Chapter 163 Battle Maniac

The nature of the Daofeng (Blade's Edge) Society was briefly mentioned in the previous text; it has official backing. All members of this society are drawn from military, police, political, and other institutions. Their current department is nominally an independent team under the network police, but in reality, there's much more to it...

Some might question the government's reason for organizing a group of people to create accounts in a game, go undercover, and carry out future work.

Well, it's a long story... Obviously, this novel's real world has settings such as gods and ghosts, hell and heaven. So... naturally, the government agencies in this world also have departments dedicated to dealing with these supernatural situations. And the authority of this mysterious department is quite astonishing; they have the full ability to order such a thing. Not to mention the manpower of the Daofeng Society... if necessary, it wouldn't be impossible to draw a regiment of men to form an organization in the game that is stronger than any professional studio.

However, because Woody has a good personal relationship with the current head of that mysterious department, the other party has adopted a more relaxed approach. Basically, it's an attitude of "only monitoring, not acting." If something major really happens, the relevant departments will definitely prioritize taking down the Dream Company headquarters in the real world...

Of course, these plots are not the core content of this book, so let's get back to the story.

【Qi Sha】(Seven Killings), although known as the third-in-command of Daofeng, is actually the number one expert in terms of solo combat ability. This is because their number one and two figures are similar to a regiment commander and political commissar, or a commander and military advisor.

And Qi Sha is a general.

None of the people ranked in the top twenty of the combat power list are not top experts. Although he is ranked sixteenth, this does not mean that everyone ranked ahead of him can win against him, nor does it mean that everyone ranked behind him will definitely lose when they meet him. As long as the strengths are within the same range, the outcome between two players is full of variables.

Unfortunately... Xiao Tan is not in Qi Sha's league.

"That badge..." Qi Sha saw the conspicuous society emblem of Hell's Front from afar, "Heh... to think I'd encounter someone from Hell's Front in the first match." How could he not remember the name of the society to which Feng Bujue, who defeated him in Gotham City, belonged...

Before the fight even started, Qi Sha was already excited.

"Qi Sha, that Qi Sha from Daofeng..." Xiao Tan also often looks at the rankings, and he naturally has an impression of IDs like this that are relatively easy to remember, "Um... super unlucky, meeting a top twenty expert in the first match." He thought to himself, "But... such an opponent is perfect for testing just how far my strength has reached."

Facing a strong enemy, Xiao Tan not only didn't feel timid, but instead was filled with fighting spirit.

At this moment, the environment around the two was a barren open space, the soil under their feet was moderately hard, and the surface was covered with a layer of withered grass and sand; overhead was a clear, cloudless sky, and the view was wide open. Because it was a script dedicated to the preliminary round, there was no plot and the map was very simple.

Moreover, the system was very "considerate" in allowing these two players who mainly engaged in close combat to meet directly... As soon as they entered the script, they could see each other directly in their line of sight.

The two were about a hundred meters apart. After confronting each other for a few seconds, Qi Sha spoke first, saying loudly, "Friend, since it's a competition, then I won't be polite."

"Please enlighten me." Xiao Tan reached out and the energy-storing trilateral military spike appeared in his left hand; his right hand also clenched into a fist and rotated, and the blade claws popped out in response.

"Oh... this kid is much more polite than their regiment commander." Qi Sha complained inwardly, and replied, "Likewise..." He uses fists, and his main weapon is a pair of fine-grade boxing gloves, so there's no need to prepare, and he stepped forward.

"So fast..." Xiao Tan felt the pressure double as he watched the suddenly blurred figure in his sight. As the saying goes, an expert reveals his skill with a single move. As soon as Qi Sha moved, Xiao Tan understood that his opponent's speed was definitely no less than his own.

At this moment, Xiao Tan also moved instinctively. While moving horizontally, the sleeve dart on his left arm had already flown out at high speed.

"Trying to test my speed and reaction, huh..." Qi Sha muttered in a low voice as he easily dodged the dart, "This strategy is quite reasonable, but it may not be meaningful."

In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two had been shortened to within ten meters, and none of the five darts shot by Xiao Tan hit.

"Tch..." Seeing the other party rushing straight at him without any scruples, Xiao Tan also felt a surge of ruthlessness in his heart, snorted coldly and said, "If you want close combat so much... then I'll grant your wish!"

Although his words were harsh, his next action was... to roll. He rolled very suddenly and quickly... and unexpectedly.

As an extreme player who only focuses on fighting, Qi Sha will not fear anyone in close combat. Even if he were to face characters like Shiva or Tun Tian Gui Xiao (Devouring Sky Ghost Hero), he firmly believes that he would not suffer a loss in terms of fighting.

And Xiao Tan's experience and skill in fighting are far behind his opponent, and he can only compete with Qi Sha in terms of speed...

Therefore, if he wants to win, relying on conventional fighting methods will definitely not work...

So, Xiao Tan simply went the other way, striving for every move to be surprising and every style to be astonishing.

"Hmm?" Qi Sha really didn't expect that the other party had already put on his posture and revealed his weapon, but in the end didn't use it at all, but instead quickly rolled on the ground, sweeping his left leg straight at his ankle.

"Hmph... suddenly starting to attack the lower body... unorthodox methods." Qi Sha lightning-like raised his knee and stomped down, avoiding the attack while launching a counterattack.

Who knew that Xiao Tan's sweeping leg was just a feint. At that instant, his right leg came up with a scorpion tail kick, kicking the opponent's abdomen.

Qi Sha's reaction was slightly slower, but he still had time to stop and change his move. He chose to use his supporting foot to barely exert force and leap up from the ground, causing his body to bounce out.

Seeing this, Xiao Tan immediately flicked his sleeve, bringing out a bit of cold light, and chased after him.

Although it was a sleeve dart attack that was released with a flick of the hand, it was still as powerful as an arrow.

Unexpectedly, Qi Sha, whose feet were floating in the air and had nowhere to borrow strength, just responded with a sneer, "Not bad, you can actually expose my flaw, and you also know how to seize the flaw." Before he finished speaking, he had already used two fingers to clamp the fast dart that was shooting towards his throat.

"Are you kidding me..." Xiao Tan broke out in a cold sweat. At such a short distance, and Qi Sha was still in a slow, stagnant state of barely jumping up, he could actually catch a hidden weapon that was so fast.

"It's not over yet..." Qi Sha smiled.

Before he finished speaking, his hand had turned one hundred and eighty degrees, and he used the index and middle fingers that were clamping the dart to forcefully flick it, reflecting the dart back along the same trajectory.

"Holy crap... Two-Finger Vacuum Grip!" Xiao Tan exclaimed, his body turned, and a flash of blade light flew out, barely blocking the dart.

He really guessed right. What Qi Sha used was the "Two-Finger Vacuum Grip" from Hokuto Shinken (Big Dipper God Fist). Things like arrows and flying knives can be taken down with this move and can be reflected. Unless the incoming attack far exceeds the power of ordinary arrows, or a barrage of ammunition flies in a short period of time, otherwise this type of hidden weapon attack is useless against users of Two-Finger Vacuum Grip.

"It's a pity, if you could throw out a barrage of shotgun bullets, maybe I would really suffer some damage." Qi Sha's calm attitude showed that he was still at ease.

While speaking, he had reorganized his posture and instantly stepped in front of Xiao Tan, who had just stood up, "Let me show you another fun one... Wolf Fang Hurricane Fist!"

A storm of fist strikes suddenly came, as fast as a hurricane and as sharp as wolf fangs.

It's not that Xiao Tan was not prepared, but this continuous barrage was really hard to avoid. The only thing he could think of was... to attack instead of defend.

Xiao Tan gritted his teeth, moved his body, adjusted his posture slightly, and then extended both hands, returning the favor.

The military spike and blade claws danced out layers of silver light, like two crazy silver snakes, spiraling and flying to meet the wolf fangs. In an instant, a series of "clanging" sounds erupted between the two, like dense rain tapping on a window, pearls falling on a jade plate.

Qi Sha's steel lock boxing gloves were quite powerful, and with his own strength, he clearly had the upper hand when facing Xiao Tan's two bladed weapons.

However, skills are skills after all. 【Wolf Fang Hurricane Fist】is not something Qi Sha shouts out casually, it is indeed one of his skills. And Xiao Tan is simply relying on his reflexes to quickly swing his weapons to block.

After the two collided, Xiao Tan naturally suffered more.

After a moment of intertwined fists and blades, Xiao Tan had already suffered more than a dozen blows, his left hand was almost out of strength, and his right wrist was in pain. And Qi Sha only felt a slight numbness in both fists.

"Actually relying on real-time reactions to forcibly withstand the skill..." Although Qi Sha didn't show it on the surface, he was secretly shocked in his heart, "A bit interesting... it seems it would be impolite to kill this kid with regular moves..."

"Killing intent!" Xiao Tan himself didn't know why, but these two words appeared in his mind. He wasn't looking at the other party's eyes at this time, and Qi Sha didn't show any signs of unleashing a big move, but Xiao Tan had a strong feeling that the opponent's fatal blow would come in the next instant.

And at this moment, Qi Sha also muttered in his heart, "Except for speed, other aspects are basically not worth watching... Let's send him on his way..." Then he unleashed a move 【Reverse 108 Style. Great Serpent Mower】

He raised his left hand high in front of his body and snapped his fingers, and a flame burst from his fingertips. Then, his lower body took a slight step, and his torso rotated from left to right, and his entire body was enveloped in golden-red scorching flame energy; finally, his right hand moved forward, pushing out a surge of exploding flames towards his opponent.

This set of movements was completed in one go, leaving Xiao Tan only one second to react. If he hadn't noticed that this was a killing move the moment the opponent snapped his fingers, he probably wouldn't have escaped the fate of being instantly killed.

Boom boom boom...

Along with three consecutive explosions, Xiao Tan's figure was engulfed in flames.

"Is it over..." Qi Sha thought to himself, "No!" He felt something...

Although he had watched his opponent be hit head-on by his big move, his years of combat experience told him... it wasn't over.

Sure enough, a beam of white light pierced Qi Sha's eyes.

It was sunlight, the dazzling sunlight refracted by the sharp edge of the military spike.

A silent, ghostly shadow came to Qi Sha's side and rear, and a right arm extended, the sleeve sword at the pulse of his wrist already against Qi Sha's throat...

The sleeve sword popped out, but did not pierce Qi Sha's neck. In the very last, the gap of a few hundredths of a second, Qi Sha still made a move... He dodged to the side and quickly raised his neck back.

His neck was injured, and blood flowed like a stream, and his panic value also climbed to its peak in that second, but he still managed to escape death and instinctively counterattacked.

"Clang—" With a sound, the fist he swung backwards collided with Xiao Tan's reverse-grip military spike.

The impact between this strike and block helped Qi Sha create distance and buy time.

"Is it an afterimage..." Qi Sha made this judgment based on experience, "Deliberately waiting until the last moment to separate the afterimage, enduring my killing move... and the main body quietly approached, to slit my throat... hmm... it's as if he felt I was going to unleash a big move in advance."

Cold sweat rolled down Qi Sha's forehead, and he couldn't help but secretly rejoice... If the blade hadn't happened to reflect the sunlight just now, that sleeve sword would have pierced into his head from his jaw... and the outcome would have already been decided.

"Isn't Hell's Front just a small society of four people..." Qi Sha thought to himself. He had also asked Long Aomin a few questions about Feng Bujue after the cloak battle, but he didn't ask in detail, "It's clearly a casual player's society, but how can anyone who comes out be so sharp..."

Xiao Tan didn't know what the other party was thinking, and he immediately used another move 【Reverse Blade Whirlwind Slash】, relying on the move to go up and approach the opponent in the fastest and most threatening way.

He finally established some advantages in this short period of time. If he couldn't take advantage of the victory to pursue and turn it into a winning position, then all his previous efforts would be in vain.

"Much more difficult to deal with than I imagined..." Qi Sha covered his neck with one hand and supported himself on the ground with the other, taking advantage of the momentum to flip over, turned his back to the opponent, and began to run.

"No way... actually running away..." This was the scene that Xiao Tan least wanted to see. He had lost nearly 40% of his survival value from the 【Wolf Fang Hurricane Fist】, and 【Reverse 108 Style. Great Serpent Mower】had not completely missed him either. In order to ensure the success of the afterimage tactic, he had to activate 【Feng Zhu Chen Xiang Hua Yi Jin】(When the Wind Stops, the Dust Settles, the Flowers are Gone) at the moment of nearly being hit, so he still rubbed against some of the damage from the exploding flames...

At the moment, Xiao Tan's survival value is only 24%, and in the competition mode, the use of survival value supplements is not allowed. Players without medical specialization have no sustainability at all... one life to the death.

As long as Qi Sha stops the bleeding, no longer underestimates the enemy, and responds seriously, then Xiao Tan will definitely be defeated within twenty moves.

"Sorry... I underestimated you a bit before." Qi Sha's voice came from the front against the wind.

Xiao Tan could see clearly that the other party had taken out a hemostatic item from his knapsack and covered it on the side of his neck.

"You fought well..." As the word "well" was spoken, Qi Sha's figure disappeared from Xiao Tan's sight, "I look forward to..." This sentence actually came from behind Xiao Tan.

"Shadow Step, huh..." Xiao Tan knew it was going to be bad, but it was too late to turn around. He simply stepped on the gas and rushed forward, hoping that the other party's speed wouldn't be able to keep up.

"...meeting you in the rematch." When Qi Sha finished his entire sentence, his fist had also penetrated Xiao Tan's chest from behind.