By then, the two men on the platform had struck up a conversation. Guardian was a straightforward, burly man. Even without looking, anyone could tell he had six-pack abs. His military bearing made it obvious he had spent years in the armed forces.
Guardian laughed heartily. "I've heard your name so much since I started playing this game that my ears are calloused. We finally meet."
Wu Shaozhen smiled. "Too bad it's in the arena."
"What's wrong with that? Our fight will be simple. One hit will settle it. If I can reflect your poison, you lose. If I can't, I lose. There's not much fighting to be done," Guardian said.
"Do you think you can reflect it, then?" Wu Shaozhen asked with a smile.
"I'm not too sure. Your poison seems different. Not only does it deal true damage, it also prevents healing," Guardian said, frowning.
"Why not try it and find out?" Wu Shaozhen said.
"All right."
Wu Shaozhen removed all his attack equipment, then took out his treasured Newbie Wooden Sword again. This wooden sword was a rare item-there was nowhere to get it as a drop anymore.
"Holy shit, you even kept your wooden sword? You saved it just to counter me, didn't you?" Guardian said in surprise.
"I've grown attached to it. Couldn't bear to throw it away," Wu Shaozhen said. Then he walked up to Guardian and struck him with the wooden sword.
Guardian didn't dodge. He stood there and let Wu Shaozhen attack him.
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The two damage numbers appeared above their respective heads. Watching his health drop by over thirty thousand in one hit, Wu Shaozhen's mouth twitched. That talent really was absurd.
Guardian, meanwhile, asked in puzzlement, "Didn't you take off your attack equipment?"
"All of it. Even