Chapter 515 (1/2)
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After we finished lunch, I rushed back to the workshop. It was time to fight in the arena! The arena system would officially open at 1 pm. Everyone was grinning and licking their lips in antic.i.p.ation as they counted down the time to its opening. The arena ranking would be a true testament to a player's skill. Furthermore, making a name for yourself in the arena meant that you could win a roster spot on a professional gaming squad, which in turn meant that you would get a generous and stable income as well. This was absolutely paramount for professional gamers.
After all, getting good items from a boss ultimately relied on luck. After all, there were some people who could fight bosses for an entire month and get nothing good, and then there were some people who would get an Outstanding Purple Gold–grade item that could be sold for more than ten thousand dollars at the beginning of the month. This ”feast or famine” way of earning money was simply far too stressful, it wasn't a sustainable way of living.
……
Whoos.h.!.+
After I appeared inside Sky City, I immediately checked the time. It was 12:40 pm, there was still twenty minutes before the arena would open.
Hmm, I definitely needed to rush into the Top 10 at the end of this afternoon. If not, I'd be putting all of my super equipment to shame.
Beep!
Beiming Xue sent a message: ”Big bro, don't forget, we're competing in the champion arena in the afternoon and the team arena at night…”
I swiftly replied: ”Okay, I got it! Good luck to you, Lil Beiming!”
”Mmmm!”
I closed the chat window and continued to wait online. I opened up the arena interface and there was a b.u.t.ton called ”Random Match” on it. Unfortunately, this b.u.t.ton was still greyed out. No one would be able to press that b.u.t.ton until the system officially opened.
A match in the arena could be concluded as quickly as it began, but it had to be concluded before ten minutes were up. In all honesty, this limit really only affected one person, and that was Candlelight Shadow. His Ghost G.o.d Prophecy could kill a person after 10 minutes, so the clever developers had inst.i.tuted a rule to nullify it in arena matches. Of course, given Candlelight Shadow's superlative skill, he didn't ever need to resort to that tactic in the first place. As the top dog in Wind City, his strength was something that not even Luo River G.o.d of the Capital and Indigo Collar could compare to, so one could well imagine just how strong he was.
The Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' guild channel was awash with activity, conversations springing up all over the place.
Xu Yang: ”Ah, I'm so excited! Just fifteen more minutes until the battles begin!”
Gui Guzi: ”I wonder if we'll see any familiar faces in the champion arena. Haha, if we do, should we go easy on them?”
Chaos Moon: ”The system will be able to detect it if players try to throw matches or take it easy on their opponents. They'll 'reward' you with deducted points if you get caught, so throw a match if you dare…”
Li Chengfeng: ”So everyone is going to rush to raise their rank in the champion arena, right?”
Xu Yang: ”I should think so. Lu Chen, Beiming Xue and our guild leader will all be partic.i.p.ating in the champion arena. I expect that the Top 10 players in the champion arena will be decided within the hour.”
High Fighting Spirits laughed and said: ”Haha, I hope that we meet a few people from Warsky Alliance and Candle Dragon. It'll feel a lot better to chop them down, am I right?”
Li Chengfeng: ”Hear, hear!”
……
Everyone seemed to be in high spirits, so it was clear that everyone was very relaxed about the upcoming champion arena matches. This was good, because it was only when you were relaxed and calm that you could show 100% of your power in PvP duels. As a matter of fact, a lot of players actually had excellent skills in battle, but many of them tensed up once it came to compet.i.tions and duels against other players, so they lost without even being able to show all of their strength. This was all too common in PvP.
An eternity seemed to have pa.s.sed before the appointed time finally neared. There was only ten seconds before the arena opened and a ten-second countdown timer suddenly appeared in the arena interface.
Hmph, how exciting! I wonder just how many eyes in the China server are staring at this countdown timer now.
Ding~!
System Notice: The arena has officially been opened!
Alright! It was time to enter the arena!
After I pressed down on the b.u.t.ton, I suddenly felt my body drop. I was deposited into the waiting s.p.a.ce of the arena. It was a small room and there were rays of sunlight s.h.i.+ning in from the sole window in it. I stood up and peered out of the window. To my shock, I discovered that I was in a building that was at least twenty meters tall and that it was surrounded by countless arenas. The entire arena map seemed as big as Sky Forest!
Alright, the system was currently looking for an opponent for me. It would soon be time for me to fight for my rank!
Ding~!
System Notice: h.e.l.lo, you have been successfully matched with player ”Twittering”! The battle will commence in 5 seconds!
5!
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1!
A bright light flashed in front of me and by the time my eyes blinked open, I found that I had already been teleported into a sealed arena. The arena was an empty s.p.a.ce that was 50x50 yards, and once players entered an arena, they would be forced into combat mode. A Level 104 a.s.sa.s.sin brandished a dagger as he looked at me with a stunned look on his face. But once he saw me moving, he sprang into action as well. His dagger turned into a flash of cold light as it sped toward my chest.
I instinctively raised my arm, and the hilt of my sword blocked the a.s.sa.s.sin's dagger with a loud clang. I followed up that parry with a basic attack that pierced my opponent's chest.
Pchht!
12783!
Uh huh, it looks like I didn't even need to use any of my skills. I had killed my opponent with a single attack. I hadn't even activated Martial G.o.d for this fight.