Zhou Rui!
Zhou Rui!
" Wei He!"
" Wei He!"
"..."
Before the battle even began, a single video clip ignited the passion of the entire audience.
Students from Suhang University and Modu University, in particular, waved their school flags high, their cheers growing louder and louder.
Amidst the deafening cheers, the clock hands quietly struck nine o'clock.
"Please welcome Zhou Rui from Suhang University and Wei He from Qingjing University to the stage!"
The host's voice was passionate and loud.
Zhou Rui wore Violent Dragon Light Armor black scales and Weeping Blood Battleaxe slung across his back; Wei He also clad in light armor, holding a gleaming battle blade. The two stepped onto the arena side by side.
" Zhou Rui, we've finally waited for this moment."
"I will win this battle! The Champion is mine!"
Wei He's eyes burned with fighting spirit, as if flames were surging in the depths of his pupils.
He felt the oppressive aura during their first encounter and longed for a direct confrontation.
Unfortunately, the team competition hadn't even started yet, and they avoided each other in the individual competitions until the finals, when they finally met in person...
"Ha, come on! I'm also eager to see just how tough the number one student from Modu University really is!"
Zhou Rui laughed loudly, then drew the Weeping Blood Battleaxe from behind and held it firmly in his palm.
"Three... two... one... go!"
The countdown numbers jumped in the air above the arena.
In an instant, more than 200,000 spectators held their breath, their eyes fixed on the two figures magnified in holography.
As soon as the word "begin" was uttered, Zhou Rui and Wei He simultaneously sprang into action, charging towards each other!
" God's Gift!"
" Blessing of Courage!"
" Holy Light Cross!"
" Holy Light Protection!"
" Holy Flame Halo!"
" Weapon Blessing!"
"..."
On the left, Zhou Rui charged forward while unleashing his skills without pause, stacking all the buffs to their maximum.
A divine aura enveloped them like mist, Weeping Blood Battleaxe, blessed by the Weapon Blessing, emitted a blazing golden light from its blade!
Behind him, the Holy Light Cross and the Holy Flame Halo intertwined and shone brightly. Amidst the interplay of light and shadow, he seemed like Adjudicator arriving on light!
" Berserk!"
" Blazing Fire Saber Art!"
On the right, Wei He didn't hesitate at all, instantly activating his desperate move, Berserk!
Driven by the Berserk skill, his eyes glowed with bloodlust, and his four basic attributes—strength, agility, constitution, and spirit—all soared!
But the cost is equally obvious; once the three-minute Berserk period is over, he will fall into a state of complete exhaustion!
In addition to his Berserk, he also activated the Blazing Fire Saber Art simultaneously.
This technique is similar to a buff skill, allowing each slash of the battle sword to be imbued with intense fire energy, adding fire damage!
The blade, originally made of dark black iron, was now glowing red-hot like a branding iron, with a visible blast of heat!
The two players are level 22 and 20 respectively, and both have extremely fast sprint speeds, with an initial distance of only 150 meters!
So, within three seconds of the start of the battle, the distance between them had shrunk to about ten meters!
" The Hammer of Repentance!"
Wei He closed in, Zhou Rui dared not underestimate his opponent and unleashed a Holy Light Warhammer that crashed down!
"War! War! War!"
In his Berserk state, Wei He was excited, yet his movements were clean and swift. With a slight shift of his feet, he instantly darted across seven or eight meters!
boom!!
The Holy Light Warhammer slammed into the arena floor, causing the entire platform to vibrate and hum.
"My turn!"
Wei He growled, drawing his sword, pushing off the ground, and charging forward in one fluid motion!
" Thunder Slash!"
Two steps and you've covered more than ten meters in the blink of an eye!
He suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Rui, and the battle blade burning with crimson flames slashed down with a piercing shriek that tore through the air!
Thunder Slash, a core skill of the Warrior class, rank A-.
With explosive slashes as its core, the higher the skill level, the stronger the power bonus and the faster the attack!
When mastered to the extreme, the speed of the blade is comparable to thunder!
This skill is a must-learn for pure damage-dealing warriors, and Wei He has already maxed it out to LV9!
Combined with his already impressive strength, the battle blade drew a dazzling crimson trajectory in his hand, accompanied by a thunderous roar, aiming straight for Zhou Rui's vitals!
" Rising Slash!"
Zhou Rui reacted swiftly, swinging his battle axe horizontally in front of him!
clang!!
The sound of metal clashing exploded, deafeningly loud.
"What a powerful force!"
Wei He's pupils contracted slightly.
A battle sword's kinetic energy depends on its speed and weight; his level 20 gold-tier battle sword weighs over a thousand pounds!
With the added speed boost of Thunder Slash, this strike is powerful enough to cleave through high-hardness alloys!
But in this direct confrontation, he was firmly held back by the opponent, and was even slightly forced back half a step!
"As expected of a ruthless person who crushed Feng Qiang head-on; in terms of brute strength alone, I am indeed slightly inferior."
His first attack failed, so he immediately drew his sword and retreated swiftly, his figure flashing dozens of meters away!
Just as he retreated, a deafening explosion erupted, and golden-red flames shot into the air, instantly engulfing him!
[ Holy Light Cross LV9 (B-rank): Summons holy light, forming a cross-shaped light array behind the character, inflicting a burning effect on enemies within the area every second for 5 minutes.]
Note: Where holy light reaches, darkness vanishes; damage is doubled against dark-attribute targets.
It turns out that Zhou Rui had quietly deployed Holy Light Cross at the very beginning of the game.
Wei He's retreat route led him straight into the area engulfed in flames!
" The Holy Light Cross? I expected that!"
" Battle Maniac!"
Wei He's tongue crackled like thunder, and a burst of crimson energy exploded from within him, sweeping outwards in a ring shape!
The golden-red flames collided with the protective aura, and most of them were isolated and melted away. Only a few scattered flames penetrated and licked the surface of his light armor, but could no longer penetrate even a fraction deeper.
" Battle Maniac... activated so early? Looks like they're determined to finish this quickly."
The team and individual competitions had already gone through several rounds, and the players' strengths and weaknesses were basically known to each other.
Zhou Rui was naturally aware of Wei He's awakened talent, [ Battle Maniac ], an S-rank active skill!
During the activation period, all four stats increase, and damage taken is reduced by 80%!
However, the cost is that once the status effect ends, all the reduced damage will be returned to the user at once.
"In the past few games, his longest stretch has only been two minutes..."
Zhou Rui's eyes narrowed slightly.
Two minutes is the limit that Wei He has publicly demonstrated.
But it's also possible that it's just a deliberate suppression, a way of deliberately hiding something.
" The Battle Maniac is indeed the sharpest blade when fighting desperately."
"The standard strategy is to run out of time and wait for him to collapse."
"Unfortunately, that's the path for ordinary people."
"Even if he takes 80% of his damage away, I can still take him down!"
Before he finished speaking, he flashed forward, shouldered his battle axe, and charged towards Wei He once again!
"Good timing!"
Wei He up at the sky and laughed loudly.
Against a paladin with multiple recovery and healing abilities, stalling for time is tantamount to slow suicide.
So he started by using two abilities simultaneously: Berserk mode for maximum output and Battle Maniac to withstand the reflected damage, pushing his combat power to its peak!
certainly...
This playing style is extremely risky.
As long as Zhou Rui chooses to roam and avoid battle, and waits until both his Berserk and Battle Maniac become ineffective, he will be the only one to be defeated!
Now that the other side has chosen to confront us head-on, it's exactly what we wanted!
"Come on! Come on! Come on! If you dare to go head-to-head with me, Zhou Rui, you're doomed to lose today!"
Wei He's eyes were bloodshot and burning, his body was filled with boiling energy, and he pushed off with his feet, his speed was three times faster than before, and he fiercely met Zhou Rui head-on!
"Oh no! Zhou Rui is too aggressive!"
" With Berserk and Battle Maniac, Wei He is now the ultimate war god!"
"In this situation, the safest course of action is to stall!"
"That's right! With Zhou Rui's reaction and mobility, stalling until Wei He's two enhanced states naturally dissipate is no problem at all!"
"Sigh, I was too overconfident! Wei He is no longer the ordinary opponent he used to be!!"
"..."
Seeing Zhou Rui directly confront Wei He, who had activated his double amplification skills, many viewers couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.
Everyone thought he was too arrogant.
Of course, a large number of supporters are still cheering loudly and shouting in unison for their idol Zhou Rui.
"Huh? He's choosing to confront us head-on? It seems Zhou Rui is really confident about his trump card."
A secluded corner of the stands.
The woman from the Heavenly Feather Guild, with her exquisite figure, raised her eyebrows slightly, then a knowing smile appeared on her lips:
"Indeed, how could a student personally trained by the former president be mediocre..."
Zhou Rui launches a strong attack! Wei He's chances of winning have increased!
In the rest area, Shuri, the teacher leading the team from Modu University, narrowed his eyes and his pupils constricted, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.
Judging from this momentum, Wei He's chances of winning are at least 60%!
"However, Zhou Rui isn't foolish. The fact that he dared to fight like this shows that he has complete confidence in his own abilities."
"Now, let's see if he has the ability to back up his confidence."
Although Shuri secretly hoped that Wei He would win the singles title, he knew very well that...
Zhou Rui's decision to act this way was not reckless, but rather based on solid evidence!
On the ring.
Wei He charged forward, and Zhou Rui also rushed to meet him, his left hand clenching in mid-air:
" The Spear of Victory!"
Buzz,
Light elements surged and gathered, instantly condensing into a holy radiance spear!
Whoosh!
The spear, imbued with immense force, was like an arrow shot from a fully drawn bow, transforming into a streak of light that pierced straight at Wei He!
" The Spear of Victory? A waste of effort!"
With the added benefit of an 80% damage reduction, Wei He's confidence soared, and he didn't even bother to dodge!
Bang!
When the holy spear struck the crimson aura, it pierced through it, and seventy percent of its Berserk power was lost!
clang!
The spear, its remaining strength waning, struck Wei He's light armor on his calf but failed to penetrate the defense, leaving only a pale golden mark before shattering into tiny specks of light and dissipating into the air.
"Ha! I told you that trick wouldn't work!" Wei He laughed loudly.
"Useless? What about this?"
Zhou Rui smiled calmly, lightly pressed his left hand to his brow, and the holy cross mark suddenly blazed brightly:
" Punishment of Light!"
boom!!
Around his tall and slender figure, fine arcs of electricity crackled and flickered like a spider web tearing through the air.
Above the arena, a golden thundercloud rapidly formed, churning endlessly.
Rumble,
Muffled thunder rolled, layer upon layer, echoing repeatedly beneath the dome.
The entire stadium felt instantly oppressed, as if a suffocating moment was before a downpour.
" Punishment of Light?"
Wei He's eyes sharpened.
Last night, Zhou Rui used this very move to draw down lightning and instantly defeat the mage Mu You.
He remembered that scene clearly.
"Lightning attacks have always been one of the most lethal methods."
"But each lightning strike from Punishment of Light requires at least a one-second cooldown."
"If we seize this opening and launch a fierce attack, achieving a swift victory, Zhou Rui will undoubtedly be defeated!"
His steps, which had been slightly slowed by the spear strike, quickened again, and he aggressively closed in!
At that moment, Zhou Rui's deep voice rang out:
"Lei, come here!"