Chen Tian, witnessing Xueying Cantian tense up and gradually pull away from De En Ailiya as he activated his Berserk skill, knew that while the demon swordsman had lost his skills, the explosive power of his blade was something he couldn't contend with.
Chen Tian also noticed the opponent's movement. He stomped his foot, and his entire body transformed into a meteor, leaving beautiful blood-red streaks on the ground.
Holding his sword, Chen Tian instantly appeared before his opponent. The long sword slowly descended, its fearsome power seemingly tearing through the air with explosive sounds.
"Sword Shield!"
Xueying Cantian gazed at the descending long sword. The opponent's speed was truly incredible. A demon swordsman, even in a berserk state, shouldn't possess such speed.
Instantly, eight long swords around him shot out from the ground, forming a circular shield before him.
The swords spun continuously. Chen Tian's long sword struck the circular sword shield, and with a single forceful swing, a power close to 6000 erupted.
The entire sword shield was cleaved in half. At that moment, Xueying Cantian had already moved out of Chen Tian's attack range.
Immediately, the surrounding swords moved in unison, spinning and intertwining. A vortex formed by the swords slowly materialized.
"Kid, you should be proud to witness this move of mine. Die!"
"Blade Storm!"
Xueying Cantian unleashed his ultimate move. His telekinesis instantly cleared his attributes, and half the swords in his sword mound, both light and heavy, were affected by Xueying Cantian's skill.
A vortex of swords appeared, its entire body composed of countless spinning blades. Under Xueying Cantian's command, it charged directly at Chen Tian.
Chen Tian, in his berserk state, observed this attack. A self-created skill, one that neared divine level. This guy actually had such a move.
Chen Tian couldn't help but praise him. After all, divine-level skills weren't something every player could comprehend.
This move was classified as a divine-level skill, but due to Xueying Cantian's insufficient telekinesis, its power only reached near-divine levels.
Chen Tian had no intention of meeting it head-on. The Blade Storm possessed immense shattering effects, and he dared not endure it.
Just as his entire body was about to be swallowed by the Blade Storm, his figure transformed into black liquid, flowed into the ground, and vanished.
Meanwhile, Xueying Cantian, his vision obstructed by the Blade Storm, did not witness this scene.
"This kid must be dead by now! No, something's wrong. Why is there no damage display? Impossible! How could he possibly dodge this move?"
"Puff!"
As Xueying Cantian was still questioning, his body was instantly pierced by a long sword.
Xueying Cantian turned to look at Chen Tian. When had he appeared behind him? How was this possible?
"A very good move. It's a pity you couldn't unleash its full power. Otherwise, I might have been seriously injured."
Chen Tian acknowledged his words and instantly pulled out his long sword. With his strength and weapon mastery reaching 6000, he could now kill his opponent without even using skills.
This single strike shattered the opponent's armor and reduced his health by nearly half.
Chen Tian looked at his opponent and instantly fired two red blade energies. At point-blank range, Xueying Cantian's figure was struck by the two sword energies, sent reeling back over ten meters, and his health dropped again, leaving him with 21% remaining.
Xueying Cantian asked with a look of bewilderment, "Kid, how did you dodge my Blade Storm? The Blade Storm has a massive suction force, and you couldn't have dodged it from the front."
"Indeed, but what if it's like this?"
A faint smile touched Chen Tian's lips. Instantly, Chen Tian's figure transformed into black liquid and seeped into the ground.
Xueying Cantian could hardly believe his eyes. This was... this was a Shadowalker profession skill.
How was this possible? How could one person have two professions, especially a level thirty player?
"Puff!"
"Farewell!"
Chen Tian instantly appeared behind Xueying Cantian. Xueying Cantian didn't know how to describe it. He pointed a finger in front of Chen Tian, looking at the player named De En Ailiya, and felt only fear. He shouted in his heart, "Someone's playing dirty, hacking! Help!"
Following that, his entire figure dissolved into starlight. Chen Tian reappeared in the forest. With a few players remaining, Chen Tian appeared and said calmly, "Who's next? Or perhaps, the four of you can come at me together!"
"I'll count you as a team. How about it?"
A smile played on Chen Tian's lips. He no longer needed to fight one-on-one. His attributes had been boosted to nearly seven thousand, making his strength comparable to a level forty player.
Facing all of them at once might pose some difficulty for Chen Tian, but a one-on-one battle was as good as giving him food. He would take them down one by one.
The four players exchanged glances, then nodded in unison. They still hadn't figured out the extent of Chen Tian's abilities. Furthermore, the previous two players had already been eliminated, proving that this newcomer was not simple.
To play it safe, they decided to join forces. They each tapped on their interfaces, and the team formation was instantly completed.
Chen Tian observed their team information, a smile playing on his lips. He then swiped his left hand, and the scene selection interface appeared before him.
Because they had chosen team mode, the right to select the scene rested with Chen Tian.
In the game "Epoch of Time," the right to select the scene belonged to the challenged party or was passively chosen. In team mode, where players needed to defeat a superior number of opponents, the scene mode automatically defaulted to the duelist's side.
Chen Tian quickly selected the scene: Sunset Forest. As the scene transitioned, Chen Tian found himself in a forest bathed in the glow of the setting sun.
The last time he was in this scene was during a battle against the Ranger class. This time, Chen Tian returned to the same location.
Instantly, Chen Tian's elven form reverted to human. He clenched his left hand, and a red and blue longbow appeared in his grasp.
Weapon: Elemental Divine Bow.
Chen Tian had chosen the Ranger class. He intended to eliminate them quickly and then explore the map.
Appearing in the forest, Chen Tian's eyes snapped open, unleashing his divine skill, Divine Eye. In an instant, Chen Tian spotted the four players miles away.
He slowly drew his bow, and countless flames began to emerge from the longbow, forming three fiery red arrows.
Chen Tian released them instantly. His actions didn't stop; he continued to draw and shoot, launching an endless barrage of fiery arrows.
Upwards of ten thousand shots. While a typical Ranger might not be able to fire so many fire arrows, let's not forget Chen Tian's sub-race, the Elemental Sprites.
With humanity as his main race, Chen Tian could utilize some abilities of other races under the human race mode.
For instance, his mastery of fire elements allowed him to launch fire elemental arrows without restriction. Chen Tian drew his bow once more, and the Elemental Divine Bow erupted with blue light, its ice-blue body covering it.
Chen Tian pulled the bowstring, drawing his right hand back. Instantly, streaks of azure energy appeared within the Elemental Divine Bow, emitting ice arrows.
These were shot out like fire arrows by Chen Tian. With his divine skill, Divine Eye, Chen Tian could strike targets from miles away, even seeing their movements clearly.
It was just that it consumed too much stamina. After only a few minutes, his stamina display turned red.
Chen Tian slowly put away the Elemental Divine Bow and moved silently through the forest, heading towards the four players.
On the other side of Sunset Forest, the four players vigilantly scanned their surroundings, each positioned in a defensive formation, constantly moving as if fearing an ambush.
"Where did that kid go?"
"Did you find anything over there?"
"No, but is he afraid of us and running away?"
"That's possible."
"What... what is this?"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Instantly, the sky was engulfed in fiery red, like red paint splashed across a white canvas.
The four players looked up at the sky. Countless flames descended from above.
"Quick, defend!"
Instantly, the four players sprang into action. Two Pugilists, one Dual Swordsman, and one Demon Gunner all unleashed their skills to defend themselves.
Tens of thousands of fire arrows rained down like a storm, igniting the entire forest. The four players struggled to hold on, their armor rapidly depleting.
The sheer number was overwhelming; they couldn't possibly defend against it all. The four, as primary offensive class players, had limited defensive skills to begin with.
They couldn't possibly withstand such a barrage of fire arrows. However, behind the fiery red sky, an azure sky appeared.
Countless ice arrows descended like hailstones from the sky, sweeping towards them.
The four players looked at each other, then gave up resisting. The dual assault of fire and ice arrows, combined with energy reactions, caused a violent explosion.
Chen Tian walked through the forest, momentarily stunned by the scene change. That fast? They couldn't even last that long? So weak.
When Chen Tian reappeared in Green Leaf Blue Forest, there were no players left on the ground.
"Little brother, are you alright?"
A player from "Number Brother" appeared before Chen Tian. Chen Tian looked at the Elemental Swordsman and replied, "I'm fine, thank you. I wonder about that Scepter Fighter, was he dealt with?"
"A tricky hidden profession. He managed to escape in the end," Number Brother said with regret. Just as he was about to leave, Chen Tian called out to him.
"Let's add each other as friends!"
"Okay!"
After a few operations, Chen Tian's figure left Green Leaf Blue Forest, as did Number Brother. The anniversary event required points.
Chen Tian walked on the road. Adding friends was his own decision. After all, the other party had helped him, so it wouldn't be right to part ways so abruptly. Moreover, Chen Tian liked Number Brother's personality; staying in touch wouldn't be a bad thing.
Chen Tian's first true in-game friend in "Epoch of Time" was formed in this manner.
However, it was consistent with Chen Tian's way of making friends. One could say that this player named Number Brother had precisely hit all the right notes, fulfilling all his requirements.