San Tian Liang Jiao

Chapter 1460 Double Kill

Chapter 1 Assembled Magic

Under the effect of [Assembled Magic], Xiao Ling's several firearms-related equipment pieces were instantly disassembled and reassembled into a single entity.

The appearance of this thing… well, let’s just say it looked like an exaggerated engine straight out of a cartoon. Its design exuded a punk vibe, and one end of this “engine” had a cannon-like component extending out, as if to clarify that it was, in fact, a weapon.

It was less of an "assembled gun" and more of an "ultra-heavy, ultra-complex hand cannon." When held in a player's hands, it looked like a giant chainsaw from a distance.

"Hoo…" After assembling the hand cannon, Xiao Ling took a deep breath before bending over to pick it up. After all, she wasn't a melee-specialized player, and her strength was a bit lacking; it wasn't possible for her to casually pick up such a large creation with ease.

While she was doing all this, Bemonsutan wasn't idle. This fellow saw that the shooting interval he had calculated had arrived, but the fourth shot was still nowhere to be seen, so he knew that the opponent had immediately changed their attack method after seeing his "Psychic Aberration" form.

Therefore, Bemonsutan also took action, immediately accelerating and running away in a different direction from Jiedun.

Bemonsutan's thinking was this: no matter what weapon the opponent switched to, it was certain that the farther he ran, the lower the power and hit rate of the gun would be. Moreover, fused with the [Air Element], his HP limit and physical defense had greatly increased, so even if a sniper attack with greater penetrating power than before came, he was confident that he wouldn't be killed in one shot… If all went well, he could successfully cover Jiedun's escape and then escape the enemy's range from another direction, thereby dragging the battle into a war of attrition.

Of course, this was just his idea…

Xiao Ling didn't care about any of that. There was something in this world with a range much longer than a gun called a cannon, and the cannonballs fired moved in a parabolic trajectory, so even if you ran beyond the horizon visible to the shooter, you could still be hit.

Bang—

About ten seconds after Bemonsutan started running, a cannon sound rang out.

The fact that Xiao Ling was able to aim for so long indicated that the distance between them was indeed a bit far, and also that Bemonsutan's movement speed wasn't low, but… since Xiao Ling had fired the cannon, it meant she was confident in her actions.

A blazing white energy bullet flew out of the muzzle, cutting through the sky and leaving a hazy hot trail in the heavens, heading straight for the target's location.

Bemonsutan's senses had also become very strong after the aberration (which was why he was able to catch Xiao Tan's thrown sleeve arrow earlier). While running, he quickly sensed the energy approaching from behind.

At that moment, he didn't even need to turn around to confirm; he took a step and shifted laterally, suddenly flashing more than five meters to his left.

Bemonsutan's response was indeed brilliant. No matter what… the cannonball needed a few seconds to fly over. Even the best gunner, calculating the lead and firing, was aiming at "the target that was moving in a uniform straight line a few seconds ago." As long as the target being attacked made a change in direction while the cannonball was "already fired but not yet landed," then even if the aim was perfect before, it would be meaningless.

However, what Bemonsutan never expected was that the real purpose of that energy bullet was…

Buzz—

When the cannonball was about thirty meters from the ground, accompanied by a buzzing sound, the blazing white light suddenly exploded and transformed into… Xiao Ling.

"What!" Bemonsutan, who was retreating and waiting for the cannonball to land, turned his head to look at the sky at this moment, and when he saw the figure of his opponent, he was obviously taken aback.

Several seconds later, Bemonsutan belatedly realized that the opponent hadn't launched a "destruction bullet" in the first place, but a "teleportation bullet"!

This method of allowing a player to instantly move to the location of the cannonball was naturally a skill. However, since this was an ability that Xiao Ling had only mastered in the past month, it was impossible to know she had this trick up her sleeve just by watching S2's recordings.

"Hee…" Xiao Ling, who suddenly appeared in mid-air, looked at the horrified expression on the other's face and knew that her surprise attack had already been half successful, and a smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of her mouth.

In the next second, she activated [Assembled Magic] again, disassembling the hand cannon in her hand back into four or five guns, then grabbed two of them, raised her hand, and fired.

Bang, bang, bang…

Tat-tat-tat-tat…

Two different gun sounds rang out at the same time, and before the shell casings hit the ground, Bemonsutan, who was still moving, had already been hit by more than ten bullets, and every single one… was an expensive special bullet.

But! Bemonsutan was, after all, a player with a hidden score of seventy or eighty and a level of nearly sixty. Moreover, he had already undergone a defense-enhancing transformation, so Xiao Ling's tactics, which could overwhelm Blade in S2, could no longer instantly kill Bemonsutan.

"He's pretty resistant to damage…" Xiao Ling thought to herself.

At this time, she hadn't landed yet. Due to inertia, she and the guns that had just been disassembled were now moving along the flight path of the "teleportation bullet" from before, generally in a diagonally descending trajectory.

Seeing that mid-range sweeping fire wasn't very effective, Xiao Ling improvised in mid-air… She unhesitatingly threw away the submachine gun and pistol in her hand, accurately grabbed the other two guns that were flying and falling beside her, and then fired a [Blast Shot] diagonally upwards.

The purpose of her using this skill was, of course, not to shoot birds in the sky, but to use the reaction force of this move to change her descending trajectory and carry out an explosive propulsion.

Sure enough, the gun fired, the shadow moved, and the dazzling firelight rapidly pushed Xiao Ling in mid-air towards Bemonsutan's location.

"What is she doing?" Bemonsutan thought, feeling a bit unconvinced. "A shooting-specialized guy actually dares to come and fight me in close combat… Hmph… Don't think I'll go easy on you just because you're a beauty."

Thinking of this, he struck a pose, ready to meet the attack.

Unexpectedly… Xiao Ling's charging speed was much faster than he had imagined. The petite figure was as swift as a bullet, arriving in an instant. Before Bemonsutan could fully complete his defensive actions, the opponent's [Gun-Fu Fourteen Styles – Thrust Kick] had already been delivered.

When Bemonsutan was stepped on the face by Xiao Ling and fell to the ground on all fours, the following sentence flashed through his mind: "Ah… come to think of it, I'm not a melee-specialized player myself. I just got a little carried away after using a psychic-type transformation skill…"

Bang, bang, bang…

Before his exclamation ended, Xiao Ling, stepping on his head, used two different models of shotguns to fire several direct shots at his body. The bullets, which should have spread out, hit Bemonsutan's stomach solidly and without missing a single one at this distance.

Thus, about two seconds later, Captain Jiedun, who was in another location, learned of his teammate's death through the system notification…

"Damn it… it's still not enough."

When he had just turned around to run, Jiedun had thought that Bemonsutan would be instantly killed. To his surprise, he had run for a while and still hadn't heard the news of his teammate's death, which rekindled a glimmer of hope in him.

Unfortunately, in less than a minute, he finally heard the notification that his teammate had been killed.

Whoosh—

Just as Jiedun was feeling frustrated by the notification sound, suddenly, a rapid sound of wind being broken came from behind him.

If Xiao Ling's movement style was like an explosive bullet, then Xiao Tan was like a silent, sharp arrow… and one with kinetic energy that never decayed.

Hearing the sound, Jiedun knew that someone was attacking from behind him. He immediately spun around and reached out to meet the attack.

From the ID [Jiedun], it could be seen that this was a veteran player from the closed beta. As the captain of a team, his strength was beyond doubt. The ability of this S-level melee-specialized and A-level psychic-specialized character in close combat would definitely not be weak.

In addition, like Xiao Tan's [Altair's Touch], Jiedun also used "composite equipment" equipped on his hands as his main weapon. However, Jiedun used not an assassin's hidden blade and sleeve arrow, but a pair of asymmetrical gloves called—[Lesiro's Grip].

In the normal state, the left hand part of this equipment was a black fingerless glove slightly larger than an ordinary glove, and the right hand part was more like a black armored "arm sleeve" covering the elbow. Once he entered a combat state, the left hand part remained unchanged, but the right hand part would mutate and expand together with the arm. At that time, his right forearm would become as thick as Hulk's arm, and the black armor covering it would also expand. The "fist" part at the front end would also turn into a scarlet large iron fist.

Right now, Jiedun was using this instantly thickened right hand to block Xiao Tan's attack.

As a result… only a "clang" was heard.

As a few sparks burst out, the two passed each other. A second later, Xiao Tan appeared about ten meters away from Jiedun, confronting him.

"As expected of a captain-level…" Xiao Tan looked down at his wrist, moved it twice, and muttered, "It numbed my whole hand."

"You flatter me~" Jiedun also glanced at the white mark on his arm armor and replied, "For an assassin… your attack power is quite good. No wonder you were Hell's Forefront's…"

Swish—

Before he could finish his sentence, Xiao Tan raised his hand and flicked a sleeve arrow at him.

"Hey, hey…" Jiedun wasn't like Bemonsutan. Even without any enhancements, he could block this kind of attack. "So impatient? I haven't finished my sentence yet." As he spoke, he calmly grabbed the flying sleeve arrow with his left hand and broke it in his hand.

"This kind of battle… doesn't need to drag on for too long, right?" Xiao Tan responded. "According to my observation, it can be settled in less than three seconds."

"Huh?" Jiedun's expression changed slightly. "What are you talking about? What did you observe? And… what are you going to settle in less than three seconds? My life? There should be a limit to underestimating people… With my close combat ability, even your captain, Feng Bujue, couldn't three…"

Hiss—

His words were interrupted again.

The sound of blood spurting out of his throat was very pleasant, like the sound of wind blowing through wheat.

In that instant, Jiedun stared blankly ahead. He didn't know when… Xiao Tan had disappeared from his sight. What frightened him even more was… he didn't even know when his throat had been pierced.

"The strike when I chased you from behind roughly tested your reaction speed and defensive ability…" At this time, Xiao Tan's voice slowly sounded from behind Jiedun. "Firing a sleeve arrow from the front was to verify whether you possessed that kind of 'automatic reaction' defensive method." He paused. "That's 'observation'."

While he was speaking, Jiedun quickly used his left hand to cover his throat, deactivated the transformation of his right hand, and frantically rummaged through his bag.

"And the conclusion of the observation is…" Xiao Tan didn't pay attention to him, calmly continuing, "If I fight you at a normal speed, I definitely won't be able to win quickly. Not only won't I be able to win quickly… considering that you're likely a melee-specialized player, engaging in prolonged close combat with you will also bring a certain amount of risk.

"Fortunately, you don't seem to possess that kind of 'passively activated' defensive skill or equipment, because… even if you personally see from the front that 'what's flying towards you is just an ordinary sleeve arrow'… you still have to personally intercept it.

"Knowing this, I have an 80% certainty… that I can instantly kill you."

While Xiao Tan was saying this, Jiedun had urgently treated his wound and was forcefully propping up his body, summoning the giant fist of his right arm again, looking like he wanted to fight to the death.

At this moment, he really couldn't speak anymore; his left hand was still covering his throat.

"Hmm… although it's a bit cruel to say this…" Xiao Tan looked at the other party and pursed his lips. "But your forcibly prolonging your life like this… will at most force me to repeat what happened in those three seconds just now."

Before his words fell, from Jiedun's point of view, the figure of his opponent disappeared from his sight once again.

What was most despairing was… in the same second, on the side of Jiedun's neck, the place he wasn't covering with his hand, there was another hole poked out by a sleeve arrow.

"This is too outrageous…" This was the last thought Jiedun had before turning into white light.

Not to mention him, the events that had just happened, even the research teams in those studios, felt confused when they watched the recording after the match. From a third-party perspective, they could only see shots of Xiao Tan suddenly disappearing and appearing; no matter how many times they slowed it down, they couldn't see the frame where he made his move to stab someone.

Of course, the members of Hell's Forefront were well aware that Xiao Tan had relied on his title skill, [Flash Time], to defeat his opponent.

And besides the people from Hell's Forefront, only a very few people saw what Wang Tanzhi had done in the battle with Jiedun after the fact. Those who saw the truth naturally also deduced that… some skill or equipment on Xiao Tan's body could already utilize one of the four strongest abilities in Thriller Paradise—the ability of time.

These are matters for later, so let's just talk about the present.

Until Jiedun was killed, the second match of the first round of S3—the mid-tier battle—also came to an end.

Although Jiedun and Bemonsutan's performance in responding to the moves could be considered remarkable, the difference in strength between the two sides was still a bit too great. In the end, Hell's Forefront once again won with zero casualties, easily gaining a 2:0 lead and bringing the match to match point in the "Lieutenant General Battle."