Ambush + Backstab dealt less than 400 damage to me, but my level was far too high compared to Stealer of Heavens, so a portion of his attacks were resisted by my equipment's defense. This made it quite easy for me to stand there and let him poke me.
After a round of fast-paced attacks, it was my turn. Heavy Strike!
"544!"
Another normal attack!
"421!"
Before I could even react, Stealer of Heavens had already turned into a white light and flew out of the arena!
Goodness, he truly lived up to being the fastest of the five—
Lightning fast, meteor fast, horse riding fast, ejaculation fast, and Thief dies fast!
...I entered the Top 8!
Murong Shanshan followed shortly, her little face flushed. She said it took her two minutes to cut down a Level 28 Priest, and she was so tired she almost collapsed...
A few minutes later, all players who entered the Top 8 were teleported to the final spectator seats. The so-called drawing of lots became very simple; each player just confirmed it on their system configurator. In reality, it was still assigned by the system. The Top 8 bracket list quickly came out—
1. Vegetable Temptation (Xin Yu) — Class: Archer
2. Vegetable Cocoa (Lu Xuehan) — Class: Priest
3. Murong Shanshan — Class: Swordsman
4. Little Ant on the Leaf (Ye Qiu) — Class: Mage
5. TOT_FINE — Class: Swordsman
6. Qing Cai Bai Yu Tang — Class: Swordsman
7. Vegetable Flying Feather (Xu Lin) — Class: Mage
8. Murmuring Song — Class:???
The bracket layout was acceptable. At least I didn't encounter Murong Shanshan, the one I least wanted to face, in the first round. I knew almost all 8 people, except for the last player named "Murmuring Song." It was strange that his class wasn't displayed, while all of our other classes were clearly shown. Could he be the legendary—hidden class?
Among all the players who entered the quarterfinals, only Lu Xuehan was a Priest. It was also thanks to her two purple-grade pieces of equipment; otherwise, it would have been very difficult for a Priest, a class specializing in healing, to advance to the Top 8. Half of the 8 players were from the Qing Cai Family. Our family truly stole the spotlight in this competition. If we were to form a team in the future, it would definitely be twice the results with half the effort!
The match began. The first pair to go on stage were the two beautiful and charming ladies, Xin Yu and Lu Xuehan...
In the system's spectator view, Lu Xuehan on the field said with a smile, "Xin Yu, let me win. How about you don't use Concussion Shot and Explosive Arrow? What do you say? I'll treat you to KFC tonight."
Xin Yu also smiled, "Okay, as long as you don't use Healing Spell, I won't use any skills at all!"
"..."
Lu Xuehan was speechless, and the match began! Most of the spectators were drooling over the two delicate young girls!
As the saying goes, on the battlefield, there are no fathers and sons. It was at this moment that I truly understood this phrase. The moment the match began, both girls unleashed their trump cards. Curse, Punishment, Concussion Shot, and Explosive Arrow flew back and forth in the air, dazzling everyone!
"Swish~!"
Xin Yu's Explosive Arrow exploded above Lu Xuehan's head once again, while Lu Xuehan calmly cast a Healing Spell to restore her HP. She then casually threw a Curse onto Xin Yu's head. That wasn't all; Punishment was also mercilessly cast, and then her fair little hand gestured in the air, causing a Mana Shield to appear around her. Xin Yu's two attacks were like a mud ox entering the sea, causing no damage to Lu Xuehan.
After another Punishment, Xin Yu finally ran out of energy under Lu Xuehan's powerful attrition capabilities. It had to be admitted that although Xin Yu's attack was high, she was still helpless against Lu Xuehan, who had an additional 45% healing effect. Lu Xuehan still had nearly half her HP left by the end, thoroughly demonstrating the power of a high-level Priest.
System Notification: Congratulations to player Vegetable Cocoa for successfully defeating opponent Vegetable Temptation and becoming the first player to enter the Top 4!
The second match began immediately. This one was even more exciting, with Murong Shanshan, a control-oriented Swordsman, facing Ye Qiu, a control-oriented Mage!
The match officially began when Ye Qiu cast an instant Fireball. Murong Shanshan was no pushover either; her sword qi was immediately unleashed. However, unfortunately, Ye Qiu seemed to have anticipated this move from Murong Shanshan and had already moved quickly, sliding his feet and narrowly dodging Murong Shanshan's determined sword qi attack.
Murong Shanshan missed her strike, and her figure flickered as she left her original position. The night elf sword passed through Ye Qiu's body like a streak of light. The 385 damage instantly reduced Ye Qiu's HP by nearly half. However, this did not make Ye Qiu surrender. After taking a few steps to move out of Murong Shanshan's attack range, Ye Qiu turned back and cast a Frost Arrow, followed by a Pyroblast, and another slowing Frost Arrow as Murong Shanshan approached.
Under such attrition, Murong Shanshan's HP was slowly depleted by more than half. In contrast, Ye Qiu's situation was much better. His 'Ice and Fire Five Heavens' tactic seemed to have put him in a state, and Murong Shanshan was constantly kept at a distance, appearing helpless.
Just when everyone thought Murong Shanshan would be completely worn down like this, a sudden change occurred!
Murong Shanshan suddenly changed her movement path, pulling her night elf sword horizontally to unleash a sword qi that blocked Ye Qiu's path. Ye Qiu was greatly startled and quickly stabilized himself, but what he never expected was that Murong Shanshan's movement speed would be so fast. As Ye Qiu turned around, he only saw a flash of sword light, and Murong Shanshan's powerful Heavy Strike had already landed on him!
"564!"
Ye Qiu was thus sent off the arena by Murong Shanshan, and Murong Shanshan became the second player to enter the Top 4.
Match 5 began, and it was finally my turn to appear!
FINE on the opposite side looked very distressed. It wasn't easy for this kid to get this far, but encountering me, who was on a roll in the competition, it seemed his chances were slim.
Two Swordsmen, and two Swordsmen who didn't have any ranged attack skills, made the match very simple. We just kept slashing at each other, sword against sword. In the end, FINE lacked the courage and was directly cut out of the arena.
The last match of the Top 8, Vegetable Flying Feather VS Murmuring Song!
Something that surprised everyone happened. After Xu Lin threw the first Fireball, she froze there, motionless. At the same time, all of us spectators saw a system message: Player Vegetable Flying Feather's magic power has been sealed!
Oh my god, the legendary hidden class—Sealer, has appeared!
Sealer, a hidden class without any offensive or defensive specialties. Its only characteristic is that it can seal a target's certain attack method for a certain period of time, with a 50% success rate. Skill cooldown: 120 seconds (Sealing abilities include magic attacks, physical attacks, and healing state magic, etc.).