Chapter 110: The Battle

Half an hour later, just as Lucien was about to fall asleep from waiting, the battles on the remaining four arenas finally came to an end.

The top five had finally been officially decided.

At this moment, the Liangzhou City Lord stood in mid-air and announced, "Next, we will continue using the lottery system to determine the order of battle."

"The first match: Red Bean Cake versus Shadow Assassin."

"The second match: Berserker versus Berserker."

Due to luck, Lucien received a bye for this round.

This meant that even if Lucien did nothing, he would directly advance to the top three.

Not that he needed it; with his own strength, he could have taken first place regardless.

It had to be said that, in terms of PK, Berserkers held a massive advantage.

Among the top five, two of them were Berserkers.

Soon, the first match officially began.

It started with the duel between Red Bean Cake’s Spirit Summoner and the Shadow Assassin.

As soon as the two stepped onto the stage, Red Bean Cake immediately summoned a swarm of spirits.

The Shadow Assassin, on the other hand, instantly vanished into Stealth.

Seeing this, the players watching from the spectator stands were all bewildered.

However, Lucien was still able to track the Shadow Assassin’s movements using his Insight Skill.

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Suddenly, a massive damage number popped up over Red Bean Cake.

Red Bean Cake, who had been at full health, was instantly left with less than two thousand HP.

The Shadow Assassin, who had just been invisible, reappeared right behind her.

Seeing that his opponent had less than two thousand health remaining, the Shadow Assassin flashed a smirk.

He raised his hand, preparing to follow up with another attack.

However, just as he raised his hand, a vine shot out and bound his limbs.

Red Bean Cake looked as though she had anticipated this all along.

The dozen or so summoned spirits immediately launched their attacks at the Shadow Assassin.

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While the individual damage wasn’t high, the sheer number of summons was overwhelming.

In just a single second, the Shadow Assassin was left with less than half of his health.

At that moment, the Shadow Assassin broke free from the vine’s restraint.

Looking at Red Bean Cake, who had already moved far out of his attack range, the Shadow Assassin vanished from the arena once again.

The spirits stopped their attacks and began searching everywhere for the Shadow Assassin’s trail.

Red Bean Cake also had to get serious, waving the staff in her hand.

"Earth Spirits, take charge of defense!"

The two Earth Spirits on the arena instantly transformed into streaks of light. Red Bean Cake, who was originally wearing cloth robes, was suddenly clad in a set of earthy-yellow armor.

A thin shield also enveloped Red Bean Cake’s entire body.

"Water Spirit, take charge of life restoration!"

The Water Spirit on the arena similarly turned into a streak of light and rushed into Red Bean Cake.

Red Bean Cake’s health began to recover rapidly.

In an instant, her health bar was fully restored.

And after reaching full health, it didn’t stop; a white health bar suddenly appeared behind her original one.

This was bonus health, and that bonus health was still continuously increasing.

The hidden Shadow Assassin, seeing the situation, reappeared behind her once more, attacking directly with a dagger coated in blue poison.

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He only managed to shave off a thousand health, failing to even deplete her bonus health bar.

Seeing this, even Lucien couldn’t help but marvel at the power of the Spirit Summoner class.

He wondered if he could win against her with his Five Elements Daoist class if his attributes didn’t completely crush hers.

Meanwhile, the remaining spirits on the stage also discovered the Shadow Assassin.

They immediately launched all sorts of attacks at him.

However, because four spirits were missing from the offensive, the Shadow Assassin’s health didn’t drop as quickly as before.

Even so, the Shadow Assassin, who had almost recovered to full health, was once again stripped of a third of his HP.

Yet, just as the Shadow Assassin tried to enter Stealth again, a Fire Spirit charged directly in front of him.

Boom!

With a massive explosion, the Fire Spirit self-destructed.

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A colossal damage number appeared, directly blasting the Shadow Assassin out of his stealth attempt.

The Shadow Assassin’s health bar was instantly emptied.

But he didn’t fall immediately; a red glow emanated from his body.

His emptied health bar was instantly refilled to full.

The revealed Shadow Assassin charged at Red Bean Cake once more.

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He landed three rapid attacks, but the result was the same: he couldn’t break through her shield and bonus health.

Right then, another Fire Spirit reached the Shadow Assassin and exploded.

The Shadow Assassin vanished from the arena, full of resentment.

"Congratulations to the Chosen One, Red Bean Cake, for the victory."

Next was the duel between the two Berserkers.

The Berserker duel was even more blood-pumping to watch than the previous fight between the Summoner and the Assassin.

You hack at me, I hack at you.

Every strike drew blood; every strike hit home.

However, Lucien didn’t like that style. By comparison, he still preferred long-range attacks.

That was the only way to better ensure his own safety.

A class like the Berserker was always charging on the front lines; it was simply too dangerous.

One careless mistake and you’d be dead, although Berserkers did have more survival and recovery skills.

This battle lasted for nearly an hour.

The two Berserkers finally determined a winner.

In the next match, Lucien would face Red Bean Cake.

It was already five in the afternoon, but the tournament didn’t stop, continuing the battles instead.

The upcoming matches were sure to be even more exciting.

However, some people immediately began to complain.

"What the heck? They’re still continuing? I’m almost at my eight-hour limit for today."

"Sigh, if I had known, I wouldn’t have logged into Battle Online early in the morning."

The Jiuzhou Empire clearly ignored everyone’s complaints.

After all, this tournament wasn’t just for show; it had a specific purpose.