Chapter 284: The Battle Between The Bes (1/2)
Dominating Heaven Blade instantly turned livid with anger. He was the leader of Gods of Destruction and a hero in the gaming world, but Candlelight Shadow didn’t give him any face at all. He had shut him down arrogantly like he was talking to a child.
”Don’t you think that’s a bit too much, Fang Zhuo?”
Dominating Heaven Blade glared at Candlelight Shadow and gritted his teeth angrily. If he didn’t get back some face, he wouldn’t be able to show himself in Floating Ice City any longer.
”Heh!”
The corner of Candlelight Shadow’s curled into a disdainful smile. ”And what are you going to do about it? Declare war on Candle Dragon? Do it then!”
”You!”
Dominating Heaven Blade gritted his teeth even harder, but he didn’t dare to blow his top. Candle Dragon was powerful, and he had neither the power nor the courage to challenge them.
Stuck between a rock and a hard place, he looked like he wanted to find a hole on the ground to hide in.
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I walked straight toward Candlelight Shadow and stared at him with cool eyes. Smiling a little, I said, ”Dominating Heaven Blade, you’re a busy man, aren’t you? You should organize your men and prepare for the next assault!”
”Er, o… okay!”
Dominating Heaven Blade immediately turned around and left after I gave him a way out.
Meanwhile, Candlelight Shadow sneered at me disdainfully, ”Level 86 and the Purgatory Sword in less than half a year’s time. You’ve truly given me a pleasant surprise, Falling Dust!”
I pointed my sword at him and smiled. ”This is just the beginning of a string of pleasant surprises, Candlelight Shadow!”
”Hmph!”
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The air beneath Skull Castle was thick with the cold of autumn and well-concealed killing intent. On one side stood the so-called strongest player of China, the Martial God Candlelight Shadow. On the other side stood one of the best CGL Hall of Famers in Spirit of Grief, Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand. The grudge that lasted since the Spirit of Grief era all the way to Heavenblessed was about to erupt in full force!
”Lu Chen…”
Lin Yixin called out to me from a distance. She looked like she wanted to say something.
Candlelight Shadow raised his sword and shouted, ”Candle Dragon, this is a fight between me and Lu Chen! No one is to interfere with this fight, you hear me!?”
”Yes, leader!” Blue Sky Scar, Tempest Shadow, and everyone else replied in unison.
I also raised my Purgatory Sword and growled, ”Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, do not interfere with this fight! I won’t forgive anyone who does!”
He Yi stared at us, her face half hope and half worry as she gripped Murong Mingyue’s hands tightly. Murong Mingyue herself was staring at me and Candlelight Shadow with deep worry.
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”Come!”
”Flatten? Are you sure you have the power to do that?”
I growled and charged toward Candlelight Shadow like a ghost, but I was running normally instead of using Charge like I would normally do. It was because the skill was only really effective against first-rate experts or below. A peak expert like Candlelight Shadow would know how to counter it perfectly, not to mention that he could exploit the time it took to charge the skill up and put me at a severe disadvantage.
Swhoosh!
Ice appeared around my blade as I thrust my weapon at his chest.
Expression changing, he lifted his sword upward and somehow parried my offensive skill! As a result, he only took 54 damage. His Defense must be very high, not to mention that he was surrounded by some sort of light-based armor. It was clearly a defensive skill.
”Heh, eat this!”
The counterattack was swift and fiery. I gritted my teeth, shifted to the right like lightning and parried the attack perfectly. I took 71 damage as my body shook slightly from the impact. As I thought, Candlelight Shadow’s Attack was really scary!
”Damn you! Die!”
He snarled as the Blade of Divine Flame suddenly jumped toward me like a venomous snake, sharp rocks shooting out of his weapon!
I bent my body backward and somehow pulled off a Guard despite the near-impossible timing!
Ding!
This time, my arm was numb, and my entire body was shaking—
Combat Log: Player ”Candlelight Shadow” used ”Rock Thrust”. You successfully guarded and took 478 damage!
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It was an unthinkable amount of damage considering that I had guarded successfully. I would’ve lost at least 1000 damage otherwise!
Expression darkening, Candlelight Shadow followed up with a lightning-quick Crushing Blow!
But I was faster than him, and I was able to cancel my Guard, bend down a little and launch a Desperate Gambit! The Purgatory Sword glowed bright red as it sailed toward its target!
”Heh!”
Candlelight Shadow jumped two steps backward and guarded successfully!
457!
He lost almost 500 HP from the attack just like me, but the real threat was the Crushing Blow that I executed right after Desperate Gambit! It was a premeditated move, of course. I predicted that he would Guard my Desperate Gambit, so I immediately switched to Crushing Blow the second my weapon connected! It all happened in less than 0.2 seconds!
But Candlelight Shadow was able to react just as swiftly and cancel his Guard. Both of us praised each other’s skill in our heads when the Crushing Blow hit air, and the text ”MISS” appeared above Candlelight Shadow’s head. Now this is what you call true PvP!
Meanwhile, everyone was watching the legendary battle with bated breaths and feeling like they had been introduced to a whole new world. Some had also turned on their recorders so that the momentous moment wouldn’t be remembered in memory only!
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”Break!”
1347!
1411!