Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 806 - 804: Five Fingers

"Pow, yeah I'm Leth to the B.Pow, I got the top grime dawgs with me.Pow, if you don't know about me" 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"U!N!D!E!R!G!R!O!U!N!D!"

"I want to give you ninety-nine roses! I want to sing the words from my heart for you to hear~"

A catchy local tune played from the luxury shopping bags Li Ang was carrying, cycling through three high-fidelity home audio systems from France's Devialet, each worth tens of thousands.

The light strips on the coarse off-road tires of the electric balance scooter emitted a brilliant seven-colored glow, dazzling and radiant.

Such a flashy display naturally became the focus of the dead-silent city.

Ju Que stood on the rooftop looking down, momentarily unsure if the other party was putting on a mysterious act or using bizarre behavior to hide murderous intent.

The [Cloud Ascending Ladder] skill was activated, creating an invisible staircase underfoot, and Li Ang jumped up to the rooftop with the electric balance scooter and luxury shopping bags.

Bang.

The electric balance scooter hit the concrete ground with its large off-road tires bouncing slightly.

Li Ang slowly placed all the luxury shopping bags on the scooter's footboard, clapped his hands, and looked at Ju Que, a voice sounding from the Dragon Head Mask: "Sorry for being late, shopping took a bit more time than expected."

Since the other party didn't immediately call for a fight, Ju Que didn't draw his sword directly but cautiously said, squinting: "When you say shopping, do you mean walking into an unattended store and taking whatever you want?"

"Zero-cost shopping is still shopping."

Li Ang laughed, "I just strolled around the outskirts of the city, the entire area was deserted, so it's likely a combat-specific map randomly generated by the [Realms Corridor].

No interaction with the real world.

Even if I wanted to pay, there was no cashier around."

"..."

Ju Que glanced at the luxury shopping bags on the scooter's footboard, thinking about the high exchange rate of game currency for real-world money, where one hundred Game Coins equaled over a million in savings.

Buying top-tier supercars or luxury homes in major cities might be tough, but the money for regular luxury goods can be easily managed by any player, so there's no need to indulge in shopping desires on this map.

Could it be that the other party is just acting?

The bags might actually contain special tools like enchanted rice cookers disguised as luxury goods to lower his guard?

Or perhaps the music playing from those speakers is actually an attack method?

A flood of special effect descriptions for various equipment and items flashed through Ju Que's mind; as a player aiming to advance to the third round of the Gate Seize battle, reading and remembering most auction house equipment and item information is fundamental.

"Rest assured, these bags contain just regular items."

Li Ang laughed, observing the pondering look on Ju Que's face, "I was merely wandering around to measure the movable space in the city, with the goal of winning the match. Thus, it's not considered passive gaming by the system."

"Movable space?"

"Exactly, my strength system requires a certain space to fully perform."

Li Ang nodded, pointing at the flock of birds circling in the sky, "You are the Vice-Guild Leader of the Sword King Court, Lv23, ranked seventy-seventh on the personal combat power leaderboard.

But unfortunately, my ranking is a bit higher than yours.

The environment generated by the [Realms Corridor] aims to provide some exploitable 'momentum' for both players, especially the one with lower overall strength, in subtle ways.

My rank is higher than yours, yet the environment suits me for showcasing my strength, which doesn't align with the [Realms Corridor] features.

Therefore, there's only one answer—you possess the ability for high-speed mobility in expansive environments; the earlier helplessness with the bird flock was just a façade to lure me into mid to close range..."

Before the words were fully spoken, Ju Que's tall figure vanished from the spot,

The birds cruising the sky instinctively dilated their pupils, trying to lock onto Ju Que's position. However, despite their modified visual system, they could only see a fleeting blur on the rooftop.

The thirty-meter distance was traversed in a flash,

Ju Que's eyes clearly reflected the unguarded figure in the Dragon Head White Lab Coat, as the massive Great Sword in his hand sliced through the air, swinging horizontally towards the dragon head.

[Skill Name: Instant Step]

[Type: Fighting]

[Special Effect: Instant. Employ a unique power-exerting technique to provide brief explosive force in the legs, achieving rapid movement invisible to the human eye.]

[Expenditure: 100 points of stamina]

[Cooldown Time: 10 seconds]

[Learning Conditions: Strength attribute at or above 12 points, Agility attribute at or above 12 points]

[Remark: Do not use in indoor, rugby matches, soccer matches, underwater, or maid cafes.]

This skill called Instant Step originates from a perfect-quality learning-type Skill Scroll, purchased from the game store with the Guild's treasury funds by the Sword King Court's Guild Leader, Zhan Lu, to enhance Ju Que's combat strength.

The [Instant Step] boasting a short cooldown and low expenditure, presents an effect for high-speed movement comparable to [Teleport] for players below Lv20—each time it's activated, the distance must be pre-calculated to ensure the user doesn't collide with a wall due to slow neural response.

With his tall, hefty physique wielding a sword of over one hundred pounds,

Ju Que could effectively achieve a first strike kill against any opponent deceived by his appearance by successfully executing the Instant Step right out of the gate—he refrained from using the [Instant Step] until facing an adversary invincible to conventional tactics.

Li Rising's individual combat power ranking might exceed his own, but since the opponent ventured onto the rooftop to this location, he couldn't be blamed for using a sure-kill technique...

Zing!

The clash of metal resounded urgently on the rooftop, as if beyond reach yet swiftly evident: Li Ang, just before the massive sword cut him down, activated the effect of the [FTL Interstellar Pirate Sodium Ring],

A rectangular block of alloy steel appeared in his right hand bearing the ring, shielding him.

Being common alchemy crafting material, the alloy steel was mere mortal substance, slicing effortlessly like thin paper under the great sword charged with Sword Qi in both hands.

Nonetheless, the fraction of a second delay sufficed for Li Ang to draw the Tyrant Halberd, barely managing to block the two-handed sword with the long spear's midsection.

Clang!

The clash of weapons sent ripples through the air, kicking up dust and sand.

Spear, a long-handled weapon...

Thoughts surged through Ju Que's mind; when the distance between two combatants reduced to this extent, the four-meter-long Tyrant Halberd could lose its edge.

Press!

The left arm wielding the two-handed sword thrust inward, while the right arm lifted, pressing the wide sword flat on the spear shaft, its tip aiming straight at Li Ang's chest.

Li Ang rotated the spear counter-clockwise, deflecting the sword's edge, yet the ancient hefty sword adapted, sliding down along the spear shaft towards his left hand's fingers.