Chapter 178: Thank You
As long as I perform one more normal attack, I can defeat this mage without even activating the Magic Sword Technique.
However, things are not as simple as he said.
In the brief moments between consecutive normal attacks, the enemy in front suddenly turned around.
Qiu Qiu laughed maniacally, “I thought I wouldn’t need this thing…”
Saying this, a red light shot out from the ring in his hand, striking the Magic Sword.
What?
The moment the red light made contact with the sword, the Magic Sword was automatically unequipped and entered my backpack!
“Ding!”
System Notification: You are in an “unarmed” state, unable to use weapons for 5 seconds.
Zichen froze, of course! Who wouldn’t understand that if your weapon gets taken away in the middle of a normal attack?
Meanwhile, the mage swung his staff, sending a sphere of magic exploding towards himself.
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The defense without class advancement really isn’t great; the damage was barely a thousand, probably because of the equipment, and one-fifth of my health disappeared in an instant.
The enemy was even more shocked, “How can he be so tanky??”
In shock, he gathered energy, preparing for the next attack.
Zichen felt a bit dazed; he couldn’t be this passive! Though he couldn’t use his weapon for the moment, he could still evade damage with movement.
Let’s go!
The distance between them was only about a meter, and Zichen quickly approached the mage.
His attack was nearly formed, just about to be released.
Suddenly, he slipped underfoot, using the momentum to get behind the enemy, causing the magic attack to naturally miss.
The mage reacted quickly, turning around and once again concentrating magic.
However, there was no one in sight!
Did he move again? No, it was clear he could hear footsteps right behind him!
The mage suddenly turned back, only to catch a glimpse of a shadow.
His expression darkened.
This was a common tactic in the Golden Individual Competition of the Glass Bihua.
By constantly repositioning, one could always remain in the opponent’s blind spot; it sounds easy, but the actual execution is much more difficult than it seems.
Because you can never predict whether the opponent will suddenly change direction in the next moment.
“Damn it, don’t think every cat and dog can play this trick!” the mage yelled angrily, swinging around again—another shadow flickered by, creating a gust of wind.
And Zichen didn’t respond at all; he had been fixated on the back of the enemy’s head from the start. As long as there was the slightest movement, he would immediately step back, completely focused, unable to even hear Qiu Qiu’s words.
“Stop being mysterious! Come out!” The mage kept spinning, yet he could never see the figure of the enemy, with rhythmic footsteps echoing nearby.
“Here!” No shadow.
“Here!?” Still nothing.
As they kept spinning, the time in the gap passed unnoticed by Zichen, who was immersed in his own world, striving to stay within the opponent’s blind spot.
Turn left…
No, he’s coming the opposite way, turn right!
Move left again!
“What are they doing? Playing hide and seek?” Cute Orange didn’t understand.
“This is…” Brother Shiu thought for a moment and said, “Achen is probably trying to drag out the timer by staying out of sight.”
The onlookers began to discuss, “Can Fengchen Yanhua block visibility? And this awareness… doesn’t seem like a rookie? Don’t know why he hasn’t advanced classes.”
“Wow, I haven’t seen this kind of maneuver in a long time, bring back memories!” someone exclaimed.
10 seconds.
20 seconds.
30 seconds.
The cooldown for the sea of flames had already reset, but the two present had completely forgotten about this deathmatch, numbly circling each other.
Finally, Qiu Qiu stupidly looked at the shadow, “Hey… hey, I caught… you.” Then he slumped down.
Zichen stopped behind him, not moving for a long time.
After a minute, he opened his tired eyes, the Magic Sword swung down, taking away the enemy’s last bit of health.
He accidentally got a bit carried away, nearly falling over, but fortunately, his opponent had been a second too early.
Let’s not talk about it; I’ve never heard of someone getting dizzy from spinning in a game.
The mage’s corpse transformed into white light and disappeared, leaving behind a dull black shoulder guard.
Looking at the attributes, it was a level 12 Black Iron Equipment, garbage attributes, probably no one wants it, might as well head to the auction house.
Meanwhile, the system announced Zichen’s victory, and the previously bet Silver Tier item landed in his hands.
Check the attributes.
White Smoke Shoes:
Rarity: Silver Tier
Required Level: 25
Physical Defense: 11
Magical Defense: 23
Health: 150
Stamina: 25
Intelligence: 31
Spirit: 25
Movement Speed: 5%
Trait: Increases magic concentration speed.
Description: A proud work of tailor K.
The trait may be short, but its effect is extraordinary; no wonder this person can generate a fire sea so quickly. If it weren’t for my Blink, I might have really been taken out.
In any case, this is now mine, time to equip it.
The white fabric shoes had a refreshing feel, enhancing the overall aura… Looking at the withered skeleton armor on his chest and the shadow demon shoulder guard above, he kept quiet.
Attributes improved again. By the way, now even without transforming, my health is at 5500.
After picking up the gear, the surrounding scene shifted back again, and everyone returned to their original positions, chattering away.
Suddenly, two small hands waved in front of his eyes, shaking back and forth.
“Cute Orange, what are you doing?” Zane expressed his confusion.
“Eh? You’re still not out cold?”
“..…”
From the perspective of Starry, Zhe Luo slowly approached.
“Are you here to take revenge for him?”
He took a deep breath, “No, I’m here to apologize.”
“It was my responsibility for attacking you for the Wolf King boss earlier; the deathmatch has ended… I hope you can let those few go.” Zhe Luo pointed at his previous teammates.
Starry shook his hand, “I don’t really mind; you didn’t gain any advantage anyway.”
“Thank you.” Zhe Luo lowered his head, then turned and left.
“Captain! Aren’t we trying again?”
“Captain!?”
The swordsman reacted not at all, disappearing into the crowd.
…
Outside, the atmosphere was bustling, and the adventure group channel was lively with constant screams and wails from Nangong and Endless Sea.
“We’ve finally cleared a phase, hahahaha! Endless Sea is ecstatic,” someone said. “I didn’t expect to pass in one round. By the way, Brother Fengchen, how far did you get?”
“Huh? We just finished a phase not long ago,” Zhen Chen said seriously.
“Impressive, indeed, high damage output makes a difference, passing a phase so quickly. I recall this is your first attempt with the female knight, right?”
“Yeah.” Starry also nodded.
“By the way, let me tell you, Cute Orange is truly unlucky; a chest dropped a bunch…”
“Don’t… don’t listen to him nonsense; my luck is great,” Cute Orange said nervously.
“Chest? What the hell? I heard you only get chests after completing the boss interaction mechanism?” Nangong questioned.
“Actually, we’ve already finished…”
“???”
