Chapter 515: Section 302: nshi vs Ban Langen
Snowbird Port.
In one of the small dueling fields closest to the docks,
the battle had dragged on for most of the day.
“Huff, huff, huff…”
The Dwarf nshi was drenched in sweat, panting heavily.
He looked at the Ban Langen nearby, feeling utterly powerless.
Ban Langen was a Tree Man, and at that mont, he had taken root in the sandy soil of the dueling field.
His size had increased more than threefold compared to his normal form, with at least ten tis the number of branches on his trunk, which waved in the wind.
“Co at , I’m just standing here,”
“Go ahead and attack!”
“If I move a step, I lose.”
Ban Langen constantly taunted the Dwarf nshi with these provocations.
His face was situated in the upper-middle part of the giant tree trunk.
Nurous branches and vines twisted together, forming two massive wooden palms on either side.
One large hand held the Golden Flower Steel Saw.
The other hand was raising a Silver Level square tower shield.
At the sa ti, a shoulder patch was hidden among the canopy—none other than the Long Fu.
Aside from the Long Fu, his Strike Syringe was concealed sowhere else.
The Little Thunder God Flying Hamr also orbited him, occasionally landing in his canopy like a weary bird seeking refuge.
To secure his victory, Ban Langen had borrowed equipnt from other leaders before launching this challenge.
He was fully ard!
In terms of equipnt, he far outmatched nshi.
In nshi’s hands was only his two-handed long-handled warhamr,
which was rely Silver Level as well.
The Dragon-man youth had also considered lending out equipnt,
but his own was limited.
The Big Arena Badge and golden silk chain armor could not be lent out.
The Big Arena Badge was in constant use, and the golden silk chain armor needed repairs.
Another significant reason was that both pieces of equipnt were covered with a Deception and Disguise Skill and an Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill.
If lent to nshi, the related secrets would be exposed.
nshi had not anticipated that Ban Langen would co so fully prepared.
It was unexpected, considering Xiong Ju had done the sa before, and yet here was Ban Langen initiating a challenge and resorting to the sa tactics.
“Fighting energy, physical ability, nearly all exhausted.”
“No strength left to continue fighting…”
Realizing this, nshi let out a deep sigh
and then loudly declared, “I surrender.”
He stepped down from the dueling field with dignity, his face unable to hide his frustration.
In this duel, he had been completely at a disadvantage, unable to pose any threat to his opponent after the initial phase.
As soon as they began to fight, Ban Langen imdiately released the Little Thunder God Flying Hamr.
The Little Thunder God Flying Hamr incessantly disrupted nshi.
nshi’s combat style was typical of Dwarves—exceptional in defense, but lacking in assault capability.
Taking advantage of nshi’s distraction, Ban Langen swiftly retreated and, after gaining so distance, took root in the sand.
Seeing the Tree Man take root, nshi imdiately sensed trouble and, regardless of the energy cost, mobilized his fighting energy to launch a frenzied attack.
As he charged up to Ban Langen, he maintained his position, determined to fight up close.
The interference and threat brought by the Little Thunder God Flying Hamr suddenly plumted.
Ban Langen had very little ti to handle this piece of equipnt, so he couldn’t achieve precise control.
But this situation was within his expectations.
He had observed the battle between the Dragon-man youth and Xiong Ju; the Dragon-man youth had exploited this very flaw to trouble Xiong Ju.
Ban Langen simply gave up on the Little Thunder God Flying Hamr and began to frantically use Combat Skills, completely disregarding the severe consumption of Fighting Energy.
Many spectators considered his way of fighting unwise.
Such mutual depletion of Fighting Energy clearly played to nshi’s advantage.
And even if Ban Langen had fully taken root, it would only bring about a slight increase in Recovery Power and other aspects.
The consumption in terms of Fighting Energy was too great, and the remaining reserves were unlikely to withstand nshi’s subsequent attacks.
Ban Langen completely implented his tactics.
After paying a trendous cost in Fighting Energy, he finally managed to take root solidly in the sand of the dueling field.
nshi was full of fighting will, feeling that he still maintained the advantage.
But in the next mont, Ban Langen let out a big laugh and took out the Strike Syringe.
He jabbed the Strike Syringe harshly into his own arm.
The Strike Syringe contained Fighting Energy that he had accumulated over ti, identical in nature to his own.
With one needle down, his Fighting Energy was imdiately replenished, restored to peak condition.
nshi was dumbstruck on the spot.
Xiong Ju had forgotten to use the Strike Syringe during his fight with the Dragon-man youth.
This oversight was exploited by Ban Langen, catching nshi completely off guard.
His tactic was a huge success!
After successfully taking root, he gained a greater advantage in terms of recovery and defense.
Moreover, his reserves of Fighting Energy were fully restored, even surpassing nshi’s at the mont.
A single Strike Syringe flipped the situation of the battlefield on its head.
The onlookers were astonished and engaged in a flood of discussions.
Brave duels did not prohibit the use of equipnt, potions, and other external objects.
However, of course, the audience valued fights like those between the Dragon-man youth and Xiong Ju more.
Especially battles that reflected the individual wills of the duelers.
Ban Langen had such significant equipnt advantage but chose such a conservative strategy, making it difficult for the audience to cheer for him.
The following battle scenes were lackluster.
nshi maintained his offensive stance, while Ban Langen was always on the defensive.
He plunged his roots deeply into the soil, recovering Physical strength and Fighting Energy faster. Even if injuries appeared on his tree trunk, he could rapidly self-heal.
The speed of self-healing was only slightly weaker than that of Healing Magic.
Ban Langen’s biggest drawback was his inability to move.
However, nshi was unable to capitalize on this flaw.
This was because nshi lacked long-range firepower.
His most powerful long-range attack was a Combat Skill. This Combat Skill allowed him to throw his long-handled Warhamr directly at an opponent.
He couldn’t use this Combat Skill at will.
Ban Langen was in very good condition; if nshi threw his hamr, it was very likely that Ban Langen would simply confiscate it.
Then, nshi’s situation would beco even more awkward, stranded without a weapon.
nshi had only one choice, and that was to engage Ban Langen in close combat.
But in close combat, he lacked a decisive attack.
He was facing not only Ban Langen’s full armant but also his massive wooden palms and the vines and branches that could whip out from all angles.
Ban Langen had transford into a tree-shaped fortress with no blind spots.
After a few exchanges, Ban Langen laughed heartily and started to urge nshi to surrender.
“Give up, my advantage is too great.”
“You still can’t see it? The victor of this duel will only be .”
“You’re just like a clown. You can’t threaten at all, so why waste any more ti? Just surrender gracefully and save so face.”
“Once my tactics are implented, the battle is over. I have already reaped victory.”
nshi had to admit that Ban Langen made a lot of sense.
But nshi did not give up.
Because he thought of the Dragon Lion rcenary Corps, thought of the Dragon-man youth.
The Saber Gang initiated the challenge simply to disrupt the Dragon-man youth’s recuperation. They sched to use various underhanded thods to force the Dragon-man youth to face reality and duel Teng Donglang as soon as possible.
nshi knew all too well that this was the Saber Gang’s conspiracy.
Of course, he would not let Ban Langen succeed so easily.
So, nshi adopted a delaying tactic.
Every ti he launched a round of close combat attacks, he would quickly retreat to a safe area to rest and regroup.
In the anti, he resisted the interference of the Little Thunder God Flying Hamr while taking potions.
Now, Ban Langen was the one taken aback.
Because he couldn’t move.
Even if he had the upper hand during close combat and even managed to injure nshi, it was hard to pursue and seize the advantage.
Because once he pursued, he would have to leave the ground and unroot himself.
After unrooting, trying to take root again was much too difficult.
The success of this tactic also caught nshi off guard.
Ban Langen won’t get a second chance to root himself, nshi would never agree to that again.
A crucial point was the Strike Syringe.
The Qi stored in the syringe was all used up. Replenishing it wasn’t a matter of one or two days.
Without this critical equipnt, Ban Langen found it difficult to execute the rooting tactic again.
“I can’t easily unroot myself.”
“Otherwise, all of my ticulous preparations, all the efforts I’ve made, would be for naught.”
“Who would actively cancel their own advantages?”
“Moreover, what if this is the opponent’s trick, nshi is just acting, setting up a trap? If my desire to win makes pursue aggressively and abandon my rooted state only to end up losing, wouldn’t I beco the biggest joke in Snowbird Port this year?”
Ban Langen bore a heavy psychological burden.
Because before this, he had been careless in his duel with the Dragon-man youth, who launched a surprise attack and knocked him out with a single punch.
Because of this shaful outco, he had endured ridicule and laughter during these days.
Publicly, there might not be much mocking to his face, but the mbers of the Saber Gang had plenty of criticism for Ban Langen behind his back.
After all, Ban Langen was one of the six leaders of the Saber Gang, a Superior, who had to care about face.
A Superior needed reputation.
“This ti I must be cautious.”
“Losing to the squad leader of the Long Fu is fine; after all, Xiong Ju was not his match either.”
“But losing to an insignificant Silver Level mber of the Dragon Lion rcenary Corps would be too embarrassing.”
“What face would I have to continue being a leader in the gang after that?”
Ban Langen dared not be arrogant again.
This ti, he was extrely cautious.
To lure nshi into attacking and to engage him in continuous close combat, he kept provoking and insulting nshi, hoping to provoke his anger.
Had it been Gang Lie, he might have taken the bait.
But nshi was an honest person.
No matter how ugly Ban Langen’s insults were, nshi endured them without a word and resolutely carried out his delaying tactic.
Gradually, the ti nshi spent resting got longer and the ti spent attacking got shorter.
When nshi and Ban Langen fought close combat, the situation was quite clear, and very unfavorable for nshi.
Regardless of whether it was the roaming silver warrior in full armor or Teng Donglang with his Golden Flower Steel Saw, both were granted a significant advantage in close combat by their gear.
The best equipnt nshi had was only his Silver Level two-handed warhamr.
The disparity was all too obvious.
However, when nshi retreated to a safe distance, Teng Donglang lacked effective long-range attack options.
He was inherently a close combat fighter.
His most reliable long-range attack was the Little Thunder God Flying Hamr he had just borrowed.
Yet, though the flying hamr could cause interference and threat, this level of threat did not suffice to create an opportunity for victory.
In fact, the Little Thunder God Flying Hamr was still unfinished, a work in progress.
nshi used his long-handled two-handed warhamr to fend off the attacks of the flying hamr. During the intervals when the flying hamr circled and danced in the air, he could casually swallow potions.
In this scenario, the Evil Eye was different.
The spirit beams it emitted were extrely powerful and nearly impossible to avoid, very difficult to defend against.
But regrettably, this treasure imbued with Abyss magic power had already been destroyed by Xiong Ju.
Thus, even though Teng Donglang held a significant advantage, the initiative was always in nshi’s hands.
The duel was becoming more and more unsightly.
At first, the spectators were enthusiastic, nearly filling all the viewing seats of the dueling field.
But soon, the battle beca monotonous and boring.
So of the spectators left cursing under their breath.
Those who stayed hoped nshi had so other tactic up his sleeve, or that so unexpected turn would suddenly occur.
But as ti dragged on, one hour, two hours gradually slipped by.
The spectators who persisted began to see: nshi had no other strategies; he was rely delaying the inevitable.
More and more spectators left the minor dueling field.
Originally full to capacity, the field eventually dwindled to groups of two or three scattered about, with vast empty spaces.
Even the vendors had disappeared without a trace.
A group of children laughed and chased each other between the seats.
Several elders lay sprawled across the seats, deep in sleep. They had beco drowsy during the uninspiring battle and had simply fallen asleep.
There were also couples whispering to each other in corners, spreading the sweet, pungent scent of love into the air.
New spectators entered, hoping for so excitent.
But they often couldn’t endure for more than ten minutes before leaving, disheartened.
“If only I had brought more potions,” nshi, engaged in battle, grew increasingly regretful.
He hadn’t brought enough potions!
Before, he hadn’t anticipated such a turn of events in the battle.
Normally, during an intense fight it’s quite difficult to find chances to consu potions.
nshi had thought the potions he brought would be more than sufficient.
But during the actual combat, he felt deep regret.
However, there was nothing to be done.
Without potions to quickly replenish him, his physical strength and fighting energy had plumted to rock bottom, and his combat effectiveness had severely declined.
It was very difficult for nshi to re-engage in close combat.
Whereas Teng Donglang’s condition remained at its peak.
Tree n, when rooted, continuously accumulated an advantage.
Finally, nshi thought it over and decided there was no point in risking close combat any longer.
Because if he were injured, it wouldn’t just trouble the rcenary Group and worry the Long Fu squad leader but would also play right into the Saber Gang’s sche.
nshi finally shouted out, conceding the match voluntarily.
The referee had already dozed off and was shaken awake by a staff mber nearby.
“Ah, it’s over?” The referee looked up at the sky.
It had already turned dark.
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