"Li Aozi?"
Leino imdiately gripped his magic wand with both hands and thrust it into the ground.
[Summon Clay Golem]
The earth quickly gathered and shaped into five burly soldiers, forming a wall that securely shielded Leino.
"He helped us reach the magic alien world first."
Caral Snail’s figure instantly appeared, kicking off the wall and spinning in mid-air like a high-speed top. The blade, wrapped in purple haunting flas, swiftly sliced through the golems’ bodies, cutting them in half.
’Using rotation to increase cutting power?! Is he not afraid of being turned into a sieve by ?’
Leino was about to cast a spell but quickly noticed the distortion in the air around his opponent.
’——I see, he distorted the space. If I had cast a spell, he’d seize the chance and take down.’
Make a decisive move swiftly!
Leino summoned a gust of wind. Caral Snail imdiately activated Dominator Body, confronting the wind head-on, shattering fireballs with a raised hand, and retaliating with bursts of Sword Qi, clashing fiercely with Leino’s Arcane Missiles.
Literal flashes of sword light and explosions filled the air, dazzling the spectators, who erupted in cheers and shouts.
"He’s so cool! It’s like a Sword Saint!"
"The evil ghost warrior behind him is so intense! What arcane energy is that? I want it too!"
"Caral Snail, wait, wasn’t he one of the people who went to space with my Leo?"
Swish!
Caral Snail flipped his wrist, transforming into an implanted gun. He pulled the trigger with one hand for close-up shooting while unleashing a flurry of sword moves with the other, occasionally using gravity to rotate and twist, launching dense Sword Qi that forced Leino into a narrow alley.
However, Leino was also an outstanding player in the Ajincour Service. Even in a terrain disadvantage, he skillfully utilized his professional abilities.
Mages may lack other things, but their mana bar is long and they have many skills!
He began with a Basic Invisibility Trick, hiding two Fla Pots among the rocks he threw. When Caral Snail swung his Sword Screen to block, the blade shattered the Fla Pots, causing an instant explosion.
"Hmm?!"
The flas, flashes, and thick smoke startled him and left him blinded. Leino imdiately launched a set of Magic Missiles and raised a Magic Guidebook.
Whoosh——
The Magic Guidebook flipped open rapidly, and the spells recorded on each page fired like sentry machine guns at a rate of 6000 rounds per minute, rapidly depleting Caral Snail’s health.
But fortunately, he was a [Destroyer] player, his high health allowing him to survive the blind condition unscathed.
’I can’t drag this out... The magician’s kiting ability is too strong. Without arcane energy, I wouldn’t even be able to touch him.’
Caral Snail quickly raised his hand, using gravity to accelerate himself, and rapidly moved his feet, while also creating an illusion that leaped high into the air.
’A mage dares to get so close to maximize output? No, Yutianxiao told that when a mage dares to engage closely, it ans they definitely have a counterasure.’
anwhile, he himself charged straight at Leino!
[King’s Carriage Displacent]
The illusion did not attract Leino’s attention. He keenly sensed Caral Snail’s killing intent with his sword and instinctively drew a Magic Scroll, aiming directly at the charging Caral Snail.
[Blazing Sunlight]
This was his ultimate trump card, fitting to use at this point.
"Goodbye!"
Leino’s heart cald down imdiately.
Although his opponent’s reaction speed and operations were astonishing for a newcor to the competition, clearly talented and likely with plenty of practice against high-ranking players.
However, no matter how strong the skills and dazzling the sword light, soone caught in a trap would not get another chance to escape.
Scorching light burst forth, engulfing the street in flas, rapidly reducing Caral Snail’s health to near-zero.
But Caral Snail had been waiting for this mont.
[King’s Carriage Displacent] activated!
After withstanding 0.24 seconds of damage, the illusion and the real body swapped places imdiately.
[King’s Carriage Displacent] could be activated regardless of the real body’s condition!
This effect gave Caral Snail the chance to turn the tide!
"——Up there!"
Leino’s reaction was swift, but he couldn’t destroy the illusion in ti. He quickly tried to redirect the Magic Scroll towards the airborne Caral Snail, but changing its direction was like turning a tank’s turret: it required imnse strength and was very slow.
Just a bit more, just a bit more and he would win by scratching Caral Snail’s body!
Swish!
Caral Snail’s body descended, and he threw his weapon with his right hand.
[Canyue] activated!
As an arcane energy he borrowed, it only allowed his body to briefly enter two-dinsional space. Even so, the highly abstract arcane energy had a high usage difficulty, taking him a long ti to train and master.
This mont was what it was all for!
In the two-dinsional space, Caral Snail activated [King’s Carriage Displacent] again.
Leino, eager to take him down with one shot, had raised the scroll to the sky, making the illusion he had previously ignored remain intact.
"You react too quickly, Brother Leino."
Caral Snail’s body, ghost-like, appeared in front of Leino. He raised his hand, a blood-pressure gun barrel popping from his palm, pressing against Leino’s forehead, who was still struggling to angle the tank’s turret upwards.
Gush gush gush gush——!
Corrosive ammunition poured out, emptying 300 milliliters of pre-prepared poison blood. Caral Snail shattered Leino’s mage shield, reducing his head to a skull and depleting his health bar completely.
[Jean Leino Leopold’s health points reduced to zero]
[First round——Caral Snail wins]
"Huff... Huff ha... Ah, huff..."
Caral Snail gasped urgently, his pupils dilating wildly, adrenaline flooding his system, making his muscles almost feel numb.
"That was close... That was close."
He removed his character helt, revealing his sweat-soaked, charred hair. The blood and burns on his face were stark reminders of the battle’s intensity.
"Didn’t expect... for Gamma Rank, the top players are so much tougher than the NPCs on Baizhu Star."
"Kiddo!"
Xia Yubing’s voice ca through the communication channel, excited:
"Congratulations on a great start!"
"I... I fought so ssily... Just one opponent, and I felt like I was about to be finished... And he was just a rookie."
Caral Snail was still catching his breath, his brain working at full capacity throughout the fight, almost ready to shut down.
"This was just one first-ti competitor, and I was already pushed to my limit..."
"What rookie? Didn’t you see his ID?" Xia Yubing asked curiously: "He’s the fourth overall on the total ranking of ’Starry Abyss’ and the top magician in Ajincour District——coissant!"
"...What?"
"Caral Snail, you’re amazing! The forums are blowing up, discussing how a pure eSports rookie beat the top player from Ajincour District in the first match, this is a huge upset!"
"I..."
Caral Snail raised his hand, unable to believe it.
"I defeated the world’s fourth strongest player?"
Beep beep beep——
Caral Snail looked at the ssages from friends:
[XXG] Cumin Powder: Yo, Kiddo, nice fight on your first round, defeating Coissant in round one, I’ll give you a reward later.
[LGY] Garidon: Amazing, in just half a year, you’ve beco a stranger to .
[Qiongyu] Yutianxiao: Congratulations, his barbecue set is quite brutal, keep it up, aim to knock Coissant out in the first round.
[Endless Pioneers] Night Fighting Sword: Hmm (the other party is typing).
..........
Clap!
He clenched his fists, sweeping away the doubt and confusion in his eyes, leaving only determination.
"Yes, I am no less than anyone else!"
Caral Snail steadied his mind, lifted his spirits, and prepared for the second round:
"The half-year preparation in-ga took the equivalent of five years. I’m no longer the newbie I used to be!"
Five years...
These five years transford him from an ordinary Martial Artist chased by goblins into a warrior skilled in swordsmanship.
Moreover, he completed several tasks issued by Li Aozi, converting his body into Implanted Gear, and gained the [Mutant] secondary profession, formally mastering the[Inscription Saint Swordmaster] arcane energy.
"Though I don’t get why you’re so happy, this might be the happiest I’ve been since the guardian deity descended upon ..."
Saga Qi suddenly spoke:
"Since we’ve co this far, let’s push forward together!"
Saga Qi wasn’t usually talkative, so Caral Snail was montarily stunned before reacting.
"Yes, I’ve been helped so much by Li Aozi and friends... I should have beco strong long ago."
Caral Snail nodded, readied himself as Leino revived and approached, and seriously switched weapons.
"Let’s see how far I can go with all my strength!"
Swish——!
The pitch-black tachi was drawn. Caral Snail gripped the shadowy tachi, once again facing Leino.
"That weapon..." Leino was shocked: "Is it the ’Heirloom Masterpiece’?!"
"Hehe. I went through a lot to trade it from Li Aozi."
Caral Snail hoisted the tachi, scratched his head, and chuckled gleefully:
"She’s called Canyue Edge——uh, she prefers to call her Phantom."
"What is this... a Sword Maiden?"
Leino couldn’t help but quip:
"I was curious, who is Li Aozi since you ntion him more than even a wife’s na."
"Him?"
Caral Snail chuckled:
"Li Aozi has many titles——[Sovereign] ntor, Lord of Baizhu Star, Mayor of Newbie City. You can co to our Baizhu Star soti. We recently opened a route, and players from Valkyrie Fortress on the Frontier Star are welco. We’re happy to have you."
"I can tell, he must be an interesting person."
Leino nodded, smiled, and raised his magic wand, an arcane glow lighting up:
"Before that, let’s give the audience a spectacular performance!"
"Leilial, you’re the sa as ever, loving flas, loving explosions, it’s so nostalgic, in the Artisan’s Garden, we used to support each other &*^#——"
[Cognition Filter Applied]
Caral Snail laughed, a green glow in his eyes:
"With pleasure!"
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