Chapter 866

At this moment, Dunyu Cangqiong held a shield in his left hand and a halberd in his right hand.

A knight's weapon choice generally has three types: two-handed shield, two-handed spear, or shield and spear.

Now he is in the shield-and-spear mode, with balanced offense and defense, able to kill enemies when advancing and defend when retreating.

And Dun Dun wields a large shield with both hands, specializing in defense and forgoing damage.

Hmm... Of course this is just how it looks on the surface; actually, the output of the dual-shield-wielding loli tank is still much higher than that of Dunyu Cangqiong wielding a single attack weapon!

"Let's begin, you take the first move!" Dunyu Cangqiong, relying on his rich experience, deliberately yielded the initiative.

Dun Dun gave a light snort: "Not needed!"

She indeed took the first move, but didn't release any big skill, just raised her shield and charged, using a 【Charge】 skill that dealt no damage and little control, opening the battle.

Bang!

The small charge knocked Dunyu Cangqiong back five steps, with a tiny -40,000 damage appearing above his head.

Dunyu Cangqiong confidently smiled: "The damage is still pretty high, but that's all there is."

He immediately counterattacked.

"Shield Bash!"

His opening move was a control skill.

As a knight, Dun Dun had already prepared, raising her shield to block.

Bang!

This was directly negated, with neither damage nor control taking effect.

When Dunyu Cangqiong's strike failed, he crouched and released a Sweep skill, still blocked by the large shield, dealing over 10,000 damage.

Dun Dun leapt up and returned a Shield Bash, likewise blocked and negated by the shield, but due to higher damage, it dealt a 30,000 output effect.

Their relative strengths and weaknesses were immediately exposed.

After some probing attacks, both sides figured out each other's basics; although Dunyu Cangqiong's attributes were inferior, he remained composed, closing in, wielding his dual weapons with measured advance and retreat, integrating offense and defense, displaying his exquisite operational skill.

Dun Dun, without fancy moves, wielded her massive shield with both hands and smashed fiercely at his forehead!

"Heavy Strike!"

"Shake Mountain Shock!"

"Shield Breaks Ten Thousand Armies!"

The petite loli had nimble dexterity; the huge shield in her hands was like a large brick, specially for smashing heads.

Dunyu Cangqiong responded in an orderly manner, attacking when he could, blocking when he couldn't, seeking no merit but only to avoid fault.

Bang!

Swish!

Boom!

The two most famous shield-knight players in the region fought back and forth, with damage usually in the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, rarely exceeding 200,000.

After all, both have panels where defense far outweighs attack, with several million defense points sitting there, making high damage hard to come by.

After exchanging dozens of skills, Dunyu Cangqiong lost 1.4 million HP and then automatically recovered over 500,000.

Dun Dun lost over 900,000 HP, recovered over 600,000, and the HP advantage gradually tilted toward the loli tank.

Li Li saw this, shook his head, and said: "This Dunyu Cangqiong is no good; his hidden profession isn't as strong as our Dun Dun's regular profession."

Hearing this, Dunyu Cangqiong responded with a cold smile.

"Warm-up's over, let's get serious!"

He stomped his foot, and a red light suddenly flared across his body.

"Dragon's Power!"

"Heavenly Strike!"

The previously lukewarm battle was instantly heated up by Li Li's remark.

Dunyu Cangqiong activated a strong buff, unleashing a Legendary Skill and smashing toward the little loli.

Dun Dun remained calm, releasing a skill to block.

"Heroic Fearlessness!"

"Overlord Fist!"

She also activated a strong buff, greatly boosting both offense and defense, simultaneously unleashing Divine Punishment, using her shield as a fist to smash toward him.

Boom!

The two collided, and Dunyu Cangqiong's head showed a -1.72 million damage, the damage taken instantly exceeding the previous total!

Dun Dun's head showed a -380,000 damage, not as painful as his, but she simultaneously fell into a 3-second stun.

"It's over!"

Dunyu Cangqiong coldly smiled, and taking advantage of Dun Dun's stun, immediately unleashed a combo.

Unfortunately, just as the combo began, Dun Dun let out a low shout, a 【War God's Blessing】 putting her into an invulnerable state, she flung her shield, which with a clang dealt another 410,000 damage, again dealing considerable output to Dunyu Cangqiong.

"Huh?"

Seeing the little loli in an invulnerable state, Dunyu Cangqiong switched from attack to defense, raised his shield to block, dodged with footwork, and held for 4 seconds.

After the invulnerable state ended, he immediately used a 【Holy Dragon's Roar】 to stun the loli tank again, preparing to continue the combo.

Unexpectedly, the little loli who had just been controlled instantly activated a 【Holy Court's Radiance】 to enter an invulnerable state, raising her shield and continuing to smash out fierce damage with clangs!

Dunyu Cangqiong, being a veteran knight, knew it was normal for high-end knight players to learn three or four invulnerability skills, so he wasn't surprised, switched again to defensive stance, sacrificed 1 million HP, and held for a few seconds.

Wait for Dun Dun's Overbody to end, he flicked his left shield, a 【Shield Throw】 smashed toward Loli T, while moving to close distance, continuing to execute combo control tactics.

Bang bang!

Boom!

Both sides went back and forth, with many invulnerability and control skills between them; nobody could control anyone else, and in the end it still came down to comparing damage output and survivability.

In 1v1 combat, there are only two modes: control kill and burst kill; the knight profession deals low damage, so they basically follow the control kill route.

But both of them have multiple invulnerability skills, allowing them to maintain invulnerability indefinitely, so it's not that easy to land a control kill.

The battle lasted five minutes, and both of their health bars were steadily decreasing.

Dun Yu Cang Qiong saw his health bar drop below one-third, while Dun Dun still had about half, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.

He unleashed the Dragon Knight-exclusive skill 【Dragon God's Favor】, gaining a large amount of defense while restoring 60% of his own HP, almost filling his health bar in one go.

This skill has a very long cooldown and can only be used once per battle.

Taking advantage of the moment when his defense spiked, he used the Divine Punishment skill 【Holy Judgment·Grasp of Judgment】 to attack Dun Dun.

This skill scales with both attack and defense, so defense also affects its damage; once it lands, with the knight's defense, its instantaneous power rivals the archer profession's forbidden spell!

"Dun Dun, be careful!" Xing Yun Miao reminded.

"Hmph, mere Divine Punishment!"

Loli T didn't care about this skill at all; a golden light flashed on her weapon, and the Divine Punishment skill of the defense system 【Holy Radiance·Invincible】 instantly activated, granting "invincibility" for three seconds—unless faced with an unimaginable attack, she would otherwise take no damage.

Dun Yu Cang Qiong's ultimate strike dealt zero damage, leaving him so frustrated he felt like vomiting blood.

Before he could unleash his second ultimate, Dun Dun's combo attack arrived!

"Take this!"

Hero Soul Possession!

Holy Spirit's Wrath!

Vajra Demon Destroying Strike!

Titan Stomp!

Annihilation·Holy Hall Grand Judgment!

Each skill is of top quality, either dropped from god-level bosses or exchanged at the Heavenly Tower.

The skills Xiao Feng sent were also among them; except for 【Heavenly God Shakes Earth】, which costs his own HP and is useless, he unleashed all the others.

In a burst, over a dozen skills were unleashed in succession; Dun Yu Cang Qiong, who had just recovered a large chunk of health, was forcibly knocked back down to half health.

Dun Yu Cang Qiong also had many damage-reduction skills, but his offense-defense panel was still too weak compared to Dun Dun's.

After taking a barrage of damage, he suddenly summoned his mount—a second-stage spirit beast, the Holy Light Dragon—mounted it, and entered the ultimate form of the Dragon Knight.

He also switched his weapon to a long spear, hoping to defeat Dun Dun at his peak state.

But the next second, Dun Dun also summoned his mount—a fourth-stage spirit beast, the Red-Eyed Night Demon Tiger!

"How dare you compare mounts with me? Handsome Senior, bite him to death!" Xiao Luo Li leapt onto the back of the Big Black Tiger and directed the beast to pounce forward.

"Roar!"

The Black Tiger "Handsome Senior" let out an earth-shaking roar, and behind it a 30-meter-tall illusory black tiger appeared, lunging toward Dun Yu Cang Qiong.