Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 805 - 803: Passive

Have I been discovered so quickly?

Ju Que frowned, his tall and muscular body crouching, knees slightly bending.

Crack——

The sturdy concrete ground was crushed under his feet, spiderweb cracks spreading as Ju Que leapt up,

his bandaged right hand penetrating the building's solid wall,

easily gouging out large chunks of stone like a hot knife through butter.

Moving quickly, Ju Que had already climbed to the rooftop,

he shook his hand, dust falling from his fingers, and instead of moving again, he looked at the birds cruising in the sky, making a thumbs-down gesture in provocation.

Come and fight.

The chance to battle a player from the top 100 rankings is extremely rare,

though Ju Que often sparred in the guild's training grounds with Vice President Chi Xiao, ranked 67th in personal combat strength, and President Zhan Lu, ranked 24th,

fighting familiar opponents made it hard to explore new strategies.

Training is ultimately just training—nothing compared to the life-and-death struggles with unknown powerful enemies.

"Hoo..."

The desire for battle made Ju Que take a deep breath; the cold wind whistling on the rooftop couldn't cool his rising blood.

Clang——

He grasped the sword hilt at his waist, drawing the great sword defiantly. The broad sword's surface reflected the cool moonlight, the blade slicing into the rooftop's concrete with a mere tilt.

The birds continued to circle in the sky as Ju Que closed his eyes, slowly adjusting his mind and body, awaiting Li Ang's arrival.

One minute.

Two minutes.

Three minutes.

Ju Que's breathing was becoming more regular and stable, his inner strength restrained. The lamenting wind outside and the buzzing neon lights faded away, leaving only his own powerful heartbeat.

Li Ang didn't appear.

Ten minutes.

Ju Que couldn't feel his heartbeat. Instead, he felt a rhythm coursing through his entire body. His heart's beating, blood flow, and muscle pull all transformed into a harmonious unity.

He felt he was touching an invisible barrier, just one step away from crossing it.

Li Ang still didn't appear. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Fifteen minutes.

Ju Que stood silently, like a statue, becoming one with his great sword.

Li Ang, still, didn't appear.

Ju Que slowly opened his eyes, looked at the birds in the sky, and waved his left hand, the one not holding a sword.

Where is he?!

This vice president of the Sword King Court murmured slightly, words unspoken.

I've been standing here motionless for so long, why is no one coming?

We agreed on a duel of mutual respect in the deserted city, an exciting match, no?

You're putting me in an awkward position!

Ju Que didn't know if this Realms Corridor match would be broadcast in the real world,

silently, he retrieved a small, four-propeller unmanned scout drone from his backpack, activating it and releasing it into scouting mode.

This high-end product from Prometheus Laboratory Company boasted fast speed, long range, flexibility, and resistance to EMP interference,

and was highly intelligent, using photo scouting, infrared scouting, radar scouting, and various methods to locate and monitor enemy positions.

The turret with a micro-machine gun mounted on top could destroy micro-missiles, ground pedestrians, and even regular cars.

"Buzz——"

The unmanned scout drone took off vertically, streaking skyward at great speed, its camera with a red dot observing the city's nightscape and automatically searching for heat-emitting targets.

Whoosh!

Tens of spikes cut through the air; the drone's turret only managed to take down a few before the rest punctured its body,

the machine worth thousands of US Dollars spiraled down smoking, smashing apart on the neighboring rooftop.

Holding the control device with the LCD screen, Ju Que looked silently at the sky full of birds—the spikes that shot down the drone had come from them.

"..."

Ju Que returned the control apparatus to his backpack, gripping his sword hilt as he charged forward, leaping across the street with a powerful kick from the rooftop edge.

Bang!

His strong and long arm easily penetrated the high-rise exterior wall, and with just his left arm, Ju Que clambered up the skyscraper like a gecko.

The birds perched on the high rise flew away quickly,

Ju Que wasn't about to let them escape after climbing all the way up there. He flipped open his backpack and took out a heavy machine gun, wielding it single-handedly to shoot at the birds.

With the enhanced physical attributes of the player, the recoil of the heavy machine gun felt like a squirt gun,

but the birds were nimble and elusive, vanishing quickly, and not one was hit despite firing multiple belts of ammunition.

"..."

Ju Que silently stashed away the empty smoking machine gun, watching as the birds regrouped, maintaining a 200-meter distance from the rooftop, his brow twitching.

His long-range attack options were limited; if modern weapons like machine guns and rocket launchers couldn't work, only Sword Qi remained.

Yet there were hundreds of birds, and using Sword Qi would consume vast amounts of Spiritual Power both inefficiently and expensively.

"Where is everyone?"

This Sword King Court guild's vice president couldn't help but shout at the birds: "Come out and fight, or what?!"

"Caw Caw."

"Chirp Chirp."

"Tweet Tweet."

The insect horde units disguised as various birds surrounded Ju Que, producing all kinds of bird calls, including some strange noises.

"Gua Gua Gua."

"Sir, care for swimming and fitness?"

"Another hero, huh."

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The birds chirped noisily. These insect horde units' vocal systems had been modified, their muscles capable of producing complex sounds that not only imitated human voices but could mimic various dialects vividly.

Ju Que felt vexed and restless from the noise, wishing to cut down the birds in a single strike.

Calm down.

These birds only served as scouts to make me agitated, distracted, providing a chance for Li Rising to attack.

Striking heedlessly at unarmed birds would only waste strength.

Ju Que's mind calmed instantly, and he looked at the birds without anger, ignoring the noise.

The Realms Corridor, like the Sky Fighting Arena, has a setting against passive match behavior.

Staying in one place too long, or making no active effort to end the match, results in points being automatically deducted over time by the System.

Ju Que had already used his scouting method,

but with Li Rising yet to appear, no System's deduction sound occurred either,

so he hadn't been passive.

Then, where is he?

A realization dawned on Ju Que, turning sharply to look down a street below the high-rise.

There, a figure in a Dragon Head White Lab Coat appeared, carrying numerous luxury brand shopping bags, riding a colorful electric balance scooter, leisurely rolling around the street corner.