Chapter 963: Reaching the Top (1/2)
The third match was the first, and possibly last match point of this entire competition. If Beiming Xue won this, we would accomplish the unthinkable and end Hero Alliance’s run with a dominating score of 3:0. It would also be a slap to the face the entire Northern Alliance would be feeling for a very long time, something that none of us minded doing at all. The Northern Alliance had invaded the China server immediately after wars became possible, and was one step away from destroying Dawn City. Practically 65% of all the Chinese players who were online that day had died at least once in Dawn Valley, creating a literal river of blood that stretched for miles. The only way to make up for all the suffering was to make our enemies bleed twice as hard as we did that day!
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Swhoosh swhoosh!
Beiming Xue and her opponent teleported into the arena at the same time. Her opponent was Da Vinci’s Code the Shadow Archer. According to the earlier matches, the shadow archer had three incredibly powerful one-shot type skills, and they were Shadow Arrow, Berserk Arrow and Dark Meteor Arrow. If he got lucky and scored a critical hit with either one of these skills, there was a chance Beiming Xue could potentially be one-shot.
Result rustle rustle...
The map was a boundless plain with red maple trees. Red cloak flapping behind her back and bow in hand, Beiming Xue trained her obsidian-like eyes on Da Vinci’s Code like a hawk. She was calculating the distance between them because range was critical in an archer versus archer match-up.
A tiny smile crossed Da Vinci Code’s lips. Clearly, he knew what Beiming Xue was plotting as well. He slowly shifted to the right, moved behind a dead tree and waited for the match to begin.
3!
2!
1!
The second the countdown hit zero, a cold light streaked across the air and destroyed that tree into pieces. It wasn’t a direct hit, but the splash damage and the fact that Beiming Xue was so aggressive still surprised Da Vinci’s Code. Boosted by Ice Soul Feather, Spiraling Arrow Blade had felt like a hurricane of death!
The shadow archer backed a few steps and retaliated with Volley. Twelve arrows soon erupted all around Beiming Xue!
Beiming Xue’s positioning skill was excellent, but she still took three hits and lost over 70k HP. The shadow archer’s Attack was nothing to scoff at.
After activating Great Earth Transformation, Beiming Xue dashed diagonally to a nearby tree and jumped onto a sturdy tree branch as nimbly as a fox. Her high perception allowed her to sense Da Vinci’s Code’s Shadow Arrow in time to jump away from the branch. The skill penetrated the tree trunk, corroded its inside and snapped it in half in just a second.
Whoosh!
Still in midair, Beiming notched a couple of arrows and let loose a devastating twelve-hit Evil Spirit Volley!
Beiming Xue made the snap decision to use her Divine General Skill. ”Well of the Abyss!”
Whoosh!
Unfortunately, the shadow archer anticipated it again and Leaped out of range before it could catch him. Smiling a little, he opened his left palm and cried out, ”Sword Flame Meteor!”
Buzz!
The clouds above the sky suddenly turned bright red, and the next moment a couple of meteors and flaming swords fell straight toward Beiming Xue’s location. It was Da Vinci’s Code Divine General Skill and a 20-yard wide AoE skill with incredible power!
Boom boom boom...
Countless dead trees caught on fire, and wood, leaves and stones scattered all over the place. It wasn’t long before the point of impact turned into a disaster zone, and a thick smoke engulfed that part of the arena.
”Heh…”
Da Vinci’s Code smiled thinking that there was no way Beiming Xue could survive his Divine General Skill. Reality defied his expectations, however.
There was a soft noise, and a beautiful figure abruptly dashed out of the thick smoke. It was none other than Beiming Xue. Her red cape had caught on fire, but she ignored it and kept charging toward Da Vinci’s Code at high speed. She had changed her weapon to a dagger, and her eyes were brimming with killing intent.
Caught off-guard, Da Vinci’s Code could only retreat and parry the dagger strike with his bow. At close range, there was little to no opportunity for an archer to shoot an arrow.