"To die as a warrior is the fate that every man deserves."
After stopping to look at the crowd for a while, the blue-haired woman smiled and crossed her arms: "No matter how you look at it...it suits my taste."
"Miss Liushang." The code behind Ninglan said with a smile: "It's time for us to leave. Being blocked here... will hinder other people."
"Why are you so anxious? How can we just block this place..." Xu Yu Liushang straightened his slender neck: "And look at Duan... Mo Shang Qingshan and the others, aren't they also standing there? "
"gone."
Before he finished speaking, Duan Qing walked back from the edge of the wall: "We should go in... Why are you looking so grim?"
"Nothing!" Xu Yu Liushang said angrily: "Why don't you study it carefully this time?"
"Nothing to study."
Following the footsteps of the crowd, the figures of several people slowly disappeared into the shadow of the entrance, and then in the dim field of vision, they followed the instructions to find a passage extending upward: "That text... was indeed written by Fleur herself. Written.”
"...How do you know?" The unhappiness on his face quickly disappeared, and the blue-haired woman stepped beside Duan Qing in a few steps: "Could it be that you..."
"Hey, hey, don't think too much. In this world... something as unscientific as the resurrection of the dead will not happen." Duan Qing shook his head hurriedly and said, "I just saw her handwriting."
"You? A Principality player? Have you only been playing for a few months?" Whispering eyes quickly moved: "Aren't you also cheating?"
"I am one of the ten best young people of the new century." Duan Qing climbed the stairs and replied without raising his head: "I once saw a message at the top of Falling Star Mountain, signed by Fulei..."
"Wait a minute! Have you ever been to the top of Falling Star Mountain?"
"Hey, hey, don't drag me, talk to me, talk to me..."
"You...how did you get through that fog?"
"Somebody brushed a rock with his face...and we went over there."
Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "The fog is just a cover-up, the real key lies on the ground... If I have the chance to go, I will explain it to you. In short..."
"If my memory is correct, then... the handwriting of the message at that time should be the same as the handwriting of the previous sentence."
"...Well, since you said so, let's just think so." The blue-haired woman sighed, and then changed into an excited tone again: "Remember what you just said? And... So, what does the top of the mountain look like? Those rumors before...were they really your doing?"
"You, you..." Duan Qing shook his head and said, "After all these years, you are still so curious..."
"Oh, hurry up, hurry up..." The woman tilted her head a little embarrassed, and continued to shake Duan Qing's arm: "What did you see on the top of the mountain? There must be some treasure, right?"
"...There are too many people here, so let's not talk about it yet." Duan Qing shook his head and said: "There is not a single treasure, but those people at that time... were still involved in some strange relationships."
"oh--?"
"Don't look at me like that...Why are the stairs so long?"
As if a long time had passed, several people finally passed through the cold stone stairs surrounded by darkness and climbed to the top of the tall stone wall. In the cool autumn breeze blowing from high in the sky, the scene of the capital Redkar appeared clearly in front of everyone's eyes. Surrounded by lights shining like neon lights, a magnificent palace loomed opposite them. , behind the high wall on the other side of the square. Perhaps due to the weather, the image of the palace was not clear and seemed to be surrounded by a thin mist. However, the originally white mist had turned into gorgeous clouds in the colorful lights, giving everyone a Those who stand here to enjoy the beautiful scenery are left with a mysterious and solemn impression.
"It's so high."
Looking at the ground that had been stretched far under the stone wall and the crowds of people gathering like ants towards the arena, the little girl shrank her head in fear: "You will definitely die if you fall..."
"Emperor Fleur is really generous." Duan Qing stood supporting the wall and looked at the palace in the distance quietly: "Building a fighting arena... is higher than your own home."
"That's a visual illusion." Xu Yu Liushang commented mercilessly: "Maybe when you get there, you will still feel that it is higher."
"...I won't argue with you about these meaningless issues." Duan Qing sighed and said, "The scenes we see now may not be real."
"It's not real?" The little girl asked doubtfully, "What do you mean?"
"There must be something guarding the palace." Duan Qing pointed to the clouds over there: "And...we are now in the competition server."
He looked around at the players who were enjoying the scenery with them, and his voice lowered a little unconsciously: "Let alone the palace, maybe the entire Redcar... is just a useful part. , the fake shops we visited along the way have already explained some of the problems, and if you look at the distance of this city, it is all hazy, as if the world has lost its memory..."
"Then...why didn't that dream mention this before?"
"I don't know why he didn't say it, but he must have known it in his heart." Duan Qing raised his head and said, "Many people here will definitely notice it, because no matter what...there must be half of the people. It’s a player from the Empire.”
He shook his head, and his eyes extended along the road paved on the city wall, and finally stopped at a place where the passing players gathered, in front of a wide stone gate. He looked at it in silence for a while, and then looked at Mengzhu and the others. In his sight, he patted the stone wall slowly: "Maybe... this fighting arena is not real, it is just a temporary borrowing of the system."
"Ah? What's going on..."
"Because there is no smell of blood."
Ningyu Ninglan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly smiled and said: "A place where countless people have died, no matter how hard you clean it..."
"It can't be cleaned either."
"...Well, that's it."
The silence lasted for a moment among several people, and then was broken again by Duan Qing: "But... this is probably for our own good, so... let's go in with peace of mind."
"The game may have already started."
"...Wow, I forgot about it!"
The little girl suddenly woke up and slapped her thigh, then hurriedly ran to the front of the crowd: "Let's go, let's go! We've been delayed for a long time. We'll talk about the scenery later..."
"It's a team activity that enhances friendship." Looking at the retreating figure in front of him, Duan Qing shook his head and sighed helplessly: "Why, it's like losing 100 million..."
"That's how it is for her." Xu Yu Liushang chuckled and said, "Ordinary people's obsession with gold coins... I'm afraid guys like you will never understand."
"Me? Ha, how could I not understand? Every meal I have now is... ugh."
Looking at the slightly smiling eyes of the other party, Duan Qing swallowed back the words he was about to say: "Well... in short, let's leave quickly, hehehehe..."
"...Hmph."
This time, it was the blue-haired woman's turn to cross her arms and look ahead with a smile. Amid the smile of the maid who was still guarding the end of the team, she shook her long hair, and then followed Duan Qing's steps forward with more confidence. Her charming laughter echoed in the air. Qianzhihe, who had always been shy, raised his head with confusion, but he still heard the sound of long aqua hair floating away in his ears. , the last words left.
"Let me see...how long you can keep this secret."
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"Is there a chance? Is there a chance - OK! A beautiful blow, Fengchui Xiaodi once again used his wonderful operation to replace 12% of the opponent's health!"
"In this way, he will regain a new advantage in the subsequent battles. However... given the current situation, the final result is really hard to say."
"Yes, because the difference in blood volume between the two sides is not that big. If this momentum continues, both sides will eventually fall to the point where they will die in one hit..."
The interior of the huge arena was as neat and bright as Duan Qing had guessed. Not only was it filled with a warm atmosphere, but it was also organized in an orderly manner, without the slightest feeling of a thousand-year-old monument or a bloody killing field. Rows of stone seats like stars surround an equally oval-shaped venue, appearing in everyone's field of vision from a distance. The ground is a mixture of earth and stone, overgrown with weeds and surrounded by a few decorative wild flowers. Some butterflies and insects will appear from time to time, flying slowly around the seemingly vibrant grass. Audiences near the middle field can also observe up close those creatures that are quite different from the real world. Occasionally they will be lying on the guardrail, and there will even be some small things that look like prairie dogs appearing from the corners and snatching them away. They brought snacks from outside the stadium, but most of them probably didn't care too much about them, because the big screens showing the game were placed in front of them, and the lights flashing in the central field in the air.
"If it weren't for those doors, I would have thought this was really a gym."
Pointing to the iron bars surrounding the open space below, Duan Qing said cheerfully, and then picked up a little squirrel that suddenly got in amid the game commentary from all around: "It has also supported so many lives... …Your merits are immeasurable.”
He waved his hand calmly and threw the squirrel in his hand to the far side of the stand. Then, amid the faint sound of pain, he looked at the screen next to him: "How's the fight going?"
"Well... almost." Mengzhu, who was watching the game in front of her attentively and clenching her fists, answered subconsciously, and then raised her fist desperately at the screen in front of her: "Come on, come on!"
"Sigh... Those who didn't know better thought you were the girlfriend of Feng Chui Xiaodi."
Duan Qing sighed helplessly: "To have such an ID, it's really..."
"This person also possesses an epic weapon. The effect is that when it hits the enemy, there is a high probability that the opponent will bleed." The blue-haired woman held her chin and moved her green jade fingers casually in front of her. : "Jagged Blade... is really an apt name."
"It sounds wonderful, but...if I could reach this point with just this weapon, I would still consider him the number one figure." Duan Qing shook his head and commented: "Unfortunately...that is not the case. of."
"You are referring to that accessory of his, right?" Xuyu Liushang replied with a sweet smile: "The bloodthirsty totem makes the wearer become bloodthirsty. When facing an injured enemy, it enhances all one's abilities... Well, This description... seems a little unclear?"
"Strength, speed, and attack frequency..." Duan Qing whispered: "Even the accuracy of using the sword seems to have increased a lot...You didn't look at it at first, so naturally you didn't notice it."
"Okay." The woman sitting next to Duan Qing waved her hands needlessly, and then focused her attention on the game again: "No wonder the two of them fought so fiercely. It turns out that this guy likes to exchange blood for blood."
"More than that." Duan Qing crossed his arms: "This degree of injury... seems to be related to the improvement of his abilities."
"oh?"
"Look, his expression hasn't changed, but his speed has increased again."
Pointing to the small wooden statue that was getting redder and redder around the player's waist in the competition scene, Duan Qing's tone became more and more certain: "If it is true that the lower the enemy's HP, the stronger he will be. If the fight continues like this... he will almost certainly win."
"Then, isn't he invincible?"
Qian Zhihe, who was sitting on the row of seats behind the two people, asked in a nagging tone: "How can there be a battle... without losing blood..."
Looking at Xu Yu Liu's eyes looking at her, the girl's voice became smaller and smaller, as if she had lost the confidence to speak, and she slowly withdrew her words before finishing what she wanted to say. However, the latter smiled, and then pointed at the two people on the screen carelessly: "Don't lose blood? Isn't this kind of thing very simple? As long as you pay a little attention to defense and positioning, the remaining problem is just It’s just about how long you can fight..."
"Don't answer the question like a professional player, sister... Ouch."
Rubbing his forehead where he had been knocked by the opponent, Duan Qing continued to put on a kind face, and then took over the power of explanation: "Of course, if you want to fight against such an enemy, you can probably use evasion. , or think about it from a defensive perspective, wear a full-body armor and cover yourself completely, but in that case, your speed is naturally less than him... It is also possible to use the fighting method of a thief, and you will be surprised. Wave to knock him down, or deal damage first to cripple the opponent, then distance yourself and look for the next opportunity... In short, there are many ways."
"According to my guess, he chose weapons like serrated blades just to be on the safe side. As long as he sharpens some blood and triggers the special effects, he will be successful." Duan Qing lowered his head and smiled. : "But...even at this stage, there are still some ways to save the situation."
clang!
The clear sound of impact sounded as Duan Qing finished speaking. It was the sound of the opponent who could no longer keep up with the speed being blown away by the wind. Xiaodi barely maintained the balance of his body. The opponent was already covered in blood. The man turned in one direction in the air, and then just when the wind blew the little emperor's breath of relief, he threw what he was holding with his backhand.
"It's a flying knife!"
"Sure enough, I saved one last trick - oops!"
"It actually... missed! At this last critical moment, the last chance to make a comeback..."
"No." Listening to the cry from the commentary channel, a strange smile appeared on Duan Qing's face: "He succeeded."
"I see, is this his biggest weakness?" Xu Yu Liushang also covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Poor guy... If you want to blame it, just blame you for getting such an accessory."
In front of their eyes, on the field in the game screen, the wooden statue that was originally hanging on Fengchui Xiaodi's waist, and now glowing red, was stabbed straight into the air by the seemingly missed flying knife, and then They all spun around and rolled to a distance that could not be seen on the screen.
