Chapter 403: Restraint Cast Aside (1/2)
Luo River God Of The Capital’s assessment was correct. The importance of Famous Generals had exceeded many expectations so far, and people were starting to realize why the current patch was called “World Famous Generals”. Famous General Skills were destined to shine like the sun in this continent of murder and glory!
Candle Dragon had Candlelight Shadow, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had me, and Snowy Cathaya had Lin Yixin. The first clash between Famous Generals could very well begin in this very tournament!
However, Candlelight Shadow’s Famous General Skill was useless in this competition. Outside, it was a deadly skill that killed any player targeted by him ten minutes after it was applied, but in this tournament, all the matches would be over in five minutes tops. Candlelight Shadow himself must have felt pretty tragic when he learned this.
My Famous General Skill on the other hand was way more useful in a tournament setting. A 40% Encourage buff was crazy enough, but with Tactics it was downright broken. Lin Yixin’s Bombshell was even more OP though. It was to the point where I felt like someone had made a mistake when they created this Famous General Skill. A 25% buff to all stats could turn even a Chihuahua into a Tibetan mastiff.
The next match was between Othershore Flower and Loyalty Above All.
It was again a match between two powerhouses. It was a very exciting three-round match where both sides gave their all to defeat the other, and in the end, Othershore Flower was the one who came out victorious and entered the Top 16 with a 2-1 score.
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It was finally time for the matches in the second half of the grouping to begin.
The first match was between Gods of Destruction and Hunting Moon Dynasty!
The middle-aged man that was Dominating Heaven Blade went up the stage with his usual goons—Dominating Knight God, Dominating Mage God, and so on—as usual. In contrast, their opponent was a group of players who looked like they were students of a high school or a university. They must be incredibly good at the game though. There was no way they could have made it here where millions others had failed otherwise.
The competition was really, really fierce. Flower Room and Mad Dragon were mad lucky they encountered no strong teams whatsoever during the preliminaries. For example Peach Garden, the guild led by Indigo Collar was incredibly strong—they were stronger than the current Gods of Destruction, and they were definitely stronger than Flower Room and Mad Dragon—but they didn’t make it to the LAN matches. Why? It was because they were eliminated at the second last round, and by the hands of Purple Lily no less. It was tragic. They were supposed to be allies working together to take down Candle Dragon, but fate had decided to pit them against each other and eliminate one of them.
The young party leader smiled right back and said, ”Not bad, uncle! Do you know how rare is it for an uncle to make it to a LAN match? I’m the one who should be impressed here!”
”Pfft…” Dominating Mage God couldn’t control himself, whereas the crowd beneath the stage didn’t need to control themselves at all. A chorus of laughter filled the place for a time. Not only had Dominating Heaven Blade misjudged his opponent, his attempt to show off had backfired on him completely. Boasting truly was an original sin!
Grim-faced, Dominating Heaven Blade forced a smile onto his face and said, ”See you inside the game, boy!”
The players of Hunting Moon Dynasty nodded before heading into the battle room. The next big match was about to begin!
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Both parties’ formation appeared on the big screen. Gods of Destruction aside, Hunting Moon Dynasty’s players had pretty high levels.
Wei-Jin North-South Dynasties LV-106 Magic Knight
Ghastly Demon Blade LV-104 Assassin
One Meter Sunlight LV-105 Mage
Skyshaking Bow LV-105 Archer
Wind Of The General LV-105 Tactician
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Besides that, their equipment and their detailed stats were listed behind their IDs, although the font was so small it was almost illegible. I could see dark gold and purple gold highlighted text, and Ghastly Demon Blade in particular had a 3-star Outstanding Dark Gold–grade dagger with almost the same Attack as my old Purgatory Sword. It was a powerful weapon to say the least!
I curled my lips and commented, ”I have a feeling that tragedy is about to befall Gods of Destruction…”
Lin Yixin and He Yi nodded in unison. ”Same!”
On the big screen, we saw both sides engaging one another in no time.
Dominating Heaven Blade was charging toward Hunting Moon Dynasty with intelligent maneuvers and looking for an opportunity to take down the enemy archer and mage. Dominating Knight God and Dominating Warrior God wisely tried to flank the enemy and surround them as well. Their battle strategy was clear, but unfortunately for them, Hunting Moon Dynasty was no noob party. The young party leader, Wei-Jin North-South Dynasties backed away continuously while making sure to stay between Dominating Heaven Blade and Dominating Knight God, ready to launch an attack at a moment’s notice. Ghastly Demon Blade appeared behind Dominating Archer God, hit him with a Cruel Blade and unleashed a series of combos. A few seconds later, Dominating Archer God became the first player to exit the ring.
”Dammit!”
Dominating Heaven Blade was furious. This was clearly a stalling strategy where the frontliners slowed down Gods of Destruction’s advance while their ranged players took them down one by one. It was exactly the kind of strategy a straightforward man—in combat at least—like Dominating Heaven Blade hated the most. A few exchanges later, Dominating Heaven Blade had lost half his HP because the enemy mage One Meter Sunlight had been hitting him with Ice Thrust all this time. It wasn’t a deadly spell, but there was literally nothing he could do about it.
Thud thud thud...
Skyshaking Bow fired a couple of arrows that tore apart Dominating Mage God’s Magic Shield. The moment it was gone, the mage froze in place because Ghastly Demon Blade had stunned him from behind. The assassin’s timing was practically perfect. Another two slashes later, Dominating Mage God was dead as well!