Chapter 1 Woe Is Me, Level 33

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"Who says a mantis cannot refuse a chariot's wheel? Behold the firefly that swallows the bright moon." This opening line of the War of the Insects, spoken by a passionate male voice, sounded quite inspiring.

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After midnight, Xiao Tan logged into the game in sleep mode. This was the first scenario he queued for after logging in this time, and it was also his first match in the Pinnacle Showdown.

His mood at the moment... was not nervous at all.

This guy is also a doctor, after all. Yes, although I haven't mentioned this setting in a long time, he is indeed a doctor, and a rather excellent one.

When faced with paranormal ghosts that science cannot explain, he is easily frightened... that is due to his personality.

When faced with Gu Xiaoling's bullying and abuse, he has no ability to resist... that is consensual.

But when it comes to getting serious, Wang Tan Zhi is definitely not ambiguous.

This week, Bei Ling did n one-on-one intensive training sessions with him. Now Xiao Tan is used to PK. In fact... his performance has far exceeded Bei Ling's expectations.

During the days when the two of them concentrated on practicing, Bei Ling had vaguely noticed Xiao Tan's talent. She found that... Xiao Tan actually had extremely excellent combat talent, but... he seemed to be consciously or unconsciously suppressing this instinct, only revealing it under pressure at certain critical moments... and most of the time, Xiao Tan's performance seemed to be "afraid of severely injuring his opponent".

However, even in this state, Xiao Tan, who is accustomed to the rhythm of battles between players, is enough to be called an expert. Perhaps he still has a gap with professional players, but he is definitely not someone that ordinary casual players can easily deal with. After all... Xiao Tan also has an advantage - he is a local tyrant.

Before the start of the Pinnacle Showdown, Xiao Tan also used both skill points and game currency (RMB) to purchase a good set of equipment. Now he is equipped with dual wield weapons for close combat. In addition to the [Energy Storage Trilateral Bayonet] that Brother Jue gave him, he also bought a claw blade from the Surprise Box...

[Name: Wrath of the Feline]

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Attack Power: Medium]

[Attribute: Ice]

[Effect: Deals 150% weapon damage and is guaranteed to add a freezing effect to humanoid creatures wearing glasses, formal attire, bow ties, or neckties, as well as physicists.]

[Equipment Condition: C in Fighting Specialization]

[Note: A sharp four-bladed claw, its material is unknown. Engraved in the blood groove of the claw is this line: Meow~ Meow Meow~ Meow~ Meow Meow Meow Meow (Erwin Schrödinger is a bad guy)]

Judging purely from attack power and attributes, this can be regarded as a good piece of equipment. Because the "Ice" attribute is a relatively rare weapon attribute in the game, once triggered, its slowing and frostbite effects are very tactically valuable.

Given this premise, even if the special effect of this claw blade is a bit nonsensical, it doesn't matter anymore, and besides... he may not necessarily encounter a target that meets the conditions.

Xiao Tan is now equipped with a claw blade in his right hand and a hidden blade in his right wrist, which can be used alternately. His left hand holds the energy-storing military stab in reverse, and his left forearm is also equipped with a sleeve dart, containing five sharp quick darts that can be thrown with a flick of the wrist.

When he bought his clothes, choosing this assassin set was the right choice. As expected of equipment for professional killers in the cold weapon era, it has ample storage space and weapon slots on the body. All kinds of equipment are readily available and very smooth, and the clothes are also light and close-fitting, allowing players to fully display their agility.

In terms of other equipment, in addition to the shop goods that are better than nothing, Xiao Tan also bought a piece of armor at the auction house.

[Name: Withered Armor]

[Type: Armor]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Defense: Relatively Strong]

[Attribute: None]

[Effect: Receives double damage when attacked by fire attribute attacks.]

[Equipment Condition: Level 30, Bound after Equipment]

[Note: A long time ago, the hunters of Moxi Town developed a way to manufacture this armor. They cut bark from the corpses of treant warriors, pulled out vines soaked in the Moxi River, and combined the two to create this extremely light and tough armor. Fear of fire is its only weakness.]

The advantages and disadvantages of this thing are equally obvious, otherwise it would not have been put up for auction. It is estimated that the player who found this equipment in the scenario already had another piece of armor. Considering that this [Withered Armor] has a weakness, they gave it up after weighing the pros and cons.

In fact, as long as the opponent doesn't know that this item is afraid of fire, it is still very good to wear on the body. The "relatively strong" defense and lightweight characteristics are all attributes that Xiao Tan needs.

Let's take a look at the skills. His title [Swift Nightmare] has not changed. The skills he had during the Toy War are naturally still there, so I won't mention them here. Let's talk about what he has newly learned.

In a certain draw for scenario clearance rewards, Xiao Tan was lucky enough to draw a fairly powerful skill. Unlike the conventional active skill [Reverse Blade Whirlwind Slash], this time it was a truly ultimate skill:

[Name: Shadow of Terror Chasing Souls]

[Skill Card Attribute: Active Skill, Permanently Mastered]

[Skill Category: Fighting]

[Effect: A terrifying move that uses the power of dark speed, converting the power of dark speed into energy and concentrating it on one strike to break the enemy (can only be activated when using a melee weapon and maintaining a moving state)]

[Consumption: 50% of maximum stamina]

[Learning Conditions: C in Fighting Specialization, C in Reconnaissance Specialization]

[Note: The signature killing move of the legendary demon assassin "Dark Flash", whose unique dark speed power ended the lives of countless heroes in an incredible way. When this move is activated, its power depends on the player's own movement speed and the impact force at the time of the attack, with a minimum of no less than weapon damage.]

Theoretically speaking, as long as the player can use some means to accelerate to a certain degree... such as exceeding the speed of sound, then it is not impossible to kill the Boss with this strike.

In summary, in the week before the start of this battle for supremacy, Xiao Tan had made considerable improvements in both hard conditions and soft power. He is now very confident in carving out a bloody path in the War of the Insects and entering the top three thousand.

It's just... no one expected who his first opponent would be at this moment...

Standing more than a hundred meters away from him, that strong figure was the number three person in the Blade Workshop and currently ranked sixteenth on the combat power list - [Qi Sha].