A complete madman...

That was Shiva's opinion of Feng Bujue at this moment.

"Miscalculated..." Shiva muttered softly, panting behind cover. "I didn't expect that the one who would decide the outcome of this killing game wouldn't be Wu Si Can Xuan, nor Zhao Yingwang, but this mad Feng Bujue who came out of nowhere..."

Just now, Feng Bujue's heavy blow had completely disrupted Shiva's plan. Since entering the script, he had used more than four Survival Value supplements. Originally, he had planned to use this fourth bottle of blood after killing Feng Bujue, depending on the situation. But now, before the battle was over, he was forced to drink it.

This difference, before and after, could be described as a hair's breadth, a thousand miles lost.

Using the same type of restorative multiple times within a certain period would severely reduce the amount of recovery. This could be said to be a rather insidious setting in the game. Even if players were very rich, bought super-sized backpacks, and carried a large number of potions, only the first few potions would be effective in actual combat...

Before the end of the battle, each additional bottle of blood he drank was equivalent to pushing his bottom line back a little.

And this was what Shiva was most unwilling to do now.

Because from the moment Feng Bujue untied the bomb, Shiva's mentality had changed. He saw the hope of victory again, and the previous frenzy gradually cooled down.

Thinking about it calmly, one would understand that the reward for this script was something that could only be encountered by chance.

Shiva believed that with his strength, if he obtained a piece of equipment of "Perfect" quality, he would very likely rise directly to the top of the combat power rankings.

At this stage, "Perfect" quality equipment in Thriller Paradise was extremely precious. There were no more than five pieces in the auction house, and each was being sold at astronomical prices. There were quite a few in the Surprise Boxes, but the players' purchasing power was obviously insufficient. People were complaining on the game forums every day, saying that the Surprise Boxes were almost becoming "museums". Players couldn't afford the very good items, and they weren't willing to buy the slightly worse ones, because most people were thinking of simply accumulating more Skill Points and directly buying an artifact or something.

Although Shiva was the second-ranked player on the combat power rankings, apart from level and specialization factors, materially speaking, he was just equipped with a full set of Excellent-grade equipment, a large number of skills, and sufficient supplies. The bonuses provided by clothing could be ignored.

As the helmsman of a studio and a top expert who had been fighting in the professional circle for many years, he knew better than anyone what the first place in the combat power rankings meant.

Like Shankly said—first is first, second is nothing.

Cruel truth...

Perhaps a bit one-sided, but I agree.

Every moment that the ID [Tun Tian Gui Xiao], with the "Order" suffix, spent at the top of the list was equivalent to an accumulation of intangible resources.

If obtaining Perfect-grade equipment could really help Shiva surpass him, then the victory in this killing game would be far more meaningful than a script, a piece of equipment, or a ranking difference. That was why Shiva had previously tried to compromise with Feng Bujue.

But he hadn't expected that the other party would suddenly become unreasonable.

Shiva re-examined the behavior of this [Mad Feng Bujue]... and found that it was impossible to use logic to speculate about this person.

This kid was very shrewd, yet very absurd; he was sometimes extremely cautious, and sometimes extremely reckless; he would speak a persuasive and accurate reasoning in a serious manner, and he would also say any crazy words that exceeded anyone else's imagination.

This kind of opponent, who could not be judged by common sense, could be said to have made Shiva feel unprecedentedly棘手 (jíshǒu - troublesome/thorny).

"Your Ling Neng (spirit energy) weapon is really quite convenient." Feng Bujue said, leaping several meters, dodging the beams of light shot from the stone discs in the air.

This wave of attacks could only be said to be covering fire, slightly suppressing Feng Bujue's firepower while Shiva found cover.

"Your Reconnaissance specialization seems to be good. Even without looking, you can know the general situation within a certain range around you." Feng Bujue said, "However, after leaving your line of sight, the hit rate and sensitivity of the stone discs have obviously decreased." As he spoke, he threw a hand grenade with the pin pulled towards the place where the other party was hiding.

"Don't push your luck." Shiva didn't need to look to know that something was flying towards him. He took another cold weapon from his backpack and hit the flying hand grenade into the high sky like he was playing baseball.

The explosion in the air was like a signal. Accompanied by a loud bang, Shiva flashed out from the other side of the cover and approached Feng Bujue at high speed.

But as soon as he came out, a layer upon layer of golden light flew towards him.

"Skill? No... Ling Neng weapon!" Shiva's combat instinct reacted in an instant. "He couldn't have guessed which angle I would attack from. At most, he could only predict my timing... So... this Ling Neng weapon is tracking." Several thoughts flashed through his mind, and the Guang Pai (light card) was already close at hand.

"Scatter!" Shiva roared, unleashing a skill.

[Name: Po Ling Tuo Ji (Spirit Breaking Strike)]

[Skill Card Attribute: Active Skill, Permanently Mastered]

[Skill Category: Combat]

[Effect: Strikes out a shock containing spiritual energy (Cooldown time is three minutes, must be released with a cold weapon in hand)]

[Consumption: Stamina Value 200, Spirit Energy Value 20]

[Learning Conditions: Combat Specialization E, Spirit Art Specialization E]

[Remarks: Deals extremely weak damage to purely physical targets (such as mechanical creations), but has significant effects on targets with spiritual energy or souls.]

This skill choice was very suitable, and the weapon in Shiva's hand was also a good match for this skill.

[Name: Obsidian Hammer]

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Attack Power: Medium]

[Attribute: None]

[Special Effect: Exorcising Power]

[Equipment Conditions: Combat Specialization D, Level 23 or above]

[Remarks: Obsidian is one of the seven treasures of Buddhism. It can ward off evil spirits and resolve baleful influences when encountering demons and monsters. It can be broken with force.]

Whenever he encountered a haunted script, Shiva's move and item could be said to be foolproof. Apart from Bosses and elite-level monsters, as long as it was something related to "spirits", it would basically be a one-hit kill under this combination.

The [Death Poker] that Feng Bujue threw out at this time was a full ten cards, a "plane with cannons" combination. The consumption was high, and the power was naturally not bad. But Shiva was holding the idea of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut this time, and used his true main skill. In comparison, Shiva's response was stronger.

With a strange bang, the Guang Pai was shattered into colorful light chips in mid-air, bursting apart like sparks.

Shiva successfully blocked this quick attack, and Feng Bujue was forced into a desperate situation.

Although Shiva himself was slightly hindered by the Death Poker, as Feng Bujue returned to his line of sight, Shiva's Ling Neng weapon could achieve very precise aiming again. Therefore, almost in the same second that Shiva smashed the poker, six beams of light shot from Feng Bujue's front, back, left, right, front-top and back-top directions respectively.

This round of volley's angles were tricky, and it was in an encirclement. It was obvious that Brother Jue had no way to avoid it and would either die or be injured.

Chi Chi Chi—

The beams of light streaked across, leaving several pits in the concrete floor of the rooftop and breaking two railings.

But Feng Bujue was actually fine...

He dodged all the beams of light with a strange, indescribable, and unbelievable movement. In that instant, all the joints in his body seemed to have become a loose state, but the movements of his limbs and torso were still swift and powerful.

If you had to describe it, imagine an extremely flexible marionette. Under the pull of the strings, it could complete the twisting and change of posture of multiple joints throughout its body at high speed. But it was almost impossible for normal humans to imitate this movement.

"Nani!" If Shiva was a villain in a Japanese manga, he would definitely shout this line with a look of horror.

But he wasn't...

Even if he was surprised, he wasn't stunned. Shiva's attack was not over yet. The stone discs' beams of light all entered the cooldown time after several rounds of shooting, but they bought him very favorable strategic space.

At this moment, Shiva's Survival Value was close to 90%, and his Stamina Value was still half. He still had two Combat-type skills that he could use at any time, and he had successfully arrived in front of Feng Bujue.

Looking at Feng Bujue's side... Under the consumption of the Ling Shi Ju Shen Shu (Spirit Consciousness Gathering Technique), his Survival Value had once again fallen below 40%, and his Stamina Value was only 1882800 left. He had already put away his double guns, and was holding the Death Poker in his hand, which was extremely disadvantageous for close combat.

"What's going on..." This sentence was actually said by Feng Bujue himself. "I really dodged it..."

With a whoosh, the obsidian hammer swung diagonally.

Feng Bujue moved one step to the side, stretched his waist and leaned back, easily dodging it. "This is too outrageous... Did I open up my Ren and Du meridians?"

"These are the questions I should be asking!" Shiva said, releasing another skill, this time using his legs to launch it.

A blade-shaped blue shadow was kicked out by Shiva, flying towards Feng Bujue, who was only one meter away from him.

"Could this be the legendary 'Rankyaku'?" Feng Bujue muttered, while making the classic bullet-dodging move from The Matrix, leaning his upper body back, bending his knees and standing still, barely dodging it.

"Are you pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, kid!" Shiva roared angrily. He himself didn't know where such a big fire came from. Later, when he calmed down and recalled it, his anger at the time was probably because he realized that his opponent's physical skills were actually stronger than his own.

"If you ask me that, how should I answer..." Feng Bujue replied.

Brother Jue was also thinking about the answer in his heart: I thought dodging that spinning kick was a coincidence, but it seems that's not the case... The beams of light just now, and this hammer and kick... Could it simply be the effect of the Ling Shi Ju Shen Shu? Or did the other party's movements slow down? No... The gap between me and him still exists. Whether it's strength, speed, or dynamic vision, he's a little bit stronger than me.

But...

I don't know why, but I seem to be able to do some extremely difficult movements that only exist in my imagination, and I can do them very accurately.

What kind of phenomenon is this... Could it be that I obtained some game Buff that is not displayed in the status bar? Hmm... doesn't seem like it.

This realm of doing whatever I want... Could it be!

While thinking, Shiva put away the obsidian hammer, freed his hands, and launched a high-intensity continuous offensive.

In an instant, fist shadows filled the sky, and strong winds flew horizontally. Two illusory figures, one attacking and one defending, one advancing and one retreating, fought all the way out of the rooftop area of the building,贴 (tiē - stuck) against the walls of the building, and "walked" vertically downward, fighting from the sky to the street.

The superheroes who had been thrown off had now arrived one after another (Jason Todd didn't follow. He and the heroes of the Shen Wang (God Network) weren't on the same side, so he quietly withdrew). Seeing the scene in front of them, the Shen Wang's partners were all stunned.

"Should we consider contacting the Justice League headquarters?" The attendant gave a very pertinent suggestion.

Damian glanced at her, then picked up the walkie-talkie and replied somewhat woodenly, "I'll ask Sage..."