Chapter 1184 The Key Player

"Heh heh heh… this is quite unexpected…" Woody in the conference room watched the broadcast screen and laughed, "The guy no one bet on actually became the key figure…"

"Ha… mortals always bring unexpected surprises, don't they?" Vincent added.

Sid was next to him, counting on his fingers, "So… the error has been corrected now, right?" He paused. "Xuhuai Shang, who failed to enter the finals, and Yama, who has already used up [Dragon Break Slash], their missions have been completed by Tianma Xingkong alone."

"Heh heh heh… not entirely." Woody replied, "Actually, this 'ten-person' list is just an insurance measure to improve the success rate of the plan. Based on the players' respective skills, items, the abilities of the characters themselves, behavioral inertia, and so on… we selected ten people to target the ten forms of Root respectively." He explained, "In theory, even if none of these ten people make it to the finals, it doesn't matter, as long as some player, Derivative, or NPC can break all of Root's forms with their own power, the result is the same."

"I'm curious… what if your script goes slightly wrong and Root's plan succeeds?" Sid asked.

"Heh heh heh… that would be even more interesting…" Woody pushed up his glasses, "What would the human world become…"

"Hey… you didn't answer my question at all…" Sid said, "It's completely an attitude of 'I don't care what happens to this world, oh'."

"That's where his twisted sense of humor lies…" Vincent said, "Anyway, this isn't a task entrusted by Satan, so frankly, anyone can win… it doesn't matter what happens…" He snorted, "First he went to Root and said, 'This is the stage I'm giving you Origins, have as much fun as you want'. After the Butterfly Battle's groupings were tampered with, he went to Feng Bujue and spilled the beans…"

"Hmph… I've been seen through…" Woody replied.

"Of course…" Vincent said, "Saying that 'he negotiated with Feng Bujue to prevent him from further digging out the secrets of the Wang family' is just an excuse, isn't it… Do you think Simon really didn't see through it? He just doesn't bother to argue with you." His fingers tapped casually on the table a few times, "Those guys in Heaven… because they just barely got away with a close call, they have a guilty conscience and dare not jump out to question your similar behavior… In fact, they don't know that it's all you pretending to be deaf and dumb, going with the flow…"

"Heh heh heh… okay…" Woody said, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you see through it… no matter how the game is set up… 'whether the process is exciting' is the most important thing, isn't it?"

"Perhaps." Vincent gave Woody a meaningful look, then shifted his gaze back to the screen.

…

Looking back at the battle in the city…

In the sky above the battlefield, silver-white fist shadows poured down.

Like thunder, swift as the wind, like lightning, surging like clouds.

The same Pegasus Meteor Fist, but the power and accuracy have been increased countless times. Every fist shadow accurately hit the two Roots, without a single attack deviating, without a trace of energy wasted.

Root in the fifth and sixth forms were covered in a curtain of light, unable to escape, and turned into liquid… the twin mode was forced to break.

But… Tianma Xingkong also burned out his Little Universe after releasing the last Meteor Fist and stopped breathing.

"That little brother Xingchen did a good job…" Meng Jingchan said, while wielding his sword to cut down enemies, as he gazed into the distance, "At this rate… it would be too embarrassing for us to continue dragging this on…"

"Ah… it's indeed not very dignified to be unable to take down the enemy in a three-on-one situation." Kuang Zong Jianying replied, "Why don't… you two take a break."

"You should have said so earlier!" Chi Tie heard this and didn't stand on ceremony with them at all, immediately feinting a move and withdrawing from the battle.

To be honest… he had wanted to stop and rest for a long time, but he was worried that the two players would not be able to withstand the pressure after he withdrew, so he stubbornly supported them to hold the line.

Obviously, the blow that Root had pierced through Chi Tie's heart not long ago caused far more damage than it appeared on the surface. To make an analogy, his injury… was like a computer with corrupted system files, and continuing to run programs on such a machine could cause a blue screen at any time.

"Then I'll accept your kind offer…" Meng Jingchan also responded, and then leaped out.

He shrank the distance in a few steps, then shot out nearly ten zhang, then stepped on the ground and leaped into the air, and then swung his body to the side, just in time to catch the falling Tianma Xingkong.

Unfortunately, Meng Jingchan quickly realized that what he had desperately caught… was a corpse.

"Kuang Zong Jianying… you overestimate yourself too much…" Kuai Duo's eyes under the goggles gradually increased in murderous intent, "What's even more infuriating is… that those two guys actually believe that you can deal with me alone…" He snorted, "Who do you think you are…"

After Kuai Duo finished speaking, the twin swords in his hand immediately danced out layers of light, and the sword energy howled as it broke through the wind.

Kuang Zong Jianying appeared calm and unhurried, his body as nimble as a swimming dragon, his sword techniques unpredictable, either parrying or dodging, dissolving the opponent's attacks one by one.

The remaining force of Kuai Duo's sword energy wildly swept out, leaving countless deep ravines on the surrounding ground and walls, but it could not harm Jian Shao in the slightest.

"Well… it feels much easier now." Kuang Zong Jianying raised an eyebrow and mocked, "Your attack routines are too shallow, if it weren't for your speed… they wouldn't be worth a look…"

Jian Shao's words hit the nail on the head, directly pointing out the most fatal weakness of J1-Kuai Duo. Indeed, Kuai Duo had a speed that even Root couldn't catch up with, but… his fighting skills were actually very average. The blow that Chi Tie had sent him flying earlier was the best proof. Because the two had a record of fighting in the past, Chi Tie already had some understanding of Kuai Duo's routines. This time, Chi Tie only tested him for a short while and knew… that the opponent was still using the same set of moves.

And an opponent like Kuai Duo was exactly the kind that Kuang Zong Jianying was best at dealing with…

Speaking of the art of close combat, Kuang Zong Jianying was undoubtedly one of the best. When Feng Bujue fought him, he also had the upper hand in absolute speed, but he was beaten to the point of being completely out of temper. If it weren't for the timely awakening of his Ling Energy weapon, Jue-ge would have been killed long ago.

At this moment, fighting Kuai Duo one-on-one, Jian Shao would be even more at ease. The experienced Meng Jingchan also saw this, so he withdrew.

"Not worth a look, huh…" Kuai Duo said gloomily, "Then take a good look at this…"

As the words fell, the figure disappeared.

In that instant, Kuai Duo actually disappeared…

"Instant movement?" This was Kuang Zong Jianying's first reaction.

But he was wrong…

Swish swish swish—

Sharp, indiscriminate slashes spread out from the point where Kuai Duo disappeared, at an incredible speed…

In an instant, a fierce wind raged and dust flew in a range of half a street.

Jian Shao was indeed wrong. Even though the opponent was steadily suppressed by him in terms of conventional combat skills, he could not cope with this kind of brute force method that relied on strength to break through skill.

At this time, the difference in strength between players and first-level Derivatives was most directly reflected. In terms of pure strength and speed, the two were simply incomparable.

Kuang Zong Jianying's face changed drastically, and he wielded his sword in a flurry to resist the attack.

However… with a flesh-and-blood body and a sword of only a few inches, how could he resist this barbaric force? Where the fierce wind passed, the earth cracked and the rocks split. Countless bloody marks instantly bloomed on Kuang Zong Jianying's body, and he was like a pack of piranhas devouring him, standing in the fierce wind, torn to pieces and killed.

The fierce wind gradually stopped, and the figure reappeared.

"Hahahaha…" Kuai Duo, who had finished his move, finally let out a breath of relief and couldn't help but laugh, "Let's see how arrogant you can be now! Haha…"

Pa—

A hand suddenly pressed on the top of Kuai Duo's head. His laughter also stopped abruptly…

Then, the owner of that hand grabbed Kuai Duo's head like a basketball, lifted him up, and rotated him one hundred and eighty degrees.

Kuai Duo's gaze shifted, and soon, a person appeared in front of him, a woman covered in blood…

It turned out… that ten seconds ago, Cai Bupa Ne saw Jian Shao in danger and wanted to help.

She swept the Mad Lightning Pestle, forcing back four or five Derivatives who were besieging her, and then rushed towards this side regardless of everything.

Unfortunately, not only did she fail to save anyone in the end, but she also suffered several long-range attacks from behind, and was already on the verge of death.

"Shorty… I've been putting up with you for a long time…" Cai Bupa Ne was now disheveled and embarrassed, her pink face like fire, like blood-soaked clothes, her eyes blazing with anger and murderous intent, "If you have the self-awareness that 'I'm really sorry for breathing the same air as everyone else', go to a corner and ORZ… maybe I can forgive you…"

"Put me down!" Kuai Duo hated being lifted up by others the most, and immediately stabbed out with his twin swords, aiming straight for the other party's throat.

Although Cai Bupa Ne dodged by tilting her head, both sides of her neck were still cut open, and blood gushed out like a spring.

"Okay… as you wish…" Cai Bupa Ne revealed a ferocious expression, not caring about the pain.

As she spoke, she casually threw away the Mad Lightning Pestle in her left hand, and then used both hands, and a supreme move suddenly appeared!

This move is called Rapidly Twisting Arms to Fix and Crush the Neck.

There is no skill description… because this is not a skill. This is just one of the countless moves that Cai Bupa Ne has practiced with Jian Shao…

In short, the first-level Derivative J1-Kuai Duo, died under the classic move of WWE…

And Cai Bupa Ne, after making her move, could no longer stand up.

…

On the other side of the battlefield, after putting down Tianma Xingkong's body, Meng Jingchan killed his way to Feichai Shu's side and fought alongside him.

Now that Honghu was dead and Chi Tie had temporarily retreated to the side, these two players became the last combat power on the scene. Although the two had just seen Kuang Zong Jianying and Cai Bupa Ne fall one after another, they were powerless to do anything about it.

Not to mention how many times Root could be reborn… even the siege of these dozen or so third-level Derivatives might not be something they could handle.

Fortunately… there was another turning point at this time.

Suddenly, four figures rushed out at the same time, their figures flashing like lightning, and their attacks like wind and thunder.

They came from outside the battle circle, and in no time, they beat the surrounding Derivatives into a mess, reversing the situation again.

"Finally here…" Feichai Shu saw the reinforcements arrive, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately knelt on one knee, panting…

After such a long period of continuous combat, and fighting ten against one, Feichai Shu could no longer hold on. That ability to be reborn through sunglasses cannot be used repeatedly in a short period of time, so he is now in a state where he cannot afford to be injured.

"Sorry… we ran into some powerful guys on the way and got delayed…" Shiva responded, while looking around. He looked at the incomplete corpses, and from the guild badges, he roughly knew who had died.

"Even Xiaowen Cangtian…"

"It's not just Guild Master Xiao… even our Zuiwo Changran has hung up." As soon as Meng Jingchan got a chance to catch his breath, he immediately lit a cigarette for himself, "But the corpse is too fragmented, you can't see it."

Shiva's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, he searched for a few more seconds, and then asked, "Where's Guixiao?"

"Flew away." Meng Jingchan replied, "He shouldn't be dead yet… so… he will come back sooner or later." He took out a beer and took a gulp, "Hic… I hope we can successfully live to that time."

"I have doubts about that…" Root's voice, as expected, sounded again, "...deep doubts."

This time her appearance became a huge, metallic snowflake.

"What is this?" Shiva asked.

"This is the leader of the Derivatives that we saw earlier." Feichai Shu replied, "In short… she seems to have n forms, and each time she is killed, she will transform into another one."

"Then this is…" Shiva continued.

"Fourth form." Root herself answered this question for Feichai Shu, "And also your doomsday…"

"Hehehe…" Feichai Shu chuckled three times, then suddenly exploded and attacked without warning, "Demon Sealing Wave!" (Mo Feng Bo)

This move was indeed extremely sudden, and no one had seen it coming before the green light burst out.

In fact… Feichai Shu's relaxed performance just now was just to numb the opponent. His eyes under the sunglasses were always paying attention to Root's movements. Even when he was being besieged alone, he never forgot this point.

The look in Zuiwo Changran's eyes before his last desperate attack was still vivid in his mind.

Feichai Shu knew very well that if he could seal the opponent with the Demon Sealing Wave, the battle would be over directly. Therefore, this was definitely a gamble worth risking his life for.

Boom—

A sound of energy hitting the body announced the hit of the Demon Sealing Wave.

But… Feichai Shu's face suddenly turned pale.

Because he did not hit Root, but hit an ordinary third-level Derivative.

This Origin's Derivative was closer to Root, and when the light wave of the Demon Sealing Wave came, he leaped up and successfully blocked the attack.

"Crap…" Feichai Shu was helpless, since he had already hit the target, he could no longer change it, and he could only grit his teeth and finish the skill.

He clenched and opened his palms, flicked his arm and threw the Derivative into the rice cooker.

Originally, Feichai Shu wanted to quickly go over and close the lid, but… his survival value turned to zero at this time.

"Sor…ry…I…" Feichai Shu couldn't say a complete last word, he staggered and fell to the ground, and his sunglasses shattered.

Meng Jingchan suddenly turned around, stepped forward quickly, and covered the rice cooker: "Ah… well…"

Buzz buzz buzz—

"Take your foot…" Root's voice came from the huge snowflake, at the same time, a palm-sized hexagonal light prism condensed in front of it, emitting a buzzing sound, "...away!"

Squeak—

Along with such a strange sound, a beam of light shot out from the light prism.

By the time Meng Jingchan realized it, the part of his right leg below the knee had been cut off…

The speed of this beam of light was self-evident, as it could injure Brother Chan without any reaction.

At this moment, Meng Jingchan actually smiled, a very unrestrained smile.

"Heh… run away quickly…" He said, and took another sip of wine.

In the instant that his leg was broken, Meng Jingchan had understood many things. Therefore, he said such last words.

Squeak— another sound.

There was a hole the size of a bowl in Meng Jingchan's chest. Not to mention one leg, even if he had both legs, he would not have been able to dodge this attack.

"Kuai Duo was also killed…" Root said, "It seems you really have some ability, luckily I have made preparations in advance…"

The four-person group of Gods who had just arrived did not understand what she meant at all, of course, even if it were someone else, they might not understand.

The "preparation" in Root's mouth actually refers to these third-level Derivatives around.

They naturally did not come because they saw or heard the movement of the battle. If that were the case, they should have come when Root was fighting the Lord of Demons. In fact… these Derivatives came after receiving Root's order.

Before Root pushed Tun Tiang Guixiao away, she said the sentence "Since it has been decided that it is you… then things are simple", it was at that time that she silently issued an order to all Origin's Derivatives in the city in her mind – immediately kill or get rid of the current enemy, whether the opponent is a player or NPC, and then return to the battlefield east of the Exploding Tunnel as soon as possible to help.

That point in time was not long after Chi Tie appeared, and when the players broke through her two forms in a row.

Although Root had severely injured Chi Tie at the first moment, she still left such a move… its main purpose was to prevent situations similar to the Demon Sealing Wave, and also to stifle all possible theoretical failures.

Thus, there is the scene before them.

The four players of the Gods are also no longer in their best state at this time. On the way to this place, they were intermittently attacked by one second-level and multiple third-level Derivatives, and consumed a lot of skills and survival value.

At present, they are surrounded by more than twenty enemies, including the fourth form of Root, which can already be called a desperate situation. Moreover… the other Origin's Derivatives in the city are still coming one after another. In the short few minutes after the four arrived, the other party added five or six more people.

As for that Chi Tie… he has been missing since just now, and I don't know where he has hidden to heal his injuries.

In such a situation… suddenly…