Chapter 425: Chapter 415: The First Round of Exchange

Unbeaten’s timing for this skill was extremely subtle, not a moment too soon nor a moment too late, he split just as the axe was about to land!

A tinge of regret flashed through Huang Yi’s mind, Unbeaten had been stunned by him, yet he still managed to execute the skill. Clearly, the opponent also possessed the ability to break free from control, instantly regaining freedom.

"Swoosh! Swoosh!" After dodging the attack, Unbeaten almost instantaneously counterattacked, his two clones brandishing long swords and stabbing at Huang Yi from both sides in a pincer attack!

This counterattack had virtually no gap in timing, it was fast and ruthless! Just a moment ago, he seemed to be split in half, and in the next, two swords came stabbing!

Huang Yi barely had time to think and could only perform a small scale evasion on the spot. His body rapidly spun half a circle, just grazing past the two swords! He narrowly dodged it!

At the same time, a gust of wind flew off Huang Yi, striking Unbeaten and inflicting damage!

As it turned out, what Huang Yi had just used was the Judgement Skill; his body abruptly spinning half a circle, produced a Judgment Whirlwind that damaged Unbeaten in an instant.

Huang Yi’s move simultaneously encompassed evasion and counterattack. The spin was initially part of the Judgement’s starting motion, but now it was wielded with a stroke of genius, achieving two targets with one action, not only dodging the swords but also managing to strike back at the assailant.

Seeing no advantage to be gained, Unbeaten decisively controlled both bodies to quickly retreat outward, trying to avoid Huang Yi’s Judgement area!

However, at this moment, Huang Yi’s spinning figure abruptly stopped, the two axes in his hands flying out, aimed precisely at each of Unbeaten’s clones! The direction and angle were impeccably calculated!

This was none other than the Flying Axe Skill attached to Ghost Axe, which upon hitting an enemy could inflict damage worth 30% of Huang Yi’s Attack Power and knock the enemy back.

Now, he had thrown both axes out in one go!

"Whoosh!" Both of Unbeaten’s bodies sensed the sharpened whooshing behind them, but the axe had already reached his back, there was no way he could dodge it this time!

This splitting ability of his was different from ordinary clones; both clones were actually his body, each possessing 70% of his Attributes. The death of any clone would deal tremendous damage to him!

Now, both his clones faced the attack, Huang Yi not giving him a chance to escape!

"Combination!" Suddenly, one of Unbeaten’s clones abruptly shimmered, like a trail of shadows, instantly merging into the other body!

At this critical juncture, he chose to combine!

"Thud!" The next moment, one of Huang Yi’s axes missed its target, while the other axe solidly struck Unbeaten’s main body!

Unbeaten ultimately failed to dodge, but this was the least damaging action he could take.

If he hadn’t merged just now, then both bodies would have had to endure the attack, and with each clone having only 70% of the attributes, the damage would have been greater. Now in combination, the attributes returned to 100%, and he only needed to sustain one of the attacks, significantly reducing the damage.

However, the assault on Unbeaten was not over yet. After taking the hit from the Flying Axe, his body was forcibly knocked back, sliding uncontrollably through the void!

"Whoosh!" Just then, a mass of cyan flames, as if already calculated, rapidly flew towards his trajectory, hitting him squarely and setting him ablaze.

This was Huang Yi’s follow-up move. After launching the Flying Axe, he immediately predicted the impact angle and velocity of the collision between the axe and Unbeaten, calculating the two positions where Unbeaten would be knocked back!

With Unbeaten having just merged into one body, he could only be knocked back to one position, so Huang Yi directly released a wave of Beast King’s flame towards that specific spot.

And indeed, his calculations were perfectly accurate; after the Flying Axe hit Unbeaten, the collision angle knocked him right into that position!

Huang Yi’s Beast King’s flame was extremely adhesive, hitting Unbeaten and clinging to him immediately, turning him into a flaming figure and causing continuous damage!

Unbeaten, a seasoned veteran, quickly exuded a burst of dark energy, extinguishing the flames and averting any significant consequences. Despite this, his appearance had become quite disheveled, charred all over, like someone who had just fled a fire scene.

He stared at Huang Yi from a distance, his expression heavy with solemnity.

And that marked the end of the first round of their exchange!

The actual clash lasted only two or three seconds, but Unbeaten was struck by Huang Yi three times in succession: Judgement, Flying Axe, Beast King’s flame.

With Huang Yi’s high Attack Power, these three strikes had shaved off half of Unbeaten’s Health Points, while he himself remained entirely unscathed.

The first round of attack, a clear display of strength and weakness, swiftly decided the victor!

"Huh? It’s over just like that? I didn’t even see it clearly!"

"I only saw them both flashing around, and then Unbeaten was left with only half of his health."

At that moment, some spectators in the arena began discussing amongst themselves, looking at each other with puzzled expressions.

Huang Yi’s exchange with Unbeaten was incredibly fast. They countered each move as it came, seamlessly transitioning to the next in the blink of an eye, leaving very little time to react, so much so that many in the crowd didn’t clearly see what happened.

Huang Yi took a deep breath, his expression turning serious. Although it had been only a preliminary probing attack, he had managed to gauge Unbeaten’s approximate strength.

Unbeaten indeed was strong, on the same level as himself. Although he hit Unbeaten three times just now, it was related to the fact that the opponent didn’t dare to commit fully to the fight.

Huang Yi was already guaranteed a spot in the top 64, so it didn’t matter how he used his skills in this match, but Unbeaten still had to compete in the individual matches later that night. He could not use some skills with longer cooldown times and had to save them for the individual competition, inevitably leading to a restrained performance.

More importantly, since joining the forces of The Seven Archdemons, Unbeaten’s strength had tremendously increased, and it was uncertain what other demonic abilities he was still hiding.

After Huang Yi and Unbeaten completed their first round of exchange, the battle below reached a moment of close quarters combat.

Qin Shiyu, leading a group of melee-class players from the Heroes’ Guild, charged into a group of ranged-class players from the Unbeatable Group, and both sides began a fierce melee fight.

Anyone with a clear vision could see that the ranged-class players in the Unbeatable Group were at a severe disadvantage engaging in close combat with the melee classes of the Heroes’ Guild. But strangely, both Unbeaten and Nonexistence looked relaxed and not at all panicked.

This gave Huang Yi a slightly ominous feeling, but he couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was, unsure of what other measures they might still have up their sleeves. With the strength of the Unbeatable Group, they should have been able to reach the top 64 with ease. Encountering them earlier than expected made the match rather challenging.

Next, Huang Yi wasted no more time and rushed straight towards Unbeaten, resuming their battle.

However, this time Unbeaten didn’t act as hastily as before but instead adopted a defensive strategy, occasionally glancing at the battle below as if waiting for the right moment.

Once Unbeaten went on the defensive, the progression of the fight slowed considerably. Although Huang Yi had powerful attack power, it became difficult for him to land a hit on his opponent.

Meanwhile, the battle below continued relentlessly. The ranged-class players from the Unbeatable Group were indeed outclassed by the Heroes’ Guild’s melee classes, but they chose not to dodge because the healing range of that special priest was limited. If they left that area, they would have no life protection.

Gradually, members of the Unbeatable Group started falling one by one, all instakilled by the assassins from the Heroes’ Guild. Assassins were the class with the strongest burst damage, mastering the art of defeating an enemy with a single move. Assassination often comes with a single chance, a moment to unleash all their attack power. Once buffed with various effects, they could deliver an extraordinarily powerful strike, instantly killing those of the cloth-armor class.

But there were only so many assassin players, and the killing pace was relatively slow. Other classes couldn’t achieve instakills, making their high attack power futile. No matter how much health the Unbeatable Group’s players lost, they could be healed instantly, seemingly having immortal bodies.

On the other hand, the members of the Unbeatable Group were struggling valiantly, launching a fierce counterattack against the members of the Heroes’ Guild, with a very apparent killing effect. Among them, Nonexistence was the most ferocious—he was a well-known powerhouse mage, significantly stronger than the younger generation, like the Light Demon from the Mage Hall of the Heroes’ Guild. Each of his attacks could take down a number of the Heroes’ Guild’s members.

Slowly, the numbers on both sides diminished, with corpses lying all over the ground. The Unbeatable Group, now led by the persevering Nonexistence, was down to the final ten or twenty people, whereas the Heroes’ Guild’s numbers had dropped to a little over two hundred, nearing victory!

Just then, within the Void Battlefield, Unbeaten, who had been defending all this time, finally stopped evading Huang Yi’s attacks. He started to counterattack aggressively, fighting desperately as if he wished to settle the fight with Huang Yi once and for all!

This sudden change caused him to show some weaknesses. Sometimes, even at the cost of being injured himself, he aimed to inflict damage on Huang Yi!

After several exchanges, Huang Yi too began to sustain injuries, but Unbeaten’s health dropped even faster!

Finally, Huang Yi seized an opportunity and smashed his axe down hard on Unbeaten! Although he hadn’t used Heavy Judgment, a mere normal attack was enough to kill Unbeaten!

In the next moment, void of life, Unbeaten became a corpse, falling from the sky and landing on the ground with a loud "thump"!

The entire arena fell silent for a moment!

"Phew! Unbeaten is finally dead. Now, the Heroes’ Guild is going to win."

"The Unbeatable Group was originally one of the seed teams, capable of entering the top 64 in the world. Encountering the Heroes’ Guild so early is a battle of the strong against the strong, a regrettable loss indeed!"

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