Chapter 58- Finals (part 1)
"CONGRADULATIONS TO ALL 500 PARTICIPANTS THAT MANAGED TO MAKE IT THOSE FAR. THE FINALS ARE QUITE SIMPLE, SIMILARLY TO THE PRIMILINARIES YOU WILL BE FIGHTNING AGAISNT EACH OTHER IN A ONE VERSUS ONE MATCH. A RANDOMLY GENERATED NUMBER WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE SCREEN BEHIND ME. THE NUMBER INDICATES THE INDIVIDUAL ALLOCATED IN THE LEADERBOARD. EACH MATCH WILL BE HELD ONE AT A TIME IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE SPECTATORS TO ENJOY EACH BATTLES IN A LEASURE MANNER. NOW! LET THE FINALS START!"
[GENERATING NUMBER...]
[304 VS 003]
Right after the number where generated, two participants where teleported directly inside the arena. Both looked dazed and surprised by the sudden shift but quickly got their act together. In the left side of the arena was a man of heavy appearance, the burly man looked at his opponent with menacing stares before finally speaking.
"Hmph! Don't think because you are the third in the leaderboard that your the shit! You got lucky with easy opponents."
Ulyle looked at him with disappointment. Man that would converse in such manners where childish in every sense. As to not entertain this man's futile provocation, he brought out his bow and quiver while slowly walking towards him.
"Cat got your tongue? What can an archer do to a guardian class such as mine. I'm pretty much immune to physical damage! COME YOU MONGREL!"
The guardian class is a cleric path specialized in defensive and supporting abilities, Its main attrition is the enhancement of physical and magical mitigation for himself and his allies. Even thought it is quite weak in term of damage dealing, in the early stages of the game, when most lack any sort of significant damage. It shows a vast superiority in the PvP field. It can abuse this aspect by pushing the match for a very long time and ultimately bring the battle in his favor. Thought this strategy would be useless in the later stages of the game.
Ulyle class has yet to be revealed to the public, but it is known that his path was that of the archer based on the world announcement. Archers where considered the weakest damage dealers in the earliest stages of the game and the most promising in the later stages. This match was a battle against the strongest shield and the weakest weapon. Every one that spectated knew of this unfavored exchange but could not determine the results. Even thought Ulyle was against a class that countered him, he was still in the top rankings. This fact alone made quite a difference in peoples decision.
As to indicate the start of the fight, Ulyle shot out an arrow towards the bear like man, which was easily block by the massive tower shield he was holding onto.
"HA! WHAT CAN YOUR PUNY DARTS DO TO ME!"
"...You seem to be mistaken."
"HUH?"
"You're nothing but a lump of iron. How will you fight me, an agility based class when you can barely move an inch."
"HA! DON'T YOU KNOW ABOUT THE GUARDIANS MAIN SKILL? IF I CAN'T GET TO YOU, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS BRING YOU TO ME! 'TAUNTING CRY'!!"
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Taunting Cry ( F Rank) (Active)
*Cooldown time: 1 minute.
* Forcefully Taunts all enemy in a 15 meters radius.
*Taunted enemies will direct themselves towards you.
*Increase defense by 1% for every enemy taunted by you.
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[You have used 'Taunting Cry'.]
[Taunting failed!]
"WHAT! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE!"
"Do you really think a prey could intimidate a hunter? Laughable!"
[ Passive 'Hunter's Resolve' is in effect, you are immune to the taunting effect of the prey.]
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Hunter's Resolve (E Rank) (Passive)
*Your are immune to 'Taunting', 'Charming' and 'Illusionary' skills if you're level is higher then your opponent.
Note: The Hunter Cannot Be The Prey
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"Now, stand there like a good little training dummy. You might want to use everything you got, because I doubt you'll be able to handle my next and last attack."
"WHAT A BLUFF! WHAT CAN YOUR PUNNY ARROW DO TO ME! GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT YOU MONGREL!"
"STEEL SHIELD!"
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Steel Shield (F Rank) (Active)
*Cooldown: 2 minutes
*Mitigate the next physical attack by 10%
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Ulyle stood in place, his bow in one hand and his arrow in the other. While placing the arrow into the bow's string, he slowly started to bring the arrow back with the string attacked to its back. And with overwhelming strength he let go of the arrow, which flew away in a unprecedented speed.
"Try to defend against this! 'PENETRATING ARROW'!"
As the arrow traversed the arena towards its target, it could be seen forming some sort of motion as it flew. The arrow was rotating along its fixed axis while still moving ahead, it shaped itself similarly to that of the head of a drill. The moment the arrow touched the towered shield, a screeching noise that surrounded the whole arena could be heard. It easily penetrated the heavy defenses of the guardian, directly passing through the shield and towards the guardians forehead.
[You have dealt a critical strike! You have dealt 3105 damage!]
"I-IMPOSSI-"
[WINNER! ULYLE!]
"..."
"..."
Everyone was astonished and speechless, the path that was considered the weakest in the term of damage, managed to one shot the strongest early game defensive classes. Every one knew of the available skills most common classes had, but no one heard of the 'Penetrating Arrow' Ulyle just used. As to break the silence, the announcer finally spoke out.
"WHOA! MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY! LETS ALL CHEERS FOR THE AMAZING FIGHT BOTH PARTICIPANTS DISPLAYED!"
"Y-YEAH!"
"GREAT FIGHT!"
"CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE!"
"NOW! LET US START THE NEXT MATCH!"
While the next match was being generated by the AI, Mylo sent a message at Ulyle in the friend chat window as to inquire about the skill he just used.
[Was that skill the one Efferus gave you?]
[Please! Do you really think I would use a unique skill on someone like this? The moment I use it, you will know it is the skill I received from him.]
[Then how did you get such great skill]
[It's one of my class main skills.]
[What's your class?]
[I'm a 'Hunter', its a rare class from the archers path.]
[Oh! A hunter! just like Efferus then!]
[Exactly! My class could be compared to Efferus's occupation.]
[I guess it was fate that you would learn from him.]
[Truly! Now! let's end our chat here, the next match is about to start and it's one I do not wish to miss. Good luck out there!]
"Hm?!!!!!!!"
[004 VS 457]
"OOOOHHHH! IT EDWARDS TURN!"
"ALREADY!"
"KYA~! EDWARD!"
"..."
"What luck I have..."
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bonus info:
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Penetrating Arrow ( E rank) (Active)
*Cooldown: 5 minutes
*Have 100% chance to penetrate armor
*Deals 120% of physical damage
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