Relying on the Title Skill [Flying Nightmare's Trace], Xiao Tan sprinted along the edge of the shelves towards Bei Ling's location.

He knew Bei Ling's weakness very well – terrible close combat. Note that it was "terrible," not "relatively weak" or "average."

Therefore, close combat was very advantageous for Xiao Tan and his only way to win.

However, things were never as simple as one imagined…

The main reason for Bei Ling's poor close combat ability was that she was generally strong in other aspects, so that most enemies were killed before they even had a chance to get close to her.

Excellent long-range combat ability coupled with outstanding intelligence, such a player was undoubtedly a very difficult type to deal with. She could think of many ways to prevent opponents from approaching.

"You're so stupid. If this were a competition, people wouldn't be so kind as to aim for your legs…" Bei Ling muttered while aiming at Xiao Tan's legs and firing.

This was undoubtedly a merciful act. Even the bullets in the sniper rifle were deliberately changed to ordinary sniper bullets instead of special ammunition.

Bang—

The gun fired. At the instant the bullet was fired, Xiao Tan changed his running trajectory with an almost instantaneous reaction and used [The Wind Stilled, Dust Fragrant, Flowers Gone].

The bullet passed through the afterimage that lasted for three seconds, while Xiao Tan himself was unscathed.

"Oh?" Bei Ling was stunned for a moment. The missed shot was indeed beyond her expectations. "Interesting, he actually dodged it himself." She immediately aimed, preparing to fire a second shot.

Unexpectedly, she saw an incredible scene in the scope.

Xiao Tan began to move in a zigzag pattern, releasing an afterimage every one to two seconds.

"Not bad…" This time, Bei Ling really looked at him with new eyes. "Using the visual misdirection caused by the afterimages, combined with irregular movements with repeated changes in direction… even the running speed and the frequency of releasing skills are constantly changing." She laughed, "A sniper's nightmare."

After saying a few relaxed words, Bei Ling took out two submachine guns from her knapsack…

One was the MP5 she had been using all along, and the other was the Uzi she had recently acquired.

[Name: Uzi]

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Ordinary]

[Attack Power: Medium]

[Attribute: None]

[Special Effect: None]

[Equipment Condition: Shooting Specialization F]

[Remark: Reliable, lightweight, easy to operate, and inexpensive.]

A level thirty player's strength had already surpassed that of a normal person in real life. Even a woman could use a Desert Eagle with one hand like Schwarzenegger. Therefore, Bei Ling could easily fight with two submachine guns in both hands.

Da da da…

The two "micro-subs" with extremely high rates of fire spewed out a large number of bullets in a few seconds.

Xiao Tan's position was not too far from the top of the container at this time. Faced with the barrage that enveloped him at this medium-short range, he was really helpless and was hit by more than a dozen bullets in an instant. It goes without saying that a bleeding effect was applied, but more troublesome was that the injury affected his movement. The zigzag sprinting like before was difficult to continue, so there was no point in using afterimages anymore.

Seeing that Bei Ling was close at hand, he could no longer move forward. If he stopped at this moment, he would fall down, and all his previous efforts would be in vain.

In this fleeting moment, most people would not have time to think about countermeasures, but something like an instinct in Wang Tanzhi's blood told him… what to do at this moment.

"A gamble…" At this moment, his expression suddenly turned cold. The gentle look in his eyes was nowhere to be found, and an indescribable ferocity emanated from his brow.

Using the military刺 (cì, dagger) in his hand, Xiao Tan used [Reverse Blade Whirlwind Slash] on the vertical edge of the container. A C-grade specialization with a 75% success rate was not low, and there was no problem with the activation of the skill. Using the movement derived from the skill, he held the military刺 (cì, dagger) in his backhand and swirled upwards along the wall.

Bei Ling did not expect that the other party would not retreat but advance, using offense as defense, so she was caught off guard. After sweeping for nearly ten seconds, the bullets in her two guns happened to run out. And with a gun in each hand, she couldn't quickly change the magazine.

Thus, the situation reversed in an instant.

The whirlwind slash not only helped Xiao Tan rush to the top of the container, but its power also bounced away some of the sweeping bullets, minimizing the damage he received.

Bei Ling had to retreat quickly and run to the distance to widen the distance from her opponent.

"He actually came up…" Bei Ling murmured this sentence, and she couldn't tell whether she was happy or sad. Anyway, now she had to accept this fact, "After coming to the same plane, the advantage of the terrain no longer exists… and his movement is faster than mine, so it's only a matter of time before he gets close…"

In the blink of an eye, a rapid shadow behind Bei Ling was approaching like lightning, not giving her any chance to breathe.

Pang pang pang—

Bei Ling decisively put the guns in her hands into her knapsack, and directly took out two pistols from the holster on her waist to suppress the firepower. While she was taking out the guns, she spun and slid, and the state of running away with her back to the enemy changed to moving horizontally and facing the enemy head-on.

Xiao Tan's survival value had been greatly damaged in the previous explosion, and he was severely injured when he rushed to the container, so it was difficult to withstand strong attacks again. Therefore, he had to give priority to evasion, just in case.

With such a slow and stagnant movement, the distance between the two was reopened by several steps, which gave Bei Ling a chance to change bullets.

She took out the MP5 again, reached out from the pocket attached to the special forces suit, and touched a magazine to replace it. She ran and said, "If I remember correctly, the cooldown time of your Reverse Blade Whirlwind Slash is one minute. That is indeed a killer move that poses a great threat to me. First, it can shorten the distance, second, it can bounce bullets, and third, it can cause damage… It can be said to be an attack and defense in one." Bei Ling tried to remind the other party, "But… according to my estimation, your survival value is probably less than 20% now. At the current distance, your survival value will definitely not last for a minute." She paused for a second and continued, "My suggestion is, either you drink a blood bottle, continue to maintain close-range pressure, wait for the skill CD to pass, and win with one move. Or you give up the pursuit in front of you, leave my sight, and then find a chance to approach me quietly again."

"Although I know you mean well…" Xiao Tan said coldly, "But… don't point fingers when a man is doing something seriously!" At this point, he suddenly burst out with amazing speed and made a comeback.

"What!" Bei Ling's heart suddenly beat faster and her blood surged, "How dare you talk to me like that! You're rebelling!" She was undoubtedly angry and immediately used 100% of her strength to fire.

However, Xiao Tan completely avoided it…

He repeatedly alternated between [The Wind Stilled, Dust Fragrant, Flowers Gone], which had a cooldown time of one second, and [Demon Bat Phantom], which had a cooldown time of five seconds, and stepped on unpredictable steps. While the charging speed was not reduced, he still maintained the existence of more than three phantoms.

This scene was not just a sniper's nightmare, but a nightmare for all long-range weapon users. In Bei Ling's sight, it seemed that three Wang Tanzhis were rushing side by side, and they were sometimes near and sometimes far, sometimes real and sometimes virtual, and it was impossible to tell which one was the real body.

"This kid…" Bei Ling was really frightened this time. She had to swing the muzzle left and right, blindly sweeping, while quickly retreating. But in this way, she was almost relying on luck to shoot. No matter how high her specialization was, it would be useless, not to mention that she was only C-grade.

Finally, when the skill cooldown of Reverse Blade Whirlwind Slash was completed, Xiao Tan came to a distance of only five steps away from Bei Ling.

"Sorry… the victory or defeat has…" Xiao Tan couldn't say the word "divided"… because Bei Ling also made a surprising move at this moment and turned the tables… She suddenly moved in the opposite direction, rushed into Xiao Tan's arms, and hugged him around the waist.

Xiao Tan, who was about to use the skill, was shocked. He never expected this to happen.

Bei Ling was also forced into a desperate situation before she had this whimsical idea. She was in a bad mood now. Not only was she scolded loudly by Xiao Tan, but she was also about to lose. So, she had no place to vent the anger in her heart and couldn't wait to go up and strangle Xiao Tan's neck and tear off his hair.

This hug came too suddenly, and Xiao Tan couldn't use his skills. And what happened next was completely out of control… After the two collided, they fell forward to the side and fell out. They flew directly out of the range of the top of the container, entangled together, and fell towards the ground.

"Is the result going to be mutual destruction…" Xiao Tan had returned to his usual expression in mid-air, looking sadly at the ceiling that was getting farther and farther away from him.

There was no doubt that the two players who had been reduced to toy size would die if they fell from this height.

"Die, die, die, die, die, die!" Bei Ling didn't seem to be willing to let it go. In mid-air, she successfully strangled Xiao Tan's neck from behind and desperately pulled his hair.

"Ah… it hurts! What are you doing!" Xiao Tan's survival value didn't drop significantly, but it was really painful. "Ah… I can't take it anymore… I'm going to die, die, die…"

…………

At the same time, on another container top.

"It seems that it's over there too…" Si Yu looked at Feng Bujue lying in a pool of blood with her cold eyes.

Hearing this, Feng Bujue looked at the game menu, and the states of Xiao Tan and Bei Ling both became [Dead].

He was about to open his mouth to reply, but he coughed up a mouthful of blood, "Cough… cough… is it mutual destruction… I really didn't expect that." Brother Jue smiled bitterly, "Of course… I didn't expect to be beaten like this by you either."

"You have one more move available." Si Yu gently shook the Holy Sealing Sword, and the remaining blood stains on the blade disappeared instantly, "Use [Battle Demon Advent] quickly, just now… let's just say it was a warm-up."

"Heh…" Feng Bujue licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, "Before opening the big move, can I ask, what's the matter with your exaggerated combat power?"

"Like you, it's Soul Intent." Si Yu replied.

Feng Bujue wondered, "I see… but why… are you so strong. But you didn't appear on the combat power rankings?"

"Because your Soul Intent is a continuous-acting type." Si Yu replied, "And I am an instant-use type."

"Oh? So that's a kind of ability that varies from person to person…" Feng Bujue said, "Okay… sorry."

"Why are you apologizing?"

"Because I was a little complacent and arrogant after reaching second place on the combat power list. Now it seems… I'm just reaping what I sowed."

"No need to apologize, you have always been like this."

"Uh…"