From the basic setting of the game, Shadowwind Castle is considered the "hometown" of Liu Yifei and the little assassin.
Both of them randomly entered the game world from this medium-sized city, and it was here that they took their steps towards the top. It was also here that the two met and became friends by chance, and now they have become a sincere person who has experienced many hardships.
Comrades.
Since they had worked here for a while, and it was the most difficult "primitive" period in the early stages of the game, the two of them had made some close or rare friends.
These "friends" who may not be so close are definitely not comparable to the brothers and friends who have been playing, fighting, and having adventures together now, but they also represent a very unique memory. I often chat with such friends for ten years.
Within minutes, you will suddenly recall many things that may not have happened to each other, but they must have happened in that special period at that time. This is the so-called "contemporary".
Compared with the "new players" who entered the game one after another, the players who entered the game collectively from the first day of public beta went through the most special and difficult period together.
At that time, let alone exquisite or even rare high-end equipment, as long as you could easily have one or two more body-covering things than other people around you, other players would be envious or even jealous.
look at you with eyes.
At that time, the player class had just entered the game and was a veritable "poor class". Not to mention combat supplies, even the most basic bandages could not be wasted at will. They might fight a lot of monsters in a day and calculate their income in the evening.
, the net income before and after was only two silver coins.
Looking back now, the situation at that time was really quite bitter. Compared with today, a set of small healing potions costs more than ten silver coins. What can two small silver coins do?
In Liu Yifei's words: ***, I was so busy working all day that I couldn't even afford the normal daily salary of an undead soldier. His worth was less than a few tenths of that of a skeleton. I was simply a "territory refugee"
What is the level of job income?
Compared to the current situation where hundreds or even thousands of gold coins can be exchanged at the touch of a finger, Liu Yifei found it extremely "funny" when he recalled the scenes six months ago.
Because Liu Yifei's upgrade path was relatively smooth, he enjoyed killing all the way. Thinking back to his original predicament and the strength to laugh, the little assassin really couldn't laugh or cry when he recalled it~
When I first entered the game, since I had never experienced internal game testing and had no more experience in online games in the past, Little Assassin was really a netizen novice.
He never thought that a game could be so realistic, as if he was living in another world all over again.
While being deeply shocked by the realism of this world, the little assassin actually felt a little disappointed. That is, some of his old high school classmates around him were not playing this game, but they were either reincarnated into other races, or they were
Being unable to get together in such a far away place, it was really difficult for the little assassin who was a bit shy and introverted at the time to crawl around in this world alone~
All masters evolved from novices, and all veterans grew up from rookies. Maybe looking back now, you no longer remember that your hard-earned game currency was defrauded by "professional scammers" time and time again.
A painful memory, but for the little assassin, all of that was only half a year ago.
The first gold coin that was saved after all the hard work, the first piece of high-end equipment that was cherished and cherished with gritted teeth, the first elite mission that was completed with extremely hard work, the regret and confusion after being defrauded of a large amount of money for the first time.
...
The little assassin was lucky enough to follow an older brother who was very talented. He was also very talented and was able to grow up quickly in a short period of time~ Therefore, the little assassin still vividly remembers the scene when he was a "rookie" half a year ago, and now he recalls it
When he got up, he was left with only emotion and bitterness~
Especially when he thought about the uncontrollable gratitude and excitement in his heart when he finally took over the first "powerful and special" weapon from Liu Yifei; and what a huge blow he received from the tragic experience that followed.
, and even almost gave up on this extremely exciting cross-century online game.
Whenever they meet an acquaintance on the ring or outside the venue, the two of them can't help but stop and chat with each other.
Some are friends who have worked in different professions, some are businessmen who have had a business relationship with each other, and some are friends who are lucky enough to have worked in the same profession at the same time but have not met in the ring.
Facing acquaintances and having an unprecedented grand event like a big arena, both parties will naturally encourage each other and wish them good results, especially now that the reputations of Liu Yun and the little assassin are so high, and they are said to be amazing by outsiders.
They were often ridiculed by others, saying that they wouldn't let them go until they got back a championship, just to gain face for the Dark Wind Castle.
As for some acquaintances who unexpectedly met in the ring, there was naturally a little awkwardness between the two parties. However, after a brief exchange of greetings, the fight was still the same, but there was less gunpowder in the fight and more seriousness in competitive competition.
After being eliminated from the "Small Town" competition, and comparing it with the current "Midtown" competition, the two of them did not feel that the difficulty of the competition had been significantly improved. However, one thing worth noting is that some people who can compete all the way from the Small Town competition
Players who emerge from the game can clearly feel the fundamental improvement in their fighting awareness.
Compared with most of the players who usually act in a strict manner when seeing monsters, these people are more flexible in their movements and more open-minded. There are very few people who are constrained by the system's actions.
Faced with this situation, Liu Yifei and the little assassin couldn't help but look at each other.
After six months of accumulation in the game world, the way players play has finally changed to a great extent. Perhaps the changes along the way are not obvious, but it can be seen from the on-site combat effects that all combat consciousness has been developed.
Transformed players have significantly better results than ordinary players.
In a competition between the same profession, even if the level is three or four levels lower than the opponent, as long as the strength level of the equipment is not too different, relying on the improvement of consciousness, the player has a considerable chance of overturning the disadvantage and even forcing the more powerful opponent.
into a bitter fight
Since the system implements the most cruel elimination system, the situation on the scene does not indicate that the consciousness of the entire gaming circle has undergone a transformation. It can only be said that any player with improved consciousness has a greater chance of winning and advancing, and as
As the difficulty of the game increases, such elite players will inevitably gather more and more, knowing that eventually ordinary players who cannot keep up with the times will be completely eliminated.
Perhaps this is the significance of the largest game in history
Through this game, most players can clearly realize which method can make them stronger in a short period of time. It can also clearly tell them that only what kind of battle will be more intense in the future.
The real way to fight.
Other old-fashioned and strict play styles will definitely be completely abandoned by players after being washed away by this pinnacle event, and the subsequent impact it will have is so great that it is definitely difficult for any other game to achieve.
While thinking about these things, the competitive points of the little assassin and Liu Yifei were constantly improving.
Assassin professional arena battles are generally much faster than wizards. After all, the assassin's own HP is not very high, but the attack output is a bit scary. As long as the weapon level is not bad, basically the assassin is
There is a way to defeat an assassin player of the same level as yourself within ten moves.
In comparison, the wizard has a lot of trouble~
In addition to special professions that specialize in certain abilities, wizards' career changes in the later stages are somewhat similar. Basically, they are the ebb and flow of the three abilities of summoning, killing, and assisting. Generally speaking, a mainland professional wizard player
But it is definitely necessary to have some skills in all three aspects.
This also makes the wizard professional tournament boring and long. The process of the game is surprisingly similar. First, buffs are applied, then the undead servants are summoned, and then under the cover of the servants, attack skills are continuously released under the protection of the servants. At the same time, they are constantly giving
The opponent gets the debuff, and then the servant dies and you quickly continue to recruit, and then the game remains the same~
It can be said that unless the absolute strength gap between the two wizard players is very large, or just like the "Dark Derby" Liu Yifei encountered before, the opponent is a "professional killer" specially arranged for a certain situation at the expense of his own output ability.
"type profession", otherwise the battle between wizards can rarely be resolved within ten minutes.
Although the fighting process is extremely boring and boring, there is one thing that wizards are obviously better than other professions, and that is their competitive points are so high.
After all, whether the opponent's undead servant is killed or one's own undead servant is injured, as long as the HP is reduced, competitive points will be accumulated, and then distributed to both sides according to a certain proportion. If the two wizards fight to the end, even if they fail and are eliminated
On the one hand, the competitive points obtained in this game may not be lower than those of the winners of other professions.
By the afternoon, the little assassin's promotion quota had been determined. After passing six matches in the small city competition and six matches in the mid-city competition, the little assassin successfully advanced to the big city competition. The venue of the competition was also the expected City of Misery.
In comparison, Liu Yifei's movements were much slower. He also played six games in the small city game, but in the mid-city game he had to play seven games instead. After seven games, there were actually 70 players left.
four
Among them, the twenty-four wizard players who are to be eliminated according to regulations still have the right to initiate the eighth challenge. As long as they use up all their competitive points (which means that if they lose, they will not have any chance to redeem rewards), they will
Be able to bet on an opportunity that arises.
After a short consideration, twenty-two of the players chose to continue the challenge, but one thing is certain, no one among them will challenge Liu Yifei~
Sure enough, after the challenge list of twenty-two people came out, no one really dared to choose Liu Yifei. He shrugged helplessly. Liu Yifei knew that he had missed the opportunity to swallow up half of other people's competitive points in one go. I have to say that this is also a thing.
What a pity.
"How are you doing?" After coming out of the arena, Liu Yifei found the little assassin waiting outside and asked.
"Well, you advanced successfully, what about you? Nothing unexpected happened, right?"
"Surprisingly, no one among the twenty-two guys challenged me. If there were only two of them, my competitive points would have almost doubled."
"Let me go~~~ Do you think others are stupid? If anyone here dares to challenge you, you are out of your mind, okay?
Although your level has not yet reached the first batch of the level list, among the wizard players of Shadowwind Castle, you are almost in the top fifty, right?
You are strong and famous, and everyone knows that you have several pieces of king equipment hidden in your body. Who do you think will challenge you? If it were me, I would definitely not come~
Maybe if I find someone else to work hard, I might be able to qualify. If I find you, I'll just give you points..."
The little assassin rolled his eyes, sniffed hard and said~
"Oh my god~ So if that's the case, no one will ever challenge me? Then I won't be able to make extra money?" In fact, it's not necessarily a good thing that no one dares to challenge me.
For example, right now, if the twenty-two people being challenged collectively win, then the competitive points of these twenty-two people will be nearly half higher than Liu Yifei's. If they advance all the way in the subsequent big city games, they may be as good as them.
People in similar situations advance all the way. Even if Liu Yifei maintains his winning streak, he may eventually be excluded from the top 50 due to insufficient points.
And if this happens, even if he successfully challenges others, he will only be able to gain the opponent's promotion qualifications, but will not gain the opponent's competitive points. In terms of points, he will still lag behind, and this situation may even
Keep going all the way.
Thinking of this, Liu Yifei also frowned rarely, because this was not a good thing. Fewer points not only meant that the road to promotion was more difficult, but also meant that when he finally redeemed the rewards, his capital would be much less.
If possible, Liu Yifei would like to reverse this unfavorable situation as much as possible.
"By the way, how is the situation of Hidden Wind and Hidden Moon?" Liu Yifei looked up and asked as if he suddenly remembered something.
"It's not bad. I advanced smoothly all the way and finally made it into the top 50. However, someone called me out during the challenge. I guess someone thought they were no worse than him and wanted to try their luck~
The guy solved it smoothly, and except for encountering a strange professional combination of assassin + warrior, there were basically no big problems."
"The professional combination of assassin + warrior? Is it very effective against him?" Liu Yifei asked curiously.
"His flying sword attack skill is determined to be able to lock on the enemy and track it. As long as it is targeted, it will be very troublesome to get rid of it. And his last move of teleportation pursuit is even more abnormal. It seems that there is no way to dodge at all, except for the cooldown.
In addition to the longer time, it can basically be used together with the flying sword to form small combos.
But there is one method that has been proven to be able to break his combo easily, which is Assassin + Warrior.
The assassin's stealth skills can make the opponent lose his trace in a short period of time, and he does not have some of the archer's stealth-breaking skills. As long as he can't find his opponent, his flying sword seems to be unable to be thrown.
After limiting his two special skills, he became an ordinary warrior. The game against the unpopular assassin warrior was probably the most unsatisfactory game he played today.
After the opponent discovered his weakness in the second half of the defeat, he frequently used stealth to hide from people. However, the opponent's HP was running low at that time, and Qianfeng Yinyue should be a full-time warrior. It can be seen that the warrior profession he prepared
His equipment is of good quality, and his health bar is also very thick, but he used blood exchange to drain it."
"Are you feeling tired already? It seems that his situation is not optimistic~
If he didn't hide any other trump cards, his presence in the past two days would be enough to arouse the vigilance of powerful warrior players in the City of Misery. As long as you focus a little on it, it's not too difficult to crack his style of play.
Thinking about the big city battle tomorrow, his schedule will not be as smooth as today~"
"I have similar views to Brother Yun.
Basically, the warrior is a relatively average profession, with no obvious advantages and no obvious shortcomings. This also means that the warrior profession can basically be combined with any other profession~
If you want long-range power, then use Archer + Warrior; if you want melee combat, then Assassin + Warrior; if you want balance and comprehensiveness, then use Necromancer + Warrior.
If it weren't for the fact that many of the warrior players were full-time professionals (in a team composition, the mt profession must be full-time, which can accumulate some physical and strength attributes. A full-time and powerful mt is of great importance to the team) warrior
Professionally, his path to promotion cannot be so smooth."
"Have you tried to contact him?" Liu Yifei asked instead.
"He seemed to have gone offline immediately after the game, and the secret message could not be reached. However, I left him a small note. He should be able to see it as soon as he gets online."
"Huh~~~Okay, that's okay~ By the way, is there anyone else you want to see over there? If so, I'll go with you, otherwise we have to leave. Let's go to the Suffering Place first.
Go to the city and ask everyone in the mercenary group how things are going."
"Well... there are still some people I want to meet, but they are not friends, so I think they won't stay here. Forget it, it's okay, let's go together, I will
I want to ask how the situation of Steel Blade is. Maybe I will meet him tomorrow. Oh my, I don’t know if I can defeat Steel Blade after training for a while. How about I go to him first?
Let’s compare notes?”
"That's your business, you can discuss it with him yourself~ By the way, how many points do you have on Dagger now?"
"..."
"Tell me~ Why don't you talk?"
"Don't come here~ You guys who fuck wizards are all perverts. Fighting is like grinding blood. Who doesn't know that your wizards generally have high points? I won't give you a chance to attack me..."
"Holy shit~ The dagger is getting smarter and smarter. You have seen through such hidden thoughts? Have you changed your career and learned mind reading?" Liu Yifei said in surprise.
"Don't come here~ You obviously have an enthusiastic expression on your face, okay, do you think I'm blind..."
The two figures were getting further and further away, and in a corner that they couldn't see, a pair of resentful eyes stared closely at the little assassin's back, and at the same time a stern voice said: "The last dagger.
.....I was scolded by my boss and my treatment as a formal member was revoked. I won’t let you go and I will give you a good look tomorrow..."
