Yun Ze observed Chen Tian before him, his caution intensifying; the opponent's class change made him difficult to handle.
Under the weapon of the gunner class, his shield was ineffective, but if he activated the Armor Shield skill for defense, his shield's defense would be reduced, giving an advantage to the opponent's dual-wielding class. Once his shield shattered, he would lose his combat capability.
"This guy is no ordinary opponent."
Yun Ze acknowledged, finding Chen Tian more troublesome than any enemy general he had faced on the battlefield.
His mind raced for a counter-measure, and Yun Ze concluded that he had to attack proactively.
Only by attacking proactively could he have a chance to kill the opponent; remaining on the defensive would lead to being completely countered by the opponent's class.
He moved swiftly, his figure appearing before Chen Tian. He slowly raised his shield, the bottom of which he directly slammed down towards Chen Tian.
The shields of the medium shield class were neither too heavy nor too light, allowing them to be wielded by players or NPCs. Heavy shields, however, were different. They required two hands and could not be raised beyond a certain height due to their immense weight.
Even with exceptional strength, one could not lift a heavy shield; the heavy shield class was not designed for that.
The massive shield then crashed towards Chen Tian, whose figure evaded it as if it were a wisp of cloud.
The shield struck the ground, creating a terrifying crater.
Yun Ze was keenly aware of his predicament. He then extended his shield behind him, and a figure appeared behind Yun Ze, a long spear thrusting directly towards Yun Ze's head.
A fearsome whistling sound filled the air – the sound of the spearhead cutting through the atmosphere. A massive collision ensued as the spear met the shield, and Yun Ze's health dropped again.
Yun Ze found Chen Tian increasingly troublesome. The opponent's weapon possessed armor-piercing capabilities, allowing it to ignore his defense and armor, leaving him no choice but to use the Armor Shield skill to resist.
If he activated Armor Shield, and the opponent switched to the dual-wielding class, their attack speed would skyrocket. With his shield's current defense, he wouldn't last more than ten seconds before his shield shattered.
This forced Yun Ze to strategize how to face Chen Tian.
Chen Tian eyed the opponent's health. They had been fighting for a long time, yet Yun Ze's health had only dropped by 20%. Chen Tian felt it was quite a tough fight!
If they continued to simply wear each other down, who knew how long it would take? His own stats had already reached 3500.
All advantages were on his side, yet without the tearing and armor-piercing effect of the Starlight Imperial Spear, he likely wouldn't have even achieved that 20% health reduction.
The opponent's armor still registered 210 points at this point. While a 50% chance was not low, it was still a coin toss. Most of Chen Tian's attacks had not triggered that effect.
Therefore, the opponent's armor value must have been reduced. If not for the Starlight Spear's unique properties, he probably wouldn't have even broken through the opponent's armor by now.
Chen Tian looked at Yun Ze behind his shield, and Yun Ze instantly made his decision.
Rather than defending passively, he would fight to the death. He decided to go on the offensive.
"Tufeng Slash!"
Tufeng Slash, also known as Shield Blade Slash, was an attack skill for the medium shield class, but it could only be used once per day.
The attack skills of the medium shield class were all limited to one use per day. This restriction was precisely what made the medium shield's attack methods so monotonous.
Since a skill could only be cast once, and its cooldown differed from other classes with cooldowns of mere seconds, the medium shield had only this one chance to unleash a skill per day.
Moreover, its damage was quite low, but its effect was practical.
Yun Ze slowly inserted his short blade into the center of the V-shaped shield with his right hand and then spun 180 degrees.
A massive shield, equipped with a blade, spun towards Chen Tian.
Chen Tian, seeing this, attempted to dodge but found himself unable to move.
"Not good, it's a medium shield skill!"
Chen Tian was shocked. He hadn't expected the opponent to use a medium shield skill so soon, especially one with such restrictions. Was he truly going for a desperate, all-or-nothing fight?
Due to the limited uses, medium shield skills were designed to be undodgeable.
Therefore, any player facing a medium shield skill had to either endure it or counter it with a skill of their own.
Chen Tian watched as the opponent's shield, carrying a blade, spun at extremely high speed towards him.
He danced his long spear, its shadow dazzling, illusions filling the air.
Skill: Qiang Huan Jue!
The skills of the Gunner class players were all special spear techniques. Take Qiang Huan Jue for example; these spear shadows were illusory, yet real.
Whether the spear shadows dealt damage or not was entirely up to the player's will. When using a long spear, Gunner class players could imbue it with various enhancement effects.
For instance, the previous Gunner Enhancement was a skill that boosted the inherent capabilities of the spear weapon itself.
As for Qiang Huan Jue, the reality of the spear shadows was determined by the player. If the player wanted all of them to be real, they would be real; if they wanted them all to be fake, they would all be fake.
Countless spear shadows rushed towards the rotating shield blade, which continuously clashed with the spear shadows.
Chen Tian did not stop his movements, continuously executing Qiang Huan Jue. In Chen Tian's mind, all these spear shadows were real, thus capable of dealing damage and even nullifying the opponent's attacks.
After an indeterminate amount of time, the shield's rotational speed began to decrease. Seeing this, Chen Tian's speed surged.
More spear shadows emerged, and the shield was instantly flung back. Yun Ze, with agile footwork, leaped forward and caught the shield.
Yun Ze could never have imagined that his move would be met with such an even match.
"Only the final move remains!"
Yun Ze exclaimed, looking at his shield, which was now heavily scarred.
But on second thought, he realized he had no choice but to go all out.
"Divine Blade Whirlwind Kill!"
This was the most powerful skill for the medium shield class at level thirty, Divine Blade Whirlwind Kill.
On the shield's surface, the short blade seemed to re-enter the shield's interior. Then, numerous short blades appeared around the shield.
Blades protruded from every corner and every part. Chen Tian observed the opponent's actions, realizing this was their final strike.
Yun Ze then positioned the shield on his arm, extended it straight, and began to spin at high speed, charging at Chen Tian like a blade tornado.
This was a sustained skill, dealing continuous damage.
Chen Tian could not dodge it, but the damage it inflicted was not significant. However, if the duration was too long, it would still have an impact.
But Chen Tian naturally had a counter-measure for this.
If you're a tornado, why can't I be one too? A tornado versus a tornado.
Skill: Berserk Tornado.
The two tornadoes continuously collided. Rocks were mercilessly flung up by the tornadoes, and the mountain cliffs began to collapse.
Fierce winds flowed here as if to destroy everything.
The raging winds could annihilate all things.
As the two tornadoes clashed and time wore on, Yun Ze's tornado gradually grew smaller, while Chen Tian's tornado grew larger.
It instantly engulfed Yun Ze's tornado, including Yun Ze himself.
Within the Berserk Tornado, Yun Ze's health steadily decreased until it was completely depleted.
Chen Tian stopped spinning, and the tornado dissipated.