Lu Xuehan and Xu Lin quickly split and ran in opposite directions, while I immediately charged forward, unleashing a Combo, targeting the opponent's Mage in white equipment!
"784!" "821!"
Perhaps these two damage numbers stunned the opponent; the Priest showed no reaction after the Mage was instantly killed. Only when I was within three yards of him did he realize what was happening, casting a Curse on me. My health immediately dropped by "50" and "50," and my movement speed was reduced to 80% of its original.
The Priest immediately ran backward. Just then, he was hit by an Ice Arrow spell; Xu Lin's attack had arrived!
The effect of the Ice Arrow was strong. I followed up with a Heavy Strike, sending this unlucky Level 18 Priest out of the arena. At the same time, a crimson light flared behind Lu Xuehan; the opponent's Thief had finally attacked!
"284!"
The Thief's Backstab surprisingly landed a critical hit, instantly depleting nearly a third of Lu Xuehan's health. Just then, a lightning-infused light flew towards Lu Xuehan's head!
It was a Battle Axe Strike! Lu Xuehan was in danger!
Li Qing screamed in fright, but Lu Xuehan calmly raised her hand and cast an instant Healing Spell, fully restoring her health. Xin Yu then followed with a Concussion Arrow, stunning the Thief behind Lu Xuehan. Meanwhile, the opponent's Knight used Charge to pin Xu Lin against the corner of the arena. With a single spear strike, Xu Lin immediately lost 54 health. Unfortunately, this Knight's equipment was too poor; attacks without bonus skills simply couldn't inflict substantial damage on Xu Lin, who was fully equipped with top-tier gear.
After the stun wore off, the Thief immediately used a counter-Charge to close in on Xin Yu, who was attacking him. Xin Yu, this fellow, was quite shameless; even though she knew the Thief's attack wasn't fatal to her, she still ran towards me in a panic. The Level 21 Thief, unaware that our team's highest damage dealer was right in front, still charged forward headfirst, naturally met by the sword of darkness—
"584!"
It was just a normal attack, but this leather-armored Thief still turned into a white light and died, reappearing directly in the spectator stands outside the arena, accompanied by the two others who had died earlier... My 425-550 attack was indeed formidable! I instantly killed three players in a flash of lightning, and although it was largely due to their equipment levels, it had already made my prowess evident.
Xu Lin's voice came from beside me: "Focus fire on this Battle Axe Warrior; his attack is very high, he might have a blue weapon!"
I looked back and saw the Battle Axe Warrior chasing behind Lu Xuehan. Although he was slowed by the Ice Arrow, he could still occasionally hit Lu Xuehan. The Knight nearby probably realized that his equipment was too far inferior to the opponent's and simply watched from the side as his teammates pursued the beautiful little Priest!
Xin Yu bumped my arm, smiling, "Hurry up! It's a great chance for a hero to save the beauty!"
I gave her a glance, speechless, and said, "Didn't you notice that Xue Han is leading him away? She clearly wants to solo this Battle Axe Warrior!"
"Oh, it seems so..." Xin Yu suddenly realized, bored, and nocked an arrow, taking down the trashy Knight nearby.
Xu Lin and Li Qing also stopped. Lu Xuehan led the Battle Axe Warrior all the way to the edge of the arena. Only when the ice effect on the Battle Axe Warrior disappeared did she turn back and cast a Curse on him, then immediately turned and ran in the opposite direction.
I couldn't help but smile: "It seems Xue Han is controlling her ranged attacks very well now. Next up should be a one-sided massacre."
As I expected, under Lu Xuehan's excellent control, the Battle Axe Warrior couldn't get close to her at all. Instead, he was tormented by her Light-element Curses and Punishments, and soon after, he was already down to half health.
The cooldown for Battle Axe Strike was almost over!
Just as I thought that, the opponent's glowing axe flew out, instantly depleting half of Lu Xuehan's health. But she seemed to have anticipated it; her Healing Spell, with a 1-second cast time, seemed to have been prepared, landing on her almost simultaneously with the Battle Axe Strike, bringing her back to full health! The Battle Axe Strike was completely ineffective, having no deterrent effect whatsoever with the Priest's timed healing.
A minute later, this well-equipped Level 23 Warrior was finally worn down and killed by the delicate little Priest, Lu Xuehan.
System Notification: Congratulations to the Vegetable Cocoa team for winning the match! We hope you will continue your efforts in the next match and achieve even better results!
Complete victory! The first match was a perfect start—a complete victory!
The next match would begin in five minutes. The system would match all qualified teams within seconds after the first match ended, and all we had to do now was wait for the teleportation to the next match.
"Beep~!"
It was a text message from Murong Shanshan: "Did you qualify?"
"Of course, and you?"
"Same, I killed three by myself!"
I smiled. Murong Shanshan was already Level 28, with very high attack power. In this city, she was probably the second strongest Warrior after me, and also the biggest competitor in our team.
Five minutes passed quickly, and we were immediately teleported to the next arena. The combination we encountered this time was quite annoying: it was a uniform line-up of leather-armored characters, each with a dagger in hand. If they weren't Archers with daggers, those five Thieves would definitely be a pain.
"What do we do?"
Even Xin Yu was a bit stunned this time... Xu Lin was equally flustered, turning her gaze to me.
I hadn't actually seen this kind of formation before, but I still knew some ways to deal with it.
"Xue Han, don't rush to heal. First, cast a Curse on each Thief. You can't drink health potions in the match, and Thieves don't have high health. A Curse's damage of over 200 is very significant. More importantly, a Thief hit by Curse cannot go invisible again. Xin Yu, try to stun one Thief with a Concussion Arrow as soon as the match starts. I'll assist you in taking one down first. Sister Lin, don't focus on single targets; keep moving and use area-of-effect spells for indiscriminate attacks. Your mana is high; they won't last long."
The beauties all nodded in agreement, but Li Qing asked from the side, "What about me?"
"Attack freely, just stay alive..."
...The countdown for the match began!
"3"
"2"
"1"
"Whoosh~!"
A dazzling blue light with sparks burst in the air. One of the opponent's Thieves was immediately stunned in place by a Concussion Arrow, while the other four quickly vanished into the void. I silently cheered, "Well done," then drew my sword and charged forward without hesitation