I Got Up, Then Got Instantly Killed

"What happened?" Rolf, his eyes clearing as he returned, clutched his head and looked around. "Where am I? How did I get here?"

"Sure enough, as long as you return here, you'll regain your senses!" Ottos walked up with a smile, "You've already died once."

The rules were a fight to the death. Since the battle was declared over, it meant that Zhuge Chi had just killed Rolf on the stage, but no one could figure out how he did it.

"Died once?" Rolf frowned. "I remember entering that Anger Road, encountering the phantom, and then... I can't quite remember."

"It's alright... It's good that you're back now." Jin Fei comforted him, explaining the current situation at the same time.

"So if we win, we can take them down, and they'll regain their senses..." Rolf looked at the other side. "Who should we send in for the next match?"

"Let's wait for Mu Ning's news." Ottos looked across at the other side. "If it's Yuan Shouzhen, then I'll go; if not..."

"I've already played." Zhuge Chi looked at Luo Jun: "If it's not Old Yuan, then let Ye play."

Having witnessed Luo Jun's feat of climbing the building, no one doubted his strength. They basically believed that Ye was the strongest besides Zhuge Chi, and that he should be relatively safe against others.

"No problem." Luo Jun nodded. At this moment Rolf suggested, "If Yuan Shouzhen is playing, I'll replace Ottos."

"Why?" Ottos asked, puzzled.

"I've already died once," Rolf said, looking at the stage. "Although I've been resurrected, I don't know if it will have any lasting effects. Those who haven't died before should try not to throw their lives away."

"Besides, they're only mentally controlled; their intelligence is fine. They've all seen my abilities. You'd better hold onto your trump cards a little longer."

Everyone adopted Rolf's suggestion, and the Teleportation Divine Rune was ultimately placed in Luo Jun's hand, while Rolf held it, waiting for Mu Ning's signal.

Finally, at the last moment, Mu Ning activated her Insightful Wisdom Eye and focused her attention on Old Yuan.

"It's him!" Mu Ning exclaimed in surprise, "It's Old Yuan this time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Rolf clenched the talisman. A moment later, the light shone, and he was teleported back to the arena. Standing opposite him was Yuan Shouzhen, whose gaze was cold and piercing.

The Master has come on stage.

Luo Jun stared intently at the stage. Although the two were master and disciple, Luo Jun had never actually seen what Old Yuan looked like when he was serious... In his understanding, his Master was at most a Foundation Establishment Realm, and unlike him, he didn't have the same Root Bone as an ordinary person. At most, he was just a super soldier. His experience, skills, and knowledge were definitely top-notch, but in actual combat, he might not be as good as his disciple.

However, the legends about his Master that he heard from others were all associated with words like "legend" and "top-notch"... This made Luo Jun curious about just how skilled his Master really was.

"Zhuge Chi, how long do you think Rolf can last?" Jin Fei asked curiously. "You let him win the last match and still defeated him so easily. If Old Yuan, who's lost his mind, goes all out this round, I don't think he can last even thirty seconds."

"Not necessarily..." Zhuge Chi also stared at the stage. "Rolf's Martial Combat Faction skills are very profound, worthy of the title of the strongest man in Xiluo. I've been fighting him on the stage for so long, not only to see his skills, but also to look for his weaknesses."

"What do you mean?" Jin Fei asked curiously.

"If I go all out, defeating him wouldn't be difficult, but I'd definitely have to reveal some of my trump cards. To win with minimal cost, I need to find his weakness and strike decisively." Zhuge Chi looked at Rolf: "His internal energy is extremely powerful; even if I wanted to break through, it wouldn't be easy. So I chose to guide him to attack first, find the weakest point in his internal energy, and then implant my illusion into his brain."

"You killed him using illusion magic?" This time it was Luo Jun's turn to be surprised.

Zhuge Chi nodded. "I'm not Martial Combat Faction, and it's difficult to break through his protective aura with pure physical attacks. So I chose to use illusion magic to overload his brain, causing brain death directly... This move seems simple, but it requires very precise skills and is quite risky. To be honest, if Rolf hadn't already lost his mind and lowered his psychological defenses, this move might not have worked."

"But Old Yuan is different. He can only use the abilities of the Foundation Establishment Realm now. He can't take shortcuts like I can. He can only go head-to-head with Rolf." Zhuge Chi looked at the two on the stage. "Although I believe in Old Yuan's strength, it's probably not so easy to defeat a fully-powered Rolf with the strength of the Foundation Establishment Realm."

"I bet this will be a fierce hand-to-hand combat!"

On the ring, Rolf was still wielding his Thunder Great Hammer, while his opponent, Old Yuan, had chosen... a pair of brass knuckles.

That's right, the pair of golden knuckle dusters worn on the hands don't have sharp edges; instead, they're engraved with eight characters.

Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, Dui!

"The Eight Trigrams Finger Tiger..." Zhuge Chi frowned. "This is the weapon Old Yuan used when Peak... Besides its superior strength, it can simulate eight natural phenomena, making up for the lack of a single attack method for Martial Combat Faction... However, it is said that it consumes an exceptionally large amount of vital energy, and Old Yuan hasn't used it since he was injured. I never expected to see him take out this treasured possession this time."

"I've heard of this thing too." Jin Fei said excitedly, "Many people speculate that it's a Mythic Treasure Item. Back then, he used this to challenge the Feather Transformation, and when he unleashed it, mountains collapsed, the earth cracked, thunder roared, and tsunamis surged... Can he really handle such a small space?"

No sooner had the words been spoken than the statue on the platform raised its spear, announcing the start of the competition.

Rolf's hammer flashed with Thunder Light, and he raised it to smash it down... Lightning not only deals considerable damage, but it also spreads quickly. As soon as he smashed it down, the lightning would instantly fill the entire field, catching his opponent off guard!

At the same time, Old Yuan on the other side also made a move!

With a swift movement, he appeared before Rolf in the next instant, his speed so fast it was as if he had flashed into existence!

"So fast..." Before Rolf could even bring down his Great Hammer, Old Yuan's fist had already been thrown out.

Dodge? Block? There's no time to react; the only option is to use your inner energy to defend...

Even when swinging the hammer downwards, Rolf needed to Tighten Core; his waist and abdomen were now brimming with qi, making his defense quite formidable!

If we can just get through this punch, then...

Boom!

A large amount of blood and flesh was splattered on the protective barrier at the edge of the arena, obscuring Luo Jun and the others' vision, and flowing stickily down the invisible barrier...

The crowd could not see what was happening on the field; they could only hear the statue announcing the end of the match. Then, the mass of flesh and blood, along with Old Yuan on the stage, were transferred to the opposite side of the stage. Rolf was resurrected, his blank stare returning to normal.

(End of this chapter)