The silhouette of Xueyuanlong then landed on the city wall. Chen Tian and the others also arrived at the city wall. Chen Tian looked at the silver light barrier in front of him and nodded with satisfaction. Xueyuanlong's approach was correct; the enemy's numbers were too great, and the difference in combat power was too vast. Imprisoning them was the most suitable method.
"Master, I have temporarily confined them inside. According to the computer's calculations and simulations, the most suitable solution is arena combat. As long as their high-end combat power is defeated, their morale will surely dwindle, leading to their retreat!" Xueyuanlong said with confidence. Since ancient times, national wars have involved generals confronting each other to boost their army's morale, while the losing side's morale constantly drops, leading to a loss of fighting spirit.
Chen Tian nodded and said, "Xueyuanlong, I entrust the first match to you. Try to take down one general. It shouldn't be a problem for level seventy you to face a level seventy-four player. I believe in you!"
"Understood, Master!"
Then, Xueyuanlong's airplane wings slowly unfolded behind him, and he soared towards the Fire Spirit Tribe. At this moment, the generals of the Fire Spirit Tribe were launching attacks on the light barrier, but it had no effect. The light barrier seemed indestructible, and no matter how they attacked, they couldn't break it.
Xueyuanlong's figure appeared before the army, and he said arrogantly, "Give up! As long as I am here, the light barrier will not dissipate. Even your lord will need some time to break it."
"Kid, who are you? Just an NPC, and you dare to treat us like this? You're asking for death!" a player general roared furiously. The information panel of Xueyuanlong showed him as an NPC, not a player. An NPC in a game daring to look down on them was simply suicidal!
Then Xueyuanlong spoke calmly, "I am a helper from the Water Spirit Tribe, here to deliver a battle challenge. If anyone among you can defeat me, this light barrier will be removed. If I defeat you, you will have two more chances. If all three matches are lost, retreat, how about it?"
"Kid, why should we listen to you?" one of the player generals said disdainfully. He was just an NPC, and his status panel showed no combat ability, yet he dared to bluster. Another general said, "Just wait until we break through this protective shield of yours, and it will be the end of your Water Spirit Tribe. Why should we retreat? You're merely stalling us for a bit longer."
"Do you think you can break this light barrier with your current strength? Even your lord would have to think twice." Xueyuanlong said contemptuously. His mechanical light barrier was not something that could be easily broken. This was the power of a technician. All abilities were set by the players themselves, just like this light barrier, which Chen Tian had set to remain until Xueyuanlong's heart was destroyed.
He was following the programmed procedure. Although powerful forces could destroy it, according to the settings, unless the settings themselves were compromised, even a lord would have to reconsider. It could be said that the abilities his master had set for him were all formidable, along with his entire transformation. All thanks were due to his master!
"Fine! Agree to it. If we win one match, you will lift the light barrier. If we lose all, we retreat!" a vast, ancient voice echoed from the sky. Only its sound was heard, not the person. The three generals and officers exchanged glances, then nodded. "Agreed. Since the lord has spoken, let the PK begin! Let this be the wager, how about it?"
"To prevent either side from reneging, how about it?"
"Agreed!" Xueyuanlong nodded, and then four rhombus-shaped mechanical fragments shot out from behind him, instantly assembling into a square silver arena in the sky.
Then Xueyuanlong announced, "I will provide a passage. Each time you fight, you can send one person to the arena. This passage can only accommodate one person. You discuss who goes first. Your first opponent is me! I'll be waiting for you in the arena!"
Instantly, blue flames erupted from beneath Xueyuanlong's feet, shooting straight into the sky towards the arena. According to Chen Tian's settings, Xueyuanlong's feet could spew divine fire energy to increase his flight speed.
The generals of the Fire Spirit Tribe looked at each other, six players exchanging glances. They were somewhat familiar with each other and began to discuss. In their eyes, he was just an NPC, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
Then they sent out a general, but the passage did not open. Xueyuanlong's voice echoed from within the light barrier: "Generals, don't come up to die. Send a commanding officer instead!"
"Kid, since you're seeking death, I'll grant it to you! I, Huo Yun Yu Tian, will take your head!" a commanding officer roared furiously, then stepped into the passage. Instantly, a hole appeared within the light barrier, and a transparent tube connected the commanding officer's body outside the light barrier to the arena. Then, the commanding officer's body moved towards the arena.
When Huo Yun Yu Tian stood on the arena, the tube instantly vanished. Huo Yun Yu Tian looked at the NPC in front of him, thinking he could kill him with a casual swipe. Then, he extended his palm, activated his elven form, and flapped his wings, flying into the air. Boom, boom, boom, countless fireballs flew towards Xueyuanlong. Xueyuanlong looked at the countless fireballs and extended his left hand, opening his palm. A blue halo appeared in his palm, and a azure light shield materialized.
Consecutive explosions sounded. Xueyuanlong's figure below was completely unharmed. He clenched his left fist, and his palm returned to its normal appearance. Xueyuanlong then spewed blue flames from his feet, shooting straight into the sky.
Huo Yun Yu Tian was stunned as he saw the approaching blue light. An NPC actually blocked his attack, and his stats were zero! How was this possible? It was truly astounding. Then, a voice called out from below: "Yu Tian, be careful, this guy is a war machine of a technician!"
Huo Yun Yu Tian felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing the reminder from the other generals. To send such a powerful being in the first match? What kind of helper had the Water Spirit Tribe found? However, Huo Yun Yu Tian did not retreat and instead mustered his fighting spirit. His hands were then engulfed in raging flames, and he charged towards Xueyuanlong.
Elven players are different from human players. Different races have different playstyles. For elven players, once they die, they will lose levels. For instance, Huo Yun Yu Tian was a commanding officer, but if he lost, his status would drop to general, then to soldier, and finally to civilian. Different statuses came with different treatment, and they did not want to lose their rank. His fists were wrapped in flames, and he charged towards Xueyuanlong. Just as they were about to collide, Xueyuanlong's figure transformed into a beautiful drifting arc, and Huo Yun Yu Tian's punches missed.
But would Huo Yun Yu Tian let Xueyuanlong escape? The elven wings flapped rapidly, instantly increasing his speed by several times. He flew towards Xueyuanlong. Elven ability: Extreme Speed! His speed far surpassed Xueyuanlong's. However, Xueyuanlong's brain presented the optimal solution. Suddenly, wings unfolded behind him, spewing white air currents, and he soared through the sky. The two chased each other.
Explosions sounded continuously. During the chase, countless fireballs flew towards Xueyuanlong, but small missiles were shot out from Xueyuanlong's back. Thus, a pursuit battle began between the two. Their speeds were almost equal. Suddenly, Huo Yun Yu Tian seemed to have an idea. He spread his hands, and scorching fire elements gathered in his hands, then he extended them. Instantly, a fiery red giant net shot towards Xueyuanlong's body.
Seeing this, Xueyuanlong stopped. Simultaneously, mechanical wrist blades slowly grew from his hands, attaching themselves to his arms. Then, he swung his arms, and several silver flashes appeared, instantly dissipating the elemental net. Huo Yun Yu Tian then appeared behind Xueyuanlong, but a flashing light appeared on Xueyuanlong's back, emitting constant "ding ding ding" sounds.
Seeing this, Xueyuanlong crossed his wrist blades and turned around, directly attacking. Instantly, a pair of gauntlets struck Xueyuanlong's dual blades, sending both of them staggering back.
Xueyuanlong looked at Huo Yun Yu Tian. Huo Yun Yu Tian said calmly, "You indeed have the combat capability of a commanding officer. The materials used for your entire modification are level seventy. It seems the person who created you is very wealthy! Perhaps a noble?"
"Hmph! You don't need to know that!" Xueyuanlong said no more. Then, he stomped his foot, and his entire body transformed. Silver armor covered his body, and a transparent visor was attached to his silver helmet, allowing his eyes to be seen. At the same time, Xueyuanlong's entire body seemed to be composed of machinery, with no trace of flesh visible.
Xueyuanlong had activated his second stage of power. Considering his opponent was a fire element elf, and his own settings and abilities, only the second stage was suitable for combat.
Huo Yun Yu Tian looked at the transformed Xueyuanlong and his hands began to glow with flames. Instantly, a two-handed sword appeared in his hands, a fiery greatsword gripped tightly, and then he raised it.
Meanwhile, Xueyuanlong's palms were slowly covered by machinery, and a pair of silver drills appeared. The drills rotated, their sharp tips seeming capable of drilling through anything. Behind Xueyuanlong's legs, four or five fan-shaped turbines slowly operated, as if spewing out air currents.
Instantly, he stepped forward, unleashing terrifying speed that stunned Huo Yun Yu Tian. How had this guy's speed suddenly increased so drastically!
"Not good!" Huo Yun Yu Tian quickly defended himself. In an instant, terrifying drills appeared before his eyes at a speed of dozens per second, like rain, their lights like stars. However, Huo Yun Yu Tian still reacted. The fiery greatsword in his hands instantly transformed into a fiery shield, blocking in front of him. Countless drills struck the fiery shield and slowly melted away. However, countless dents appeared on the fiery shield, like cheese. Then, Xueyuanlong's figure appeared opposite Huo Yun Yu Tian.
Huo Yun Yu Tian said calmly, "Even modified materials are still metal. Fire has a natural restraint on metal. Your attacks are nothing to my flames!"
Xueyuanlong looked at his glowing red drills. He then slowly returned his hands to their original state. Instantly, his palms appeared, and mechanical parts continuously emerged from his mechanical palms, and dual blades grew out. This time, Xueyuanlong changed his attack method. He stepped forward, and a silver sword light flashed, instantly slicing through the fiery shield. Then, Xueyuanlong continued his onslaught.
However, Huo Yun Yu Tian did not falter. As a player, he understood his own capabilities. Instantly, his entire body was engulfed in terrifying flames, the raging flames dyeing the entire sky crimson. Then, he extended his palm, and terrifying flames erupted from behind Huo Yun Yu Tian like a volcanic eruption, shooting straight into the sky. Then, with a push of his hands, a curtain of fire rushed towards Xueyuanlong. Seeing this, Xueyuanlong crossed his dual blades, and instantly, sword edges shot out, slicing the curtain of fire into four parts.
Then, Huo Yun Yu Tian's figure moved away from Xueyuanlong. Xueyuanlong looked at his swords and thought that the weapon abilities set by his master were indeed formidable! The mechanical sword arms were set to be able to cut through anything, but the materials were not strong enough. If the enemy's curtain of fire had been stronger, or if it had been composed of divine fire, he estimated that the mechanical sword arms would have been scrapped. But there were no "if"s in battle, only accidents. Xueyuanlong and Huo Yun Yu Tian then met each other's gaze.
At this moment, Huo Yun Yu Tian held a fiery round shield in his left hand and a fiery spear in his right. The two looked at each other. Then they moved, and instantly, they collided, producing "ding ding" sounds. This time, it was Xueyuanlong's turn to be surprised because the opponent's weapons were tangible, not elemental weapons. Earlier, they had been surrounded by elements.
"Kid, as long as I use human weapons, your weapon's setting abilities will be useless. Now, it's a battle of our individual combat skills. Level seventy materials can only forge golden weapons."
"My weapons and shield are both silver quality. Let's see how you can smash them!" Huo Yun Yu Tian said arrogantly. Then, he thrust his spear forward, but Xueyuanlong seemed to have predicted the attack. He extended his arm, and instantly, the mechanical sword struck the spearhead, then flicked it away. Huo Yun Yu Tian's spear was sent flying. Simultaneously, his right arm swept towards Huo Yun Yu Tian's neck. But Huo Yun Yu Tian reacted quickly, bringing his shield in front of him to block the strike. However, Xueyuanlong's reaction was also swift. Because his entire body was equipped with machinery, his movements were essentially as fast as human reflexes, coupled with the computer's active calculation and thinking capabilities, his reaction speed far exceeded that of ordinary players.
Xueyuanlong's left mechanical sword struck again, but this time, Huo Yun Yu Tian's entire body was engulfed in raging flames. Xueyuanlong felt the intense heat and instantly retreated. If he had endured this temperature, his entire mechanical armor would have melted. As he retreated, Huo Yun Yu Tian was enveloped in flames, which then dissipated as if blown away by a gentle breeze.
Tiredness appeared on Huo Yun Yu Tian's face before Xueyuanlong. The previous move had almost slipped his control. He truly couldn't control this move, and thankfully, it had failed in the end, otherwise, he would have died.
Chen Tian, watching from the city wall, observed Huo Yun Yu Tian's movements and energy and smiled. "Self-burning divine power. This guy seems to not have completely mastered it yet! Otherwise, he could have instantly killed Xueyuanlong just now. Too bad he hasn't mastered it! Perhaps he hasn't fully comprehended the skill yet."
Then Chen Tian continued to watch. He was not worried about Xueyuanlong at all; the program settings he had created were very formidable. He didn't believe the opponent could defeat Xueyuanlong. It could be said that even a lord would need three moves to destroy Xueyuanlong, let alone an opponent of the same level.
Xueyuanlong looked at the tired Huo Yun Yu Tian and said calmly, "I will give you time to rest and recover. Defeating you like this will give me no satisfaction, only shame!"
Huo Yun Yu Tian was stunned, then nodded. "Alright!" His perception of Xueyuanlong changed. At first, he had thought he was just an NPC and didn't take him seriously. Coupled with his thinking and action abilities during the previous battle, he realized that the NPCs in this game were basically on par with players. He could no longer treat NPCs as simple programs or systems.
During the rest period, Xueyuanlong's eyes seemed to be analyzing something, countless numbers flashing. He then slowly closed his eyes and reopened them. Huo Yun Yu Tian, unaware of his disadvantage, slowly stood up and looked at Xueyuanlong, saying, "I've rested. Let's begin the second round!"
"Good!" Xueyuanlong's figure and Huo Yun Yu Tian's figures faced each other. Then, Huo Yun Yu Tian's hands appeared with a spear and a shield, while Xueyuanlong's mechanical sword arms were replaced with mechanical dual blade arms.
The two instantly turned into two streaks of light and collided. Terrifying sword light flashed. Huo Yun Yu Tian found that all his attacks seemed to be known by the opponent in advance, even his defenses. What was going on? Then, with a swish, Huo Yun Yu Tian's figure was sent flying back, landing outside the arena, then on the light barrier. The light barrier instantly opened, and Huo Yun Yu Tian's figure fell to the ground.
In arena combat, leaving the arena means losing, while standing on the arena means winning. Xueyuanlong's figure slowly returned to its original form and said calmly, "Your attack patterns and defensive patterns have been analyzed. You lost!"
"You...!" Huo Yun Yu Tian didn't know what to say. The opponent had resorted to such a trick. Damn it! In reality, it was also Xueyuanlong's fault. He had been fighting honorably, but analysis was his ability. Why wouldn't he use it? Right? Anyway, this ability was his, so why not use it? Was he supposed to keep it for laying eggs?
Under Chen Tian's modification, Xueyuanlong's eyes could collect data and analyze situations, thus formulating the most suitable combat strategy. It was as if Chen Tian had modified his mechanical eyes based on the Divine Pupil skill. Chen Tian's lips curved slightly. Xueyuanlong's future evolution path was basically determined, but Chen Tian still needed to conduct a few experiments.
"Next match, who's coming!" Xueyuanlong's voice echoed across the arena, and a pipe passage appeared within the light barrier. The generals looked at each other, about to move, when a voice called out, "Alright, Xueyuanlong, let Wu Que Nan go up. Come down and rest for a while!"
"Okay!" Then, pipe passages appeared on both sides. Wu Que Nan slowly entered the arena through the pipe passage. As a human, he lacked the ability to fly, which was problematic for an aerial arena. Then, Wu Que Nan stood on the arena and declared, "My name is Wu Que Nan Fei, who dares to fight me!" His arrogant and domineering voice rang out. The generals looked at each other and shook their heads. A level fifty player was not worthy of a level seventy player to deal with; it would be too embarrassing to spread. Coincidentally, the generals were all close to level fifty, so the commanding officers had no intention of making a move.
Then Wu Que Nan calmly said, "Send a commanding officer-level player. Level fifty players, don't bother joining in. I don't care! No adjustments. Just fight like this! Arena, do you dare?"