Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 42: The Elf Archer with a Dual-Agility Pet
"The bet is based on the chances of some top players entering the 'Top Ten' and the odds set by the bettors. Betting will stop before the start of the main competition. According to the rules of the competition, the top ten seeded players, such as Supreme Honor, Dragon Travels the World, Desert Eagle, and Holy Heaven, will not meet before entering the top 32. Generally speaking, the chances of winning the 'Top Ten' are very high, and the odds are very low. Even if you bet, there is not much profit. The only ones who can make a big profit are marginal figures like you who don't have much hope but are not considered dark horses. However, if we rashly place a heavy bet on you, it will easily attract attention and may also lower the odds. The safest way is to increase the odds offered to you so that we can fight small for big. The original odds set for you were 10 to 1, because of your poor performance in the preliminaries. The appearance of the undead wizards caused a sharp drop in reputation, and some other undead wizards who participated in the competition also performed poorly. Most of them were eliminated. Seeded players such as Qingwu Feiyang and Tianxing barely squeezed into the main competition, which further confirmed the view that undead wizards are not suitable for individual competitions. Therefore, almost no one is optimistic about you anymore, and the odds have risen sharply. At the highest point, it even reached 50 to 1. Because the risks of underground gambling are too high, the returns are not guaranteed, and it is not convenient to be public, it is not easy to use the collective property of the Tongxin League. Wuxia, Yun Wuying and I discussed it. Everyone raised 60,000 gold coins on you, using the method of dispersed bets to try not to attract attention. In the end, the odds were set at about 40 to 1. As long as you can finally win the "Top Ten", it is guaranteed that you can cut off a large piece of meat from Hua Mantian, which will make him feel distressed for a while."
60,000 gold coins, with a 1:40 odds, wouldn't that mean I could earn 2.4 million gold coins and become a millionaire in no time? Of course, this is based on the premise that I can successfully win the "Top Ten", otherwise these 60,000 gold coins will be wasted, and the playboy will get it for nothing. I couldn't help but get a little worried. This responsibility is a bit too heavy. The competition is not controlled by me. Everyone who enters the finals is a top master. It's not just strength that matters, but also fighting experience and on-the-spot reaction, and even luck. The outcome is unpredictable. If I lose, then... I smiled bitterly, "Are you so sure that I can win the 'Top Ten'? I lack experience to begin with, and I've never participated in an individual competition, so I don't have much confidence myself."
A Feng patted my shoulder and said, "Since it's called a 'gamble', of course there is no certainty and it involves considerable risk. If it's a sure win, can it still be called a 'gamble'? According to our analysis, among the contestants with higher odds, only you are most likely to win the 'Top Ten' by surprise, and you will work closely with us to strive for the greatest benefits. Who else can we choose if not you? Just go ahead and compete. Since we dare to place a bet, we have made two preparations. Even if you lose, it's okay, you don't have to worry."
I wiped off a cold sweat. It was a matter of tens of millions of RMB. Just thinking about it made me nervous. "That's good. That's good. If it really fails, don't blame me."
"Give yourself some confidence. Don't forget that you have a magic weapon in your hand, and you have the fire-winged ghost horse Taotao, the terrifying red spider knight Hongxing, and the destructive knight Wuma... You are still very powerful. We all believe in you and support you! Oh, by the way, the only people involved in this matter are me, Wuxia, Yun Wuying, and Diewu. Including you, the person involved, there are five people in total. Each person can share 12,000 gold coins. After deducting these 3,000 gold coins, you have to take out another 9,000. But if you don't want to invest too much, the four of us will be responsible for the rest."
I haven't made any big money recently, and nine thousand gold coins is almost all my wealth. Although I'm still a little worried, Afeng and the others have already decided to participate. Since the game has already started, it can't be stopped, so I can only continue to play. After completing the transfer, I also attached myself to this chariot. For my friends and for myself, I must try my best to compete for the "Top Ten", instead of just hoping to advance to a few more rounds of competition.
After the individual preliminaries, the top seeded players basically passed smoothly, without any big upsets, and they all hid their strengths to some extent. For example, the defensive artifact "Angel Robe" newly obtained by Sheng Tiantang has not been used until now, and the specific function is unclear. After a half-day break, the main competition began on August 4th, with a single-elimination system. The winner advances and the loser is eliminated until the top 16 is selected. Then two people will be selected from the eight losing players through competition, and together with the top eight, they will be awarded the title of "Top Ten Masters in the World".
The opponents for the first round of the main competition had been drawn. I was in the 154th group in the lower half of the draw and was drawn into the second group, which was the group where the second seed Long Xing Tian Xia was. Fortunately, we both qualified as the first in the group, and our opponents were the unseeded players who won the second place in the group. We barely escaped. I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, I defeated Youhun at that time, otherwise I would have met the Dragon Knight with the artifact in the first round, and it would have been difficult for me to reach the threshold of the "Top Ten".
My opponent is a dwarf warrior named Santiago. His pet is a powerful level 6 magical beast, the Stone Dragon Lizard, which can release two skills, "petrification of skin" and "underground trap". According to the information of Long Xing Tianxia, who has fought with him, he has rich fighting experience and is well-equipped. In addition to the "petrification of skin", he has a very high defense ability. Moreover, the Stone Dragon Lizard's "underground trap" skill is also quite practical. On the surface, there seems to be no sign, but you will suddenly fall into the trap as soon as you step on it, which affects your movement and causes Long Xing Tianxia a lot of trouble.
However, compared to the Undead Wizard, this type of player is the easiest to deal with. Although their offensive and defensive capabilities are very high, they have a fatal weakness, which is their slow movement speed. It is difficult for them to pose a threat to us quickly after the start of the game. As long as there is enough time to cast the "Summoning of the Undead", even the powerful Dragon Knight, facing the pincer attack of Red Star and two Terror Knights, and Tao Tao being on standby to attack at any time, I am afraid he will not have much chance of winning.
The game started, and everything went just as I expected. Although Santiago had used his "frenzy" ability and was trying to rush towards me, his legs were too short and his speed was still limited. Even his pet stone dragon lizard was not fast and could not pose a threat to me quickly. I hurriedly summoned two terrifying giant bear knights and a dark knight, and assigned one terrifying giant bear knight and one dark knight to restrain the stone dragon lizard. Red Star and the other terrifying giant bear knight attacked Santiago, and I dodged their attacks and wandered around the field watching the fun.
Even though I was relatively easily trapped in the "underground traps" set up quickly by the Stone Dragon Lizards, which were hard to defend against and seemed to be everywhere, Santiago could not seize the opportunity to escape and chase me under the full blockade of Red Star and others, and directly threaten me. He could only watch me wait until the time limit and quickly get rid of the constraints of the trap. The high defense only delayed the time of defeat and would not change the outcome in the slightest.
Of course, relying on the "underground trap" and strong offensive and defensive capabilities, Santiago and his pet also caused a lot of trouble for Red Star and his pets. The weak Dark Knight was the first to be attacked by the Stone Dragon Lizard. Under the big axe, a terrifying giant bear knight was scared to death. Even Red Star was not able to dodge the attack in time under the harassment of the Stone Dragon Lizard from time to time, and suffered a lot of damage. Fortunately, it is a pet, and even if it dies, it will quickly recover after the game. There will be no impact, so I dare to let it attack with all my strength. However, these are all meaningless resistance. After I calmly urged the "Touch of Death" to further increase the oppression of the dwarf warriors, Santiago, who lacked effective means of attack against me, could not escape the fate of defeat.
After successfully advancing to the second round, only 512 contestants were left. Most of the seeded contestants passed safely, and no one in the top 200 was eliminated. Only more than 80 players at the bottom of the rankings failed to keep their positions, which showed the rigor of the selection by the organizing committee and that there was no major deviation in the estimation of the overall strength of the players. In addition to me, the six people from the Tongxin League who entered the main competition, Afeng, Xue Wuxia and Longkong, who were also seeded contestants, also successfully advanced. However, only Yun Wuying was left among the two unseeded contestants. The Guardian of the Heart unfortunately encountered the Dragon Knight Angel in the Human World, and was defeated and eliminated.
According to the rules of the competition, starting from this round, except for the "privilege" of the top ten seeded players to avoid each other before entering the top 32, the opponents are randomly determined by the system in the same zone. The strength, whether the professions are incompatible, everything can only be determined by luck, which adds many variables. If you have strength but bad luck, and collide with top masters such as Supreme Honor and Dragon Traveling the World in advance, you will probably have no choice but to stop.
The opponents for the second round came out. I did not encounter strong players like Long Xing Tian Xia and Sheng Tian Tang, but my luck was not too good either. I met the nemesis of the magician, the shooter, and he was an elf shooter at that.
Dae Jang Geum, an elf archer from the northern continent, is the 368th seed player. Her personal strength may not be too outstanding, but according to the information I have, she is definitely a strong opponent for me, even more terrifying than the Dragon Knight. This is not only because of the elf archer's superb long-range attack ability, but also because she has two agile pets - the level 5 Magical Beast Wind Falcon and the level 6 Magical Beast Mountain Leopard. They are the types that I am most concerned about. Because of her extremely high winning rate and winning speed against magicians, she is nicknamed the "Mage Terminator".
Wind Falcon, a flying wind-type fifth-level monster, is not big, only two feet long, and moves quickly. Its beak and claws are sharp, which can hurt the enemy. It is more proficient in the wind magic "Wind Blade". It can use its wings to release a dozen small wind blades to attack the enemy at the same time. It is a pet signed by Dae Jang Geum using the "Pet Scroll" of the third-level profession. Because it was obtained late, it was not selected for the original "Four Continents Elite Challenge". Mountain Leopard, a sixth-level earth-type monster, is between one meter and one and a half meters long, less than one meter tall, and is agile. It mainly attacks by biting, clawing, and whipping its tail. With its own "earth escape" ability, it can sneak underground and suddenly jump out to attack, making it difficult for the opponent to defend.
Although the Wind Falcon and the Drill Mountain Leopard are not particularly powerful among the monsters of the same level, and because of this, Dae Jang Geum's comprehensive combat power is not very outstanding, but they are all fast-moving and fast-attack monsters. She does not like to fight with her opponents, and often abandons the opponent's pets and attacks the player himself, looking for opportunities to hurt the enemy in mobile warfare. The so-called attacking the enemy must be rescued. Even if you have a powerful seventh-level magic pet, you can't help but be cautious and need to be careful. Moreover, the weapon she uses is the "Magic Bow" of the heavenly level. Every arrow shot out has a 10% weakening effect of magic defense. Combined with the fine arrows made by dwarf craftsmen, knights, warriors and other professions with strong defense and abundant physical strength are better off and have the capital to consume her. For magicians with low defense, she is definitely the most headache opponent.
To quote outside comments on this game, Dae Jang Geum is my nemesis. The threat she poses to me is no less than that of top masters such as Supreme Honor. The predicted winning rate is 80-20, 80 for her and 2 for me. I, A-Dai, one of the four players in "Tianxia" who possess magical weapons, will most likely stop at the top 512 and be unable to advance further, thus staging a fierce showdown between the four magical weapons that is highly anticipated by the majority of spectating players.
Even Xue Wuxia and Afeng were quite worried about my match. Their own match was about to start, but they still took time to give me advice, design tactics, and remind me of things I need to pay attention to in the match. It is impossible to continue to hide my strength. Dae Jang Geum should not give me the opportunity to use the "Summoning of the Dead". At least Taotao will definitely be summoned. With it and Red Star as a partner, let's see if we can turn around the extremely unfavorable situation. In fact, if I don't want to strive for the "Top Ten" and consider the increasingly difficult competitions in the future, I don't need to worry so much. At most, I can let Red Star use the "Life-Calling Flying Spear" as soon as possible. With three chances, Dae Jang Geum, the elf shooter, will not be able to survive. However, the consumed bone spear needs to be made in the "Dead Soul Space" with the soul energy of the Terror Knight, and there is no way to replenish it in a short time. In this way, Red Star's ability will be greatly weakened. It will take at least six rounds of competition to ensure that it enters the "Top Ten". Facing unpredictable opponents, it may encounter more dangerous competitions. I have to take a long-term view and cannot use the "Life-Calling Flying Spear" unless it is absolutely necessary.
