Desperate to the End

"Wow, the Spirit Channeling Prince is amazing! The opponent used two items in a row, and he didn't even need to use one to turn the tables and win?"

"Xiao Wen is just that strong; he's definitely going to take on five opponents in one go this time."

"That's not necessarily true... Although Bai Xiaowen won, he also suffered significant losses; his Life Value are probably only slightly over 100."

"Life Value aren't the main issue; the main issue is the loss of summoned creatures... Right now, only the Wolf King and the Assassin are still relatively intact; the other summoned creatures are either dead or crippled... The remaining three from Tsinghua University aren't so easy to deal with either."

"That's right, Bai Xiaowen has used up most of his skills. With his remaining combat strength, he probably won't be able to withstand the onslaught of three opponents."

The focus of the discussion is no longer on the outcome of the first match.

It's clear to anyone with eyes that Jinghai University has basically secured the victory. The suspense now is whether Bai Xiaowen, despite being injured and exhausted, can defeat the remaining three and achieve the feat of defeating five opponents single-handedly.

Tsinghua University did not hesitate for long and sent out its next challenger, Xie Rui.

Xie Rui is an assassin-type character who can unleash his potential in a short period of time to deliver Deadly Strike, but will then fall into a weakened state.

Tsinghua University sent him out with a simple purpose: to deliver the final blow to Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Xiaowen remained calm.

Rageclaw has broken free from the Banishment Spell Scroll and returned to the battlefield. The Butcher has half his health remaining, but that half health bar is worth over 400 HP. With two summoned creatures around, the remaining three members of Tsinghua University have no chance of turning the tide.

Unless absolutely necessary, Bai Xiaowen wouldn't let the Butcher activate the Rot skill, thus revealing the powerful bonuses of the Venomfang Priest Set. After defeating Tsinghua University, there's still the formidable Yanda University to contend with; with two Hero Class, he needs to prepare some trump cards.

Xie Rui tried to break through the Butcher's blockade. However, facing the Butcher's heavy scepter and massive body, as well as the interference of his Rageclaw from the side, he was unable to reach Bai Xiaowen at all. If it weren't for his high agility and Combat Specialty, he would have already been injured.

Suddenly, Xie Rui's body erupted with a blood-red light, and he thrust his sword at high speed towards the Rageclaw.

Combat Skill - Bloodburn!

Combat Skill - High-Frequency Spinning Blade!

First, let's talk about Bloodburn. This is a skill that deals a thousand damage to the enemy but eight hundred damage to yourself. Xie Rui must first choose to burn his own maximum Life Value to gain a damage boost for his next attack.

Burn 20%: The next attack or skill will deal 1.5 times the damage.

Burn 50%: The next attack or skill deals double damage.

Burn 80%: The next attack or skill deals 3x damage.

Burn 99%: The next attack or skill deals 3.5 times the damage.

Xie Rui's next attack, High-Frequency Spinning Blade, is an extremely powerful single-target damage skill, with a theoretical maximum output of nearly 300 points. If it hits successfully, it will definitely inflict Severe Bleeding effect!

This sword strike was completely unexpected.

Xie Rui frantically burned 99% of his maximum Life Value, clearly with a do-or-die mentality, risking his life against Bai Xiaowen. He knew that Rageclaw Life Sharing with Bai Xiaowen, and as a summoned creature, Rageclaw didn't have any percentage damage reduction from equipment (top gear), so his strike could deal maximum damage!

If Bai Xiaowen doesn't react in time and fails to dispel the Life Sharing effect, he will have no choice but to share the damage and die along with the Rageclaw.

However, since Xie Rui entered the arena, Bai Xiaowen has already seen through all of his combat skills.

"The opponent's maximum burst damage is... 1050 theoretical points of physical damage."

"Rageclaw has 29 armor points. The attacker is level 6, and the damage reduction percentage is... 32.58%. Rageclaw will take 708 physical damage."

"My Life Value, combined with that of Rageclaw, is less than 400 points. Even with the Blood Essence Stone reserves... it's still less than 500 points. If I get hit by this, it really will be a double kill. This daredevil is amazing!"

Bai Xiaowen immediately used Intimidation, while simultaneously manipulating the Bone Warlock to unleash Ghost Path! Just in case, he also severed his Life Sharing with Rageclaw.

A transparent bubble burst from Xie Rui's body, and the item "Void Protection Orb" blocked his first control skill. However, the Bone Warlock's Ghost Path hit him, putting him into Fear Status that lasted for 3 seconds.

Bai Xiaowen breathed a sigh of relief; the Rageclaw had been saved.

Let me explain the three reasons behind Bai Xiaowen's actions: Disconnecting Life Sharing was to prevent Xie Rui from having an item that grants immunity to control effects for a few seconds. If both control skills fail, it would be awkward to lose two lives in one strike. As for using the Intimidation and Ghost Path control skills, it was mainly to protect Rageclaw —to prevent Xie Rui from having an item that blocks single-target spells.

As a result, Xie Rui did not have an item that granted immunity to control effects for a few seconds, but he did have an item that could block a single spell. Bai Xiaowen's response was quite satisfactory.

"You have unlocked the Life Sharing."

The Fear Status is a control effect; Xie Rui cannot move, attack, or cast spells, but speaking is not a problem.

With only 1% Life Value remaining, it was practically a foregone conclusion, but Xie Rui showed no sign of dejection. He swung his Rageclaw out, then, with a smile, vanished in a flash of light.

"So this is Tsinghua University's strategy: forcibly sacrificing a burst-damage assassin just to let me break free of Life Sharing? Tsinghua University's goal is no longer to win this match, but to knock me off the stage and avoid being swept five times..."

Bai Xiaowen checked his Life Value; he had 109 points remaining.

It's worth noting that Life Sharing only triggers when someone takes damage or receives healing, maintaining synchronized health percentages. After Rageclaw escaped banishment and returned to the battlefield, neither it nor Bai Xiaowen took damage or received healing, so Life Value Life Sharing wouldn't trigger.

Therefore, at this moment, Rageclaw was still at full health, while Bai Xiaowen was at low health.

Bai Xiaowen did not immediately extract the Life Value from the Blood Essence Stone to heal himself, causing his Life Value to be out of sync with Rageclaw's. His mere 100-odd points of health were now in serious danger, and the margin for error had been reduced to an extremely low level.

"I was a bit careless. But... it's alright. My strength has grown to a level that other people my age can hardly imagine. Among Intermediate Awakened... I am invincible."

Bai Xiaowen extracted the Life Value stored in the Blood Essence Stone, restoring his health to 206 points. This was already a relatively healthy health level.

The next person from Tsinghua University is Mi Dong, a tank-type professional.

It's worth mentioning that after Mi Dong appeared on the battlefield, he immediately replaced his shield and short hammer with a broadsword. His intention was clear: to kill Bai Xiaowen as soon as possible, even at the cost of his own defense, in order to prevent the Tsinghua University Team from suffering a humiliating defeat of being swept five opponents on their home turf.

However, upon entering combat, Mi Dong saw Bai Xiaowen's health bar. His eyes widened, and he screamed inwardly:

"How could he still have 200+ Life Value? The captain clearly said his Life Value had dropped to 100! When did he recover health?!"