Chapter 129 I'll Just Go On and Do It

Shiva was prepared this time, so his reaction was swift. He used a move called Qingyan Jishi (Light Smoke Swift Fade) to accelerate and dodge, withdrawing from the other party's attack range. At the same time, he used Qiang Dao Bu Ru Fa (Invulnerable to Spears and Blades Technique) as insurance to prevent the other party from following up with another move.

Clearly... Brother Jue did indeed have a follow-up. According to the results of zero-time-difference calculation, he had at least six or seven subsequent combos he could follow up with; whether it was using legwork to continue applying pressure or taking out the Must-Break-Defense Blade to break the Qiang Dao Bu Ru Fa, both were battle tactics that could establish a certain advantage.

However, the reality was that after Feng Bujue's attack missed, he just smiled coldly and did not launch a continuous attack.

The reason he chose this was because he knew very well... that in the current situation, the results obtained by zero-time-difference calculation were unreliable.

Since the cloak battle, Brother Jue had not directly fought Shiva. In this period of time, how much had the other party grown... that couldn't be estimated by wishful thinking. Although Feng Bujue now possessed the book data observed from the "data perspective," as well as some inferences obtained from the last battle (such as the attack frequency, firing rate, and range of the Tianwu Sandglass), it was far from enough to speculate on Shiva's full strength based on these alone.

"Hmph... what an infuriating guy..." After a few seconds passed and Brother Jue's offensive paused, Shiva couldn't help but think to himself, "I have to admit that this kid's combat IQ is shockingly high... he can survive from the dead in disadvantaged battles, and he's watertight in even and advantageous battles."

Indeed, Feng Bujue would not be rash in this kind of balanced confrontation, or rather... he was the type who would never make low-level mistakes. No matter how arrogant he appeared on the surface, the "caution" in the depths of his heart would still hold on to a "logical bottom line." If even this line was abandoned, then the boundary between madness and foolishness would disappear, and in that state, a slight carelessness would lead to self-destruction.

"Heh... he used up both the acceleration and defense-boosting skills at once, ah. The cooldown time for those two moves must be more than a minute, right?" After a few breaths, seeing that Shiva had not moved either, Feng Bujue began to provoke him verbally, "What are you going to do next? Are you going to use the relatively steady Feiyan Quan (Flying Flame Fist) to rub some Huti Huichen (Body Protecting Ashes) on yourself? Or are you going to use Tianba Hengkong Liehong (Heavenly Tyrant Horizontal Sky Splitting Boom) to grab the initiative?"

"Spare me," Shiva replied almost without thinking in the next second. "You think this level of provocation... can lure me in?" He continued unhurriedly, "Your two probing attacks did gain some advantage, but calculating the overall consumption of skills, stamina, and spiritual energy... we're not that far apart. You're now using language to psychologically suggest to me, no more than wanting me to attack you proactively, right?"

"Ah~ I was seen through..." Feng Bujue smiled awkwardly, "A little embarrassing."

With the thickness of his skin, "embarrassing" was naturally just a saying... but the fact that the strategy was seen through was true.

The first half of Feng Bujue's words was an attempt to make Shiva feel like, "I just suffered a loss, I have to get it back immediately," and the second half was to lead the other party to think about "How should I attack," rather than "Should I attack or defend."

To put it bluntly, this was a very typical inducement... a strategy to make the opponent take the offensive as soon as possible.

But in reality... as long as you calmly think about it, you can understand that after the previous two rounds of confrontation, no one had gained too much advantage. That's right, Shiva had lost a stone tablet, but that could only be said to be a "forced error." Putting aside this error, both sides had used some skills, but neither had hurt the other. Objectively speaking, Shiva, who had more skills entering cooldown, was the one who should delay the pace.

"Crazy Bujue, I have to thank you, and Tun Tian Gui Xiao..." Shiva looked directly into Brother Jue's eyes and continued, "Contact with the two of you has changed me, allowing me to step into a realm I had never been to before..." As he spoke, he slowly moved forward, "The current me has a new understanding of my own strength, experience, and technique. I dare not say that I will never be shaken again, but at least... my confidence will no longer collapse as easily as before, and I will no longer be disturbed by your bizarre behavior." As he spoke, the remaining seven stone tablets of the Tianwu Sandglass opened up their formation once again, "If you want to win against me, you have to show me strength that leaves me speechless."

"Ha! I think your Excellency's remarks can be summarized in four words—'Come at me head-on.'" As Feng Bujue spoke, he had already taken out the Must-Break-Defense Blade and Bell's Everyday Knife from his knapsack and the scabbard at his waist respectively, holding this pair of short blades in both hands.

"I said, your inexplicable words and actions cannot interfere with..." Before Shiva could finish his sentence, Brother Jue's figure had disappeared from his sight.

This attack was obviously different from the previous two probes. The previous "momentum" was gone, but the "killing intent" had increased several times.

When Feng Bujue's figure reappeared, the cold light of the double blades in his hand had already pressed in front of Shiva.

"Finally serious, huh..." Shiva knew that the opportunity had come, "Well done!"

In this instant, Shiva's mind moved, and he activated the "Earth" special effect of the Tianwu Sandglass—Jingtu (Pure Land).

In the cloak battle, Wu Si Can Xuan, as a top player of Order, was also rendered helpless by this move. "Invalidate all enemy skills and equipment effects (including passive) within range for one minute," what a hell of a special effect this was.

At this moment, Shiva saw that Brother Jue's killing move had arrived, with no retreat, so he knew the time had come. Under the effect of Jingtu, the two weapons in Feng Bujue's hand instantly turned into ordinary daggers and kitchen knives, and his own physical skills also decreased by more than half because the Lingshi Jushen Shu-Gai (Spirit Consciousness Gathering Body Technique - Modified) could not be activated.

In this way... Shiva's advantage became very obvious.

Clang, clang—

In the next instant, two sounds of metal clashing rang out.

It was Shiva who had raised his arms, using only the armor on his forearms to withstand the attack of the blades.

"Hmm... Although the support of special effects is lost, the attack power of the equipment itself is still not weak..." In this flash of lightning and flint, Shiva felt a numbness in his arms, and many thoughts flashed through his mind, "The attack power of that dagger should undoubtedly be Extremely Strong, while the kitchen knife is much inferior... However, more concerning than these is this kid's basic physical skills..." Thinking of this, his expression couldn't help but become a bit more solemn, "Whether it's strength, speed, or technique, all are top-notch, and the three have reached an ideal state of 'balance'; even I can't do this..."

"Hmph... He used it after all, ah..." On the other side, Feng Bujue naturally knew what the other party had done. After the double blades were blocked, his first reaction was to flip backward and scan the game menu in mid-air.

Unsurprisingly... all the skill icons in the skill bar had turned gray, as for the special effects of the equipment... the fact that the Must-Break-Defense Blade had not broken the other party's armor had already explained the problem.

"Sorry, I'm afraid you won't live for another minute." Two seconds later, Shiva erected the first flag in this battle, "In the cloak battle, I used this move on Wu Si Can Xuan, this time, I'll let you experience it..."

However, Feng Bujue's reaction was unexpectedly calm: "Heh... I've been waiting for this move of yours." As he said this, he had already retreated several meters away, put the kitchen knife into his knapsack, and took out something else in passing.

"Pretending to be calm, are you..." Shiva controlled the Tianwu Sandglass and pressed forward, "I'll see how you, who have lost your speed advantage and don't even have a bit of defense, can block this round of sure-kill array!"

As the words fell, the sound of stone tablets shattering rang out one after another.

At this moment, Shiva successively activated the "Water" special effect of the Tianwu Sandglass—Disui (Atonement) (Ignores physical defense, launches a wave of mental erosion against an enemy, adding the "Atonement" state to the target for thirty seconds. According to the target's startle value reaction, a certain percentage of survival value will be lost every second), the "Fire" special effect—Yehuo (Karma Fire) (Ignores attribute defense, launches a guaranteed-hit flame attack against an enemy, this attack has both physical and mental damage, and the power depends on the user's spiritual art specialization level), and the "Wind" special effect—Fengcai (Wind Judgment) (Summons the Binaqa trident, launches a physical attack against an enemy, the attack is accompanied by lightning attribute, and the power depends on the user's combat specialization. After use, the Wind Stone Tablet will shatter and can only be restored by returning to the landing space).

"Three, four, five..." Facing Shiva's relentless onslaught, Feng Bujue's face was as deep as water, and his eyes were filled with flowing light. Even though he had been hit by Disui and Yehuo in the first instant, even though he was suffering from severe pain in his mind and body, he was still calmly calculating the number of the other party's stone tablets and efficiently making the most reasonable response.

"Hmm? This move seems like it can be dodged, ah..." After taking two moves in a row, Brother Jue's eyes changed slightly, and he activated the Thunder Pearl he had been holding in his hand—Dong Ru Leiting (Move Like Thunder), entering a 500% acceleration state for ten seconds.

His judgment was correct, Fengcai was indeed different from the other two moves, this special effect did not have the characteristic of "absolute hit"; as long as the first impact missed and lost momentum, the Binaqa trident formed by the "Wind" Stone Tablet would disappear.

Therefore... Feng Bujue successfully dodged this attack with his suddenly increased speed and turned to run away.

But how could Shiva allow Brother Jue to have room to maneuver? He had already guessed that players of Brother Jue's level would inevitably prepare several functional props that could save their lives in addition to "equipment" and "skills." Therefore, when Shiva activated the special effects of the Tianwu Sandglass, he himself was already an arrow on the string, waiting for Brother Jue to reveal a flaw. Now, Feng Bujue's act of turning and fleeing was caught by Shiva.

In the next second, there was a loud bang.

Shiva's foot shattered the ground, and he leaned forward and rushed out, the move Tianba Hengkong Liehong arrived with a boom.

Feng Bujue also felt the ultimate move coming from behind. He immediately took out Budong Ru Shan (Immovable as a Mountain), turned around and paused, using a defense force field to dissipate most of the power of this rushing punch.

Of course, the knockback effect of the skill still took effect. Half a second later, Brother Jue's body involuntarily blasted into the sky.

"Hmm? That's not right, ah... This is..." The moment his feet left the ground, Feng Bujue felt something abnormal, which made him secretly say something bad in his heart.

"Discovered it, huh..." Shiva continued his words, using a speed even faster than Brother Jue to rush to a higher airspace, "That's right... I activated Shizhong Jiechu (Weightless Contact) at the moment I hit you with Tianba Hengkong Liehong, simply put... you are now a stationary target in the air."

Even Feng Bujue had to admit that Shiva's move was beautifully executed... because people who had been hit by Jingtu were basically unable to move freely in the air, so he used the knockback effect of Tianba Hengkong Liehong to cooperate with Shizhong Jiechu, causing the hit target to continue flying at a uniform speed diagonally upward. Next, he could activate the special effect of the "Air" Stone Tablet—Yukung (Sky Manipulation) (Gains the ability to fly freely for one minute, after use, the Air Stone Tablet will shatter and can only be restored by returning to the landing space.), catching up and giving the opponent the final fatal blow.

"If you have no other means, then let's end it here!" A few seconds later, Shiva had already flown onto Brother Jue's path of advancement, and with a light shout, he used Yipai Liangsan Zhang (One Slap Two Shattered Palms).

Shiva's set of combos, from beginning to end, led the rhythm of the battle, and every move fell into the gap between life and death, leaving Feng Bujue with no chance to breathe.

And this... was exactly what Brother Jue was striving for in this battle.

He didn't use Chuck Norris's Razor, nor did he summon the Blood Corpse God, he only used his other abilities to fight Shiva, just to let the other party force him into a desperate situation. Only in this way... could he break through his own "limits."

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Bright information swam in the air like a halo, and countless thoughts seemed like invisible mist... covering this vast space.

Here, was a dazzling illusion.

Here, was Feng Bujue's Hall of Thought.

"What to do? Try using Qi Ji Ru Feng (Swift as the Wind)..." In that instant too short to be calculated, it seemed extraordinarily long in Feng Bujue's mind, so long that he could sit leisurely in the Hall of Thought and ask himself.

"That's useless." Feng Bujue No. 2 folded his arms and stood aside, denying Feng Bujue's proposal, "Even if you become invisible, you will still collide with the other party's palm strike due to inertia."

"Detonate a grenade to change your direction of travel?" Feng Bujue No. 3 sat aside and continued.

"It's too late." Feng Bujue No. 4 gently stroked his forehead and the tip of his nose with his fingers, and slowly continued, "Even if you can ignore the fuse time and use grip strength to detonate, it's not enough when you count the time it takes to take the grenade cartridge out of the knapsack and then take the grenade out of the grenade cartridge..."

"Besides... if you do this, even if you avoid the other party's palm strike, you will be half dead from the explosion." Feng Bujue No. 5 added while pacing.

"More than half dead..." Feng Bujue continued, "The damage from Disui is still continuing, if there are no accidents, I will lose 30% of my survival value after all the damage from this skill has jumped; and that Yehuo... has already burned about 40% of my survival value; plus the previous Tianba Hengkong Liehong, the part that was not blocked caused about 7% of the damage..."

"You'll probably die if you're hit by a grenade again, right?" Feng Bujue No. 2 licked his lips and continued.

"Then... can you use Qi Xu Ru Lin (Slow as the Forest) or a survival value supplement to heal yourself a little, and then tough out that Yipai Liangsan Zhang?" Feng Bujue No. 3 suggested again.

"It can be done..." Feng Bujue No. 4 responded, "But even if you withstand this attack, the situation will not change in any way."

"Shizhong Jiechu is not a fundamental problem, Jingtu is." Feng Bujue No. 5 continued, "There are still twenty-nine seconds left, how many times can you withstand if you tough it out?"

"So..." Feng Bujue said with a bitter smile, "What to do?"

"What to do?" Feng Bujue No. 2 also smiled.

"What to do?" Feng Bujue No. 3 spread out his hands.

"What to do?" Feng Bujue No. 4 shook his head.

"What to do?" Feng Bujue No. 5 looked up at the sky.

Then, they collectively fell into silence.

Until...

"The shackles imposed by the system are just data, right?" Suddenly, another Feng Bujue's voice sounded.

The five Feng Bujues heard the sound and collectively turned their heads.

As far as their eyes could reach, there was suddenly a cage-shaped prison. In the cage, there was also a Feng Bujue sitting.

"Since you can already see through the truth..." He showed an evil smile and scanned the other five selves, "Why not try to 'manipulate' the truth?"

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Whoosh—

Palm force, stirring up a violent storm, bringing out the sound of fierce wind.

Shiva's palm had almost touched Feng Bujue's back, and in his heart, he had already decided that he had won: "Hmph... in the end... you are more fragile than I thought..."

However, at this moment, an unexpected change occurred!