"Stop looking, let's fight!"
Before Murong Shanshan could finish her sentence, her Combo and Heavy Strike had already landed. At the same time, I reacted and also unleashed a Combo and Heavy Strike!
The same skills, when released by two different people, had completely different effects. Murong Shanshan dealt 1000 damage to my health, while I directly depleted 1600 of her health. Ice Seal Slash also struck simultaneously… A white light flashed.
Murong Shanshan, just like that, was defeated?
Heavens, what's going on? I was momentarily confused.
Why didn't Murong Shanshan, that clumsy girl, use her positioning and maneuvering to create distance and fight me, instead choosing to brute force it? She didn't even use her signature skill, Frost Slash. Was she really that clumsy?
Of course not, the real reason was—
She was intentionally making it easy for me to win!
…Back off the stage, Murong Shanshan sat alone, while Lu Xuehan, Xu Lin, and Xin Yu chatted on the other side. After a moment's thought, I walked straight over to Murong Shanshan and sat down beside her.
"Why aren't you with Temptation and Ke Ke? What are you doing here with me?"
Murong Shanshan's face was expressionless. I couldn't discern her mood at the moment, so I asked, "Shanshan, why did you let me win just now?"
Murong Shanshan glanced at me, pouting, and said, "I can't beat you anyway, so it's better to save time and draw prizes earlier. Don't think I let you win because I like you; I'm not that kind!"
I smiled and said, "If it's not because you like me, then why did you let me win? Doesn't that 500,000 RMB tempt you at all?"
"It does, and a lot. With 500,000, I could buy a new car! But…"
Murong Shanshan's pretty face flushed slightly. I quickly asked, "But what?"
"But I just can't stand you living with those women, what's wrong with that!" Murong Shanshan's beautiful eyes widened.
"You… you're being a bit too nosy, aren't you?"
"I like it! The prize drawing has started. Let's see what your three beautiful colleagues draw!"
…Players in the top 32 but outside the top 8 all received a blue or green equipment item and leveled up once. Players in the top 8, excluding the champion and runner-up, leveled up twice and received additional rewards from a separate drawing. The first to go up was Xin Yu, who was eliminated first. Her graceful figure immediately captivated everyone's attention.
Xin Yu gently pressed confirm, and her reward appeared —
[Agile Cloak] (Blue Equipment)
Defense: 44
Stamina: +32
Strength: +16
Agility: +23
Additional: Increases physical dodge rate by 15%
Required Level: 30
…Very good. With an additional 15% physical dodge, Xin Yu, as a high-agility Archer, already had extremely high dodge. With the 15% increase, her advantage against physical attack classes became even greater. Swordsmen or Battle Axe Warriors with poor equipment and meager accuracy wouldn't be able to hit her at all, let alone kill her.
I also like equipment that adds agility, because in moons constant's rules, adding agility not only increases movement speed but also increases critical strike rate and hit rate. This is precisely why no one has ever missed my attacks. Strength adds attack and health recovery speed, intelligence adds magic points, magic attack power, and magic recovery speed. The higher the points, the stronger the character's attributes. This is a rule in all games. In fact, in moons constant, the points gained from leveling up have gradually been diluted by equipment attributes, but a high level also has a great advantage. For example, low-level players' attack damage, hit rate, and critical strike rate against high-level players will be weakened to a certain extent. High-level players not only have an advantage in PK, but they can also learn higher-level skills and raise the level of their existing skills to a level that low-level players cannot reach. The attack power of a level 10 Heavy Strike is definitely higher than that of a level 1 50-level skill, without a doubt.
The second to go on stage for the prize draw was Ye Qiu, looking imposing. I wonder what good thing he would draw.
"Ding~!"
System Notification: Congratulations to player Little Ant on the Leaf for receiving the reward — Contract Ring!
[Contract Ring] (Blue Equipment)
Stamina: +28
Intelligence: +34
Agility: +33
Additional: Increases magic damage by 5%
Required Level: 30
…Phew~! Still blue equipment, no purple equipment appeared!
No wonder, according to statistics, in the team competition over the past two days, a total of 31 pieces of purple equipment appeared worldwide. Many towns didn't even have a single piece of purple equipment. This shows that the chance of winning is almost like being struck by lightning. Fortunately, I, Murong Shanshan, and Lu Xuehan were all struck by this lucky lightning.
The third to draw was FINE, also from the TOT group. Unfortunately, this guy drew a shield with poor attributes that he couldn't use, so he could only sell it for money.
Finally, it was Xu Lin's turn for the 4th draw. This beautiful boss walked onto the stage nervously, extending her fair, small hand —
"Ding~!"
System Notification: Congratulations to player Vegetable Flying Feather for receiving the reward — Spiritual Long Boots!
[Spiritual Long Boots] (Blue Equipment)
Defense: 35
Stamina: +32
Intelligence: +34
Agility: +18
Additional: Increases Fire-element magic damage by 20%
Required Level: 31
…Increased Fire-element magic attack by 20%, perfectly suited for Xu Lin, this fierce young lady who loves high-damage Fire-element magic.
Finally, the top 4 prize drawing began. I wonder what the difference is from the top 8. The first to go up was the Sealer whom I had defeated!
With a wave of his hand, the equipment was in his grasp—it was a leather jacket suitable for him!
The third to last to go on stage was Lu Xuehan. Last time, she received purple equipment. What will this lucky beauty get this time?
"Ding~!"
System Notification: Congratulations to player Vegetable Cocoa for receiving the reward — Flame Rain (Skill Book)!
[Flame Rain]: Summons Nether Fire elements to incinerate targets within a certain range, and can deal continuous damage to targets for a certain period. Requires Priest Level 32!
Almost everyone gasped. Currently, mages with area-of-effect skills are few and far between, but now Lu Xuehan, this beautiful Priest, already has an area-of-effect skill, and it looks quite fierce. Most mages probably feel like dying right now.
After Lu Xuehan finished drawing her reward, it was finally the turn of the champion and runner-up. Murong Shanshan got up from beside me, chuckled, and said, "If I can draw purple equipment, dinner's on me tonight!"
I made a "please" gesture, and Murong Shanshan immediately went on stage. Her reward, under millions of eyes, emitted a purple glow —
[Icebreaker Gauntlets] (Purple Equipment)
Defense: 120
Stamina: +45
Strength: +48
Agility: +40
Additional: Increases Ice-element magic resistance by 100%, removes all Ice-element magic skill effects upon use, lasts 5 minutes, cooldown 30 minutes
Required Level: 33
…I felt a bit dizzy. If Murong Shanshan wasn't my opponent before, then after equipping these purple Icebreaker Gauntlets, Murong Shanshan practically became the bane of my Ice Seal Slash. As soon as I cast Ice Seal Slash, Murong Shanshan could immediately activate the equipment's attribute, and then the scene of her breaking out of the ice to kill would be a bit unsuitable for children… I looked down at my hands.