Chapter 953: Breeze and Rain (2/2)
Breeze and Rain twisted his sword in a hurry to nullify the skill, but he only managed to parry the first hit. Two huge cracks and two damage numbers appeared on Breeze and Rain’s armor—
69289!
92822!
Candlelight Shadow had too much Attack. Not only that, he followed up the skill with a flying knee to the c.h.e.s.t that dealt another 20k+ damage to Breeze and Rain. As the Agility Warrior staggered backward, Candlelight Shadow opened his palm and cried murderously, ”Die!”
Outer Flame rained from above, but Breeze and Rain wasn’t done yet. He waved his own hand and summoned a cyclone of flaming wind.
Blazing Wind Art: Increases user’s speed by 100% and increases Attack drastically.
Crack! Breeze and Rain vanished from the spot. The ground he had been standing on actually cracked a little from the sheer amount of force he applied to it. Somehow, the Agility Warrior had dodged the undodgeable strike, and instead of retreating, closed in on Candlelight Shadow to launch a flurry of lightning-fast attacks. Candlelight Shadow had no choice but to parry them.
Suddenly, Breeze and Rain took a stab through the lungs on purpose and pressed his palm against Candlelight Shdow’s c.h.e.s.t. Alarm bells immediately started ringing in the warrior’s head: SHIT!
A torrent of soul energy spread from Breeze and Rain’s arm and into Candlelight Shadow’s body. It was the Agility Warrior’s Divine General Skill, Soul Capture. It lowered all of his target’s stats by 70% for 3 seconds, and had a cooldown of 120 seconds.
At first glance, it seemed like a trash skill because it only lasted 3 seconds and its cooldown was a ridiculous 120 seconds. However, it was game-changing in a PvP battle. 70% of Candlelight Shadow stats went poof just like that. His max HP was reduced to less than 100k, and his Defense was reduced to that of a second-promotion warrior.
Breeze and Rain finally allowed his killing intent to seep through his mask of calmness. He proceeded to slay Candlelight Shadow in the fastest and simplest way possible—basic attacks!
142828!
Candlelight Shadow g.r.o.a.n.e.d and collapsed to his knees. Not only did he fail to survive the 3-second window, he couldn’t even parry the fatal blow. His opponent hadn’t given him the slightest chance to do so.
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The score turned 1:0. No one was expecting the so-called number one player of the China server to lose to his opponent in the first round, but even more surprising was the depth of Breeze and Rain’s power and skill. The Indian expert was almost as skilled as Candlelight Shadow was, and his character skills were absolutely insane. His Divine General Skill, Soul Capture, was especially godlike in 1v1 scenarios!
”Why do you look so serious, big bro?” Beiming Xue asked me when she noticed my expression.
I s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath before replying, ”I’m trying to think of a line-up that has the best chance of beating Cyan Beast. Cyan Beast is seriously strong, and I’m almost sure we’re going to fight them in the semi-finals. Anyway, let’s continue watching the match. Candlelight Shadow won’t go down this easily, or he wouldn’t be called Candlelight Shadow!”
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On the screen, we saw Candlelight Shadow teleporting into the battle arena once more. Breeze and Rain had been waiting idly for him to return.
Everyone who competes knows that at the highest level, it was less of a competition of skill and technique, and more of a competition of one’s mental state. The person who maintained the coolest head the longest was usually the victor. No matter how strong your skill and technique were, your performance would suffer if you couldn’t keep a straight head. In this regard, both Candlelight Shadow and Breeze and Rain were top-tier experts as well. It didn’t look like the first round had affected them in the slightest.
Candlelight Shadow went on the offensive again when the second round began, but this time he paid close attention to Breeze and Rain’s Divine General Skill. The moment his opponent used Soul Capture, he activated War God Rampage and successfully nullified the skill. Finally, he used Rock Thrust + Shattering Sword and Shield to shred his enemy’s defense and knocked him out of the fight.
It was a draw now. Candlelight Shadow had taken back a point from Breeze and Rain in a calm and collected fashion.
The third round was still incredibly close. The duo exchanged at least a hundred blows before they finally separated to heal themselves. History repeated itself once more as Breeze and Rain grabbed Candlelight Shadow and used Soul Shackle during a charge.
Candlelight Shadow reacted even faster than last time and activated War God Rampage, nullifying the skill. Then, he punched Breeze and Rain away from him before retaliating with Rock Thrust!
Boom!
72828!
When 12 seconds passed by, Breeze and Rain immediately went on the offensive. However, he took another heavy blow on the shoulder and was one hit away from dying!
However, the Indian warrior suddenly broke into a smile and pointed his sword at Candlelight Shadow. The next moment, a purple cage surrounded the Chinese warrior!
Soul Refining Cage: Immobilizes the target for 7 seconds.
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”What?!”
Candlelight Shadow turned as green as a frog. He couldn’t believe that his opponent had been saving a trump card until the very last moment.