Chapter 295: Jiang Xiang Wang Hou

After waiting almost four or five minutes, the light barrier before everyone slowly regenerated.

System Notification finally prompts that the countdown for the second battle has begun.

20…

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Su Sheng and the others kept the battle formation, staying alert for the situation from the previous round.

And Li Wenwan also learned that press move from the two mages in the iron barrel turret formation of the previous round; flames swirled around her, clearly prepared to launch an attack at the first moment.

When the countdown reached zero, the light barrier vanished.

Boom!

In an instant, a massive Fireball shot up into the sky.

Skill cooldowns reset each round.

Su Sheng even thought of testing, using a Demon God Lightning each round to clear the field.

…

The opponents, evidently like Su Sheng's team in the first round, hadn't anticipated striking the moment the countdown ended, so the squad that kept its battle formation just watched as that huge Fireball came crashing down.

Boom!

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Fortunately, the guard knight at the front reacted quickly and activated Defensive Stance at once.

Even so, a massive Fireball directly dealt over seven thousand damage to him.

Defensive Stance reduces damage by thirty, and he is a guard knight, whose class template grants damage reduction bonuses.

Apprentice knights get two percent, full knights four percent, guard knights six percent, while War Knights have none, but they receive an extra strength bonus.

That guard knight's HP also exceeded ten thousand, and a single Fireball left him at critical health instantly.

The Priest on that side, frightened, scrambled to heal.

The opposing team was a classic lineup: Warrior, Knight, Priest, Mage—only four members, with a presumed invisible assassin.

Charge!

Su Sheng didn't hesitate either, launching a charge almost at the same moment the light barrier disappeared.

"The opponent is Mo Wen Qianchen!"

"Feng Jin Che Hu!"

"Brothers, cast it, cast it…"

Then…

Su Sheng halted midway through his charge.

Because…

The target vanished.

System Notification: Congratulations, your team has won the match; please wait for the next pairing.

Su Sheng and the others stared at each other in bewilderment.

What the heck?

We haven't even fought yet…

Su Sheng couldn't help but rub his nose, saying, "It's not my fault."

A person's name, a tree's shadow.

Although these teams that have the courage to enter the tournament are somewhat confident in their own strength.

But it is valuable to have self-awareness; they do not think they can wrestle with Top Rank Mo Wen Qianchen.

Thus, from then on, it wasn't just the second round.

Third…

Fourth…

Fifth…

For three consecutive rounds, when the opponents saw Su Sheng's group clearly, they surrendered outright.

Finally, in the sixth round, they faced a team and fought a match; although the opponent was surprised to encounter Mo Wen Qianchen, the team that could advance to the sixth round was undoubtedly quite strong.

Of course, they were not Su Sheng's opponents and were easily dispatched.

And then…

Seventh, eighth rounds.

The opponents still surrendered.

Ninth round…

The light barrier disappeared.

The moment he saw the opponent, Su Sheng was stunned.

The opponent was also stunned.

Jiang Xiang Wang Hou

Imperial Dynasty…

Imperial Dynasty…

Imperial Dynasty Deputy President, Jiang Xiang Wang Hou!

Bringing four elite players from the Imperial Guild.

Rider, assassin, healer, mage, archer—no warriors, only four people on the field, so naturally there is an invisible assassin.

Among them, Jiang Xiang Wang Hou is a mage, but specifically a combat mage!

In the preliminaries of this Cauldron-Seizing Battle, there is no "king does not see king" mechanism.

Not to mention other guild members—even Su Sheng has a chance to run into Huan Jie or Zhang Qinghai and them.

If we really do meet them, we can only feel wronged sending a team to the respawn match.

But fortunately, so far we haven't encountered an internal conflict within Yanhuang.

"Brother Jiang Xiang, looks like I'll have to trouble you to go to the respawn match," Su Sheng said with a smile as he launched a charge.

On the battlefield, there is no camaraderie.

Moreover, Su Sheng himself has no particular connection with the Imperial Dynasty.

"Damn…"

Jiang Xiang Wang Hou pursed his lips.

Although he is confident, he also knows that his team is likely no match for Mo Wen Qianchen.

If it were Chairman Ye Tianzi leading the First Tier, there would still be a chance.

Although I admit you're strong, Mo Wen Qianchen, it wouldn't be that easy for you to take us down.

"Knight! Block Mo Wen Qianchen!"

"Archers, stay ready for detection arrows! Kong Lang should already be nearby!"

"Assassin, find a way to take out their mage!"

Jiang Xiang Wang Hou directed things in an orderly manner from the start.

But…

Can it be blocked?

The charge in mounted state is a Dominant Body state!

And Jiang Xiang Wang Hou, wielding a long staff, has also rushed out.

Combat mage belongs to melee!

A melee profession clad in cloth armor…

Of course, one could wear leather or heavy armor instead, but the corresponding stat bonuses would differ—after all, cloth armor emphasizes intellect and spirit, leather emphasizes agility and strength, and heavy armor emphasizes physique and strength.

Hah!

Meeting Su Sheng's charge, Jiang Xiang Wang Hou thrust his long staff forward, flashing with light.

Round Dance Staff!

The combat mage's classic grappling skill is also a Break Dominant Body ability, and Dominant Body units can likewise be grappled.

If he charged along that trajectory, Su Sheng would definitely collide with Jiang Xiang Wang Hou's Round Dance Staff.

Jiang Xiang Wang Hou's prediction is still pretty good.

But…

Su Sheng pulled the reins!

Adjusting the angle, Su Sheng's charge veered off at a forty-five-degree angle to the side.

Direction-changing charge!

Although mounted combat is less flexible than on-foot combat, a direction-changing charge is still no problem.

Pop!

At that moment, an arrow exploded overhead.

The Imperial Dynasty archer's detection arrow!

But the detection arrow's range showed no sign of Chen Guan.

While the enemy archer and healer let out a sigh of relief, they also felt something strange.

What about the enemy assassin?

Because the Imperial Dynasty's assassins had already approached the enemy mage and healer, they guessed that the Yanhuang assassin must also be nearby, hence the detection arrow was fired.

But unfortunately, the Yanhuang assassin's silhouette did not appear.

However, since the enemy assassin is not nearby…

The Imperial Dynasty archers immediately shifted target, nocked arrows, and locked onto Su Sheng's direction.

For now, with no assassin threat, they can focus on output.

Whoosh~

The sharp arrow split the air, directly predicting the direction of Su Sheng's turn.

As an elite archer of the Imperial Dynasty, he still has a couple of tricks up his sleeve.

Seeing Su Sheng actually able to perform a direction-changing charge even while mounted, Jiang Xiang Wang Hou couldn't help but be startled.

Really, that's some crazy maneuver.

But at the same time, he also let out a sigh of relief.

Although Mo Wen Qianchen avoided his Round Dance Staff grapple, after the direction-changing charge he had veered forty-five degrees off, and charging that way put him a bit far from his own team behind him.

Unable to charge into his own team's formation, Mo Wen Qianchen was effectively restrained.

Although Mo Wen Qianchen is a hidden class, so far he seems to have only melee means.

And just then…

Swish~

In the rear of Yanhuang, a cold light suddenly flared up…