!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

One after another, a hundred swords appeared in mid-air and fired away all around Fang Ge Que . The durability of the [Black Tortoise Shield] hits bottom almost instantly but still not fast enough . However, just as Fang Ge Que was about to recover, Tang Qi caught up to them . [Hexagram]!

Ka-ching!

The instant he woke up, Fang Ge Que found himself stunned once more . His [Black Tortoise Shield] also shattered at the same time!

Shiiiiiiing!

Several stars appeared on the Nation Suppressing Sword as it brutally fell on Fang Ge Que . Unsurprisingly, a level 11 [Combo] insta-killed the helpless and shieldless mage . But before they could even rejoice, Enchanted Painting’s voiced resound from behind them .

“Hm? Aren’t you boys forgetting about lil ol’ me?”

Her powerful onslaught reached them before Q-Sword could even turn around . A [Break Armor Slash]+[Thunderclap Strike] dispatched him in an instant . Then by exploiting the rotational momentum, she immediately turned and stuns a baffled Tang Qi with a violent [Assault] . Tang Qi had been completely focused on chasing down Fang Ge Que . To the point that his mind had filtered out the existence known as Enchanted Painting . She followed up with her unique S-rank combo [Ruinous Temptation], leaving him with just a sliver of HP remaining .

“SHIT!”

Tang Qi quickly used [Perspective] . The distance between them immediately widened to about 20 meters but Enchanted Painting only sneered in return . Raising her arm, her sword shoots out – [Flying Sword]!

Zing!

Ruthlessly denying him even the time to use a potion, the sword penetrated through his body for a successful long range kill .

1:0! Even without Fang Ge Que, the two of them are no threat before Enchanted Painting . In order to chase him down, the duo basically burned through all of their important skills’ cooldowns . And after being baptized by a rotation of spells in exchange, they had to pop their potions as well . In a situation where both skills and potions were on cooldown, the almost crippled duo were just sitting ducks for her who was still in excellent condition

……

Still, Q-Sword and Tang Qi’s co-operative strategy has left the viewers delighted . The general gamer populace rarely ever get to see the godlike Fang Ge Que get wasted like this . Outside of major competitions like this [Hero’s Wings Cup], where all the best players congregated to duke it out, scenarios where Fang Ge Que loses almost never happen . Furthermore, when the top tier experts compete, their extraordinary ability to predict and calculate the battle flow are a sight for sore eyes . This type of combat was simply just too uncommon .

2V2 Round 2! The Q-Sword pair changed their strategy once more . Tang Qi used [Hexagram] to force Fang Ge Que into retreating to a distance before quickly using [Perspective] and [Bloom Again] to aid Q-Sword against Enchanted Painting . They managed to take her down but only while under Fang Ge Que’s unceasing attacks . The instant she died, Q-Sword found himself locked down by a [Spiral Ice Dance] and subsequently, a rotation of spells takes him out . Fang Ge Que immediately used 2 [Dimension Leap] in succession to evade Tang Qi . After 12 seconds for his cooldowns, he effortlessly dispatched Tang Qi . Even though Tang Qi was an acknowledged ‘dark horse’ with a degree of reputation in the last hottest VMMO ‘Conquest’, pitting him against Fang Ge Que certainly put all that in suspicions .

2:2, Team [Legend] evened it out once more . The last match will determine who will advance .

Final match: 5V5 . Team [Hero's Mound], through a brilliant display of Q-Sword’s skill, snatched one round but ultimately lost to Team [Legend] in a 1:2 reversal . With a 2:3 result, [Legend] moves on to the finals . [Hero's Mound]’s run ends here with this unfortunately matchup .

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“It’s finally over……”

Mu Xuan took a drink from her coffee, and turned with a grim look towards the screen: “[Legend]’s lineup is just ridiculous . For [Hero's Mound] to push them this far is already incredible enough… . . Any other team would probably just get 5:0’d……”

I stood up: “Well, there’s still us……”

“Mm-hmm” Wan Er and Qing Qian also stood up, backpacks in hand .

Soon, Q-Sword and Fang Ge Que and the rest came out of their booths . And the [Zhan Long] and [Vanguard] teams took their place onstage . I consulted with Wan Er a bit over our lineup . A few minutes later, both team’ formations are displayed on the wide-screen broadcast .

1V1：Cang Yue LV-117 Mage　VS　Jian Feng Han LV-117 Swordsman

1V1：Cang Tong LV-117 Ascended Hermit　VS　Simple is Best LV-117 Mage

1V1：Xiao Yao Zi Zai LV-119 Dragon City Knight　VS　Fallen Wolf LV-115 Berserker

2V2： Cang Tong LV-117 Ascended Hermit VS Simple is Best LV-117 Mage

Xiao Yao Zi Zai LV-119 Dragon City Knight Jian Feng Han LV-117 Swordsman

5V5：ALL　VS　ALL

……

Seeing the matchup, I felt a disappointed glumness: “I . . . missed Jian Feng Han… Wonder if Dong Cheng can handle him…?”

Dong Cheng slightly smiled: “Don’t worry, I’ll give it my all!”

“Mm-hmm”

We headed into the booth and before long, all of us appeared in the arena grounds .

Whoosh!

At the stageside, we could see Dong Cheng and Jian Feng Han already facing off against each other, waiting on the countdown .

3!

2!

1!

Right at the start, Jian Feng Han rushed straight ahead . The Wings of Freedom suddenly spread out behind him as he leapt at Dong Cheng . This is what worried me most . The current him could simply ignore the limits that the game placed on melee class positioning mechanics . As Dong Cheng watched his incoming aerial attack, a brief killing intent glimmered in her eyes . Raising her arm, she simultaneously cast [Thunderbolt Finger]+[Pillars of Fire and Ice]!

Bang!Bang!

Met with an attack while airborne, Jian Feng Han immediately starts falling and switches to use [Through the Cloud Slash] for a ranged assault!

Whoosh!

Dong Cheng dodged with her first [Dimension Leap] and, her staff in action, greeted him with a [Magma Lance] . Jian Feng Han’s hp was being consumed at a rather quick pace .

Just as his hp dropped to to about 25%, the bottom of her staff slammed the ground . Large scale spell – [Flame Beast Burstraid]!

While she’s working on setting him as the target, Jian Feng Han does a sudden [Assault] towards her . When the distance shortened to around 7 meters, he let out a deep howl that immediately expands outward like a shockwave .

[Force of the Primordial Spirit]! SS-rank skill – Impacts and stuns targets within 10 meters .

It’s already bad enough that Dong Cheng got stunned but her opponent is Jian Feng Han, known for his vicious techniques . [Corrupt Wolf Edge]+[Combo]+S-rank combo! A string of skills dispatched our best mage in an instant .