Chapter 941: Five Times The Damage (1/2)
Seven Degrees Below Zero looked furious after he teleported back to the waiting area. He stood before his teammates and discussed something I couldn’t hear from where I was. I chose to stay in the arena and wait for the next round to begin.
I was going to KO this arrogant fool anyway, so I thought that I might as well make this entertaining for myself!
……
Two minutes later, Seven Degrees Below Zero returned to the battlefield with none of the arrogance he bore earlier. It looked like he had finally decided to treat me, the so-called second best player of China, seriously.
The battle began, and again Seven Degrees Below Zero charged me. He didn’t cower despite the resounding trashing I gave him earlier!
Swhoosh!
The terrain was a valley with a creek flowing at the center. Eyes looking as sharp as steel, Seven Degrees Below Zero ran across the creek and toward me in a straight line without bothering to obfuscate his movement at all. Did you know that the strongest attack in martial arts was sometimes the most basic? Something like a straight punch in boxing, or a basic cut in swordfighting? This guy’s charge was one of them. Sometimes, the best way to approach your enemy wasn’t a series of dizzying zigzags, but a straightforward, lightning-fast charge!
Thud thud thud!
I took as many backward steps as I could while calculating his location. Then, I raised my arm and summoned four divine arms from the heavens, hoping to immobilize my opponent with the God Binding Art.
Seven Degrees Below Zero snorted under his breath before activating War God Rampage, turning himself immune before God Binding Art could take effect. Then, he raised his sword and swung at me!
I countered with my own swing, and the impact sent both of us staggering backward.
Seven Degrees Below Zero proved to be a speedy man, recovering his balance and rushing me again almost immediately. It was because War God Rampage had drastically increased his movement speed. It was no wonder that the period of 12 seconds War God Rampage was active for was known as the fighter’s period of invincibility. It almost seemed like Seven Degrees Below Zero could tear apart all opposition through sheer speed and power alone.
”Hah!”
I didn’t try to parry the skill this time. Instead, I took three steps to the back before dashing in a different direction to escape the skill’s area of effect. However, Seven Degrees Below Zero suddenly appeared in my path of retreat like a phantom before swinging his sword horizontally at me, shouting, ”Die!”
I glanced at the warrior’s arm and grabbed his wrist so quickly that he almost couldn’t believe it. At the same time, I bent backward and watched as the sword brushed past my nose with only millimeters to spare. I couldn’t quite believe that I was able to dodge the lightning-fast strike myself.
Seven Degrees Below Zero wasn’t done yet, however. He took a few steps toward me, spun around and thrust his sword straight toward my c.h.e.s.t! It was Barrier Break!
My scalp tingled with the premonition of danger. This guy was seriously fast!
Thud!
I pushed myself off a rock—causing a splatter of water while doing so—changed my direction and sped up, just barely dodging the skill with a curved jump. After I landed on Seven Degrees Below Zero’s right side, I spun around and elbowed him in the back with my left arm.
”Ah…”
19232!
Seven Degrees Below Zero was caught off-guard. He probably wasn’t expecting me to be so much faster than him even after he activated War God Rampage. Knowing that he couldn’t react in time, I pressed my sword against his back and summoned a burst of cyan flames, growling, ”You die!”
Universe Break landed as a matter of course, but I also felt a bone-chilling energy seeping into my body from the Purple Ying Sword. What’s this? Could it be?
My prediction turned out to be correct later. Not only did the skill tear through Seven Degrees Below Zero’s armor and body, a shocking number rose above his head—
552675!
It really was the quintuple damage effect of the Purple Ying Sword!
I was stunned because I hadn’t triggered the passive even once since I got this sword. It was to the point where I thought that the trigger chance was less than 1% [ref](TN: someone failed math hard)[ref]! Who would’ve thought that it would trigger now of all times?
Thud!
Eyes widening in disbelief, Seven Degrees Below Zero dropped to his knees and died. Not only was he defeated twice in the first round of the WEL internationals, he wasn’t able to deal even a single point of damage to me. The number one player in Ukraine was probably the only man in the entire world who understood the true depths of humiliation he was feeling right now, especially because he was such a prideful man.
I didn’t take the opportunity to humiliate further even though I could. Returning the Purple Ying Sword to its sheath, I summoned the system fairy and teleported back to the spectator’s platform.
Swhoosh!