Seeing how leisurely his opponent was acting, Wu Shaozhen had no choice but to advance first. Just as he drew close, Maple Leaf suddenly unleashed Groundfall Slash, instantly following it up with Half Moon Slash to cut off both sides of Wu Shaozhen's escape route.
Wu Shaozhen used Blink, instantly appearing behind his opponent and driving Godslayer toward his back.
His opponent used Charge to dodge the strike, but Wu Shaozhen wasn't surprised. If Maple Leaf couldn't even dodge that, his reputation would have been nothing but hype.
Wu Shaozhen swiftly pursued him, only for Maple Leaf to suddenly turn and unleash Heavy Slash behind him. Maple Leaf had thought the strike was certain to land, but his opponent somehow twisted aside while moving at full speed. A dagger thrust came right after.
Maple Leaf held his battleblade across his body and swiftly used Block to stop the attack, then slammed Earthsplitter Strike into the ground. Cracks rapidly spread in every direction, but Wu Shaozhen had already retreated.
Fuck, who the hell said he had no skill? Maple Leaf grumbled inwardly. That exchange alone proved Dustseal's mechanics were anything but poor. What he didn't know was that Dustseal's mechanics really had been mediocre before. But with a god-tier mentor constantly drilling him, it would have been hard not to improve.
After retreating, Wu Shaozhen lunged forward again. He wasn't planning to use Eightfold Unity or Shadow Sevenfold Strike in this match. He would fight with ordinary skills alone.
As he approached Maple Leaf, his opponent suddenly leaped into the air with Jump Slash. Wu Shaozhen instantly backed away to dodge, but Heavensplitter Slash followed right behind. He quickly sidestepped, only for Piercing to arrive at that very moment. Wu Shaozhen had no choice but to activate Void. As Piercing passed