Chapter 33 Vain Sigh, Level 33

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"Who says a mantis cannot resist a chariot? Watch as a firefly swallows the bright moon." The opening lines of the War of the Worms were read aloud by a passionate male voice, sounding quite inspiring.

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[Kill your opponent]

After midnight, Xiao Tan logged into the game in sleep mode. This was the first script he queued up after logging in this time, and it was also his first match in Apex Contention.

His mood at the moment...was not nervous at all.

This guy is, after all, a doctor. Yes, although I haven't mentioned this setting in a long time, he is indeed a doctor, and a rather excellent one at that.

He's easily scared when facing supernatural ghosts that science can't explain...that's just his personality.

He has no ability to resist when facing Gu Xiaoling's bullying and abuse...that's consensual.

But when it comes down to the real thing, Wang Tanzhi is definitely not ambiguous.

This week, Bei Ling did n one-on-one intensive training sessions with him. Now, Xiao Tan is used to the matter of PK. In fact...his performance has far exceeded Bei Ling's expectations.

During the days when the two of them were practicing intensively, Bei Ling had vaguely sensed Xiao Tan's talent. She discovered...that Xiao Tan actually had extremely good combat talent, but...he seemed to be suppressing this instinct intentionally or unintentionally, only revealing it under pressure at certain critical moments...and most of the time, Xiao Tan's performance seemed to be "afraid of seriously injuring his opponent."

However, even in this state, Xiao Tan, who is used to the rhythm of battles between players, can be considered an expert. Perhaps he is still some distance away from professional players, but he is definitely not someone that ordinary casual players can easily handle. After all...Xiao Tan has another advantage - he's rich.

On the eve of the start of Apex Contention, Xiao Tan used both skill points and game currency (RMB) to acquire a decent set of equipment. He is now equipped with dual-wielding weapons for close combat; in addition to the [Energy-Storing Trilateral Military Spike] that Brother Jue gave him, he also bought a claw blade from the Thriller Box...

[Name: Wrath of the Meow Star]

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Attack Power: Medium]

[Attribute: Ice]

[Special Effect: Deals 150% weapon damage and always applies freeze effect to human-shaped creatures who wear glasses, formal attire, bow ties or ties, and physicists]

[Equipment Requirement: C in Fighting Specialization]

[Remarks: A sharp, four-bladed claw whose material is unknown. Engraved in the claw's blood groove are the words: Meow~ Meow Meow~ Meow~ Meow Meow Meow Meow (Erwin Schrödinger is a bad guy)]

Simply from the point of view of attack power and attributes, this can be regarded as a good piece of equipment. Because the "Ice" attribute is a relatively rare weapon attribute in the game, once triggered, its slowing and frostbite effects are very tactically valuable.

Given this premise, it doesn't matter even if the special effect of this claw blade is a bit nonsensical, and besides...you may not necessarily encounter a target that meets the conditions.

Xiao Tan now has the claw blade equipped on his right hand, and a hidden blade concealed on his right wrist, the two can be used alternately in cooperation; his left hand is gripping the energy-storing military spike in reverse, and the outside of his left forearm is also equipped with a sleeve dart, containing five sharp, fast darts that can be thrown out with a flick of the wrist.

When he bought the costume, choosing this assassin set was really the right choice. After all, it is the equipment of a professional killer in the age of cold weapons. There is ample storage space and weapon slots on the body. All kinds of equipment can be easily obtained, very smoothly, and the clothes are light and close-fitting, allowing players to fully show their agile characteristics.

As for other equipment, in addition to the store goods that are better than nothing, Xiao Tan also bought a piece of armor at the auction house.

[Name: Armor of Wither]

[Type: Armor]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Defense: Relatively Strong]

[Attribute: None]

[Special Effect: Takes double damage when attacked by fire attribute]

[Equipment Requirement: Level 30, Bound after equipping]

[Remarks: A long time ago, the hunters of Moxi Town developed a way to manufacture this armor. They cut bark from the bodies of treant warriors, pulled out vines soaked in Moxi Creek, and combined the two to create this extremely light and tough piece of armor. Fear of fire is its only weakness.]

The advantages and disadvantages of this thing are equally obvious, otherwise it would not have been put up for auction. It is estimated that the player who found this equipment in the script already had another piece of armor. Considering that this [Armor of Wither] has weaknesses, they gave it up after weighing the pros and cons.

In fact, as long as the opponent doesn't know that this item is afraid of fire, it is still very good to wear on the body. The "relatively strong" defense and lightweight characteristics are all attributes that Xiao Tan needs.

Let's take a look at his skills. His title [Gale Nightmare] has not changed. The skills he possessed during the Toy War are naturally still there, so I won't go into detail here. Let's talk about the new ones he has learned.

In a certain draw for script completion rewards, Xiao Tan was lucky enough to draw a fairly powerful skill. Unlike conventional active skills like [Reverse Blade Whirlwind Slash], this time it was a real ultimate move:

[Name: Shadow of Terror, Soul Chaser]

[Skill Card Attribute: Active Skill, Permanently Learned]

[Skill Category: Fighting]

[Effect: A terrifying move that utilizes the power of dark speed. Converts dark speed power into energy and focuses it on a single strike to defeat the enemy (can only be activated by using a melee weapon and maintaining movement)]

[Consumption: 50% of maximum Stamina]

[Learning Requirement: C in Fighting Specialization, C in Investigation Specialization]

[Remarks: A signature move used by the legendary demon assassin "Dark Flash", whose unique dark speed energy ended the lives of countless heroes in an incredible way. When this move is activated, its power depends on the player's own movement speed and the force of the strike, but it will never be lower than the weapon's damage.]

Theoretically speaking, as long as the player can use some means to accelerate to a certain degree...such as exceeding the speed of sound, then it is not impossible to kill a Boss with this strike.

In summary, in the week before the start of this Apex Contention, Xiao Tan has made considerable improvements in both hard conditions and soft power. He is now very confident that he can fight his way through the War of the Worms and enter the top three thousand.

It's just...no one expected who his first opponent would be at this moment...

The vigorous figure standing a hundred meters away in front of him is the number three figure in the Blade Studio, currently ranked sixteenth on the combat power list—[Seven Kills].