Chapter 955: The Fruit Knife Saves The Day
Translator: alyschu
The semi-finals began at 3 pm sharp.
The first semi-final was between two super guilds, Snowy Cathaya and Hero Alliance. However, Snowy Cathayaâs chances of winning were dimmer because frankly, Sun Qingqing was kinda dragging her team down at this point. Even Lin Yixin admitted that their chances of winning would be much higher if Nangong Lexi was present. The newly-recruited archer couldnât guarantee Snowy Cathaya a trophy, but she sure as hell could make it a tight race.
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Backpack in hand, Lin Yixin looked back at me and asked, âWhat are your thoughts about this match?â
I replied, âSnowy Cathayaâs only chance of winning this game is to drag it out to the duo match. This means you need to win 2 solo matches at least.â
Lin Yixin smiled. âWhat, you think we canât beat Hero Alliance in 1v1s?â
I shrugged and said honestly, âFrankly, no. Itâll be miraculous if you do. I only pray that the enemy doesnât 3:0 you...â
âHmph!â Lin Yixin pouted. âJust you wait. Thereâs no chance Hero Alliance can 3:0 Snowy Cathaya with me around!â
âGood. Anyway, you should go prepare your line-up...â
âYeah...â
I let Lin Yixin go and watched her as she led Purple Marquis, Clear Perfume and Shadow Chanel up the stage. Snowy Cathayaâs dominating success in this competition had garnered a lot of attention. The guild was only the third ranker in the China nationals, and the competition in the internationals were far greater. Therefore, Snowy Cathaya had more than proven themselves worthy by entering the semi-finals. Even if they lost, their status and influence in the country would increase greatly.
âWhat kind of line-up do you guys think Beauty Lin will go with?â Murong Mingyue asked.
He Yi replied, âKnowing Yiyi, I bet she would want to settle the score with Viennaâs Sorrow. This means that she would be fighting in the first or the third match. Assuming that the first and third matches are taken by her and Purple Marquis, then Shadow Chanel has to be the one to fight the second match. Their chances of winning should be bigger this way...â
Murong Mingyue looked at me next. âWhat do you think, Lu Chen?â
I thought for a moment before replying with a smile, âI wonder. That line-up is a bit too predictable, and Yiyi is an unpredictable girl. In my opinion, thereâs a higher chance that Yiyi fights the second match, and Clear Perfume the first match. Youâve all heard of the story of Tian Jiâs Horse Racing, right? If Clear Perfume runs into Viennaâs Sorrow, sheâll lose, but her team may beat Hero Alliance thanks to it.â
Beiming Xue blinked once. âThat makes sense...â
Li Chengfeng spoke up, âWell, the match-ups are out, so you can stop speculating now...â
We looked up. As he said, the match-ups were displayed on the screenâ
1v1: Da Vinciâs Code LV-185 Shadow Archer VS Clear Perfume LV-185 Archer
1v1: Bethovenâs Joy LV-186 Knight of Stars VS Wind Fantasy LV-187 Light Wanderer
1v1: Viennaâs Sorrow LV-189 Berserker VS Purple Marquis LV-186 Warrior
1v1: Death Wish LV-187 Mage VS Shadow Chanel LV-185 Dark Tongue Mage
2v2: Viennaâs Sorrow LV-189 Berserker & Beethovenâs Joy LV-186 Knight of Stars VS Wind Fantasy LV-187 Light Wanderer & Purple Marquis LV-186 Warrior
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Both line-ups were rather unexpected. Instead of Viennaâs Sorrow, Da Vinciâs Code was the one who would be facing Sun Qingqing. Da Vinciâs Code was a tier above Sun Qingqing in terms of skill, so the first match was a loss for Snowy Cathaya for sure. The second match was the powerful Knight of Stars versus the Fruit Knife Goddess, and it was hard to say who was going to beat who. The third match was Viennaâs Sorrow versus Purple Marquis, and Viennaâs Sorrow was probably going to take this, which also meant that everything hinged on the fourth match. If Shadow Chanel won her match, Snowy Cathaya would advance to the finals. Otherwise, it would be Hero Alliance!
A short prep later, the game officially began. The first match was Clear Perfume versus Da Vinciâs Code!
Swhoosh swhoosh!
Da Vinciâs Code was already standing behind a shrubbery when Sun Qingqing appeared on the map âGrassy Fieldâ. Judging from the challenging gleam in his eyes, he mustâve investigated Sun Qingqing in-depth and realized that she was no threat. That was why his expression was as disdainful as it was.
In an archer versus archer match-up, the one with the higher hit rate and better skill usage usually wins.
Pa!
Spiraling Arrow Blade erupted next to Da Vinciâs Code and deleted 30k+ HP immediately after the round began. Sun Qingqing had great Attack, but the battle had just begun. Unperturbed by the loss of first blood, the shadow archer withdrew to the back, halted in his tracks and fired a volley of arrows!
A ring of arrows cut off almost all of Sun Qingqingâs path of retreat. Then, a dark arrow hit her squarely!
Pa!
78281!
Distracted by the other arrows, Clear Perfume didnât notice the killer move until it was too late. It was the Shadow Archer classâs signature skill, Shadow Arrow. It reduced the enemyâs Defense by 70% for 3 seconds!
Da Vinciâs Code then followed up with Skypiercer, and that was basically the end of Sun Qingqing. She couldnât Leap out of the way in time, and her Defense was reduced by 70%. The super AoE skill dealt almost 100k damage and knocked out of the arena instantly.
The second round was more or less the same. Sun Qingqingâs tactics, movement and archery didnât reach even 50% of Beiming Xueâs level, so she never had a chance of beating Da Vinciâs Code. If that wasnât bad enough, I could tell that Da Vinciâs Codeâs archery skill was at the same level as Beiming Xue. My only question was whether his close-combat skill was up to par. As mentioned earlier, any archer who couldnât fight at close-quarters was just a noob before an expert fighter!
The score turned 2:0, and Da Vinciâs Code scored first blood for Hero Alliance. Hero Alliance expected it, we expected it, even Lin Yixin expected it judging from the complete lack of surprise on her face. The entire point of sending Sun Qingqing first was to waste one of the opponentâs stronger players after all. Of course, had Sun Qingqing somehow defied all odds and won her match, I was sure Lin Yixin wouldnât mind treating her to an entire semester of lunch at the canteen.
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The second round was the Fruit Knife Goddess versus Beethovenâs Joy the Knight of Stars. The guy was a powerful magic knight, but his opponent was the even greater Fruit Knife Goddess. Unless he was a complete fool, he wouldnât dare underestimate his opponent too much. Of course, that didnât stop me from crossing my arms and looking forward to the forthcoming humiliation of the famed Knight of Stars.
Swhoosh swhoosh!
A pair of lights appeared on the battlefield. Beethovenâs Joy rode a mount, and Lin Yixin didnât. However, the rune on her arm buffed her like she was riding the Moonchaser Tiger, but without the turn rate penalty. It was one of the key advantages she held over most of her opponents.
âWow, youâre gorgeous!â Beethovenâs Joy praised her, but Lin Yixin didnât let it affect her judgment. She activated Great Earth Transformation and got ready to fight her opponent to the death. On the other side, Beethovenâs Joy did the same thing. This guy is a Divine General too?!
So this will be a duel between two Divine Generals. I canât wait!
Pa!
The countdown hit zero, and the knight charged first. He wielded a spear that was surrounded by a 10-meter long pillar of flame. It was his Divine General Skill, Blazing Blade. Just like Viennaâs Sorrow Ice Stream Blade, it drastically increased his attack range and area of effect. While the latter property was less relevant in 1v1s than in group battles, the skill was still strong, and a threat one couldnât overlook.
He swung his spear horizontally at Yiyi, and the girl dipped her head a bit to avoid it. At the same time, she ran forward and retaliated with Ice Flame Slash to the shoulder.
78891!
The first exchange went in favor of Lin Yixin, and that angered Beethovenâs Joy. After bringing his spear around, he immediately followed up with a four-hit Armor Break Flurry!
Lin Yixin kept her cool and put more distance between herself and the knight. Wielding the Seven-Star Veluriyam Sword in one hand and her dagger in the other, she parried the first two strikes and endured the last two, losing around 100k+ HP. No matter how good a player was, it was near impossible to nullify a skill like this perfectly, not to mention that her opponent was a Divine General like herself.
Pa!
After Armor Break Flurry came to an end, Lin Yixin abruptly ran up a giant rock and jumped into the air. As she soared over Beethovenâs Joy, her dagger sliced across his neck in a crescent arc and drew a painful groan. It was a weak point strike, and a huge damage number appeared above his headâ99771!
That wasnât even the end of her attack yet. Still in midair, she caught the rein of the mount and pulled herself toward the knight. Then, she acted to thrust the Seven Star Veluriyam Sword right through his chest.
Right before his lifeâs end, the knight flung a shower of flames in front of himself and shouted, âScorching Shield of Stars!â
The flames transformed into an energy shield that surrounded his armor and nullified Lin Yixinâs second weak point strike completely. The Scorching Shield of Stars was a skill that could nullify any three portions of damage!
Lin Yixinâs hands didnât pause even as she read the combat log. After she unsheathed her dagger and hit the knight twice to use up his Scorching Shield of Stars, she landed on the ground and faced toward her opponent. Then, she stretched her fingers fully and launched Ice Storm!
Boom boom boom!
Three icicles hit Beethovenâs Joy and deleted his mount tenacity completely, causing him to fall off his mount. It wasnât long after he got to one knee that he realized something was wrong and tried to bring his spear into a defensive position, but it was too late. Lin Yixinâs attack was already upon him.
Swhoosh!
Lin Yixin dashed past the knight and stabbed him in the back, unleashing Barrier Break. Then, she leisurely circled around to his right side, grabbed the hilt of her sword and used Ice Flame Slash!
BOOM!
A colorful explosion later, the system announced that Lin Yixin had defeated Beethovenâs Joy and increased her score to 1:0.
The audience screamed and clapped so hard I worried that some of them might faint. Few expected a playerâa female player no lessâto face down the vice guild leader of Hero Alliance and the so-called second best player of Hero City without fear, much less slaughter him like a lamb!
Beethovenâs Joy lost his joy as expected. The ridiculing sneer he wore at the beginning of the match had all but disappeared. There were many opponents who couldnât be gauged until you had truly faced them on the battlefield yourself. In this case, the hidden-class magic knight didnât just learn of Lin Yixinâs prowess, he was scared of it.
If he had any chance of beating Lin Yixin before, it was now gone, along with his fighting spirit. The Fruit Knife Goddess executed a helix maneuver to confuse her opponent, and the poor guy couldnât even face in the right direction to hit her. A couple of strikes and skills later, the battle was over.
The overall score was 1:1. The Fruit Knife Goddess had saved the day for now.
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Chiang!
After the match ended, Viennaâs Sorrow abruptly unsheathed his weapon with a dangerous smile on his face. He said, âItâs my turn!â
On the other side, Purple Marquis also pulled his sword out of the ground in front of him and smiled. âA worthy opponent! Iâd better put on a shameless performance, hah!â
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