Chapter 1825 The Art of Acting

Feng Bujue did not make his opponent wait too long.

Just like he had not allowed the "bait" plan of Reborn as King to fail before…

As long as he stood face-to-face with someone in the game world for a moment, Feng Bujue could directly obtain all of the other person's visible data through "Observation." Therefore… the so-called "plan" of Corpse Blade and his teammates was actually all within Brother Jue's expectations.

If Feng Bujue had wanted to, he could have avoided being hit by the [Ranshin Impact]; if he had wanted to, he could have quickly decided the outcome with Sanyu Qiangxi, instead of engaging in this kind of tug-of-war…

But he still tried to follow the other party's wishes and brought the battle to its current state.

And this… was all part of the grand scheme in Brother Jue's mind…

Too obvious of a concession would be seen through; an easy instant kill would reveal information… only this kind of battle, somewhere in between, as if he was using seven or eight tenths of his strength, could play a deceptive role.

"He's going to make a move…" As Feng Bujue gradually pulled Corpse Tiger away from Sanyu Qiangxi, the latter thought to himself, "That's it… first, he will move Corpse Tiger away from my side, then accelerate, shake off the summoned creature, and attack my main body."

His deduction was correct; that was exactly what Feng Bujue intended to do. And that intention… was exactly what Sanyu Qiangxi was hoping for.

Because Sanyu Qiangxi's second S-rank summoned creature was…

[Name: Summoning Art—Armor Burst Beast]

[Skill Card Attribute: Active Skill, Permanently Mastered]

[Skill Category: Summoning]

[Effect: Summons an Armor Burst Beast that can parasitize on its own armor (no existence time limit, enters a cooldown period of twenty-four hours after death, only one Armor Burst Beast can exist at a time)]

[Consumption: 50% of maximum Spiritual Energy value]

[Learning Condition: Summoning Specialization S]

[Remarks: This is an invisible summoned creature that does not have a physical body itself. After being summoned, they will immediately parasitize on the armor worn by the master (usually torso armor), comprehensively improving the armor's defensive performance by 30%. The parasitized Armor Burst Beast will enter standby mode until the master activates its ability "Burst Return."]

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[Name: Burst Return]

[Effect: Greatly increases the defensive ability of the parasitized armor within ten seconds, reflecting all melee damage taken during this time at a random ratio of 80%–100%, and attaching the power of an explosion.]

[Remarks: After Burst Return is used, the Armor Burst Beast will immediately die and enter the summoning cooldown timer.]

Until the end of the preliminary round, the existence of the Armor Burst Beast had never been exposed by Sanyu Qiangxi.

The reason was simple: he still had Corpse Tiger… With the level of the preliminary round, he could basically handle all the matches with that undead summoning creature that could both attack and defend. No one could force him to use a special move like "Burst Return."

But this was the quarterfinal, and strictly speaking… it was no different from the final.

The teams that could enter the quarterfinal were at least first-rate strong teams, and the format was such that being eliminated after losing a single match.

Moreover… he was facing the famous Crazy Unfeeling.

At this moment, he had no reason to hold back anything; all the trump cards and items that could be used should be used without any reluctance…

As the captain of Corpse Blade's Second Team, and as the last remaining member of Corpse Blade's Second Team, Sanyu Qiangxi was also very clear… there was probably no hope of winning this match. After all, there were still three living players and a Blood Corpse God on the side of Hell Front. Whether Crazy Unfeeling's remarks about "raiding Long Hair Fortress" were a cover for teammates ambushing nearby, or if it was actually true… it made no essential difference to Sanyu Qiangxi.

Therefore, Sanyu Qiangxi had now abandoned the idea of "winning the match" and instead focused all his attention on how to "win against Crazy Unfeeling."

Even if he lost, it didn't matter…

As long as he could defeat Crazy Unfeeling, he could still salvage some reputation for Corpse Blade.

As long as he could defeat Crazy Unfeeling, he could still salvage some face for his teammates.

As long as he could defeat Crazy Unfeeling, he could at least add a heavy and colorful stroke to his personal professional record.

With this mindset, Sanyu Qiangxi made a desperate gamble!

But…

"This guy is going to use Burst Return, right…" Feng Bujue, who suddenly accelerated and bypassed Corpse Tiger, still thought leisurely in that brief moment, "Hmm… in order to perform the effect of 'being hit,' I should at least use a move with a certain amount of strength to attack him; if this whole act of 'going to great lengths, probing offense and defense, accelerating to outflank, and attacking the main body'… ends with a slap, then the whole show will be ruined. But… too strong of an attack, what if I bounce myself to death…"

His brain speed was amazing; he could think about many things in a tiny bit of time.

"Ah… right, I can use that…" Soon, Feng Bujue thought of a good idea.

"Die!" On the surface, Brother Jue still had to do the act to the fullest. He shouted loudly while accelerating, and then turned into a red streak, rushing over.

Sanyu Qiangxi was also very patient and did not show any abnormality because his opponent had "fallen for the trap," but instead tried his best to adopt a "fleeing" posture. He also understood that in front of an opponent like Crazy Unfeeling, any small unnatural action could be seen as a flaw, so… before the opponent's attack landed, Sanyu Qiangxi still acted according to normal.

As the saying goes… in this life, it all depends on acting skills.

Acting skills can also be regarded as a means of deception (this is not meant in any derogatory sense, please do not overinterpret).

And deception is undoubtedly one of the main foundations of tactics and strategies.

Whether it is card battles, real-time strategy, turn-based strategy, or team competitions… in these competitive game projects, "acting skills" are absolutely indispensable and an important part of "strength."

Right now, Sanyu Qiangxi and Brother Jue were engaging in a battle of acting skills. It's just that Sanyu Qiangxi was acting for Brother Jue alone; while Brother Jue's level of planning was more than one level higher than his, so… Brother Jue's performance was ready from the very beginning of the script. He not only had to act for Sanyu Qiangxi to see but also for everyone who was watching and would watch this match in the future.

From this point of view, the difficulty of the two people's performances was simply incomparable.

"You can't escape! I'm using my maximum speed; no one can run away!" When Feng Bujue caught up with Sanyu Qiangxi, he didn't forget to shout this sentence at a higher volume, as if this was really his fastest speed, "It's over!"

Before he finished speaking, Brother Jue's attack had already landed.

In that instant, Sanyu Qiangxi activated [Burst Return]; in that instant, the excitement and excitement in Sanyu Qiangxi's heart were simply indescribable.

"I succeeded…" The captain of Corpse Blade's Second Team actually revealed a trace of a smile at this moment, "That arrogant Crazy Unfeeling, that resourceful Crazy Unfeeling… still fell under my calculations and became my defeated opponent!"

The human mind is truly a very interesting thing; sometimes, in a very short moment, countless things flash through our minds.

For example, right now, Sanyu Qiangxi seemed to have already seen the scene of Crazy Unfeeling turning into white light in front of him with an unwilling expression, while muttering, "You… you actually have such cunning!"

He also seemed to have seen a large number of reports on forums and in the media the next day, with titles mostly like "Corpse Blade's Second Team's overall strength is not good, and they are sadly defeated; Captain Sanyu slays Crazy Unfeeling, although defeated, he is still glorious."

He seemed to foresee himself soaring all the way up, jumping from Corpse Blade to joining other studios, entering the ranks of ultra-first-class star players, and finally marrying a rich and beautiful woman and reaching the peak of his life…

Unfortunately… this good dream of his lasted too short.

"Eat my move… Duanmao Hundred Crack Fist!" Before he could finish speaking, Feng Bujue shouted out the name of the move and launched an overwhelming barrage of attacks at the opponent.

However… Feng Bujue did not have the [Duanmao Hundred Crack Fist] skill.

The most clear about this point was Tu Aotian, who was standing in the distance. Although Feng Bujue was shouting Duanmao Hundred Crack Fist and the movements also looked like Duanmao Hundred Crack Fist, what he was hitting was definitely not Duanmao Hundred Crack Fist… This kind of hitting method that only had the form but not the meaning and core skills of the fist was, to put it bluntly, a set of ultra-fast Wang Ba Quan (unskilled, chaotic punches).

But… Sanyu Qiangxi didn't know about this, and the audience watching the match didn't know either. They were not descendants of the Duanmao Divine Fist, so who would understand anything about fist meaning or fist techniques?

As a result, Feng Bujue's set of Wang Ba Quan was regarded as some kind of skill, and judging from the effect of the punches alone, it didn't seem to be any worse than the [Nanto Flying Dragon Fist].

Next, it was [Burst Return] time.

The damage from all of Feng Bujue's punches was instantly attached with an explosive effect and acted on himself. It's just that… the power was really very ordinary.

Now, Brother Jue had the extremely strong [1320 Mean Battle Armor] on his body, as well as the shameless equipment that had reached the pinnacle of defense after the accumulation of n scripts—[i_wAnnA_Be_A_BeLt], bearing this kind of counter-damage… it really didn't hurt or itch at all.

"Ugh…" However, Brother Jue still showed half a painful expression and a trace of surprise, and quickly retreated a distance after making a move, staring at Sanyu Qiangxi and said, "I didn't expect… you to have this kind of move that can reflect damage!"

This guy was really "bad," he seemed to be afraid that some of the audience would not understand what had just happened, and he didn't forget to explicitly point out that the other party could reflect damage.

On the other hand, Sanyu Qiangxi's mood was like playing a rapids ride—the feeling of slowly climbing to the top and finally falling sharply made him utter a sentence of "F*ck?" in his heart.

Sanyu Qiangxi immediately glanced at the survival value he had lost—46%, not high or low, and it seemed quite reasonable to lose so much health even after "greatly" increasing his defense. This showed that the other party had indeed used a relatively strong skill to hit him.

However… Feng Bujue had not died either, which also showed that… putting aside everything else, in terms of defense ability alone, Feng Bujue's defense in normal state was actually not much different from Sanyu Qiangxi's defense in [Burst Return] state.

"Damn it!" The trap that Sanyu Qiangxi had been brewing for so long failed to kill his opponent, and when Feng Bujue was exposing the effect of his skill, the duration of [Burst Return] also ended, which undoubtedly put Sanyu Qiangxi in an extremely passive position, "I'll fight you to the death!"

He manipulated Corpse Tiger to quickly kill back, and he also took out a plain knife from his backpack, preparing to fight to the limit, even if it meant fighting to the death…

"I think… there's no need…" At this moment, Feng Bujue's expression suddenly changed, and that kind of dark, evil smile appeared on his face again, "Because… you're already dead."

"What are you…" Sanyu Qiangxi couldn't finish this sentence.

Because at this moment, two [Mark II Hand Grenades] exploded in his coat pocket.

Boom, boom—

Two loud noises burst out almost simultaneously.

Including Sanyu Qiangxi himself, no one noticed when Feng Bujue put the grenades in the former's coat pocket…

Tu Aotian and the audience watching the live broadcast were also dumbfounded. Even if the person hit by the "Duanmao Hundred Crack Fist" would explode, it shouldn't explode with this kind of effect, right? Why could metal shrapnel be seen?

[Current mission completed, all main missions have been completed]

[You have completed this script, automatically teleporting in 180 seconds]

The system prompt announced the end of this match.

In fact, Feng Bujue was not without other options. Sanyu Qiangxi was the last member of Corpse Blade's Second Team. If Feng Bujue wanted to act more convincingly, he could completely turn on [Spiritual Consciousness Gathering Technique - Modified] and give the opponent a level 10 [Baseball Fist]. In this way, the two would definitely die together, and the result of Hell Front winning would not change.

But… Brother Jue did not plan to die here. At least… he didn't want his team to suffer any personnel losses in the match against Corpse Blade.

That's right, he was indeed very "bad," but this kind of "bad" was also targeted.

Whenever he encountered individuals or teams who used unfair competition methods, Feng Bujue's "malice" would be infinitely magnified, just like what he did on 《I Am a Writer》.

Maybe not everyone could see his intentions, maybe he would be misunderstood or even hated, but he did what he wanted to do and would never regret it.

…………

Two minutes ago, Long Hair Fortress, Pile Tower, Sixth Floor.

"This… this is impossible…" Kai Lote fell in a pool of blood, with a shocked expression on his face. His kingly demeanor had already turned into the wail of a loser, "I… I am the strongest martial artist! I am the emperor of this doomsday! You lowly people should all kneel at my feet! How could a mere ugly monster… defeat me?"

"Hehe… if you are the strongest martial artist, then I am the God of Fighting." Blood Corpse God looked down at the other party and sneered, "If you are the emperor of the doomsday, then I am the emperor of the universe." He shook his head and spread his hands, "This world is very big. I originally thought I was among the strongest in the universe, but recently I discovered… there are still many guys who are more powerful than me, and there are countless universes, so… I think you should relax and treat yourself as a plate of… uh… rabbit meat."

As he said this, he squatted down and began to eat…

"You… what are you going to do…" Kai Lote was shocked when he saw Blood Corpse God reaching out his demonic claws towards him, "No… it's impossible… you really want to eat… ah!"

Blood Corpse God was indeed hungry, so it only took him two minutes to eat Kai Lote until not even his bones were left…

"Burp~" After burping, Blood Corpse God stretched and glanced at the stairs at the other end of the room, "Hmm… does this tower have a seventh floor… But, the Kai Lote I ate should be the last of the 'Long Hair Six Heavenly Officials,' so… what will be at the top?"

While muttering, he had already quickly walked over.

Blood Corpse God was also very clear that his activity time in the script world was limited (fifteen minutes if summoned by other members of Hell Front, and more than twenty minutes if summoned by Feng Bujue due to the effect of "Alchemy King's Taunt"). Instead of thinking, it was better to take action first.

"Hmm?" When he reached the end of the stairs, Blood Corpse God saw a large door made of pure silver, and on the door was also painted a strange magic circle, "This is…"

In this doomsday world, it was already not easy to find a few sets of pure silver tableware. A door made of pure silver was simply unimaginable. Moreover… magic circles seemed to be out of sync with the overall setting of this world… so it was no wonder Blood Corpse God felt puzzled.

[Oh, "God of Eternal Life" who was destroyed by those two mortals. Your last wisp of divine consciousness has still fled into the spatial turbulence, and after being exiled, you have come to this place. I pity you, but I cannot allow you to run rampant in my universe. Therefore, sleep here forever. I will have the strongest "Martial" on this planet guard you, and the end of the world will not end.]

Blood Corpse God had a very long lifespan and was knowledgeable, and he actually completely interpreted the information in the magic circle, and then muttered, "Oh… 'God of Eternal Life,' is it? Hehe… another one who claims to be a god. However, judging from the information revealed by this magic circle, you have not only been defeated but also sealed up. It seems you are also a god with a false reputation…" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Hmph… aren't I myself the same?"

Out of a very subtle mentality, Blood Corpse God reached out his hand… and used his own power to erase the magic power of the magic circle.

In the next second, he could clearly feel the dissipation of a magical energy. This showed… that some kind of powerful seal had been lifted.

"Then… let me meet you…" As Blood Corpse God said this, he had already raised his arm and pushed open the door. Facing the twisted power that surged out from behind the door, he still did not change his expression, "The so-called 'God of Eternal Life'…"