Chapter 967: Dramatic Shift in Fighting Style

Completely as expected.

Sure enough, the Thanos of that server appeared right across from us!

A burly white man shouldered a two-handed greatsword, clad in imposing heavy armor.

Experienced veterans could tell just by looking at the gear; Thanos's equipment is no ordinary set.

Although the Domestic Server players have great confidence in Mo Wen Qianchen, the Yingjiang players likewise hope for the same.

Although the Domestic Server players have great confidence in Mo Wen Qianchen, the Yingjiang players likewise hope for the same.

Among the thousands‑person ranked match, the only two who achieved ten consecutive wins are Su Sheng and I am not Thanos!

If it weren't for running into me, that old brat Shen Wang could probably have snagged ten wins too!

It seems that old brat Shen Wang actually got nine wins in a row.

Tsk~

Su Sheng couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

"Hahaha! Huaxia Mo Wen Qianchen!"

At this moment, I am not Thanos burst out laughing across the arena.

"I wasn't wrong after all!"

"My ultimate opponent is definitely you!"

Su Sheng glanced at Thanos, giving a slight smile: "I kind of guessed as much, only I thought we'd meet earlier in the preliminaries."

The system's matching algorithm clearly pairs those with many consecutive wins, so Su Sheng subconsciously assumed they'd meet in the tenth match.

Who would have thought the fourth match paired him with an "unexpected" opponent.

But this battle between me and Thanos…

Ultimately, there was no escaping it.

…

And then.

On Su Sheng and Thanos's stage, players from servers worldwide flooded in to watch.

Just now's system notification.

Although the players outside the arena couldn't hear or see it, someone promptly spread the news.

Only two players have ten‑win streaks: they are Mo Wen Qianchen of the Huaxia Server and I am not Thanos of the Eagle Sauce Server, and everyone watching knows that.

Everyone understands what this implies—namely, this match…

…will decide first and second place on the Global Top List.

Even if you lose, you can still secure second.

But… first place!

That's the top spot on the Global Top List—far more prestigious than the Hall of Heroes from the original "Heroes" tournament.

Given this situation, with the global quest and the Global Top List now in place, it's questionable whether the Hall of Heroes will continue to be held afterward.

"Mo Wen Qianchen, go for it!"

"Take down the Yingjiang players and clinch global first!"

"First!"

"Grab first place!"

But facing the cheering crowd, Su Sheng, already on the stage, couldn't hear their encouragement at all.

Likewise, the Yingjiang spectators were cheering for their own ace.

Besides the Huaxia and Eagle Sauce Servers, players from many nations worldwide were also watching this match.

After all, this is the match for first and second on the Global Top List.

Naturally, it drew the attention of the vast majority of players.

…

The two combatants on the stage are completely unaffected by outside distractions.

Three‑second countdown.

The match is about to begin.

3

2

1

…

Swish!

At the instant the countdown ended,

Thanos's figure suddenly left an afterimage—blazing fast!

Su Sheng, it seemed, had anticipated this.

He slammed his shield forward with a Shield Strike!

At the same time, a burst of light erupted from the direction the shield was swung.

Bang!!

The lightning‑fast Thanos, charging ahead, staggered instantly and then lost balance.

Off‑balance!

He lost balance right after the first clash!

Holy shit, this is too fake, right?

They were players who could have made it to the global top‑1, top‑2 finals—how is it already over?

Thanos, is this on purpose??

What the hell is he trying to do?!!

In comparison, they're the ones who really need to worry.

…

At this moment, the outside chaos couldn't reach them.

So Su Sheng had the lion open its mouth and unleash Fireworks Dragon Breath.

In this situation, Su Sheng isn't some stick‑in‑the‑mud—his pet is an advantage, so why not use it?

As for Su Sheng, how did he predict Thanos's charge attack right away?

Su Sheng, it's not like he hasn't studied Thanos‑related combat videos.

Naturally, he knows he has this trick.

So, on the defensive, Su Sheng predicted this move of Thanos.

Fireworks Dragon Breath swept toward the off‑balance Thanos.

But just as the breath was about to hit Thanos, the off‑balance Thanos had no way to dodge.

But at that moment, Thanos made a flashy spin like a top and zoomed away from his original spot.

Naturally, this blast of Fireworks Dragon Breath missed completely.

As for that… Su Sheng wasn't surprised at all.

Holy crap, what's going on?

Thanos, he's supposed to be off‑balance—how did he suddenly start dodging??

Or maybe he already adjusted?

How could he adjust so well, that fast? He's supposed to be off‑balance.

Then there's only one explanation: Thanos faked those two off‑balance moments.

No way…

If Mo Wen and Qian Chen had charged in themselves instead of sending their pet, they'd be easy to ambush.

So those guys on the Global Top List aren't simple at all.

…

Since you've figured it out, I was faking it—hey, that's actually something.

After Thanos dodged to the side, he opened his mouth, somewhat unexpectedly.

Su Sheng stayed silent; this distance was just right…

The lion raised its claw.

Smoke Swirl!

White mist wrapped around Thanos, sealing him for five seconds…

You figured it out, huh?

Really, you didn't…

Su Sheng merely predicted Thanos's first charge—nothing more.

As for the off‑balance state, Su Sheng knows his giant's passive—slamming a shield to cause off‑balance—is just normal.

Besides, both sides are seasoned veterans.

It's not that Su Sheng can't tell; it's mainly that Thanos's faked off‑balance was identical.

As for why Su Sheng had the lion attack, it was simply to finish quickly.

Among the several million, even tens of millions watching, nobody noticed—Su Sheng didn't either, so there's nothing to say.

But the situation Su Sheng showed, in their eyes, was that he had seen through it.

Whoosh!

Now it's Su Sheng's second wave of offense.

After five seconds of Stasis comes Fireworks Dragon Breath in quick succession!

This time, Thanos basically didn't dodge and was hit straight on by the Fireworks Dragon Breath.

Over ten thousand true damage per second popped up…

Su Sheng furrowed his brows.

Holy crap, got hit!

No way? Feels like Thanos is just a hollow reputation.

After just a few exchanges, it feels like Thanos is always at a disadvantage.

Won't this global No. 1 crown just be snatched away by this Huaxia player?

What's so surprising? Huaxia itself is already at the forefront.

It's just relying on past similar game experience. You'll see—we'll catch up eventually.

…

And Su Sheng on the arena suddenly shifted direction, lunging straight to the side.

Fang!

Above the countryside, a golden lion's fang flashed with cold light!

Really surprising!

A voice rang out.

At the same time… ding~

Parry!

Mie Ba's Long Sword directly blocked Su Sheng's Long Spear.

Su Sheng raised his eyebrows.

Mie Ba took no damage.

Under normal circumstances, skills cannot be blocked.

But the guy in front of Mie Ba actually directly blocked the Fang Skill and took no damage…

At this moment, the Mie Ba who had been controlled and was undergoing the Fireworks Dragon Breath baptism… just dissipated like that; I don't know if the damage was completely negated or…

Su Sheng couldn't help but feel a toothache, this guy…

Whether it's the video I previously found on Ying Jiang's forum, or his match recordings from the past two days.

Su Sheng has watched them all.

Mie Ba's combat style is almost exactly the same as mine, basically a mindless charge.

But now that Su Sheng has faced him, it's completely not like that.

Aside from that initial charge, which was expected.

The remaining combat style is completely worlds apart.

Especially this guy, he can actually stealth, although after he approached, Su Sheng immediately noticed his stealth.

But when this guy entered stealth, Su Sheng never noticed.

For example…

At this moment, Mie Ba seemed to see Su Sheng's expression.

"How is it? Are you surprised that my combat style has changed so much?"

Mie Ba laughed triumphantly: "This is truly my original combat style."

"It's just that later I found out those opponents were utterly feeble, so I never used this style in battle."

"Well then, Mo Wen, you god, this is…"

Then Mie Ba, seeing Su Sheng's speechless expression, stopped talking.

He realized that Su Sheng hadn't listened to a word he said.

However, Su Sheng had no interest in chatting with him; the blocked Long Spear directly turned into a sweep.

Meanwhile, Mie Ba grinned, this time neither dodging nor evading, his Long Sword swinging directly into a head‑on clash.

And Thanos grinned, this time he didn't dodge or evade, waving the Long Sword directly launched a head-on clash.

Great Sword and Long Spear clashed!

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Two damage numbers popped up above each of their heads, looking roughly equal.

But this time, after the clash, Mie Ba staggered back again!

But this time, upon colliding with Thanos, he staggered back again!

If it were an ordinary player, having learned from past mistakes, they'd probably act cautiously.

But Su Sheng couldn't care less; he thrust the Long Spear forward!

Fierce Lion Pressure!

I'll silence you first!

No…

This guy!

Su Sheng furrowed his brows!

He forcibly stopped the Long Spear in his hand, then a lion beast leapt out.

He forcibly halted the long spear in his hand, and then the lion-like beast fiercely leapt out.

A bright blade light tore through space!

Missed!

"Tsk…"

Mie Ba, gripping his Long Sword with both hands, appeared in Su Sheng's original position, curling his lip.

But Su Sheng had already darted away, so that slash naturally hit nothing.

And that off‑balance Mie Ba dissipated once more.

And, the Thanos that was originally in an unbalanced state dissipated again.

…

"What the hell?"

"Wasn't the combat style supposed to be all‑out?"

"How does this give me such a shameless vibe?"

"Yeah, we spectators couldn't even tell when it went stealth."

"But Mo Wen and Qian Chen are also impressive, always dodging."

…

Ci la~

Then, amidst Mie Ba's bewilderment, a sheet of Thunder Light descended.

Retreat, leap, turn… Demon God Lightning!

Su Sheng directly did it in one go!

Su Sheng was also quite speechless, based on the matches and various videos he had seen before; he still thought his battle with Thanos this time would be a head-on clash.

As a result, this Thanos guy somehow managed to turn himself into a mechanism monster.

Su Sheng couldn't even see the process of this mechanism; when exactly did Thanos turn invisible!

But no matter what, let's take a gamble…

Can't see how he turned invisible and left, but he just came out of invisibility right now; Su Sheng doesn't believe he could still be fake.

The facts proved Su Sheng's gamble was correct.

This Thanos who just came out is a true god!

Thunder and fire raged across half the arena, a huge amount of damage appeared.

When the Thunder Light faded, I am not Thanos was drinking a Blood Bottle on the spot.

"You really don't follow common sense, pulling out your ultimate move just like that?" Thanos said with a gloomy face.

Su Sheng had studied Thanos's videos, and Thanos naturally had also studied Su Sheng's various videos.

This almost signature thunder, he naturally had made full preparations.

Originally prepared to use a Clone to lure him out.

As a result, I actually took it for real, and also used my life-saving Bottom Card.

Then came, it became passive.

Had I known earlier, I might as well have just rushed in from the start.

But…

Su Sheng didn't give him a good look, and moreover, the lion-like beast in mid-air didn't fall.

Mechanism monster?

Who isn't?

Fireworks Dragon Breath, from high to low!

Run!

I am not Thanos darted out directly, and the Fireworks Dragon Breath closely followed.

However, I am not Thanos's speed is very fast, wearing heavy armor, this speed can rival the Chasing Wind Thief… but Su Sheng figured out some situation.

I am not Thanos's, a layer of faint red light surrounds him; his speed being this fast should also have skill buffs, similar to my Lion Hunt.

After 30 seconds finally passed, I am not Thanos was not sprayed to death.

Moreover, there was no sign of I am not Thanos on the field.

And went stealth again…

After Su Sheng landed, he couldn't help but pull a hint of Taunt at the corner of his mouth.

Stealth?

To others, you're brandishing a big sword in front of Guan Yu.

And compared to stealth in front of Su Sheng? It's practically waving a three-pointed blade in front of Erlang Shen.

Isn't it just stealth?

Who doesn't have something like that!

Landing, dismounting, then a Cheetah stance…

Swish…

Immediately, the entire competition arena was empty.

The many spectators were speechless for a moment, finally all chose to enable God Mode.

Then, two sneaky silhouettes were clearly seen on the arena.

Without a doubt, it was I am not Thanos and Su Sheng who met.

"I go… Mo Wen the great god has already sneaked over, is this discovering Thanos's position?"

"Looks like it; Thanos is still there looking around, completely unaware that the Killing God has already come from behind."

"No… there's still someone! Thanos!? That is…"

"Holy shit, that Clone! Mo Wen the great god is in danger."

"How come there are so many Clones, not letting people live."

A crowd of players with a god's-eye view, discussing heatedly.

…

And Su Sheng had already gotten behind that Thanos…