Chapter 2037 – Whimsical Battle
He blocked it? Mountain Pa.s.senger stared at the remnants of his arrows in astonishment.
He wasn't the only one surprised by the outcome. The other nine members of Three Kills' personal security team were also stunned.
Most of Starlink's members might not know about Mountain Pa.s.sage's Triple Moon Strike, but as long-term friends, they were aware of how powerful the combat technique was. Not even they dared to intercept the move directly. Not only would they suffer grievous injuries by doing so, but it would also force them to reveal holes in their defenses.
Yet, s.h.i.+ Feng had neutralized the technique effortlessly. For a moment, they wondered if their eyes had played a trick on them, and Mountain Pa.s.sage had simply used an ordinary attack, not truly employing a combat technique.
“Not bad. While it looks like a normal attack, it's actually an Advanced Combat Technique that can end a life if one's not careful. No wonder why you were so confident,” s.h.i.+ Feng praised, chuckling at the distant Mountain Pa.s.senger.
Mountain Pa.s.sage wasn't pleased to receive s.h.i.+ Feng's praise, but humiliated, giving the Swordsman an intensely frosty expression.
As one of Jormungandr's peak experts, he had been quite famous in the virtual gaming world for over a decade. He felt humiliated and displeased to receive such an evaluation from an unknown junior, who was still in his early 20s.
“You have a big mouth for someone so young! You merely relied on your high Strength to block one of my moves! I'll show you what a true expert is!” Mountain Pa.s.senger bellowed as he readied his bow.
Xiu… Xiu… Xiu…
One streak of black light after another flew toward s.h.i.+ Feng. Although each attack carried Mountain Pa.s.senger's normal Strength, the Ranger had lunched a large number of attacks simultaneously, his arrows raining down on s.h.i.+ Feng without pause.
Advanced Combat Technique, Storm Barrage!
Unlike Triple Moon Strike, Storm Barrage didn't rely on overwhelming power to destroy the target Rather, it relied on a continuous stream of attacks to suppress and whittle down the target.
Mountain Pa.s.senger had created the Advanced Combat Technique specifically to counter Strength-based players.
While the Ranger fired his arrows, Seven Light and the other Zero Wing members s.h.i.+fted their gazes to s.h.i.+ Feng.
“What? Are you thinking of helping him? If that's the case, I've got some bad news for you! You won't get past me!” Tyrant Dragon, a Level 61, Tier 2 Berserker and another member of Three Kills' personal security team, chuckled at Seven Light and the others. “You can only blame that kid for provoking the wrong person. He might have lived a while longer, but now, no one can save him.”
“Help?” Giving Tyrant Dragon a curious look, Seven Light asked, “Why would we try to help him?”
“You don't realize why he needs help? You guys are really looking down on Mountain Pa.s.senger.” Tyrant Dragon could not help but laugh at Seven Light's response. He never expected to find a bunch of n.o.bodies looking down on Mountain Pa.s.senger, someone who had been renowned in the virtual gaming world back in the day. “Mountain is quite strong. If he hadn't been keeping such a low profile, he could've easily ranked among the top 100 on the G.o.d's Domain's Experts List.
But since it's been so long since anyone has made me laugh, I'll hold off for now and let you witness how powerless someone who only relies on overwhelming Strength truly is before Mountain Pa.s.senger. This lesson will benefit you all.”
As soon as Tyrant Dragon finished speaking, more of Mountain Pa.s.senger's arrows rained down on s.h.i.+ Feng.
Not only were these arrows incredibly fast, but they'd also collide while in mid-flight, altering their attack trajectories. The complexity of Mountain Pa.s.senger's attacks was on an entirely different level than the Rangers who guarded the mountain path.
However, despite the arrows descending, he simply and leisurely walked toward the Ranger. As if they were deliberately avoiding s.h.i.+ Feng, none of the falling arrows touched him. Although some of the arrows looked as if they'd find their mark, a blue light would flash before s.h.i.+ Feng, deflecting the arrows and sending them to crash into other arrows. Like the domino effect, these arrows would then collide with other arrows. Eventually, every arrow that might have struck s.h.i.+ Feng landed at his feet.
“Am I dreaming?”
Every player watching the battle was stupefied by the scene.
Although they had considered the possibility of s.h.i.+ Feng avoiding the arrows or using a Skill to block them, they had never imagined that a player could counter a rain-like attack method using nothing more than normal attacks. Not even Domain Realm experts would necessarily succeed, let alone peak experts.
Storm Barrage consumed a lot of Stamina, so Mountain Pa.s.senger was forced to stop after a little more than ten seconds of using the technique. Now, when he looked at s.h.i.+ Feng, who stood less than 20 yards away, he did so with an expression that was tenser than ever before.
Although he didn't want to admit it, s.h.i.+ Feng's performance wasn't anything like his previous feat.
The Swordsman had relied on brute force to counter his Triple Moon Strike, but now, he relied entirely on combat techniques.
“Although I don't know why you would think that I'm not a real expert or why you chose to attack me first, I'd like to know if it's my turn to attack now?” s.h.i.+ Feng asked Mountain Pa.s.senger with a lackl.u.s.ter expression.
The moment s.h.i.+ Feng finished his question, Mountain Pa.s.senger felt an unprecedented pressure weigh down on him. He immediately realized that s.h.i.+ Feng wasn't just some player with nothing but Basic Attributes, but someone with combat standards that could rival, or surpa.s.s, his own. Upon realizing this fact, Mountain Pa.s.senger pushed his five senses to their limits and focused all of his attention on s.h.i.+ Feng.
However, s.h.i.+ Feng suddenly vanished without a trace. By the time he relocated the Swordsman, the man had moved within attack range.
Tier 2 Taboo Skill, Instant Strike!
A blue flash pa.s.sed by Mountain Pa.s.senger's throat Despite seeing the attack, the Ranger had no time to block or dodge the strike. He could only watch as Killing Ray slit his throat, draining his HP bar. Eventually, his HP fell to zero, and he collapsed to the ground.
Only after Mountain Pa.s.senger's vision faded and his body was thoroughly paralyzed did he understand that s.h.i.+ Feng had killed him, and he had been utterly powerless to retaliate.
When Mountain Pa.s.senger died, the battlefield seemed to freeze as everyone stared at the Ranger's corpse in silence. Mountain Pa.s.senger, one of Three Kills' personal bodyguards, had died, just like that…
The players who were most shocked were undoubtedly Tyrant Dragon and the other guard team members.
Although they couldn't believe that the Ranger was dead, their instincts as peak experts forced them to move. They immediately put more distance between them and s.h.i.+ Feng, moving as far from the Swordsman as possible. Their instincts screamed at them that if this man came within attack range, they would suffer dire consequences.
