Chapter 102

[Vortices of clouds swiftly arrived, and a thunder is about to strike! Footsteps are as dense as a heavy shower, walking on the deserted earth, gliding like a wind over the lone cliff . ]

[The big difference between their foundations is as obvious as the prominent aspects between strong and weak competences . Wild Trace Sword Shadow doesn’t want to prolong this battle . He’s pursuing the opponent whose fleeing away, and now he has decided to use his cruel, murderous skill!]

The narration was actually a little bit slower than what was happening . Anyway, the system needed time to interpret the current situation into words . Thus, when the narration came into Feng Bujue’s ears, Wild Trace Sword Shadow’s attack had arrived .

[Wild Trace Sword Shadow sweeps through the air . His sword with its cold aura has immediately stirred up . A silhouette is swirling under the dim moonlight . In a short moment of silence, the tip of the sword is the only thing that moves . Attentively focus . Drifting clouds cover the moon . Darkness falls everywhere . He slashes out!]

[My goodness~~ Wild Trace Sword Shadow sways and attacks . A distance of 10 steps is nothing to him now . The first strike comes along with thousands of clangs . Under the cliff, in the middle of the moon, the sword sounds are trembling . ]

At this moment, Wild Trace Sword Shadow was using the skill [Glorious Shadow Slash] granted by his title [Swift Blade Like Wind] .

[Name: Glorious Shadow Slash]

[Special Ability Type: Active]

[Consumption: 15% of the highest Physical Value, 15% of the highest Spiritual Value]

[Effects: Instantly appear within 10 meters in front of a target . The user’s attack speed will be increased by 80% for 3 seconds . Cooldown time is 10 minutes . ]

[Remarks: The Light and Dark features are interlaced within the strike . Extremely fast and strangely dangerous, which the opponent couldn’t see or retaliate against . ]

When Wild Trace Sword Shadow suddenly appeared in front of Feng Bujue, the latter had almost crashed into the other’s sword . Fortunately, Feng Bujue’s reflexes were agile as he instinctively swayed aside while raising his wrench to parry .

The sword tip and the wrench collided, sparked and created a loud clang . However, Feng Bujue had just stopped the first strike from his opponent and avoided the crucial attack . Next, during Feng Bujue’s close combat with Wild Trace Sword Shadow, the latter’s flexible blade in his other hand looked like it was dancing while the attack speed was much enhanced . Wild Trace Sword Shadow was constantly slashing Feng Bujue, leading to some cuts on the latter’s left calf muscles, left shoulder, and on his back . This caused the [Bleeding] status .

[The absolute style appears for the first time . Feng Bujue takes out his unique weapon, exhausts his power to turn the Earth and Heaven skillfully, using marvelous movements to avoid the sword! Each step brings both shock and danger! However, short vigilance is not as fast as the instant sword qi . The sword weaves a net in the sky, gathering blinking rays . Feng Bujue has wounds all over his body . This is a fight that leaves a rain of blood and fishy wind . ]

“I can’t hold it anymore! I’m about to face my death!” Feng Bujue continued to run forward, but he didn’t admit that he was about to lose . He realized that the skill Wild Trace Sword Shadow had just used couldn’t continuously be performed in a short time . If not, it shouldn’t be the fighting ability of level 15, since it wasn’t much different from a level 25 skill .

[Cold eyes, wind-like fast strikes . Right when the moon appears splendidly, Wild Trace Sword Shadow turns and pursues his opponent . His wrist slightly sways—this is the second strike!]

“Return?” When Feng Bujue was listening to the narration, his opponent’s sword had almost reached his back .

[Mad tracks tyrannically cross . Sword shadow tells no mercy . My goodness~]

At this moment, Wild Trace Sword Shadow didn’t think that those narration lines were awkward anymore; in contrast, he felt quite livid . The second strike was an ordinary skill of his called [Lunging Straight Thrust] . Seizing the chance before Feng Bujue lengthened the distance between them, he could use this skill to stab him .

Currently, Wild Trace Sword Shadow had finished his probe to Feng Bujue, and he could assure his mind now . In their recent close combat, as he had observed Feng Bujue’s counterattacking moves, he assumed that Feng Bujue wasn’t the sort of players who would develop themselves in Fighting Specialty . Although his escape from the Glorious Shadow Slash was worth a praise, he didn’t have anything better than that . With this kind of speed, he couldn’t dodge this strike, and the game would come to an end .

[The night is silent . It was merely to see the wind that sweeps off the cold shadow . Bloody image crosses the void . A strike that could determine victory and defeat has failed!]

“Such thing is possible?” Wild Trace Sword Shadow’s skill had missed its target . His visage immediately changed as he saw Feng Bujue was speeding up, instantly lengthening the distance between them to dozens of meters . A faint scent of blood still permeated the air .

“Humph… not simple, indeed . This boy has something hidden…” Wild Trace Sword Shadow smiled as his competitive attitude was raising .

[As facing a lost game, dead or alive, it just happens in a blink! Feng Bujue suddenly performed a strange skill . Just like he has shed his own mortal body and was reborn again, his agile body is gliding away like a lightning strike . ]

BANG, BANG, BANG…

As he had activated his Body-Spirit Congregation Technique, Feng Bujue didn’t want to run anymore . After he had made a certain distance with his opponent, he turned around then aimed his pistol . Within 10 seconds, he had finished a magazine of bullets .

“This sort of range attacks are useless . ” Wild Trace Sword Shadow smiled as he chased after Feng Bujue again .

In fact, he didn’t have any passive skill that could help him resist those bullets . It was actually because he had some defensive items equipped on his body, including helmet, armor, and leg guard, which were all hidden . All the defensive attributes were refracted and graded at Excellent quality . A bullet from a pistol could hardly hurt him . Unless the opponent’s shooting skill was extraordinary that he could hit the target at the same position for several times, or shoot him directly in his neck or eyes, his defense would never be broken .

Of course, if the opponent would use the Winchester and shoot him within the range of 10 meters, or used a rifle to shoot him from a far distance, it could cause him certain injuries . Unfortunately, Feng Bujue didn’t have any of those items now, and he wasn’t a player who specialized at Shooting Specialty either .

After he had reloaded his last gun magazine, Feng Bujue put the pistol away .

“Perfunctory Maintenance wasn’t effective while the Lower Side Kick of a Brat can only be used on mobs . I’ve tried the Planned The Victory From Thousand Miles Away, but I couldn’t see anything…” Feng Bujue muttered in his mind, “the only skill that I could use now is the Body-Spirit Congregation Technique, but it’s not suitable for long-term use…” Although he looked like he was madly running for his life, Feng Bujue always kept a clear mind to analyze the situation and his opponent . “This guy had used two active skills . The first one is a blink fused with extreme strength . I am 80% sure that it’s granted from the title . Thus, the cooldown time can’t be short . Although the second strike doesn’t seem to have CD (cool-down time), it is just a strong strike, and I can dodge it . ”

Feng Bujue took the dagger from his bag and grasped it in his left hand while his right hand was clutching the wrench . “Thanks to Casey Jones’ Mask, my Fighting Specialty has improved to D . Our game characters have the same level, and his Fighting Specialty would be D at most . In papers, my fighting ability and his are at the same level . So, I could dodge his murderous attack recently without using any skills…” When he came upon this thought, his opponent was approaching . “Now that I have activated the Body-Spirit Congregation Technique, my maximum speed and power should be more than his . Also, I have brought the Survival Value supplements, this battle… I think . . . I can play with him!”

[The mad sword continued to attack! Feng Bujue parries the strike like a furious wave! Yeah~ My oh my! The shadows of the two players are staggering . Strikes come and go . ]

[Thus, just with one sword, chaos is opened . All those years of making efforts came once from the chest . Their Sword Qi and spiritual power are struggling . It’s hard to tell who is going to win . ]

After Wild Trace Sword Shadow had seen his opponent speeding up, he prepared himself . Feng Bujue’s counterattack was in his estimation . At this moment, he didn’t only try to attack the whole time, but he also protected himself by using some fast movements to oppress his opponent .

From the sensitive sense of a professional gamer who had many experiences in fighting, Wild Trace Sword Shadow vaguely felt that Feng Bujue couldn’t maintain his status for long . If he prolong the time of the battle, this guy would collapse .

[Facing a strong opponent, Feng Bujue ignores his injured body and continues to fight recklessly . The more he fights, the higher his spirit would be . My goodness . ]

“My friend, yeah… do you want to join our union? I can introduce you . ” After a while of struggling, Wild Trace Sword Shadow could only defend himself .

As the saying goes, ‘one inch shorter one inch riskier’ . At this moment, Feng Bujue had swung his short weapons, a dagger and a wrench, as fast as lightning as his pace was also faster than his opponent’s . He besieged Wild Trace Sword Shadow and attacked continuously .

Although the scene had showed that Feng Bujue was oppressing his opponent, but in fact, it was quite the contrary as he was the one who had gradually fallen into failure .

Engaging in this fight, the big gap between their fighting competences was revealed . Under such circumstances, even if Wild Trace Sword Shadow couldn’t take the upper hand in speed and strength, with his profound experience and skills, he wouldn’t lose this game . At the same time, Feng Bujue was draining his Physical Value and Survival Value in the battle he couldn’t win .

“No need . Such a chap like you, I don’t ever want to meet you again,” answered Feng Bujue . Indeed, it could be considered a compliment .

“Ha, ha, ha . . . If you know you are going to lose, why are you struggling so much?” asked Wild Trace Sword Shadow .

Feng Bujue didn’t answer him and continued to attack . It was unknown what his intentions were . He had already consumed one-third of Physical Value in just a short moment of the fight while his Survival Value wasn’t better . Although his costume could reduce the effects of the [Bleeding] status, it couldn’t completely stop his Survival Value from declining . Since he had been injured and the Body-Spirit Congregation Technique had consumed 2% of his Survival Value for each five seconds, his Survival Valued had soon plunged down to under 30% .

Facing such a tremendous opponent like Wild Trace Sword Shadow, Feng Bujue absolutely didn’t dare to be careless to supply more blood when his Survival Value had reached under 10% . Because, at this moment, just one mistake could kill him right away . Thus, when his Survival Value had declined under 30%, he used the first bottle of the Survival Value Supplement .

“You’re just wasting your items . ”

The more Wild Trace Sword Shadow fought, the calmer he became . As he got used to Feng Bujue’s attack style, he talked more . “Frankly speaking, delaying here isn’t good for you as it only benefits me . ”

Feng Bujue said, “You are so frank though . Then, I’m not afraid to tell you bluntly…” He suddenly stopped his attack and jumped backwards out of the fighting range .

[Drawing the injured body, he knows that he won’t have a chance to take the victory . Although he’s unreconciled, he’s willy-nilly in this situation . ]

[The ice-cold murderous intent is still there, but the wild attack like furious waves has been ceased . The situation right now is that the loser is panting hopelessly, while the other was standing still as condensed water . ]

“You thought that delaying the fight would benefit you, it comes from your considerations towards the fighting aspect,” Feng Bujue continued, “in fact, I hope that you would continue to defend and shouldn’t hurry to seek for victory because I need time to think about the answer for the [Hidden Quest] . ”

The trail of being calm and relaxed disappeared from Wild Trace Sword Shadow’s face as it turned somber .

“Smile and see a thousand arms destroyed in the vast sea .

Plan to decide the fate of Earth and Heaven, releasing the karma .

No senses, no fear, not afraid of death and life .

Not Demon, not God, just a wandering crazy Ghost . ”

After Feng Bujue had read his poem, the system prompted . [[Hidden Quest], accomplished . ]

[You’ve received a Spiritual Weapon designed for your own – The Death Poker . ]

[Spiritual Weapon is locked permanently to a specific player, which can’t be exchanged, trashed or damaged . This weapon will not occupy a slot in user’s bag as user can create it by consuming 2% of the highest Spiritual Value . Attributes of this weapon will be increased along with user’s level]

Feng Bujue put away the two weapons he was holding in both of his hands . His mind flickered, and the white halo instantly converged on his palm and soon turned into a deck of cards . At the same time, his Spiritual Value had been reduced by 1 point; now it was 147/150 .

He quickly skimmed over the item’s properties and dismissed his Body-Spirit Congregation Technique .

[Read a poem and gather the efficacious waves . Silhouette disappears, leaving the vast, imposing aura . ]

[Feng Bujue’s tenderly raises two fingers . There’s a hidden spiritual aura on his fingers . No strike, no technique . No attack, no defenses . A moving light like a shooting star sparks, darting towards Wild Trace Sword Shadow . ]

“Isn’t lock range attack is…” Those last words was stuck inside Wild Trace Sword Shadow’s throat as a poker card swiftly flew pass his face, leaving a bleeding cut on his cheek .

“What the heck is that . . . ” Wild Trace Sword Shadow’s countenance changed all of a sudden . If he hadn’t seen that the situation wasn’t right and immediately cocked his head, that attack would have hit his eye .

“A card,” answered Feng Bujue calmly .

“That is it… is that the power of the Spiritual Weapon?” Wild Trace Sword Shadow said, “Seems this [Hidden Quest] is worth trying…”

“Do you really think that I would give you time to compose your poem and only continue the fight after you get the spiritual weapon?” Feng Bujue said and darted another two cards . After the cards had been released from his hand, they were like living things, tearing the wind to make an incredible curve in the air as they flew towards Wild Trace Sword Shadow .

[Another two light attacks with a graceful momentum . Wild Trace Sword Shadow raises his sword to parry . The sword qi is as powerful as the wind howling . My oh my~]

[The sword moves while its qi is as bright as a rainbow . Torrential power wipes through the sky, while the two flying light is incoming . ]

Wild Trace Sword Shadow’s hand, which was holding the sword, was trembling since his sword was still shaking . “Odd movement trajectory . Extraordinary speed accompanies with such strength…” His mind was alertly screaming . His opponent had 54 cards . Although he could dodge one and use his sword to stop the other two, with this kind of situation, getting himself killed was just a matter of time .

“Good . Introduction should stop here . Next, I’m going to attack officially,” said Feng Bujue .

[The situation changed in an instant . A rampant declaration made Wild Trace Sword Shadow wear a visage of fear . ]

“Tsk . . . ” Having listened to the narrator, Wild Trace Sword Shadow didn’t feel convinced at all . Anyway, he couldn’t say anything since Feng Bujue had been in a difficult situation recently, but he didn’t show a streak of ‘fear’ . At most, he had just ridiculed him a bit .

At this moment, Feng Bujue took out five cards at once, arranging them on his hand . “First, we are going to try Straight Flush (1) . ”

[While Wild Trace Sword Shadow is still hesitating, Feng Bujue has struck out!]

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(1) Straight Flush: is a poker hand containing five cards of sequential rank, all of the same suit .